46th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080280444 | METHOD OF FORMING MICRO PATTERN OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method of forming a micro pattern of a semiconductor device. In the method according to an aspect of the present invention, an etch target layer, a first hard mask layer, and insulating patterns of a lonzenge are formed over a semiconductor substrate. A first auxiliary pattern is formed on the first hard mask layer including the insulating patterns, wherein a contact hole having the same shape as that of the insulating pattern is formed at the center of four adjacent insulating patterns, which form a quadrilateral. A second auxiliary pattern is formed by etching the first auxiliary pattern so that a top surface of the insulating patterns is exposed. The exposed insulating patterns are removed. A first hard mask pattern is formed by etching the first hard mask layer using an etch process employing the second auxiliary pattern as an etch mask. The etch target layer is etched using the first hard mask pattern. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280445 | Manufacturing method of nitride semiconductor device and nitride semiconductor device - Provided is a manufacturing method of a nitride semiconductor device having a nitride semiconductor substrate (e.g. GaN substrate) in which dislocation concentrated regions align in stripe formation, the dislocation concentrated regions extending from a front surface to a back surface of the substrate, the manufacturing method being for stacking each of a plurality of nitride semiconductor layers on the front surface of the substrate in a constant film thickness. Grooves are formed on the nitride semiconductor substrate in the immediate areas of dislocation concentrated regions. Each of the nitride semiconductor layers is formed as a crystal growth layer on the main surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate to which the grooves have been formed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280446 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A MICROSCOPIC HOLE IN A LAYER AND INTEGRATED DEVICE WITH A MICROSCOPIC HOLE IN A LAYER - A microscopic hole is produced in a dielectric layer having a dielectric first material, a first surface and a second surface. In one embodiment, the tapered through-hole is etched from the second surface of the layer to the first surface of the layer. The tapered hole provides a first cross section near the first surface of the dielectric layer and a second cross section near the second surface of dielectric layer. A cladding is deposited at the inner surface of the through-hole. The cladding includes a second material and provides a thickness decreasing from the second surface to the first surface. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280447 | SPIN ON GLASS (SOG) ETCH IMPROVEMENT METHOD - A system and method of preventing pattern lifting during a trench etch/clean process is disclosed. A first layer comprising a first dip is formed over a first via pattern. A trench resist layer is formed. The trench resist layer is patterned with a trench reticle to produce a second via pattern in the trench resist layer over the first via pattern. A photo resist over the first via pattern is opened during a trench processing. Thus, an additional pattern added on a trench pattern reticle is used to open, i.e., remove resist over, a huge via feature area causing under layer dip. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280448 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GATE OXIDE LAYER WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESSES - A method of manufacturing gate oxide layers with different thicknesses is disclosed. The method includes that a substrate is provided first. The substrate has a high voltage device region and a low voltage device region. Then, a high voltage gate oxide layer is formed on the substrate. Afterwards, a first wet etching process is performed to remove a portion of the high voltage gate oxide layer in the low voltage device region. Then, a second wet etching process is performed to remove the remaining high voltage gate oxide layer in the low voltage device region. The etching rate of the second wet etching process is smaller than that of the first wet etching process. Next, a low voltage gate oxide layer is formed on the substrate in the low voltage device region. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280449 | SELF-ALIGNED DIELECTRIC CAP - A method of forming a dielectric layer includes providing a substrate that has a copper region and a non-copper region. The substrate is etched to remove any copper oxides from the copper region. A dielectric cap is then selectively formed over the copper region of the substrate so that little or no dielectric cap is formed over the non-copper region of the substrate. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280450 | Method of two-step backside etching - The present invention is related to a method of two-step backside-etching. First, a substrate with a plurality of hard masks is provided. Next, the back and the edge of the substrate are backside-etched to remove parts of the hard masks on the back and the edge of the substrate. Then, the hard masks and the substrate are patterned in sequence to form a plurality of trenches in the substrate. Finally, before performing a wet bath step, the edge of the substrate is backside-etched to remove needle structures on the edge of the substrate. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280451 | Plasma processing method and plasma processing apparatus - A plasma processing apparatus includes: a film which is made of an insulative material and constructs a surface of a sample stage on which a sample is put; a disk-shaped member whose upper surface is joined with the film in a lower portion of the film and which is made of a heat conductive member; heaters which are arranged in the film and arranged in a center portion and regions of its outer peripheral side of the film; coolant channels which are arranged in the disk-shaped member and in which a coolant for cooling the disk-shaped member flows; a plurality of power sources each of which adjusts an electric power to each of the heaters in the plurality of regions; and a controller which adjusts outputs from the plurality of power sources by using a result obtained by presuming a temperature of the upper surface of the disk-shaped member. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280452 | Method for stripping photoresist - Disclosed is a method for stripping a photoresist comprising: (I) providing a photoresist pattern on a substrate where the substrate has at least a copper (Cu) wiring and a low-dielectric layer thereon, and selectively etching the low-dielectric layer by using the photoresist pattern as a mask; (II) contacting the substrate after the step (I), with ozone water and/or aqueous hydrogen peroxide; and (III) contacting the substrate after the step (II), with a photoresist stripping solution that contains at least a quaternary ammonium hydroxide. The present invention provides a method for stripping a photoresist that enables to strip effectively photoresist films and etching residues after etching step even in a process not including an O | 2008-11-13 |
20080280453 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING, POSITIONING AND ROTATING A SUBSTRATE IN A PROCESSING CHAMBER - Embodiments of the invention contemplate a method, apparatus and system that are used to support, position, and rotate a substrate during processing. Embodiments of the invention may also include a method of controlling the transfer of heat between a substrate and substrate support positioned in a processing chamber. The apparatus and methods described herein remove the need for complex, costly and often unreliable components that would be required to accurately position and rotate a substrate during one or more processing steps, such as an rapid thermal processing (RTP) process, a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process, atomic layer deposition (ALD) process, dry etching process, wet clean, and/or laser annealing process. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280454 | Wafer recycling method using laser films stripping - A wafer recycling method using laser films stripping is proposed, in which the high energy density of laser is used to instantaneously vaporize and remove multilayer films of different materials on wafers. The process is simple, and it is not necessary to sore wafers in advance, and the selection of chemicals or mechanical polishing materials needs not to be taken into account. Not only can the environmental protection problem be avoided the process cost be lowered, the problem of damage and residual stress to silicon substrates caused by conventional mechanical polishing can also be mitigated. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280455 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING METAL BETA-DIKETIMINATE COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides atomic layer deposition systems and methods that include metal compounds with at least one β-diketiminate ligand. Such systems and methods can be useful for depositing metal-containing layers on substrates. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280456 | Thermal methods for cleaning post-CMP wafers - Methods for cleaning semiconductor wafers following chemical mechanical polishing are provided. An exemplary method exposes a wafer to a thermal treatment in an oxidizing environment followed by a thermal treatment in a reducing environment. The thermal treatment in the oxidizing environment both removes residues and oxidizes exposed copper surfaces to form a cupric oxide layer. The thermal treatment in the reducing environment then reduces the cupric oxide to elemental copper. This leaves the exposed copper clean and in condition for further processing, such as electroless plating. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280457 | METHOD OF IMPROVING INITIATION LAYER FOR LOW-K DIELECTRIC FILM BY DIGITAL LIQUID FLOW METER - A method for depositing a low dielectric constant film by flowing a oxidizing gas into a processing chamber, flowing an organosilicon compound from a bulk storage container through a digital liquid flow meter at an organosilicon flow rate to a vaporization injection valve, vaporizing the organosilicon compound and flowing the organosilicon compound and a carrier gas into the processing chamber, maintaining the organosilicon flow rate to deposit an initiation layer, flowing a porogen compound from a bulk storage container through a digital liquid flow meter at a porogen flow rate to a vaporization injection valve, vaporizing the porogen compound and flowing the porogen compound and a carrier gas into the processing chamber, increasing the organosilicon flow rate and the porogen flow rate while depositing a transition layer, and maintaining a second organosilicon flow rate and a second porogen flow rate to deposit a porogen containing organosilicate dielectric layer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280458 | IRRADIATING APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An irradiating apparatus for irradiating an irradiation object with beam light emitted from a semiconductor laser, wherein letting w be a radius of a beam for irradiating the irradiation object, Δ be a rate of individual difference in angle of divergence of the semiconductor laser, and λ be beam wavelength of the semiconductor laser, a focal position of an irradiating optical system interposed between the semiconductor laser and the irradiation object is defocused such that a distance z between the focal position and the irradiation object is | 2008-11-13 |
20080280459 | Overhead Device for Managing Electrical Appliances - The present invention discloses a device that provides a convenient, safe, attractive method for holding, reaching and managing a plurality of electrical appliances by avoiding the cords getting entangled with each other in a work station. The device comprises a central hub, a plurality of flanges extending outwardly from the central hub and a plurality of electrical receptacles disposed on the central hub. Each flange has a first fastener disposed at an end of the flange and a second fastener disposed on the body of the flange, the first and second fasteners are capable of holding the electrical appliance and looping the electrical cord thereof such that an electrical plug of the electrical appliance is received into the electrical receptacle providing power to the electrical appliance. The device is capable of rotary motion thereby providing access to each electrical appliance. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280460 | Signalling Interconnect - A connector assembly for supplying power and transmitting signals from a vehicle to a towed trailer or other towed equipment. The connector assembly comprises a trailer hitch having a cross tube extending horizontally behind the vehicle. The cross tube has a wall separating an inside cavity from an outside surface of the cross tube. A first connector attached to the outside surface or mounted in a first opening in the wall of the cross tube has a connecting portion outwardly of the outside surface. Likewise, a second connector mounted at the outside surface or in a second opening in the wall of the cross tube has a connecting portion outwardly of the outside surface of the trailer hitch. One or more conduits extend across the inside cavity between the first and second connectors for interconnecting the vehicle to the towed trailer for supplying power and transmitting signals between them. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280461 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force from an electromagnet to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which are preferably biased toward corresponding contacts on the receptacle. The plug and receptacle each have a magnetic element. The magnetic element on one of the plug or receptacle can be a magnet or ferromagnetic material. The magnetic element on the other of the plug or receptacle is an electromagnet. When the plug and receptacle are brought into proximity, the magnetic attraction between the electromagnet magnet and its complement, whether another magnet or a ferromagnetic material, maintains the contacts in an electrically conductive relationship. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280462 | MEMORY CARD CONNECTOR - A memory card connector includes an insulating housing, an auxiliary member and an ejecting device used for withdrawing a memory card from the memory card connector. The insulating housing has a base. Two sidewalls and a rear wall extend upwards from edges of the base. A plurality of terminal cavities are defined in the insulating housing for receiving a plurality of electric terminals. A cover is coupled with the insulating housing. One side of the insulating housing defines an accommodating cavity. A preventing member is formed at the inside of the accommodating cavity. The auxiliary member is received in the accommodating cavity and slides between the sidewall and the preventing member. The auxiliary member includes at least one elastic member and a cooperative member. The elastic member is located between and against the sidewall and the cooperative member. Hence, the cooperative member is blocked by the preventing member. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280463 | Rugged Chip Packaging - Improved printed circuit boards (PCBs), printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) and methods thereof contemplate PCBs with recesses incorporated into planar surfaces thereof adapted to receive respective elongate leads of circuit components. The recesses are sized so as to prevent distal ends of the leads from emerging through the far sides of the boards and, indeed, allow for positioning of the component flush with, or offset above, the board to which they are mounted. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280464 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280465 | CONNECTOR - A housing includes a plurality of contacts has a flat plate-shaped fitting portion projecting from a body portion to fit to a mating connector. The fitting portion has first and second main surfaces that are opposite each other and a pair of side surfaces connecting between those main surfaces. The contacts each have a contact portion disposed on the first main surface. The fitting portion is provided with a metal cover portion. The metal cover portion extends along a periphery of the fitting portion to cover the second main surface and the pair of side surfaces. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280466 | USB memory device - A USB memory device includes a circuit board, a connector, and a one-piece housing. The circuit board includes opposed major faces having a plurality of electrical contacts and a memory chip disposed on one of the major faces. The USB connector is coupled to a first end of the circuit board. The one-piece housing is over-molded over the circuit board and a portion of the connector, such that an interior of the one-piece housing contacts an entirety of the opposed major faces including the plurality of electrical contacts and the memory chip. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280467 | CONNECTOR COVER - A connector cover ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280468 | Card connector having ejecting mechanism - An electrical card connector ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280469 | Short-circuit member, commutator, armature, and method for manufacturing short-circuit member - The number of conductor members in a first conductor member group and the number of conductor members in a second conductor member group are equal to each other. An inner terminal of each conductor member is displaced from an outer terminal of the same conductor member with respect to the circumferential direction of the corresponding conductor member group. Each outer terminal of the first conductor member group is displaced from a corresponding one of the outer terminals of the second conductor member with respect to the circumferential direction of the first conductor member group. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280470 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING BACK-TO-BACK RECEPTACLE CONFIGURATIONS AND CAPABLE OF PROVIDING FOUR WIRE CIRCUITRY - A modular electrical system ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280471 | Sequencing connection device - A connection device for preparing multiple electrical wires for connection to terminals includes multiple wire adapters each of which is shaped and dimensioned to fit onto one of the wires. A top shell forms multiple recesses each of which is adapted to receive at least a portion of one of the wire adapters, and a bottom shell adapted to enter into engagement with the top shell secures the wire adapters within the recesses in the top shell when the top and bottom shells are engaged with each other to prevent movement of the wires and wire adapters relative to the shells. A fastener locks the shells together with the wire adapters in the recesses. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280472 | Controller with an Anti-pull out Structure - A controller with an anti-pull out structure comprises at least one socket and one plug, the anti-pull out structure is formed with the same number of notches as the socket. The notch is used to restrict the plug in the socket of the controller, which not only prevents the plug from falling off but also prevents improper insertion of the plug into the socket of the controller. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280473 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN IMPROVED PROTECTING MECHANISM - An electrical connector ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280474 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING CONNECTING PORTION - An electrical connector assembly ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280475 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UTILIZING FOUR WIRE CIRCUITRY - A four wire system ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280476 | Zero insertion force connector with improved driving device - A socket connector for connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board (PCB) comprises an insulating base ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280477 | IC socket - An IC socket includes a socket body with a plurality of contacts disposed therein, a cover rotatablely coupled to the socket body and at least one slider in the socket body. The socket body defines a receiving space for receiving an IC package, and the cover has a driving member. The slider has one end engageable with the driving member and the other end extending toward the receiving space. When the IC socket is in a close position, the slider touches the IC package or close to the IC package to keep a reliable connection between the IC socket and the IC package. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280478 | IC socket - An IC socket for receiving an IC package includes a socket body with a plurality of contacts disposed therein, a lid mounted on the socket body and movable relative to the socket body in an up-down direction, and a pressing mechanism driven by the lid. The pressing mechanism has a pusher able to apply a substantial balanced force to the IC package, and thus any distortion of the IC package will be prevented effectively. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280479 | Electrical connector with improved latch - An electrical connector ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280480 | Tightly Sealed Electrical Hook-Up Device with Multiple Configurations - An electrical hook-up device including an outlet, a plug and a tight-seal casing with a cover and a shutter and enabling a tightly sealed hook-up of the plug in the outlet. The casing takes the form of an accessory removably mounted on the outlet, and the shutter of said casing is also movably mounted on the cover. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280481 | Electrical plug type connector - Method for producing an electrically conductive connection between a component ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280482 | CONNECTOR DEVICE - A connector device in which a chip card can be plugged into, and which possesses heat dissipating function is provided. The connector device includes an insulator body, several terminals positioned on the insulator body and each terminal includes a contacting portion, a cover body covered on the insulator body, enclosing the terminals and having at least one heat dissipating window positioned above the contacting portion; and a heat conduction plate mounted on the cover body and being concaved toward each heat dissipating window to form at least one guiding groove. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280483 | TOOL-LESS INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTOR (TIDC) LOCKING MARKER CAP - A locking marker cap has structural features to snap lock to various types of a tool-less insulation displacement connector (TIDC). When the cap is attached to the TIDC, additional structural features of the cap lock a latch of the TIDC in a closed position to protect the TIDC from being accidentally opened and coincidentally disconnecting the circuit served by the TIDC. In one embodiment, the cap must be removed before the TIDC can be unlatched and opened. At least a top surface of the cap can include indicia such as a color, letter(s) or symbol(s) to indicate a type of circuit served by the protected TIDC. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280484 | Power Converter for Battery Powered Devices - A device is disclosed herein for converting a battery powered device to electrical power without modifying the original device. The device is self-contained having the approximate shape and size of one of the batteries normally used The device comprises a DC power jack enclosed in the housing which connects two conductive terminals configured to match the shape and size of the battery's terminals. When two or more batteries are needed to power the device, dummy cells can be used to fill the battery compartment. A standard AC to DC converter can be plugged directly into the device without the need of additional equipment. Because the device accepts power from a standard AC to DC converter, it can be used to provide any output in voltage equal to that supplied by the plurality of batteries being replaced. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280485 | Battery connector - A battery connector comprises a terminal block and a first and second terminal received in the terminal block. The terminal block comprises a mounting face, a mating face opposite to the mounting face and a receiving cavity locating between the mounting face and the mating face. The first terminal comprises a plate-shaped base, a tail portion extending downwardly from the base, a retaining portion extending upwardly from the base and a resilient arm extending outwardly from the plane in which the base locates. The retaining portion comprises a narrowed elastic arm and a locking portion extending from the elastic arm. By this mean, the battery connector is capable of securely engaging with a coin battery. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280486 | Methods and systems for positioning connectors to minimize alien crosstalk - The present invention relates to methods and systems for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors. Specifically, the methods and systems relate to isolation and compensation techniques for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors for use with high-speed data cabling. A frame can be configured to receive a number of connectors. Shield structures may be positioned to isolate at least a subset of the connectors from one another. The connectors can be positioned to move at least a subset of the connectors away from alignment with a common plane. A signal compensator may be configured to adjust a data signal to compensate for alien crosstalk. The connectors are configured to efficiently and accurately propagate high-speed data signals by, among other functions, minimizing alien crosstalk. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280487 | Card connector - A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, a shell and an ejecting mechanism. The insulating housing defines a base, a corner portion juxtaposed with the base and a guiding plate extending forwardly from the corner portion. The terminals are received in the base of the insulating housing. The shell covers the insulating housing to define a card slot and a card insertion direction. The guiding plate of the insulating housing extends in the card slot in a particular direction intersecting the insertion direction. The ejecting mechanism has an ejecting member to be engaged with the card and move together with the card, a pushing member for moving the ejecting member towards the removing direction, a rotary member placed on the corner portion and having a rotation center and rotatable around the rotation center. The rotation center is disposed on the corner portion. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280488 | Modular electrical connector for a circuit board - An electrical connector assembly comprising a plurality of electrical connectors arranged side-by-side and including at least partially superimposed mounting flanges. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280489 | CONNECTOR - A housing main body ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280490 | Press/Push Universal Serial Bus (USB) Flash Drive with Deploying and Retracting Functionalities with Elasticity Material and Fingerprint Verification Capability - Briefly, an embodiment of the present invention includes a portable flash memory drive with a simplified mechanism, based upon the resilient properties of the material used to create the parts, for reliable extension and retraction of the device's interface plug. The portable flash memory drive is comprised of a metal housing (or case), a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, PCB support, PCB assembly end cap, an upper, and lower housing, and in some embodiments a fingerprint sensor and/or key ring assembly. The press/push switch mechanism is located on either the side of the portable flash memory device, or the top; and relies upon the resilient properties of the material used to create the metal housing or end cap, to create a smooth, locking mechanism for the extension or retraction of the interface (i.e., USB or firewire) plug. The switching/locking mechanism relies upon grooves or notches within the material of the upper and/or lower housing for tracking and locking, coupled with protrusion tabs on the sliding components of the end cap or metal housing. Alternatively, in some embodiments of the present invention, a fingerprint sensor is also extended or retracted contemporaneously with the interface plug, and allows the end user to secure and unlock the data contained, in whole or in part, therein. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280491 | Grounding Terminal for Electrical Connector - A grounding terminal for electrical connector, which can reduce noise, includes a main body, a wing portion and a coupling portion. A connector insulator includes signal terminal openings and L-shaped or U-shaped grounding terminal openings. The wing portion and the coupling portion are extended from both lower side edges of the main body, respectively. Thus, the grounding terminal can be engaged with the L-shaped or U-shaped grounding terminal opening. Although the grounding terminal is not in U shape, the grounding terminal and the grounding terminal opening surround the signal terminals. Therefore, the grounding terminal still provides an EMI shielding similar to that of a conventional U-shaped grounding terminal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280492 | Electrical connector with programmable lead frame - A contact module assembly is provided for an electrical connector. The contact module assembly includes a lead frame having a plurality of terminals and a commoning member at least partially including an electrically conductive material. The commoning member has a plurality of tabs that are electrically connected to selected ones of the terminals, thereby electrically commoning the selected ones of the terminals. The commoning member can be configured with different patterns of the tabs to selectively configure the lead frame with different patterns of commoned terminals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280493 | Connector in the Field of Telecommunications and a Combination of at Least Two Connectors - A connector in the field of telecommunications has connector contacts with at least one bend and at least one capacitor with capacitor leads which are connectable to the connector contacts in the vicinity of the bends of the connector contacts. A combination of at least one such connector and at least one second connector, wherein the second connector acts, in the fitted state, on the connector contacts so as to connect the capacitor leads therewith, is disclosed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280494 | SHIELDED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR PRETERMINATED SYSTEMS - Shielded connector assemblies for use in wiring/cabling applications are disclosed. The connector assemblies include first and second jack openings that facilitate interaction between plugs that feature different contact layouts/alignments, e.g., a first plug that features a conventional CAT 5/CAT 6 contact layout and a second plug that features a contact layout according to the IEC 60603-7-7 standard. Cable/plug combinations are also provided wherein the cable features shielded twisted pair (STP) fully shielded twisted pair (FTP) and unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wires. The cable/plug interface includes a housing wherein individual wires are brought into electrical communication with electrical contacts that are exposed relative to the exterior of the housing. The electrical contacts are positioned in quadrants of the plug housing, when viewed in cross-section, such that the plug complies with the contact geometry set forth in the IEC 60603-7-7 standard. The cable/plug is generally a preterminated assembly, whereby the plug is pre-mounted to the cable before shipment to an installation location or distribution channel. A pulling eye assembly may be provided that defines a cavity sized and configured to receive the plug housing and a portion of the cable. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280495 | Connector assembly with improved solder tails - A connector assembly ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280496 | Connector assembly with improved contacts - A connector assembly ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280497 | Sealed Electrical Connector Part - This connector part includes an insulating housing provided with a plurality of sockets for receiving a contact, which have a rear contact insertion end; a joint, which is provided with a plurality of cable passages corresponding to the sockets and which is placed in said housing behind the sockets; and a cable-guiding grid, which is fixed in the housing behind the joint, supporting the latter, said grid being provided with a plurality of cable passages corresponding to the sockets. It also includes a member for blocking the passages of the grid, which is fixed on said grid and is designed for being pierced selectively for the insertion of contacts into a predetermined group of sockets. The invention also relates to a piercing tool, which is designed for being used with one such connector part, and to a corresponding wiring method. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280498 | Chip holding apparatus - A chip holding apparatus includes a holding block disposed above a circuit board that is formed with a plurality of sockets for holding chips respectively. Each of the sockets is formed with a retainer for securely holding the chip. The chip holding apparatus further includes a lift assembly coupled operably to the holding block. The holding block is formed with a plurality of openings. The lift assembly moves the holding block to a lower position, in which, the holding block presses and disengages the retainers from the sockets in order to permit insertion of the plurality of chips into the sockets via the openings in the holding block, and an upper position above the lower position, in which, the retainers retrieve to its normal condition, thereby retaining the chips securely within the sockets, respectively. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280499 | Jack - A jack having enhanced reliability and strength against torsional forces is provided. The jack including a plug inlet for receiving a plug having at least one electrode formed thereon for electrical signals, comprises an elongated spring having a free end part with a pressing portion capable of pressing a side surface of the inserted plug, and a proximal end part fixed to the jack. The jack further comprises a retaining portion capable of contacting a first contact portion and a second contact portion arranged at opposite sides thereof along a direction of inserting the plug when the plug is inserted into the jack. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280500 | Connector assembly for use with plugs and preterminated cables - Connector assemblies for use in wiring/cabling applications are disclosed. The connector assemblies include first and second jack openings that facilitate interaction between plugs that feature different contact layouts/alignments, e.g., a first plug that features a conventional CAT 5/CAT 6 contact layout and a second plug that features a contact layout according to the IEC 60603-7-7 standard. Cable/plug combinations are also provided wherein the cable features shielded twisted pair (STP) fully shielded twisted pair (FTP) and unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wires. The cable/plug interface includes a housing wherein individual wires are brought into electrical communication with electrical contacts that are exposed relative to the exterior of the housing. The electrical contacts are positioned in quadrants of the plug housing, when viewed in cross-section, such that the plug complies with the contact geometry set forth in the IEC 60603-7-7 standard. The cable/plug is generally a preterminated assembly, whereby the plug is pre-mounted to the cable before shipment to an installation location or distribution channel. A pulling eye assembly may be provided that defines a cavity sized and configured to receive the plug housing and a portion of the cable. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280501 | ADJUSTABLE TERMINAL BLOCK - An adjustable terminal is disclosed having a plurality of electrical contacts electrically coupled between a corresponding number of pair-wise electrically-coupled input terminals and output terminals. A plurality of mechanically coupled jumpers are operable to pair-wise jump the electrical contacts to reconfigure the adjustable terminal variously for bi-amplifier output, parallel output, and series output at said output terminals. A housing is disclosed having support for the electrical contacts and for the jumpers, as well as labels for inputs, outputs, and current configuration. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280502 | AUXILIARY CONNECTOR FOR A ROW OF TERMINALS - An auxiliary connector device connects a conductor with an electrical component mounted in a terminal block upon which the connector device is mounted, including a contact arrangement extending through aligned outlet and entry openings contained in the auxiliary connector device and the terminal block, respectively, thereby to connect with the electrical component a bus bar to which the conductor is clamped. The contact arrangement includes a contact screw rotatably connected at one end with the auxiliary connector device and in electrical engagement with the bus bar, the other end of the contact screw being threadably connected with the terminal block. Upon rotation of the screw in a given direction; a contact sleeve arranged concentrically about the screw is longitudinally displaced into electrical engagement with the electrical component. The auxiliary contact device is sectional, thereby to permit use of a selected one of a plurality of contact arrangements having different lengths. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280503 | Electrical Connections for Plastic Panels Having Conductive Grids - A plastic panel system including a transparent plastic panel and an electrically conductive grid. The panel includes a substrate and the grid is provided on the panel so as to overlie the substrate. Including with the grid is at least one conductive mounting location. An electrical connector, which includes a plastic portion and an electrically conductive portion, is secured to the panel by ultrasonically welding the plastic portion to the panel. As a result of the retention of the connector with the panel, the conductive portion of the panel is in electrical contact with the mounting location of the conductive grid. The electrical system of an automotive vehicle can be attached to the connector of the panel system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280504 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TERMINAL FOR CONNECTION HOLE AND ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrical connection terminal for a connection hole includes: a base-side end portion ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280505 | Connector Clamping Systems and Methods - According to some embodiments, an electrical connector assembly comprises an electrical connector body and a clamping collar disposed over the electrical connector body. The electrical connector body comprises a pair of opposing latch hook strips parallel to an insertion direction of the electrical connector body. Each latch hook strip has an inward-facing latch hook situated along a distal region of an inner surface of the latch hook strip, and a forward-facing, inner-surface slanted platform. The clamping collar is slidably disposed over the latch hook strips. The clamping collar comprises a pair of backward-facing slanted platforms, each configured to engage a corresponding forward-facing slanted platform of a latch hook strip. Sliding the clamping collar forward along the latch hook strips clamps the latch hooks to secure the connector, and sliding the clamping collar backward along the latch hook strips unclamps the latch hooks to release the connector. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280506 | U-Shaped Electrical Connector Spring Devices and Methods - According to some embodiments, an electrical connection assembly comprises a conductive support having a pair of longitudinal conductive slots for receiving a corresponding pair of longitudinal conductive pins; and a U-shaped conductive spring coupled to the conductive support. The conductive spring comprises a pair of conductive longitudinal spring sides each aligned with a corresponding longitudinal conductive slot, and a spring top plate interconnecting the spring sides along corresponding top regions of the spring sides. Each spring side has a pair of parallel longitudinal slots defined therein. The longitudinal slots separate an outer perimeter section of the spring side from a central section of the spring side. The central section includes a contact tab configured to establish contact with a longitudinal conductive pin. The central section further includes an inward-bending support tab configured to press a bottom part of the outer perimeter section outward to establish contact with the conductive pin. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280507 | FEMALE TERMINAL FITTING - A female terminal fitting ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280508 | TERMINAL COMPONENT - The invention describes a terminal component ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280509 | Electrical Junction Systems and Methods - According to some embodiments, a junction assembly comprises a mounting base, a U-shaped front-facing spring clip mounted on the mounting base, a transverse release button passing through the mounting base, and a spring-loaded release check situated under the release button. The spring clip clamps an external conductor onto a conductive fixed support when the mounting base is slid forward along the fixed support. When the junction assembly is in its forward position, the release check abuts a backward-facing surface of the mounting base to block the withdrawal of the mounting base. Pressing the release button pushes down the release check to a level below the mounting base to allow sliding the mounting base backward. Longitudinal guide slots disposed on opposing lateral surface of the mounting base accommodate corresponding guide rails of a conductive fixed support. The assembly allows convenient, tool-less connection/disconnection and provides for a large contact area. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280510 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT - An electrical contact includes a mating portion and a crimp portion connected by a transition region. The mating portion is configured to receive a mating external contact pin. The mating portion has a top wall and a bottom wall joined by opposing side walls. The top, bottom and side walls form a contact box open at one end. The contact box includes a contact beam that extends through the contact box, a front flap portion and a front aperture for insertion of the mating contact, and a back aperture adjacent to the transition region. The front flap portion protrudes partially into the front aperture forward of the contact beam to prevent a free end of the contact beam from receiving a direct impingement force when mating the electrical contact with the second electrical contact. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280511 | ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BOAT PROPULSION SYSTEM - A predicted boat speed value generator, in accordance with one or more embodiments, receives an engine rotation signal, an intake pressure value, and other detection signals including shift position, and provides a predicted boat speed value. A control signal generator determines the fuel injection amount, the amount of air, and the ignition timing based on the predicted boat speed to provide respective control signals. The predicted boat speed value generator includes a predicted boat speed mapped value extraction process to search through the predicted boat speed value map during the constant speed operation and acceleration, based on the rotational speed and the intake pressure, to extract the predicted boat speed mapped value “d” for output. A predicted decelerating boat speed value output process establishes the initial predicted boat speed value to provide the attenuated predicted boat speed value in every cycle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280512 | Jet-Propulsion Personal Watercraft - A jet-propulsion personal watercraft includes an engine configured to generate a driving power for generating a propulsion force to propel the watercraft, an engine speed changing system configured to be able to change an engine speed of the engine, a determiner configured to determine whether or not to execute control for effectively steering the watercraft at start of deceleration, and an engine controller configured to control the engine speed changing system based on information received from the determiner. The engine controller is configured to, when the determiner determines that the control for effectively steering the watercraft should not be executed, control the engine speed changing system so that a decrease rate of the engine speed immediately after the determination is smaller than a decrease rate of the engine speed in a case where the determiner determines that the control for effectively steering the watercraft should not be executed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280513 | Amphibious Vehicle Which Has Elements for Forming a Floating Bridge - An amphibious vehicle which has elements, such as caissons, floats, and ramps, arranged on a self-propelled rolling base, oriented essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rolling base, when the vehicle is in a folded configuration for movement on land, and which are deployed to form a track or bridge portion oriented transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rolling base, when the vehicle, alone or with another vehicle of the same design, is used to form a floating bridge or ferry. The vehicle has a deployment device for deploying elements by pivoting of four groups of the elements around four vertical shafts spaced from one another, according to at least three different configurations, each group of elements including at least one caisson. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280514 | PROPELLING SYSTEM FOR BOAT - A propelling system for a boat includes a housing adapted to be mounted to a stem of the boat and having a receiving chamber inside and a waterway at a bottom side thereof, a propeller rotatably disposed in the waterway of the housing, a driving device mounted in the receiving chamber of the housing and having a driving member and a linking member pivotally coupled to the driving member, and a guide ring connected to the linking member of the driving device and located in the waterway of the housing in such a way that the guide ring surrounds blades of the propeller and is pivotable relative to the propeller. Thus, the propelling system has the advantage of increasing the utilization of the internal space of the boat. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280515 | Assembly Comprising A Non-Submersible Floating Structure And A Device For Attachment To The Sea Bottom, And Corresponding Mooring Process - The inventive arrangement comprises a triangular floating unsinkable structure ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280516 | Marine survival system - Use of the present invention allows a crew member who has suffered a marine emergency, for example, fallen overboard or had to abandon ship, to survive for an extended period of time by providing the tools and equipment found in commercial survival systems yet does so at an economical cost. The system of the present invention includes a package that may be easily attached to a round buoy/life ring, horseshoe buoy, life vest or, alternatively, stored in a standalone manner. The system of the present invention has a number of features of more expensive survival systems including a life raft, both manual and electronic signaling equipment, basic survival tools including a water collector, knife and first aid kit, as well as other items not usually found in such systems. Additionally, the survival system of the present invention advantageously provides an attachment mechanism such that in adverse conditions the various components of the system are kept together. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280517 | Compositions of Ethylene/Alpha-Olefin Multi-Block Interpolymer for Elastic Films and Laminates - This invention relates to polyolefin compositions. In particular, the invention pertains to elastic polymer compositions that can be more easily processed on cast film lines, extrusion lamination or coating lines due to improved resistance to draw resonance. The compositions of the present invention preferably comprise an elastomeric polyolefin resin and a high pressure low density type resin. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280518 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A double-sided PSA sheet | 2008-11-13 |
20080280519 | TEXTILE PRODUCTS DYED BY MEANS OF CATIONIC DYES, AND PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THERE - The present invention relates to a fabric made of cotton or cotton blends with synthetic fibers, suitable for the manufacture of colored jeans, such that the fiber(s) which form the fabric, the yarn from which the fabric is made, or the fabric itself, are dyed by means of a direct, cationic dye so to obtain a fabric with firm colors and which can be washed down. The corresponding dyeing process is also described. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280520 | Apparatus and Method For Manufacturing a Multi-Layer Web Product - An apparatus and method for manufacturing a multi-layer web product. A long fiber stream is directed around a rotating carding cylinder. Two combing cylinders are disposed adjacent the carding cylinder to comb a first web of long fiber and a second web of long fiber, respectively, from the carding cylinder. A first conveyor receives the first web from the first combing cylinder and transports the first web toward a layering point. Similarly, a second conveyor receives the second web from the second combing cylinder and transports the second web toward the layering point. A short fiber deposition unit is disposed adjacent the second conveyor and deposits short fibers onto the second web. At the layering point, the first conveyor deposits the first web onto the second web, with the short fibers sandwiched therebetween, to form a layered web product. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280521 | Construction and gaming cubes - This invention generally relates to a set of parallelepipedal bodies (cubes) capable of matingly compatible engagement for interconnection with substantially similar cubes or matingly conformed rails, so as to allow up to three degrees of freedom in the sliding movement of an individual cube or grouping of cubes about a grouping of other interconnected cells from the set. Each cube is constructed from six plates or from three plate pairs. The interior physical configuration of tabs and slots lends itself to injection molding of plates or plate pairs. The exterior physical configuration of all plates and at least one of the exterior surfaces of the rails are substantially similar. When a number of cubes are assembled into a cubic array, there can be slab movement, row movement or solo cube movement. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280522 | Robotic construction cubes - This invention generally relates to a set of parallelepipedal bodies (generally, cubes) capable of matingly compatible engagement for interconnection with substantially similar cubes. When a number of cubes are assembled into a cubic array, there can be slab movement, row movement or solo cube movement. Each cube is constructed from six plates with an interior physical configuration adapted for connective assembly and the strategic placement of electrostatic or electromagnetic motors or motor halves therein. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280523 | Construction and gaming cubes - This invention generally relates to a set of parallelepipedal bodies (cubes) capable of matingly compatible engagement for interconnection with substantially similar cubes or matingly conformed rails, so as to allow up to three degrees of freedom in the sliding movement of an individual cube or grouping of cubes about a grouping of other interconnected cells from the set. Each cube is constructed from six plates with an interior physical configuration adapted for connection and that lends itself to monolithic injection molding. The exterior physical configuration of all plates are substantially similar. When a number of cubes are assembled into a cubic array, there can be slab movement, row movement or solo cube movement. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280524 | Combination mobile child's toy and identification device - A combination mobile child's toy and identification device is provided. A child's toy is coupled to a mobile child seat, which may be a car seat or stroller seat. Attached to the toy is an identification receptacle, which contains identification information. The identification receptacle is child-proof, so that it may not be opened by a child but may be opened by an adult, such as a first responder. The combination toy and device allows a child to “communicate” idnetifictio information to a first responder, when a caregiver has become suddenly injured or incapacitated. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280525 | Turkey call - A turkey call includes a first cup-shaped member having a first bottom wall and a first upstanding peripheral wall, the bottom wall formed with a first plurality of apertures, and an internal wall fixed in overlying relationship to the first bottom wall. Interchangeable lids each includes a second cup-shaped member having a second bottom wall formed with a second plurality of apertures and a second upstanding peripheral wall. A striking surface is supported on the second peripheral wall, spaced from the second bottom wall, and a fastening arrangement is provided for securing the lid to the first cup-shaped member. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280526 | Play material comprising a flexible fabric envelope filled with crumpled plastic film - An interactive development toy for infants and children is provided comprising a flexible fabric envelope filled with a crumpled plastic film to provide a three-dimensional structure to the envelope. The envelope may include a fabric mesh through which the crumpled plastic film may by easily viewed when inserted. The shape of the envelope is immaterial, although in the preferred embodiment the envelope includes at least one edge element that may be easily grasped by an infant. Also in the preferred embodiment, the crumpled plastic film comprises a thin plastic film. Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (boPET) polyester film has been found to be effective for this application due to its high tensile strength, iridescence, reflectivity, safety, springiness (memory), light weight, and crackling sound on handling. Many other plastic films also have these features, and perform comparably. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280527 | TRAVELING TOY AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TRAVELING TOY - A traveling toy and a radio-controlled traveling toy having a transmission which brings about an operational feeling like a real car is provided. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280528 | Varroa mites control entrance (VMCE) - A method and apparatus for removing of Varroa Mites from Honeybees as the Honeybee enter and exit the hive entrance. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280529 | BRASSIERE - A brassiere is provided with a front piece forming the breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassiere, the first ends of which are fastened to the front piece and the second ends of which can be connected in the back area of the wearer. Each of the side pieces has a support piece forming an outline of the side pieces with an upper edge and a lower edge. On the outside of the side pieces an outer textile blank is provided, which is connected with the supporting element in the area of the upper edge and the lower edge. According to the invention, the outer textile blank is folded over twice with its edge, respectively, over the upper edge and the lower edge, wherein the first fold, enclosing the support piece, travels directly along the upper or lower edge and the second fold travels between the support piece and the first fold. The free edge of the second fold is facing the upper edge or the lower edge, and only he second fold and the support piece are connected by seams. In this way a brassiere with considerably improved wearing comfort and an appealing appearance is created. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280530 | BRASSIERE WITH INFORMATION CARRIER - A brassiere is provided having a front piece incorporating two breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassieres, the first ends of which are fastened to the front piece and the second ends of which can be connected in the back area of the wearer. Each of the side pieces has an upper elastic band and a lower elastic band, which are arranged between an outer textile layer and an inner textile layer. According to an embodiment of the invention, a strip-shaped information carrier is arranged in the area of the outer or inner textile layer. In this way an information carrier is integrated into a brassiere in a manner that is lastingly readily visible, and at the same time a high wearing comfort is guaranteed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280531 | BRASSIERE - A brassiere is provided with a front piece containing two breast cups, with two side pieces, which can be connected together with a back closure, and with two shoulder straps which extend from the upper side edge of the breast cups to the back area of the side pieces. The breast cups are stiffened, especially in their lower and/or side areas. It is provided in accordance with the invention that for stiffening the breast cups in their side area at least one rod-shaped supporting element is arranged, which extends, for example, from the lower side edge of the breast cup at an angle upward to a point on the upper edge of the breast cup adjacent to an attachment of the shoulder strap. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280532 | BRASSIERE - A brassiere is provided with a front piece forming the breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassiere, the first ends of which are fastened to the front piece and the second ends of which can be connected in the back area of the wearer. In addition, shoulder straps extend from the breast cups to the back parts of the side pieces. At least part of the edges of the brassiere is formed in that the textile layer of the brassiere is folded over to form the marginal edge and fixed in this position. According to the invention, to fix the folded-over edge part in place, an adhesive layer is arranged between the folded-over edge part and the textile layer of the brassiere that faces it. In this way, a brassiere that is hardly visible beneath the outer clothing is created, which is also characterized by a high comfort in wearing. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280533 | BRASSIERE - A brassiere is provided with a front piece incorporating two breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassiere, the first ends of which are fastened to the front piece at the sides and the second ends of which can be connected together in the back area of the individual. According to the invention, each of the side pieces includes two layers of a textile material, namely an outer layer facing away from the body and an inner layer facing the body, which are fastened together with an adhesive layer at the upper and lower edges of the respective side piece. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280534 | BREAST SUPPORT DEVICE - A device for placement between a human's breasts for reducing and preventing skin wrinkling in the chest region of a user and a method of supporting the upper positioned breast of a side laying human to reduce and prevent skin wrinkling in the chest region. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280535 | BRASSIERE - A brassiere is provided having a front piece incorporating two breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassiere, the first ends of which are fastened to the front piece at the sides and the second ends of which can be connected together in the back area of the individual. According to the invention, each of the side pieces includes two layers of a textile material, namely an outer layer and an inner layer. The layers are fastened together at the free edges in such a way that the layer of the textile material forming the outside is folded over toward the inside to form marginal edges and that these edge areas are connected by an adhesive layer with the opposite side of the textile material forming the inside. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280536 | SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD - A surface treatment method that enables a surface of an electrostatic chuck to be smoothed, so as to improve the efficiency of heat transfer between the surface of the electrostatic chuck and a substrate. The electrostatic chuck is provided in an upper portion of a susceptor provided in a chamber of a substrate processing apparatus. In the surface treatment of the electrostatic chuck, a sprayed coating film is formed on the surface of the electrostatic chuck, next the surface of the electrostatic chuck is ground by bringing into contact therewith a grindstone, then the surface of the electrostatic chuck is ground flat by bringing into contact therewith a lapping plate onto a surface of which is sprayed a suspension, and then the surface of the electrostatic chuck is ground smooth by bringing into contact therewith a tape of a tape lapping apparatus. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280537 | SWEETENING AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR LAPPING MACHINES - A sweetening and cleaning system that is used with one or more lapping machines to sweeten a lapping compound in a sweetening mode, and to clean parts of the system itself and parts of the one or more lapping machines with a cleaning compound in a cleaning mode. The system includes a virgin receptacle for holding the lapping compound, a cleaning receptacle for holding the cleaning compound, a waste receptacle for holding waste, and at least one pump. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280538 | Polishing composition - The present invention provides a polishing composition containing an organic nitrogen-containing compound, an organic polybasic acid, an abrasive, and water, wherein the organic nitrogen-containing compound has in the molecule two or more amino groups, two or more imino groups, or one or more amino groups and one or more imino groups; a method for manufacturing a substrate with the polishing composition; and a method for reducing surface stains of a substrate with the polishing composition. The polishing composition can be suitably used, for example, in the manufacturing step for a substrate for a hard disk such as a memory hard disk. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280539 | Optical component fabrication using amorphous oxide coated substrates - A method of fabricating or preparing an optical component, such as a mirror, using an amorphous oxide coated substrate is presented. An amorphous oxide coating is applied to an optical substrate. An assessment of surface roughness of the coated surface is performed. The coated surface is polished based on the assessment. Initial assessments can be conducted and polishing can be performed based on those initial assessments prior to applying the coating to better prepare the surface for the coating. Each assessment can assess the surface's Mid-Spatial Frequency Roughness (MSFR), High-Spatial Frequency Roughness (HSFR), or both. The performing of the assessments, polishing and/or coating can be computer-controlled. This process is ideal in the fabrication of an optical component formed from a substrate with a near-zero coefficient of thermal expansion. An optical component fabricated in this manner is also presented. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280540 | METHOD FOR BIOPSY DEVICE NEEDLE TIP - A biopsy device having a cannula with a distal tip is disclosed. The distal tip includes a blade, and can be a unitary metal injection molded component including a base and a blade. The blade can have a hardness of at least 40 HRC. The blade can be hardened, polished, and then honed to provide a sharp leading edge. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280541 | ABRASIVE FILAMENT AND BRUSH - An abrasive filament including a matrix of thermoplastic polymer; and a plurality of abrasive particles such as eutectic alumina zirconia particles interspersed throughout at least a portion of the matrix. Abrasive brushes including such abrasive filaments are also disclosed. Methods of deburring a substrate having at least one burr, with a brush, the brush having bristles including eutectic alumina zirconia particles and a matrix of thermoplastic polymer, wherein the method includes the steps of: contacting the substrate with at least one bristle of the brush in a contact region; and inducing relative motion between the substrate and the at least one bristle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280542 | CLEANING APPARATUS FOR A PROBE - The present invention provides a cleaning apparatus capable of removing foreign matters attached to a tip of a probe effectively without impairing the durability of the probe. The cleaning apparatus for the probe comprises a base plate having a rough surface and a surface layer formed to conform to and cover the rough surface for the purpose of providing a polishing surface for the probe and having lower hardness than hardness of the probe tip of the probe. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280543 | HARD FINISHING MACHINE - The invention relates to a hard finishing machine ( | 2008-11-13 |