47th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090284798 | METHOD FOR SCREENING COLOR SEPARATIONS OF A LENTICULAR IMAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LENTICULAR IMAGE ON A PRINTING MATERIAL - A method is disclosed for screening color separations of a lenticular image with a lenticular frequency of the lenticular lenses needed for viewing the lenticular image. An amplitude-modulated halftone image is calculated for each of the color separations at a screen angle and at a screen frequency, the tangent of the screen angle being a rational number. For a specific color separation, a screen angle relating to the direction perpendicular to the image strips of the lenticular image is defined, a pair of whole numbers whose ratio is equal to the tangent of the screen angle is determined, and the screen frequency of the color separation is calculated as the product of the lenticular frequency and the square root of the sum of the squares of the two whole numbers. For the purpose of producing lenticular images on a printing material, the color separations calculated in accordance with this method are in each case exposed onto a printing form, and the exposed printing forms are printed off in a press in the overprint on a printing material, so that a multicolor lenticular image is produced on the printing material. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284799 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND PROGRAM - An image processing device configured to analyze image data of an image in which a person is photographed is provided. The image processing device is configured to perform a masking process of a nearly rectangular shape on an eye portion of a face of the person. The image processing device has a controller configured to detect both eyes of the person. The controller is configured to determine an inclination of the nearly rectangular shape on which the masking process is performed with respect to the image on the basis of an inclination of a straight line connecting the detected eyes. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284800 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HANDLING COPY-FORGERY-INHIBITED PATTERN IMAGE DATA - To solve a problem that, when an output object with a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is copied on a copying machine into which a super-resolution technology is introduced, a hidden character is not revealed. An image processing apparatus includes unit for obtaining a plurality of low-resolution images, a super-resolution processing unit for generating a high-resolution image using the plurality of low-resolution images, a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern detection unit for detecting a pattern of a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern using the high-resolution image, and a control unit for switching between the high-resolution image and the low-resolution image based on the detection result of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern detection unit to output an image. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284801 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Each object in input image data is separated into an area by an image area separation unit. An area determined to be a character area based on the image area separation processing is smoothened by an MTF correction unit. The resulting data is then binarized by a binarizing unit. The binarized data is split according to types of objects, and characters and line drawings are vectorized and stored in a storage unit. Alternatively, the characters and line drawings are printed out. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284802 | PRINTING AND AUTHENTICATION OF A SECURITY DOCUMENT ON A SUBSTRATE - A method for printing a security document on a substrate is disclosed. Firstly, a first reference image of a reference region of the substrate is generated, the image being indicative of an inherent characteristic of the substrate in the reference region. This is followed by generating encoded data indicative of the inherent characteristic of the substrate. Finally, the encoded data is printed over the reference region of the substrate, thus effecting the print of the security document. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284803 | Apparatus And Method For Processing A Check, And A Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing A Check Processing Control Program - A check processing method involves capturing at a first compression rate certain portions of a received check, and evaluating, based on that captured image data, whether certain information of the check can be reproduced by image data at a second compression rate that is greater than the first compression rate. If so, then image data representing the subject portions of the check is captured at the second compression rate image data, stored, and used to electronically process a corresponding check payment transaction. If not, then a specific process is executed without using image data at the second compression rate. This processing step outputs a specific signal or stores image data containing representing the subject portions of the received check at the first compression rate. Such process may be embodied in a check processing apparatus and may be carried out in response to a program of instructions. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284804 | Displacement/Distortion Measuring Method and Displacement/Distortion Measuring Apparatus - Provided are a displacement/distortion measuring method and a displacement/distortion measuring apparatus for easily and highly accurately measuring displacement or distortion of an object. An image of the surface of the measuring object is picked up by a line scanner apparatus adhered or brought close to the surface of the measuring object. The image is taken, displacement or distortion is measured by image analysis of the image of the measuring object surface prior to time lapse and that after time lapse, and displacement or distortion measuring results are outputted. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284805 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - This invention has as its object to generate image data having a desired resolution by a small footprint upon execution of resolution conversion processing in an image processing apparatus having an area image sensor. This invention is an image processing method for processing a plurality of image data which have phase shifts in the main scanning direction and sub scanning direction, including a step of inputting a target resolution, a step of executing super-resolution processing for respective positions using image data, corresponding to each position of the document in the sub scanning direction, of the plurality of image data, and a step of further executing variable-magnification processing of the image data which has undergone the super-resolution processing at that position when the resolution of the image data executed super-resolution processing is lower than the target resolution. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284806 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND MARK DETECTION METHOD - An image reading apparatus includes an image reader, a storage unit, and a control unit, wherein the storage unit includes a command storage unit, and the control unit includes a mark detecting unit that detects at least one mark matching the characteristic information of the mark from the margin of the manuscript read by the image reader to acquire the characteristic information of the detected mark, a positional information determining unit that detects coordinates of the mark in the manuscript to determine the positional information corresponding to the detected coordinates, a command searching unit that searches the command storage unit for the command associated with the characteristic information and the positional information using the characteristic information and the positional information as search keys, and a command executing unit that executes the processing specified for the command searched for on the manuscript. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284807 | Scanner Parameter Techniques - Scanner parameter techniques are described. In an implementation, one or more computer-readable media comprise instructions that are executable by a computer to detect a mode in which one or more scan parameters are set by a user at a scanner and when a scan is performed in conjunction with the detected mode, keep the one or more scan parameters as set at the scanner for the scan. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284808 | Document reading apparatus - Provided is a document reading apparatus in which an original document fed by feeding means to contact glass having a predetermined reading position is read by reading means. Then, the document reading apparatus is provided with a guide unit having a guide member for guiding the original document to be fed to the contact glass, and a backup unit to back up the original document to be read, and the guide unit is configured to be able to travel between a close position to near the contact glass and an open position to distance from the contact glass. In the guide unit is formed a concave portion for removably accommodating the backup unit, and the backup unit is configured so that an original document guide face of the guide member and an original document guide face in the backup unit form a continuous guide face when the guide unit travels to the close position. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284809 | Method Of Initiating Requested Action Via Substrate Printed With Naphthalocyanine Dye - A method of initiating a requested action in a computer system via a printed substrate. The substrate has human-readable information and machine-readable coded data printed thereon. The coded data is indicative of a substrate identity and of a plurality of locations on the substrate. The method comprises the steps of: (a) interacting with the substrate using an optically imaging sensing device; (b) imaging the coded data; (c) generating indicating data in the sensing device using the imaged coded data, the indicating data identifying the substrate identity and a position of the sensing device relative to the substrate; and communicating the indicating data to the computer system so that the computer system can initiate the requested action. The coded data is printed with an ink comprising an IR-absorbing naphthalocyanine dye. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284810 | LIGHT GUIDE, ILLUMINATING DEVICE HAVING THE LIGHT GUIDE, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE - In an illumination device, a light guide is adapted to emit the light from a face thereof and is provided with an area, on a face opposite to the light emitting face, for diffusing and/or reflecting the light introduced into the light guide from an end face thereof or is provided with uneven light emitting characteristics along the longitudinal direction of the light guide, and the center of the light source positioned at the end of the light guide is placed at a position aberrated from the normal line to the area, whereby attained are compactness, a low cost, a low electric power consumption, a high efficiency of utilization of the light emitted by the light source, and excellent and uniform illumination characteristics. An image reading device and an information processing apparatus can also be equipped with the above-mentioned illumination device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284811 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - An optical scanning device with a dustproof function includes a shell defining a first receiving room and a second receiving room communicating with the first receiving room through an open window defined on the shell for scanning light beams passing therethrough. An optical scanning module is mounted in the first receiving room. A glass platform is located on the second receiving room at a position facing the open window for insulating the first receiving room from the outside of the shell. A correcting plate is stuck on the bottom of the glass platform. Such structure of the optical scanning device enables the glass platform to be firstly assembled with the shell in a dustless chamber, which prevents the suspending dust from falling in the first receiving room and attaching to the optical scanning module during the subsequent assembly process and ensures the scanning quality of the optical scanning device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284812 | PROFILE CREATION METHOD AND PROFILE CREATION APPARATUS - A profile creation apparatus determines whether a medium used for printing contains a fluorescent brightener, based on measured values of the medium, corrects measured values of color patches formed on the medium, based on a result of the determination, and creates a color profile based on the corrected measured values of the color patches and measured values of a viewing environment in which color patches have been formed. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284813 | AUTHENTICATING MEDIUM AND AUTHENTICATABLE SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to an authenticating medium that comprises a hologram which is used for authentication or other purposes thereby making more complicated appearance and ease of authentication unnecessary. The medium comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal layer ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284814 | SETUP FOR STORING DATA IN A HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE MEDIUM AND PHASE PLATE - The present invention relates to a setup for storing data in a holographic storage medium, said setup comprising a spatial light modulator (SLM) ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284815 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING GALVANO SCANNER SYSTEM - In a galvano scanner system ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284816 | Induced Resonance Comb Drive Scanner - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a MEMS based scanning platform is arranged to have increased efficiency by driving a first frame of the scanning platform directly by applying a drive voltage to a set of comb fingers disposed on the first frame to cause the first frame to oscillate via torsional rotation of a first flexure and by driving a second frame of the scanning platform indirectly via mechanical coupling of the second frame with the first frame via a second flexure, wherein damping losses and work capacity are such that the operation of the scanning mirror is more efficient than if the set of comb fingers were disposed on the second frame and directly driven by the drive voltage. The scanning platform may comprise a 1D scanner, a 2D scanner, or a multiple-dimensional scanner. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284817 | Mirror Assembly with Recessed Mirror - A mirror device and a method for manufacturing the mirror device are presented. The mirror device includes a mirror formed from a first substrate and a hinge/support structure formed from a second substrate. The hinge/support structure includes a recessed region and a torsional hinge region. The mirror is coupled to the hinge/support structure at the recessed region. Further, a driver system is employed to cause the mirror to pivot about the torsional hinge region. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284818 | PIEZOELECTRIC MIRROR DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC MIRROR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC MIRROR DEVICE - A piezoelectric mirror device ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284819 | Mirror drive apparatus and imaging apparatus - A mirror drive apparatus includes:
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20090284820 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Ink having the optimum contact angle relative to a partition wall is selected for forming a pixel, based on the relationship with an inclination angle of the partition wall. The ink applied to the opening of the partition wall is dried to form the pixel such that an outer edge in contact with the partition wall has a thickness of at least 35% of the maximum height of the partition wall and a difference between the maximum thickness and the average thickness and a difference between the minimum thickness and the average thickness are not larger than 35% of the average thickness in an effective pixel area. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284821 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PARTIAL MAKING UP ZONE - Electrochromic device having at least one carrier substrate (S | 2009-11-19 |
20090284822 | PHASE CALIBRATION METHOD AND DEVICE USING THE SAME AND DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides a phase calibration method, device, and equipment. The method comprises the steps of: a first light beam emitter generating a first light-wave into a target object, the first light-wave being reflected at the target object and flying back onto a receiver, wherein the first light-wave, as an external beam path signal, is modulated by a first high-frequency oscillation signal; a second light beam emitter emitting a second light-wave into the receiver, wherein the second light-wave, as an internal beam path signal for fundamental phase reference, is modulated by a second high-frequency oscillation signal; and the receiver performing a phase comparison between received first light-wave and sequentially received second light-wave therein and exporting a measurement signal with fundamental reference eliminated. The present method achieves phase compensation and calibration, thereby reducing the influence of environmental elements, increasing measuring precision, and thus reducing system cost. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284823 | METHOD OF OPERATING A MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE THAT CONTAINS ANTI-STICTION GAS-PHASE LUBRICANT - One embodiment of an micromechanical device includes a first contact surface, a moveable component having a second contact surface, and a coating of liquid or solid lubricant on at least one of the contact surfaces, where the second contact surface interacts with the first contact surface during device operation, and a gas-phase lubricant is disposed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface, where the gas-phase lubricant is adapted to increase the usable lifetime of the liquid or solid lubricant coating on the contact surfaces. One advantage of the disclosed device is that a gas-phase lubricant has a high diffusion rate and, therefore, is self-replenishing, meaning that it can quickly move back into a contact region after being physically displaced from the region by the contacting surfaces of the device during operation. Consequently, the gas-phase lubricant used with conventional solid or liquid lubricants is more reliable than solid or liquid lubricants used alone in preventing stiction-related device failures. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284824 | TRANSFLECTIVE ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - A transflective display device has a viewing side ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284825 | ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLES, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Disclosed are electrophoretic particles, a method of preparing the same, and an electrophoretic display using the same. The electrophoretic particle includes a coating layer, which includes a co-polymer of styrene and heterocyclic compound, and a pigment surrounded by the coating layer. The method includes polymerizing styrene on a surface of the electrophoretic particle and polymerizing styrene and a heterocyclic compound. The electrophoretic display includes the electrophoretic particles. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284826 | Acousto-Optic Devices - An acousto-optic module is provided, including a number of partially coupled optical resonators distributed within a dielectric medium and at least one acoustic transducer mounted on a surface of the dielectric medium for injecting an acoustic wave into the optical resonators so as to diffract light passing therethrough by means of Bragg diffraction. This acousto-optic module has been applied in particular to an improved tuneable optical filter in which an acoustic shear wave is generated and which travels through the acousto-optic module in a direction substantially parallel with a polarised light signal passing therethrough. The acousto-optic module is also applied to an improved optical frequency shifter. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284827 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284828 | Optical Comb Frequency Source - This invention relates to methods and apparatus for generating an optical frequency comb. In embodiments a passive mode locked optical waveguide comb uses electrical or optical tuning for the mode spacing frequency (df) and the carrier envelope offset frequency (f | 2009-11-19 |
20090284829 | PLASMONIC ELEMENTS - A surface plasmon element comprising an array of metal nanoparticles ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284830 | Optical amplifying medium, method of manufacturing the optical amplifying medium, and optical device comprising the optical amplifying medium - An optical amplifying medium, a method of manufacturing the optical amplifying medium are provided, and an optical device comprising the optical amplifying medium. The optical amplifying medium includes a multi-layer structure in which a first material layer doped with an activator and a second material layer that comprises a sensitizer are stacked. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284831 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus has a high index refractive optical element (L | 2009-11-19 |
20090284832 | NIGHT VISION GLASSES - Image-intensifying glasses | 2009-11-19 |
20090284833 | MICROSCOPE ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A microscope illumination device comprising: a light source; an objective for illuminating a specimen; a collector lens for converting light from the light source into parallel light; a fly-eye lens placed near to rear focal point of the collector lens; an epi-illumination projection lens for projecting light source images generated by the fly-eye lens onto the objective pupil; a tube lens for imaging an observation light from the objective; arid a fluorescence cube placed between the objective arid projection lens and comprised a filter, satisfies the expression γ | 2009-11-19 |
20090284834 | Floor Type Electric Projection Screen - The present invention provides a floor type electric projection screen cooperatively used with a projector comprising a shell a projection, and a scroll. An end of the projection curtain is wound on the scroll, and the scroll is installed in the shell. A motor is defined in the projection screen. The motor drives the scroll rotating. The other end of the projection curtain is installed on a supporting bar. Supports are installed between the shell and the supporting bar. The support is formed of two or more parts. Folded structures are formed between every parts of the support. The support is supported by an elastic component. The structure of the present invention is simple and easy to carry. It overcomes the problems that the floor type projection screen in existing technology need to be manually operated in use or returning time. So it is greatly convenient to use. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284835 | SCANNING MICROSCOPY USING INHOMOGENEOUS POLARIZATION - Apparatus for imaging a surface, including an acousto-optic (AO) system. The AO system includes an AO element having a radiation input surface and a radiation output surface. The element is configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) pulses and a radiation input at the radiation input surface and to generate traveling beams from the radiation output surface. The AO system also includes an inhomogeneous polarization generator, positioned relative to the AO element so that the AO system outputs traveling inhomogeneously polarized beams. The apparatus includes objective optics which are configured to focus the inhomogeneously polarized beams onto the surface so as to form respective traveling spots thereon; collection optics, which are configured to collect scattered radiation from the traveling spots and to focus the scattered radiation to form respective image spots; and a detector which is arranged to receive the respective image spots and to generate a signal in response thereto. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284836 | LIGHT CONTROL FILM WITH OFF-AXIS VISIBLE INDICIA - In one aspect, the invention provides a light control film having an indicium visible at a range of viewing angles. The light control film comprises a light input surface and a light output surface opposite the light input surface. The control film further comprises alternating transmissive and absorptive regions disposed between the light input surface and the light output surface. Each absorptive region has a height and a length, wherein the heights of the absorptive regions corresponding to the indicium are different that the heights of the absorptive regions that surround the absorptive regions corresponding to indicium. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284837 | Method and apparatus providing uniform separation of lens wafer and structure bonded thereto - Methods and apparatus providing a master wafer having standoffs to control a bondline thickness between one wafer produced indirectly from the master wafer and another wafer bonded to the produced wafer. Standoffs may be formed as a single standoff, standoff walls, or as a number of discrete standoffs. The standoffs provide a balanced support base and a uniform spacing between the one wafer and another wafer bonded thereto. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284838 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTOR USING SAME - An illumination optical system has a condenser, a first lens array, a second lens array, and a polarized beam splitting surface. The condenser and the first and second lens arrays compress light incident on the condenser. The distance between a lens cell in the first lens array and a lens cell in the second lens array is appropriately set, whereby an illuminated surface is illuminated brightly and efficiently without significant loss of light amount. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284839 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND CRYSTALLIZATION DEVICE - An optical device comprises a first cylindrical lens array in which a plurality of first lens segments each having a first radius of curvature and a first width so as to divide laser light into a plurality of light components are arranged, and a plurality of second lens segments each having a second radius of curvature and a second width, and provided in at least one position of the first cylindrical lens array so as to be arranged between adjacent first lens segments. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284840 | PROCESS FOR MAKING MICROLENS ARRAYS AND MASTERFORMS - A process for making a microlens array or a microlens array masterform comprises
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20090284841 | MICROSCOPE OBJCTIVE - The invention relates to a microscope objective with preferably anti-symmetric lenses or lens groups with an optical magnification of −100 and a visual field factor of 20. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284842 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first to fifth lens group respectively having positive, negative, positive, positive, and positive refractive power. When zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the first, third and fourth lens groups move to the object side and the second lens group moves to the image side, whereby a spacing between the first and second lens groups and a spacing between the fourth and fifth lens groups are both increased and a spacing between the second and third lens groups is decreased. The following condition is satisfied: | 2009-11-19 |
20090284843 | Three unit zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same - A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side, a negative lens unit, a positive lens unit and a positive lens unit. During zooming from the object side, the second lens unit moves, the distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit decreases, the distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit increases. The second lens unit has two lens components including, in order from the object side, a positive front lens component and a rear lens component. The third lens unit is composes of two lens components including, in order from the object side, a front lens component and a positive rear lens component. An aperture stop is disposed closer to the image side than the first lens unit and closer to the object side than the rear lens component in the second lens unit, and the aperture stop moves integrally with the second lens unit along the optical axis direction during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284844 | Position sensing device and lens driving module using the same - Provided is a position sensing device including a sensing unit that is mounted on one side of a lens barrel, which is inserted into a lens housing portion of a base so as to be vertically driven, and includes a light receiving section and a light emitting section which are provided to face each other; a driven grid that has a plurality of slits formed therein and is mounted on the lens barrel; and a fixed grid that has a plurality of slits formed therein and is fixed and coupled to the inside of the sensing unit. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284845 | LENS DRIVING-CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LENS DRIVING-CONTROL DEVICE - A lens driving-control device including a plurality of lens groups having variable magnification function, a plurality of lens driving devices each of which being configured to adjustably drive a driving speed of each of the plurality of lens groups, a control device configured to control each of the plurality of lens driving devices to adjust the driving speed of each of the plurality of lens groups, and a plurality of lens position-detecting devices each of which being configured to detect a position of each of the plurality of lens groups, when the plurality of lens driving devices drive the plurality of lens groups simultaneously, the control device being configured to control the lens driving devices to switch driving speeds of the plurality of lens groups to a driving speed of a lens group to be adjusted depending on a positional relationship among the plurality of lens groups, the positional relationship being detected by the lens position-detecting devices. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284846 | Imaging lens - The present invention provides an imaging lens that includes, in order from an object, a diaphragm S | 2009-11-19 |
20090284847 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system includes a first optical element and a second optical element on at least one of an enlargement side and a reduction side relative to a point P at which a light axis and a paraxial chief ray intersect. Each of the first optical element and second optical element is composed of a solid material having a refractive light incident surface and a refractive light emergent surface. The optical system satisfies the following conditional expressions: ΔθgF | 2009-11-19 |
20090284848 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method, for producing an optical member, includes attaching a holding member, which is used integrally with a lens, to the lens so that the holding member is brought into contact with a periphery of the lens to hold the lens, and then forming an optical thin film on a surface of the lens by a spin coating to obtain the optical member. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284849 | Arrangement for Mounting An Optical Element - Arrangements for mounting an optical element, such as a lens or a mirror, are disclosed. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284850 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCKING LENS - A device and a method for locking lens in a lens holder are provided, wherein the lens is configured in a voice-coil motor (VCM) of a camera module of a cell phone and the VCM has a lens holder for a lens being fixed inside. The device includes a circumgyration stop instrument having a bottom surface for urging against the top surface of the lens holder for preventing a lateral stress and a lateral movement from occurring on the lens holder while the circumgyration stopping unit is coupled with the lens holder. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284851 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCKING LENS - A device for locking lens and a method for the same are provided. The device is used in a voice-coil motor of a photographing module of a cell phone. The voice-coil motor has a lens-stand for a lens being turned to a locking depth inside. The device includes a circumgyration-stop instrument having a first sustaining surface, and a focusing ring having a turning end. A turn-locking length of the turning end is equal to the locking depth inside. The device includes a circumgyration-stop preventing a pressure being persisted to apply on the lens as the focusing ring finishes the turn of the lens. The first turn-stop surface props the first sustaining surface as the focusing ring is turned to an extremity of the turn-locking length. The focusing ring accordingly escapes the circumgyration-stop instrument for finishing the focusing of the lens in the lens-stand. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284852 | LENS DRIVE MECHANISM AND OPTICAL PICKUP HAVING SAME - A lens drive mechanism includes a drive source; a lead screw that is connected to the drive source and rotated by operation of the drive source; a nut member that screws on the lead screw and moves as the lead screw rotates; a lens hold portion that is so disposed as to move as the nut member moves and hold a lens; a guide member that guides the lens hold portion to move in the same direction as that of movement of the nut member; and a leaf spring member that if the nut member is situated near one end of a thread portion of the lead screw, pressurizes the nut member toward the other end of the thread portion of the lead screw. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284853 | LENS POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - A microscope objective lens positioning assembly comprises a lens mounting member to which a microscope objective lens defining an optical axis is mounted; a support member; and a pair of leaf springs. Each leaf spring has first and second ends, the first ends of the leaf springs being secured to upper and lower aligned locations respectively on the support member, and the second ends of the leaf springs being secured to corresponding upper and lower locations respectively on the lens mounting member whereby the two leaf springs, the optical axis of the objective lens, and a line between the upper and lower aligned locations on the support member define a parallelogram, the leaf springs flexing in use in response to movement of the lens mounting member. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284854 | LENS ACTUATOR - A lens actuator includes a lens barrel for accommodating the lens, a coil wrapped around the lens barrel, at least one magnet, a bracket, and a resilient plate. The bracket is configured for mounting the magnets thereon and accommodating the lens barrel therein. The resilient plate is connected between the bracket and the lens barrel to hold the lens barrel on the bracket. The bracket includes an outer wall and an inner wall. At least one slit is defined between the outer wall and the inner wall. At least one opening is defined in the inner wall spatially corresponding to the at least one slit. The at least one magnet received in the at least one slit and exposed to an inside of the bracket through the at least one opening. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284855 | LENS BARREL DRIVER - A switching gear | 2009-11-19 |
20090284856 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DISC DEVICE - A guide shaft and a guide portion movably guide a lens holder for holding a collimator lens (i.e. correction lens) in an optical axis direction. A stepping motor rotates a screw shaft arranged in parallel to the optical axis direction. A nut member converts a rotating movement of the screw shaft into a rectilinear movement of the optical axis direction. An urging spring urges the lens holder against the guide shaft and the guide portion. The lens holder is driven in the optical axis direction along the guide shaft by the stepping motor, with a first contact portion and a second contact portion of the lens holder being contacted with the guide shaft, and a third contact portion of the lens holder being contacted with the guide portion by an urging force of the urging spring. The optical pickup device having the above arrangement allows for stable driving of a correction lens. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING CHARACTERISTICS OF THIN-FILM MAGNETIC HEAD - The characteristics of thin-film magnetic heads are evaluated by measuring, in a step and repeat method and apparatus, the magnetic field generated by the respective heads in a bar including multiple heads. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284858 | MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS AND CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD - According to an aspect of the embodiment, in a magnetic recording apparatus having a magnetic recording medium of a patterned media system, a voltage generated between both terminals of a magnetic field generating coil in a case that a DC current is supplied to a recording element of a magnetic head is measured by a voltage measuring circuit in order to perform accurate recording at the center of each of magnetic body regions sectioned with non-magnetic body regions. Based on the measured voltage, a change in coil inductance in passage of the magnetic head over a magnetic body region and a non-magnetic body region in a patterned media is detected by a voltage change detecting circuit. A write clock signal which synchronizes with the change in coil inductance is generated by a clock signal generating circuit. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284859 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE HAVING DIFFERENT CONTROL INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AND EMPLOYING THE SAME - A data storage device, such as a disk drive unit, includes at least one disk for storing data therein. The disk is divided into a plurality of tracks. The disk has at least a first set of tracks that each have stored therein at least one repeatable runout correction code for at least one area of the track, and a second set of tracks that each do not have stored therein any repeatable runout correction codes. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284860 | DEGAUSS CONTROL FOR MAGNETIC DISK-DRIVE PREAMPLIFIER - One embodiment of the invention includes a preamplifier system for a magnetic disk-drive. The system includes a current distributor configured to generate a reference current and to decay the reference current from a first magnitude to a second magnitude during a degauss period to degauss a magnetic disk write head. The degauss period defines a transition from a write cycle to a read cycle of the magnetic disk-drive and has a predetermined time duration that is independent of the first magnitude of the reference current during the write cycle. An output driver is configured to provide a write current to the magnetic disk write head having a magnitude with an absolute value that is based on the reference current. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284861 | DISSIPATION OF LIQUID DROPLETS IN A MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE - Magnetic disk drives and associated methods are described for an improved process for dissipating liquid droplets that may accumulate on a slider of the magnetic disk drive. For the droplet removal process, the slider having the liquid droplet is unloaded from the magnetic disk. For example, the slider may be unloaded from the magnetic disk and onto a ramp assembly. While unloaded from the magnetic disk, a heating power is applied to a TFC heating element in the slider to increase the temperature of the slider. The temperature is increased to a threshold temperature which dissipates any liquid droplets that may have accumulated on the slider. After the liquid droplets have dissipated, the slider may again be loaded onto the magnetic disk. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284862 | HEAD POSITION CONTROL METHOD, HEAD POSITION CONTROL DEVICE, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING EVALUATION APPARATUS - A magnetic head position control method is provided to control a magnetic head to follow the track on a DTM disk by accurately detecting the eccentricity compensation amount through a simple process. An angle detection unit detects θ | 2009-11-19 |
20090284863 | MAGNETIC RECORDING CIRCUIT, MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD - A magnetic recording circuit includes a write amplifier that supplies a recording current to a magnetic recording head, and switches a direction of the recording current in accordance with information. The magnetic recording circuit further includes a control circuit that adjusts a rising speed of the recording current. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284864 | TAPE CARTRIDGE AUXILIARY MEMORY CONTAINING TAPE DRIVE FUNCTIONAL STATUS INFORMATION - A data storage library is described including a plurality of tape cartridges each possessing an auxiliary radio frequency memory device. The library also includes, at least one tape drive capable of determining at least one functional status when loaded with one of the tape cartridges wherein the at least one tape drive possesses an auxiliary reader and writer device capable of transferring information associated with the at least one function status to and from the auxiliary radio frequency memory device. The tape drive also includes a means for transmitting the information from the auxiliary radio frequency memory device to a display device that can be viewed by an end user. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284865 | HARD DISK DRIVE - A hard disk drive includes a base, a disk to record and store data, a head stack assembly provided in the base to read out data from the disk which rotates about a pivot shaft, and an air force dispersion unit positioned adjacent to the head stack assembly to disperse an air force generated during a rotation of the disk. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284866 | FLUID BEARING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE - Provided is a fluid bearing device with a hub part having high molding precision and dimensional stability and capable of being produced at low cost. An annular gate ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284867 | DEVICE HAVING SIDEGAP AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A method in one approach includes forming a first layer of a nonmagnetic material over two sides of a structure, the first layer being substantially absent from above a top of the structure; depositing an overlayer of an etchable, nonmagnetic material over the first layer and the top of the structure; and etching the overlayer for substantially removing the overlayer from above the top of the structure, wherein a substantial portion of the overlayer remains along the two sides of the structure after the etching. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284868 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC STORAGE APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD - A magnetic recording medium includes a first upper layer, a first lower layer below the first upper layer, an intermediate layer, provided between the first upper layer and the first lower layer, which magnetically couples the first upper layer and the first lower layer. The first lower layer includes a second upper layer, a second intermediate layer below the second upper layer, and a second lower layer below the second intermediate layer. Coercive force of the first upper layer is higher than coercive force of each of the second upper layer and the second lower layer. The second upper layer and the second lower layer are antiferromagnetically coupled via the second intermediate layer. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284869 | COMPLIANT AIR BEARING SLIDER - A compliant, flexible air bearing slider (ABS) reduces the contact forces between the slider and disk, thereby reducing excessive burnishing and wear and increasing the reliability of the slider. According to an embodiment, an ABS has at least one “compliance-enhancing feature” which reduces the bending mode vibration frequency of the slider. By causing the slider to flex, and bringing the bending mode vibration frequency closer to the pitch 2 eigenmode frequency, coupling of the different vibration modes can be obtained. Thus, the different vibration modes can effectively dampen each other and result in reduced contact forces between the slider and disk. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284870 | HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND STORAGE MEDIUM DRIVE - An arm has one end coupled to a head suspension and the other end defining a domed surface in a head suspension assembly. The domed surface establishes point contact against the side surface of a head slider. The arm is designed to restrain the direction of application of a force along an imaginary plane including the back surface of the head slider. A piezoelectric element is bonded to the arm at a position between the one end and the other end of the arm. The head suspension assembly allows the arm to curve in response to expansion/shrinkage of the piezoelectric element. A driving force is applied from the arm to the head slider based on the curvature of the arm. Since point contact is established between the arm and the side surface of the head slider, the curvature of the arm cannot be restrained. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284871 | Head gimbal assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and disk drive device with the same - A HGA includes a suspension, a seed layer formed on a PZT holding region of a flexure of the suspension and a piezoelectric element deposited on the seed layer. The piezoelectric element is electrically connected with the suspension to form a PZT micro-actuator. The present invention simultaneously conducts the manufacture, mechanical assembly and electrical connection of the piezoelectric element and suspension, thus the present invention has simple operation process and short process time, high manufacture yield, sound mechanical, dynamic and static performance. In addition, the present invention firstly forms the seed layer on the flexure and secondly forms the piezoelectric element on the seed layer, wherein the seed layer is metallic material, metal oxide, non-metallic material, or inorganic salt, the seed layer enables to easily control the operation and assists to improve the performance of the HGA. Besides, the electrical connection between the piezoelectric element and the suspension could be performed by sputtering process, printing process, or plating process, thus the present invention has a less difficulty to operate and sound connection reliability. The present invention also discloses a method for manufacturing the HGA and a disk drive unit. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284872 | MAGNETIC HEAD SUPPORT AND MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE - A magnetic head support includes a slider on which a magnetic head is mounted; a suspension that supports the slider; and a pair of piezoelectric actuators that are arranged on sides of the slider other than a side on which the magnetic head is mounted so as to be opposed to each other. The piezoelectric actuators are fixed to the suspension and the slider, and cause the slider to undergo a rotational displacement. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284873 | CURRENT PERPENDICULAR TO PLANE MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR EMPLOYING HALF METAL ALLOYS FOR IMPROVED SENSOR PERFORMANCE - A magnetoresistive sensor having employing a Mn containing Huesler alloy for improved magnetoresistive performance in a structure that minimizes corrosion and Mn migration. The sensor can be constructed with a pinned layer structure that includes a lamination of layers of Co | 2009-11-19 |
20090284874 | SELF-ALIGNED PERPENDICULAR WRITER POLE AND FRONT SHIELD - A write pole structure includes a write pole having a tip region. A shield structure is spaced from the write pole by a gap at the tip region. The shield structure includes a front shield and a spacer layer on the back of the front shield. A yoke is formed on the write pole, and an end of the yoke is aligned with the back end of the spacer layer. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284875 | RECEPTACLE WITH ARC PROTECTION CIRCUITRY - An electrical receptacle includes at least one motion sensor for detecting movement of a blade of an electrical plug in the receptacle, an extraction detector operatively connected to the motion sensor for generating a signal in response to movement of the blade at a predetermined rate, a position detector operatively connected to the motion sensor for determining the position of the blade in the receptacle, a switch operatively connected to the extraction detector and the position detector for de-energizing the receptacle when the extraction detector detects extraction of the blade from the receptacle at a rate equal to or greater than the predetermined and wherein the extraction detector and switch are operative to de-energize the receptacle in less than six milliseconds when the extraction detector detects extraction of the blade from the receptacle at a rate equal to or greater than the predetermined rate. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284876 | Electric Power Converter - A voltage source converter including a string of series connected active semiconducting elements. The converter includes in case of an active semiconducting element failure a calculation element configured to calculate an operation dc voltage including a sum of dc ratings of each remaining active semiconducting element in the string, and a regulator configured to regulate the converter to assume the operation dc voltage over the converter. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284877 | Integrated Overload and Low Voltage Interrupt Module - A power management module for a winch system comprises an overload and low voltage interrupt module within a housing. The overload interrupt determines operating current for the winch system and provides an interrupt signal when the current is greater than a threshold. The low voltage interrupt determines voltage of a power source and provides an interrupt signal when the voltage is less than a threshold. A method of operating the power management module comprises determining operating current of the winch system with an overload interrupt module and voltage of a vehicle power source with a low voltage interrupt module. The overload and low voltage interrupt modules are located within a housing. The overload interrupt provides an interrupt signal when the operating current is greater than a threshold. The low voltage interrupt provides an interrupt signal when the voltage is less than a threshold. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284878 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUICKLY DISCHARGING AN AC RELAY - A system and method for quickly discharging an AC relay is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a circuit for discharging a relay coil a relay, the circuit including relay circuitry having a relay coil disposed across a rectifier circuit, wherein the relay coil is configured to actuate at least one load switch when sufficiently energized, relay release circuitry including suppression circuitry coupled across the relay coil, and isolation circuitry in series between the relay coil and the rectifier circuit, and control circuitry configured to provide a voltage to the rectifier circuit to energize the relay coil, wherein the isolation circuitry is configured to isolate the relay coil and suppression circuitry based on a signal from the control circuitry. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284879 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUICKLY DISCHARGING A DC RELAY - A system and method for quickly discharging a DC relay is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to circuit for discharging a relay coil, the circuit including a first suppression circuit coupled across a power source, a switch, a relay coil in series with the switch, wherein the relay coil and the switch are coupled across the power source, and a second suppression circuit coupled across the relay coil, wherein the relay coil is configured to actuate at least one load switch when sufficiently energized by the power source, wherein the first suppression circuit is configured to discharge energy stored in the relay coil, and wherein the second suppression circuit is configured to discharge energy stored in the relay coil. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284880 | Protection Device with Lockout Test - The present invention is directed to a protective device the includes a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals. A detection circuit is coupled to the plurality of line terminals. The detection circuit is configured to generate a sensor signal in response to an electrical perturbation propagating on the plurality of line terminals and/or the plurality of load terminals. A fault detection circuit is coupled to detection circuit. The fault detection circuit is configured to generate a fault detection signal when the electrical perturbation exceeds a predetermined level. An actuation assembly is coupled to the fault detection circuit. The actuation assembly is configured to generate a trip actuation in response to the fault detection signal. A circuit interrupter assembly is coupled to the fault detection circuit. The circuit interrupter assembly includes a set of movable contacts configured to be driven into a tripped state in response to the trip actuation and driven into a reset state in response to a reset actuation. A reset mechanism is coupled to the circuit interrupter assembly. The reset mechanism is configured to provide the reset actuation in response to a user reset input. A test assembly is coupled to the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals, the detection circuit, the actuation circuit and the reset mechanism. The test assembly includes a test circuit configured to generate a simulated electrical perturbation exceeding the predetermined level in response to a user test input. The test assembly also includes a test timing mechanism coupled to the reset mechanism. The test timing mechanism is configured to drive the circuit interrupter into the tripped state and disable the reset mechanism if any one of the detection circuit, fault detection circuit, actuation assembly, or circuit interrupter assembly fail before a predetermined time elapses such that the device is permanently inoperable. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284881 | PACKAGE LEVEL ESD PROTECTION AND METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductor package includes an electrostatic discharge rail capable of being coupled to a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact, a first portion of a voltage triggerable material between the electrostatic discharge rail and the first conductive contact; and a second portion of the voltage triggerable material between the electrostatic discharge rail and the second conductive contact. The first and second conductive contacts may be coupled to the same semiconductor device or different semiconductor devices. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284882 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - A surge protection circuit comprises a surge detection circuit | 2009-11-19 |
20090284883 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An electronic device having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and methods of fabricating the same. The electronic device can include an electronic element to be protected from electrostatic discharge. The electronic element can be installed on a substrate. The substrate can include a ground electrode disposed on the substrate, and a first element electrode disposed at a different level from the ground electrode on the substrate to overlap a part of the ground electrode and to electrically connect to the electronic element installed to the substrate. A dielectric layer can be disposed between the ground electrode and the first element electrode, wherein the ground electrode, the first element electrode and the dielectric layer disposed therebetween constitute an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284884 | VOLTAGE PULL-DOWN CIRCUIT - A voltage pull-down circuit electrically connected between two scan lines and a bus line includes a transistor and an electrostatic discharge protection device. Each transistor comprises a source, a drain, and a gate electrically connected to one of the scan lines. Each gate is connected to another scan line, the source, and the drain through the electrostatic discharge protection device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284885 | Semiconductor device with overcurrent protection circuit - A semiconductor device | 2009-11-19 |
20090284886 | POWER AMPLIFIER - A power amplifier for driving a load connected to an output terminal having an output transistor connected in parallel with a corresponding current detection path between the output terminal and a power supply. The detection path includes a switching device and a resistor connected in series, the switching device is turned on only during an on-state period of the corresponding output transistor, and the presence or absence of over-current generation is detected at the output transistors on the basis of a sensing signal obtained from a point connecting the switching device and the resistor. When over-current is detected, the operation of the output transistors is stopped to protect the amplifier. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284887 | Protective device - A device for protecting a radio frequency transmission line from transient voltages includes an inner conductor for transmitting communication signals of a desired frequency band and a grounded, coaxial outer conductor electrically insulated from the inner conductor by a pair of annular insulators. As one feature of the invention, a tap conductor for discharging transient voltages carried by the inner conductor that fall outside the desired frequency band is coupled at one end to the inner conductor through a press-fit connection. As another feature of the invention, a pair of high-quality contacts are mounted onto opposite ends of the outer conductor and serve, together with the inner conductor, as the only electrical contact surfaces for the protective device that transmit the desired communication signals. As another feature of the invention, each insulator has a constant outer diameter along the entirety of its length and a variable inner diameter. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284888 | DC AND RF PASS BROADBAND SURGE SUPPRESSOR - A surge protection circuit to reduce capacitance inherent of standard diode packaging and to improve voltage clamping reaction speeds under high surge conditions. The surge protection circuit has a coil having a first end and a second end and a diode cell having a top layer, a center diode junction, and a bottom layer. The top layer is directly connected to the second end of the coil and the bottom layer is directly connected to a ground. The diode cell has no wire leads. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284889 | Relay controller for controlling an excitation current of a relay - The invention relates to a relay controller ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090284890 | Mechanism and Method for Permanent Magnet Degaussing - A system for degaussing magnetic media includes a media transport carousel mounted to move in a first direction into the system and through a magnetic field generator and to move in a second direction through the magnetic field generator and out of the system. An automatically reversible transmission transmits via a plurality of gears rotational force from an input shaft in a first rotational direction to drive the drive element and the media transport carousel in a first direction. The automatically reversible transmission is configured to transmit via a second plurality of gears the rotational force from the input shaft in the first direction to drive the drive element to move the media transport carousel in a second direction opposite of the first direction. A media rotation assembly automatically rotates the media transport carousel after it passes a distance through the magnetic field generator. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284891 | LOW POWER SOLENOID CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A low power solenoid control circuit including a power source in series with a sensing element and a first diode, an inductor to actuate a valve, an energy storage device to store and discharge energy into the inductor, diodes to control current flow, and switches and a controller to control the circuit. The circuit may be operated by closing a first switch, thereby allowing a source current to flow through an inductor; opening the first switch, thereby forcing a charge current to flow through an energy storage device utilizing the inductance of the inductor; repeating these steps until the energy storage device is sufficiently charged; and upon command, closing a second switch, thereby forcing a discharge current to flow from the energy storage device to the inductor causing the inductor to produce an actuating magnetic field thereby actuating a mechanical valve. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284892 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATOR - A semiconductor device applies a hold voltage Vhold to an upper electrode of an electrostatic actuator and a ground voltage to a lower electrode. After the semiconductor device sets the voltage of the lower electrode to a test voltage Vtest, it eliminates the hold voltage Vhold from the upper electrode and places the voltage of the upper electrode in a high impedance state. The potential difference between the upper electrode and the lower electrode is set to Vhold−Vtest=Vmon. Thereafter, the voltage of the lower electrode is returned to the ground voltage. Whether the electrostatic actuator is placed in an open state or in a closed state is determined by measuring the capacitance between the electrodes based on the amount of drop of the voltage of the upper electrode due to capacitance coupling at the time. With this operation, the state of the electrostatic actuator can be simply and accurately determined, and when it is determined that charging and the like occur to the electrostatic actuator, it can be promptly returned to a normal operation state. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284893 | Electrostatic chuck - An electrostatic chuck of the invention includes a ceramic dielectric made of a sintered body containing alumina and titanium oxide, with maximum particle size of segregation bodies of titanium compounds being smaller than average particle size of alumina, the ceramic dielectric having a volume resistivity of 10 | 2009-11-19 |
20090284894 | Electrostatic chuck - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided an electrostatic chuck comprising an electrode, and a surface layer activated by a voltage in the electrode to form an electric charge to electrostatically clamp a substrate to the electrostatic chuck. The surface layer includes a plurality of protrusions extending to a height above portions of the surface layer surrounding the protrusions to support the substrate upon the protrusions during electrostatic clamping of the substrate. The protrusions are substantially equally spaced across the surface layer as measured by a center to center distance between pairs of neighboring protrusions. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284895 | Radio frequency tunable capacitors and method of manufacturing using a sacrificial carrier substrate - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising manufacturing capacitors by creating a wafer using a substrate as a sacrificial carrier for the construction of said capacitor; and removing said sacrificial carrier wafer once said capacitor processing is complete. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284896 | LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A laminated ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic element and two external electrodes on both end surfaces of the ceramic element. The ceramic element includes a function part and lead parts thinner than the function part. Internal electrode layers are provided facing each other via a ceramic layer therebetween in the function part. The internal electrode layers are drawn out of the function part in the lead part. The external electrode includes an extended part and a curled part. The extended part is formed from the lead part through the function part on the main face. On the main face, the part of the extended part in the lead part is lower than the part of the function part. The curled part is formed from the end face of the ceramic element through the surface of the part of the extended part in the lead part on the main face. | 2009-11-19 |
20090284897 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND COLLECTIVE COMPONENT - A collective component has a first region that intersects a conductive paste film for external terminal electrodes in a break line in which break leading holes are arranged and a second region that does not intersect a conductive paste film for external terminal electrodes in the break line. The first break leading holes are formed in the first region so as not to reach the second region. The second break leading holes are formed only in the second region or from the second region to a portion of the first region. The pitch of the first break leading holes is wider than the pitch of the second break leading holes. | 2009-11-19 |