48th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090290237 | LENS ASSEMBLY AND LENS MODULE INCORPORATING THE SAME - An exemplary lens assembly comprises a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a first central portion, a first peripheral portion surrounding the first central portion and a stepped portion. The stepped portion has a first step upwardly extending from the first peripheral portion and a second step upwardly extending from the first step. The first step has an inner side surface, an outer side surface, and a top surface. The second step has a side surface adjoining the top surface. The second lens includes a second central portion, a second peripheral portion surrounding the second central portion and a protrusion extending downwardly from the second peripheral portion. The protrusion has an engaging surface and a bottom surface adjoining the engaging surfaces. The protrusion is engaged with the stepped portion in a manner that the bottom surface is in contact with the top surface. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290238 | Lens Device for Image Magnification - A lens device includes a control unit, an objective lens, an image sensor, a light source, a detecting unit, and a tube assembly. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290239 | LENS MODULE - An exemplary lens module includes a barrel, a lens received in the barrel, and a ring-shaped fastening member. The barrel includes a supporting portion at a first end thereof and an internal thread formed at an opposite second end. The ring-shaped fastening member includes a side surface and an external thread formed on the side surface. The ring-shaped fastening member is received in the barrel and threadedly engaged with the barrel such that the lens is tightly fixed between the supporting portion of the barrel and the ring-shaped fastening member. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290240 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a lens barrel, a first lens, a plurality of first electro-active polymer (EAP) units and a plurality of second EAP units. The first lens is suspended in the lens barrel by the plurality of first EAP units and second EAP units. The lens barrel receives a second lens, a spacer and a third lens. The second lens and the third lens are spaced apart by the spacer. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290241 | LENS UNIT - A lens unit includes a moveable section and an elastic element. The moveable section includes a lens barrel, a lens received in the lens barrel and a magnet fixedly mounted around the lens barrel. The moveable section is configured to telescopically move along an optical axis direction of the lens. The elastic element includes an attachment portion connecting with the moveable section, a holding portion for holding the movable section, and a plurality of elastic ribs capable of being elastically deformed during the telescopic movement of the moveable section. The elastic ribs of the elastic element are configured to restrain a movement of the moveable section, whereby the moveable section can stop at a focal position when an elastic force generated by the deformation of the at least one elastic rib is equal to a force for causing the moveable section to have the telescopic movement. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290242 | Lens actuation device, optical system and camera - A lens actuation device for an optical system includes a housing, a carrier at least partially installed in the housing, and a plurality of transducers arranged around the carrier in the housing. All the transducers are coupled with the mount, and at least one transducer includes at least one magnet and at least one coil. At least one transducer includes at least one yoke. All the transducers when powered on may generate independent or consistent movement to cause the mount to make linear movement, rotation, or both relative to the housing. An optical system adopting the lens actuation device and a camera using the same are also presented. The device of the present invention uses the transducers to drive the carrier, such that the lens set is driven to make linear movement, rotation, or both, thereby achieving the flexible manipulation of the lens. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290243 | Lens transfer device and camera module having the same - Provided is a lens transfer device including a housing; a coil that is installed on the circumference of the housing; a lens barrel that is installed inside the housing and has a lens group embedded therein; and an actuator that is installed in one side of a direction where the lens barrel is linearly transferred, and of which the shape is recovered by a magnetic field generated through the coil so as to linearly transfer the lens barrel. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290244 | MICROMIRROR ARRAY LENS WITH SELF-TILTED MICROMIRRORS - A Micromirror Array Lens with self-tilted micromirrors comprising a plurality of self-tilted micromirrors and configured to form a designed optical surface profile by self-tilted micromirrors. Each self-tilted micromirror comprises a substrate, at least one stiction plate configured to be attracted to the substrate by adhesion force, a micromirror plate having a reflective surface, coupled to the stiction plate elastically and configured to have a required motion when the stiction plate is attracted to the substrate, and at least one pivot structure disposed between the substrate and the micromirror plate and configured to provide a tilting point or area for the motion of the micromirror plate. The designed optical surface profile determines the required motion of the micromirror plate and a surface profile shape memory is built in the structure of the micro-mechanical elements of the self-tilted micromirrors so that each micromirror plate has the required motion. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290245 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A data storage device includes: a recording medium that has two or more system data recording areas where system data are recorded on a multiple basis, and a user data recording area where user data is recorded; a head that writes and reads data into and from the recording medium; and a system data update control section that causes the head to update the system data on the recording medium. The system data update control section causes the head to record new system data on a multiple basis in another sub-record area that is alternately selected at each update to the new system data over the two or more system data recording areas when each the two or more system data recording areas is divided into two sub-record areas, and read the new system data from the another sub-record area to confirm that the new system data is recorded correctly. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290246 | Method for testing performance of a magnetic head slider - A method for testing performance of a magnetic head slider includes the steps of: (1) rotating the disk and positioning the slider over the rotating disk at an initial fly-height; (2) exciting the fly-height actuator to make the slider touch the disk and recording a touch down spacing of the read head of the slider; (3) backing off the slider at a predetermined backoff amount from the disk; (4) testing dynamic performance of the slider to obtain a reference value which is related to the spacing between the disk and the slider; (5) varying the initial fly-height of the slider; (6) repeating the steps (2) to (4) with the backoff amount fixed; and (7) calculating a dynamic fly-height gamma ratio based at least in part on the recorded touch down spacing and the obtained reference values. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290247 | Abnormality determining apparatus - In a RAID apparatus, an error determining processing unit determines whether an HDD is normal based on an error determining condition obtained from an amount of increase of NON MEDIUM ERROR COUNT and the number of accesses memorized on a control table, and detects the HDD with abnormal performance. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290248 | PRESSING HEAD STRUCTURE FOR TESTING KEY DURABILITY - A pressing head structure ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290249 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND STORAGE APPARATUS MANAGEMENT METHOD - There is provided a management apparatus of a storage apparatus. The management apparatus includes an acquisition determination section that determines whether predetermined identification information can be acquired or not from a mounting apparatus that mounts at least one storage apparatus and has at least one predetermined identification information assigned thereto, and a failure determination section that determines, based on a determination result of the acquisition determination section, an access failure to the storage apparatus mounted in the mounting apparatus has been caused due to a failure of the storage apparatus itself or an interruption of a power supply to the mounting apparatus. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290250 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE - A discrete track-type magnetic recording medium ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290251 | HARD-DISK DRIVE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE HARD-DISK DRIVE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE HARD-DISK DRIVE - A hard-disk drive. The hard-disk drive includes a magnetic-recording disk having a plurality of tracks formed thereon. The hard-disk drive also includes a magnetic-recording head configured to be positioned over a target track selected from the plurality of tracks and configured to write data to and to read data from the target track. Moreover, the hard-disk drive includes a range-definer configured to define an allowed range of a position error of the magnetic-recording head corresponding to the target track. In addition, the hard-disk drive includes a write-enabler configured to determine whether writing data by the magnetic-recording head is allowed based on the position error of the magnetic-recording head with respect to the target track and the allowed range that is calculated from data read out by the magnetic-recording head. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290252 | INFORMATION MEMORY DEVICE - A control circuit which controls recording of data in a disk recording medium in an information memory device provided with the disk recording medium that rotates and has tracks of plural data sectors; a head that relatively moves along the tracks; and a recording section that records data in plural data sectors by using the head, the control circuit including: a detection section which detects whether the head is positioned at a track where a recording target exists; and a control section which makes the recording section record the data if the head is positioned at the track; or interrupts the recording if the head runs off from the track; and resumes the recording from a data sector subsequent to the data sector where the head is again positioned at the track and begins recording in the interrupted data sector when the head is rotated to the interrupted data sector. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290253 | SERVO INFORMATION CORRECTING METHOD - A operation of storing a post code, which is read from each servo frame on a target track of a disk recording medium, in a memory if an on-track condition for determining that a head is controlled to be positioned on the target track is satisfied is executed. Next, a operation of using the post code, which is stored in the memory, for a correction of a demodulation position if the post code corresponding to each servo frame is stored in the memory and the on-track condition is satisfied in the correction of the demodulation position in each servo frame is executed. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290254 | CONTROLLING DEVICE, MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM, STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OFFSET AMOUNT - A magnetic storage medium has tracks and guard bands magnetically separating adjacent tracks. The tracks and the guard bands are alternately and concentrically disposed. The tracks includes a plurality of data tracks in which data can be written and from which data can be reproduced and servo patterns disposed between the data tracks and allowing reproduction of positional information of the data tracks. The magnetic storage medium includes an offset-amount measurement area in which traverse tracks are formed so as to traverse adjacent tracks via each of the guard bands so that writing regarding offset measurement data for measuring an offset amount between a storage element and a reproducing element of a magnetic head unit is allowed at a center position of the storage element. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290255 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA AND MAGNETIC READ/WRITE DEVICE - A manufacturing method which is capable of easily and inexpensively manufacturing discrete track-type magnetic recording media is provided. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290256 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING EXCHANGE-SPRING TYPE MEDIUM WITH A LATERAL COUPLING LAYER FOR INCREASING INTERGRANULAR EXCHANGE COUPLING IN THE LOWER MAGNETIC LAYER - A perpendicular magnetic recording system and medium has a multilayered recording layer that includes an exchange-spring structure and a ferromagnetic lateral coupling layer (LCL). The exchange-spring structure is made up of two ferromagnetically exchange-coupled magnetic layers (MAG | 2009-11-26 |
20090290257 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR RECORDING AND MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - To enable high density recording, improvements to the distribution of the magnetic field originating from a perpendicular recording magnetic head with a narrow track width, high resolution, and narrow erase width were made. According to one embodiment, a perpendicular recording magnetic head is provided with a write head which comprises a main pole layer, an auxiliary pole layer, a first subsidiary pole layer, a second subsidiary pole layer, a pedestal-like soft magnetic layer and a coil. Trailing and leading throat heights are controlled so as to make the trailing throat height shorter than the leading throat height wherein the trailing throat height is the throat height of the main pole layer's medium-tracking trailing side (top side as viewed in the film thickness direction) while the leading throat height is the throat height of the main pole layer's medium-tracking leading side (bottom side as viewed in the film thickness direction). | 2009-11-26 |
20090290258 | STORAGE DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH RAMP MECHANISM - In a load/unload type disk drive, when a head for reading/writing information on a disk is retracted outside the disk by a swing arm at the time of stopping the operation of the disk drive, a ramp mechanism holds a lift tab provided at the tip of the swing arm, wherein the ramp mechanism comprises a holding member for holding the lift tab and a mounting member for mounting the holding member thereon, the mounting member having a guide capable of adjusting the mounting position. The holding member mounted on the mounting member is tentatively fastened thereto, with provisions made to be able to adjust the position of the thus mounted holding member by moving it along the guide in a direction conforming to the rotational path of the holding member. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290259 | MAGNETIC HEAD WITH DELAYED CONNECTION HEATER SHUNTING - A slider structure that allows a grounded heater element to be employed, while also allowing a decision of whether the slider is to be an “up” slider or a “down” slider to be made in a late stage in the formation of the slider. The slider includes electrical contact pads for making electrical connection with the heater element. The slider also includes a dedicated ground path formed on the slider body at a location that is removed from either of the first and second contact pads, ground path providing electrical connectivity to the slider body. At a late stage in the manufacture of the read and write head, a determination can be made as to which contact pad is to be a ground pad, and that pad can be electrically connected with the ground path. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290260 | SYSTEMS HAVING COMPONENTS COUPLED WITH ELECTROSTATIC DISSIPATIVE ADHESIVE - A system in one embodiment includes a substrate; a thin film structure coupled to the substrate, the thin film structure comprising at least one of read transducers and write transducers; a closure; and an electrostatically dissipative adhesive coupling the closure to at least one of the thin film structure and the substrate. The adhesive comprises a mixture comprising: an adhesive material; and electrically conductive particles intermixed with the adhesive material, the electrically conductive particles being present in an amount between 0 and about 10% by weight of a total weight of the mixture. The closure defines at least a portion of a tape bearing surface. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290261 | CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY AND DISK DRIVE - A carriage block body is coupled to a support shaft for relative rotation. A carriage arm extends from the carriage block body along an imaginary plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support shaft. A head suspension is attached to the tip end of the carriage arm. A wiring extends outside the contour of the head suspension along the side of the carriage arm. A projection protrudes from the side of the carriage arm. An adhesive is utilized to bond the wiring to the projection. Even though airflow generated along the surface of a rotating disk medium collides against the carriage arm, the wiring is reliably prevented from fluttering outside the contour of the head suspension. The vibration of the wiring is thus significantly suppressed. The carriage arm is prevented from vibrating. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290262 | CARRIAGE ARM ASSEMBLY, DISK DRIVE AND PRESSER MEMBER - A carriage arm assembly includes: a carriage arm that holds a head slider and a head IC communicating with the head slider and has a first engagement part between the head slider and the head IC; a signal relay member that are provided on the carriage arm and relays signals between the head slider and the head IC; and a presser member that has a second engagement part engaged with the first engagement part and is attached to the carriage arm by engaging the first and second engagement parts with each other, the signal relay member being held by a projection provided in one of the carriage arm and the presser member and a recess that is provided in the other and is engaged with the projection. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290263 | Piezoelectric element and manufacturing method thereof, head gimbal assembly, and disk drive device with the same - A piezoelectric element comprises a first laminated structure body and a second laminated structure body. Side surfaces of the first and the second laminated structure bodies that are parallel to a laminating direction both have at least a portion etched to form a recess so that a step distance is formed between sides of the two adjacent electrode layers that are parallel to the laminating direction. The design of the step distance of the present invention increases insulation resistance between the two adjacent electrode layers on the opposite surfaces of the piezoelectric layer, lowers reject rate, and reduce manufacture cost. The first and the second laminated structure bodies are symmetrically laminated and bonded together, thus optimizing force balancing performance. The recess of the first and second laminated structure body may be filled with insulation resin, which also increases insulation resistance between the two adjacent electrode layers of the piezoelectric layer. The present invention also discloses a method of manufacturing a PZT element, a HGA with the PZT element and a disk drive unit having such HGA. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290264 | MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE OF THE CPP TYPE, AND MAGNETIC DISK SYSTEM - The invention provides a magnetoresistive device of the CPP (current perpendicular to plane) structure, comprising a magnetoresistive unit, and a first, substantially soft magnetic shield layer positioned below and a second, substantially soft magnetic shield layer positioned above, which are located and formed such that the magnetoresistive effect is sandwiched between them from above and below, with a sense current applied in the stacking direction. The magnetoresistive unit comprises a nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and a first ferromagnetic layer and a second ferromagnetic layer stacked and formed such that said nonmagnetic intermediate layer is sandwiched between them. At least one of the first shield layer positioned below and the second shield layer positioned above is configured in a framework form having a planar shape (X-Y plane) defined by the width and length directions of the device. The framework has a front frame-constituting portion located on a medium opposite plane side in front and near where the magnetoresistive unit is positioned, and any other frame portion. The any other frame portion partially comprises a combination of a nonmagnetic gap layer with a bias magnetic field-applying layer. The bias magnetic field-applying layer is constructed by repeating the stacking of a multilayer unit at least twice or up to | 2009-11-26 |
20090290265 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC DISK UNIT - The magnetic head having shielding layers is capable of preventing fluctuation of output caused by magnetic domain structures of the shielding layers, stabilizing the output, restraining variation of products and improving production yield. The magnetic head comprises: shielding layers for magnetically shielding a magnetoresistance effect reproducing element; hard films being located on the both sides of the magnetoresistance effect reproducing element as seen from a facing surface which faces a recording medium; and soft magnetic layers being composed of a soft magnetic material, the soft magnetic layers being located on the both sides of the shielding layers as seen from the facing surface. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290266 | Spin Valve Magnetoresistive Device With Conductive-Magnetic Material Bridges In A Dielectric Or Semiconductor Layer Alternatively Of Magnetic Material - Magnetoresistive device comprising a spin valve formed from a stack of layers including at least two magnetic layers for which a relative orientation of their magnetisation directions are capable varying under influence of a magnetic field; at least one discontinuous dielectric or semiconducting layer with electrically conducting bridges at least partially passing through a thickness of the dielectric or semiconducting layer, the bridges configured to locally concentrate current that passes transversely through the stack; and means for circulating a current in the spin valve transverse to the plane of the layers, characterised in that the dielectric or semiconducting layer with electrically conducting bridges is arranged inside one of the magnetic layers. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290267 | Magnetic Recording and Reproducing Apparatus with Thin-Film Magnetic Head Having Microwave Magnetic Exciting Function - A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus with a thin-film magnetic head having microwave magnetic exciting function, includes a metal housing, a magnetic recording medium, arranged in the metal housing, having a magnetic recording layer, and a thin-film magnetic head, arranged in the metal housing, having a write magnetic field production unit and a resonance magnetic field production unit. The write magnetic field production unit produces, in response to a write signal, a write magnetic field to be applied into the magnetic recording layer, and the resonance magnetic field production unit produces, in response to a microwave excitation signal, a resonance magnetic field with a frequency equal to or in a range near a ferromagnetic resonance frequency F | 2009-11-26 |
20090290268 | NONVOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC GATES AND ADDERS - Spin torque magnetic logic device having at least one input element and an output element. Current is applied through the input element(s), and the resulting resistance or voltage across the output element is measured. The input element(s) include a free layer and the output element includes a free layer that is electrically connected to the free layer of the input element. The free layers of the input element and the output element may be electrically connected via magnetostatic coupling, or may be physically coupled. In some embodiments, the output element may have more than one free layer. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290269 | Power converter - The objective of the present invention is to provide a power converter capable of not only boosting the voltage but also shutting-off the flowing current, by switching only the switch element. The power converter | 2009-11-26 |
20090290270 | OVERLOAD CONTROL OF AN ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM WITH UNKNOWN AVAILABILITY OF MECHANICAL POWER CAPACITY - A control system for an electrical power generation system (EPGS) provides overload protection without disconnecting a generator of the EPGS from an excessive electrical load. Available engine power and current levels of the electrical load are continuously measured and computed. A command voltage is calculated in real time that corresponds to a voltage required to sustain with the maximum available power. Output voltage of a generator of the EPGS is controlled at the calculated command voltage so that a power limit of the engine is not exceeded during electrical overload conditions. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290271 | Multi-chip module package including external and internal electrostatic discharge protection circuits, and/or method of making the same - Certain example embodiments disclosed herein relate to multi-chip module (MCM) packages that include external and internal electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, ESD protection circuits are located under the IO pads in the MCM package, the size of the internal dies' ESD circuits are reduced (e.g., by making them as small as possible in certain example implementations), and high-immunity ESD circuits are provided to the IO pads where they are exposed to the external environment. The external ESD protection circuits may provide a higher level of voltage protection than the internal ESD protection circuits. Thus, the external ESD protection circuits may provide shock protection from human body model shocks, whereas the internal ESD protection circuits may provide protection from machine or assembly model shocks. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290272 | Electrostatic discharge event protection for an integrated circuit - An integrated circuit | 2009-11-26 |
20090290273 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE HAVING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION FUNCTION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A light-emitting diode (LED) package having electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection function and a method of fabricating the same adopt a composite substrate to prepare an embedded diode and an LED, and use an insulating layer in the composite substrate to isolate some individual embedded diodes, such that the LED device has the ESD protection. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290274 | REMOVABLE MEMORY CARD - According to the present invention, the setting height position of a first terminal is set to be lower than the setting height position of a second terminal on the terminal formation surface of a printed substrate, so that the protection of an internal circuit and the transmission of a high-speed signal can be both achieved. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290275 | Fault Protection System and Method for an Electrical Power Distribution System - A fault protection system for an electrical power distribution system and a method of configuring and operating a fault protection system for an electrical power distribution system accepts device fault protection parameters, such as the time-current-characteristics (TCCs), of boundary devices, and selects and sets fault protection parameters for one or more fault protection devices, such as fault-interrupters, that thus coordinate with the boundary devices. Fault protection parameter selection for each fault protection device may occur automatically, and each device may reconfigure its fault protection parameters based upon changes in the electrical power distribution system, for example, as the result of fault isolation and/or service restoration. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290276 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT - The invention relates to an overvoltage protection device ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290277 | Relay driving module and an electronic device incorporating the same - A relay driving module is adapted for driving a latching relay, and includes a current limiting circuit, an energy storage component, and a switch circuit. The current limiting circuit is adapted for receiving a power signal, and draws an amount of current that does not exceed a current threshold from the power signal. The energy storage component is coupled electrically to the current limiting circuit for receiving the current from the current limiting circuit so as to store energy therein. The switch circuit is coupled electrically to the energy storage component, and is controlled by a control signal to selectively enable the energy storage component to discharge the energy stored therein so as to drive the latching relay. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290278 | CABLE HAVING ESD DISSIPATIVE LAYER ELECTRICALLY COUPLED TO LEADS THEREOF - A cable having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) dissipative layer in one embodiment includes a plurality of leads; an ESD dissipative layer; and a coupling layer between the leads and the ESD dissipative layer, the coupling layer electrically connecting each of the leads, individually, to the ESD dissipative layer. A cable having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) dissipative layer in another embodiment comprises at least 16 leads; an ESD dissipative layer; and a coupling layer between the leads and the ESD dissipative layer, the coupling layer electrically connecting each of the leads, individually, to the ESD dissipative layer. A method for fabricating a cable in one embodiment comprises coupling an electrostatic discharge (ESD) dissipative layer to a plurality of leads using a coupling layer between the leads and the ESD dissipative layer, the coupling layer electrically connecting each of the leads, individually, to the ESD dissipative layer. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290279 | GROUNDING ELECTRODE - Provided is an electrode having an insulating backing, a conductive path extending from a first major surface to a second major surface of the insulating backing, and an adhesive on at least one surface of the backing, wherein the electrode is attached to a grounding wire that is in electrical contact with the conductive path of the electrode. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290280 | LAMINATED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A laminated electronic component is configured to include substrate plating films disposed on outer surfaces of an electronic component main body through direct plating such that external terminal electrodes are connected to exposed portions of internal conductors (internal electrodes), and the average particle diameter of metal particles defining the substrate plating film is at least about 1.0 μm. The external terminal electrode includes at least one layer of an upper plating film disposed on the substrate plating film. The metal particles defining the substrate plating film are Cu particles. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290281 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor having external electrodes. Each of the external electrodes has a lower layer resistance electrode and an upper layer conductive electrode. A glass contained in the upper layer conductive electrode has a softening point higher than that of a glass contained in the lower layer resistance electrode by 20° C. or more. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290282 | MODULAR CHIP STACK AND PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY WITH VOLTAGE SEGMENTATION, REGULATION, INTEGRATED DECOUPLING CAPACITANCE AND COOLING STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - An electronic apparatus includes an electronic component electrically connected to a substrate positioned beneath the electronic component. A member includes a plurality of decoupling capacitors having different voltages, and the decoupling capacitors are electrically connected to the electronic component. A plurality of voltage planes in the member are electrically connected to the decoupling capacitors. The decoupling capacitors, via the voltage planes in the member, provide different voltages to the voltage planes and thus the electronic component. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290283 | Scalable Integrated Circuit High Density Capacitors - The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to from the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290284 | Electrical Component and External Contact of an Electrical Component - An electric component has a base body. A surface of the base body is provided with at least one first electrically conductive material layer and the first material layer is coated with a further electrically conductive material layer on the surface facing away from the base body. The material layers form at least part of an external contact that has a closed, porous, outer surface. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290285 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND MONOLITHIC CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic composition that is used for a monolithic ceramic capacitor, can be cofired with internal electrodes mainly composed of Ni at a temperature of 1200° C. or less, and has a high resistivity is provided. The dielectric ceramic composition is mainly composed of a tungsten bronze type complex oxide having a composition formula of (K | 2009-11-26 |
20090290286 | Mica capacitor and fabrication method of the same - The mica capacitor and fabrication method there for, resulting in parallely stacking basic laminates in which an electrode sheet is arranged between parallely stacked mica sheets to protrude in a zigzag manner, arranging an insulation plate in which the basic laminates are parallely stacked where the insulation plate protruding in a zigzag manner is formed between the basic laminates, and filling a conductor between insulation protrusions, whereby a parallel connection is implemented on the basic laminates themselves while a serial connection is implemented between the basic laminates, thereby enabling a provision of mica capacitor having a high voltage property. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290287 | ASYMMETRIC ELECTROCHEMICAL SUPERCAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The disclosure relates to asymmetric supercapacitors containing: a positive electrode comprising a current collector and a first active material selected from a layered double hydroxide of formula [M | 2009-11-26 |
20090290288 | Electrical energy storage devices with separator between electrodes and methods for fabricating the devices - Films of active electrode material, such as films made from carbon and fibrillized polymer, are attached to a porous separator. Outer surfaces of the films (i.e., surfaces opposite those adjoining the separator) are then covered with current collectors. The 5 resulting stack is usable in fabrication of electrical energy storage devices. The stack can be shaped as needed, connected to terminals, and immersed in an electrolytic solution to provide a double layer capacitor. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290289 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor and a manufacturing method thereof capable of reducing the ESR(Equivalent Series Resistance) and the ESL(Equivalent Series Inductance). | 2009-11-26 |
20090290290 | POROUS VALVE METAL THIN FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND THIN FILM CAPACITOR - Provided are a porous valve metal thin film having a great surface area, a method for the production thereof, and a thin film capacitor having a great capacity density utilizing the thin film as an anode. The porous valve metal thin film is produced by a method comprising: 1) a step of preparing a thin film in which a valve metal and a hetero-phase component have a particle diameter within a range of from 1 nm to 1 μm, and the valve metal and the hetero-phase component are uniformly distributed; 2) a step of subjecting the thin film to a heat treatment so as to adjust the particle diameter and to appropriately sinter the film; and 3) a step of removing the hetero-phase portion. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290291 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - [Problem] In a wound-type solid electrolytic capacitor, leakage current that is caused by separation of a hard coating film from the cathode is prevented from increasing. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290292 | CAPACITOR CHIP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a capacitor chip and a solid electrolytic capacitor, wherein in a capacitor chip in which one or more capacitor element is laminated on a metal lead frame to carry electricity and the whole is encapsulated with resin, a laminated body is located within a certain definite range. The present invention enables to increase the capacitance of a capacitor by broadening the allowable range of the total thickness of the laminated capacitor chips without generating defective appearance of the laminated solid electrolytic capacitor. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290293 | POWER SUPPLY FOR A COMPUTER DEVICE - A power supply includes a casing mounted in a computer housing, a power module disposed in the casing, and an electrical socket and a switch module embedded in an exposed side wall of the casing. The switch module includes an operating unit mounted movably in a mounting seat, and operable so as to move among a first position adjacent to the side wall, where two terminal units coupled respectively to the electrical socket and the power module disconnect electrically from each other such that the switch module is in an OFF mode, a second position distal from the side wall, and a third position between the first and second positions, where a conducting member contacts electrically the terminal units such that the switch module is in an ON mode. When the switch module is switched from the ON mode to the OFF mode, the operating unit is moved from the third position to the first position via the second position. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290294 | VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL FOR SHOCK PROTECTION IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This invention is directed to reducing the effect of shocks on electronic device components. The electronic device component may be surrounded by a boundary element operative to deform in response to impacts. By deforming, the boundary element may be operative to absorb energy received by the shock or impact without passing the energy on to the electronic device component. To maximize the effectiveness of the boundary element over a range of different impacts (e.g., strong, instantaneous impacts and weak impacts over time), a viscoelastic material may be used. The characteristic properties of the viscoelastic material may be selected based on expected impacts to the electronic device component. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290295 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body and a lid body. The main body includes a fixing portion and a rotating component received in the fixing portion. The lid body has a guide arm accommodating the fixing portion and engaging with the fixing portion via the rotating component. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290296 | SMALL LANYARD CONNECTOR FOR LOW PROFILE DEVICE - A miniaturized attachment mechanism for attaching a lanyard to a cell phone, MP3 player or other portable device having a hole in its outer casing is disclosed. The miniaturized attachment mechanism can have one end permanently fastened to a lanyard, and can include a spring-loaded ball detent within a hollow shaft. The hollow shaft diameter can be about 3 millimeters or less, while the diameter of the ball within the hollow shaft can be about 2 millimeters or less. The hollow shaft can be inserted into the casing hole such that the ball detent secures the mechanism to the casing until a pin release is used. In another embodiment, the miniaturized attachment mechanism can include a 1 millimeter shaft having a groove at an insertable end, while the casing encloses a two hole E-ring mechanism adapted to lock onto the groove when the shaft is inserted into the casing hole. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290297 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POSITIONING STRUCTURE THEREOF - An electronic device includes a base, an intermediate member and a lens. The base includes a guiding portion, and a first, second and third connecting portions. The intermediate member includes a first, second and third engaging portions connected to the first, second and third connecting portions, respectively. The lens is disposed at a predetermined position via the intermediate member. When the first engaging portion situated in a first position is connected to the first connecting portion, the intermediate member has at least two degrees of freedom. When the intermediate member is positioned at a second position from the first position by the guide of the guiding portion, the second and third engaging portions are connected to the second and third connecting portions, wherein the intermediate member has zero degree of freedom, and the lens is disposed at the predetermined position via the intermediate member. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290298 | PORTABLE COMPUTER WITH PROJECTING FUNCTION - A portable computer with a projecting function includes a main body, a display module, a pivot, and a projection module. The display module is connected to the main body via the pivot and capable of rotating relative to the main body. The projection module is disposed on the pivot for projecting the information of the main body. The portable computer is, for example, a laptop computer, or a tablet computer. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290299 | FRAME-TYPE COMPUTER COOLING DEVICE - A frame-type computer cooling device for installation in a host computer is provided. The host computer has a heat-generating source and a slot compartment. The slot compartment communicates with the inside of the host computer and the outside of the host computer. The frame-type computer cooling device includes a frame and a cooling circulation device. The frame is insertedly disposed in the slot compartment and includes a receiving recess. The cooling circulation device includes an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve connected to one another by a pipeline filled with a coolant. The compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve are received in the receiving recess. The evaporator adjoins the heat-generating source. Accordingly, the cooling circulation device is easy to install, and heat dissipation of the heat-generating source is swift and efficient. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290300 | POWER-ON CIRCUIT FOR COMPUTER - A power-on circuit of a computer includes a heat sink, an SIO chip, a connector, a first electric switch, a second electric switch, and a third electric switch. When the heat sink is installed properly, the heat sink is grounded, and the first electric switch is turned off. After a power-on button is pressed down, a power supply on pin of the SIO chip sends a low level signal to turn off the second electric switch, the third electric switch is turned on, a power supply on pin of the connector is at a low level, and the computer is powered on. When the heat sink is installed improperly, the heat sink is not grounded, the first electric switch is turned on, the third electric switch is turned off, the power supply on pin of the connector is at a high level, and the computer cannot be powered on. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290301 | HEAT SINK FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device with a clip and a plate of thermally conductive material is disclosed. A first surface of the plate is attached to a surface of the electronic device. The clip is arranged on a second surface of the plate. Two ends of the clip clasp the electronic device and the plate at opposed edges of the electronic device, pressing the plate to the electronic device. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290302 | SLIDE MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A slide mechanism used in a mobile device includes a main plate, a slide plate, at least one undeformable slider, and at least one guide. The slide plate is installed on the main plate and slidable relative to the main plate. The slider is securely attached to the slide plate, and the guide is securely attached to the main plate, deformably moving the slider along. When the slide plate slides along the main plate, the slider compresses the guide, thereby generating deformation of the guide and sliding the slide plate along the main plate. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290303 | BATTERY COVER LATCH MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A battery cover latch mechanism ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290304 | BATTERY COVER LATCH MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A battery cover latch mechanism ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290305 | ENTRAINMENT HEATSINK USING ENGINE BLEED AIR - An entrainment heatsink system and method using distributed micro jets. Such a system and/or method utilize a pressurized primary flow through arrays of micro nozzles to entrain a much larger secondary flow to carry heat away from the heatsink. The bleed air from an aircraft engine represents an ideal pressurized air source for the primary flow with respect to such a heatsink. As such, the needed high-pressure primary flow is very small and can be delivered via thin air hoses, which has the flexibility to reach constraint spaces. In addition to the entrainment effect, the distributed micro jets also induce a high level of turbulence in the heatsink, significantly enhancing heat transfer and cooling performance. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290306 | HEAT DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - A heat dissipating assembly capable of being placed between a circuit board and a casing of an electronic device includes a fan assembly and a bracket. The fan assembly is mounted on the circuit board. The fan assembly includes an enclosure defining a chamber and an opening at a side wall thereof, along with a blower received in the chamber. The bracket is located between the fan assembly and the casing of the electronic device. The bracket has a side wall thereof defining a cutout connected with the chamber. The cutout and the opening of the enclosure are defined at two different sides of the heat dissipating assembly. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290307 | CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A centrifugal blower includes a housing, a stator and a rotor. The housing includes a base plate defining an air inlet therein and a sidewall extending upwardly from a periphery of the base plate. The sidewall defines an air outlet therein. The base plate includes a supporting portion disposed in the air inlet. The supporting portion protrudes downwardly beyond a bottom surface of the base plate and connects with the base plate via a plurality of ribs extending radially outwardly and upwardly from a periphery of the supporting portion toward the base plate. The stator is mounted on the supporting portion and the rotor is rotatably disposed around the stator. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290308 | Heat sink for chips - A heat sink includes a first heat dispensing unit including multiple heat dispensing plates between which chips are clamped therebetween. A base board has a first extension portion and a second extension portion extending from two ends thereof. A second heat dispensing unit is fixed on a top of the base board. A first clamping member is integrally connected to the first extension portion and a second clamping member is removably connected to the second extension portion. The first and second clamping members connect the base board to the first heat dispensing unit. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290309 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A securing device includes a securing member defining a securing hole, and a fastener. The fastener includes a spring, and a bolt having a main portion, a bottom fixing portion, and a top head portion. The securing hole includes an inner portion and an outer portion extending horizontally from the inner portion to an outside. A width of the outer portion is smaller than the fixing portion and larger than the main portion. The main portion enters into the inner portion through the outer portion. The fixing portion abuts against a bottom of the securing member. The spring is compressed between a top of the securing member and the head portion. A concave is depressed from the securing member and surrounds the inner portion. A lower portion of the spring is fittingly received in the concave. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290310 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A HEAT-GENERATING COMPONENT - A structure for mounting a heat-generating component includes a circuit board on which a heat-generating component is mounted, a base on which the circuit board is disposed upright, a cover having thermal conductivity, a heat-conductive member electrically isolated from the heat-generating component and a heat transfer plate. The heat transfer plate is attached to the circuit board so as to extend in the sliding direction of the cover to cover a surface of the heat-conductive member. The cover presses the heat transfer plate by an inner surface thereof against the heat-conductive member in a direction perpendicular to the heat-conductive member so that the heat-generating component is thermally connected to the inner surface of the cover through the heat-conductive member and the heat transfer plate. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290311 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting assembly includes first and second brackets. The first bracket is capable of receiving storage devices therein, and includes a first board. The first board includes a first end, and a blocking piece. The second bracket is capable of receiving storage devices therein, and includes a second board. The second board includes a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. The second board has first and second positions. At the first position, the second bracket is received in the first bracket, the first end engages with the first protrusion to prevent the second bracket form moving toward a first direction, and the blocking piece engages with the second protrusion to prevent the second bracket form moving toward a second direction opposite to the first direction. At the second position, the second bracket is departed from the first bracket. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290312 | MODULAR RACKS AND METHODS OF USE - A structural configuration and methods. A structural configuration includes a support structure having at least one module supporting a computer server disposed therein. Each module includes at least one support member separating the module from each adjacent module. The support member is configured to transmit simultaneously both power and data. A method for connecting servers includes placing a first server inside a first module which includes a first structural member configured to conduct both electrical power and data to the first server. A second server is placed inside a second module which includes a second structural member. The second module is placed on top of the first module. The first member supports the second module and separates the second module from the first module, resulting in the first member connecting to the second member. A method for using a computer support structure is also included. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290313 | DATA CARD - A data card includes a casing provided with a circuit board therein. One end of the casing is provided with a plug electrically connected with the circuit board. The data card further includes a connecting part and a cap part. One end of the connecting part is connected with the casing, while the other end is connected with the cap part. The cap part can cover the plug. An antenna which is electrically connected with the circuit board is provided on the connecting part and/or the cap part. The invention mainly use in wireless data signal receiving or transmitting device. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290314 | Environmental Protection Coating System and Method - A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board having an outer surface, the outer surface being configured with a plurality of discrete electrical components that are each manufactured independently of one another. The circuit board assembly further includes a domed lid enclosure disposed over one of the plurality of discrete electrical components and an additional dielectric coating overlying the outer surface and the domed lid enclosure. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290315 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - In a communication device, a ground plane disposed on the upper or lower surface of a board or inside the board includes a first ground region disposed on a semiconductor circuit and connected thereto, and a second ground region disposed under an amplifier-and connected thereto. The first ground region and the second ground region do not overlap with each other. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290316 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes a mounting portion on which a dual core processor including two processor cores in a single chip can be mounted, power supply lines, ground lines, and a first layered capacitor and a second layered capacitor that are independently provided for each of the processor cores, respectively. Accordingly, even when the electric potentials of the processor cores instantaneously drop, an instantaneous drop of the electric potential can be suppressed by action of the layered capacitors corresponding to the processor cores, respectively. In addition, even when the voltage of one of the processor cores varies, the variation in the voltage does not affect the other processor core, and thus malfunctioning does not occur. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290317 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, METHOD OF FABRICATING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A printed circuit board has capacitors, a grounding wiring pattern having a bonding surface on which a semiconductor device is bonded, and a contact surface located opposite from the bonding surface thereof and coupled to first electrodes of the capacitors, and a power supply wiring pattern having a bonding surface on which the semiconductor device is bonded, and a contact surface located opposite from the bonding surface thereof and coupled to second electrodes of the capacitors. The grounding and power supply wiring patterns are alternately arranged in a predetermined direction, and the capacitors are coupled in parallel with respect to the grounding and power supply wiring patterns. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290318 | Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing the same - A printed wiring board includes a first substrate having a recess portion and multiple conductors, a second substrate having multiple conductors and inserted in the recess portion of the first substrate such that the first substrate has a surface exposing at least a portion of a surface of the second substrate. The multiple conductors in the first substrate is electrically connected to the multiple conductors in the second substrate, and the second substrate has density of the conductors which is higher than density of the conductors of the first substrate. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290319 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING IN SMALL-FORM-FACTOR DEVICE - In a device having a circuit board bearing one or more components requiring electromagnetic shielding, and having a subassembly with a conductive backplane, the circuit board is mounted beneath that backplane. Each component or group of components requiring shielding is surrounded by a grounded shielding can having an open top. Conductive spring fingers, aligned with the walls of the can, are formed in or on the backplane. When the device is assembled, the backplane closes the can. The spring fingers press against, or interengage with, the tops of the can walls, electrically bridging any gap resulting from assembly tolerances. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290320 | Structure for blocking an electromagnetic interference, wafer level package and printed circuit board having the same - A structure for blocking electromagnetic interference (EMI) may include at least one electromagnetic wave inducing member and an electromagnetic wave filtering member. The at least one electromagnetic wave inducing member may be provided to an electronic device to induce an electromagnetic wave applied to the electronic device. The electromagnetic wave filtering member may be provided to the electronic device to filter the electromagnetic wave induced by the at least one electromagnetic wave inducing member. Thus, the electromagnetic wave filtering member may remove the electromagnetic wave concentrated on the at least one electromagnetic wave inducing member, so that the electromagnetic wave applied to the electronic device may be effectively removed. As a result, circuits in the electronic device may be protected from the EMI. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290321 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE MEMBER - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a rigid height-adjustable member. The insulative housing defines a mating face, a back face, at least a lengthwise slot on the mating face, and a plurality of passageways extending through the housing from the mating face to the back face. Each of the terminals received in the respective passageways of the insulative housing comprises a contact portion extending into the slot, a retention portion secured in a corresponding passageway of the insulative housing, a mounting end, an S-shaped bellowed portion between said retention portion and the mounting end and configured to extend out of the back face of the insulative housing. The rigid height-adjustable member is supportably mounted onto the housing to lift up the housing to a predetermined height. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290322 | ENCLOSURE OPERABLE BETWEEN UNLOCKED AND LOCKED STATES AND INCLUDING A SWITCH DEVICE - An enclosure includes a cover body for covering a housing, and a switch device that includes a lock plate connected pivotally to the cover body and connected to an operating plate mounted movably on the cover body via a connecting bolt extending through the operating plate, the cover body and an inclined guide slot in the lockplate. To switch the enclosure from a locked state, where the lock plate engages a retaining recess in the housing, to an unlocked state, where the lock plate extends into a notch in the housing, the operating plate is moved in a direction so that the lock plate is rotated to disengage the retaining recess, and the cover body is then moved in the direction until the lock plate extends into the notch. When the lock plate extends into the notch, removal of the cover body is allowed. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290323 | LED LIGHT MATRIX EQUIPPED WITH IMPULSE MEANS - The invention relates to a LED light matrix ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290324 | SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION TRAILER - A safety trailer has semi-tractor hitches at both ends and a safety wall that is fixed to one side of the trailer. That side, however, can be changed to the right or left side of the road, depending on the end to which the truck attaches. A caboose can be attached at the end of the trailer opposite the tractor to provide additional lighting and impact protection. Optionally, the trailer can be equipped with overhead protection, lighting, ventilation, onboard hydraulics, compressors, generators and other equipment, as well as related fuel, water, storage and restroom facilities and other amenities. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290325 | FLUORESCENT SUBSTANCE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A fluorescent substance which excels in light-emitting characteristics and versatility, and which can emit light stably, and a lamp using the same are provided at a low cost. Such a fluorescent substance consists of a fluorescent substance which mainly consists of a garnet structure and an element of group V added thereto. Preferably, the fluorescent substance includes a fluorescent substance having a garnet structure in which yttrium.aluminum.garnet (Y | 2009-11-26 |
20090290326 | COLOR SELECTION INTERFACE FOR AMBIENT LIGHTING - A color selection interface and a method for selectively modulating a color output of a lighting system, wherein the color selection interface provides control of the color output of the lighting system and a real-time color feedback to a user is disclosed. The color selection interface includes a user interface having a rotary encoder adapted to transmit an encoder output representing a direction of rotation of the rotary encoder, wherein the user interface provides a direct control of an initiation, a stopping, and a morphing speed of a color morphing mode, and a controller in electrical communication with the light source and the user interface, wherein the controller is adapted to receive the encoder output and control the color output of the lighting system in response to the encoder output. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290327 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes a receiving member comprising a bottom plate, a first sidewall portion substantially perpendicularly connected to a first end of the bottom plate, and a second sidewall portion substantially perpendicularly connected to a second end of the bottom plate, the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion facing each other, wherein a plurality of through grooves are formed in the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion, and a plurality of light source units, each light source unit comprising a light-emitting region and an end region, the light-emitting region disposed between the first end and the second end of the bottom plate, the end region penetrating each of the through grooves, wherein each of the light source units is coupled to the receiving member. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290328 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A backlight device includes a main light guide plate, auxiliary light guide portions provided on the side of an opposed surface of the main light guide plate, and light sources arranged to emit light into the auxiliary light guide portions. A reflector is arranged to surround the introduction surface of the main light guide plate and the auxiliary light guide portions. Furthermore, an optical path forming member is provided on the inside of the reflector so as to form a dedicated optical path from the auxiliary light guide plate to the main light guide plate. Thereby, the light emitted from one auxiliary light guide portion is prevented from entering into another auxiliary light guide portion. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290329 | Chest Height Light Emitting Device - An illumination device worn at chest height to illuminate an area proximate to the wearer. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290330 | ILLUMINATED WRENCH SYSTEM - A tool system includes a first tool having a work area and a light source position inside the tool. The light source is adapted to illuminate the work area. A base has a first port, wherein the first tool can be mounted in the first port. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290331 | ILLUMINATING APPARATUS - An illuminating apparatus is mountable to a storage container including a lid member capable of assuming an open position and a closed position. The illuminating apparatus comprises at least one light source, a power supply source, a switching mechanism, and at least one sensing member. The at least one light source provides illumination. The power supply source supplies power to the at least one light source. The switching mechanism is configured to assume an on-position and an off-position for actuating the supply of power from the power supply source to the at least one light source. The at least one sensing member is capable of sensing the open position and the closed position of the lid member, when the switching mechanism is at the on-position and further capable of actuating the at least one light source for providing illumination on detecting the open position of the lid member. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290332 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a lighting system comprising a base part ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290333 | BATTERY OPERATED RECHARGEABLE LIGHT - A battery operated rechargeable portable light may comprise: a light housing, a light source for producing light, a switch for selectively energizing the light source, charging contacts for receiving a DC voltage from a DC voltage source; and a DC charging circuit for coupling the DC voltage to a rechargeable battery. The DC charging circuit may apply a DC voltage of the given polarity to the rechargeable battery irrespective of the polarity of the DC voltage or the light may provide an indication of the presence and absence of the DC voltage, or both, e.g., by the light source producing light. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290334 | ELECTRIC SHOCK RESISTANT L.E.D. BASED LIGHT - A LED-based replacement light for a fluorescent socket is constructed such that an entirety of a radially outer portion of a tubular housing at least partially defined by a high-dielectric light transmitting portion is formed of a high-dielectric material. Forming a radially outer portion of the tubular housing of a high-dielectric material prevents a person handling the light from being shocked as a result of capacitive coupling occurring when the LED-based replacement light is installed one end at a time. A circuit board is in thermally conductive relation with the tubular housing, allowing for conduction of heat generated by the LEDs from a side of circuit board opposite the LEDs to the tubular housing for dissipation to the ambient environment. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290335 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device is disclosed. The lighting device can include a light bar and a base having an elongated groove shaped to receive the light bar. The light bar can be rotatable relative to the base around an axis substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the light bar. Rotation of the light bar around this axis can move the light bar into and out of the elongated groove, thus converting the lighting device between compact and expanded configurations. For greater maneuverability, the light bar can include a light source housing portion rotatable around an axis substantially parallel to the long axis of the light bar. The light source housing portion can include two or more light emitting diodes positioned along the long axis of the light bar. The lighting device can be used with a mounting sleeve shaped to receive, for example, one end of the base. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290336 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A light shielding mask | 2009-11-26 |