50th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080304148 | Binoculars having diopter adjustment - Binoculars include first and second lens barrels. A bridge interconnects the lens barrels. First and second optical systems are accommodated in respectively the lens barrels. First and second focus lenses are included in respectively the first and second optical systems, for focus adjustment by moving in an optical axis direction. An operation barrel is secured to the bridge, and externally rotatable and movable in the optical axis direction between a focus adjusting position and a diopter adjusting position. A focus adjuster with gear teeth and screw threads moves the first and second focus lenses simultaneously in the optical axis direction when the operation barrel is rotated in the focus adjusting position. A diopter adjuster, including gear teeth, an intermediate rod and screw threads, moves the second focus lens in the optical axis direction when the operation barrel is rotated in the diopter adjusting position. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304149 | DISCONTINUOUS OR VARIABLE THICKNESS GAIN MODIFICATION COATING FOR PROJECTION FILM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The present invention relates to projection films and methods of making the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a projection film whereby the microspheres exhibit improved alignment on the light exit surface and have alignment on the light entrance surface that varies according to the individual microsphere diameter. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a projection film that has the attributes of variable gain within the single projection film. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to an exposed microsphere projection film construction that provides modification of the head-on and angular pattern of light transmission (gain). | 2008-12-11 |
20080304150 | Screen and projection system using the same - A front screen with a simple construction provides a wide viewing angle towards the desired direction, realization of an image projection system. The front screen that is utilized in present invention comprising a directional diffusing layer that transmits and diffuses incoming light from a specified angular range and linearly transmits incoming light from other angles, and a light-reflection layer that provides reflecting elements that scatters and reflects light. Furthermore, the light-scattering field of the reflecting elements in the light-reflecting layer in the up and down direction differs to that in the left and right direction and provides an anisotropic scattering property. Thereby, the construction is adjusted to the viewing condition. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304151 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY - A stereoscopic image displaying apparatus including: an image generating section emitting right eye image light and left eye image light as linear polarized light having parallel polarization axes; and a polarization axis controlling plate that includes first and second polarizing regions that, when the right eye image light and the left eye image light are incident onto the first and second polarizing regions, emit the incident right eye image light and left eye image light, as linear polarized light having orthogonal polarization axes or circularly polarized light having rotated polarization axes in opposite directions, where each of the right eye image generating region and the left eye image generating region includes a red-color-filter pixel, a green-color -filter pixel, and a blue-color-filter pixel, and a retardation value of the polarization axis controlling plate is uneven for alleviating color of the linear polarized light and the circularly polarized light. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304152 | Element for homogenizing the illumination with simultaneous setting of the polarization degree - Element for homogenizing the illumination with simultaneous setting of the polarization degree, wherein the element consists of at least two components. The first component is a microlens array, and the second component is a filter for setting the desired polarization. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304153 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical element, includes: a diffractive functional layer which diffracts at least part of incident light; and a grid formed on a first surface of the diffractive functional layer, the grid including a plurality of fine wires and having a polarization separation function; wherein the optical element reflects a part of the incident light while transmitting another part of the incident light, the first surface of the diffractive functional layer including a plurality of first regions; a plurality of second regions, a height thereof relative to a second surface of the diffractive functional layer being different from that of the first regions, the second surface being an opposite surface to the first surface; and a step provided at a border between the first regions and the second regions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304154 | Voice Coil Module - The present invention relates to a voice coil module (VCM), and more particularly, to a VCM used for lens fixation and displacement measurement in order to prevent and control power consumption. Accordingly, in the VCM, power is not additionally consumed in order to maintain a specific position of the lens in a state that a focus of the lens is adjusted. Further, the lens is not moved and an optical axis is not distorted when a vibration occurs while an image is captured. Furthermore, the lens can be accurately controlled by measuring the present position of the lens. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304155 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, REPLICA SUBSTRATE CONFIGURED TO FORM OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING REPLICA SUBSTRATE - An optical element includes a base and many structures arranged at a fine pitch on a surface of the base, each of the structures being in the form of a projection or a depression, in which the structures constitute a plurality of arc tracks, and the structures in every three adjacent rows of the arc tracks are arranged in a tetragonal lattice pattern or a quasi-tetragonal lattice pattern. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304156 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A solid-state imaging device including a color filter having a filter characteristic more approaching to a human visual sensitivity is provided. The color filter including a group of dielectric layers has high-refractive-index-material films and low-refractive-index-material films, the high-refractive-index-material film and the low-refractive-index-material film being n films and (n−1) films, lo respectively, which are laminated alternately, n being an integer equal to or larger than 4. The color filter includes at least a red-transmission filter, a green-transmission filter, and a blue-transmission filter. The group of dielectric layers is common in the color filter and includes two of the high-refractive-index-material films and one of the low-refractive-index-material films positioned between and in contact with the two of high-refractive-index-material films. In the red-transmission filter, a first one of low-refractive-index-material films and a second one of low-refractive-index-material films, which are not in the group of dielectric layers, have a thickness different from each other. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304157 | Chromatic dispersion compensation device and method - A chromatic dispersion compensator whereby the amount of dispersion and the group delay time can be easily adjusted. A dispersion unit, a transmitting lens and a group delay generation unit are arranged along the optical axis of incident light. The dispersion unit separates the incident light into beams of respective different wavelengths. The transmitting lens is arranged across the optical paths of the beams of different wavelengths separated by the dispersion unit, and refracts the beams at different angles according to their respective incidence positions. The group delay generation unit is arranged across the optical paths of the beams of different wavelengths refracted by the transmitting lens, causes the beams to undergo propagation delay for periods corresponding to their respective incidence positions, and converges and emits the beams of different wavelengths. Consequently, the beams of different wavelengths are imparted group delay corresponding to the refracting angles of the transmitting lens. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304158 | Highly efficient organic light-emitting device using substrate or electrode having nanosized half-spherical convex and method for preparing the same - The present invention provides a transparent substance formed with a plurality of continuous half-spherical convexes having a diameter of 25˜1,000 nm on its first main surface; an organic light-emitting device comprising a substrate, a first electrode, an organic material layer(s) and a second electrode, sequentially, characterized by having a plurality of continuous half-spherical convexes having a diameter of 25˜1,000 nm on the underside of the substrate that does not contact the first electrode and/or the upside of the second electrode that does not contact the organic material layer; and a method for preparing same using a porous aluminum oxide layer forming process. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304159 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATING STRUCTURE - An electromagnetic wave propagating structure includes a main body having surfaces capable of blocking propagation of an electromagnetic wave, and including an incident side and an exit side opposite to the incident side in a wave-propagating direction. The main body is formed with two wave-propagating channels that are spaced apart from each other by a distance not greater than the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave. Each of the wave-propagating channels extends from the incident side to the exit side, and has an inner dimension not greater than half of the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave. The electromagnetic wave propagating structure is adapted to allow an electromagnetic wave to propagate therethrough via the wave-propagating channels for focusing into a light spot having a spot size that is smaller than half of the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304160 | Variable Focus Lens Package - Proposed is a variable focus lens package ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080304161 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - A zoom lens for forming an optical image of an object on a sensing surface of an image sensor at a variable magnification has first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens groups with positive-negative-positive-negative-positive zoom arrangement. Between the second lens group and the fourth lens group, an optical aperture stop is located. The fourth lens group is composed of one negative lens element having at least one aspherical surface and having a paraxial radius of curvature of an image side surface smaller than a paraxial radius of curvature of an object side surface, and satisfies conditional formula −1.152008-12-11 | |
20080304162 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a negative optical power located closest to an enlargement side. In the zoom lens, a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide-angle end (fw) and a focal length of the first lens unit (f1) satisfy the following condition: | 2008-12-11 |
20080304163 | Three-unit zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus having three-unit zoom lens system - A three-unit zoom lens system includes in order from an object side thereof, a first lens unit having a negative refracting power, a second lens unit having a positive refracting power, and a third lens unit having a refracting power. The first lens unit includes a biconcave negative lens component nearest to the object side, and the biconcave negative lens component is the only negative lens component in the first lens unit. The second lens unit includes a cemented lens component which includes in order from the object side thereof, at least three lenses cemented mutually on an optical axis, namely a first positive lens, a negative lens, and a second positive lens. A surface on the image side of the negative lens is a concave surface, and the negative lens has an Abbe's number smaller than the Abbe's number for the first positive lens and the second positive lens, and has a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the second positive lens. The third lens unit includes one lens component, and satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304164 | COMPOSITE LENS STRUCTURE - A composite lens structure is disclosed. The composite lens structure includes a diffusion plate and an optical structure formed on the diffusion plate. The optical structure includes a plurality of convex portions arranged in a 2-D matrix along a first direction and a second direction and a plurality of concave portions arranged in a 2-D matrix also along the first direction and the second direction. Each convex portion adjacent to a plurality of concave portions includes a low curvature portion and a high curvature portion higher than the low curvature portion. Each concave portion adjacent to a plurality of convex portions includes a low curvature portion and a high curvature portion lower than the low curvature portion. The convex portions, the concave portions and each junction of the convex portion and the concave portion have a curvature different from 0. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304165 | FIXED-FOCUS LENS - A fixed-focus lens including a first lens group, a second lens group and a third lens group, which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side, is provided. The first lens group has a negative refractive power and includes three lenses arranged from the object side to the image side. The lens, closest to the object side, of the first lens group is an aspheric lens. The second lens group has a positive refractive power and includes two lens arranged from the object side to the image side. The third lens group has a positive refractive power and includes six lenses arranged from the object side to the image side. Refractive powers of the lenses of the third lens group in sequence from the object side to the image side are negative, positive, negative, positive, positive and positive. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304166 | Image pickup lens and image pickup device - In an image pickup lens | 2008-12-11 |
20080304167 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE-SENSING APPARATUS HAVING IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTING CAPABILITY - A zoom lens system having an image shake correcting capability has, from the object side to the image side: a first lens group having a positive optical power, a second lens group having a negative optical power, a third lens group having a positive optical power, a fourth lens group having a negative optical power, and a fifth lens group having a positive optical power. The third lens group includes a positive lens component and a cemented lens element having a positive optical power. The cemented lens element is moved in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis to correct image shake, and the conditional formula 1.72008-12-11 | |
20080304168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCAL LENGTH STABILIZATION USING ACTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL - An optical metrological system having a heat-generating light source coaxially mounted near a heat-sensitive lens. The system uses a temperature sensor to monitor the lens temperature and a heating element to heat the lens such that the lens operating temperature is greater than a maximum operating temperature of the light source in order to stabilize the focal length of the lens. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304169 | Lens actuating apparatus - A lens actuating apparatus includes a fixed part, a moving part and at least one flexible part. The moving part is movably located on the fixed part. The flexible part has four contacting portions that form a hollow enclosed body. Two contacting portions that are located at the diagonal direction fasten the fixing part, and the other two contacting portions that are located at another diagonal direction contact the moving part. When the moving part has a movement related to the fixed part, the contacting portions of the flexible part contacted the moving part move far away from the fixed part. Thereby, the moved contacting portions exert a flexible recovery force to the moving part. The flexible part can be fully utilized in a limited space and does not affect the allocation of the other elements. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304170 | EXTERIOR MIRROR ELEMENT WITH INTEGRAL WIDE ANGLE PORTION - A mirror reflective element for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a mirror substrate having a front surface and a rear surface. The mirror substrate has a first reflector portion and a second reflector portion, with the first reflector portion having a principal reflector portion of the mirror reflective element. The rear surface of the mirror substrate has a curved recess established thereat, and the second curved reflector portion is established at the curved recess. The curved recess has a radius of curvature that is less than a radius of curvature of the first reflector portion, whereby the curved recess, when coated by a reflector coating, provides a wide angle auxiliary reflector portion integrally formed with the mirror reflective element. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304171 | MULTI-FACED CONVERSATION MIRROR - A conversation mirror assembly is provided for use in passenger compartments of motor vehicles. The conversation mirror assembly includes a mirror housing having a mirror support surface. A first conversation mirror face biased toward the driver is fitted to the mirror support surface. A second conversation mirror face biased toward the front seat passenger is fitted to the mirror support surface adjacent the first conversation mirror. The first conversation mirror face and the second conversation mirror face may be either spherical or aspherical. The first conversation mirror face may be separate from the second conversation mirror face. Alternatively, the first conversation mirror face and the second conversation mirror face define two facets of a single mirror. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304172 | DATA STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING SYSTEM DATA STORED IN A GUARD BAND BETWEEN ZONES OF CONSECUTIVE DATA STORAGE TRACKS - A storage medium format is provided having a first band of a plurality of consecutive data storage tracks having user data stored thereto, a second band of a plurality of consecutive data storage tracks having other user data stored thereto, and a guard track medially disposed therebetween the first band and the second band and having system data stored thereto. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304173 | MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK DRIVE WITH PATTERNED MEDIA AND SYSTEM FOR CLOCKING WRITE DATA - A system and method accurately clocks write data to the discrete data blocks in a patterned media disk drive. The precise time intervals between successive timing marks in the data tracks are measured by a timing mark detector that counts the integer number of write clock cycles between successive timing marks and the fractional part of a write clock cycle by detecting the phase difference between a timing mark and a reference signal. The resulting timing error is output to a write clock compensator. The write clock is capable of generating equally spaced primary phases and phases intermediate the primary phases. The compensator includes a phase rotator that controls which write clock phase is selected for output. The value in a phase register of the compensator is used to control the phase rotator to advance or retard the write clock phase, and thus to adjust its frequency and phase so as to be synchronized for writing to the data blocks. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304174 | OPTIMIZING TAPE SPEED FOR A SYNC OPERATION - Provided are techniques for determining a tape speed for a next sync operation. A sync command is received. An average transaction size and an average host transfer rate of a set of previous sync operations are calculated. The tape speed for the next sync operation is determined using the average transaction size, the average host transfer rate, and a backhitch time. Data is written to a tape cartridge using the determined tape speed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304175 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND TRACKING SERVO CONTROL METHOD - A recording/reproducing apparatus includes: a rotary-type magnetic recording medium including a track pattern with concentric or spiral data recording tracks; a composite magnetic head including a reproducing element that reads magnetic signals from the medium and a recording element that writes magnetic signals on the medium; a control unit that moves the magnetic head over the medium to carry out tracking servo control on the reproducing element or the recording element to keep the element on a desired track; and a storage unit that stores offset information that specifies offsets for calculating an adjustment used to adjust a head position of the magnetic head during tracking servo control. The stored offset information specifies at least two different offsets per revolution of the medium. During tracking servo control, the control unit changes the adjustment at least once per revolution of the medium in accordance with offsets specified based on the offset information. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304176 | Magnetic recording head and magnetic recording apparatus - A magnetic recording head includes a recording magnetic pole, and a spin oscillation device including a first magnetic layer having at least one magnetic material layer, a second magnetic layer having at least one magnetic material layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are antiferromagnetically coupled and/or magnetostatically coupled to each other. The first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are laminated in a direction generally parallel to a medium facing surface and generally parallel to a side surface of the recording magnetic pole intersecting with the medium facing surface. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304177 | FLOW MODIFIERS FOR IMPROVED MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE - Additives that inhibit the passage of oil across oil-air interfaces in disk drives and enable the use of the lower viscosity oil in disk drives are disclosed. Mass transfer of oil from the bulk liquid oil into the vapor phase takes place by oil molecules evaporating from the oil-air interface, or collections of oil molecules being ejected from the oil-air interface as aerosol. The invention reduces mass transfer across the oil-air interface through the use of oil-soluble surfactants. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304178 | High-flow rate filter wall design - A hard disk drive that includes a disk, a head, and a filter enclosed by a base plate and a cover plate. The base plate has a filter wall with a fore end and an aft end. The fore end of the filter wall has a tapered surface that extends to an apex. The distal end of the filter wall has a first filter attachment portion separated from a second filter attachment portion by a groove. The second filter attachment portion may be longer than the first filter attachment portion. The filter wall induces a flow of air that inhibits particle attachment to a reverse side of the filter. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304179 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - In a perpendicular magnetic recording head comprising a main magnetic pole layer and a return yoke layer which are laminated with a magnetic gap layer interposed therebetween, a nonmagnetic throat height determining layer and a return yoke reinforcement layer made of a magnetic material having a saturated magnetic flux density higher than that of the return yoke layer are provided on the magnetic gap layer. The nonmagnetic throat height determining layer has a front end face parallel to the medium-opposing surface at a position retracted by a desirable throat height from the medium-opposing surface. The return yoke reinforcement layer is formed directly under the return yoke layer so as to extend at least from the front end face of the nonmagnetic throat height determining layer to the upper face thereof, and is exposed at the medium-opposing surface between the magnetic gap layer and return yoke layer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304180 | Bias techniques for magnetic tape media - The disclosure is directed to a method for creating a remanence magnetization on a magnetic tape medium. The magnetic tape is first substantially demagnetized, e.g., erased, by an erasure unit having multiple magnetic elements of alternating polarity. The erased magnetic tape is then passed by a bias magnet that creates a remanence magnetization on the magnetic tape. The remanence magnetized magnetic tape is then passed through a servo write head that writes servo patterns to the remanence magnetized magnetic tape. The bias magnet may be housed within the erasure unit or within a bias unit, and the distance between the bias magnet and the tape path of the magnetic tape may be adjustable to create the desired remanence magnetization on the magnetic tape. The remanence magnetization created on the magnetic tape may be greater than 20 percent to reduce defects in the servo pattern written to the magnetic tape. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304181 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN AIR BEARING WITH HIGHER FLYING HEIGHT FOR LOWER ROTATING SPEED DRIVES - A method and apparatus for improving flying height stability at lower speeds is achieved by an ABS with a channel and pocket. The channel and pocket are configured to achieve a desired flying height profile. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304182 | HEAD SLIDER AND HARD DISK DRIVE HAVING THE SAME - disk A hard disk drive includes a base member, a disk which is a data storage medium to rotate at a high speed on the base member, and a head stack assembly (HSA) having a head slider including a magnetic head to write data on the disk or to reproduce data recorded on the disc, and an ABS pattern formed on a disk facing surface of the head slider to generate a lifting force, and is rotatably mounted on the base member so that the head slider moves between inner circumferences and outer circumferences of the disk in a floating state over the disc, wherein if a center line of the ABS pattern is an ABS line and a straight line extending in a direction in which an air flow induced due to the high speed rotation of the disk enters the ABS pattern is an air flow line, a crossing angle between the ABS line and the air flow line is reduced as the head slider moves from the outer circumferences to the inner circumferences. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304183 | Flexure for head gimbal assembly with narrow gimbal width in a hard disk drive - A hard disk drive and head gimbal assembly including a flexure finger with a micro-actuator split of the flexure supporting a micro-actuator control line, leading to minimized gimbal width for the flexure finger about the micro-actuator assembly including the coupled slider and micro-actuators to reduce mechanical vibrations caused by wind off of a rotating disk surface accessed by the slider. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304184 | WRITE TRANSDUCER AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SAME - A magnetic, head in one embodiment includes a substrate; a write transducer; leads coupled to the write transducer; and a resistor coupled between one of the leads and the substrate or a common line. A magnetic storage system in another embodiment includes a cable having a characteristic impedance associated with a pair of conductors; a write signal generator coupled to the pair of conductors; at least one first device coupled to the cable in series with the write signal generator and at least one of the cable conductors, the at least one first device providing a first impedance; at least one second device providing a second impedance and coupled to a second end of the cable in series with at least one of the cable conductors and the first device; and a head having a write transducer coupled to the at least one second device. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304185 | Drum assembly associated with video tape machine - A method of manufacturing a drum assembly associated with a digital betacam video tape machine is disclosed. The method includes providing a helical scan drum assembly having a stationary upper drum, a stationary lower drum and a plurality of rotating read/write heads disposed between the stationary upper and lower drums. The rotating read/write heads reading and writing digital information to and from a tape. The method further includes inserting air grooves in the outer peripheral surface of the upper drum. The air grooves are configured to reduce sticktion between the tape and the outer peripheral surface of the upper drum when the tape is moved around the outer peripheral surface of the upper drum. The method additional includes mounting an adjustable band to the outer peripheral surface of the lower drum. The adjustable band is configured to guide the tape around the drum assembly in accordance with helical scans when the tape is moved around the outer peripheral surface of the upper drum. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304186 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD - To provide a perpendicular magnetic recording head which can prevent unintentional recording and erasing from occurring on recording media. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304187 | FAULT CONDITION PROTECTION - A power converter controller circuit is disclosed. In one aspect, a power converter controller circuit includes a control circuit to generate a switching signal to be coupled to a power switch to control power delivered to an output of a power converter. A timing circuit is to be coupled to the power switch and coupled to receive a feedback signal and the switching signal. The timing circuit is to disable the power switch from receiving the switching signal in response to the feedback signal after detection of a fault condition. The feedback signal repeatedly transitions between first and second states in response to the output when the power supply operates normally. The feedback signal maintains its state when the power supply is in the fault condition. The feedback signal transitions between the first and second states independently from the switching signal. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304188 | Wind Power Generation System and Control Method Thereof - In a wind power generation system, an energy consuming unit is connected to a DC part of a generator-side converter. A shunt circuit is connected between the generator-side converter and a rotor of an AC-excited power generator. In the event of system failure, the switching operation of the converter is stopped, the shunt circuit is put into operation, and the energy consuming unit is put into operation so that DC voltage (voltage of the DC part) is maintained within a prescribed range. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304189 | PROTECTION FOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUITS - Methods and apparatus are provided for protecting a motor control circuit in a permanent magnet electric motor system. The permanent magnet electric motor system includes a permanent magnet electric motor having a predetermined number of windings corresponding to the phases of the permanent magnet electric motor and a direct current (DC) bus coupled to a power source for providing operational power for the electric motor system. A motor control circuit is connected to the DC bus for receiving the operational power therefrom and is connected to the windings of the permanent magnet electric motor for controlling the permanent magnet electric motor. A protection circuit is connected to the DC bus for receiving the voltage therefrom for operation of the protection circuit and for detecting predetermined motor control circuit fault conditions from voltage sensed on the DC bus and in response thereto providing protection for the motor control circuit. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304190 | AIRCRAFT APPLICABLE CIRCUIT IMBALANCE DETECTION AND CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER AND PACKAGING THEREOF - The aircraft applicable current imbalance detection and circuit interrupter interrupts an electrical circuit when a current imbalance is sensed. The current imbalance detection and circuit interrupter includes a housing, power supplies, a sensor system for sensing a current imbalance at the line side of the electrical circuit, a logic controller and a power controller including a power relay having contacts capable of surviving carry-break and make-carry-break types of ground fault conditions at anticipated current levels. At power up, the device performs a test to confirm that none of the relay contacts have failed in a closed position, and to check whether a switching FET which controls the relay coil has shorted. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304191 | THRESHOLD VOLTAGE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESD PROTECTION - An electrostatic discharge protection circuit comprises a comparator coupled between a power supply terminal and ground. The comparator responds to an electrostatic discharge event producing a trigger signal at a comparator output. The comparator comprises a first and second current mirror. The first and second current mirrors each comprise a sense device and a mirror device. The mirror devices are coupled in series between the power supply terminal and ground. The first mirror device produces an incident current and the second mirror device receives an absorption current. With a supply voltage on the power supply terminal equal to or greater than a trigger supply voltage, the absorption current exceeds the incident current and produces a trigger signal at the comparator output. The trigger signal activates a shunt device that shunts current from the power supply terminal to ground. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304192 | Low Voltage Head Room Detection For Reliable Start-Up Of Self-Biased Analog Circuits - A method and structure for preventing operation of a circuit in a high current operating region by disabling a start-up circuit until a power supply headroom is detected at a predetermined voltage level. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304193 | Voltage input circuit - The present invention is to provide a voltage input circuit applied to a notebook computer, which includes a first voltage terminal for receiving and outputting voltage, a first protection loop connected to the first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal, a second protection loop connected between the first protection loop and the second voltage terminal, and a discharge loop connected between the second protection loop and the second voltage terminal. When a short condition occurs in the notebook computer, the first protection loop electrically cuts the connection between the first and second voltage terminals and outputs voltage to the discharge loop through the second protection loop, so as to prevent circuits or electronic components in the notebook computer from being burned or damaged. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304194 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING A FUNCTION SUPPLYING POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE - A microprocessor commonly receives at an A/D port the potentials of the power supplies output from a plurality of types of power supplies (a power supply for HDMI, a power supply for LSI, a power supply for an audio driver IC, and a power supply for a tuner). The A/D port receives the potential of the voltage on an output line of the power supply for HDMI that is divided. If that the potential of the divided voltage is lower than a set potential is detected, the output line is interrupted to interrupt power supply voltage supplied to external equipment. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304195 | Power abnormal protection circuit - A power abnormal protection circuit includes a power detection unit, a voltage drop correction unit, a drop out detection unit, a delay unit and a delay masking unit. By detecting an input power average value of a power supply occurring of a brown out condition can be determined. The power supply includes a power factor correction unit which has an output capacitor. By detecting the voltage of the output capacitor a drop out condition can be determined. When a power abnormal condition occurs all units of the power supply can be set off sequentially according to a delay time to protect circuit elements and a connecting computer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304196 | Electrical Circuit With Incendive Arc Prevention Means - An electrical circuit comprising a power supply, a load and an incendive arc prevention means comprising a monitoring means and an isolation means, in which the monitoring means monitors the electrical circuit by means of a reactor means, in which if a short circuit with the potential to cause an incendive arc occurs in the electrical circuit the reaction of the reactor means is detected by the monitoring means and the isolation means fully or partially isolates the power supply from said short circuit, such that an incendive arc cannot occur, in which if an event with a current and/or voltage pattern which is characteristic of a propagating non-incendive arc occurs in the electrical circuit between the power supply and the load, the reaction of the reactor means is detected by the monitoring means, and the isolation means fully or partially isolates the power supply from said event, such that an incendive arc cannot occur. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304197 | DRIVE CIRCUIT OF VOLTAGE DRIVEN ELEMENT - A protection circuit is installed between a gate terminal (a control terminal) and an emitter terminal (a ground terminal) of a voltage driven element generally called a power device. The protection circuit is structured as a duplex protection system in which a first discharge circuit is configured to perform a discharge from the control terminal at a current value set in accordance with a current flowing between the load terminal and the ground terminal, an overcurrent generation detection device is configured to detect an existence of an overcurrent between the load terminal and the ground terminal, and a second discharge circuit is configured to perform the discharge from the control terminal at a predetermined constant current value after the overcurrent is detected. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304198 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A power supply apparatus comprises a current limiting unit connected in series between a power source and a power supply circuit that limits output current of the power source; a first switch connected in series with the current limiting unit; a second switch connected in parallel with the current limiting unit; a resistor connected in series between the power source and the current limiting unit; an abnormal current detection unit, connected in parallel with the resistor, that detects the current flowing through the resistor and determines whether or not the detected current is abnormal; and a control unit that turns on the first switch if the abnormal current detection unit detects a current, and, thereafter, turns the second switch on if the detected current is not abnormal, and turns the first switch off if the detected current is abnormal. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304199 | Software-implemented overcurrent protection embedded in a battery pack - An overcurrent protection mechanism is provided for a battery pack that removably attaches to a power tool. The mechanism includes: one or more battery cells disposed in a battery pack; a current sensor configured to sense current supplied by the battery; a switch in a circuit path with the battery cells; and a battery control unit implemented as software instructions in a controller embedded in a battery pack. The battery control unit is configured to receive a signal indicative of current from the current sensor and control the switch to interrupt current flow from the battery cells as a function of current and time. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304200 | INSULATED SURGE SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT - A potted electrical circuit is enclosed within a housing and has a first and second fiberglass layer that is laid upon a top surface of the potted electrical circuit. A lid of the housing seals the electrical circuit there within and an opening formed in a side wall allows circuitry wiring to extend there from out. The first fiberglass layer is a woven layer while the second fiberglass layer is a padding-like layer. Circuitry wiring pushes through the woven first fiberglass layer before extending out through the opening in the housing. The first fiberglass layer is tucked in and around the electrical circuit and adheres to the inside of the housing by attaching to the potting material while it hardens. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical circuit in combination with the insulation material is used within a transient voltage surge suppression device. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304201 | VOLTAGE SIGNAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND MOTOR - In a voltage signal converter circuit, a peak hold circuit, which is configured with an operational amplifier, a diode, and a capacitor, receives a sensor voltage signal and outputs a peak voltage signal. A bottom hold circuit, which is configured with an operational amplifier, a diode, and a capacitor, receives a sensor voltage signal and outputs a bottom voltage signal. An intermediate voltage signal generator circuit receives the peak voltage signal and the bottom voltage signal and generates an intermediate voltage signal having an intermediate value between a peak voltage value and a bottom voltage value. A comparator generates an accurate rectangular wave voltage signal having a duty ratio equal to 50% in accordance with a magnitude correlation between a sensor voltage value and an intermediate voltage value. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304202 | MULTI-LAYER CAPACITOR AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MODULE - It is intended to provide a multi-layer capacitor capable of obtaining good noise suppression characteristic at a high frequency band. The multi-layer capacitor has a structure that: a first conductor layer having a first extraction part connected to the first external electrode and a second extraction part connected to the second external electrode and a second conductor layer having a third extraction part connected to the third external electrode and a fourth extraction part connected to the fourth external electrode are alternately and integrally laminated via a dielectric layer; and each of the first conductor layers has a structure that two partial conductor layers are joined via a narrow part acting as an inductor, and each of the second conductor layers has a structure that two partial conductor layers are joined via a narrow part acting as an inductor. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304203 | HIGH CAPACITANCE DENSITY VERTICAL NATURAL CAPACITORS - Disclosed are embodiments of a capacitor with inter-digitated vertical plates and a method of forming the capacitor such that the effective gap distance between plates is reduced. This gap width reduction significantly increases the capacitance density of the capacitor. Gap width reduction is accomplished during back end of the line processing by masking connecting points with nodes, by etching the dielectric material from between the vertical plates and by etching a sacrificial material from below the vertical plates. Etching of the dielectric material from between the plates forms air gaps and various techniques can be used to cause the plates to collapse in on these air gaps, once the sacrificial material is removed. Any remaining air gaps can be filled by depositing a second dielectric material (e.g., a high k dielectric), which will further increase the capacitance density and will encapsulate the capacitor in order to make the reduced distance between the vertical plates permanent. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304204 | MULTI-LAYERED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - In a sintered ceramic body including side gap portions arranged between sides of first and second internal electrodes and first and second side surfaces of the sintered ceramic body and between sides of the effective layer portion and the first and second side surfaces of the sintered ceramic body, regions of the side gap portions at least adjacent to the first and second internal electrodes are Mg-rich regions each having a Mg concentration greater than that of the effective layer portion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304205 | INTERTWINED FINGER CAPACITORS - Capacitive structures in integrated circuits are disclosed. The capacitive structures are formed on a substrate. Each capacitive structure includes a first conductive finger and a second conductive finger. The first and second conductive fingers are arranged in parallel with each other and separated from each other by a dielectric material. The first finger is connected to a first interconnect and the second conductive finger is connected to a second interconnect. A first capacitor is formed from a first group of the plurality of capacitive structures having respective interconnects coupled together. A second capacitor is formed from a second group of the plurality of capacitive structures having respective interconnects coupled together. The capacitive structures of the first group are intertwined with the capacitive structures of the second group. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304206 | Raw Oil Composition for Carbon Material for Electric Double Layer Capacitor Electrode - The present invention provides a raw oil composition for manufacturing a carbon material for electric double layer capacitor electrodes, characterized in that the raw oil composition comprises 25 wt % or more of a saturated component and 16 wt % or less of an asphaltene component among the saturated component, an aromatic component, a resin component, and the asphaltene component obtained by developing of the raw oil composition by thin-layer chromatography; the raw oil composition has an average molecular weight of 960 or less; and the raw oil composition has an aromatic-carbon-fraction (fa) of 0.22 to 0.72. Use of the raw oil composition provides a carbon material for electric double layer capacitor electrodes that can exhibit high capacitance with high reproducibility without manufacturing synthetic pitch. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304207 | LOW TEMPERATURE DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS - Double-layer capacitors capable of operating at extremely low temperatures (e.g., as low as −75° C.) are disclosed. Electrolyte solutions combining a base solvent (e.g., acetonitrile) and a cosolvent are employed to lower the melting point of the base electrolyte. Example cosolvents include methyl formate, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, propionitrile, butyronitrile, and 1,3-dioxolane. An optimized concentration (e.g., 0.10 M to 0.75 M) of salt, such as tetraethylammonium tetrafluoroborate, is disolved into the electrolyte solution. In some cases (e.g., 1,3-dioxolane cosolvent) additives, such as 2% by volume triethylamine, may be included in the solvent mixture to prevent polymerization of the solution. Conventional device form factors and structural elements (e.g., porous carbon electrodes and a polyethylene separator) may be employed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304208 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND ELECTROLYTE THEREOF - The present invention provides means for forming an oxide film on a metal surface, means for repairing a defect of an oxide film, a high-performance electrolytic capacitor using the means, and an electrolyte of the capacitor. Namely, the prevent invention provides a method for easily forming an oxide film on the surface of a metal or an alloy thereof by anodization using a solution containing an ionic liquid. In an application of this method, an electrolytic capacitor having means for repairing a defect of an oxide film can be formed by a method using, as an electrolyte, an ionic liquid, a solution containing an ionic liquid and a salt, or a solution containing an ionic liquid and a conductive polymer or a TCNQ salt, and a valve metal or an alloy thereof as a metal. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304209 | CAPACITOR LINER - A capacitor is presented that includes a housing, an electrode assembly, a liner, and a fill port. The liner is located between the housing and the electrode assembly. The liner includes a recessed portion. A fill port extends through the housing across from the recessed portion in the liner. A gap is formed between the recessed portion and the fill port. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304210 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid-state electrolytic capacitor including a stacked body of a solid-state electrolytic capacitor element unit and an electrode conversion board. The unit includes two kinds of solid-state electrolytic capacitor elements. Each of first kind of solid-state electrolytic capacitor elements uses an anode body having a total thickness of an aluminum foil of 350 μm and a residual core thickness, i.e., the total thickness minus the thickness of an etched layer, is 50 μm. A second kind of solid-state electrolytic capacitor element provided on the mounting surface side uses an anode body having a total thickness of an aluminum foil of 150 μm and a residual core thickness is 50 μm. The electrode conversion board includes external anode and external cathode terminals that are arranged In a checkered manner and also includes, on the side opposite to the board, anode electrode and cathode electrode plates. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304211 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HOUSING UNIT - To perform the temporary mounting of an electronic component housing unit, a clamp is inserted into a clamp hole formed in the load bearing face of a vehicle body. Then, a screw through hole in a grounding terminal is aligned with a screw hole formed in the load bearing face, and a screw is inserted therein and tightened to secure the earth portion of the grounding terminal to the load bearing face. At this time, rotational torque generated by tightening the screw is absorbed by the clamp that is directly fixed to the grounding terminal. Since the clamp is fixed directly to the grounding terminal, turning of the electronic component housing unit bearing the grounding terminal can be prevented, without stress being transmitted to a case and to other constituents. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304212 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENABLING POWER OUTPUT FROM A POWER PEDESTAL - A system enables power output from a power pedestal. The system includes a number of power pedestals, a card reader structured to receive credit or debit card information from a credit or debit card, and a first interface to another system structured to approve a transaction based upon the credit or debit card information. A processor cooperates with the card reader and the first interface to initiate and receive approval of the transaction from the other system. A user interface device cooperates with the processor to input a time duration to power one of the number of power pedestals responsive to the received approval. A second interface to the number of power pedestals cooperates with the processor and is structured to enable power output from such one of the number of power pedestals for the inputted time duration. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304213 | Process for manufacturing a cover - A process of manufacturing a cover for an electronic device, the process comprising forming the cover for the device, incorporating electrical circuitry into the cover during the formation, and providing on the cover an integral connector structure for connecting the electrical circuitry to an electronic component. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304214 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is provided with a housing including a top wall and a side portion extending from an edge of the top wall, a keyboard, and a keyboard placing portion on which the keyboard is placed, the keyboard placing portion including a bottom surface provided in the top wall. At least part of the bottom surface extends to the side portion of the housing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304215 | Communication device with stickup structure - The present invention provides a communication device comprising an upper panel having a display unit disposed thereon, and a lower panel having a plurality of keys disposed thereon; and a stickup structure having a first rail disposed on the lower surface of the upper panel and a second rail disposed on the lower panel, the first rail engaging to the second rail, wherein the upper panel is moveable along the second rail and could be stickup by the stickup structure. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304216 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SINGLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A portable electronic device ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080304217 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body and a guiding assembly. The first body is disposed adjacently to the second body. The second body has a groove with a positioning portion. The guiding assembly has a guiding part fixed at the first body. The guiding part has a guiding portion slidingly disposed at the groove to allow the second body to slide relatively to the first body. When the guiding portion slides to the positioning portion, the second body is capable of rotating relatively to the first body, and the guiding portion is allowed to be fastened in the positioning portion. Thus, an angle is formed between the second body and the first body. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304218 | SLIDING MODULE HAVING LOCKING FUNCTION IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a main housing; a sliding housing on the main housing, a push rod interposed between the main housing and the sliding housing to provide an elastic force to slide the sliding housing, a support member mounted on the main housing and rotatably or slidably coupled with the push rod, and a locking member disposed on the push rod and the support member. The locking member blocks the push rod to limit the sliding of the push rod on the support member and allows the push rod to slide when the push rod rotates on the support member according to the sliding of the sliding housing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304219 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An LED display includes a fixing frame and a plurality of LED modules. The fixing frame has at least one rotating shaft. The LED modules are correspondingly pivoted on the rotating shaft, and each of the LED modules is adapted to rotate around the corresponding rotating shaft. The LED modules can be easily disassembled from the fixing frame for repair. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304220 | Inverter comprising a casing - The invention is directed to an inverter including a casing ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080304221 | Display Unit - A display unit comprises a display unit body, a display part displaying information, a first button so provided as to protrude from the bottom surface of display unit body and a second button provided on the upper surface of display unit body. A first function is realized by pressing a region of the upper surface of display unit body adjacent to second button to rotate display unit body and to push first button into display unit body. A second function different from the first function is realized by pressing second button with a prescribed load to rotate display unit body and to push first button into display unit body. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304222 | Portable computer - The present invention discloses a portable computer that includes a main body substantially in the form of a panel and a supporting base separately disposed on both sides of the main body and pivotally coupled to a position proximate to the bottom of the main body, such that the main body can be turned into a position between the two supporting bases and integrally coupled to the two supporting bases, or the main body can be turned out from a position between the two supporting bases, and the main body can be placed on a disposing surface by the support of the two supporting bases. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304223 | Adaptable plug-in mezzanine card for blade servers - A computer system is provided that includes a chassis, a system board coupled to the chassis, and a first connector extending from the system board at a first height and configured to receive a first printed circuit board, wherein the first printed circuit board is configured to be parallel to the system board when received by the first connector, and a second connector extending from the system board at a second height and configured to receive a second printed circuit board, wherein the second printed circuit board is configured to be parallel to the system board when received by the second connector. Other computer systems are provided that include a first mezzanine card and a second mezzanine card or multiple connectors and a plurality of printed circuit boards. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304224 | Apparatus and Methods for Automatically Positioning an Interface Module in a Rack System - Apparatus and methods for automatically positioning an interface module in a rack system are disclosed. An exemplary method includes biasing the interface module in a predetermined position. The method also includes automatically moving the interface module from the predetermined position when accessing removable blade enclosures in the rack system. The method also includes automatically returning the interface module to the predetermined position after accessing the removable blade enclosures in the rack system. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304225 | Thumb Drive with Retractable USB Connector - A thumb drive has an elongated housing enclosing an assembly of a coupled memory and male USB connector constrained on a translation mechanism in the direction of the long dimension of the housing, with an opening at a first end of the housing through which the male USB connector may extend and retract, a top cover engaged in tracks and translatable in the long direction of the housing, and gears rotating on a shaft across the housing and engaging a gear rack along edges of the top cover and along upper edges of the memory and connector assembly. Translating the top cover forward retracts the connector into the housing, and translating the top cover rearward extends the connector from the housing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304226 | HARD DISK SECURING MECHANISM - A hard disk securing mechanism is disclosed. The securing mechanism comprises a securing seat for mounting to the housing of the computer; a plurality of holding members for locking the lateral sides of the hard disk to the securing seat to prevent vibration of the hard disk in operation; and two blocking members mounted at the front end of the securing seat to prevent the hard disk from sliding out. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304227 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus is provided to readily fix a data storage device defining at least one hole in place. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket fastened to a computer enclosure, and the bracket includes a side panel and at least one elastic tab formed at or attached to the side panel corresponding to the hole of the data storage device. The elastic tab includes a fixing portion, for engaging in the hole of the storage device, and an operation portion positioned outside the bracket for manipulating the elastic tab. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304228 | Multi-Purpose Structural Support I/O Member For A Server - The teachings of the present disclosure provide a housing for a modular component of an information handling system. The housing may include a wall member generally defining a first plane, one or more holes formed in the wall member, and one or more structural support members adjacent to the one or more holes. The one or more structural supports may extend from the first plane defined by the wall member to resist deformation of the wall member in at least one direction. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304229 | AIR-PRESSURE-DEPENDENT CONTROL OF COOLING SYSTEMS USING A SHARED AIR PRESSURE SENSOR - Systems and methods provide altitude-dependent fan control for a plurality of electronic subsystems using a shared air pressure sensor. Each server or multi-server chassis of a rack system is a subsystem of the rack system. Each subsystem receives its own on-board fan or blower module. The shared air pressure sensor senses air pressure and outputs a signal to all of the subsystems. Each subsystem then independently regulates its own fan speed according to the signal output by the shared air pressure sensor. Other fan operational parameters, such as the number of fans recruited, may also be controlled according to altitude according to the invention. A variety of other performance parameters, such as internal air or component temperature, ambient air temperature, server workload, and processor activity level, may also be factored into control of these fan operational parameters. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304230 | Heat-Sink Structure With Small Fin Gap Area - A heat-sink structure includes a base and fins, the latter defining gaps with a cross-sectional area less than 24 mm | 2008-12-11 |
20080304231 | Portable Computer - A portable computer having a decorative cover is disclosed. The portable computer includes a main housing and a display side housing. The display side housing is openably and closably attached to the main housing. Several apertures for forced air cooling are formed in a bottom and a side of the main housing. The decorative cover is configured to cover surfaces of the display side housing and the main housing. A tray having a flat plate member and a spacer are attached to the bottom of the main housing. The spacer is configured to secure a predetermined space between the flat plate member and the bottom of the main housing to form an air flow passage for allowing outside air to pass through the apertures. The spacer is arranged between the decorative cover and the bottom of the main housing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304232 | Method for controlling system temperature - A computer-implemented method for cooling a modular computer system having multiple cooling devices and multiple heat-generating modules is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining the number of cooling device installed in the system; determining the positions of the installed cooling devices; applying predefined cooling device placement rules and signaling an error condition if a cooling device is in an unacceptable location; determining locations of all installed heat-generating modules; and applying the predefined cooling device placement rules and signaling an error condition if an installed heat-generating module is in an unacceptable location. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304233 | Method for monitoring temperature of computer components to determine ambient chassis temperature - A computer-implemented method for monitoring temperature of a blade server to determine ambient temperature includes the steps of determining temperatures of each of any installed processing components, and determining a temperature of an administrator component. If there are no processing components installed in the computer chassis, the method reports the ambient temperature as the temperature of the administrator component, and if there are processing components installed in the computer chassis, the method reports the highest temperature value of a processing component which is lower than the temperature value of the administrator module as the ambient temperature. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304234 | FAN MODULE LATCHING DEVICE - A fan module latching device includes a bezel, a base adapted for enclosing a fan, and a handle assembly rotatably retained between the bezel and the base. The handle assembly has a rearwardly depending cam member and a frontwardly extending handle for actuating the handle assembly between a neutral position and an actuated position. A module latch, attached to the base, includes a cam follower and at least one latching tab, the cam follower engaging the cam member such that when the handle assembly is in the neutral position the latching tab is extended outwardly with respect to the base and when the handle assembly is in the actuated position the latching tab is retracted inwardly with respect to the base. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304235 | ELECTRONIC MODULE CONFIGURED FOR AIR FLOW THERETHROUGH AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - An electronic module. The electronic module includes a chassis, a plurality of capacitors, a plurality of bus bars, and a heat sink. The chassis includes a first end and a second end. The first end is opposite the second end. The capacitors are positioned within the chassis, and at least one of the capacitors is proximate the first end. The bus bars are positioned within the chassis proximate the second end. The heat sink is positioned between the capacitors and the bus bars. The capacitors, the heat sink and the bus bars are positioned such that when an airflow enters the chassis at the first end, a portion of the airflow sequentially comes in contact with the capacitors, the heat sink, and the bus bars before exiting at the second end. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304236 | Maintaining cooling system air above condensation point - A cooling system cools air that flows through an electronic system to cool heat generating components. The cooling system maintains a temperature of the air near a set point above a condensation point. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304237 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BUILT-IN MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - On a first component built-in substrate having built-in electronic components, a second component built-in substrate having built-in electronic components is stacked, and further on the second component built-in substrate, a radiator is attached. The second component built-in substrate includes a wiring layer with electronic components mounted on a main surface thereof, and an insulating layer which is mainly composed of a mixture containing an inorganic filler and a thermosetting resin and in which the electronic components mounted on the wiring layer are embedded. The insulating layer of the second component built-in substrate conducts heat generated from the electronic components and the wiring layer to the radiator. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304238 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING PASSIVE HEAT-DISSIPATING MECHANISM - The present invention relates to an electronic device having a passive heat-dissipating mechanism. The electronic device includes a circuit board and a radiation enhancement layer. The circuit board has at least an electronic component thereon. The radiation enhancement layer is attached onto at least a portion of a surface of the electronic component for facilitating radiating the heat from the electronic component to the ambient air via natural convection. The radiation enhancement layer is made of a ceramic material. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304239 | Electrical card connector - An electrical card connector ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080304240 | Received Information Transferring Apparatus, Receiving Apparatus and Received Information Transferring System - In order to maintain stability when connected, a cradle | 2008-12-11 |
20080304241 | Electronic Device, a Housing Part, and a Method of Manufacturing a Housing Part - The present invention relates to an electronic device ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080304242 | STACK MODULE, CARD INCLUDING THE STACK MODULE, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE STACK MODULE - Provided are a high reliability stack module fabricated at low cost by using simplified processes, a card using the stack module, and a system using the stack module. In the stack module, unit substrates are stacked with respect to each other and each unit substrate includes a selection terminal. First selection lines are electrically connected to selection terminals of first unit substrates disposed in odd-number layers, pass through some of the unit substrates, and extend to a lowermost substrate of the unit substrates. Second selection lines are electrically connected to selection terminals of second unit substrates disposed in even-number layers, pass through some of the unit substrates, and extend to the lowermost substrate of the unit substrates. The selection terminal is disposed between the first selection lines and the second selection lines. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304243 | CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board includes a plurality of conductive layers, a plurality of insulating layers, a telecommunication network connection port and a modem card processing module. A high voltage signal line is laid out at one of the conductive layers. The insulating layers are disposed between each of the conducting layers, respectively. The telecommunication network connection port is disposed on the conductive layers and is electrically connected to one end of the high voltage signal line. The modem card processing module is disposed on the conductive layers and is electrically connected to the other end of the high voltage signal line. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304244 | Electrical connector having improved housing - An electrical connector ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080304245 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON A SUBSTRATE - A method for discharging an electronic device on a substrate is provided. A metal pin mounted on a wire bonder is used to touch with a specific finger disposed on the substrate which is in electrical connection with the electronic device. As a result, the electric charge previously stored in the electronic device will be conducted to the wire bonder through the specific finger and metal pin thereby discharging the stored charge. Another method for discharging an electronic device on a substrate is also provided. A metal wire protruding out from the capillary of a wire bonder is heated to form a metal ball at the capillary. The capillary is moved to bring the metal ball into contact with the specific finger. As a result, the electric charge previously stored in the electronic device will thus can be discharged to the wire bonder. The present invention further provides a semiconductor package. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304246 | EMI SHIELDING OF DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTORS WITH NON-METALLIC ENCLOSURES - An imaging system is provided having an EMI shield configured to shield one or more imaging components. The EMI shield includes a first material having a first plurality of conductive elements integrally formed within a first nonconductive material and also includes a generally nonconductive exterior. A method is provided for shielding EMI in an imaging system. The method includes providing an EMI shielding enclosure that includes a first material having a first plurality of conductive elements disposed in a first non-conductive material, and a second material having a second plurality of conductive elements disposed in a second non-conductive material, wherein the first plurality of conductive elements engages the second plurality of conductive elements to form a conduction path. Another method for shielding EMI in an imaging system is provided, that includes providing an EMI shielding enclosure having a first material that has a non-conductive surface and a second EMI shielding material disposed on the non-conductive surface of the first material. | 2008-12-11 |
20080304247 | BOSS STRUCTURE AND CASING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A boss structure including a boss and a metal layer is provided. The boss has a flat surface located on a top end of the boss and a chamfer connected to the flat surface. The metal layer wholly covers an exposed surface of the boss. Since the boss has the chamfer, a burr is located below the flat surface on the top end of the boss when the boss has the burr. Therefore, another element does not damage the burr of the boss when being locked to the boss structure, so as to keep the completeness of the metal layer of the boss structure. | 2008-12-11 |