52nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100328768 | NANO FRACTAL DIFFUSER - A diffusive device has an array of discrete facets which may be of a size and pattern similar to a fractal. The facet dimensions can be greater than half the wavelength of incident light such that the facets substantially diffract light. A polarizing wire-grid layer comprised of an array of elongated parallel conductive wires with a period less than half the wavelength of incident light may be disposed between, beneath, or above the facets. The wire-grid polarizes the light by substantially reflecting light having an s-polarization orientation and substantially transmitting a portion of light having a p-polarization orientation. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328769 | POLARIZATION DEVICE TO POLARIZE AND FURTHER CONTROL LIGHT - A polarization device includes an optical stack with a diffraction grating and a wire grid polarizer with one disposed over the other. The wire grid polarizer includes an array of elongated, parallel conductive wires. The diffraction grating includes an array of elongated parallel dielectric ribs. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328770 | MULTILAYER WIRE-GRID POLARIZER WITH OFF-SET WIRE-GRID AND DIELECTRIC GRID - A wire-grid polarizer includes a wire-grid layer disposed over a substrate. A plurality of contiguous dielectric-grid layers are contiguous with one another and disposed directly on top of the wire-grid layer. The plurality of contiguous dielectric-grid layers includes different materials with different indices of refraction. The array of dielectric material elements and the array of metal elements are oriented substantially parallel with one another, and the arrays having substantially equal periods. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328771 | POLARIZATION ELEMENT - Provided is a polarizing element, which is made into an assembly of metal elements by utilizing the fact that the plasmon resonance wavelengths of metal elements are different for the polarization direction of a light to irradiate the metal elements. The sum of the geometrically sectional areas of the metal elements in a plane substantially normal to the propagation direction of the irradiating light is smaller than the area of the irradiated region of the light, and the sum of the absorbing sectional areas of the metal elements in the plasmon resonance wavelengths is five times or more as large as the area of the irradiated region. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328772 | BIREFRINGENT FILM AND POLARIZER - An ester-based polymer to be used in the present invention has at least a repeating unit represented with the general formula (I). A and B are substituents substituted on a stilbene group. R | 2010-12-30 |
20100328773 | LASER SYSTEM AND LASER BEAM SHAPING AND HOMOGENIZING DEVICE THEREOF - A double-sided microlens array is applied to a laser beam shaping and homogenizing device of a laser system. The double-sided microlens array is able to shape the energy distribution of an incident laser beam to a square and flat-top beam with the average uniformity of energy and comprises a base plate, a plurality of first micro lenslets and a plurality of second micro lenslets. The first micro lenslet and the second micro lenslet have the convexes with the same figures and comply with the classification of an optical diffractive element, the first micro lenslets and the second micro lenslets are disposed on the first surface and the second surface of the base plate, which are corresponding to each other in order to tightly line up the arrangements of arrays. The first micro lenslets and the second micro lenslets are correspondingly misalignment. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328774 | RESONANT REFLECTIVE FILTER AND BIOSENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a resonant reflective filter including a substrate and a grating layer, wherein the substrate is formed of a material having a lower reflective index than that of a material forming the grating layer. Thus, the resonant reflective filter can form a resonant spectrum having good symmetry and a sharp shape. Accordingly, the resonant reflective filter can have improved sensitivity and can be applied to optical systems that require a small linewidth. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328775 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT, METHOD OF USE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DIFFRACTION GRATING - An optical arrangement includes a light source which emits coherent light of a wavelength λ, and a diffraction grating which has a multiplicity of diffraction structures which follow one another periodically at the spacing of a grating period d and are arranged along a base surface, the individual diffraction structures respectively having a blaze flank and an antiblaze flank, the blaze flanks being arranged at an angle β and the antiblaze flanks being arranged at an angle α to the base surface, and respectively neighbouring blaze and antiblaze flanks enclosing an apex angle γ, and an incident light beam being arranged at a Littrow angle θ | 2010-12-30 |
20100328776 | ANTI-REFLECTION SHEET, DISPLAY ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An anti-reflection sheet is formed in a manner of forming a resin layer, which has many fine projections | 2010-12-30 |
20100328777 | OPTICAL SHEET, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL SHEET - An optical sheet, which can suitably absorb external light over a wide range and can improve a contrast, a display device, and a method for producing an optical sheet. The optical sheet is disposed on an observer side relative to an image light source and includes: a plurality of layers that control light emitted from the image light source to emit the light on the observer side, wherein at least one of the plurality of layers is an optical functional sheet layer which includes prisms being arranged in parallel along the surface of the optical sheet whereby light can be transmitted and wedge portions are arranged in parallel between the prisms whereby light can be absorbed. At least one of the plurality of layers other than the optical functional sheet layer is a light-absorbing layer. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328778 | BEAM DIRECTION CONTROL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A beam direction control element has transparent areas and light absorption areas alternately arranged on a surface of a substrate, wherein the light absorption areas function as a louver for controlling the direction of a beam of light. The beam direction control element is manufactured by disposing an optically transparent material on a first transparent substrate to form transparent ridges which constitute the transparent areas, filling curable and photo-absorptive fluid in gaps between the transparent ridges, and then curing the fluid to form the light absorption areas. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328779 | DIELECTRIC COVERED PLANAR ANTENNAS - An antenna element suitable for integrated arrays at terahertz frequencies is disclosed. The antenna element comprises an extended spherical (e.g. hemispherical) semiconductor lens, e.g. silicon, antenna fed by a leaky wave waveguide feed. The extended spherical lens comprises a substantially spherical lens adjacent a substantially planar lens extension. A couple of TE/TM leaky wave modes are excited in a resonant cavity formed between a ground plane and the substantially planar lens extension by a waveguide block coupled to the ground plane. Due to these modes, the primary feed radiates inside the lens with a directive pattern that illuminates a small sector of the lens. The antenna structure is compatible with known semiconductor fabrication technology and enables production of large format imaging arrays. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328780 | Whole Beam Image Splitting System - The present invention comprises methods and apparatuses for causing a single imaging lens system to simultaneously form multiple high resolution images on multiple imaging sensor planes. The images are preferably substantially identical, with no parallax error, except for different light levels so that the multiple images are of sufficient quality and similarity that they may be compared and/or combined (typically pixel-by-pixel) to create a single instantaneous high dynamic range (HDR) image. The invention may be used to create high-resolution HDR snapshots of moving subjects, as well as high-resolution HDR moving pictures (e.g. cinematographic films, movies, or other video) in which the subject and/or camera is moving. Alternatively, the images are substantially identical, or substantially identical except for different focuses. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328781 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element includes a container including first and second end face walls, a side face wall, and an accommodating chamber inside the walls; first and second liquids enclosed in the chamber; a first electrode provided on a surface of the first end face wall; a second electrode provided on a surface of the second end face wall; an insulating film provided on a surface of the second electrode; and a unit configured to apply a voltage. The shape of an interface between the liquids is changed by a voltage application, and a light transmission path, the center of which is a virtual axis passing through the end face walls in the thickness direction of the container, is formed in a portion of the second liquid. An opening having a diameter the same as or larger than the maximum diameter of the transmission path is provided in the first electrode. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328782 | VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A variable focal length lens includes: a lens portion including a pair of light transmissive members, at least one of which is deformable, and a light transmissive liquid medium sealed between the pair of light transmissive members; and a liquid medium container including a chamber that communicates with the lens portion and is filled with the liquid medium, the liquid medium container causing the shape of the surface of the deformable light transmissive member or members to be changed by changing the volume of the chamber to adjust the amount of liquid medium with which the lens portion is filled. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328783 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - The zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens unit (positive), a second lens unit (negative), a reflective member and subsequent lens units. A distance between the second and subsequent lens units is reduced during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. One of the subsequent lens units includes a non-shift lens unit and a shift lens unit shiftable for image stabilization. The conditions of 1<(1−βb)βr<3 and 0.702010-12-30 |
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20100328784 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A zoom lens system includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, and a positive fourth lens group, in this order from the object. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328785 | LINEAR GUIDE MECHANISM OF LENS BARREL - A linear guide mechanism of a lens barrel, the lens barrel including a rotatable ring, and a linearly movable member which holds an optical element and moves linearly in an optical axis direction by rotation of the rotatable ring, the linear guide mechanism includes a plurality of partial linear guide members which linearly guide the linearly movable member in the optical axis direction. A movement range of the linearly movable member in the optical axis direction is shared by a plurality of different movement ranges, via which the linearly movable member is linearly guided in the optical axis direction by the plurality of partial linear guide members, respectively. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328786 | RETRACTABLE ZOOM LENS HAVING A VARIABLE APERTURE-STOP MECHANISM - A zoom lens includes a variable aperture-stop mechanism positioned in front or behind an aperture-control lens group; a first rotation imparting member, which rotates an opening/closing ring of the variable aperture-stop mechanism by a relative movement between the variable aperture-stop mechanism and the first rotation imparting member in the optical axis direction so as to hold an adjustable aperture of the variable aperture-stop mechanism at a small aperture size when the aperture-control lens group moves within in the zooming range; and a second rotation imparting member, which rotates the opening/closing ring by a relative movement between the variable aperture-stop mechanism and the second rotation imparting member to open and hold the adjustable aperture at a large aperture size when the aperture-control lens group moves to the accommodated position, at which the aperture-control lens group is partly positioned in the adjustable aperture held at the large aperture size. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328787 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - An image pickup lens, comprises sequentially from an object side: an aperture stop, a first lens being a positive meniscus lens which has a convex surface at the object side and a concave surface at an image side opposite to the object side, and a second lens having a concave surface at the object side and an image side surface whose radius of curvature on an paraxial region is infinite or a negative value, wherein the first lens is the second lens and the image side surface of the second lens includes an aspheric surface to make a positive power strong toward a lens peripheral region, and wherein the image pickup lens is made to satisfy the following conditional formulas. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328788 | LENS HOLDER FOR STACKED LENS MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A lens holder of a stacked lens module and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. A stacked lens submodule is used as a molded molding insert to be set into a mold cavity. The molding insert is aligned in the alignment fixture and the clamp of the mold by injection molding or press molding. After molding process, a lens module included the stacked lens submodule as well as the lens holder is formed. Thereby the manufacturing method of conventional lens assemblies or lens modules is improved. Moreover, the processes are simplified and the yield rate is increased. Furthermore, the molded lens module is packed into the lens more easily so that it is suitable to be applied to camera lenses, small lenses and mobile phone lenses. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328789 | LENS MODULE - An exemplary lens module includes a barrel and a first lens. The barrel includes a cylindrical sidewall. The sidewall defines an accommodating space therein and has an opening defined therein. The opening communicates with the accommodating space. The first lens is received in the accommodating space of the barrel. The first lens has a first adjusting notch defined at a periphery thereof. The first adjusting notch is exposed at the opening of the barrel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328790 | CAMERA DEVICE WITH IMAGE SENSOR DRIVING APPARATUS - A camera device includes a housing, a lens module, a holder, an image sensor, a driving apparatus, and an elastic member. The housing includes a front housing and a back housing. The lens module is assembled on the outer surface of the front housing away from the back housing. The holder is received between the front housing and the back housing, the holder is movable along the optical axis of the lens module and defines a screw hole thereon. The image sensor is fixed on the holder and facing the lens module. The driving apparatus is fixed on the back housing, the driving apparatus includes a motor and a lead screw rotated by the motor, the lead screw is inserted into and meshing with the screw hole for moving the holder. The elastic member has two ends thereof connecting to the holder and the back housing respectively. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328791 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an image photographing device, and is invented to absorb vibration of the plate spring when the lens holder is moved, thereby stabilizing rapidly the lens holder. According to one example, the small camera provided with a damper includes a lens holder provided with lens and driven in an optical axial direction, a fixing unit housing the lens holder, a plate spring which is arranged to the upper part or lower part of the lens holder and connects the lens holder to the fixing unit and supports it so that the lens holder is moved in an optical axial direction, a driving unit for driving the lens holder in an optical axial direction, a support unit arranged on the lower parts of the lens holder and the fixing unit, and a damper member attached to the plate spring for absorbing vibrations of the plate spring wherein the damper member is made with polymer chemical having an elastic force and the elastic force of the damper member is smaller than that of the plate spring. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328792 | CLUTCHING JIG - A clutching jig used to disengage a lens socket and a lens component which has a base glued on a printed circuit board (PCB) and is fixed in the lens socket by a plurality of buckling pieces of the lens socket abutting on the lens component. The clutching jig defines a base plate. The base plate has an inserting hole at a middle portion thereof. A side of the base plate has a portion surrounding the inserting hole extended perpendicular to the base plate to form a plurality of inserting slices, enclosing a chamber for receiving the lens component. The inserting slices are adapted to insert into a gap between the lens component and the lens socket for pressing the buckling pieces away from the lens component, with distal ends of the inserting slices extending inwards beyond a junction of the base and the PCB. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328793 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a lens barrel and a lens holder. The lens barrel includes a barrel. The barrel includes an outer surface and an outer thread portion formed on the outer surface. The lens holder includes a main body. The main body defines a receiving space to receive the lens barrel. An inner thread portion matching the outer thread portion is formed on an inner surface of the receiving space. The angle between the outer surface of the lens barrel and an optical axis of the lens module is different from the angle between the inner surface of the receiving space and the optical axis of the lens module. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328794 | OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and a method are provided. The apparatus including: a light expander configured to expand light, input into the light expander, in a first dimension, and configured to provide diverging light that diverges in the first dimension; and an optical device configured to redirect diverging light, received from the light expander, to produce converging light that converges in the first dimension. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328795 | Mirror Damper - A damper is provided for a rear view mirror with motorised actuation. A damper is provided between the mirror and its frame assembly for the purpose of shock absorption or vibration reduction. Each damper comprises a bracket and a boss. A polymer contact material such as an O-ring | 2010-12-30 |
20100328796 | SWITCHING MECHANISM FOR CAMERA - A switching mechanism for a camera includes: a control unit; a driving device coupled with and actuated by the control unit; a first gear set coupled with the driving device; a second gear coupled with the first gear set and centrally provided with a rotary shaft having a shaft hole formed with threads; a spindle being female-connected to the shaft hole and which has an axial surface formed with outer threads corresponding to the threads of the shaft hole, thus allowing the second gear to move along and relative to the spindle; and a translation member positioned perpendicular to the spindle and provided with a rack for engaging with the second gear and thus driving the translation member to move perpendicular to the spindle. The second gear drives or does not drive the rack as the engagement therebetween is made or broken. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328797 | DISPLAY FILTER - A display filter includes a base substrate disposed in front of a display module, an optical film laminated on the surface of the base substrate that faces a user, and a hard coating layer formed on the surface of the base substrate that faces the display module. The hard coating layer prevents the base substrate from being deformed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328798 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VIBRATION OF AT LEAST ONE HARD DISK DRIVE - A system for determining vibration of at least one hard disk drive includes one or more computers configured to command a plurality of reads from the at least one hard disk drive such that, for each of the plurality of reads, data stored on the at least one hard disk drive is retrieved directly from the at least one hard disk drive. The one or more computers are also configured to obtain read rate information related to the plurality of reads and to determine a vibration level experienced by the at least one hard disk drive based on the read rate information. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328799 | Spin Torque Oscillator Sensor - A spin torque oscillation magnetoresistive sensor for measuring a magnetic field. The sensor uses a change in precessional oscillation frequency of a magnetization of a magnetic layer to determine the magnitude of a magnetic field. The sensor can include a magnetic free layer, a magnetic pinned layer and a non-magnetic layer sandwiched therebetween. Circuitry is connected with these layers to induce an electrical current through the layers. Spin polarization of electrons traveling through the device causes a spin torque induced precession of the magnetization of one or more of the layers. The frequency of this oscillation modulates in response to a magnetic field. The modulation of the oscillation frequency can be measured to detect the presence of the magnetic field, and determine its magnitude. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328800 | Magnetic recording apparatus and magnetic recording evaluating apparatus - A magnetic recording apparatus includes: a magnetic recording medium having a recording surface on which a plurality of magnetic recording cells magnetically isolated from each other are arranged; a magnetic writing element recording information to the magnetic recording cells under a condition in accordance with setting information; a magnetic reading element reproducing information recorded in the magnetic recording cells; a memory storing the setting information for writing; and a processor for executing a program code. The program code includes a test module, responsive to a test write start signal, for repeating writing and reading test information by the magnetic writing and reading elements and calculating a quality index value representing quality of writing of the reproduced test information with the setting information changed, and a write module for selecting setting information with which the quality index value satisfies a predetermined condition, and writing the selected information in the memory. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328801 | DISK DRIVE - According to one embodiment, a disk drive includes a disk medium, a read controller configured to perform a read control for information in the disk medium, a determiner configured to determine whether or not to ignore a read error in information as a read target depending on a type of the information, and a transmitter configured to transmit the information to a host device without read error detection for the information read by the read controller if the determiner determines to ignore the read error. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328802 | Servo Write Head Gap Width Correction - Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for servo write head gap width correction. One method includes measuring a pulse mismatch for servo stripes on magnetic tape written with a servo write head having servo head gaps with different physical sizes, and separately energizing the servo head gaps to correct the pulse mismatch so servo stripes written on the magnetic tape are within a predefined tolerance. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328803 | COMBINING INFORMATION FROM PARALLEL SERVO CHANNELS - A weighted combining scheme exploits information from two servo channels operating in parallel. A timing-based servo module comprises two synchronous servo channels coupled respectively to receive two digital servo signals read from a data tape. Both channels have outputs for an unweighted parameter estimate and for a measure of the channel reliability. A weight computation module provides first and second weight signals using the measures of channel reliability from the servo channels. An offset computation module provides first and second offset terms which are summed with the unweighted parameter estimates. Multiplying nodes receive the unweighted parameter estimates and the weight signals and outputs offset weighted parameter estimates. A summing node receives the offset weighted parameter estimates and outputs a combined offset weighted parameter estimate to a servomechanism. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328804 | MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD CONTROLLING OF MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk storage device includes a magnetic disk, a head, a clock generator, an estimating module, and a controller. The magnetic disk includes a servo area and a corresponding data area, and has a surface divided into zones in the radial direction. The basic frequency varies in the servo area depending on the zones. The head is driven to read a signal from the magnetic disk. The clock generator generates a clock signal for decoding a signal read from the data area corresponding to the servo area based on a signal read from the servo area. The estimating module estimates the position of the servo area in the radial direction, from which the head reads a signal next. The controller controls the clock generator to generate a clock signal of the basic frequency before the head reaches the servo area based on the estimated position. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328805 | ERROR TOLERANT OR STREAMING STORAGE DEVICE - A method of storing data includes receiving general purpose (GP) data and special Error Tolerant or Streaming (ETS) data, storing the GP data using a data storage method, and storing the ETS data using a different data storage method which affects the access rate, resilience to errors, data integrity, storage density, or storage capacity. The storage medium, which can include a disk drive, flash memory, or holographic memory, is utilized differently depending on the required Quality of Service in aspects including block size, storage of error correction codes, utilization of error correction codes, storage area density, physical format pattern, storage verification, or reaction to failed storage verification. For disk drives these differences include spacing between tracks; overlap between tracks; spiral track formatting; concentric track formatting, and size of blocks, and for flash memories these differences include levels per cell and number of cells. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328806 | Near-field light generating device that includes near-field light generating element accommodated in a groove of an encasing layer - A near-field light generating element accommodated in a groove of an encasing layer has an outer surface that includes a first end face including a near-field light generating part, a second end face opposite to the first end face, and a coupling portion that couples the first and second end faces. The coupling portion includes a top surface, and first and second side surfaces that decrease in distance from each other with increasing distance from the top surface. The first end face includes a first side located at an end of the first side surface, and a second side located at an end of the second side surface. Each of the first and second sides includes an upper part and a lower part continuous with each other. An angle formed between the respective lower parts of the first and second sides is smaller than that formed between the respective upper parts of the first and second sides. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328807 | INTEGRATED HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE - An integrated heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) device comprises a slider that has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a trailing end. A waveguide is carried on the trailing end and a near field transducer is positioned to receive energy from the waveguide and produce plasmons for heating a region of a magnetic medium. A write pole is carried by the slider adjacent to the near field transducer. A laser is mounted on the top surface of the slider and produces a laser beam that passes through a beam shaper mounted on the top surface of the slider that collimates or focuses the laser beam. A mirror is mounted on the slider for directing the collimated or focused light beam into the waveguide. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328808 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT WITH THERMALLY ASSISTED WRITING - Magnetic element with thermally-assisted magnetic-field writing or thermally-assisted spin-transfer writing, comprising: a reference magnetic layer having a fixed direction magnetization; a storage magnetic layer exchange-pinned with an antiferromagnetic layer, wherein the magnetization direction of the storage layer can vary when said element can be heated to a temperature at least higher than a critical temperature of the antiferromagnetic layer; a tunnel barrier, provided between the reference layer and the storage layer; wherein the magnetic reference layer, and/or the magnetic storage layer includes at least one electrically-resistive thin layer for heating the magnetic element. The magnetic element disclosed herein has a voltage gain of typically 10 to 50% compared to conventional magnetic elements and shows a reduction of the stress induced during a writing operation as well as a reduction of the ageing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328809 | METHOD FOR REMOVING RESIST AND FOR PRODUCING A MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - In one embodiment, a method for removing a resist includes irradiating, with an UV light having a wavelength of less than about 240 nm, a structure having a resist on a pattern surface in an atmosphere having oxygen. The resist is used as a mask as it remains above the pattern after the pattern has been transferred to a magnetic recording medium surface having a magnetic film thereon, and the irradiating is performed during production of the magnetic recording medium. In another embodiment, a method for forming a magnetic recording medium includes applying a resist to a surface of a magnetic film above a substrate, curing the resist by irradiating the resist with first UV light to form a pattern, transferring the pattern to the magnetic film using the pattern, and removing the resist by irradiating using second UV light having a shorter wavelength in an atmosphere including oxygen. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328810 | DISK DRIVE AND SERVO-CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A disk drive. The disk drive includes a head, an actuator, and a controller. The head accesses a disk. The actuator is configured to support the head and to move the head by action of a voice-coil motor in a substantially radial direction of the disk. The controller is also configured to perform servo control of the actuator by using servo data read out by the head. The controller includes at least one of a plurality of notch filters having a fixed center frequency inserted in a servo-control loop. The controller is configured to increase an attenuation rate by at least one of the plurality of notch filters having the fixed center frequency at a designated frequency, when a target position of the head is at a position selected from the group consisting of a position outside of a specified region and a position within the specified region. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328811 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING READING OR WRITING OPERATION OF DISK DRIVE - A method of controlling a writing or reading operation of a disk drive. The method includes determining whether a writing control signal or a reading control signal, and a flying height control signal to control a flying height of a head are in enabled states, and when the writing control signal or the reading control signal and the flying height control signal are in the enabled states, performing the writing operation or the reading operation. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328812 | MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a receiver, a storage module, a determining module, and a prescanner. The receiver receives a command from a host device. The storage module stores, with respect to each of divided areas formed by dividing the recording area of a recording medium into a plurality of areas, pre-scan control information indicating at least one of the receiving time and the number of receiving times. The receiving time indicates a time at which a write command is received. The number of receiving times indicates the number of times the write command is received within a predetermined period after the power is turned on. The determining module determines the order in which pre-scan is performed on the divided areas based on at least one of the receiving time and the number of receiving times. The prescanner pre-scans the divided areas in the determined order. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328813 | DISK-ENCLOSURE COVER FOR LOW-PROFILE, HARD-DISK DRIVE - A disk drive. The disk drive includes a head, a motion mechanism, and a controller. The head is configured to access a disk configured to store data. The motion mechanism is configured to move the head. The controller is configured to determine a seek direction when an error occurred; and, the controller is configured to repeat a seek as a repeat seek to a target radial position from a direction opposite to the seek direction in an error-recovery process for the error which occurred in the seek in which the head moved to the target radial position. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328814 | CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control apparatus connectable to a memory unit for storing data, for controlling a first tape writing unit including a plurality of first tapes and a second tape writing unit including a plurality of second tapes so that the first and second writing units write same data stored in the memory unit to one of the first tapes and one of the second tapes, respectively, has an obtaining unit for obtaining a progress value indicating a progress of writing data into the one of the second tapes upon completely writing the data into one of the first tapes and a controller for controlling the first and the second tape writing units so that the first and the second writing unit change the writing tapes to another of the first tapes and another of second tapes when the progress value being not more than a predetermined value. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328815 | MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE - Due to a difference in coefficient of linear expansion between the constituent material of the flange and the constituent material of the base of the feedthrough, the solder material which joins these materials is unable to withstand the thermomechanical loading that is generated between these heterogeneous materials during their actual usage for a long period and, as a result, cracks formed in the solder-joined portion therebetween create low-density gas leakage paths that reduce actual lifespan to less than 5 years. Disclosed is a magnetic disk device comprising a magnetic disk, a magnetic head for recording and reproducing information onto and from the magnetic disk, a base, a feedthrough solder-joined to the base, and a solder-joined portion for joining the base and the feedthrough, wherein a recess portion is provided in the perimeter edge of the solder-joined portion of the base. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328816 | Composite shield structure of PMR writer for high track density - Improved writability and a substantial reduction in adjacent track erasure are achieved by incorporating a composite shield structure in a PMR writer. There is a trailing shield formed a certain distance above the top surface of a write pole, a leading shield formed a certain distance below the bottom surface of the write pole, and a partial side shield having a side shield section formed on each side of the write pole. The partial side shield thickness is less than that of the write pole. Each partial side shield section has a side that is parallel to the nearest write pole side and a top surface that is offset from the write pole top surface by 0 to 0.15 microns. A plurality of magnetic connections between two or more shield elements is employed to ensure correct magnetic potential. The large write pole has a flare angle of 45 to 75 degrees. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328817 | MAGNETIC MAIN WRITE POLE - A magnetic writer includes a write pole configured such that the easy magnetic axis is parallel to the vertical length direction of the write pole tip and to the ABS of the recording media. The write pole tip can be a multilayer structure comprising alternating magnetic and nonmagnetic layers with a planar orientation substantially perpendicular to the ABS and with magnetic anisotropy parallel to the vertical length direction of the write pole tip. The alternating magnetic and nonmagnetic layers may be formed by electroplating on a conformal seedlayer in a trench, or by static off axis physical vapor deposition. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328818 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING - A perpendicular recording medium having a perpendicular magnetic recording layer and a magnetically soft underlayer structure disposed beneath the recording layer. The soft underlayer structure includes at least first and second soft magnetic layers having different magnetic permeabilities to create a magnetic permeability gradient in the soft underlayer structure. One or more of the soft magnetic layers can be anti-parallel coupled. The soft underlayer structure of the present invention having a magnetic permeability gradient advantageously leads to reduced adjacent track erasure (ATE) while maintaining good overwrite (OW) properties. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328819 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE FOR ROTATING A DISK - In a disk drive device, a recording disk is mounted on a rotor. A base has a bearing hole, the center of which is along the rotational axis of the rotor. A bearing unit rotatably supports the rotor with respect to the base, the bearing unit being glued to the bearing hole. A ring-shaped first groove, the center of which is along the rotational axis, is arranged on a side surface of the bearing hole. A ring-shaped second groove, the center of which is along the rotational axis, is arranged on an outer surface of the housing, the outer surface contacting the side surface of the bearing hole. The position of the second groove with respect to its direction along the rotational axis is different from the position of the first groove with respect to its direction along the rotational axis. The base and the bearing unit are electrically connected by a conductive resin applied along an edge portion of the bearing hole, the edge portion being on a lower surface of the base. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328820 | Dimple forming apparatus and dimple forming method - A dimple forming apparatus for forming dimple on a workpiece at a desired position comprises a base mould with a concave surface, a heating unit and a forming pin with a spherical surface. The base mould is configured to be positioned below the workpiece. The heating unit is configured to heat the desired position of the workpiece for enhancing tractility of the desired position of the workpiece, and the forming pin is configured to be positioned above workpiece with the spherical surface of the forming pin aiming toward the desired position of the workpiece heated by the heating unit. The heating unit successfully enhances the tractility of desired position of the workpiece before the desired position of the workpiece is punched by the forming pin, and produces low stress at the junction of the dimple formed by the forming pin punching and the workpiece of the workpiece. The present invention also discloses a dimple forming method, a head gimbal assembly and a method for manufacturing a head gimbal assembly. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328821 | HARD DISK DRIVE - A hard disk drive includes an actuator arm pivoting over a disk around a pivot shaft as a center of rotation to allow a read/write head to access data on the disk, a bobbin provided at the opposite side to the read/write head with respect to a pivot shaft holder that rotatably supports the pivot shaft, and a voice coil coupled to the bobbin. The bobbin includes a bobbin body coupled an end portion of the voice coil adjacent to the pivot shaft holder, and a plurality of bobbin legs extending from an end portion of the bobbin body toward areas of the other end portion of the voice coil that are separated from each other, and coupled to the areas of the other end portion of the voice coil that are separated from each other. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328822 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A BARRIER FOR A MAGNETORESISTIVE STRUCTURE UTILIZING HEATING - A method and system for providing a magnetic recording transducer is described. The method and system include providing a pinned layer for a magnetic element. In one aspect, a portion of a tunneling barrier layer for the magnetic element is provided. The magnetic recording transducer annealed is after the portion of the tunneling barrier layer is provided. The annealing is at a temperature higher than room temperature. A remaining portion of the tunneling barrier layer is provided after the annealing. In another aspect, the magnetic transducer is transferred to a high vacuum annealing apparatus before annealing the magnetic transducer. In this aspect, the magnetic transducer may be annealed before any portion of the tunneling barrier is provided or after at least a portion of the tunneling barrier is provided. The annealing is performed in the high vacuum annealing apparatus. A free layer for the magnetic element is also provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328823 | MAGNETORESISTIVE READER WITH DEMAGNETIZATION FLUX GUIDE - A magnetic reader comprises first and second shields oriented transversely to a media-facing surface, a magnetoresistive stack located between the first and second shields, and a flux guide. The magnetoresistive stack extends from a proximal end oriented toward the media-facing surface to a distal end oriented away from the media-facing surface. The flux guide extends from the first shield toward the second shield, and is spaced from the magnetoresistive stack at the distal end. The flux guide magnetically couples the distal end of the magnetoresistive stack to the first shield. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328824 | Arc Flash Detection - An arc flash detector includes a light sensor, a light attenuating filter in communication with the light sensor, a housing disposed to support the light attenuating filter and the light sensor, and a logic circuit in communication with the light sensor. The logic circuit is disposed to receive an output of the light sensor and disposed to produce an output signal responsive to a predetermined intensity of light received by the light sensor. The light attenuating filter is disposed to reduce the intensity of light received by the light sensor. The housing is also disposed to retain the light sensor and the light attenuating filter at a fixed orientation. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULT CONDITION - A system and method for detecting a fault condition by a relay is provided. The system includes means for detecting phase currents through three electrical phases, means for detecting a ground fault current, a processor configured to perform a current-based function based upon at least one of the phase currents and a filter. The processor is configured to perform current-based functions based on whether the filter is enabled or disabled. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328826 | Field Effect Resistor for ESD Protection - An electrostatic discharge protection device and methodology are provided for protecting semiconductor devices against electrostatic discharge events by temporarily forming during normal (non-ESD) operation two more inversion layers ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100328827 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION CIRCUITS, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND OPERATING METHODS THEREOF - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit coupled with an input/output (I/O) pad. The ESD protection circuit includes a clamp field effect transistor (FET) coupled between a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage. An inverter includes an input end and an output end. The output end of the inverter is coupled with a gate of the clamp FET. A RC time constant circuit is disposed between the first supply voltage and the second supply voltage. A current mirror includes a first transistor. The current minor is coupled between the input end of the inverter and the second supply voltage. A circuit is coupled with the input end of the inverter. The circuit is capable of outputting a voltage state on the input end of the inverter that is capable of substantially turning off the clamp FET while the I/O pad is subjected to a latch-up test using a negative current. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328828 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A CIRCUIT - A method of protecting a circuit includes measuring a value associated with a circuit having a current flowing through a switch to a load and comparing the measured value to a threshold. If the measured value meets or exceeds the threshold, the switch is turned OFF and a counter is incremented. If the counter is less than the counter limit, and a predefined time period has elapsed, the switch is turned back ON. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328829 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION ELEMENT - An overvoltage protection element with a housing, at least one overvoltage limiting component in the housing, especially a varistor, and two connecting elements for electrically connecting the overvoltage protection element to a current or signal path in a normal state, the connecting elements being in electrically conductive contact with a respective pole of the overvoltage limiting component. In the normal state of the overvoltage protection element, at least one pole is connected to a connecting element via a plug-and-socket connection, and at least one spring is located between the housing and the overvoltage limiting component such that, when the overvoltage limiting component is thermally overloaded, it is turned by the spring separating the at least one pole from the assigned connecting element, and creating a thermally separating connection between the overvoltage limiting component and the housing when the temperature of the overvoltage limiting component exceeds a given boundary temperature. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328830 | Methods of achieving linear capacitance in symmetrcial and asymmetrical EMI filters with TVS - A transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit with uni-directional blocking and symmetric bi-directional blocking capabilities integrated with an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter supported on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type. The TVS circuit integrated with the EMI filter further includes a ground terminal disposed on the surface for the symmetric bi-directional blocking structure and at the bottom of the semiconductor substrate for the uni-directional blocking structure and an input and an output terminal disposed on a top surface with at least a Zener diode and a plurality of capacitors disposed in the semiconductor substrate to couple the ground terminal to the input and output terminals with a direct capacitive coupling without an intermediate floating body region. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328831 | Method and Circuit for Over-Current Protection - In one embodiment the present invention includes an over-current protection method. The method comprises generating a switching signal, starting and stopping a timer, sensing a current through a switch, comparing a response time to a reference time, and generating an over-current alarm signal. The switching signal activates one or more switches in a switching regulator. The timer is started in response to the switch being activated and is stopped in response to the sensed current exceeding a threshold. The response time indicates the time period between the starting and the stopping of the timer. The over-current alarm signal is generated if the response time is less than the reference time. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328832 | Electrical Composite Element - An electric device that functions either as a reverting (resettable) type element or a non-reverting (non-resettable) type element depending on the conditions. Such an element includes a polymer PTC element and a temperature fuse member connected in series thereto, the temperature fuse member placed such that it is under the thermal influence of the polymer PTC element. A melting point of a metal composing the temperature fuse member is at least 5° C. higher than a melting point of a polymer composing the polymer PTC element. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328833 | POWER MODULE WITH ADDITIONAL TRANSIENT CURRENT PATH AND POWER MODULE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to power modules for controlling an input current to provide an output current, in particular, to such a power module ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100328834 | POLYMER SURGE ARRESTER - A polymer surge arrester has: internal elements including a plurality of disc-shaped nonlinear resistors disposed in a stacked manner, electrodes disposed at both ends of the nonlinear resistors, and a plurality of insulating rods coupling the electrodes; an insulating outer skin formed outside the internal elements by casting an insulating resin; and disc-shaped porous metal plates interposed between at least parts of the nonlinear resistors. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328835 | Memory module for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) and system including the same - Disclosed is a memory module having an ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) prevention structure. The memory module may include a printed circuit board, a first circuit pattern on the printed circuit board, and a second circuit pattern on the printed circuit board. The second circuit pattern may be configured to discharge static electricity introduced to the memory module from outside the memory module. In addition, the second circuit pattern is not connected to the first circuit pattern. Disclosed also is a system that includes the memory module. The system may include a main board, a socket on the main board, and the memory module. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328836 | STATIC ELIMINATOR, AND MICROPHONE ELECTRETIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING STATIC ELIMINATOR - The static eliminator includes an ionizer including a power source and an electrode which applies ions to an electretized dielectric film to eliminate electric charges formed on the electretized dielectric film. The electrified substance is in an electrically non-grounded state when the electric charges on the electretized dielectric film are eliminated. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328837 | ION GENERATOR AND HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - An ion generator to generate ion flow to ventilate heat comprises an emitter, a receiver and a power supply. The emitter comprises a needle electrode having one needle shaped tip configured as a discharging portion. The receiver comprises a plurality of flow channels for airflow and at least one receiving portion. The at least one receiving portion comprises a line edge arranged around a concave spherical surface, and the discharging portion is at a substantial center of the concave spherical surface. The power supply provides a voltage potential difference between the discharging portion of the emitter and the receiving portions of the receiver. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328838 | ELECTRONIC BLASTING SYSTEM - An electronic blasting system comprising:
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20100328839 | VARIABLE-CAPACITANCE ELEMENT, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING VARIABLE-CAPACITANCE ELEMENT, VARIABLE-CAPACITANCE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A variable-capacitance element the capacitance value of which can be freely set to a desired value corresponding to a write voltage, and, once set, is maintained also after the write voltage is removed. The invention also provides a method for adjusting a variable-capacitance element, a variable-capacitance device and an electronic apparatus. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328840 | MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A MEMS device of an aspect of the present invention including a MEMS element includes a first lower electrode provided on a substrate, a first insulator which is provided on the upper surface of the first lower electrode, and has a first thickness, and a movable first upper electrode supported by an anchor in midair above the first lower electrode, and a capacitance element includes a second lower electrode provided on the substrate, a second insulator which is provided on the upper surface of the second lower electrode, and has a second thickness, and a second upper electrode provided on the second insulator, wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328841 | WATER PURIFICATION DEVICE - Improved flow through capacitors (FTC) and methods for purifying aqueous solutions are disclosed. For example, FTC electrodes that are activated with a poly-electrolyte are disclosed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328842 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method for manufacturing a multilayer electronic component, after a plating layer for forming an external electrode is formed on an end surface of a laminate, conditions for heat-treating the laminate are set such that interdiffusion layers have ends which face internal electrodes and which are spaced from the end surface of the laminate at a distance of about 0.5 μm to about 1.9 μm. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328843 | LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - In a method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component, after a plating layer for an external terminal electrode is formed by applying copper plating to an end surface of a component main body at which respective ends of a plurality of internal electrodes primarily including nickel are exposed, when a heat treatment at a temperature of about 800° C. or more is applied in order to improve adhesion strength and resistance to moisture of the external terminal electrode, voids may occur in the plating layer. The step of applying a heat treatment at a temperature of about 800° C. or more to a component main body with plating layers formed thereon includes not only a step of maintaining a top temperature of about 1000° C. or more but also a step of maintaining a temperature of about 600° C. to 900° C. at least once before the step of maintaining the top temperature. These steps preliminarily diffuse copper included in the plating layers, which has a relatively high diffusion velocity, into the internal electrodes primarily including nickel, thereby reducing a difference in diffusion velocity between copper and nickel at the top temperature, which causes the occurrence of voids. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328844 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A laminated ceramic capacitor is provided which is excellent in reliability even when its dielectric ceramic layers thinned. For a dielectric ceramic in a laminated ceramic capacitor, a ceramic is used which includes a main component containing a barium titanate based composite oxide represented by the general formula: (Ba | 2010-12-30 |
20100328845 | Nano-structured flexible electrodes, and energy storage devices using the same - An electrical energy storage device structure comprises a first conductive sheet, a second conductive sheet and an electrolyte sheet placed between the first conductive sheet and the second conductive sheet. In the device, at least one of the first conductive sheet and the second conductive sheet comprises a layer of carbon nanoparticles. The carbon nanoparticle layer is arranged to be adjacent to the electrolyte sheet. The carbon nanoparticles may include both high aspect ratio carbon nanoparticles and low aspect ratio carbon nanoparticles. The device is flexible and at least partially transparent. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328846 | Electrode for electric double layer capacitor, method of manufacturing the same, and electric double layer capacitor - An electrode for an electric double layer capacitor includes a current collector including an aluminum (Al) foil layer and a highly conductive metal layer having a higher conductivity than Al and laminated on the Al foil layer, a groove formed in the Al foil layer to cause the highly conductive metal layer to contact an electrode material, and an electrode layer formed of the electrode material on the groove and the Al foil layer. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328847 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To reduce the increase in leakage current in a molding process. A solid electrolytic capacitor includes: an anode | 2010-12-30 |
20100328848 | Providing Modular Power Conversion - In one embodiment, a medium voltage drive system includes at least one transformer and multiple power cell chambers each coupled to a transformer. The power cell chambers each may include a rectifier, a DC-link, and an inverter. Each power cell chamber can be separated into fixed and moveable portions, where the moveable portion includes the rectifier and the inverter and the fixed portion includes the DC-link. A power service bus can couple the fixed and moveable portions of each power cell chamber and couple in series groups of the plurality of power cell chambers. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328849 | POWER DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS WITH INPUT AND OUTPUT POWER SENSING AND METHOD OF USE - Power distribution apparatus with input and output power sensing and a method of use. A power distribution unit includes a sensor that senses power parameters of power outputs and a power input, a processor, and a communication circuit. A power management system includes a power manager, a user interface, and a plurality of power distribution units that may be located in one or more equipment cabinets and data centers. The system may compute apparent power, RMS power, power factor, energy usage over time, power usage history, or environmental history for any or all of the power distribution units. The system may identify an under-utilized server connected to one of the power distribution units and initiate a shut-down of that server. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328850 | CONVERTIBLE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANEL - An electrical distribution panel includes an enclosure, a first power input, a first circuit interrupter including a first terminal electrically connected to the first power input and a second terminal, a first bus electrically connected to the second terminal, a plurality of second circuit interrupters powered from the first bus, a second bus electrically connectable to the first bus through one of the second circuit interrupters, and a number of third circuit interrupters powered from the second bus. The first bus and a number of the second circuit interrupters power a number of first loads. The second bus and the number of third circuit interrupters power a number of different second loads. The electrical distribution panel is converted for operation with a second power input to power the second bus. The second power input receives power from at least one of a separately derived system, and a portable generator. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328851 | SWITCHBOARD WITH UPS AND HORIZONTAL BUSBARS - A switchboard including at least four conductors of horizontal configuration, the conductors secured to the switchboard to maintain the horizontal configuration, wherein at least one of the four conductors of horizontal configuration is an AC PEN ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100328852 | Modular electrical distribution system for a building - A universal power distribution system is provided for routing electrical circuits within a building structure to comprehensively provide electrical power to the building in ceiling configurations, wall-mounted configurations, raised floor configurations and in office furniture configurations. The system components for all of these configurations have common plug connectors that are engagable with each other so as to be readily usable in a wide variety of applications. The system is readily adaptable to form virtually any conventional circuit configuration found within conventional hard-wired systems yet is formed simply through the routing of the cables through the building cavities and interconnection is accomplished merely by plugging components together rather than through labor-intensive manual wiring. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328853 | Modular electrical distribution system for a building - A universal power distribution system is provided for routing electrical circuits within a building structure to comprehensively provide electrical power to the building in ceiling configurations, wall-mounted configurations, raised floor configurations and in office furniture configurations. The system components for all of these configurations have common plug connectors that are engagable with each other so as to be readily usable in a wide variety of applications. The system is readily adaptable to form virtually any conventional circuit configuration found within conventional hard-wired systems yet is formed simply through the routing of the cables through the building cavities and interconnection is accomplished merely by plugging components together rather than through labor-intensive manual wiring. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328854 | COMPONENT, DISPLAY PART STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - The invention provides a component, a display part structure and a portable terminal device with which breakage of a protecting member can be prevented so as to contribute to further thickness reduction of the portable terminal device. The display part structure of a terminal device includes, in a housing, a display panel used for displaying information; a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof; a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member, and an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit. The component has a shape including at least one of a curved face, a bevel face and a face vertical to the protecting member. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328855 | Mobile digital video recorder - A mobile digital video recorder (MDVR) has a hollow shell, two board tracks, two brackets, a main board, power board, VSM board, and a storage device. The board tracks and the brackets are attached securely in the shell. The main board is mounted slidably and detachably in the shell via the tracks. The power board is mounted slidably and detachably in the shell via the tracks. The VSM board is mounted slidably and detachably in the shell via the tracks. The storage device is mounted slidably and detachably in the shell via the brackets. Therefore, the main board, power board, VSM board and the storage device are easily pulled out from the shell for repairing, replacing, or upgrading to new technology. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328856 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MOVABLE HOUSING PARTS - A mobile electronic device comprises a housing with a first housing part, a second housing part and a third housing part. The first and second housing parts are mounted for a slidable movement relative to one another, whilst the third housing part is mounted for pivotable movement relative to the second housing part. It is suggested that FIG. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328857 | ACCESSORY STRAP SECURING MECHANISM - An accessory strap securing mechanism is positioned in a portable electronic device to assemble an accessory strap thereon. The portable electronic device defines an assembling slot. The accessory strap securing mechanism includes an assembling portion and a securing member. The assembling portion is formed in the portable electronic device. The securing member includes a fixing portion and a holding portion. The fixing portion is fixed to the assembling portion. The holding portion includes a clasp, and the clasp is deformed to allow the accessory strap to separate when a force applied to the accessory strap exceeds a predetermined amount. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328858 | COVER LATCHING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cover latching assembly includes a housing, a releasing assembly and a cover. The housing includes an upper board, a side board extending from the upper board and an assembling portion disposed on the upper board communicating with the side board through a hole. The cover is detachably mounted on the housing and includes an upper wall and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall has a notch defined therethrough corresponding to the hole; the upper wall has a latching hook formed thereon adjacent to the notch. The releasing assembly is releasably assembled within the accommodating portion of the housing through the hole and partially accommodated within the hole for releasably latching with the latching hook of the cover. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328859 | ADJUSTABLE MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE ADJUSTABLE MECHANISM - An electronic device includes an adjustable mechanism disposed at a front end of a housing body thereof. The adjustable mechanism includes a foot pad extending through the housing body, and movable relative thereto between a retracted position, where a bottom of the foot pad is higher than that of a docking station, and an extended position, where the bottom of the foot pad is at a same level as that of the docking station. A movable engaging hook is mounted slidably on an inner side of the housing body, and is partially exposed from the housing body. The engaging hook engages the foot pad when the engaging hook is at a limiting position and when the foot pad is at the retracted or extended position, and disengages the foot pad to enable the foot pad to move between the retracted and extended positions when at a free position. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328860 | FOLDABLE MOBILE TERMINAL - A portable terminal includes a first body having a first touch screen on an outer surface of the first body, a second body having a second touch screen on an outer surface of the second body, and a hinge unit configured to rotatably connect the first body and the second body. The first touch screen and the second touch screen face the same direction in an unfolded configuration, and the first touch screen and the second touch screen face each other in a folded configuration. The portable terminal further includes a rotation preventing unit configured to prevent relative rotation of the first body and the second body in the absence of an action for relative rotation when the portable terminal is in the unfolded configuration. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328861 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LATCHING ASSEMBLY - An electronic device with a latching assembly includes a housing, a battery cover, a circuit board, and a latching assembly. The battery cover includes a pair of hook portions. The circuit board is mounted in the housing. The latching assembly includes a touch element, a magnetic element, and a pair of latching elements. The touch element and the magnetic element are electrically connected to the circuit board. The latching elements are connected with two opposite ends of the magnetic element, respectively. The latching elements cooperate with the hook portions to secure the battery cover to the housing. When the touch element is touched, a touch signal is generated and transmitted to the circuit board, the circuit board charges the magnetic element in response to the touch signal, and when the magnetic element is charged, the magnetic element contract to cause the latching elements to disengage from the hook portions. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328862 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a front frame, a panel module, a main back cover, a sub-back cover, a circuit device and a stand set, wherein the main back cover includes a recess portion sinking from the main back cover toward the panel module. An inner space is formed between the recess portion and the sub-back cover. The circuit device is disposed in the inner space and connected to the recess portion. In different embodiments, the display device includes a reinforcing rib for grounding purpose. The reinforcing rib is disposed on the panel module and is located between the panel module and the main back cover. Furthermore, a through-hole is formed on the recess portion for the reinforcing rib to pass through and electrically couples with the circuit device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328863 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus including: a housing having: a first surface; and a second surface having a height different from that of the first surface in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, the second surface having a penetrating hole formed therein; and a film having: a first region to be faced to the first surface of the housing; and a second region to be faced to the second surface of the housing, the second region having a wall thickness larger than that of the first region. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328864 | DISPLAY ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display element includes a plurality of laminated display panels, each display panel having a material to control light sealed between two substrates, wherein at least in part of the display element, there is a portion where the number of the laminated display panels is different, a bent section is formed at the portion where the number of the laminated display panels is different, and electrodes may be provided or may not provided at the bent section. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328865 | WIRELESS RECEPTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN HOUSINGS - The present invention provides a system and method for transmitting information between a device within a housing to a second device, preferably a test or monitoring unit, outside of the housing. There are numerous issues associated with transferring information from within a sealed housing to an external device. In some cases, the use of wires inside the housing may be impractical, due to internal conditions, such as fluid flow, pressure or temperature. In one embodiment, the antenna of the external RF reading device is electrically connected to the dome of the housing. In another embodiment, the device within the housing is electrically connected to a housing component. In another embodiment, the gasket is used to pass information from within the housing to an external device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328866 | AIRBORNE ELECTRONICS HOUSING ASSEMBLY - An aircraft electronics housing assembly maintains the electronics unit at given ambient conditions despite changes in conditions outside the housing during the aircraft flight cycle. | 2010-12-30 |
20100328867 | SELF-SERVICE DEVICE - A self-service device, particularly an automated cash machine, having an operating unit with an operating panel for entering alphanumeric characters and/or control data, and having a cover surface having a plurality of edges bounding a recess, whereby the operating panel is encompassed, wherein at least one first edge of the cover surface is disposed at a distance from a first edge of the operating panel, forming an intermediate space, wherein a functional strip is disposed, the functional strip being mounted on a mounting frame encompassing the operating panel, said frame being connected to the cover surface by mounting elements. | 2010-12-30 |