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Chen, Keelung City
Chien-Hui Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100023789 | Host device with power-saving function - A card reader with power-saving function is used for being inserted with a memory card so that a computer can access the memory card through the card reader. When the memory card is inserted in the card reader, the card reader is enabled to operate. On the other hand, when the memory card is not inserted in the card reader, the card reader enters to a power-down mode for saving power. | 01-28-2010 |
Chin Yang Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100315143 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POPPING SOUND - A circuit for reducing popping sound comprises a waveform generator, a voltage accumulator, and a comparator. The waveform generator is configured for generating a periodic waveform, and the voltage accumulator is configured for generating an increased voltage. The comparator is configured for comparing the periodic waveform with the increased voltage for generating a successive pulse signal. A percentage of a duty cycle in the successive pulse signal is increased gradually. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110279158 | SLEW RATE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF AND SLEW RATE CONTROL DEVICE - A slew rate control circuit is provided. The slew rate control circuit includes at least one switch and an inverter. A first end of the switch is coupled to a power terminal. A toggle end of the switch is coupled to a first control terminal. A second end of the switch is coupled to an output terminal. An output end of the inverter is coupled to the output terminal. An input end of the inverter is coupled to an input terminal. A voltage at the first control terminal conducts the switch to reduce the slew rate when a large voltage variation occurs at the output terminal. A method of controlling a slew rate and a slew rate control device are provided. | 11-17-2011 |
Chin-Yu Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100075323 | MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR LUNG AND COLORECTAL CARCINOMAS - Molecular markers for lung and colorectal carcinomas and methods of using them in blood sample assays are disclosed. The method comprises measuring the expression of the markers in a blood sample from a subject for detecting the presence and/or severity of lung and/or colorectal cancer, and for monitoring and/or assessing the prognosis of the subject's response to a cancer therapy. Also disclosed are kits for detecting, diagnosing, and/or monitoring lung or colorectal carcinomas. | 03-25-2010 |
Chou-Hsin Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20110189886 | PATCH PANEL AND INTELLIGENT STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEM - A patch panel is provided including a patch panel frame, an indicator module connected to the patch panel frame, a microcontroller unit (MCU), a connector connected to the patch panel frame and a detection device for detecting a connection state at the connector. A circuit board interface is provided with a communication path between the indicator module and the MCU and between the detection device and the MCU. A communication unit is connected to the circuit board interface. The communication unit conveys signals between any one of patch panels of a group, between groups of patch panels, between the patch panel and a control unit and between the group of patch panels and the control unit. | 08-04-2011 |
Chou Hsing Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100064502 | WIRE TERMINATION TOOL AND RJ JACK FOR USE THEREWITH - A wire termination and cutting tool, RJ jack and RJ jack and tool termination system is provided with the tool having a cutting module support portion and an RJ jack support portion connected to the cutting module support portion for relative movement with respect to a pivot point. An RJ jack is connected to the RJ jack support portion. The RJ jack includes wire termination locations each with an insulation displacement contact (IDC) with a cutting/clamping slot. A cutting module is connected to the cutting module support portion. The cutting module includes cutting blades for cutting wires and wire insertion parts. An actuator applies force for in curved relative movement of the cutting module support portion with respect to the RJ jack support portion. The cutting module support portion is aligned with the RJ jack at an end of the curved relative movement whereby the wire insertion parts are aligned with slots of corresponding insulation displacement contacts of the RJ jack. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100064503 | WIRE TERMINATION TOOL AND RJ JACK FOR USE THEREWITH - A wire termination and cutting tool, RJ jack and RJ jack and tool termination system is provided with the tool having a cutting module support portion and an RJ jack support portion connected to the cutting module support portion for relative movement with respect to a pivot point. An RJ jack is connected to the RJ jack support portion. The RJ jack includes wire termination locations each with an insulation displacement contact (IDC) with a cutting/clamping slot. A cutting module is connected to the cutting module support portion. The cutting module includes cutting blades for cutting wires and wire insertion parts. An actuator applies force for in curved relative movement of the cutting module support portion with respect to the RJ jack support portion. The cutting module support portion is aligned with the RJ jack at an end of the curved relative movement whereby the wire insertion parts are aligned with slots of corresponding insulation displacement contacts of the RJ jack. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100068916 | INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONTACT (IDC) AND IDC MOUNTING SYSTEM - An insulation displacement contact (IDC) is provided for use in a connector housing having an IDC receiving passage with insertion region first side edge and insertion region second side edge defining lower stops and upper locking catches. The IDC includes a base portion with a first IDC arm extending from the base portion and a second IDC arm extending from the base portion. The arms each have a lower portion with reduced dimension, a wire cutting/clamping region with an inner surface for insulated wire cutting and clamping, and an upper portion defining a region for introducing wires for termination. The IDC arms are flexible with respect to the base portion whereby the wire cutting/clamping regions cooperate for cutting and clamping insulated wires. The IDC has a first upper locator at an exterior surface of the first IDC arm, a second upper locator at an exterior surface of the first IDC arm, a second lower locator at an exterior surface of the IDC; and a second lower locator at an exterior surface of the IDC. The first lower locator and the second lower locator contact lower stops with the first upper locator engaging a first side upper locking catch and the second upper locator engaging a second side upper locking catch upon inserting the IDC into the IDC receiving passage. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100159742 | PATCH PANEL ASSEMBLY - A patch panel assembly is provided including an angle module having one or more RJ modules, one or more insulation displacement contact (IDC) modules and a printed circuit board. Each of the RJ modules includes a base, an RJ plug receiving opening and spring contacts extending from the base into the RJ plug receiving opening. The IDC modules each include an IDC housing with an IDC module base and insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) with IDC contact pins extending from the IDC module base. The printed circuit board has RJ contact holes receiving the spring contacts with the RJ module mounted to the printed circuit board and has IDC contact holes receiving the IDC contact pins with the IDC module mounted to the printed circuit board as well as circuit traces connecting the RJ contact holes to the IDC contact holes. The plug receiving openings each have a plug insertion opening at an angle to the printed circuit board between to 0° and not equal to 90°. A front panel is provided including a front face with a plurality of RJ module openings. The angle module is connected to the frame with the one or more RJ modules extending through RJ module openings and with each the plug insertion opening at an angle to the front face between 0° and 90°. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110097924 | PATCH PANEL ASSEMBLY AND PATCHING MODULE THEREOF - A patch panel assembly and a patching module thereof are described. The patch panel assembly includes an outer frame and more than one patching module disposed on the outer frame. The patching module includes a registered jack (RJ) component and an insulation displacement contact (IDC) component which can be combined correspondingly, so that a plurality of RJ jacks and a plurality of IDC pins are electrically connected and assembled on the outer frame rapidly. The IDC component can further match two specifications of punch down tools to perform compression and wire bonding. | 04-28-2011 |
Hsin-Liang Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20090188105 | SLIM BATTERY PACKAGING METHOD - The present invention discloses a slim battery packaging method, which comprising steps: preparing at least one slim battery and an electronic substrate to be connected to the slim battery, wherein the slim battery and the electronic substrate respectively have electric-connection terminals corresponding to each other; joining the electric-connection terminals of the slim battery and the electronic substrate with a conductive adhesive; applying a thermosetting temperature to the electric-connection terminals with a hot-press device to transfer the thermosetting temperature to the conductive adhesive and cure the conductive adhesive; and providing a cooling device in the preceding step to inhibit the conduction of the thermosetting temperature to a non-electric-connection terminal area of the slim battery for maintaining the performance of the slim battery. | 07-30-2009 |
Jau-Der Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100112714 | BIOCHIP - The present invention relates to a biochip for nucleic acid hybridization. The biochip of the present invention comprises a hybridization chamber which is in the form of a cavity, a porous membrane pressed in the hybridization chamber; and at least one first circulation hole and at least one second circulation hole which are communicated with the hybridization chamber so that the reaction solution flows in the at least one first circulation hole and flows out the at least one second circulation hole through the pores of the porous membrane. The hybridization reaction area is increased by flowing the reaction solution through the pores of the membrane, which enable the reaction sensitivity to be increased. The diffusion distance for the reaction molecules is decreased due to the limited inside space of the membrane, and thereby the hybridization time is shortened. | 05-06-2010 |
Jin-Lien Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20080237618 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A light emitting diode (LED) module. The LED module includes: an LED chip, for emitting a light beam; a packaging structure, for packaging the LED chip; and a light direction changing unit, connected to the packaging structure, for changing a direction of the light beam, wherein the light direction changing unit has a base material and at least a photoluminescent material, and the photoluminescent material is mixed within the base material to form the light direction changing unit. | 10-02-2008 |
Lih-Geeng Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100183754 | Extract and compound for blood pressure regulation - The present invention provides an extract of Taiwanese wild grape ( | 07-22-2010 |
Li-Ming Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20080210765 | Document with indexes and associated document reader system - A document with indexes and associated document reader system. The document is constructed by printing plural pixels and divided into plural areas. Each of the areas has plural indexes respectively consisting of a group of indexing dots to represent an area code corresponding to the area. The indexes and the pixels have different optical reflection features. The system includes a filter, a pattern sensor and a pattern decoder. The filter allows a light with special wavelengths to pass through, so as to obtain a desired light corresponding to the indexes of the document. The sensor is connected to the filter for sensing the light passed through and accordingly forming a pattern to output. The decoder is connected to the sensor for decoding and thus obtaining corresponding indexes in accordance with the pattern outputted by the sensor. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090046063 | Coordinate positioning system and method with in-the-air positioning function - A coordinate positioning system with in-the-air positioning function includes an illuminator and an image sensor. The illuminator produces a directional light. The image sensor receives the directional light produced by the illuminator and produces an image corresponding to the directional light to accordingly analyze the image and obtain a rotating angle corresponding to the directional light. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090135141 | Mouse with in-the-air positioning function and computer device using the same - A mouse with coordinate and suspension positioning functions, which receives a directional light produced by an external illuminator. A second image sensor receives and converts the directional light into an electrical signal, and accordingly produces a directional image corresponding to the directional light. A second memory stores the directional image. When an image captured by a first image sensor cannot be focused, a processor enables the second image sensor and the second memory in order to analyze the directional image and obtain a rotating angle of the directional light for further fulfilling a coordinate positioning. | 05-28-2009 |
Li-Ying Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20090244822 | Touch control pen for a portable electronic device - A touch control pen for a portable electronic device includes a resilient positioning sleeve sleeved sealingly on an elongate main body and disposed adjacent to a head end of the main body. When the touch control pen is inserted into a slot defined by a looped surrounding wall of a housing of the portable electronic device, the positioning sleeve contacts watertightly an inner annular surface of the looped surrounding wall of the housing. | 10-01-2009 |
Meng-Ling Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20110230651 | Benzenesulfonamide derivatives and pharmaceutical composition therof - The present invention is related to derivatives of benzenesulfonamide represented by formula (I), and the pharmaceutical composition thereof. In addition, the benzenesulfonamide derivatives disclosed in the present invention can serve as potential cell cycle inhibitors, and thereby these benzenesulfonamide derivatives and the pharmaceutical composition thereof can be antitumor drug candidates, which might aim at cell cycle. Particularly, the benzenesulfonamide derivatives disclosed in the present invention may function as antitumor drugs to treat solid cancers. | 09-22-2011 |
Pei-Tai Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20090017528 | Nucleic Acid Hybridization Device - The present invention relates to a hybridization device coupled by means of vibration to shorten the time needed for hybridization. This hybridization device of the present invention comprises an oscillation generating unit; a spacer attached to the top of the oscillation generating unit, which wraps around to form a tank, and the tank is loaded with a transmission solution; a loading plate having a loading face was paved with at least one nucleic acid probe, and the flip side of the loading face is a transmission face, which covers on top of the spacer to form a closed space, and is attached with the transmission solution. The vibration generated by the oscillation generating unit can be propagated to the loading plate through the transmission solution to promote the effective mixing of the nucleic acid to be analyzed and the probe, further to shorten the time needed for nucleic acid hybridization and to increase the detection sensitivity. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100112714 | BIOCHIP - The present invention relates to a biochip for nucleic acid hybridization. The biochip of the present invention comprises a hybridization chamber which is in the form of a cavity, a porous membrane pressed in the hybridization chamber; and at least one first circulation hole and at least one second circulation hole which are communicated with the hybridization chamber so that the reaction solution flows in the at least one first circulation hole and flows out the at least one second circulation hole through the pores of the porous membrane. The hybridization reaction area is increased by flowing the reaction solution through the pores of the membrane, which enable the reaction sensitivity to be increased. The diffusion distance for the reaction molecules is decreased due to the limited inside space of the membrane, and thereby the hybridization time is shortened. | 05-06-2010 |
Shu Ren Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20120029991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVER BROWSABLE ADVERTISEMENT THROUGH MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention provides a method for delivering an advertisement to a user including providing an advertisement by the advertiser to the service system, followed by delivering the matched advertisement based on conditions set by the user from the service system to a mobile phone of a user through mobile phone communication network. The user determines to browse the advertisement or not. The user watches and brows the advertisement via the display of the mobile phone. | 02-02-2012 |
Ting-Kuang Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20120018181 | Output Mode Switching Device For Power Tool - An output mode switching device includes an output unit, a stationary ratchet gear unit, a spring, at least one block, a case for accommodating the parts mentioned above, and a control device threadedly connected to the case. The output unit includes an output shaft and a first bearing and a movable ratchet gear connected thereto. Movable ratchet teeth of the movable ratchet gear face stationary ratchet teeth of the stationary ratchet gear. The stationary ratchet gear has circumferential ribs and the block has an inner protrusion and an outer protrusion. Two ends of the spring respectively contact with the first bearing and the inner protrusion of the block. The control device is operated to allow the inner protrusion to be engaged with or separated from the rib of the stationary ratchet gear. Therefore the output shaft outputs torque without axial vibration or with axial vibration. | 01-26-2012 |
Wei Chih Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20110255643 | Digital Second-Order CDR Circuits - A method for performing a clock and data recovery includes providing data and a clock; determining early/late values of the data to generate a first-order phase code using the data and the clock; and accumulating first-order phase codes retrieved from different finite state machine (FSM) cycles to generate a second-order phase code. A plurality of candidate total phase codes is generated from the second-order phase code. A multiplexing is performed to the plurality of candidate total phase codes to output one of the plurality of candidate total phase codes as a total phase code. The multiplexing is controlled by the first-order phase code. A brake machine may be implemented to prevent over-compensation of phases. | 10-20-2011 |
Wei-Liang Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20090190703 | SAMPLING METHOD AND DATA RECOVERY CIRCUIT USING THE SAME - A sampling method and a data recovery circuit using the same are provided. The sampling method includes following steps. First, a first strobe, a second strobe, a third strobe, and a fourth strobe are provided, wherein the second strobe lags the first strobe a first predetermined phase, the third and the fourth strobe respectively lag the first and the second strobe a second predetermined phase, and the second predetermined phase is half of the first predetermined phase. Then, a digital signal is respectively sampled with the first and the second strobe. Thereafter, the positions of data transition points of the digital signal are determined according to the sampling results of the first and the second strobe. Next, the third or the fourth strobe is selected as a preferable sampling strobe according to the determination result. Finally, the digital signal is sampled with the preferable sampling strobe. | 07-30-2009 |
Yean-Chang Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100216207 | Apparatus and method for growing algae by ionizing radiation - An apparatus is disclosed for growing algae by ionizing radiation. The apparatus includes a container for containing medium for the growth of algae, a filter disposed in the container, a 3-dimensional rack disposed in the container, an adherent element wound on the 3-dimension rack so that spores of the algae can be planted in the adherent element, a radiation element disposed in the container for irradiating the spores and a timepiece connected to the radiation element. | 08-26-2010 |
Yen-Tung Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20090305521 | LIGHTING CONNECTOR - A lighting connector including a terminal enclosure, an adapter circuit board and an insulating layer. Multiple terminals are enclosed in the terminal enclosure. A first side of the adapter circuit board is provided with multiple terminal contacts with which the terminals are respectively soldered. A second side of the adapter circuit board is provided with multiple wire contacts with which multiple signal wires are respectively soldered. The insulating layer encloses the terminal enclosure, the adapter circuit board and the signal wires. The insulating layer is made of a transparent material. At least one light-emitting element is arranged on the adapter circuit board. Two electrode pins of the light-emitting element are connected to a set of printed power circuits of the adapter circuit board. After turned on, the light-emitting element emits light which goes through the transparent insulating layer to outer side. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100046194 | In-Wall video/audio signal adapter device - An in-wall video/audio signal adapter device including a first adapter and a second adapter. The first adapter includes a transmitter unit fixed on a mount. The mount can be locked in a first cavity previously formed on a wall. The second adapter includes a receiver unit fixed on a mount. The mount can be locked in a second cavity previously formed on the wall. Internet signal transmission cables are previously embedded in the wall. The Internet signal transmission cables are connected between the first adapter and the second adapter. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100055973 | Trigger signal-lighted connector - A trigger signal-lighted connector including a terminal housing in which multiple terminals are inlaid; an adapter circuit board having multiple lines of printed circuits, each printed circuit being connected between one of the terminals and one of multiple signal wires, one of the printed circuits being connected to a grounding terminal, while another of the printed circuits being connected to a trigger signal terminal; and an insulation layer wrapping the terminal housing, the adapter circuit board and the signal wires. The insulation layer is made of transparent material and at least one light-emitting component is disposed on the adapter circuit board. One of two electrode pins of the light-emitting component is connected to the printed circuit, which is connected to the grounding terminal, while the other of the electrode pins is connected to the printed circuit, which is connected to the trigger signal terminal. | 03-04-2010 |
Yen-Wei Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100068937 | Adaptor device for connecting and accessing data card and computer device incorporating the adaptor device - An adaptor device is provided for connecting and accessing data cards of various specifications and includes a data card insertion structure, a cover board, and a carrier board. The data card insertion structure forms at least one first insertion slot for the insertion of the carrier board. The carrier board forms at least one data card carrying section for carrying at least one selected data card. The cover board is mounted to a top surface of the data card insertion structure. An underside of the cover board is provided, at a predetermined position, with at least one set of signal contact elements. When the carrier board is inserted in the first insertion slot, a signal contact section of the data card is electrically connectable with the signal contact elements of the cover board for direct output through a signal connection port of the cover board or for output to a computer device via a signal connection port of the data card insertion structure. | 03-18-2010 |
Yen-Yi Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100104860 | Cemented Tungsten Carbide-Based Material and Method for Making the Same - A cemented tungsten carbide-based material includes: a cemented tungsten carbide substrate having a chromized layer that contains a tungsten carbide and a chromium carbide; and a diamond film formed on said chromized layer. A method for making the cemented tungsten carbide-based material involves subjecting a cemented tungsten carbide substrate to chromization so as to form the cemented tungsten carbide substrate with a chromized layer that contains a tungsten carbide and a chromium carbide; and forming a diamond film on the chromized layer. | 04-29-2010 |
Yi-Lung Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100060366 | TWO-STEP VCO CALIBRATION METHOD - The present invention discloses a two-step VCO calibration method. The two-step VCO calibration method, comprising power-on calibration, used to provide a coarse VCO tuning; real-time calibration, real-time calibration, used to provide a fine VCO tuning according to the loaded result of said power-on calibration. The two-step VCO calibration method according to the present invention can cover all the variation of process and temperature and gain the advantages of shorter calibration time, smaller gain of VCO, pretty smaller size of passive loop filter and less operating power consumption. | 03-11-2010 |
Yi-Ping Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20100317603 | Treatment of Cancer and Inflammatory Disorder - Disclosed are extracts, compositions, and methods for treating cancer and inflammatory disorders. Also disclosed are methods for preparing extracts or compounds for treating the disorders. | 12-16-2010 |
Yong Tai Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20080217643 | Light-emitting diode and heat radiating unit therefor - A light-emitting diode (LED) is mounted on a heat radiating unit therefor. The LED includes a metal carrier having two through holes, and a light-emitting chip packaged on the metal carrier and having a positive and a negative pin fixed to and insulated from the through holes by sintered glass. The heat radiating unit includes a seat and a hold-down plate closed onto a top of the seat. The seat is formed with a plurality of cavities and provided at an underside with a plurality of radiating fins; the hold-down plate is formed with a plurality of openings corresponding to the cavities on the seat. The LED is mounted in the cavity to expose to external space via the openings on the hold-down plate. Heat produced by the LED during working is transferred via the metal carrier to the heat radiating unit and radiated quickly. | 09-11-2008 |
Yu-Hsin Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20110211798 | OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION CONVERSION DEVICE AND INSTALLING METHOD THEREOF - An installing method of an optical fiber communication conversion device is provided. The installing method includes the following steps. Firstly, a housing is provided. An opto-electronic converting module with a first cable winding structure is selectively accommodated and installed within the housing. An optical fiber wiring process is performed. If the opto-electronic converting module is provided and installed within the housing, an optical fiber cable managing function is implemented by the first cable winding structure. If the opto-electronic converting module is not installed within the housing, the optical fiber cable managing function is implemented by a second cable winding structure within the housing. The optical fiber communication conversion device using the installing method is also provided. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211833 | NETWORK DEVICE WITH UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY FUNCTION - A network device with an uninterruptible power supply function is provided. The network device includes a network physical transmission unit, a power connecting part and a backup power supply module. The network physical transmission unit is operated at a user terminal according to a fiber to the home (FTTH) technology or a fiber to the building (FTTB) technology. The power connecting part is in communication with an external power source for receiving electricity from the external power source to operate the network device. If the electricity transmitted from the external power source to the network device is interrupted, the backup power supply provides backup electricity to the network device to maintain normal operation of the network device. | 09-01-2011 |
Yung Tai Chen, Keelung City TW
Yu-Wen Chen, Keelung City TW
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| 20110262776 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH NON-AFC SOFT MAGNETIC UNDERLAYER STRUCTURE - A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is disclosed. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a substrate; an intermediate layer disposed on the substrate; at least one soft underlayer (SUL) disposed between the substrate and the intermediate layer, wherein the soft underlayer contacts the intermediate layer and the substrate; and a magnetic recording layer disposed on the intermediate layer. | 10-27-2011 |