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20100017658 | TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A SIMULATOR - A test system for testing various functions of electronic devices includes a master device and a simulation control device. The master device is connected to an input device and the electronic devices through the simulation control device. The master device records input signals of the input device and generate simulation signals according to the input signals. The simulation control device simulates the input signals of the input device according to the simulation signals to test the electronic devices. | 01-21-2010 |
20120146908 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS MOUSE - A universal serial bus (USB) mouse includes a USB plug, a USB hub circuit, a mouse control circuit, a wireless router circuit, a wireless network card circuit, and an antenna. The mouse control circuit, the wireless router circuit, and the wireless network card circuit are connected to the USB plug through the USB hub circuit. The antenna is connected between the wireless router circuit and the wireless network card circuit. The wireless router circuit together with the antenna functions as a wireless router. The wireless network card circuit together with the antenna functions as a wireless network card. | 06-14-2012 |
20120162908 | COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system includes a notebook computer host, a supporting bracket, and a tablet personal computer (PC). The notebook computer host includes a motherboard. A receiving recess is formed in the supporting bracket. A connector is mounted on the receiving recess and connected to the motherboard of the notebook computer host. The tablet PC is detachably received in the receiving recess. A connection interface is mounted on the tablet personal computer. When the tablet PC is received in the receiving recess, the connection interface is connected to the connector, the tablet PC is powered on after powering on the notebook computer host. When the tablet PC enters a first operating system, the tablet PC functions as a display and a hard disk drive connected to the notebook computer host to communicate with the motherboard of the notebook computer host. | 06-28-2012 |
20120171957 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS MOUSE - A universal serial bus (USB) mouse includes a USB plug, a USB hub circuit, a mouse control circuit, a BLUETOOTH module, a network adapter, and an antenna. The USB hub circuit is connected to the USB plug. The mouse control circuit is connected to the USB hub circuit. The BLUETOOTH module is connected to the USB hub circuit. The network adapter is connected to the USB hub circuit and the BLUETOOTH module. The antenna is connected to the BLUETOOTH module. The BLUETOOTH module together with the antenna functions as a BLUETOOTH receiver. The network adapter transmits network data through the BLUETOOTH module and with the antenna. | 07-05-2012 |
20120239919 | COMPUTER FACILITATING BIOS SETTING - A computer includes a mother board, a standby power source, a BIOS display, and a BIOS user input. The mother board includes a storage unit. The storage unit stores BIOS software and BIOS settings of the computer. The standby power source is configured for providing a standby voltage when the computer is powered but not started up. The controller is configured for reading the BIOS software and the BIOS settings from the storage unit, driving the BIOS display to display a BIOS UI based upon the BIOS software and the BIOS setting, and editing the BIOS settings based upon inputs from the BIOS input unit upon the condition that the controller, the BIOS display, and the BIOS input unit receive the standby voltage. | 09-20-2012 |
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20100051435 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH KEY ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes an enclosure accommodating a plurality of electronic elements therein, a circuit board positioned in the enclosure and spaced from the panel, and a key assembly positioned between the panel and the circuit board. The enclosure includes a panel defining an opening. The circuit board includes a plurality of switches. The key assembly includes a plurality of key bodies protruding out from the opening of the panel and movable relative to the panel, and a supporting frame attached to the panel for supporting and fixing the plurality of key bodies. The switches are positioned under the plurality of key bodies. Movement of a portion each of the plurality of key bodies along a first direction allows movement of another portion of each of the key bodies along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to open or close a corresponding switch. | 03-04-2010 |
20100259907 | BRACKET FOR FASTENING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO AN ENCLOSURE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A printed circuit board (PCB) bracket is used to fasten a PCB with a positioning hole to an enclosure of an electronic device. The PCB bracket includes a base portion defining a screw hole, a supporting arm, a spring arm and a screw. The supporting arm vertically extends from the base portion and includes a first clamping portion apart from and parallel with the base portion. The first clamping portion is inserted into the positioning hole. The spring arm includes a second clamping portion disposed between the first clamping portion and the base portion. The screw is screwed through the enclosure, the screw hole of the base portion and abuts against the urging portion, so that the spring arm is out of shape and drives the first clamping portion toward the second clamping portion so as to fasten the PCB. | 10-14-2010 |
20120212898 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A holding device for holding a HDD includes two elastic members and two frame members. The HDD includes a first end and a second end. The two elastic members are configured for respectively encasing the first end and the second end. Each frame member includes a base portion, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and at least one pair of clamping portions. The base portion includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first and second sidewalls extend from two opposite ends of the base portion. The first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the first surface cooperatively define a groove for receiving a corresponding one of the two elastic members. The clamping portions in each pair of clamping portion extends out from the first sidewall and the second sidewall and configured for engaging with a corresponding pair of clamping portions of another frame member. | 08-23-2012 |
20130077248 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY - An exemplary embodiment of an electronic device includes a cover including a first hole, and a heat dissipating assembly. The heat dissipating assembly includes a movable board including a second hole and slidably connected to the cover, and a heat magnifying device received inside the cover and adjacent to a heat element. The heat magnifying device includes a moving end secured with the movable board. When the heat element is maintained room temperature, the first hole and the second hole are staggered from each other to seal the cover. When heat generated by the heat element heats the heat magnifying device and causes the moving end of the heat magnifying device to move under thermal expansion and drive the movable board to slide relatively to the cover, and the first hole of the cover and the second hole of the movable board are communicated with each other. | 03-28-2013 |
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20100155031 | HEAT PIPE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A heat pipe includes a casing, a main wick structure received in the casing and attached to an inner surface of the casing, a multi-layered auxiliary wick structure received in the main wick structure and a working fluid contained in the casing and saturating the main wick structure and the auxiliary wick structure. An inner peripheral surface of the main wick structure and an outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary wick structure cooperatively define a vapor channel therebetween. The auxiliary wick structure extends along a longitudinal direction of the casing and defines a liquid channel therein. The auxiliary wick structure is formed by a plurality of layers radially stacked on each other, such that each outer layer is attached around an adjacent inner layer. | 06-24-2010 |
20100155032 | HEAT PIPE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A heat pipe includes a longitudinal casing, a main wick structure, at least one auxiliary wick structure and a working fluid contained in the casing and saturating the main wick structure and the at least one auxiliary wick structure. The main wick structure is received in the casing and attached to an inner surface of the casing. The at least one auxiliary wick structure is received in the main wick structure. An inner peripheral surface of the main wick structure and an outer peripheral surface of the at least one auxiliary wick structure cooperatively define a vapor channel therebetween. At least one end of the at least one auxiliary wick structure is fixed on a corresponding end of the casing. | 06-24-2010 |
20100212870 | FLAT HEAT PIPE - A flat heat pipe includes a casing and a wick structure received in the casing. The casing has a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion. Each of the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion has a C-shape configuration, and the second lateral portion has an opening facing an opening of the first lateral portion. The wick structure is attached to an inner surface of only one of the first and lateral portions of the casing. The inner surface of the other of the first and second lateral portions without the wick structure attached thereto defines a first vapor channel, and an inner surface of the wick structure defines a second vapor channel. The first vapor channel has a height greater than the second vapor channel. | 08-26-2010 |
20100300655 | HEAT PIPE - A heat pipe includes a tube body and a sealing member. The tube body is made of titanium and has a sealed end and an open end at two opposite ends of the tube body. The sealing member is attached to the open end and seals the open end of the tube body. The sealing member is made of a material selected from one of copper, aluminum, stainless steel, low-carbon steel, iron, nickel, tungsten, tantalum, molybdenum, rhenium and columbium. The sealing member seals the open end. | 12-02-2010 |
20100307720 | HEAT PIPE - A heat pipe includes a casing and a supporting member. The casing is made of titanium and has a first end and a second end at two opposite sides thereof. The first end defines a receiving space therein. The supporting member is made of a material selected from one of copper, aluminum, stainless steel, low-carbon steel, iron, nickel, tungsten, tantalum, molybdenum, rhenium and columbium. The supporting member is received in the receiving space of the first end of the casing. The first end of the casing and the supporting member are integrally cramped and sealed. | 12-09-2010 |
20110174464 | FLAT HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exemplary flat heat pipe with an evaporator section and a condenser section at opposite ends thereof includes a hollow flat casing, a first wick structure and a solid and sintered second wick structure. The first wick structure includes a top plate and a bottom plate opposite to the top plate. The first wick structure is received in the casing, and extends from the evaporator section to the condenser section. The second wick structure is disposed in the casing at the evaporator section. The second wick structure contacts the top and bottom plates and joins the first wick structure. A method for manufacturing the heat pipe is also provided. | 07-21-2011 |
20110174465 | FLAT HEAT PIPE WITH VAPOR CHANNEL - An exemplary flat heat pipe with an evaporator section and a condenser section includes a hollow casing, and a first wick structure and a second wick structure in the casing. The second structure contacts an inner surface of the casing at the evaporator section. The first structure at the evaporator section includes a first contact portion contacting an inner surface of the second structure, and a first isolated portion from the inner surface of the second structure. The first isolated portion and the inner surface of the second structure define a first channel therebetween. The first structure at the condenser section includes a second contact portion contacting the inner surface of the casing, and a second isolated portion from the inner surface of the casing. The second isolated portion and the inner surface of the casing define therebetween a second channel communicating with the first channel. | 07-21-2011 |
20110174466 | FLAT HEAT PIPE - An exemplary flat heat pipe with an evaporator section and a condenser section includes a casing, and a first wick structure and a second wick structure in the casing. The casing defines a first vapor channel within the evaporator section. The first wick structure contacts an inner surface of the casing at the condenser section. The first wick structure includes a contact portion in contact with the inner surface of the casing, and an isolated portion from the inner surface of the casing. The isolated portion and the inner surface of the casing cooperatively define therebetween a second vapor channel in communication with the first vapor channel. The second wick structure contacts the inner surface of the casing at the evaporator section. The second wick structure joins the first wick structure at a joint between the evaporator section and the condenser section. | 07-21-2011 |
20120111539 | FLAT HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT HEAT PIPE - An exemplary flat heat pipe includes a hollow, flattened casing and a first wick structure and a second wick structure received in the casing. The casing includes a top plate and a bottom plate opposite to the top plate. The first wick structure is folded by a steel sheet with a plurality of pores, and the second wick structure is made of sintered metal powder. The first and second wick structures are disposed at inner sides of the bottom and top plates of the casing, respectively. The first and second wick structures contact each other. The casing defines two vapor channels at opposite lateral sides of the combined first and second wick structures, respectively. | 05-10-2012 |
20120111540 | FLAT TYPE HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exemplary flat type heat pipe includes a hollow, flattened casing and a first wick structure and a second wick structure received in the casing. The casing includes a top plate and a bottom plate opposite to the top plate. The first wick structure includes a plurality of spaced protruding portions and grooves between every two adjacent protruding portions. The second wick structure is made of sintered metal powder. The first and second wick structures are disposed at inner sides of the bottom and top plates of the casing, respectively. The first and second wick structures contact each other. The casing defines two vapor channels at opposite lateral sides of the combined first and second wick structures, respectively. | 05-10-2012 |
20130014919 | HEAT PIPEAANM DAI; SHENG-LIANGAACI KunShan CityAACO CNAAGP DAI; SHENG-LIANG KunShan City CNAANM LIU; YUEAACI KunShan CityAACO CNAAGP LIU; YUE KunShan City CNAANM SHEN; HAI-PINGAACI KunShan CityAACO CNAAGP SHEN; HAI-PING KunShan City CNAANM CHEN; WEN-HUAACI KunShan CityAACO CNAAGP CHEN; WEN-HU KunShan City CNAANM WU; JIA-HONGAACI Tu-ChengAACO TWAAGP WU; JIA-HONG Tu-Cheng TWAANM LO; YU-LIANGAACI Tu-ChengAACO TWAAGP LO; YU-LIANG Tu-Cheng TW - A heat pipe includes a casing and a plurality of wick layers. The casing has an inner wall. The wick layers stack at an inner surface of the casing in turn. The wick layers respectively define a plurality of pores therein. Diameters of the pores of each of the wick layers gradually decrease from the inner wall to center of the casing. | 01-17-2013 |
20130037244 | FLAT HEAT PIPE - A flat heat pipe includes a casing, a wick structure received in the casing, and a working medium contained in the casing and saturated in the wick structure. The casing has an upper plate and a bottom plate opposite to the upper plate. The wick structure is attached only to the bottom plate of the casing. The wick structure spaces from the upper plate with a vapor channel defined between the upper plate and the wick structure. | 02-14-2013 |
20130233519 | FLAT HEAT PIPE - An exemplary flat heat pipe includes a cover, a wick structure adhered to part of an inner surface of the cover and working medium contained in the wick structure. The cover defines a receiving chamber therein. The wick structure is received in the receiving chamber and includes an interface surface away from the inner surface of the cover. The interface of the wick structure and the exposed inner surface of the cover cooperatively define a vapor passage therebetween. Vaporized working medium enters the vapor passage only from the interface | 09-12-2013 |
20130233520 | FLAT HEAT PIPE - An exemplary flat heat pipe includes a cover, a wick structure and a restricting plate. The cover defines a receiving chamber therein. The wick structure is received in the receiving chamber. The restricting plate is received in the receiving chamber and opposite ends thereof abut against opposite inner surfaces of the cover to divide the receiving chamber into two passages. The restricting plate divides the wick structure into two wick portions, the wick portions are adhered on lateral surfaces of the restricting plate and located at lateral sides of two passages, respectively. | 09-12-2013 |
20140054014 | HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A heat pipe includes an elongated tube, a wick structure arranged on an inner wall of the tube, and a working fluid filled in the tube. The wick structure defines elongated liquid channels for condensed working fluid flowing therethrough. An elongated vapor channel is defined in the tube for vaporized working fluid flowing therethrough. The vapor channel is spaced from the liquid channels by the wick structure. | 02-27-2014 |
20140060781 | HEAT PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTUREING THE SAME - An exemplary heat pipe includes a first pipe and a second pipe. The first pipe includes a condenser section and an evaporator section extending from the condenser section along a longitudinal direction thereof. The second pipe encloses the condenser section of the first pipe. The evaporator section is located at an outside of the second pipe. The second pipe includes a casing enclosing the condenser section, second wick structures and working fluid contained in the second wick structures. Opposite ends of each second wick structure are respectively adhered to an inner wall of the casing and an outer periphery of the condenser section. | 03-06-2014 |