02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090009909 | Case Member and Cartridge - A cartridge includes a case member ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009910 | METHOD OF ALIGNING COMPONENTS FOR INSTALLATION ON A HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY - A head suspension for supporting a head slider over a storage media in a dynamic storage device is provided with a head suspension component having a spring metal layer, an electrically conductive layer and a dielectric layer interposed between the metal layer and the electrically conductive layer. A plurality of electrically conductive traces with bond pads are formed in the electrically conductive layer. A feature datum is also formed in the electrically conductive layer on a detachable carrier strip. The feature datum defines a first edge in the electrically conductive layer parallel to an edge of the bond pads. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009911 | Suspension With Locally Strengthened Gimbal - An apparatus with a head gimbal assembly designed to reduce movement and rotation of components of the head gimbal assembly structure is disclosed. One embodiment head gimbal assembly may comprise a flexure including a ramp limiter, a suspension assembly further comprising a suspension tongue, a slider further comprising a magnetic head; and a load beam further comprising a lift tab; and a ramp further comprising a step to engage and support the ramp limiter and support and constrain the movement of the slider. In certain embodiments, the flexure may further comprise a flexure rail located at its end to reduce movement and rotation of the suspension tongue. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009912 | PRINTED CIRCUIT CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR TOP DOWN INSTALLATION - A printed circuit cable assembly for top down installation in a disc drive or the like in which a printed circuit cable supporting electrical conductor paths has a body portion, a flex portion and an insertion tab connecting the body portion and flex portion. A PCC support member having a support ramp extending into a slotted gap supports the printed circuit cable with the insertion tab extending into the slotted gap so that the flex portion is extended for attachment to a moveable article, such as the head stack assembly of a disc drive. Preferably, the PCC support member has an indexing bore, and the PCC support member with the supported printed circuit cable is mounted to a support member having an indexing post, the PCC support member positioned so that indexing bore is positioned over the indexing post. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009913 | MAGNETO-RESISTANCE ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND MAGNETIC HEAD - A tunneling magneto-resistance element has a pinned magnetic layer, a free magnetic layer, a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the pinned magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer, an antiferromagnetic layer that pins a magnetization direction of the pinned magnetic layer, a lower shield layer under the antiferromagnetic layer and a seed layer under the lower shield layer. The lower shield layer causes the antiferromagnetic layer to be oriented in a plane orientation direction that causes a unidirectional anisotropy of the antiferromagnetic layer to be improved. The seed layer causes the lower shield layer to be oriented in a plane orientation direction identical to the plane orientation direction of the antiferromagnetic layer. The gap thickness in the read head can be reduced without impairing the effect of pinning by an antiferromagnetic layer with a pinned magnetic layer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009914 | Semiconductor Device Using Locating and Sign of the Spin of Electrons - A spin-valve structure is provided, illustrating the layer structure used for the magnetic tunnel junction, by a method comprising the steps of providing a substrate, growing a ferromagnetic layer on the substrate, growing a tunnel barrier layer on the ferromagnetic layer, providing a first non-magnetic metallic contact on the ferromagnetic layer and providing a second non-magnetic metallic contact for the single ferromagnetic layer. Beside such a single sided structure a double-sided structure can be provided having e.g. a Ga0.94Mn0.06As/undoped GaAs/Ga0.94Mn0.06As trilayer structure on top of a semi-insulating GaAs substrate and an undoped LT-GaAs buffer layer. There is an inner square contact and a surrounding electrical back contact. This sample structure makes it possible to perform two-probe magnetoresistance measurements through both ferromagnets and the GaAs tunnel barrier. The resistance of the device is fully dominated by the vertical tunneling process through the tunnel barrier. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009915 | FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANO-PARTICLES FOR MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE - A method of generating a thin film for use in a spin valve of a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor having a nano-constricted spacer is provided. The bottom portion of the spin valve is deposited up to the pinned layer, a deposition chamber is provided, and the spacer layer is sputtered thereon. A main ion beam generates ions onto a composite surface including magnetic chips and insulator material. Simultaneously, an assisted ion beam provides ions directly to the substrate, thus improving the softness of the free layer and smoothness of the spacer layer. Neutralizers are also provided to prevent ion repulsion and improve ion beam focus. As a result, a thin film spacer can be formed, and the nano-constricted MR spin valve having low free layer coercivity and low interlayer coupling between the free layer and pinned layer is formed. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009916 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE FOR MIXED VOLTAGE INTERFACE - An electrostatic discharge protection circuit that includes at least two transistors connected in a stacked configuration, a first diffusion region of a first dopant type shared by two adjacent transistors, and a second diffusion region of a second dopant type formed in the first diffusion region. A substrate-triggered site is induced into the device structure of the stacked transistors to improve ESD robustness and turn-on speed. An area-efficient layout to realize the stacked transistors is proposed. The stacked transistors may be implemented in ESD protection circuits with a mixed-voltage I/O interface, or in integrated circuits with multiple power supplies. The stacked transistors are fabricated without using a thick-gate mask. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009917 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE DEVICE - An electrostatic discharge device includes a first protection element including a MOS transistor type first diode, which provides a first capacitor including a first insulation layer, and provides a first path between an input/output pad and a power supply voltage line using the first diode, for discharging static electricity, a second protection element providing a second path between the input/output pad and a ground voltage line for discharging the static electricity, a trigger circuit including a resistor that is connected in series to the first capacitor, and a power clamp element providing a third path for discharging the static electricity between the power supply voltage line and the ground voltage line by a voltage applied to the resistor. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009918 | High-voltage X-ray generator - A power supply for a device which has a load, comprising a first resonant generator and a second resonant generator, coupled in parallel, each generator having a phase output. The power supply further comprises a control circuit coupled to the first and second generators controlling the first and second phase outputs, wherein the first phase output and the second phase output are summed to provide a variable power supply to the load. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009919 | RESETTABLE SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A resettable short-circuit protection circuit can terminate excessive fault currents automatically and quickly. The short-circuit protection circuit is switchable and has a low input impedance during normal operation so that there is not a significant voltage drop across the switching elements of the protection circuit. The short-circuit protection circuit allows a power source internal to a portable device to be safely connected to an external accessory where there exists the possibility that the connection could be shorted at the time power is first supplied to the external accessory or a short develops afterwards. After terminating a short-circuit condition, the protection circuit may be reset by cycling an enable signal. The fault termination and reset timing may be configured by selection of internal resistance and capacitance values. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009920 | Abnormality detecting device of electric power converting device and abnormality detecting method - Each of three-phase arm of an inverter has first and second switching elements connected in series together at a connection point to the corresponding phase coil of the three-phase motor. Control device turns on the first switching element of the i-th (i is a natural number smaller than four) for a predetermined time period, and determines that the second switching element of the i-th arm has a short fault, when an overcurrent exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected within the predetermined time period. The predetermined time period is shorter than a time period from a time point of turning on the first switching element of the i-th arm to a time point of attaining the predetermined threshold by a current flowing through a path extending from a power supply line through the second switching element of the remaining arm other than the i-th arm to a ground line. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009921 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION ELEMENT - An overvoltage protection element ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009922 | ELECTRIC-INSULATING SHEET NEUTRALIZING DEVICE, NETURALIZING METHOD AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A neutralizing device for an electric-insulating sheet comprising at least two neutralizing units provided on the moving route of an electric-insulating sheet at intervals in the moving direction of the sheet, each neutralizing unit having a first electrode unit disposed on the first surface side of the sheet and a second electrode unit disposed on the second surface side of the sheet, the first electrode unit having a first ion generating electrode, the second electrode unit having a second ion generating electrode disposed facing the first ion generating electrode, wherein, in each neutralizing unit, the first ion generating electrode and the second ion generating electrode are so related as to be given a dc inter-ion-generating-electrode potential difference, and, when a total number of the neutralizing units is n (n: integer of at least two), the inter-ion-generating-electrode potential difference in at least n/4 (fractional portion rounded up) neutralizing units out of n neutralizing units and the inter-ion-generating-electrode potential difference in the other neutralizing units are in mutually-reverse-polarity potential difference relation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009923 | Refrigerating chamber ion engine which produces cold air and attracts static electricity and its positively charged ion molecules inside of this retain ionization accelerator chamber. This acts like a super conductive magnet swarming inside of the cold air without neutralizing its energy and retains its force. Thermal ionized air is and even stronger super conductive magnet which this field or swarm of positively charged ion molecules swarm to and follows. Once substantial energy is stored within this field of cold air the heated ionized air particles matching the outside air temperature is - Static electricity or electrostatic generator static energy these positively charged ions can now be controlled by using my theory, a refrigerant repellent retain accelerator chamber, more simply put. A cold air chamber or refrigerating chamber like your home freezer or icebox which inside of it, you place a Van De Graaff generator or any type of static generator will work. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009924 | Nanoscale grasping device, method for fabricating the same, and method for operating the same - A nanoscale grasping device comprising at least three electrostatically actuated grasping elements, wherein the nanoscale grasping device may be used to more accurately grasp an object, more easily hold an object in a defined location or orientation and more readily manipulate an object. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009925 | Tuneable Electronic Devices and Electronic Arrangements Comprising Such Tuneable Devices - An RF MEMS tuneable arrangement, e.g. variable capacitor, having two or more tunable devices, e.g. variable capacitances, a coupling circuit arranged to couple the tunable devices together to provide a combined output, e.g. a combined capacitance, that is variable according to a tuning signal. The coupling circuit is reconfigurable to alter a response of the arrangement to changes in the tuning signal, to enable a broader range of applications, manufacturing cost reductions and more flexibility in design. The device can have a pivoted beam ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009926 | Capacitor Structure - One or more embodiments relate to a capacitor structure comprising a first and second capacitor electrode. The first electrode may include a conductive strip having at least one wider portion and at least one narrower portion. The second electrode may include a conductive strip having at least one wider portion and at least one narrower portion. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009927 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and an internal electrode layers disposed within the ceramic body. The ceramic body is covered with a diffusion layer, wherein said diffusion layer is an oxide layer into which at least a part of elements contained in the ceramic body are diffused and is located closer to a surface of the ceramic body than an outermost internal electrode layer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009928 | Film, a capacitor, a voltage transformer and a method of using a capacitor - A film is disclosed which includes a base having an electrically insulating polymer which carries on one or both surfaces a sequence of electrically conductively coated areas which are separated by non-coated interstices. The film, or a superposition of films arranged one above another, can be shaped (for example, folded or wound) to form a capacitor with a plurality of essentially parallel electrodes which are insulated from each other and each include (e.g., consist of) one or more electrode layers formed by the coated areas and separated by dielectric layers formed by sections of the base. An exemplary electrode layer can include two adjacent coated areas pertaining to subsequent turns. The capacitor can have a high voltage withstand capacity and can be used, for example, as a high voltage capacitor in a capacitive voltage transformer in series with a known low voltage transformer wound from two superposed conductively coated films. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009929 | SUPERCAPACITOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A laminate electrode of a bendable supercapacitor has a carbon fabric element and an electrically conductive current collector element secured by staple-shaped metallic fasteners or metallic wires so as to prevent two elements from being taken apart when the laminate electrode is bent. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009930 | ELECTRONIC PART AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - [PROBLEMS] To provide electronic parts having a platy terminal secured through a conductive adhesive layer onto a device, which electronic parts are low in ESR and excel in the bonding strength between device and terminal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009931 | ARRANGEMENT ADAPTED FOR A SUBSEA APPLICATION - An arrangement related to subsea electric power distributing AC-system and adapted for a subsea application. The arrangement is enclosed in a watertight casing. The casing exposes a main power input connection, adapted for watertight co-ordination with a first subsea cable and a main power output connection, adapted for a watertight co-ordination with a second subsea cable. The second subsea cable is adapted for a power supply to an AC-current and AC-voltage adapted device. The arrangement includes interconnected: a voltage regulator connected to the first cable, and a NO-load switching unit connected to the second cable, and a control unit. The control unit is adapted, in a first operative mode, to regulate the output AC-voltage from the voltage regulator towards and to zero, or at least almost to zero, and in a second subsequent operative mode, to bring the NO-load switching unit from an ON-position to an OFF-position or vice versa. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009932 | Electrical Low-Voltage Switchgear Assembly - The invention relates to an electrical low-voltage switchgear, comprising at least two power units accommodated in slide-in units or in a housing, and comprising control units assigned to the power units. The control units are spatially separated from the power units and power levers and are connected to one another via signal lines. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009933 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND SECURING MECHANISM THEREFOR - A securing mechanism is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker, which is movable into and out of an installed position within a switchgear enclosure. The securing mechanism includes a mount coupled to the circuit breaker, and a movable assembly movably coupled to the mount and including an engagement member. The movable assembly moves among first and second positions corresponding to the circuit breaker not being fully installed within the switchgear enclosure and being disposed in the installed position, respectively. When the circuit breaker is moved toward the installed position, the engagement member engages the switchgear enclosure and moves the movable assembly toward the second position, in which the engagement member securely engages the switchgear enclosure to resist undesired movement of the circuit breaker with respect to the switchgear enclosure. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009934 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A hinge assembly ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009935 | HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE HOUSING - The housing ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009936 | HOLDER, ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, AND RF TRANSMITTER UNIT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In one embodiment, an electronic accessory for coupling electronic devices to an external power supply includes: (a) a holder having: (1) a cradle section configured to couple to at least two of the electronic devices, the cradle section comprising a power coupling; and (2) two or more side supports, each of the two or more side supports configured to removably couple to the cradle section; and (b) a power unit electrically coupled to the power coupling and configured to removably couple to the external power supply. At least a first one of the two or more side supports is configured to provide support to a first one of the electronic devices when the first one of the electronic devices is coupled to the cradle section. At least a second one of the two or more side supports is configured to provide support to a second one of the electronic devices when the second one of the electronic devices is coupled to the cradle section. Other embodiments are disclosed in this application. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009937 | Electronic devices with storage compartments for memory devices - An electronic device includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of connecting surfaces that connect the top surface to the bottom surface. A display is mounted within the top surface and a keypad is mounted within the top surface adjacent the display. One or more storage compartments are located on one or more of the housing surfaces, and each storage compartment is configured to removably receive a memory device therein in non-operative relationship with the electronic device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009938 | Bag computer, front mount, top/bottom holder - Disclosed is a computer bag which mounts a matching computer on its outside front. The mount included a top and a bottom fixture with attachments which match the computer. The front of the mounted computer is left available for folding out a display so the computer can be viewed and used on the bag front. The bottom fixture attaches to the bottom of the computer and may pivot to make mounting easier. The top fixture includes a flap which allows the operator to shake the bag front flat as the computer is installed and the complimentary attachments on the flap are engaged. There may be an electrical connection leading from either of the outside mounting fixtures to the inside of the bag. A matching computer is described. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009939 | BATTERY UNIT - According to one embodiment, a battery unit comprises a plurality of battery cells; and a casing having an upper and lower walls. The casing comprises a first portion that stores at least one battery cell; a second portion that stores at least one battery cell; and a third portion that connects the first portion and the second portion to each other. The third portion is at least partially formed to be thinner than the first and second portions. The third portion has therein a rib extending between the upper wall and lower walls. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009940 | DISPLAY HAVING A STORAGE SPACE FOR A REMOTE CONTROL - A display comprises a main body, a storage space, and a remote control. The main body has a first surface and a second surface. The storage space is formed on the second surface. The remote control is removeably disposed in the storage space. The display further comprises a supporting frame. The supporting frame is rotatably attached to the main body. The supporting frame is secured into the storage space when situated at a first position, and the supporting frame is rotated out of the storage space when situated at a second position. The remote control is removeably disposed in the supporting frame. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009941 | HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE HOUSING, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE HOUSING - A housing ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009942 | HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE HOUSING - A housing ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009943 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device including a plasma display module having a plasma display panel and a chassis frame coupled to each other; a stand facing a supporting surface to maintain the plasma display module in an erect state; a bracket having a structure for coupling the stand and being on a central vertical axis of the chassis frame; and a reinforced material for reinforcing strength of the chassis frame, the reinforced material extending diagonally from the bracket toward a vertex of the chassis frame and coupled to the chassis frame and the bracket. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009944 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a driving circuit, and a base chassis. The driving circuit is configured to drive the display unit. The base chassis is made of a transparent material and includes a first region that extends outward from at least one end on a circumference of the display unit, the first region provided with an operation button used for operating the driving circuit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009945 | PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - A protective enclosure for a personal electronic device having a shell that is capable of enclosing and substantially surrounding the electronic device disposed to make the shell substantially watertight, substantially rigid and substantially crush-resistant. The enclosure has a transparent protective membrane that is attached to the shell so that the protective membrane is positioned over the touch screen of the electronic device when the electronic device is enclosed in the shell. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009946 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR FLAT DISPLAY PANEL - A support mechanism (A) includes a support member ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009947 | DISPLAY HOUSING FOR COMPUTING DEVICE - An improved housing for a computing device is disclosed. The improved housing can have one or more of the following aspects. A first aspect of the invention pertains to a computer housing having a logo or other symbol that can be illuminated using light from the backside of a display panel. A second aspect of the invention pertains to a suspended frame is able to support a display panel within a display housing. A third aspect of the invention pertains to a computing device provided with an internal antenna. A fourth aspect of the invention pertains to a stiffener for a computer housing so as to increase the rigidity and strength of the computer housing. A fifth aspect of the invention pertains to a housing having a logo, symbol or other device that can be illuminated using light from the backside of a display panel. A sixth aspect of the invention pertains to a lid for a computing device, such as a portable computer, that is provided with a translucent housing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009948 | Electronic device and receiving member - An electronic apparatus having an upper housing, a lower housing to which the upper housing is connected so as to be openable and closable, where the lower housing is formed with a signal line path running near a connecting portion with the upper housing and the signal line path has a signal line disposed therein. A receiving member having a base portion accommodated in the lower housing, a receiving portion provided upright on the base portion and protruding above an upper surface of the lower housing to receive the upper housing from below, and a first fin portion protruding frontward from the base portion to extend over the signal line path. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009949 | Cover flip mechanism and electronic device using the same - A cover flip mechanism and an electronic device using the same are provided. An electronic device with the cover flip mechanism includes a first casing and a second casing. The cover flip mechanism includes a sliding mechanism connected to the first casing and the second casing, a rotating mechanism having a supporting portion and a rotating portion disposed at the second casing and is connected to the supporting portion, a fastener pivotally connected to the second casing and a protrudent block disposed at the first casing. When the first casing slides relatively to the second casing to the rotating location, the protrudent block pushes the fastener, and then the fastener rotates and releases the supporting portion. Therefore, the supporting portion can rotate relatively to the second casing via the rotating portion further to push the first casing to rotate relatively to the second casing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009950 | Electronic apparatus - A second enclosure is coupled to a first enclosure for relative rotation around a rotation axis. The second enclosure rotates around the rotation axis in the opposite directions from a reference attitude. The second enclosure is prevented from further rotating in the first direction beyond the first rotation angle from the reference attitude. The second enclosure takes the first angular attitude. The second enclosure is also prevented from further rotating in the second direction opposite to the first direction beyond the second rotation angle from the reference attitude. The second enclosure takes the second angular attitude. The displaying unit indicates either of the first and second directions at least when the second enclosure takes the first angular attitude. The displaying unit in this manner enables the user to easily recognize an acceptable direction for the rotation of the second enclosure. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009951 | Calculator cover - A rigid calculator cover with one or more aperture(s) corresponding to geometric contours. The geometric contours may include a straight line; a geometric shape, e.g. a circle, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, ellipse, arc, and the like; a protractor-replicated aperture; alphanumeric characters; figures; and other any other shape relevant to higher education, particularly math. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009952 | PORTABLE COMPUTER HAVING MAGNETIC SWITCH - A portable computer having a display part and a main part includes a magnetic piece installed in the display part, a Hall sensor installed in the main part, a switch circuit, and a control terminal connected to a power supply of a back light module of the display part. The Hall sensor includes a power pin connected to a first DC power supply, an output pin, and a ground pin connected to ground. The output pin of the Hall sensor is connected to the control terminal and a second DC power supply via the switch circuit, when the display part is in a closed position, the Hall sensor senses the magnetic field of the magnetic piece and outputs a control signal to the switch circuit, the switch circuit receives the control signal and turns off the power supply of the back light module via the control terminal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009953 | PORTABLE HARD DISK DRIVE WITH PIVOTABLE SUPPORT LEGS - A portable hard disk drive with pivotable support legs includes a disk enclosure having a built-in hard disk drive and being formed from two case members connected via an upper and a lower connecting strip, respectively; two support legs in the form of two curved panels separately mounted to an outer side of a lower part of each of the two case members via a torsional spring and a pivot shaft, the torsional springs providing elastic force to pivotally turn the two support legs outward from the lower parts of the two case members to an extended position; and a push button assembly provided on the lower connecting strip to normally hold the two support legs to a closed position. When the push button assembly is pushed, the two support legs are outward pushed by the torsional springs to the extended position, allowing the whole disk enclosure to stand upright. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009954 | Chassis and module for data storage device enclosure and methods of reconfiguring chassis and module - A chassis for a data storage device enclosure is disclosed. The chassis comprises a bay arranged to receive a module and a key in the bay. The bay key is constructed and arranged such that a module can be received in the bay only when said module has a corresponding module key. The bay key is manually reconfigurable by a user without use of a tool from a first configuration in which only a module having a corresponding first key can be received in the bay to a second configuration in which only a module having a corresponding second key, which is different from the first key, can be received in the bay. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009955 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING A CONNECTOR CONNECTING A DISK DRIVE - An electronic apparatus includes a main body having a receptacle, and a disk drive accommodated in the receptacle. A connector is provided in the receptacle. The connector is rotatable between an accommodated position and a standing position. The disk drive is removably connected to the connector and rotatable together with the connector. The receptacle is covered with a removable lid. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009956 | CASE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INTERFACE CARD RETAINING ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A case of an electronic device and an interface card retaining assembly thereof are used for retaining interface cards in the case. A circuit board is disposed in the case, and the circuit board has at least one expansion slot. The interface card retaining assembly includes an interface card cradle and a functional expansion card. The interface card cradle is pivoted to the case, for swinging relative to the case. The functional expansion card is mounted to the interface card cradle, and when the interface card cradle leans against the circuit board, the functional expansion card is inserted into the expansion slot of the circuit board, so as to electrically connect to the circuit board. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009957 | DOCKING STATION FOR HAND HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A docking system is disclosed. The docking system includes a single docking station and a plurality of inserts that are placed in the docking station so that the docking station can accommodate hand held devices with differing sizes and shapes. The docking system is configured with a docking station and insert that matingly engage with one another via a rotating action. The docking system is also configured with a latching retention mechanism that secures the insert to the docking station when the insert is rotated into engagement with the docking station. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009958 | System and Method for Rack Mounted Information Handling System Supplemental Cooling - Thermal management for information handling systems is provided with a bypass cooling module that allows passive airflow from an exhaust aisle to a cooling aisle in a data center. A thermal extraction device, such as a heat sink with cooling fins or a liquid filled radiator, disposed in the bypass cooling module extracts thermal energy from the passive airflow to enhance the availability of cooled air in the cooling aisle for use by the information handling systems. A thermal energy transfer device, such as a secondary heat exchanger, transfers thermal energy from the bypass module towards a data center air conditioner. The bypass module is sized to fit into standardized rack slots, such as 1 U slots. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009959 | WATERPROOFING STRUCTURE FOR MICROCOMPUTER - A waterproofing structure for microcomputer includes a computer case being formed on outer surfaces with radiating fins, and having at least one end panel, on which a plurality of through holes are formed; a motherboard mounted in the computer case and having a CPU, electronic elements, and a storage unit mounted thereon, the motherboard also having a plurality of keys and connectors provided thereon corresponding to the through holes formed on the end panel of the computer case; and a plurality of waterproofing units separately fixedly mounted to the through holes on the end panel of the computer case for enclosing the plurality of keys and connectors therein, and each of the waterproofing units having an end fixedly located at an outer side of the panel with a cap removably mounted thereto. Therefore, the microcomputer is waterproof and usable on ship or under water, and has good heat radiating effect. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009960 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING DUST-FOULING PROBLEMS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for preventing dust-fouling in a computer system. During operation of the computer system, the system monitors the computer system and determines if the computer system is becoming dust-fouled. If so, the system reverses fans in the computer system to circulate air through the computer system in the opposite direction to dislodge and disperse dust from the computer system. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009961 | FAN HOLDER FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE FANS - A fan holder is used for dissipating heat from electronic devices. The fan holder includes a fan bracket and an expansion bracket. The fan bracket has a first plate and a second plate. A plurality of partitions is configured between the first plate and the second plate, for connecting the first plate with the second plate. Thereby four same-size receiving rooms are formed in the fan bracket. These receiving rooms are used to receive fans. A plurality of insert slots is defined in four corners of the receiving rooms adjacent to the fixing member. The expansion bracket includes a front plate and a pair of side plates extending perpendicularly from two opposite sides of the front plate. A plurality of hooks is formed on corners of the backside of the side plates, inserting into the insert slots to mount the expansion bracket on the fan bracket. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009962 | COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH MOTOR COOLER - A computer system comprises a chassis, an electronic component disposed within the chassis, and a cooling fan that comprises a motor support fixed to a housing that is coupled to the chassis and a hub disposed within the housing. A plurality of blades extend radially from the hub. A motor is disposed within a motor enclosure formed by the motor support and the hub. The hub is rotatably coupled to the motor such that the plurality of blades generates a flow of air around the motor enclosure. The system comprises a motor cooler comprising a flow path through the motor enclosure, where the flow path has a first opening and a second opening, and where the second opening is disposed within an area of lowered downstream pressure so as to develop a differential pressure between the first and second openings and generate a flow of air through the motor enclosure. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009963 | Fastener and heat-dissipating device having the fastener - A fastener for a heat-dissipating device is adapted to secure a heat sink on a securing seat. The fastener includes a fastening arm having a plate body and a coupling member adapted to couple with one positioning member of the securing seat, a fastening member disposed spacedly below the plate body opposite to the coupling member and adapted to couple with another positioning member, and two linkage sets. Each linkage set is disposed between the plate body and the fastening member, and includes first and second resilient connecting elements connected respectively to the plate body and the fastening member. The linkage sets are pivotable toward each other to cause the plate body to displace toward the fastening member such that the linkage sets engage two openings in the securing seat. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009964 | Heatsink and Cooling Apparatus - A heatsink and a cooling apparatus for cooling a heating element wherein the heatsink includes a rolled metal plate having a central axis at a central portion thereof. The metal plate has a first end and a second end. The second end is arranged closer to the central axis than the first end. The metal plate has a height in a direction of the central axis that gradually increases from the first end toward the second end in a radial direction. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009965 | HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE OF MICROCOMPUTER - A heat dissipating structure of a microcomputer includes a retaining board; a heat dissipating unit installed on the retaining board and having at least one heat conducting portion disposed on a side of the retaining board and a heat dissipating fin module installed between the heat conducting portions and having a plurality of passage portions; and an air guide unit being a cross flow fan and having an air outlet corresponding to the passage portion of the heat dissipating fin module, such that the heat dissipating structure can be applied in a microcomputer for dissipating a heat source rapidly by the heat dissipating unit in conformity with the air guide unit, so to achieve a better heat dissipating effect | 2009-01-08 |
20090009966 | COMPUTER WITH HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A computer includes a motherboard ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009967 | Fan unit and electronic apparatus and method of controlling the same - The inventors have revealed that the actual rotation speed of the rotor in a fan structured as a centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed if the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan is occluded. If a larger amount of dust accumulates at the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan, for example, the actual rotation speed of the rotor in the centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed by a predetermined deviation. The accumulation of dust at the ventilation opening can in this manner be observed in a facilitated manner. The occlusion of the ventilation opening can thus be detected. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009968 | Cooling device and electronic apparatus - According to one embodiment, a cooling device has a base substance formed in a plate form and having in its inside a channel through which a refrigerant circulates, and a flow mechanism that generates a stream of the refrigerant along the channel. The base substance has a first heat receiving part, a second heat receiving part and a heat radiating part. The first heat receiving part has in its inside a first heat receiving section thermally connected to the first heat generator. The second heat receiving part has in its inside a second heat receiving section thermally connected to the second heat generator. The heat radiating part has in its inside a heat radiating section located downstream of the first heat receiving section and the second heat receiving section. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009969 | HEAT-DISSIPATING CASING STRUCTURE - A heat-dissipating casing structure includes a base seat, a heat-dissipating module, and a casing. The heat-dissipating module is disposed on the base seat. The heat-dissipating module has a first heat-conducting block and a heat pipe, and one side of the heat pipe connects to the first heat-conducting block. The casing has an installed portion, and the casing is slidably assembled on the base seat for connecting the other side of the heat pipe with the casing via the installed portion. When the casing is slidably assembled on the base seat, the heat pipe is connected with the casing via the installed portion. Hence, the heat-dissipating module is assembled and replaced easily and rapidly. Moreover, the heat from a heat-generating element on the base seat is transmitted to the casing through the heat pipe for increasing heat-dissipating efficiency. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009970 | Control device housing for an electronic brake - A control device housing for an electronic brake system includes a lid, a housing part closable by the lid, a component support member for electronic components, and a cooling element that is in direct or indirect thermal contact with at least part of the electronic components. The cooling element may be either a planar additional cooling plate or a lid that is at least partly made of metal. The cooling element and the component support member are spaced from each other, and thin heat conductive elements are arranged in the resulting intermediate space between the cooling element and the electronic components that are to be cooled or the component support member. The heat conductive elements are configured flexibly for tolerance compensation and inhere good heat conductivity in addition. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009971 | Fixing structure - A fixing structure for fixing a thermal module on a chip of a printed circuit board is provided. The printed circuit board has a plurality of studs and a positioning post. The fixing structure includes a fixing board. The fixing board has a plurality of elastic strips, a plurality of screw holes and a spacing hole. The screw holes are on the elastic strips respectively, and the spacing hole is located close to one of the screw holes. The fixing board is positioned in the studs and the positioning post via the screw holes and the spacing hole, so that the fixing board can be fixed on the thermal module and chip. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009972 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - A heat dissipation module is disclosed. The heat dissipation module suitable to dissipates heat generating by for a heat source, and multiple fixing parts are disposed around the heat source. The heat dissipation module includes a heat sink, two first rods, and two second rods corresponding to the first rods. The first rods and the second rods are pivotally provided on the heat sink. Each first shaft rod is suitable to rotate about a first axis. Two hooks of each first rod fasten the fixing parts easily. Each second rod is suitable to rotate about a second axis and leans against the heat sink. Thus, each second rod tightly fits with each first rod, and two hooks of each first rod tightly fasten the fixing parts. The heat sink is forced by the first rods, and the heat sink and the heat source abut against each other tightly. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009973 | Nanotube-Based Fluid Interface Material and Approach - A thermal interface material ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009974 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a back light module, a heat dissipation plate and a heat pipe. The display panel has a display surface. The back light module is coupled to the display panel, and this back light module includes a control circuit board. The heat dissipation plate contacts the control circuit board. The heat pipe contacts the heat dissipation plate. The length direction of the heat pipe is not parallel with a horizontal direction, and it is also not perpendicular to the display surface. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009975 | Camera module package - There is provided a camera module package including: a housing having an optical system; a board bonded to a bottom end of the housing and mounting an image sensor on a top surface thereof; a contact part integrally formed in the housing to electrically connect a sensor bonding pad of the image sensor with a board bonding pad of the board each other when the housing is engaged with the board. In the camera module package, a process of bonding the housing and the board together is performed at the same time as a process of electrically connecting the image sensor and the board to each other. This simplifies an assembly process and enhances productivity. Also, the camera module package is fundamentally free from contamination of external contact terminals caused by an overflowing bonding material when the board and the housing are bonded together. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009976 | MEMORY CARD - Memory card includes a circuit board, a component mounted on a main face of the circuit board, casing covering at least the main face of the circuit board and the component, and bittering agent retained in a roughened area provided on casing or an exposed part of the circuit board. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009977 | Three-Dimensional Wiring Body for Mounting Electronic Component and Electronic Component Mounting Structure - A three-dimensional, electronic components mounted wiring body comprises a flat wiring body, on which a plurality of electronic components is mounted, and which is preformed with bends to be configured into a three-dimensional structured flat wiring body which fits the shape of a base structure on which the flat wiring body is to be mounted. An electronic components mounting structure is provided by mounting the three-dimensional, electronic components mounted wiring body on the three-dimensional base structure which is assembled from base members and their joining members. Connectors having piercing members are used to electrically and mechanically connect the electronic components to the flat wiring body. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009978 | Electric connection box and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention is to provide an inexpensive electric connection box and a manufacturing method thereof, which can reduce manufacturing process and a number of parts. The electric connection box has a bus bar arranged on another member different from the board, and a circuit element mounted on a board. A power source lead connected to an electric source is arranged on a part of the bus bar. Also, a semiconductor relay, which is electrically connected between the power source lead and a connector lead connected with a wire from a load, is mounted on the bus bar. A board supporting part for supporting the board and a bus bar supporting part for supporting the bus bar are arranged on a case body. The bus bar supporting part is provided on another area different from the board supporting part. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009979 | Substrate Joining Member and Three-Dimensional Structure Using the Same - Three-dimensional structure ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009980 | CAPACITOR WITH DIRECT DC CONNECTION TO SUBSTRATE - A subcomponent is provided for a power inverter module. The apparatus comprises a capacitor having a terminal and integrated into a housing. A substrate is mounted on the housing. The substrate incorporates a power semiconductor switch and has at least one direct current (DC) tab. The direct current tab is directly connected to the terminal of the capacitor. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009981 | ELECTRONIC PART EQUIPPED UNIT - An electronic part equipped unit includes a case body that includes a first recess portion for containing an electronic part and a second recess portion for containing a relay terminal which is connected to the electronic part, a wire side terminal to which a middle portion of a wire is attached, and a cover member to which the wire side terminal is attached. The wire side terminal is brought into contact with the relay terminal when the cover member to which the wire side terminal is attached is fitted to the second recess portion of the case body. A positioning rib for restricting the relay terminal is provided on a bottom portion of the second recess portion of the cover body. The wire side terminal has a rib contact portion. A projection amount of the positioning rib is set so that the rib contact portion is brought into contact with the positioning rib when the cover member is fitted to the second recess portion of the case body in a state that the wire side terminal is not completely attached to the cover member. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009982 | Electrical component mounting assembly - An electrical component mounting assembly includes a pair of mounting brackets each of a generally T-shaped configuration defined by a leg and a pair of oppositely directed arms bent to define an angle therebetween of substantially 90 degrees. A pair of holes are provided in each leg for permanently securing each leg to a flange of a conventional ballast and each arm includes a hole in an end portion thereof for securing the bracket to a wall adjacent a ballast access opening. First and second planes through the respective leg openings and arms openings are normal to each other and relative distances and geometries therebetween are such as to effect universal mounting of the ballast mounting brackets to any one of four corners of the ballast and in any one of two positions relative to the ballast access opening. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009983 | Reconfigurable Instrument Cluster - Provided are several reconfigurable instrument clusters for instrument panels in an automotive vehicle. Instrument cluster comprises a value indicia configured to indicate a value of a plurality of vehicle data and an appliqué comprising first and second indicia. A control circuit is configured to receive first and second vehicle data from different data sources and further configured to control the value indicia and first indicia to indicate the first vehicle data and, in response to a signal, to control the value indicia and second indicia to indicate the second vehicle data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009984 | Graphical user interface manipulable lighting - A graphical-user-interface manipulable lighting system is disclosed in which a light source having a position of focus is moved by an articulator adapted to receive and send signals through a control box indicating the current and intended positions of the focus of the light source, and further a computer interface operating wirelessly which graphically displays the current position of the light source and is adapted to allow a user to drag an icon indicating the current position of the light source onto a new intended position thereby resulting in the movement of the light source to the new position. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009985 | VENTILATION FAN AND LIGHT - A ventilation fan and light ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090009986 | Headlamp That may Be Dismantled - This invention relates to an illuminating tool and particularly to a headlamp that may be worn on a human head for use and may be dismantled. In a skill of this invention, the headlamp that may be dismantled comprises a fixture with a head strap, and a floodlight. The floodlight comprises a lamp body and a lamp receptacle, being characterized in that the head body and lamp receptacle of the floodlight is an all-in-one unit. The fixture mount may be dismantled from the floodlight or inserted to match with each other. In the manner, the floodlight may be taken apart from the fixture mount to serve as an ordinary flashlight for an extra use of the headlamp. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009987 | Flashlight retention device and method of using the same - The retention device fits to a conventional hand-held flashlight with a tail-end switch and allows a shooter to manipulate both the flashlight and a firearm while not violating any fundamentals of marksmanship, namely the two handed grip on the firearm. The retention device is made of a resilient and pliable rubber or elastomeric material and includes an annular connection band, which slides over the cylindrical body of the flashlight. The connection band is positioned near the tail-end of the flashlight opposite the bezel. The band has a chamfered edge, which is used as a contact surface for the shooter's fingers. The retention device may also include an integral finger loop or finger hook, which provides positive retention of the flashlight with the shooter's hand. Both the integral finger loop and finger hook extend from the flat back of the band extending forward over the band toward the bezel end of the flashlight. The retention device and its method of use allows the shooter to maintain proper fundamentals of marksmanship, namely a two handed combat grip of the firearm, while still operating the flashlight. The retention devices of this invention also allow the shooter to execute weapon reloads, malfunctions and clearance/stoppage operations while maintaining positive retention of the flashlight and proper firearms technique. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009988 | LIGHT AND POWER COGENERATION LIGHT DEVICE - A light device adapted to light and power cogeneration projects at least one illumination light beam and divergent light beam by a specified power supplied from an external power source. The light device comprises an optical-to-electrical energy transformation unit and a power storage unit. The optical-to-electrical energy transformation unit comprises a light-concentration assembly and an optical-to-electrical energy transformation interface for concentrating the divergent light beam to at least one concentrated light beam and sensing the concentrated light beam, so as to generate an inductive power transmitting to the power storage unit, where collects the inductive power to store an emergent power. When the external power source interrupts supplying the specified power, the power storage unit discharges the emergent power to drive the lighting assembly to go on projecting the illumination light beam and the divergent light beam. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009989 | MODULAR LIGHT FIXTURE WITH POWER PACK AND DEPLOYABLE SENSOR - A light fixture includes a raceway, a lampholder, and a power pack. The raceway includes an aperture and a locking aperture. The lampholder is electrically connected to a lampholder connector. The power pack includes a power pack cover and a ballast and a deployable sensor. The deployable sensor includes a sensor head, a conduit and pivotable coupling that permits movement of the sensor between a deployed position and a stowed position. The power pack cover includes a latching end. The ballast includes a power input connector adapted to electrically connect to a power cord and a ballast output connector adapted to electrically connect to the lampholder connector. The latching end includes a flange adapted to mate with the aperture of the raceway and a locking protrusion adapted to mate with the locking aperture of the raceway such that the power pack is detachably mountable to the raceway. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009990 | Light-emitting Device - The invention provides a light-emitting device, which includes a water-proof enclosure, a motion-actuated switch, a controller, a memory unit, a light-emitting array, a driving unit, and a battery. The motion-actuated switch is capable of generating a triggering signal if an external force presses on it. Furthermore, when the controller is under the start condition, it can selectively generate a lighting signal according to the triggering signal. The memory unit is applied for storing a plurality of default patterns. The light-emitting array includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The driving unit is capable of selecting one of the default patterns according to the lighting signal in a pre-determined way, and driving the light-emitting array lighting based on the default pattern. Particularly, the pre-determined way is in a proper sequence. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009991 | Flashlight with a battery device having plural joined-together batteries - A flashlight includes a shell, a battery device held in the shell, a light emitting member installed on a front end of the shell, and a tail cap for the shell; the battery device includes a casing, and several single-part batteries held in the casing; the casing comprises two covering parts, which are joined together; the battery device further includes a socket on the casing; positive and negative poles of the battery device are exposed through front and rear ends of the casing respectively, and they are electrically connected with the sockets; a circuit board is secured in the tail cap, and electrically connected with the battery device; the circuit board has a built-in microcomputer controller to control power to the light emitting member; after a plug of a charger is inserted in the socket of the battery device, the batteries together will be charged through the charger. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009992 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module including a plurality of lamps, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board is provided. Each lamp has a first electrode and a second electrode. The first circuit board has a plurality of first openings and first conductive clips. The first electrode is disposed to extend through the first opening and to be clamped by the first conductive clip. Furthermore, a plurality of current adjustment devices is disposed on the first circuit board. The current adjustment device is electrically coupled to the first electrode through the first conductive clips. In the backlight module, the conductive clips or clamping pins of the current adjustment devices are used to hold the electrodes of lamps, thereby facilitating the assembly process of backlight module. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009993 | Backlight Module - A backlight module comprising a back bezel, at least one light emitting device, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board is provided. The light emitting device, which has an electrode, is disposed on the side of the back bezel, while the first circuit board is disposed on the edge of the back bezel. An elastic clip is used to electrically connect the first circuit board directly with the electrode of the light emitting device, while the second circuit board is electrically connected to the first circuit board. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009994 | FLICKERLESS LIGHT SOURCE - A flickerless light source comprising a transparent or semitransparent diffuser, at least two lightpipes with patterned surfaces inside the diffuser, a single sided LED light source attached to each end of the diffuser, and a dual sided LED light source connecting the lightpipes together is disclosed. The patterned surface of the lightpipes diffuse or reflect light emitted by the single and dual LED light sources and through the lightpipes to provide a light with uniform brightness and intensity. The lightpipes are coated with a thin layer of visible-light transparent material which is doped with organic dye molecules. The organic dye has strong ultraviolet light absorption characteristics. By changing the doping concentration of the dye molecules the coating can become totally opaque or semi-transparent to certain wavelengths and selective wavelength conversion is obtained. In this way light color, brightness, and intensity can be varied or controlled. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009995 | OPTICAL ARCHITECTURE - An optical beam-shaping unit comprises a fly-eye lens for modifying light beams into modified light beams with desired profiles. The optical beam-shaping unit is especially useful in modifying collimated light from solid-state illuminators, such as laser sources. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009996 | Lighting Device - The lighting device has a stack of functional layers that in turn have at least: an optics layer with at least one optical element; a light source layer with at least one light source that is adapted to radiate light through the optics layer to an exterior; a printed circuit board connected to an electronic driver to drive the lighting device; and a cooling layer with at least one cooling element for cooling at least the at least one light source. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009997 | MODULAR LIGHTING ARRAYS - Apparatus, systems, architectures, and methods provide interlocked modular lighting array units to operate as a single large light source. The modular lighting array units may be connected by a network, and the modular lighting array units may communicate and send and receive control or status signals. In some embodiments, the signals may correspond to status of light sources or LEDs, lighting functions, effects routines, and various other signals of communication. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009998 | WIRELESSLY CONTROLLED LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY SYSTEM - A light emitting assembly, and wirelessly controlled light emitting assembly for use in a lighted display having a housing body configured to receive a light emitting device having a plurality of wirelessly controlled light emitting elements. The housing body includes at least one mounting feature arranged and disposed to maintain a relative positioning of the light emitting assembly with respect to another light emitting assembly. | 2009-01-08 |
20090009999 | LED lamp structure and system with high-efficiency heat-dissipating function - An LED lamp structure with high-efficiency heat-dissipating function includes a heat-dissipating module, a light-emitting module, a power-transmitting module, and a casing module. The heat-dissipating module has a plurality of heat-dissipating fins, and the heat-dissipating fins are combined together to form a radial shape and a receiving space. The light-emitting module is received in the receiving space of the heat-dissipating module. The power-transmitting module is electrically connected with the light-emitting module. The casing module has a top board body, a bottom board body mated with the top board body, and a joint board body disposed between the top board body and the heat-dissipating fins. Both the top board body and the joint board body have an opening for exposing the light-emitting module. Each heat-dissipating fin has a top side contacted with the joint board body and a bottom side separated from the bottom board body by a predetermined distance. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010000 | Lamp for light string - A lamp for a light string has a socket, multiple electric cords, an insulating partition, a leaf spring and a bulb assembly. The electric cords are mounted in the socket and have electrodes. The insulating partition is mounted in the socket and has a cavity and at least one stopper formed in the cavity. The leaf spring is mounted in the insulating partition, is V shaped, is held in place by the stopper and protrudes through a top of the insulating partition to selectively and respectively contact the electrodes. The bulb assembly is removably plugged into the socket and has a separator. The separator pushes the leaf spring into the insulating partition to stop the leaf spring from contacting the electrodes. When the bulb assembly is removed from the socket, the leaf spring returns to an original shape by resilience to contact the electrodes. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010001 | Laser light source device, illumination device, image display device, and monitor device - A laser light source device includes: a light source; an external resonator, a wavelength conversion element converting the wavelength of part of incident light having the first wavelength into the second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength; and an optical-path conversion element causing the light that has been converted into light of the second wavelength in the process of traveling to the light source due to reflection from the external resonator to be separated into a second optical-path different from the first optical-path, and emitting a second laser light of the second wavelength. In the laser light source device, and the height of the wavelength conversion element is greater than a distance between an optical-axis of the first laser light on an end face of the wavelength conversion element which is close to the external resonator and an optical-axis of the second laser light. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010002 | LIGHT-REFLECTING AND LIGHT-SHIELDING APPARATUS OF COMPUTER PANEL - A panel assembly for reflecting and shielding rays of a light source ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010003 | LUMINAIRE - The invention relates to a luminaire having a reflector that comprises an upper reflector rear wall and reflector side walls that define a lower light exit opening, and having a high-pressure discharge lamp having an burner that is arranged inside the reflector, there being present in the reflector rear wall at least one cutout that enables air and radiation to exit from the reflector, and in the region of the reflector side walls, openings being present that enable ambient air to enter the reflector. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010004 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An optical device guides illuminating light from a light source and includes a light-guiding unit including an incidence face which the illuminating light from the light source is incident upon, an emission face which emits the illuminating light and has a larger area than the incidence face, and a reflection face which guides rays of the illuminating light which are incident from the incidence face to the emission face, and a holder which secures the light-guiding unit in position with the light source. The light-guiding unit and the holder are connected together on the emission face side of the light-guiding unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010005 | OPTICAL PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An exemplary optical plate includes at least one transparent plate unit. The transparent plate unit includes a light output surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of enclosing V-shaped protrusions, a plurality of microstructures and at least one lamp-receiving portion. The light output surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The enclosing V-shaped protrusions are formed on the bottom surface. The microstructures are formed on the light output surface. The lamp-receiving portion is defined in the bottom surface. A backlight module using the present optical plate is also provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010006 | Apparatus for linear illumination of a moving product web - An apparatus ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010007 | Recessed Lighting Fixture - Disclosed herein is a recessed lighting fixture, comprising a housing having a back wall, one or more side walls extending from the back wall and at least one lower lip extending outwardly from one of said side walls, one or more of said side walls including at least one elongate slot formation, the slot formation including aligned upper and lower slot portions, the upper and/or lower slot portions having a pair of oppositely extending slot boundary regions, at least one slot boundary region having a lateral slot extension therei the slot extension having a first elongate dimension, a retaining clip for mounting in the slot formation for movement therealong, the retaining clip having a head portion, a neck portion and a body portion, the neck portion being dimensioned to extend through the upper slot portion and the head portion arranged to travel along an inner surface of the corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the upper slot portion, the neck portion including a collar portion, the collar portion including one or more than one projection extending laterally outwardly from the neck portion, the collar portion having a second elongate dimension exceeding the first elongate dimension to permit the collar portion to travel on an outer surface of a corresponding wall over the lateral slot extension, the body portion arranged to be biased outwardly front the housing portion and joined to an anchor portion, the anchor portion extending through the lower slot portion with an anchor flange, the anchor flange being arranged to travel along an inner surface of the corresponding side wall on opposite sides of the lower slot portion, the head and/or anchor portions being dimensioned to pass through a corresponding slot extension in the upper and/or lower slot portions. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010008 | Lamp module - A lamp cover includes a main plate portion which faces a right side surface of a lamp casing, and an upper-side plate portion and a lower-side plate portion which overlap an upper side surface and a lower side surface of the lamp casing adjacent to the right side surface of the lamp casing respectively. Further, a first projection formed on a front-surface member is brought into contact with an outer side of a front periphery of the main plate portion, a second projection formed on the front-surface member is brought into contact with an outer side of the front periphery of the upper side plate portion, and the upper-side plate portion and a rear portion of an upper side surface of the lamp casing which overlaps the upper-side plate portion are fastened to each other by a screw. | 2009-01-08 |