02nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120008197 | MICROSCOPE, MORE PARTICULARLY FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE, DICHROIC BEAM SPLITTER AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a microscope, more particularly to a fluorescence microscope, for the structured illumination microscopy, comprising a microscope light path having an optical axis, including a beam splitter for coupling illumination light into the microscope light path, including an illumination pattern unit disposed, in particular, in the microscope light path for the purpose of generating an illuminated pattern on, or in, a sample to be examined, comprising a rotary device for the purpose of effecting relative rotation about the optical axis between the illumination pattern and the sample to be examined. The microscope is characterized in that a rotary polarizing device is provided for the purpose of rotating a polarization of the illumination light, that the angular positions of the rotary device and of the rotary polarizing device are inflexibly coupled to each other, that in order to reduce polarization effects during relative rotation between the illumination pattern and the beam splitter, a beam splitter is used which reflects and/or transmits the incident illumination light while substantially maintaining the polarization state, and/or that in order to reduce polarization effects while effecting relative rotation between the illumination pattern and the beam splitter, a beam splitter is positioned in the optical path such that the angle of incidence of the illumination light relative to a surface normal vector of the beam splitter is less than 45 degrees. The invention also relates to a dichroic beam splitter and to the use thereof in a fluorescence microscope. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008198 | FAR-OPTICAL DEVICE - A far-optical device comprising a reversal system and an adjustable optical magnification means with more than fourfold magnification, wherein the far-optical device has an optical beam deflection means which at all magnifications ensures a subjective field of view of the far-optical device of at least 22° at least for light of a wavelength of about 550 nm. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008199 | Structure of the Waterproof Tabletop for the Touch Panel - The present invention discloses a structure of the waterproof tabletop for the touch panel, which includes: a tempered glass which is formed together containing an imaging part and a non-imaging part which are formed integrally; a film configured under the tempered glass corresponding to the imaging part and adhered to the tempered glass to form a projection screen; and a bracket configured under the tempered glass and adhered to the tempered glass to support the tempered glass. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008200 | PROJECTION DISPLAY SURFACE PROVIDING ARTIFACT REDUCTION - A projection display surface for reducing speckle artifacts from a projector having at least one narrow band light source having an incident visible wavelength band, wherein the incident visible wavelength band has an incident peak wavelength and an incident bandwidth, comprising: a substrate having a reflective layer that reflects incident light over at least the incident visible wavelength band; and a fluorescent agent distributed over the reflective layer, wherein the fluorescent agent absorbs a fraction of the light in the incident visible wavelength band and emits light in an emissive visible wavelength band having an emissive peak wavelength and an emissive bandwidth; wherein return light from the projection display surface produced when incident light in the incident visible wavelength band is incident on the projection display surface contains light in both the incident visible wavelength band and emissive visible wavelength band, thereby reducing speckle artifacts. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008201 | PROJECTION SCREEN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A projection screen includes a base sheet, a surface roughness structure, a reflective layer, and a light absorption layer. The base sheet has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. A plurality of first surfaces and second surfaces are formed on the first side, each first surface faces an optical projection system, and each second surface is disposed between two adjacent first surfaces and forms an angle with respect to a neighboring first surface. The surface roughness structure is formed on at least the first surfaces and capable of diffusing a light beam to a limited extent. The reflective layer is formed on the surface roughness structure and capable of reflecting most of the light beam diffused by the surface roughness structure to a limited extent towards a limited viewing cone, and the light absorption layer is formed on the second surfaces. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008202 | REFLECTIVE PROJECTION SCREEN HAVING MULTIINCEDENT ANGLE - Embodiments of the invention relate to a reflective projection screen for image, and more particularly, to a shape and a fabrication method for a reflective projection screen for a projector having short focal length of short projection distance, and particularly to a reflective projection screen applicable to 2D and 3D. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relates to a reflective projection screen having multi-incident angle wherein every reflection surface is prepared per projection angle of projection image and incident angles are formed differently from each reflection surfaces so that the projection images from different angles are reflected into one direction. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008203 | 2D/3D IMAGE DISPLAY - A display comprises a display panel, a polariser, a polarisation rotator, and a scatterer arranged to scatter light having a first polarisation as compared with a second polarisation. The display can be switched between 2D and 3D modes by operating the polarisation rotator. In 3D mode, the polarisation rotator transmits light with relatively little change to its polarisation. Light transmitted by the scatterer is used to present three-dimensional images. In 2D mode, the polarisation rotator alters the polarisation of the light, and light that is scattered by the scatterer is used to present a two-dimensional image. The polarisation rotator may be arranged so that light incident on a first area thereof undergoes a different change in polarisation to light incident on a second area, to simultaneously present 2D and 3D images. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008204 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a cylindrical casing which is rotatably driven; and a plurality of curve-arranged displays which are installed inside the casing and have the same number as a plurality of slits formed in the casing, wherein the curve-arranged displays include a light housing which is an approximately semi-cylindrical column having a hollow structure, and a plurality of display device substrates installed on an arc-shaped side surface of the approximately semi-cylindrical column of the light housing. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008205 | MULTILAYER WIRE-GRID POLARIZER WITH OFF-SET WIRE-GRID DIELECTRIC GRID - A wire-grid polarizer includes a stack of thin film layers disposed over a substrate including a wire grid layer and a plurality of thin film layers disposed between the wire grid layer and the substrate. The wire-grid layer includes an array of elongated metal elements, comprising lengths longer than a wavelength of visible light, a period less than 200 nanometers, a height less than 400 nanometers; and a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, silver, gold, copper, or combinations thereof. The plurality of thin film layers disposed between the wire grid layer and the substrate include at least one dielectric grid layer and at least one thin film layer comprising silicon. The dielectric grid layer and the wire-grid are substantially parallel with one another, have substantially equal periods, and have substantially equal widths. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008206 | OPTICAL FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ANTIGLARE FILM, POLARIZER WITH OPTICAL LAYER, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An antiglare film includes a base member and an optical layer provided on the base member, and the optical layer has an irregular shape on a surface thereof. The irregular shape is obtained by applying a coating material containing fine particles and a resin onto the base member, distributing the fine particles densely in some portions and sparsely in other portions by convection that occurs in the coating material, and curing the coating material. The resin contains 3% by weight or more and 20% by weight or less of a polymer, the average particle diameter of the fine particles is 2 μm or more and 8 μm or less, and the average film thickness of the optical layer is 8 μm or more and 18 μm or less. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008207 | LIGHT POLARIZER - A polarizer is provided comprising a subwavelength optical microstructure wherein the microstructure is partially covered with a light-transmissive inhibiting surface for polarizing light. The inhibiting surface can include a reflective surface, such as a metalized coating. The subwavelength optical microstructure can include moth-eye structures, linear prisms, or modified structures thereof A polarizing structure is further provided comprising a plurality of moth-eye structures stacked on one another for polarizing light. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008208 | Image Stabilization Device - An image stabilization device is disclosed. The image stabilization device includes a first linkage assembly and a first flexible element. The first linkage assembly is disposed on a frame. The first linkage assembly includes a first linkage which is disposed in a first direction. The first flexible element is capable of pressing an optical element to the first linkage so as to make the optical element move along the first direction. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008209 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A diffractive optical element includes a diffraction grating portion including a first diffraction grating and a second diffraction grating, the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating being formed of different materials and being stacked so that grating surfaces thereof are in contact with each other, in which the first diffraction grating is formed of a first grating material having at least three kinds of materials mixed therein, and the following conditions are satisfied: nd12012-01-12 | |
20120008210 | DIFFRACTIVE LENS AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention reduces the angle dependence of diffraction efficiency by taking the diffraction pitch and diffraction step of an optical element with a diffraction grating such as a lens into account. Specifically, for that purpose, an optical element that has a first group of diffraction grating portions | 2012-01-12 |
20120008211 | LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER - A light guide member includes a first light guide film, a second light guide film, a diffuser film and an atomization film superposed together one by one. The first light guide film includes a plurality of first light guide dots and the second light guide film includes a plurality of second light guide dots staggered with the plurality of first light guide dots. The plurality of first light guide dots and the plurality of second light guide dots reflect the light towards any directions and then make the light uniformly and brightly emit out from the first light guide film and the second light guide film. The diffuser film controls the luminance and improves the uniformity of the light. The atomization film atomizes the light and solves the problem of visible dots. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008212 | COMPOSITE OPTICAL FILM - A composite optical film is provided. The composite optical film sequentially includes a substrate, a light diffusion layer, and a light-gathering layer. The light diffusion layer includes a binder and plural micro beads dispersed therein. The thickness of the light diffusion layer is 2-6 times of the average diameter of the micro beads, and the distance between adjacent micro beads is smaller than the average diameter of the micro beads. The light-gathering layer has plural light-gathering micro structures. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008213 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL FILM - A display device and an optical film are disclosed which can protect the moth-eye structure while maintaining low reflectance. In at least one example embodiment, the present invention relates to a display device comprising an anti-reflection film including a moth-eye structure and a peelable protective film, wherein the protective film covers the moth-eye structure and is attached to a flat portion of the display device, the flat portion being flatter than the moth-eye structure. The flat portion suitably corresponds to the substrate and/or a region free of the moth-eye structure on the anti-reflection film, in a display panel. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008214 | Image pickup apparatus having optical path reflecting zoom lens - An image pickup apparatus includes a zoom lens, and an image pickup element having an image pickup surface which receives an image which has been formed by the zoom lens, and converts to an electric signal. When an object having a uniform brightness is captured, at any state from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the zoom lens satisfies conditional expression (A). The image pickup apparatus includes a shading correction parameter storage section which stores a shading correction parameter which differs at a front-surface side and a rear-surface side with respect to a center of an image, which is for correcting asymmetric shading at the front-surface side and the rear-surface side of the zoom lens, and
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20120008215 | Zoom Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Equipped with Same - A zoom lens has a plurality of lens units including, in order from its object side to image side, a first lens unit having a negative refracting power composed of two lens elements including a biconcave negative lens and a positive lens, and a second lens unit having a positive refracting power composed of four lens elements including a positive lens and a negative lens. During zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, a distance between the lens units changes, and the second lens unit moves toward the object side. The zoom lens has an aperture stop that moves integrally with the second lens during the zooming and satisfies a specific condition. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008216 | ZOOM LENS, INFORMATION DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes a first lens group having a positive refracting power, a second lens group having a negative refracting power, a third lens group having a positive refracting power, and a fourth lens group having a positive refracting power, being disposed in order from an object side, and an aperture stop disposed at an object side of the third lens group. When changing the magnification from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, an interval between the first and second lens groups increases, an interval between the second and third lens groups decreases, and an interval between the third and fourth lens groups changes. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008217 | High Energy Visible Light Filter Systems with Yellowness Index Values - The present invention relates to ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic systems with blue light filtering and Yellowness Index ranges. UV and IR filtering are also included. Industrial applications are also outlined in the invention. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008218 | IMAGING DEVICE AND LENS BARREL - An imaging device comprises a lens barrel having an optical system with an adjustable focal point, and has a first state can focus relative to an imaging face, and a second state can not focus relative to the imaging face, a changing unit for changing the lens barrel from the second state to the first state when the imaging unit is activated, a discriminating unit which discriminates whether the state of the barrel is the first state or the second state, and a control unit which, at a time of activating the imaging unit, changes the lens barrel to the first state by the changing unit if it is discriminated that the state of the barrel is the second state, and which maintains the first state if it is discriminated that the state of the barrel is the first state. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008219 | BARREL AND LENS MODULE WITH SAME - A barrel includes a supporting part at one end of the barrel adjacent to an image side, and a plurality of protrusions formed on an inner surface of the barrel. Each protrusion includes a guiding surface and an engaging surface connected with the guiding surface. Each guiding surface is oblique relative to a central axis of the barrel. A distance between the central axis and a portion of the guiding surface adjacent to the image side is larger than that between the central axis and another portion of the guiding surface next to an object side. The engaging surface and the supporting part cooperatively clamp optical components in the barrel. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008220 | VOICE COIL MOTOR, COIL BLOCK FOR VOICE COIL MOTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE COIL BLOCK, AND VOICE COIL MOTOR HAVING THE COIL BLOCK - A VCM (voice coil motor) is disclosed, the VCM including: a rotor including a lens-fixing hollow holed bobbin including a coil discharge unit formed from a peripheral upper end to a peripheral bottom end facing the peripheral upper end, and a coil block arranged at a periphery of the bobbin and including a cylindrically wound coil; a stator including a magnet facing the coil block and a yoke fixing the magnet; a case including a bottom case arrange with the bobbin and an upper case coupled to the bottom case and having an opening at a portion corresponding the bobbin; and an elastic member elastically supporting an upper end of the bobbin and a bottom end facing the upper end of the bobbin, wherein a distal end of the coil arranged at an upper end of the coil block employs the coil discharge unit to be discharged to a bottom end of the bobbin. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008221 | VOICE COIL MOTOR - A VCM (voice coil motor) is disclosed, the VCM including: a rotor including a cylindrical bobbin for accommodating a lens and protruded at a bottom end with a boss, and a coil block arranged at a periphery of the bobbin; a stator including a magnet facing the coil block and a yoke fixing the magnet; and an elastic member including a first elastic member formed with a through hole coupled to the boss of the bobbin and a second elastic member coupled to an upper end facing the bottom end of the bobbin; wherein the boss is formed with a disengagement prevention unit preventing the first elastic member from being disengaged from the boss, and the first elastic member is formed with a coupling unit contacting a joint where the disengagement prevention unit and the coupling unit meet. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008222 | STRUCTURAL MATERIALS WITH ANGLE DEPENDENT COLOR - Provided herein are materials with angle-dependent solar radiation absorptivity, reflectivity, or emissivity. In some embodiments, the material exhibits angle-dependent reflectivity and angle-dependent emissivity. The material can appear as one color or a uniform color to an observer. In some embodiments, the material appears to have different colors from different angles of viewing. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008223 | DRIVE FOR A COMPONENT TO BE ADJUSTED - A drive for a component to be adjusted, in particular for an adjustable automotive vehicle mirror, having a housing which can be mounted on a stationary structure for receiving drive elements, and having an element which encompasses the housing at least partially and is connected to a carrier for the component. The encompassing element with the carrier is disposed pivotably relative to the housing and means for elastic pretension between housing and encompassing element are provided. The means for elastic pretension have a compensating element which is disposed about a central axis of the housing. The compensating element is moveable axially under the effect of a spring force in order to exert a pressure on the carrier and hence on the element encompassing the housing. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008224 | MAGNETIC TRANSFER MASTER SUBSTRATE, MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD USING THE SUBSTRATE, AND MAGNETIC TRANSFER MEDIUM - A magnetic transfer master substrate includes a non-magnetic base having depressed portions formed on a surface thereof corresponding to an information signal array, a ferromagnetic body formed in the depressed portions and having a top portion thereof protruding above the surface of the non-magnetic base, and a non-magnetic protective film covering the surface of the non-magnetic base, except for the depressed portion thereof, and also covering a side portion of the ferromagnetic body. A section through the ferromagnetic body, taken perpendicularly to the substrate, includes a round corner, a curvature of which has a radius of no less than 1 nm and no more than 10 nm. The apex of the top portion of the ferromagnetic body protrudes above the surface of the non-magnetic base by 2 nm or more, and protrudes above the surface of the non-magnetic protective film by a distance less than the radius of the curvature. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008225 | Fly Capable Slider Test Socket - The present application is directed to a slider supporting apparatus for flying a slider of a hard disk drive in the manufacturing process to provide electrical performance characteristics. The present invention discloses an integrated design including the electrical interconnect, the gimballing mechanism, the preload mechanism and the slider supporting mechanism integrated into a single supporting structure. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008226 | FLY CAPABLE SLIDER TEST SOCKET - The present application is directed to a slider supporting apparatus for flying a slider of a hard disk drive in the manufacturing process to provide electrical performance characteristics. The present invention discloses an integrated design including the electrical interconnect, the gimballing mechanism, the preload mechanism and the slider supporting mechanism integrated into a single supporting structure. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008227 | HEAT TRANSFER FOR A HARD-DRIVE PRE-AMP - A substrate for mounting a preamp chip thereupon, fabricated using a stiffener layer made of a conductive material; an insulating layer provided over the circuitry area of the substrate; a circuitry made of a conductive material provided over the insulating layer; and a flap which is an extension of the stiffener layer having no insulating layer provided thereupon. The flap is fabricated to fold over the preamp chip to remove heat therefrom. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008228 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA AND MAGNETIC RECORDING SYSTEM - This invention provides a magnetic recording medium excellent in terms of corrosion resistance. The magnetic recording medium comprises a magnetic recording layer, a protective layer and a lubricant layer provided on a nonmagnetic substrate, and the lubricant layer comprises a compound having a heterocyclic ring. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008229 | Magnetic core plasmon antenna with improved coupling efficiency - A TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) write head uses the energy of optical-laser generated plasmons in a magnetic core plasmon antenna to locally heat a magnetic recording medium and reduce its coercivity and magnetic anisotropy. To enable the TAMR head to operate most effectively, the maximum gradient and value of the magnetic recording field should be at a point of the magnetic medium that is as close as possible to the point being heated. In addition, the coupling between the optical mode and the plasmon mode should be efficient so that maximum energy is transmitted to the medium. The present invention achieves both these objects by surrounding the magnetic core of a plasmon antenna by a variable thickness plasmon generating layer, whose thinnest and shortest portion is at the ABS end of the TAMR head and whose thickest and longest portion efficiently couples to the optical mode of a waveguide to produce a plasmon. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008230 | Thin film magnetic head, head gimbals assembly, head arm assembly and magnetic disk device - This thin film magnetic head has a magnetic read head and a magnetic write head each having respective end surfaces exposed to an ABS. The magnetic read head includes a magnetic reader including an end surface exposed to the ABS, first heat generator disposed on an opposite side of the magnetic reader from the ABS, and first temperature detector disposed closer to the ABS than the first heat generator is. The magnetic write head includes a magnetic pole having an end surface exposed to the ABS, second heat generator, and second temperature detector disposed closer to the ABS than the second heat generator is. The first heat generator and the first temperature detector adjust the protrusion of the magnetic read head, and the second heat generator and the second temperature detector adjust the protrusion of the magnetic write head. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008231 | MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER AND MAGNETIC DISK UNIT USING SAME - There is provided the magnetic head slider including a reader, a writer, and a heater. A contact surface coming into contact with a medium surface when power is applied to the heater, and a step surface formed on both sides of the contact surface, through the intermediary of a step part, are provided on respective surfaces of the upper shield layer, the lower shield layer, the lower magnetic pole, the shield layer, and the return pole, the respective surfaces being opposite to a disk. And the respective contact surfaces of the upper shield layer, the lower shield layer, the lower magnetic pole, the shield layer, and the return pole are configured so as to be substantially circular in shape, as a whole, thereby providing a cylindrical small pad on a surface of a magnetic head slider, opposite to the disk. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008232 | CONTROLLING POSITIONS OF STORAGE MEDIA HEADS - Controlling positions of storage media heads is disclosed. An example storage media head position controller includes a position error filter to filter a media head position error based on a target position for a storage media head relative to a storage medium and a present media head position to generate a position signal, and a media speed monitor to modify an integration factor in the position error filter based on a media speed to adjust a phase margin of the position control loop. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008233 | Extended Cavity VCSEL Mounted to Substrate with Electrical and Thermal Contact to Substrate and Optical Power Directed Toward Substrate - A system according to one embodiment includes a slider adapted for use in a hard disk drive; and a laser coupled to a slider, wherein electrical contacts of the laser are positioned towards or face the slider, wherein light from the laser is emitted towards the slider, wherein the slider acts as a heat sink for the laser. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008234 | LOW FRICTION TAPE HEAD AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SAME - A magnetic data storage system according to one embodiment includes a magnetic head; and guides on opposite sides of the magnetic head for directing a magnetic medium over the magnetic head. The magnetic head includes: outer portions each having a tape bearing surface and an array of transducers selected from a group consisting of readers and writers; and a central portion positioned between the outer portions, the central portion having a tape bearing surface and an array of transducers selected from a group consisting of readers and writers. An inner edge of each of the tape bearing surfaces of the outer portions is adapted for skiving air from the magnetic medium when the magnetic medium travels in a direction from the central portion towards the respective outer portion. The guides are oriented to direct the magnetic medium to fly over a leading one of the outer portions, engage a leading edge of the tape bearing surface of the central portion, and engage an inner edge of the tape bearing surface of a trailing one of the outer portions. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008235 | REDUCE LEAKAGE OF LOW-DENSITY GAS DURING LOW-DENSITY GAS INJECTION INTO A DISK DRIVE - Embodiments of the present invention help to prevent leakage of low-density gas during low-density gas injection into a disk drive device and to perform low-density gas injection efficiently. In a hard disk drive (HDD) according to one embodiment of the present invention, an injection hole filter with a valve function is attached to a helium injection hole in order to inject helium gas in an enclosure. The injection hole filter has a valve member configured to operate in an open state or closed state. The open state is a state while the helium gas is being injected and the closed state is a state after the helium gas has been finished to be injected. The valve member is in the open state if the outside pressure is higher than the inside pressure and is in the closed state if the inside pressure is higher than the outside pressure. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008236 | PMR with improved writability and process controllability by double layer patterning - Improved writability and a sharper neck transition are achieved in a PMR writer with a yoke that has essentially vertical sidewalls and a write pole that has sidewalls with a beveled angle. An alumina mold is made with a negative differential bevel angle by employing a two mask process. A first photoresist layer is patterned and etched to form a rectangular trench in an alumina layer. The trench extends beyond the intended ABS plane and in the opposite direction into the intended yoke area. A second photoresist layer is patterned into a yoke shape that is partially superimposed over the rectangular trench. After a second RIE process, the yoke opening adjoins the trench at a neck transition point along each long trench side. The volume of magnetic material in the yoke adjacent to the neck is thereby maximized. Dimension control of the main pole becomes independent of ABS positioning errors. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008237 | WIDE-BANDWIDTH DIELECTRIC WINDOWING FOR CONDUCTOR SUSPENSION STRUCTURE - Approaches for a hard-disk drive suspension interconnect having a wide bandwidth. A suspension interconnect includes a substrate layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the substrate layer, and a plurality of transmission-line (TL) conductors disposed within the dielectric layer. Air gaps may be disposed around the TL conductors to minimize the tendency of the dielectric material to act as an electrical shunt, which impedes high bandwidth signal transmission. An air gap may exist in the dielectric layer between adjacent TL conductors. Additionally, the area adjacent to the plurality of TL conductors, along the direction of signal travel, may alternate between dielectric material and air gaps. Indeed, there need not be any solid material enclosing the TL conductors save for a plurality of dielectric cross ties that provide structural support thereto. The substrate layer may also comprise one or more air gaps underneath a portion of the plurality of TL conductors. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008238 | Transistor Half-Bridge Control - A circuit for driving a transistor half bridge is disclosed that comprises a series circuit of a first and a second transistor both having intrinsic or external free-wheeling diodes coupled in parallel. The circuit for driving a transistor half bridge comprises: an over-current detection circuit that is configured to signal an over-current condition when a load current flowing through the first transistor exceeds a first threshold; a protection circuit that is coupled to the over-current detection circuit and that is configured to disable an activation of the first transistor in response to a detected over-current and to re-enable the activation of the first transistor after a first time interval has elapsed; an evaluation circuit that is coupled to the over-current detection circuit and that is configured to check whether a further over-current condition is detected within a second time interval that follows the first time interval. An active free-wheeling by activating the second transistor is disabled when a further over-current condition is detected within the second time interval, and an active free-wheeling by activating the second transistor is enabled during the first time interval when no further over-current condition is detected within the second time interval. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008239 | TRANSFORMER MODULE WITH MULTIPLE PROTECTIONS - The transformer module of the invention includes an isolation transformer having a primary winding with a first tap and a secondary winding with a second tap. A protection circuit is electrically connected to the first tap and the second tap. The protection circuit includes at least one protective element. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008240 | High efficiency amplifier with reduced electromagnetic interference - Disclosed is a high efficiency amplifier operable to substantially reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI). The high efficiency amplifier comprises an output stage to provide a high powered signal to a load. The high efficiency amplifier further comprises an overlap protection circuit to produce a timing non-overlap in a control signal for the output stage, and an edge control circuit to reduce a transient portion of the high powered signal to substantially reduce the EMI. The overlap protection circuit and the edge control circuit may be implemented with resistive source degeneration. Also disclosed is a related method. In one embodiment, the high efficiency amplifier and the related method may be incorporated into a cellular telephone or a mobile audio device. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008241 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - An ESD protection circuit for reducing the regulator output capacitance includes a ground isolation circuit or a VCC isolation circuit to isolate regulator output from ground terminal or VCC terminal whenever ESD occurs, causing dropping of the differential voltage between regulator output and ground. The isolation circuits function to minimize the leakage current. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008242 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT PROTECTION - Apparatuses and methods for electronic circuit protection are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an internal circuit electrically connected between a first node and a second node, and a protection circuit electrically connected between the first node and the second node and configured to protect the internal circuit from transient electrical events. The protection circuit comprises a bipolar transistor having an emitter connected to the first node, a base connected to a third node, and a collector connected to a fourth node. The protection circuit further comprises a first diode electrically connected between the third node and the fourth node, and a second diode electrically connected between the second node and the fourth node. The first diode is an avalanche breakdown diode having an avalanche breakdown voltage lower than or about equal to a breakdown voltage associated with the base and the collector of the bipolar transistor. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008243 | Secondary ESD Circuit - An integrated circuit device provides electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, as may be applicable to circuits susceptible to ESD in conjunction with, or prior to, activation of a primary ESD circuit for dissipating an ESD. In connection with various example embodiments, primary and secondary ESD circuits discharge electrostatic pulses as may be present at a power input pad, with the secondary ESD circuit separated from the input pad by an impedance circuit. The secondary ESD circuit is configured to actively mitigate an electrostatic pulse present in conjunction with, or before, the activation of the primary ESD circuit, in response to an input voltage level achieving a threshold level. In some implementations, the secondary ESD circuit activates to mitigate some or all of the presentation of an electrostatic pulse to a circuit that competes with the primary ESD circuit, for drawing charge from a common node (e.g., a power supply pad). | 2012-01-12 |
20120008244 | ELECTRICAL-OVERSTRESS PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An electrical-overstress (EOS) protection circuit for an electronic device includes series-connected resistors, a mode-control switch, and a bias circuit. The series-connected resistors are electrically coupled between an input and an output, and the mode-control switch is electrically coupled between the output and a ground. The bias circuit is electrically coupled to the input for generating a mode-control signal to control the mode-control switch. The bias circuit generates the mode-control signal in a way such that the mode-control switch is open in a normal mode and closed in an EOS mode. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008245 | SECONDARY THERMAL SENSOR FOR PRIMARY CONDUCTORS - A thermal sensing system for providing thermal protection to an electronic circuit breaker that does not require any additional components. The layout of the conductive traces on the printed circuit board are dimensioned and configured so that the ratio of primary current to primary conductor thermal mass heating is correlated with the ratio of secondary current to secondary thermal mass heating. A voltage at a semiconductor junction in the rectifier behind the secondary transformer is measured, and a temperature or heat is calculated based on the voltage. Because this temperature or heat calculation is correlated with the temperature or heat of the primary conductor, a trip routine can be added based on the measured voltage for thermal protection of the primary conductors. A thermal history of the ‘primary thermal mass’ is also provided for robust thermal protection of the circuit breaker load and primary conductors. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008246 | SAFETY CIRCUIT AND BATTERY PACK USING THE SAME - A safety circuit includes a thermal fuse electrically connected in a main current path so that an electric current flowing in the main current path flows, through the thermal fuse; a switching element electrically connected to the thermal fuse to cause the thermal fuse to open and interrupt the electric current flowing in the main current path when the switching element is turned on; a microcontroller electrically connected to the switching element and the main current path to turn on the switching element when an overcurrent flows in the main current path; and a noise removing unit electrically connecting the microcontroller to the switching element. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008247 | SURGE SUPPRESSION DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE RINGS - A surge suppression device may include a housing having a cavity, a center conductor positioned within the cavity, a spiral inductor having an inner curve coupled to the center conductor and an outer curve, a coil capture device connected to the outer curve of the spiral inductor, and a ring assembly having a first ring connected to the coil capture device, a second ring connected to the housing, and a voltage limiting device positioned between the first ring and the second ring. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008248 | ISOLATOR HAVING TAPERED SIDEWALLS - An ion wind fan can be made more resistant to electrical arcing by designing a supporting dielectric further from an emitter electrode. In one embodiment, such an ion wind fan according to one embodiment of the present invention has an emitter electrode and a collector electrode, and an isolator comprising a dielectric to provide electrical isolation for one or both of the emitter electrode and the collector electrode. In one embodiment, the isolator has a tapered sidewall so that the sidewall becomes thinner in the upstream direction over at least a portion of the sidewall. In one embodiment, the taper is a linear taper. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008249 | INSERT-MOLDED ION WIND FAN - An ion wind fan can be manufactured efficiently using insert molding. In one embodiment, the present invention includes an ion wind fan having an isolator with an emitter bus plate and an emitter attachment plate insert molded into isolator. A collector electrode is further insert molded into the isolator. The collector electrode is supported in part by two collector supports. One or more wire emitter electrodes are welded to the emitter bus plate at a first end of the emitter wires and to the emitter attachment plate at a second end of the emitter wires. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008250 | DIELECTRIC RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FILM CAPACITOR AND FILM CAPACITOR - To increase the heat resistance of a film capacitor, a dielectric resin composition is used as a material for a dielectric resin film used in a film capacitor, the dielectric resin composition being cured by mixing and crosslinking two or more organic materials having functional groups that react with each other to provide a cured article. At least one pair highly cohesive atomic groups which has a molecular cohesive energy equal to or higher than that of a methyl group and capable of cohering with each other due to the molecular cohesive energy is linked to the organic material. The highly cohesive atomic groups form a cohesive portion serving as pseudo-crosslinking. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008251 | Film capacitors comprising melt-stretched films as dielectrics - A film capacitor comprising (1) of electric conduction electrodes and (2) of semi-crystalline polymeric dielectric film(s), the thickness of which ranges from 1 micron to 80 micron, made by a melt-stretching extrusion process through a die (circular die or flat die) with a drawdown ratio of 30 or higher (the ratio of die gap to the film thickness) at die temperatures higher than the melting point of said semi-crystalline polymer(s). The semi-crystalline polymeric dielectric films made by such melt-stretching extrusion process show a significantly low shrinkage at high temperatures until they are melted. The capacitor comprising such low shrinkage film dielectrics can be used at a much higher temperature than comprising conventional biaxially oriented film dielectrics made of the same plastic materials. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008252 | DIELECTRIC PASTE HAVING A LOW DIELECTRIC LOSS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND AN ARTICLE THAT USES THE SAME - A dielectric paste having low dielectric loss is disclosed. The dielectric paste includes (A) a thermosetting resin; (B) an acid anhydride-based curing agent; (C) high dielectric constant particles; (D) an amine-based catalyst; and (E) a material for forming a salt with the amine-based catalyst (D). In the dielectric paste, the material (E) for forming a salt with the amine-based catalyst (D) is used so that the catalyst may be introduced in the form of a salt thus preventing the catalyst from binding with the high dielectric constant particles, thereby prohibiting the poisoning of the catalyst. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008253 | POROUS ELECTRODES, DEVICES INCLUDING THE POROUS ELECTRODES, AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - Disclosed is a porous electrode comprising a porous film (A) with through pores and an electrically conducting material selected from the group consisting of conductor and semiconductor, the porous film (A) having an average pore size d1 of from 0.02 to 3 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 90%, the electrically conducting material being filled in the through pores of the porous film (A). A dye-sensitized solar cell and an electric double layer capacitor including the porous electrode as a constituent are also disclosed. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008254 | Method for manufacturing lithium ion capacitor and lithium ion capacitor manufactured using the same - A method for manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor, and a lithium ion capacitor manufactured using the method are provided. The method for manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor includes: disposing a lithium metal on a capacitor cell including a cathode, a separation film, and an anode; impregnating the capacitor cell with electrolyte including a lithium salt; changing the cathode and the anode to allow lithium ions within the electrolyte to be occluded into the anode; performing a primary reaction in which the cathode and the lithium metal are short-circuited to emit anions from the cathode and lithium ions from the lithium metal and a secondary reaction that the lithium ions emitted from the lithium metal are occluded into the cathode; and recharging the cathode and the anode to allow the lithium ions, which have been occluded into the cathode and the lithium ions within the electrolyte, to be occluded into the anode. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008255 | Encapsulation System For A Single Phase Encapsulated Channel Switchgear - The invention relates to an encapsulation system for a medium or low voltage switchgear. The switchgear includes several live phase conductors, and an encapsulation system, wherein the encapsulation system includes inner single phase encapsulations of respective phase. The encapsulation system further includes a fault handling system for handling of faults by means of adjusting the impedance of the inner single phase encapsulations. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008256 | SWITCH ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR - A switch arrangement for an electrical switchgear comprising a first bus, a second bus and a load connection. The switch arrangement comprises a breaker; wherein said breaker is moveable in said switchgear between a first position and a second position, such that in use, when said breaker is in said first position and closed it electrically connects said first bus to said load connection, and when said breaker is in said second position and closed it electrically connects said second electrical bus to said load connection, with said first electrical bus disconnected from said load connection. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008257 | CELL TOWER WIRING JUNCTION BOX - An enclosure for protecting transitioning cell tower cables comprises a base and a cover coupled to the base via a hinge. The base and the cover form an interior cavity when placed in a closed position. The enclosure further includes at least one entrance port formed in at least a portion of a front end of at least one of the base and the cover. The enclosure further includes a plurality of exit ports, wherein a first set of exit ports are formed in a first side wall of the enclosure and a second set of exit ports are formed in a second side wall of the enclosure. The entrance port(s) is/are configured to receive a first cable comprising multiple lines. The plurality of exit ports are each configured to receive at least one individual line from the multiple lines. In another aspect, one or more support plates are disposed in the interior cavity, where a plurality of strain relief brackets are mounted to the support plate(s) and are configured to clamp individual lines from the first cable to the one or more support plates. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008258 | CLAMSHELL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A clamshell electronic device includes a first body and a second body pivoted to each other and capable of rotating relative to each other. The first body has more than one signal connection port, and the second body has at least one side wall. When the second body is rotated and closed on the first body, the side wall of the second body shields the signal connection port of the first body. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008259 | AUDIO VISUAL ALARM HOUSING - An audio visual alarm device that can adapt to a familial look is provided. The audio visual alarm device can include an alarm housing having a footprint of a first shape, and a cover housing having a footprint of a second shape. The alarm housing can include circuitry for operating the audio visual alarm device, and the second shape can be different from the first shape. The cover housing can be configured to accommodate the alarm housing and affix to the alarm housing to give the alarm housing an appearance corresponding to the second shape. At least one portion of the alarm housing can protrude through the cover housing. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008260 | LATCHING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, and at least one latching assembly. The second casing defines a through hole. Each latching assembly includes an operating member, a latching block, and at least one positioning member. The operating member includes a first plate and a second plate secured to the first plate. The first plate extends through the through hole, the second plate is external to the through hole. The latching block protrudes from the first casing. When the second plate is driven to move from the first position to the second position, the first plate engages the latching block and the positioning member to secure the second casing to the first casing. When the second casing is driven to move from the second position to the first position, the first plate disengages from the latching block and the positioning member. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008261 | Bag computer two part display panel - Disclosed is an improvement to the bag computer of application Ser. No. 11/796,920. The bag computer has a pivoting display panel near its top front which can store against the bag front or pivot into the line of sight of the bag computer wearer/operator. The display panel may have controls on the side opposite the display. To gain advantage through multiple components, the display panel may be divided into a front portion with display and back portion with controls. Ways to divide and assemble these display panel components are described and include: 1) direct attachment between the two portions with one portion connecting to the bag; 2) a fastening frame attaching the two portions with one portion connecting to the bag; 3) an attachment frame which connects to the bag and accepts the two portions. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008262 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a cylindrical casing which is rotatably driven; and a plurality of curve-arranged displays which are installed inside the casing and have the same number as a plurality of slits formed in the casing, wherein each curve-arranged display has an L-shaped or inverted L-shaped cross-section, and short sides of a plurality of display device substrates in which a display device is installed on the short side of the L shape or the inverted L shape are arranged in the form of an arc. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008263 | ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - There is provided an electronic appliance including a hinge portion including a first rotating hinge including a first electrode for transmitting a direct current and a first coil for transmitting/receiving a data signal by using electromagnetic induction, and a second rotating hinge including a second electrode for receiving the direct current by contacting the first electrode and a second coil for transmitting/receiving the data signal to/from the first coil. The hinge portion connects the first rotating hinge and the second rotating hinge in a rotatable manner while maintaining a state where the first electrode and the second electrode are in contact with each other and a centre axis of the first coil and a centre axis of the second coil are substantially same. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008264 | PROTECTION AND POSITIONING DEVICE FOR REMOTE USER INTERFACE - An external positioning structure for a remote user interface is provided. The external positioning structure includes a roll cage assembly configured to receive at least a portion of the remote user interface and at least partially surround lateral sides of the remote user interface. The roll cage assembly further includes a plurality of fastening points allowing for securement of the roll cage assembly to the remote user interface. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008265 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In an electronic device comprising a device body, an opening is formed in the bottom surface of the device body, a seesaw member is slidingly supported on an internal peripheral surface of the opening by a pivot, and the state of the seesaw member can be changed between a storing state in which both end portions of the seesaw member are stored in the opening and a projecting state in which the first end portion, of both end portions, opposing the main surface is deeply buried into the opening and the second end portion on the main surface side projects from the bottom surface of the device body. On the other hand, in the device body and/or the seesaw member, a restraint mechanism to stop the seesaw member in the projecting state and a release mechanism to release the seesaw member are arranged. The position changing mechanism to change the mounting position of the device body includes the seesaw member, the restraint mechanism, and the release mechanism. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008266 | OPERATION DEVICE - Mobile equipment includes an operation panel disposed in an opening of a case. The operation panel includes electrode layers that constitute a position detector. The operation panel and an internal member inside the case are provided with respective electrode layers that are opposite each other and constitute a press detector. An elastic member that supports the operation panel has a fixed portion secured to the case, a support portion configured to support the operation panel, and an elastic repulsive portion. When the operation panel is pressed, the magnitude of a reaction force against the pressing force can be adjusted to an appropriate level primarily by buckling or bending of the elastic repulsive portion. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008267 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a support member configured to support a first display section and a second display section each including a flexible substrate in a manner which allows the first and second display sections to be transformed into a closed position and an open position. The support member is configured to sandwich the first and second display sections, and has a first convex surface portion which supports a surface of the first display section opposite to the second display section when the first and second display sections are transformed, and a second convex surface portion which supports a surface of the second display section opposite to the first display section when the first and second display sections are transformed. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008268 | USB Connector, USB Housing, and Wireless Modem - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector, a USB housing, and a wireless modem are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. The USB connector includes a USB housing, a subcard, a cable, a metal terminal, and a rotating shaft assembly. The USB housing includes a bottom with a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate respectively disposed on two opposite sides. The second fixing plate is disposed with a second hole. The subcard, the first fixing plate, and the second fixing plate are disposed on a same end of the bottom. The metal terminal is disposed on a surface of the subcard. One end of the cable is connected to the metal terminal. The rotating shaft assembly penetrates the second hole. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008269 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE, SYSTEMS INCLUDING PROTECTIVE COVERS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A hard protective cover is configured to protect the display, or screen, and optionally the housing of a mobile computing device while the mobile computing device is not in use. When positioned over the display of a mobile computing device, the hard protective cover may provide protection without substantially increasing the thickness or other dimensions of the mobile computing device. The hard protective cover may also be configured to orient the mobile computing device in a working orientation and, in some embodiments, may enhance or add to the functionality of the mobile computing device. Systems including assemblies of a protective cover and a mobile computing device and, optionally, external devices, are also disclosed, as are methods for using hard protective covers. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008270 | ROTATABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus, comprising a display having a longitudinal edge and a latitudinal edge, where the longitudinal edge is longer than the latitudinal edge, a first supporting member having an upper end portion rotatably coupled to the display and a lower end portion rotatably coupled to a base, wherein the display is configured to be rotateable between a first position in which the longitudinal edge is substantially in parallel with the base and a second position in which the longitudinal edge is substantially perpendicular to the base. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008271 | METAL LAMINATE VIA IN-MOLD FILM - A metal laminate assembly includes a plastic film and a metal film bonded together using a pressure-sensitive adhesive between them. The bonded films may be formed into a desired shape. A plastic part is formed to the bonded films using a single-shot in-mold film molding system. Accordingly, the laminate assembly has the plastic part on a first side and the metal film on a second side, opposite the first side of the assembly. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008272 | PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE - A portable storage device includes a case, a USB plug, a sliding button, a delete button, a controller and a memory module. The delete button is electrically coupled with the controller. Data stored in the device can be deleted through operation of the delete button without a host device. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008273 | DISK DRIVE MOUNTING APPARATUS AND DISK DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A disk drive mounting apparatus includes fasteners mounted to a disk drive, a support bracket, a retainer, and a locking member. The support bracket includes a plate engaged with the fasteners. A locking hole is defined in the plate. The retainer includes a retaining segment abutting against the plate, a clamping segment parallel to the retaining segment to sandwich the disk drive with the retaining segment, and a restriction segment connected between the retaining segment and the clamping segment. An engaging hole is defined in the retaining segment, corresponding to the locking hole. The locking member extends through the engaging hole to engage in the locking hole. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008274 | LOCKING APPARATUS - A locking apparatus of a CD-ROM drive includes a support and a transmitting wheel. The support includes a shaft and a clasp formed thereon. The support is arranged in a chassis of the locking apparatus. The shaft and the clasp are received in the transmitting wheel. The clasp is configured for clasping the transmitting wheel. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008275 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Computer systems with air cooling systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In several embodiments, a computer system can include a computer cabinet holding multiple computer modules, and an air mover positioned in the computer cabinet. The computer system can also include an airflow restrictor positioned proximate to an air outlet of the computer cabinet, and an overhead heat exchanger mated to the computer cabinet proximate to the air outlet. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008276 | AIR DUCT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An exemplary electronic device includes a circuit board, an air duct and a cooling fan. The circuit board includes a first electronic component and a second electronic component formed thereon. The air duct defines a first air vent and a second air vent at opposite ends thereof. The cooling fan is located on the circuit board and faces the second air vent. The first electronic component is disposed in the air duct. The second electronic component is disposed outside the air duct and adjacent to the air duct. The air duct defines an opening therethrough corresponding to the second electronic component. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008277 | IHS Securing System - A securing system includes a base member. A display member is rotatably coupled to the base member by a shaft. A locking member is operable to move axially relative to the shaft and engage the display member in order to restrict the display member from rotating relative to the base member. The base member and the display member may be part of an information handling system (IHS). A lock including a cable that is coupled to a stationary object may be used to secure the IHS to the stationary object and prevent the use of the IHS by positioning the lock in the base member in order to move the locking member such that it engages the display member. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008278 | BRACKET FOR FIXING ADDITIONAL CARD OF COMPUTER - The present invention relates to a bracket for fixing an additional card of a computer. The bracket is installed on a card slot so as to fasten the additional card inserted into the card slot and comprises: a cover, a first fixing portion, two second fixing portions, an elastic portion, and an auxiliary portion, wherein the first fixing portion is able to retain the additional card and avoid the additional card falling off, the two ends of the two second fixing portions have two third fixing portions respectively, the bracket can be attached to the card slot by using the two second fixing portions and the third portion, furthermore, the elastic portion and the first fixing portion are to fix the two sides of the additional card; besides, through the elasticity of the auxiliary portion, the bracket can be installed on the card slot. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008279 | INTERLOCKING SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER AND A POWER SUPPLY - An interlocking system for connecting a programmable logic controller and a power supply of an industrial control and automation system is provided. The interlocking system includes features configured to facilitate coupling with a panel or rail and a plurality of vertical slots and a latch disposed on a side surface of the power supply. The latch includes a first attachment feature disposed along a flexible tongue cantilevered proximate an opening in a housing of the power supply such that the tongue can flex into the opening. The interlocking system also includes a plurality of hooks and a second attachment feature formed on a side surface of the programmable logic controller. The plurality of hooks are configured to slide along and engage with the plurality of vertical slots such that the programmable logic controller and the power supply are held together horizontally and the second attachment feature is configured to couple with the first attachment feature to resist disengagement of the plurality of hooks and the plurality of vertical slots. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008280 | Electric Circuit Device, Electric Circuit Module, and Power Converter - The present invention provides an electric circuit device in which it is possible to achieve simultaneously the improvement of cooling performance and reduction in operating loss due to line inductance. The above object can be attained by constructing multiple plate-like conductors so that each of these conductors electrically connected to multiple semiconductor chips is also thermally connected to both chip surfaces of each such semiconductor chip to release heat from the chip surfaces of each semiconductor chip, and so that among the above conductors, a DC positive-polarity plate-like conductor and a DC negative-polarity plate-like conductor are opposed to each other at the respective conductor surfaces. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008281 | ELECTRONIC UNIT, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, AND CONTAINING DEVICE - In an electronic unit accommodated in a containing device so as to be adjacent to another electronic unit accommodated in the containing device, the electronic unit includes: a housing that is formed into a tub shape, that is provided with a plate comprising an air blowing hole, and that is closed by said another electronic unit when the electronic unit and the other electronic unit are accommodated in the containing device; and an interrupting portion that interrupts power supply to the electronic unit when said another electronic unit is detached from the containing device and the housing of the electronic unit is opened. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008282 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES STACKED ON ONE ANOTHER - The semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor packages stacked on one another. Each semiconductor package includes a main current electrode terminal disposed in a case section of the semiconductor package, the main current electrode terminal being exposed outside the case section to be electrically connected to an external power supply. The main current electrode terminal extends in the stack direction of the semiconductor packages, and embedded in the case section at a surface portion thereof facing an external surface of the case section. Both end surface portions of the main current electrode terminal in the stack direction respectively reach end surface portions of the case section in the stack direction so that the main current electrode terminals of each adjacent two of the semiconductor packages are in contact with each other when the semiconductor packages are stacked on one another in the stack direction. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008283 | RUGGEDIZED COMPUTER AND ASPECTS THEREOF - A mechanical and thermal assembly adapted to absorb heat from a delicate, heat-producing structure having a planar surface includes a slide plate in thermal contact to said planar surface, and being held in place by a resilient system that permits, but gently resists, movement perpendicular to said planar surface and a thermal mass, suspended over said slide plate, but in thermal contact to said slide plate, so that said delicate, heat-producing structure is not damaged due to force applied from said thermal mass through said slide plate to said structure. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008284 | REPAIR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A repair apparatus for a circuit board assembly includes a cooling device for a surface of the circuit board assembly opposite to the surface to be repaired. The cooling device defines a chamber for receiving the circuit board assembly. The circuit board assembly is disposed within the chamber to define a heat exchange space between the circuit board assembly and the bottom of the chamber. A method for repairing a circuit board assembly is also provided. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008285 | Rear Cover and Input/Output Panels - An input/output panel for use with a server chassis may comprise a cover, an input/output interface circuit board, a plurality of interfaces, and a ground clip. The cover of non-conductive plastic may be configured to mount to a rear cover of the server chassis. The input/output interface circuit board may be disposed on a first side of the cover. The plurality of interfaces may be disposed on the input/output interface circuit board and extend at least partially through the cover to the second side of the cover. The ground clip may include a conductive component partially disposed within the plastic cover. A first end of the ground clip may extend from the first side of the cover and be configured to mate with the input/output interface circuit board. A second end of the ground clip may extend from the first side of cover and be configured to mate with a ground circuit associated with the rear cover of the server chassis. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008286 | Power Conversion Device - A power conversion device according to the present invention includes: a power module ( | 2012-01-12 |
20120008287 | Electronic component module and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed are an electronic component module and a method of manufacturing the same. The electronic component module includes a first insulating layer having a first surface in which first circuit patterns are embedded, electronic components of different kinds, the electronic components being mounted on the first circuit patterns and having electrode parts placed in different locations, and a molding layer encompassing the electronic components. Accordingly, a thin-film type electronic component module having a thin insulating layer with a circuit pattern can be provided. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008288 | Module and portable terminal - Disclosed herein is a module, including: a circuit board; electronic components mounted on the circuit board; a mold resin that insulates and seals the electronic components; a shield conducting film that covers the outside of the mold resin; and shield conducting walls which are so formed in the mold resin as to divide the mold resin into a plurality of regions. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008289 | OPTICAL MODULE - Provided is an optical module in which wiring density may be reduced to ensure isolation between lines to reduce crosstalk. A flexible printed circuit includes: dielectric layers; a first pattern facing portion including a first ground conductor pattern and a first wiring pattern electrically connected to an electric terminal, which are facing each other through the dielectric layer; and a second pattern facing portion including a second ground conductor pattern and a second wiring pattern electrically connected to the electric terminal, which are facing each other through the dielectric layer, the second pattern facing portion facing the first pattern facing portion, in which when the dielectric layer is bent along a portion between the first pattern facing portion and the second pattern facing portion, at least one of the first ground conductor pattern and the second ground conductor pattern is located between the first wiring pattern and the second wiring pattern. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008290 | FLEX-RIGID WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flex-rigid wiring board includes a flexible board including a flexible substrate and a conductor pattern formed over the flexible substrate, a non-flexible substrate disposed adjacent to the flexible board, an insulating layer covering the flexible board and the non-flexible substrate and exposing one or more portions of the flexible board, a conductor pattern formed on the insulating layer, and a plating layer connecting the conductor pattern of the flexible board and the conductor pattern on the insulating layer. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008291 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes: a circuit board that is disposed inside a case that is formed by coupling first and second case halves, the circuit board being interposed between first and second boss portions; first and second conductive members that are disposed between a gap formed between the first boss portion and the circuit board; a third conductive member that is disposed between the first boss portion and the first conductive member and between the first boss portion and the second conductive member to electrically connect the first conductive member to the second conductive member; and a measurement circuit that is electrically connected to a first wiring and a second wiring, which are respectively connected to the first conductive member and the second conductive member, and measures an electrical characteristic value of at least one of the first conductive member and the second conductive member. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008292 | CARD MODULE AND MODULE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical assembly includes a card module having a front end connector and an opposite back end connector. The card module is configured to be removably inserted into an opening formed in a front face of an electronic device. A header is mounted on a circuit board of the electronic device. The header has an electrical contact electrically coupled to the circuit board. The electrical contact is configured to engage the back end connector of the card module. A rail system extends between the header and the opening formed in the front face of the electronic device. The rail system is configured to receive the card module inserted into the opening and align the back end connector of the card module with the electrical contact of the header so that the back end connector engages the electrical contact The card module is removable from the rail system through the opening. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008293 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board has a base substrate, a conductive pattern formed on the base substrate, an insulation layer formed on the conductive pattern and the base substrate and including a resin-impregnated inorganic cloth, a conductive pattern formed on the insulating layer, a via formed in the insulation layer and connecting the conductive pattern formed on the base substrate and the conductive pattern formed on the insulating layer, and a through-hole connected to the conductive pattern formed on the base substrate, penetrating through the base substrate and having a hole diameter in a range of 10 μm to 150 μm. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008294 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS WITH EMBEDDED COMPONENTS - Printed circuit boards are provided with embedded components. The embedded components may be mounted within recesses in the surface of a printed circuit board substrate. The printed circuit board substrate may have grooves and buried channels in which wires may be mounted. Recesses may be provided with solder pads to which the wires may be soldered or attached with conductive adhesive. An integrated switch may be provided in an opening within a printed circuit board substrate. The integrated switch may have a dome switch member that is mounted within the opening. A cover member for the switch may be formed from a flexible layer that covers the dome switch member. Terminals for the integrated switch may be formed from conductive structures in an interior printed circuit board layer. Interconnects may be used to electrically connect embedded components such as switches, integrated circuits, solder pads for wires, and other devices. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008295 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board has a first resin insulation layer, a first conductive pattern formed on the first resin insulation layer, a second resin insulation layer formed on the first conductive pattern and having an opening portion exposing at least a portion of the first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern formed on the second resin insulation layer, and a via conductor formed in the opening portion of the second resin insulation layer and electrically connecting the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. The via conductor has a side surface extending between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern and a bent portion where an inclination of the side surface of the via conductor changes in a depth direction of the via conductor. | 2012-01-12 |
20120008296 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board including a first rigid wiring board having an accommodation portion and a conductor, a second rigid wiring board accommodated in the accommodation portion of the first rigid wiring board and having a conductor electrically connected to the conductor of the first rigid wiring board, and an insulation layer formed on the first rigid wiring board and the second rigid wiring board. The accommodation portion of the first rigid wiring board has wall surfaces tapering from a first surface of the first rigid wiring board to a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, and the second rigid wiring board has side surfaces tapering such that the side surfaces of the second rigid wiring board substantially fit into the wall surfaces of the accommodation portion of the first rigid wiring board. | 2012-01-12 |