07th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090040647 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC HEAD CONTROL METHOD - A magnetic disk apparatus includes: a driving unit; and control part configured to control the driving unit. The control part includes: a position error feedback control system and a two-degree-of-freedom control system. The position error feedback control system has an integrator and a phase-lead compensator and is operative to determine a position command based on a target position and a sensed position of the magnetic head, thereby performs feedback control on the driving unit. The two-degree-of-freedom control system receives as input a target moving distance of the magnetic head and outputs a current command to the driving unit by using a mathematical model of the driving unit. The control part updates the mathematical model, and has a first update mode in which the mathematical model is updated using the output of the phase-lead compensator while the output of the integrator is provided to the driving unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040648 | Selecting a Destination Tape Recording Device for Saving Data - Selecting a destination tape recording device, out of a plurality of tape recording devices, for saving data. Particularly a technique for selecting a tape recording apparatus whose performance is optimal for data to be saved, thereby improving data backup performance in a plurality of tape recording apparatuses. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040649 | Method and Arrangement for Determining the Position of a Tape-Like Medium - A method and an arrangement for determining the position of a tape-like medium are proposed. The method provides for counting pulses which are supplied to the arrangement for determining the position to be counted, blocked or cancelled depending on the respective transport state. To this end, it is established whether the transport direction has been constant for a defined amount of time or over a defined distance. The transport direction determines whether the counter is incremented or decremented. In addition, counting pulses which rapidly follow one another are blocked in order to avoid undesirable double triggering. In order to avoid losing blocked counting pulses in an undesirable manner, the latter are stored and are applied to the counter, or discarded, depending on the transport state before and after blocking. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040650 | PROVIDING REMOVABLE STORAGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES USING REMOVABLE STORAGE ERROR INFORMATION - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for providing removable storage management services using removable storage error information. Read/write error information is obtained for at least one removable storage by interfacing with the removable storage manager. The obtained read/write error information for the at least one removable storage is processed to determine read/write error rates for the at least one removable storage. A determination is made as to whether the determined read/write error rates for the at least one removable storage exceed at least one read/write error threshold. At least one message is sent to the removable storage manager to replace the at least one removable storage having read/write error rates that exceed the at least one read/write error threshold. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040651 | DISC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF STORING SERVO INFORMATION ON DISC MEDIUM - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a disc apparatus includes a medium being capable of storing data and including a plurality of sets of servo information, each set of the servo information having identification information, a head for writing data into and reading data from the medium, an actuator for supporting the head and a controller for controlling the actuator in reference to selected one of the sets of the servo information on the basis of the associated identification information so as to move the head to a target position of the medium. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040652 | MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK AND DISK DRIVE WITH PATTERNED PHASE-TYPE SERVO FIELDS FOR READ/WRITE HEAD POSITIONING - A magnetic recording disk drive uses a disk having pre-patterned servo sectors extending generally radially across the data tracks. The servo sectors include at least two position error signal (PES) bursts or fields. The phases of the PES fields in the servo readback signal are demodulated to generate a PES to control the disk drive actuator for positioning the read/write heads. Each field contains generally radially directed magnetized stripes, with each stripe comprising a plurality of islands forming a zigzag pattern. The stripes have alternating polarity of magnetizations in the along-the-track direction. In one implementation there are four fields: a first pair of fields A and B wherein the zigzag pattern of the radial stripes in field A is the mirror image about a radial line of the zigzag pattern of the radial stripes in field B, and a second like pair of fields C and D, but wherein the radial stripes in fields C and D are shifted radially by one-half the island radial height from the radial stripes in fields A and B. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040653 | VARIABLE SPRING-FORCE MECHANISM FOR ADVANCING TAPE MEDIA CARTRIDGES IN A DEEP SLOT CELL - An apparatus to generate a spring force increasing in accordance with a quantity of tape media cartridges stored in a deep slot cell. The apparatus may include a deep slot cell, a biasing element including a torsion spring, and an advancement element. The deep slot cell may store one or more cartridges. The biasing element may generate a spring force toward the front of the deep slot cell such that the spring force generated increases in accordance with a number of cartridges stored in the cell. The advancement element may be positioned to apply the spring force to the cartridges, thereby advancing the cartridges toward the front of the deep slot cell. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040654 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus | 2009-02-12 |
20090040655 | Thin-film magnetic head structure, method of manufacturing the same, and thin-film magnetic head - A method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head structure comprises the steps of preparing an insulating layer | 2009-02-12 |
20090040656 | MAGNETIC TAPE APPARATUS - A magnetic tape apparatus includes a feeding unit for feeding a magnetic tape; a take-up unit for taking up the magnetic tape, a magnetic head disposed the downstream of the feeding unit and the upstream of the winding unit, in a traveling path of the magnetic tape from the feeding unit to the take-up unit, and having the moving magnetic tape abut to the magnetic head; a fixed guide unit disposed adjacent to the magnetic head at least in the upstream on downstream of the traveling direction of the magnetic tape traveling on the traveling path toward the magnetic head and guiding the magnetic tape to the traveling path by abutting to the magnetic tape; and a controlling unit disposed on the fixed guide unit for controlling the movement of the magnetic tape in the tape width direction. On a contact surface which abuts on the magnetic tape in the fixed guide unit, there is provided a space for excluding the air lying between the moving magnetic tape and the contact surface. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040657 | RECORDING DATA SIMULTANEOUSLY AT TWO DEPTHS OF A TILTED MAGNETIC MEDIUM - Methods and recording systems are configured for recording different data simultaneously at two different depths of a tilted magnetic medium, the tilted magnetic medium having a hard axis of magnetization, the axis being out of a plane of the medium and at an angle of −10 to −80 degrees with respect to a direction along which data are recorded, the medium being capable of having two depths of recording. A method embodies writing with selected magnetic fields whose amplitudes and whose angles with respect to the medium hard axis direction differ at the two depths of the medium such that the recorded direction of magnetization at the respective two depths can be set independently. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040658 | MAGNETIC TAPE REEL, TAPE CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME, RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING INFORMATION IN THE TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic tape reel that has a plurality of gear teeth capable of engaging with a plurality of engagement gear teeth provided with a reel engaging portion of a recording and reproducing apparatus and upon which magnetic tape can be wound, the magnetic tape reel comprising: a hub portion including a cylindrical portion upon which the magnetic tape can be wound and the plurality of gear teeth; and a positioning mark capable of being detected using a contactless detector, the positioning mark being provided for aligning a specific gear tooth A from the plurality of gear teeth with a specific engagement gear tooth B from the plurality of engagement gear teeth. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040659 | Disk drive device and method for removing adhesion on a head - Embodiments of the present invention help to effectively remove adhesion on a head slider. In an embodiment of the present invention, a hard disk controller/multiprocessing unit (HDC/MPU) raises the temperature on the surface of a head slider with a heating element on the head slider to remove adhesion on the head slider while an actuator stays on a ramp. The HDC/MPU varies the amount of heat in accordance with the temperature sensed by a temperature sensor. This achieves removal of the adhesion on the head slider, maintaining reliability. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040660 | THIN-FILM MAGNETIC HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin-film magnetic head includes a lower magnetic shield layer, an MR multi-layered structure formed on the lower magnetic shield layer so that current flows in a direction perpendicular to surfaces of laminated layers, an upper magnetic shield layer formed on the MR multi-layered structure, and an additional lower magnetic shield layer directly laminated on the lower magnetic shield layer outside both side ends in a track-width direction of the MR multi-layered structure. The additional lower magnetic shield layer is directly contacted with both side surfaces in a track-width direction of the MR multi-layered structure. A top surface of the additional lower magnetic shield layer is positioned higher in height than a top surface of the lower magnetic shield layer in a region where the MR multi-layered structure is formed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040661 | TUNNELING MAGNETIC SENSING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - An insulating barrier layer including a lower insulating layer composed of Al—O and an upper insulating layer composed of CoFe—O and disposed on the lower insulating layer is formed on a second pinned magnetic layer. A free magnetic layer is formed on the insulating barrier layer. According to this structure, a high rate of change in resistance (ΔR/R) and a low RA (element resistance R×element area A) can be achieved. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040662 | Magnetoresistive element having spacer layer that includes two layered regions composed of oxide semiconductor and nonmagnetic conductor phase sandwiched therebetween - An MR element includes a free layer having a direction of magnetization that changes in response to an external magnetic field, a pinned layer having a fixed direction of magnetization, and a spacer layer disposed between these layers. The spacer layer includes a first region, a second region and a third region that are each in the form of a layer and that are arranged in a direction intersecting the plane of each of the foregoing layers. The second region is sandwiched between the first region and the third region. The first region and the third region are each composed of an oxide semiconductor, and the second region includes at least a nonmagnetic conductor phase out of the nonmagnetic conductor phase and an oxide semiconductor phase. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040663 | MAGNETIC MEMORY - A magnetic memory includes a stack, a first writing wire, and a second writing wire. The stack includes a magnetic pinned layer, a tunnel barrier insulating layer, and a magnetic free layer, so as to form a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). The MTJ has an easy axis. The first writing wire is disposed under the stack. The included angle between the first writing wire and the easy axis of the MTJ is smaller than 45 degrees and greater than 0 degrees on a projected plane. The second writing wire is disposed above the stack. The included angle between the second writing wire and the easy axis of the MTJ is smaller than 45 degrees and greater than 0 degrees on the projected plane. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040664 | ACTIVE SHIELD SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTROMAGNET APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - The active shield superconducting electromagnet apparatus includes: a main switching circuit in which first and second main coils, first and second shield coils, and a first superconducting persistent current switch are connected in series; a sub switching circuit in which a bypass circuit, in which a superconducting fault current limiter and a second superconducting persistent current switch are connected in series, are connected to a series circuit of the first main coil and the second main coil in parallel; a first closed circuit in which at least one of the first main coil and the first shield coil, and a first quench protection circuit are connected in series; and a second closed circuit in which one of the second main coil and the second shield coil, and a second quench protection circuit are connected in series. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040665 | ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER AND METHOD OF DETECTING AND INTERRUPTING A RESISTIVE SERIES ARC OF A POWER CIRCUIT - An arc fault circuit interrupter includes line and load terminals, separable contacts in series between the terminals, a neutral conductor, and an operating mechanism opening and closing the contacts and tripping open the contacts in response to a trip signal. A current transformer senses current flowing through the contacts. A voltage sensor detects voltage zero crossings between the load terminal and the neutral conductor. A processor detects a resistive series arc in series with the contacts. A processor routine determines, for each half cycle, samples of the sensed current, an offset value from an average of sensed current samples proximate the voltage zero crossings for the corresponding half cycle, adjusted sensed current samples as adjusted by the offset value, a profile corresponding to a resistive series arc as a function of the sensed current samples and the adjusted samples, and the trip signal in response to occurrences of the profile. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040666 | CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER INCLUDING TEST CIRCUIT - A circuit interrupter includes separable contacts, a neutral conductor, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, and a plurality of current sensors structured to sense at least current flowing through the separable contacts. Each of the current sensors includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, the primary winding being electrically connected in series with the separable contacts. A trip mechanism is structured to cooperate with the secondary winding of the current sensors and the operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts. A test circuit tests the current sensors and the trip mechanism. The test circuit is structured to apply a test signal directly to the secondary winding of each of the current sensors. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040667 | CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC TEST - Resettable circuit interrupting devices having self-test and non-resettable or limited resettable power interrupting systems are provided. The permanent power interrupting system activates when a circuit interrupting device is no longer capable of operating in accordance with applicable standards governing such devices or the device is no longer capable of operating in accordance with its design characteristics. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040668 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUITS FOR MIXED-VOLTAGE BUFFERS - An ESD protection circuit that protects a mixed-voltage input/output (I/O) buffer circuit in an integrated circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes an ESD discharging circuit coupled to the I/O pad and ESD detection circuit coupled to the discharging circuit providing a means for detecting an ESD and triggering the discharging circuit to conduct the ESD to ground. The ESD discharging circuit comprises stacked NMOS transistors or a field oxide device (FOD). The protection circuit can also be used in an ESD protection circuit for a high-voltage-tolerant input pad or to protect multiple input pads and/or multiple I/O pads in an integrated circuit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040669 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DEVICE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES - An integrated circuit includes a substrate of semiconductive material, a first circuit environment made from the substrate which includes an output terminal and a first pair of power supply terminals for receiving a first power supply voltage applicable between the terminals. The integrated circuit also includes a second circuit environment made from the semiconductor substrate which includes an input terminal electrically coupled to the output terminal and also includes a second pair of power supply terminals for receiving a second power supply voltage applicable between the second pair of terminals of said second pair. The circuit further includes a device providing protection from electrostatic discharges which includes an integrated resistive device coupled between the input and output terminals. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040670 | Diode Chain with a Guard-Band - The present invention provides an ESD protection device having at least one diode in a well of first conductivity type formed in a substrate of second conductivity type. The circuit further includes a guard band of the first conductivity surrounding at least a portion of the diode, thus forming an NPN transistor between diode cathode, the substrate and the guard-band. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040671 | Power clamp for on-chip ESD protection - According to an exemplary embodiment, a power clamp for providing on-chip ESD and mistrigger event protection includes a clamping transistor coupled between a power bus and a ground. The power clamp further includes a number of inverter stages coupled in series, where a first inverter stage has an output coupled to the clamping transistor. The power clamp further includes a turn-off resistor coupled between the power bus and an input of the first inverter. The turn-off resistor is configured to cause the clamping transistor to automatically turn off after having been turned on. The turn-off resistor determines a period of time that the clamping transistor is turned on after an ESD or mistrigger event has occurred on the power bus. The power clamp further includes a timing circuit coupled to the inverter stages. The power clamp further includes a feedback transistor coupled between a second inverter stage and the power bus. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040672 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a power supply control system comprising a first switch circuit configured to set a power supply line which connects a power supply unit and a power supply circuit to one of a connected state and a non-connected state, a first control unit configured to operate in one of a normal mode and a sleep mode in which a consumption current is smaller than in the normal mode, and to detect a magnitude of a current flowing into the first switch circuit and control an operation of the first switch circuit based on the detected magnitude of the current while operating in the normal mode, and a second control unit configured to control an operation of the first control unit based on the detection result of an opening-closing state detection unit configured to detect an opening-closing state of a battery lid provided to the power supply unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040673 | Group protection module for a switchgear arrangement and switchgear arrangement having such a group protection module - A group protection module for a switchgear arrangement is provided in order to protect a group of load feeders, each having a contactor for connecting or disconnecting a respective load. The group protection module has a circuit breaker for providing short-circuit protection, said circuit breaker being connected to a supply-side input and to a load-side output of the group protection module for connection to a power supply system and for connecting the group of load feeders. The group protection module has a safety evaluation unit via which the circuit breaker can be tripped if a status signal detectable by the respective load feeders indicates that one of the contactors of the load feeders can no longer be de-energized. The group protection module is implemented as a constructional unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING DISPLAY COMPONENTS FROM ADVERSE OPERATING CONDITIONS - Provided are systems and methods for protecting display components from adverse operating conditions. A lighting panel system according to some embodiments includes a lighting panel including a plurality of strings of solid state lighting devices arranged across the panel and a protection system configured to determine an adverse operating condition and adjust a lighting panel luminance setting responsive to the adverse operating condition. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040675 | CONTROLLING OVER-CURRENT FROM A POWER SUPPLY TO A DEVICE - Apparatus ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040676 | CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE DROP - Provided is a circuit for detecting power supply voltage drop having a small circuit scale. An NMOS transistor ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040677 | Device and method of reducing inrush current - This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for reducing an inrush current inflowing from an external power source during an initial transient state. The method may include generating a first signal based on a level of internal voltage. The first signal may linearly increase or decrease, wherein the slope of the first signal may be fixed. The method may further include comparing the first signal with the reference voltage, and controlling an overcurrent prevention function based on the comparison results. An inrush current reducing device may include a reference voltage generating unit configured to compare a first signal and the reference voltage to control an overcurrent sensing gain, a gain unit configured to compare a first signal and the reference voltage to control an overcurrent sensing gain, and an overcurrent prevention signal generating unit configured to control an overcurrent prevention function based on the comparison results. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040678 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE TRIGGER CIRCUITS FOR SELF-PROTECTING CASCODE STAGES - Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits for self-protecting cascode stages are disclosed. In one example, an ESD protection circuit is described. A cascode stage is configured to selectively couple an output pad to a reference terminal. An ESD sensor may detect a change in voltage indicative of an ESD event occurring at the output pad, causing a gate drive to turn on the cascode stage to conduct ESD current in response to detection of the ESD event at the output pad. A leakage blocker is also included to prevent leakage current from the cascode stage to the gate drive while there is not an ESD event. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040679 | Method and device for recognizing a load which is connected to a relay - Disclosed is a method for detecting a consumer ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040680 | Energy Collection - An energy collection system may collect and use the energy generated by an electric field. Collection fibers are suspended from a support wire system supported by poles. The support wire system is electrically connected to a load by a connecting wire. The collection fibers may be made of any conducting material, but carbon and graphite are preferred. Diodes may be used to restrict the backflow or loss of energy. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040681 | Electrode Sheet for Electrostatic Chuck, and Electrostatic Chuck - An electrostatic chuck electrode sheet which allows the difference in capacitance between electrodes due to the presence or absence of a substrate to be increased to a level which can be accurately detected using a known substrate detection device, and allows an electrostatic chuck to exhibit an excellent attraction force, and an electrostatic chuck using the electrode sheet, are disclosed. The electrode sheet has a layered structure in which a first insulating layer, a first electrode layer, an inter-electrode insulating layer, a second electrode layer, and a second insulating layer are stacked and attracts a substrate on the first insulating layer, the first electrode layer having a plurality of openings in a specific planar area, and the second electrode layer having opening equivalent portions provided at positions at which the openings in the first electrode layer are projected onto the second electrode layer in a depth direction of the electrode sheet and having almost the same area as the projected openings, and connection portions that connect the opening equivalent portions. The electrostatic chuck is formed using the electrode sheet. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040682 | Method of de-chucking wafer using direct voltage and alternating voltage, and apparatus for fabricating semiconductor device using the same - Example embodiments provide a method of de-chucking a wafer by alternating between using a direct voltage and an alternating voltage, and an apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The method of de-chucking a wafer comprises interrupting a chucking voltage applied to an electrostatic chuck, applying a first de-chucking voltage to the electrostatic chuck, and applying a second de-chucking voltage to the electrostatic chuck. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040683 | ELECTRICAL DEVICES HAVING ADJUSTABLE CAPACITANCE - Electrical devices having tunable capacitance are provided. The tunable capacitance is achieved by placing an appropriate material between substrate layers and by controllably applying a pressure to the material to compress the material or alter the shape of a well in which the material is contained, and thereby alter the capacitance of the electrical device. The composition, shape and dimension of the embedded materials determine how the capacitance of the electrical device is altered upon compression of the embedded material in response to an applied control signal. Generally, as the embedded material is compressed, the material will become more dense and the capacitance of the integrated electrical device is altered. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040684 | CREATION OF CAPACITORS EQUIPPED WITH MEANS TO REDUCE THE STRESSES IN THE METAL MATERIAL OF THEIR LOWER STRUCTURES - The method for forming the microelectronic device having at least one two or three dimensional capacitor includes creating, on a substrate, a plurality of components and a number of superimposed metal interconnection levels. An insulating layer is formed above a metal interconnection level, and a horizontal metal zone of a next metal interconnection level in which one or more of the insulating blocks created from this insulating layer are incorporated is formed therein. The zone is designed to form a lower structural part of the capacitor. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040685 | Power capacitor - The present invention relates to a power capacitor ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040686 | ENERGY CONDITIONER STRUCTURES - Disclosed are energy conditioner structures, method of making and using them wherein the structure comprises a sequence of conductive layers including a first A layer, a G layer, and a first B layer; wherein said first A layer, said G layer, and said first B layer are each conductive, and are conductively isolated from one another in said energy conditioner structure; wherein said first A layer includes a first A layer main body and a first A layer tab, said first B layer includes a first B layer main body and a first B layer tab, and said G layer includes a G layer main body and a G layer first tab; wherein said G layer is in a plane between a plane containing said first A layer and a plane containing said first B layer; where the main body of at least one of said first A layer and said first B layer opposes a portion of said G layer main body; wherein two of said first A layer tab, said first B layer tab, and said G layer first tab are on a first side of said energy conditioner, and the remaining one of said first A layer tab, said first B layer tab, and said G layer first tab is on a second side of said energy conditioner, and said second side is opposite from said first side; and said method comprising applying electrical energy to one of said first A layer, said G layer, and said first B layer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040687 | Capacitors adapted for acoustic resonance cancellation - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising reducing the losses due to electro-mechanical coupling and improving Q in a multilayered capacitor by placing a first capacitor layer adjacent at least one additional capacitor layer and sharing a common electrode in between the two such that the acoustic vibration of the first layer is coupled to an anti-phase acoustic vibration of the at least one additional layer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040688 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a ceramic electronic component, an electrically conductive resin layer is arranged to cover a thick film layer and to extend beyond the end of the thick film layer by at least about 100 μm and a plating layer is arranged to cover the electrically conductive resin layer except a region having a dimension of at least about 50 μm and extending along the end of the electrically conductive resin layer. Consequently, the concentration of the stress is reduced. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040689 | ELECTRODE AND CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR HAVING DOUBLE ELECTRIC LAYER AND DOUBLE ELECTRIC LAYER ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR FORMED THEREWITH - An electrode and a DEL capacitor formed therewith. The electrode will typically be a polarizable electrode, and may be formed of an activated carbon material having a substantially zero ash percentage and a low percentage of transition metals. In constructing a DEL capacitor employing such an electrode, a non-polarizable electrode formed from a lead dioxide/lead sulfate compound is preferably also used. The DEL capacitor may utilize an acid-based electrolyte, such as an aqueous sulfuric acid electrolyte. Consequently, the present invention also includes a current collector that preferably comprises a base material formed from a lead or a lead compound and a protective coating material that is resistant to an acid-based electrolyte. Preferably, the protective coating material is formed from a polymer base and a conductive dope that may thereafter be applied to the current collector base material by a variety of methods. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040690 | Electrochemical capacitor - [Problems] To provide an electrochemical capacitor that is excellent in corrosion resistance and input/output characteristics and has a good storage capability.
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20090040691 | Panelboard - A panelboard mounts and electrically connects to a plurality of circuit breakers. The panelboard includes a central body portion having a top surface. At least one bus bar is positioned within the central body portion. A pair of opposed legs extend the longitudinal length of the central body portion. A plurality of wells extend downwardly from the top surface and have prongs at the bottom of each well. The prongs are electrically connected to the bus bar. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040692 | Ruggedized Mounting Assembly And Method For Stabilizing One Or More Computer Racks - A ruggedized mounting assembly or bracket and incorporated method and is provided to enhance structural rigidity of a computer environment and provide stability to it during sudden shifts and vibrations. The assembly comprises two intersecting planes. One plane will be disposed on the computer rack at an upper surface while the other plane is to be secured to a surrounding surface such as a ceiling. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040693 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes a battery housing section that houses a removable battery; and an electronic component housing section that houses a removable electronic component that operates with power supplied by the battery housed in the battery housing section. The apparatus further includes an electronic-component housing section cover that covers the electronic component housed in the electronic component housing section that is movable between a locked position in which its attachment is not allowed and an unlocked position in which its attachment is allowed. The electronic-component housing section cover is prohibited from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is housed in the battery housing section and is allowed to move from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is removed from the battery housing section. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040694 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040695 | Adhesive format adapter for a storage device and method for the production thereof - The invention relates to a format adapter comprising a storage device having: a front surface provided with electrical contact pads opposite a rear surface defining a lower peripheral border ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040696 | HARDWARE CASING MEDIA TO STORE DATA - Embodiments include hardware and/or software for manufacturing a removable plate having a medium, to be integral to a casing for a processor-based device. Integrating the removable plate in or on the casing facilitates access to the medium and the data stored on the medium by providing storage in a location that is convenient and local to the processor-based device. The removable plate may include a first surface designed to cover a portion of the processor-based device and a second surface to be covered by the first surface when integrated with the casing, to provide access to the medium. The removable plate may also include any other types of media that can communicatively couple with the processor-based device directly, or indirectly through, e.g., a computer network. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040697 | STORAGE DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An enclosure for storage devices having at least one mounting surface and a viscoelastic layer disposed between a first layer and a second layer of the mounting surface. A receiver secured to the mounting surface within the enclosure receives a storage device carrier that retains a disk drive and positions the storage device carrier within the enclosure. Clip-on damped springs, coupled to the storage device carrier, guide the storage device carrier through the receiver and couple the storage device carrier to the mounting surface(s). A bezel of the storage device carrier is configured to receive a key in one of a plurality of key positions, with each key position corresponding to a particular disk drive/enclosure chassis interface. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040698 | COMPUTER COMPONENT PROTECTION - A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a shock mount assembly that is configured to provide impact absorption to sensitive components such as a display and an optical disk drive. The computing device also includes an enclosureless optical disk drive that is housed by an enclosure and other structures of the computing device. The computing device further includes a heat transfer system that removes heat from a heat producing element of the computing device. The heat transfer system is configured to thermally couple the heat producing element to a structural member of the computing device so as to sink heat through the structural member, which generally has a large surface area for dissipating the heat. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040699 | Electronic component mounting part and electronic apparatus - An HDD mounting part includes component fixing sections that respectively extend along both sides of an HDD and have widths not more than the height of the HDD. The HDD mounting part further includes: a first HDD fixing section that extends from the component fixing sections up to a position apart from a front end of the HDD and is fixed to a notebook PC at the position apart from the front end; and a second apparatus fixing section that extends from the component fixing sections up to a position apart from a rear end of the HDD and is fixed to the notebook PC at the position apart from the rear end. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040700 | Electronic apparatus and display panel enclosure - A display unit includes a substrate supporting section having: a first supporting structure for supporting a first circuit substrate; and a second supporting structure for supporting a second circuit substrate is provided. The first circuit substrate has a relatively small area and is selected when a first display panel having a single light source for emitting backlight is selected, and the second circuit substrate has a relatively large area and is selected when a second display panel having two light sources for emitting backlight is selected. The first supporting structure has a supporting claw for supporting the first circuit substrate such that the front side of the first circuit substrate is directed upward and the second supporting structure has a stand on which the second circuit substrate is mounted to be supported thereby such that the front side of the second circuit substrate is directed downward. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040701 | Portable electronic apparatus with adjustable display panel - The invention discloses a portable electronic apparatus with an adjustable display panel. The portable electronic apparatus uses a retained portion cooperated with a plurality of retaining portions (like a recess) to support the display panel. Thereby, the display panel of the portable electronic apparatus can be adjusted to a plurality of angles so as to adapt to real conditions, such as angles of light source, operational behaviors of users and the like, which further enhances the utility of the portable electronic apparatus. Furthermore, because the supporting force offered by the retained portion cooperated with the retaining portions is greater than a pressing force generated as a user operates the display panel, the display panel can remain steady when the user operates the display panel. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040702 | Electronic apparatus - A hinge member that couples a display unit to a main unit in an openable and closable manner is fixed to the display unit by a hinge fastening section of the hinge member. A panel attachment member having a panel fastening section fastened to the side of a display panel of the display unit is fixed to the display panel independently of the hinge fastening section. A tongue piece of the panel fastening section overlaps and contacts the hinge fastening section from the front surface side of a display screen of the display panel. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040703 | HOUSING COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - Electronic devices are provided with a protective housing having one or more housing components. A housing component can be formed from a single sheet of material to appear as if the housing component had been formed from a hollowed out solid block of material. The sheet of material may be deep drawn, forged, and machined to form the housing component. One or more holes may be formed through a portion of the housing component to provide an I/O interface. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040704 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A printed circuit board includes a core layer, an insulation layer formed on the core layer and having a cavity formed on a part of the insulation layer, and a circuit pattern formed on the insulation layer, wherein the circuit pattern comprises one or more external terminals positioned above the cavity. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040705 | Electronic part-mounting component and electronic device - A mounting component for mounting an electronic part has a base that extends along a first surface of the electronic part, and a pair of left side and right side surface supporting sections that are extended from the base and bent along the right and left side surfaces of the electronic part, respectively. The pair of side surface supporting sections each have the screwing through hole at a position close to the one of the front end surface and the rear end surface. Further, a cushion member is interposed between the base and the electronic part, at a position close to the other of the front end surface and the rear end surface of the electronic part. The electronic part is screwed to the base through the surface supporting sections. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040706 | Electronic apparatus - In an electronic apparatus, a panel attachment member, to which a display panel of a display unit having a display screen for displaying information is fastened, has a panel fastening section that extends along a side surface of the display panel toward a main unit. The panel attachment member also has a panel fastening portion that extends from the panel fastening section and goes around a hinge fastening section fastened to the display unit to be on the first enclosure side of the hinge fastening section. The panel fastening portion is disposed adjacent to the hinge fastening section and fastened to the display unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040707 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040708 | Electronic device - An electronic device has a first cabinet and a second cabinet. The second cabinet has a locking module including a hook, an operation member and a linking mechanism. The hook is formed at a position near a top end of the second cabinet around the center in the lateral direction in opened state, and is engaged with the first cabinet to lock the second cabinet in the closed state. The operation member disengages the hook from the first cabinet in response to operation. The linking mechanism links the operation to movement of disengaging the hook. The second cabinet further has a board mounted with a camera module having an image taking lens and an imaging device and a signal processing circuit for the camera module. The board is disposed at such a position that a portion in which the signal processing circuit is mounted overlaps with the linking mechanism. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040709 | ANTI-VIBRATION CAGE FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - An anti-vibration cage ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040710 | Extension structure for plastic molding portable memory product - An extension structure for a plastic molding portable memory product includes an outer casing unit, an inner sliding unit, and a closing unit. The inner sliding unit is positioned inside the outer casing unit, and can be extended by sliding, whereas the closing unit is combined with the outer casing unit to ensure the inner sliding unit will not slip out. The outer casing unit is produced using one body formation method that is free from the traditional method of combining two pieces of structures through high frequency wave compression work sequence to effectively increase product yield, reduce cost and improve the cosmetics. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040711 | DRIVE BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A drive bracket assembly includes a back panel and a drive bracket including a first side plate and a second side plate, the first side plate forms a securing post sliding thereon, the second side plate forms two rows of restricting pieces extending towards the first side plate, one edge of the back panel is inserted into the restricting pieces and resists against the second side plate, the securing post slides on the first side plate and resists against the other edge of the back panel, the back panel is secured between the first side plate and the second side plate of the drive bracket. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040712 | Medium drive unit and electric apparatus - In a medium drive unit, a flexible portion of a frame body deflects toward a tray when pressed. Then, the tip of the protrusion disposed on the back surface of the frame body, which surface is directed toward the tray, pushes a button disposed on the front surface of the tray, thereby causing the tray to slide out from a housing body. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040713 | SERVER ENCLOSURE - A server enclosure includes a chassis having a sidewall, a securing bracket secured to the chassis, a receiving member attached to the securing bracket, and a switch module for powering the server on/off. The securing bracket includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall perpendicularly extending therefrom. The receiving member is secured to the second sidewall of the securing bracket and includes a first sidewall abutting the first sidewall of the securing bracket. The switch module includes a printed circuit board. The switch module is received in the receiving member with the printed circuit board parallel to the first sidewall thereof. The second sidewall of the securing bracket abuts on the receiving member to enclose the switch module therein. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040714 | FAN APPARATUS - A fan apparatus includes a fan section having a hollow housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a hollow duct section disposed on the outlet side of the fan section. The housing and the duct section are coupled by a coupling member. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040715 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a wiring substrate, a plurality of semiconductor chips mounted on the wiring substrate, and a radiation plate arranged over a plurality of semiconductor chips, and having a cooling passage to flow water in a horizontal direction to the wiring substrate. A plurality of semiconductor chips are arranged along the cooling passage, and out of the plurality of semiconductor chips, the semiconductor chip arranged on an inflow side of the cooling passage, has a smaller amount of heat generation than the semiconductor chip arranged on an outflow side of the cooling passage. For example, a memory chip is arranged on the inflow side of the cooling passage, and a logic chip is arranged on the outflow side of the cooling passage. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040716 | FLUID-TO-FLUID SPOT-TO-SPREADER HEAT MANAGEMENT DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGING HEAT - Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include heat management devices, heat management systems, methods of heat management, and the like. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040717 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE WITH AIR DUCT - A heat dissipating device used for dissipating heat from a heat generating device ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040718 | HEAT DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY HAVING A FAN DUCT - A heat dissipating assembly for dissipating heat from a CPU and a VRM simultaneously includes a base ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040719 | GRAPHITE HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS AND CLAMPING FRAME FOR CLAMPING GRAPHITE HEAT DISSIPATION FIN MODULE - A graphite heat dissipation apparatus and a clamping frame for clamping a graphite heat dissipation fin module are provided. The graphite heat dissipation apparatus includes a graphite heat dissipation fin module and at least one clamping frame. The graphite heat dissipation fin module includes a substrate and a plurality of graphite fins which are positioned at and extend from one surface of the substrate. The clamping frame includes at least one support bracket, at least one retention plates and a frame body. The support brackets are positioned at top surface of a chassis. The frame body upwardly extends from the support brackets, and the retention plates traverse extend across the side surface of the frame body. The retention plates are used to clamp the substrate so that the graphite fins are positioned above the chassis. The graphite heat dissipation fin module is used to draw hear away from the electronic device which can be positioned below the substrate and at the surface of the chassis. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040720 | Electronic apparatus and heat radiating unit - A heat radiating unit provided in an electronic apparatus includes: a fan for blowing air; and a heat radiating member in which heat radiation fins for transmitting heat to passing air are arranged and which has an endothermic section that contacts a top surface of a first heat-producing component on a circuit substrate so as to absorb heat from the first heat-producing component. The heat radiating unit further includes a supporting member provided with a heat-radiating-member biasing section that biases the heat radiating member toward the circuit substrate. The supporting member is also provided with an endothermic arm that extends toward and contacts a top surface of a second heat-producing component so as to absorb heat from the second heat-producing component. The top surfaces of the first and second heat-producing components are different in height. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040721 | COMPUTER COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for providing a computer component includes providing a motherboard apart from a cooling solution such that the end user can select the motherboard and cooling solution separately, based on preferences and needs for each and connect them together after they are selected. To support this method, a motherboard includes: a support board; a chipset mounted on the support board; and a heat sink base mounted over the chipset, the heat sink base including an open, planar upper surface devoid of any cooling system working components pre-installed thereon but including a fastener aperture about the edge of the open, planar upper surface and in addition to any support board mounting connections, the fastener aperture formed to accept releasable connectors for securing the selected cooling working component. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040722 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE AND DETACHABLE EXPANSION CARD USING THE SAME - A heat-dissipation module dissipating heat for a heat-generating element on circuit board and including a heat-transferring base, a base, a first heat-dissipation unit, a heat pipe and a second heat-dissipation unit is provided. One surface of the heat-transferring base contacts the heat-generating element. The base is connected to the other surface of the heat-transferring base and has a heat-transferring block. The first heat-dissipation unit has a first fin assembly provided on the base. The first heat pipe is embedded in the heat-transferring base, one end thereof passes through the first heat-dissipation unit, and the other end thereof passes through the heat-transferring block. The second heat-dissipation unit has a second fin assembly and a second heat pipe passing through the second fin assembly and actively connected to the heat-transferring block along a route. The second heat-dissipation unit is suitable to move relative to the first heat-dissipation unit along the route. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040723 | HEAT-DISSIPATING DEVICE WITH HIGH HEAT-DISSIPATING EFFICIENCY - A heat-dissipating device includes a housing, a partitioning member, a finned structure, and a high thermal-conductivity strip. The housing defines an inner space, and has a top surface formed with a retaining groove, and an inlet and an outlet. The partitioning member is disposed in the inner space so as to divide the inner space into first and second compartments that are respectively connected to the inlet and the outlet. The finned structure includes a plurality of partitioning plates disposed in the first compartment so as to divide the first compartment into a plurality of partitioned sections that are connected to form a continuous meandering fluid path, and a plurality of heat-dissipating fins disposed in each of the partitioned sections. The conductive strip is secured in the retaining groove in the top surface of the housing and has a thermal conductivity higher than that of the housing. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040724 | POWER INVERTER - In a power inverter, a coolant passage is fixed to a chassis to cool the chassis; the chassis is divided into a first region and a second region by providing the coolant passage in the chassis; a power module is provided in the first region as fixed to the coolant passage; a capacitor module is provided in the second region; and the DC terminal of the capacitor module is directly connected to the DC terminal of the power module. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040725 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes a first heat dissipation unit attached to a top surface of the electronic component of an add-on card and defining a channel therein, a heat pipe, and a second heat dissipation unit. The second heat dissipation unit includes a first portion located at a lateral side of the add-on card, a second portion extending from the first portion to a bottom side of the add-on card, and a joint portion formed between the first portion and the second portion and located at the lateral side of the add-on card. The heat pipe includes an evaporating portion received in the channel of the first heat dissipation unit, and a condensing portion extended through the second heat dissipation unit at the joint portion. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040726 | Vapor chamber structure and method for manufacturing the same - A vapor chamber structure includes a casing, a working fluid, a wick layer, a plurality of structure strengthening bodies, and a plurality of backflow accelerating bodies. The casing has an airtight vacuum chamber. The working fluid is filled into the airtight vacuum chamber. The wick layer is formed on a surface of the airtight vacuum chamber. The structure strengthening bodies are respectively arranged in the airtight vacuum chamber for supporting the casing. The backflow accelerating bodies are respectively arranged in the airtight vacuum chamber for increasing the backflow velocity of the working fluid. Therefore, the present invention can maintain the completeness of the vapor chamber structure and increase the backflow velocity of the working fluid due to the match of the structure strengthening bodies and backflow accelerating bodies. Because the backflow velocity of the working fluid is increased, the heat-transmitting efficiency is increased. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040727 | Circuit Carrier Structure with Improved Heat Dissipation - A circuit carrier structure has at least one electronic component and is formed using SMD technology. Underneath the at least one electronic component is arranged a continuous recess in a circuit carrier. A die made of a heat-conducting material is inserted with one end of a joining area into the recess and fixed in place with a layer of heat-conducting cement and connected to the component in a heat-conducting manner. Further the die has on its other side a linkage area, whose cross-sectional area is at least in part of larger dimensions than the recess in the circuit carrier and whose end is connected to a heat sink in a heat-conducting manner. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040728 | Fixing Structure and Heat Dissipation Device - A fixing structure includes a back plate, a fixing plate, a first elastic element, a second elastic element and a fastener. The back plate has a positioning pillar thereon. The fixing plate presses a heat dissipation element to allow the heat dissipation element to contact a chip above the back plate. Both the first elastic element and the second elastic element are connected to the fixing plate. The fastener fastens the first elastic element and the second elastic element to the positioning pillar or just fastens the first elastic element to the positioning pillar to allow the second elastic element to be suspended. Furthermore, a heat dissipation device employing the fastening structure is also disclosed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040729 | HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY - A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a clip assembly received in the heat sink. The clip assembly comprises a clip and a movable fastener pivotally connected to the clip via a pair of supporters. Each supporter defines a pivot hole deviated from a center thereof and a retaining slot above the pivot hole. The clip comprises a main body received in the heat sink and two arms extending from the main body and pivotally received in the retaining slots of the supporters. The movable fastener pivotally extends in the pivot holes of the supporters. The movable fastener moves relative to the heat sink and causes rotation of the supporters in a matter such that a distance from the main body of the clip to a bottom of the heat sink is changed, whereby the clip assembly can provide adjustable spring force acting on the heat sink. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040730 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE HAVING A ROTATABLE FASTENER - A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a retention module and a rotatable fastener for securing the heat sink to the retention module. The retention module includes two supporting ribs and a positioning block above one of the supporting ribs. The rotatable fastener is rotatably received in the retention module and includes an actuating portion and a pressing portion fastened to the actuating portion. The heat sink rests on the supporting ribs of the retention module with an end thereof being pressed by the positioning block, and an opposite end thereof being pressed by the pressing portion. The rotatable fastener can be rotated to an unlocked position wherein the pressing portion is moved away from the opposite end of the heat sink, so that the heat sink is removable from the retention module. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040731 | SHIELDING AND HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - Discloses herein is a shielding and heat dissipation device comprising a conductive bracket ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040732 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE FOR HEAT DISSIPATION - A printed circuit board structure for heat dissipation of an integrated circuit includes a printed circuit board having an opening, and a thermal conductive material disposed within the opening, wherein the integrated circuit is disposed over the opening and the thermal conductive material is thermally connected to the integrated circuit. The opening can be designed to have a specific shape to allow the opening to be completely filled by the thermal conductive material during a fillet process, therefore obtaining better heat dissipation performance and protecting the integrated circuit from over heating. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040733 | FILTER APPARATUS AND FREQUENCY CONVERTER TO WHICH THE FILTER APPARATUS IS CONNECTED - A filter apparatus connected to a wiring drawing portion of a frequency converter, said filter apparatus including: a condenser element having an electronic part having an insulator as a dielectric material held between conductor plates; a sealing agent sealing said condenser element; a filter circuit comprising said condenser element; a connection conductor establishing wiring connections of said filter circuit; and a filter housing supporting said sealing agent wherein said filter apparatus is fixed to said frequency converter based on a positioning portion provided in part of the housing of said frequency converter. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040734 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY MODULE INCORPORATING ANTENNA - The semiconductor memory module incorporating antenna includes a wiring board ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040735 | Tamper Respondent System - A tamper respondent system having: a physical volume containing an electronic device to be protected; an at least partially conductive surface proximate to the electronic device; and a tamper respondent sensor over the electronic device (the sensor comprising: a flexible, dielectric substrate; conductive traces on the substrate; a porous insulating layer having pores over the conductive traces; and adhesive within said pores of said porous insulating layer), wherein the adhesive is in contact with both the substrate and the at least partially conductive surface through the porous insulating layer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040736 | Multi-part circuit board - Multi-part circuit board comprising at least two partial boards ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040737 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL - A portable device includes an operating part, a circuit board, and a case body for housing the operating part and the circuit board. The circuit board has a circuit section configured to transmit a signal to an external device. A terminal electrode and a pair of switch electrodes are disposed on the circuit board. The terminal electrode supplies electricity from a power source to the circuit section. A switch element is configured to electrically couple the pair of switch electrodes in accordance with an operation of the operating part. A resin member is disposed on the circuit board in such a manner that the circuit section is covered with the resin member and the terminal electrode and the pair of switch electrodes are exposed to an outside of the resin member. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040738 | Card-extender stabilizing kit for use in conjunction with computer-device testing assembly - A card-extender stabilizing kit is configured for use in conjunction with (a) a computer-device testing unit including testing circuitry having electrical connectors and being housed in a testing-unit housing and (b) a card extender having (i) a first set of electrical connectors configured for selective coupling with the testing-circuitry connectors, (ii) a second set of electrical connectors configured for coupling with the electrical connectors of a device under test, and (iii) first and second card-extender edges extending between the first and second sets of electrical connectors. The stabilizing kit comprises first and second stabilizers. Each stabilizer includes a mount configured for coupling with the housing of a computer-device testing unit and a card-extender bracket including a bracket groove configured for slidably receiving one of the card-extender edges. When the stabilizers are coupled to a testing-unit housing, the bracket grooves are spaced apart such that (i) the card-extender can be positioned between the bracket grooves and supported by virtue of supporting engagement between each of the first and second card-extender edges and one of the card-extender brackets; (ii) the first set of electrical connectors can be coupled to the testing-circuitry connectors and (iii) the second set of electrical connectors can be coupled with the electrical connectors of a device under test. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040739 | LSI PACKAGE WITH INTERFACE MODULE AND INTERFACE MODULE - An LSI package includes an interface module having first and second surfaces and including a wiring board having a first through hole, a driver selectively provided on the second surface, a transmission line connected to the driver, and a first terminal formed on the second surface and connected to the driver, an interposer having a third surface facing the second surface and a fourth surface, and including a signal processor and a second terminal provided on the third surface, a third terminal provided on the fourth surface and a second through hole, the third surface facing the second surface except a region where the driver portion is provided. The interposer is arranged so that the first through hole matches with the second through hole, and a movable guide pin is inserted into the first and second through holes to position the interface module and the interposer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040740 | Wiring circuit board - Wiring circuit board for connecting an electronic control system or an electronic control module to a connection circuit board, on which service lines for the electronic control system or the electronic control module can be hooked up in terminals, wherein the wiring circuit board has a plug and socket connector, which can be plugged directly or via a connection cable into a mating connector of the connection circuit board, which is in electrically conducting connection with the terminals of the connection circuit board, and at least one socket, into which the electronic control system or the electronic control module can be plugged, and the plug and socket connector is joined in electrical conduction via the wiring circuit board to the at least one socket. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040741 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MOVING IMAGE DATA AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A multilayered printed circuit board includes a first surface layer that includes a semiconductor integrated circuit, a second surface layer that includes a bypass capacitor and that is opposite to the first surface layer, a main power supply wiring layer, and a ground layer between the first and second surface layers. In the multilayered printed circuit board, one terminal of the bypass capacitor is connected to a midpoint of a wiring path from the main power supply wiring layer to a power supply terminal of the semiconductor integrated circuit, and an impedance of a first wiring path from the main power supply wiring layer to the terminal of the bypass capacitor is higher than an impedance of a second wiring path from the terminal of the bypass capacitor to the power supply terminal of the semiconductor integrated circuit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040742 | Electronic device - An electronic device is formed by a cabinet having a bottom surface and is equipped with a tabular electronic part. The electronic device has an undersurface guiding rib. The top surface of the undersurface guiding rib is formed by an inclined surface and a supporting surface. The inclined surface guides a front end of an undersurface of the electronic part when inserted. The supporting surface is formed beside the inclined surface and supports the front end of the undersurface of the electronic part that is guided by the inclined surface and made horizontal with a rear end of the electronic part made lowered. An overhanging piece is disposed at a position above the undersurface guiding rib and supports a top surface on the front end of the electronic part that is made horizontal with the undersurface of the electronic part supported by the supporting surface of the undersurface guiding rib. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040743 | FILTER APPARATUS AND FREQUENCY COVERTER TO WHICH THE FILTER APPARATUS IS CONNECTED - A power converter connected to a wiring drawing portion of a frequency converter, said filter apparatus including: a condenser element having an electronic part having an insulator as a dielectric material held between conductor plates; a sealing agent sealing said condenser element; a filter circuit comprising said condenser element; a connection conductor establishing wiring connections of said filter circuit; and a filter housing supporting said sealing agent. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040744 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR BACK PANEL - A mounting apparatus comprises two drive brackets ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040745 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES INCLUDING WAVELENGTH CONVERTING MATERIAL - Light-emitting devices and associated methods are provided. The light emitting devices can have a wavelength converting material-coated emission surface. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040746 | NOVELTY STICK HOLDERS FOR FOOD ON STICKS - Novelty themed stick holders for food items include an elongate holder having an external surface and opposing top and bottom portions defining an elongate receiving cavity therebetween. The cavity is configured and sized to receive a stick therein. In some embodiments, the holder tapers inwardly from a top portion to a bottom portion and defines a handle portion of a miniature baseball bat. Other themes and shapes are also described. | 2009-02-12 |