09th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150055255 | LOW RESISTANCE GROUND JOINTS FOR DUAL STAGE ACTUATION DISK DRIVE SUSPENSIONS - Stable, low resistance conductive adhesive ground connections between motor contacts and a gold-plated contact area on a stainless steel component of a dual stage actuated suspension. The stainless steel component can be a baseplate, load beam, hinge, motor plate, add-on feature or flexure. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055256 | CO-LOCATED GIMBAL-BASED DUAL STAGE ACTUATION DISK DRIVE SUSPENSIONS WITH MOTOR STIFFENERS - Various embodiments concern a gimbaled flexure having a dual stage actuation structure. The flexure comprises a gimbal which includes a pair of spring arms, a pair of struts, and a tongue between the spring arms. A motor is mounted on the gimbal. The motor comprises a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side. The bottom side of the motor faces the flexure. A stiffener is mounted on the top side of the motor. At least one layer of adhesive is located between the stiffener and the motor and bonded to the stiffener and the motor. The gimbaled flexure includes a slider mounting for attaching a slider, such as to the tongue. The motor bends the struts to move the slider mounting about a tracking axis while the stiffener limits the degree of bending of the motor. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055257 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Provided is a voltage regulator including an overcurrent protection circuit in which an output voltage-output current characteristic exhibits an optimal fold-back characteristic even when an overcurrent state is detected. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a control circuit for generating a current in accordance with an output voltage, and controls a gate of an output transistor with use of a current obtained by subtracting the current from a sense current flowing in accordance with an output current. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055258 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - In various embodiments a circuit arrangement is provided, having a bridge circuit including at least two switches connected in series; a bridge node which may provide a phase voltage arranged between the at least two switches; an electric motor having at least one phase winding coupled with the bridge node; a decoupling switch; a controller, wherein in an error case the controller may be configured to switch off the at least two switches, to determine whether a predefined condition is satisfied, and to one of delayed switching off the decoupling switch; and switching off the at least two switches and the decoupling switch simultaneously, depending upon whether the predefined condition is satisfied; wherein the controller may determine that the predefined condition is satisfied when the decoupling switch may be switched off without damage from the current applied to it when the at least two switches are switched off. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055259 | Whole-Chip Esd Protection Circuit and Esd Protection Method - A whole-chip Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection circuit and protection method are provided. The whole-chip ESD protection circuit comprises: input/output (I/O) units located between a power line and a grounding wire; a power clamp circuit located between the power line and the grounding wire and connected to the I/O units, any power clamp circuit being shared by multiple I/O units; and an ESD trigger circuit located between the power line and the grounding wire. The ESD trigger circuit generates an ESD trigger signal when an ESD events occurs and transmits the ESD trigger signal to the power clamp circuit and each I/O unit so that the power clamp circuit and each I/O unit form a current discharge path from the power line to the grounding wire respectively. Compared with the prior art, the present invention fully utilizes an existing driving transistor in the I/O unit to realize efficient whole-chip ESD protection and avoids adding too many power clamp circuits in the whole chip with regard to ESD, thereby reducing the overall size of the chip and lowering the cost. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055260 | Fast Switch Fault Current Limiter - A fault current limiter circuit including a fast switch fault current limiter (FSFCL) and a voltage control reactor (VCR) operative to conduct load current during a steady state operation and limit load current when the load current exceeds fault current limits. The FSFCL may include a breaker having electrical contacts, a coil electrically coupled to the electrical breaker contacts, a plunger mechanically coupled to the electrical breaker contacts, a parallel voltage control (VCR), a transient overvoltage control circuit (TOCC), wherein when current greater than a threshold level flows through the coil, a magnetic field having strength to move the plunger is generated, the movement of the plunger operates to open the contacts in the breaker and transfer fault current to VCR and TOCC and limit the overall system fault current. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055261 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ISOLATED POWER TO GATE DRIVING CIRCUITS IN SOLID STATE FAULT CURRENT LIMITERS - A system and method for providing isolated power to the gate driving circuits used in solid state switching devices is disclosed. Rather than using expensive isolated AC/DC power supplies, an isolation transformer is used to provide isolated AC voltage. In one embodiment, the primary winding of the isolation transformer is disposed across an independent AC source. In another embodiment, the primary winding of the isolation transformer is disposed across two phases of the AC power line. Isolated AC voltage is then generated across the secondary winding of the isolation transformer. This isolated AC voltage is then used by a non-isolated DC power supply, which generates the power for the gate driving circuit. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055262 | SNUBBER CIRCUIT AND BUFFERING METHOD FOR SNUBBER CIRCUIT - A snubber circuit includes a capacitor and a buffer device. The buffer device has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal is electrically connected to the capacitor. When the buffer device operates in a first conduction mode, a charge current flows from the second terminal to the first terminal through the buffer device. When the buffer device switches from the first conduction mode to a second conduction mode, the buffer device generates a discharge current which flows from the first terminal to the second terminal through the buffer device over a specific period of time, such that after the buffer device enters the second conduction mode, a relative maximum voltage level appearing first at the second terminal is lower than a voltage level at the first terminal. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055263 | SOLID STATE FAULT CURRENT LIMITER - A solid-state fault current limiter including a current splitting reactor, comprising a system current input, a passive current output and a control current output. A voltage control reactor includes a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the control current output and the second end coupled to the passive current output. A fault current trigger circuit coupled in parallel with the voltage control reactor and configured to open when a fault current, received by the system current input, exceeds a predefined trigger current. A transient voltage control circuit coupled in parallel with the voltage control reactor to receive the fault current. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055264 | CURRENT-LIMITING CIRCUIT AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of electronic technologies, and provide a current-limiting circuit and apparatus to reduce costs of the current-limiting circuit and an occupied PCB board area. The circuit comprises a detecting resistor, a current-limiting resistor, a precise current unit, a power metal oxide MOS transistor, an operational amplifier OP and an input voltage end. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055265 | DEFECT INDICATOR FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR SURGE ARRESTER - The invention relates to a defect indicator for an electronic device, in particular a surge arrester, comprising at least two thermal overcurrent protection devices which respond to different fault or overload states and each have a mechanical actuating device for triggering the fault signalling, wherein the mechanical actuating device is in the form of a bolt or pin which acts on a fault signalling element. According to the invention, the at least two overcurrent protection devices are arranged relative to one another in such a manner that the direction vectors of the bolts or pins intersect in an imaginary extension of the movement path thereof, wherein the particular bolt or pin acts on a respectively provided surface side of a displaceable armature and the armature occupies a variable position in the movement path. The armature also has a further surface side which, in the event of an armature movement, in turn acts on the fault signalling element and displaces the latter, for example, and this further surface side comprises at least one wedge slope for this purpose in order to change the direction of force on account of the movement of one of the bolts or pins. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055266 | MAGNETIZING INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetizing inrush current suppressing device is configured to measure a three-phase alternating current flowing from the power supply bus to the load, detect a first interruption phase as a phase of an electric current which is interrupted first among the three phases, detect a phase of a phase voltage zero point through which a phase voltage of the first interruption phase of the three-phase AC voltage passes when changing from the same polarity as that of an electric current immediately before interruption of the first interruption phase to an opposite polarity, and close the circuit-breaker at a phase within 60° from the detected phase. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055267 | CAPACITIVE DRIVEN NORMAL RELAY EMULATOR USING VOLTAGE BOOST - A normal relay emulator is described. The normal relay emulator may include a trigger circuit configured to detect a condition on a first power rail, the first power rail having a first voltage supply level. A boost converter electrically coupled to the first power rail and configured to boost the first voltage supply level to a second, higher, voltage supply level is provided. A bi-stable relay having a first terminal and a second terminal and an actuator electrically coupled to the boost converter and communicatively coupled to the trigger circuit is also provided. The actuator may be configured to energize the bi-stable relay using the second voltage supply level such that electrical contact between the first terminal and the second terminal changes between a first state and a second state based on the trigger circuit detecting the condition. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055268 | ACCELERATED MOTION RELAY - An electrical relay ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150055269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTORING MECHANICAL RELAY FROM STUCK FAULT TO NORMAL CONDITION - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for restoring a mechanical relay from a stuck fault to a normal condition. The method may include detecting, by an MCU, a short state or open state of a relay, repeatedly transferring, by the MCU, a current application signal and a current non-application signal to a relay driver when the relay is in the short state, repeating, by the relay driver, an operation of periodically applying an electric current from a power source unit to the relay in response to the current application signal and the current non-application signal so that the release of the contact point of the relay is induced, detecting, by the MCU, the release state of the contact point of the relay, and maintaining, by the MCU, an ECU in an operating state when the contact point of the relay is released. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055270 | HYBRID RELAY | 2015-02-26 |
20150055271 | AC Line Powered Relay Driving Circuits - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of relay drive circuits. In an exemplary embodiment, a relay drive circuit generally includes a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a first transistor, a second transistor, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The relay drive circuit is operable to transform an AC voltage to a DC voltage, and then use the DC voltage to control on/off of the relay. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055272 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOFT SWITCHING OF A RELAY - Provided is a system for soft switching of an electromechanical relay in a lighting control system using a sensor to detect a specified non-zero position in the electrical input waveform. Following this non-zero position, an adaptive time delay is applied before activation of the relay coil. An error detection circuit measures a time error between relay operation and the zero electrical input condition. This error signal is used to update the adaptive time delay for future relay operations. Using such a procedure has been shown to limit electrical stress on the relay, and therefore lengthen its life. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055273 | LAMINATE-TYPE CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A laminate-type ceramic electric component such as laminated ceramic capacitor which has excellent mechanical strength and also has thermal shock resistance at the same time is provided. A laminate-type ceramic electronic component comprises an inner layer part, in which dielectric layers comprising ABO | 2015-02-26 |
20150055274 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TERMINAL-STRIP-EQUIPPED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND TERMINAL-STRIP-EQUIPPED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A method for manufacturing a terminal-strip-equipped electronic component in which terminal strips made of a metal plate are bonded with solder to terminal electrodes of an electronic chip component on two opposing end surfaces. Solder cream is applied to outer surfaces of the terminal electrodes. The terminal strips are thermocompression bonded to the terminal electrodes by placing the electronic chip component between the terminal strips and pressing the terminal strips against the terminal electrodes using a pair of heating elements so as to obtain an electronic component to which the terminal strips are temporarily fixed. The terminal strips are fully fixed to the electronic component by melting the solder cream as a result of heating the electronic component in a heating furnace so as to obtain a terminal-strip-equipped electronic component. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055275 | CERAMIC SEPARATOR FOR ULTRACAPACITORS - A separator such as for an electrochemical double layer capacitor includes acicular inorganic particles that are dried to form a porous membrane. Example inorganic particles are calcium silicate particles. A deposition method implementing slurry that includes the acicular inorganic particles and a dispersing medium along with a binder material can be used to form the separator layer directly on electrode materials. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055276 | CARBON-BASED ELECTRODES CONTAINING MOLECULAR SIEVE - Carbon-based electrodes such as for incorporation into ultracapacitors or other high power density energy storage devices, include activated carbon, carbon black, binder and at least one molecular sieve material. The molecular sieve component can adsorb and trap water, which can facilitate the use of the device at higher voltage, such as greater than 3V. The molecular sieve material may be incorporated into the carbon-based electrodes or formed as a layer over a carbon-based electrode surface. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055277 | Thin Wire/Thick Wire Lead Assembly for Electrolytic Capacitor - A capacitor containing a solid electrolytic capacitor element including a sintered porous anode body, a first anode lead, and a second anode lead is provided. The first anode lead has a thickness that is larger than a thickness of the second anode lead. A portion of the first anode lead is embedded in the porous anode body, and a second portion of the first anode lead extends from a surface thereof in a longitudinal direction. Meanwhile, the second anode lead is electrically connected to the anode body for connection to an anode termination. In one embodiment, the second anode lead can be directly connected to a surface of the anode body. In another embodiment, the second anode lead can be indirectly connected to the anode body such as via attachment at an end of the second portion of the first anode lead. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055278 | System For Holding A Mobile Electronic Device And External Battery Which Provides Additional External Power to Said Electronic Device - The present invention relates to a system for securing and conveniently holding a mobile electronic device including but not limited to a mobile phone and providing an additional spare external power supply to said mobile electronic device. The system includes a holder which is adapted to removably receive the electronic device therein and a attachment means located at the back of the holder for attaching the holder to an object. The holder further includes a cavity formed therein at the bottom which is adapted to removably receive an external battery for said electronic device. The system may further comprise a portable external battery for said electronic device so that the electronic device can take advantage of the additional spare external power. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055279 | MAGNETIC FASTENERS - The described embodiments relate generally to magnetic fasteners. In particular a fastening apparatus for engaging and disengaging a fastener disposed within a device housing is described. By designing a fastener with a magnetically coded head that fastener can be both engaged and disengaged to a fastener attachment point within a device housing by a magnetic driver having a magnetically coded driving feature that corresponds to the magnetically coded fastener head. In this way a fastener can be attached at various orientations within a device housing after the device housing has been closed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055280 | MICROCHIP WITH FARADAY CAGES AND INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES - A computer or microchip comprising an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber. The outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sipe, and at least a portion of a surface of the outer chamber forming at least a portion of a surface of the internal sipe. The internal sipe has opposing surfaces that are separate from each other and therefore can move relative to each other, and at least a portion of the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other in a unloaded condition. The outer chamber including a Faraday Cage. A computer, comprising an undiced semiconductor wafer having a multitude of microchips. The multitude of microchips on the wafer forming a plurality of independently functioning computers, each computer having independent communication capabilities. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055281 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PIVOT ATTACHMENT - A modular device and method are disclosed. The modular device includes individual modular units. A first modular unit includes a pivot member and a connector and a second modular unit includes a matching connector and a first mating point. The first mating point is configured to fit a portion of the pivot member. A third modular unit may also be included, where the third modular unit has a second mating point which is configured to fit another portion of the pivot member. The matched connectors align and connect when the second modular unit is rotated about the pivot member into contact with the first modular unit. The third modular unit can also be rotated about the same pivot member with or without the second modular unit connected. The second and third modular units can be rotated independently and/or removed independently. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055282 | INFORMATION TERMINAL PROVIDED WITH STRUCTURE WHICH PREVENTS ERRONEOUS OPERATION OF ELECTROSTATIC INPUTTING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an information terminal which comprises: a casing having a main surface; a touch pad arranged on the main surface; an insulation sheet member arranged on a rear surface of the touch pad; and a conductive sheet member arranged on a rear surface of the insulation sheet member. The conductive sheet member may have a portion which extends toward the outside from an edge portion of the insulation sheet member. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055283 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE - An electrical device includes a housing, a motherboard module and a holding assembly. The housing includes a top shell and a bottom shell which are assembled with each other. The top shell has a top wall and a hook fixed to the top wall. The bottom shell has a bottom wall which is opposite to the top wall. The hook is located on an area of the top wall which faces toward the bottom wall. The motherboard module is located on the bottom wall. The motherboard module includes a motherboard and a central processing unit located on the motherboard. The holding assembly is securely located on the motherboard module and hung on the hook for providing an upward pulling force for the motherboard module. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055284 | TABLET STAND APPARATUS - A tablet stand apparatus includes a cover part detachably mounted with a tablet, a keyboard part configured to receive a user command to control the tablet mounted on the cover part, a flexible hinge of which one end portion is fixed to the cover part, and the other end portion is fixed to the keyboard part, to foldably interconnect the cover part and the keyboard part, and a supporter of which one end portion is connected to the keyboard part and configured to support the cover part to stand at a preset angle. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055285 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device according to the present application includes a main body and a display unit, the main body includes a first side portion and a second side portion, the second side portion is a side portion opposite to the first side portion, a thickness of the main body has a tendency of being smaller in a direction from the first side portion to the second side portion; the display unit is provided on a first surface of the main body, a first groove is provided on a second surface of the main body to form an accommodating space. The accommodating space is adapted to accommodate auxiliary tools, therefore the electronic device may provide the accommodating space for the auxiliary tools by itself, and it is more convenient for users to use the electronic device. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055286 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a member, a first fixing portion, a second fixing portion, and a roll-up portion. The display device has a function that enables selection between a first state in which an image is displayed with the display panel not folded and a second state in which an image is displayed with the display panel folded. The display panel is fixed to the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion. One end of the member is fixed to the first fixing portion. The other end of the member is connected to the roll-up portion. The roll-up portion has a function that enables rolling up of the member from the other end of the member. The display panel is folded by rolling up the member. The display panel is unfolded by pulling out the rolled-up member from the roll-up portion. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055287 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY ELEMENT - An electronic device includes a first and second body, a hinge unit configured to connect to the first and second body, and a flexible display disposed on the hinge unit, the first, and second body, wherein the hinge unit includes a bendable support member supported by the first and second body, and a plurality of slit members, wherein each slit member includes a fixed end that is supported by the support member and a free end that extends toward the flexible display, and wherein the plurality of slit members are arranged in a longitudinal direction relative to the flexible display and are spaced apart by an interval, wherein the free ends limit a curvature of the flexible display in a folded state by moving closer to each other and touching. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055288 | SERVER - A shield against electromagnetic radiation emanating from a server includes a shielding apparatus attached to a server chassis which contains a set of hard disk drive modules. Each hard disk drive module includes a bracket and a hard disk drive fixed therein. A gap is defined between one end of each bracket and the hard disk drive held in the bracket. The gaps of the brackets extend from top to bottom. The top plate of the chassis defines a slot corresponding to the gaps. The shielding apparatus includes a mounting plate and a set of spaced shielding units set vertically to the mounting plate. Each shielding unit defines a set of electrically-conductive vents functioning as waveguides to absorb electromagnetic radiation. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055289 | DOCKING STATION - A docking station capable of assembling a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device has a display screen and a slot. The docking station includes a body and a pressing member. The body has a protrusion. The pressing member is movably arranged in the body, so as to be hidden in the body or moved out of the body. When the portable electronic device is locked with the protrusion through the slot, the pressing member is moved out of the body and presses against the portable electronic device along a pressing direction, so that the portable electronic device is fixed onto the body. The pressing direction is perpendicular to the display screen. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055290 | EXPANSION DOCK AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THEREWITH - The present invention discloses an expansion dock including a base, a socket, an expansion platform and a driving mechanism. The socket is installed on a side of the base and pivoted to the base. A portable electronic device can be inserted into the socket. The expansion platform is installed inside the base and protrudable from the side of the base. The driving mechanism drives the expansion platform to protrude from the side of the base as the portable electronic device is inserted into the socket and pivoted to a predetermined angle relative to the base. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055291 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a first body, a second body, and a linking-up member is provided. The second body connected to the first body is capable of being opened and closed relative to the first body. The second body has a first and second restriction member. The linking-up member is assembled to the first body. Two opposite ends of the linking-up member is coupled to the first restriction member and the second restriction member respectively, where the first restriction member provides a first stroke and the second restriction member provides a second stroke to the linking-up member. One of the first stroke and the second stroke is a linear path and another one is a curved path. When the first body is expanded relative to the second body, the liking-up member combines the first stroke and the second stroke to drive the second body rotating relative to the first body. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055292 | COVER INCLUDING GLASS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device with a cover including glass is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having at least one coupling recess which is formed on the edge of the housing, a cover body configured to cover one surface of the housing, a coupling member coupled to the cover body configured to make the cover body detachable from/attachable to the at least one coupling recess, and a glass member attached to one surface of the cover body. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055293 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A portable terminal device ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150055294 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UNIT - An electronic device includes: a frame-body that has a rectangular-cross-section and includes: first and second inner-walls that oppose each other, third and fourth inner-walls that oppose each other and that intersect with the first and second inner-walls, first engagement-members arranged on the first inner-wall at a first interval, second engagement-members e arranged on the second inner-wall at the first interval so as to oppose the first engagement-members, the second engagement-members each having a structure that allows each of the second engagement-members to be engaged with a corresponding first engagement-member of the first engagement-members, third engagement-members arranged on the third inner-wall at a second interval, and fourth engagement-members arranged on the fourth inner-wall at the second interval so as to oppose the third engagement-members, the fourth engagement-members each having a structure that allows each of the fourth engagement-members to be engaged with a corresponding third engagement-member of the third engagement-members. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055295 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device is arranged in an outer case of an electronic device, and includes an oscillation assembly, an air disturbing member and at least one fixing seat. The oscillation assembly includes a base and an oscillating member provided on the base; and the air disturbing member is connected at a first end to the oscillating member and at an opposite second end to the fixing seat. When an electric power is supplied to the oscillation assembly, the oscillating member is oscillated to thereby vibrate the first end of the air disturbing member, producing a continuous wave of the air disturbing member. The waving air disturbing member in turn disturbs air in the outer case, forcing the air toward a heat source and causing air convection in the outer case to enable largely upgraded heat dissipation efficiency of the electronic device. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055296 | AIR GUIDING STRUCTURE, SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An air guiding structure includes a shaft that is provided on a substrate body in an upright manner; a baffle plate coupled to the shaft so as to rotate around the shaft, the baffle plate guiding air that has been introduced into the substrate body; and a rotation restricting member that restricts a rotation of the baffle plate caused by the air that has been introduced. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055297 | ACTIVE COOLING OF INSPECTION OR TESTING DEVICES - Modules, systems, and methods are provided for cooling components of an inspection or testing apparatus, such as a borescope. In some exemplary embodiments, the modules include two heat sinks, with the top-most heat sink having a fan assembly approximately centrally disposed therein. The fan assembly can be operated to draw air into the top-most heat sink, and then exhaust airflow out of the top-most heat sink such that the exhaust air passes across at least a portion of the second heat sink to help cool both the first and second heat sinks, and components of the apparatus associated therewith, using the same fan assembly. As a result, the components of the apparatus can be cooled more easily, and the performance and efficiency of these components is improved, all while reducing the overall size and weight of the inspection apparatus. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055298 | SELF-COOLING ENERGY SAVER - A self-cooling energy saver includes a housing filled with insulating oil and having a plurality of conduits disposed on a first lateral side and a second lateral side thereof, a plurality of heat dissipation modules including a plurality of fins connecting corresponding conduits and heat dissipation flow path formed by adjacent fins; at least one input rod disposed on a top side of the housing and comprising a plurality of insulators; at least one output rod disposed on the top side of the housing and including a plurality of insulators; and an energy saving unit immersed in the insulating oil, electrically connected to the input rod and the output rod and comprising a plurality of reactance elements coupled to filter reactors electrically connected to a switch electrically connecting the reactance elements. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055299 | FABRICATING MULTI-COMPONENT ELECTRONIC MODULE WITH INTEGRAL COOLANT-COOLING - Methods for fabricating a coolant-cooled component assembly are provided, which include providing a multi-component assembly and a module lid with openings aligned over respective electronic components. Thermally conductive elements are disposed within the openings, each including opposite coolant-cooled and conduction surfaces, with the conduction surface being thermally coupled to the respective electronic component. A manifold assembly disposed over the module lid includes inner and outer manifold elements, with the inner element configured to facilitate flow of coolant onto the coolant-cooled surfaces. The outer manifold element is disposed over the inner manifold element and coupled to the module lid, with the inner and outer manifold elements defining a coolant supply manifold, and the outer manifold element and module lid defining a coolant return manifold. The coolant supply openings are in fluid communication with the coolant supply manifold, and the coolant exhaust channels are in fluid communication with the coolant return manifold. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055300 | HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE - A heat dissipation structure includes a heat conduction support body disposed in a handheld electronic device. The heat conduction support body has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. A chamber is defined between the first and second faces. More than one capillary structure and a working fluid are disposed in the chamber. One of the first and second faces or both of the first and second faces are in contact with the electronic components of the handheld electronic device. One of the first and second faces is in contact with the housing of the handheld electronic device. Accordingly, the heat generated by the electronic components can be quickly conducted and dissipated outward. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055301 | CARD-TYPE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT COOLING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cooling structure for a card-type electronic component, including: a printed circuit board on which a card-type electronic component is detachably mounted; a thermally-conductive heat transfer member, disposed facing the card-type electronic component; a press contact portion that places the heat transfer member in press contact with the card-type electronic component; and a pair of flow path portions that are disposed at both width direction sides of the card-type electronic component, that form flow paths in which coolant flows, and that support the heat transfer member so as to enable heat exchange between the heat transfer member and the coolant. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055302 | POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE WITH HEATSINK, POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE WITH COOLER AND POWER MODULE - A power module substrate with a heatsink includes: a power module substrate provided with a ceramic substrate, a circuit layer and a metal layer; and a heatsink bonded to the metal layer via a solder layer and composed of copper or a copper alloy. The metal layer is formed by bonding an aluminum plate in which the content of Al is 99.0 to 99.85% by mass to the ceramic substrate, and the solder layer is formed of a solid-solubilized-hardening type solder material including Sn as a major component and a solid-solubilized element being solid-solubilized into a matrix of Sn. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055303 | POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE WITH HEAT SINK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE WITH HEAT SINK - This power module substrate with a heat sink includes a power module substrate having a circuit layer disposed on one surface of an insulating layer, and a heat sink bonded to the other surface of this power module substrate, wherein the bonding surface of the heat sink and the bonding surface of the power module substrate are each composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a bonding layer ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150055304 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a main chassis, an electronic module and an electromagnetic interference shielding structure is provided. The electronic module is disposed in the main chassis. The electromagnetic interference shielding structure includes a conductive plate and a plurality of conductive elastic pieces. The conductive plate is assembled to the main chassis. The conductive elastic pieces are connected to the conductive plate and arranged along a first direction. Each of the conductive elastic pieces extends along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the conductive elastic pieces has an arc contacting surface, and the arc contacting surface of at least one of the conductive elastic pieces contacts the electronic module. An electromagnetic wave emitted from the electronic module passes through the corresponding conductive elastic piece and the conductive plate in sequence to be transmitted to the main chassis. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055305 | INTEGRATED CONNECTION SYSTEM - A modular connector system allows a user to configure physical and functional aspects of a sensor or electrical connector assembly to suit the requirements of a particular installation or application. A header module houses an electrical component, such as a photo sensor, a proximity switch, a safety sensor, etc. A variety of field modules and adapter modules are provided that can be selectively added to the header module to accommodate a wide range of applications. These field and adaptor modules can include power modules, communication modules, or other types of signal processing modules. The housings and electronics of the header, field, and adapter modules are designed such that the field and adapter modules can be rotated relative to the header module to suit physical environment of the connector's location. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055306 | CIRCUIT BOARD, PARTICULARY FOR A POWER-ELECTRONIC MODULE, COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a circuit board, particularly for a power-electronic module, comprising an electrically-conductive substrate which consists, at least partially and preferably entirely, of aluminium and/or an aluminium alloy. On at least one surface of the electrically-conductive substrate, at least one conductor surface is arranged in the form of an electrically-conductive layer applied preferably using a printing method and more preferably using a screen-printing method, said conductor surface being in direct electrical contact with the electrically-conductive substrate. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055307 | Windowed Reference Planes for Embedded Conductors - A rigid multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) has an embedded elongated conductor between opposing first and second reference planes. The first and second reference planes are formed of conductive material and are electrically isolated from the conductor by intervening insulative material. Each of the first and second reference planes have a plurality of spaced apart windows extending therethrough, the windows aligned with the elongated conductor. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055308 | VARIABLE STIFFNESS FILM, VARIABLE STIFFNESS FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE VARIABLE STIFFNESS FILM - A variable stiffness film, a variable stiffness flexible display, and a manufacturing method thereof may include a lower electrode, a variable fluid, and an upper electrode. A polymer layer may be formed on the lower electrode, and a variable fluid receiving portion is patterned on the polymer layer. A variable stiffness layer is formed by putting a variable fluid in the variable fluid receiving portion. The upper electrode is formed on the variable fluid layer. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055309 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT EMBEDDED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT EMBEDDED SUBSTRATE - The present invention can improve efficiency of a process of forming a via for connecting an electronic component embedded in a substrate to external wiring by including an electronic component having at least one external terminal on at least one surface thereof; a third insulating layer having a second circuit pattern on one surface thereof and a cavity to insert the electronic component therein; a fourth insulating layer provided on the third insulating layer and the electronic component; a first via having one surface in contact with the second circuit pattern through the fourth insulating layer; a second via having one surface in contact with the external terminal through the fourth insulating layer; and a fourth circuit pattern provided on an outer surface of the fourth insulating layer to be in contact with the other surface of the first via and the other surface of the second via. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055310 | SOLDER WETTABLE FLANGES AND DEVICES AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING SOLDER WETTABLE FLANGES - An embodiment of a solder wettable flange includes a flange body formed from a conductive material. The flange body has a bottom surface, a top surface, sidewalls extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, and one or more depressions extending into the flange body from the bottom surface. Each depression is defined by a depression surface that may or may not be solder wettable. During solder attachment of the flange to a substrate, the depressions may function as reservoirs for excess solder. Embodiments also include devices and systems that include such solder wettable flanges, and methods for forming the solder wettable flanges, devices, and systems. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055311 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH COIL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND POWER SUPPLY MODULE - An electronic component includes a circuit board that includes a ground terminal connected to a ground potential, a coil component that is assembled on the circuit board, the coil component includes a T-shaped core and an air-core coil, a ground connection electrode that is assembled on the circuit board next to the coil component and that is connected to the ground terminal, and a mixture of a metal composite magnetic material and a resin that is formed on the circuit board and that covers the coil component and the ground connection electrode as a package. A part of the ground connection electrode is exposed outside the mixture. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055312 | INTERPOSER SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an interposer substrate, including: a core layer and a through core via (TCV) penetrating through the core layer; circuit wirings formed on both surfaces of the core layer and a TCV upper pad and a TCV lower pad which are each bonded to upper and lower surfaces of the TCV formed on both surfaces of the core layer; upper insulating layers covering the TCV upper pad and the circuit wiring formed on one surface of the core layer and having the circuit wirings formed on upper surfaces thereof; a stack via penetrating through the upper insulating layers of each layer and having one end connected to the TCV upper pad; and a lower insulating layer covering the TCV lower pad and the circuit wiring formed on the other surface of the core layer and provided with an opening which exposes the TCV lower pad. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055313 | COMBINED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMBINED WIRING BOARD - A method for manufacturing a combined wiring board includes preparing wiring boards, preparing a metal frame having opening portions formed to accommodate the wiring boards, respectively, positioning the wiring boards in the opening portions in the metal frame, and forming crimped portions in the metal frame by plastic deformation such that sidewalls of the metal frame in the opening portions bond sidewalls of each of the wiring boards. The crimped portions are formed such that the crimped portions in the metal frame have amounts of the plastic deformation which are set different for positions of the crimped portions in the metal frame. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055314 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR CHIP CARD AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A mounting assembly for a chip card used in a portable electronic device includes a cover, an operating element, and a receiving member for receiving the chip card. One end of the operating element is slidably received in the cover, and the other end of the operating element is elastically resisted between the receiving member and the cover and is connected to the receiving member. The cover is pressed to expose the operating element and the operating element is pulled to allow the receiving member to move out of the portable electronic device. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055315 | Electronic package structure and method for making the same - An inductive component is disclosed. The inductive component comprises a magnetic body and a coil in the magnetic body, wherein a first protrusion and a second protrusion are formed on the bottom surface of the magnetic body, wherein the first protrusion comprises a first electrode disposed on the peak surface of the first protrusion, and the second protrusion comprises a second electrode disposed on the peak surface of the second protrusion, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to a first end and a second end of the coil, and a space is formed by the first protrusion, the second protrusion and the bottom surface of the magnetic body for accommodating electronic devices. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055316 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Display device and method for fabricating the same are provided. In one aspect of the inventive concept, there is provided a display device comprising a display panel having a side portion, and a panel fixing member attached to the side portion of the display panel using adhesives interposed between the display panel and the panel fixing member, wherein the panel fixing member has a shape that corresponds to a shape of the side portion of the display panel. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055317 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COVERING ACCESS PORTS - An access port cover system, including a housing for an item, the housing defining interior and exterior regions and including an access port through which access to the item from the exterior region is provided, a cover inhibiting access through the access port from the exterior region to the interior region, and a fastener connectable to the housing and the cover. The fastener has an actuation portion for disconnecting the housing and the cover to permit access through the access port from the exterior region to the interior region, the actuation portion being inaccessible from the exterior region when the fastener is connected to the housing and the cover. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055318 | STROBE LIGHT DEVICE - While maintaining weathering resistance, occurrence of whitening in the lens of the strobe light device is prevented and a color temperature of the emitted light required by the strobe light device is adjusted to fall into a preferable range. A lens of the strobe light device contains a base material and an ultraviolet absorber, and the base material is methacrylic resin. The ultraviolet absorber is contained at the rate of between or equal to 0.01 and 0.3 parts by mass, to 100 parts by mass of the base material. The lens may further contain a visible light absorber as a color temperature adjuster, and the visible light absorber preferably has a maximum absorption wavelength of between or equal to 380 nm and 495 nm. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055319 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION STRUCTURE FOR A LIGHT SOURCE - A wavelength conversion structure for a light source including a solid-state light-emitting device. The wavelength conversion structure includes one or more apertures formed therein. The apertures may permit color steering of the light downstream of the conversion structure without a substantial reduction in the output of secondary light produced during a conversion process. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055320 | LED-BASED ILLUMINATION MODULE WITH PREFERENTIALLY ILLUMINATED COLOR CONVERTING SURFACES - An illumination module includes a color conversion cavity with a first interior surface having a first wavelength converting material and a second interior surface having a second wavelength converting material. A first LED is configured to receive a first current and to emit light that preferentially illuminates the first interior surface. A second LED is configured to receive a second current and emit light that preferentially illuminates the second interior surface. The first current and the second current are selectable to achieve a range of correlated color temperature (CCT) of light output by the LED based illumination device. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055321 | LED-BASED ILLUMINATION MODULE WITH PREFERENTIALLY ILLUMINATED COLOR CONVERTING SURFACES - An illumination module includes a color conversion cavity with multiple interior surfaces, such as sidewalls and an output window. A shaped reflector is disposed above a mounting board upon which are mounted LEDs. The shaped reflector includes a first plurality of reflective surfaces that preferentially direct light emitted from a first LED to a first interior surface of the color conversion cavity and a second plurality of reflective surfaces that preferentially direct light emitted from a second LED to a second interior surface. The illumination module may further include a second color conversion cavity. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055322 | RED EMITTING NITRIDE FLUORESCENT MATERIAL AND WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - [Problem to be Solved] | 2015-02-26 |
20150055323 | OVERHEAD SUPPORT SYSTEM HAVING ADJUSTABLE LIGHTING ELEMENTS - An overhead support system is configured to be positioned within a room. The system may include a main housing that includes at least a portion of an air-delivery sub-system, a plurality of lighting elements secured to the main housing, a light control unit in communication with each of the plurality of lighting elements, and a light operation interface in communication with the light control unit. Each of the plurality of lighting elements is configured to move relative to the main housing. The light control unit controls operation of each of the plurality of lighting elements. The light operation interface is configured to be used to move the plurality of lighting elements relative to the main housing to focus emitted light on a target location within the room. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055324 | Apparatus for Backlighting Billboards Using Indirect Light - An apparatus for backlighting a large-scale billboard display using indirect lighting comprises a plurality of edges comprising fasteners to attach to a corresponding number of edges of a frame of the billboard display, the attached edges creating an enclosure. The apparatus further comprises at least one coupling for at least one point light source within the enclosure, the at least one point source light disposed vertically and horizontally off-center from the center point of the enclosure and further disposed above a lower media boundary. The jacket further comprises an interior surface comprising a reflective material having at least two planes of primary reflection capable of diffusing light from the at least one point light source across the rear-facing surface of the frame and an exterior surface that blocks substantially all outside light. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055325 | LED ELEMENT HAVING ELONGATED LED AND DIRECT-TYPE BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An LED element includes an LED and a lens located over the LED. The LED has a rectangular light outputting face. The lens has a light outputting face. The light outputting face of the lens includes a first light outputting portion and two second light outputting portions. The first light outputting portion performs a convergent function to light output along a long side of the rectangular light outputting face of the LED. The second light outputting portion performs a divergent function to the light output along a short side of the rectangular light outputting face of the LED. The light emitted from the lens has an energy intensity distribution the same along each of two perpendicular directions of the long side and short side of the rectangular light outputting face. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055326 | COMPLEX PRISM SHEET - This invention relates to a complex prism sheet which is configured such that heat-resistant coating layers are formed on both surfaces of a substrate layer, thus preventing wrinkling or curling of the complex prism sheet due to heat generated from a light source, and increasing concealment and electro-optic characteristics, ultimately improving properties of a light crystal display. This complex prism sheet can be usefully applied to television (TV) sets, monitors, notebook personal computers (NBPCs), etc., which are required to have heat resistance, slimness and concealment because of an increasing use of a light emitting diode (LED) light source these days. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055327 | Cap With Aligned Illumination Device - A cap includes forward-looking illumination in the form of light beam emitted from at least one elongated flashlight of generally-cylindrical shape mounted to the visor of the cap. A clip includes adjacent semicircular and slot regions for holding the flashlight and engaging the visor respectively. The clip includes outwardly-displaceable free edges of the semicircular and slot regions for facilitating the ready installation of the flashlight and the mounting of the flashlight to the visor. Each flashlight is of the elongated type and arranged by means of an associated clip so that the light emitting end is remote from the skull-covering portion of the cap whereby light is projected along the field of view of the wearer. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055328 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - [Problem] To provide an illumination system with which a visual effect is provided such that it is possible to give an appearance of expanding depth on the far side of a wall face, even if a person stands directly in front thereof. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055329 | ENERGY EFFICIENT ILLUMINATABLE HOUSEHOLD NUMBERING ARRANGEMENT - An energy efficient illuminatable household number arrangement having at least one main housing block with a defined cut-out that represents a digit to be illuminated, an illuminatable backing plate pressed up against the defined cut-out, a solar panel positionable upon the main housing block that energises an illuminatable device that illuminates the illuminatable backing plate, a bracket adapted to be mounted upon a wall adapted to slidably receive and nest therein the or each main housing block such that when in use one or more main housing blocks with defined cut-out representing a household number are enclosed within said bracket to be mounted to represent the street number of the respective household. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055330 | Solar Lantern Lamp having LED Candel - A solar lighting system comprises a candle lantern lamp and a solar charging basket. The candle lantern lamp comprises a LED lamp having a candle shaped cover, enclosed in a housing; a slide on/off switch on the bottom of the LED lamp, a build-in rechargeable battery, a PCB controller for charging by the solar panel and prevent over charging, and a pair of contact pins connecting the charging base with the LED lamp and supplying solar energy to the rechargeable battery. The charging basket comprises a base and a handle, wherein a solar panel is permanently installed on the handle and the based provides at least two charging rings coupled with the base of the LED lamp. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055331 | LAMP STAND WITH FAUX FLAME - A lamp stand with faux flame is provided, including a lamp base, a support frame, a flame holder, a flame flake, a light-emitting body and a power supply, wherein power supply disposed inside lamp base; support frame fixedly standing upon lamp base; flame holder fixedly connected to top of support frame and having a vertical via hole; flame flake penetrating via hole and protruding beyond top of flame holder; light-emitting body fixed to flame holder and emitting light towards the direction of flame flake. The light-emitting body is electrically connected to power supply. The lamp stand further includes a motor, an actuator and a pusher. The motor is fixed to lamp base and electrically connected to power supply. The actuator is connected to output of motor. The pusher is disposed on top of actuator. The present invention can replace conventional candle to achieve visual effect of flickering flame. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055332 | PORTABLE MULTI-PURPOSE ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A portable multi-purpose illumination device that wraps into a compact shape for storage and includes a holding and storage device; a positioning member that is extendable and that is connected to the holding and storage device and around which at least a portion of the positioning member is wrapped for storage; and a light source housed within the holding and storage device and powered by connection to a power source which is at least one of (a) a power supply electrically connected via the positioning member and (b) a detachable battery housed within the holding and storage means. The positioning member is manually deformable and may be attached to various structures. The holding and storage device additionally features a retainer for various lenses and mirrors. The illumination device may be used to view a target object obscured from direct view by an intervening object by positioning the mirror appropriately. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055333 | LIGHT DISPERSING FLASHLIGHT COVER - A light dispersing flashlight cover adapted for selective attachment to a flashlight having an articulating head. The cover includes a platform supported in resilient cantilevered relation such that the platform is disposed in overlying, raised relation to at least a portion of the flashlight lens when the cover is in place. A light beam emitted through the lens is at least partially blocked by the platform and is dispersed radially relative to the lens. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055334 | STREET LIGHTING FIXTURE HAVING AN INDUCTION LAMP - A street lighting fixtures and more particularly to a street lighting fixture having an induction lamp having an improved form and structure regarding the currently existing fixtures wherein the street lighting fixture comprising: a housing having a first end, a second end and an inner surface divided in a light reflector retaining portion and a ballast retaining portion; a reflector, attached to the inner surface of the housing, said reflector having a light source; an insulating panel, dividing the inner surface of the housing in a light reflector retaining portion and a ballast retaining portion; and a transparent cover, covering at least a portion of the light reflector retaining portion and the ballast retaining portion. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055335 | DAY/NIGHT SWITCHABLE LIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE AND LIGHT ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - A day/night switchable light adjusting device and light adjusting method thereof are provided. The day/night switchable light adjusting device is composed of a plurality of panels; each panel includes a reflecting surface and at least one lighting unit. Each lighting unit can emit various wavelength region lights, and the various wavelength lights are mixed on a light collecting component. A control unit is provided for adjusting the various wavelength region lights corresponding to day/night variation. A light intensity of a cyan region light or a blue region light is reduced for preventing an over-inhibition on a quantity of Melatonin. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055336 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A pixel structure comprising an N-side light emitting surface, several reflectors and several light emitting elements is provided. N is a nature number equal to or greater than 3. The light emitting surface has a first normal line. The reflectors surround peripherals of the light emitting surface. Each reflector, which correspondingly connects with a side of the light emitting surface, is connected to its adjoining reflectors and comprises a first reflecting portion and a second reflecting portion having a second normal line and a third normal line, respectively. The second and the first normal lines intercross to form an acute angle α, and the third and the first normal lines intercross to form an obtuse angle β. The lights emitted by the light emitting elements are reflected by the second reflecting portion of the reflectors so that the lights are directed towards the light emitting surface. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055337 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a light-emitting device that includes a blue light source, a first phosphor and a red light source. The blue light source emits blue light. The first phosphor is excited by the blue light to emit light that is then combined with the blue light to produce first white light. The first white light falls in a first region of (0.397, 0.502), (0.337, 0.512), (0.26, 0.34), and (0.313, 0.3334), based on a CIE 1931 color coordinate standard. The red light source emits red light to adjust the first white light into second white light. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055338 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE WITH MINT-COLORED AND AMBER-COLORED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES - Various embodiments may relate to an LED lighting device, including at least one mint-colored light-emitting diode, at least one amber-colored light-emitting diode and at least one yellow light-emitting diode and/or blue light-emitting diode. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055339 | Systems and Methods for Illuminating an Object - A system for illuminating an object comprises a plurality of light beams; an emission region from which the plurality of light beams is emitted; and an illumination zone defined by placement of the light beams and being projected in a manner to maximize illumination of the object. A method for illuminating an object using a system comprising one or more light sources comprises generating a plurality of light beams; placing the light beams to define an illumination zone; and positioning the system such that the object falls within the illumination zone. A system for illuminating an object comprises a body having one or more openings in an outer surface; one or more light sources configured to generate a plurality of light beams; and a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the plurality of light beams to form a contiguous effective illumination zone configured to illuminate an object disposed anywhere therein. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055340 | OPTICAL ARRAY FOR LED BULB WITH THERMAL OPTICAL DIFFUSER - An LED light bulb includes a thermally conductive base and at least one LED assembly disposed on the base. The LED assembly includes at least one LED configured to emit light. A thermal optical diffuser defines an interior volume of the LED light bulb. The LED is arranged to emit light into the interior volume and through the thermal optical diffuser. The thermal optical diffuser extends from the base to a terminus on a light emitting side of the LED assembly. The thermal optical diffuser includes one or more openings. An array of optical elements is disposed within the interior volume and is configured to focus the emitted light toward the openings. The thermal optical diffuser and the array of optical elements are arranged to allow convective air flow between the interior volume of the thermal optical diffuser and ambient environment. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055341 | LUMINAIRE WITH REMOVABLE LIGHTING MODULES - There is provided a luminaire apparatus for illuminating an object. The luminaire apparatus may also include a light module housing that is to be substantially parallel to the object and includes a light module recess. Further, the luminaire apparatus includes lighting module configured to be disposed within the light module recess and configured to be oriented substantially parallel to the object. Additionally, the luminaire apparatus includes a housing mounting member configured to be attached to the light module housing. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055342 | PRISMATIC LED MODULE FOR LUMINAIRE - An LED module for a luminaire has a downwardly directed heat sink comprising cooling fins that extend rearward from the module's front end and downward from its top wall, which has a top face that abuts the underside of a luminaire carrier plate. A circuit board carrying at least one LED is mounted on the front face, and a prism is mounted to the heat sink over the LED(s). The front (light-emitting) face of the catadioptric prism has several prominent side-by-side sections which emit beam patterns that diverge laterally and overlap in a central region. A prominent full-width upper section on the front face emits a primarily downwardly directed beam pattern to help fill in dark spots. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055343 | LUMINAIRE ELEMENT - The invention describes a luminaire element ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150055344 | LUMINAIRE MODULE - A luminaire module ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150055345 | LIGHTING MODULE - The present application relates to a first lighting module ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150055346 | OPTICAL INTERFERENCE FILTERS, AND FILAMENT TUBES AND LAMPS PROVIDED THEREWITH - A multilayer coating systems suitable for use as optical interference filters in lighting systems, for example, halogen lamps. Such an optical interference filter contains alternating layers of a high refractive index material and a low refractive index material. The high refractive index material consists of niobia, titania, and incidental impurities and contains either about 25 to less than 50 mol % titania and the balance niobia and incidental impurities, or contains about 60 to about 80 mol % titania and the balance niobia and incidental impurities. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055347 | LENS AND LIGHT EMITTING MODULE FOR SURFACE ILLUMINATION - A light emitting module includes a circuit board, light emitting elements disposed on the circuit board, each light emitting element including light emitting diode chips and a wavelength conversion layer coated on the light emitting diode chips, and a lens disposed on the light emitting elements and configured to diffuse light emitted from the light emitting elements. The lens includes a concave part having a light incident surface and an upper surface through which the light incident on the lens is emitted, and at least one of the light incident surface and the upper surface includes sections disposed at least 15° from a central axis and sequentially connected in a first direction. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055348 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE - A light emitting module is provided including a light emitting device and a reflective member disposed on the light emitting device. The reflective member includes a hole with an inner wall thereof provided as a reflective surface, having a lower aperture having a quadrangular shape and an upper aperture having a shape geometrically different from that of the lower aperture. The inner wall includes first to fourth inclined surfaces extending from respective sides of the lower aperture to the upper aperture, and first to fourth connection surfaces extending from a respective vertex of the lower aperture to the upper aperture to connect the inclined surfaces to each other. The illuminance distribution of emitted light has a quadrangular shape. Accordingly, a relatively high degree of design freedom may be secured for a reflective member while maintaining required illuminance distribution characteristics. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055349 | PACKED PILLOW OPTIC ARRAY - A pillow optic array comprising a plurality of first order pillow optic elements arranged as a two-dimensional grid with a plurality of interstice spaces between adjacent first order pillow optic elements. Each of a plurality of second order pillow optic elements, located within respective interstice spaces. Pillow optic elements of the second order have a predetermined dimension that is less than a predetermined dimension for pillow optic elements of the first order. A ratio of a cross-sectional width of pillow optic elements to a cross-sectional height of pillow optic element is the same proportion for each order of pillow optic elements in the pillow optic array, the cross-sectional width being located in a plane along the pillow optic array and the cross-sectional height located in a plane vertical to the pillow optic array. The higher order pillow optic elements touching, about tangentially, a lower order pillow optic element. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055350 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination device that includes a substrate; a light-emitting diode (LED) disposed on the substrate; and a lens that faces the LED and widens a light-distribution angle of light emitted from the LED. The lens includes a plurality of legs adhered to the substrate by an adhesive, and each of the plurality of legs includes a contact surface that is curved in a convex shape. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055351 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device including a base, at least one LED light source and a diffusing element is provided. The base has a supporting plane. The LED light source disposed on the supporting plane has a light emitting surface substantially parallel to the supporting plane. The diffusing element disposed on the supporting plane to cover the at least one LED light source. The diffusing element includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion located above the at least one LED light source. The second portion connected between the first portion and the base. An optical characteristic of the first portion is different from that of the second portion so that a non-continuous boundary is defined between the first portion and the second portion. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055352 | OPTICAL LENS AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A light source module includes a light source and an optical lens facing the light source. The optical lens includes a light incident surface facing the light source, and a light emitting face opposite to the light incident face. The light emitted from the light source is entered into the optical lens from the light incident face, and exited from the light emitting face. A refractive index of the optical lens gradually decreases along a direction from the light incident face to the light emitting face of the optical lens. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055353 | Luminaire Mounting Structure - A luminaire having a housing with a column extending therefrom and a bracket secured to the column, the bracket having a body and two wings extending from opposing sides of the body, at least a portion of each wing extending in a direction at least partially away from the column. The mounting bracket allows installation of the luminaire to a structure, such as a ceiling or canopy, by inserting the luminaire column and bracket into an aperture in the structure from the underside of the structure. The aperture edge forces the wings to flex inward as the column advances through the aperture until the wings pass the aperture edge and spring outward to hold the luminaire to the structure. The mounting bracket thus facilitates quick attachment of the luminaire to the structure and allows attachment of additional mounting hardware to further secure the luminaire to the structure. | 2015-02-26 |
20150055354 | LED FIXTURE APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THERETO - An improved led fixture apparatus and manufacturing methods thereto is disclosed herein. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus comprises a power supply, a base, a circuit board mounted within the base, a LED connected to the circuit board, and wherein the base is constructed from material comprising forged metal and configured to act as a heat sync. In preferred embodiments, the base is made from forged aluminum alloy anodized for emissivity conduction and comprises a plurality of fins adapted to increase the surface area of the base to improve heat dissipation. | 2015-02-26 |