15th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150098097 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an image formed on a sheet, an erasing unit configured to erase the image formed on the sheet, and a controller configured to determine whether or not the image on the sheet as read by the reading unit is formed of an erasable material and prevent the sheet that is determined to have an image formed of the non-erasable material from being conveyed to the erasing unit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098098 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In a case where density adjustment is performed on a plurality of density ranges, adjustment setting values of adjacent density ranges affect one another, and therefore, tone reversal occurs depending on adjustment setting values. Consequently, control points to be used are determined in accordance with a combination of density ranges to be adjusted of the plurality of density ranges. Further, a density level at an intermediate point in a density range to be adjusted is adjusted based on an adjustment level of the density range to be adjusted. Then, by performing interpolation between the control points to be used including an intermediate point whose density level is adjusted, density characteristics data indicative of density characteristics is generated and then density adjustment of image data is performed. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098099 | COLOR CONVERSION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COLOR CONVERSION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A color conversion processing apparatus acquires spot color information, which is capable of defining a spot color with device-dependent color values. The color conversion processing apparatus further acquires a reference profile and an updated profile, and using the spot color information, converts an image signal of a spot color plate into a first image signal of a process color plate. Then, by having the reference profile and the updated profile act successively thereon, the color conversion processing apparatus converts the first image signal into a second image signal of a process color plate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098100 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires visitor information regarding a visitor and notification destination information indicating a destination of notification to a visitor-receiving person who is to receive the visitor; an issuance unit that, based on the visitor information acquired by the acquisition unit, issues a permit indicating that the visitor is allowed to enter; and a notification unit that notifies the destination of notification indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the acquisition unit that the visitor has arrived. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098101 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - Provided is an image forming system including: an image forming section which forms images on sheets; a post-processing device which executes post-processing on the sheets on which the images are formed on the image forming section; and a controller which controls the image forming apparatus and the post-processing device, wherein the image forming section forms the images on the sheets in a state corresponding to the post-processing as a trial print with respect to a job for which the post-processing is designated, and the post-processing device ejects the sheets in a state that the | 2015-04-09 |
20150098102 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes an engine unit performing an image forming job; an engine controller to perform the image forming job; and a main controller controlling an operation of the engine unit by communicating with the engine controller in a normal mode and being inactivated if the image forming apparatus changes the mode to a low-power mode. The engine controller performs the image forming job by driving the engine unit in the normal mode under the control of the main controller, and provides a service that corresponds to the low-power mode if the image forming apparatus changes the mode to the low-power mode. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098103 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING ENERGY SAVING MODE LEARNING FUNCTION AND CONTROLLER THEREFOR - An energy saving setting unit controls an image forming apparatus that makes a transition to a power saving state if a transition time passes without any prescribed operation in a normal state, and it includes: a unit for storing specific day information distinguishing a normal operation day and a specific day; an auto pattern updating unit determining the transition time in a normal operation day based on past operational status of the normal operation day of the image forming apparatus; a specific day pattern registering unit receiving and storing setting of the transition time of the specific day; and a switching unit, switching the state of conduction of the image forming apparatus using the transition time determined by the auto pattern updating unit and the stored transition time, on the normal operation day and on the specific day, respectively, based on the specific day information. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098104 | SETTING POWER SAVINGS MODES BASED ON AMBIENT LIGHT AND USER SET TIME PERIODS - An information processing apparatus configured to have a first power mode and a second power mode having lower power consumption than that of the first power mode includes a detection unit configured to detect brightness around the information processing apparatus, a setting unit configured to set a time period for shifting the information processing apparatus to the second power mode, and a control unit configured to, if the brightness detected by the detection unit is lower than a threshold, when a time is within the time period set by the setting unit, shift the information processing apparatus to the second power mode, and, when the time is not within the time period set by the setting unit, not to shift the information processing apparatus to the second power mode. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098105 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a management apparatus of image forming apparatuses includes a calculation unit and a setting unit. The calculation unit calculates a power consumption amount of each image forming apparatus based on log information acquired from a plurality of the image forming apparatuses and compares the calculated power consumption amounts with reference power consumption amounts. The setting unit sets a sleep timer value for each image forming apparatus based on a result of the comparison. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098106 | Imaging System with Reduced Function Mode, and Methods Therefor - A system and method for operating an imaging device is shown. The method includes detecting the malfunction when the imaging device is in a normal mode of operation; causing the imaging device to enter a reduced function mode following the detecting; enabling only one or more functions of the imaging device when in the reduced function mode, the one or more functions being less than all of the functions available when the imaging device is in the normal mode of operation. The one or more functions have operating points when the imaging device is in the reduced function mode that are different than the operating points of the one or more functions when the imaging device is in the normal mode of operation. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098107 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming system according to an embodiment comprises a data creation section configured to create document data, and a print instruction section configured to send instructions to print the document data. The image forming section further comprises a printing mode determination section configured to determine a printing mode of the document data based on property information of the document data, and a selection section configured to select for printing the document data with one of a non-erasable image forming section and an erasable image forming section based on the determined printing mode. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098108 | SETTING STORAGE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A setting storage device, includes: a storage unit which stores setting information and adjustment information to be associated with each other; and a control unit which, in case that, i) first setting information associated with first adjustment information is introduced, ii) second adjustment information has been stored in the storage unit, iii) the second adjustment information has the same name as the first adjustment information associated with the first setting information and iv) the second adjustment information has the same content as the first adjustment information associated with the first setting information, stores the first setting information in the storage unit to be associated with the second adjustment information without storing the first adjustment information. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098109 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface to receive a web page related to execution of a function of the image forming apparatus through an Internet network, a user interface to display the received web page, and a web browser to retrieve an area related to the function from the received web page, and to display the retrieved area of the received web page on the user interface. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098110 | Print Production Scheduling - A print production system includes a dispatcher and a task-resource scheduler. The dispatcher sorts print requests for placement among a series of containers to identify relative priorities among all print requests in each container and then merges the containers together to produce a prioritized list of print requests among all containers. Upon release by the dispatcher of a top N print requests from the prioritized list, the scheduler converts the prioritized list into a task-resource schedule for print production. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098111 | Print Product Representation - A system includes a product descriptor module and a display module. The product descriptor module provides access to a three-dimensional geometric model for a print product, receives dimensional information regarding the print product, and calibrates the three-dimensional model of the print product based on the dimensional information. The display module displays a three-dimensional graphical representation of the print product based on at least the calibrated three-dimensional model. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098112 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING A USER AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION - Provided an image forming apparatus that can realize an authentication function easily. (1) Transmit a printing requested data from a PC to a port for printing. (2) A user authentication application inputs printing requested data from the port for printing, and user determination data of the printing requested data are transmitted to a user authentication server. (3) The user authentication server transmits “use permission” or “use non-permission” to the user authentication application. (4) The user authentication application transmits the image data of the printing requested data to an application platform in case of “use permission.” (5) The application platform transmits image data to a controller. (6) The controller outputs the image data to a printing part. (7) The user authentication application transmits “use non-permission” to the PC in case of “use non-permission.” | 2015-04-09 |
20150098113 | SETTING STORAGE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A setting storage device, includes: a storage unit that stores setting information and adjustment information to be associated with each other; and a control unit that in case that first setting information is introduced, compares contents in relation to predefined items of first adjustment information associated with the first setting information with corresponding contents of second adjustment information having been stored in the storage unit and, according to a comparison result, controls whether to store the first setting information to be associated with the second adjustment information stored in the storage unit or to store the first setting information and the first adjustment information associated with the first setting information. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098114 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD - According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus has a monitoring unit, and an arbitration unit. The monitoring unit monitors a data amount in a first transfer buffer of a first image processing unit, and a data amount in a second transfer buffer of a second image processing unit. The arbitration unit arbitrates, so that when the data amount in the first transfer buffer becomes not less than a predetermined first threshold value, the number of times of data transfer from the first transfer buffer to a main memory is increased. Furthermore the arbitration unit arbitrates, so that when the data amount in the second transfer buffer becomes not more than a predetermined second threshold value, the number of times of data transfer from the main memory to the second transfer buffer is increased. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098115 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus that can improve operability for reading a reading target including a plurality of objects. In the information processing apparatus, when the reading target placed on a reading plate on which a plurality of objects can be placed is read, a completion level of the reading target including one or more objects placed on the reading plate is determined based on an image obtained by an imaging unit that captures an image of the reading plate from above. A timing of executing the reading of the reading target is controlled based on the completion level of the reading target determined by a determination unit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098116 | FACSIMILE MACHINE - A facsimile machine capable of preventing a communication clock signal from being emitted in the form of electromagnetic waves during communication, for example, transmission/reception of facsimile data includes a line terminal provided for coupling with a line cord and connected with a common line and a first signal line, an external device terminal provided for coupling with an external device and connected with the common line and a second signal line, a switch to perform switching between the first and second signal lines, and a first electromagnetic wave prevention unit provided on the common line and the second signal line to discharge electromagnetic waves generated on the common line and the second signal line. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098117 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An imaging device includes photoelectric conversion elements arranged unidirectionally for each color of light to be received, and performing photoelectric conversion of reflected light from an approximately same position of an object for the each color sequentially pixel by pixel; and a black correction unit that corrects a black level of the object with respect to a pixel group including some photoelectric conversion elements in a way that an output result of the photoelectric conversion of reflected light by a photoelectric conversion element for a pixel, independent of the reflected light, is subtracted from another output result of photoelectric conversion of reflected light by the photoelectric conversion element for the same pixel. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098118 | DUAL-SLOPE LIGHT GUIDE, LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR SCANNER - A dual-slope light guide includes a first surface, a second surface and a curved surface. The first surface has first reflecting structures. The second surface, connected to the first surface, has second reflecting structures. An included angle between the first surface and the second surface is unequal to 180 degrees. The curved surface connects the first surface to the second surface. The first surface, the second surface and the curved surface extend from a first end of the light guide to a second end of the light guide. A light beam incident to the first end of the light guide is reflected and converted by the first reflecting structure and the second reflecting structure into linear light emitted from the curved surface. A light source module and an optical assembly for a scanner are also disclosed. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098119 | IMAGE READING DEVICE CONVEYING ORIGINAL SHEET THROUGH ONE OF FIRST PATH AND SECOND PATH - In a conveyor of an image-reading device, a first path is defined by a path from the upper path to the lower path via the curved path. A second path is defined by a path from the upper path to the extension path. A first reading unit is disposed on the upper path and reads the first surface while the original sheet is on the upper path. A second reading unit is disposed on the upper path and reads the second surface while the original sheet is on the upper path. A third reading unit is disposed on the lower path and reads the second surface while the original sheet is on the lower path. When the reading section reads the original sheet, the conveyor conveys the original sheet through the first path or the second path. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098120 | INTERFEROMETRIC-MODULATOR-BASED REFLECTIVE LABELS AND TAGS AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE - The current disclosure is directed to labels and tags that employ two-dimensional arrays of self-parallelizing interferometric modulators (“SPIMs”) to display digits, characters, and other symbols. Each SPIM functions as a discrete display element, containing a plurality of electrodes disposed on a bottom plate, a fixed top plate, and a movable plate separated by a cavity. Appropriate voltages are applied to the electrodes to vary the cavity depth of the SPIM in order for the SPIM to reflect a color of a particular wavelength or for the SPIM to appear black or white. The arrays of SPIMs are manufactured from three continuous layers using laser-based fabrication methods. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098121 | VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE WINDOW SYSTEM - A variable transmittance window system is provided and includes at least one variable transmittance window. At least one energy harvesting device generates electrical power. A power supply circuitry maximizes the electrical power. At least one energy storage device is charged by the electrical power. A slave control circuitry controls a transmittance state of the at least one variable transmittance window, the slave control circuitry being powered by at least one of the power supply circuitry and the at least one energy storage device. A master control circuitry monitors the slave control circuitry, wherein the master control circuitry is operable to issue a wireless override signal to the slave control circuitry such that the slave control circuitry changes the transmittance state of the at least one variable transmittance window to an override transmittance state. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098122 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An electro-optical apparatus including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a display medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the display medium layer, a second electrode disposed between the first substrate and the display medium layer and separated from the first electrode and a third electrode disposed between the display medium layer and the second substrate is provided. The display medium layer includes electrophoretic fluid and charged particles mixed into the electrophoretic fluid. Moreover, driving methods used to drive the electro-optical apparatus and another electro-optical apparatus are also provided. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098123 | ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electrophoresis display apparatus of this disclosure is provided with a pair of substrates, an electrophoresis layer including electrophoresis particles and a dispersion medium in which the electrophoresis particles are dispersed, a barrier wall which is arranged between the pair of substrates and divides a cell in which the electrophoresis layer is arranged, and a sealing member which seals the electrophoresis layer arranged in the cell, in which the sealing member includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on the first layer, and in which the electric resistance of the second layer is lower than that of the first layer. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098124 | COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR SEALING MICROCELLS - The present invention is directed to an improved method for sealing microcells. More specifically, the invention is directed to the formation of covalent bonding between a sealing layer and a microcell structure. A microcell-based display device, formed according to the present invention, has a strong adhesion between the sealing layer and partition walls in the microcell structure which can prevent defects and significantly improve reliability of the device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098125 | DYNAMICALLY-DISTRIBUTABLE MULTIPLE-OUTPUT PUMP FOR FIBER OPTIC AMPLIFIER - A multiple-output laser component is described with a plurality of diode lasers in a common package, each of the diode lasers having distinct electrical control and optically coupled to a distinct output fiber, the component configured such that up to a maximum total output power can be selectively and dynamically partitioned among said diode lasers. The dynamic allocation can be based on demand for laser power in a fiber optic coupled to each diode laser. The multi-output laser component can be used to drive amplifiers associated with a multicast switch in some embodiments. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098126 | Multiview Light-Sheet Microscopy - A method of imaging a live biological specimen includes generating one or more first light sheets; directing the generated one or more first light sheets along respective paths that are parallel with a first illumination axis such that the one or more first light sheets optically interact with at least a portion of the biological specimen in a first image plane; recording, at each of a plurality of first views, images of fluorescence emitted along a first detection axis; generating one or more second light sheets; directing the generated one or more second light sheets along respective paths that are parallel with a second illumination axis such that the one or more second light sheets optically interact with at least a portion of the biological specimen in a second image plane, and recording, at each of a plurality of second views, images of fluorescence emitted along a second detection axis. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098127 | OPTICAL MODULE OUTPUTTING POLARIZATION COMBINED OPTICAL BEAM - A transmitter optical module for emitting a polarization combined beam is disclosed. The transmitter optical module includes optical sources each emitting optical beams with polarizations substantially same with others, an optical isolator, and a polarization beam combiner (PBC). The optical isolator, by receiving the optical beams, outputs the optical beams with polarizations perpendicular to the other to the PBC. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098128 | Optical Component Array - The present disclosure provides an optical component array and method of making an optical component array that can include a plurality of optical components useful for projection devices or other optical devices. The optical component array can be fabricated such that individual optical components having several elements can be assembled in a massively parallel manner and then singulated as individual optical components, and can result in a large reduction in manufacturing cost. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098129 | GENERATING MECHANICAL FEATURES ON AN OPTICAL COMPONENT - A system and method for focusing electromagnetic radiation is presented. A lens has an outside perimeter. A curved lens surface is located inside the outside perimeter. The curved lens surface is to bend at least one wavelength of electromagnetic energy passing through the curved surface. One (or more) mounting surface(s) are located between the outer perimeter and the curved lens surface. The mounting surface has at least one flat surface. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098130 | SHAKING CORRECTION DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide a shaking correction device which is the shaking correction device for a camera. The shaking correction device can be produced at a low cost without adding the assembling working procedure of the lens driving device, and the shaking correction device is of a simple structure whatever the size and mounting position of the lens driving device are. The shaking correction device comprises a first stator, a second stator, and a first movable part and a second movable part which are supported to be enabled to move by the first stator and the second stator. The first stator and the second stator are mounted in a frame body for retaining the lens driving device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098131 | LENS ASSEMBLIES AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS INCORPORATING LENS ASSEMBLIES - An optical system includes a lens assembly and a light source. The lens assembly includes an optical lens positioned to transmit and refract light provided by the light source, and a lens holder coupled to the optical lens and maintaining a position of the optical lens relative to the light source. The optical lens is coupled to the lens holder with a bonding agent arranged in an interrupted configuration at positions proximate to a circumference of the optical lens. The light source provides light to the optical lens of the lens assembly. The light provided to the optical lens has an optical footprint that includes a plurality of high-intensity regions separated from one another by low-intensity regions and the bonding agent is positioned in a circumferential orientation relative to the light source such that the bonding agent is spaced apart from the high-intensity regions of the optical footprint of the light. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098132 | SPLIT UNIT - A split unit capable of providing a stereoscopic image having less laterality is provided. The split unit includes: a beam splitter which transmits first imaging light as a part of light incident on an incident surface of the beam splitter, and reflects second imaging light as another part of the light incident on the incident surface; and a reflecting member which reflects the second imaging light reflected by the beam splitter. At least one of a reflectance of the reflecting member and a beam splitting characteristic of the beam splitter is set based on the following formulae: | 2015-04-09 |
20150098133 | LENS DEPLOYMENT APPARATUS - The following invention relates to an improved lens apparatus for use in a head up display (HUD), particularly for providing a deployment means for a HUD. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098134 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL SYSTEM - Provided is an optical system having, in order from an object, a positive first lens group (G1), an aperture stop (S) and a second lens group (G2), wherein the first lens group (G1) includes, in order from the object, a negative lens component (L | 2015-04-09 |
20150098135 | WIDE ANGLE OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM - A wide angle optical lens system includes an aperture stop and an optical assembly, the optical assembly includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with a negative refractive power; a second lens element with a positive refractive power; a third lens element with a negative refractive power; a fourth lens element with a refractive power; a fifth lens element with a positive refractive power; a sixth lens element with a negative refractive power, wherein a focal length of the wide angle optical lens system is f, a focal length of the fifth lens element is f5, a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the third lens element is R5, a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the third lens element is R6, the following conditions are satisfied: 1.02015-04-09 | |
20150098136 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens forms an image on a solid-state image sensor. The constituent elements are arranged in order from an object side: an aperture stop, positive first lens having a convex object-side surface, negative second lens having a concave image-side surface, positive or negative double-sided aspheric third lens, positive fourth lens having a convex image-side surface, and negative double-sided aspheric fifth lens having a concave image-side surface, all the lenses are made of plastic, and conditional expressions (1) through (4) below are satisfied: | 2015-04-09 |
20150098137 | WIDE-ANGLE IMAGE TAKING LENS SYSTEM - A wide-angle image taking lens system includes an aperture stop and an optical assembly including: in order from an object side to an image side: first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements, the system has a total of five lens elements with refractive power, wherein Abbe numbers of the first and fifth lens element are V1, V5, a distance along an optical axis between the first and second lens element is T12, a central thickness of the first lens element is CT1, focal lengths of the system, second and third lens elements are f, f2, f3, maximum effective diameters of an object-side surface of the first lens element and an image-side surface of the fifth lens element are CA11, CA52, satisfying: 1.52015-04-09 | |
20150098138 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical system includes, in order from object side: a positive first lens unit; and a positive second lens unit moving during focusing. The second lens unit includes, in order from object side, a front unit, an aperture stop, and a positive rear unit. The first unit includes a negative lens that has a convex surface facing object side and is arranged closest to object side, and three or more positive lenses on image side of the negative lens. A distance, on optical axis, from a lens surface on object side of a second positive lens counted from image side of the three or more positive lenses to a lens surface closest to image side of the first unit, and a distance, on optical axis, between a lens surface closest to object side and that closest to image side of the first unit are each appropriately set. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098139 | OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY - An optical lens assembly includes a first lens element and a second lens element. The first lens element has at least one contacting surface. The second lens element has at least one contacting surface. The contacting surface of the first lens element comes in contact with the contacting surface of the second lens element, and at least one air duct is disposed on at least one of the contacting surface of the first lens element and the contacting surface of the second lens element. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098140 | OPTICAL ELEMENT UNIT - An optical element unit is provided comprising an optical element group for projecting light along an optical axis of the optical element group and a housing having an inner housing part partly defining a first space and a light passageway between the inner housing part and a second space. The inner housing part receives the optical element group. The optical element group comprises an ultimate optical element located in the region of the light passageway. A load-relieving device is provided adjacent to the ultimate optical element, the load relieving device partly defining the first space and the second space and at least partly relieving the ultimate optical element from loads resulting from pressure differences between the first space. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098141 | HEADWARE MOUNTABLE OPTICAL DEVICE - A removable optical loupe that is mountable to headwear is provided. The inventive loupe is configured to clip on to the brim of a hat, or the bill of a cap or visor. Embodiments of the inventive loupe have a pivoting joint for positioning the lens of the optical loupe into and out of the line of sight when not in use. The lens of the inventive optical loupe is used for magnifying objects for inspection. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098142 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A retractable lens barrel includes a first main bar, a second main bar, a fixed barrel including the first main bar, a linear movement barrel including a second main bar and movable in an optical axis direction, a leaf spring configured to adjust decentering of the second main bar relative to the first main bar in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis, and leaf springs configured to adjust a tilt of the second main bar relative to the first main bar in the optical axis direction by pushing the linear movement barrel onto the fixed barrel at a plurality of positions in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis. The first main bar and the second main bar are configured to guide a lens frame holding a lens. After the second main bar is moved closer to an object than the first main bar, tilt adjustment by the leaf springs is completed following decentering adjustment by the leaf spring. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098143 | REFLECTION-BASED TARGET SELECTION ON LARGE DISPLAYS WITH ZERO LATENCY FEEDBACK - One embodiment of the invention disclosed herein provides a system that includes a mirror apparatus with a first surface to which a half-silvered mirror film is applied, where the mirror apparatus transmits a transmitted image from a second surface to the first surface. The system further includes a servo-controlled dimmer that adjusts a level of ambient light associated with the mirror apparatus. The system further includes a motion sensing device that tracks positions of a plurality of points associated with an object; wherein the object is situated on the half-silvered mirror film side of the mirror apparatus. The system further includes a computing device including a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by a processor included in the computing device, cause the processor to control the servo-controlled dimmer to adjust the ambient light such that both the transmitted image and a reflected image is visible on the first surface. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098144 | SIDE VIEW MIRROR HAVING ROTATABLE HOUSING - A side view mirror having a rotatable housing comprises a cover plate mounted on an exterior of a vehicle body, wherein an inside and outside of the cover plate are divided based on the vehicle body. A stay includes a lever disposed at an inner side of the cover plate. An up/down/left/right angle adjusting part is integrated with a connection bar, connected to the lever through the connection bar, and configured to be movable in up/down and left/right directions with respect to an outer surface of the cover plate. A folding supporting part is integrated with the up/down/left/right angle adjusting part at the outer surface of the up/down/left/right angle adjusting part and connected to the mirror-integrated housing. A mirror-integrated housing is foldably or unfoldably coupled with the folding supporting part, and an angle of the mirror-integrated housing is adjusted in up/down and left/right directions by the up/down/left/right angle adjusting part. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098145 | CLAMP - A clamp is for mounting on an arm. The clamp comprises a frame, a gripping element and a moveable clamping member. The frame comprises an upright portion and a lip located at a lower end of the upright portion and extending substantially perpendicularly to the upright portion. The gripping element is connected to the frame, and is arranged to mount on the arm, and comprises a first component and a second component connected together at one end and spaced apart at the other end, the arm to be located between the first component and a second component in a hole. The moveable clamping member is mounted through a hole in the second component, and comprises a shaft and an engaging portion arranged to be moved towards the lip of the frame. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098146 | PSEUDO-DIFFERENTIAL MAGNETIC RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD INCORPORATING A DUMMY READ ELEMENT AND A DUMMY TRANSMISSION LINE - A system including a first transmission line, a second transmission line, a first element, a second element and a differential amplifier. The first element is configured to read a storage media to generate a read signal, where the first element is connected to the first transmission line. The second element is configured to detect interference and generate an interference signal, where the second element is connected to the second transmission line. The differential amplifier includes a first input and a second input, where the first input of the differential amplifier is connected to a the first transmission line and receives the read signal, and where the second input of the differential amplifier is connected to the second transmission line and receives the interference signal. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098147 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC RECORDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING AND ACCOUNTING FOR INTER-MODULATION OF SIGNALS INDUCED IN ADJACENT READ ELEMENTS - A system including transmission lines, read elements, and differential amplifiers. The read elements are connected in series. Each of the read elements is connected to a respective pair of the transmission lines. The differential amplifiers are connected respectively to the read elements via the transmission lines. The differential amplifiers are configured to amplify differential signals received from the respective pairs of the transmission lines. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098148 | LINEAR RECORDING DEVICE FOR EXECUTING OPTIMUM WRITING UPON RECEIPT OF SERIES OF COMMANDS INCLUDING MIXED READ AND WRITE COMMANDS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE SAME - A method is provided according to one embodiment, which executes an optimum writing method even when overwrite is intervened between mixed read and write operations. In response to receiving an overwrite command while executing the mixed operations, which writes to a predetermined tape position, when a tape position to overwrite on is encountered before the append-written data ending position of the tape (tape EOD), the overwritten tape position is regarded as the append-written data ending position of the tape (tape EOD) to update the tape EOD by the overwritten tape position. When a tape position to overwrite is encountered after the append-written data ending position of the tape (tape EOD), the overwritten tape position is updated by the append-written data ending position of a non-volatile memory (non-volatile EOD). The updating the EODs enhances the performance of the mixed read and write operations even when an overwrite command is intervening. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098149 | LOCATING DATA STORED ON A MAGNETIC MEDIUM - A set of lateral positions, of the magnetic medium with respect to the tape reel and a set of longitudinal positions of the magnetic medium with respect to the beginning of the magnetic medium as the magnetic medium comes off the first tape reel, are identified. A record is stored, on a non-volatile storage medium, of the set of lateral positions of the magnetic medium and the set of longitudinal positions of the magnetic medium. The record, of the set of lateral positions of the magnetic medium and the set of longitudinal positions of the magnetic medium as the magnetic medium comes off a second tape reel, is read. A tape head is moved laterally, to the lateral positions in response to the reading of the record of the set of lateral positions of the magnetic medium and the set of longitudinal positions of the magnetic medium. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098150 | MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING SPIN TORQUE OSCILLATOR THAT IS SELF ALIGNED WITH WRITE POLE - A magnetic write head having a write pole with a tapered trailing edge portion and having a spin torque oscillator that is formed entirely on the tapered trailing edge portion and that is self aligned with first and second sides of the write pole. The write pole and spin torque oscillator are formed by a method wherein the sides of the spin torque oscillator and write pole are defined in the same photolithographic and ion milling process, thereby allowing for the self alignment of the spin torque oscillator with the sides of the write pole. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098151 | MAGNETIC READ HEAD WITH SEPARATELY ADDRESSABLE READ TRANSDUCERS - A read head with at least two separately addressable read transducers that are coplanar in a cross track direction. The read transducers have a cross track width, w | 2015-04-09 |
20150098152 | ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MAGNETIC MATERIAL FOR A READ HEAD - An apparatus such as a magnetic recording head with at least two separately addressable read transducers that are coplanar in a cross track direction. The apparatus includes first coplanar electrical contacts respectively disposed on and in electrical contact with first surfaces of the at least two read transducers and an electrically insulating magnetic material disposed between the electrical contacts. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098153 | GIANT MAGNETO RESISTIVE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A disk drive includes a disk including a magnetizable layer of material, and a transducer. The transducer has a read element that includes a first shield layer, a pinned layer, a metallic spacer, an AP (anti-parallel) free layer, and a second shield layer. The pinned layer has a surface area which is greater than the area of the AP free layer. The read element also includes an anti-ferromagnetic layer for substantially fixing the magnetic orientation of a plurality of domains in the pinned layer. The ferromagnetic layer is adjacent the pinned layer. The pinned layer, and the anti-ferromagnetic layer both have surface areas which are greater than the area associated with the AP free layer. The anti-ferromagnetic layer, in one embodiment, has a pinning strength in the range of 0.5 erg/cm | 2015-04-09 |
20150098154 | THIN-FILM MAGNETIC HEAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY, AND HARD DISK DRIVE - A thin-film magnetic head is constructed such that a main magnetic pole layer, a write shield layer, a gap layer, and a thin-film coil are laminated on a substrate. The thin-film magnetic head has a leading shield part opposing the main magnetic pole layer on the substrate side of the main magnetic pole layer, a substrate side shield part has contact with the leading shield part. The thin-film coil has a substrate side coil layer between the main magnetic pole layer and substrate. The spaces to the substrate about a leading lower end face of the leading shield part, a shield upper end face of the substrate side shield part, and coil upper end face of the substrate side coil layer are formed to be equal to each other. The depth of the leading shield part is formed to be smaller than the depth of the substrate side shield part. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098155 | Magnetic Sensor Shield Pinned by a High-Coercivity Ferromagnet - A magnetic sensor may generally be configured as a data reader capable of sensing data bits from an adjacent data storage medium. Various embodiments of a magnetic element may have at least a magnetic stack that contacts at least a first shield. The first shield can have at least one synthetic antiferromagnetic structure (SAFS) that is pinned by a high-coercivity ferromagnetic (HCFM) layer. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098156 | ARC FLASH MITIGATION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH GENERATOR EXCITATION SYSTEM - An arc flash mitigation system for use with a generator excitation system is provided. An exemplary arc flash mitigation system includes three semiconductor fuses, three current transformers, an overcurrent detection circuit, a gate firing circuit, and three pairs of thyristors respectively arranged in an anti-parallel phase-to-phase configuration. An exemplary method includes detecting an overcurrent and providing a gate signal to each of a plurality of thyristors included in a crowbar circuit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098157 | VEHICLE POWER CONTROLLING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a vehicle power controlling apparatus, and more particularly, to a vehicle power controlling apparatus for interrupting a dark current from an ECU power front stage of a motor driven power steering (MDPS) system. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098158 | INTRINSICALLY SAFE VOLTAGE LIMITING SHUNT REGULATOR CIRCUIT - An intrinsically safe redundant regulator circuit includes a plurality of voltage limiting regulators between a regulated rail and a ground rail. Each of the plurality of voltage limiting regulators includes: (i) a shunt regulator component configured to clamp a voltage across the regulated rail and the ground rail to a safety clamp voltage value; and (ii) one or more components, where a property of each of the one or more components is selected to configure the safety clamp voltage value. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098159 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ESD PROTECTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an ESD protection circuit including a discharge transistor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The discharge transistor forms a discharge path between a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal. The first switch selectively provides voltage at the first voltage terminal to a control terminal of the discharge transistor. The second switch selectively provides voltage at the second voltage terminal to the control terminal of the discharge transistor. The third switch selectively provides voltage at the first voltage terminal to a substrate of the discharge transistor. The fourth switch selectively provides voltage at second voltage terminal to the substrate of the discharge transistor. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098160 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND A GATE DRIVING CIRCUITRY - A protection circuit and a gate driving circuitry. The protection circuit is for protecting a p-type back-to-back MOS switch. The circuit receives an input driving signal and provides a driving output signal to common gates of the p-type back-to-back MOS switch. The circuit comprises a driving signal insulation switch for disconnecting the common gate of the p-type back-to-back MOS switch from the received input driving signal when the voltage of the common gates is larger than the supply voltage of the circuit. The circuit further comprises a gate source coupling switch for coupling a voltage received at the common source of the p-type back-to-back MOS switch to the common gate if a received voltage at the common sources is larger than a reference voltage Vref. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098161 | INTEGRATED CORONA FAULT DETECTION - A power distribution cabinet includes a housing having walls that define an interior space for housing electric components. A capacitive sensor is located on an interior surface of one or more of the walls. The capacitive sensor includes a first conductive layer located proximate to the interior surface of the wall, a second conductive layer located distal from the interior surface of the wall, and a dielectric layer located between the first and second conductive layers. First and second output terminals are connected to the first and second conductive layers of the capacitive sensor to provide an output representative of displacement current within the power distribution cabinet. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098162 | Apparatus and Methods of Bootstrap and Over Voltage Combination Clamp for Wireless Power Receiver - Apparatus and methods are provided for bootstrap and over voltage protection (OVP) combination clamping. In one embodiment, method is provided to use the same bootstrap capacitors and bootstrap terminals for an over voltage protection circuit. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit for a wireless power receiver comprises a first rectifier input terminal RX | 2015-04-09 |
20150098163 | SENSOR CONTROLLED TRANSISTOR PROTECTION - A circuit for protecting a transistor is enclosed. The circuit includes a temperature sensing device coupled to the transistor and a tunable clamping circuit connected between transistor terminals, wherein the tunable clamping circuit is configured to provide an adjustable clamping voltage. A temperature controller coupled to the temperature sensing device and the tunable clamping circuit is also included. The temperature controller is configured to trigger a change in a clamping voltage of the tunable clamping circuit based on a feedback from the temperature sensing device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098164 | CONTROLLING A CONTROLLABLY CONDUCTIVE DEVICE BASED ON ZERO-CROSSING DETECTION - A load control device may control power delivered to an electrical load from an AC power source. The load control device may include a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between the AC power source and the electrical load, a zero-cross detect circuit configured to generate a zero-cross signal representative of the zero-crossings of an AC voltage. The zero-cross signal may be characterized by pulses occurring in time with the zero-crossings of the AC voltage. The load control device may include a control circuit operatively coupled to the controllably conductive device and the zero cross detect circuit. The control circuit may be configured to identify a rising-edge time and a falling-edge time of one of the pulses of the zero-cross signal, and may control a conductive state of the controllably conductive device based on the rising-edge time and the falling-edge time of the pulse. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098165 | CONDUCTIVE PASTE, MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A conductive paste that includes a (meth)acrylic resin serving as a binder resin, an organic solvent, and a metal powder. The (meth)acrylic resin has a glass transition point Tg in the range of −60° C. to 120° C., a hydroxyl group content in the range of 0.01% to 5% by weight per molecule, an acid value in the range of 1 to 50 mgKOH/g, and a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 10,000 to 350,000 Mw. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098166 | DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION AND MULTILATER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - There are provided a dielectric composition and a multilayer ceramic electronic component manufactured using the same, the dielectric composition including a dielectric grain having a perovskite structure represented by ABO | 2015-04-09 |
20150098167 | CAPACITOR WITH ELECTRODES MADE OF AN INTERCONNECTED CORRUGATED CARBON-BASED NETWORK - Capacitors having electrodes made of interconnected corrugated carbon-based networks (ICCNs) are disclosed. The ICCN electrodes have properties that include high surface area and high electrical conductivity. Moreover, the electrodes are fabricated into an interdigital planar geometry with dimensions that range down to a sub-micron scale. As such, micro-supercapacitors employing ICCN electrodes are fabricated on flexible substrates for realizing flexible electronics and on-chip applications that can be integrated with micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology and complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology in a single chip. In addition, capacitors fabricated of ICCN electrodes that sandwich an ion porous separator realize relatively thin and flexible supercapacitors that provide compact and lightweight yet high density energy storage for scalable applications. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098168 | SERVER CABINET - A server cabinet includes a main body and a door. A number of servers is located in the main body. The door is rotatably connected to a front end of a side of the main body. The door includes a first power distribution unit arranged at an inner surface of the door. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098169 | BUS BAR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A MEMORY METAL COMPOSITION - A power distribution system element formed via an additive manufacturing technique, such as applying a conductive material to a memory metal substrate, are discussed herein. In operation (e.g. in response to delivering current through the distribution system), the memory metal contracts while the conductive material expands. The result is distribution system element having reduced thermal expansion, which can be net zero coefficient of thermal expansion. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098170 | ALUMINUM COATED COPPER BOND WIRE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The invention relates to a wire, preferably a bonding wire for bonding in microelectronics, containing a copper core with a surface and a coating layer containing aluminum superimposed over the surface of the core. In any cross-sectional view of the wire, the area share of the coating layer is from 20 to 50% based on the total area of the cross-section of the wire, and the aspect ratio between longest and shortest paths through the wire is from larger than 0.8 to 1.0. The wire has a diameter of from 100 μm to 600 μm. The invention further relates to a process for making a wire, to a wire obtained by the process, to an electric device containing at least two elements and the wire, to a propelled device containing the electric device, and to a process of connecting two elements through the wire by wedge bonding. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098171 | HERMETIC SEALING CAP, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HOUSING PACKAGE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HERMETIC SEALING CAP - A hermetic sealing cap includes a base material, a first plated layer formed on the base material, and a second plated layer formed on the first plated layer. A surface of the base material is sectioned into a first region, a second region not adjacent to the first region inside the first region, a third region adjacent to the first region inside the first region, and a fourth region adjacent to the first region outside the first region. In the third region and the fourth region, the first plated layer is exposed to be oxidized. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098172 | Method and apparatus for securing a handheld electronic device to a dashboard - A secure mounting device for connecting handheld electronic equipment securely to a control panel, including the dashboard of a vehicle, can include a cover panel, and a connecting component with a locking component, which can be inserted in a joint between the control panel and a radio or other control panel instrument, to lock in place in a locking surface. Additionally, the cover panel can hold an electronic device. The connecting component can be configured as a media box with a box cavity for storing an electronic device. The secure mounting device can also include a switchover device, which optionally keeps a vehicle audio system intact and fully functional, to switch back and forth between the vehicle audio system and external electronic devices, such that the secure mounting device functions as a docking station for electronic devices. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098173 | BLADE ENCLOSURE - Enclosures and systems that can control airflow and signal connectivity in a blade enclosure are provided. Some examples include a front section including a number of blade server modules, a rear section including a number of switch modules; and a middle section having a number of openings and a number of connectors, wherein the middle section controls airflow between the front section and the rear section in the blade enclosure with the number of openings and the middle section controls signal connectivity between a number of blades in the number of blade server modules and a number of switches in the number of switch modules with the number of connectors. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098174 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CURVED DISPLAY MODULE - Disclosed herein is an electronic device with a curved display module. A housing has a first surface adjacent to the display module and the first surface is formed to have a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the display module. At least one electronic component is disposed in a second surface of the housing that is opposite to the first surface. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098175 | HINGE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A hinge structure includes a hinge, a first bracket, a second bracket and a third bracket. The first bracket and the second bracket are pivoted with each other through the hinge, wherein the second bracket has a first connecting portion. The third bracket has a second connecting portion, wherein the second connecting portion is rotatably connected to the first connecting portion. When the third bracket receives a force and wobbles, the second connecting portion rotates relatively to the first connecting portion, and a kinetic energy of the third bracket is consumed by a kinetic friction between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. In addition, an electronic device having the hinge structure is also provided. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098176 | System and Method for Heat Dissipation - The various implementations described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to manage heat flow for dissipating heat generated by electronic components in an electronic system (e.g., a memory system that includes closely spaced memory modules). In one embodiment, heat sinks are disposed on front sides of a first module and a second module in the electronic system, and at least one heat sink in the second module is disposed between at least two heat sinks in the first module. In some embodiments, the number of heat sinks and/or a subset of geometric parameters for the locations, sizes and shapes of the heat sinks are configured for the purpose of disturbing and mixing air flow that passes an air gap between the front sides of the first and second modules. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098177 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULAR DATA CENTER - A modular data center is disclosed. The modular data center may have a plurality of unit structures arranged generally parallel to one another. A plurality of supports may be used for supporting the unit structures elevationally above a floor, and wherein adjacent ones of the unit structures form hot aisles therebetween through which hot air generated from data center components may be channeled. Each unit structure may form an elongated structure having a frame structure, a roof panel supported by the frame structure, and a ceiling panel. The unit structures may be used to channel cold air to the data center components and hot air from the hot aisles out from the unit structures. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098178 | HARD DISK DRIVE WITH FEEDTHROUGH CONNECTOR - Described herein is an apparatus that includes a housing that defines an interior cavity. The housing also includes a feedthrough aperture. The apparatus also includes an electrical connector that is coupled to the housing over the feedthrough aperture. The electrical connector includes a base, a plurality of pins extending through the base, and a skirt positioned about a periphery of the base. The pins extend from a location external to the housing to a location within the interior cavity of the housing. Further, an inner surface of the base is co-planar with an outer end of the feedthrough aperture. The apparatus also includes solder positioned on the housing and against an entire periphery of the skirt to seal the electrical connector to the housing. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098179 | Cold Row Encapsulation for Server Farm Cooling System - An apparatus includes an enclosure defining an interior space and at least one server-rack port configured to engage one or more of racks such that one or more servers installed in each rack are contiguous to the interior space. The enclosure is inside of a room and includes at least one stability control unit at the bottom of the enclosure. Each server includes a fan that draws air from the interior space into the server and expels the air outside of the enclosure into the room. The apparatus also includes a mixing chamber that is contiguous to the enclosure. The mixing chamber includes a first set of one or more dampers that are contiguous to natural air outside of the room and a second set of one or more dampers that are contiguous with air in the room. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098180 | COMPUTING DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING COOLING FLUID FLOW INTO A COMPUTER HOUSING - A computing device having a housing; a temperature monitor to monitor a temperature within the housing; a cooling fluid drawing mechanism to draw cooling fluid into the housing; a cooling fluid drawing controller, when the computing device is installed within an enclosure as one of plural computing devices, to obtain a value representing the temperature, and if the value is within a predetermined range, to select an operating state for the mechanism from among a first state in which the mechanism draws fluid into the housing at a first rate, and a second state in which the mechanism draws cooling fluid into the housing at a second rate lower than the first rate, and to run the mechanism in the selected state; where the selection of the state is based on demand for cooling from other computing devices from among the plurality of computing devices. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098181 | CARRYING STRUCTURE FOR CARRYING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a carrying structure for carrying electronic device. The carrying structure comprises a carrying base, a start-up member, a linkage module, a latch member, a first buckle member, and a releasing member. When an electronic device is disposed to the carrying base, the electronic device drives the start-up member, which drives the latch member via the linkage module so that the latch member can fix the electronic device to the carrying base. To disassemble the electronic device from the carrying base, press the releasing member, which pushes the first buckle member and makes the latch member depart from the first buckle member and restore to the original position. Consequently, the start-up member and the linkage module can restore to the original positions. Thereby, the effects of rapid assembling and disassembling can be achieved. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098182 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMBINING DEVICE, AND DETACHING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first part, a second part, a third part, and a combining portion. The second part is connected with the first part and configured to move between a first position and a second position. The combining portion is configured to combine the third part with the second part when the second part is positioned within a combining interval defined within an interval between the first position and the second position, and to separate the third part from the second part when the second part is position at a third position defined at the second position or defined at a position between the combining interval and the second position. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098183 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH A HOUSING SECURED BY A MAGNETIC ELEMENT AND RELATED METHOD - Magnetic elements and attractors may be employed to secure a top case and a bottom case of a housing of a personal computing device. The magnetic elements may include a magnet that produces a magnetic field and a shunt. The shunt may direct the magnetic field through an opening to a pocket in which the magnet is received. Accordingly, flux leakage may be reduced and the bottom case may be secured to the top case. Magnetic elements and attractors may also be employed to secure a lid portion of the portable computing device to the housing thereof. These magnetic elements and attractors may be centered with respect to proximal and distal edges thereof | 2015-04-09 |
20150098184 | DOCK STATION WITH MOVABLE SUPPORT - Disclosed is a dock station that can form an electrical connection with a portable electronic device. The dock station can form the electrical connection with the portable electronic device when the portable device is being used with a protective case. The dock station can have a movable support to accommodate various thickness of the protective case while still allowing for a connector of the dock station to form an electrical connection with a communication port of the portable electronic device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098185 | Foldable Structure for Portable Devices - A foldable structure for the support and use of portable devices is presented. The structure is attached to the rear side of a portable device or as a part of the device case. When the structure is unfolded, it rests flat in the indented area at the rear side of a portable device or the device case without changing the look and feel of the device. When the structure is folded, it forms a grip or device support stand to augment the functionality and usefulness of the portable device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098186 | AUTOMATIC SEALING OF A GAP ALONG A CHASSIS POSITIONED IN A RACK - An apparatus includes a chassis having longitudinal rails for guiding the chassis to move longitudinally into and out of a rack. A flexible sealing member is secured to at least one longitudinal surface of the chassis along a lateral pathway, wherein the flexible sealing member has a first side secured to the chassis, a second side secured to a rigid frame, and a central portion extending between the first and second ends. An actuator is positioned within the rack and is longitudinally aligned with the rigid frame. Accordingly, moving the chassis longitudinally into the rack causes the rigid frame to engage the actuator and then elastically flex the central portion of the flexible sealing member to extend outwardly from the longitudinal surface of the chassis. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098187 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SWITCHING LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHING DEVICES - A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling a vehicle using switching loss information of a semiconductor switching device, the switching loss information derived from a conduction loss and a combined conduction and switching loss. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098188 | COMPOUND STRUCTURAL FRAME WITH INTEGRALLY FORMED THERMAL COOLING CHANNELS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A support for plural display modules each including a rearwardly extending heat sink includes a compound structural frame that defines a frame frontside, a frame backside, and a vertical cooling conduit, the frame backside for mounting the structural frame to a mounting structure, the frame frontside defining a bay member, the bay member defining an opening that couples to the vertical cooling conduit, the bay member configured to receive and support one of the display modules with the heat sink extending through the opening and into the vertical cooling conduit whereby the display module is convectively cooled by the vertical motion of air through the cooling conduit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098189 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY FOR CONSERVING SPACE IN A CIRCUIT - An integrated electronic assembly including a first electronic component defining a receptacle and at least a second electronic component wherein at least a portion of the second electronic component is disposed in the receptacle of the first electronic component, and a method for conserving space in a circuit or on a printed circuit board by integrating a plurality of electronic components so that the plurality of electronic components collectively take up a smaller amount of space on a substrate than the plurality of electronic components would if the plurality of electronic components were not integrated. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098190 | HEAT DISSIPATION - Embodiments are directed to an apparatus comprising a thermal block coupled to an electronic device, a thermal strap coupled to the thermal block, and retention hardware coupled to the thermal strap and configured to retain the thermal block within the thermal strap when the apparatus is exposed to at least one variable environmental condition. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098191 | Silicon Heat-Dissipation Package For Compact Electronic Devices - Embodiments of a silicon heat-dissipation package for compact electronic devices are described. In one aspect, a device includes first and second silicon cover plates. The first silicon cover plate has a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side thereof. The second silicon cover plate has a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side thereof. The first primary side of the second silicon cover plate includes an indentation configured to accommodate an electronic device therein. The first primary side of the second silicon cover plate is configured to mate with the second primary side of the first silicon cover plate when the first silicon cover plate and the second silicon cover plate are joined together with the electronic device sandwiched therebetween. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098192 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - An illustrative example motor control device includes a printed circuit board including electronics for motor control. At least one connector is associated with the electronics. The connector is configured for communicating at least one of control signals or power to a motor. A housing includes a first portion configured to receive the printed circuit board and cover over a first side of the printed circuit board. A second portion of the housing is configured to provide access to the at least one connector from outside of the housing. The second portion of the housing inhibits exposure of the printed circuit board to outside contaminants. A third portion of the housing is configured to cover over a second side of the printed circuit board. At least one heat transfer element on at least one of the housing or the printed circuit board facilitates heat transfer from the printed circuit board to the housing. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098193 | COVERING DEVICE FOR A CONTACTING PORTION OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MECHATRONIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A CONTROL SYSTEM - A cover device for a contact section of a printed circuit board for a mechatronics module is proposed. The printed circuit board includes a contact section which has at least one connection hole, for connecting an electrical connection element to the printed circuit board. The cover device is characterized in that the cover device has a voltage protection element and a sealing element for sealing the at least one connection hole. The sealing element has at least one blind hole thereby, for receiving an end section of the electrical connection element. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098194 | Apparatus for Receiving a Plurality of Memory Cards - An apparatus and corresponding memory card holder wherein the apparatus includes: a casing configured to enable a plurality of memory cards to be removably inserted into the casing; contact pads located within the casing configured to enable an electrical connection to be established between the contact pads and at least one memory card when the plurality of memory cards are inserted within the casing; and at least one mounting portion configured to enable the apparatus to be mounted on a circuit board such that a first portion of the apparatus is positioned above the circuit board and a second portion of the apparatus is positioned below the circuit board. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098195 | FOLDABLE ASSEMBLY AND PIVOT ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A foldable assembly includes a first plate component, a second plate component and a pivot assembly. The pivot assembly comprises a first pivot member, a second pivot member and a third pivot member. The first pivot member and the second pivot member are connected with the first plate component and the second plate component, respectively. Each of the first pivot member and the second pivot member has an axial hole and a plurality of recesses. Each of the two opposite sides of the third pivot member has a shaft and a protrusion located on an outer wall surface of the shaft. The two shafts are adapted for being rotatable on the two axial holes, respectively. The two protrusions are located on one of the plurality of recesses of the first pivot member and on the one of the plurality of recesses of the second pivot member, respectively. | 2015-04-09 |
20150098196 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD APPARATUS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Printed circuit board apparatus with electromagnetic interference shields and methods of making the same. | 2015-04-09 |