43rd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080259482 | Fabrication of discrete track media for narrow groove and improved reliability - A magnetic media that has at least one groove. The groove is created by a process that includes initially forming a temporary layer over a magnetic layer of the disk. One or more grooves are formed in the temporary and magnetic layers. The temporary layer is removed and a protective layer is formed over the magnetic layer and within the groove. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259483 | ASPERITY DATA STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD AND MEDIUM - An asperity data storage system wherein asperities are used to represent stored data. The asperity data storage system includes an asperity transducer that thermally interacts with a data storage medium adapted to store an information-encoded pattern of asperities thereon, such as a rotatable disk, a streamable tape, or a fixed medium. A drive system produces relative motion between the data storage medium and the asperity transducer, while electrical signals corresponding to the asperities are processed as stored information. A positional relationship can be maintained between the asperity transducer and the data storage medium using the asperities on the data storage medium for reference. A related asperity data storage method and the asperity data storage medium itself are further disclosed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259484 | READ CHANNEL APPARATUS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLING AND SYNCHRONOUS EQUALIZATION - A read channel and method using that read channel are disclosed. The read channel comprises an analog to digital converter which asynchronously samples at a fixed rate an analog signal formed by reading a data track, where that data track was written to a data storage medium at a symbol rate and an interpolator interconnected with the analog to digital converter. The read channel further comprises a fractionally-spaced equalizer, where the interpolator provides an interpolated signal to the fractionally-spaced equalizer at an interpolation rate, where that interpolation rate is greater than the symbol rate. The fractionally-spaced equalizer forms a synchronous equalized signal. The read channel further comprises a gain control module interconnected with the fractionally-spaced equalizer, and a sequence detector interconnected with the gain control module. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259485 | System and Method for Cleaning a Tape Drive - A system, a method, and article of manufacture are employed to clean the input/output transducers on tape drives, verified by the tape drives reading alphanumeric information from data tracks and servo tracks of a cleaner tape. An aggressive cleaning frontcoat section of the cleaner tape can be used to provide additional cleaning action, and the cleanliness of the data read elements, data write elements, and the servo heads. A less-abrasive cleaning section may be used to clean less difficult types of contaminants. In this manner, the cleanliness of the data read elements, the data write elements, and the servo heads can be verified. A cleaning section may also be used as a leader section of a self-characterization section. Alternatively, a magnetic data tape section may be included for self-characterization. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259486 | METHODS FOR ENABLING FUNCTIONALITY IN MULTI-MODAL DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS - A method for enabling different modes on a multi-modal data storage system such as a tape-based data storage system includes enabling a data storage system to operate in at least one of two modes, a first of the modes being different than a second of the modes. In one embodiment, the data storage system has all physical components required to operate in the first and second modes. An ability to operate in at least one of the modes is not allowed prior to enabling the data storage system to operate in the at least one of the modes. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259487 | Media drive, processing method for recording data onto a medium, processing method for data read from a medium, and method for controlling a process for reading data from a medium - Embodiments of the invention control a recovery procedure effectively in accordance with write conditions. In one embodiment, the data to be written into a sector includes not only user data but also recording condition data, which indicates the temperature prevalent during a write. If a data read is not accurately performed, a recovery procedure is executed. If a data read is accomplished by a retry and the temperature prevalent during a write is lower than predetermined, it is concluded that the employed medium is nondefective. Thus, the read data is rewritten into the same sector without being stored in a spare area. This prevents the spare area from being unnecessarily consumed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259488 | Method and apparatus improving prevention of off-track writing in a hard disk drive - Embodiments of the invention include: a hard disk drive using a read track to position for writing to a write track and generating a position error signal (PES) based upon all four servo offset bursts used to disable writing when the PES exceeds a position error threshold; a preamplifier generating the PES from four bursts from a slider reading the read track to position when the write track is to be written, and methods of writing the write track using PES from four bursts of the read track that disables writing when the PES is above the position error threshold. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259489 | Apparatus and Method for Generating a Servo Pattern - A method of writing a servo pattern to a disk, wherein a servo pattern is generated in a processor. The generated servo pattern is then written to a disk. The servo pattern for a servo sector is preferably generated in a single routine. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259490 | MAGNETIC TAPE DRIVING APPARATUS - A magnetic tape driving apparatus of the present invention includes a support member for separating a magnetic tape from a magnetic head on at least one of a tape input side and a tape output side of the magnetic head. The support member separates the magnetic tape from the magnetic head at least when a tape driving portion causes the magnetic tape to start running and/or to stop running. With this configuration, the magnetic tape driving apparatus does not suffer from damage to the magnetic head and the magnetic tape when the magnetic tape makes a transition from the stopped state to the running state and vice versa or changes in the running direction. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259491 | Magnetic disk drive - Embodiments of the present invention help to provide a magnetic disk drive that is capable of reducing a time period necessary for positioning a magnetic head when positioning the magnetic head by use of a dual-stage actuator. According to one embodiment, a main control circuit of a magnetic head device selects one of a seek mode and a positioning mode. The seek mode is to set a coarse adjustment control system to be a stable system by not causing control of a piezoelectric actuator to be performed by a fine adjustment control circuit. The positioning mode is to set the coarse adjustment control system to be an unstable system and setting a total control system inclusive of the coarse adjustment control system and a fine adjustment control system to be the stable system by causing the control of the piezoelectric actuator to be performed by the fine adjustment control circuit. Thereby the main control circuit causes the control system to operate. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259492 | Lapping plate texture for increased control over actual lapping force - A slider lapping texture for implementation in a lapping environment. The slider lapping texture includes a lapping texture structure for utilization in a lapping process performed on a slider. The structure also includes a first surface having a base elevation. The structure further includes a second surface at an elevation higher than the base elevation. The second surface is for lapping the slider. The structure additionally includes an opening for expelling residue associated with a lapping process. The slider lapping texture is configured to generate an attractive force when the slider is motioned thereupon in a substantially unidirectional manner. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259493 | Wire-assisted write device with high thermal reliability - A magnetic device includes a first pole having a first pole tip. A conductor, which is adjacent to an edge of the first pole tip, carries current to generate a second field that augments a first field generated by the first pole. The width of the conductor is in the range of about one to about five times the width of the trailing edge of the first pole tip. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259494 | FLAT PROFILE TAPE HEAD - A magnetic head according to one embodiment includes a first module having a tape bearing surface; a second module having a tape bearing surface; and a third module having a tape bearing surface, the third module being positioned on an opposite side of the second module than the first module, wherein the tape bearing surface of the first module is substantially parallel to a tape oriented at a desired wrap angle relative to the tape bearing surface of the second module at an edge of the tape bearing surface of the second module closest to the first module, wherein writing and reading functions are performed by different modules at a given time. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259495 | Leader Tape and Magnetic Tape Cartridge Using the Same - An object is to provide a leader tape which suppresses the increase of dropout resulting from imprinting of the drive reel or leader block part due to storage for a long time or running at a high temperature and hardly causes the edge damage of a magnetic tape, and also provide a magnetic tape cartridge using the leader tape.
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20080259496 | MAGNETIC DISK PROTECTION MECHANISM, COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPRISING PROTECTION MECHANISM, PROTECTION METHOD FOR MAGNETIC DISK, AND PROGRAM FOR PROTECTION METHOD - A mechanical transport device includes a system for transport; and a hard disk drive attached to the system. The hard disk drive comprises a magnetic recording disk to record data, a head to read or write the data to or from the disk, and a drop sensor designed to sense a shock condition. The system for transport may be a vehicle such as a car. Additional systems are also presented | 2008-10-23 |
20080259497 | Magnetic recording medium, head slider and manufacturing methods therefore - A magnetic recording medium and head slider that can furnish excellent head flying stability, a magnetic recording device having excellent head flying stability, and a method for manufacturing, in a short time, a magnetic recording medium and head slider that can furnish such excellent head flying stability, are provided. For both of the magnetic recording medium and head slider, the protective layers are each composed of two layers, that is, a lower layer and an upper layer thereon; the ionization potential of the lower layer is made to be smaller than that of the upper layer; and the surface free energy of the upper layer is made to be 45 mN/m or less. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259498 | PERPENDICULAR WRITE HEAD WITH INDEPENDENT TRAILING SHIELD DESIGNS - A magnetic write head having independent trailing and side magnetic shields. The side shields and trailing shields are independently of one another so that they can have throat heights that are different from one another. This advantageously allows the magnetic potential between the write pole and side shields to be controlled independently of one another without relying on the side gap and trailing gap thicknesses. Furthermore, magnetic performance of the write head can be improved because the side shields can be constructed with varying tapered throat heights, while the throat height of the trailing shield can remain constant. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259499 | HEAD WITH A TRANSDUCER OVERCOAT HAVING A TRAILING AIR FLOW DAM THAT IS SHALLOWLY RECESSED FROM AN AIR BEARING SURFACE - A head includes a transducer and a slider having an air bearing surface (ABS) and a trailing face. The slider has an overcoat layer that includes the trailing face and that overcoats the transducer. The ABS includes a trailing pad having a major surface adjacent the transducer, with the major surface lying in a primary plane. The ABS also includes a sub-ambient pressure cavity disposed upstream of the overcoat layer and being recessed from the primary plane by a cavity depth in the range 0.8 to 2 microns. The overcoat layer includes a trailing air flow dam being recessed from the primary plane by a step depth in the range 0.05 to 0.5 microns. The overcoat layer also includes a corner region recessed from the primary plane by at least the cavity depth. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259500 | Head slider for disk apparatus - A head slider, of a disk apparatus, flying over a rotary magnetic recording disk, having a characteristic less dependent on the atmospheric pressure. The head slider of a disk apparatus comprises: a magnetic element adapted to fly over a magnetic recording medium; a medium opposing surface being formed with, with respect to the direction in which the medium moves, an inflow pad portion at the upstream end and a pair of side rail portions extending downstream from the inflow pad portion, and a center pad at the central part and a pair of side pads on the sides of the center pad and upstream of the center pad at the downstream end of the head slider. The center pad and the side pads are constituted so that a positive pressure generated by the side pads is greater than a positive pressure generated by the center pad. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259501 | Head with an air bearing surface having a shallow recessed trailing air flow dam - A head has a slider with an air bearing surface having a left trailing air flow dam extending from a trailing pad along a lateral axis, and a right trailing air flow dam extending from the trailing pad along the lateral axis in an opposing direction. A sub-ambient pressure cavity is disposed adjacent to and upstream of at least one of the trailing air flow dams. The trailing pad and the left and right trailing air flow dams together laterally span at least 75% of the width of the slider. Each of the left and right trailing air flow dams is recessed from the primary plane by a step depth in the range 0.05 to 0.5 microns, and the sub-ambient pressure cavity is recessed from the primary plane by a cavity depth in the range 0.8 to 2 microns. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259502 | MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER - A magnetic head slider has a recess portion recessed with respect to the center rail. The recess portion has a spherical or oval-spherical projection, which includes a read element and a write element disposed in the recess portion. The recess portion may prevent increasing flying height of a slider base due to projection height h may be suppressed, and may secures higher air film stiffness, so that consequently flying stability of the slider may be improved. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259503 | Magnetic disk drive and soldering method of feed-through - Embodiments of the present invention help to achieve a solder joining structure having high reliability, in which even if a componential material of a flange of a feed-through of a sealed magnetic disk drive is an iron-based material such as kovar, and a componential material of a base of the drive is an aluminum-based alloy, leakage of low-density gas is dramatically reduced. According to one embodiment, a base has a stepped portion in the inside of a periphery of an opening, and an inclined surface extending to the outside of the base is formed at an edge of a surface of the stepped portion, on which a flange of a feed-through is placed, thereby when the stepped portion of the base is joined by soldering with the flange of the feed-through, a solder fillet is formed not only in the inside of the base, but also in the outside thereof. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259504 | SHIELD BIASING FOR MR DEVICES - A magnetic data system according to one embodiment includes a head having a plurality of readers formed above a common substrate, each reader further comprising a shield and a sensor, a bias circuit associated with each reader for passing a bias current through the sensor thereof, wherein the bias circuits are floating. A charge clamp electrically couples each shield to the associated bias circuit. A shield biasing circuit is operatively coupled to each shield for setting a potential of the shield independently of the bias current. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259505 | SUBSTRATE BIASING FOR MR DEVICES - A magnetic data system according to one embodiment includes at least, one reader formed above a substrate, the at least one reader further comprising a shield and a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor. A first circuit sets a voltage (Vsub) of the substrate to about a voltage (Vshield) of the shield of the at least one reader. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259506 | ESD, cross talk and noise pickup minimizing scheme for CPP and TMR devices - A slider mounted CPP GMR or TMR read head sensor is protected from electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage and from noise and cross-talk from an adjacent write head by means of a balanced resistive/capacitative shunt. The shunt includes highly resistive interconnections between upper and lower shields of the read head and a grounded slider substrate and a low resistance interconnection between the lower pole piece of the write head and the substrate. The capacitances between the pole piece and the upper shield, the upper shield and the lower shield and the lower shield and the substrate are made equal by either forming the shields and pole piece with equal surface areas and separating them with dielectrics of equal thicknesses, or by keeping the ratio of area to insulator thicknesses equal. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259507 | Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) Sensor with A Co-Fe-B Free Layer Having A Negative Saturation Magnetostriction - A tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensor with a free layer made of a Co—Fe—B alloy is disclosed. After annealing at a temperature of less than 300° C., the Co—Fe—B free layer exhibits a negative or zero saturation magnetostriction, λ | 2008-10-23 |
20080259508 | HIGH SPEED LOW POWER MAGNETIC DEVICES BASED ON CURRENT INDUCED SPIN-MOMENTUM TRANSFER - A high speed and low power method to control and switch the magnetization direction and/or helicity of a magnetic region in a magnetic device for memory cells using spin polarized electrical current. The magnetic device comprises a reference magnetic layer with a fixed magnetic helicity and/or magnetization direction and a free magnetic layer with a changeable magnetic helicity. The fixed magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer are preferably separated by a non-magnetic layer, and the reference layer includes an easy axis perpendicular to the reference layer. A current can be applied to the device to induce a torque that alters the magnetic state of the device so that it can act as a magnetic memory for writing information. The resistance, which depends on the magnetic state of the device, is measured to thereby read out the information stored in the device. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259509 | RESONANCE FIELD DISCHARGE - A field discharge circuit may rapidly reduce the field current of a generator, thereby avoiding an overvoltage condition. The field discharge circuit of the present invention may use another storage device, such as a capacitor, to quickly transfer the field current energy thereto and then slowly dissipate the transferred energy after the event (such as removal of a load) has passed. By transferring this energy to a storage device and subsequently slowly discharging this energy through a resistor, electromagnetic interference caused by a conventional resistive discharge can be reduced. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259510 | Control Apparatus for an Actuating Device in a Motor Vehicle - Control apparatus for an actuating device in a motor vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle seat actuating device, having a sensor for determination of an actual speed of a drive movement of a drive for the actuating device, having a computation unit which is connected to the sensor, and having a power driver for passing current through the drive as a function of the control signal, with the computation unit being designed and configured to regulate the actuating speed of the drive movement as a function of the actual speed and of a predeterminable set speed by means of a control signal, and to stop or to reverse the drive movement as a function of an evaluation, associated with trapping, of the control signal. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259511 | Stacked ESD Protection Circuit Having Reduced Trigger Voltage - A stacked gate-coupled N-channel field effect transistor (GCNFET) electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit involves a stack of stages. Each stage has an NFET whose body is coupled to its source. A resistor is coupled between the gate and the source. A current path is provided from a supply voltage node to the gate of each NFET such that during an ESD event, a current will flow across the resistor of the stage and induce triggering. In one embodiment, an NFET stage that is isolated from the supply voltage node by and other stage has an associated capacitance structure. During the transient voltage condition of the ESD event, current flows from the supply voltage node, through the capacitance structure and to the gate, and then through the resistor, thereby initiating triggering. The GCNFET ESD protection circuit has a trigger voltage that is less than twenty percent higher than its holding voltage. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259512 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE HAVING LOW JUNCTION CAPACITANCE AND OPERATIONAL VOLTAGE - An electrostatic discharge protection device includes a power supply line and a ground line. A voltage detection unit detects first and second detection voltages by forming an electrical connection between the power supply line and the ground line in response to alternating current of electrostatic current. A first transfer unit transfers the electrostatic current into the power supply line by forming an electrical connection between the input/output pad and the power supply line in response to the first detection voltage. A second transfer unit transfers the electrostatic current into the ground line by forming an electrical connection between the input/output pad and the ground line in response to the second detection voltage. A discharge unit discharges the electrostatic current flowing into the power supply line or the ground line by forming an electrical connection between the power supply line and the ground line in response to the second detection voltage. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259513 | Secondary battery protection device - Device miniaturization is made possible by building a battery protection circuit in a microcomputer. A secondary battery protection device includes a voltage detection device that detects a voltage of a power supply circuit including a secondary battery, a current detection device that detects a current of the power supply circuit, and a battery protection circuit that shuts off the power supply circuit based on a signal representing a detection made by the voltage detection device or the current detection device of an excess current that is generated in the power supply circuit. The protection circuit is built in a microcomputer. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259514 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETECTING EXCESS CURRENT FLOW IN A PLUGGABLE COMPONENT - Detecting excess current flow in a pluggable component is performed by completing a first current supply path between a power source and a pluggable component, and subsequently completing a second current supply path in parallel with the first current supply path. The first and second current supply paths form a current divider for supplying the pluggable component with electrical power from the power source. The first current supply path includes a current sensing mechanism for sensing current consumption of the pluggable component. The sensed current consumption is used to provide excess current detection for the pluggable component. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259515 | Power Switching Apparatus With Open-Load Detection - Power switching apparatus comprising switch means having a control terminal and output terminals for connection in series between a power supply and a load. The switch means is responsive to a control signal applied to the control terminal to switch between an ON-state in which it supplies power supply current from the power supply through the output terminals to the load and an OFF-state in which it interrupts the supply of power through the output terminals to the load. The apparatus includes detection means for detecting an open-load condition of the load at least during the ON-state of the switch means, comprising detection control means operable in the ON-state of the switch means for modifying the control signal so as to start switching the switch means to the OFF-state during a lapse of time substantially less than the time required for the switch means to reach the OFF-state and for restoring the control signal to a value corresponding to the ON-state at or before the end of the lapse of time, and comparator means responsive to variation of voltage at the output terminals during the lapse of time. The duration of the variation of voltage during the open-load detection is too short and its magnitude too small for the variation of load current to be perceptible, notably in the case where the load is a lamp. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259516 | PROTECTOR FOR INSTANT DRIVING CIRCUIT OF ELECTRIC DEVICE - A protector for an instant driving circuit of an electric device comprises a driving device and a voltage stabilizing device, the driving device being serially connected to the voltage stabilizing device. When the protector is connected to a driving circuit of an electric device, after the switch of a power source is turned on, a current of high voltage of the power source flows into the voltage stabilizing device, and the two conductive plates installed inside the sealed tube of the voltage stabilizing device are electrically conducted due to the function of a gas filled in the sealed tube of the voltage stabilizing device, and a current flows into the driving device. The spring plate having a semiconductor chip is then instantly separated from the other spring plate for a very short time and then returns back to contact together with the other spring plate, so as to trigger the electric device(s). Meanwhile, the extra current of the power source is consumed in the electric resistant wire, such that the surge current instantly generated from power source is consumed, and damage to the electric device due to the surge current is prevented. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259517 | Network Protector - The invention provides a network protector ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259518 | Low Operating Voltage Electro-Static Discharge Device And Method - The present invention describes ESD apparatus, methods of forming the same, and methods of providing ESD protection. In certain aspects, the invention achieves the desired turn-on voltage and maintains low leakage in the ESD apparatus, and the methods of providing ESD protection. In one aspect, a zener diode that has a positive trigger voltage is used to quickly turn-on a transistor. In another aspect, different zener diodes that have positive and negative trigger voltages, respectively, are used to quickly turn on a transistor. In still another aspect, a linearly graded P-region is used to implement the ESD device of the present invention. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259519 | Highly-Aqueous, Non-Respirable Aerosols Containing Biologically-Active Ingredients, Method of Making, and Device Therefor - A non-respirable aerosol, particularly a non-respirable aerosol comprising a biologically-effective amount of a biologically-active agent dissolved, emulsified, or suspended in a highly-aqueous liquid carrier vehicle. The highly-aqueous liquid carrier vehicle comprises about 60 wt % to about 100 wt % water, about 0 wt % to about 40 wt % of a co-solvent, about 0.05 wt % to about 10 wt % of an acceptable surfactant, and about 0 wt % to about 10 wt % of an excipient. The non-respirable aerosol is substantially monodisperse when dispensed from a sprayhead assembly comprising a preferably linear array of a plurality of nozzles and at least one counter electrode adapted to substantially equalize the charge fields of the plurality of nozzles. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259520 | Systems and Methods for Pulse Delivery - An apparatus for interfering with locomotion of a target by conducting a current through the target includes according to various of the present invention a transformer, a capacitance, a charge detector, and a processor. The transformer has a secondary winding that is coupled to the target to provide the current. The capacitance is in series with the secondary winding and is charged to a voltage. The charge detector detects a charge provided through the target by the capacitance and the secondary winding. The processor sets the voltage (e.g., for charging for a next pulse) responsive to the charge detected by the charge detector. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259521 | POWER INTEGRITY CIRCUITS WITH EMI BENEFITS - A stable power, low electromagnetic interference (EMI) apparatus and method for connecting electronic devices and circuit boards is disclosed. The apparatus involves a capacitor which includes a body member, a set of power terminals and a set of ground terminals connected to the top of the body member. The set of power terminals and the set of ground terminals alternate one with another. As a result of this configuration, a high inductance on the PCB side is achieved. The capacitor further includes a set of terminals connected to the bottom of the body member and includes metal planes within the body member. The metal planes are positioned to electrically connect either the set of power terminals or the set of ground terminals to the set of terminals. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259522 | Metalized Film Capacitor and Inverter Smoothing Capacitor for Automobile - A metalized film capacitor includes a metal deposition electrode on a dielectric film. The metal deposition electrode includes slits provided and divided only at a side opposite to low resistance portions connected to a metalized contact, and fuses provided between the slits. In a laminated metalized film, slits provided at a central portion in a width direction of the metalized deposition electrode and extending in the longitudinal direction of the dielectric film do not overlap with each other. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259523 | Capacitor and manufacturing method thereof - A capacitor and a method of manufacturing the capacitor are disclosed. The capacitor may include a board, a polymer layer formed on one side of the board, a circuit pattern selectively formed over the polymer layer, and a titania nanosheet corresponding with the circuit pattern. Embodiments of the invention can provide flatness in the board, and allows the copper of the board to maintain its functionality as an electrode while increasing the adhesion to the titania nanosheet. The titania nanosheet may thus be implemented on a patterned board in a desired shape, number of layers, and thickness. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259524 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A HIGH-STABILITY CAPACITOR AND CORRESPONDING CAPACITOR - A dielectric alloy is composed of two dielectric materials that respectively have second-order non-linear dielectric susceptibilities with opposite signs. The composition is adjusted so that the alloy has a second-order non-linear dielectric susceptibility below a chosen threshold. A dielectric layer within an integrated circuit is made using the alloy. More specifically, an integrated capacitor is produced with a single-layer dielectric formed by said alloy. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259525 | ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE - An energy storage apparatus and article of manufacture is disclosed. In one embodiment, the energy storage apparatus comprises a jelly roll, having a first and second sheet and a first and second separator member, and at least one terminal element. In another embodiment, an article of manufacture comprising forming a cylindrical housing and stamping a longitudinal indentation on an exterior surface of the cylindrical housing is disclosed. In one alternate embodiment, the longitudinal indentation is adapted to slowly fracture under pressure exerted on an interior surface of the cylindrical housing, thereby preventing catastrophic failure, such as for example an explosion. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259526 | Solid electrolytic capacitor - Anodized films are formed at both surfaces of an aluminum base and, at the center portion on each side of the aluminum base, a solid electrolyte layer of a conductive polymer, a graphite layer, and a metal layer are stacked in the order, thereby forming a rectangular cathode portion. An insulator layer is formed at the peripheries of four sides of the cathode portion and, further, an anode lead frame is provided at the peripheries of four sides of the upper insulator layer, thereby forming an anode portion. Openings are formed at four corners of the insulator layer or the anode portion, thereby establishing electrical connection between the cathode portions on both sides of the aluminum base. By setting the ratio of a total region, occupied by the openings, of the cathode portion to 25% or less, the ESL of a capacitor can be suppressed low even when the openings are provided. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259527 | NIOBIUM SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - Disclosed are a niobium solid electrolytic capacitor capable of reducing leak current that may occur in high heat treatment in a reflow process and capable of preserving the capacity before and after heat treatment, and a method for producing it. The niobium solid electrolytic capacitor comprises an anode containing an oxide of niobium monoxide or niobium dioxide and a metal of niobium or a niobium alloy, a dielectric layer formed on the surface of the anode, and a cathode formed on the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer contains fluorine. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259528 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor with a high capacity occurrence rate and a high capacity and a method for manufacturing the solid electrolytic capacitor. An anode body is formed on a periphery of an anode lead having a hollow structure. The anode body has a porous body of a valve metal or an alloy of the metal as its main component. The hollow structure allows an inside and an outside of the anode body to connect with each other. A dielectric layer is formed on a surface of the anode body, and a conducting polymer layer is formed on a surface of the dielectric layer. When the conducting polymer layer is formed, the inside of the anode body is depressurized by suction from the outside of the anode body through the hollow structure of the anode lead. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259529 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the anode substrate, a first cathode layer provided on the dielectric layer, and a second cathode layer provided on the first cathode layer. The first cathode layer is a layer made of polyethylenedioxythiophene and polypyrrole. The second layer is a layer made of polypyrrole. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259530 | Clasp device for a handle of a power supply - A clasp device for a handle of a power supply, which includes: A power supply; a U-shaped handle are movably joined to left and right sidewalls of the power supply; a spring piece respectively provided with a pressure plate and a base plate, wherein two sides of the base plate are fixedly connected to the transversal plate, a gap is formed between the pressure plate and another inner plate surface of the transversal plate, and a protruding portion is located at the base plate; a clasp hole defined in a side plate surface of the power supply; when the U-shaped handle is rotary displaced about shaft tips as center, the protruding portion clasps into/separates from the clasp hole, which prevents the entire spring piece from protruding from the surface of the handle, thereby avoiding hindrance to external objects. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259531 | DC SWITCHGEAR PROVIDED WITH A COMMUTATION-TYPE DC CIRCUIT BREAKER - A DC switchgear provided with a commutation-type DC circuit breaker having a main circuit provided with a main switch for interconnecting a DC power supply and a load and for enabling and disabling a main circuit current flow, and a commutating circuit provided with a commutating capacitor and a commutating switch, which is connected electrically parallel to the main switch, comprising: a DC circuit breaker accommodating box includes, as a standard arrangement, the main circuit provided with the main switch, and the commutation-type DC circuit breaker having the commutating circuit provided with the commutating capacitor and the commutating switch, which are connected electrically parallel to the main switch; a front accommodating box disposed on the front of the DC circuit breaker accommodating box, which accommodates devices having functions for controlling the switchgear and indicating a status of the switchgear including a failure status thereof; and a rear accommodating box disposed on the back of the DC circuit breaker accommodating box, which accommodates a device for monitoring a status of the main circuit and protecting the main circuit; wherein the front accommodating box and the rear accommodating box are connected to the DC circuit breaker accommodating box to form an integrated DC switchgear. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259532 | Switchgear Bus Support System and Method - Apparatus, method, and system for rigidly supporting a switchgear bus assembly through the use of one or more support plates, thereby providing the primary support for the other active modules and bushings. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259533 | POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT WITH TWO POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER - A power distribution unit includes a two pole circuit breaker having a first pole electrically coupled to an x-phase circuit portion of the power distribution unit and having a second pole electrically coupled to a y-phase circuit portion of the power distribution unit. The two pole circuit breaker is so designed that both of the two poles of the circuit breaker trip simultaneously and open even when an undesired electrical condition exists on the portion of the power distribution unit electrically coupled to only one of the poles. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259534 | CASSETTE MATRIX FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS - A cassette matrix having a first cassette and a second cassette disposed immediately adjacent to each other is provided. The outer sides of the cassettes are in contact and there are no fastener components, such as, but not limited to, a bolt head or nut, disposed between adjacent sidewalls. In this configuration, the cassette matrix requires a reduced amount of space within a larger housing assembly. Each cassette utilizes threshold mounting fasteners to coupled any components to the lateral sidewall. A threshold mounting fastener does not extend outwardly beyond the general plane of the lateral sidewall. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259535 | SLIDING OPEN/CLOSED DEVICE - A sliding open/closed device includes a first module and a second module. When the first module is closed with the second module, a first magnetic component disposed inside the first module is attracted by a second magnetic component disposed inside the second module. When a sliding component disposed inside the first module is located at a second position, the first magnetic component is attracted by the second magnetic component and is repelled by a third magnetic component disposed inside the second module so that the first module can be closed with the second module. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259536 | Handheld Electronic Processing Apparatus and an Energy Storage Accessory Fixable Thereto | 2008-10-23 |
20080259537 | Electronic Device - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a casing at least a part of which is made of metal, an in-casing member which is housed in the casing and becomes warm when the electronic device is in operation, and a boss member formed separately from the casing and made of resin. The boss member is attached to the metal part of the casing and is interposed between the casing and the in-casing member. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259538 | Foldable input apparatus - The invention discloses a foldable input apparatus including a base, a holding plate and an input module. The base has a first surface, and a first key set is disposed on the first surface. The first holding plate has a second surface and a third surface. The first holding plate is pivotally connected with the base so that the first holding plate can rotate with respect to the base. The second key set is disposed on the second surface. A recess is formed on the third surface and a circuit board is disposed in the recess. The first input module is detachably disposed in the recess, so as to electrically connect with the first circuit board. When the foldable input apparatus is unfolded, the first and the second key sets can be operated for inputting data. When the foldable input apparatus is folded, the first input module can be operated. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259539 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes: a case having a first cover and a second cover, which form an internal space of the case in combination; a circuit substrate loaded with an electronic circuit and disposed in the internal space of the case; and a board member extending between the circuit substrate and the second cover, of the internal space of the case. The board member has: a first fixing section that fixes the circuit substrate between the first cover and the board member; and a second fixing section that is formed at a position different from the first fixing section and fixes the board member on the second cover. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259540 | Image display device and electronic apparatus - An image display device has: a display panel having a display screen to display an image on a front surface; a case that accommodates the display panel, the case having a standing wall section that surrounds a surroundings edge of the display panel alienating from the surroundings edge; and a cover that covers a portion between the surroundings edge of the display panel and the standing wall section of the case. The device further has: a frame having a putting section where a back surroundings edge of the display panel is placed, and an isolation section touching side of the display panel and it separates between the display panel and the standing wall section of the case; and wiring that passes between the isolation section and the standing wall section. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259541 | Monitor suspension device and method of use - A monitor suspension system, the system in its various embodiments including a suspension arm having a first and second end; a component housing coupled to the first end of the suspension arm, and wherein the component housing is capable of being further coupled to one or more monitors. A lateral carriage assembly is also coupled to the second end of suspension arm. The lateral carriage assembly can include a first lateral track; a lateral trough coupled to the first lateral track; a second lateral track; and a lateral movement piece which is slidably coupled between the first lateral track and the second lateral track. A first and optional second backward/forward track are slidably engaged by the lateral carriage by means of a first and second front/back sliding assembly coupled to the lateral carriage assembly. A backward/forward trough is coupled to one of the backward/forward tracks. A first cable chain is coupled at a first end to the backward/forward trough and coupled at a second end to the lateral carriage assembly. A second cable chain is coupled at a first end to the lateral trough and coupled at a second end to the lateral movement piece. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259542 | PLASMA DISPLAY - A plasma display including a shielding cover, a plasma display panel (PDP) and a circuit board is provided. The shielding cover includes a back plate and a frame, and the frame is connected to the back plate. The PDP is disposed inside the shielding cover and a gap is maintained between the PDP and the shielding cover. The circuit board is disposed between the PDP and the back plate. The shielding cover is grounded through the circuit board. The PDP is grounded via a single point grounding system through the circuit board. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259543 | PIVOTABLE SUPPORT SHAFT FOR DISPLAY - A pivotable support shaft for connecting a display with a base member and supporting the display is disclosed. The support is designed to enable the display to have different postures in working condition and package and transporting condition. For example, in the working condition, the screen of the display may be pivotable between a pitch-up angle of about 20° and a pitch-down angle of about −20°, and in the package and transporting condition, the screen of the display may be pivoted down to a pitch-down angle of about −90° where the screen faces downwardly to reduce the package size and improve the transportation stability. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259544 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - An exemplary display apparatus comprising a monitor having a frame and a built-in power transforming module; a support module having a terminal mounted on the frame of the monitor and another terminal; a luminescence module mounted on the another terminal of the support module, having an anode power cord and a cathode power cord coupled to the power transforming module; and a switch connected to the power transforming module to turn on/off the power transforming module. The present invention provides a monitor having illuminating function. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259545 | SCREEN APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A screen apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The screen apparatus of the present invention includes a screen ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259546 | Image display device and electronic apparatus - An image display device has a camera unit having a lens, an image sensor, and a support member that supports the lens and the image sensor; a display unit having a display screen to display an image on the display screen; and a case that accommodates the camera unit and the display unit. The device further has: a cover that covers the camera unit accommodated by the case, and encloses surroundings of the display unit accommodated by the case; and a seal member that touches part of a lens surroundings of the support member avoiding the lens, of the camera unit, the seal member being interposed between an inner wall side of the cover and the camera unit, and the seal member being shaped as a ring. The cover is one in which a part that faces the camera unit has light transmission properties. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259547 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND COUPLING BOSS THEREFOR - A plasma display device and a coupling boss coupleable to a chassis base of the plasma display device. The coupling boss includes an attaching head at one end of a boss cylinder. The attaching head has a horizontal cross-sectional area larger than a horizontal cross-sectional area of the boss cylinder. A supporting jaw is proximal to the attaching head and protrudes from the boss cylinder. An undercut is provided between the attaching head and the supporting jaw, the undercut having a volume substantially the same as a volume of the supporting jaw. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259548 | APPARATUS FOR COUPLING DISPLAY WINDOW AND BUTTONS FOR CLOTHING HANDLER - Disclosed is an apparatus for coupling a display window and buttons for a clothing handler. The apparatus for coupling the display window and the buttons for the clothing handler includes a display window configured to display each kind of information regarding handling clothing, buttons disposed to be adjacent to the display window, for selecting options for handling clothing, and a supporting member interposed between the display window and the buttons, for supporting at least one of the display window and the buttons. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259549 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes an array substrate including a top-emission-type display element which is provided in a rectangular display area, and a driving circuit which is disposed outside of the display area and drives the display element, and a sealing substrate which is disposed to be opposed to the display element of the array substrate and includes a recess portion which is opposed to the display element and is larger than the display area, wherein the sealing substrate further includes, in the recess portion on the outside of the display area, a moisture-absorbing material which is disposed along three or less sides of four sides of the display area, and the moisture-absorbing material and the driving circuit are disposed in a manner to overlap at least partly. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259550 | CRADLE FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cradle includes a base, and a function module and an adjusting unit mounted in a receiving space of the base. The base has an external insertion recess for a handheld electronic device to insert therein, and being communicable with the receiving space via a through-wall slot. The function module is electrically connectible to an external power supply, and includes a first connector that is extended through the through-wall slot into the insertion recess for electrically connecting to the handheld electronic device, and is smaller than the through-wall slot. The adjusting unit includes a press plate fixedly connected at an end to the function module, at least one elastic element, and at least one pivot bolt extended through the elastic element and the other end of the press plate into a wall of the base, such that the elastic element is movably connected to the press plate. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259551 | MODULAR COMPUTING DEVICE - A core computing device including a body housing a processor, the body defining a plurality of couplings for receiving a plurality of modules along a plurality of sides thereof, the body defining tabs extending from corners of a periphery of the body for mechanically interfacing with the modules. The functionality of the device can be dynamically configured and extended by attaching various modules, where particular combinations of modules may also be paired to achieve particular results. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259552 | Wearable Component with a Memory Arrangement - A system may include (a) a holder including a wearable component, (b) a dock coupled to the wearable component; (c) a memory coupled to the dock; and (d) a computing device removeably coupled to the dock. The computing device receives from and stores data to the memory. The data is capable of causing the coupled computing device to automatically adopt a mode of another computing device coupled to the dock at a different time. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259553 | MOTHERBOARD - An exemplary motherboard includes a first slot arranged for mounting a first type of memory, a second slot arranged for mounting a second type of memory, a voltage regulator electronically connected to the first slot and the second slot, and a serial presence detect (SPD) unit connected to the voltage regulator. The first memory and the second memory alternatively mounted on the motherboard, the SPD detects which type of memory is mounted on the motherboard, and the voltage regulator outputs voltages suitable for the type of the memory mounted on the motherboard according to a detection result of the SPD. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259554 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus includes a bracket, a frame slidably received in the bracket, a fixing member mounted inside the frame for fixing a storage device to the frame, at least one gasket, and at least one fastener for extending through the at least one gasket and the frame to engage with the fixing member, the at least one gasket dampening vibrations transmitted from the frame to the storage device along the at least one fastener and the fixing member. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259555 | MODULAR BLADE SERVER - A blade server includes a chassis; a first plurality of bays in the chassis, wherein the first plurality of bays is adapted to receive and at least partially house a plurality of CPU modules, and wherein the first plurality of bays is accessible through a first side of the chassis; a second plurality of bays in the chassis, wherein the second plurality of bays is adapted to receive and at least partially house a plurality of PCI-Express modules, and wherein the second plurality of bays is accessible through a second side of the chassis; and a midplane board arranged to pass a PCI-Express signal between at least one of the plurality of CPU modules and at least one of the plurality of PCI-Express modules. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259556 | Modular graphics expansion system - A modular graphics expansion system comprises a modular graphics expansion base communicatively couplable to a portable electronic device to enable the electronic device to transition from a standard graphics mode of operation to an enhanced graphics mode of operation. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259557 | Device cooling system - A device cooling system comprises a heat pipe disposed in a device, the heat pipe having a condenser portion and at least two divergent evaporator portions, the at least two evaporator portions coupled to at least one heat-generating component of the device. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259558 | Heat-Receiving Apparatus and Electronic Equipment - A heat-receiving plate of a pump has a heat-receiving surface and a guide. The heat-receiving surface is thermally connected to a heat-generating body. The guide is provided on the heat-receiving surface. The guide is opposed to the heat-generating body. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259559 | Apparatus and method for controlling apparatus - An apparatus comprises a device and a processor. The device inputs information. The processor detects an input from the device and controls the operating frequency of the processor on the basis of frequency of the detected inputs. Thus, it is possible to achieve an apparatus capable of lowering the temperature of a case when the user is using the device. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259560 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT COOLING OF GRADIENT COILS - A system for cooling a gradient coil assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a gradient coil having a first surface comprising a plurality of conductors and a plurality of inter-turn channels. Each inter-turn channel is located between turns of the plurality of conductors. The system also includes a seal layer applied to the first surface of the gradient coil to seal the inter-turn channels. The inter-turn channels are configured to transport a cooling fluid. Alternatively, at least one cooling tube may be located in the inter-turn channels of the gradient coil in order to transport a cooling fluid. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259561 | COOLING-FAN-FREE SYSTEM MODULE - A cooling-fan-free system module includes a housing unit having a front and a rear case together defining a receiving space therebetween, and the rear case being highly thermal-conductive; a circuit module received in the receiving space of the housing unit and including a circuit board having at least one heat-producing element electrically connected thereto; a heat radiating unit including a heat-conducting pad raised from an inner side of the rear case corresponding to the heat-producing element for transferring heat produced by the heat-producing element to the rear case, and at least one fin-like heat radiating member integrally formed on a back side of the rear case; and a tightening unit including at least two sets of internally threaded posts, screw fasteners, and elastic elements to ensure tight and good contact of the heat-conducting pad with the heat-producing element. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259562 | Computer housing shock absorber device for a vibration source frame - A computer housing shock absorber device for a vibration source frame, which includes:
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20080259563 | Disk array apparatus - In a disk array apparatus, by taking note of a first sound of a specific frequency which is a noise element of original sounds generated from a fan, a second sound whose phase is inverted to that of the first sound is generated by a structure of a cooling air flow path passing through the fan, and the second sound is synthesized with the first sound on the cooling air flow path, thereby reducing the noise. For example, an exhaust duct is located on a fan unit in an upper part of the apparatus, two flow paths extending to an exhaust port are formed in an internal structure of the exhaust duct, and the two flow paths are designed so that the difference in the flow path length therebetween becomes equivalent to half wavelength of the specific frequency. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259564 | AXIAL FAN APPARATUS, HOUSING, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided an axial fan apparatus including an axial-flow impeller, a drive unit, and a housing. The axial-flow impeller is capable of rotating and includes a plurality of blades inclined with respect to a rotational axis direction. The drive unit rotates the axial-flow impeller. The housing is mounted with the drive unit, and includes a sidewall, and a plurality of slits that circulate gas. The sidewall is provided around the axial-flow impeller. The plurality of slits are provided to the sidewall and inclined with respect to the rotational axis direction in a direction opposed to a direction in which the plurality of blades incline. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259565 | Heat radiator and electronic apparatus - A heat radiator has two or more heat radiation fins arranged at intervals, and conducts heat from the heat radiation fins to air that flows in space of the heat radiation fins. The heat radiation fins have notches formed such that central parts of edges of the heat radiation fins in at least one of the air inflow side and the air outflow side of the heat radiation fins are cut alternately or on a circulating basis in an array direction of the heat radiation fins. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259566 | EFFICIENTLY COOL DATA CENTERS AND ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURES USING LOOP HEAT PIPES - Disclosed in the present invention are ways for cooling components contained in enclosures that reject 500 or more Watts employing two phase passive heat transfer devices including Loop Heat Pipes and devices we refer to as LHPLs. The methods minimize the amount of energy employed in cooing while at the same time maximizing the quality of heat rejected to the secondary cooling loops that transmit the heat to the outside world. Where data centers provide direct access to chilled water it becomes possible to reject heat directly to cooling towers in locations as hot and humid as Atlanta Ga. eliminating 40% or more of the total energy consumed. The key advances that make this energy efficient performance employ LHPLs that have the smallest possible total thermal resistance, methods that maximize their effectiveness and ancillary devices that minimize the energy consumed in move cooling air. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259567 | CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSPORT COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-COMPONENT ELECTRONICS SYSTEM - A conductive heat transport cooling system and method are provided for cooling primary and secondary heat generating components of an electronics system. The cooling system includes a liquid-based cooling subsystem including at least one liquid-cooled cold plate physically coupled to at least one primary heat generating component of the electronics system, and a thermally conductive coolant-carrying tube coupled to and in fluid communication with the at least one liquid-cooled cold plate. A thermally conductive auxiliary structure is coupled to the coolant-carrying tube and to at least one secondary heat generating component of the electronics system. When in use, the thermally conductive auxiliary structure provides conductive heat transport from the at least one secondary heat generating component to the at least one thermally conductive coolant-carrying tube coupled thereto, and hence via convection to liquid coolant passing therethrough. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259568 | Display device and electronic apparatus - A display device includes: a frame that holds a display panel having a thin member and a light source that irradiates the display panel with light; and a cover that covers the frame. The display device further includes: a heat sink situated in the central portion in the width direction of the display panel in the frame and extending in and out of the frame; and a heat dissipation component provided in the cover and being in contact with the heat sink at a position outside the frame. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259569 | THERMALLY ENHANCED BATTERY MODULE - A thermally enhanced battery module including a casing, at least a cell and a heat dissipation fin is provided. The casing has at least an opening, and the cell and the heat dissipation fin are both disposed in the casing. The cell has a contact surface, and the heat dissipation fin has an inner surface and an outer surface. Part of the inner surface contacts the contact surface of the cell. The outer surface has a plurality of notches and contacts the casing. At least one notch is exposed through the opening. The heat generated by the cell is capable of being dissipated by the heat dissipation fin and the opening in the invention to avoid overheating or decreasing the charging or discharging efficiency. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259570 | TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A transmitting device includes (a) an amplifier mounted on the top face or the internal layer of a substrate, (b) a semiconductor integrated circuit mounted on the bottom face of the substrate and connected to the amplifier, and (c) a spacer substrate disposed on the bottom face of the substrate. The spacer substrate is disposed at least under the amplifier. This structure allows the heat generated from the amplifier to be efficiently dissipated through the spacer substrate, thus inhibiting deterioration of the characteristics of the amplifier caused by the heat. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259571 | Semiconductor device used for a rectifier of a vehicle alternator - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a metal disc portion, a lead, and a sealing material. The semiconductor chip has surfaces both serve as primary electrode surfaces. The metal disc portion is secured to an external cooling metal body. One primary electrode surface of the semiconductor chip is soldered to the disc portion. The lead has a head portion at an end thereof and the head portion is soldered to the other primary electrode surface of the semiconductor chip. The sealing material seals at least a side face of the semiconductor chip and two soldered portions of the disc portion and the head portion. The disc portion is provided with projections on a surface opposite to the surface to which the semiconductor chip is soldered. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259572 | Mounting a Heat Sink in Thermal Contact with an Electronic Component - A heat transfer apparatus comprises a load frame having load springs and an open region that exposes an electronic component. The load frame is mounted to a printed circuit board on which the electronic component is mounted. A heat sink assembly is disposed on the load frame and has a main body in thermal contact with the electronic component through a thermally conductive material. The heat sink assembly has load arms for engaging the load springs. A load plate extends between the load arms and has an actuation element operative to displace the main body relative to the load plate and thereby resiliently deform the load springs and produce a load force that compresses the thermally conductive material to achieve a desired thermal interface gap between the main body and the electronic component. Non-influencing fasteners secure the heat sink to the load frame and maintain the desired thermal interface gap. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259573 | Housing or Frame-Like Holding Element with an Inscribed Strip - A housing or a frame-like holding element for, in particular, electronic or electrical components, including a frame that surrounds an opening, a holding fixture that, while extending in a longitudinal direction, is formed in the front side of at least one profile. An inscribed strip is placed inside the holding fixture and supports a holding strip that forms a viewing surface on the front side. This invention provides a holding element that can be easily assembled while having a visually appealing layout of the inscribed strip. This invention provides frame limbs forming the frame in the form of frame profiles, of which the holding fixture for the inscribed strip is formed on at least one, and the holding strip, on a rear side facing away from the viewing side, has two longitudinally extending resilient detent webs which are parallel to one another and which have detent elements that engage in a locking manner within detent mating elements formed on the holding fixture. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259574 | SLIDE-SPRING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - A portable device has a pair of parts shiftable relative to each other between two offset end positions and connected together by a spring mechanism having the invention respective pivots on the parts and a C-shaped spring having opposite ends. One of the ends is secured to one of the pivots, and the other of the spring ends is directly or indirectly connected to the other pivot such that the spring is pivoted about the one pivot on movement of the parts between the end positions and is more tensioned as the parts move through a metastable position between the end positions than when the parts are in the end positions. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259575 | Tape-Style Flexible Circuit Board, and Manufacturing Method and Manufacturing Apparatus for the Same - When a number of flexible circuit boards where a circuit pattern is formed on at least one surface are connected to each other so as to form a tape-style flexible circuit board, a space for conveyance is provided in the pairs of end portions facing each other of the flexible circuit boards, at least a portion of the space for conveyance protrudes in the direction parallel to the direction of conveyance of the flexible circuit boards, and the protruding space for conveyance overlaps and is fixed to a space for conveyance of an adjacent flexible circuit board. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259576 | Electronic Device or Circuit and Method for Fabricating the Same - A method for fabricating an electronic device or circuit, respectively, comprises providing a flexible substrate ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080259577 | FLEXIBLE BIOMONITOR WITH EMI SHIELDING AND MODULE EXPANSION - A flexible biomonitor comprises: a flexible substrate having a circuit apparatus, a hybrid sensor, a plurality of IC devices, a central processing module, a RF transmitter circuit, an antenna, and a power supply. Thereupon the flexible biomonitor can be plastered on the skin where the human body needs to be monitored to achieve the purposes of reducing occupied area, providing comfortable wear and achieve compactness, module expansion and EMI shielding. Besides, it is capable of remote real-time monitoring this signal to achieve the purpose of home care. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259578 | ELECTRIC SUPPLYING CARD HOLDER - An electric supplying holder includes a first cover, a second cover, a flexible battery unit and a third cover. The second cover has at least one first contact point. The first cover is disposed at a first side of the second cover. The flexible battery unit has at least one conducting part and is placed between the first cover and the second cover. The first contact point is electrically connected with the conducting part. The third cover is disposed at a second side of the second cover, and a first accommodating space is formed between the second cover and the third cover. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259579 | Control device used for a computer casing on which a plurality of expansion cards is inserted - A control device used for a computer casing on which a plurality of expansion cards is inserted, is composed of a first frame and a second frame which are installed in a casing of height of 2U; a connection element, which is connected on the first and second frames, and is in a vertical state; a right riser card, which is connected on a right side of the connection element; a left riser card, which is connected on a left side of the connection element; a plurality of expansion cards, which is inserted horizontally into a plurality of slots of the right riser card; and a plurality of expansion cards, which is inserted horizontally into a plurality of slots of the left riser card. By this control device, at least more than seven expansion cards or interface cards can be inserted. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259580 | Method for mounting leaded component to substrate - A process for stabilizing an electrical component having a body and electrical leads projecting from the body and received in through-holes defined in a substrate, while avoiding disadvantages associated with dispensing a hot-melt adhesive during assembly of an electrical package, involves steps of providing a circuit substrate having through-holes for receiving the leads of a leaded electrical component, providing an electrical component having a body and leads extending from the body, positioning a preformed hot-melt adhesive on the circuit substrate or on the electrical component, positioning the electrical component on the circuit substrate so that the leads extend into the through-holes and so that the preformed hot-melt adhesive is positioned between and fills the gap between the body of the electrical component and the substrate, and activating and solidifying the hot-melt adhesive to securely adhere the body of the electrical component to the substrate. | 2008-10-23 |
20080259581 | Circuitized substrates utilizing smooth-sided conductive layers as part thereof - A circuitized substrate in which two conductive layers (e.g., electroplated copper foil) are bonded (e.g., laminated) to an interim dielectric layer. Each of the two foil surfaces which physically bond to the dielectric are smooth (e.g., preferably by chemical processing) and include a thin, organic layer thereon, while the outer surfaces of both foils are also smooth (e.g., preferably also using a chemical processing step). One of these resulting conductive layers may function as a ground or voltage plane while the other may function as a signal plane with a plurality of individual signal lines as part thereof. An electrical assembly and an information handling system utilizing such a circuitized substrate are also provided. | 2008-10-23 |