52nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090316241 | Method and Apparatus for Positioning a Focused Beam - A method and apparatus involve: using beam influencing structure to cause a converging beam of radiation to propagate along a first portion of a path of travel; supporting an optical part so that the path of travel extends through the optical part, the converging beam arriving at the optical part along the first portion of the path of travel, and the path of travel having a second portion along which the converging beam travels away from the optical part; and selectively tilting the optical part about a pivot axis lying in an imaginary plane extending transversely to the first portion of the path of travel, pivotal movement of the optical part about the pivot axis causing a change in the orientation of the second portion of the path of travel with respect to the first portion thereof. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316242 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanner includes an inductor, an electric supply unit, an emitter, a mirror, a first receiving element, a second receiving element, and a measuring unit. The electric supply unit applies a supply voltage to the inductor alternately in opposite applying directions. The mirror reflects a laser beam to scan a photosensitive body within a scanning range. Each of the receiving elements is positioned at one end of the scanning range. The measuring unit measures the scanning time taken for the laser beam to be detected by the second receiving element after the beam is detected by the first receiving element. When the mirror scans the photosensitive body along a first primary scanning line after the mirror scans the body along a second primary scanning line, the electric supply unit varies the supply voltage according to the scanning time measured for the second primary scanning line. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316243 | Laser Projector - It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser projector for displaying an image based on raster scanning of a laser beam, in which a laser projector is capable of reliably detecting the deflection angle of a vibratory mirror used for horizontally scanning without the need for a light source other than a laser light source for displaying images even if the deflection angle is small, and also of accurately adjusting the deflection angle of the vibratory mirror to a predetermined deflection angle at the resonant frequency of the vibratory mirror without exceeding the predetermined deflection angle. The laser projector includes a light detecting element array disposed on a transparent substrate on a frame over a projection opening parallel to a horizontal scanning direction of the laser beam. To adjust the deflection angle of the horizontal scanning mirror, the laser beam scans the light detecting element array. Therefore, the deflection angle can be detected when it is small. After the operating frequency of the horizontal scanning mirror is brought into conformity with the resonant frequency thereof while keeping the deflection angle from exceeding a predetermined deflection angle, the intensity of an input signal is increased to adjust the deflection angle. Therefore, the deflection angle can be adjusted to the predetermined deflection angle at the resonant frequency. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316244 | LIGHT SCANNING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A light scanning unit comprises: a light source unit for emitting first and second light; a beam deflector for deflecting the first and second light emitted from the light source unit; and a synchronization detection optical system. The synchronization detection optical system includes synchronization detection sensors for detecting scanning synchronization of the first and second light and synchronization optical path converting members for converting optical paths of portions of the first and second light deflected by the beam deflector. The optical paths of the portions of the first and second light are directed to come into close proximity with one another. The light scanning unit may be incorporated in an image forming apparatus. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316245 | TRANSDUCER-MIRROR STRUCTURE - An approach for obtaining a transducer mirror structure made from silicon. The structure may have a center portion and a perimeter portion that have an attachment between them which is made flexible after certain etching between the two portions. The attachment may be a web of links or legs. A force applied to the center portion at one end of the structure may cause the center portion to move relative to the perimeter portion. A piezo electric transducer or actuator may be attached to apply the force. An oxide layer, a thin layer of silicon and a mirror may be formed on the other end of the structure. The web of links or legs between the center and the perimeter portions may be established with an RIE etch of gaps through the structure to the oxide layer and an undercutting of the gaps with a KOH etch. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316246 | PHOTOCHROMIC FILM, PHOTOCHROMIC LENS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOCHROMIC LENS - The present invention relates to a photochromic film comprising a photochromic dye and a resin component. The photochromic film has a nanoindentation hardness of equal to or greater than 800 nm on at least one of surfaces, surface A, thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing a photochromic lens. The method of manufacturing a photochromic lens of the present invention comprises forming a photochromic film having a nanoindentation hardness ranging from 500 to 5000 nm on an outermost surface thereof as well as having a smaller nanoindentation hardness on a surface facing a first mold than that on the outermost surface by coating a photochromic liquid comprising a photochromic dye and a curable component on one surface of the first mold for formation of one of surfaces of a lens and subjecting the photochromic liquid to curing treatment, and a photochromic lens comprising a photochromic film on a lens substrate is obtained by means of the above first mold. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316247 | Light Polarization Converter - A light polarization converter includes: a crystal substrate of lithium niobate cut in a plane defined by a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the crystal substrate; a waveguide formed in the crystal substrate, extending in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the crystal substrate, and containing Zn and Ni therein; and an electrode unit disposed on the crystal substrate. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316248 | MANUFACTURING OF ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - A manufacturing method of electrochromic devices ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090316249 | ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an electrochromic display device which can realize a reduction in color drift in storing images and has excellent memory properties. The electrochromic display device is an active matrix drive-type electrochromic display device containing opposed electrodes, at least one type of a porous layer containing titanium oxide with an electrochromic dye adsorbed thereon, and at least one type of a porous layer containing tin oxide. The active matrix drive-type electrochromic display device is characterized in that the tin oxide-containing porous layer is connected to a pixel circuit used in active matrix drive through one of the opposed electrodes. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316250 | Window having wavelength selectivity and photovoltaic capability - A generally transparent solar cell or solar cell array is formed on a tensioned flexible substrate located between parallel rigid transparent members. Layers are formed on the tensioned flexible substrate so as to include both filter layers which are cooperative to provide desired wavelength-filtering properties and power-generating layers which are cooperative to provide photovoltaic properties. In the embodiments in which the power-generating layers form an organic solar cell, one or both of the spaces between the substrate and the rigid transparent members contain a fixed volume of gas, so that deterioration of the layers as a consequence of exposure to moisture is retarded. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316251 | DYNAMIC VARIABLE SHAPE OPTICAL ELEMENT - Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are disclosed to provide a dynamic variable shape optical element for wavefront correction. In an embodiment, a variable shape optical element assembly includes an optical element having a front surface and a back surface with specified curvature characteristics. The variable shape optical element assembly also includes back knife edges having a designated shape disposed on the back surface of the optical element and front knife edges having a designated shape disposed on the front surface of the optical element. The variable shape optical element assembly further includes a mechanical arrangement adapted to apply a dynamic mechanical force to create the specified curvature characteristics. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316252 | Fluidic Multi Color Display - The apparatus claimed by the invention uses as the display medium colors in the form of colored fluids which are transported by means of transport in a system of compartments within a fluidic chain, whereby they are visible from the direction of an observer only through a single one these compartments (image compartment). Depending on the position of the individual colored fluids, a different color impression is received by the observer. The invention thereby teaches the presence of a fluidic chain in a subpixel and the combination of a plurality of these subpixels in a pixel. The display claimed by the invention consists of a plurality of pixels. With the use of eight colors in connection with an optically created color mixing effect, a color space can be displayed which is sufficient at least for the display of the information typically used on advertising signs. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316253 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE BASED ON ELECTROWETTING EFFECT - An electronic device comprises an array of electro wetting cells, each cell comprising first and second liquids ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090316254 | Light Control Film and Light Control Glass - The present invention relates to a light control film, comprising:
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20090316255 | APPARATUS FOR GAIN CONTROL IN OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS - The invention relates to an apparatus for dynamically controlling the gain of an optically pumped optical amplifier, and the optical amplifier including such apparatus, which utilizes a multiplying digital to analog converter to implement a digitally adjustable analog feed forward control of a source of pump radiation of the optical amplifier. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316256 | CHROMATICALLY CORRECTED OBJECTIVE AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An objective having a plurality of optical elements arranged to image a pattern from an object field in an object surface of the objective to an image field in an image surface region of the objective at an image-side numerical aperture NA>0.8 with electromagnetic radiation from a wavelength band around a wavelength λ, includes a number N of dioptric optical elements, each dioptric optical element i made from a transparent material having a normalized optical dispersion | 2009-12-24 |
20090316257 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - The microscope system comprises: an imaging apparatus used for picking up an image of a specimen; an electric unit; a control apparatus for controlling turning On and Off of the power supply to the electric unit; a storage apparatus storing the initialization requirement time of the electric unit; and a drive management arithmetic operation apparatus for calculating, on the basis of an image pickup interval and initialization requirement time, a clock time for controlling turning On/Off of the power supply to the electric unit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316258 | DUAL EMISSION MICROSCOPE - There is provided a microscope device comprising: means for creating a collimated beam of light collected from a sample and comprising at least a first spectral range and a second spectral range, means for separating the collimated beam into a first beam containing a higher percentage of light of the first spectral range than light of the second spectral range and a second beam containing a lower percentage of light of the first spectral range than light of the second spectral range, means for reflecting the first beam, means for reflecting the second beam, means for combining the first beam and the second beam, a detector, and means for imaging the combined first and second beam onto the detector in order to create an image of the sample on the detector, wherein the means for reflecting the first beam and the means for reflecting the second beam are arranged in such a manner that the image created by the first beam and the image created by the second beam are shifted relative to each other on the detector, wherein the means for reflecting the first beam is adapted to invert handedness of the first beam, and wherein the means for reflecting the second beam is adapted to preserve handedness of the second beam. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316259 | OPTICAL INDICATOR FOR MICROSCOPIC LASER BEAM MANIPULATION - An objective assembly for use with a microscope is provided. The objective has an optical axis that permits an image beam to be emitted through the objective toward the eyepiece of a microscope. A mirror is positioned at an angle to the optical axis of the objective. A laser assembly is positioned on a first side of the mirror for directing a laser beam toward said mirror so that the energy is reflected off the mirror and through the objective in a direction that is substantially aligned with the optical axis of the objective. An indicator assembly including a source of light is positioned with the light incident on the other side of the mirror to reflect a beam of light in a direction opposite to the direction of the laser beam to provide an optical representation at the eyepiece of a microscope of the position of the laser beam being emitted by the objective. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316260 | Projection Screen and Method of Constructions - A projection screen apparatus having a retention member configured, in use, to be in contact with at least one surface of a screen along at least a portion of at least one edge of the screen. The projection screen may include polymeric material and the retention member may be bonded to the screen. The retention member may comprise a plurality of apertures and tensioning members extending through the apertures to apply tension to the screen. A portion of each tensioning member extending through the apertures to contact the retention member may be flexible and non-resilient. The retention member may be configured to allow slidable engagement with the plurality of tensioning members. Each retention member may comprise biasing means configured to bias each retention member away from a neighbouring retention member, the biasing means adjustable to vary the bias applied when the screen is in situ. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316261 | MULTI-LAYER SCREEN COMPOSITES - The invention relates to multi-layer composites for use as a screen, having at least three layers, with an inner diffusing layer and at least one substrate layer on either side. The diffusing layer contains small particles having a narrow particle size distribution that are refractive-index mismatched with the polymer matrix. The multi-layer acrylic composition is useful as a projection screen. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316262 | TRANSMISSION TYPE POLARIZING ELEMENT, AND COMPOSITE POLARIZING PLATE USING THE ELEMENT - A transmission type polarizing element | 2009-12-24 |
20090316263 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING RADIAL POLARIZED LIGHT - Methods and apparatus for converting linear polarized light into radial-polarized light are disclosed. The polarization is accomplished through a radial polarization generator containing multiple layers of polarizing film, or polarization converters, for converting the beam of light to a different orientation. Using the radial polarization generator, a quasi radial-polarized beam of light can be obtained quickly and easily by simply aligning the light at the center of the polarization generator. True radial-polarization can be obtained by passing the laser through a spatial filter. With such a radial polarization generator, a large frequency range of light may be converted from a linear orientation to a radial orientation. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316264 | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL-BASED FILM FOR OPTICAL USE, POLARIZING FILM, AND POLARIZING PLATE - The present invention provides a polyvinyl alcohol-based film for optical uses, which is excellent in stretching property and is used for producing a polarizing film excellent in polarization performance throughout the visible light wavelength range, particularly in the vicinity of the wavelength of 460 nm. The invention relates to a polyvinyl alcohol-based film for optical uses comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin is composed of only a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (A) containing a 1,2-glycol bond at a side chain and the amount of the 1,2-glycol bond at a side chain is from 0.01 to 6% by mol, or a polyvinyl alcohol-based film for optical uses comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin includes a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (A) containing a 1,2-glycol bond at a side chain and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (B) other than the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (A) and satisfies the following expression (1): | 2009-12-24 |
20090316265 | Mirror Assembly with Single Heating Element for Multiple Surfaces - A rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a mirror bracket fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A mirror case is secured to the mirror bracket. The mirror case defines a primary opening. A backing plate is operatively connected to the mirror case. A mirror is fixedly secured to the backing plate. The mirror defines a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The second surface defines a primary mirror surface and a spot mirror surface formed within the second surface. The rearview mirror assembly also includes a heating element fixedly secured to the second surface of the mirror for heating the mirror. The heating element includes a primary portion fixedly secured to the primary surface and a secondary portion fixedly secured to the spot mirror surface. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316266 | ZOOM LENS AND CAMERA HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens including four lens units having positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive power in order from an object side to an image side thereof, wherein the distance between the adjacent lens units changes when zooming: wherein the third lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens subunit having negative refractive power and a second lens subunit having positive refractive power. The zoom lens is configured to displace an image formed by the zoom lens in a direction perpendicular to its optical axis by moving the second lens subunit so as to have a component perpendicular to the optical axis, wherein the curvature radius of a surface, closest to the object, of the first lens subunit and the curvature radius of a surface second closest to the object, of the first lens subunit are set at appropriate values. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316267 | MULTILAYER THIN-FILM STACK AND OPTICAL ELEMENT EMPLOYING SAME - An optical element includes one or more transparent prisms and a multilayer optical thin-film formed on the transparent prisms. The multilayer optical thin-film includes a transparent substrate and a multilayer optical thin-film formed on the transparent substrate. The multilayer optical thin-film includes a plurality of high refractive index layers having a refractive index of more than 2.1 and a plurality of medium refractive index layers. The medium refractive index layers have a refractive index of one of to 1.79 and 1.81 to 1.86. The medium refractive index layers and the high refractive index layers are laminated in alternating fashion. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316268 | QUARTZ GLASS COMPONENT WITH REFLECTOR LAYER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Methods for producing a quartz glass component with reflector layer are known in which a reflector layer composed of quartz glass acting as a diffuse reflector is produced on at least part of the surface of a substrate body composed of quartz glass. In order, taking this as a departure point, to specify a method which enables cost-effective and reproducible production of uniform SiO | 2009-12-24 |
20090316269 | OPTICAL SHEETS - Disclosed is an optical film having an optical structure, such as a prism film or sheet, which is a constituent of a backlight unit. The optical film includes an optical structure layer having a plurality of optical structures, the surface of which is formed with irregularities, and the irregularities are formed on the surface of the light-collecting optical structure to satisfy predetermined conditions, thus effectively realizing a light-diffusing function, thereby eliminating the need to additionally mount a diffusion film or a protection film. When a particle dispersion layer is further formed on the surface of a transparent substrate opposite the surface having the optical structure layer, damage due to friction to prism films or other sheets may be prevented during the layering of the prism films or transport, thus obviating the use of a plurality of optical films. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316270 | DIFFUSER-INTEGRATED PRISM SHEET FOR BACKLIGHT UNITS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a diffuser-integrated prism sheet, in which diffuser layers are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the prism sheet and prism-shaped protrusions are formed in the prism sheet. The prism sheet for backlight units includes a lower diffuser layer having a light diffusion structure, a lower layer formed on the lower diffuser layer, a first intermediate layer formed on the lower layer and having prism-shaped protrusions formed parallel to each other, a second intermediate layer formed on the first intermediate layer, an upper layer formed on the second intermediate layer, and an upper diffuser layer formed on the upper layer and having a light diffusion structure, wherein an air layer is formed between the lower surface of the second intermediate layer and the valleys of the prism-shaped protrusions of the first intermediate layer. Also, a method of manufacturing the diffuser-integrated prism sheet is provided. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316271 | Antireflection Film - The present invention provides an antireflection film which has sufficient antireflection properties and antistatic properties, a high level of light transmittance and no interference fringe at a low cost. It is a feature of the antireflection film of the present invention that a hard coat layer and an antireflection layer is formed on a transparent substrate, a conductive polymer is included in the hard coat layer, a light reflectance on the low refractive index layer is in the range of 0.5-1.5%, a surface resistance of the low refractive index layer is less than 1×10 | 2009-12-24 |
20090316272 | Automobile Side Mirror - An automobile side mirror includes a reflective portion having a front mirror that is incompletely silvered and a rear mirror angularly offset from the front mirror, the rear mirror being fixed relative to the front mirror. The mirror includes a bracket hingedly coupled to the reflective portion and a solenoid hingedly coupled to the reflective portion to selectively move the reflective portion from a first configuration to a second configuration. The mirror includes a return element to return the reflective portion from the second configuration to the first configuration. A light sensor is positioned to detect an amount of light directed toward the reflective portion. A processor is in communication with the light sensor and in communication with the solenoid, the processor including programming to actuate the solenoid upon detection of a predetermined amount of light directed at the light sensor. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316273 | Embedded lens for achromatic wafer-level optical module and methods of forming the same - A wafer-level optical lens module including one or more embedded lenses and two outer lenses on an outer side of two outermost glass wafers. The embedded lenses may be formed of air or of any material with desired refractive index and dispersion characteristics. The outer lenses may be formed of any material with desired refractive index and dispersion characteristics. This arrangement, with various lenses of the optical module having different refractive indices and dispersions, allows for the formation of a wafer-level optical lens system which corrects for chromatic aberration and astigmatism. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316274 | COMPOSITE OPTICAL DIVIDING DEVICE - A composite optical dividing device can receive a light beam, which is mixed with at least multiple wavelength ranges of light. The optical dividing device includes a first optical film plate and a second optical film plate. The first optical film plate has multiple micro-structure lenses in same shape, for deflecting and the incident light with a condense level. The second optical film plate has multiple periodic polygon structures, for receiving the deflected light and dividing constitutions of the light beam, according to the wavelength ranges. Each of the multiple ranges of light respectively travels toward a predetermined region on a plane. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316275 | Two-dimensional lensing arrangment for optical beam collimation and beam orientation - An arrangement for collimating and turning an optical beam utilizing a pair of two-dimensional lenses to separate the collimation into separate one-dimensional operations, while using one of the two-dimensional lenses to also perform the turning operation. A first two-dimensional lensing surface is disposed at the endface of a launching waveguide. This first two-dimensional lensing surface provides collimation along one axis of the system (for example, the X axis). A second two-dimensional lensing surface is provided by introducing a defined curvature to a turning mirror in the system. The curvature of the turning mirror is designed to create collimation (or focusing, if desired) in the orthogonal beamfront (in this case, the Y axis beamfront), while also re-directing the propagating signal into the desired orientation. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316276 | PROJECTION LENS SYSTEM - An exemplary projection lens system includes, in order from the magnification side to the reduction side thereof, a first lens with negative refraction power, a second lens with positive refraction power, a third lens with negative refraction power, and a fourth lens with positive refraction power. The projection lens system satisfies the formulae 3.71.41; where TT is a total length of the projection lens, f is an effective focal length of the projection lens system and BFL is a back focal length of the projection lens system. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316277 | Zoom lens and an imaging apparatus incorporating the same - The first lens group comprises a positive lens and a negative lens, and the total number of lenses in the first lens group is 2. The second lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a front unit of negative refracting power and a rear unit of positive refracting power. The third lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a front unit of positive refracting power and a rear unit of negative refracting power. The fourth lens group comprises a positive lens component, and the total number of lens components in the fourth lens group is 1. The front unit of the second lens group comprises a negative lens component, and the total number of lens components in the front unit of the second lens group is 1. The rear unit of the second lens group comprises, in order from the object side to the image side, a negative lens and a positive lens, and the total number of lenses in the rear unit of the second lens group is 2. The negative lens component in the front unit of the second lens group and the negative lens in the rear unit of the second lens group satisfy the following condition (1A): | 2009-12-24 |
20090316278 | LENS MODULE - A lens module used in a portable electronic device, including a barrel with two ends, and a first lens and a second lens received in the barrel. A third lens is positioned proximal to one end of the barrel, which has a fastening member and an engaging member, wherein the engaging member is accommodated with the fastening member to compactly couple the third lens with the end of the barrel. The third lens is fastened on the one end of the barrel to reduce the overall volume of the lens module. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316279 | Emitting and focusing apparatus, methods, and systems - Apparatus, methods, and systems provide emitting, field-adjusting, and focusing of electromagnetic energy. In some approaches the field-adjusting includes providing an extended depth of field greater than a nominal depth of field. In some approaches the field-adjusting includes field-adjusting with a transformation medium, where the transformation medium may include an artificially-structured material such as a metamaterial. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316280 | APPARATUS FOR COUPLING FIRST LENS TO SECOND LENS - An exemplary apparatus for coupling a first lens to a second lens includes a base, a first wall, a second wall, a recess, and an elastic member. The base has a top surface. The first wall protrudes from the top surface. The second wall is opposite to the first wall and protrudes from the top surface. The recess is defined in the top surface and positioned between the first wall and the second wall. The recess is configured for receiving the second lens. The elastic member is positioned on the top surface. A first end of the elastic member is connected with the first wall. The elastic member is configured for exerting a force on the first lens such that the first lens can be cooperatively clamped between a second end of the elastic member and the second wall. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316281 | Laterally Adjustable Optical Mount with Bent Lever Manipulator Units - The present invention relates to an optical mount, in particular a lens mount, which is divided by a plurality of cuts in the mount material into a stationary outer mounting ring, a laterally adjustable inner mounting ring and three bent lever manipulator units which are offset by 120° relative to one another and which comprise a bent lever having a first element, one end of which is connected by way of a bent lever flexure hinge to one end of a second element, the other end of the first element being connected to the inner mounting ring, the other end of the second element being connected to the outer mounting ring, and with the first and second elements enclosing a bent angle smaller than 180°. By manipulating the three bent lever manipulator units, any center position of the inner mounting ring can be adjusted relative to the center of the outer mounting ring within an intended displacement range. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316282 | LENS MODULE WITH SPACER - A lens module comprises a first lens, a second lens, a spacer, an adhesive and a lens barrel. The spacer is sandwiched between the first lens and the second lens, and includes a first surface, an opposite second surface, a lateral surface, a through hole and a plurality of cutouts. The lateral surface interconnects the first surface and the second surface. The through hole is defined in a central portion of the spacer. The cutouts are defined in the lateral surface. The adhesive is applied in the cutouts and interconnects the first lens with the second lens. The lens barrel receives the first lens, the second lens, the adhesive and the spacer therein. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316283 | APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING LENS GROUP - An exemplary apparatus for assembling a lens group comprise a lens tray, a plurality of cylindrical holes and a plurality of guiding grooves. The lens tray has a first surface and an inner side surface in each hole. The cylindrical holes are defined in the first surface for receiving a plurality of optical elements therein. The guiding grooves are defined in each inner side surface and exposed at the first surface, each groove communicats with the corresponding hole for allowing air to flow therethrough. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316284 | IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE - An image capturing module is provided. The image capturing module includes: a lens assembly supporting at least one lens, moving along an optical axis of light indicating an image of a subject, and comprising guiding protrusions for guiding the moving the optical axis; a module supporting unit comprising guiding holes to which the guiding protrusions are inserted to guide the lens assembly; a lens driving unit comprising a winding vibration type piezoelectric motor and a piezoelectric motor supporting member, wherein the winding vibration type piezoelectric motor is disposed on the module supporting unit and moves the lens assembly along the optical axis and the piezoelectric motor supporting member supports the winding vibration type piezoelectric motor; a pressurizing member interposed between the piezoelectric motor supporting member and the module supporting unit; and a plurality of ball assemblies interposed between the module supporting unit and the lens assembly. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316285 | Multifunctional device for vehicles - A multifunctional safety, information and comfort device to be mounted on a vehicle, preferably a bicycle, comprises a rear-view mirror, an alphanumeric and iconographic display, sensors for measuring kinetic and environmental parameters, electronic components for measuring time and controlling said device, and an independent power supply. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316286 | Aligned Narrowband Optical Filters having Flat Passbands and Comprising Offset Cascaded Broadband Optical Filters - A cascaded pair of broad bandwidth optical filters provides an overlap in pass-bands that forms a flat, narrow band optical filter. A first band-pass filter is operable to receive the optical signal and to transmit a first portion of the optical signal. The second band-pass filter receives the first portion of the optical signal transmits a second portion of the optical signal. The first band-pass filter has a first corner-pass wavelength of λ | 2009-12-24 |
20090316287 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WRITING INFORMATION TO A TAPE CARTRIDGE - A tape drive system for a tape cartridge including a tape and wireless identification tag may read information from the wireless identification tag and write the information to the tape. The tape drive system may toggle a bit stored on the wireless identification tag to indicate that the information has been written to the tape. The information may include tape initialization information. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316288 | METHOD FOR TESTING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a method for testing a magnetic recording medium which is capable of carrying out a certification test with a high degree of accuracy. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316289 | MAGNETIC DISK FOR THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING AND MAGNETIC DISK APPLYING THE SAME THEREIN - A magnetic disk, comprises, a magnetic disk, a disk driving portion for driving the magnetic disk, a slider, mounting thereon a recording element and a reproducing element, for generating a recording magnetic field, and a heating element for use in generation a near field light, and a driver portion for positioning the slide above a desired track of the magnetic disk, wherein the magnetic disk has a recording layer, an overcoat layer formed on the recording layer, a lubricant provided on the overcoat layer, wherein the overcoat layer has a first overcoat film and a second overcoat film, which is formed on the first overcoat film, or has structure of laminating a plural number of overcoat films, and within an inside thereof are provided a plural number of interfaces between different materials and/or grain boundary surfaces. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316290 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WRITING SERVO PATTERNS - A method for writing a servo track according to one embodiment comprises monitoring a lateral position of a magnetic tape passing over a servo writing head during a servo track writing operation; and writing servo marks to the magnetic tape, a timing of the writing of each mark being based on the monitored position of the magnetic tape. A system for writing a servo track according to one embodiment comprises a servo writing head for writing servo marks onto a magnetic tape; a device for optically monitoring a position of the magnetic tape during a servo track writing operation; and a controller for controlling a timing of the writing of the servo marks to the magnetic tape based on the monitored position of the magnetic tape. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316291 | TANDEM MAGNETIC WRITER - A magnetic head in one embodiment comprises a pole; a first write gap in the pole; a first coil for generating a magnetic flux across the first write gap; a second write gap in the pole having at least a portion thereof aligned with the first write gap in a direction parallel to a direction of media travel thereover; and a second coil for generating a magnetic flux across the second write gap, the second coil being addressable independently of the first coil. A method in one embodiment comprises forming a first write coil; forming a first write gap; forming a second write gap having at least a portion thereof aligned with the first write gap in a direction parallel to a direction of media travel thereover; forming a second coil for generating a magnetic flux across the second write gap, the second coil being addressable independently of the first coil; and forming one or more write poles, wherein a write pole region adjacent the first and second write gaps is formed concurrently. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316292 | MAGNETORESISTIVE HEADS AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE - A magnetoresistive head is provided with high reliability and produced at a high yield rate. The magnetoresistive head includes a lower magnetic shield layer, an upper magnetic shield layer, a magnetoresistive effect film, and means for causing a current to flow in the direction of the thickness of the magnetoresistive effect film. The magnetoresistive effect film is provided between the lower magnetic shield layer and the upper magnetic shield layer. The magnetoresistive effect film is composed of a fixed layer, a non-magnetic layer, an insulating barrier layer and a free layer. The four layers of the magnetoresistive effect film are formed in this order. The insulating barrier layer is an oxide layer containing at least one of titanium and nickel. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316293 | POSTURE ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF MAGNETIC HEAD - A posture adjustment method of magnetic heads includes a method in which a magnetic head initial position adjustment apparatus | 2009-12-24 |
20090316294 | HEAD POSITIONING CONTROL METHOD, MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND FEEDBACK CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a head positioning control method comprises suppressing a first frequency component and increasing a second frequency component of a control signal for moving a head to a desired position over a magnetic disk, and moving the head to the desired position over the magnetic disk by an actuator based on the control signal. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316295 | METHOD OF SERVO WRITING, METHOD OF COMPENSATING PHASE MISMATCH OF SERVO PATTERN AND HARD DISK DRIVE ON WHICH THE METHODS ARE IMPLEMENTED - A method of servo writing for each track of a magnetic recording medium divided into a plurality of circular tracks including performing a phase adjustment operation by controlling a phase of a recording current according to a skew angle formed by a magnetic head and a track of the magnetic recording medium, and writing a servo pattern when the magnetic recording medium is magnetized using a magnetic head so as to have a magnetized pattern corresponding to a servo pattern. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316296 | SERVO CONTROL IN TAPE DRIVES - Servo control methods and apparatus for a tape drive. A read/write head reads and writes data on magnetic tape with at least one servo track providing transverse position information. At least two servo readers arranged for reading a servo track associated with the read/write head operate concurrently to generate servo read signals. A position estimator processes each servo read signal to generate a series of position values corresponding to respective time instants indicative of their transverse positions. A servo controller calculates a skew value indicative of tape skew relative to the read/write head and a tension variation value indicative of variation of tape tension. The servo controller is adapted to account for cross-coupling between tape skew and tension variation. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316297 | SERVO MASTER AND MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD USING THE SAME - A servo master having a pattern capable of being magnetically transferred as a servo pattern to a magnetic recording medium, wherein the servo master is formed of a material having a magnetic anisotropic constant perpendicular to a surface of the magnetic recording medium. The magnetic transfer method can include preparing a servo master patterned with a servo pattern to be formed on a magnetic recording medium, and arranging the servo master on the magnetic recording medium and applying an external magnetic field to the servo master in a first direction perpendicular to a recording surface of the magnetic recording medium, and in a second direction parallel to the recording surface of the magnetic recording medium. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316298 | MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND HEAD SLIDER - A head slider suppresses variation in a floating amount of the head slider, floating over a discrete medium, even when the floating amount is small. Among a plurality of pads of the head slider, the shape of the pad provided on the outflow end portion is formed of a wedge shape having a width narrowing toward the air outflow end. Thus, the pressure distribution can be improved, and the air pressure can be averaged. Accordingly, it becomes possible to suppress the variation in the floating amount caused by the discrete medium groove, enabling stable floatation. Moreover, because the stable floatation with a small floating amount can be attained, high-density recording/reproduction can be achieved with accuracy. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316299 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE HAVING AIRTIGHT STRUCTURE WITH IMPROVED AIRTIGHTNESS - A disk drive device is configured such that a wall of a base plate is provided with a through hole that guides a lead from a drive unit outside. The through hole is covered by a sealing sheet having an insertion hole. The lead is guided from inside the housing via the insertion hole of the sealing sheet. The sealing sheet carries a curable resin. The curable resin, temporarily softened during a curing process, flows into a space between the base plate and the through hole and a space between the insertion hole and the lead. The curable resin is cured in this state, ensuring the airtightness of the housing. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316300 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A first insulating layer is formed on a suspension body. Wiring traces are formed in parallel at an interval on the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer is formed in a region on the first insulating layer on both sides of the wiring traces. A wiring trace is formed in a region on the second insulating layer on the side of the wiring trace. A wiring trace is formed in a region on the second insulating layer on the side of the wiring trace. A third insulating layer is formed on the first and second insulating layers to cover the wiring traces. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316301 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR FOR PATTERNED MEDIA - An apparatus for sensing magnetic domains in a patterned media that includes a first sensing element and a second sensing element in electrical communication with the first sensing element. The first sensing element has an output voltage lead and the second sensing element has an output voltage lead. The patterned media may be a bit patterned media or a track patterned media. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316302 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC DISK UNIT - A magnetic head includes: a slider which floats above a recording medium by air flow generated by rotation of the recording medium; and an element forming section fixed to an air outflow side of the slider and formed with an element which accesses the recording medium. The element forming section includes: a recording element having a main magnetic pole which records data in the recording medium; and a reproducing element which is formed closer to the slider than the recording element and which reproduces data recorded in the recording medium. The element forming section further includes: a heat insulation layer formed between the main magnetic pole and the reproducing element; and a heater formed closer to the slider than the heat insulation layer. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316303 | Magnetic head assembly - A magnetic head assembly includes: a magnetic recording head, a head slider, a suspension and an actuator arm. The magnetic recording head includes a spin torque oscillator and a main magnetic pole. The spin torque oscillator includes, a first magnetic layer including at least one selected from the group consisting of a Fe—Co—Al alloy, a Fe—Co—Si alloy, a Fe—Co—Ge alloy, a Fe—Co—Mn alloy a Fe—Co—Cr alloy and a Fe—Co—B alloy, a second magnetic layer, and an intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The main magnetic pole is placed together with the spin torque oscillator. The magnetic recording head is mounted on the head slider. The head slider is mounted on one end of the suspension. The actuator arm is connected to other end of the suspension. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316304 | Magnetic head assembly and magnetic recording apparatus - A magnetic head assembly includes a magnetic recording head, a main magnetic pole, a head slider, a suspension and an actuator arm. The magnetic recording head includes a main magnetic pole having an air bearing surface facing a magnetic recording medium; and a stacked structure having, a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and an intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. A stacked plane of the stacked structure is inclined with respect to the air bearing surface. The magnetic recording head is mounted on the head slider. The head slider is mounted on one end of the suspension. The actuator arm is connected to the other end of the suspension. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316305 | VIBRATION REDUCING HEAD SUSPENSION MECHANISM FOR A MAGNETIC DISC UNIT - There is provided a head suspension mechanism capable of more effectively restraining sway mode and second-order torsion mode vibrations of the head suspension mechanism caused by an air flow. A flange portion having a free end portion | 2009-12-24 |
20090316306 | Thin film piezoelectric element and its manufacturing method, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with the same - A thin film piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric thin film layer, a seed layer and an elastic substrate layer. The piezoelectric thin film layer is a laminated structure comprising a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer and a piezoelectric layer sandwiched between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The seed layer is formed on the second electrode layer, and the elastic substrate layer is formed on the seed layer. The thin film piezoelectric element is a single layer structure and has an elastic substrate layer for supporting the single layer structure, thereby it has enough stiffness and flexibility to afford facilities for manufacture and assembly and to avoid film peeling and deformation, ultimately increasing the production efficiency and lowering the cost. The invention also discloses a method for manufacturing the thin film piezoelectric element, a head gimal assembly and a disk drive unit with the same. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316307 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE CHANNEL QUALITY FOR USE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) ANTENNAS - Apparatus and method that employ a technique which improves SINR in a communication system utilizing MIMO antennas are described. Transmitter and receiver components use fixed transmit and receive beamforming matrices and variable transmit and receive beamforming vectors. A method of channel conditioning using an iterative closed loop process is also described. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316308 | SELF-PINNED CPP GIANT MAGNETORESISTIVE HEAD WITH ANTIFERROMAGNETIC FILM ABSENT FROM CURRENT PATH - A CPP giant magnetoresistive head includes lower and upper shield layers, and a giant magnetoresistive element disposed between the upper and lower shield layers and including a pinned magnetic layer, a free magnetic layer and a nonmagnetic layer disposed between the pinned magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer. In the CPP giant magnetoresistive head, the pinned magnetic layer extends to the rear of the nonmagnetic layer and the free magnetic layer in the height direction, and the dimension of the pinned magnetic layer in the height direction is larger than that in the track width direction. Also, the pinned magnetic layer comprises a magnetic material having a positive magnetostriction constant or a magnetic material having high coercive force, and the end of the pinned magnetic layer is exposed at a surface facing a recording medium. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316309 | HYBRID TRACKWIDTH READ ELEMENT - A magneto-resistive (MR) device for reading at least one of a legacy data signal and a present data signal magnetically recorded on at least one legacy track and a least one present track, respectively, is provided. The device comprises first and second MR elements, and first, second, and third permanent magnets. The first MR read element is positioned between the first and the second permanent magnets to stabilize the first MR read element while reading the legacy data signal from the media. The second MR element is positioned adjacent to the second permanent magnet and configured to read the present data signal from the media. The third permanent magnet is positioned adjacent to the second MR element and opposite to the second permanent magnet. The second and the third permanent magnets cooperate with each other to stabilize the second MR read element while reading the present data signal from the media. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316310 | Arc-flash hazard protection system for three-phase electrical distribution system - An arc-flash hazard protection system for a three-phase electrical distribution system having a plurality of switchgear interconnected with a plurality of distribution buses is disclosed. The protection system includes a plurality of first and second current transformers in signal communication with respective first and second phases of each of the plurality of switchgear, and a bus differential relay connected to receive output signals from each of the first and second current transformers of each of the plurality of switchgear to establish a bus differential protection scheme utilizing only two of the three available phases for each of the plurality of switchgear. The bus differential relay includes a processor responsive to computer executable code when executed thereon to provide a relay trip output signal to each of the plurality of switchgear in response to the bus differential protection scheme of the respective switchgear indicating an imbalanced three-phase current distribution thereat indicative of an arc-flash condition. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316311 | SWITCHING REGULATOR AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD - In a switching regulator, a low voltage malfunction prevention circuit controls operations of a PWM comparator and a output buffer circuit, such that when a power source voltage is lower than a predetermined value, a switching transistor is forcibly turned off, and when the power source voltage is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, the switching transistor is turned on/off in accordance with pulse signals from the PWM comparator. Furthermore, the low voltage malfunction prevention circuit generates a second reference voltage that is lower than a first reference voltage and that rises quickly in accordance with the rise of the power source voltage. The state of the power source voltage inside an IC is detected by comparing the first reference voltage with the second reference voltage. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316312 | EARTH LEAKAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER - The present invention relates to an Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker (ELCB) used as an electric switch for an electrical circuit which employs a double breakage method of determining whether leakage occurs based on total leakage voltage of a total leakage current detected by a zero-phase current transformer | 2009-12-24 |
20090316313 | DESIGN STRUCTURE FOR AN ON-CHIP HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE DEVICE - A design structure for an on-chip high frequency electro-static discharge device is described. In one embodiment, the electro-static discharge device comprises a substrate and multiple metal level layers disposed on the substrate. Each metal level comprises more than one electrode formed therein and more than one via connecting with some of the electrodes in adjacent metal levels. The device further includes a gap formed about one of the metal level layers, wherein the gap is hermetically sealed to provide electro-static discharge protection for the integrated circuit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316314 | DESIGN STRUCTURE FOR AN ON-CHIP HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE DEVICE - A design structure for an on-chip high frequency electro-static discharge device is described. In one embodiment, the electro-static discharge structure comprises a first dielectric layer with more than one electrode formed therein. A second dielectric layer with more than one electrode formed therein is located above the first dielectric layer. At least one via connects the more than one electrode in the first dielectric layer with the more than one electrode in the second dielectric layer. A gap is formed through the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, wherein the gap extends between two adjacent electrodes in both the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. A third dielectric layer is disposed over the second dielectric layer, wherein the third dielectric layer hermetically seals the gap to provide electro-static discharge protection on the integrated circuit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316315 | LED CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH AN EMBEDDED ESD FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An LED chip package structure includes a conductive unit, a first package unit, an ESD unit, a second package unit, a light-emitting unit and a second package unit. The conductive unit has two conductive pins adjacent to each other which form a concave space between each other. The first package unit encloses one part of each conductive pin in order to form a receiving space communicating with the concave space and to expose an end side of each conductive pin. The ESD unit is received in the concave space and electrically connected between the two conductive pins. The second package unit is received in the concave space in order to cover the ESD unit. The light-emitting unit is received in the receiving space and electrically connected between the two conductive pins. The third package unit is received in the receiving space in order to cover the light-emitting unit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316316 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT - An electrical circuit includes a first power supply line, a second power supply line, a detection circuit, a first switch device, and a nonlinear device. The detection circuit is connected to the first power supply line, and includes an output section that outputs a detection signal by detecting a change in potential of the first power supply line. The first switch device is provided between the first power supply line and the second power supply line, and is controlled by the detection signal. The nonlinear device is provided between the first or the second power supply line and the output section. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316317 | Power plate for driving at least one robot - A power plate for driving a robot is provided herein. The power plate is capable of driving the robot in a stable manner. This stable drive of the robot is achieved by preventing a whole system paralysis phenomenon, which is caused by a local short-circuit occurring in a certain part of the power plate. The whole system paralysis is prevented by selectively breaking power supplied to a power supply pattern in association with the part where the short-circuit occurs. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316318 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR LIMITING OPERATING POWER OF ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A protection circuit limits operating power supplied to an electrical device from an electrical power source below a predetermined power rating. The protection circuit comprises a switching device for adjusting electrical power supplied from the power source to the electrical device; a sensor sensing a parameter relating to the operating power; and a comparator comparing the parameter sensed by the sensor and, in response to identifying an undesirable operating condition, controlling the switching device to adjust electrical power supplied to the electrical device to below a predetermined power rating. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316319 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION ELEMENT - An overvoltage protection element, with a housing, at least one overvoltage-limiting component in the housing, two connecting elements for electrical connection of the overvoltage protection element to the path to be protected, and an electrically conducting disconnection element in electrically conductive contact with the first connecting element at one end and with a solder connection to the overvoltage-limiting component at another end, the solder connection separating when a temperature threshold of the overvoltage-limiting component is exceeded so that a resulting disconnection point, formed electrically isolates it. Reliable isolation of a defective overvoltage-limiting component and high puncture strength and resistance to creepage are ensured in by a second disconnection point, formed between the first end of the disconnection element and the first connecting element, which interrupts electrically conductive contact between the first end of the disconnection element and the first connecting element when the first disconnection point has opened. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316320 | POWER SUPPLY ABNORMALITY DETECTION CIRCUIT FOR ON-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE - The on-vehicle electronic control device includes a main power supply circuit fed with power from an on-vehicle battery through an output contact of a power supply relay and a main power supply terminal of a connector to supply a stabilized control voltage to a microprocessor. When contact failure occurs in the main power supply terminal, the main power supply circuit is fed with bypass power from the output contact through a first electrical load and a commutation diode to perform the one of the report of the abnormality and the storage of the abnormality occurrence history information. A bypass power fed state is detected when an input voltage to the main power supply circuit is lower than a power supply voltage of the on-vehicle battery. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316321 | THERMAL SECURITY FOR HYBRID VEHICLE RECHARGING CABLE PLUGS DEVICE AND METHOD - A system is provided for interrupting current in an electrical cable having an end plug. The system comprises a sensor coupled to the plug and having an output indicative of the temperature of the plug, and a current interrupting device coupled to the sensor for interrupting current in the cable when the temperature reaches a predetermined temperature. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316322 | Meter Having Load Control Unit - A load control unit is provided for a meter which can be connected to a meter communication network. The load control unit includes a dual coil solenoid switch that is operable to connect the meter to a load, and disconnect the meter from the load. An electronic switching circuit is provided that reduces or eliminates undesirable braking in the solenoid switch. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316323 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT WITH A RELAY INCORPORATING ONE FIELD COIL AS WELL AS SWITCH CONTACTS - The invention is directed to a circuit array with a relay (K | 2009-12-24 |
20090316324 | Drive Circuit for DC Latching Devices - A drive circuit for a DC latching device includes a battery, a storage element, and a plurality of switches connecting the battery to the storage element for charging the storage element from the battery and discharging the storage element into the coil of a DC latching device. The drive circuit further includes components for determining a state of the DC latching device. The drive circuit may include components for terminating the discharge of the storage element into the coil of the DC latching device in response to determining that the DC latching device has changed states to add reliability to the system and reduce energy consumption. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316325 | Silicon emitters for ionizers with high frequency waveforms - A method of creating low-particle ionizers by combining silicon-containing emitters and a high frequency AC voltage. The high frequency AC voltage provides voltage and current to the corona emitters of the ionizer. Within the scope of this invention, emitters or emitter surfaces contain 47% by weight (or more) of silicon. The combination of silicon-containing emitters and a high frequency AC voltage produces ionizers that are cleaner than prior art ionizers, based on particles greater than 10 nanometers. This improvement in cleanliness has been experimentally determined. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316326 | Systems And Methods For Demotivating Using A Drape - A demotivator, according to various aspects of the present invention, may include a drape that comes into operating distance of a subject by deployment of the drape, movement of the drape toward the subject, or by movement of the subject toward the drape. The demotivator may pass a current through the drape and through the subject to cause skeletal muscle contractions or pain to interfere with locomotion by the subject. A drape may come into operating distance of the subject or remains within operating distance of the subject under the influence of the force of gravity. A drape may be deployed from an overhead structure to fall into draping contact with a subject. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316327 | Shocking device having a count-based monitoring and recording circuit - An electronic shocking device comprising a voltage drop detector which signals an integrated circuit to record the occurrence of a shock when the device voltage drops within a preset tolerance corresponding to a recommended level of shocking current. The voltage drop detector or integrated circuit may also activate a display to signal the device operator that the device is actually shocking a subject. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316328 | Method for Controlling a Glow Plug in a Diesel Engine - A method for controlling a glow plug in a diesel engine, in particular in the preheating phase, is described. According to the invention, it is provided that the time gradient of an electrical variable which varies according to the temperature of the glow plug is measured and compared with a threshold value, and when said time gradient exceeds or drops below the threshold value, the electric supply voltage of the glow plug is changed. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316329 | CHIP COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND COMPONENT BUILT-IN MODULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A chip component having external electrodes that allow both connection by an interlayer connection conductor and connection by soldering and a component built-in module containing the chip component therein are produced and provided. A metal of electrode parts on at least one principal surface of the external electrodes at the ends of the chip component is different from a metal of electrode parts at the remaining portion of the external electrodes. With such a structure, both a metal suitable for connection to an interlayer connection conductor, such as a via hole conductor or a through hole conductor of the component built-in module and, a metal suitable for soldering can be used for the external electrodes. Thus, the component built-in module can be reduced in the height and size. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316330 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes dummy conductor patterns on a ceramic green sheet laminated in an earlier stage of the lamination and sheet-by-sheet crimping process that have widths that are less than the widths of dummy conductor patterns on a ceramic green sheet laminated in a later stage of the lamination and sheet-by-sheet crimping process. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316331 | MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING MIM CAPACITOR, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A first electrode film containing TiAlN and a main dielectric film containing tantalum oxide are formed over a semiconductor substrate. Anneal is performed in the state that the first electrode film and the main dielectric film are formed, to react aluminum (Al) in the first electrode film with oxygen (O) in the main dielectric film and form a subsidiary dielectric film containing aluminum oxide at an interface between the first electrode film and the main dielectric film. A second electrode film is formed facing the first electrode film via the main dielectric film and the subsidiary dielectric film. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316332 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CONTAINING THIN FILM CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR THIN FILM CAPACITOR - A thin film capacitor is disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The thin film capacitor includes a lower electrode at least an upper surface of which is made of amorphous or microcrystalline metal, a dielectric film disposed over the lower electrode, and an upper electrode disposed over the dielectric film. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316333 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR, AND CAPACITOR - A method for manufacturing a capacitor, includes: accelerating conductor particles by ejecting the conductor particles together with gas, each surface of the conductor particles covered with a dielectric entirely; fixing the conductor particles to a substrate with the surface of the conductor particles still covered with the dielectric entirely by colliding the conductor particles with the substrate; and sandwiching a deposited film formed of the conductor particles fixed to the substrate between electrodes. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316334 | Electro-chemical element electrode - An electrochemical element electrode for obtaining electrochemical elements having both low internal resistance and high capacitance, and a secondary battery and an electric double layer capacitor using the electrode are provided. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316335 | Method for the Electrolytic Production of Self-Supporting Conductive Nanocomposite Elements - The invention relates to a self-supporting composite element and to a method of producing same. The composite element comprises a substrate of electronic conductive material which is covered with metal nanowires that are essentially oriented along a plane that is perpendicular to the substrate. The element is produced in a cell comprising a cathode which is formed by the substrate to be covered, one or more anodes and an electrolyte which is formed by a solution of a precursor of the metal material and optionally containing a conductive ionic salt, a flat porous membrane which is placed between the cathode and each of the anodes and a spacer element between each membrane and the anode adjacent thereto, the different constituent parts of the cell being maintained in contact. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316336 | BIPOLAR MEMBRANE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SUPERCAPACITORS AND OTHER CAPACITORS - A supercapacitor having a bipolar membrane separator having a first side facing the negative electrode of the supercapacitor and having a plurality of cations and a second side facing the positive electrode and having a plurality of anions. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316337 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - To provide an electrolytic capacitor having lead wires excellent in weldability with a boss member made of aluminum, excellent in solder wettability, and less whisker. The lead wires have a nickel plating layer in a thickness of 0.3 to 5.0 μm, a palladium plating layer in a thickness of 0.01 to 0.10 μm, and a gold plating layer in a thickness of 0.002 to 0.030 μm. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316338 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CONDENSER AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING INSULATING LAYER OF THE SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CONDENSER - The present invention provides a solid electrolytic condenser including a condenser element with anode polarity; an anode wire with one side inserted inside the condenser element and the other side projected outside the condenser element; and an insulating layer formed by coating one surface of the condenser element and an exposed region of the anode wire adjacent to the one surface of the condenser element with a liquid insulating material through a non-contact scattering method and an apparatus and a method for forming the insulating layer of the solid electrolytic condenser. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316339 | Connection Switchpanel for Medium-Voltage Switchgear - A connector switchpanel for medium voltage switchgear assemblies includes first and second feed devices connected together by conductors with a busbar branch on a connector. Disconnectors disconnecting the conducting connection and disconnecting the busbar branch and grounding contacts are provided. An improved compact construction and simplified operation are provided due to the connector switchpanel being a gas-insulated switchpanel and each of the first and second feed devices being connected by a three-position switch to the busbar branch with contact, disconnecting and grounding positions. | 2009-12-24 |
20090316340 | Device, portable terminal device, and rotative supporting unit - A device includes: a first housing that has a wall portion protruding from the front face side thereof; a second housing that has a portion pressed against the wall portion, and is overlapped on the front face side of the first housing, the second housing being rotatable, with the portion being pressed against the wall portion; a first member that is attached to a face of the first housing, the face facing the second housing; a second member that is attached to a face of the second housing, the face facing the face having the first member attached thereto; a rotary shaft unit that allows the second member to slidably move with respect to the first member, and supports the second member in a rotatable manner; and a pushing unit that pushes the second housing, so that the portion of the second housing is pressed against the wall portion. In this device, the first member has a guide groove that has the rotary shaft unit slidably attached thereto. The rotary shaft unit moves away from the wall portion or approaches the wall portion when the second housing rotates, with the portion being pressed against the wall portion. | 2009-12-24 |