52nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 83 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180376519 | COMMUNICATION HANDLING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Handling communications in a wireless network is described. A message requesting forwarding of communications for a first user device is received. A location of the first user device is determined. One or more second user devices associated with the first user device is identified. A second user device is selected to receive forwarded communications for the first user device. The selected second user device is located within a predefined distance of the location of the first user device. In example implementations, the one or more second user devices are trusted user devices. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376520 | PAUSE PRESENTATION OPTION FOR PEER-TO-PEER WIRELESS SESSIONS - Various technologies are described for modifying peer-to-peer sessions over a wireless network connection. In particular embodiments, a “pause” functionality is provided that allows a peer-to-peer session (such as a Miracast session) to be paused. In some embodiments, the session is paused for a user-selected selected period of time. In other embodiments, the session is paused until a resume message is received from the source device. In particular implementations, the pause functionality allows the source device to be used for another purpose during the period in which the session is paused and/or allows the source device to be removed from the range of the sink device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376521 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING A REMOTE NETWORK CONCURRENTLY WITH A TETHERED DEVICE ACCESSING THE REMOTE NETWORK - Embodiments include an apparatus and method for a handheld device that accesses a remote network, and also provides a tethered device with access to the same remote network. The handheld device may support multiple data flows between the tethering machine and the remote network, while the handheld device is capable of being used by a user to “surf” or otherwise access the same remote network. For example, if the remote network is the Internet and the handheld device is a “smart phone”, a user of the smart phone can access the Internet concurrently while one or more applications on the tethering machine also accesses the Internet. Moreover, the smart phone may concurrently support other networked services that the smart phone is designed to provide such as voicemail services, messaging services, and telephony (cell phone) services. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376522 | Secure Wireless Networks For Vehicles - A system and method ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376523 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING WIRELESS CONNECTION - The purpose of the present application is to provide a method and device for establishing a wireless connection. In the present application, based on one or more scanned wireless access points, a user equipment acquires SSID information of a corresponding wireless access point, and requests access information corresponding to the corresponding wireless access point from a network device; the user equipment acquires the access information and displays accessible prompt information in a system wireless access point list of the user equipment; and the user equipment establishes a wireless connection with the corresponding wireless access point by means of the access information. A user preferably selects, based on accessible prompt information, a wireless access point the user requires. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376524 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING WITH NETWORK AT UE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for communicating with a network at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of suspending a connection with the network; selecting one of a first connection procedure or a second connection procedure based on a cause value of a connection provided from a higher layer; and performing the selected connection procedure, wherein the cause value of the connection is determined according to a type of data to be transmitted. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376525 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA VIA SIDELINK AND TERMINAL - Provided in an embodiment of the present invention is a method for transmitting data via a sidelink. The method comprises: a scheduling terminal sends to a transmitting terminal a first physical control signal, wherein the first physical control signal comprises a first transmission resource used to transmit first-type system information; and the scheduling terminal sends to the transmitting terminal the first-type system information, wherein the first-type system information comprises sidelink resource pool information used for transmission via a sidelink between the transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal. In the embodiment of the present invention, a scheduling terminal can configure a sidelink transmission resource for a transmitting terminal, thereby significantly increasing success rates of D2D and V2V communication, reducing delay, and expanding the capacity of D2D and V2V communication. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376526 | COMMUNICATION HANDLING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Systems, methods and computer program products for handling communications in a wireless network are described. A message requesting forwarding of communications for a first user device is received. A location of the first user device is determined. One or more second user devices associated with the first user device is identified. A second user device is selected to receive forwarded communications for the first user device. The selected second user device is located within a predefined distance of the location of the first user device. In example implementations, the one or more second user devices are trusted user devices. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376527 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus capable of functioning as a central device and being connected to a first piconet and capable of functioning as a peripheral device and being connected to a second piconet using a communication method complying with a Bluetooth standard, receives, from a first device functioning as the peripheral device on the first piconet, information for identifying a service supported by the first device and data associated with the service, and transmits the information for identifying the service to a second device functioning as the central device on the second piconet. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376528 | METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display device to output a user interface, a memory, a communication interface to support a first wireless communication scheme and a second wireless communication scheme, and a processor electrically connected with the display device, the memory, and the communication interface. The processor outputs a user interface for performing a pairing with the external device, by using at least one of a history of a pairing with the external device, whether the second wireless communication scheme is activated, or user account information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376529 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LOCAL GATEWAY SERVICE FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for indicating support of a local gateway (L-GW) in a wireless communication system is provided. A master evolved NodeB (MeNB) in dual connectivity receives an indication of L-GW support from a secondary eNB (SeNB) in dual connectivity, which is co-located with the L-GW, and transmit the indication of L-GW support of the SeNB to a mobility management entity (MME). The indication of L-GW support may include a local Internet protocol access (LIPA) L-GW transport layer address or a selected IP traffic offload (SIPTO) L-GW transport layer address. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376530 | RADIO TERMINAL AND BASE STATION - A radio terminal according to an embodiment includes an AS entity configured to perform communication with a base station of a WWAN and an upper entity positioned at a higher layer than the AS entity. The AS entity transmits, to the base station, a report indicating that connection to the WLAN has failed, in response to a failure in the connection to the WLAN. The AS entity releases configuration information including a steering command in response to the failure in the connection to the WLAN and provides a notification indicating that traffic has to be returned from the WLAN to the upper entity. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376531 | CELLULAR INTERNET OF THINGS (CIoT) OPTIMIZATIONS FOR NARROWBAND (NB) AND NON-NB IoT NETWORKS - Technology for an eNodeB operable to support Cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) is disclosed. The eNodeB can generate a system information block (SIB) that includes one or more indicators that one or more CIoT Evolved Packet System (EPS) optimizations are supported at the eNodeB. The eNodeB can encode, at the eNodeB, the SIB for transmission to a user equipment (UE) to enable the eNodeB to receive a request from the UE for a use of the CIoT EPS optimizations. The eNodeB can decode a radio resource control (RRC) connection setup complete message received from the UE. The RRC connection setup complete message can include one or more indicators that one or more CIoT EPS optimizations are supported at the UE. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376532 | TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUSES FOR COMMUNICATION RELAY DISCOVERY - User equipments (UEs) may transmit periodic discovery broadcasts to enable another UE to establish a relay connection to a network. When the UEs transmit respective discovery broadcasts, the discovery broadcasts may cause excessive utilization of network or battery resources. In some aspects, described herein, a first UE, based at least in part on failing to receive a periodic discovery broadcast, may transmit a search signal. A second UE may refrain from transmitting periodic discovery broadcasts based at least in part on a first energy metric not satisfying a first energy metric threshold, but may transmit a discovery broadcast as a response to the search signal based at least in part on a second energy metric satisfying a second energy metric threshold, thereby enabling the first UE to establish a connection to a base station using the second UE as a relay. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376533 | BASE STATION SYSTEM - A base station system includes a base station device ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376534 | FACILITATING INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTED ASSETS THAT UTILIZE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES AND THAT ARE LOCATED ACROSS DISPARATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - Integrated management of connected assets that utilize different technologies and that are located across disparate wireless communications networks is facilitated herein. A method can comprise evaluating, by a system comprising a processor, first data associated with a first device operable with a first computing platform and second data associated with a second device operable with a second computing platform different from the first computing platform. The method can also comprise transforming, by the system, at least a first portion of the first data and at least a second portion of the second data into third data. The third data can be compatible with the first data and the second data. Further, the method can comprise rendering, by the system, the third data as an integrated view of at least the first portion of the first data and at least the second portion of the second data. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376535 | COMMUNICATION METHOD - A delivery node alternately connects to a first wireless terminal and a second wireless terminal. When a first packet with a virtual IP address of the second wireless terminal as a destination IP address is output from a first application to a virtual network interface, the first wireless terminal encapsulates the first packet with the use of an encapsulation header and transmits to the delivery node. The delivery node encapsulates the first packet obtained by decapsulating the received encapsulation packet again, and transmits to the second wireless terminal. The second wireless terminal transmits the first packet obtained by decapsulating the received encapsulation packet to a second application through a virtual network interface. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376536 | SHEET HEATING ELEMENT AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE THIN FILM - The present invention relates to a film type heater and an electroconductive thin-film. The film type heater includes a substrate; and a heat emitting layer that is formed on the substrate and contains a tin oxide doped with one or more metalloids and one or more post-transition metals. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376537 | Multiple Heaters in a MEMS Device for Drift-Free HREM with High Temperature Changes - The use of MEMS-based micro heaters for heating experiments in electron microscopy is known. Heating of a sample typically relates to a temperature increase or decrease of at least 50 K, and often at least 200 K. The present invention provides an improved heating system for use in an observation tool requiring low drift of <0.2 nm/sec, such as an electron microscope, comprising two cooperating and integrated MEMS-based micro heaters ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376538 | PLANAR HEATING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a planar heating element and, more particularly, to planar heating using a multiple electrode system configured to uniformly generate heat by weaving using wires having different thicknesses and materials. In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, a planar heating element of the present invention comprises: a first wire part which is heated to generate heat when power is supplied and which is formed of a mesh structure having a regular size; a second wire part which generates heat when power is supplied and which is formed at a mesh size relatively larger than the mesh size of the first wire portion; and a module part for supplying power to the first wire part and the second wire part. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376539 | HEATING BLANKET - An electric blanket including a flexible sheet-like heating element, a shell comprising two flexible sheets covering the heating element, one or more welds coupling the sheet of the shell about the edges to hermetically seal the heating element there between; and a flexible insulating layer extending over the heating element and covered by the shell providing at least one of thermal insulation and electrical insulation, wherein the heating element is held in position between the two sheets of the shell without using connectors that pierce the two sheets. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376540 | LOADED-OBJECT SENSOR AND INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE INCLUDING LOADED-OBJECT SENSOR - The present disclosure relates to a loaded-object sensor and an induction heating device including the loaded-object sensor. The loaded-object sensor has a cylindrical hollow body with a sensing coil wound on its outer surface. Further, a receiving space formed inside the body of the loaded-object sensor accommodates a temperature sensor. The loaded-object sensor is concentrically provided in a central region of the working coil. The sensor may measure the temperature of the loaded object while discriminating a type of the loaded object placed on a corresponding position to the working coil. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376541 | COOKING VESSEL SENSOR AND INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE INCLUDING A COOKING VESSEL SENSOR - A cooking vessel sensor and an induction heating device including a cooking vessel sensor is provided. The cooking vessel sensor may include a cylindrical hollow body having a first receiving space defined therein; a hollow cylindrical magnetic core received in the first space and having a second receiving space defined therein; and a sensing coil wound on an outer face of the side wall by a predetermined number of winding counts. The cylindrical hollow body may have a side wall having a coil outlet defined therein, and the sensing coil may pass through the coil outlet out of the body. The cooking vessel sensor may further include a controller that applies a current to the sensing coil and determines, based on a sensing result of the cooking vessel sensor, whether the cooking vessel is inductive or has an inductive heating property. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376542 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to an induction heating device. A loaded-object sensor according to the present disclosure is arranged concentrically and centrally in the working coil. Thus, the sensing coil and the working coil are adjacent to each other. When a current for the heating operation is applied to the working coil, an induction voltage is generated in the sensing coil by magnetic force generated by the current applied to the working coil. According to the present disclosure, a limiting circuit is used to reduce the induction voltage generated in the sensing coil when the heating operation of the working coil is performed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376543 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to an induction heating device. A loaded-object sensor according to the present disclosure is arranged concentrically and centrally in the working coil. Thus, the sensing coil and the working coil are adjacent to each other. When a current for the heating operation is applied to the working coil, an induction voltage is generated in the sensing coil by magnetic force generated by the current applied to the working coil. According to the present disclosure, a resistor circuit is used to reduce the induction voltage generated in the sensing coil when the heating operation of the working coil is performed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376544 | Apparatus for conveying and heating objects - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for heating objects. The apparatus may include two conveyer belts. Each conveyer belt may include a plurality of teeth. At least a portion of the two conveyer belts may be in parallel to each other. In the parallel portion, the conveyer belts may include opposite teeth that are symmetrical to each other and the object may be fitted in the opening of the symmetrical teeth and secured by the surrounding teeth. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376545 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING A COOKING VESSEL ON AN INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE - An induction heating device and a method for sensing a cooking vessel on an induction heating device are provided. The induction heating device may include a controller that converts a resonance waveform generated as current is applied to a sensing coil into a square waveform. The controller may determine whether a cooking vessel placed on the induction heating device has an inductive heating property based on a number of pulses of the converted square waveform. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376546 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to an induction heating device and a method for controlling the same. In accordance with the present disclosure, first, inductive sensing is periodically performed to detect a specific object with inductive heating property. Next, current sensing of the specific object having the inductive heating property is performed to again check whether the specific object has the inductive heating property. Thus, when the user simply places the loaded object on the device, the device may allow the user to quickly and intuitively confirm whether the corresponding loaded object has the inductive heating property. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376547 | COIL ASSEMBLY AND INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE INCLUDING A COIL ASSEMBLY - A coil assembly and an induction heating device including a coil assembly are provided. The coil assembly may include a coil frame having a shape corresponding to a shape of a heating region defined in a plate. A working coil may extend alternately in between opposite first and second directions, rather than being circularly arranged as in related art coil assemblies. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376548 | LED BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - This invention discloses a LED backlight driving circuit including: a first and a second LED strings; a first and a second capacitors; a boosted circuit, an input of which is connected to the power source and an output of which is connected to the first and the second capacitors, and the first and the second LED strings; an LED controller, electrically connected to the boosted circuit, in the first period is used for controlling the boosted circuit to supply power to the first branch and to charge the first capacitor and the same as to the second branch and the second capacitor; in the second period it is used for controlling the boosted circuit to cut off the first branch to make the first capacitor charge to the first branch and the same as to the second branch and the second capacitor. This invention also discloses a liquid crystal display. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376549 | LED BACKLIGHT DRIVER AND LCD - A light emitting diode (LED) backlight driver includes a power supply, an LED string having LEDs, a protection circuit, and a driver chip. A positive terminal of the LED string is electrically connected to the power supply. One terminal of the protection circuit is electrically connected to a negative terminal of the LED string. A first pin of the driver chip is electrically connected to the other terminal of the protection circuit. When the LED string works normally, the protection circuit is conducted. Once two terminals of the LED in the LED string are short-circuited, the protection circuit is automatically disconnected to protect the driver chip. An LCD using the LED backlight driver is provided. By using the present disclosure, pin damage of a driver chip does not occur. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376550 | OPEN-MODE PROTECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME - Provided are an open-mode protection device and an electronic device having the same. An open-mode protection device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected in parallel to each of a constant current source and a load configured with a light emitting diode (LED). The open-mode protection device comprises a first external electrode connected to one sides of the constant current source and the load; a second external electrode connected to the other sides of the constant current source and the load, and a ground; a protection unit configured to bypass, to the ground through the second external electrode, an overvoltage or an overcurrent flowing into the first external electrode; and a current suppressing unit connected in series to the protection unit and configured to sense a temperature or current of the protection unit and reduce the current of the protection unit as the temperature or current increases. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376551 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE FLASHER BULB - Various embodiments provide a light emitting diode (LED) flasher bulb that provides a flashing function for LED string lights. The LED flasher bulb is inserted into any one of a plurality of connectors of the LED string lights, and is compatible with an alternating current power source. The LED flasher bulb alternates the LED string lights between an on state in which LEDs of the LED string lights are lit up, and an off state in which the LEDs are not lit up. The LED flasher bulb is able to continuously alternate the LED string lights between the on state and the off state according to a determined pattern independent of the AC signal generated by the AC power source being positive or negative. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376552 | LED DRIVER - A power converter for supplying an output voltage or an output current for powering an LED fixture is described, the power converter comprising:
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20180376553 | DRIVER AND LED LAMP COMPRISING DRIVER - A driver comprises a front-end stage, a back-end stage, and an intermediate controller. The front-end stage comprises a front-end main circuit and a front-end controller, and is configured to rectify an AC input voltage from an external power supply and output a DC bus voltage through output terminals. The back-end stage comprises a buck circuit, and configured to receive the bus voltage from the front-end stage and output a desired DC drive voltage to a load according to an operating voltage of the load. The intermediate controller is configured to obtain a difference voltage signal indicative of an electric potential difference between the bus voltage and the drive voltage, and provide a feedback signal generated based on the difference voltage signal to the front-end controller. The front-end controller controls the front-end main circuit based on the feedback signal to change the bus voltage with change of the drive voltage. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376554 | HYBRID GREEN-ENERGY STREET LIGHT APPARATUS - A hybrid green-energy street light apparatus includes a bus cable, a load unit, a first storage unit, a second storage unit and a green-energy generator. The load unit, the first battery body and the green-energy generator connect the bus cable. The first storage unit includes a first controller and a first battery body having a first voltage. The first controller keeps a terminal voltage of the first battery body at a second voltage greater than the first voltage. The second storage unit includes a second battery body, a second controller and a first switch. The second battery body connects the bus cable through the first switch. When the terminal voltage of the first battery body drops to the second voltage, the second controller closes the first switch to couple the second battery body and the bus cable. The green-energy generator charges the first storage unit and the second storage unit. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376555 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE CURRENT SUPPLIED TO LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Methods and apparatus for controlling current to an LED light source in a lighting device are described. In some embodiments, a warm dim light output is achieved. In an exemplary embodiment, a light emitting diode (LED) circuit includes two or more circuit branches coupled in parallel across a two terminal direct current (DC) voltage input including a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal; each of the two or more circuit branches including a set of light emitting diodes, each of said set of light emitting diodes including at least one light emitting diode; and at least one of said circuit branches including a current control circuit that controls the current passing through each of said two or more circuit branches. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376556 | LOAD CONTROL DEVICE FOR A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE HAVING DIFFERENT OPERATING MODES - A load control device for regulating an average magnitude of a load current conducted through an electrical load may operate in different modes. The load control device may comprise a control circuit configured to activate an inverter circuit during an active state period and deactivate the inverter circuit during an inactive state period. In one mode, the control circuit may adjust the average magnitude of the load current by adjusting the inactive state period while keeping the active state period constant. In another mode, the control circuit may adjust the average magnitude of the load current by adjusting the active state period while keeping the inactive state period constant. In yet another mode, the control circuit may keep a duty cycle of the inverter circuit constant and regulate the average magnitude of the load current by adjusting a target load current conducted through the electrical load. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376557 | LED LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT - The invention describes an LED lighting arrangement ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376558 | A LIGHTING UNIT AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The invention provides a lighting unit, comprising a light source and a light sensor arrangement. An optical feedback path is provided from the light source (or another light source in the same overall system) to the light sensor arrangement. The light source is turned on in response to an external input and is maintained on as a result of the optical feedback path. This lighting unit can be turned on using an signal such as an optical signal which is received from an external source, and then maintained on using optical feedback from the light source itself. This makes it possible to control a lighting unit area such as a wall using an external device such as a torch or laser pointer, without the need for complex electronic protocols. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376559 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - The present disclosure discloses a lighting apparatus, which comprises a motion detector, a controller, a main light source, and a motion display portion. The motion detector, the main light source, and the motion display portion are respectively coupled to the controller. The motion detector is configured to sense a control motion at a preset interval and to send a control motion signal to the controller. The controller is configured to send a first control signal to turn on or off the motion display portion according to a first preset condition; and to send a second control signal to, and control to switch on or off, the main light source according a second preset condition. The motion display portion is configured to display a track of the control motion under control of the first control signal. The main light source is configured to emit light under control of the second control signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376560 | Method for Controlling a Tunable White Fixture Using a Single Handle - A system allows a light fixture to have a wider range of color temperatures (CCT) while limiting the warmest temperature reached at full intensity. The CCT of the light output may be controlled independently of intensity across a certain range of CCT and dependent on intensity across another range. In an implementation, both intensity and CCT may be adjusted from a single handle, where the interface positions may be divided into multiple zones. In another implementation, intensity may be adjusted from a first handle, while CCT may be adjusted from a second handle. The CCT of the light output may be limited to cooler levels when the intensity is higher, and/or the intensity of the light may be limited to lower levels when the CCT is warmer. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376561 | WEARABLE LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - The present invention refers to a wearable light-emitting device that can be used for safety warnings, cheering, and light show performing. The invention also refers to a control method that allows the wearer to perform different commands by waving her/his hand in left or right, up or down, forward or backward directions. In addition, the control method allows the wearer to turn off/on the light and change its color with simple actions such as closing and opening her/his hand. Furthermore, the invention allows the wearer to easily handle other objects or perform grasping tasks while wearing this device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376562 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A light source module including a light emitting element, a tunable-focal length lens and a controller is provided. The light emitting element is configured to emit a light beam. The tunable-focal length lens is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam. The controller is coupled to the tunable-focal length lens, and adjusts a characteristic of the tunable-focal length lens in a first status and a second status. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376563 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, OPERATION TERMINAL, AND SETTING METHOD OF ILLUMINATION EQUIPMENT IN ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system includes an alert unit connected to a control device. During work to connect the illumination equipment to the relay, the control device searches whether or not the illumination equipment is connected, through the relay; when the connection of the illumination equipment is detected, sends an inquiry on a type of the illumination equipment to the illumination equipment and acquires information on the type of the illumination equipment; when the information on the type of the illumination equipment is the same as the planned connection equipment type stored in advance, sets an identification number for the illumination equipment connected to the control device; and, when the information on the type of the illumination equipment differs from the planned connection equipment type stored in advance, causes the alert unit to generate a first alert. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376564 | DYNAMIC LIGHT EFFECT BASED ON AN IMAGE - A method is provided for controlling one or more lighting devices to generate a dynamic light effect based on an image. A first area in the image is selected based on first selection criteria (e.g. object recognition). Within this first area, a sequence of sub-areas ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376565 | TURN-ON PROCEDURE FOR A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM - A load regulation device is adapted to control an electrical load. The load regulation device may be in a low power state, a ready state, and/or an on state. The low power state is characterized by the electrical load being unenergized. The ready state is characterized by a load control device and/or the load regulation device using more power than the low power state and the electrical load being unenergized. The on state is characterized by the electrical load being energized. The load regulation device is configured to receive an indication of a user's presence when the load regulation device is in the low power state. The load regulation device is configured to change from the low power state to the ready state in response to receiving the indication. The load regulation device is configured to wait in the ready state for a change state instruction. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376566 | LIGHTING STRIP - Linear array of lighting nodes ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376567 | POWER-OVER-ETHERNET LIGHTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a PoE lighting system ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376568 | LED-BASED LIGHTING CONTROL NETWORK COMMUNICATION - An LED based illumination device includes a receiver and a transmitter for communications adhering to a lighting control communications protocol and a high speed communications protocol. The LED based illumination device may be part of a lighting control network, wherein the data transmission rate of the high speed communications protocol is more than twice that of the lighting control communications protocol. The lighting control network may be coupled to a digital communications gateway, including a digital communications interface configured to be coupled to a network operating in accordance with an internet protocol and a lighting control network interface coupled to the lighting control network. A processor determines a summary status value of the LED based illumination device based on information stored in memory of the digital communications gateway. The digital communications gateway may periodically transmit the time of day to the LED based illumination device over the lighting control network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376569 | KEYWAY ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates generally to a keyway illumination system with a rack to recharge the device. More so, the present invention relates to a system that enables a keyway to be illuminated when a corresponding key approaches the known WIFI connected through a mobile app from a predetermined distance, so as to enhance viewing the engagement between key and keyway. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376570 | MAINTAINING A LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system comprises multiple luminaries ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376571 | BLUETOOTH CEILING LAMP - A Bluetooth ceiling lamp ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376572 | ASSOCIATING WIRELESS CONTROL DEVICES - A load control system may include one or more wireless control devices that may be associated via a programming device. An identifier for a first wireless control device may be determined in response to an actuation of a button on the first wireless control device. An association between the first wireless control device and a second wireless control device may be defined at the programming device. The identifier for the first wireless control device may be transmitted to the second wireless control device, which may cause the first wireless control device to enter a sleep mode. The first wireless control device may enter the sleep mode after an actuation of a button on the first wireless control device. The identifier may be determined in response to the actuation of the button on the first wireless control device and/or prior to the first wireless control device entering the sleep mode. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376573 | Method and Apparatus for Determining a Target Light Intensity From a Phase-Control Signal - A dimmable ballast circuit for a compact fluorescent lamp controls the intensity of a lamp tube in response to a phase-control voltage received from a dimmer switch. The ballast circuit comprises a phase-control-to-DC converter circuit that receives the phase-control voltage, which is characterized by a duty cycle defining a target intensity of the lamp tube, and generates a DC voltage representative of the duty cycle of the phase-control voltage. Changes in the duty cycle of the phase-control voltage that are below a threshold amount are filtered out by the converter circuit, while intentional changes in the duty cycle of the phase-control voltage are reflected in changes in the target intensity level and thereby the intensity level of the lamp tube. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376574 | X-Ray Tube Casing - An x-ray tube casing is provided which includes a central frame having internal passages to supply a cooling fluid directly to the casing without the need for an external dedicated heat exchanger. The cooling fluid flowing through the passages in the easing can thermally contact the dielectric coolant within the casing to cool the tube coolant during operation of the x-ray tube. The casing is formed in an additive manufacturing process to allow for tight tolerances with regard to the structure for the casing and the internal passages to reduce the size and weight of the casing. The casing can additionally be formed from a metal matrix including a metal with high x-ray attenuation and a filler metal. The metal matrix eliminates the need for a separate x-ray attenuation layer within the casing, further reducing the size, number of parts and assembly complexity of the casing. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376575 | EUV LIGHT SOURCE AND APPARATUS FOR LITHOGRAPHY - An extreme ultra violet (EUV) radiation source apparatus includes a collector, a target droplet generator for generating a tin (Sn) droplet, a rotatable debris collection device and a chamber enclosing at least the collector and the rotatable debris collection device. The rotatable debris collection device includes a first end support, a second end support and a plurality of vanes, ends of which are supported by the first end support and the second end support, respectively. A surface of at least one of the plurality of vanes is coated by a catalytic layer, which reduces a SnH | 2018-12-27 |
20180376576 | Link Device of a Plasma Torch - A link device ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376577 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACE OF FLUORINE-BASED RESIN FILM - It is an objective of the present invention to improve coatability/printability and adhesiveness of a fluorine-based resin film to a sintered film of ink. A fluorine-based resin film | 2018-12-27 |
20180376578 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an image processing apparatus, a print board includes a layered board, frequency signal lines, and a cylindrical magnetic body. The frequency signal lines are formed on an intermediate layer of the layered board. The cylindrical magnetic body includes a lower portion, an upper portion, and a pair of side portions, wherein the lower portion and the upper portion are respectively formed on layers of the layered board that are, in a thickness direction of the print board, located under and on the intermediate layer on which the frequency signal lines are formed, and the pair of side portions connect the lower portion and the upper portion at opposite sides of the frequency signal lines. The cylindrical magnetic body is formed in a shape of a cylinder in such a way as to extend along the frequency signal lines and surround a circumference of the frequency signal lines. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376579 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND MULTILAYER METAL CLAD LAMINATED BOARD - A multilayer printed wiring board has excellent high-frequency characteristics. The multilayer printed wiring board includes one or more conductive layers and one or more insulating layers. In the multilayer printed wiring board, the one or more conductive layers and the one or more insulating layers are alternately stacked. Each insulating layer of the one or more insulating layers includes one or more of a polyolefin resin layer, a fluororesin layer, a polyphenylene ether resin layer, a polyamideimide resin layer, and a polyimide resin layer. At least one insulating layer of the one or more insulating layers includes a polyolefin resin layer. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376580 | COMPACT BROADBAND COMMON-MODE FILTER - Disclosed herein are printed circuit boards with at least one signal trace situated over or under a reference plane. The reference plane includes a broadband common-mode filter that comprises looping and parallel structures etched into the reference plane. The looping structure includes an even number of side arms, and the parallel structure comprises an even number of interior arms, wherein each of the side arms extends toward the parallel structure, and each of the interior arms extends toward the looping structure. The at least one signal trace is substantially parallel to the side arms and to the interior arms, and is situated between a first half of the even number of side arms and a second half of the even number of side arms and between a first half of the even number of interior arms and a second half of the even number of interior arms. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376581 | CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board has a base layer composed of multiple layers, and the base layer includes a connector to which a wire harness carrying a signal is coupled, the connector being fixed to a slot for mounting, and a plurality of GND plane patterns arranged in a plurality of layers and electrically coupled to each other through at least one via. Each one of the multiple layers of the base layer includes one of the plurality of GND plane patterns. In and around an area in which the connector is disposed, each one of the plurality of GND plane patterns is provided for a respective one of the multiple layers. The at least one via is arranged around the area in which the connector is disposed. The base layer includes a frame, and at least one via is arranged in the frame. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376582 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A circuit substrate and a semiconductor package structure are provided. The circuit substrate includes a body and a via hole array. The via hole array includes via hole column units periodically arranged along a first direction. Each via hole column unit includes first to sixth via holes passing through the body and electrically connected to a capacitor. Any two adjacent via holes of the first to sixth via holes transmit power and ground signals. The sixth via hole of one of the via hole column units is adjacent to the first via hole of another one of the via hole column units, which is adjacent to the one of the via hole column units. The sixth via hole of one of the via hole column units and the first via hole of another one of the via hole column units transmit power and ground signals. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376583 | SOLENOID FILTER BUILT INTO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Disclosed herein are printed circuit boards with embedded solenoid filters through which signal traces pass to filter unwanted noise and electromagnetic interference. A printed circuit board comprises a least three layers, a solenoid embedded within the at least three layers, and at least one trace extending through the solenoid. The insertion loss characteristics of the solenoid filter can be tuned by modifying the number of turns in the solenoid(s) and the width of the solenoid(s). The solenoid filter may comprise multiple solenoids connected in series, with adjacent solenoids having opposite wind directions. Surface components may be included on the board to tune the insertion loss further. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376584 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RIGID-FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of manufacturing a rigid-flexible printed circuit board, which including: providing a first flexible film having a first metal layer on one or both surfaces; forming a circuit pattern by patterning the first metal layer; forming a second flexible film, which has a second metal layer on one surface, on one or both surfaces of the first flexible film; forming a circuit pattern by patterning the second metal layer in a rigid domain R; providing an anti-oxidation protective layer on the second metal layer in a flexible domain F; laminating at least one circuit layer on the second flexible film; and removing the circuit layer in the flexible domain F. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376585 | MULTI-LAYER FLEXIBLE/STRETCHABLE ELECTRONIC PACKAGE FOR ADVANCED WEARABLE ELECTRONICS - Apparatus and methods are provided for flexible and stretchable circuits. In an example, a method can include forming a first flexible conductor on a substrate, the first flexible conductor including a first conductive trace surrounded on three sides by a first dielectric, and forming a second flexible conductor on top of the first flexible conductor, the first flexible conductor located between the second flexible conductor and the substrate, the second flexible conductor including a second conductive trace surrounded by a second dielectric. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376586 | GARMENTS HAVING STRETCHABLE AND CONDUCTIVE INK - Methods of forming garments having one or more stretchable conductive ink patterns. Described herein are method of making garments (including compression garments) having one or more highly stretchable conductive ink pattern formed of a composite of an insulative adhesive, a conductive ink, and an intermediate gradient zone between the adhesive and conductive ink. The conductive ink typically includes between about 40-60% conductive particles, between about 30-50% binder; between about 3-7% solvent; and between about 3-7% thickener. The stretchable conductive ink patterns may be stretched more than twice their length without breaking or rupturing. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376587 | Flexible Electronic System - A flexible electronic system includes a flexible electronic substrate having a first and second contact pads opposed to each other, one of the first and second contact pads is electrically coupled to a battery. A protective cover is disposed on the flexible electronic substrate. The flexible electronic system further includes a base support fixedly attached to the flexible electronic substrate, the base support having an adhesive surface opposed to the flexible electronic substrate, and a foil having a first portion removably coupled to at least a portion of the adhesive surface and a second portion, wherein the foil configures to permit a removal of the second portion disposed between the first and second contact pads and wherein the removal of the second portion activates the system. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376588 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ARTICLES - Articles comprising a substrate having a first major surface; an electrical conductor pattern on the first major surface of the substrate, the electrical conductor pattern comprising a plurality of separated pairs of separated first and second electrically conductive metallic traces. Optionally the articles further comprise a first electrically conductive layer. Embodiments of articles described herein are useful in, for example, displays, touch sensors, lighting elements, photovoltaic cells, electrochromic windows and displays, and electroluminescent lamps and displays. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376589 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a laminate in which at least one first insulating layer containing first insulating particles and a first insulating resin, and at least one second insulating layer containing second insulating particles having a particle size smaller than a particle size of the first insulating particles and a second insulating resin are alternately positioned; a groove for wiring positioned at least on an upper surface of the laminate and including a side surface and a bottom surface; a via hole positioned in the first insulating layer of the laminate; and a wiring conductor positioned in the groove for wiring and in the via hole. The bottom surface of the groove for wiring is positioned in the second insulating layer. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376590 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE - An apparatus comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes: a multilayer lamination of layers; vias on a surface of the PCB; and bonding pads that couple a ball grid array of an integrated circuit (IC) package to layers through the vias, wherein the bonding pads includes: first bonding pads in a first area of the PCB, each first bonding pad being coupled to a via of the vias in the first area, second bonding pads arranged in a second area of the PCB, each second bonding pad being coupled to a via of the vias in the second area, and third bonding pads arranged in a third area of the PCB, each third bonding pad being coupled to two or more vias of the vias in the third area, wherein the third area is located between the first area and the second area is disclosed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376591 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE EMBEDDED FLEX OR PRINTED FLEX FOR MAGNETIC TRAY OR ELECTRO-MAGNETIC CARRIER - In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing a magnetic particle embedded flexible substrate, a printed flexible substrate for a magnetic tray, or an electro-magnetic carrier for magnetized or ferromagnetic flexible substrates. For instance, in accordance with one embodiment, there are means disclosed for fabricating a flexible substrate having one or more electrical interconnects to couple with leads of an electrical device; integrating magnetic particles or ferromagnetic particles into the flexible substrate; supporting the flexible substrate with a carrier plate during one or more manufacturing processes for the flexible substrate, in which the flexible substrate is held flat against the carrier plate by an attractive magnetic force between the magnetic particles or ferromagnetic particles integrated with the flexible substrate and a complementary magnetic attraction of the carrier plate; and removing the flexible substrate from the carrier plate subsequent to completion of the one or more manufacturing processes for the flexible substrate. Other related embodiments are disclosed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376592 | INK COMPOSITION FOR LIGHT SINTERING, WIRING BOARD USING SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an ink composition for light sintering, a wiring board using the same, and a method of fabricating the wiring board. The present invention aims to provide formation of a wiring pattern without damage to thin and soft wiring boards such as a flexible printed circuit board. The present invention provides an ink composition for light sintering including copper oxide nanoparticles having copper oxide films, a reducing agent for reducing copper oxidized by light irradiation to form copper nanoparticles, a dispersing agent, a binder, and a solvent. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376593 | INK COMPOSITION FOR LIGHT SINTERING, WIRING BOARD USING SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a method of fabricating a wiring board and a wiring board fabricated by the method, the method including a step of screen-printing the ink composition for light sintering on a flexible board body to form a preliminary wiring pattern, a step of drying the preliminary wiring pattern, and a step of reducing and sintering the oxidized copper of the copper oxide nanoparticles, which are included in the preliminary wiring pattern, by irradiating the dried preliminary wiring pattern with light to form a wiring pattern on the board body. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376594 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE - A composite substrate that is composed of a resin layer including an interlayer connection metal conductor and multiple ceramic layers that each include interlayer connection metal conductor, such that the resin layer is interposed between the ceramic layers, and the interlayer connection metal conductor in the resin layer is integrated with the interlayer connection metal conductors in the ceramic layers. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376595 | RESILIENT MICRO LATTICE ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION ASSEMBLY - In an exemplary method, three dimensional printing forms a micro lattice truss structure with a first end formed in contact with a conductive area on a PCB so that the truss structure is adhered to the conductive area due to the three dimensional printing. The truss structure extends outward from the PCB and has a distal end. The truss structure is formed with resiliency so that the truss structure maintains structural integrity during end-to-end compression. The resiliency of the micro lattice truss structure enables the truss structure to return to substantially its uncompressed length when the compression is removed. The truss structure is conductive so that a resilient electrical connection can be formed between the conductive area of the PCB and another spaced apart surface parallel with the PCB when the distal end of the truss structure is in contact with and compressed by the other surface. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376596 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD UNIT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a display apparatus. The method includes: preparing a printed circuit board including a first printed circuit unit and a second printed circuit unit; providing, on the printed circuit board, a connection member electrically connecting the first printed circuit unit to the second printed circuit unit; coupling one end of a tape carrier package to the printed circuit board; coupling the other end of the tape carrier package to a display panel; and cutting the printed circuit board into the first printed circuit unit and the second printed circuit unit that move relative to each other. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376597 | Electronic module - The present invention relates to an electronic module. In particular, to an electronic module which includes one or more components embedded in an installation base. The electronic module can be a module like a circuit board, which includes several components, which are connected to each other electrically, through conducting structures manufactured in the module. The components can be passive components, microcircuits, semiconductor components, or other similar components. Components that are typically connected to a circuit board form one group of components. Another important group of components are components that are typically packaged for connection to a circuit board. The electronic modules to which the invention relates can, of course, also include other types of components. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376598 | EMBEDDING INTO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH DRILLING - In one example, a method includes drilling a cavity into each contact pad of one or more contact pads of a first printed circuit board to form one or more cavities. The first printed circuit board includes an embedded integrated circuit and one or more metal layers. The method further includes forming one or more first metal layers for a second printed circuit board below a bottom surface of the first printed circuit board. The method further includes forming an electrically conductive material in the one or more cavities. The electrically conductive material electrically couples the one or more contact pads of the first printed circuit board to the second printed circuit board. The method further includes forming one or more second metal layers for the second printed circuit board above a top surface of the first printed circuit board. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376599 | PIEZOCHROMIC STAMP - A piezochromic stamp is provided, wherein when a pressing side of the piezochromic stamp is subjected to a pressure, a light transmittance effect of the pressing side is changed from allowing a light having a specific wavelength to pass through to blocking the light having the specific wavelength, or the light transmittance effect of the pressing side is changed from blocking the light having the specific wavelength to allowing the light having the specific wavelength to pass through. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376600 | FLUID DISCHARGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING FLUID - In conventional fluid discharge devices, a discharge head used should be increased in size according to increase in size of a workpiece such as silicon wafer. However, if the discharge head increases in length, a deformation amount of a mask used for discharging the fluid on the workpiece increases, thereby the discharging amount varies. Discharging the fluid in a reciprocating manner is performed using a fluid discharging device including a head unit having a width shorter than a length of the workpiece. A suction port having opening portions each having a slit shape are disposed on the both sides of the discharge nozzle in a vicinity of the discharge nozzle. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376601 | FABRICATION METHOD OF CIRCUIT BOARD - A fabrication method of a circuit includes drilling holes in a substrate, so as to form a plurality of first opening holes and second opening holes in the substrate. A cover film is attached onto the substrate, so as to cover the first opening holes and the second opening holes. A portion of the cover film covering the first opening holes is removed, so as to expose the first opening holes. The first opening holes are filled. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376602 | COPPER FOIL WITH CARRIER, COPPER FOIL WITH RESIN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - There is provided a copper foil with a carrier particularly suitable for a circuit forming process for removing a carrier after laser drilling and desmear treatment, in detail, a copper foil with a carrier having high heat press resistance (heat resistance) of the carrier, laser drilling performance, corrosion resistance of the carrier against the desmear treatment, corrosion resistance of a release layer against the desmear treatment, and carrier release strength. The copper foil with a carrier comprises a carrier comprising at least one resin selected from polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) resins, polyethersulfone (PES) resins, polyimide resins, and polyphenylene sulfide resins; a silicon layer provided on the carrier, the silicon layer mainly containing silicon; a carbon layer provided on the silicon layer, the carbon layer mainly containing carbon; and an extremely thin copper layer provided on the carbon layer. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376603 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A disclosed electronic device includes a housing having an opening, a roll mounted in the housing, a flexible display wound on the roll and being extendable and retractable through the opening based on a rotation direction of the roll, and a roll guide configured to guide the roll to move in a direction capable of constantly maintaining a proceeding direction of the flexible display toward the opening in the housing, based on a variation in a wound length of the flexible display on the roll. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376604 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT UNIT, WIRE HARNESS, AND VENTILATOR WATERPROOFING STRUCTURE - A ventilator waterproofing structure applicable to an electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a projected columnar portion that is formed in a columnar shape and that is projected from a wall body of a casing in a first direction, a notch that is formed on the projected columnar portion in a straight line in a second direction, a step portion provided in the notch on a closed end side, and a closed space surrounded by an inner wall surface of the notch and a step surface of the step portion. A ventilation passage provided with a waterproof ventilation filter has an outside opening that is opened toward a closed space in a third direction in the notch. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376605 | PROXIMITY SENSOR - The present disclosure relates to a proximity sensor for detecting the proximity of an object, the sensor including a sensing element ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376606 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING SENSORS - A kit for use with a wireless sensor includes a backer plate having a pair of apertures spaced apart 3.25″ from one another and a cover plate, the cover plate being adapted to be secured to the backer plate and being provided with an adaptation which allows for ready receipt of the wireless sensor. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376607 | DATA SWITCH FOR UNDERWATER USE - A subsea data switch is provided. The subsea data switch includes a subsea housing, a data switching unit disposed in the subsea housing, and at least three termination assemblies for terminating at least three subsea cables) to the subsea data switch. In an embodiment, each subsea cable includes a data line, the data lines of the at least three subsea cables being connected to the data switching unit. The data switching unit is configured to provide data switching between the at least three connected data lines. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376608 | Cable Pathway System for Network Architecture - A cable management system for a network cabinet has first and second server equipment rails, first and second air dams, and a front cable support. The server equipment rails are mounted to a base frame of the network cabinet such that the server equipment rails extend from the base frame towards a front of the network cabinet. The air dams are mounted to the base frame of the network cabinet such that the air dams extend from the base frame towards opposing sides of the network cabinet. The front cable support has a generally U-shaped tray that is connected to the first and second server equipment rails such that the tray extends across a front of the network cabinet, transverse to the server equipment rails. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376609 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module, including an insulating body provided with multiple accommodating grooves in multiple rows and vertically passing through the insulating body. Each two adjacent accommodating grooves are provided with a partition or a space above the partition. The insulating body is concavely provided downward with at least one groove correspondingly located on the partition or in the space above the partition. The groove has a bottom surface and a side surface being closed and formed by extending upward from a periphery of the bottom surface, and the groove is configured for a pushing pin to push and eject the insulating body from a mold. The insulating body is protrudingly provided upward with a plurality of protruding blocks, configured to support the chip module. The groove and all the protruding blocks are not located on the same partition. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376610 | SOCKET - The socket of the present disclosure includes: a terminal unit assembly with a plurality of terminal units, each extending in a longitudinal direction, arranged along a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; and a frame member including an assembly accommodating recess that accommodates the terminal unit assembly. The terminal units each include: a terminal holding part extending in the longitudinal direction; a plurality of terminals; and a side wall. The plurality of terminals each includes a body held by the terminal holding part, a contact part protruding upward beyond an upper surface the terminal unit or protruding downward beyond a lower surface of the terminal unit, and a contact arm connecting the body and the contact part; and the side wall extends in the longitudinal direction, includes a plurality of abutting parts capable of abutting the contact arm, and is arranged adjacent to the terminal holding part in the lateral direction. When the contact part receives force in a vertical direction orthogonal to the lateral direction and the longitudinal direction, the side wall receives force toward one side in the longitudinal direction. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376611 | SERVER - According to an example, a server may include a housing including a bottom portion, a first node defined by first and second printed circuit assemblies, and a second node defined by third and fourth printed circuit assemblies. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376612 | ELECTRONIC HARDWARE HOLDER WITH DYNAMIC DENSITY CONTROLLED COOLING - An electrical equipment cooling rack, has a rack with support rails which extend vertically, a plurality of rackmounted cooling locations or slots, defined within the support rails, each of the cooling locations extending horizontally and stacked one over the other. A first cooled air plenum is on a first side and a second return air plenum on the second side of each of the slots, receiving the air that has passed over the slots. The air is circulated from the return air, across the top, through an air cooler and forced by a fan into the cooled air plenum. An amount of cooling water is controlled, and an amount of fan speed is controlled, based on temperatures, and temperature differentials, and trends in the temperatures. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376613 | FIXING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component unit includes a heatsink, a substrate on which electronic component is installed, a fixing metal fitting that fixes the electronic component and the substrate to the heatsink, and a fastening member that fixes the fixing metal fitting to the heatsink, and the heatsink includes a body portion, and a fixing portion that is projecting from the body portion toward the substrate side and to which the fixing metal fitting is fixed, and the substrate includes a through-hole that the fixing portion penetrates through, and the fixing metal fitting includes a base portion that contacts the fixing portion and is fixed to the fixing portion by the fastening member, and a pressing portion that extends from one end of the base portion, elastically deforms with respect to the base portion, and presses the electronic component toward the substrate side. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376614 | CHECK VALVE FAN COVER - A check valve cover to prevent backflow of air through a cooling fan. A circumferential base connects to a fan and flaps arranged in an annular pattern, the flaps each have an outer substantially fixed portion and an inner un-fixed portion. The flaps are flexibly fixed at the outer fixed portion to the circumferential base and are freely movable at the inner un-fixed portion. Flaps may have self-closing property and/or may incorporate one or more anti-vibration holes located between adjacent flaps. Check valve can be fitted on outlet side of a fan close to output side of the fan so that opening of the flaps towards fan is prevented to prevent backflow of air when the fan is not operational. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376615 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR LIQUID IMMERSION COOLING AND COOLING SYSTEM USING SAME - An electronic device is immersed in a coolant in a cooling apparatus, and directly cooled. The electronic device is configured to be housed in housing parts of the cooling apparatus, and includes a metal board held with a pair of board retainers disposed in the housing part, storage units attached to a first surface of the metal board and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a backplane including connectors for electrically connecting the respective storage units, attached orthogonally to the first surface of the metal board, and the second surface opposite the first surface. The metal board includes a primary member including cuts in a width direction for fixing support plates that support the storage units to the primary member, and a secondary member includes pawls inserted into slits in the backplane, and fixed to the primary member. The support plates include holes for passage of the coolant. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376616 | LOOP HEAT PIPE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LOOP HEAT PIPE - A loop heat pipe and an electronic device with the loop heat pipe are provided. The loop heat pipe is used for removing heat from an electronic component of the electronic device. A closed loop is defined by a pipe body and an evaporator of the loop heat pipe collaboratively. A working medium flows through the closed loop. The evaporator includes a liquid/gas phase change space, a capillary structure unit and a liquid storage space. The capillary structure unit is arranged between the liquid/gas phase change space and the liquid storage space to separate the liquid/gas phase change space from the liquid storage space. A first opening end of the pipe body is connected with a space outlet. A second opening end of the pipe body is inserted into the liquid storage space through a space inlet. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376617 | THERMAL SOLUTION FOR TRANSCEIVER MODULE - A heat dissipating apparatus for cooling a transceiver is provided. The apparatus includes a cooling jacket configured to receive the transceiver. The transceiver is secured within the cooling jacket via a connecting structure. The apparatus also includes cooling devices secured to an exterior surface of the cooling jacket, the plurality of cooling devices comprising a highly thermal conductivity material. The apparatus also includes a heat dissipation device connected to a distal end of each of the plurality of cooling devices. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376618 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBER - Disclosed is a thermally conductive member which is interposed between electrically conductive objects facing each other and transfers heat. The thermally conductive member includes a metal base sheet having a certain thickness and a thermally conductive rubber sheet which adheres and is stacked to one surface of the base sheet through curing or a physical force and has elasticity. While the thermally conductive rubber sheet is stacked on the base sheet, edge portions of the base sheet are removed by light exposure and chemical etching and edges of the base sheet are located further inside than edges of the rubber sheet such that a margin portion is formed on corresponding portion of the base sheet. The rubber sheet is cut with a cutter mold at the margin portion. | 2018-12-27 |