Electricity: conductors and insulators inventions 03/06

20060065419 - Method of improving interior environment and grounding electrode device: To maintain an interior environment in an environment in which minus ions are abundant, and to stably maintain the environment at a higher level with maintaining an efficacy of the charcoal included in a paint containing a charcoal powder applied to a wall face in a room, a floor face...

20060065420 - Floor box: A small round floor box installs through a two inch diameter hole in a floor to provide a small footprint that improves the appearance of the installation and makes it less obtrusive. The box accommodates a single power receptacle or data plugs that attach to mounting plates that snap connect...

20060065421 - Circuit device and manufacturing method thereof: Warping of a hybrid integrated circuit device 10 due to shrinkage on curing of a sealing resin 14 is suppressed. The hybrid integrated circuit device 10 includes: a conductive pattern 13 provided on a surface of a circuit board 11; circuit elements 15 fixed to the conductive pattern 13; thin...

20060065423 - Compact flush-mount self-contained receptacle (scr): A compact self contained receptacle comprising a cylindrical housing flush-mounted to a wall or sill. The housing has a square central aperture for receiving a square receptacle inserted therein. Non-metallic sheath wire (NMS) is connected to the receptacle in pigtail manner with no exposed contacts. The sheath wire passes exteriorly...

20060065422 - Power strip safety box: A box assembly for concealing and holding one or two conventional power strips, peripherals and excess lengths of cables, the box comprising a box body having a front wall, a back wall, two opposing side walls, a base, and an open top portion. Box is configured with a hole on...

20060065424 - Cable organization apparatuses and systems: Systems and apparatuses are provided for cable management. One apparatus embodiment includes an arm having an open and a closed position and two arm portions. Each arm portion has two ends and a bend formed at one end. The ends of each arm portion having the bend are hinged together....

20060065426 - Apparatus and method for providing electrostatic discharge protection: Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus and method for providing protection from electrostatic discharge (ESD) for electrically conducting members, such as conductive display panels, including display panels used in avionics. The ESD apparatus includes an electrical conductor, a first adhesive element adhered to a first or top surface of...

20060065425 - Liquid dispensing system having a modular cord set: A liquid dispensing system equipped with a modular cord set for powering an electrically-operated dispensing module of the system. The cord set includes a plug removably inserted into receptacle extending through a manifold of the system. The manifold heats and supplies liquid to the dispensing module. When the plug is...

20060065427 - Electrical cable having a surface with reduced coefficient of friction: The present invention includes a cable having reduced surface friction and the method of manufacture thereof having steps in which a conductor wire is coated with a mixture of a plastic material and lubricating material and in which the coated conductor wire is cooled. The cable includes at least one...

20060065428 - Electrical cable having a surface with reduced coefficient of friction: The present invention includes a cable having reduced surface friction and the method of manufacture thereof having steps in which a conductor wire is coated with a mixture of a plastic material and lubricating material and in which the coated conductor wire is cooled. The cable includes at least one...

20060065430 - Electrical cable having a surface with reduced coefficient of friction: The present invention includes a cable having reduced surface friction and the method of manufacture thereof including steps in which a conductor wire is coated with a first plastic material and with a mixture of a second plastic material and lubricating material and the coated conductor wire cooled. The cable...

20060065429 - Electrical cables: An electrical cable is provided which includes an electrical conductor, a first insulating jacket disposed adjacent the electrical conductor and having a first relative permittivity, wherein the first insulating jacket is prepared from an admixture of: a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyaryletherether ketone polymer, polyphenylene sulfide polymer,...

20060065431 - Self-reflowing printed circuit board and application methods: A novel printed circuit board (PCB) 10 that incorporates embedded into its substrate an electric heater 14 is disclosed. This electric heater 14 becomes the only source of heat for simultaneously soldering components to pads 12. The PCB 10 is the key element that permits to create apparatuses and implement...

20060065432 - Mounting structure for electronic components: A mounting structure for electronic components is provided with a circuit board that has a step portion formed at one end portion thereof. The step portion is sandwiched by a lead of the electronic component so as to secure the lead to the step portion. The step portion is formed...

20060065433 - Circuitized substrate with improved impedance contol circuitry, method of making same, electrical assembly and information handling system utilizing same: A circuitized substrate designed to substantially eliminate impedance disruptions during passage of signals through signal lines of the substrate's circuitry. The substrate includes a first conductive layer with a plurality of conductors on which an electrical component may be positioned and electrically coupled. The pads are coupled to signal lines...

20060065434 - Signal transmission structure and circuit substrate thereof: A signal transmission structure suitable for a multi-layer circuit substrate comprising a core layer and at least a dielectric layer is provided. The signal transmission structure according to the present invention comprises a first via landing pad and a reference plane. The first via landing pad is disposed on a...

20060065435 - Transparent substrate provided with electroconductive strips: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing electrically conducting tracks on a transparent substrate, by screen printing with an electrically conducting paste, and to the transparent substrate provided with said tracks. According to the invention, conducting tracks are formed with a width less than or equal to 0.3...

20060065438 - Circuit component mounting device: A circuit component mounting device includes a resin substrate, vias, a circuit component composed of a main body and electrode portions, a solder, and an insulative sealing resin that covers the circuit component and the solder. The device further includes a base metal pattern which covers parts of the principal...

20060065437 - Mounting structure mounting substrate, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: A mounting structure includes a first substrate that has a first surface and a second surface, a plurality of first connection terminals that are disposed on the first surface in a first direction, a plurality of second connection terminals that are disposed on the first surface in a second direction...

20060065436 - System and method for protecting microelectromechanical systems array using back-plate with non-flat portion: Disclosed is an electronic device utilizing interferometric modulation and a package of the device. The packaged device includes a substrate, an interferometric modulation display array formed on the substrate, and a back-plate. The back-plate is placed over the display array with a gap between the back-plate and the display array....

20060065439 - Wiring board and wiring board manufacturing method: The present invention provides a wiring board including a metal plate that has a through hole formed so as to pass though both surfaces thereof by isotropic etching; an insulating layer that covers both surfaces of the metal plate and the inside surface of the through hole; a wiring layer...

20060054334 - Shielded parallel cable: The cable of the present invention contains at least one pair of insulated conductors and an optional drain wire. The insulate conductors and drain wire is longitudinally covered in a shielding tape, which preferably comprises a metallic sheet having an adhesive applied on selected portions of a surface of the...

20060054335 - Housing for scale or load cell controller: A housing for a scale or load cell controller suitable for use in harsh environments. The housing includes a moisture-resistant front display unit coupled to a rear interface and mounting unit. The front display unit includes a front housing, a back housing, and a frame overlying a boundary or seal...

20060054336 - Cable management system: A raceway assembly according to the present invention is used in conjunction with a conventional equipment rack to route cables between and otherwise to or from equipment stored in the rack. Guide members project from a trough portion of the raceway and position cables routed through spaces between the guide...

20060054337 - Electronic apparatus with symmetrically-opened cover for protecting image capture device: An electronic apparatus with a symmetrically-opened cover for protecting an image capture device. The electronic apparatus includes a body, a cover, and an opening device. The image capture device and the opening device are disposed on the body. The cover is connected to the opening device, and includes a first...

20060054338 - Using special visibility materials proximate candidate component locations to enhance recognition: The invention in one implementation encompasses the use of special visibility material to enhance the ability of computer-aided visual inspection machines to detect errors in placement or orientation of components mounted to a printed circuit board. In another implementation, the visibility of labels to a repair technician is enhanced by...

20060054339 - Image processing device and image processing method: An electrical fixture, such as a light switch, wall outlet or ceiling fan fixture, is adapted for being quickly connected to and disconnected from an electrical housing that includes dedicated terminals mounted within the housing and to which electrical wires from the dwelling's electrical wire system are secured by retaining...

20060054342 - Connector and a method of assembling it: A fixing member (30) is formed by coupling a plurality of mounting portions (31A, 31B) spaced apart along the longitudinal direction of a protector main body (10) by a coupling portion (32). Thus, one fixing member (30) is sufficient for one protector main body (10), thereby reducing the number of...

20060054343 - Snap fit electrical connector assembly with conical outer snap fit retainer and externally mounted internal wire retainer: An electric connector assembly having a connector body defining an inlet end portion and an outlet end portion interconnected by a through bore wherein the outlet end portion is provided with a tapering frustro conical surface that is circumscribed by an external retainer ring of a frustro conical shape complementing...

20060054341 - Snap fit electrical connector assembly with conical outer snap fit retainer and one or more internal snap fit wire retainers: An electrical connector that includes a connector body having an inlet end and an outlet end that slopes downwardly toward the outlet opening that is circumscribed by a complementary frustro conical outer snap-fit retaining ring mounted on the outlet end of the connector body. The outer frustro conical retaining ring...

20060054340 - Snap in electrical connector assembly with unidirectional wire conductor retainer ring: An electrical connector that includes a connector body having an inlet end and an outlet end which has an outer surface sloping downwardly toward the outlet opening, and having a complementary frustro conical outer snap retaining ring mounted on the outlet end of the connector body. The outer frustro conical...

20060054344 - Stackable rack cable manager: A cable manager includes a first cable management section having a plurality of open-ended, U-shaped troughs separated by fingers. A second cable management section has a plurality of open-ended, U-shaped troughs separated by fingers. The second cable management section has a bottom surface contacting a top surface of the first...

20060054345 - Arrangement for connecting a power cable to an equipment element: In an arrangement for connecting a high-voltage or very-high-voltage power cable comprising an insulative external jacket to an equipment element comprising an external surface by means of an insulative layer, the insulative layer consists of a composite material resistant to traction in the longitudinal direction of the cable and attached...

20060054346 - Sleeve assembly for receiving elongated items within a duct: A sleeve assembly for receiving and protecting elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve assembly includes a plurality of separate and independent sleeves, each sleeve being woven from warp and weft filamentary members that form sidewalls surrounding and defining a central space. Pull cords are located within each...

20060054347 - Electric conductors: Electric wires are described consisting of a metallic wire able to conduct the electric current, the outer surface of which is coated in an alloy consisting of specific metals in set quantities....

20060054348 - Circuit substrate: A circuit substrate comprising a base and a plurality of conductive traces is provided. The conductive traces are disposed on the base and on the same layer. The conductive traces include at least one first conductive trace. Wherein, the base has a cut region. The end of the first conductive...

20060054350 - Circuit board and method of manufacturing the same: A circuit board includes an insulating substrate, a first conductive layer on the insulating substrate, a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer, and a third conductive layer covering the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer has a surface provided on the surface...

20060054349 - Cof film carrier tape and its manufacturing method: In a COF film carrier tape including a continuous insulating film 12, a wiring pattern 21 formed of a conductor layer 11 provided on a surface of the insulating film 12, and a row of sprocket holes 22 along opposite longitudinal edges of the wiring pattern 21 on which electronic...

20060054351 - Substrate structure, a method and an arrangement for producing such substrate structure: The present invention relates to a substrate structure comprising at least two substrate layers extending in substantially parallell planes, which substrate layers are (Z-)interconnected in a direction substantially perpendicular to said planes. It comprises at least one adhesive film layer for interconnecting said at least two substrate layers, said adhesive...

20060054352 - Printed circuit board including embedded passive component and method of fabricating same: Disclosed is a PCB including an embedded passive component and a method of fabricating the same. The PCB includes at least two circuit layers in which circuit patterns are formed. At least one insulating layer is interposed between the circuit layers. A pair of terminals is vertically formed through the...

20060054353 - Method and device for protection of a component or module: A connectivity from a module to a board is ordinary achieved with pads as via Land Grid Array (LGA), where an inner area of the module is provided with pads designated for electrical connectivity to corresponding points of connection on the board. To protect the component or the module and...

20060048960 - Inner conductor supports for rigid coaxial transmission lines: An support for coaxial transmission lines is described, having a reduced mass and being configured to reduce bending stresses when subject to insertion or axial load effects....

20060048961 - Multi-layer, strip-type screening sheet for electric lines and electric cable, in particular a data transmission cable, equipped therewith: A multi-layer, strip-type screening sheet for electric lines comprises at least a substrate layer of plastic material and at least one screening layer of electrically conductive material, in particular metal, which the substrate layer is lined with, the screening layer being provided with spacing gaps that recur at longitudinal intervals...

20060048962 - Casing structure for electronic equipment: A casing structure for electronic equipment is disclosed that allows electronic equipment to be easily assembled while providing sufficient electromagnetic wave shielding effects, and which allows the manufacture of electronic equipment at a low cost. The casing structure includes a case member having an opening, and an electronic equipment support...

20060048963 - Laminate, printed circuit board, and preparing method thereof: A laminate which comprises a thermoplastic polyimide layer and a metal layer, or comprises a non-thermoplastic polyimide film layer and, formed on one or both surfaces, a thermoplastic polyimide layer and a metal layer; and a printed wiring board comprising the laminate. The laminate can be used for forming a...

20060048964 - Electrical connection system: An electrical connection system which may include color-coded, temporary covers for electrical boxes, and may also include color-coded conduit identifiers such as removable caps or collars. The color-coded covers may provide origination information for the electrical box so covered, while the color-coded conduit identifiers may provide destination information for electrical...

20060048965 - Method and structure for waterproofing a terminal splice: To decrease cap diameter covering a terminal splice and improve workability and waterproof performance, a stopper is inserted in one opening of a heat shrinkable tube. The heat shrinkable tube is heat-shrunk in this state, then a cap having end an closure is formed. A fluid thermosetting waterproofing agent is...

20060048966 - Shield cable, wiring component, and information apparatus: A shield cable, in which a winding looseness of a shield layer due to twisting can be decreased and a short-circuit between a shield layer and signal conductor as well as a disconnection of the signal conductor is prevented, and a wiring component and information apparatus having the shield cable...

20060048967 - Sound signal wire: A sound signal wire is composed of a first set of weaving wires and a second set of weaving wires wound around periphery the first set of weaving wires. The first and second set of weaving wires respectively include at least a first weaving wire composed of a core and...

20060048968 - Construction for dc to ac power inverter: A construction for DC to AC power inverter includes a circuit board and at least a conductive member. The soldered surface of the circuit board where larger amount of current passes through is inserted with the conductive member. The conductive member provides a contour can be changed in accordance with...

20060048969 - Bus structure: A bus structure includes multiple soft buses and a soft separation layer. These multiple soft buses are stacked side by side each other. The soft separation layer is sandwitched between two adjacent soft buses....

20060042812 - Rubber insulating blanket and method using same: A rubber insulating blanket of a type used by workers, such as electrical lineworkers and industrial electricians, to cover live electrical conductors, apparatus, or circuits, so as to protect themselves against electrical shock hazards, is generally square or otherwise generally rectangular, so as to have two longitudinal edges and two...

20060042813 - Enclosure with improved knockouts: Molded enclosures including integrally formed knockouts are described herein. In one implementation, a molded enclosure comprising a wall having a wall thickness and a first knockout integrally formed in the wall. At least a portion of a periphery of the first knockout is defined by at least one attachment tab...

20060042814 - Sealing member for enclosures: A seal includes a body having an exterior surface configured for sealing engagement with an entry port of an enclosure. A plurality of passages extend from a first end of the body to a second end of the body. Each of the plurality of passages is configured to receive at...

20060042815 - Rod passage,especially for actuating rods in motor vehicles: the invention relates to a passage for rods, especially for actuating rods (8) in a motor vehicle, comprising a receiving bushing (4) which is inserted into an assembly hole (2) of a component and which has an opening (6) for the rods (8). The receiving bushing (4) has, on one...

20060042816 - Parallel-transmission flat cable equipped with connector unit: A parallel-transmission flat cable that is equipped with a connector unit is provided. This parallel-transmission flat cable includes: a parallel-transmission flat cable member that has pairs of signal transmission paths and ground portions that are arranged alternately so as to enable parallel transmission, and has pairs of signal terminal portions...

20060042817 - Submersible pump cable with air line: According to embodiments of the invention, a submersible pump cable includes an air line for determining the depth at which a submersible pump lies beneath a liquid. Embodiments of the invention consequently provide increased durability to the air line and reduce the number of connections that are required to the...

20060042818 - Submersible pump cable with conductive air line: According to embodiments of the invention, a submersible pump cable includes a conductive air line that is configured to transport both an electrical current and pressurized air....

20060042819 - Data transmission cable: There is provided a cable for data transmission which can be wired and constructed without damaging a surface of a wall, ceiling, floor or the like, without using any clamps and which does not degrade appearance of a wired space, and further, allows the wiring construction of the cable provided...

20060042820 - Signal transmission cable adapted to pass through hinge assembly: A signal transmission cable adapted to pass through a hinge assembly includes a flexible circuit substrate; a first connection section formed at a first end of the flexible circuit substrate and having a plurality of signal transmission lines provided thereon; a second connection section formed at a second end of...

20060042821 - Memory modules and methods for manufacturing memory modules: Memory modules and methods for manufacturing memory modules are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a substrate, a microelectronic device carried by the substrate, and a plurality of external contact pads operably coupled to the microelectronic device. The substrate includes a first major surface with a first...

20060042822 - Printed circuit board and inspection method therefor: It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed circuit board and an inspection method therefor capable of electrically inspecting misregistration of a solder resist and a display by silk printing with respect to a wiring pattern on a printed circuit board. The present invention provides a...

20060042824 - Printed wiring board and method of manufacturing the same: A solder resist comprising a thermosetting resin is printed on a surface of an insulating board (7) having a conductor circuit (6). The solder resist is then heat-cured to form an insulating film (1) having a low thermal expansion coefficient. A laser beam (2) is then applied to the portion...

20060042823 - Wired circuit board: A wired circuit board which even when a conductive pattern is formed in the form of fine pitch can provide improved adhesion between the conductive pattern and an insulating layer to prevent a plating solution from remaining between a metal plating layer and the insulating layer, so as to prevent...

20060042825 - Cooling of substrate using interposer channels: A structure, and method of forming and cooling the structure. The structure may include a substrate (e.g., a semiconductor chip) having N continuous substrate channels and an interposer having N continuous interposer channels (N≧2). The N interposer channels are coupled to the N substrate channels to form M continuous loops...

20060042826 - Circuit board, multi-layer wiring board method for making circuity board, and method for making multi-layer wiring board: The object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer flexible wiring board which is capable of effecting interlaminar connection with certainty, has high reliability and allows lamination of outer layer wiring boards. According to the present invention, there is provided a multilayer flexible wiring board including (1) plural...

20060042827 - Sd/mmc cards: The specification describes PDA (SD/MMC) devices and PDA cards wherein the substrate on which the PDA components are mounted comprises two tiers. Components with a high profile are mounted on the lower tier, and devices with normal or low heights are mounted on the upper tier. The upper tier is...

20060042828 - Transmission circuit board: In a transmission circuit board, ground terminal portions (10) are disposed at every other two rows in both end columns. Each of signal circuit layers (20) includes at least a pair of adjacent signal connecting portions electrically connected to a pair of the wiring portions (21, 22) arranged in parallel...

20060042829 - Transmission circuit board structrue, transmission circuit board, and connector having the same: A transmission circuit board structure comprises at least one signal layer formed by a plurality of signal lines (20) arranged side by side, at least one ground layer formed of a ground plate (30) and provided in parallel to the signal layer, and a support member (10) made of a...

20060042830 - Flexible multi-level cable: A flexible cable comprises a cable body of a silicone material and circuits in the flexible cable body. In one embodiment the flexible cable body comprises a multiple number of individual layers of poly(dimethylsiloxane). In one embodiment silicone material encapsulates the individual layers. The flexible cable is made by providing...

20060042831 - Visually inspectable surface mount device pad: A printed circuit board having one or more vias disposed in the surface area of a pad. The pad may serve as a connection point between the printed circuit board and another circuit board and is disposed along the edge of the board such that the vias do not form...

20060042832 - Multilayer circuit board and method of producing the same: A multilayer circuit board comprises a conductor wiring layer, and an insulation layer, wherein the conductor wiring layer and the insulation layer are laminated alternately, wherein the conductor wiring layer is electrically connected by a via through the insulation layer, wherein the via is filled with a conductor material, and...

20060042834 - Electronic device with a warped spring connector: An electronic device comprises a substrate and at least a warped spring connector. The substrate has a signal bonding pad and a ground plane. The warped spring connector is disposed on the substrate and is connected to the bonding pad. The warped spring connector includes at least a ground lead...

20060042833 - Rectification chip terminal structure: A rectification chip terminal structure for soldering a rectification chip on a terminal filled with a packaging material to form a secured mounting for the rectification chip is to be inserted in a coupling bore of a circuit board. The structure includes a conductive element which has a buffer portion...