Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions 08/06

20060193091 - Power semiconductor apparatus provided with power controlling semiconductor modules connected in parallel to each other: A power semiconductor apparatus is provided with power controlling semiconductor modules connected in parallel to each other. Each power controlling semiconductor module controls driving of a power semiconductor device. The power semiconductor apparatus includes a transmission circuit and a reception circuit provided in one and another power controlling semiconductor modules,...

20060193090 - Synchronous motor startup lock detection circuit and method: A startup failure detection system provides an indication of motor startup failure based on a flux amplitude signal value. The flux amplitude signal is derived from motor flux estimations in combination with a rotor angle estimation. The flux amplitude signal value is compared to an upper and lower threshold value,...

20060193092 - Ground fault circuit interrupter with end of life indicators: The present invention provides a GFCI that not only has ground fault protection, but also is capable of providing reverse wiring protection as well as detection of end of the service life of the GFCI by way of utilizing an end of life detection control circuit in connection with the...

20060193093 - Nanotube esd protective devices and corresponding nonvolatile and volatile nanotube switches: Nanotube ESD protective devices and corresponding nonvolatile and volatile nanotube switches. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit for protecting a protected circuit is coupled to an input pad. The ESD circuit includes a nanotube switch electrically having a control. The switch is coupled to the protected circuit and to a...

20060193094 - Modular connecting system for protecting an electrical load in a bus system: An electrical distribution system includes a plurality of separate consumer modules for supplying power to a plurality of consumer loads, respectively. Each of the consumer modules includes an overload fault detection device for automatically interrupting the supply of power to a given consumer load upon the detection of a fault...

20060193095 - Modular battery management apparatus with cell sensing and energy redistribution capabilities: A battery management system includes a sensing module, a feeding module, a control module, and a common line adapted for connection to a battery when in use. In some embodiments, a battery management apparatus for managing a substring of cells in a string of cells includes a DC bus, a...

20060193096 - Low-voltage circuit breaker comprising an interface unit: A low-voltage circuit breaker comprising a casing containing at least one fixed contact and at least one mobile contact. The circuit breaker moreover comprises, inside said casing, a first communication bus, designed to interface a plurality of accessories and devices of said circuit breaker, and an interface unit, which comprises...

20060193097 - Detection of short circuits in a vehicle: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the detection of shorts circuits in the electrical system in a vehicle provided with a battery comprising—measuring and storing the value of the battery voltage at a first moment in time,—measuring the value of the battery voltage at a second...

20060193098 - Contactor material for welding wire feeder: An electromechanical contactor device is disclosed for use in a wire feeder for an electric arc welder having a power source and a gun with a contact tip through which welding wire is fed and a weld cycle start trigger switch having a closed condition to initiate and hold a...

20060193099 - Systems and methods for performing a redundancy check using intelligent electronic devices in an electric power system: Provided is an intelligent electronic device-to-intelligent electronic device direct communication system in a power system, for performing a power system data redundancy check therebetween. The communication includes a first intelligent electronic device adapted for deriving power system data from a selected portion of the power system. The first intelligent electronic...

20060193100 - Ionizer and discharge electrode assembly to be assembled therein: An ionizer of a corona discharge type is configured to increase the yield of ions while minimizing contamination of a discharge electrode by foreign matters. In the ionizer, a gas path unit (11) supplied with clean gas has internal clean gas paths (50, 48) in an electrode assembly (40), and...

20060193101 - Electrostatic chuck and vacuum processing apparatus provided with the same: An intermediate body 19 is interposed between the hot plate 17 and the stage 18. The contact surfaces of the hot plate 17 and intermediate body 19 are less than 10 nm in surface roughness. The hot plate 17 and the intermediate body 19 are directly contacted with each other....

20060193102 - Method and apparatus to confine plasma and to enhance flow conductance: The embodiments of the present invention generally relate to annular ring used in a plasma processing chamber. In one embodiment, the annular ring includes an inner wall, an upper outer wall, a lower outer wall, a step defined between the upper and lower outer wall, a top surface and a...

20060193103 - Electronic component and electronic device: An electronic component comprises an element body, and a terminal electrode disposed on the element body. The terminal electrode has a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a third electrode layer. The first electrode layer is formed on an external surface of the element body and formed by...

20060193104 - Energy storage device: A surface mount energy storage device in the form of a supercapacitor (1) includes a generally rectangular folded prismatic housing (2) and two energy storage elements (not shown) that are sealingly contained within the housing (2) and which are connected in series. A mount, in the form of an integrally...

20060193105 - Thin multi-terminal capacitor and method of manufacturing the same: The capacitor element includes as an anode an aluminum foil in the form of a thin plate, an oxide layer formed as a dielectric on the surface of the anode, and a conductive polymer layer formed as a cathode on the dielectric. The capacitor is formed by drawing terminals in...

20060193106 - Solid electrolytic capacitor: In the solid electrolytic capacitor (10) in accordance with the present invention, an anode of a capacitor device (12) is connected to one end part (35B) of a via (32) connected to a plurality of anode leads (34B) arranged on a base sheet surface (14a), whereas a cathode of the...

20060193107 - Case with insert terminal and piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer using this case, process for manufacturing case with insert terminal: An insert terminal containing case includes a bottom wall, four side walls, and an opening at the upper portion, wherein a terminal made of a metal plate is vertically fixed to at least one of the four side walls by insert molding. A groove is vertically arranged at the outer...

20060193108 - Circuit device and manufacturing method thereof: A thin circuit device that can operate at a high speed is provided. The circuit device includes a first circuit element and a circuit element portion formed on a substrate. The first circuit element and the circuit element portion are arranged in such a manner that element surfaces thereof are...

20060193109 - Impression creating device and method for a laptop computer: An impression creating apparatus or image display and method for a laptop computer is disclosed. The laptop computer has a cover panel with an exposed outer surface and a screen on an interior portion. The exposed outer surface of the laptop computer cover panel has a peripheral edge. The image...

20060193112 - Computing housing for blade server with network switch: A multiple blade computer server housing comprises a cabinet having a first side and a second side, at least one chassis positioned within the cabinet that houses a plurality of server blades and a plurality of interface cards, and at least one door panel hingedly mounted to the second side...

20060193111 - Fixing mechanism for storage device: A fixing mechanism includes a bracket (10) for receiving a storage device (70), a latch member (30) and a fastener (50). The bracket includes a sidewall (12), and the sidewall defines spaced first and second sets of holes (125, 127) therein. The latch member includes a plurality of latches (361),...

20060193110 - Internal powerline power supply method and system: A power supply apparatus and related method. The power supply apparatus has an AC input. The apparatus has a converter for converting AC power into DC power. In a specific embodiment, the converter has an input and an output. In a specific embodiment, the input of the converter is coupled...

20060193113 - Controlling a surface temperature of a portable computer for user comfort in response to motion detection: A portable computer includes a motion detector providing input signals used for detecting movements indicating that the computer is held on the users lap or in his hands instead of on a desktop. When such movements are detected, the computer is operated in a first mode, with temperatures within the...

20060193114 - Frame-level thermal interface component for transfer of heat from an electronic component of a computer system: A computer system is described of the kind having a frame and a plurality of server unit subassemblies that are insertable into the frame. Each server unit subassembly has a chassis component which engages with a frame component on the frame. Heat can transfer from the chassis component to the...

20060193115 - Liquid-cooling heat dissipation module: A liquid-cooling heat dissipation module. The liquid-cooling heat dissipation module circularly dissipates heat from a heat source. The liquid-cooling heat dissipation module includes a fan, a pump, a heat sink, and a guide member. The pump is attached to the fan and driven by the fan. The heat sink is...

20060193116 - Package for high frequency usages and its manufacturing method: A package for high frequency usages 10 has a notched area 16 on each longitudinal end of a substantially rectangular heat sink plate 11 for fastening the package to a base 20 with a screw. The package includes a joined member 17 formed by joining a surface of a ring-like...

20060193117 - Display: A display device is arranged such that a voice device (2) is laminated on a liquid crystal panel (1) so as to be confined in a planar area of the liquid crystal panel (1), and a voice-system circuit block which drives the voice device (2) is formed on the thin...

20060193118 - Device, apparatus, method and assembly for coupling an electrical component with a circuit board: A device, apparatus and printed circuit board assembly for removably coupling an electrical component with a PCB are described, which provides adequate electromechanical capability, is relatively insensitive to related heating, component removability, replacability and reworkability while minimizing wear and the possibility of resizing and damage. The device includes a sleeve...

20060187593 - Turbine energy generating system: A turbine energy generating system includes a combustion chamber for converting fuel into energy by igniting an air and fuel mixture, a turbine for converting energy produced by the combustion chamber into mechanical energy, and a generator for converting mechanical energy produced by the turbine into electrical energy in the...

20060187594 - Dc ground fault circuit interrupter: A ground fault circuit interrupter for a direct current (DC) system which can interrupt DC power connections to one or more loads when a fault is detected is disclosed herein. Specifically, the circuit interrupter includes a toroidal core having a winding wound around the core. An alternating current supply is...

20060187595 - Apparatus and method for controlling leakage current in bipolar esd clamping devices: An apparatus for controlling leakage current in an electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamping network of an integrated circuit includes a bipolar ESD protection circuit having a trigger device and at least one discharge device. A leakage disablement network is coupled to the ESD protection circuit, wherein the leakage disablement network is...

20060187596 - Charge modulation network for multiple power domains for silicon-on-insulator technology: An SOI integrated circuit includes ESD protection on an SOI chip. A first power domain and a second power domain are provided in the SOI chip. In one embodiment , a charge modulation network in the SOI chip between the first power domain and the second power domain mitigates accumulation...

20060187597 - Static eliminator and electric discharge module: A static eliminator capable of replacing a discharge needle and improving maintainability of the eliminator is disclosed. The static eliminator comprises: an air-guiding duct having a tubular portion provided with an opposite electrode and a boss portion; and an electric discharge module detachably mounted on the tubular portion, wherein ionized...

20060187598 - Electricity substation: The invention relates to an electrical substation. The inventive substation is characterised in that it consists of a special ring-type electrical configuration, known as a network ring, comprising SF6-insulated armoured modules M by way of a high-voltage switchgear. According to the invention, the modules are disposed such as to form...

20060187599 - Power source outlet device: Receiving blades 4 connected with plug blades of a plug, a sensor 5 detecting a spark discharge occurring between the connected plug blades, a tracking detecting circuit 6 receiving a spark discharge detecting behavior of the sensor 5 to output a tracking occurrence signal, an LED 7 and a buzzer...

20060187600 - Independent automatic shedding branch circuit breaker: An independent automatic shedding system that automatically allows any combination of loads to powered under limited power availability (such as a standby power source) without overloading the generator or rewiring, while contributing to the stability of the power grid. A motorized disconnection actuation mechanism under control of a controller disconnects...

20060187601 - Input and output circuit of an integrated circuit chip: An input and output circuit of an integrated circuit chip for exchanging signals between logic circuits of the integrated circuit chip and a system. The input and output circuit includes a plurality of power rings for providing a plurality of power sources, a plurality of input and output pads for...

20060187602 - Protection circuit and protection method: A protection circuit is disclosed that issues an instruction to blow a fuse connected to a power source in response to detection of an abnormality of a voltage of the power source. The protection circuit includes a time control unit that detects the voltage of the power source and controls...

20060187603 - Function selection system: A function selection system is applicable in an integrated circuit having at least one functional signal line for controlling potential of the functional signal line to select a functionality provided by the integrated circuit. The function selection system at least has a power supply module, a switching module, and a...

20060187604 - Overcurrent detecting device: An overcurrent detecting device for detecting an overcurrent in a load circuit for controlling ON/OFF of a load by using a semiconductor switch, includes a driver circuit that outputs a driving signal to the semiconductor switch, a reference voltage generating circuit that generates a reference voltage, a measured voltage generating...

20060187605 - Protection circuit for intrinsically safe electro-magnetic actuators and a protection circuit for intrinsically safe energy supply systems: The present invention relates to a protection circuit for intrinsically safe electromagnetic actuators operating on the voltage from a power unit (1) approved for underground mining, for switching electrohydraulic valves (5) in underground mining, comprising at least two spaced-apart short-circuit means (14, 16 or 16A) connected in parallel with the...

20060187606 - Internet protocol telephone system: An internet protocol telephone includes a substrate having an input and an output that are capable of being connected to the internet protocol (IP) network. A relay is disposed on the substrate and is connected between the input and the output of the substrate. The relay includes first and second...

20060187607 - Apparatus and method for creating pulse magnetic stimulation having modulation function: An apparatus for creating pulse magnetic stimulation, having a modulation function, according to the present invention, comprises: a driving voltage supplying section for converting AC voltage input from a voltage source into DC voltage having a predetermined magnitude; a capacitor section for accumulating electric charge in accordance with the DC...

20060187608 - Insulated glazing units: A hermetically sealed multi-pane window assembly comprises first and second windowpane sheets formed of transparent materials. A first sealing member has an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge being hermetically attached around the periphery of the first windowpane sheet by diffusion bonding. A second sealing member has...

20060187609 - Grid electrostatic precipitator/filter for diesel engine exhaust removal: A method and apparatus electrically charges particulates that need to be removed from a moving air stream. Various methods of corona charging of particulates are used in the fields of electrostatic precipitation of dust, printers and copying machines. This invention is preferably specifically aimed at improving the separation and collection...

20060187610 - Electrical immobilization weapon: A cartridge for an electrical immobilization weapon for optimized effectiveness and accuracy, comprising: a housing means for accommodating first and second projectiles adapted for being spaced within a targeted portion, having a length of at least from 5 inches to 25 inches, of a human body and for transmitting the...

20060187611 - Method of fabricating mems tunable capacitor with wide tuning range: A MEMS tunable capacitor and method of fabricating the same, includes a plurality of fixed charge plates on a substrate, the plurality of fixed charge plates having a same height, being arranged in a shape of comb-teeth and being electrically connected to one another, a capacitor dielectric layer covering the...

20060187612 - Laminated electronic component: The present invention is intended to provide a laminated electronic component having a configuration in which the number of extraction electrodes is reduced to realize a high ESR, the adhesion of a terminal electrode with respect to an ECA is increased and a short-circuit defect between an internal electrode and...

20060187613 - Ceramic electronic component and multilayer capacitor: A multilayer capacitor comprises a ceramic sintered body, an internal electrode disposed in the ceramic sintered body, and an external electrode disposed on an external surface of the ceramic sintered body. The external electrode has a first electrode layer formed on the external surface of the ceramic sintered body, a...

20060187614 - Ceramic container and battery and electric double layer capacitor using the same: A ceramic container includes a ceramic base having a hollow or open portion for accommodating a battery element or an electric double layer capacitor element, defined by a bottom portion and a side wall which surrounds a bottom surface of the bottom portion which bottom face faces the hollow or...

20060187615 - Electric double layer capacitor: A lower-insulation ring 131 is fit into a terminal 112 until the lower-insulation ring comes in the upper side of a flange portion 113. Then, the terminal 112 in this state is inserted into a center of the through hole 111a of a sealing plate 111 from the inside of...

20060187616 - Wet tantalum capacitor usable without reformation and medical devices for use therewith: l

20060187617 - Electrically conductive polymer composition and solid electrolytic capacitor using the same: An electrically conductive polymer composition contains an electrically conductive polymer obtained by using a polymer in the form of cations composed of repeating structural units of 3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene and polystyrene sulfonic acid as anions and further contains naphthalene sulfonic acid as an additive. A solid electrolytic capacitor 101 or a...

20060187618 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and fabrication method therefor: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: an anode of valve metals or alloy of which main component is valve metals; a dielectric layer formed by anodizing the anode; and a cathode formed on the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer comprises a first dielectric layer located on the anode side and...

20060187619 - Electrical connection box: An electrical connection box comprises a base cover (1) having a plurality of first openings in both sides thereof; a top cover (8) having a plurality of second openings in both sides thereof; a main PCB board (3); an input DC socket (4) located on said PCB board; a plurality...

20060187620 - Protector-equipped antenna unit using an already-existing antenna unit as an antenna body: A protector-equipped antenna unit has an antenna body including an antenna case, a cable derived from the antenna case to the outside, and a protector having a shape corresponding to an outside shape of the antenna body and of the cable. Inasmuch as the protector-equipped antenna has the protector having...

20060187621 - Protector-equipped antenna unit with drain structure: A protector-equipped antenna unit has an antenna body including an antenna case, a cable derived from the antenna case to the outside, and a protector for protecting the antenna body and the cable. The protector has drain holes. The protector has a cable protecting portion having a hook portion for...

20060187622 - Computer keyboard: A computer keyboard includes a keyboard body removably received and retained in an outer frame assembly. The outer frame assembly includes a rigid base, serving as a lower frame forming a first central cavity and having a front flange, and a soft pad including an upper frame forming a second...

20060187623 - Retractable keyboard: A retractable keyboard is described. The retractable keyboard is suitable for a handheld electrical device, and especially to a mobile phone with a personal digital assistant function. The retractable keyboard has a plurality of keyboard blocks coupling to an accommodating base of the handheld electrical device. Each of the keyboard...

20060187626 - Desktop device with adjustable flat screen display: A relatively small transportable desktop computer/workstation with a display panel assembly in combination with a microprocessor or controller is made display screen position adjustable, in inclination angle, azimuth angle and elevation translation movements. The workstation can have a pen or stylus touch screen input function added, so that a user...

20060187625 - Monitor apparatus: A monitor apparatus includes a monitor main body and a base member supporting the monitor main body. A link member is disposed between the monitor main body and the base member. A base hinge connects a first side of the link member and the base member to pivot the link...

20060187624 - Mountable frame for holding flat panel display and methods of mounting frame for holding flat panel display: Frames suitable for mounting flat panel displays are provided. The frame is adapted to engage and secure a flat panel display. One or more flanges on at least one side of the frame are adapted to attach to sides of an opening within a console. Also provided are methods for...

20060187627 - Case for computer and method of producing the case: A case for a computer is structured such that it can be freely designed and easily assembled or disassembled by a user. Desired functions can be freely assembled in the case, and the case is light in weight and compact. The case has a solid shape formed by a plurality...

20060187628 - Wearable computer system and modes of operating the system: A wearable computer system has a user interface with at least an audio-only mode of operating, and that is natural in appearance and facilitates natural interactions with the system and the user's surroundings. The wearable computer system may retrieve information from the user's voice or surroundings using a passive user...

20060187629 - Docking assembly for coupling a nonvolatile memory device to an electronic device: An apparatus, system, and method for a tray to receive and couple a nonvolatile memory device to an electronic device disposed within a housing, are disclosed herein....

20060187630 - Memory unit mounting module for vehicle navigation device: A memory unit mounting module is provided for an on-board vehicle navigation device. The memory unit mounting module includes a memory unit and a support plate inside a housing of the navigation device and absorbing means arranged between the support plate and the memory unit for protecting the memory unit...

20060187633 - Computer having drawer: A computer is provided. The computer includes a computer housing and a drawer. The computer housing has an accommodation space and an opening. The drawer is disposed in the accommodation space for sliding into or out of the opening....

20060187631 - Method and apparatus for securing a modular component in a chassis: A modular component securing apparatus includes a modular component chassis including a first pair of spaced apart parallel walls and a second pair of spaced apart parallel walls positioned substantially transverse to the first pair of parallel walls. A first support structure is positioned on the first pair of parallel...

20060187632 - Mounting apparatus for data storage device: A mounting apparatus for a data storage device (10) with mounting holes (111) in a side wall (11) includes a bracket (20) and a locking member (30). A resilient clip (222) extends from the bracket. An operating portion (2222) protrudes from a free end of the resilient clip. A retaining...

20060187634 - Disk device: A disk device has a chassis, disk drives, wiring boards for the disk drives and blowers for cooling the disk drives. The disk drives are arranged in height and depth directions in the chassis. The disk drives are spaced each other with a predetermined distance and attached to the wiring...

20060187636 - Data center cooling: A modular data center, for housing and cooling electronic equipment, includes multiple housings, a first portion of the housings configured to hold heat-producing electronic equipment and a second portion of the housings configured to hold at least one cooling unit, each of the housings of the first portion having a...

20060187635 - Device and method for cooling an electronics unit: A device for cooling an electronics unit, in particular a control electronics unit of a hand-held power tool, has an air-conducting device that directs at least a portion of an air stream exiting an electric motor to the electronic unit, while a method for cooling includes directing an air stream...

20060187637 - Heat dissipating module and engaging assembly thereof: A heat dissipating module. A frame accommodates a fan. An engaging assembly is coupled to the frame and includes an engaging body, a tongue, a resilient element, a wrench bar, and a connecting element. The engaging body includes a hollow portion and at least one first pivot hole. The tongue...

20060187638 - System and method for liquid cooling of an electronic device: In certain embodiments, a system and method for liquid cooling of an electronic device, including a heat exchanger disposed adjacent an electronic component within a housing of the electronic device and adapted to remove heat from the electronic component. The liquid cooling system utilizes a support mounted adjacent an expansion...

20060187640 - Cooling device for an electronic apparatus: A cooling device comprises a circulation passage through which a liquid coolant flows, and a pump provided in the circulation passage configured to circulate the liquid coolant along the circulation passage. The pump includes, (1) a pump casing including a pump chamber into which the liquid coolant flows, (2) an...

20060187639 - Electronic component cooling and interface system: A cooling system for a heat-generating component on a circuit board requires no fluid connections to be made or broken in order to install or remove the circuit board. In the cooling system, a heat collection device is mountable in heat transfer contact with a hot component on the circuit...

20060187643 - Heat dissipation device and heat dissipation method for electronic equipment: According to one embodiment, fixing plates are formed to a shield case which covers a circuit board including a circuit component. When a heat sink, which has bent heat dissipation plates and can be accommodated in a shield case, is attached to the fixing plates and the surface of the...

20060187645 - Heat dissipation device for electronic equipment: A heat sink is attached to fixing plates of a shield case. When a circuit board is covered by the shield case, the heat sink comes into contact with a circuit component mounted on the circuit board through a heat conduction sheet. Further, clearance holes, which are approximately closed by...

20060187641 - Plasma display device: A display device that efficiently dissipates high temperature heat generated from a driver IC of a driver IC package. The display device includes a display panel, a chassis base having the display panel on a first surface, the printed circuit board assembly mounted at a second surface of the chassis...

20060187644 - Plasma display device: A plasma display device which has improved performance of heat dissipation and noise/vibration insulation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display device includes a plasma display panel, a first base member coupled with the plasma display panel, a second base member connected to the first base member, and a...

20060187642 - Structure for heat dissipation of integrated circuit chip and display module including the same: A circuit board having a first IC chip mounted thereon, and a first heat sink having a base portion disposed to contact a surface of the first IC chip and having a plurality of heat-dissipating fins, wherein the heat-dissipating fins extend away from the base portion and are inclined at...

20060187646 - Multi-processor module with redundant power: One embodiment includes an electronic assembly having a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a second PCB having at least two processors. The second PCB is coupled to and disposed above the first PCB. A thermal dissipation device dissipates heat away from the processors. First and second power modules supply...

20060187647 - Test kit semiconductor package and method of testing semiconductor package using the same: A test kit for a semiconductor package and a method of testing a semiconductor package using the same are provided. The test kit may include a pick-and-place tool for loading/unloading a semiconductor package, a head assembly for guiding a semiconductor package released from the pick-and-place tool, and a socket for...

20060187648 - Magnetic disk loading apparatus: Provided is a magnetic disk loading apparatus making it easy to perform the work of replacing a magnetic disk unit or any other component with a new one or the work of maintaining or inspecting it, and accommodating a larger number of magnetic disk units. A magnetic disk loading apparatus...

20060187649 - Board assembly, ink-jet and manufacturing method therefor: A method for manufacturing a board assembly comprises the steps of: tin-plating a first terminal and a copper-made second terminal that are formed on a circuit board; mounting an electronic component on the circuit board by means of gold-tin eutectic bonding between a gold electrode of the electronic component and...

20060181816 - Methods of detecting arc faults characterized by consecutive periods of arcing: An apparatus and method for detecting electrical arc faults that has reduced susceptibility to nuisance tripping. The apparatus includes a current sensor, an input sense circuit, an arcing sense circuit, a power supply, a tripping circuit, a processing unit, and an electromechanical interface. The processing unit measures multiple voltage levels...

20060181817 - Means for preventing unintended powering: Power sourcing equipment comprising: a power input; an output port; a control circuit comprising a means for sensing that a voltage component of power received at the power input is above a pre-determined threshold; a non-uniform signal source; an impedance associated with the non-uniform signal source; and an electronically controlled...

20060181818 - Generator with integrated powerswitch: A generator having electronic circuit breakers as circuit breakers, whereby circuits comprising thyristors, IGBT elements and/or GTO thyristors are used, and whereby the circuit breakers are integrated into the generator, preferably in that the circuit breakers are distributed on parallel winding branches of the stator. Such power electronics can also...

20060181819 - Electric power steering device: An electric power steering device comprising a control unit capable of distinguishing a failure of a motor current detection device caused by a change in power voltage, an oxide film formed on the commutator of a motor or the contact point of a relay, etc. from a failure of the...

20060181820 - Corded leakage-current detection and interrupton apparatus: A leakage-current detection and interruption apparatus includes a plug adapted to receive an alternating current voltage, pairs of separable contacts adapted to receive the AC voltage from the plug, and an operating mechanism adapted to open and close the contacts. A power cord includes line and neutral power conductors adapted...

20060181821 - Electrical ground isolation and secondary failure reduction detection and isolation: A system for isolating electrical ground faults and secondary failures in an electrical system, the system comprising an AC ground isolation state machine for detecting and isolating an AC ground, a DC ground isolation state machine for detecting and isolating a DC ground, a component failure isolation state machine for...

20060181825 - Device and method for preventing an integrated circuit from malfunctioning due to a surge voltage: A device and method for preventing an integrated circuit from malfunctioning due to a surge voltage are provided. The device which is interposed between a node and a ground in the integrated circuit includes: a first material which is conductive; and a second material which is insulative, wherein a surface...

20060181823 - I/o cell esd system: An ESD protection system for I/O cells of an integrated circuit. The I/O cells of a bank of cells include a first type of I/O cells having ESD trigger circuits and a second type of I/O cells having ESD clamp devices. In one embodiment, the ESD trigger circuits of the...

20060181824 - Schottky diode-based noise-removing semiconductor device and fabrication method therefor: A semiconductor device using schottky diodes for removing noise, a fabrication method, and an electrostatic discharge prevention device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a P-well substrate; insulation layers deposited on etched regions of the substrate; an N-well layer deposited on an etched region of the P-well substrate between the...

20060181822 - Transient voltage clamping circuit: A circuit for transient voltage clamping, the circuit being internal to a motor driver ASIC for a hard drive and including a power transistor for sinking a power supply voltage subjected to transient variation, a reference circuit for deriving a first reference voltage from a second reference voltage and the...

20060181827 - Selective deposition of embedded transient protection for printed circuit boards: Protection for sensitive components on a printed circuit board by selectively depositing transient protection material on one or more layers of the printed circuit board is disclosed....

20060181826 - Substantially continuous layer of embedded transient protection for printed circuit boards: The protection of sensitive components on printed circuit boards by using planar transient protection material in one or more layers of a printed circuit board stackup is disclosed....

20060181828 - Overvoltage-protected light-emitting semiconductor device: An LED incorporating an overvoltage protector with a minimum of space requirement. The LED itself comprises a p-type semiconductor substrate, a light-generating semiconductor region grown epitaxially thereon, a first electrode on the light-generating semiconductor region, and a second electrode on the underside of the substrate. The standard method of LED...

20060181829 - Apparatus and method for filtering current sensor output signals: An electronic filter for filtering the output signal of a current sensor of a circuit breaker is disclosed. The current sensor has an output signal characteristic similar to that of a Rogowski coil output signal characteristic that includes a third harmonic noise component in response to a switching primary current...

20060181831 - Gate drive circuit, semiconductor module and method for driving switching element: There is provided with a gate drive circuit including: a first switching element connected at one end to a power terminal; a second switching element connected at one end to the other end of the first switching element and connected at the other end to a reference terminal; a gate...

20060181830 - Power down circuit: A power down circuit that provides an on-state electrical current to a load circuit that does not depend significantly on power control signal logic levels and that provides a widened off-state control signal voltage range. A power down circuit according to the present teachings includes a switching transistor for providing...

20060181832 - Coaxial overvoltage protector: A coaxial overvoltage protector includes a coaxial line section from which a λ/4 short-circuit line branches off in a radial manner. The inner conductor of the short-circuit line is in electric contact with the inner conductor of the coaxial line section using a coaxial tubular capacitor. The tubular capacitor includes...

20060181833 - Surge protection circuit: A surge protector with at least one surge suppressor integrated circuit (IC) having first and second transient voltage suppression (TVS) diodes configured 2 per package for reducing near and far end cross talk in a high speed telecommunication line, and first and second general purpose fuses coupled to said first...

20060181834 - Knob for trimmer capacitors: A Knob (1) design for providing easy adjustability of a trimmer capacitor (2). Both pieces attached with a strong adhesive/epoxy. A user of the knob for trimmer capacitors now has the ability to turn/adjust the trimmer capacitor by using one fingertips or standard screwdriver. Thus a considerably more versatile trimmer...

20060181835 - Method for forming oxide film on metal surface using ionic liquid, electrolytic capacitor and electrolyte thereof: The present invention provides means for forming an oxide film on a metal surface, means for repairing a defect of an oxide film, a high-performance electrolytic capacitor using the means, and an electrolyte of the capacitor. Namely, the prevent invention provides a method for easily forming an oxide film on...

20060181836 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method therefor: A solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention comprises a capacitor element having an anode element, an anode lead member projecting from the anode element, a dielectric coating formed on a surface of the anode element and a surface of the anode lead member near the anode element, a solid...

20060181837 - Combined transformer and prefabricated substations: A combined transformer is comprised of a transformer chamber, a low-voltage chamber, a high-voltage chamber and a radiator. There is a hollow thermal pipe filled with a heat-transfer medium in the radiator. One of the ends of the thermal pipe is plugged into the transformer chamber and on being located...

20060181838 - Meter package system: A utility meter system for metering a building is described. The utility meter system includes a conduit, a meter box assembly and a support mechanism. The conduit can be adapted to house and provide at least one utility cable to the utility meter system. The meter box assembly can be...

20060181839 - Display module of mobile body, panel unit and image control unit for use in the same: A display module of a mobile body includes a plurality of panel assemblies each having an electroluminescent panel. In the display module of the mobile body, one of mobile body information data and image data is displayed on each electroluminescent panel of the plurality of panel assemblies....

20060181840 - Cradle for portable devices on a vehicle: A cradle including a main body with an opening for allowing a cable to go through and a cavity having an opening on a slanted bottom wall and supporting means for accommodating a portable device. A circuit board assembly supplies power, receives and transmits signals from the portable device to...

20060181841 - Frame for a device mounted above a printed circuit board in an electronic device: The invention provides a frame for mounting a device above a printed circuit board (PCB) in an electronic device. The frame comprises: a frame section formed to be located on the PCB about a surface device on a section of the PCB; and a cover for placement on top of...

20060181842 - Portable computer with position-adjustable keyboard: A portable computer with a position-adjustable keyboard is used to provide a comfortable typing environment. More space is laid out for accommodating the keyboard, and the act of opening the panel is used to move the keyboard position. An adjustment mechanism is installed around a rotation shaft of the portable...

20060181843 - Portable microcomputer and display unit: A display unit includes a display panel, a casing covering the rear surface of the display panel, and a front panel extending around in front of a periphery of the display panel and supporting the display panel. The front panel protects the display panel against impact loads applied thereto....

20060181844 - Mouse storage device for a computer: A mouse storage device for a computer comprises a hatch and a storage area. The storage area is located on a computer and comprises an open end and at least one elastic element. When the hatch is in an open position, a mouse stored therein is ejected from the storage...

20060181845 - Ruggedized host module: An energy dissipative element (24) protects hard disk drives (22, 72, 92) from shocks and vibrations. A closed elastic envelope (48) houses a body of open cell foam (54), a volume of viscous liquid (56), and a compressible gas (64). Under compression or expansion of the foam (54), viscous liquid...

20060181846 - Cooling system for a computer environment: A cooling system comprises a first fan operable to push air to a device, where the air pushed forms an air column, a second fan adjacent to the device, and operable to pull air from the device, and a guide coupled to the first fan and the device and operable...

20060181847 - Frequency converter: A frequency converter includes a circuit substrate, a housing that covers at least the circuit substrate, a radiating section in which gases at an intake face are exhausted from an exhaust face so as to radiate heat, a fan provided on the exhaust face of the radiating section, and a...

20060181848 - Heat sink and heat sink assembly: A heat sink and a heat sink assembly that includes the heat sink and a source of flowing air, such as a fan. The heat sink includes a base from which a first plurality of convective surfaces extends. At least one heat pipe is in thermal contact with the base...

20060181850 - Heatsink module for electronic device: A heatsink module for electronic device includes a heatpipe, a board, a heatsink and at least a resilient plate. The board is mounted on one end of the heatpipe, and formed with at least a fixing hole. The heatsink is mounted on the other end of the heatpipe. The resilient...

20060181851 - Heatsink structure with an air duct: The present invention provides a heatsink structure with an air duct, which is utilized to dissipate heat from heat-generating elements. The heatsink structure comprises a heatsink module, an air duct, and a fan module, wherein the cooling wind generated by the fan module is guided through the air duct toward...

20060181849 - Heatsink thermal module with noise improvement: The invention provided a heatsink thermal module with noise improvement, which has a heatsink thermal module additionally consisting of a heat pipe, a heatsink fins set and a fan module; the fan module is combined with the heatsink fins set which consists of multiple heatsink fins with different lengths and...

20060181852 - Heat sink module for an electronic device: Disclosed is a heat sink module for an electronic device, comprising a substrate having at least a fixed hole, at least a heat sink fin set disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of heat sink fins and at least a resilient plate disposed on the substrate and having...

20060181853 - Plasma display device: A plasma display device for efficiently dissipating heat from a driver IC packaged in a form of a tape carrier package. The device includes a plasma display panel, a printed circuit board assembly, a chassis base having one surface attached to the plasma display panel and another surface adapted to...

20060181854 - Patterned structure, method of making and use: A thermoelectric element comprises a substrate with a patterned discontinuous fullerene thin film. A method of applying a patterned discontinuous fullerene thin film to a substrate comprises applying a mask to the substrate, the mask defining a conductive electric network, applying a fullerene material to the masked substrate to deposit...

20060181855 - Heat generation assembly with cooling structure: A heat generation assembly with heat removing structure includes a heat generating component and a cooling unit disposed at a lateral side of the heat generating component. The heat generating component contacts with the cool unit to allow the cooling unit occurring energy transfer and the heat is changed to...

20060181859 - Automotive control module housing: An automotive control module includes a plastic housing with a snap-fit metal cover. A printed circuit board is positioned within a cavity formed in the housing, and is attached to the housing with a plurality of fasteners. Resilient tabs are formed on side walls of the housing and grip a...

20060181858 - Heat dissipation device and heat dissipation method for electronic equipment: According to one embodiment, a heat conduction sheet is attached to a circuit component mounted on a circuit board, and a heat sink is caused to come into contact with the heat conduction sheet. When a shield case covers the surface of the circuit board including the circuit component, presser...

20060181856 - Heatsink device of video graphics array and chipset: Disclosed is a heatsink device of video graphics array (VGA) and chipset. The main characteristic is making an integrated design for heatsink devices. Using a heatsink plate stacks on VGA and chipset instead of several ones as before. The heatsink plate has more heat dissipation area than that of conventional...

20060181857 - Redundant power beneath circuit board: One embodiment includes an electronic assembly having a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a second PCB. The second PCB has at least two processors and is coupled to and disposed on a first side of the first PCB. A thermal dissipation device dissipates heat away from the processors. First...

20060181860 - Heat sink having directive heat elements: A heat sink includes a heat conducting substrate and a plurality of directive heat elements disposed within the substrate such that a first end of each of the plurality directive heat elements are adapted to be disposed proximate a heat generating device and a second end of each of the...

20060181861 - Etched leadframe for reducing metal gaps: A leadframe is disclosed having an unreduced leadframe thickness. The leadframe includes a portion of reduced thickness. The portion of reduced thickness can be created by a subtractive process, such as an etching process. The leadframe further includes a gap located within the portion of reduced thickness. The gap is...

20060176623 - Safety shield for use with different diameter racking rods and an adaptor for use therewith: A protective shield that may be secured to an electrical racking rod of the type used for performing electrical work on various types of energized electrical equipment. The protective shield includes a transparent plate formed of an impact resistant, fire retardant material; a clamping mechanism secured to the plate and...

20060176624 - Electronic circuit: Where communications between substrates are formed by inductive coupling, the invention provides an electronic circuit that is less influenced by magnetic fluxes from a noise source. In the electronic circuit according to the invention, in regard to the transmitter coils and the receiver coils, one coil thereof is composed of...

20060176625 - Circuit protection devices having an integral barrier with grounding provision: A circuit protection apparatus having an integral grounding provision is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a circuit breaker having an integral over-current circuit that is responsive to a selected transient current condition. At least one conductive contact is positioned on an external portion of the circuit breaker that...

20060176626 - Electro-static discharge (esd) power clamp with power up detection: An ESD power clamp utilizes both a transient triggering method integrated together with a voltage level detection circuit to disable a MOSFET transistor forming the ESD power clamp unless the voltage level on a relevant power supply rail is higher than a predetermined level above the normal power supply voltage....

20060176627 - Radiation tolerant solid-state relay: The present invention provides a radiation-tolerant, solid-state-relay without radiation-hardened parts. In further detail, the solid-state-relay includes a non-hardened P-channel MOSFET, a low power storage of voltage gain and a feedback signal with the low power stage of voltage gain being relatively insensitive to radiation effects....

20060176628 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the same: An ESD protection circuit with a reduced area is provided whose ESD protection device protects an internal element against ESD while ensuring sufficient. ESD strength in a power management semiconductor device having a fully depleted SOI device structure and in an analog semiconductor device. An NMOS protection transistor formed on...

20060176629 - Networks for process control: A petrochemical process control system having a hub network for connecting a plurality of remotely located devices including sensors and actuators in the field to a control room computer. The power for operating the remote device is brought directly to the devices and not sent over a trunk cable from...

20060176630 - System for wireless monitoring of circuit breakers: A system for monitoring a circuit breaker that includes a monitoring device in electronic communication with the circuit breaker and a receiving device located separately from the monitoring device. The monitoring device receives data from the circuit breaker and wirelessly transmits at least a portion of the data such as...

20060176631 - Remote fault monitoring in power lines: Systems and methods for remotely monitoring and detecting faults in power distribution systems. In one embodiment, a remote fault monitoring system comprises a plurality of remote fault detection devices distributed on a power distribution network, and a monitoring station. Each remote detect device includes a first electrical parameter measurement circuit...

20060176632 - Power control circuitry to automatically detect a type of a variable output dc power source: A method includes coupling a variable output DC power source to power control circuitry, and detecting a type of the variable output DC power source in response to the coupling operation. In one embodiment, the detecting operation may include sending an interrogation signal from the power control circuitry to the...

20060176634 - Current-limiting protection circuit for a power supply: The present invention discloses a current-limiting protection circuit for a power supply, which applies to a power supply that has a maximum power-limiting function, wherein the user will be alarmed by a time-delay alarm circuit of the current-limiting protection circuit when the power used by the loads is in a...

20060176633 - Load-protection control circuit of power supply: A load-protection control circuit of a power supply, which applies to the power supply that has a maximum power-limiting function. The power supply includes a power transformation circuit which outputs a direct current to drive loads and a control circuit which can switch the power transformation circuit electrically coupled to...

20060176635 - Solid-state magnet control: A solid-state magnet control includes a housing and magnet control circuitry mounted within the housing. The magnet control circuitry includes an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) bridge configuration and DUMP circuitry. The DUMP circuitry inhibits circuit damage to the magnet control circuitry and other components contained within the magnet control...

20060176636 - Electrical fuse circuits and methods of forming the same: An electrical fuse circuit may include at least one contact plug and a fusing select control unit. The at least one contact plug may couple a wiring layer of a semiconductor device to an active region of a transistor device. The fusing select control unit may cause a latch-up phenomenon...

20060176637 - High-frequency bypass unit: An apparatus for causing a high-frequency signal to bypass a device that interrupts a communication over an electric wire, includes: four split cores that are arranged on four electric wires connected to the device, respectively; a first capacitor that is connected to a first electric wire and a second electric...

20060176638 - Minimized wire bonds in transient blocking unit packaging: A transient blocking unit (TBU) module which includes a control circuit, for detecting overcurrents, packaged together with integrated over-current protection and discrete over-voltage protection integrated into a single package. In one example embodiment, the present innovations are embodied as a unit for protecting a circuit from high voltage and high...

20060176639 - Electrical connector: The present invention may provide a two-part electrical connector having a first part being a tongue portion having a base and a tongue extending longitudinally therefrom; a second part being a socket portion having a base and walls extending therefrom defining a socket for slidably receiving the tongue, the tongue...

20060176640 - Systems for controlling multiple actuators: Methods, control systems, and information handling systems for controlling at least two actuators are provided. An internal control system sends an input received from the main control system to a first actuator and diverts a portion of the input to a second actuator when an input constraint of the first...

20060176641 - Ionizing electrode structure and apparatus: Ions for neutralizing electrostatic charge on an object are generated and delivered in a stream of gas flowing through a dielectric channel that surrounds a loop of conductive filament which forms an ionizing electrode. The loop is formed within a single plane, or within multiple planes, and is supported within...

20060176642 - Static electricity eliminator: An apparatus for reducing static electricity includes an ionizer that generates ions for neutralizing static electricity, a blower that produces a current of air for moving the ions to a desired location, and a motion detector operatively connected to the blower. Upon detecting motion, the motion detector activates the blower,...

20060176643 - Apparatus which integrates a time control into a detachable power cord: An apparatus which integrates a time control into a detachable power cord. The invention includes an integral power input cord having a power input connector capable of being connected directly to a power source, an integral power output cord having a power output connector capable of being connected directly to...

20060176644 - Multilayer capacitor: A multilayer capacitor comprises a multilayer body and a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on the multilayer body. The plurality of terminal electrodes include first and second terminal electrodes. The multilayer body is constructed by alternately laminating a plurality of dielectric layers and first and second inner electrode layers. The...

20060176645 - Atomic layer deposition of dy doped hfo2 films as gate dielectrics: The use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to form a dielectric layer of hafnium oxide (HfO2) doped with dysprosium (Dy) and a method of fabricating such a combination gate and dielectric layer produces a reliable structure for use in a variety of electronic devices. Forming the dielectric structure includes depositing...

20060176646 - Electric double-layer capacitor: In an electrical double-layer capacitor having a pair of polarizable electrodes, a separator between the polarizable electrodes and a liquid electrolyte, the polarizable electrodes contain as a main component an activated carbon having micropores with a pore radius distribution peak as determined by the MP method within a range of...

20060176647 - Conductive separator and electrolytic capacitor including the same: The present invention provides a highly conductive separator of which surface is coated with conductive polymer molecules, and provides an electrolytic capacitor having a low ESR characteristic using the separator. The conductive separator is formed by sticking the conductive polymer molecules to an insulating separator substrate by chemical oxidative polymerization,...

20060176648 - Disk array device: In a disk array device on which plural power supply units and plural HDD modules operated by the power supplied from power supplies of the power supply units subjected to temperature control by the airflow generated by cooling fans are connected in parallel and mounted via a relay substrate, the...

20060176650 - Flexible armored wiring: The present invention relates to a system, method and device for protecting wiring and wiring assemblies from forces commonly occurred during accidents such as blunt forces, fire, or otherwise....

20060176649 - Tass2 (the airsafety system enhanced): TASS2 provides three lines of defense for air traffic control: 1) real time surveillance; 2) emergency notification; and 3) override of navigational systems....

20060176652 - Electronic device hinge structure: An electronic device hinge structure includes at least one rotation shaft horizontally protruded on a side of a display unit of the electronic device and having a bearing portion formed on at least one end thereof; and at least one bearing member formed on a side of a base unit...

20060176653 - Instrument enclosure apparatus: An instrument enclosure apparatus has a housing with a sidewall and a pair of retaining posts disposed within the housing and adjacent the sidewall, the retaining posts in combination with the sidewall defining a pair of opposing channels for slidably receiving a complementarily shaped insert part. Vents may be disposed...

20060176651 - Titanium crash survivable memory unit: A high strength, light weight crash survivable memory unit (CSMU). The CSMU includes memory storage devices surrounded by a heat resistive material. A housing surrounds the heat resistive material. The housing includes a plurality of panels that include Titanium. Two or more of the panels are fusion welded together. The...

20060176654 - Sliding assembly for portable handset: A self-contained sliding assembly for use with a sliding handset of the type having a keyboard part and a display part that are configured to slidably engage one another into fully open and fully closed positions, where the sliding assembly includes at least one elongated guide rail, a housing configured...

20060176655 - Computer controlled display device: A computer-controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display coupled to one end of a moveable assembly. A base containing computer components is coupled to an opposite end of the moveable assembly. Power and data cables linking the flat panel display to one or...

20060176657 - Fastener for an adapter in a laptop computer: A fastener for an adapter of a laptop computer includes a lateral portion and an upright portion. The lateral portion has a finger formed at an approximate end of the lateral portion. A seat is formed at a distal end of the lateral portion and two ears are formed at...

20060176656 - Interchangeable computer user interface with function enabling and switching of computer display: A computer workstation has interchangeable user interfaces, thereby to allow a single workstation to carry out a plurality of work functions. When the user interface is changed, the workstation visual display is correspondingly changed to show a format and information associated with the operative user interface. Functions available from the...

20060176658 - Latching mechanism: A latch mechanism comprising a frame having an insertion axis therethrough. A first latch spring is disposed on the frame and is biased to an extended position. A handle is connected to the frame and is movable along the insertion axis between a first position and a second position. A...

20060176661 - Lock for notebook computer or other personal electronic device: A notebook/laptop computer or other personal electronic device locking assembly includes a locking base secured to a working surface. The locking base locks the notebook computer or other personal electronic device securely in place to a work surface such as a desk top or table top. The lock is adapted...

20060176659 - Portable computer: A portable computer includes a host body and a cover. In this case, the host body has a containing space and at least one electronic component. The electronic component is disposed in the containing space, and the bottom of the host body is formed with an opening to expose the...

20060176660 - Ultra mobile communicating computer: An Ultra Mobile Communicating Computer, that can have all of the features and capabilities of a smart phone and pocket computer combined and more, plus many other features such as hands free carrying, one-hand and desk free, walk & type, ready to use operation, a fast, multi finger, one or...

20060176662 - Disk device: A primary printed board is put on a plurality of leg rods integrally protruding from a bottom plate portion, a central insertion hole, which is one of the three insertion holes formed in the three corners of the primary printed board, is engaged with an engaging pin integrally protruding from...

20060176665 - Disk array apparatus and liquid cooling apparatus thereof: In a cooling structure for use in a disk array apparatus, having boxes 27, each containing disk drives 26 therein by a lager number thereof, in each of the unit housings 114 are provided a air-blow fan 33, and also a liquid cooling system having a pump 107 for transmitting...

20060176663 - Electronic component chassis with isolated power supply cooling: An electronics chassis, such as a computer chassis including various active electronic components having various heat dissipation rates and operating tolerances. A power supply and various components are housed in an enclosure. A component cooling system causes a first fluid to flow through an area surrounding the electronic components to...

20060176666 - Floating heatsink for removable components: A floating heatsink is disclosed for components mounted within an electromagnetic enclosure. The floating heatsink includes an aperture within the enclosure wall against which a floating heatsink is disposed on the interior of the enclosure. The floating heatsink is dimensioned to overlap the enclosure around the aperture. A resilient bias...

20060176664 - Rack-mounted air deflector: One or more air deflection assemblies are used to redirect air emitted by computers in a rack-based computer system. These air deflection assemblies may be used to redirect air emerging horizontally out of the back sides of computers into a vertically-oriented exhaust plenum. This can eliminate the need for exhaust...

20060176667 - Device for controlling fan speed: A device for controlling fan speed is disposed between a fan for dissipating heat of a heat source and a power supply for providing a fan with driving power. The device for controlling fan speed according to the present invention includes a rotation speed controlling unit and a switching unit,...

20060176668 - Heat sink fan and method for manufacturing heat sink that is used for the heat sink fan: A heat sink fan includes a heat sink (2) that is placed on a heat generating electrical component and a fan motor unit (4) having an axial flow fan (18) for supplying cooling air to the heat sink (2). A engaging portions (14a) of an arm portions (14) of the...

20060176671 - Heat shield: A heat shield is provided on a supporting structure with a number of heat shield elements, which are fixed to a large area of the supporting structure leaving gaps between adjacent heat shield elements, a number of securing elements with which the heat shield elements are fixed to the supporting...

20060176669 - Heat sink protecting retention module: A heat sink protecting retention module is described. The heat sink protecting retention module has a main frame, protective feet, hooks, and a positioning mechanism. The protective feet are disposed under the main frame to keep screws therein before the heat sink protecting retention module is installed on the motherboard...

20060176670 - Pedestal set: A pedestal set, which is used to bear an electronic device, the pedestal set includes a top plate and a bottom plate. The bottom plate is pivoted on the top plate....

20060176672 - Heat radiating apparatus in electronic device and heat radiating method: According to one embodiment, a heat radiating apparatus comprises a shielding case having holding panels thereof arranged at locations substantially opposite to a circuit component to extend from a flat panel of the shielding case, which extends substantially parallel to a circuit board, towards the circuit board so as to...

20060176673 - Removable data storage device and related assembling method: A removable storage device includes a substrate whereon a plurality of components are arranged. Advantageously, the removable storage device comprises a casing of the package type suitable to completely cover these components and to form, together with the substrate, an external coating of the removable storage device. Moreover, a method...

20060176674 - Interposer for decoupling integrated circuits on a circuit board: An interposer (20) is used for decoupling a microchip (10) on a circuit board (30). The interposer (20) contains on its upper and lower surfaces structured metal layers (26a-26d) for attachment to the microchip (10) and the circuit board (30), respectively. Inside the interposer, there are two sets of mutually...

20060176676 - Electronic circuit: The invention provides an electronic circuit capable of carrying out communications by inductive coupling with minimum power consumption between substrates. In the electronic circuit according to the invention, although the amplification factor of the amplifier 10a is 1, the amplification factors of the amplifiers 10b through 10d are, respectively, 2,...

20060176675 - Multi-layer polymeric electronic device and method of manufacturing same: An electronic device is formed of multiple, alternating layers of conductive polymer and metal foil electrodes, in which electrical connections between selected electrodes are provided by cross-conductors formed by plated through-hole vias. More specifically, the device includes a first cross-conductor that electrically connects a first set of electrodes, and a...

20060176677 - Assembly comprising multiple microelectronic modules: An assembly that includes two or more microelectronic modules in a self-sustaining structure that is adapted to be installed in a housing. The microelectronic modules are affixed to supports that are attached to ribs and arranged in parallel-spaced relationship. When the assembly is received in a housing, the ribs engage...

20060176678 - Front side bus module: A front side bus module is disclosed. The front side bus module includes a high density interconnection substrate and a plurality of high speed devices, wherein the high speed devices are disposed on the high density interconnection substrate and electrically connected therethrough....

20060171085 - Arc fault detection: An arc fault detector configured to process audio frequencies associated with an arc fault condition to detect the occurrence of an arc fault condition. In one embodiment, the arc fault detector includes an alternating current (AC) line filter for receiving an AC line signal having a line frequency portion and...

20060171086 - Method for retrofitting wind turbine farms: A power generation system with a predetermined rating limit includes one or more wind turbine generators and a vanadium redox battery. The vanadium redox battery absorbs excess energy to ensure that the rating limit is not exceeded, provide system stability, and improve power generation availability. The power generation system may...

20060171087 - High-voltage protection device of coil driving device: A high voltage protection device applied to a coil driving device of a DC fan and motor. The coil driving device is connected to the high voltage protection device that has an activation control unit connected to the coil driving device, a logic operation unit that has two input terminals...

20060171088 - Switching device with electronic current limiter: The present invention relates to a device (1) for switching current, for switching an electrical load (C) in an electrical power circuit, comprising at least one current switch (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e) and characterized in that it also comprises an electronic current limiter (2) placed in series with...

20060171089 - Method and apparatus for current limiting by means of a liquid metal current limiter: A method and an apparatus are disclosed for current limiting, as is a switchgear assembly having an apparatus such as this. Liquid metal is passed along a resistance element for the current limiting path, in order to achieve current limiting without any arcs for network-dependent short-circuit currents. Exemplary embodiments relate,...

20060171090 - Electro mechanical contactor device for welding wire feeder: An electro mechanical contactor device in a wire feeder for an electric arc welder having a power source and a gun with a contact tip through which welding wire is fed and a weld cycle start trigger switch having a closed condition to initiate and hold a weld cycle and...

20060171091 - System and method for servo control of nonlinear electromagnetic actuators: Servo control using ferromagnetic core material and electrical windings is based on monitoring of winding currents and voltages and inference of magnetic flux, a force indication; and magnetic gap, a position indication. Third order nonlinear servo control is split into nested control loops: a fast nonlinear first-order inner loop causing...

20060171092 - Ring mounted combination whistle and stopwatch: A combination featuring a housing supporting a clock circuit with an internal clock, and an audio frequency generating apparatus integrated into the housing, in which the clock circuit is manually operated only in a first preferred embodiment is disclosed; while the clock circuit is responsive to a pre-selected frequency of...

20060171094 - Clamp for use in processing semiconductor workpieces: An apparatus is provided to improve clamping of a work piece to a support surface. The apparatus includes a support base, an insulator layer disposed on the support base, an electrode layer disposed on the insulator layer, and a clamping layer comprising aluminum oxynitride disposed on the electrode layer wherein...

20060171095 - Method and apparatus for detecting backside particles during wafer processing: A method and apparatus for detecting backside particles during wafer processing is provided. The method includes forming layers on a front side of a wafer, holding a backside of the wafer on a top surface of a chuck, cooling the wafer by ejecting gas toward the backside of the wafer...

20060171093 - Plasma processing method and plasma processing apparatus: In a plasma processing apparatus using electrostatic chuck, increase of plasma potential is prevented and abnormal discharge is avoided. The plasma processing apparatus comprises an RF source for generating plasma in a vacuum container, another RF source for applying an RF bias power to a sample, a sample stage having...

20060171096 - Multilayer stack with compensated resonant circuit: A metallization structure in a multilayer stack, which is arranged at a distance from a ground electrode, is characterized in that the metallization structure has a capacitor electrode and a line that acts as a coil, where the capacitor electrode and the line are arranged in a common plane which...

20060171097 - Variable capacitor and method of manufacturing variable capacitor: The first movable electrode is flat, but the second movable electrode is deformed into a convex shape. A dielectric layer is placed on the facing surface of the second movable electrode. By adjusting a voltage to be applied between the first movable electrode and the second movable electrode, an arbitrary...

20060171098 - Multiple metal-insulator-metal capacitors and method of fabricating the same: In a device including multiple metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors and a method of fabricating the same, the multiple MIM capacitors comprise a lower interconnect in a substrate; a first dielectric layer on the lower interconnect; a first intermediate electrode pattern on the first dielectric layer overlapping with the lower interconnect; a...

20060171099 - Electrode paste for thin nickel electrodes in multilayer ceramic capacitors and finished capacitor containing same: A method for forming a capacitor and capacitor formed thereby. The method comprises a) forming a capacitor precursor with green ceramic layers separated by conductive precursor layers wherein the conductive precursor layers have 30-80 wt % nickel precursor; up to 20 wt % grain growth inhibitor and 20-70 wt %...

20060171100 - Flat type capacitor-use polypropylene film and flat type capacitor using it: A flat type capacitor-use polypropylene film having a Ad(thickness determined by micrometer method—thickness determined by weighing method) of 0.05-0.2 μm and a lengthwise shrinkage dimensional change rate of 3% or less, or a flat type capacitor-use polypropylene film having a Δd of 0.1-0.3 μm and a lengthwise F5 value of...

20060171101 - Electric double layer capacitor: f

20060171102 - Foil for negative electrode of capacitor and process for producing the same: Provided are a foil for a cathode of a capacitor, which can secure both a high capacitance and a high strength, and a manufacturing method thereof. The foil for a cathode of a capacitor includes an aluminum foil and a carbon-containing layer formed on a surface of the aluminum foil....

20060171103 - Frame part of installation casing: The invention relates to a frame part of an installation casing comprising: an installation panel for receiving equipment to be installed and a frame plate. In order to achieve a structure, in which the equipment installed in the installation casing can be protected from external vibration, a space between the...

20060171104 - Portable device with programmable housing: Embodiments of the present invention include a portable device with a programmable housing that changes appearance in accordance with data inputs. In one embodiment, the portable device comprises a rigid housing having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface forms a contoured outer surface of at least a first portion...

20060171105 - Monitor auto-adjustment system: A monitor auto-adjustment system comprises a lifting mechanism and an adjusting mechanism which each links separately to a power unit. The power unit linking to the lifting mechanism is used for moving a sleeve vertically and the other linking to the adjusting mechanism is used for adjusting the pitch angle...

20060171106 - Portable computer and method for mounting a flat panel display device module: Disclosed is a computer that includes: a system body having an input device; a display module having a display surface and a rear surface; a display case having a side wall surface; and a hinge pivotally coupling the body to the display module, the hinge including a hinge frame having...

20060171107 - Dustproof structure and dust entry preventing method and electronic device having same dustproof structure: A structure is provided which is capable of reliably suppressing deformation caused by deterioration of a gasket member to maintain a dustproof function and of avoiding interference with other components mounted within electronic devices including a liquid crystal display panel. When the gasket member is made flat due to its...

20060171108 - Disk drive coupling apparatus for rigidly coupling a disk drive to a chassis of a computer: Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a disk drive coupling apparatus for rigidly coupling a disk drive to a chassis of a computer. In one embodiment, the disk drive coupling apparatus includes a disk drive to chassis coupler and a disk drive to chassis coupler engaging mechanism. One end...

20060171111 - Disk drive fastening mechanism: A disk drive fastening mechanism includes a computer chassis, a first disk drive rack and a second disk drive rack. The computer chassis has a top cover and a base that are connectable to each other. The first disk drive rack including a first retaining set and second retaining set...

20060171109 - External drive cabinet: An external drive cabinet is provided. The present invention is unique in that and a power connector and a data interface connector installed on the back side of the cabinet frame are not on the same level but positioned in step manner, keeping a buffer space in between. Such arrangement...

20060171110 - Hard disk-mounting module: A hard disk-mounting module includes a drawable mounting frame and at least one tray member. The mounting frame includes a frame body, and at least one electrical connector mounted on the frame body and adapted for electrical connection with a hard disk. The tray member is adapted to carry the...

20060171112 - System and method for locking a tablet computer display: Disclosed are systems and methods for locking a movable appendage (e.g., a display) of an electronic device (e.g., a tablet computer) comprising a rotational lock interfaced with a display hinge assembly of the display, and a docking member disposed to engage