Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions 01/07

20070019343 - Power overload detection method and structure therefor: In one embodiment, the bulk input voltage is used to form a reference signal that is used for controlling a switching power supply system to operate in a power overload operating mode.... Agent: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC Bradley J. Botsch

20070019344 - Superconducting resistive current limiter with a shunt: A resistive current limiter with at least one tubular high temperature superconductor body is disclosed provided with a shunt of a normal conducting material wound in coil configuration around the surface of the tubular superconductor body.... Agent: Sofer & Haroun, LLP Suite 910

20070019345 - Circuit protection system: A system and method for protecting a circuit. The system includes a protection circuit that includes an inverter and a capacitor coupled to the inverter. The inverter and the capacitor are implemented using logic circuits of a circuit core, and the inverter shunts electrostatic discharge ESD current through the capacitor.... Agent: Sandeep Jaggi Lsi Logic Corporation

20070019346 - Transient voltage protection device, material, and manufacturing methods: A transient voltage suppression device includes a dielectric layer defining a receptacle for a variable impedance material proximate a gapped electrode. Methods for manufacturing the device and for formulating a variable voltage material at lower cost and with higher manufacturing yields is also provided.... Agent: Adam Mikolajewicz

20070019347 - Electrical device with adjustable voltage: An electrical device is provided. The electrical device of this invention includes a voltage control circuit that couples with an AC-DC adapter and a charger. The voltage control circuit uses the charger to determine the condition of the battery and controls the AC-DC adapter to generate different output voltages by... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070019348 - Buffer circuit with enhanced overvoltage protection: A buffer circuit having enhanced overvoltage protection includes core buffer circuitry couplable to a first voltage source having a first voltage level. The core buffer circuitry is configured to receive a first signal and to generate a second signal which is a function of the first signal. The buffer circuit... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070019349 - Method of installing ic tag: An IC chip in an IC tag is provided with a voltage application terminal in connection with its internal circuit, and a high voltage or a reverse voltage is applied to the voltage application upon unlawful handling of the IC tag, so that the IC chip is electrically broken down.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070019350 - Short circuit protection for complementary circuit: Embodiments of the present invention include short circuit protection techniques. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a short circuit protection circuit wherein circuit an output terminal of an electronic circuit is compared against another node in the circuit that should have a complementary signal during normal operation. If the... Agent: Fountainhead Law Group Ste. 509

20070019351 - Electrical device with integrally fused conductor: A fused conductor includes a first conductor portion, a second conductor portion, and a fuse element in electrical communication with the first and second conductor portions via at least one dual metal wire, the fuse element protected by a glass body bonded chemically to the dual metal wire.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC

20070019352 - Paired multi-layered dielectric independent passive component architecture resulting in differential and common mode filtering with surge protection in one integrated package: The present invention relates to a passive electronic component architecture employed in conjunction with various dielectric and combinations of dielectric materials to provide one or more differential and common mode filters for the suppression of electromagnetic emissions and surge protection. The architecture allows single or multiple components to be assembled... Agent: NeifeldIPLaw, PC

20070019353 - Surge absorbing circuit: A surge absorbing circuit has a substrate on which a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor are placed, and a surge absorber having a first terminal and a second terminal. The first conductor and the second conductor are mutually coupled in a polarity-reversed relation. One end of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070019354 - Transient voltage protection circuit boards and manufacturing methods: Circuit boards including embedded transient voltage protection.... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070019355 - Magnetic data eraser and method for erasing magnetic data: A magnetic data eraser adapted to completely degauss a recording medium in a magnetic recording device to erase magnetic data with certainty and a method for erasing magnetic data, and further, a magnetic data eraser also adapted to erase recorded magnetic data on a magnetic recording medium or a hard... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070019356 - Solenoid-operated valve actuating controller: A solenoid-operated valve actuating controller actuates a solenoid-operated valve by energizing an actuating coil of the solenoid-operated valve in a rated mode, enough to move a movable member in the actuating coil, during a first period. Further, the actuating coil is energized in a power saving mode, during a second... Agent: Paul A. Guss Paul A. Guss Attorney At Law

20070019357 - High efficiency power supply circuit for an electrical discharge weapon: An electrical discharge weapon for immobilizing a live target that includes a shock circuit having a low power consumption, a high power efficiency, and/or a low weight. The shock circuit may be entirely contained in a projectile without the need for range limiting trailing wires. In one embodiment, the shock... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070019358 - Immobilization weapon: An electrical immobilization weapon to incapacitate a target to improve the effective range of the device along with increasing safety to the target. The embodiments include a first and second arm rotating horizontally from the device, a first and second electrically conductive dart angled to improve electrically conductive dart spacing... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070019359 - Method and system for electrically connecting the human (and vertebrate) organism to earth so as to facilitate a current flow between the human biopotential and earth for the purpose of promoting health, well being, and performance: The present invention specifies the fundamental method and system for providing an electrical connection between the human and earth ground for purposes of promoting health, well being, and performance. It is based on the premise that vertebrate organisms require electrical connectivity to earth for health and well being, especially during... Agent: Stephen Bennett Elliott

20070019360 - Method and apparatus for dynamic plasma treatment of bipolar esc system: The disclosure generally relates to a method for method for plasma etching a substrate in a plasma reactor comprising positioning the substrate on an electrostatic chuck inside the plasma reactor; supplying a DC voltage to the chuck, the DC voltage forming an electrostatic charge buildup on the substrate; plasma etching... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment (tsmc)

20070019361 - Method and device for flame monitoring: A capacitor connected to a voltage source is charged during a charging phase up to a voltage value, and during a discharging phase the capacitor is discharged via a coupling element connected to the flame sensor. The period for the charging or discharging phase of the capacitor respectively is selected... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070019362 - Emi filters designed for direct body fluid exposure: An EMI filter capacitor assembly utilizes biocompatible and non-migratable materials to adapt electronic components for direct body fluid exposure. The assembly includes a capacitor having first and second sets of electrode plates which are constructed of non-migratable biocompatible material A conductive hermetic terminal of non-migratable and biocompatible material adjacent to... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070019363 - Low inductance multilayer capacitor: A multilayer parallel plate capacitor with an extremely low inductance in the form of a generally rectangular parallelepiped including at least one pair consecutive composite layers stacked parallel to each other in the vertical direction, each composite layer of the pair comprising a dielectric substrate and a conductor plate thereon.... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070019364 - Low inductance multilayer capacitor: A multilayer parallel plate capacitor with an extremely low inductance comprises a generally rectangular parallelepiped that includes at least one pair of generally rectangular consecutive composite layers stacked parallel to each other in the vertical direction, each composite layer of the pair comprising a dielectric substrate and a conductor plate... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070019365 - Low inductance multilayer capacitor: A multilayer parallel plate capacitor with an extremely low inductance in the form of a generally rectangular parallelepiped includes at least one pair of generally rectangular consecutive composite layers stacked parallel to each other in the vertical direction, each composite layer of the pair comprising a dielectric substrate and a... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070019366 - Solid electrolytic capacitor: A solid electrolytic capacitor including capacitor unit having cathode frame coupled to cathode part of capacitor element, and anode frames formed at the opposite sides of capacitor unit sandwiching cathode frame, and coupled to anode part of capacitor element. Flat parts provided at the opposite ends of anode terminals are... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070019368 - Chassis spring finger tortuous path with improved manufacturability: Disclosed is a chassis assembly that reduces the amount of electromagnetic radiation entering or leaving the interior of the chassis assembly. The chassis assembly comprises a chassis cover and chassis back. The chassis cover comprises a plurality of dimpled spring contacts and hemmed edges and hemmed lips. The chassis back... Agent: The Directv Group Inc

20070019367 - Power distribution panel with modular elements: A power distribution panel having circuit elements such as KTK and GMT fuses removably mounted to a unit housing by means of module members, thereby allowing for ease of customization of the circuit elements of the power distribution panel.... Agent: Attention Of Steven C. Bruess Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070019369 - Switchgear assembly system and method for installation of withdrawable units in switchgear assemblies: Disclosed is a system for installing withdrawable units (11) into switchgears. Said withdrawable units (11) are installed on certain levels (12, 14, 16, 18) of switchgear cabinets (10), communicate via a fieldbus, and are unambiguously identified via a unit address while basic data required for operating the unit is contained... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070019370 - Portable computer: A portable computer includes a main body, a monitor to form an image thereon, a combining member rotatably coupled with the monitor, and a locking unit having an engaging part provided at one of the combining member and the main body and a hanging part provided at the other one... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070019371 - Multimedia display device attached to a sunroof of vehicles: A multimedia display device attached to a sunroof of vehicles that can be rapidly installed on and removed from the bottom side of the sunroof to prevent pilferage and provide a better viewing position for entertainment of passengers on the rear seat includes an anchor base and a portable display... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070019373 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a case having an upper wall and a lower wall; a connector housed in the case; a duct portion having a first opening that opens in the upper wall, the duct portion protruding from a peripheral edge of the first opening and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070019372 - Frame for notebook computer: A unitary magnesium frame for a notebook computer includes a planar card support that isolates the planar card from external stresses applied to a base cover assembly that is engaged with the frame. A keyboard bezel assembly can cover the frame opposite to the base cover assembly. Various component-supporting structures... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070019375 - Access system for a portable device: An access system for a portable device provides a portable computer having a bottom surface. The portable computer is accessed through an active user interface on the bottom surface of the portable computer.... Agent: The Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20070019374 - Disk drive media access system: A disk drive media access system opens a media access door to the interior of a disk drive sufficiently for ejection of disk media from the disk drive but insufficiently for manually engaging and removing disk media that is operationally positioned within the disk drive. The disk media is kept... Agent: The Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20070019378 - Display module and portable terminal having the same: A mobile terminal comprising a frame, a flexible circuit wrapped around a portion of an edge of the frame, and a bracket located at an appropriate location between the frame and the flexible circuit along the edge of the frame. The bracket protects certain components of the flexible circuit during... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070019376 - Drive bracket structure: A bracket structure includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a locking member. The first bracket includes a first plate. A first slideway and a second slideway are defined in the first plate. The second bracket includes a pair of sliding members for being slidably received in the first... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070019377 - Mounting apparatus for data storage device: A data storage device assembly includes a data storage device having two sidewalls, each sidewall having a first positioning post; a supporting bracket having two sidewalls, one of the sidewalls defining a guiding slot for locating the first positioning post; a driving member movably attached to the supporting bracket, the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070019379 - Supporting frame structure: A supporting frame structure movably joined in a case is used to mount a loaded object, such that the object can be disposed in the case or moved outside the case. In the present invention, a motion mechanism is disposed between the case and the supporting frame, by which the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070019380 - Apparatus and method for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack by mixing cooler air flow with re-circulating air flow in a re-circulation region: Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack employing an air delivery structure coupled to the electronics rack. The air delivery structure delivers air flow at a location external to the electronics rack and in a direction to facilitate mixing thereof with re-circulating exhausted inlet-to-outlet air... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20070019381 - Cooling arrangement for a computer system: A cooling arrangement for a computer system includes a base plate, a system board which coupled to the base plate, a processor arranged on the system board, and a cooling apparatus arranged on the processor. A holding plate is provided between the base plate and the system board in the... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070019382 - Hot swappable cooling fan system: A computer system includes a housing having a base and a door positioned opposite the base and a cooling system. The cooling system includes a support rack that is connected to the base and a first cooling fan that is removably attached to the support rack with a plurality of... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20070019383 - System and method for automatically detecting a type of a cpu fan: A method for automatically detecting a type of a CPU fan is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: setting a PWM duty cycle of the CPU fan to 100%; obtaining revolutions of the CPU fan at the PWM duty cycle in a fixed time period; calculating a RPM of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070019384 - Cold plate cooling apparatus for a rack mounted electronic module: Apparatus which is capable of providing efficient cooling of rack mounted electronic modules while accommodating relatively large tolerances in the mounting of the modules. A plurality of thermally conductive sliding wedge blocks are interposed between the lower surface of each module and the upper surface of the cold plate base... Agent: David L. Davis, Esq.

20070019385 - Heat-dissipating device: A heat-dissipating device suited for use with a liquid heat-transfer medium is proposed. It has a heat sink and an isolation layer. The isolation layer is disposed on a surface of the heat sink in contacts with the liquid heat-transfer medium. The isolation layer surrounds the liquid heat-transfer medium to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070019386 - Encompassing heat sink: This invention relates to a microprocessor heat sink that is place on top of a central processing unit, which at the same time encompasses the sides of the processing unit. It consists of an upper block which receives heat from the processing unit, at the same time the heat sink... Agent: Matteo B. Gravina

20070019387 - Mounting device for use with portable electronic instruments: An improved mounting mechanism for mounting and holding electronic and other devices in vehicles which increases safety in a vehicular and improves the ability of an operator to incorporate the captured device in their instrument scan. In one embodiment, the improved mounting mechanism captures a device and holds it in... Agent: John E. Vandigriff

20070019388 - Device, system and electric element: Provided is a device, an assembly comprising said device, a sub-assembly and an element suitable for use in the assembly. The device comprises a body of an electrically insulating material having a first side and an opposite second side, the body being provided with conductors according to a desired pattern,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070019390 - Flexible cell configuration for multi-processor systems: A cell configuration for a multi-processor system comprises: a first circuit board comprising: a single processor; a single processor agent coupled electrically to the single processor; and a plurality of memory modules coupled electrically to the single processor agent; a second circuit board comprising: a single processor; a single processor... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070019389 - Sliding cover for slot of electronic device: The present invention is to provide an electronic device comprising a case including one or more connections disposed on a front panel thereof, a transverse groove disposed along the front panel and above one of the connections, and a transverse rail disposed on the front panel and below one of... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070019392 - Electronic device: An electronic device includes a housing having an aperture and a main circuit board disposed in housing. The main circuit board includes an edge and a plurality of contact surfaces located at the edge proximate to the aperture, whereby a mating connector is connectable to the contact surfaces by inserting... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070019391 - Techniques for cooling electronic equipment: Electronic equipment housed in a cabinet is cooled using air that flows from one of a right side and a left side of the electronic equipment to the other one of the right side and the left side of the electronic equipment. The air is cooled using a heat exchanger... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P./sun

20070014055 - Apparatus and method for relay contact arc suppression: An arc suppression circuit for a power switch or power supply with a relay having a coil and a set of contacts for providing a portion of an input power as load power to an output. The relay coil is configured for closing the relay contacts in response to receiving... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070014056 - Method and a control system for starting a motor: A method for starting a battery driven motor, wherein an input voltage is measured continuously. In case the input voltage becomes smaller than a predefined minimum voltage the attempt to start the motor is stopped and the maximum permitted current level to be supplied from the battery to an electronic... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070014057 - Apparatus for detecting over current of motor in vehicle: An apparatus for over current detection of a motor for use in a vehicle. This invention prevents the motor from burning out by more precisely detecting an over current of the motor within an overall drive area of the motor. This can be accomplished by setting, as an over current... Agent: Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.

20070014059 - Method and system for determining location of phase-to-earth fault: A method and system for determining a location of a phase-to-earth fault in a line of an electric network, the electric line comprising two or more sections (30a, 30b, 30c), the system being configured to determine, at a measuring point, a reactance of a fault loop; determine a faulted section... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070014058 - Neutral switch test mechanism for a circuit interrupter: Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include neutral fault test simulation... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070014060 - Sensor for detecting arcing faults: The present invention is directed to a sensor for detecting arcing faults, the sensor combining a photodetector, a pressure detector, and an accelerometer along with integrated circuitry. The circuitry controls each detector, operates the self-test circuitry, conditions the signals from the detectors, and communicates with the external network. The circuitry... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20070014061 - Level shifter esd protection circuit with power-on-sequence consideration: A level shifter ESD protection circuit with power-on-sequence consideration used for receiving a first signal and outputting a second signal is provided. The level shifter circuit includes an inverter, a first switch, a second switch, a voltage level shifting circuit, a first ESD clamp and a second ESD clamp circuits.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070014062 - Apparatus and method for identifying a loss of a current transformer signal in a power system: Provided is an apparatus and method for identifying a specific lost current transformer (CT) signal of number of CT signals provided by a corresponding number of CTs coupling a protective device to at least one protection zone. The method includes selectively providing pairs of first and second binary control signals... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070014063 - Single pin multi-function signal detection method and structure therefor: In one embodiment, a multi-function signal sensor is configured to receive a signal having a plurality of states and to offset the input signal by a first amount for values of the input signal that are greater than a first value.... Agent: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC Bradley J. Botsch

20070014064 - Overvoltage protection circuit: An overvoltage protection circuit includes an output transistor connected between a first power supply and an output terminal, a load connected to the output terminal, a dynamic clamping circuit for controlling a voltage difference between the first power supply and the output terminal, and a clamp selection switch electrically connected... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070014065 - Inverted circuit overcurrent protection device and hybrid integrated circuit device with the same incorporated: An inverter circuit overcurrent protection device in which an overcurrent detection resistor (Rs) is incorporated in a hybrid integrated circuit, in which a detection voltage from the overcurrent detection resistor (Rs) is divided by voltage dividing resistors (R1 and R2) and is compared with a reference voltage in an overcurrent... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070014066 - Method and apparatus applying virtual at trip criterion in power distribution: A virtual ΔT trip criterion is implemented in an electrical power distribution system to provide current-based tripping for a solid state power switching device. A first-order system model is implemented either by hardware or software to represent a rise in temperature of the electrical wire through which power is supplied.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070014067 - Junction temperature sensing for mosfet: A method of protecting a MOSFET switch from overheating. The method is achieved by determining a ratio of ON resistance of the switch to resistance of a sense resistor, the sense resistor being series coupled in the source-drain circuit of the switch. Further, the ratio is compared to a reference... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070014068 - Circuits for circuit interrupting devices having automatic end of life testing function: The present invention provides a set of circuits which is capable of performing an automatic check on main components of a circuit interrupting device when the circuit interrupting device is properly powered and the device is at a tripped state to determine whether these main components function normally. The results... Agent: Andrews Kurth LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070014069 - Method and apparatus to protect an ethernet network by suppression of transient voltage pulses using a plasma limiter: The invention described here is a circuit protection device based on the principle of a plasma limiter. A plasma limiter uses an electrode such as a very sharp tungsten needle in an easily ionized gas to perform field enhancement using the interference voltage to initiate avalanche breakdown of the plasma.... Agent: Janet Donovan Accurate Automation Corporation

20070014070 - Impact ionization amplification apparatus method and system: An input signal comprising electronic carriers is injected into an impact ionization device with a high electric field whereupon the electronic carriers are accelerated toward an electron collector or hole sink and subsequently ionize additional electrons and holes that accelerated toward the electron collector and hole sink respectively. When properly... Agent: Utah Valley Patent Services, LLC

20070014071 - Cowling assembly: A cowling assembly for a vehicle includes a generally external surface having secured thereto or adjacent thereto, an elongate lightning protection strip member. The lightning protection strip member includes a lightning diverter strip connected to a lightning conductor strip. The lightning diverter strip at least when subjected to high electric... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070014072 - Air purifier with detachable ionizer unit: An air purifier includes an outer casing and an ionizer module. The outer casing has a top portion, a bottom portion having an electrode opening, an air purifying cavity defining between the top and bottom portion, and a peripheral opening communicating with the air purifying cavity. The ionizer module includes... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070014073 - Transfer-esc based on a wafer: A mobile transportable electrostatic chuck for clamping thin wafers (12) without permanent connection to an external power supply unit is described. The mobile chuck allows a safe handling of thin substrates on existing production equipment because the size and thickness of the clamped substrate on the mobile chuck is similar... Agent: Dr. Udo Retzlaff

20070014074 - Mixed dispersant, paste composition and dispersion method using the same: A mixed dispersant which can improve the efficiency of dispersing metal powder by effectively adsorbing on the surface of the metal powder and preventing aggregation thereof, and a paste composition and a dispersion method using the same are provided. A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) is also provided. The mixed dispersant... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070014075 - Plated terminations and method of forming using electrolytic plating: A multilayer electronic component includes a plurality of dielectric layers interleaved with a plurality of internal electrodes. Internal and/or external anchor tabs may also be selectively interleaved with the dielectric layers. Portions of the internal electrodes and anchor tabs are exposed along the periphery of the electronic component in respective... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070014076 - Electric double layer capacitor and electrolytic cell: An electric double layer capacitor comprises: a cell which includes a pair of polarizable electrodes impregnated with an electrolytic solution and disposed in opposed relation with a separator interposed therebetween; collector electrodes respectively attached to the polarizable electrodes; and a sealing member of a synthetic resin which seals a periphery... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070014077 - Method and apparatus for electrically connecting capacitor electrodes using a spray: One embodiment of the present subject matter includes a capacitor stack, including at least a first substantially planar anode layer and at least a second substantially planar anode layer. In the embodiment, the capacitor stack formed by the process comprising aligning the first anode layer and the second anode layer... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070014078 - Optical module and positioning frame thereof: An optical module with an optical film and a positioning frame is disclosed. The positioning frame firmly fixes the optical film of the optical module so as to prevent the deviation of the optical film. The optical film has at least a first lug with a base portion and an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070014081 - Bladder support heater device and method: An apparatus for heating a circuit substrate includes a source of heated fluid, a flexible bladder in fluid communication with said source of heated fluid, a pump for delivering said heated fluid to said flexible bladder, and a pressure switch for sensing a pressure in said flexible bladder deactivating said... Agent: Scott C. Rand, Esq. Mclane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Pa

20070014080 - External desktop dock for a cartridge-based data storage unit: An external docking station for a removable data storage unit, allowing it to communicate with a computer system via a standard interface connection, such as a USB connector. In one implementation, the present invention provides a docking station that, in a locked or closed mode, locks a removable data storage... Agent: Law Office Of Mark J. Spolyar

20070014079 - Replacing-type upper cover plate structure of notebook computer: A replacing-type upper cover plate structure of notebook computer is disclosed. It includes a cover plate having an embedded element, and a containing frame having a groove bonding with the embedded element. The replacing-type upper cover plate structure, through a preferred module bonding mode, makes the upper and the lower... Agent: Genus Law Group PLLC Raymond J. Ho David B. Dort

20070014082 - Monitor with pivot: A monitor capable of rotating on a pivot includes a display, a base and a connecting member. The base includes several control elements. The display is pivotally mounted on the base for turning to suitable viewing angles for user. The connecting member, having an internal space for wiring, connects the... Agent: Genus Law Group PLLC Raymond J. Ho David B. Dort

20070014084 - Computer controlled display device: The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may provide at least three degrees of freedom of movement... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070014083 - Electronic apparatus and unit mounting mechanism: The present invention relates to a mounting mechanism of an electronic apparatus in which part of the functional portions (a first unit) is removably constructed, the mounting mechanism serving to mount the first unit. In order to ensure positive mounting and demounting by a simple mechanism even when a wide... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070014086 - Bracket for disk drive: A bracket for a disk drive, including: a base plate containing the disk drive; a side wall portion vertically protruded from an end portion of the base plate; and a displacement portion extended from the side wall portion and bending due to a vibration transmitted by making contact with the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070014087 - Buffer for disk drive and disk drive assembly having the same: A buffer to be used with a disk drive, the buffer including a main body provided to the disk drive; one or more protrusions extending from an inner or outer surface of the main body; and one or more inner spaces corresponding to the respective protrusions; wherein the inner spaces... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070014085 - Mounting tray and release mechanism for a disk drive: A system for releasably mounting an electronic component in a computer system comprises an electronic component, a release mechanism, and a mounting tray. The electronic component includes two front and two back attachment members. The release mechanism is rotatably attached to the two back attachment members. The release mechanism includes... Agent: Cardinal Law Group

20070014088 - Pushing assembly for electronic module: A pushing assembly is provided for pushing an electronic module out of a computer enclosure. The pushing assembly includes an installing portion, and a pushing member. The installing portion is arranged in the computer enclosure. The pushing portion is installed to the installing portion. The installing portion includes a manipulating... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070014089 - Radiator unit for an electronic component: A radiator unit for an electronic component includes a main member and cooling fins. Each of the cooling fins has a first end connecting with the perimeter of the main member and a second end extending outward in a radial direction with the thickness thereof being different from the first... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd

20070014090 - Method and apparatus for cooling heat-generating structure: An apparatus includes a heat receiving portion which receives heat within a footprint from a heat generating structure, and a cooling arrangement which causes flow of a coolant that absorbs heat at the heat receiving portion, the cooling arrangement being disposed in its entirety within a width of the footprint... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20070014091 - Apparatus for performance testing of heat dissipating modules: An apparatus (10) for performance testing of heat dissipating modules (19) includes an enclosure (11) configured for receiving the heat dissipating module therein, a vertically movable platform (13) for supporting the enclosure thereon, a boosting mechanism (18) configured for raising the vertically movable platform, and a force gage (12) having... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070014092 - Resin-packaged protection circuit module for rechargeable batteries and method of making the same: A protection circuit module for rechargeable batteries includes a substrate, electronic components mounted on the obverse surface of the substrate for forming a protection circuit for rechargeable batteries, a housing mounted on the obverse surface of the substrate and including a top wall partially defining an enclosure for accommodating the... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070014093 - Network device with reconfigurable slots: A network device includes card slots and Network Module slots that be reconfigured to hold cards and network modules having different form factors.... Agent: Law Office Of Charles E. Krueger

20070014094 - Securing device for securing/separating two adjacent side boards of a computer main frame: A securing device includes a central rod extending from the driving press to be movably mounted on a top board of the computer main frame and a base having an engaging plate movably attached to the base via a first spring which is sandwiched between the base and the engaging... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070014095 - High-performance separable electrical device/printed circuit board interconnection: A high-performance separable electrical device/printed circuit board interconnection for an electrical device package having surface contacts on an active surface thereof, wherein the package is separably placed proximate to, and is electrically connected through its contacts to, an active surface of the printed circuit board, the package having one or... Agent: Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee

20070008662 - Power monitoring and control system and method: A system includes first and second controllers coupled together with a communication channel. The first controller provides a first signal to the second controller and the second controller provides a second signal to the first controller in response. The second signal includes information about an electrical load. At least one... Agent: Greg Martinez

20070008663 - Electronic apparatus having dc voltage conversion function, and dc voltage converter: A voltage conversion circuit is provided for efficiently converting the voltage of a DC power source into a lower voltage in accordance with load currents of voltage converters. An electronic apparatus includes: a DC power source for supplying a first DC supply voltage; a first DC voltage converter for converting... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070008664 - Method and electronic power supply device for supplying power to a low-voltage load protected by a protective device: The invention relates to an electronic power supply device, particularly a switched-mode power supply, for supplying power to a low-voltage load protected by a protective device, and to a method therefor. The invention also relates to a device for protecting a low-voltage load against an excess current and to an... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070008665 - Current fault detection for light emitters: A device includes a light emitter, a current sensing resistance, a current generator, and detection circuitry. The current generator is connected to the light emitter and to the current sensing resistance. During a normal operating mode of the device, the current generator regulates current flow through the light emitter. In... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070008666 - Ground fault detector for vehicle: A ground fault detector and detection method for a vehicle that can determine the cause of the occurrence of a ground fault after detecting the presence of the ground fault. The output terminal of a high-voltage battery is connected to one side of a coupling capacitor. In operation, a pulse... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070008668 - 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 of... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070008667 - Guardringed scr esd protection: Methods and circuits are disclosed for protecting an electronic circuit from ESD damage using an SCR ESD cell. An SCR circuit is coupled to a terminal of an associated microelectronic circuit for which ESD protection is desired. The SCR used in the ESD cell of the invention is provided with... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070008669 - Method and apparatus for providing a remedial strategy for an electrical circuit: A method and electrical circuit for dynamic reconfiguration of a DC-to-AC inverter comprising first and second power rails where each the rails has a power source. The method comprises monitoring the first and second power rails for short-circuit failure; and upon failure of one of the power rails, disconnecting the... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070008670 - Protection system for for power distribution systems: There is disclosed a protection system for a power distribution system. The system has a processor, a breaker; a network coupled to the processor, a first module coupled to the network and the breaker, a second module coupled to the network, and an algorithm. The algorithm monitors for a permission... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070008671 - Driver and receiver circuit for a remotely arranged circuit and corresponding method: A driver and receiver circuit includes at least one output terminal for connecting a line connection. The circuit further includes a voltage supply arrangement connected to the at least one output terminal and a current measuring arrangement connected to the at least one output terminal. The current measuring arrangement is... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower

20070008672 - Overcurrent detecting apparatus: A voltage (V1−V2) between a predetermined point P2 on a copper foil pattern 4 connected to a source of a switching FET (T1) and a drain P1 of the FET (T1) is input into an input terminal of a comparator CMP1 as an overcurrent determination voltage for comparison with a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070008673 - System and method for driving an industrial control device: A process control apparatus including an actuator configured to effect changes in an industrial process, a power supply, a plurality of current switches coupled between the actuator and the power supply and a controller coupled to the plurality of current switches. The controller is configured to selectively close one or... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070008674 - Small thin film movable element, small thin film movable element array and method of driving small thin film movable element: A small thin film movable element comprises: a movable portion supported elastically deformably and having a movable electrode at at least a portion of the movable portion; and a fixed electrode arranged to be opposed to the movable portion, wherein the movable portion is displaced by an electrostatic force in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070008675 - Composite electroactive material for electromechanical actuators: A composite electroactive material having a plurality of particle cores, each particle core surrounded by a polymer covering having one or more strands of an electroactive polymer. In one embodiment, the particle cores have a relatively small size, e.g., between about 10 and 50 nm, and include a material having... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.C.

20070008676 - Capacitor module: A capacitor module includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor, the first capacitor and the second capacitor each including a first electric terminal and a second electric terminal, a conductor to connect corresponding first electric terminals of the first capacitor and the second capacitor, and a connector to connect... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070008678 - Coupling of cell to housing: Porous separator is sandwiched between electrode films with attached current collector foil to obtain an electrode sheet. The electrode sheet is formed into a jellyroll for use in a double layer capacitor. The jellyroll is inserted into a can through an open end to rest against the can's bottom. A... Agent: Serafini Associates

20070008677 - Enhanced breakdown voltage electrode: Particles of active electrode material are made by blending and fibrillizing (i.e., fibrillating) a mixture of activated carbon, conductive carbon, and fibrillizable binder. In selected embodiments, chloride level in the activated carbon is relatively low, a small amount of conductive carbon with low impurity levels and high conductivity is used,... Agent: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

20070008679 - Integrated circuit for driving semiconductor device and power converter: An integrated circuit for driving a semiconductor device, which is adaptable for demands, such as a higher output (larger current), a higher voltage, and a smaller loss, and has a small size, is produced at a low cost, and has high reliability. A power converter including such an integrated circuit... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070008680 - Power converter having housing with improved thermal properties: A power converter housing having an internal surface evenly distributing heat therewithin to the housing. The present invention is adapted to be used in plastic housings, which housings may also include heatsinks.... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20070008681 - Semiconductor memory device: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor chip including a first voltage generating circuit that generates a first voltage in response to a first operation control signal, a second voltage generating circuit that generates a second voltage in response to a second operation control signal, a first operation control circuit... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20070008682 - Portable dvd player with built-in battery: A portable DVD player with a built-in battery located in compartments disposed on opposite sides of the axle on which the DVD is located. The compartments contain the batteries and the closures for the compartments and are secured to the main body to positively locate the batteries in position.... Agent: Jack Shore Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20070008683 - Sealed tape storage apparatus: A data storage apparatus includes at least one bearing member, a tape storage medium on first and second reels and a transducer all substantially sealed in a tamperproof housing. A drive mechanism is operative to rotate the reels to transport the tape storage medium therebetween across the bearing member so... Agent: Martin & Henson, P.C.

20070008687 - Bezel, and liqid crystal module having a bezel: To improve gap consistency at the abutting sites when two members of a bezel that has been divided in two are abutted in a rectangular frame shape, to facilitate the work of binding the two members, and to reduce costs by using as few screw fastening sites as possible. A... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070008686 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus includes a base, a display disposed at an upper side of the base, a stand provided between the base and the display, and a pivot supporter provided between the display and the stand to support a pivoting operation between an upright position in which the stand extends... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070008684 - Method and apparatus for customizing a chassis: A chassis customizing apparatus for coupling to an information handling system chassis includes a chassis cover having a chassis coupling member and means for displaying an image with the chassis cover. In an embodiment, the chassis cover is fabricated from a transparent material, and the means for displaying an image... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070008685 - Portable dvd player with pop-up screen: This new utility model is a portable DVD player with movable display screen consisting of a main body and a cover. The cover is connected to the main body, and on the upper side of the cover is the display screen that is flexibly connected to the cover. The cover... Agent: Jack Shore Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20070008688 - Briefcase with functions of accessing and playing multimedia files: A briefcase with functions of accessing and playing multimedia files is provided, wherein a circuit board is provided with transmission connectors and slots for connecting with digital information equipment and a memory card, as well as mutually transmitting digital files and multimedia files. A hard disk for storing digital files... Agent: Hsien-rong Liang

20070008690 - Fastening mechanism for electronic device: A fastening mechanism for an electronic device for connecting upper and lower casings of an electronic device, includes: a side frame member including an exposed surface, a first surface and an opposing second surface; a wedging portion formed on the first surface, for being coupled with a protruding edge formed... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20070008692 - Laptop safety carrier: An apparatus for carrying a laptop computer. The apparatus comprises an elongated strip for wrapping around such laptop computer. Such elongated strip having a predetermined length and a predetermined width and formed of a preselected material. There is a means for securing a first end of such elongated strip to... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070008689 - Lcd driver ic and method of arranging pads in the driver integrated circuit: Provided is a driver integrated circuit (IC) adapted for use with a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of arranging pads in the driver integrated IC. The driver IC, which outputs driving signals to the LCD, includes a signal input unit, an output channel unit and a signal output... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070008691 - Portable computer: A portable computer which has a computer main body, includes a common mounting part which is provided on the computer main body and selectively accommodates one of a plurality of external devices, each of which has an external device connector on a position different with another external device; and a... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070008693 - Clamping structure of an electronic device: A clamping structure of an electronic device for fastening an electronic device to a host inside of electronic equipment includes a supporting device and a tray. The supporting device has a space, which has a clamping tab, an L-shape orientation member, a guiding tab, and a fixed lock that are... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070008697 - Cover assembly of a hard disk drive: A cover assembly of a hard disk drive is provided. The cover assembly includes a cover member with an edge portion protruding a predetermined height from an upper surface thereof, a damping plate disposed on the upper surface of the cover member, and a damper to absorb shocks applied to... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070008694 - Hard drive connecting device for notebook computer: A hard drive connecting device for a notebook PC is installed in a case of the notebook PC for connecting a main board and a hard drive in the case, which includes a flexible board having at least a first side, at least a second side, and conductive lines for... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070008695 - Removable hard disc loading device: A removable hard disk loading device includes a hard disc tray including a first loading place for placing a hard disk of a first size, and an accessory capable of being placed in the first containing place, wherein the accessory includes a second loading place for placing a hard disk... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070008696 - Storage unit holding mechanism and image forming apparatus having the holding mechanism: A system board provided with electrical components is contained in a substrate frame, a reinforcing frame is pivotally fixed to an peripheral part of the substrate frame, and an HDD is mounted on the reinforcing frame in a vibration-damping manner. With this structure, the HDD is mounted on the system... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070008698 - Computer housing having heat-dissipating gate: This invention relates a computer housing, which comprises a body and a heat-dissipating gate. The body has at least one opening formed with two holders on two opposite sides of the opening. In addition, the heat-dissipating gate is installed between the holders and comprises a plurality of blades, a transmission... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070008699 - Method and apparatus for regulating airflow in a chassis: An airflow regulating apparatus includes a support frame for coupling to a chassis adjacent a heat producing component connector, the support frame defining a regulator channel, and also includes an airflow regulator moveably coupled to the support frame and operable to be positioned in the regulator channel. A board including... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070008700 - Power supply with heat sink: A power supply with heat sink is mounted inside a computer, and includes a support, a circuit board arranged on a surface of the support, and a heat sink provided on another surface of the support. The support defines a slot substantially therein. A plurality of electronic components and a... Agent: Cheng-ping Lee

20070008701 - Heat-dissipating device: A heat-dissipating device. The heat-dissipating device includes a base, a plurality of heat-dissipating fins, and a fan. The heat-dissipating fins are disposed around the base. The base includes a first end surface and a second end surface. The first end surface contacts a heat source. The fan is disposed on... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070008702 - Extendable heat dissipation apparatus: An extendable heat dissipation apparatus includes a base, an extendable heat dissipation member and a connecting element. A normal fin is formed on the base, and the connecting element integrates the extendable heat dissipation member in the apparatus with the base. The extendable heat dissipation member can be extendable to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070008703 - Heat spreader, semiconductor package module and memory module having the heat spreader: A heat spreader includes a heat sinking plate and a pressure clip. The heat sinking plate radiates the heat away from a heat source. The pressure clip fixes the heat sinking plate to the heat source. The pressure clip includes a spine (pressing part), one or more ribs and hook... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070008704 - Package structure for a semiconductor device: A package structure for a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a main surface and a back surface, a semiconductor chip formed on the main surface of the substrate, a package covering the semiconductor chip, radiation protrude electrodes and connection protrude electrodes. The radiation protrude electrodes are formed on the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070008705 - Electronic substrate, manufacturing method for electronic substrate, and electronic device: An electronic substrate includes: a substrate having a first face on which an active region is formed, and a second face on an opposite side to the first face and on which a passive element is formed.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070008706 - Casing structure for an uninterrupted power supply: A casing structure for an uninterrupted power supply including a casing structured from left and right side panels, front and rear cover panels. Arc-shaped hook slots are respectively defined on upper and lower edges of rear sides of the left and right side panels, which mutually hook together to assemble... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070008707 - Thermally efficient motor housing assembly: A thermally efficient motor housing assembly including a plurality of transistors and a printed wire board (pwb) for controlling a stepper motor and also including a plunger array and a spring array along with a combined heat sink and pwb enclosure.... Agent: Richard A. Menelly

20070008708 - Modular housing including support rail connecting means: A module connecting arrangement for mounting a module on a support rail includes a horizontal rectangular housing containing a longitudinal chamber, and a bottom surface that contains a recess for transversely receiving the support rail, the recess being in communication with the chamber. A pair of horizontal, superimposed, slidably-connected locking... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20070008709 - Board supporting mechanism, board supporting method, and component mounting apparatus and component mounting method using the same mechanism and method: The present invention provides a board supporting mechanism and a board supporting method eliminating an adjustment of a support height of a support pin upon position-changing of the support pin in accordance with a change in model of a circuit board, as well as a component mounting apparatus and a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070002505 - Motor control system: A motor control system which can realize current detection with high accuracy by using an amplifier having an ordinary level of accuracy and can avoid deterioration of current detection accuracy even when emperature is changed. The motor control system comprises a switch circuit for supplying a driving current to a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070002506 - Circuit protection system: A circuit protection system is provided that provides simultaneous bus differential and transformer differential protection for a power distribution system. The circuit protection system can obviate the need for a circuit breaker disposed between the transformer and the power bus due to the un-delayed tripping of the upstream circuit breaker.... Agent: Paul D. Greeley, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070002508 - Electrostatic discharge protection circuit: The present invention provides an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit with a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) having a plurality of SCR fingers (SCRs) with the advantages to couple the different fingers or SCRs to decrease the multi-triggering problem and to increase the ESD-performance of the circuit. Additionally, a boost circuit... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.C.

20070002507 - Esd device with low trigger voltage and low leakage: An ESD device invention comprises first and second transistors formed in a substrate, each having a source, a drain and a gate, the source and drain of the first transaction being connected between ground and an I/O pin or input, the gate of the first transistor being connected to ground... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070002509 - Integrated circuit device and electronic instrument: An integrated circuit device includes a pad PDx and an electrostatic discharge protection element ESDx formed in a rectangular region and electrically connected with the pad PDx. The pad PDx is disposed in an upper layer of the electrostatic discharge protection element ESDx so that an arrangement direction of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070002510 - Method and apparatus for fault detection in a switching power supply: Techniques are disclosed to detect a fault in the feedback circuit of a switching power supply while the power supply operates in a mode where the output is below its regulated value. The power supply delivers maximum power at a given switching frequency without a feedback signal while the output... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070002512 - Circuit arrangement for overvoltage detection and method for operating circuit arrangement: A circuit arrangement for overvoltage detection is disclosed, which has an input, a filter, a transient detection, and an output. The filter and the transient detection are connected to the input; the output is connected to the filter and the transient detection. The circuit arrangement provides overvoltage problems. A method... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070002511 - Meter-base surge protector: A meter-base surge protector adapted to be connected between multiple incoming power lines and a neutral line at a meter comprises first and second metal oxide varistors, which are each respectively connected in series to first and second thermal cut-offs and a gas discharge tube. The first and second thermal... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070002513 - Surge absorber: A surge absorber has a first terminal electrode, a second terminal electrode, a third terminal electrode, an inductor portion, a surge absorbing portion, and a capacitor portion. The inductor portion has a first internal conductor and a second internal conductor mutually coupled in a polarity-reversed relation. One end of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070002514 - Liquid crystal display capable of producing negative ions: A liquid crystal display (LCD) capable of negative ion generation is disclosed. The LCD utilizes existing power inverter to generate negative ions by means of corona discharge or silent discharge, which offers an extra function without altering the structural design of existing power inverter while saving the space required for... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070002516 - Container and method of transporting substrate using the same: A substrate such as a mask or wafer is transported while it is protected from a particle. Use of the substrate after transportation is facilitated. A container (300) includes a chuck (310) which chucks and holds a substrate (71) such as a mask or wafer, and a cover (320) which... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070002515 - Plasma processing apparatus and method for manufacturing thereof: A plasma processing apparatus is provided on the side to be directed to a workpiece W of electrodes 31, 32 with a conductive member 51 through an insulating member 41. The insulating member 41 is sandwiched between the electrodes 31, 32 and the conductive member 51. The dielectric constant and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070002518 - High-power ultracapacitor energy storage pack and method of use: An ultracapacitor energy storage cell pack including an ultracapacitor assembly including a plurality of ultracapacitors in series; a plurality of interconnections for mechanically and electrically interconnecting the ultracapacitors; and a plurality of balancing resistors, each balancing resistor in parallel with each ultracapacitor to form a resistor divider network that automatically... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070002517 - Surface-mount solid electrolytic capacitor and process for manufacturing the same: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, an anode lead terminal, a cathode lead terminal and a resin package. The capacitor element includes an anode chip body, an anode bar projecting from the anode chip body, and a cathode film provided on a periphery of the anode chip body.... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070002519 - High esr low esl capacitor: In some embodiments, a capacitor includes a first conductive layer electrically coupled to a first terminal, a second conductive layer electrically coupled to a second terminal, a floated conductive layer disposed between the first and second conductive layers, and a plurality of non-conductive layers respectively disposed between each of the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070002520 - Controlled-resistance capacitors, and methods of assembling same: A parallel-plate capacitor structure includes a capacitor electrode including a first resistance and an electrode tab appended to the capacitor electrode and including a second resistance. The second equivalent series resistance is greater than the first equivalent series resistance. A process of assembling a parallel-plate capacitor package is also disclosed.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070002521 - Ceramic structure, method for manufacturing ceramic structure, and nonreciprocal circuit device: A method of forming a ceramic structure includes disposing substrate-forming ceramic green sheets having conductors, internal conductors, and via conductors so as to sandwich connecting member-forming ceramic green sheets having via conductors, followed by lamination and bonding thereof by pressure application, with the conductors being formed using a conductive paste... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070002522 - Electric double layer capacitor and electrolytic solution therefor: The present invention provides an electric double layer capacitor which has electrodes made of an alkali-activated carbon, prepared from a graphitic material, useful in manufacturing high-capacitance capacitors and which has an electrolytic solution containing chain carbonate and/or cyclic carbonate. Even if the electric double layer capacitor is used under high-temperature... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070002523 - Organic electrolyte capacitor: There is provided an organic electrolyte capacitor having electrodes on current collectors that have holes penetrating the front and rear surfaces, in which electrode materials formed an the through-holes of the current collectors seldom fall off and high energy density and high power density can be obtained. The organic electrolyte... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070002524 - Organic electrolyte capacitor: Discharge at a high current density has been difficult because of problems that an electrolytic solution has low conductivity and absorption and desorption reaction of lithium ions are slow in the negative electrode. However, let a (mAh) be a cell capacity when the organic electrolyte capacitor in a charged state... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070002525 - Sheet for capacitor electrodes, method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, and electrolytic capacitors: A sheet for capacitor electrodes includes an aluminum core sheet 3 and a porous layer 4 formed on at least one surface of the core sheet 3. The porous layer 4 includes an intermetallic compound made of one or more valve metals selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr,... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070002526 - Production method of a capacitor: The present invention relates to a method for producing a capacitor comprising, as one electrode, an electric conductor having formed on the surface thereof a dielectric layer and, as the other electrode, a semiconductor layer formed on the electric conductor by energization using the electric conductor as the anode, wherein... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070002527 - Capacitor assembly with a thermal insulation apparatus: A thermal insulation apparatus for a capacitor and the capacitor with the thermal insulation apparatus is provided. The thermal insulation apparatus includes a basis, a thermal baffle is stretched upwards from a side wall of the basis, a bracket is connected with a inner wall of the basis. The basis... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070002528 - Input and output device designed for being detachably mounted to an electronic equipment: Described is an input and output device for inputting or outputting data of an electronic equipment. The input and output device is designed for being detachably mounted to the electronic equipment in at least two different positions. The input and output device features a first contacting arrangement which, independent of... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070002530 - Apparatuses and methods for preventing disengagement of electrical connectors in the assembly of computers: Apparatuses and methods for preventing disengagement of electrical connectors in the assembly of computers. In one embodiment, a computer system includes a chassis, an electrical component contained within the chassis, an electrical connector engaged with a receptacle on the electrical component, and a retainer to prevent disengagement of the electrical... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070002529 - Display assembly: In one embodiment, a display assembly comprises a base, a monitor assembly, and a first spacing connector having a first interlocking mechanism selectively connectable to the base and a second interlocking mechanism selectively connectable to the monitor assembly to provide structural support for the monitor assembly.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070002532 - Computer enclosure with removable bracket: A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a securing member (30) and a bracket (50). A through hole (164, 184) is defined in the base. The securing member secured to base. A guiding groove (32) is defined in the securing member. The bracket is attached to the base, and has... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070002531 - Mounting and release mechanism for a mobile communication device: An apparatus (100) for installation and removal of a mobile communication device (102) to and from a bracket (104), such as mounted in a vehicle, is provided. The apparatus (100) includes a handle (120) pivotably coupled (160) to the mobile communication device (102), the handle having first and second lever... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070002533 - Reconfigurable mobile device docking cradle: A docking station for a portable electronic device comprises a housing forming a first cradle receiving slot, the housing including a first housing connector within the first cradle receiving slot in combination with a first cradle shell inerrable into the first cradle receiving slot, the first cradle shell being sized... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070002534 - Cooling apparatus and method: A cooling apparatus is provided with an electrostatic flow modifier to be complementarily positioned relative to a cooling fluid flow to modify at least one characteristic of the cooling fluid flow to enhance an amount of heat the cooling fluid flow removes from an electronic component.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

20070002535 - Flat display apparatus: A flat display apparatus includes a panel for displaying images, a conductive sheet attached to a back surface of the panel, a chassis base for supporting the panel, the chassis base being disposed at a back of the panel while spaced at a predetermined distance from the conductive sheet, and... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070002537 - Cooling device and electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, a cooling device includes: a heat transfer unit including a passage, through which a coolant circulates; a heat-receiving section thermally connected to a heating element; and a heat-sinking section for dissipating heat received by the heat-receiving section. The heat transfer unit includes: a first plate member,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070002538 - Cooling device and electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, a cooling device includes: a heat transfer unit thermally connected to a mounted first heating element and a mounted second heating element whose mounted height is higher than that of the first heating element, the heat transfer unit including a passage through which a coolant circulates,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070002536 - Method and apparatus for cooling an equipment enclosure through closed-loop, liquid-assisted air cooling in combination with direct liquid cooling: A method and an apparatus for cooling, preferably within an enclosure, a diversity of heat-generating components, with at least some of the components having high-power densities and others having low-power densities. Heat generated by the essentially relatively few high-power-density components, such as microprocessor chips for example, is removed by direct... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070002539 - Chamber sealing valve: According to some embodiments, a first sealing portion is provided on a valve shaft to seal a chamber. The first sealing portion may, for example, seal the chamber when the valve shaft is inserted a first distance into an opening of the chamber. A second sealing portion may also be... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff, Talwalkar LLC

20070002540 - Cooling device and electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, a cooling device includes: a heat transfer unit including a passage, through which a coolant circulates, a heat-receiving section, which is thermally connected to a heating element, and a heat-sinking section for dissipating heat received by the heat-receiving section; a heat dissipation member thermally connected to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070002541 - Enhanced flow channel for component cooling in computer systems: An evaporator having an enhanced flow channel design for use in a computer system is described. Specifically, micro-channels of the evaporator comprise nucleation sites and different channel widths. The enhanced flow channel design improves heat transfer from a computer component to a working fluid.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070002542 - Functional module for assembling in a telecommunication module and installing method of the telecommunication module: A functional module in the field of telecommunications has a front, a rear and four side faces, more than two first contacts and more than two second contacts, each first contact being connected with a second contact, the contacts being adapted to be connected with first and second contacts of... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070002543 - Mechanical rotation and electrical interface combination: A mechanical rotation and electrical interface device is provided in a portable electronic device. The interface device includes a hinge having a single signal connection in its interior between a first and a second part of the portable electronic device, a first processing unit connected to the hinge and to... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070002546 - Flexible printed wiring board arrangement of an imaging device: A flexible printed wiring board arrangement of an imaging device includes an image pickup device movable in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis; a flexible printed wiring board extending from the image pickup device; and a movable support member which is positioned behind the image pickup device in the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070002544 - Method and apparatus for marking a printed circuit board: A method and apparatus include providing a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one light permeable layer, at least one non-light permeable layer having at least one void therethrough that may be vertically aligned with the at least one light permeable layer, and a source of illumination to simultaneously... Agent: Randolph P. Calhoune Intel Corp.

20070002545 - Semiconductor package board having dummy area with copper pattern: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor package board, in which a copper pattern having a predetermined shape is formed on a dummy area, thus preventing the entire semiconductor package board from bending. The present invention is technically characterized in that the copper pattern includes a beam part, which is provided in... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070002547 - Shielded enclosure with extendable mast: Apparatus for housing electrically powered components to protect such components from damage and interference caused by lightning strikes and other externally generated magnetic fields. On embodiment includes a shielded enclosure mounted on an electrically groundable platform mounted on legs. An extendable and retractable mast is disclosed and may be supported... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

20070002548 - Pulling assembly for electronic module: A pulling assembly is provided for pulling an electronic module out of a computer enclosure. The pulling assembly includes an installing portion, a pulling member and an manipulating section. The installing portion is formed on the computer enclosure. The pulling member is slidably arranged in the computer enclosure by the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070002549 - Electronic package connected to a substrate: In some example embodiments, an electronic assembly includes a substrate and an electronic package. The substrate includes a hole that extends partially through the substrate. The electronic package includes a pin that extends from the electronic package. The pin is inserted into the hole that extends partially through the substrate.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070002550 - Component cam handle: A cam handle assembly for use with a modular information handling system components includes a latch with first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion is sloped such that when the sloped portion of the first protrusion contacts a portion of a rack or chassis, the latch is urged... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20070002551 - Printed circuit board assembly: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first PCB (100) and a second PCB (200), respectively including first conductor trace lines (102) and second conductor trace lines (108) for providing electronic connections among a plurality of electronic components. The first PCB is disposed above the second PCB, and is... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp