Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions 03/07

20070070558 - Electrical load status detection and control device: An electrical load status detection and control device includes a first power supply circuit loop with a first switch, a second power supply circuit loop with a second switch, a no-load status detection unit connected with the second power supply circuit loop for detecting the current passing through the second... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070070557 - Self powered gate driver system: An apparatus and method used to charge a self powered gate driver system. The apparatus may include a current loop for inducing a current in a coil. A bridge rectifier may rectify the current induced in the coil and charge a capacitor used to power a driver in a self... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(fy)

20070070559 - Device for supplying electric power to a superconductor: A device for supplying electric energy to at least one superconductor, with the superconductor being cooled in a cooled region to at least one predetermined temperature for achieving superconductivity, includes at least one electric energy source, and a transformer for transferring electric energy between the at least one energy source... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20070070560 - Method for estimating dc motor coil temperature, dc motor control method and their devices: Resistance of the coil of a DC motor is calculated by using the motor current and the motor voltage, and the coil temperature is estimated by using the resistance-temperature characteristics of the coil.... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070070561 - Method and a control system for starting a motor for driving a compressor: A method and a control system for starting a motor (19), in particular a motor (19) for driving a compressor. The rotational speed (24) of the motor (19) is measured and compared to a minimum value. In the case that ωmotor (24) is smaller than the minimum value after a... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070070564 - Esd protection circuits for rf input pins: Improved protection circuits are provided for use as voltage overload protection circuits, ESD protection circuits for RF input pins, and unit protection cells for distributed amplifiers. Preferably, the protection circuits include a positive threshold voltage trigger used to trigger a switch wherein the trigger includes a diode string in series... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070070562 - Esd unit protection cell for distributed amplifiers: Improved protection circuits are provided for use as voltage overload protection circuits, ESD protection circuits for RF input pins, and unit protection cells for distributed amplifiers. Preferably, the protection circuits include a positive threshold voltage trigger used to trigger a switch wherein the trigger includes a diode string in series... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070070563 - Voltage overload protection circuits: Improved protection circuits are provided for use as voltage overload protection circuits, ESD protection circuits for RF input pins, and unit protection cells for distributed amplifiers. Preferably, the protection circuits include a positive threshold voltage trigger used to trigger a switch wherein the trigger includes a diode string in series... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070070565 - System, apparatus and method for compensating the sensitivity of a sequence element in a line current differential relay in a power system: An apparatus and method compensate for the sensitivity of at least one line current differential element of a first current differential relay providing differential protection for a transmission line of a power system during a single-phase pole-open condition. The apparatus includes a first delta filter configured to remove a first... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070070566 - Providing power to a module: A method to couple a module to a board including power circuitry. The method includes detecting a module's power requirements before providing payload power to the module and routing a regulated power level to the module via at least one power feed based on the detected power requirements. The regulated... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070070567 - Desaturation circuit for an igbt: A desaturation circuit for an IGBT is disclosed. In one embodiment, flooding of the component with charge carriers is reduced before the IGBT is turned off.... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.

20070070568 - Arc detection circuit: An arc detector comprising a voltage generator for detecting a voltage and an integrator for integrating said voltage with respect to time and generating an output signal corresponding to said integration. The arc detector also includes a discharge controller for controlling said output signal of said integrator, an amplifier for... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20070070569 - 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 resistor 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

20070070570 - Surge protection methods and apparatus: A method includes positioning a sneak current protective device between at least one of a tip pin and a ring pin, and the telecommunications equipment to be protected, and positioning a high band pass filter in parallel to the sneak current protective device.... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20070070571 - Apparatus and method for compensating for reduced light output of a light source having a lumen depreciation characteristic over its operational life: A method, apparatus, and system for compensating for lamp lumen depreciation. The method includes operating the lamp under rated wattage for a period towards the first part of operating life of the lamp. Operating wattage is increased at one or more later times. Energy savings are realized. The increases also... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070070572 - Low voltage modular room ionization system: An ionization system for a predefined area includes a plurality of emitter modules spaced around the area, a system controller for individually addressing and monitoring the emitter modules and communication lines for electrically connecting the plurality of emitter modules with the system controller. Each emitter module has an individual address... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070070573 - Systems and methods for activating a propellant for an electronic weapon: A deployment unit, for use by a provided electronic weapon, includes an electrode, a propellant, a first circuit that receives a first signal from the weapon for activating the propellant that propels the electrode toward a provided target, and a second circuit that receives a second signal from the weapon... Agent: Taser International, Inc.

20070070574 - Systems and methods for modular electronic weaponry: An apparatus produces contractions in skeletal muscles of a target to impede locomotion by the target. The apparatus is used with a provided deployment unit that deploys an electrode away from the apparatus. The electrode conducts a current through the target. The apparatus includes a bus; a plurality of ports,... Agent: Taser International, Inc.

20070070575 - Substrate holding apparatus, substrate holding method, and substrate processing apparatus: A substrate holding apparatus can meet the request for a smaller-sized compact apparatus while ensuring a sufficient immersion depth of a substrate in a processing liquid. The substrate holding apparatus includes: a substrate holder (84) for supporting a substrate (W) by bringing a peripheral portion of a surface of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070070576 - Variable capacitance membrane actuator for wide band tuning of microstrip resonators and filters: A device for varying the capacitance of an electronic circuit is disclosed. The device comprises a flexible membrane located above the electronic circuit, a metal layer connected to the flexible membrane, and bias circuitry located above the membrane. Variation of the capacitance of the electronic circuit is obtained by pulling... Agent: Richard P. Berg C/o Ladas & Parry

20070070577 - Feedthrough multilayer capacitor array: A feedthrough multilayer capacitor array has a multilayer body in which a plurality of first and second electrode layers are alternately laminated with a dielectric layer in between; first, third, fifth, and seventh terminal electrodes formed on a first side face of the multilayer body; and second, fourth, sixth, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070070578 - Tubular capacitor with variable capacitance and dielectrically elongated inner electrode for nmr applications: A tubular capacitor with variable capacitance, comprising a cylindrical tube (3) of dielectric material, a metallic outer electrode (1) which surrounds the cylindrical tube (3), and an inner electrode which can axially move in the inner bore (41) of the cylindrical tube (3) and which abuts the inner bore (41),... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus

20070070579 - Carbon nanotube devices and uses therefor: Electrical devices which incorporate electrodes coated with carbon nanotubes. An anode is placed in conductive relationship with the coated electrode. A gas medium is placed between the electrode and anode which medium also participates in the transfer of electrons. Using specific gas media in combination with nanotube coated electrodes allows... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070070580 - Electric double layer capacitor: wherein C is the rated capacitance (farads) of the capacitor and V is the rated voltage (volts), and an amount of ions Qe in the organic electrolytic solution, such that Qe/Qt=1.7 to 3.5. The capacitor has a high voltage rating, excellent cycle characteristics during high-current charging and discharging, and a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070070581 - Electric double layer capacitor: An electric double layer capacitor has a pair of current collectors, a positive polarizable electrode which is provided on one of the pair of current collectors, includes activated carbon of a weight W+ and has a capacitance C+, a negative polarizable electrode which is provided on the other of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070070582 - Rotating power receptacle: A rotating power receptacle for an electronic device is provided. The power receptacle includes a socket, coupled to a circuit board, and providing power to an electronic device. The power receptacle also includes a post connector that is in rotating contact with the socket. The power receptacle further includes a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070070583 - Multi-compartmental transformer and methods of maintenance therefor: A compartmental transformer and a method maintenance therefor is provided. The transformer includes a first compartment housing first equipment electrically coupled to the high voltage side of the transformer and a second compartment housing second equipment electrically coupled with the low voltage side of the transformer. The transformer further includes... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070070584 - Enclosed electronic ballast housing: The enclosed electronic ballast housing provides improved convection heat transfer for lowering the ambient housing temperature for keeping the junction temperature of power semiconductors inside the enclosed electronic ballast housing within certain specified temperature ranges for long-term reliable operation. The enclosed electronic ballast housing includes at least one folded fin... Agent: Patton Boggs

20070070585 - Lighting equipment: Improvements to light equipment are disclosed, including modular constructions of both lighting fixtures and of units for distribution and, if desired, dimming.... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070070586 - Nonmetallic raintight hub: A rigid nonmetallic electrical conduit fitting to provide the means to attach a rigid nonmetallic conduit to the top of a raintight enclosure were by maintaining the raintight integrity of said enclosure.... Agent: Leo Mazur

20070070587 - Method and apparatus for reinforcing a chassis: A chassis reinforcing apparatus includes a chassis defining a component housing. A chassis reinforcing member is coupled to the chassis and comprises a bend which is directed towards the component housing. The bend is designed such that, with components housed in the component housing, the chassis reinforcing member is deflected... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070070588 - Display device turned off by inserting object: A display device comprises a main body, an accommodating device disposed on the main body, and a switch disposed on the main body and positioned in the accommodating device. When an object is inserted into the accommodating device, the switch is actuated to turn the display device off, and when... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070070589 - Handheld computing device having drop-resistant lcd display: A display for a handheld computing device includes a LCD display panel; a display circuit board carrying display electronics for the display panel; a cover assembly securing the display panel to the display circuit board; and a resilient layer disposed between the display circuit board and a circuit board of... Agent: Heenan Blaikie LLP

20070070591 - Desktop system with a detachable flat panel display: A desktop system having a detachable flat panel display is described herein. In one embodiment, a desktop system example includes a desktop chassis enclosing a desktop computer and a flat panel display (FPD) device, where the FPD device is non-fixedly attached to a surface of the desktop chassis. The FPD... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070070593 - Fastening mechanism: A fastening mechanism includes a first engagement element, a movable plate and a press button. The first engagement element is attached to a display device. The movable plate is disposed movably within a casing and has a second engagement element for engaging with and disengaging from the first engagement element... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070070590 - Laptop computer case: A laptop computer case. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are a laptop computer case comprising a housing (the housing defines a top portion, bottom portion, front, back, left side, and right side), and legs coupled to the bottom portion of the housing (the legs extend from the housing... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070070592 - Portable computer: A portable computer includes a main body, a keyboard assembly and an interface unit. The main body has a main circuit substrate received in the main body and a main body connector. The interface unit has a plurality of signal pads and a plurality of groups of branch pads split... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070070594 - Method and apparatus for coupling a component in a chassis: A component coupling apparatus includes a wall comprising a first surface, a second surface located opposite the first surface, and defining a guide coupling aperture extending through the wall from the first surface to the second surface. A first guide member is coupled to the wall through the guide coupling... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070070596 - Housing with a rail shaped to reduce impact damage: A housing has a base that includes a baseplate and a rail. The rail projects outwardly to an impact rim along a bottom edge of the rail. The rail includes a flexible web that couples the impact rim to the baseplate. A projecting contact surface on the impact rim is... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070070595 - Screwless device for attaching and detaching disk drive: A screwless device for attaching and detaching a disk drive comprises a base and a frame body. The base comprises at least a rotation bracket, an elastic location plate, a fixing plate, and protrudent joints. Two first axle holes are located on both sides of the rotation bracket respectively for... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070070597 - Uni-body power tool: An electrically powered tool comprises a unitary chassis and a novel strain relief system incorporating a molded housing having a bore therein for securing power wiring to said chassis and preventing stress thereto.... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070070598 - Locking link rod structure for a docking station: A locking link rod structure for a docking station that includes a main body, a switch link rod installed in the main body, two holes disposed separately and proximate to an end of the switch link rod, a lock hole disposed on the main body and corresponding to the two... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070070599 - Portable computer: A portable computer (100) includes a main body (200), a cover (300) and a thermally conductive hinge (400). The main body has at least one heat generating device (210) and a heat conductor (230) having a first end (231) thermally coupled to the at least one heat generating device and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070070600 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprising a housing including a suction port and an exhaust port, a heat generating element accommodated in the housing, a heat receiving portion accommodated in the housing, and thermally connected to the heat generating element, a fan disposed in the vicinity of the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070070601 - Flow through cooling assemblies for conduction-cooled circuit modules: A cooling assembly is located in a chassis with a conduction-cooled circuit module and permits the conduction-cooled circuit module to be utilized in an air-flow-through or liquid-flow-through circuit module chassis assembly. The cooling assembly may be a removable cooling adapter or may be integral with the chassis. The cooling assembly... Agent: Lockheed Martin Corporation C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070070602 - Fan unit: A fan unit includes at least a frame member and at least a fan wheel. The frame member is passed through with a flow passage and the flow passage has a first through hole and a second through hole respectively at two lateral sides of the frame member with being... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd

20070070603 - Heatsink assembly: A heatsink assembly having a simple structure for coupling a heatsink and an electronic chip is provided with a heatsink which contacts an electronic chip mounted on a substrate and absorbs heat generated from the electronic chip; and a pressing member which is coupled to the substrate and comprises: a... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070070604 - Cooling device and electronic apparatus having cooling device: According to one embodiment, a cooling device includes: a first heat receiving portion that is configured to be thermally connected to a first heating element; a second heat receiving portion that is configured to be thermally connected to a second heating element having a greater heating value than the first... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070070605 - Adjustable height liquid cooler in liquid flow through plate: An arrangement having a cooling function is provided, comprising a circuit board, a plurality of heat generating devices attached to the circuit board, a cooling device thermally connected to one of the plurality of electronic devices, and a coolant plate. An example of the arrangement can include a source of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070070606 - Electronic device with uniform heat-dissipation: An electronic device with uniform heat-dissipation is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a housing, a circuit board, and a metal shielding. The housing has concavities at inner sides thereof, and the circuit board is disposed within the housing. The metal shielding is disposed between the housing and the circuit board... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070070607 - Applied heat spreader with cooling fin: A heat spreader is devised with one or more extensions to increase effective surface area exposed to air. Whether air flow is forced or ambient, and where preferred high thermal conductivity materials are employed, an opportunity for enhanced thermal performance of the circuit or circuit module to be cooled is... Agent: J. Scott Denko

20070070608 - Packaged electronic devices and process of manufacturing same: An electronic module and a process for forming an electronic module are provided. Uniform and sealed air gaps are formed in a vertical direction between two or more electronic devices. The uniform and sealed air gaps are formed by arranging spacers between the electronic devices, where the height of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070070609 - Connection structure between plurality of boards of portable terminal: Provided is a connection structure between a plurality of boards of a portable terminal. The boards are connected by a signal cable including a plurality of signal lines and a power source cable including a plurality of power source lines and the remaining portions of the power source lines, except... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070070610 - Low profile autodocking multi-battery pack system and in place service pci storage controller card with redundant cache and concurrently maintainable redundant battery backup: A low profile auto docking multi-battery pack system and an in place service PCI storage controller card system with redundant cache and concurrently maintainable redundant battery backup are provided. A first battery and a second battery are disposed in line to provide a low profile battery pack. The first battery... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20070070611 - Folding usb drive: Provided is a memory device comprising a circuit assembly including a flexible substrate and at least one flash memory chip mounted thereupon. The flexible substrate has upper and lower surfaces and a flash memory chip is preferably mounted on at least one the upper and lower surfaces. The flash memory... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070070612 - System for maintaining an assembly of three parts in position that exerts a predetermined compressive force on the itermediate part: A system for maintaining an assembly of three aligned parts (1, 2, 3) in position, wherein a latching device (4) receives a joining member (6) integral with a rear part (1) of the assembly. The latching device (4) can slide on the joining member and is mounted inside a front... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070070613 - Method of manufacturing high density printed circuit boad: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a high density printed circuit board, in which a copper clad laminate is not used as a basic material, thus enabling the manufacture of a thin printed circuit board and solving the problems occurring in conventional methods of manufacturing a printed circuit board. The... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070064354 - Circuitry for portable lighting devices and portable rechargeable electronic devices: A portable rechargeable electronic device, such as a flashlight, with external charging contacts and a short protection circuit is disclosed. The short protection circuit electrically uncouples one of the exposed charging contacts from the rechargeable power supply for the device when the charging contacts are short circuited. The charging contact... Agent: Jones Day

20070064355 - Electrical household appliance having means for detecting the opening of a plug: A household electric appliance having an orifice, or passage, closed by a plug, or stopper, wherein the appliance further includes a unit for detecting opening of the plug, the unit allowing, when power is supplied to the appliance, a detection that opening of the plug previously occurred, when power was... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070064356 - Electric contact switching device and power consumption control circuit: A load is connected with a power supply. An energizing electric contact and a transient current contact are connected electrically in parallel with each other and can do time-coordinated making and breaking operation. A capacitor is connected in series with the transient current contact. During breaking operation of the energizing... Agent: Snider & Associates

20070064357 - Nitrided valve metal material and method of making same: Valve metal material, including a valve metal, a nitride layer located on the valve metal, and an oxide layer located on the nitride layer is described. Methods of forming such a valve metal material are also described. The method includes forming an oxide layer onto the valve metal and then... Agent: Mary E. Porter, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20070064358 - Switching power supply device, semiconductor device, and control method: A plurality of arrangements for detecting an overload of energy supplied to an output part enables selecting latch-off or auto-recovery overload protection by the operation of a switching device. When the drain current peak of the switching device exceeds a predetermined level denoting an overload, the FB pin voltage also... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070064359 - Motor power line break detection method in ac servo driver: According to the invention, in a motor power line break detection method of an AC servo driver including a current detector and a torque controller, a torque current component 9 is extracted from a three-phase AC detected by current detector 4, 5, a comparison is made between a torque command... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070064360 - Selection line and serial control of remote operated devices in an integrated power distribution system: A power distribution apparatus for distributing electrical power includes circuit breaker modules and remote operated devices mounted separately in a panel. The devices may be relays, circuit breakers, meters, dimmers or other devices for controlling a circuit. An I/O controller board is connected to the remote operated devices and controls... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070064361 - Terminal table unit and method of controlling same: A terminal table unit is connected to a DC power source and a plurality of loads and serves to receive DC power from a DC power source and to distribute the received power to these loads. The terminal table unit includes a plurality of power supply terminals for connecting to... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070064362 - Method of forming an integrated voltage protection device and structure: In one embodiment, a voltage protection circuit uses two back-to-back transistors to receive an unprotected voltage and form a protected voltage.... Agent: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC Bradley J. Botsch

20070064363 - Apparatus for and method of ups operation: A UPS is adapted to receive power from a polyphase AC source. The UPS includes power conversion circuitry adapted to convert the power supplied by the polyphase AC source to DC power. The power conversion circuitry includes phase conductors. The UPS also includes a neutral coupled to an output of... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070064364 - Electronic circuit including a step-up circuit and electric appliance comprising the same: An electronic circuit includes a constant voltage output circuit that outputs a constant voltage and a step-up circuit including an input portion to which outputs of the constant voltage output circuit are connected and is controlled by a control circuit, an overcurrent detecting circuit that detects overcurrent when current of... Agent: Rohm Co., Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070064365 - Circuit arrangement for rapidly switching off low-voltage power breakers: A circuit arrangement is disclosed for rapidly switching off low-voltage circuit breakers comprising an electronic tripping unit. According to an embodiment, a switching element which is operated in a short-circuit mode during normal operation and to which a fast trip magnet of the low-voltage circuit breaker is connected in parallel... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070064367 - Overcurrent detecting circuit and reference voltage generating circuit: An overcurrent detecting circuit and reference voltage circuit may reduce the current consumed by an electronic circuit. The circuit may includes a reference load through which a reference current flows, generating a reference voltage. A differential amplifier section is included to amplify the difference in the potentials of two inputs.... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070064368 - Overcurrent detection device: Disclosed is an overcurrent detection device for detecting an overcurrent in a load circuit which is arranged to control the driving and the stopping of a load 1 by a semiconductor switch (FET1) provided between a battery VB and the load 1. An added voltage (V1-V3) is generated which is... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070064366 - System and method for limiting ac inrush current: A system for limiting AC inrush current to a power supply. The system comprises first, second, and third windings magnetically coupled to a core of a transformer of the power supply. The system also comprises a first low-voltage contactor and a second low-voltage contactor. The system further comprises a first... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070064370 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device, power supply apparatus, and electric appliance: A semiconductor integrated circuit device of the present invention is provided with: first and second external terminals, each of which receives a corresponding one of two different potentials applied thereto; first and second switches that are connected in series between the first and second external terminals and connected together at... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070064369 - Thermal shutdown trip point modification during current limit: A thermal shutdown circuit for protecting a main FET that conducts a load current ILOAD. A reference circuit provides a temperature current proportional to temperature. A thermal sensor circuit has a resistor and generates an output signal signaling thermal shutdown when the voltage generated across the resistor by the temperature... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070064371 - Circuit device for filtering or impedance matching: A circuit device has a passive network (101) with an input (109) and an output, the output of the passive network (101) forming an output terminal (103) of the circuit device and a feedback path coupling the output terminal (103) of the circuit device to the input (109) of the... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070064372 - Gas-filled surge arrester, activating compound, ignition stripes and method therefore: A gas-filled surge arrester includes at least two electrodes, a gas filling and an activating compound applied to at least one of said electrodes. The activating compound can include: (i) nickel powder in an amount of about 10% to about 35% by weight; (ii) potassium or sodium silicate in an... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070064373 - Overvoltage protection magazine for a device of telecommunications technology: The invention relates to an overvoltage protection magazine for a telecommunications device, comprising a housing, a printed circuit board, two or more surge arresters and at least one ground contact, the surge arresters being arranged on the printed circuit board and being passed via conductor tracks to contact pads arranged... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070064374 - Laminated capacitor and manufacturing method thereof: A laminated capacitor includes: a dielectric body; first terminal electrodes arranged at intervals on one surface of the dielectric body; second terminal electrodes arranged at intervals on the surface of the dielectric body; first internal electrodes arranged in layers within the dielectric body; second internal electrodes arranged in layers within... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070064375 - Ceramic capacitor: A circuit board (10, 10″, 10″′) comprising: a board core (11) having a main core surface (12) and a rear core surface (13); a ceramic capacitor (101, 101′, 101″, 101″′, 101″″, 101″″′, 101″″″) having a main capacitor surface (102) and a rear capacitor surface (103), having a structure in which... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070064376 - Process for the production of electrolyte capacitors of high nominal voltage: The invention relates to a process for the production of electrolyte capacitors having a low equivalent series resistance and low residual current for high nominal voltages, electrolyte capacitors produced by this process and the use of such electrolyte capacitors.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070064377 - Panel layout for an integrated power distribution system: A power distribution apparatus for distributing electrical power includes circuit breaker modules and remote operated devices mounted separately in a panel. The devices may be relays, circuit breakers, meters, dimmers or other devices for controlling a circuit. An I/O controller board is connected to the remote operated devices and controls... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070064379 - Display apparatus: A display device including a display main body to display an image thereon and a base member, the display device further including a lifting unit which includes a guide frame standing on the base member and a lifting member coupled with the guide frame to move with the display main... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070064380 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus including a display main body that displays an image thereon and a base member, the display apparatus further including a lifting unit which includes a guide frame that stands on the base member and a lifting member coupled with the guide frame to move with the display... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070064378 - Flat panel display module: A flat panel display module comprises a display panel clamped by a first frame and a second frame structure. The first frame includes a sidewall and an elastic piece, wherein the sidewall encloses the display panel and has a breach. The elastic piece is disposed in the breach of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070064381 - Foldable electronic device: A foldable electronic device (100) has at least two components hinged together by a hinge assembly. The foldable electronic device includes: a cover (10), a rotating element (20), an elastic element (30) and a frame (40), a set of magnetic elements (50) and a body (60). The rotating element has... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070064382 - Auxiliary fixing mechanism for an interface card: An auxiliary fixing mechanism is used for fixing an interface card to the housing of a computer. The auxiliary fixing mechanism includes an I/O window and an auxiliary fastener. The I/O window has a fixing slot and a first screw hole. The auxiliary fastener includes a first baffle, a second... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070064383 - Storage system: In a storage system that includes multiple disk drives, the disk drive packaging density is increased, and maintainability and serviceability, as well as cooling performance, are improved. The storage system includes multiple racks, multiple disk drives and multiple cooling devices. The multiple racks are arranged to form a substantially polygonal... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070064384 - Method to transfer a template transfer body between a motion stage and a docking plate: The present is directed towards a method of transferring a body between a motion stage and a docking system, the method including, inter alia, positioning the body between the motion stage and the docking system, with the motion stage being spaced-apart from the docking system a distance; and transferring a... Agent: Molecular Imprints

20070064386 - Cooling apparatus for computer system: A mounting apparatus for a fan includes a bracket, and a fan lid. The bracket includes two opposite locking plates for holding the fan therebetween. Each of the locking plates defines a locking hole therein. The fan lid includes a body attached to the fan, and a pair of resilient... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070064385 - Receiving frame having removable computer drive carrier and fan modules: A (e.g., U-shaped) receiving frame to be mounted in a drive bay or similar enclosure and interfaced with a host computer. The receiving frame receives therewithin a removable computer drive carrier module which encloses a computer drive and a removable fan module which exhausts heat generated by the computer drive... Agent: Morland C Fischer

20070064387 - Cooling device: A cooling device able to blow cooling air in a larger amount than a conventional amount and in addition selectively with respect to a specific cooled element even in a case where an area of an intake port which can be secured in a front surface of a case to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070064388 - Display device: The invention provides a display device designed to reliably discharge air heated to a high temperature to the outside. Heat from a heating part mounted on a power supply substrate is transmitted to air inside an enclosure and the air heated to a high temperature moves upward by means of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070064389 - Ducted exhaust equipment enclosure: An electronic equipment enclosure comprises a frame structure formed from a plurality of support posts and at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels. The panels include at least side, top and back panels defining an enclosure having a top, a bottom and a rear thereof. The top panel... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20070064391 - Air diverter for directing air upwardly in an equipment enclosure: An electronic equipment enclosure comprises a frame structure formed from a plurality of support posts and at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels. The panels include at least side, top and back panels defining an enclosure having a top, a bottom and a rear thereof. The top panel... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20070064390 - Heat dissipating system and method: A heat dissipating system, which is applied to a heat source, includes a fan and a dust-separating apparatus. The fan rotates and generates an airflow by collecting air from an exterior of the heat dissipating system. The airflow flows into the dust-separating apparatus, and then the dust-separating device separates a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070064395 - Cooling system for a semiconductor device and method of fabricating same: A cooling system for a semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of trenches formed from a backside of the semiconductor substrate, and thermally conductive material deposited in the plurality of trenches. A method of forming cooling elements in a semiconductor substrate, includes coating a backside of the semiconductor substrate with a... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F.chau & Associates, LLP

20070064392 - Heat dissipating system: A heat dissipating system adapted for cooling an electronic device includes: a heat sink adapted to be connected to the electronic device; a driving mechanism; a cooling mechanism; a coolant circulating conduit adapted for receiving a coolant therein, and connected to the heat sink, the driving mechanism, and the cooling... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20070064393 - Heat dissipating system: A heat dissipating system for cooling an electronic device includes: a heat sink adapted to be connected to the electronic device for absorbing heat from the electronic device; a cooling fluid containing a coolant and a particulate material dispersed in the coolant; a driving mechanism; a cooling mechanism; and a... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20070064394 - Heat dissipating system: A heat dissipating system adapted for cooling an electronic device includes: a heat sink adapted to be connected to the electronic device; a driving mechanism; a cooling mechanism; a coolant circulating conduit adapted for receiving a coolant therein, and connected to the cooling mechanism, the heat sink, and the driving... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20070064396 - Electronics assembly and heat pipe device: An electronics assembly is provided having a heat pipe device for cooling electronics. The assembly includes a substrate and an electronics package supported on the substrate. The assembly also includes a heat pipe device in thermal communication with an exposed surface of the electronics package. The heat pipe device includes... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070064397 - Peripheral device and electronic device: A peripheral device is detachably connected to a host device and includes: an electronic component that generates heat; an electrical connector for electrically connecting the electronic component to the host device; a heat transfer device having a first end thermally connected to the electronic component; and a heat transfer connector... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070064398 - Heat dissipation in integrated circuits: The present invention provides an integrated circuit and method of manufacture therefore. The integrated circuit, in one embodiment, includes heat conducting elements located proximate a plurality of heat generating components located over a substrate. The integrated circuit may further include a heat radiating element comprising one or more fins in... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Agere Systems Inc.

20070064399 - Flip chip heat sink package and method: An electronic package having enhanced heat dissipation is provided exhibiting dual conductive heat paths in opposing directions. The package includes a substrate having electrical conductors thereon and a flip chip mounted to the substrate. The flip chip has a first surface, solder bumps on the first surface, and a second... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070064400 - Information apparatus and display control method: According to one embodiment, there is provided an information apparatus including a body, a cover capable of being opened and closed with respect to the body, a first display unit provided in the cover, and a second display unit provided with a battery and attachable to and detachable from the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070064401 - Printed circuit board and memory module using the same: A printed circuit board provided with one or more than one memory-embedding seat fixed on one or two sides of the printed circuit board, each memory-embedding seat has a holding compartment for embedding or removing a memory chip; the holding compartment has a conductive pin array on a bottom thereof... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070064402 - High density power connector with impedance control: A power connector assembly is provided that has high power density capability and controllable impedance. One embodiment has a multi-layer stack of printed circuit boards that each contain one or more metal layers that function selectively as power and return planes. The metal layers are electrically in contact with contact... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070064403 - Housing for an electronic circuit: A housing for an electrical circuit having a metal base with an open top and a metal lid which overlies the open top of the base and forms an interior chamber adapted to contain an electronic circuit. The outer periphery of the lid is attached to the base by friction... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070064405 - Shock absorber assembly and portable computer utilizing the same: A portable computer and a shock absorber assembly thereof. The portable computer includes a body, a hard disc drive, a supporting member, an isolator, a frame, and a damper. The hard disc drive is disposed in the body. The supporting member is disposed on the hard disc drive. The isolator... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070064404 - Toolless circuit board mount: A system and method for mounting a printed circuit board in an electronic equipment enclosure allows installation and removal of the board without the use of tools. In a preferred embodiment, standoffs attached to the printed circuit board engage keyhole slots in a wall of the enclosure. A locking device... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070064406 - Inductive power transfer units having flux shields: An inductive power transfer unit is adapted to be placed when in use on a support surface (200). A flux generating unit (50) extends in two dimensions over the support surface, and generates flux at or in proximity to a power transfer surface of the unit so that a secondary... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070058303 - Motor controller: A motor controller includes: a motor control part for driving and controlling a motor; an estimated temperature computing part for computing an estimated temperature of a winding of the motor; and a motor protecting part for protecting the motor from being burned when the estimated temperature becomes larger than a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070058304 - Arc fault detection technique: An apparatus and a method of detecting arc faults that have reduced susceptibility to nuisance tripping. The apparatus includes a current sensor, a differential current input sense circuit, a differential current (di/dt) characteristics sense circuit, an absolute current input sense circuit, an absolute current characteristics sense circuit, a power supply,... Agent: Sensata Technologies, Inc.

20070058308 - Electrostatic discharge protected circuits: A method for designing an ESD protected analog circuit is described. The method includes creating an analog circuit design comprising a plurality of interconnected functional components and circuit-level ESD protection components with predetermined electric properties for achieving a predetermined analog performance during normal operation of the circuit as well as... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070058307 - Electrostatic discharge protection structures for high speed technologies with mixed and ultra-low voltage supplies: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit in a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) having protected circuitry is provided herein. In one embodiment, a circuit for protecting an integrated circuit from ESD includes a protected circuit node in the integrated circuit, a multiple stage transistor pump circuit coupled to the protected circuit... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.C.

20070058305 - Method of linearizing esd capacitance: An ESD protection circuit for an input/output pad of an IC is disclosed with discharge paths to both a power rail and ground. The ESD circuit is arranged with NMOS and PMOS transistors arranged with their drains connected to the pad. However, the drain capacitances have voltage sensitivities that compensate... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070058306 - Power supply shunt: A power supply shunt for an electronic circuit. The power supply shunt includes at least two Field Effect Transistors (FETs), a first of the FETs having its drain coupled to a terminal of an electronic circuit and its source coupled to another of the FETs, and a second of the... Agent: Rambus Lerner, David, Et Al.

20070058309 - High performance microwave switching devices and circuits: A switching circuit. The novel switching circuit includes an active device and a first circuit for providing a reactive inductive load in shunt with the active device. In an illustrative embodiment, the first circuit is implemented using a transmission line coupled between an output of the active device and ground,... Agent: Leonard A. Alkov, Esq. Raytheon Company

20070058310 - Arrangement and method for an integrated protection for a power system: For protecting a power system, two or three of over current, thermal and under voltage protection circuits are integrated as one protection circuit but operate independently, and one or more protection points thereof are adjusted dynamically in response to detected condition of the power system. Specifically, using voltage and current... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070058312 - Abnormal connection detecting circuit and driving device including the same: A device for detecting an abnormal connection status of a load connected between a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal is disclosed. An abnormal connection detecting circuit includes a first transistor configured to receive a predetermined first bias voltage, and output a current according to a voltage of... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070058313 - Controlling spas: A spa control system, the spa control system comprising a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to provide a signal to a user interface representing a spa operation. The user interface coupled to the processor, the user interface comprising a display, wherein the display can comprise of various display technology... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070058311 - Y-capacitance fault current discharge compensation for hvdc systems: A fuel cell system or HVDC power source includes a fuel cell or DC power source having a high voltage direct current (HVDC) bus including y-capacitors, which connect the HVDC bus terminals to chassis or safety ground, and a fault current discharge compensation circuit interconnected with the HVDC bus. A... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070058314 - Controlling spas: A spa control system, the spa control system comprising a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to provide a signal to a user interface representing a spa operation. The user interface coupled to the processor, the user interface comprising a display, wherein the display can comprise of various display technology... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070058315 - Controlling spas: A spa control system, the spa control system comprising a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to provide a signal to a user interface representing a spa operation. The user interface coupled to the processor, the user interface comprising a display, wherein the display can comprise of various display technology... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070058316 - Semiconductor device having fuse circuits: Provided is a semiconductor device including a plurality of fuse circuits. Each of the fuse circuits includes: a first signal generator generating a first signal to a first node in response to a power-up signal; a pull-down transistor pulling down a second node in response to the first signal; a... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20070058317 - Surge protector: A surge protector coated with an oxide layer having an excellent chemical stability at the high temperature range and excellent adherence with respect to main discharge electrodes. The surge protector includes a column-shaped ceramic member that has a conductive film divided by a discharge gap interposed therebetween; a pair of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070058318 - Communication-circuit line protector: A communication-circuit line protector capable of maintaining reliable connection to a port unit of a communication system, easily checking a disorder or failure of the communication-circuit line protector, and effectively releasing heat generated from an inner portion of the communication-circuit line protector is provided. The communication-circuit line protector include: a... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070058319 - Spark-gap device, particularly high-voltage spark-gap device: Spark-gap device including two discharge electrodes (2; 3) each having an elongated conductor portion (10; 5), called the active portion, with a connecting longitudinal end (11; 7) fixed to a connector. The electrodes are arranged in such a way that, when an electric arc is generated, the arc is formed... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070058320 - Handheld communication tester and method for testing direct serial communication capability of an intelligent electronic device in a power system: Provided is a handheld communication tester and method for testing direct serial communication capability of an IED. The first IED includes an equal plurality of transmit bit channels and receive bit channels. The handheld communication tester includes a housing sized for single-hand portability, a connector disposed in a wall of... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070058321 - Electromagnetically driven valve and control method thereof: An electromagnetically driven valve includes: a valve which has a valve shaft and moves reciprocally in the direction in which the valve shaft extends; a disc which is a magnetic member that moves in conjunction with the valve; an electromagnet which has a coil and attracts the disc and keeps... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070058323 - Electroactive polymers for lithography: Systems and methods for lithography include actuating an electroactive polymer member to position mask and/or substrate.... Agent: Searete LLC

20070058322 - Plasma processing apparatus and method of suppressing abnormal discharge therein: In a plasma processing apparatus having an electrostatic chuck for holding a semiconductor wafer by an electrostatic adsorption force and a DC power supply for applying an electrostatic adsorption voltage to the electrostatic chuck, abnormal discharge in plasma is suppressed by providing the apparatus with a signal detector that detects... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070058324 - Capacitor structure: The capacitor structure includes a first wall that serves a first terminal for a plurality of capacitors. The capacitor structure also includes a plurality of second walls that each serves as second terminals for a different one of the capacitors. In some instances, the first wall includes a plurality of... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070058325 - Gapped-plate capacitor: In a semiconductor device, a capacitor is provided which has a gap in at least one of its plates. The gap is small enough so that fringe capacitance between the sides of this gap and the opposing plate at least compensates, if not overcompensates, for the missing conductive material that... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070058326 - Multilayer capacitor and mold capacitor: A multilayer capacitor 1 has a laminated body 20 configured by laminating a plurality of dielectric substrates 2 each having a plurality of internal electrodes 3 and 5 formed on its main surface and a capacitance component is generated between the facing internal electrodes 3 and 5. The dielectric constant... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070058327 - Electrical double layer capacitor and production method therefor: The electrical double layer capacitor includes a case, an electrolyte stored in the case, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a molecular sieve, wherein the electrolyte contains cation and anion, and the molecular sieve suppresses either one or both of the adsorption of cation onto a surface of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070058328 - Slide mechanism for a slide-type portable terminal device: A slide mechanism includes a rack gear (10), a bracket (20), a cam assembly (30), and an elastic member (10). The cam assembly is rotatably mounted on the bracket. The cam assembly includes a pinion gear (322). The pinion gear engages with the rack gear. The elastic member is secured... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070058330 - A slider module with a flipping function: A slider module with a flipping function includes a slide board, an end stopper, at least one protrusion and a slider assembly. The end stopper is mounted on one end of the slide board. The protrusion is mounted on the slide board. The slider assembly is coupled with the slide... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070058329 - Multiple position computer display arm: Described is a computer display arm that couples a monitor to a base in a manner facilitates display monitor movement between various positions, including preset positions that may be generally optimized to match typical computer usage modes. In one implementation, an arm, which may be an articulating arm, includes or... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20070058333 - Computer having a supporting part to support a peripheral part: A computer includes a main body casing which has a mounting opening, a peripheral unit which is mounted to the mounting opening, a supporter which supports the peripheral unit, a hinge which comprises a rotating shaft provided in one of the main body casing and the supporter to make the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070058334 - Input/output device for display apparatus: An input/output device used for connecting at least one external wire with a display apparatus, comprises a case, at least one I/O connector, a flip cover, and a lighting device. The case embedded in the case of the display apparatus has a wiring slot to provide the wire passing through... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070058331 - Method and apparatus for supporting a display on a chassis: A display support apparatus includes a stabilizing member defining a cable passageway, a rotational coupling member coupled to the stabilizing member, and a plurality of supporting arms coupled to the stabilizing member, at least one supporting arm defining a cable-routing channel, whereby the stabilizing member rigidly maintains the plurality of... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070058332 - Powered docking usb hubs for a wagering game machine: Methods and apparatus for docking and powering Universal Serial Bus hubs in a wagering game machine are described herein. In one embodiment, a docking Universal Serial Bus (USB) power unit includes a USB socket to receive USB data and a power socket to receive power of a first type. The... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070058335 - Rugged hard disk drive storage assembly: A rugged hard disk drive storage assembly is disclosed. The rugged hard disk drive storage assembly includes an enclosure capable of containing multiple hard disk drives. The enclosure also contains multiple shock and vibration absorbers that are configured to elastically support all the hard disk drives contained within the enclosure.... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070058338 - Connector assembly and portable computer having the same: A portable computer includes a display to display an image, a computer body detachably connected with the display, and a connector assembly provided between the display and the computer body to transmit an electrical signal from an antenna provided in the display to the computer body, the connector assembly including... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070058336 - External conductive heat dissipating device for microcomputers: A conductive heat dissipating device for microcomputers includes a motherboard having an opening and a first electric connector installed adjacent to the front side of the opening, an adapter board having a second electric connector connected to the first electric connector on the front side of the opening, a processor... Agent: Cheng, Wan Chen Apt 3d

20070058337 - Manually controllable fan assembly: A fan assembly able to be configured in a computer is provided. The fan assembly includes a controller and a fan. The controller is electrically connected to a keyboard of the computer for receiving and processing a signal input from the keyboard of the computer, wherein the controller is independent... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C. Suite 500

20070058339 - High velocity air cooling for electronic equipment: Systems and methods for cooling electronic components are disclosed herein. Certain aspects of the invention are directed toward an electronic system that includes an electronic module having a container with at least two openings and multiple manufactured electronic components carried in the container. The electronic module is configured to operate... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070058340 - Heat sink having ferrofluid-based pump for nanoliquid cooling: A heat sink uses a ferrofluid-based pump assembly for controlling the direction of nanofluid flow within the heat sink. The nanofluid is thermally conductive and absorbs heat from a heat source, which is then directed away from the heat source by the ferrofluid-based pump assembly. The ferrofluid-based pump assembly uses... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P./sun

20070058344 - Computer servicing cart: A computer servicing cart containing one or more battery servicing compartments or modules for charging and storing batteries for electronic devices, such as computers, cellular phones, and PDAs. One or more computer servicing compartments or modules for charging and storing electronic devices, such as computers, cellular phones, and PDAs. One... Agent: Cardinal Law Group

20070058341 - Fan duct: A fan duct is retained on a fan. The fan has an outer frame. The outer frame forms a plurality of cavities in an outer circumferential surface thereof. The fan duct has a main duct wall and a connecting wall. The main duct wall has a fan-end opening. The connecting... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070058342 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink (10), a fan (20) disposed on top of the heat sink, a fan duct (30) arranged on the fan and a fan guard (40) sandwiched between the fan and the fan duct. The fan defines a through hole (26) at each corner... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070058343 - Heat pipe type heat dissipation device: A heat pipe type heat dissipation device for an electronic component comprises a base, a heat dissipation member and two U-shaped heat pipes connecting the heat dissipation member with the base. The heat pipes each have an evaporation section connected to the base and two condensation sections perpendicularly extending from... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070058345 - Heat dissipation device having power wires fixture: A wire fixture (27) is for fastening power wires (246) of a heat-dissipating fan (24) to a supporting surface of a heat dissipation device (20). The heat dissipation device is for dissipating heat from a heat-generating electronic component. The wire fixture includes a catching portion (278) for being attached to... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070058346 - Thermal module capable of removing dust from heat sink fins by vibration and electronic device thereof: A thermal module includes a base, a plurality of fins installed on the base, and a vibrational device installed on the base for vibrating the plurality of fins so as to remove dust from the plurality of fins. An electronic device includes a housing, and a thermal module installed inside... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070058347 - Electronic apparatus and thermal dissipating module thereof: A thermal dissipating module comprises a heat pipe with a first end and a second end, a first joint component connected to the first end, a second joint component connected to the second end, a first thermal conductive plate, and a second thermal conductive plate. It also can be used... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070058348 - Fuel cell system with inverter and phase change material: The present invention is a back-up power supply of alternating current and direct current, with the alternating current being generated by an inverter from the direct current, which is produced by a fuel cell. The inverter is at least partially encompassed by a phase changing material having an elevated melting... Agent: Sprint Communications Company L.p.

20070058349 - Heat spreader module and method of manufacturing same: A heat spreader module is composed of a joined assembly, including a plate member, an insulating board disposed on the plate member, and a circuit board disposed on the insulating board. An IC chip is mounted on an upper surface of the joined assembly, or stated otherwise, on an upper... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070058350 - Temperature control unit for electronic component and handler apparatus: A temperature control unit for an electronic component and a handler apparatus, which are excellent in responsibility during cooling and heating, is obtained. The temperature control unit for an electronic component includes a cooling cycle device having a refrigerant passage circulating through a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070058351 - Multifunction modular electronic apparatus: A multifunction modular electronic apparatus for performing information technology and telecommunications functions comprises a first module (101) for performing a plurality of first functions; a second module (102) having substantially the same physical dimensions as the first module for performing second functions; and a hinging mechanism (103, 104, 105) for... Agent: Maurice M. De Picciotto, Esq.

20070058352 - Package structure for an interface card: A package structure for an interface card comprises an upper cover, a lower cover, a frame, a connecting port, a rear extending seat, a rear extending cover and a printed circuit board. The upper cover is provide on its connecting side with a plurality of inserting members that extend vertically... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070058353 - Electronic device: An electronic device including a slot unit to which a memory medium is inserted. The electronic device is able to read out image data from the memory medium inserted to the slot unit. The slot unit includes a panel mounted to the front of the electronic device where the panel... Agent: Eugene Ledonne Reed Smith LLP.

20070058355 - Information processing apparatus having detachable front and rear covers: An information processing apparatus includes a circuit unit, a front cover to support the circuit unit, a rear cover combined with the front cover with the circuit unit disposed therebetween, a skirt having a skirt body protruding from a surface of one of the front cover and the rear cover... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070058354 - System and method for insertion, retention and extraction of a card-let printed circuit board, without protective hardware into and from a motherboard: An arrangement for the insertion, retention and extraction into and from a motherboard back plane of at least one card-let printed circuit board without protective hardware, in order to be able to ensure the accurate alignment between mating connectors of these components. Furthermore, provided is a method facilitating the insertion,... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070053115 - Linear voltage regulator with improved responses to source transients: A linear voltage regulator has a regulating transistor with a first channel electrode receiving an input voltage source and a second electrode providing an output voltage. A control electrode of the regulating transistor is controlled by an error amplifying circuit based on comparison between a feedback signal of the output... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070053116 - Quench detection method and apparatus of superconductive conductor: When supplying electric power to a superconducting cable including a superconducting shield covering a superconductive conductor, a phase A of a current generated by a magnetic field leaking from the superconducting shield and a phase B of a current passing through the superconductive conductor are detected, and a phase difference... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070053117 - Ballast reset switch: A lamp fixture assembly is provided that includes a lamp fixture, a ballast having a power input, and a reset switch operatively connected between the power input of the ballast and a power source. The reset switch is disposed in relation to the lamp fixture such that the reset switch... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070053119 - Earth leakage detection device: Disclosed is an earth leakage detection device, which comprises a printed-circuit board incorporating an earth-leakage-detection control circuit, a reset function-equipped switch mounted on the side of one of opposite surfaces of the printed-circuit board, an earth-leakage-detecting current transformer mounted on the side of the other surface of the printed-circuit board,... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070053118 - Reset lockout mechanism and independent trip mechanism for center latch circuit interrupting device: Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include a reset lockout mechanism, an independent trip mechanism and reverse wiring protection. A conical reset plunger is notched to force a successful test before reset.... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070053120 - Apparatus and method for improved triggering and leakage current control of esd clamping devices: An apparatus for protecting an integrated circuit from an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event includes a multiple stage triggering network configured between a pair of power rails, and a power clamp coupled to the multiple stage triggering network, the power clamp configured to discharge current from the ESD event. The multiple... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Burlington

20070053121 - Electrostatic discharge (esd) protection apparatus for programmable device: An electronic static discharge (ESD) protection apparatus for a programmable device is provided. The apparatus can improve the turn-on efficiency and reduce the surface area of the chip efficiently by providing a low impedance current path which can sufficiently lower the voltage of the programmable device when ESD occurs. The... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070053122 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device capable of setting a large number of operation modes with a single external terminal, while ensuring a stable operation mode regardless of fluctuations in the power supply voltage. The semiconductor device includes an internal circuit having a plurality of modes, an external terminal, an external resistor connected... Agent: Arent Fox Pllc

20070053123 - Overload detector/enunciator: An overload detector/enunciator circuit. The overload detector/enunciator circuit detects an overloaded condition of a backup generator and provides a relatively immediate indication of the overload to occupants of the residence or facility receiving power from the backup generator such that correction of the overload condition can be effected before any... Agent: Square D Company Legal Department - I.p. Group

20070053124 - Device for protecting electronic modules in a multi-voltage on-baard electrical system against short circuits: A device for protecting electronic modules in a multivoltage on-board electrical wiring system comprising a first accumulator of a low on-board electrical wiring system voltage, against short circuits after a high on-board electrical wiring system voltage, consisting of a transistor whose drain-source path is inserted between the control device connection... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070053127 - Apparatus comprising circuit breaker with adjunct sensor unit: A self-contained current sensor unit is integrated with a standard circuit breaker as an attachment to the circuit breaker that requires minimal modification of the circuit breaker and that becomes an extension of the case of the circuit breaker. The current sensor unit includes a magnetic structure with a programmable... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge Pc

20070053125 - Power supply equipped with an independent overload protection mechanism: A power supply equipped with an independent overload protection mechanism includes a control circuit and a transformation circuit that form multiple sets of combination circuits for transforming AC power to DC power. Each control circuit is connected to a protection circuit which monitors overload operation conditions of an electronic device.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070053126 - Power supply equipped with an independent overload protection mechanism: A power supply equipped with an independent overload protection mechanism includes a transformation circuit which consists of a plurality of transformers for transforming AC power to DC power. Each transformer has a front end connecting to a power switch. All the power switches are connected to a pulse-width modulation (PWM)... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070053128 - Protection circuit: A protection circuit, for protecting a protection target circuit from over-current flowing therein without stopping supply of electricpower thereto, includes: a current detecting portion for detecting current flowing in the protection target circuit in form of voltage thereof; a comparing portion for comparing the voltage detected within the current detection... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20070053129 - Microwave transmission unit including lightning protection: Microwave transmission unit, especially a microwave filter (1), and including a cabinet (2) with a first coaxial connector (3) and a second coaxial connector (4), where both coaxial connectors include an inner conductor (6) and an outer conductor (7), said cabinet (2) being made of a non-conducting material, such as... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070053130 - Offset planar coil coaxial surge suppressor: An in-line surge suppressor assembly having a body with a side aperture and an inner conductor positioned coaxial within a bore of the body. An insert having a planar inductor coil with a post extending from an origin point of the planar inductor coil is positioned with the post passing... Agent: Babcock Ip, Pllc

20070053131 - Method for operating an electrical device: A method for operating a device in which typically a very high current is generated when the device is turned on compared to the rated current, e.g. an analogue operated PTC heating device for a mobile device, such as a vehicle, is disclosed. In this method, the power on the... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070053132 - Control means and method of controlling a current thorugh a coil: Method of controlling a current through a coil (L) for the generation of a magnetic field (H) in which: a parameter is determined which is a measure for the value of the resistance (RL) of the coil (L), the current (IL) through the coil (L) is controlled by data (DS)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070053134 - Network relay having dynamically selectable receive and transmit channel intervals and method of operating the same: A network relay, a transmitter and methods of operating a network relay and transmitter. In one embodiment, the method of operating the network relay includes: (1) at a relay, receiving one or more symbols transmitted by a source in each of a first sequence of fundamental intervals, (2) from the... Agent: Hitt Gaines, Pc Lucent Technologies Inc.

20070053133 - Using voltage feed forward to control a solenoid valve: An electric fluid dispenser for dispensing a fluid onto a substrate. A power switching circuit is connected to an unregulated rectified voltage. A solenoid connected to the power switching circuit operates a dispensing valve to move between open and closed positions. A driver circuit has a voltage compensator that integrates... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20070053135 - System and method for eliminating electrostatic charge in a mailing machine: An air ionizer comprises a control circuit and a charge generator circuit. The control circuit is structured to detect an electrostatic charge having a first polarity, and the charge generator circuit is structured to generate a neutralizing charge having a second polarity opposite the first polarity in response to the... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20070053136 - Diode switch and attenuator for reducing a bias current: Diodes and are connected between an input terminal and an output terminal. These diodes are connected in parallel, and the cathode of a latter-stage diode is connected to the anode of a former-stage diode through a capacitor. Specifically, from the DC point of view, the diodes are serially connected, and,... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070053137 - Screen-printed capacitors for filter feedthrough assemblies: A filter capacitor comprising a pre-sintered substrate supporting alternating active and ground electrode layers segregated by a dielectric layer is described. The substrate is of a ceramic material that maintains its shape and structure dimensions even after undergoing numerous sintering steps. Consequently, relatively thin active and ground electrode layers along... Agent: Greatbatch Ltd

20070053138 - Electric double layer capacitor: An electric double layer capacitor has an electrode unit (10), an external lid (4), an external case, and a gasket (8) disposed between the external lid (4) and the external case (5). The external case (5) has an open end part that is bent inwardly with the external lid and... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070053139 - Deposition of perovskite and other compound ceramic films for dielectric applications: In accordance with the present invention, deposition of perovskite material, for example barium strontium titanite (BST) film, by a pulsed-dc physical vapor deposition process or by an RF sputtering process is presented. Such a deposition can provide a high deposition rate deposition of a layer of perovskite. Some embodiments of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070053141 - Electric double layer capacitor: An electric double layer capacitor suppresses gas generation by decomposition of the electrolyte solution in the capacitor and has a superior performance maintaining ratio. In the electric double layer capacitor including activated carbon polarized electrodes and nonaqueous electrolyte solution, an antacid agent consisting of alkali metal salt of an organic... Agent: Arent Fox Pllc

20070053140 - Flexible enclosure for energy storage devices: Electrical energy storage cells, for example, electrochemical double layer capacitor cells, are assembled into a module within an enclosure. The enclosure is built using modular construction so that it can be fitted to a variable number of cells. In exemplary embodiments, the enclosure may be flexibly formed to accommodate any... Agent: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

20070053142 - Enclosed electrical switchgear and method of manufacture: A company switch-type of electrical switchgear is disclosed having improved safety characteristics and having a reduced profile. The electrical connections are typically all enclosed in one area facing one direction such that access to the connections can be controlled and interlocked with one or more main breakers. By enclosing the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070053143 - Electrical device with vents: An electrical device with vents is provided. The electrical device comprises a case, a sliding part, a spring, and an electromagnetic coil. The case comprises a first vent and a sliding assembly. The sliding assembly is installed at one side or both sides of the first vent, and the sliding... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070053144 - Electronics apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises: a first case; a display device; and a reinforcement member. The first case comprises; a back wall; a pair of side walls located on opposite side of the back wall; and an upper wall located above the back wall so as to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070053145 - Multi-function electronic device with nested sliding panels: In a multi-function electronic device, consists of a display mounted on the body of the device and two slidable panels mounted in the body for extension and retraction into the body. The body includes a base panel extending outward. One panel contains a keypad for use in conjunction with the... Agent: Perman & Green

20070053146 - Packing assembly for display module: A packing assembly for display modules is disclosed. In one embodiment, the packing assembly includes a plurality of packing modules stacked on one another and configured to receive a plurality of display modules, each packing module comprising a seating unit where the display module is seated and a first rim... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070053147 - Portable computer: A portable computer includes a base unit, and a cover unit. The base unit includes a chassis, a motherboard, and a base. The motherboard is attached to the chassis. The base engages with the chassis. The cover unit is pivotally connected to a rear portion of the base unit. The... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070053148 - Mounting apparatus for data storage device: A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a data storage device in a computer enclosure. The data storage device is mounted with a locking member. The mounting apparatus includes a restricting portion arranged in the computer enclosure, a locking portion movably disposed in the restricting portion, a resilient element disposed... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070053150 - Casing assembly having tongue-and -groove mechanism for coupling upper and lower casing halves: A casing assembly includes a lower casing half and an upper casing half disposed above and cooperating with the lower casing half to define an outer casing. Each of the lower and upper casing halves has a rear end and a rear side plate extending from the rear end to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070053149 - Mounting apparatus for storage device: A mounting apparatus for holding a storage device includes a bracket and a fastener. The bracket includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and an entrance. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are parallel to each other. The first sidewall and the second sidewall corporately define a receiving space... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070053151 - Display mounting system: A wall mounted display system is described. The display system comprises an extendable articulating arm assembly mounted into an enclosure that mounts between two wall studs. The mechanics of the arm assembly is such that the display monitor moves parallel to the wall as the arm is being extended. Once... Agent: Eugene E. Renz, Jr., P.c.

20070053154 - Disk array apparatus: A disk array apparatus including a rack-shaped basic frame, and a plurality of disk boxes that can be inserted into and pulled out of the basic frame depth-wise. Each disk box has: disk drive connectors for connecting a plurality of disk drives arranged in a matrix on a platter substrate,... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070053155 - Fixture for testing mid-plane of blade server: A fixture for testing a mid-plane of a blade server includes a base board, a fixture unit and a carrier enclosure. The fixture unit is fixed on the base board, the fixture unit includes a receiving location for mounting the mid-plane thereon. The carrier enclosure is slideably attached on the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070053152 - Magneto-hydrodynamic heat sink: A heat sink uses a pump assembly to generate a magnetic field. A direction of electrically and thermally conductive liquid flowing through the pump assembly is dependent on an orientation of the magnetic field and/or the direction of electrical current induced across flowing fluid in the magnetic field. In such... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p./sun

20070053153 - Magneto-hydrodynamic heat sink: A heat sink uses a pump assembly to generate a magnetic field. Flow directions of electrically and thermally conductive liquid flowing through multiple pipes that go through the pump assembly are dependent on an orientation of the magnetic field and/or the direction of electrical current induced across flowing fluid in... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p./sun

20070053156 - Housing cup for an electronic component with integrated cooling body: A housing of an electronic component with an integrated cooling body is provided. The cup base of the housing is formed as a cooling body. The cooling body and the housing cup are formed integrally by an extrusion method.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070053157 - Power supply device with an electromagnetic compatiblity heatsink: A power supply device with an electromagnetic compatibility heatsink, the power supply device has a circuit board, multiple electric elements and a housing and the electromagnetic compatibility heatsink has a shield and at lease one fin. The shield abuts the bottom of the circuit board and has at least one... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070053158 - Electro-fluidic interconnect attachment: An electro-fluidic interconnection. The interconnection includes a body (200) formed of a ceramic material. The body (200) is provided with an aperture (206) having a profile suitable for receiving an interconnecting conduit (400). The interconnecting conduit (400) can be formed of the same type of ceramic material as the body... Agent: Sacco & Associates, Pa

20070053159 - Easy release server cooling fan with integrated spring and method for using same: A fan assembly formed of a fan, at least one fan grill comprising a face panel and at least one side panel comprising a spring slot the fan grill coupled to the fan, and a spring coupled to the fan grill the spring comprising a spring driver end extending through... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070053160 - Fan bearer: A fan bearer used to bear a fan and able to be detachably mounted on a base is proposed. The fan bearer includes a bearer body for bearing the fan, and at least two loading/unloading components accommodated in at least two accommodation spaces of the bearing body respectively. Each of... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070053161 - Thermal load balancing systems and methods: Systems and methods for implementing thermal load balancing are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a thermal load balancing system for a multiprocessor computer having a plurality of processors may comprise a heat sink network having a plurality of local heat sinks. The local heat sinks are thermally coupled to separate... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070053162 - Thermally insulated cabinet and method for inhibiting heat transfer: One embodiment of an cabinet according to the present invention comprises an inner cabinet having a plurality of inner walls that form an enclosure. A phase change material covers at least some of the plurality of inner walls. An outer cabinet is positioned around the inner cabinet and comprises a... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070053163 - Integrated thermal and electrical connection system for power devices: An electrical system as described herein is suitable for use in an electric or hybrid vehicle. The electrical system includes electrical devices, such as power transistors, coupled to an electrically and thermally conductive bus bar. The respective nodes of the electrical devices are coupled to the bus bar such that... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070053164 - Heat sink: A heat dissipation device for electrical components includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface is configured for mounting the electrical components thereon, wherein the components are mounted to the outer surface to allow the transfer of heat from the electrical components to the heat dissipation device... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20070053165 - Thermal module and backlight system using the same: A thermal module includes a plurality of heat dissipation units. Each of the heat dissipation units includes a main portion, a head portion, and a neck portion interconnecting the main portion and the head portion. Each main portion includes a base, a plurality of fins disposed on the base, a... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070053167 - Electronic circuit module and manufacturing method thereof: An electronic circuit module includes (i) a semiconductor integrated circuit component which is a transistor integrated circuit formed on a semiconductor substrate, (ii) a passive element component constituting a peripheral circuit of the semiconductor integrated circuit component, and (iii) first and second circuit substrates each of which has a component... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20070053166 - Heat dissipation device and composite material with high thermal conductivity: A heat dissipation device for an electronic device includes a first heat dissipation element contacting the electronic device, wherein the material of the first heat dissipation element includes a composite material with high thermal conductivity comprising carbon fiber or porous graphite. The material with high thermal conductivity includes a fibrous... Agent: Quintero Law Office, Pc

20070053168 - Advanced heat sinks and thermal spreaders: A heat sink assembly for an electronic device or a heat generating device(s) is constructed from an ultra-thin graphite layer. The ultra-thin graphite layer exhibits thermal conductivity which is anisotropic in nature and is greater than 500 W/m° C. in at least one plane and comprises at least a graphene... Agent: Geam - Quartz Ip Legal

20070053169 - Multiple disc array carrier: A multiple disc array apparatus and associated method are provided having substantially identical first and second partitions that are removably connectable together. Each partition supports a plurality of data storage devices arranged in noncoplanar first and second arrays. Each partition further defines clearance apertures for passing fasteners therethrough for fixing... Agent: Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens Pc

20070053170 - Card connector: A card connector includes a card-mounting seat formed with an insertion groove that is defined by opposite end walls, opposite side walls and a bottom wall. Each end wall has two opposite upright extension wall portions defining a receiving groove therebetween. Two anchoring blocks are connected pivotally and respectively to... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070047160 - Reprogrammable switch using phase change material: A reprogrammable switch includes a first phase-change element, a first reference element, and a second reference element. The switch includes a sense amplifier for outputting a first signal based on a comparison of a signal from the first phase-change element to a signal from the first reference element and for... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.

20070047161 - Circuit breaker tester including a pulse width modulation circuit: A tester for testing a circuit breaker includes a plurality of load elements each having a nominal fixed impedance and an electronic switch associated with each load element. The electronic switch, when turned on, electrically connects a corresponding load element in series with a circuit breaker load terminal and in... Agent: Marvin L. Union, Esquire Eaton Corporation

20070047162 - Electrostatic protection circuit: An electrostatic protection circuit including: a first power supply terminal 110; a second power supply terminal 112; an input-output terminal 111 for an external connection; a P-type MOSFET for a buffer 108 for pulling up input and output to a high-level potential; an N-type MOSFET for the buffer 107 for... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Attorneys For Reserve Attorneys For Client No. 000449, 001701

20070047164 - Transient triggered protection of ic components: One embodiment provides a system for protecting at least one component in an integrated circuit (IC). The system includes a disconnect element that is electrically connected in series between an input terminal of the IC and the at least one component. The disconnect element is configured to have a first... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070047163 - Wind farm and method for operating same: A wind farm with at least two wind turbines (1, 2, 3, 4) connected to a power grid is provided, said wind farm further comprising a control unit (5) connected to said at least two wind turbines (1, 2, 3, 4), and a sensor unit (6) connected to said power... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman 7th Floor

20070047165 - Apparatus for polarity-inversion-protected supplying of an electronic component with an intermediate voltage from a supply voltage: The apparatus for polarity-inversion-protected supplying of an electronic component with an intermediate voltage from a supply voltage has a first transistor connected between a terminal for the supply voltage and the electric component, so that a path between a source terminal and a sink terminal is flown through by a... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070047167 - Outdoor lightning protection power supply system: An outdoor lightning protection power supply system comprises an AC distribution plant, an AC/DC rectifier and a backup battery, wherein a lightning protection system, a main earthing bar as well as a filter for absorbing AC load conducted interference is provided at the input terminal of the AC distribution plant,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070047166 - Spark arrestor and airflow control assembly for a portable cooling or heating device: A device for arresting spark and ash issuing from, and precisely controlling the ventilation of and temperature inside, a heat source-containing vessel such as a cooking grill, stove, oven, cooker, fireplace, heater, or firebox. The device comprises a spark arrestor assembly including a base plate, a cover plate, and a... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment

20070047168 - Portable ionizer: A portable ionizer is arranged for generating ionized air in an area of a user's fingers. The portable ionizer includes a battery-powered oscillator coupled via a high voltage conversion circuit to a positive electrode and a negative electrode for generating positive and negative ions. A fan positioned near the positive... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20070047170 - Electrostatic chuck having textured contact surface: An electrostatic chuck has an electrode embedded in a dielectric which is mounted on a pedestal. The dielectric has a contact surface with an average surface roughness of less than about 0.5 μm, a surface peak waviness of less than about 0.12 μm, and a surface peak waviness material ratio... Agent: Janah & Associates, P.C.

20070047169 - Techniques for reducing arcing-related damage in a clamping ring of a plasma processing system: A clamping ring configured to be coupled to a chamber structure of a plasma processing chamber is disclosed. The clamping ring has a plurality of holes for accommodating a plurality of fasteners. The clamping ring includes a plurality of flanges disposed around an outer periphery of the clamping ring, adjacent... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20070047171 - Capacitor circuit with surge protection: A capacitor circuit with surge protection that is selectively connected between a voltage source and a device comprises a first capacitance element has one end that communicates with a first terminal of the voltage source. A first transistor has a first terminal that communicates with an opposite end of the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070047172 - Monolithic arrangement, especially an integrated circuit, with a floating electrode: The invention relates to a monolithic arrangement, especially an integrated circuit (IC), with a floating electrode (FE), at least one conductor track (ML) for connecting the floating electrode (FE) to a system component (MS) inside the monolithic arrangement, a plurality of other conductor tracks (L) at least temporarily conducting potential... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20070047173 - Low cost digital variable capacitor: A digital variable capacitor package is provided as having a ground plane disposed on predetermined portion of the top surface of a substrate. An elongated signal electrode may also be disposed on the substrate and including a first end defining an input and a second end extending to a substantially... Agent: Robert V. Klauzinski Esc/jaz

20070047174 - High-voltage feed-through capacitor and magnetron: A high-voltage feed-through capacitor includes: a capacitor element; a grounding metal fitting; an insulating resin; two through conductors; an insulating cover; and an insulating tube. The capacitor element has two separate electrodes on one side and one common electrode on the other side and is mounted on one side of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070047175 - Method of manufacturing capacitor for incorporation in wiring board, capacitor for incorporation in wiring board, and wiring board: A capacitor comprising: a plurality of laminated dielectric layers; a plurality of inner electrode layers each disposed between mutually adjacent ones of the dielectric layers; and dummy electrode layers respectively disposed between the dielectric layers, disposed on sides closer to outer peripheral sides of the dielectric layers than to the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070047176 - Multilayer capacitor: A multilayer capacitor containing a multilayer body having dielectric layers laminated therein, and multiple first terminal electrodes and multiple second terminal electrodes which are arranged on outer surfaces of the multilayer body. The first and second terminal electrodes are electrically insulated from each other on the multilayer body. The multilayer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070047177 - Energy pathway arrangements for energy conditioning: The system of an energy conditioner comprising: a conductive shield structure comprising a first conductive shield layer, a second conductive shield layer, and a third conductive shield layer; wherein said first conductive shield layer is above said second conductive shield layer, and said second conductive shield layer is above said... Agent: NeifeldIPLaw, PC

20070047179 - Capacitors and methods for manufacturing the same: A capacitor element comprises an anode, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, an electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer, and a cathode formed on the electrolyte layer. On the cathode formed by the surface of the capacitor element, a conductive adhesive layer containing silver particles and an organic... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070047178 - Solid electrolytic capacitor: An aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor (conductive polymer type solid electrolytic capacitor) has an anodic oxide film layer, a conductive polymer layer, and a polystyrene sulfonate layer interposed between the anodic oxide film layer and the conductive polymer layer. A transmission line element has a cathode portion formed on a central... Agent: Bradley N. Ruben, PC

20070047180 - Electronic system having a release control and method: Various embodiments of an electronic system and method for removing a power module from an electronic system are provided. The electronic system includes a power module that supplies power to a load and is movable along an axis from an enabling position to a disconnected position. The electronic system also... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070047181 - Mobile power source cable connection system and method: A mobile power source for use with a power cable having a connector. The mobile power source includes a housing, a generator, an enclosure, at least one power terminal, a door, and at least one fastening device. The generator is mounted in the housing to generate electrical power. The at... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070047182 - Plug-in power supply with exchangeable mains plug unit: The present invention relates to a plug-in power supply for supplying a consumer with a low voltage, and in particular to a plug-in power supply wherein the mains plug unit is exchangeable in the form of a conversion plug system. The plug-in power supply comprises a housing having arranged therein... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070047183 - Electronic apparatus and assembly: An electronic apparatus includes: an enclosure having an opening; and an assembly fixed inside the enclosure and extending through the opening to the outside of the enclosure. The assembly includes a first arm and a second arm, the first arm entering the inside of the enclosure through the opening and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070047185 - Keyboard for storing remote controller: A keyboard for storing a remote controller, including a pusher that is slidable within a space underneath the keyboard, an elastomer disposed within the space for pressing against one end of the pusher, a controller shaped to match contours of the space and having a tongue provided thereon, and a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070047184 - Keyboard with recharge function: A keyboard with a recharge function for a computer system having a rechargeable wireless peripheral is described. The keyboard includes a charger and a charging dock. The charger is disposed inside the keyboard and charges the rechargeable wireless peripheral with power from the keyboard. The charging dock is a channel... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C. Suite 500

20070047188 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus includes a display to display an image thereon and a pair of bases which are coupled to the display to rotate around a vertical axis with respect to the display.... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070047187 - Display device: A display device includes a housing holding a display panel having a display screen which is of an elongate rectangular shape as viewed in front elevation, and a stand, the housing being angularly movably supported on the stand for angular movement about a support shaft extending perpendicular to the display... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070047186 - Stand for display device: There is provided a stand for a display device. The stand includes a base unit supporting the display device. A main link unit is hinged between the display device and the base unit. A pair of auxiliary links is eccentrically connected to hinges of the main link unit at different... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070047189 - Electronic apparatus: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus having a structure suitable for installing different functions each requiring a hole in an enclosure depending on grade or destination by mounting the same module. The apparatus includes: an enclosure having a hole; and a board having mounted thereon a first component and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070047190 - Electronic apparatus: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus which includes: a card slot into which a portable storage medium such as a card is removably inserted and which accesses the inserted portable storage medium; and an ejection mechanism section which is slidably operated to move the storage medium inserted in the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070047191 - Electronic apparatus: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus in which different components sharing the same hole can be installed. The apparatus includes: an enclosure having a hole; and one type of a board selected from plural types of boards each having mounted thereon or connected thereto either one of plural types... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070047192 - Electronic apparatus: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus typified by a personal computer for example. The electronic apparatus has: a main unit; and an openable and closable display unit that is attached to the main unit. The main unit has a battery-attachment section to which a detachable battery unit containing a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070047193 - Electronic device having a common support carrying a screen and a movable input device: An electronic device having a support, a screen and a movable input device. The support has a perimeter. The support carries the screen and at least part of the movable keyboard within the perimeter of the support. This electronic device provides enhanced convenience and operational functionality.... Agent: Originatic LLC Series B2 Dept.

20070047194 - Computer system with vertically offset hard disk drives: A computer system with vertically offset hard disk drives has a space in one side for containing the two vertically offset hard disk drives held by a mobile rack in a vertically offset manner. The mobile rack fixes the two hard disk drives with two vertically offset screw sets. A... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070047197 - Electronic apparatus: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus that is made smaller and thinner. The electronic apparatus includes a disk drive and a media slot. The disk drive has an enclosure whose surface is in the shape composed of a first rectangular portion and a second rectangular portion formed on the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070047196 - Fastening device for a disc drive: A fastening device for retaining a disc drive and being connected with a casing of an electronic product is disclosed. The casing has a recess and a stop portion. The fastening device has a bracket, a resilient latching member, and a resilient locking member. The bracket has a plate body.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070047195 - Method and apparatus for enforcing of power control in a blade center chassis: A mechanism for changing ownership over the physical power to a blade server in a blade center chassis that prevents a malfunctioning blade from jeopardizing other components in the chassis. When the management module is not present, control over power to the blade is switched to a service processor on... Agent: Kelly K. Kordzik Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC

20070047198 - Docking station for hand held electronic devices: A docking system is disclosed. The docking system includes a single docking station and a plurality of inserts that are placed in the docking station so that the docking station can accommodate hand held devices with differing sizes and shapes. The docking system is configured with a docking station and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070047199 - Information processing apparatus and cooling control method: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a heating device provided in the main body, a cooling fan provided in the main body, which cools the heating device, a temperature sensor provided in the main body, which senses a temperature of the heating device, and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070047202 - Cooling mechanism for circuit board: A cooling mechanism for a circuit board includes a board having electronic components disposed thereon, one or more heat radiation plates disposed on the board, a cooling fan for cooling the board and the electronic components disposed on the board by blowing air to at least one of the heat... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070047200 - Fan cartridge assembly: A fan cartridge assembly includes a cartridge, a first fan and a second fan. The cartridge has a first round hole and a second round hole for receiving the first fan and the second fan. The cartridge has an air duct, one end of which is connected to the first... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070047201 - Fan with an arranging device for cable thereof: A fan with an arranging device for cable thereof includes a frame member, a fan blade part and a cable. The frame member provides a driving part and a middle section and the middle section has a groove. The fan blade part is composed of a fan hub and fan... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd

20070047203 - Integral liquid cooling computer housing: The invention provides an integral liquid cooling computer housing including a computer housing, which is provided with an accommodating platform and a movable cover at one side thereof. Component devices of a liquid cooling system are installed to the accommodating platform without needing additional space outside the computer housing for... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070047204 - Heat sink assembly and related methods for semiconductor vacuum processing systems: An assembly for supporting a substrate during vacuum processing operations includes a thermally conductive heat sink tray including at least one wafer pocket recessed therein, and a thermally conductive heat sink carrier in the at least one wafer pocket. The heat sink carrier includes a first surface in contact with... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070047205 - Coolant injection process and fixture for the same: A coolant injection process suitable for injecting a coolant into a projection tube having a coolant injection entrance is provided. First, a sealing element is arranged at the coolant injection entrance. Then, the coolant is injected into the projection tube through the coolant injection entrance under sub-atmospheric, wherein the level... Agent: J.c. Patents, Inc. Suite 250

20070047206 - Composite heat dissipating apparatus: A composite heat dissipating apparatus includes a heat pipe and at least two heat sinks. The heat sinks are connected to each other. A space for accommodating the heat pipe therein is formed at a connection between the heat sinks. Each of the heat sinks is integrally formed as a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070047208 - Fastener with snap-on feature, heat dissipation assembly for central processing unit and method of using the same: A fastener for mounting a heat dissipation module on a central processing unit, includes a shank having opposite upper and lower ends and a head at the upper end of the shank The shank includes a first portion located between the upper and lower ends, and adapted to engage, by... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20070047207 - Heat sink with twist lock mounting mechanism: A heat sink with a twist lock mounting mechanism. An electronic device may be mounted to the heat sink. without the use of external fasteners, such as screws or rivets. Instead of using external fasteners, the heat sink includes resilient mounting flanges for securing an electronic device. Rotating an electronic... Agent: Indianapolis Office 27879 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070047209 - Heat transfer plate: An apparatus for coupling a heat-generating device to a heat-removing device. The apparatus includes a thermally-conductive plate having a first side and a second side. The apparatus also includes a plurality of first channels that intersect with a plurality of second channels formed on at least one of the first... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070047210 - Assembly for an electronic component: An assembly (100) is provided which allows high power packaged power components (122) to operate at optimum power levels without degradation in performance. The assembly includes a heat sink (102), a printed circuit board (pcb) isolator (104) and a contact ring (106). The pcb isolator (104) provides electrical contacts (108,... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070047211 - Variable spring rate thermal management apparatus attachment mechanism: A device to thermally couple a thermal management apparatus to at least one heat generating component of a circuit substrate includes at least a first portion that is adapted to couple to the thermal management apparatus, and at least a second portion that is adapted to couple to the thermal... Agent: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C.

20070047212 - Self contained, liquid to air cooled, memory test engineering workstation: Although various embodiments of the method and apparatus of the present invention have been illustrated in the accompanying Drawings and described in the foregoing Detailed Description, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed, but is capable of numerous rearrangements, modifications and substitutions without... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070047213 - Circuit board with multiple layer interconnect and method of manufacture: A circuit board includes a substrate defining a substantially planar surface, a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and an interconnect. The first electrical component is coupled to the substrate. The second electrical component is spaced from the first electrical component and is coupled to the substrate. The interconnect... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.