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Electricity: electrical systems and devices July cataloged USPTO category listing 07/07

20070171586 - System and method for operating multiple devices from one electrical source: An apparatus configured to selectively supply power among a plurality of electrical devices, includes a plug configured to be electrically connected to a power source, a first outlet selectively connected to the plug, a first sensor connected to the first outlet, a first switch disposed between the first outlet and... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070171589 - Zapping circuit: In a zapping circuit of the present invention, resistances each formed of a polysilicon film or a tungsten silicon film are used as zapping elements. As driver elements for partially or completely fusing the resistances, low breakdown voltage MOS transistors are used. Using the MOS transistors makes it possible to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070171590 - Overcurrent detection circuit: An overcurrent detection circuit for detecting an overcurrent condition in an output transistor connected in series with an electrical load includes a pair of transistors having input terminals connected together. The pair of transistors is interposed between a current mirror circuit and a resistor and between the current mirror circuit... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070171582 - Power supply having a transient load: A power supply has a transient load and a transformer with a primary side and a secondary side. The secondary side of the transformer includes multiple output voltage terminals. One of the output voltage terminals is coupled to the primary side to form a feedback configuration. The output voltage terminal... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070171583 - Electromagnetic contractor for controlling an electric starter: The metal housing of the case of a contactor includes an annular rib extending continuously opposite the cylindrical periphery of the main stationary core, the rib having an internal diameter respectively greater than that of the ferrule and smaller than that of the housing, so as to ensure the locking... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070171584 - Motor drive unit: A motor drive unit is adapted to detect a motor lock-up condition (in which an electric motor is accidentally locked during driving) based on the fact that motor drive current increases in that event. Then, a capacitor for generating a voltage signal is charged with an arbitrarily adjustable charging current... Agent: Rohm Co., Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070171585 - Method for suppressing common mode noise: The present invention discloses a power converter with low common mode noise. The power converter having a primary side and a secondary side, comprises a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, and at least one electrostatic shield disposed between the primary winding and the secondary winding, wherein... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070171587 - Esd protection circuit with feedback technique: The present invention provides ESD protection circuits. The circuit includes: a resistor, a capacitance, a first transistor, an inverter set, and a second transistor. The resistor is connected between a first voltage and node N1. The capacitor is connected between node N1 and a second voltage. The first transistor has... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070171588 - Protection circuit and operating method thereof: A semiconductor component including a semiconductor substrate, a doped well formed in the semiconductor substrate, transistor structures arranged in the doped well, and an integrated circuit connected to the doped well, wherein the integrated circuit intermittently charges the doped well to a provided electrical potential, ascertains a deviation of the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070171591 - Transistor overcurrent detection circuit with improved response time: A circuit and method for determining overcurrent in a FET detects an output voltage of the FET in both a positive and negative polarity. The related positive or negative currents through the FET can be measured to determine whether an overcurrent condition exists. By measuring positive and negative currents in... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070171592 - Device for removing static charge: Disclosed is a device is for removing static charge. The device includes a shell, a lead, a circuit board, at least one warning signal and a power supply. The shell includes a conductive portion. The lead is for contact with an external object that carries static charge. The circuit board... Agent: Banger Shia

20070171593 - Power supply with electrostatic cooling fan: A power supply having an electrostatic circuit producing sufficient ionic motion to move ambient air over heated surfaces. The electrostatic circuit creates a corona discharge from several emitter point sources producing sufficient ionic motion to move ambient air over a hot surface, such as a heatsink or heatfins, which surface... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20070171594 - High density capacitor for integrated circuit technologies: An apparatus and method are provided of forming a capacitor including carbon nanotubes.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070171595 - Electrolytic capacitor and electrolyte solution for use in an electrolytic capacitor: The electrical properties and high-temperature characteristics of an electrolytic capacitor are rendered satisfactory by addition of a compound with an unsaturated bond-containing chain which serves to absorb hydrogen gas generated by reaction between the aluminum electrode foil and the electrolyte solution. The electrolytic capacitor contains the unsaturated compound which allows... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070171598 - Stacked solid electrolytic capacitor: A stacked solid electrolytic capacitor has a substrate, a capacitor element, and a metal cap. The substrate has electrical conductivity. The capacitor element is provided on the substrate. The metal cap is coupled to the substrate, covers the capacitor element and is electrically conducted to the substrate. A cathode of... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070171596 - Electrode compositions containing carbon nanotubes for solid electrolyte capacitors: An improved capacitor with an anode with an anode wire and an oxide layer on the surface of the anode. A cathode layer is exterior to the oxide layer. A carbon conductive layer is exterior to the cathode layer wherein the cathode layer comprises 5-75 wt % resin and 25-95... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20070171597 - Electrolytic capacitors with a polymeric outer layer and process for the production thereof: The invention relates to a process for the production of electrolytic capacitors with low equivalent series resistance and low residual current consisting of a solid electrolyte made of conductive polymers and an outer layer containing conductive polymers, to electrolytic capacitors produced by this process and to the use of such... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070171599 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same: A portion of an anode lead frame 3 of a solid electrolytic capacitor 1 is bent to form a protruding portion 4 that protrudes toward an anode lead 20. The protruding portion 4 includes a first horizontal portion 41 positioned higher than and substantially parallel to the anode lead 20,... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070171600 - Electronics enclosure with solar shield: An apparatus for shielding an electronics enclosure is disclosed. The apparatus includes an inner enclosure that houses electronic components. An outer enclosure surrounds the inner enclosure, and is separated from the inner enclosure by a gap. The outer enclosure preferably comprises plastic, and comprises a plurality of perforations uniformly distributed... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070171601 - Combined mass storage and subscriber identity module providing information security and apparatus for use therewith: A mass storage and subscriber identity module includes a frame and a mass storage device supported by the frame. The module also include a first connector supported by the frame and configured to be removably connected to a smart card and a second connector supported by the frame, electrically coupled... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070171602 - Meter center and multi-phase multiple meter socket assembly therefor: A multi-phase multiple meter socket assembly is for a meter center including a plurality of meters. The meter socket assembly includes meter sockets each receiving one of said meters, feeder buses, supply buses, and a plurality of phase connectors. Each of the supply buses has at least one section, and... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esq. Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20070171603 - Housing mechanism for electronic device and method for making the same: An exemplary housing mechanism (100) for an electronic device includes a front cover (10), a back cover (20), and an elastic sealing element (12). The front cover has a projecting edge (18) defined thereon. The back cover has a recessed edge (26) defined therein. The elastic sealing element has a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070171604 - Foldable electronic device having a latch mechanism: A latch mechanism for fixing a top member to a base member of a foldable electronic device includes a locking member, an operating member, and a resilient member. The locking member for being pivotably received by the top member of the foldable electronic device includes a locking portion for engaging... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070171605 - Latch mechanism for foldable electronic device: A latch mechanism for fixing a cover unit to a base unit of a foldable electronic device in a closed position is provided. The cover unit includes two locking portions. The base unit defines two slots. The latch mechanism includes a locking member, and at least one resilient member. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070171606 - Information processing apparatus and power control method: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a system unit, a first power supply unit which supplies a first operation power which drives the system unit by using power from a battery, a power supply controller which controls the first power supply unit in accordance with an operation... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070171608 - Heat exchange module: A heat exchange module includes a first heat conductor, a first heat-conductive rod, a second heat-conductive rod, a pivot pair, a third heat-conductive rod and a second heat conductor. The first heat-conductive rod is connected to the first heat conductor. The second heat-conductive rod is connected to the first heat-conductive... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070171607 - Disk array apparatus: An efficient exhausting and cooling structure in a disk array apparatus is provided. A HDD module mounted in a HDD box of the disk array apparatus includes, around a HDD, a thermoelectric device which converts heat of HDD into electric power by using temperature difference, a cooling fan automatically operated... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070171609 - Electronic equipment enclosure with passive thermal vent door control: A passive thermal actuator is used to control the position of a vent door mounted on an enclosure, to thereby selectively permit cooling air flow to one or more electronic units disposed within the enclosure. The passive thermal actuator is coupled to the vent door, is at least thermally coupled... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070171610 - Internal air duct: An internal air duct for an electronic equipment enclosure comprises a collector that is adapted to receive cool air and at least one riser that has an interior in fluid communication with an interior of the collector. The riser is adapted to be mounted within an electronic equipment enclosure and... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20070171613 - Air removal unit: An air removal unit configured for removing exhaust air from an equipment rack or enclosure includes multiple fans to achieve a high airflow capacity while defining a compact and portable structure. The unit removably installs along an exhaust side of an equipment rack or enclosure to provide capabilities for managing... Agent: Carol H. Peters Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20070171614 - Heat sinks for electronic enclosures: An apparatus for cooling electronics is disclosed. The apparatus generally relates to heat sinks that are operatively connected to electronics enclosures. The heat sinks may be part of the electronics enclosure, or alternately they may be operatively connected to the electronics enclosure. An enclosure preferably prevents solar radiation from striking... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070171612 - Mounting apparatus for fan: A mounting apparatus for mounting a fan in a computer enclosure includes a panel configured to mount the fan thereon, and a plurality of restricting members. The panel defines a ventilation area corresponding to the fan for air ventilation between an inside and an outside of the computer enclosure. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070171611 - Video graphics array (vga) card assembly: A VGA card assembly comprises a VGA card (10) having a socket (13) thereon. A GPU (11) is attached on the socket. A base plate (22) is located on the VGA card and contacts with the GPU, for dissipating heat generated by the GPU. A back plate (30) is located... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070171615 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink (10) and a heat capacitor (20). The heat sink includes a base (12) attachable with a heat-generating electronic component (30) and a fin assembly (14) extending from the base. The fin assembly includes two supports (140) and each support has a plurality... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070171616 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation assembly includes a printed circuit board, first and second heat dissipation units each defining a channel therein and a heat pipe. The printed circuit board has an electronic heat-generating component mounted thereon. The first heat dissipation unit is attached to a top surface of the heat-generating component.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070171617 - Computer casing: A computer casing has a frame, two fixing panels arranged inside the frame, and two side panels assembled on opposing sides of the frame. The frame, the fixing panels and the side panels are all made of aluminum. The frame includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070171618 - Power supply module and lighting test device for backlight module having the same: A power supply module includes a pad and a fixing unit. The pad includes a plurality of anode power supply terminals and a plurality of cathode power supply terminals. The plurality of the anode power supply terminals and the cathode power supply terminals are alternately disposed. The fixing unit is... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070171619 - Electronic circuit board intermediate member, manufacturing method therefor, manufacturing equipment therefor, method for rmanufacturing noncontact id card and the like, and equipment therefor: Adverse affects due to a failure interposer board and a blank section are prevented from occurrence by arranging only conforming interposer boards on a carrier tape at every predetermined interval.... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070171620 - Structure of usb connector of mini portable flash memory drive: A structure of USB connector of mini portable flash memory drive comprises of a plastic body, a microchip PCB and a steel enclosure. Plug the plastic body where is installed a microchip PCB into the steel enclosure. The steel enclosure features an oblong sheath, a stamped connector on its top... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070171621 - Circuit board with embedded passive component and fabricating process thereof: A process for fabricating a circuit board with an embedded passive component is provided. First, an electrode-patterned layer having electrodes is formed on a surface of a conductive layer. Then, a passive component material is filled in the intervals between the electrodes. Then, the conductive layer and the electrode-patterned layer... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070171622 - Apparatus for shielding electromagnetic interference of display module and a manufacturing method thereof: An electromagnetic interference shielding apparatus and method for manufacturing an electromagnetic interference apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a frame mounting a display module, a conductive rear cover mounted to a rear side of a frame, a shielding member disposed on a front side of the display module and comprising... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070165345 - Power over ethernet electrostatic discharge protection circuit: A Power over Ethernet electrostatic discharge protection circuit has a first diode with an anode coupled to a positive power port and a cathode coupled to an ESD protection port. A second diode has an anode coupled to ground and a cathode coupled to the positive power port. A third... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070165348 - Circuit protection: A circuit which is configured for connection between a voltage source and a load, and which is configured to function as an automatic, re-settable fuse with regard to providing current to the load. The circuit includes a switch and sensor, such as a field effect transistor (FET), which is connected... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070165340 - Method and a tool for calculating and displaying fault response tolerances for a power switching device: A method and tool for an integrated power switching device configuration tool and fault response tolerance calculator determines the fault response tolerance characteristics of a power switching device, adjusts the predicted fault responses based on the fault response tolerances and displays the adjusted fault response results. The fault response tolerance... Agent: Bryan A. Shang, Esq. Abb Inc.

20070165341 - Overvoltage-protective automotive power generation control circuit: An overvoltage-protective automotive power generation control circuit that is adapted for electrical connection with a field coil of an automotive power generator includes a voltage detecting circuit electrically connected with a battery-based power source mounted in a car for generating a predetermined partial voltage with respect to the battery-based power... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070165342 - Electrical switching apparatus including a second trip circuit responding to failure of a first trip circuit to provide a repetitive signal: A receptacle includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, and two trip circuits. A first microprocessor-based trip circuit includes a first output having a first arc fault/ground fault trip signal, and a second output having a periodic pulsed signal. A second failsafe trip... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esq. Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20070165343 - Circuit arrangement and method to reduce leakage power and to increase the performance of a circuit: A Circuit arrangement to reduce leakage power and to increase the performance of a circuit comprising three electric potentials is described, wherein a diode is arranged between the third and the second or first electric potential to obtain a potential drop of the third electric potential and parallel to said... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20070165344 - Esd test arrangement and method: The invention relates to a program-controlled arrangement and a method for the identification of ESD and/or latch-up weak points in the design or in the concept of an integrated circuit, having a pre-processor, which processes first data about the description of the integrated circuit, second data about already ESD-characterized circuit... Agent: Maginot, Moor & Beck

20070165346 - Apparatus and method for over-voltage, under-voltage and over-current stress protection for transceiver input and output circuitry: A circuit for protection of a transceiver input includes an input transistor and a first resistor connected between the drain of the input transistor and an input node. A plurality of reverse-biased diodes connected between a supply voltage and the input node. An output node is connected to the source... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070165347 - Dc/dc converter and decentralized power generation system comprising a dc/dc converter: The invention relates to a DC/DC converter for use in a decentralized power generation system. If a DC/DC converter is physically separated from a power receiving component and connected to such a power receiving component via a DC bus, a short-circuit on the DC bus may endanger the system and... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070165349 - Circuit breaker and method for sensing current indirectly from bimetal voltage and determining bimetal temperature and corrected temperature dependent bimetal resistance: A circuit breaker includes a bimetal electrically connected in series with separable contacts, and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the contacts. A temperature sensor distal from the bimetal includes an output having an ambient temperature signal. A trip circuit includes a first circuit having a first input... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esq. Eaton Electrical, Inc., Technology & Quality

20070165350 - Assembly with a mechanically inaccessible or difficut-to-access circuit and method for switching the operating state of an assembly: An assembly has a mechanically inaccessible or difficult-to-access circuit, which has an electrical component that is irreversibly changeable by a current pulse; the irreversible change of the component is capable of switching the circuit from a first operating state into a second operating state, wherein the assembly has mechanically accessible... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070165351 - Optically ignited spark gap: An overvoltage protector (1) has a spark gap (2) with opposing electrodes (3) and a light source for generating an ignition light in accordance with the trigger signals of a control unit, the ignition light being configured to directly ignite the spark gap (2). A reliable ignition of the spark... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070165352 - Multiple planar inductive loop surge suppressor: An in-line surge suppressor having a body with a bore. The body formed from a first portion and a second portion dimensioned to couple together. An inner conductor positioned within the bore and a shorting element extending between the inner conductor and the body. The shorting element having at least... Agent: Babcock Ip, PLLC

20070165353 - System for influencing and treating the air of at least one room: An arrangement for treating room air has a first air quality sensor in an external air conduit of an air conditioning device. An ionization apparatus, an ozone sensor, an air humidity sensor, an airflow sensor, and at least one air temperature adjusting device are arranged in the supply conduit between... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20070165354 - Microscale air-cleaning device: A microscale air-cleaning device is provided that includes an integrated circuit chip, carbon nanotubes, and a power supply. The carbon nanotubes are assembled on the integrated circuit chip and are connected with the integrated circuit chip. The power supply is provided for powering the integrated circuit chip.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070165355 - Plasma etching method and computer-readable storage medium: A plasma processing apparatus includes a first and a second electrode disposed to face each other in a processing chamber, the second electrode supporting a substrate; a first RF power supply for applying a first RF power of a higher frequency to the second electrode; a second RF power supply... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070165357 - Overlay correction by reducing wafer slipping after alignment: A method and apparatus for correcting overlay errors in a lithography system. During lithographic exposure, features being exposed on the wafer need to overlay existing features on the wafer. Overlay is a critical performance parameter of lithography tools. The wafer is locally heated during exposure. Thermal expansion causes stress between... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070165356 - Substrate support having heat transfer system: A support for a substrate processing chamber comprises a fluid circulating reservoir comprising a channel having serpentine convolutions. A fluid inlet supplies a heat transfer fluid to the fluid circulating reservoir and a fluid outlet discharges the heat transfer fluid. In one version, the channel is doubled over to turn... Agent: Janah & Associates, P.C.

20070165358 - Multilayer feedthrough capacitor array: A multilayer feedthrough capacitor array is provided with a capacitor element, and first to sixth terminal electrodes. The capacitor element has a plurality of laminated insulator layers, a first signal internal electrode and a first ground internal electrode disposed so as to face each other with the insulator layer in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070165359 - Thin-film device and method of manufacturing same: A thin-film device comprises: a substrate; a flattening film made of an insulating material and disposed on the substrate; and a capacitor provided on the flattening film. The capacitor incorporates: a lower conductor layer; a dielectric film disposed on the lower conductor layer; and an upper conductor layer disposed on... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070165361 - Low inductance high esr capacitor: A low inductance multi-layer capacitor. The capacitor comprises interleaved parallel internal electrode plates with dielectric there between. Each internal electrode plate comprises two lead-out tabs and is generally T shaped. A first external electrode terminal is electrically connected to the lead-out tabs of the even internal electrode plates, and a... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20070165360 - Low inductance capacitor: A low inductance multi-layer capacitor. The capacitor comprises interleaved parallel internal electrode plates with dielectric there between. Each internal electrode plate comprises two lead-out tabs and is generally T shaped. A first external electrode terminal is electrically connected to the lead-out tabs of the even internal electrode plates, and a... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20070165362 - Aluminum electrolytic capacitor and method of producing the same: Disclosed is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which comprises a capacitor element prepared by rolling an anode foil and a cathode foil together with a separator and impregnating them with a driving electrolyte, an anode lead electrically connected to the anode foil, a cathode lead electrically connected to the cathode foil,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070165364 - Optimization of the number of power outputs for an integrated circuit: Method for optimizing the number of power outputs of an electronic control device of the application specific integrated circuit type mounted onto a printed circuit board, the number of power outputs required depending on the application. The method includes mounting into two packages having geometrically identical connecting configurations, an integrated... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070165363 - Potting shell: The potting shell 1 of the invention, for an electronic circuit on a circuit board 8, comprises a wall arrangement 2, 3, 6, 7, which defines a shell volume at least in one spatial direction and in the directions perpendicular thereto; wherein the circuit board is positionable in the shell... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070165367 - Protection case for media player: A protection case for media player is composed of a first part and a second part. The protection cases includes three holes which are respectively located corresponding to the ON/OFF switch, the control buttons and the ear phone set reception hole of the media player, so that the user operates... Agent: Chung, Shin-ming

20070165365 - Structure of terminal protection cover of electronic apparatus and terminal protection cover attaching method: It is designed in that the terminal protection cover for an electronic apparatus can be inserted into the body only in one direction different from the attached direction at a time of using the protection cover, hence to prevent from dropout of the terminal protection cover in any other direction... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070165366 - System and method for providing inductive power to improve product marking and advertising: A system and method are described in which power is inductively supplied to a product or a package containing a product. This power is received via a coil and used by a light source to further enhance the presentation of the product or packaging. The illuminated light draws more attention... Agent: General Instrument Corporation Dba The Connected Home Solutions Business Of Motorola, Inc.

20070165368 - Key operated apparatus having shield and method of making the same: A key operated apparatus with a shield and a method of making the same are provided. The shield is used to block any undesired matters, such as water or dust, from entering an internal space formed by the shield and a bottom plate of the key operated apparatus. A plurality... Agent: Attn: Juan Carlos A. Marquez Reed Smith LLP

20070165369 - Display device: A display device includes a frame defining an opening, a shell, and a display panel installed between the frame and the shell. The display panel is viewable via the opening of the frame. A latch is formed on the frame. A fixing portion is formed on the shell and slidably... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070165372 - Notebook computer with built-in web cam module: A notebook computer has a notebook computer housing and a web cam module secured to the notebook computer housing. The web cam module has a web cam housing, with a lens and a motor retained inside the web cam housing. The motor has a driving shaft coupled to the lens... Agent: Raymond Sun

20070165370 - Portable computer with multiple monitors: The present invention provides a portable computer with multiple monitors, comprising: a main unit; a first monitor pivotally disposed on one side of the main unit to display a first image signal; and at least one second monitor sited on the surface of the main unit to display a second... Agent: G. Link Co. Ltd.

20070165371 - Portable digital media player case: A portable digital media player case includes a front surface having at least one viewing window, a rear surface opposite the front surface, side surfaces and top and bottom surfaces. A winder is movable into and out of one of the surfaces, preferably the rear surface, between a closed storage... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070165373 - Computer component protection: A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a shock mount assembly that is configured to provide impact absorption to sensitive components such as a display and an optical disk drive. The computing device also includes an enclosureless optical disk drive that is housed by an enclosure and other... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP/apple Inc.

20070165374 - Electronic cooling system having a ventilating duct: A heat dissipation device in a computer enclosure includes a heat spreader (20) mounted on a CPU (12), a first heat sink (30), a cooling fan (40) coupled to the first heat sink, a second heat sink (50), a heat pipe (80) mounted on the heat spreader and thermally connected... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070165376 - Three phase inverter power stage and assembly: A three phase invertor has five coplanar leadframes for 2d-c terminals and 3a-c terminals. Power MOSFETs soldered around the periphery of one of the d-c leadframes are wire bonded to adjacent ones of the 3a-c leadframes which are mounted alongside the two edges and an end of one of the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070165375 - Cooling system for a switchgear cabinet: A cooling system for cooling a switchgear cabinet including, in the interior thereof, heat generating built-in components situated one above the other and to which individual heat sinks are assigned and included in a coolant circuit via a flow line and a return line. The heat sinks are connected to... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070165379 - Electronic device: An electronic device having a housing, a grating and at least a blade is provided. The housing has an opening and the grating covers the opening. The blade pivoted to the grating has many meshes. When an air current passes through the meshes, dust particles suspended in the air adhere... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070165377 - Cooling system and method: A system for cooling a data center includes a plurality of cooling racks, with each cooling rack including a housing and cooling system components supported by the housing. The system further includes a fluid communication system coupled to the cooling system components of the plurality of racks. The fluid communication... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070165378 - Fixing structure of wiring and image forming apparatus: The object of this invention is, in an electronic device provided with a supporting member that supports a drive member driven with vibration by engaging therewith, to provide the fixing structure of wiring that realizes the following: alleviation of the wobble generated by the vibration at the operating time of... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070165380 - Memory module assembly including a clip for mounting a heat sink thereon: A memory module assembly (1) includes a printed circuit board (30) having an electronic heat-generating component (40) thereon, a heat sink (20) and a clip (10) for securing the heat sink onto the heat-generating component mounted on the printed circuit board. The heat sink includes a base (22) and a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070165382 - Heat sink assembly: A heat sink assembly for dissipating heat from a fully buffered dual inline memory module includes a first heat-dissipating sheet, a second heat-dissipating sheet and at least one clip. The first heat-dissipating sheet covers the fully buffered dual inline memory module. The clip holds the first heat-dissipating sheet and the... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070165381 - System and method for analyzing an mtbf of an electronic product: A system for analyzing a mean time between failures (MTBF) of an electronic product is disclosed. The system includes a database (10) comprising a plurality of bill of material (BOM) tables (100) that stores data on components of the electronic product; and a computer (3) installed with a spreadsheet (300)... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070165383 - Inverter device and method of manufacturing the device thereof, and electric automobile incorporating the inverter device thereof: By providing a plurality of semiconductor chips that are connected in parallel and constitute one arm of an inverter; a first conductor to which a face on one side of said plurality of semiconductor chips is connected; a wide conductor to which a face on the other side of said... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070165384 - Data gathering platform: This Data Gathering Platform is used to conveniently house and to efficiently utilize devices, such as those that are used to take a set of measurements and to store and evaluate the measurements. This Data Gathering Platform has embodiments with and without a handle, and with a detachable handle, and... Agent: Robert N. Schlesinger

20070165385 - Support structure of electronic device and hard disk drive comprising the same: A hard disk drive (HDD) includes a disk, a spindle motor assembly for rotating the disk, an arm assembly for reading data from and/or reproducing data onto the disk, integrated circuits (ICs) for controlling the spindle motor and arm assemblies, a printed circuit board (PCB) having integrated circuit (IC) mounting... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070165386 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a main body, a display panel, and a hinge. The main body includes a housing having a main wall and a first engaging portion placed inside the housing. A space portion is created between the first engaging portion and a plane defined... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070165388 - Interconnection pattern design: An interconnection pattern design, which has an improved reliability under mechanical shock and thermal cycling loads. A semiconductor component comprises a plurality of interconnections aligned into rows and columns to form an interconnection pattern, wherein the interconnections are aligned such that the pattern has substantially rounded or chamfered corners. The... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070165387 - Multi-layer printed circuit board for a keyboard: A multi-layer printed circuit board for a keyboard has an upper and lower layers, an insolating separation positioned between the upper and lower layers, multiple thin film switches having two thin conductive element respectively formed on the upper and lower layer, and multiple spacers positioned between one of the upper... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070165389 - Printed circuit board assembly: A printed circuit board assembly includes: a substrate; a main signal line formed on the substrate to transmit a signal; an SMD mounted on the substrate; a pad interposed between the SMD and the substrate; and a sub signal line provided on the substrate to electrically connect the main signal... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070165390 - Printed circuit board: An improved printed circuit board (PCB) includes first and second substrates, which are disposed being distanced or spaced mutually and in which at least one or more semiconductor chips are mounted, and a signal transmission part for providing a signal transmission path between the first and second substrates, the signal... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20070165391 - Universal diy kit for lcd keyboard mouse console and kvm switch integration: A universal DIY kit for integrating a LCD keyboard mouse console, a rackmount KVM switch, and the consoles of a rack system is proposed. The universal DIY kit includes attachment brackets. The rackmount LCD keyboard mouse console is integrated with a generic rackmount KVM switch by attaching the universal DIY... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070165392 - Light emitting diode structure: A light emitting diode structure using a heat conducting medium as a grounding circuit includes a heat dissipating body, a support frame, and a base, wherein the upper half of the heat dissipating body has a circular heat dissipating column having a plane for preinstalling a light emitting diode chip,... Agent: Hdsl

20070159743 - Electrical equipment for distribution network: The electrical equipment comprises electrical elements corresponding to at least one phase of the distribution network and housed in a tank. The equipment is insulated with a dielectric liquid wherein the elements are immersed. The equipment comprises an input for each phase in the tank, and also a protection device,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070159750 - Fault detection mechanism for led backlighting: A fault detection mechanism for a LED string comprising a plurality of serially connected LEDs, the fault detection mechanism comprising: a control circuitry; and a voltage measuring means, in communication with the control circuitry, arranged to measure the voltage drop across at least one LED of the LED string, the... Agent: Powerdsine Ltd.

20070159736 - Led-based lamp apparatus: A LED-based lamp apparatus includes a LED unit having multiple LEDs connected in series, a step-up circuit for stepping up a power supply voltage by a switching action of a switching element to supply an electric current to the LED unit, a sensing element for measuring a value of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070159737 - Method for operating a wind turbine during a disturbance in the grid: There is provided a method of operating a wind power installation. Under first operating conditions in a normal operating mode the wind power installation delivers a first power to a connected electrical network. That first power is proportional to the wind speed. The wind power installation is controlled in such... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070159741 - Device for detecting a fault current in an electronic apparatus: A device for detecting a fault current in an electronic apparatus has a first and at least one second electric conductor, the first electric conductor carrying a first electric potential and the at least one second electric conductor carrying a second electric potential. The device is characterized by the fact... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070159740 - Leakage current detection and interruption circuit with improved shield: A circuit is disclosed for disconnecting a power source upon the detection of a leakage current comprising a power cable having an insulated first and a second wire. The power cable has a conductive shield surrounding the first and second wires with a drain wire electrically contacting the conductive shield.... Agent: Robert F. Frijouf, Esquire Frijouf, Rust & Pyle, P.A.

20070159738 - Receptacle providing sustained excessive voltage protection: A receptacle for a power circuit includes a receptacle housing, a line terminal structured to receive a voltage including one of a nominal voltage and a greater excessive voltage, a load terminal, a neutral terminal, a load neutral terminal, separable contacts electrically connected between the line and load terminals, an... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esq. Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20070159739 - Voltage sensing hand tool: A hand tool and an accessory which provide an alarm signal to a user as the tool or accessory approaches a live electrical wire are disclosed. The hand tool or accessory include a non-contact voltage sensing circuit. As the tool or accessory approaches a live electrical wire, the non-contact voltage... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070159742 - Display device and method for inspecting the same: An object is to provide a display device, in a part of which a monitor light emitting element is provided and in which an anode and a cathode of the monitor light emitting element are prevented from short-circuiting in an early stage and over time by using a circuit which... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070159744 - High voltage pin for low voltage process: An integrated circuit is adapted for dual use in three different ways: 1) it is powered by either of two different low or high voltage sources; 2) it may be connected to the IC package voltage reference pin in two different ways, using either an on-chip internal resistor or an... Agent: Harris Zimmerman Law Offices Of Harris Zimmerman

20070159745 - Circuit element and method for protecting a load circuit: A circuit element for protecting a load circuit includes a signal input for applying a signal, a signal output, a signal path connecting the signal input to the signal output, and an interruption means for irreversibly interrupting the signal path upon the reception of a control signal at the same.... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070159746 - Centrally controlled protection systems having reduced energy let-through mode: A centrally controlled protection system is provided. The system includes a plurality of circuit breakers, a plurality of modules, and a central computer. Each of the plurality of breakers are in electrical communication with a respective one of the plurality of modules. The central computer is in communication with each... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt , Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070159747 - Circuit arrangement and method for operating a circuit arrangement: A circuit arrangement including a voltage supply device, which has an output, and that provides a variable supply voltage, a supply-voltage-controlled clock generator, which is coupled to the output of the voltage supply device, and that provides a system clock signal having a variable effective system clock frequency, a circuit... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070159749 - Multi-level power converter: A multi-level power converter is disclosed. The converter includes a DC power source having N (N is an Integer more than two)-level voltage potentials, and a plurality of switching legs connected in parallel to the DC power source. The switching leg has switching elements in series connection, and clamp diodes... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070159748 - Safety switch: A circuit for controlling at least one circuit breaker switch that is series connected between a source of electrical power and an electrical load. The circuit includes a programmed controller having at least two inputs and at least one output. A current sensor senses the current between the source and... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20070159751 - Power conversion device: An insulated gate bipolar transistor and a protective circuit are incorporated. The protective circuit has first and second Zener diodes connected in series in directions opposite to each other between the gate and the current sense terminal of the insulated gate bipolar transistor, and third and fourth Zener diodes connected... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070159752 - Fuse module with removable fuse carrier for fused electrical device: Described herein are various embodiments of a fuse module with a fuse carrier for fused electrical devices. According to one exemplary embodiment, at least one fuse module can be mounted to a power distribution unit for receiving at least one power input and providing power to associated electronic equipment. The... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070159754 - Circuit system for protecting thin dielectric devices from esd induced damages: A circuit system is disclosed for protecting a capacitor coupled between a voltage supply node and a complementary voltage supply node from an ESD. The circuit system includes at least one NMOS transistor having a drain coupled to the voltage supply node, a source and a gate together coupled to... Agent: L. Howard Chen Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP

20070159753 - System for emi/rfi filtering and transient voltage suppression: A woven or interlaced electronic system for electronic EMI/RFI (Electromagnetic Interference/Radio Frequency Interference) filtering and for Transient Voltage Suppression. This filtering system consists of two diverse types of flexible and electrically conductive wires that are woven or interlaced into a fabric through the use of textile technologies and/or practices. The... Agent: Almegacy LLC.

20070159755 - Selective potting for controlled failure and electronic devices employing the same: A selectively protected electrical system includes or operates with a power source, a load, a power driver circuit for controllably transferring power from the power source to the load, the power driver circuit being encapsulated in a potting material, and a controller for enabling and disabling the power driver circuit,... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20070159760 - Methods and systems related to pulsed power: The present invention provides circuits and devices that allow improved performance from pulsed power systems. Some embodiments of the present invention comprise a MARX system; an inductor system in electrical communication with the MARX system; a surge arrestor system in electrical communication with the inductor system; an output switch system... Agent: V. Gerald Grafe, Esq.

20070159758 - Protective circuit for thunderbolt abrupt waves: A protective circuit for thunderbolt abrupt waves includes an excessive current protector and an abrupt absorber. The excessive current protector is a single or plural strand metal lend, The single strand metal lead possesses a diameter in the range of 0.23 mm-0.35 mm, and the plural stand metal lead has... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070159759 - Surge protection circuit: A surge protection circuit includes a first surge absorber and a first conducting wire. The first surge absorber has an end electrically connected to a first power signal line. The first conducting wire is covered with insulating material and electrically connected to the other end of the first surge absorber... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070159757 - Surge suppressor, electronic device, and method with barriers for improved safety: Improvements to surge suppressors and other electronic devices with thermal cutoffs to reduce the risk of burning through the outer enclosure in the event electrical components such as current diverters or MOVs over heat. Improvements include barriers in between electrical components to prevent electrical contact between the components in the... Agent: Allan W. Watts Bryan Cave, LLP

20070159756 - Surge suppressor, electronic device, and method with components oriented for improved safety: Improvements to surge suppressors and other electronic devices with thermal cutoffs to reduce the risk of burning through the outer enclosure in the event electrical components such as current diverters or MOVs over heat. Improvements include revised layouts or orientations of components so that neighboring components or surfaces are at... Agent: Bryan Cave LLP Suite 2200

20070159761 - Control circuit for relay-operated gas valves: A control circuit and methods for controlling gas valves via a relay are provided. In one illustrative embodiment, a control circuit includes or is connected to a relay that controls the opening and/or closing of a gas valve. The control circuit may also include a failsafe circuit that has at... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20070159765 - Multiple sensor feedback for controlling multiple ionizers: A feedback architecture for ionizers that allows simultaneous adjustment of positive and negative ionizer power supplies. Balance and swing data are fed back to the ionizer through an intermediate module, which permits an extra level of signal processing. Swing information is returned to both power supplies in negative feedback mode.... Agent: Mks Instruments Inc.

20070159764 - Remote sensor for controlling ionization systems: Ionizers are monitored and controlled by a small remote sensor that can read the same as a charge plate monitor located at a different location. Balance amplification to compensate for the remote sensor's small size maintains accuracy. Balance and swing are measured directly. Balance pre-amplification, smoothing, and remote offset correlation... Agent: Mks Instruments Inc.

20070159762 - Corona discharge ionizer: In a corona discharge ionizer 10, a control electrode 6 is disposed in a cylindrical portion of an air supply pipe 2 which also functions as a shield body and at a location where ions are balanced. When a cylindrical inner diameter of the air supply pipe 2 is defined... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070159763 - Grounding system for a rotating shaft: A system is provided for dissipating electrical charges that build on a rotatable shaft extending from an electrically-grounded motor housing or rotating shafts conductively linked to components that create and electrical charge, such as wind turbine blades, power generator turbines, and the like. The system includes a frame defining a... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070159766 - Electronic blasting system: An electronic blasting system comprising: a plurality of electronic detonators; and a blasting machine, a function of which is to transmit information to and/or receive information about one or more of the plurality of electronic detonators, wherein the blasting machine is adapted to perform this function under voice control.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070159767 - Flexible dielectric film and method for making: Flexible films or sheets for forming high-breakdown strength, high-temperature capacitors are disclosed. Amorphous metal oxides and nitrides, preferably SiO2 or HfO2, with a dielectric constant (k) greater than 2 and stacks of oxides and nitrides formed over conducting substrates may be formed. The dielectrics may be formed by reactive sputter... Agent: Burleson Cooke L.L.P.

20070159768 - Method and apparatus for electrically isolating capacitor electrodes using separator: The present subject matter includes a capacitor stack having at least one cathode layer, and at least one anode layer. Separator paper is shaped and sized to separate the anode and the cathode and resist breakdown. The capacitor stack is compact, and is adapted for use in compact devices. For... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070159769 - Electrochemical device and method for manufacturing same, and jig for manufacturing electrochemical device: An electrochemical device manufacturing jig comprises a first fixing jig having a plurality of fixing pins, for positioning and fixing separators by inserting the plurality of fixing pins in through-holes provided to the separators, a second fixing jig having a plurality of positioning pins, for positioning and fixing collectors by... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070159770 - Solid electrolytic capacitor: A solid electrolytic capacitor (A1) includes a porous sintered body (1) of valve metal, internal anode terminals (11a, 11b) projecting from the porous sintered body, and external anode terminals (21a, 21b) positioned lower than the internal anode terminals and having a bottom surface utilized for surface-mounting. The internal anode terminals... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070159771 - Solid electrolytic capacitor, stacked capacitor using the same, and fabrication method thereof: On a surface-roughened aluminum foil, an aluminum oxide film as an anodic oxide film is formed. Then, a conductive polymer layer as a solid electrolyte is formed thereon and thereafter a first metal plating layer is directly formed on the conductive polymer layer, thereby forming a cathode portion. On the... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070159773 - Modular transistor outline can with internal components: In one example configuration, an optical package includes a substrate that supports a laser. The laser is configured for electrical communication with circuitry disposed on the substrate, and the laser is arranged to emit an optical signal along a first path. The optical package also includes a beam steering device... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070159772 - Iv pole attachable retractable cord power outlet: The present invention is a power outlet device, attachable to an IV pole, that receives electrical power from a wall socket through an electrical cord and provides at least one electrical outlet with electrical power to be used to power devices used in hospital or clinical medical settings. The electrical... Agent: Curtis D. Kinghorn Sirius Strategic, LLC

20070159774 - Sealed electro-technical device comprising two sealing joints and methods therefor: The invention relates to a method for applying a double sealing system to an electro-technical device and an electro-technical device with a double seal. Said Electro-technical device comprises; a container (5) housing a functional unit (2) and including one aperture (52) provided with a cover (6), wherein said cover has... Agent: Hensley Kim & Edgington, LLC

20070159775 - Adaptable rack mountable power distribution apparatus: Embodiments of a power distribution apparatus that is adaptable to be readily mounted within a variety of differing types of electronic equipment racks are herein described. One such embodiment provides power distribution apparatus having an upper mounting adapter. The upper mounting adapter may be attachable to a housing of the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070159776 - System and method for mounting a breaker: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a circuit breaker mounting plate that can comprise a prong adapted to receive a clip. The prong can define a first longitudinal axis that extends in a first direction and in an opposing second direction. The prong can be adapted to receive a spring. The clip... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070159777 - Chassis assembly and display apparatus having the same: A chassis assembly and a display apparatus that uses the chassis assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, the chassis assembly includes a chassis that supports a display panel from a rear of the display panel and has a plurality of functional holes, and a vibration preventive member that is inserted... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070159780 - Casing structure and function changing method thereof: A casing structure and function changing method thereof are disclosed. The casing structure has a casing space divided into a first space and a second space. The first space is provided for accommodating an electronic apparatus like a laptop computer while the second space is provided for storing a brace... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070159782 - Electronic apparatus having a hinge to reverse a display unit against main body: An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment has a main body, a display unit, and a hinge mechanism. The main body has a keyboard on the top face. The display unit contains a display device. The hinge mechanism connects the display unit to the main body, and has a rotation... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070159781 - Laptop computer bag and backpack computer bag with extendable table and power supply:

20070159779 - Figurine computer enclosure: A desktop computer has an enclosure with a three-dimensional figurine shape that bear resemblance of any man-made object or natural object, imaginary character or real character, include an animal, an imaginary animal, a cartoon/anime character, a robot. The figurine enclosure also can have movable and interchangeable parts that resemble a... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP. Hani Z. Sayed

20070159778 - Hanging and desktop dual-purpose computer device: A hanging and desktop dual-purpose compute device comprises a main body having a display, a lifting handle, and an input device. The main body includes a groove at an end of the main body for accommodating the input device, and two corresponding sides of the lifting handle are pivotally coupled... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070159784 - Multi-sectioned arm for portable electronic devices: One or more multi-sectioned arms are used as a basic mechanism to couple the display and the base of a portable electronic device. With this mechanism, a single portable electronic device can support all or a selected subset of the following capabilities. The display unit can move up, down, backward,... Agent: Shaofen Chen

20070159783 - Portable computer with multi-sectioned arms to support display position adjustment and multiple configurations: A portable computer is comprised of a base, a display, and one or more multi-sectioned arms connecting the base and the display. The arms can be folded and parked alongside the computer in a closed position. The arms can also be detached from both the base and the display. The... Agent: Shaofen Chen

20070159787 - Data cartridge with electrostatic discharge protection: A data storage system for removably storing information is disclosed. The data storage system includes a cartridge receptacle adapted to electrically and mechanically engage a removable data cartridge. The cartridge receptacle includes a second electrical connector and a conductive member. The second electrical connector is adapted to electrically engage a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070159785 - Positioning clamp for cd-rom drives and diskette drives: The present invention relates to a positioning clamp for CD-ROM drives and diskette drives, characterized in that no tools are required, but only clamps located at the periphery of a frame are needed to easily and rapidly position the CD-ROM drive and the diskette drive inside a CD-ROM slot and... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070159786 - Removable hard disk housing assembly: The removable hard disk housing assembly includes a housing substrate, a hard disk supporting frame, a rotatable handle, a supporting piece, two plates-liked elements and two springs. The hard disk supporting frame is connected with the housing substrate to support a hard disk. The rotatable handle is positioned at the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070159790 - High density computer equipment storage system: This relates to the manner in which computers are configured in a given area in order to conserve space and to deal with cooling issues associated with the close housing of a large number of computers. Efficient arrangements for efficiently increasing the density of computer configurations are shown, particularly when... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070159789 - Method and apparatus for thermal management of computer memory modules: A heat spreader and method for thermal management of a computer memory module by promoting natural convection cooling of the memory module. The heat spreader includes a frame surrounding a planar body adapted to be mounted to a memory module of a computer, and a grid defined in the planar... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070159788 - Telco hub and method: A telco hub in a chassis having a front side and a rear side, where the chassis includes a midplane having a first side and a second side, the telco hub includes an interposer module coupled to slidably insert into a switch slot on the rear side and connect to... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070159792 - Heat-dissipating structure inside the computer mainframe: A heat-dissipating structure inside a computer mainframe comprising an air-guiding mask installed either to the side board of a mainframe case or above the heat dissipation module of CPU; when mainframe case is used together with different mother boards, the CPU location within the mother board is expected to change... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070159791 - Low-profile articulated electronics enclosure with improved air coolant system: A system for housing electronic components includes an enclosure with an interior, a door for accessing the interior, and a chassis. The components are attached to the chassis, which is pivotally connected to the enclosure for movement between retracted and deployed positions. In the former, the chassis lies within the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070159794 - Conveying device for testing heat dissipating fans: A conveying device for testing heat dissipating fans, which is suitable for testing multiple heat dissipating fans at the same time, includes a base, a conveying unit, a plurality of movable loading tables, which are placed on the conveying unit, and a first and second conductor rail units, which are... Agent: G. Link Co. Ltd.

20070159796 - Heat sink with vertical air flow panels: A heat sink is disclosed that includes a set of horizontal fins that are coupled to multiple solid vertical panels. A fan is located near the heat sink to direct air across the surface of the horizontal fins. Vertical panels may be located on the opposite ends of the heat... Agent: Roger Fulghum Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070159795 - Linear power supply: A linear power supply is used for supplying a voltage to an electronic device to drive the electronic device. The linear power supply includes a casing having a containing space disposed therein and at least one heat dissipating portion, and the containing space includes a circular coil and a circuit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070159793 - Test device for a heat dissipating fan: A test device for a heat dissipating fan, which is suitable for testing if the fan wheel is secured to the housing firmly, includes a support post, a transverse slide unit, which is disposed at the top of the support post and provides a transverse slide seat, a vertical slide... Agent: G. Link Co. Ltd.

20070159797 - Heat exchange apparatus: In one embodiment, heat exchange device is provided, which includes a printed circuit board with a multichip module mounted on the printed circuit board. A cold plate is positioned on the multichip module and a bolster plate on a side of the printed circuit board opposite the cold plate. A... Agent: Balzan Intellectual Property Law, PC

20070159798 - Heat dissipation device having phase-changeable medium therein: A heat dissipation device includes a heat dissipation body and a heat conducting body thermally combined with the heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation body includes a central portion defining a through hole therein and a plurality of fin extending from a periphery of the central portion. Each of the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070159799 - High performance large tolerance heat sink: A heat sink apparatus for electronic components provides a heat sink and a deformable, convex foil construction affixed to the heat sink around a periphery of the foil construction and adapted to extend away from the heat sink to enable deformation of the convex foil construction as a result of... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20070159800 - Cabinet for electric apparatus: A top case coupled to a bottom case to form a cabinet main body, a front face of which is opened. A front panel attached to the opened front face of the cabinet main body. Each of the bottom case, the top case and the front panel is made of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070159801 - Insert molded flexible circuit with stiffener and flip housing assembly and method of manufacture: An electronic product (100) such as a phone includes a base housing assembly (102) and a flip housing assembly (40) coupled to the base housing assembly. The flip housing assembly includes a flexible circuit (10) having an appendage (14) having a hinge contact point, a stiffener (22) adhered to the... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070159802 - Vga interface card: A VGA interface card comprises a base plate with a GPU and one or more IC embedding seats formed thereon to have IC memory chip being installed in detachable manner which provides the advantage of easy installation, convenient maintenance or replacement of IC memory chip, particularly no longer using SMT... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070159803 - Mems device seal using liquid crystal polymer: An apparatus and method for a near hermetic chip carrier package having a base die and a lid die each formed of a substantially impermeable material and conjoined by a semi-permeable sheet or tape substrate of only a few thousands of an inch thickness that is formed of two or... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070159804 - Cartridge for use in radio frequency systems: An apparatus including a conductive sleeve including an outer-conductive surface and an inner passageway that extends from a first end at least partially to a second end. The passageway is adapted to receive and shield a device that provides at least one of a radio frequency path and an electrical... Agent: Fogg & Powers LLC

20070153435 - Motor overcurrent protection device: A motor overcurrent protection device connectable to a motor. The motor has a rotary shaft and a controlling port. The motor overcurrent protection device includes a sensing unit, a driving unit and a controlling unit. The sensing unit includes a magnetic block arranged on a circumference of the rotary shaft... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070153434 - Motor controller and motor temperature estimation method for the same: A motor controller includes: an estimated temperature calculating section that calculates and stores an estimated temperature of a motor, and a control section that can perform a drive control of the motor only when this estimated temperature is not larger than a predetermined value. When the motor is stopped, a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070153433 - Motor temperature control using estimated motor temperature based on motor power dissipation: A system and method of controlling motor temperature is based on computed motor power dissipation and a thermal model of the motor, rather than a measured motor temperature, in a control loop that limits the motor drive to prevent overheating. An ambient temperature sensor senses the ambient temperature near the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070153436 - Low cost arc fault detection technique: Low cost apparatus and methods of detecting arc faults for better discriminating electrical events. The arc fault detection apparatus includes a current sensor, a di/dt input sense circuit, a dv/dt input sense circuit, and a processing unit. The current sensor monitors a power line current, and provides high frequency components... Agent: Sensata Technologies, Inc.

20070153437 - Electrostatic discharge protection of an electronic circuit: A method of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection of an electronic circuit includes coupling a first circuit point of the electronic circuit to a first capacitance, coupling a second circuit point of the electronic circuit to a second capacitance, and substantially diverting an ESD voltage pulse occurring at the first circuit... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20070153438 - Methods and systems for electrical power sub-metering: An electrical distribution panel includes a backplane, a circuit breaker comprising a load conductor for transmitting electrical power to a load, and a load sensing assembly comprising a load sensor operatively coupled to the load conductor for detecting an electrical load of the load conductor and generating a load signal... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)

20070153439 - Fault control circuit and method therefor: In one embodiment, a fault control circuit of a switching power supply controller is configured to disable an operating voltage of the switching power supply controller responsively to a fault condition and to subsequently decouple the fault control circuit from another operating voltage.... Agent: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC Bradley J. Botsch

20070153440 - Circuit for protecting motherboard: A circuit for protecting a computer whose CPU power-on voltage on a motherboard is abnormal, includes a first transistor (Q1), a second transistor (Q2), and a third transistor (Q3). A base of the first transistor receives a signal to indicate the status of the CPU power-on voltage, and an emitter... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070153441 - Voltage-responsive protection device, and lamp-string apparatus that incorporates the same: A voltage-responsive protection device includes a current blocking unit disposed between a resistive element and a conductive unit. The current blocking unit prevents current flow between the resistive element and the conductive unit when an applied voltage across the voltage-responsive protection device does not exceed a predetermined rated voltage, and... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070153442 - Circuit arrangement with explosion protection: A circuit arrangement for a field device includes an input, an output and a current-limiting element. The circuit arrangement is designed to transmit a useful signal along a useful-signal path from the input to the output. The input and the output are galvanically separated from each other. The current-limiting element... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070153443 - Method and apparatus for preemptively detecting fan failure in an electronic system: A method for preemptively detecting fan failure is provided. The method may include measuring at least one parameter associated with the fan, such as sound, wobble, smoke, or the like, and predicting a time at which failure of the system is anticipated based on said measured parameter. Thereafter an indication... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070153444 - Pulse width modulated servo clutch driver: Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a clutch associated with a solenoid using a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal, which keeps the current through the coil constant over a wide temperature range and fluctuations in line voltage. The system may include a voltage source, a switch (such as... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070153446 - Mobile computing apparatus: Mobile computing apparatus includes a portable computer (101) having a display module (105) and an arrangement (500) for providing illumination in the display module, the arrangement including a light source (222) external to the display module, a light guide (223) for guiding light from the light source toward the display... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070153447 - Assembly for coupling to an electrical component: An assembly (200-400) has a portion of a housing (400), a connector (300), and a tray (200). The connector has one or more electrical contacts (302) for connecting to a corresponding electrical component (500). The tray is coupled to a surface (402) of the portion of the housing, wherein the... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070153448 - Electrical circuit board, board device, motor , motor device, electric pump, and method of connecting motor and electrical circuit board or board device: A print board that is to be connected to a motor includes a wiring layer in which a driving current flows. A bolting through hole is provided close to the wiring layers. Meanwhile, a power terminal of the motor is in the form of nuts. A bolt is inserted into... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070153445 - Integrated circuit passive signal distribution: For one disclosed embodiment, an integrated circuit may comprise an internal transmission line in one or more layers of the integrated circuit. The internal transmission line may be coupled to receive a signal from an external transmission line at a first end of the internal transmission line without use of... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070153449 - Gas-insulated switchgear device: Disclosed is a gas-insulated switchgear device, in which a space for dismantlement and inspection work which facilitates the dismantlement and inspection work of circuit breakers at the time of the occurrence of accidents of the circuit breakers are provided and an installation area for the gas-insulated switchgear device can be... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070153452 - Electronic device and slide mechanism: An electronic device (100), suitable for operation in a compact configuration, a portrait configuration, and a landscape configuration includes a first housing (102) and a second housing (104) coupled to the first housing. A data coupler (502) electronically couples the first housing with the second housing, and a bar linkage... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070153450 - Electronic devices and associated covers: An electronic device cover formed from a sheet of material dimensioned to at least partially cover an electronic device, wherein the sheet is configured to have a substantially flat configuration and a folded configuration and be bendable into the folded configuration to cover the electronic device.... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070153453 - Fully conductive pad for electrochemical mechanical processing: Embodiments of a pad assembly for processing a substrate are provided. The pad assembly includes a plurality of discrete members and a plurality of apertures. Each of the plurality of discrete members include a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, with an isolation layer therebetween, and a recess... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070153451 - Mounting apparatus for computer power supply: A mounting apparatus is used for securing an electronic device (50) to a computer enclosure. The mounting apparatus includes a chassis (60), a bracket (10), and a retention member (30). The chassis includes a bottom panel (80). The bracket is secured on the bottom panel of the chassis. The bracket... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153454 - Back panel for video display device: A back panel for a display device, such as a flat-panel television or computer monitor, which is very thin around the edges and houses all electronics in a “spine” near the vertical center of the back of the display. The back panel provides novel heat-dissipation, arrangement of electronics to save... Agent: Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP

20070153455 - Method for cutting liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating liquid crystal display panel using the same: A method for cutting a liquid crystal display panel includes transferring a pair of attached mother substrates having a plurality of panel regions arranged thereon to a first scribing part; forming first prearranged cut lines for sectioning the panel regions in a first direction on front and rear surfaces of... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070153457 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes: an operating section; a display section configured to perform display based on information transmitted from the operating section; a light emitting element provided in one of the operating section and the display section; and a light receiving element provided in other of the operating section... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 000449, 001701

20070153456 - Portable electronic device capable of inserting display monitor into housing: An electronic device includes a housing. The housing includes a cavity for inserting a display monitor and a support module. When the display monitor is extended outside the housing, the support module is moves along the track while coupled to the track for loading the display monitor. When the display... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070153458 - Flat-panel display apparatus: According to the present invention, the amount of usage of a heat conductive member for fixing a self-luminous flat display panel to a metallic chassis member disposed at the back of the display panel is reduced in the thickness direction as well as in the surface direction. The invention further... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070153459 - Mounting system for flat panel electronic display: A flat panel electronic display mount includes a display mount assembly having a discontinuous bearing, the bearing being expandable radially responsive to an increased frictional biasing force, the biasing force being applied axially to the discontinuous bearing, the radial expandability assisting in maintaining a desired amount of frictional engagement afforded... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070153464 - Portable computer enclosure: A portable computer enclosure includes a main body, a cover body pivotably attached to the main body, and an outer plate detachably attached to the cover body for covering an outer surface of the cover body opposite to the main body. The cover body defines at least one opening therein,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153461 - Portable computer system: A portable computer system, comprising a flexible monitor that can be rolled into a substantially cylindrical shape when not in use, a flexible keyboard that can be rolled into a substantially cylindrical shape when not in use, a processor, dimensioned to fit within at least one of the flexible monitor... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.

20070153463 - Adjustable receptacle for mp3 player: An audio supply apparatus such as a radio with a receptacle for a MP3 player. The receptacle includes a recess with a cradle therein sized to receive various thickness and shape MP3 players. A slide to the rear of the MP3 player in the cradle, adjustable by a thumb screw... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070153460 - Computer front bezel with movable cover: A computer front bezel includes a bezel body (10), a cover (20) pivotably attached to the bezel body, and a connecting bar (30) connecting with the bezel body and the cover. The cover has an open position and a closed position. The connecting bar has first and second end portions.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153462 - Midplane connector for blades: A computer system includes a plurality of blade servers, a midplane, a supplemental midplane, and a peripheral device separate from the blade servers. The midplane includes a plurality of connectors connecting the midplane to the plurality of blade servers. The supplemental midplane is separate from the midplane and includes a... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20070153465 - Multi-directional sliding module and application thereof: A multi-directional sliding module for a portable device is described. The multi-directional sliding module includes a slide, a first track, and a second track. The first track and the second track are disposed on a single plane of a portable device and form a predetermined angle therebetween to allow a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070153466 - Mounting apparatus for securing data storage device: A mounting apparatus is used to secure a data storage device (10). The data storage device has a mounting member (12) disposed thereon. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket (30) for accommodating the data storage device, and a latch member (50) removably attached to the bracket. The bracket includes a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153471 - Mounting apparatus for data storage device of computer system: A mounting apparatus for a data storage device (50) with a mounting hole (522) defined includes a bracket (20) for accommodating the data storage device, and a locking member (30) for securing the data storage device in the bracket. The bracket includes a side plate (26). A through hole (276)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153470 - Computer bezel having pivotable drive cover: A computer bezel comprises a base, a pair of sliding members slidingly mounted on the base, a pair of elastic members, and a drive cover pivotably mounted to the sliding members. The base defines an opening for providing access to a data storage device with a moveable tray. The elastic... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153469 - Computer enclosure with drive bracket: A computer enclosure includes a chassis (10), a drive bracket (20) pivotably attached to the chassis, a holder (40) mounted in the chassis, and a positioning member (30) attached to the drive bracket. The holder includes a first clamp (45) with a first groove (451) defined therein. The positioning member... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153467 - Computer enclosure with pivotable bracket: A computer enclosure includes a chassis (20), and a bracket (10) pivotably attached to the chassis. The chassis includes a front plate (27). A first pivot portion (271) is formed along an edge of the front plate. A cutout (272) is defined adjacent the pivot portion along the edge thereof.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153468 - Computer enclosure with simple drive bracket: A computer enclosure includes a base (70), a support plate (20), and a front plate (10). The support plate is secured to the base. The front plate is secured between the base and the support plate. The front plate defines an opening (12) therein for receiving a data storage device.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153472 - 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

20070153473 - Method and apparatus for a system using at least one hard disk drive providing dual heat transfers for an internal thermal zone: A system includes at least one hard disk drive (HDD) controlling the temperature of an internal thermal zone. The HDD preferably includes a thermal controller directing a thermoelectric device based upon a temperature measure of internal thermal zone. The thermoelectric device thermal-couples via thermal interface to internal thermal zone and... Agent: Gregory Smith & Associates

20070153474 - Cooling system and method of use: In one embodiment, the cooling system includes both a primary cooling system configured to move a first cooling fluid across a major surface of the circuit boards and a secondary cooling system configured to move a second cooling fluid across at least one primary or targeted component mounted on one... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070153475 - Heat dissipating structure applicable to a computer host: A heat dissipating structure for a computer host is disclosed. The heat dissipating structure is fixable to a housing of the computer host and is provided for a beat dissipating fan for dissipating heat. The heat dissipating structure includes a fan fixing housing including a front opening aid a hollow... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070153477 - Fan device for a computer host: A fan device for a computer host includes a rectangular container having an emplacement sink, a plurality of fans each of whose front and rear surfaces are provided with a plurality of latch holes, a plurality of positioning outer jackets made by a flexible material, and a plurality of positioning... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070153476 - Heat dissipation device having a ventilating duct: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink (20) having a plurality of fins (26), a fan duct (50), a fan (70) and a mounting bracket (60) for mounting the fan duct and the fan to the heat sink. The fan duct is mounted to a front side of the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070153478 - Method for controlling fan rotational speed in electronic system and electronic system applying the same: A method for controlling the rotational speed of a cooling fan in an electronic system is disclosed, wherein the electronic system comprises a CPU, a cooling module comprising the cooling fan and a cooling fin. The method includes measuring the voltage of the CPU to obtain the power of the... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070153479 - Connector heat transfer unit: A connector heat transfer unit is presented. A number of embodiments are presented. Each embodiment includes a housing capable electrically connecting one or more heat generating components to an electronic system and cooling the heat generating components.... Agent: Arthur W. Fisher Patent Dominion Partnership, Lp

20070153480 - Multi-fluid coolant system: A system using a multi-fluid coolant. Immiscible or miscible fluids may be put through one or more channels. A device to be cooled may be thermally coupled to the channels. The boiling point of one fluid may be greater than an operating temperature that is to be maintained in the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070153481 - Multi-surface heat sink film: An electrical assembly comprising plurality of heat producing devices in direct thermal contact with perforated heat pipe film. Direct benefits of this invention for circuit board packages are weight reduction, volume reduction, increase of allowable heat dissipation.... Agent: Igor V Touzov

20070153482 - Apparatus for supporting a heatsink: Described is an apparatus for use supporting a heatsink thermally coupled to an integrated circuit component disposed on a first side of a circuit board. The heatsink has an opening that is aligned with an opening of the circuit board. The apparatus includes a support stud disposed beneath the heatsink... Agent: Guerin & Rodriguez, LLP

20070153483 - Thermal management device for multiple heat producing devices: A thermal management device for a circuit substrate having at least a first heat generating component and at least a second heat generating component, the thermal management device includes a first thermal spreader and a second thermal spreader. The second thermal spreader is mountable to the circuit substrate to thermally... Agent: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C.

20070153484 - Electronic control enclosure: The electronic control enclosure includes devices and methods for removing heat energy from the electronic components of an electronic control unit. The components are mounted to a substrate and are protectively housed in an interior chamber of an environmentally sealed enclosure housing. Electrical communication is established with the components via... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070153485 - Electronic control enclosure: The electronic control enclosure includes devices and methods for removing heat energy from the electronic components of an electronic control unit. The components are mounted to a substrate and are protectively housed in an interior chamber of an environmentally sealed enclosure housing. Electrical communication is established with the components via... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070153486 - Memory cooling device: A memory cooling device includes two symmetrically formed cooling foils, which sandwich a memory therebetween. The inner surfaces of the two cooling foils touch the two sides of the memory. Further, at least a folded portion formed on the cooling foils includes a buckling element and a buckling hole formed... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070153487 - Plated module for an ic card: A plated module is for an IC card and includes a printed circuit having a plurality of conductive areas, delimited by a network of insulating channels, for covering an integrated circuit chip intended to be hosted in a recess of a plastic support of the IC card. At least some... Agent: Christopher Regan Allen Dyer, Milbrath And Gilchrist Pa

20070153488 - Multi-layer printed circuit board and method for fabricating the same: A method for fabricating a double-sided or multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) by ink-jet printing that includes providing a substrate, forming a first self-assembly membrane (SAM) on at least one side of the substrate, forming a non-adhesive membrane on the first SAM, forming at least one microhole in the substrate,... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070153489 - Computer enclosure with emi shielding clip: A computer enclosure includes a chassis (10), a resilient clip (30), and a cover (50). The chassis defines at least a through hole (16). An outer surface (13) and an inner surface (15) are defined on the chassis. The cover is secured to the chassis. The resilient clip is secured... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153490 - Methods and apparatus for electromagnetically sampling signals using socket-package interface based interposer: An article of manufacture includes a substrate and a first electrical conductor supported on the substrate. The first electrical conductor is to carry a signal from an integrated circuit package. In addition, the article of manufacture includes a second electrical conductor supported on the substrate and located to electromagnetically couple... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20070153491 - Electronic circuit package: An electronic circuit package includes a first electronic module, a second electronic module, and an electric shielding layer. The first electronic module and the second electronic module are bonded in such a way that integrated devices are opposite to each other. The electric shielding layer is inserted between the first... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070153492 - Expansion card mounting apparatus: A mounting apparatus for expansion cards, each of the expansion cards includes a slot cover. The mounting apparatus includes a chassis having a rear panel, a retaining bracket, and a top cover mounted on the chassis. The rear panel defines a plurality of slots for receiving the slot covers, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070153493 - Mounting assembly for expansion cards: A mounting assembly includes a chassis having a wall, a fastener pivotally attached to the wall, and a cover detachably attached to the chassis. The wall forms a support portion for supporting a slot cover of an expansion card thereon. The fastener includes a pressing portion for pressing the slot... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP