Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions 10/07

20070247765 - Power supply controller: One aspect of the present invention is directed to a power supply controller that includes a switching element disposed between a power source and a load, a current detecting element connected to the switching element and capable of outputting a detection signal in the form of a load current to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070247766 - Electric power steering device: An electric power steering device that can estimate an ambient temperature and apply current limiting without using ambient temperature detecting means is provided. The electric power steering device includes a motor that supplements the driver's steering force, a controller that determines and controls the quantity of current passed to the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070247771 - Analog input/output circuit with esd protection: An analog input/output (I/O) circuit contains a pad, an analog IP (Intellectual Property) circuit, and a transmission gate. The pad is connected to the analog circuit IP. The transmission gate is configured between the pad and analog circuit IP, and therefore any signal between the pad and analog circuit IP... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070247774 - Noise immune over current protection with inherent current limiting for switching power converter: A circuit for providing over-current protection, the circuit including a gate driver circuit for controlling a bridge circuit including a half bridge stage having high and low switches. The circuit includes a feedback loop circuit for counting over-current indicators sensed during one or more consecutive PWM cycles; wherein when an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070247769 - Receptacle type ground-fault circuit interrupter: A receptacle type GFCI includes an input circuit, a leakage current detecting and amplifying circuit, a neutral ground fault detecting and amplifying circuit, a signal control circuit including an IC and a reset and trip actuating circuit, an output circuit, and a ground fault self detecting circuit connected between the... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20070247767 - Systems, devices, and methods for temperature compensation in arc fault detection systems: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, which can comprise configuring a system to compare an electrical value and a selected pre-stored threshold value of a plurality of pre-stored threshold values. The method can comprise configuring the system to modify the plurality of pre-stored threshold values based upon a predetermined change... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070247768 - Wireless handheld device and circuit breaker: A system is provided for enabling the communication between a handheld device 26 and a circuit breaker (18a, 18b, 18c). The system comprises an electronic circuit breaker (18a, 18b, 18c) including an RFID component (54) having an RFID module (56) for storing data and a microcontroller (50) connected to the... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group

20070247770 - Alternating-current voltage output appartus: Inverters (20, 30), based on signals PWM1, PWM2 from a control device (70), generate a commercial AC voltage Vac across neutral points (N1, N2) of 3-phase coils (12, 14). A Y-capacitor (84) for removing noise is connected to a load (80) outside the vehicle receiving the supply of the commercial... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070247772 - Esd clamp control by detection of power state: The present invention provides an improvement on ESD protection circuitry by controlling the trigger circuit to prevent the unwanted triggering of the device. The circuitry includes an ESD clamp with a trigger circuit coupled to the clamp. Both the clamp and the trigger circuit are coupled to a first reference... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.C.

20070247773 - Switching device: A switching device for disconnecting and switching at least one line of a power supply is disclosed. The switching device may be, for example, a residual-current-operated protective device or a combination switch and includes a line-voltage-independent trigger device, a trigger element, such as a trigger relay, associated with the line-voltage-independent... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070247775 - Voltage rise suppression circuit and panel television: Included are a Zener diode D2 having a cathode connected onto a voltage output line, dividing resistors having one terminal connected to the anode of the Zener diode D2 and having the other terminal grounded, a transistor Q1 having a base connected to the junction point between the dividing resistors... Agent: Yokoi & Co., U.s.a., Inc.

20070247776 - Magnetic disk degaussing device and degaussing method: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a degaussing device and a degaussing method capable of efficiently degaussing a magnetic disk, especially, a magnetic disk of the perpendicular magnetic recording system, without resorting to a magnetic field of a high intensity. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20070247777 - Protective structure for electrostatic discharge: A protective structure for electrostatic discharge used to guide an electrostatic charge to a ground portion is provided, which comprises at least one press element and a masking piece, wherein an electrostatic charge near the press element is attracted by wrapping the press element with the masking piece, and then... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070247779 - Electrostatic chuck: An electrostatic chuck is provided which includes a circular ceramic plate having an electrostatic attractive electrode, a mounting surface for supporting a wafer which is formed on one of the main surfaces of the circular ceramic plate, an annular gas groove formed on the periphery of the mounting surface in... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070247780 - Substrate holding system and exposure apparatus using the same: A substrate holding system for holding a substrate based on vacuum attraction and electrostatic attraction including a rim configured to support the substrate, a protrusion for the electrostatic attraction, configured to support the substrate inside the rim, and a protrusion for the vacuum attraction, configured to support the substrate inside... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070247778 - Z-stage with dynamically driven stage mirror and chuck assembly: Substrate support apparatus and methods are disclosed. Motion of a substrate chuck relative to a stage mirror may be dynamically compensated by sensing a displacement of the substrate chuck relative to the stage mirror and coupling a signal proportional to the displacement in one or more feedback loops with Z... Agent: Joshua D. Isenberg Jdi Patent

20070247781 - Multi-layered solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing same: A multi-layered solid electrolytic capacitor is furnished with a plurality of capacitor elements 6, each having an aluminum foil 1 having an anode portion 7 and a cathode portion 8 having a dielectric oxide film 2 and a cathode layer 3 successively formed on a surface of the aluminum foil... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070247782 - Dielectric device: The invention suppresses the occurrence of cracks in a dielectric layer, and improve yield during manufacture of a dielectric device. A dielectric device includes a substrate, a base electrode and a dielectric layer. The base electrode is fixed on the substrate. The base electrode is formed such that a surface... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070247783 - Laminated capacitor: One inventive aspect relates to a laminated capacitor capable of satisfying higher electrostatic capacitance and lower ESL at the same time. A dielectric chip constituting the laminated capacitor has an integral structure formed by alternately laminating a pair of first inner conductor layer and second inner conductor layer which are... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070247784 - Low tunneling current mim structure and method of manufacturing same: Disclosed herein are new MIM structures having increased capacitance with little or no tunneling current, and related methods of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the new MIM structure comprises a first electrode comprising a magnetic metal and having a magnetic moment aligned in a first direction, and a second... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie On Behalf Of Tsmc

20070247785 - Separator for electric double layer capacitor and electric double layer capacitor containing same: A separator for an electric double layer capacitor, characterized in that a thickness of the entire separator is 25 μm or less, a layer of an ultrafine fibrous aggregate prepared by an electrostatic spinning process is contained, an average fiber diameter of ultrafine fibers constituting the ultrafine fibrous aggregate layer... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070247786 - Torroidal battery for use in implantable medical device: An implantable medical device is provided comprising a housing and circuitry disposed within the housing. A torroidal battery is disposed within the housing and coupled to the circuitry. The battery comprises a torroidal canister having a central opening therethrough and an electrode assembly disposed within the canister. An insulative body... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070247787 - Activated carbon for electric double layer capacitor, activated carbon electrode for electric double layer capacitor, and an electric double layer capacitor using same: Carbonization treatment is carried out in which 1 kg of meso carbon micro beads whose particle diameter is 25 μm is heated in a nitrogen atmosphere at 800° C. for 2 hours, and is cooled to room temperature. The carbide of meso carbon micro beads and sodium hydroxide powder are... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070247788 - Polarizable electrode member, process for producing the same, and electrochemical capacitor utilizing the member: A polarized electrode for use in an electrochemical capacitor, in which electrode includes a current collector made of a metal plain foil, an anchor coat layer formed at least on one of the surfaces of the current collector, and an electrode layer formed on either the anchor coat layer or... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070247789 - Data analysis system, such as a theft scenario analysis system for automated utility metering: Systems and methods for determining possible theft scenarios at utility meters are described. In some examples, the system receives information that indicates possible tampering of utility meter by a customer of a utility. In some examples, the system uses the information to determine a theft scenario. The system may then... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070247791 - Latch mechanism: A latch mechanism includes a latching member, a push member, and a sliding member. The latching member is slidably installed in a cover unit in parallel to a front wall thereof. The latching member includes a hook for engaging with a base unit. The push member is slidably installed in... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070247790 - Combination device using a portable sound device: A holding device provides, in combination, a device for lighting a desired area, and recharging the battery of or playing a portable receiving device adapted to play music or material as stored therein or received thereby from television or radio sources.... Agent: Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.

20070247796 - Desktop liquid crystal displaying device: A desktop liquid crystal displaying (LCD) device, which can be disposed on a surface, includes an LCD monitor, a first frame and a second frame. The LCD monitor has a bottom side facing the surface. The first frame and the second frame are mounted on the LCD monitor. The first... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070247795 - Height adjustable support apparatus and display with the same: The invention provides a height adjustable support apparatus and a display with the same. The height adjustable support apparatus includes a frame device, a slide member, a supporting device, and a constant force device, and a vertical direction is defined on the frame device. The frame device provides a first... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20070247792 - Computer screen: A computer screen for a personal computer according to the present invention includes a main screen, one or more retractable sub-displays, and one or more retractable arms. The main screen has a main display and a docking space disposed behind the main display. The retractable sub-displays are adapted to be... Agent: Chan Law Group Lc

20070247793 - Protective cover for device having touch screen: A protective cover for a device having a touch-sensitive screen, the cover being a substantially optically transparent flexible protective cover formed of a unitary combination of a mask portion substantially surrounded with a plurality of integrally interconnected curtain portions extending therefrom and forming therebetween a plurality of interconnected lip portions,... Agent: Charles J Rupnick

20070247794 - Video dock for portable media player: A docking station for a portable media player. The docking station includes a docking connector to physically secure the portable media player and a communication interface to communicatively couple the portable media player to the docking station when the docking connector is physically securing the portable media player. A projection... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070247799 - Covering assembly for cable and notebook computer using the same: A covering assembly includes a base and a cover slidably mating with the base. The base includes a cavity bounded by a plurality of sidewalls, at least one slide-rail set on the sidewalls, a hole defined in at least one of the sidewalls, for allowing cables to extend therethrough, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070247801 - Protective cover for laptop computer: An exterior cover for a laptop computer having a display portion and a keyboard portion is disclosed. The exterior cover includes a first rigid planar element for placement on an outside surface of the display portion. The first rigid planar element includes a raised edge along a perimeter of the... Agent: Mark Terry, Esq.

20070247800 - Assembly having a main unit and a mounting unit: A main unit, a mounting unit, and an assembly including the main unit removably mountable to the mounting unit. The main unit has a processor and at least one data input device configured to be movably coupled to the housing of the main unit. The mounting unit has a mount... Agent: Originatic LLC Series B4 Dept.

20070247798 - Display having a variable display size for use in portable electronic devices and methods for controlling same: The invention concerns a display for use in, for example, small electronic devices such as notebook computers. The display of the invention has a main display panel and an auxiliary display panel, wherein the auxiliary display panel is slidably mounted in a housing behind the main display panel when not... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070247797 - Positioning member for securing in position add-on board: A positioning member for securing in position an add-on board is proposed, which is disposed inside an electronic device. The positioning member includes a coupling portion for coupling the positioning member to the inside of the electronic device, and a block portion attached to the coupling portion for preventing the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070247803 - Portable computing device housing assembly, and associated methodology, providing for carriage of an external mass storage device: A housing assembly, and an associated methodology, for a laptop computer, or other portable computing device. A housing face of the laptop computer includes a slotted opening, and a support bay is formed to extend into the body of the laptop computer. The support bay is of dimensions permitting reception... Agent: Scheef & Stone, L.L.P.

20070247802 - Removable hard drive module for a computer: A removable module for grouping hard drives for a computer has been developed. The module includes multiple hard drives that have a slide rail attached on the side of each drive. The drive are inserted into a sleeve that has rail slots in its side which receive the slide rails... Agent: Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP

20070247804 - High-density disk array device: A high-density disk array device can enhance accessing capacity and heat-dissipating capacity, which includes a casing formed with an entry. A pair of disk modules and a pair of fan modules are received in the casing. The pair of disk modules can be drawn from the entry of the casing.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070247805 - Multiple hard disk drive cooling: A disk-drive storage assembly includes an interface card configurable to couple to a plurality of hard-disk drives. The interface card has a plurality of first vent openings to expose a surface area of each of the plurality of hard-disk drives. A drive chassis tray is coupled to the interface card... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070247806 - Supporting frame with locating function: A supporting frame with locating function mainly includes a supporting portion and a plurality of connecting portions. The supporting portion is provided at a central area with a plurality of hollow spaces, and is connected at an upper side to a fan and at a lower side to a radiator.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070247807 - Display device having display panel and method of disassembling the same: For a flat panel display including a glass display panel and a chassis pasted together using an adhesive material, the present invention provides a low-cost and simple method of separating the panel from the chassis which are pasted together using the adhesive material. A conductor layer is formed on a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070247808 - Ceramic foam electronic component cooling: In an exemplary apparatus for cooling an electronic component, a housing defines an inlet port and an exhaust port and a foam member is disposed within the housing. The foam member has a shape that conforms to a shape of at least one surface of an electronic component such that... Agent: Robert R. Richardson, P.s.

20070247809 - Multi-processor system and tubelike computer module thereof: A multi-processor system has a tubelike computer module including plural mother boards configured onto plural side walls of a rack body to form a unitary, continuous and non-segment airflow channel. The airflow channel of the tubelike computer module has larger space and fewer barriers to allow the airflow passing through... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070247811 - Electronic device: An electronic device comprises a casing, a heat sink accommodated in the casing and formed in a shape so as to have an air passage, a fan accommodated in the casing adjacent to one end of the heat sink, and a circuit board on which a heating element and a... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070247810 - Dual impeller push-pull axial fan heat sink: A fan sink that includes a dual impeller push-pull axial fan and a heat sink to cool a hot electronic device is presented. The axial fan has a hub motor, a first impeller that is radially proximate to the hub motor, and a second impeller that is radially distal to... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070247812 - Ceramic foam cold plate: An exemplary cold plate housing defines an inlet port and an outlet port. A plurality of foam strips are disposed in the housing. Each foam strip suitably has pore size of no more than around 50 micrometers and porosity of at least around 80 percent. The foam strips are arranged... Agent: Robert R. Richardson, P.s.

20070247813 - Non-influencing fastener for mounting a heat sink in contact with an electronic component: A load frame has an open region exposing a surface of an electronic component. A heat sink is disposed on the load frame and has a surface in thermal contact with the surface of the electronic component. A non-influencing fastener is disposed within a bore in the heat sink and... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070247814 - Heat dissipation module: A heat dissipation module includes a heat dissipation device, a resilient bracket and a cylindrically shaped nut. The heat dissipation device is attached to a heat generating component. The cylindrically shaped nut has an arc surface and two circular surfaces. A screw hole is formed on one of the two... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070247815 - Heat dissipation system for a miniaturized form factor communications card: A heat dissipation system for a miniaturized form factor card allows a communications system for mobile information devices contained in the card to operate with high heat loads by employing a high conductivity pad on the printed circuit board of the mobile information device which contacts the case of the... Agent: Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20070247817 - Power adapter: A power adapter includes a housing formed of a bottom cover shell and a top cover shell and having an air passage extending across the bottom cover shell and an exhaust port in the top cover shell, a PC board mounted in the housing, two heat sinks covered on the... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa & Associates, P.C.

20070247816 - Structure for a chip cooling fan: The present invention relates to an improved structure for a chip cooling fan, in which the cooling fan assembly comprises a fan, magnets, bearing housing, bearing, printed circuit board, spindle and silicon steel-sheet winding and is characterized in: The said printed circuit board is laid outside the fan body assembly... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070247818 - Adjustable attachment for electronic assemblies: An apparatus and method used for connecting surfaces to one another is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises of a mounting body with a front and a back portion. The front portion includes an opening that is aligned with another opening of a block, fixably attached to this front... Agent: Lily Neff IBM Corporation - Ms P386

20070247819 - Memory module assembly including heat dissipating members: A memory module assembly includes a memory card having a circuit board and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the circuit board. A pair of shells covers two faces of the memory card for dissipating heat generated by the electronic components of the memory card. A pair of clips... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070247820 - Memory module assembly including heat dissipating members: A memory module assembly includes a memory card having a circuit board and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the circuit board. A pair of shells sandwich the memory card therebetween. A first pair of clips sandwich the memory card and the pair of shells therebetween. A fastener extends... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070247821 - Surface mounting electronic component and manufacturing method thereof: The electric component includes at least a set of electrode terminals 2, 3, a semiconductor element 4 electrically connected with the set of electrode terminals, and a package 6 made of synthetic resin and sealing the electrode terminals and the semiconductor element with part of a lower surface of each... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070247822 - Method for the production of a printed circuit structure as well as a printed circuit structure thus produced: A method for the production of a carrier material in current-free metallization baths includes first exposing the plate-shaped carrier material to selective electromagnetic radiation of an Nd:YAG laser in order to create printed circuit structures on the carrier material as highly reactive aluminum particles by breaking-up non-conductive aluminum nitride that... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070247823 - Power inverter: The object of the invention is a power inverter, the bottom of the housing (1) of the power inverter being configured to be stepped, cooling bodies (10, 11) being disposed on the exterior face of the stepped bottom, at least two printed circuit boards (6, 8) that overlap each other... Agent: Pyle & Piontek Attn: Thomas R. Vigil

20070247824 - Electronic module interconnection apparatus: An electronic apparatus, includes a plurality of electronic modules, each having a maximum thickness of no more than 90 microns, each comprising a substrate having a two sided edge connection pattern. The electronic modules are arranged adjacent to each other. Each pad of a first set of connection pads on... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070247825 - Method and apparatus for securing a backplane to a chassis: A backplane securing apparatus includes a chassis defining an information handling system housing (‘IHS’). An activation member is moveably coupled to the chassis, whereby the activation member is operable to move along a first direction. A securing member defines a rear portion of the IHS housing and is moveably coupled... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070247826 - Modular server and method: A modular computer system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a computer server having a first printed circuit assembly disposed within a first housing and an expansion connector. The computer server is configured to be coupled to a modular expansion unit via the expansion connector to convert the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070247827 - Board-mounting device: A board mounting device (20) which includes a base carrier (10) that can be snapped down on a board (14). The base carrier (10) includes at least one locking hook (22) which engages behind the board (14) in the mounted condition of the device (20). The device (20) further includes... Agent: Wolff & Samson PC

20070242398 - Motor protective device: A heating value calculation part obtains a substantial heating value based on the difference between a heating value and a radiating value attributed to a motor supply current. The radiating value is obtained by a difference between a motor estimation temperature Td and an ambient temperature Tm. The heating value... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070242400 - Device to protect semiconductor device from electrostatic discharge: A device to protect a semiconductor device from electrostatic discharge includes a transferring unit transferring the static electricity inputted to said input/output terminal to the power line, a detecting unit sensing the potential difference between both ends of the transferring unit, located between an input/output terminal and one of the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070242401 - Electrostatic discharge protection circuit and electrostatic discharge protection method of a semiconductor memory device: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit protects a gate oxide of elements in an internal circuit against ESD. During an ESD test, if the sum of driving voltages of ESD protectors connected between a power pad and a ground pad is higher than the gate oxide breakdown voltage of elements... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070242403 - Power supply protection circuit for an in-vehicle electronic device: Provided is a power supply protection circuit for an in-vehicle electronic device, for protecting a power supply of a circuit to be protected which is installed in the in-vehicle electronic device, including a battery power supply for the in-vehicle electronic device, a diode whose anode terminal is connected therewith, a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070242397 - Overload protection device comprising an electric switching unit: The invention relates to an overload protection device (1) comprising a housing (2) which is designed to be fixed to a manipulation device. The overload protection device comprises a tool holder (3) for fixing a tool that is attached to the housing in a displaceable manner, a pre-tensioning unit (4)... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20070242399 - Electric arc detection device, switchgear unit comprising one such device and method for detecting an electric arc: The invention relates to an electric arc detection device comprising analyzing means supplying current and voltage integration signals. The analyzing means supply current and voltage differential signals. Decision-making means comprise a disable unit supplying adaptive disable signals and comprising detection means supplying at least one decision-making aid signal according to... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070242402 - Circuit protection system: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing protection against arc flash during maintenance on a low voltage power circuit including a circuit breaker having a specified trip function for responding to a fault is provided. The specified trip function is overridden with a maintenance trip function that results in... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070242404 - Circuit output stage protection system: An output stage protection system for protecting NMOS devices in an integrated circuit (IC) output stage during normal operations and power up/power down. In an embodiment, the output stage includes a pair of relatively low voltage NMOS devices coupled to a current source and IC core outputs. A first pair... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070242405 - Chip type electronic component for test, and mounted state test method: A chip type electronic component for test is provided with an element body, and four or more terminal electrodes placed on the exterior of the element body. The element body has a plurality of laminated insulator layers, and a plurality of internal electrodes arranged to be opposed to each other... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070242406 - Electricity generating apparatus utilizing a single magnetic flux path: Methods and apparatus generate electricity through the operation of a circuit based upon a single magnetic flux path. A magnetizable member provides the flux path. One or more electrically conductive coils are wound around the member, and a reluctance or flux switching apparatus is used to control the flux. When... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070242407 - Semiconductor device having output transistor and current control circuit: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having first and second pads; an output transistor; and a current control circuit having first and second resistors, a control signal generation circuit, first and second switching circuits. The first or second resistor is disposed between the first or second pad and the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070242408 - Three wire drive/sense for dual solenoid: A dual-acting solenoid, consisting of one armature moving between two latching positions against two yokes with two drive windings, is interconnected to bring out three wire terminations: a center and two ends. The electronic drive circuitry is similarly configured for three terminals. Optionally, the drive circuitry includes sensing and computation... Agent: Nils Peter Mickelson

20070242409 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method of the same: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, an anode terminal, a cathode terminal, and an outer casing resin. The anode and cathode terminals constitute parts of the mounting surface, and are drawn immediately below the capacitor element. The anode terminal and the cathode terminal are electrically coupled with an... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070242411 - Variable capacitor: A laminated variable capacitor including: input-output terminals for inputting an alternating-current signal and outputting an output signal; and controlling terminals for controlling a capacitance value for voltage of the input alternating-current signal; wherein a total area of external electrodes for input and output connected to said input-output terminals is larger... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070242410 - Voltage variable capacitor: A charge storage device having a capacitance that is variable by alteration of the relative permittivity of the dielectric positioned between conductive electrodes within the device. The device consists of two conductive plates sandwiching a conductive grid, typically embedded within a dielectric material. Charging the grid with a negative or... Agent: Kammer Browning PLLC

20070242412 - 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

20070242413 - Power capacitor: A power capacitor including at least one capacitor element enclosed in a container, wherein the container is of a material which substantially includes a first polymer material. Further, the container is cylindrical and provided in its surface with creepage distance extending protrusions of a second polymer material. The protrusions are... Agent: Venable LLP

20070242414 - Inkjet patterning for thin-film capacitor fabrication, thin-film capacitors fabricated thereby, and systems containing same: An integrated thin-film capacitor includes a dielectric disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The thin-film capacitor includes a dielectric disposed upon the first electrode, and the dielectric exhibits a substantially uniform heat-altered morphology along a line defined by a characteristic dimension thereof. A computing system is also... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070242415 - Energy storage device having a separator blocking parasitic ions: An energy storage device comprises a pair of electrodes in contact with an electrolyte and a dielectric separator therebetween. The separator comprises a chelating material capable of binding parasitic to ions with the electrolyte, so to prevent the free circulation of the parasitic ions within the electrolyte. In one embodiment,... Agent: Maxwell Technologies, Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20070242416 - Surface-mounting ceramic electronic component: One inventive aspect relates to a surface-mounting ceramic electronic component including a terminal electrode structure which improves the mechanical strength of the electronic component. In the terminal electrode structure, an intermediate metal layer is formed on a base metal layer, and a conductive resin layer is formed thereon. A surface... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070242417 - Forming carbon nanotube capacitors: A capacitor may be formed of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes, grown on substrates, may be formed in a desired pattern. The pattern may be defined by placing catalyst in appropriate locations for carbon nanotube growth from a substrate. Then, intermeshing arrays of carbon nanotubes may be formed by juxtaposing the... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070242418 - Manufacturing method of capacitor electrode foil, capacitor electrode foil, laminate type electrolytic capacitor and winding type electrolytic capacitor: A method of manufacturing a capacitor electrode foil includes the steps of masking both surfaces of at least one side edge portion having a predetermined width of a strip-shaped electrode foil material with masking material along the side edge portion, etching a non-masking portion of the electrode foil material with... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242420 - Cable connection interface for rack mount apparatus, and rack mount apparatus: A rack mount apparatus is provided in an optical transmission apparatus. The rack mount apparatus includes a rack, a shelf mounted in the rack and a cross-sectional L-shaped Panel installed in the rack under a device to be rotatable so as to take an opened position and a closed position.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070242419 - Mobile power adapter: A mobile power adapter having an electric socket for power input, multiple adapter ports for power output, a power supply unit for converting input power supply into desired output power supply for output through the adapter ports, and a monitoring unit for monitoring the temperature inside the mobile power adapter... Agent: Seventeam Electronics Co., Ltd.

20070242421 - Folding computer: Mobile computer, comprising two casing parts, which are connected by a hinge, so that the casing parts can be opened and closed. Each of the casing parts has an input-sensitive flat screen. The casing parts are arranged in such a way as to enable at least two operating modes. As... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070242422 - Host unit case with foldable lateral walls for a computer: A host unit case with foldable lateral walls for a computer provides a lateral wall, which is composed of a first plate member and a second plate member and the plate members pivotally connect with each other. The first and second plate members are pivotally connected with a front wall... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070242423 - Shelf for electronic plug-in devices: A shelf for electronic plug-in units is provided. The shelf includes at least one support plate that has at least one shaped opening. At least one guide rail is arranged for being mounted on the support plate, which includes a guide groove for receiving the electronic plug-in unit. There is... Agent: Venable LLP

20070242424 - Detachable wireless terminal: A limited-capability wireless terminal that is particularly well adapted for use in emergency situations, recreational activities and occasional calls is disclosed. The detachable wireless terminal does not have a display or a numeric keypad. Rather, the detachable wireless terminal has several “one-touch” buttons that place a call to pre-programmed phone... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070242425 - Personal computer: A personal computer comprising a housing, and placed in the housing a motherboard that is at least provided with one central processor unit, which computer is provided with input and output connections for peripheral equipment such as VDU, keyboard and mouse. A heat sink is provided whose capacity is geared... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070242426 - Quick release structures for a computer: Quick release couplings for releasably coupling components of a computer to the computer are disclosed. The quick release coupling mechanisms are generally configured to allow tool-less placement of the components relative to the computer. That is, the quick release coupling mechanisms are configured to perform their couplings without using conventional... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP/apple Inc.

20070242427 - Drive circuit for piezoelectric pump and cooling system that uses this drive circuit: A drive circuit of a piezoelectric pump that is both light and compact, that can drive a piezoelectric pump with a low level of undesired noise, and that can further realize with low power consumption a coolant device capable of reliable operation at the time of activation. A piezoelectric element... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070242428 - Structure for fixing fan with computer casing: The present invention discloses a structure for fixing a fan with a computer casing, and the structure includes a casing, an opening with a specific area on any side of the casing, and a locking hole proximate to each distal edge of the opening. The interval between two adjacent locking... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070242429 - Cooling device for electronic apparatus: The present invention relates to a cooling device for an electronic apparatus comprising: a cooling element to be connected to an electronic component for receiving the heat load generated by the electronic component, an inlet port, an outlet port and a fan for bringing air to flow from the inlet... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070242431 - Cooling apparatus with electromagnetic interference shielding function: A cooling apparatus is used for cooling an electronic element. The cooling apparatus includes a fan and a fan duct. The fan is for generating airflow. The fan duct including an inlet, an outlet, and a first metal net fixed in one of the inlet and the outlet, is for... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070242432 - Apparatus and method for facilitating cooling an an electronics rack by mixing cooler air flow with re-circulating air flow in a re-circulation region: Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack employing an air delivery structure coupled to the electronics rack. The air delivery structure delivers air flow at a location external to the electronics rack and in a direction to facilitate mixing thereof with re-circulating exhausted inlet-to-outlet air... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20070242430 - Fan frame device: A fan frame device includes a plastic frame member and a metal reinforcing member. The inner side of the frame defines a flow path for receiving a fan wheel. The metal reinforcing member is joined to the frame member integrally. The inner side of the frame is arranged to have... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20070242433 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation device (100) comprises a heat sink (10) and a fan (40) mounted on the heat sink (10). The heat sink (10) comprises a central core (12), a plurality of branches (122) radially extending outwardly from a periphery of the core (12) and a plurality of fins (14)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070242435 - Electrical apparatus, cooling system therefor, and electric vehicle: An inverter apparatus includes a liquid path in which cooling water flows, and in which the cooling water performs cooling at a cooling part located directly underneath the power circuit part of the inverter apparatus. The liquid path includes a first partial structure part formed between a feed pipe and... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070242434 - System and method for inducing turbulence in fluid for dissipating thermal energy of electronic circuitry: A method for cooling a circuit comprises generating movement of fluid along a path through a closed-loop system. The method further comprises inducing turbulence in the fluid by movement of at least a portion of a turbulence-inducing device arranged in the path, and dissipating thermal energy from the circuit by... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070242437 - Heat dissipating module: A heat dissipating module includes a releasing member, a heat pipe, which has a first end connected to the releasing member and a second end attached to the top surface of a thermal chip on a circuit board, and a fastening member, which has a protruded arch portion that defines... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa & Associates, P.C.

20070242436 - Heat sink module for dissipating heat from a heat source on a motherboard: A heat sink module includes a fan set and a heat sink plate. The fan set is integrated as a whole, reducing manufacture time, and the material of the fan set is plastic, thus reducing the weight as well. Due to the hook design of the fan set and the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070242438 - Low-profile thermosyphon-based cooling system for computers and other electronic devices: This invention provides a cooling system comprising a thermosyphon for computer and electronic devices. The thermosyphon comprises an evaporator placed on top of a heat source, such as CPU. Heat from the heat source causes liquid coolant inside the evaporator to evaporate or boil. The resulting vapor enters a condenser... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070242439 - Locking device for a heat sink: A locking device is for locking a heat sink to an electronic device. The locking device includes a retaining frame and a guiding member positioned on the retaining frame. The guiding member includes a seat having a base sitting on the retaining frame, a sleeve extending upwardly from the seat,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070242440 - Multilayer wiring board, method for manufacturing such multilayer wiring board, and semiconductor device and electronic device using multilayer wiring board: A multilayered substrate includes a plurality of circuit boards including a plurality of wiring layers including a grounding layer and a power layer, a solid electrolytic capacitor having an insulative oxide film layer, an electrolytic layer, and a conductor layer sequentially formed on one surface or both surfaces of a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070242441 - Dual led board layout for lighting systems: Disclosed examples of printed circuit boards for lighting systems have identical LED landing zones printed on the board. Each zone includes at least two sets of LED contact pads. One pad set is configured to mate with contacts of an LED of a first structural type, e.g. from a first... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070242442 - Expansion card retention assembly: An expansion card retention assembly (100) is provided. The retention assembly includes an expansion frame (11) and a latching device (12). The expansion frame includes an expansion seat (111), and the expansion seat is configured for receiving an expansion card (20) therein. The latching device is positioned adjacent to one... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070242444 - Conductive device for electronic equipment: A conductive device for electronic equipment in which conductive media and buffering members are alternately arranged in any direction such that conduction state is maintained in any direction to fully implement electrical shield and since the conduction state is not interrupted even when the conductive device is cut in any... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070242443 - System and method for managing information handling system electromagnetic interference: EMI from an operating information handling system is managed by disposing a stirring device in the chassis of the information handling system to mechanically modulate the resonance of predetermined RF signals emitted from processing components within the chassis. For example, a cooling fan disposed in the chassis has a reflective... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20070236840 - Power-on reset circuit: A power-on reset circuit. The power-on reset circuit includes a switch, a current source coupled between a first potential and a switch first contact; a resistive device having a resistive-device first contact coupled to the first potential; a first module coupled between a second potential and a switch second contact;... Agent: Stmicroelectronics, Inc.

20070236841 - Earth leakage breaker: An earth leakage breaker includes a main body housing having, in a single structure, a casing and a case cover, and an auxiliary cover for covering the case cover. The case cover has a recess for mounting an internal accessory device. Components including a main circuit contact, a contact switching... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070236839 - Power supply particularly for a meter-bus: A power supply providing current interruption based on the energy from the supply over a sliding window of time is disclosed. The output current from the supply is periodically reestablished.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070236842 - Electrostatic discharge protection circuit: It is provided an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit capable of discharging an ESD with enhanced reliability. The ESD protection circuit includes an ESD discharge unit for discharging the ESD in response to a trigger voltage, an ESD detection voltage generating unit for providing an ESD detection voltage in response... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070236843 - Floating gate structure with high electrostatic discharge performance: Systems and methods for floating gate structures with high electrostatic discharge performance. In one embodiment, a semiconductor structure includes a floating field gate device. The floating field gate device includes an embedded diode characterized as having less temperature dependence than a Zener diode. The breakdown voltage of the embedded diode... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao LLP

20070236844 - Semiconductor device and system: Disclosed herewith is a semiconductor device improved to prevent withstand voltage defects that might occur in each MOSFET used therein and a system to be designed easily and prevented from withstand voltage defects that might occur in each semiconductor used therein. The system includes the first and second input circuits,... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070236846 - Fan protection method and fan system: The present invention discloses a fan protection apparatus and related method thereof. The fan protection apparatus has a control circuit and a counter. According to the fan protection method, the user can set the acceptable restart number and the special time for auto restart. The fan protection apparatus and method... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070236845 - Open neutral detection circuit: An open neutral sensing circuit includes a first sensing resistance contacting a first line and a neutral. A second sensing resistance contacts a second line and the neutral and has a value greater than the first sensing resistance. A control switch contacts the first line and the neutral. The control... Agent: Sirote & Permutt, P.C.

20070236847 - Electrostatic (esd) protection circuit for an integrated circuit: An output stage protection system for protecting NMOS devices in an integrated circuit (IC) output stage during normal operations and power up/power down. In an embodiment, the output stage includes a pair of relatively low voltage NMOS devices coupled to a current source and IC core outputs. A first pair... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070236848 - Method and apparatus for an in-rush current limiting circuit: An in-rush current limiting circuit is disclosed. An apparatus according to aspects of the present invention includes a power switch having a first, second and third terminals. A capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal is also included. The second terminal of the capacitor is coupled to the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070236849 - Leadless integrated circuit protection device: A circuit protection device includes a fuse placed in electrical communication with first and second conductors. An overvoltage protection component is placed in electrical communication with the first conductor and a third conductor. An insulative housing encloses the fuse, overvoltage protection component and portions of the first, second and third... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070236850 - Power switches having positive-channel high dielectric constant insulated gate field effect transistors: Power switch units for microelectronic devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a microelectronic device may include a functional circuit, and a power switch unit to switch power to the functional circuit on and off. The power switch unit may include a large number of transistors coupled together. The transistors may... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070236851 - Power generating circuit: A power generating circuit includes a rectifying module and a tuning module. The rectifying module is operably coupled to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal into a voltage. The tuning module is operably coupled to tune the rectifying module in accordance with the RF signal.... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070236852 - Backup control for solid state power controller (sspc): Redundant functionality is implemented in a control of solid state power switching controller (SSPC) (1) to ensure that each power switching channel operates according to a default configuration in case of failure. Each power switching channel in the SSPC includes a solid state switching device (SSSD) (120) that is controlled... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Law Dept. Ab2

20070236853 - Network devices for separating power and data signals: Embodiments disclosed herein provide a network device comprises a transformer with a primary winding and a secondary winding. The primary winding is coupled to receive input signals from a network connector and supply data signals to a physical layer (PHY) module. An inductance boost circuit is coupled to the secondary... Agent: Koestner Bertani LLP

20070236854 - Anti-gravity device for supporting weight and reducing transmissibility: Methods and apparatus for supporting the weight of a first stage of a stage apparatus using magnets are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, and apparatus includes a first structure, a second structure, and an anti-gravity device. The anti-gravity device has a first magnet and a piston... Agent: Aka Chan LLP

20070236855 - Lightning protection system for composite structure: A lightning protection system for protecting composite structures and a method of protecting composite structures from lightning strikes. A dielectric ply is fixed above and completely covers metal surface features, e.g., skin fasteners through a composite skin to a wing fuel tank. A conductive ply is fixed above and completely... Agent: Law Office Of Charles W. Peterson, Jr. -- Boeing

20070236856 - Ion generator and method for controlling amount of ozone generated in the same: An ion generator that can generate a controlled trace amount of ozone together with negative or positive ions. The ion generator includes an insulation substrate, a ground electrode and a high-voltage electrode on the insulation substrate, an insulating film formed on the ground electrode, and a wire electrode. The root... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070236857 - Level adjustment systems and adjustable pin chuck thereof: A level adjustment system. The level adjustment system includes an adjustable pin chuck, an evacuation device, a level detection device and a length control device. The adjustable pin chuck includes a base and a variable pin to support a substrate. The base includes a recess and an evacuation channel connected... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070236858 - Enhanced method for signal shaping in multi-channel audio reconstruction: The present invention is based on the finding that a reconstructed output channel, reconstructed with a multi-channel reconstructor using at least one downmix channel derived by downmixing a plurality of original channels and using a parameter representation including additional information on a temporal fine structure of an original channel can... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070236859 - Organic encapsulant compositions for protection of electronic components: An organic encapsulant composition applied to formed-on-foil ceramic capacitors and embedded inside printed wiring boards allows the capacitor to resist printed wiring board chemicals and pass 1000 hours of accelerated life testing conducted under high humidity, elevated temperature and applied DC bias.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070236860 - Capacitor for multiple replacement applications: A capacitor provides a plurality of selectable capacitance values, by selective connection of six concentrically wound capacitor sections of a capacitive element each having a capacitance value. The capacitor sections each have a respective section element terminal at a first end of the capacitive elements and the capacitor sections have... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070236861 - Implantable co-fired electrical feedthroughs: A hermetic interconnect for implantable medical devices is presented. In one embodiment, the hermetic interconnect includes a conductive material introduced to a via in a single layer. The conductive material includes a first end and a second end. A first bonding pad is coupled to the first end of the... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070236862 - Multilayer electronic device and the production method: A production method of a multilayer electronic device having an element body configured by alternately stacked dielectric layers formed by using dielectric paste and internal electrode layers formed by using conductive paste: wherein an adding quantity of a co-material included in conductive paste for forming internal electrode layers at the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070236863 - Capacitors and methods of fabricating the same: A capacitor may have a pre-treatment layer formed on a lower electrode, reaction to a dielectric layer and/or deterioration of capacitor characteristics may be suppressed. At least part of the dielectric layer may be oxidized or nitridized after being oxidized, and increases in leakage current may be suppressed. In a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070236864 - High-speed differential ac coupling device: The present invention includes method and apparatus for a device including two capacitors separated by a gap within one package thereby the two capacitors are coupled to each other in such a way that the impedance between them are matched with respect to the other components along a transmission path.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP/ Lucent Technologies, Inc

20070236865 - Dielectric ceramic and multilayer ceramic capacitor: A dielectric ceramic is provided having a high relative dielectric constant, and in the case in which it is used for a multilayer ceramic capacitor, high insulating properties and superior reliability can be obtained even when the thickness of a dielectric ceramic layer is decreased. The dielectric ceramic used for... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070236866 - Dielectric element and method for manufacturing same: A method for manufacturing a dielectric element including the steps of: preparing a lower electrode; forming a dielectric on the lower electrode to fabricate a first laminated structure; annealing the first laminated structure; forming an upper electrode on a dielectric film to fabricate a second laminated structure; and annealing the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070236867 - Capacitor electrodes produced with atomic layer deposition for use in implantable medical devices: An electrolytic capacitor cell for use in implantable medical devices and associated method for manufacture are provided. The capacitor cell includes an electrode substrate having a dielectric layer formed thereon by atomic layer deposition. In various embodiments, the dielectric layer includes an oxide of one or more valve metals.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070236868 - Audio reproduction device assembly adapted for use with a portable rechargable audio playback device: An audio reproduction device assembly includes a housing unit housed with a lighting unit, a loudspeaker unit and a circuit unit. The circuit unit includes a control circuit connected electrically to an external power source, the lighting unit and the loudspeaker unit so as to control activation thereof in response... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070236869 - Electronics enclosure and associated mounting apparatus: An enclosure is arranged for housing electronics associated with a luminaire and includes a first member including a mounting interface arranged to couple the first member to the luminaire and a second member mechanically coupled to the first member. The mounting interface facilitates provisionally coupling the first member to the... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles W. Bethards, LLP

20070236871 - Fixture for manual functional testing of wireless devices: A fixture is provided for functional testing of an assembled wireless device. The wireless device has a first port and a second port. The fixture comprises: a base having an opening formed therein for receiving a retainer, the retainer being rotatably mounted in the opening for rotating from a first... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070236870 - Small-sized electronic casing and method of manufacturing small-sized electronic casing: One mode of the present invention relates to a small-sized electronic casing comprising an aluminum alloy extruded shape having a hollow sectional part at least contained in a main part, wherein the extruded shape has at least either component-mounting holes or notches. Another mode of the present invention relates to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070236872 - Display device: A display device includes a display, a frame, and two fixing members connecting the display to the frame. The frame includes two support arms, each of the support arms defines a longitudinal sliding slot, and the display is movable along the sliding slots of the frame.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070236873 - Electronic apparatus: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as a first mounting face section and a second mounting face section; a display unit having... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070236874 - Plasma display panel: Provided is a plasma display panel that includes a panel assembly forming an image; a chassis base combined with the panel assembly and separated into pieces; and a plurality of driving circuit units combined with the chassis base and including circuit elements transferring an electrical signal to the panel assembly... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070236875 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a flexible printed wiring board, a printed circuit board, a support member to support the display panel and the printed circuit board, and a frame member to cover the printed circuit board and to assist support of the display panel. The printed circuit... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070236876 - Assembly device for a computer case and outer cover: An assembly device for a computer case and outer cover incorporating: a host case provided with a bottom plate and perpendicular left and right side walls; a circuit motherboard fixed within the holding space, a jack panel of relatively small area and size is located at a tail end of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070236877 - Computer housing having a detachable mounting frame: A computer housing includes a main housing configured with an accommodating space, an upper connecting seat mounted fixedly in the accommodating space in the main housing, and a mounting frame disposed under and mounted detachably on the upper connecting seat, and configured with a receiving groove.... Agent: Patent Docket Clerk Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

20070236878 - Mounting apparatus for data storage device: A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device that defines a fixing hole therein includes a mounting bracket, a locking member, and an operating member. The mounting bracket includes a sideboard, and a first sidewall. The sideboard defines a through hole therein. The locking member arranged between the sideboard... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070236879 - Cooling air intake structure and desk top computer: A computer having a housing including a passage extending from one side to an opposite side of the housing, and a plurality of air intake vents arranged in at least one wall of the passage and configured for taking in external air into the housing.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070236880 - Electronic built-in system: An electronic built-in system for installation in a support structure mounted in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The system includes at least one electronic module and a housing for receiving the electronic modules. The housing is mounted to the support structure of the vehicle and includes a front control... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070236882 - Air shroud for dissipating heat from an electronic component: A air shroud for dissipating heat from an electronic component is composed of a air shroud of a roughly U-shaped cross section, whose left and right sides are formed into a first and a second opening, respectively. A passage is formed between the first and second openings, enabling air to... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070236881 - Cooling enclosure for maintaining commercial-off-the-shelf (cots) equipment in vehicles: Apparatus and methods for thermal conditioning equipment. In a preferred embodiment, an equipment enclosure comprises a body, a wall, a fluid port, and a fixture. The body defines an outer plenum and an inner chamber in the latter of which the fixture retains the equipment. The wall, which is between... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20070236883 - Electronics assembly having heat sink substrate disposed in cooling vessel: An electronics assembly is provided having a housing including walls defining a fluid vessel. One or more thermally conductive heat sink devices extend through one or more openings in the housing and in thermal communication with a liquid coolant. One or more electronics devices are mounted onto a mounting surface... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070236886 - Heat plate fixing structure: A heat plate fixing structure is provided, suitable for being used in the heatsink structure of the heating element for an electronic device, which is provided with a support part and a fixing piece, wherein the fixing piece is fixed onto the internal side of the top plate of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070236884 - Heat sink and method for manufacturing the same: A heat sink includes a heat pipe having a hollow body with an airtight chamber defined therein, and a quantity of working fluid contained in the chamber. The heat sink further includes a plurality of fins integrally formed with the heat pipe and extending outwards from an outer surface of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070236887 - Heatsink module of heat-generating electronic elements on circuit board: A heatsink module of heat-generating electronic elements on a circuit board is provided. The heatsink module is used to conduct and dissipate the heat generated by heat-generating electronic elements. The heatsink module includes a heat-conducting substrate contacting the heat-generating electronic elements. The heat-conducting substrate is locked on the heat-generating electronic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070236885 - Thermal module: A thermal module includes a heat spreader (50) for contacting with a heat-generating electronic device mounted on a printed circuit board, a heat sink (60), a heat pipe (70) thermally connecting the heat spreader and the heat sink. A frame (80) is detachably mounted on the heat spreader, for fixing... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070236889 - Electrical connector assembly with heat sink: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector (5) having a base (51) adapted to receive an IC package (7), the IC package on the base and having at least one electronic component (71) thereon, and a heat sink member (8) mountable upon the IC package with an exterior side... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070236888 - System and method for cooling a module: Disclosed herein is a module cooling system, comprising, a module in operable communication with a circuit board, a stiffener abutting the circuit board, a heatsink abutting the module, a first biasing member biasing the heatsink towards the module, a plurality of non-influencing fasteners positionally fixing the heatsink, and a second... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20070236890 - Optimized thermally conductive plate and attachment method for enhanced thermal performance and reliability of flip chip organic packages: Disclosed are thermally conductive plates. Each plate is configured such that a uniform adhesive-filled gap may be achieved between the plate and a heat generating structure when the plate is bonded to the heat generating structure and subjected to a temperature within a predetermined temperature range that causes the heat... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20070236891 - Semiconductor device having heat radiation member and semiconductor chip and method for manufacturing the same: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a semiconductor chip, first and second heat radiation members, and a connection terminal includes: preparing a lead frame having first and second suspended terminals and the connection terminal; bending the suspended terminals; mounting the chip on the first member, press-contacting the first... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070236892 - Heat relief socket: A heat relief socket is provided where a contact carrier substrate is provided carrying a plurality of contacts, and is supported by a frame. The frame has an open area therethrough which can receive air flow to cool the bottom of a chip carried by the socket and the contacts... Agent: Robert J. Kalpalka Tyco Electronics

20070236893 - External hard disk drive rack: An external hard disk drive (ext.HDD) rack includes an enclosure. The enclosure defines at least one receiving space for receiving an ext.HDD, at least one latching element movably installed in the enclosure, and at least one resilient element installed in the enclosure at a rear end of the receiving space... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070236894 - Apparatus and method for limiting noise and smoke emissions due to failure of electronic devices or assemblies: An apparatus and method are provided for limiting failure noise and smoke emissions produced as a result of electrical failure conditions and/or failed electronic devices or assemblies of electronic equipment, such as IT and telecommunications equipment. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a conformable pad, a gasket and a clip... Agent: Carol H. Peters Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,

20070236895 - Via resistor structure and method for trimming resistance value: A via resistor structure and method are provided for implementing a resistor and for trimming a resistance value of the resistor. A resistive material selectively is deposited adjacent to a pad connecting to a via where a resistor is to be defined. A trimmed path is formed in the resistive... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20070236896 - Wiring board in which silver is deposited near via-conductor and method for manufacturing wiring board: A wiring board in which silver is deposited near a via-conductor includes a ceramic substrate having a via-hole, a via-conductor disposed in the via-hole, and a metal thin-film pattern which is disposed on the ceramic substrate such that the metal thin-film pattern is connected to the via-conductor. The via-conductor contains... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070236897 - Electronic device for at least a driving module: An electronic device for at least a driving module is disclosed. The electronic device includes a body having an opening, an accommodating space corresponding to the opening, and a first fixing structure installed adjacent to the accommodating space. The electronic device further includes a connecting box for accommodating the driving... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070236898 - Self-grounding i/o card: A self-grounding input/output (I/O) card assembly in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes at least a printed circuit board (PCB), at least one BNC connector attached to the PCB, and a metallic tab formed on the PCB. In accordance with the present invention, the metallic tab is... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070236899 - Device for circuit board insertion-extraction: An apparatus for facilitating the insertion and extraction of a PC board into and from a card cage, comprising a mounting body, an engager, and an actuator. The apparatus can be provided as a ring-shaped mounting body having a clearance hole therethrough. The apparatus is slidably and rotatably mounted on... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070236900 - Chip carrier and fabrication method: A substrate having a ground plane, a first side, and a second side is provided. A via that electrically connects the first side to the second side is formed. A printed wire is formed on the first side, and a printed wire is formed on the second side. A passive... Agent: Ishimaru & Zahrt LLP

20070236901 - Signal-segregating connector system: A signal-segregating connector for use in a system having a printed circuit board, a first electrical structure and a second electrical structure. The connector includes a first set of conductive elements to convey signals between the first electrical structure and the printed circuit board, and a second set of conductive... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald Shea

20070236902 - Half-mesh backplane connection topology: A backplane includes at least one central slot, a first plurality of slots on a first side of the central slot(s) and a second plurality of slots on an opposite side of the central slot(s). The backplane also includes a plurality of inter-slot connections, including a first subplurality between each... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC Attorneys For Intel Corporation

20070236903 - Small-frame computer with overlapping add-in cards: A computer module for electrically coupling a motherboard with add-in cards comprises risers connected to the motherboard and oriented facing toward each other, where the risers are connected to the add-in cards at different elevations above the motherboard, so that the add-in cards are parallel to the motherboard and overlap... Agent: Larry E. Severin

20070236904 - Replaceable battery fixture: A replaceable battery fixture is disclosed for fixing a replaceable battery device having a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion to a housing of an electronic equipment. The replaceable battery fixture includes a first fixing member for being fixed to the first fixing portion of the replaceable battery... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070236905 - Fixing structure of circuit board: A fixing structure of a circuit board for fixing the circuit board in a case is proposed. The fixing structure includes a first limiting portion, a first fixing portion and a post of a first attaching portion retained in the case; and a second limiting portion, a second fixing portion... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070236906 - Fastening mechanism: A fastening mechanism for fastening a functional board onto circuit boards separately disposed in a casing of an electronic device is proposed, the fastening mechanism including: a pinch unit adapted to pinch-hold the functional board; an elastic unit disposed on the pinch unit and extending in a direction away from... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070230071 - Protection device for an oscillating power circuit: A protection device for an oscillating power circuit, namely for a demining coil, such device incorporating circuit breaking means positioned between an alternating current supply network and the power circuit, such device wherein it comprises at least one means to measure and analyze the current supplying the power circuit, means... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070230074 - Semiconductor device: The present invention provides a semiconductor device capable of preventing an electrostatic surge without increasing a leak current. In the semiconductor device, a protection circuit for protecting an internal circuit is provided between a source line and a ground line. The protection circuit has a protection transistor of which the... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070230076 - Fault current limiting: In normal use, current in the coil 20 provides a DC bias level of flux in the core 16, and the source 26 is varied to maintain substantially constant flux, thereby minimising losses in the primary circuit 11. In fault conditions, current in the coil 20 is reduced or removed... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070230077 - Overvoltage protection control circuits and overvoltage protection control methods: An overvoltage protection control circuit includes a voltage conversion circuit, a voltage comparison circuit, and a switching circuit. The voltage conversion circuit generates a first voltage and a second voltage based on a power supply voltage. The voltage comparison circuit generates a control signal based on a comparison between the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070230072 - Grounding fault circuit interrupter: A grounding fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), including a housing, a trip means, a pair of static contact pieces fixed on the housing, a pair of load contact pieces fixed on the housing, a pair of slide frames, a pair of movable contact pieces fixed on the slide frames respectively, which... Agent: Venable LLP

20070230073 - High-voltage tolerant power-rail esd clamp circuit: A high-voltage tolerant power-rail ESD clamp circuit is proposed, in which circuit devices can safely operate under the high power supply voltage that is three times larger than their process limitation without gate-oxide reliability issue. Moreover, an ESD detection circuit is used to effectively improve the whole ESD protection function... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20070230075 - Endoscope apparatus: A scope unit 2 including a control unit 3 and an insertion portion 4 is attached to a main unit 1 via a scope connector 5. An optical adaptor 8 is attached to a tip of the insertion portion 4. The CCD 31, HICs 32, 33, and the thermistor 34... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070230078 - Circuit device: A circuit device includes a metal substrate; and a plurality of circuit elements, mounted on the metal substrate, which electrically connects to the metal substrate. The metal substrate is made of a copper plate of high thermal conductivity. The metal substrate is demarcated into a plurality of sections by insulating... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070230079 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device includes: an electrical fuse whose one end is connected to a power source via a switch; an electrical fuse whose one end is connected to ground via a switch; a switch that is connected between the other ends of the electrical fuses and the ground and is... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070230080 - Environmentally hardened ethernet switch: A device for hardening an Ethernet switch is disclosed. The device provides cooling for the switch, and, suppresses electrical transients and electromagnetic interference, which could affect the power supply, and data transmission of the Ethernet switch. Using this device, the Ethernet switch can be used in harsh industrial environments, such... Agent: Riches, Mckenzie & Herbert, LLP

20070230082 - Integrated circuit having a plurality of externally fed power supply systems: An integrated circuit has at least two supply systems, each of which is connected to an individually assigned section of the integrated circuit to supply power to the relevant section. A low-pass coupler is connected between the at least two supply systems.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP Gero Mcclellan / Infineon / Qimonda

20070230081 - Surge absorber: In a surge absorber, a pair of protrusion electrodes is fixed to a pair of terminal electrode members at positions shifted from the center of the terminal electrode members to be point-symmetrical with the center of a ceramic insulator tube and a distance between the protrusion electrodes is adjusted so... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070230083 - Communications line monitoring system, relay apparatus, and communications line monitoring method: A communications line monitoring system of the present invention comprises a plurality of relay apparatus and a communications line monitoring apparatus for monitoring a line quality of a communications line of relayed data, and each of the relay apparatus comprises error detecting unit for detecting errors in received data, previous... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070230084 - Electrical circuit for a self-retaining relay: An electrical relay circuit, comprising a load circuit with a series connection of a first generator (G1), a load component (R load) and a relay switch (S1) of a relay (RL1), wherein the relay switch (S1) has a closed position in which the load circuit is closed, and wherein the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070230085 - Flex circuit lightning protection applique system for skin fasteners in composite structures: A lightning protection appliqué incorporates a plurality of conductive plies adhesively affixed to a composite surface, at least a first one of the plies providing conductive characteristics sufficient to divert electrical energy from a lightning strike and at least a second one of the plies comprising operational circuitry. A dielectric... Agent: The Boeing Company C/o Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20070230086 - Thin film capacitor and method of manufacturing thin film capacitor: A thin film capacitor with high capacity and low leak current is provided. The thin film capacitor includes a nickel substrate with nickel (Ni) purity of 99.99 weight percent or above, and a dielectric layer and an electrode layer disposed in this order on the nickel substrate. The thin film... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070230087 - Decoupling capacitor for semiconductor integrated circuit device: A decoupling capacitor includes a first MOS transistor having a first conductivity type. The first MOS transistor functions as a resistor element due to an on-resistance between its source and drain. The source is connected to first power supply wiring. The decoupling capacity further includes a second MOS transistor having... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070230088 - Multilayer ceramic electronic device and method of production of same: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of production of a multilayer ceramic electronic device able to prevent the multilayer ceramic electronic device from dropping in mechanical strength and causing structural defects such as cracks at a low cost even if annealing the sintered body for... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070230089 - Capacitor structure and fabricating method thereof: A capacitor structure is described, including a substrate, a first metal layer in the substrate, an etching stop layer on the substrate having therein an opening that exposes a portion of the first metal layer, a connection layer on the portion of the first metal layer, the sidewall of the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070230090 - Capacitor and electronic circuit: A capacitor includes two sub capacitors and two connecting portions. The two sub capacitors respectively include a lower electrode provided on a substrate, a dielectric film provided on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode provided on the dielectric film, and the two connecting portions respectively connecting the lower electrode... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070230091 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of making same: A solid electrolytic capacitor which is easy to make and a method of making the same are provided. In a solid electrolytic capacitor in accordance with the present invention, a substrate on which a capacitor device is mounted includes anode electrode parts and cathode electrode parts of a lead frame,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070230092 - Solid electrolytic capacitors: A solid electrolytic capacitor is disclosed. The capacitor comprises an organophosphorus material positioned between the dielectric layer and the polymeric electrolyte layer. The organophosphorus compound improves the interlayer adhesion between the dielectric and electrolyte layers.... Agent: William J. Uhl

20070230093 - Solid electrolytic capacitor: A multiterminal-pair solid electrolytic capacitor employing a two-terminal type capacitor element is provided. In the solid electrolytic capacitor 10 in accordance with the present invention, anode terminal patterns 42A (and anode terminals 43A) are connected to an anode part 24 of a capacitor element 12 through anode vias 44A formed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070230094 - Integrated, self-contained power distribution system: A portable, temporary power distribution system is contained in a fully integrated, reusable container, and is particularly useful in temporary applications, especially as an alternative power distribution system. The portable system provides comprehensive functionality for all aspects of a power system, and any adjuncts thereto. The portable power distribution system... Agent: Lev Intellectual Property Consulting

20070230096 - Slim type portable terminal: A slim type portable terminal is provided comprising a first housing on which a keypad and a microphone unit are arranged, and a second housing comprising a liquid crystal display unit and a speaker unit, in which a printed circuit board is disposed adjacent to the liquid crystal display unit... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070230095 - Kvm module with torsion-varying hinge: A console KVM module includes a main base, a flat panel display module and a torsion-varying hinge. A torsion-varying hinge links the flat panel display module with the main base such that the flat panel display module can fold against or unfold away from the main base. The torsion-varying hinge... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070230097 - Cover plate and plasma display apparatus including the same: A plasma display apparatus includes: a plasma display panel; a chassis supporting the plasma display panel by being attached to a rear portion of the plasma display panel, the chassis including sub-chassis at edges thereof; circuit units disposed on the chassis to apply electric signals for driving the plasma display... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070230103 - Application of electronic components in printed products: The invention provides a method and apparatus for integrating electronic components on conductor tracks as well as corresponding electronic components. With the invention, the electronic component can be applied with less precision on a printing material such as a substrate to be printed or a printed product. In a subsequent... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070230100 - Flexible floating electronic components: A method and apparatus for absorbing shocks and stresses associated with the movement of electrical components housed in electronic devices and especially in mobile electronic devices, and more particularly the use of gel as a means for floating electrical components within an electronic device housing, wherein portions of the gel... Agent: Ference & Associates LLC

20070230102 - Modular computer housing: A computer housing includes a main housing, a mounting frame, and a first cover. The main housing defines an accommodation space adapted to receive a motherboard module and a data-reading device therein. The mounting frame is disposed removably within the main housing, and is adapted to be mounted with the... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070230098 - Fastening and automatic ejecting structure for battery of a notebook: A fastening and automatic ejecting structure for a battery of a notebook is provided, which comprises: a first fastening element disposed on a predetermined position of the computer and swinging to and fro between a first position and a second position in a predetermined direction; a second fastening element disposed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070230101 - Modular portable computer system: According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed. The system includes a chassis including a plurality of hardware components and a system board having a central processing unit (CPU). The system board is adaptable to be mounted with common interface features within the chassis with the CPU facing the bottom... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070230099 - Vehicle recess integrated docking station: An apparatus that can secure an electronic device into a vehicle recess is described. The apparatus provides a vehicle-specific integrated docking station for a digital media player, e.g. Apple's iPod. The docking station contains a connecting assembly to interface the digital media player to a digital media interface than in... Agent: George R. Reardon

20070230108 - Computer device with a modular transmission interface, the modular transmission interface, and an adaptor board: A modular transmission interface is provided on a motherboard. The motherboard has a South Bridge and a power transmission port. The transmission interface includes a slot connector and an adaptor board. The slot connector is provided on the motherboard, and is connected to the South Bridge and the power transmission... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070230104 - Computer enclosure with a supporting plate for data storage devices: A computer enclosure includes a holding bracket, a supporting plate, and a front panel. A supporting structure is formed on the front panel and the supporting plate corresponding to the holding bracket. A locking structure is formed on the holding bracket and the supporting plate. The holding bracket is fixed... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070230111 - High density array system with active movable media drawers: A storage system is provided having at least one storage unit, the storage unit including an electrical power source, a communication source and a cover that defines, at least in part an interior space. The storage system operates with a media blade that comprises a plurality of data storage elements,... Agent: Spectra Logic C/o Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070230109 - High density array system with active storage blades: A storage system having at least one storage unit, the storage unit including a frame that defines a storage unit interior space, at least one media blade capable of removably supporting a plurality of storage elements wherein the media blade is adapted to provide a communicating path between the storage... Agent: Spectra Logic C/o Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070230110 - High density array system with active storage media support structures: A storage unit including a frame that defines a storage unit interior space, at least one storage media support structure capable of removably supporting a plurality of storage elements wherein the storage media support structure is adapted to provide a communicating path between the storage elements and the storage unit.... Agent: Spectra Logic C/o Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070230106 - Disk drive fixing device: A disk drive fixing device for carrying and fixing a disk drive on a mounting surface, includes a main body for carrying at least one disk drive; and a buffer disposed on one side of the main body, for being indirectly fixed to the mounting surface. The buffer completely covers... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070230105 - Hard disk drawing device: A hard disk drawing device includes: a latch seat adapted to be connected to a hard disk; a handle member connected to the latch seat, movable between first and second positions along an axis, and defining a variable line perpendicular to the axis; and a latch member mounted movably on... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070230107 - Removable device: A removable device is proposed, which includes a body, a removing handle, a panel, and a snap-fit element. The removing handle has one end pivotally connected to one side of the body and the other end formed with a snap-fit portion. The panel is disposed on the side of the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070230112 - Network apparatus: A network apparatus including a main frame, a power module, and a fan module is provided. The main frame has a first side surface and a second side surface adjacent to each other. An external alarming output/input interface, a display light set, and a plurality of serial COM ports are... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070230113 - Rackmount server with fans installed next to a side of a housing: A 1U rackmount computer includes a housing including a plurality of vents at a side, a power supply area including a power supply module, a fan area including at least one fan installed at a side of the plurality of vents for dissipating heat generated by a plurality of components... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070230114 - Method and apparatus for acoustic noise reduction in a computer system having a vented cover: A vented cover includes a pair of cross-flow ventilation ducts each including an acoustic noise reduction lining. The ducts are “cross-flow” in that they cross and bypass one another. The cover is affixed to an enclosure containing components of a computer system and abuts against a panel of the enclosure... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20070230115 - Memory module: A memory module includes a printed circuit board having a lateral contact portion and a plurality of memory chips being electrically coupled to the printed circuit board and arranged side-by-side at least one printed circuit board assembly side. An encapsulating-covering element is formed on the printed circuit board at the... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20070230116 - Integrated circuit coolant microchannel with compliant cover: An apparatus includes a microchannel structure having microchannels formed therein. The microchannels are to transport a coolant and to be proximate to an integrated circuit to transfer heat from the integrated circuit to the coolant. The apparatus also includes a cover positioned on the microchannel structure to define a respective... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20070230118 - Circuit board including components aligned with a predominant air flow path through a chassis: One or more components on one or more circuit boards in a chassis may be configured and/or oriented such that the component(s) are aligned with a diagonal predominant air flow path through the chassis. In one embodiment, components may be mounted on a circuit board with a skewed orientation that... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC Portfolioip

20070230120 - Electronic apparatus having a heat-radiating unit for radiating heat of heat-generating components: An electronic apparatus includes a main unit, display unit and support unit. The main unit has a heat-receiving portion thermally connected to a heat-generating component. The display unit is separated from the main unit. The support unit is coupled to the main unit and display unit. The support unit includes... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070230119 - Vented and ducted sub-rack support member: A chassis for plug-in modules may be provided with a vented and ducted sub-rack support member. The vented and ducted sub-rack support member may deflect a portion of the air flowing within the chassis through vents in the top surface of the vented and ducted sub-rack support member in order... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070230117 - Wind-guiding cover: A wind-guiding cover is provided, which is mounted in an electronic device having a heat generating component, a first coupling portion, a first positioning portion and an air inlet, wherein the heat generating component has a fan. The wind-guiding cover includes a main body and a separator. The main body... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20070230122 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus, comprises a filter unit 33 attached on an air inlet opening 28a, having such a filter 36 that a suction negative load generating at the air inlet opening 28a formed in an upper cabinet 3 comes to be smaller than the suction load generating at gaps 29a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070230123 - Electronic apparatus: In an electronic apparatus in which plural substrates are arranged in a perpendicular direction between plural cooling fans in a lower part of a case and plural temperature sensors in an upper part of the case, any temperature variation by 2° C. in three seconds detected by any one of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070230121 - Heat sink device: A heat sink device which is used to bond to a stand-alone blade server for dissipating heat produced by the stand-alone blade server is provided. The heat sink device comprises a cabinet having a bonding end and a mounting end opposed to the bonding end, and a fan structure setting... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070230124 - Method and apparatus for acoustic noise reduction in a computer system having a vented cover: A vented cover includes a pair of cross-flow ventilation ducts each including an acoustic noise reduction lining. The ducts are “cross-flow” in that they cross and bypass one another. The cover is affixed to an enclosure containing components of a computer system and abuts against a panel of the enclosure... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20070230125 - Assembly of heat-dissipating device and circuit board: In an assembly of a heat-dissipating device and a circuit board, the circuit board has a heat-generating component and is formed with board holes. The heat-dissipating device includes a base plate, a heat-dissipating component, fastening members, biasing members, engaging members, and resilient washers. The base plate abuts against the heat-generating... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070230128 - Cooling apparatus with surface enhancement boiling heat transfer: A cooling apparatus boiling and condensing liquid coolant has a vessel including a microporous surface enhancement coating applied on a thermally-conductive plate which is fully immersed under the liquid coolant in the vessel. The surface enhancement coating augments significantly a nucleate boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux when receiving... Agent: Fernandez & Associates, LLP

20070230127 - Fluid cooled electronic assembly: An electronic assembly is provided having a thermal cooling fluid, such as a liquid, for cooling an electronic device within a sealed compartment. The assembly includes a housing generally defining a sealed fluid compartment, an electronic device disposed within the housing and a cooling liquid for cooling the electronic device.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070230126 - Multi-mode fluid cooling system and method: A cooling system and method that significantly improves spray evaporative cooling by using a mixture of cooling fluids having different boiling points. The cooling fluid mixture is sprayed onto a surface to be cooled. Efficient cooling with reduced cooling fluid volume is provided by both evaporation of the more volatile... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20070230131 - Dispensable cured resin: The present invention discloses methods, materials and devices for facilitating electromagnetic/radiofrequency interference (EMI/RFI) shielding and thermal management in packaging circuits. More specifically, a method of packaging integrated circuits with improved thermal and EMI management, a process of treating a compound for use as a thermal interface and/or an EMI shield,... Agent: Gosz And Partners LLP

20070230130 - Adjustable thickness thermal interposer and electronic package utilizing same: An electronic package which includes a substrate (e.g., a chip carrier substrate or a PCB), an electronic component (e.g., a semiconductor chip), a heatsink and a thermal interposer for effectively transferring heat from the chip to the heatsink. The interposer includes a compressible, resilient member (e.g., an elastomeric pad) and... Agent: Lawrence R. Fraley Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP

20070230129 - Heatsink locking device: A heatsink-locking device that is applied to lock a heatsink to a placement surface having an exothermic component, includes a bottom base fixed on the placement surface to dispose and position the heatsink and having an open hole corresponding to the exothermic component and clamping portions at two opposing lateral... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070230132 - Plasma display device: A plasma display having improved heat sink efficiency and reduced manufacturing cost includes a heat sink member made of an inexpensive graphite material having excellent thermal conductivity instead of a more expensive aluminum protective plate or a heat sink plate. The heat sink member serves as a heat sink of... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070230133 - Stress release thermal interfaces: A stress release thermal interface is provided for preventing the building up of stress between chip and heat sink surfaces in a multi-chip module (MCM) while maintaining reliable thermal and mechanical contact. The interface achieves enhanced thermal conduction by using flexible, interlocking posts attached to the surfaces of the chip... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20070230134 - Semiconductor module with serial bus connection to multiple dies: The semiconductor module includes a heat spreader, first and second sets of two semiconductors that include circuitry and are thermally coupled to the heat spreader, first and second termination resistors, and first and second sets of electrically conductive leads. The first termination resistor is coupled to the circuitry at the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP/rambus Inc.

20070230135 - Heat transfer control structures using thermal phonon spectral overlap: A heat transfer control structure and a method for fabrication thereof includes at least one heat transfer control layer interposed between and contacting a heat source material and a heat sink material. The at least one heat transfer control layer is selected predicated upon thermal phonon spectra overlap between the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070230137 - Electronic control device: An upper lid forming an upper portion of a casing is formed by a metal (an aluminum alloy or the like) having a high heat radiation performance. The upper lid serves as a heat sink (a heat radiation member) radiating heat generated from electronic components within the casing to an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070230138 - Heat sink and fan unit: A heat sink and fan unit including a heat sink and a cooling fan is provided. The heat sink has a plurality of heat-dissipating fins. The cooling fan is arranged to create a current of a cooling air toward the heat sink, and includes a supporting leg extending toward the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070230136 - Heat sink fastening structure: A heat sink fastening structure for fixing a heat sink on a semiconductor package of a circuit board, includes a fixture having disposing space for disposing the heat sink therein; two sliding members respectively formed on the two bottom-lateral sides of the fixture; and two linkage arrangements respectively mounted on... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070230139 - Semiconductor module with serial bus connection to multiple dies: The semiconductor module includes a heat spreader, two semiconductors that include circuitry, a termination resistor, an array of electrical contact points, and a plurality of electrically conductive leads. The semiconductors are thermally coupled to the heat spreader. The terminator resistor is electrically coupled to the circuitry of at least one... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP/rambus Inc.

20070230140 - Device including lock mechanism of housing: To provide a technology of controlling a lock mechanism of a housing in accordance with a predetermined condition. An information processing device has a housing of which at least part is openable, a lock unit locking the housing not to open, and a lock control module controlling the lock unit... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070230141 - Latch for connecting a component to a device: One embodiment is a system for holding a component in a device comprising: a latch feature that is connected to one of the component and the device and has a tang and a cavity; a latch module that is connected to the other of the device and the component and... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070230142 - Zero parts strain relief: There is disclosed a base member for holding, without screws, a printed circuit board having conductive traces and electronic components and which can fit into an electric outlet box. The base member has walls which define a cavity where at least one wall of the cavity has a rib, the... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070230143 - Electronic control device: An upper lid and a bottom lid are fastened to flange portions formed in outer side surfaces of a casing main body. A metal collar to which a screw serving as pressing means (a fastening member) is inserted is embedded in each flange portion. Both end portions of each of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070230144 - Low labor enclosure assembly: There is disclosed a base member for holding, without screws, a printed circuit board having conductive traces and electronic components and which can fit into an electric outlet box. The base member has walls which define a cavity where at least one wall of the cavity has a rib, the... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070230146 - Printed-wiring board with built-in component, manufacturing method of printed-wiring board with built-in component, and electronic device: According to one embodiment, a printed-wiring board with a built-in component includes a first base material including a component mounting surface. A circuit component is mounted on the component mounting surface of the first base material. A stress relaxation material covers the circuit component. A second base material is stacked... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070230145 - Semiconductor package: A semiconductor package includes a base substrate on which semiconductor elements are disposed; a covering member which is provided to the base substrate, which covers the semiconductor elements, and which includes an opening at an end thereof at the side of the base substrate; and a connector substrate which is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070230147 - Circuit board and electronic apparatus having the same: A circuit board having a mount part onto which the electronic component is mounted includes a plurality of wiring patterns at least one of which is electrically connectible to one of a plurality of first terminals of an electronic component, the plurality of first terminals being hidden by the electronic... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070230148 - System and method for interconnecting node boards and switch boards in a computer system chassis: An interconnect system may be used to interconnect node boards and one or more switch boards coupled to a common backplane in a computer system shelf or chassis. The interconnect system may interconnect the node boards and switch board(s) using external signal paths external to the backplane. In one embodiment,... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC Portfolioip

20070230149 - Printed circuit board and method of reducing crosstalk in a printed circuit board: The embodiments of the present invention relate to an improved printed circuit board having additional rows of ground vias to reduce crosstalk in the board. A printed circuit board according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first row of vias and a second row of vias, each... Agent: Xilinx, Inc Attn: Legal Department

20070230150 - Power supply structure for high power circuit packages: A power supply structure for high power circuit package is disclosed. According to the invention, the electrical connections between power planes are done through a plurality of coaxial structures that can be totally or partially implemented in the circuit shadow area of the electronic device carrier, for example under the... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20070230151 - Circuit substrate and electronic apparatus, fabrication process thereof: A circuit substrate comprises a lamination of plural resin insulation films and includes, on a surface and in an interior of the circuit substrate, plural interconnection layers. One of the plural resin insulation films is formed on a first conductor pattern constituting one of the plural interconnection layers in such... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070230152 - Electronic circuit device and shelf for receiving electronic circuit boards of the electronic circuit device: A shelf for receiving a plurality of electronic circuit boards, the electronic circuit boards having a structure where a connecter installing part is provided at a front end part of each of the boards and an optical transmitting and receiving element for optical communications between two or more of the... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070230153 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device is provided with: a solid device having a connection surface formed with a connection electrode projected therefrom; a semiconductor chip which has a functional surface formed with a metal bump projected therefrom and which is bonded to the connection surface of the solid device as directing its... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070230154 - Electronic unit and electronic apparatus having the same: An electronic unit includes a flexible printed circuit board that is mounted with plural electronic components, and forms a layered structure through folding, and a joint that electrically connects wiring parts on two end surfaces of the flexible printed circuit board, at least two of the plural electronic components being... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070230155 - Devices and methods for protecting handheld electronic devices from electrostatic discharge: The present invention provides methods and devices for protecting electronic components of handheld electronic devices from electrostatic discharge. An electronic device in accordance with the present invention includes an enclosure having first and second housing portions, a mating edge connection between the first and second housing portions, an electronic component,... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070230156 - Electromagnetic shielding device: An electromagnetic shielding device disposed on a printed circuit board (PCB) and including a frame and a cap is provided. The frame is disposed on the printed circuit board and made of metallic material. The cap is disposed on the frame and made of conductive rubber. The periphery of the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office