Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions 12/07

20070297105 - Active esd protection: A system and method of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in a logic circuit using either state manipulation or current injection. A first system is disclosed that includes an ESD detection circuit for detecting an ESD event; and an ESD control circuit that can change a state of the logic circuit... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20070297107 - Apparatus for electrostatic discharge protection of bipolar emitter follower circuits: An ESD bypass device for an emitter follower circuit includes a discharge device in parallel with the emitter follower circuit and control circuitry associated with the discharge device. The control circuitry is configured to prevent bypass current conduction through the discharge device in a normal mode of operation, and is... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Burlington

20070297106 - Esd and electric surge protected circuit and method of making same: A circuit and process is provided for protecting a device from the detrimental effects of electro-static discharge (ESD). The circuit includes an ESD breakdown device that is used to activate a current drawdown device. When a voltage exceeding the ESD breakdown device's breakdown voltage is applied, a signal is generated... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070297110 - Electrical distribution system: An electrical distribution system includes a distribution board having input connectors for live and neutral lines from an electricity supply and an earth line; and a plurality of circuit breakers connected to the live line, characterized in that the distribution board has a plurality of three-terminal output connectors, each output... Agent: Robert Scott Lynda Scott

20070297111 - Low frequency switch: When a generator shuts down intentionally or un-intentionally the low frequency switch disconnects a load from a generator before the output frequency of the generator drops below a preset frequency. Without the low frequency switch on some loads, such as a motor, the current will rise to several times the... Agent: Jerry Watson Lowe

20070297112 - Energy saver: A universal device for saving the standby power consumption of a functional group of appliances that can be constituted equally well by a set of items of computer equipment or a set of items of audiovisual equipment. The device includes at least one control device for switching on the functional... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070297108 - Ceramic substrate for light emitting diode where the substrate incorporates esd protection: A metal oxide varistor comprising one or more zinc oxide layers is formed integral to a ceramic substrate to provide ESD protection of a semiconductor device mounted to the substrate. The portion of the ceramic substrate not forming the varistor may be aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, or boron... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20070297109 - System and method for protecting against short circuits in electric power distribution architectures with two voltage levels: A protection system and method against short-circuits in electric power distribution architectures at two voltage levels, with a battery B1 and a second battery B2 at a higher voltage level, provided with automatic disconnection means SDB, and for differentiated supply of electric power to network sectors provided with power distribution... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070297113 - Circuit interrupter including nonvolatile memory storing cause-of-trip information: A circuit breaker includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, and a trip mechanism. The trip mechanism includes a sensor structured to sense current flowing through the separable contacts, a processor cooperating with the sensor to determine a plurality of different trip conditions... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esq. Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20070297114 - Retainer for surge arrester disconnector: Retainers for movable surge arrester disconnectors to prevent relative displacement of the disconnectors with respect to the arrester within predetermined limits.... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070297115 - Machine tool: In a machine tool with at least two axes of movement (2, 7) defining, respectively, the mobility of a first function-supporting unit (1) and of a second function-supporting unit (5), only the first function-supporting unit (1) is provided with its own servo drive, while the second function-supporting unit (5) is... Agent: The Gleason Works

20070297117 - Laser engagement stun system: The Laser Engagement Stun System, which is a man Worn Apparatus is designed for Training exercises in Force-on Force or One-on-One training. The L.E.S.S. system receives and analyzes incoming laser light signals while disregarding ambient light signals from the environment. It then generates a High Voltage low amperage pulsed shock... Agent: John B. Elliot

20070297116 - Systems and methods for deploying electrodes from a covered cavity for electronic weaponry: An electronic weapon impedes locomotion by a target by conducting a current through an electrode and through the target to produce contractions in skeletal muscles of the target that impede locomotion by the target. The weapon may include a deployment unit to deploy one or more electrodes in trajectories away... Agent: Taser International, Inc.

20070297118 - Electrostatic chuck device: In an electrostatic chuck device (11) attracting a substrate (W) to be processed on the surface of a susceptor (12) electrically, a diselectrifying circuit is provided which includes diselectrifying electrode means (16) facing the surface of the susceptor (12), a diselectrifying potential (19), and a diselectrifying resistance (17) connected between... Agent: Floyd B. Carothers Carothers & Carothers

20070297119 - Monolithic ceramic electronic component and method for manufacturing the same: A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic laminate provided with ceramic layers and internal electrode layers disposed between the ceramic layers such that a portion of each internal electrode is led to an end surface of the ceramic laminate and the external electrode disposed on the end surface of... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070297120 - Rf power transistor device with high performance shunt capacitor and method thereof: An integrated shunt capacitor comprises a bottom plate (62), a capacitor dielectric (92) overlying a portion of the bottom plate, a top plate (64) overlying the capacitor dielectric, a shield (74) overlying a portion of the top plate; and a metallization feature (70) disposed about and isolated from at least... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20070297121 - Solid electrolytic capacitor manufacturing method capable of easily and properly connecting anode electrode portion: In a method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor, at first, an anodic oxide film is formed on the surface of an aluminum base. Then, a solid electrolyte layer is formed of a conductive polymer or the like on the anodic oxide film. Then, a cathode electrode portion including a... Agent: Bradley N. Ruben, PC

20070297122 - Mounting arrangement for the starting system of a compressor: A mounting arrangement for the starting system of a compressor of the type which comprises a shell carrying, externally: energization pins; and a starting module having an electrically non-conductive basic body fitted to said energization pins, said arrangement comprising a lock means carried by one of the parts of shell... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070297123 - Processing apparatus and electronic device exterior material: A processing apparatus that processes a wooden piece into a predetermined shape by compression, includes a pair of metal molds that serve to hold and to apply compressing force onto a wooden piece cut out from uncompressed raw wood. At least one of the metal molds has a portion containing... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070297124 - Information processing device: An information processing device may include a device main body including a keyboard, and a display slidably supported by the device main body, wherein the device main body may include a support section for slidably supporting the display, and a pair of grip sections positioned on both sides of the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070297125 - Slim profile foldable device: A slim profile foldable device has a body and a cover configured for articulated movement about a pivot axis between a closed position and an open position. A frame member is configured for co-operative connection with the body and with the cover and bendable about a folding axis and is... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070297126 - Computer enclosure with bezel: A computer enclosure includes a chassis (10), a front panel (20), and a bezel (30). The chassis has a positioning tab (123) with a pivot hole (125) defined therein. The front panel is fixed on the chassis, and defines an opening (22) adjacent the positioning tab of the chassis. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070297127 - Fixing mechanism for component: An exemplary fixing mechanism for a data storage device includes a case, and a latch member. The data storage device includes two pairs of guiding pins attached to sidewalls thereof. The case includes a first panel, and a second panel. The first panel includes an opening defined therein, and a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070297129 - Disk device with a dual vibration-proof structure: A disk device with a dual vibration-proof structure comprises a body, a loader, a plurality of springs, a plurality of crash pads, and a hard disk. Two ends of the body are formed with a plurality of first fixed parts and two sides upwards extend respectively to be first sidewalls.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070297128 - Mounting apparatus for data storage device: A mounting apparatus for retaining a data storage device (60) in a computer includes a bracket (10) and a driving member (30). The data storage device defines a locking hole (63) therein. The bracket includes a first side panel (12) and a second side panel (11) for mounting the data... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070297130 - Locking device for docking station: A locking device includes a case defining at least one slot therein, a hook module including at least one hook for passing through the at least one slot, a linkage module includes at least one first lever configured for shifting the at least one hook to move between a locking... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070297131 - Method and apparatus for attaching a processor and corresponding heat sink to a circuit board: An apparatus for attaching a processor and corresponding heat sink to a circuit board includes a board member, a frame member mounted on the board member, a plurality of connector portions on the frame member, and a resilient load member. The resilient load member has a first end moveably connected... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070297132 - Heat dissipating system: A heat dissipating system includes a chassis (10), and a fan (50). The chassis includes a rear plate (14). The rear plate has an inner surface. The fan is secured to the rear plate inside the chassis. A distance is formed between the fan and the inner surface of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070297133 - External heat dissipator detachably adapted to a heat source to force away heat generated by the heat source: An external heat dissipator for a heat generating source having a heat dissipating vent includes a casing adapted to connect to the heat dissipating vent and having an outlet adapted to correspond to and align with the heat generating vent and an inlet communicating with the outlet for allowing air... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070297134 - Power adapter with fan assembly and control circuit: A power converter with a fan assembly cools down a temperature of the power converter. The power converter with a fan assembly includes a housing, a plate, and a second plate. The housing includes a fan assembly (which is integral to the housing) to draw in air. The plate is... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070297135 - External heat dissipator detachably adapted to a heat source to force away heat generated by the heat source: An external heat dissipator for a heat generating source having a heat dissipating vent includes a casing adapted to connect to the heat dissipating vent and having an outlet adapted to correspond to and align with the heat generating vent and an inlet communicating with the outlet for allowing air... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070297138 - Liquid-cooling heat dissipating device for dissipating heat by a casing: A liquid-cooling heat dissipating device for dissipating heat by a casing includes a casing having a liquid flow channel and a heat dissipating fin, both integrally formed on a wall of the casing. The casing includes a panel having a cold connector and a hot connector. The cold connector is... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070297136 - Modular liquid cooling of electronic components while preserving data center integrity: The integrity of the data center cooling system is maintained by using separate and independent cooling loops to collect heat from electronic components housed in modular units. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a first cooling loop is associated with each modular unit. The first cooling loop comprises... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP

20070297137 - Passive conductive cooling module: A cooling module includes a thermally conductive plate, a bladder disposed on at least one side of the plate, the bladder have a chamber, and fluid disposed in the chamber of the bladder wherein the bladder in an inflated state impresses the cooling module against an adjacent electronic circuit card.... Agent: Raytheon Company C/o Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070297139 - Heat sink with themoelectric module: An apparatus may include a thermally-conductive heat sink core having at least one surface, a solid-state heat pump including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface in contact with the at least one surface of the core, and a thermally-conductive unit in contact with the second surface... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20070297141 - Fiber optic phototherapy devices including led light sources: Fiber optic phototherapy devices include fiber optic light emitters having fiber optic end portions at one or both ends that may be separated into a plurality of groups of end portions that receive light from one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). Lenses may be used to focus the light... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070297140 - Modular heat sink fin modules for cpu: A modular heat sink and semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor chip, a base plate disposed in a heat conducting relationship with the semiconductor chip and containing a plurality of slots extending through the base plate, a plurality of fins individually passed through a number of the plurality of slots... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20070297142 - Power supply apparatus having passive heat-dissipation mechanism and fabrication method thereof: A power supply apparatus includes an insulating housing, a printed circuit board and at least an electronic component. The insulating housing has a substantially closed receptacle and made of a material having a thermal conductivity in a range of from 2.0 to 10.0 W/mK. The printed circuit board is accommodated... Agent: Madson & Austin

20070297143 - Single loading mechanism to apply force to both cooling apparatus and integrated circuit package: Embodiments of the invention provide single loading mechanism that both pushes a semiconductor package against a socket and pushes a cooling solution against the semiconductor package. This loading mechanism may take up less motherboard real estate than if two different attachment and loading mechanisms were used.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070297144 - Cooled shelf for printed circuit boards: The present invention relates to a shelf for holding printed circuit boards; the shelf comprises a first frame and a second frame, adapted to hold printed circuit boards, and a panel provided with two opposite sides, wherein the first frame is mounted on a first of the two sides and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070297145 - Electronic circuit configuration having a printed circuit board thermally coupled to a heat sink: In order to improve the heat dissipation capacity in an electronic circuit configuration with one or more printed circuit boards thermally coupled by one flat side to a heat sink having at least one coolant duct, the flat side immediately adjoins the coolant duct.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070297146 - Data communications with an integrated circuit: Systems are disclosed in which a first receiver circuit of an integrated circuit die, the die having conductive die pads for electrical signal transfer between conductive pathways inside the die and conductive pathways outside the die, the first receiver circuit having an input connected to a first die pad and... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20070297147 - Use of flexible circuits in a power module for forming connections to power devices: A power module includes a power switching device and a flexible circuit with first and second traces electrically connected to the switching device, the first and second traces serving as an input signal carrier and an output signal carrier for the switching device.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070297148 - Modular automation system: Modular automation system and method are disclosed. A central automation device can be constructed and upgraded using one of a plurality of selectable and variously upgradable baseboards. The automation device can be upgraded using one of a plurality of central units which have uniform external dimensions yet differing data processing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070297149 - Modular accessory for protective case enclosing touch screen device: A protective enclosure for an electronic device that has a protective shell that is capable of enclosing and substantially surrounding the touch screen device in a substantially watertight, substantially rigid and substantially crush-resistant manner. Modular units can be releasably connected in a rigid manner to the protective enclosure to form... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20070297150 - Control box for electrical actuators,especially for adjustable furniture: A control box for electrical actuators comprises a cabinet consisting of a lower part (2) containing a control printed circuit board and provided with a row of gates (3) for various plugs, and an upper part (4) with a power supply and optionally also a battery pack. The lower part... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070297151 - Compliant conductive interconnects: An integrated circuit including an interlayer dielectric which may be prone to failure due to processing conditions may be protected by coupling the integrated circuit to a substrate through a solder ball over a conductive polymer. The conductive polymer allows conduction of electrical current to or from the integrated circuit... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070297152 - System component of a control device: A system component of a control device, especially for a transmission or engine controller of a motor vehicle, is provided as a closed system component for a control device which can be transported, thereby allowing decentralized manufacturing of the system component. The system component has a hybrid circuit, equipped with... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070297154 - Circuit board structure for high density processing of analog and digital signals: A circuit board which has a high speed digital circuit in close proximity to a sensitive analog structure has a grounded, conductive band interposed between them and a ground plane with two separate, grounded portions, with a first of the portions underlying the digital circuit and a second portion underlying... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070297155 - Integrated circuit chip thermal solution: Heat from the core of a semiconductor chip package mounted on a printed circuit board assembled into0 a computer system is dissipated to both sides of the printed circuit board.... Agent: Lenovo (us)IPLaw

20070297153 - Multilayer capacitor: A multilayer capacitor comprises a multilayer body in which dielectric layers and first and second inner electrodes are alternately laminated, and first and second terminal conductors and first and second outer connecting conductors. At least one each of first and second terminal conductors and the first outer connecting conductor are... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070297156 - Method, system and apparatus for power distribution for a semiconductor device: Systems, methods and apparatuses for low noise power distribution networks for use with semiconductor devices are disclosed. Embodiments of these systems and methods provide a power distribution network comprising a set of individual power distribution networks, each of the individual power distribution networks operable to provide power to a corresponding... Agent: SprinkleIPLaw Group

20070297157 - Wiring board with built-in capacitor: The invention provides a wiring board with built-in capacitors, that has a multilayer wiring structure and capable of mounting an IC chip thereon. The wiring board with built-in capacitors includes: a first capacitor that is built into the multilayer wiring structure and formed so that an overlapping area between a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070297158 - Front-to-back stacked device: A front-to-back stack device is applied to two or more modularized circuit boards, such as two servo module circuit boards in a blade server. Through the use of the stack device, the two servo module circuit boards can be therefore stacked to each other in a front-to-back stacked manner. Compared... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070297159 - An apparatus for improving server electromagnetic shielding: Disclosed is an apparatus for improving server electromagnetic shielding at high and low frequencies, including a metallic plate in fixed association with a surface of a server casing, the metallic plate defining a plurality of openings, and a substantially plastic shield including conductive metal fibers and defining a plurality of... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20070297160 - Configurations for emi shielding enclosures: Provides a configuration of an electronics enclosure system and method for manufacture in which a polymer including electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI shielding) properties is configured such that shielding gaskets may be reduced or eliminated completely. Patterned “tubes” of a single or various shapes are molded into the front wall of... Agent: David Bogart Dort Stealthdrive LLC

20070297161 - Printed substrate, and electronic component having shield structure: In a fitting region for a SAW filter which includes langasite as its piezoelectric element, there are included an input side terminal electrode and an output side terminal electrode which are connected to an input terminal and to an output terminal of the SAW filter. To each of the terminal... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070297162 - Insulation substrate, power module substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and power module using the same: High-efficiency production of a power module substrate and reduction of the line width of a conductive pattern, and to provide an insulation substrate suitable for realizing a large current and a high voltage of a power module. A brazing sheet is temporarily fixed on a surface of a ceramics substrate... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070291423 - Driving circuit for lamp: A driving circuit for driving at least one lamp includes a power switching circuit, a first transformer and a feedback control circuit. The power switching circuit is electrically connected with a power source to generate an input current. The first transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding. The... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291424 - Abnormality judging apparatus: An abnormality judging apparatus of a rotation angle detecting apparatus generating a sine wave signal and a cosine wave signal according to the rotation angle of a rotor is provided with an interface which receives the sine wave signal, an interface which receives the cosine wave signal, a signal arithmetic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070291425 - Electric power source for motor vehicle: An electric power source for a motor vehicle is so constructed and arranged that an interlock circuit detects a disconnected state of an interlock wire and turns off a contactor. The interlock circuit includes: a current output circuit outputting a detectable current via a diode to the interlock wire; a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070291426 - System and method for protecting a motor drive unit from motor back emf under fault conditions: A system and method for protecting a motor drive unit from an associated motor includes a motor drive unit protection system. The motor drive unit protection system includes at least one switch configured to be connected between a motor drive unit and a plurality of motor leads of the motor... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(qb)

20070291432 - Overvoltage protection circuit and electronic device: A disclosed overvoltage protection circuit includes a power source input terminal of an electronic device, the power source input terminal being configured to receive a power source voltage; an internal power source terminal configured to supply power to internal circuits of the electronic device; a voltage blocking circuit connected between... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070291433 - Apparatus and method for scalable power distribution: According to one aspect of the invention, a plug-in module is provided for installation in a power distribution assembly. In one embodiment, the plug-in module includes a housing, an electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device located in the housing and a current sensing device located in the housing and adapted... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070291427 - Aircraft applicable circuit imbalance detection and circuit interrupter and packaging thereof: The aircraft applicable current imbalance detection and circuit interrupter interrupts an electrical circuit when a current imbalance is sensed. The current imbalance detection and circuit interrupter includes a housing, power supplies, a sensor system for sensing a current imbalance at the line side of the electrical circuit, a logic controller... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070291428 - Aircraft applicable circuit imbalance detection and circuit interrupter and packaging thereof: The aircraft applicable current imbalance detection and circuit interrupter interrupts an electrical circuit when a current imbalance is sensed. The current imbalance detection and circuit interrupter includes a housing, power supplies, a sensor system for sensing a current imbalance at the line side of the electrical circuit, a logic controller... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070291429 - Semiconductor device including esd protection field effect transistor with adjustable back gate potential: In a semiconductor device including two circuit blocks, an ESD protection circuit between power supply terminals (or ground terminals) of the two circuit blocks having the same voltage level as each other is constructed by at least one diode-connected field effect transistor whose back gate potential is adjusted by a... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070291430 - Apparatus and method for scalable power distribution: According to one aspect of the invention, a plug-in module is provided for installing in a power distribution assembly. In one embodiment, the plug-in module may include an overcurrent protection device, a power cable, which may include a first end coupled to the overcurrent protection device, and a second end... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070291431 - Static eliminator with self-discharged whiskers: There is provided a static eliminator which comprises an ion generating portion in the form of tape. There is also provided a self-discharged static eliminator comprising an conductor provided with discharge whiskers in which the conductor is applied with a predetermined voltage. There is also provided a DC type of... Agent: Leighton K. Chong

20070291434 - Protection circuit: A transistor is coupled to a load so that an input voltage is applied to the load therethrough. A comparator compares a load-side voltage of the transistor with a reference voltage. A control circuit is operable to deactivate the transistor when the comparator detects that the load-side voltage is lower... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070291435 - Electronic apparatus and starting method of the electronic apparatus: A starting method of an electronic apparatus wherein power supplies of a plurality of the electronic apparatuses are started in order, the starting method includes the steps of resetting the electronic apparatuses when each of the electronic apparatuses is started; and canceling the resets of the electronic apparatuses at the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070291436 - Transceiver power detection and control architecture: A detector module is described wherein the detector module includes a housing with a conductive waveguide, a detector, a temperature sensor, and detector circuitry. The waveguide is made of a conductive material and of an appropriate size for a signal of a particular frequency. The detector, which can be a... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070291437 - Power regulator supplied to electric charges of industrial processes: The present invention relates to a regulator of the power supplied to industrial process electric loads comprising a power module and a control module, wherein the power module comprises a solid-state switching relay associated to a heat dissipator and the control module comprises a Programmed Logic Controller or PLC which... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070291438 - Method and apparatus for monitoring and determining the functional status of an electromagnetic valve: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the functional status of an electromagnetic valve having a solenoid and plunger including determining the electromechanical switching time of a valve based on characteristics of an electrical characteristic responsive to the solenoid; comparing the valve electromechanical switching time to a... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070291439 - X-shaped semiconductor capacitor structure: A semiconductor capacitor structure includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a first set of via plugs, a second set of via plugs, and a dielectric layer. The first metal layer includes a first portion, a plurality of parallel-arranged second portions, a third portion, and a plurality of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070291440 - Organic encapsulant compositions based on heterocyclic polymers for protection of electronic components: Disclosed is an organic encapsulant composition that, when applied to formed-on-foil ceramic capacitors and embedded inside printed wiring boards, allows the capacitor to resist printed wiring board chemicals and survive 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

20070291441 - Semiconductor device with capacitor element: In a capacitor element in which a highly dielectric metal oxide film formed between wiring layers is used as a capacitor insulation film, the diffusion and thermal oxidation of a lower-layer wiring material are reduced, and the surface on which a thin capacitor insulation film that constitutes a capacitor element... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070291442 - Method of making and repairing a modular push-on busbar system: An improved method of manufacturing, modifying and repairing a switchgear is disclosed that includes a busbar system and active switching elements that can be assembled from modular parts.... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20070291443 - Keyboard with light and sound effects: A keyboard with light and sound effects comprises an auto-uncover keyboard cover having a main cover plate, a main spindle set, a sub-cover plate, a sub-cover spindle set, a liquid crystal screen, a trumpet set, and a sound control button set; a keyboard including a keyboard body, an light emitting... Agent: Wen-lung Cheng

20070291445 - Electronic device: An electronic device comprises a body and an arm member disposed on the body. The body has a reference point. The arm member is moved between a first status, a second status and a third status. When the arm member is situated at the first status, the arm member relatively... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070291444 - Plasma display module and method of adhering and separating plasma display panel to and from chassis: A plasma display module in which a chassis can be readily and quickly separated from a plasma display panel, and methods of attaching and detaching the plasma display panel to and from the chassis are disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display module includes a chassis that is disposed on... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070291447 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, An electronic apparatus includes a main body, a display unit and a hinge portion. The main body includes a first convex and a second convex disposed on an upper face of the main body. The display unit includes a leg portion having a projection. The hinge... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070291446 - Docking station: A computer docking apparatus for use with a portable computer, particularly in vehicles, having a cradle member suitable for receiving a portable computer and a closure member, and electrical connector assembly that operably makes power and/or data transfer connections to the computer, the connector assembly being attached to the closure... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070291448 - Interposer containing bypass capacitors for reducing voltage noise in an ic device: One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that reduces voltage noise for an integrated circuit (IC) device. This apparatus includes an interposer, which is configured to be sandwiched between the IC device and a circuit board. This interposer has a bottom surface, which is configured to receive electrical... Agent: Apple Computer, Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070291449 - Otg type storage device and notebook computer using the same: An OTG type storage device and a notebook computer using the same are provided. The OTG type storage device includes a hard disk, a first controlling module, a battery and at least one hard disk connector. The first controlling module is electronically connected with the hard disk for driving the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070291450 - Information processing apparatus: A disclosed information processing apparatus includes a central processing unit; a substrate on which the central processing unit is mounted; a housing configured to form a space for accommodating the substrate; and a dividing member configured to divide the space into a first space for accommodating the substrate and a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070291451 - Electronic equipment including an apparatus for cooling interior of housing: An electronic equipment of the present invention includes housings and, a substrate, electronic components mounted on the substrate, a heatsink which is connected to the electronic component, connection means for connecting the heatsink to the housing depending on a temperature in the housing and for forming a heat conduction path... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20070291452 - Heat transfer systems for dissipating thermal loads from a computer rack: Heat transfer systems for dissipating thermal loads from a computer rack are disclosed that include: an expandable heat transfer bus extending along the rack, the expandable heat transfer bus capable of passing a thermal transport; one or more heat sinks connected to the expandable heat transfer bus, each heat sink... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20070291453 - Rack unit frame housing: An improved rack unit assembly having at least one receptacle, such as a power receptacle, includes a cover for removable attachment to the assembly, where the panel includes an opening in the panel for permitting a connector on a cord, such as a power cord, to extend through the panel... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070291454 - Hybrid circuit board and display device having the same: A hybrid circuit board includes a first circuit board and a second circuit boards. The first circuit board includes a first body having a slot, and a first circuit pattern formed on the first body and extended to the slot. The second circuit board includes a second body, a protruding... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070291455 - Apparatus for tool-less removal of pcb assembly: Apparatus for removing a printed circuit board (PCB) and bezel assembly from a unit includes a pull spring is attached to opposing sides of the PCB and bezel assembly. Each pull spring includes a generally M-shaped spring. A first end of the M-shaped spring includes a first pin carrying a... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20070291457 - Ic packages with internal heat dissipation structures: An IC package includes a substrate and a plurality of thermal dissipating vias perforating the substrate. The substrate includes a power plane, a ground plane, and a dielectric layer disposed between the power plane and the ground plane. The power plane includes a power region and a non-power region isolated... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070291456 - Side switch for contact exposed on an edge of a circuit board and method: A switch configured to contact an exposed contact on an edge of a multilayer circuit board when selectively activated. The switch is particularly useful for electronic equipment such as mobile phones, PDA's, etc. where space for key contacts on the circuit board is limited. By facilitating connection to terminals formed... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070291458 - Stacked semiconductor package having flexible circuit board therein: The present invention relates to a stacked semiconductor package having flexible circuit board therein. The semiconductor package comprises a substrate and a chip assembly. The chip assembly comprises at least a first chip, a second chip and a flexible circuit board. The second chip is disposed above the first chip,... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070291459 - Circuit board for reducing electromagnetic interference: An exemplary circuit board includes a power plane with a first metal plate, a ground plane with a second metal plate, a channel etched in one of the metal plates to define an isolated area therein, and a coupling circuit. A gap is formed between the isolated area and other... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070291460 - Expansion card for thin type computer: An expansion card for a thin type computer in which the expansion card includes a bracket for mounting to the housing of the thin type computer, a circuit board mounted on the bracket for electrically connecting to the motherboard, and a plug terminal mounted on the bracket and electrically connected... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070291461 - Method and apparatus for supporting a plurality of cards in an information handling system: A card supporting apparatus includes a base member. A first securing member is moveably coupled to the base member, wherein the first securing member includes a first card engagement feature located a first height above the base member. A second securing member is moveably coupled to the base member, wherein... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070291462 - Apparatus for suppressing emi generated in differential high frequency data transmission: An apparatus for suppressing EMI in the differential high frequency data transmission is provided, including the use of a plurality of closed-loops next to the transmission wires of data plus and data minus used in the differential transmission of data transmission bus of the flash memory pen, the EMI generated... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20070291463 - Electromagnetic wave shielding filter: An electromagnetic wave shielding filter 10 comprises a meshed layer, wherein at least one of the front and back surfaces of the meshed layer is subjected to a blackening treatment to be a blackened face having micro-irregularities. The shape of the micro-irregularities is adjusted to have a probability density curve... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070291464 - Emi shielding module: This invention discloses an EMI shielding module installed on the circuit board with at least one connection hole. This EMI shielding module includes a shielding case and at least one protrusion. The shielding case capped on the device is arranged on the circuit board. The protrusion is arranged on the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070285850 - Power switching control apparatus: A power switching control apparatus for acquiring pieces of making operation time information of individual phase switches more precisely according to loads and making instants. Making operation time information detecting means outputs the making operation time information of at least one of individual phase switches on the basis of the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070285851 - Apparatus and method for cold sparing in multi-board computer systems: Power supply voltage of a PCI or a similar communication bus interface is separated from one or more other power supply voltages on a backplane, on boards insertable into the backplane, and on the bus interface components of the boards. The power supply of the bus interface (VIO) is provided... Agent: Anatoly S. Weiser

20070285852 - Aluminum wound transformer: An iron core transformer with at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding of which at least one of the windings are wound with aluminum wire is disclosed for use in relatively low power applications, for example 5 kVa or below. The primary and secondary windings are... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070285854 - Programmable electrostatic discharge (esd) protection device: An improved ESD protection device, integrated circuit and method for programmably altering a sensitivity of the ESD protection device is provided herein. More specifically, an active shunt ESD protection device is provided with an improved trigger circuit design. The improved trigger circuit design enables the sensitivity of the ESD protection... Agent: Daffer Mcdaniel LLP

20070285853 - Rc-triggered power clamp suppressing negative mode electrostatic discharge stress: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) power clamp circuit including a RC-delay element coupled to a plurality of serialized inverter elements with a power clamp element and an ESD-triggered keeper device coupled to the plurality of inverters. During negative mode ESD events, the ESD-triggered keeper device is activated and assists the power... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20070285856 - Semiconductor device having protection diode: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element; a protection diode for protecting the semiconductor element from a first reverse voltage applied to the semiconductor element; and a capacitor. The protection diode is coupled in parallel to the semiconductor element. The protection diode has a forward direction, which is equal to... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070285859 - Fan system and power monitoring apparatus thereof: A power monitoring apparatus for receiving an external input signal includes a first modulating unit, a second modulating unit and a comparing unit. The first modulating unit receives and modulates an input signal into a first signal. The second modulating unit receives and modulates the input signal into a second... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070285861 - Over-voltage protection circuit and method thereof: Example embodiments are directed to an over-voltage protection circuit and method thereof. The over-voltage protection circuit may include a voltage converter, a voltage comparator, a delay unit, and/or a switching unit. The voltage converter may be configured to generate first voltage and second voltages from a supply voltage. The voltage... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070285863 - Driving circuit: When a driving signal changes from L level to H level, a switching-circuit is turned on. Then, a gate current flows from a booster circuit to MOSFET through the switching circuit and a resistor. A gate monitor circuit outputs a drive abnormality detection signal of L level when the gate... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070285864 - Power supply circuit structure comprising a current sensor, and method of assembling the same: A power supply circuit structure includes: a first bus bar in which a power supply side terminal that is to be connected with a power supply post protruded from a DC/DC converter is disposed in one end side, a current sensor passing portion is disposed on another end side, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070285855 - Composite integrated semiconductor device: A composite integrated semiconductor device. In one embodiment, an input surge/noise absorbing circuit absorbs surge from an input signal, an attenuating/level-shifting circuit attenuates or level-shifts the input signal, and an electrical signal converting circuit converts the input signal to an output signal. The input surge/noise absorbing circuit, the attenuating or... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070285857 - Coordinated fault protection system: A power distribution protection system and method uses communications to coordinate operation of fault protection devices. Communications may be prioritized wherein messages of a lower priority are held or discarded in favor of messages of a higher priority, for example, messages indicating a fault condition. The devices may use multiple... Agent: James V. Lapacek S & C Electric Co.

20070285860 - Method and system for esd protection of balanced circuit board lines: An array of electrostatic discharge (ESD) devices conforms to the pitch defined by balanced signal lines on a printed wiring board (PWB) so that the array does not unduly affect the design impedance of the balanced lines.... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070285858 - Spark gap comprising an optically triggered power semiconductor component: A surge protector (1) has a spark gap (2) that is provided with two opposite electrodes (3), a circuit (5) for triggering the spark gap (2), and a light source connected to a protective device (13) on ground potential in order to generate a triggering light which can be delivered... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070285862 - Snubber circuit: A snubber circuit for use with an integrated power supply control circuit incorporating a transformer and a lateral power MOSFET on a single silicon chip. A capacitor is provided in circuit with the MOSFET and first resistor and diode are in series with each other and the capacitor. A second... Agent: Roger B. Dickinson, Ceo

20070285865 - Transient voltage surge suppression device: An integrated fuse device (1) includes a varistor stack (11), a thermal fuse (12), and a current fuse (13) within an enclosure (2) having device terminals (3). The varistor stack (11) is connected to the thermal fuse (12) by a Cu terminal (20) and is connected to the device terminal... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070285866 - Surge absorber and production method therefor: This surge absorber includes an insulating part upon which is formed a conductive layer which is divided into two separate portions by a discharge gap (micro gap) around its circumferential surface; a pair of terminal electrodes which are arranged to oppose the insulating part, and contacts the conductive layer; an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070285867 - High resistance current limiting fuse, methods, and systems: A current limiting fuse with a resistance element connected in series with a currently limiting fuse element, and systems and methods therefore.... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070285868 - Sensor arrangement: The invention relates to a sensor for measuring a physiological signal and a method for manufacturing such a sensor. Such sensor comprises a flexible substrate (30) and at least one electrode (35), which has a signalling surface, which faces in the same direction as the first surface of the flexible... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070285870 - Adhesive chuck, and apparatus and method for assembling substrates using the same: An adhesive chuck, and an apparatus and method for assembling substrates using the same are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a chamber, a first adhesive chuck inside the chamber and having a plurality of adhesive protrusions to adhere to a first substrate conveyed from an outside into the chamber via an... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070285869 - Method of determining the correct average bias compensation voltage during a plasma process: A method for removing a substrate that is attached to a bipolar electrostatic chuck (ESC) by application of a bipolar ESC voltage is provided which includes discontinuing the bipolar ESC voltage after processing a current substrate, and determining a monopolar component error of the processing. The method also includes correcting... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070285871 - Bar type corona discharged electrostatic eliminator equipped with air vessel using pulse ac high voltage power source: This invention relates to an equipment for eliminating static electricity, more specifically speaking, compared to the voltage applied to the discharging electrode in prior corona discharged electrostatic eliminator is a simple AC High Voltage or DC High Voltage, in this invention, a Pulse AC High Voltage coupled with a signal... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070285872 - Capacitive switch of electric/electronic device: A capacitive switch of an electric/electronic device is provided. The capacitive switch includes a plurality of contacts which are disposed at a front of a control panel; a plurality of capacitive sensors which are disposed at a rear of the control panel, respectively face the contacts, and detect capacitance variations... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070285873 - Variable charge packet integrated circuit capacitor: A variable IC capacitor includes a semiconductor layer doped to contain mobile charge carriers. Capacitor electrodes C1 and C2 are disposed adjacent to each other on the layer's surface, gate electrodes G1 and G2 are disposed on opposite sides of C1 and C2, and source and sink electrodes are disposed... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070285874 - Method of manufacturing a dielectric component, and dielectric components manufactured by such a method: A method of forming a dielectric component, such as a capacitor is disclosed. In such a method, a conductive surface is applied to a dielectric to form a coated dielectric. Then a portion of the conductive surface is removed from the coated dielectric to form at least two electrically isolated... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20070285875 - Electrical charge storage device having enhanced power characteristics: The present invention relates generally to an electrical charge storage device (ECSD) with enhanced power characteristics. More particularly, the present invention relates to enhancing the current density, voltage rating, power transfer characteristics, frequency response and charge storage density of various devices, such as capacitors, batteries, fuel cells and other electrical... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070285876 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing solid electrolytic capacitor: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element having a niobium oxide layer arranged between an anode and a cathode, and an outer package covering the capacitor element. The niobium oxide layer contains fluorine and phosphorus, and the outer package contains epoxy resin, phenol resin, filler and an imidazole compound.... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070285878 - Electronic appartus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is provided with a first case including a peripheral wall, a display device contained in the first case and including four side faces, a second case, a hinge shaft which swingably supports the first case on the second case, and a bracket which... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070285877 - Terminal unit with easily detachable panel: In a terminal unit including a main body and a flexible panel coupled to a main body, the main body including a first engaging section having a guide rim. The flexible panel is mounted to the main body by using the first engaging section. The panel includes a first claw... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070285879 - Distribution connection module for telecommunications and data systems technology: A distribution connection module (1) for telecommunications and data technology includes a housing (3) in which input and output contacts (4, 5) for the connection of cables or wires are arranged such that they are externally accessible. The housing (3) is designed with a cavity in which functional elements are... Agent: Karen A. Fitzsimmons Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070285881 - Electronic device with rotatable display panel: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a main body having a housing, a display panel having a screen and a hinge mechanism connecting the main body and the display panel. Positioned along a rotational axis to allow the display panel to rotate with respect to the main body,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070285880 - Device having a slidable cover: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an image in conjunction with a protective cover panel for a device, which device includes a component which can benefit from protection by the cover panel. The cover panel is moveable with respect to the component so as to... Agent: Lawrence C. Edelman

20070285882 - Computer housing: A computer housing includes a first shell, and a second shell connected to the first shell by a pivot mechanism. The pivot mechanism includes two co-axial bushings mounted on the first shell respectively, and two pivot shafts mounted on the second shell respectively and each pivotally mounted in the respective... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070285883 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprising: a main body that has an input unit placed on a top surface of the main body; a display panel that has a display surface and a rear surface on an opposite side to the display surface; a hinge mechanism that joints... Agent: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20070285884 - Interposer with flexible solder pad elements: Various embodiments of an interposer for mounting a semiconductor die, as well as methods for forming the interposer, are disclosed. The interposer includes flexible solder pad elements that are formed from a core material of the interposer, such that the interposer may absorb thermally induced stresses and conform to warped... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070285885 - Fixing mechanism: A fixing mechanism used for fixing a data accessing device with a plurality of positioning holes to a housing of an electronic device includes a base plate and a positioning member. The base plate has a first fixing portion and a plurality of guiding portions. The positioning member has a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070285886 - Desktop computer setup: A desktop computer setup with an LCD embedded into a side casing which is disposed on the wide side of the host case. There is more than one speaker, optical drive, and floppy drive, as well as one modem, and one main switch also embedded into the side casing around... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070285887 - Multimedia heat sink device: A multimedia heat sink device is primarily constituted by a casing, a fan, a multimedia device, and a hub. When electronic equipment is emplaced on the casing of heat sink for heat dissipation, a digital/analog TV channel can be played by the electronic equipment, through the installation of multimedia device.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070285888 - Contact load profile modification for a compression socketed cpu: A integrated circuit housing includes a first clamping hardware, a second clamping hardware operatively connected to the first clamping hardware, and an integrated circuit stack comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the first clamping hardware contacts the top portion and the second clamping hardware contacts the bottom... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P./sun

20070285889 - Forced air cooled electrical box for mining equipment: An electrical box for mining apparatus and a mining apparatus are provided. The electrical box includes a housing having an explosion proof enclosure and a cooling duct. An electrical circuit is held in the enclosure. A fan is provided for forcing air through the cooling duct.... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070285890 - Method and apparatus for increasing heat dissipation of high performance integrated circuits (ic): A heat sink is presented for dissipating heat from an integrated circuit (IC). The heat sink is made of a heat conductive material having a generally planar shape and adapted to receive an IC chip on a bottom surface and adapted to be in thermal connection with the IC chip.... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment (tsmc)

20070285891 - Method, apparatus and system for enclosure enhancement: In some embodiments, a method, apparatus and system are described for enhancing an enclosure of a device, such as a computing device. The system may include a frame and an apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes the enclosure, which may form a cover of a computing device, and a base. In... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070285892 - Encapsulated multi-phase electronics heat sink: An apparatus and method for cooling electronics is disclosed. An encapsulated inert non-conductive fluid is used to transfer heat directly from an electrical circuit including a die on a substrate to an external heatsink. The top of a flip chip die (e.g. a ceramic column grid array flip chip) may... Agent: Canady & Lortz LLP - Boeing

20070285893 - Apparatus for improved grounding of flange mount field effect transistors to printed wiring boards: An apparatus for improved grounding and heat transfer between flange mount field effect transistors and printed wiring boards is provided comprising a cut-out formed in the printed wiring board, extending between its top and bottom surfaces, defining an edge which is covered or plated with a conductive material at least... Agent: Gray Robinson, P.A.

20070285894 - Heat sink: An improved heat sink that provides for the dissipation of heat via transfer to both air and liquids. The improved heat sink comprises an elongate structure defining a base for receiving heat from a heat-dissipating source. Extending from the base are a plurality of heat-dissipating structures, such as fins, that... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070285895 - Cooling system for device having power semiconductors and method for cooling the device: A cooling system for devices having power semiconductors and a method for cooling the device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cooling system has printed circuit boards arranged on a circuit carrier in plug-in contact strips. The cooling system itself has a cooling plate, which is mounted in a pivotable... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20070285896 - Packaged electronic component: A packaged electronic component includes a body and a thermally conductive clip. The body is made of a molding material and accommodates at least one magnetic element therein. The thermally conductive clip securely mounts on the circumference of body, and covers a top surface and a side surface of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070285897 - Thermal module with heat pipe: A thermal module with heat pipe is disclosed to include a heat-dissipation plate, which has an accommodation groove that accommodates a heat pipe that is bonded to the accommodation groove with a bonding glue, and at least one retaining groove formed in the accommodation groove for retaining the bonding glue... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070285898 - Thermally enhanced memory module: A thermally enhanced memory module is claimed. The memory module includes a first extended electrical plane, and a thermal connection between a surface plane of its substrate and the first extended electrical plane. A first thermal management, such as a heat spreader, is coupled to the surface plane of the... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20070285900 - Cooling device for interface card: A cooling device for interface card for cooling a heating component on an interface card includes a heat sink and a water cooling head, wherein the heat sink has a heat conducting seat and a plurality of cooling fins. A cooling flow path is formed between any two adjacent cooling... Agent: Hdsl

20070285899 - Cooling structure for interface card: A cooling structure for interface card for cooling the heating component on an interface card includes a heat sink, a metallic hood, and a water block, wherein the heat sink has a heat conducting seat and a plurality of cooling fins, while the heat conducting seat is attached to the... Agent: Hdsl

20070285901 - Card structure and method of assembly thereof: A card structure comprises a casing arranged to fit around an electrical connector. At least one foldable side tab is located on the casing such that when the at least one foldable side tab is folded it mechanically attaches the casing to the electrical connector. A method of assembling a... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070285902 - Low profile flash drive memory storage device: A USB flash drive memory storage device includes a printed circuit board, a case, and a connector rigidly coupled to the case. In particular, the case defines a base end and a trailing end opposite the base end, and the connector extends a connector length from the base end of... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20070285903 - Multilayer printed circuit board and a liquid crystal display unit: The present invention provided a multilayer printed circuit board and a liquid crystal display unit which the reliability of connection with a predetermined member using an anisotropic conductive binding material is improved. The multilayer printed circuit board is provided with a predetermined connection region for connecting with the predetermined member,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070285904 - Package structure for panel module and method using the same: A package structure for packaging a panel module. The panel module comprises at least a gap. The package structure comprises a base and a cover. The base comprises a first loading surface for loading the panel module and at least one first engaging portion corresponding to the gap. The cover... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070285905 - Electronic device, display apparatus, flexible circuit board and fabrication method thereof: A flexible circuit board including a base film, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and an adhesive layer is provided. The base film has a first surface and a second surface. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the base film directly and has... Agent: Liu & Liu

20070285906 - Voltage regulator and method using substrate board with insulator layer and conductive traces: A voltage regulator includes a voltage regulator body and connectors carried by the body, which connect to devices controlled by the voltage regulator. A substrate board is received in a board receiving cavity of the voltage regulator body and includes a metallic base layer, an insulator layer on the metallic... Agent: Richard K. Warther, Esquire Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20070285907 - Wiring board and semiconductor device: There is disclosed a wiring board comprising a core substrate 110, a build-up layer 130a formed on at least one side of main surfaces the core substrate, wherein a cavity 120 for accommodating a chip-type decoupling capacitor 121 is formed in the build-up layer 130a. The capacitor 121 includes electrode... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070285908 - Balance filter packaging chip having balun mounted therein and manufacturing method thereof: A balance filter packaging chip having a balun mounted therein and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The balance filter packaging chip includes a device substrate; a balance filter mounted on the device substrate; a bonding layer stacked on a certain area of the device substrate; a packaging substrate having... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070285910 - Communication cabinet and a method for installing active components in a communication cabinet: A communication cabinet and methods for installing active component into a communication cabinet, the method includes: removing at least one passive communication connector being connected by at least one wire to at least one customer connector within the communication cabinet; installing at least one printed circuit board that are connected... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070285909 - System and method for mounting components on a printed wiring board: A printed wiring assembly is provided. The printed wiring assembly comprises a printed wiring board; an electrical component adapted to electrically couple to the printed wiring board via one or more leads; and a mounting device having a base adapted to non-adhesively fasten to the printed wiring board, wherein the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070285911 - Holder for electric components: The invention relates to a holder (1) for holding an electrical component with wire ends (51a), which are used as electrical connections of the component. The holder has a body (10) with a center part, in which a recess (2) that is open towards the top is formed for holding... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070279812 - Light-emitting diode lighting circuit, illuminating device and liquid crystal display device: A light-emitting diode lighting circuit is provided. The light-emitting diode lighting circuit includes: a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected in series, and a protective element connected in parallel to each of the plurality of light-emitting diodes, in which in the case where an open-circuit failure is caused in the light-emitting... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070279811 - Protection device: A protection device applicable to an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes an operating unit which outputs an on/off signal when a user turns on/off the electronic device is disclosed. The protection device includes a setting unit for setting a predetermined period, and a processing unit electrically connected... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070279815 - Redundant electrical brake and protection system for electric generators: An apparatus for electric braking and system protection for an electric generator includes a dynamic brake and a crowbar circuit designed for cooperation with power converters to dump power upon command. The dynamic brake includes at least one resistor and the crowbar circuit includes another at least one resistor for... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070279818 - Load abnormality detection circuit: A load abnormality detection circuit serves to stop the operation of a load when the load is shorted to a VB power supply, or when the load is layer shorted, whereby heat damage of a load control transistor is prevented. A microcomputer provides a drive signal to a base of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070279819 - Multi-mode regulator: In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a current sensor to generate an overcurrent output if a current level of a switched power supply is greater than a predetermined threshold, and a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller coupled to the current sensor. At lower load levels, the... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070279821 - Low-loss rectifier with shoot-through current protection: A transistor active bridge circuit (400) rectifies domestic AC mains (for example, 120V, 60 Hz) and/or foreign AC mains (for example, 230V, 50 Hz) with low power loss. The circuit includes first and second field effect transistors (102, 104) of a first channel type, and third and fourth field effect... Agent: Harris Corporation C/o Darby & Darby PC

20070279813 - Over-voltage protection for voltage regulator modules of a parallel power system: A protection circuit for a parallel power system having at least two parallel coupled voltage regulators is disclosed. The protection circuit includes at least two isolation control circuits, each control circuit being coupled to a respective voltage regulator. Each isolation control circuit includes a current sense circuit for sensing current... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20070279814 - Self testing ground fault circuit interrupter (gfci) with end of life (eol) indicator, secondary power supply for eol and self test circuitry, and device for opening line hot when eol occurs: A self test (ST) ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) provides a half wave rectifier for powering circuitry for determining and annunciating end of life (EOL) of the GFCI regardless of a shorted diode bridge or opening of a printed circuit board (PCB) trace. A fuse resistor is provided to open... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070279817 - Electrostatic discharge protection circuit: Integrated circuits are provided that have sensitive circuitry such as programmable polysilicon fuses. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuitry is provided that prevents damage or undesired programming of the sensitive circuitry in the presence of an electrostatic discharge event. The electrostatic discharge protection circuitry may have a power ESD device that... Agent: G. Victor Treyz

20070279816 - System to protect electrical fuses: A method and system is disclosed for protecting electrical fuse circuitry. A electrical fuse circuit with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection has at least one electrical fuse, a programming device coupled in series with the electrical fuse having at least a transistor for receiving a control signal for controlling a programming... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment (tsmc)

20070279820 - System and method providing over current and over power protection for power converter: System and method for protecting a power converter. A system includes a threshold generator configured to generate a threshold signal, and a first comparator configured to receive the threshold signal and a first signal and to generate a comparison signal. The first signal is associated with an input current for... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070279822 - Transient protection and current control of devices: An apparatus including an electrical device electrically coupled to a power source and transient suppression and current control circuitry electrically coupled to the electrical device. The circuitry includes a negative temperature coefficient thermistor electrically coupled between the power source and the electrical device and being responsive to an electrical power... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20070279823 - Electronic device: An electronic device includes a first transmission line, a second transmission line and a ground-coupling portion. The first transmission line is composed of a first signal line transmitting a given high frequency wave signal and a first ground. The second transmission line is composed of a second signal line transmitting... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070279824 - Circuit configurations to reduce snapback of a transient voltage suppressor: This invention discloses an electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering Zener diode connected between an emitter and a collector of a bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) wherein the Zener diode having a... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20070279825 - Flame arrester insert and process for its production: In a flame arrester insert comprising two metal strips (1, 2) wound together, of which a first metal strip (1) is a smooth strip and the second metal strip (2) is a grooved strip having defined grooving, so that they rest on each other at defined contact points (3) and,... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070279826 - High-voltage pulse protection device and video apparatus deployment thereof: A high-voltage pulse protection device includes an input connector, a separating capacitor and an output connector. A video receiving terminal of the input connector receives a video signal from a RF cable. An input terminal of the separating capacitor is electrically connected to a video transferring terminal of the input... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070279827 - Method and apparatus for preventing damage to electronics during tire inspection: Disclosed are apparatus and methodologies for protecting tire electronics from electrical discharge damage during a tire inspection procedure. Aspects of different embodiments of the disclosed subject matter relate to various techniques for providing protection from high-voltage discharge for tire electronics devices. Exemplary techniques disclosed correspond to methodologies for preventing contact... Agent: Dority & Manning, PA & Michelin North America, Inc

20070279828 - Control device for driving ac solenoids and dc bistable solenoids, specifically for electrovalves of irrigation systems: There is described a control device that allows to drive both AC solenoids and DC bistable solenoids. The control device comprises power supply terminals which may selectively be connected to an AC or DC voltage source, load terminals which may be connected to a driven solenoid, at least one triac... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070279829 - Control system for static neutralizer: The present invention pertains to various embodiments for managing ion current balance by independently controlling positive ion current and negative ion current generated during static neutralization. In another embodiment, E-Field compensation may be provided. These embodiments disclose both method and apparatus implementations.... Agent: Uriarte Law

20070279830 - Electrostatic discharge protection apparatus: An electrostatic discharge protection apparatus disposed in an optical disk drive includes a spindle motor and a feeding mechanism for driving a pick-up head. The mechanism includes a sled motor for driving the pick-up head. A traverse is disposed in a casing of the optical disk drive for disposing the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070279831 - Microsystem comprising a deformable bridge: The invention relates to a microsystem comprising a deformable bridge, the ends of which are connected to a substrate. According to the invention, at least one actuation electrode, which is solidly connected to the bridge, is disposed between the center of the bridge and one of the ends next to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070279832 - Capacitive micro-electro-mechanical sensors with single crystal silicon electrodes: The devices presented herein are capacitive sensors with single crystal silicon on all key stress points. Isolating trenches are formed by trench and refill forming dielectrically isolated conductive silicon electrodes for drive, sense and guards. For pressure sensing devices according to the invention, the pressure port is opposed to the... Agent: Lumen Intellectual Property Services, Inc.

20070279834 - Feedthrough capacitor having reduced self resonance insertion loss dip: The self-resonance insertion loss dip of a feedthrough capacitor is reduced or eliminated by raising the equivalent series resistance of the capacitor, thus minimizing the capacitor Q. The equivalent series resistance of the capacitor can be raised by forming voids in the active and/or ground electrode plates of the capacitor.... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070279833 - Filtered feedthrough assembly and method of manufacture: A method for coupling a capacitor to a feedthrough assembly that includes a ferrule and a terminal pin therethrough is provided. The method comprises dispensing an epoxy onto an outer surface of the feedthrough assembly. A capacitor, which has an opening therethrough for receiving the terminal pin and cooperates therewith... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070279835 - High capacitance density vertical natural capacitors: Disclosed are embodiments of a capacitor with inter-digitated vertical plates and a method of forming the capacitor such that the effective gap distance between plates is reduced. This gap width reduction significantly increases the capacitance density of the capacitor. Gap width reduction is accomplished during back end of the line... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20070279836 - Monolithic capacitor and mounting structure thereof: A monolithic capacitor includes a main capacitor unit having first capacitor portions and a second capacitor portion arranged in a direction of lamination, with the first capacitor portion located towards at least one end in the direction of lamination, so that the first capacitor portion is located closer to a... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070279837 - Nanofiber surface based capacitors: This invention provides novel capacitors comprising nanofiber enhanced surface area substrates and structures comprising such capacitors, as well as methods and uses for such capacitors.... Agent: Nanosys Inc.

20070279838 - Composition for thin film capacitive device, insulating film with high delectric constant, thin film capacitive device, thin-film laminated capacitor and process for producing thin film capacitive device: A thin film capacitor element composition having a bismuth layered compound with a c-axis oriented substantially vertical to the substrate surface, wherein the bismuth layered compound is expressed by the formula (Bi2O2)2+(Am−1BmO3m+1)2− or Bi2Am−1BmO3M+3, the symbol m in the formula is an odd number, at least part of the Bi... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070279839 - Co-extrusion method of fabricating electrode structures in honeycomb substrates and ultracapacitor formed thereby: A method for fabricating electrode structures within a honeycomb substrate having a plurality of elongated channels is provided that is particularly adaptable for producing an ultracapacitor. In this method, the nozzle of a co-extrusion device simultaneously feeds a current collector along a central axis of one of the channels while... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070279840 - Embedded electrolytic capacitor: Apparatuses, methods, and systems associated with and/or having capacitors are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a capacitor may be formed within a substrate having an interwoven-fiber material. In various ones of these embodiments, a capacitor may have a first electrode including an activation material disposed on a surface of an... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

20070279841 - Chip capacitor: A chip capacitor which can be miniaturized with structural stability. In the chip capacitor, a capacitor device has a cathode layer formed on an outer surface thereof and an anode wire is protruded from a portion thereof. A cathode lead is electrically connected to the cathode layer. An anode lead... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070279842 - Electrical connection box: An electrical connection box includes a circuit substrate on which an electrical component is mounted, a case which is adapted to cover the circuit substrate, and a heat radiation member which is directly attached to the electrical component.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070279843 - Transducer with improved fuse base structure: A transducer is provided with at least one fuse base along with a fuse built in either side of the transducer, and an upper cover is provided for protecting component parts contained in the transducer, and an opening with a protective cap is provided on the upper cover at the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070279844 - Systems, devices, and methods for increasing current carrying capacity: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system, which can comprise a basepan comprising a banding stud. The banding stud can be configured to releasably attach a heat sink to the basepan. The heat sink configured to increase a current carrying capacity of a system associated with the basepan from a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070279847 - Electronic device having a slidable cover that slides via a rack: A first housing of an electronic device is connected to a second housing of the electronic device in a slidable manner. A rack is positioned on the first housing. A gear unit and a hinge are positioned on the second housing. The gear unit engages with the rack, and a... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070279846 - Motherboard with illumination device: A motherboard including a circuit board, a connecting device and an illumination device is provided. The connecting device and the illumination device are disposed on the circuit board, The illumination device includes at least one lighting element. The lighting element and the connecting device are disposed on the same side... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070279845 - Corrosion protection for pressure sensors: The present invention describes a device having a housing and at least one electrical component, the housing having at least one of the electrical components and being filled at least partially by a passivating agent. Furthermore, it is provided that the electrical component is covered at least partially by the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070279849 - Tabletop device with two-sided instructional display: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a tabletop device which provides multiple functions to a user of the device, and in particular, to a tabletop device which includes a first functional element which establishes a preferred orientation on the tabletop for a first user of... Agent: Lawrence Edelman, Esq

20070279848 - Body structure for notebook type computer: A body structure for notebook type computer includes a cover, a motherboard, and a base. An electronic device integrated on the motherboard is used to fix a locking member, and the locking member can be interlocked with a locking means formed on a bottom surface of the cover. The arrangement... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070279850 - Detachable base: A detachable base, for supporting an object as a flat-panel display comprises a base-plate, a supporting pillar, and a connecting assembly. The base-plate has a positioning block disposed on an upper surface thereof. The positioning block has a fillister. The supporting pillar has an upper end and a lower end,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070279851 - Flexible enclosure for a motorized mount: A flexible enclosure is adapted to enclose one or more motorized actuators in a mounting system. The mounting system is designed to adjust the viewing angle of a flat panel television or monitor. The flexible enclosure has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end may be coupled... Agent: Sung I. Oh, Professional Law Corporation

20070279856 - External module electrical and mechanical attachment mechanism and method: The present invention is directed to a electrical and mechanical attachment mechanism for coupling a peripheral module to a computing device. The attachment mechanism includes a set of pawls that engage with a receiving chamber thereby mechanically coupling the module to the device. The attachment mechanism also includes a set... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070279857 - Portable electronic device with improved audio and video effects: An exemplary portable electronic device comprises a base unit, a display unit with a display unit, a hinge mechanism for pivotably attaching the display unit to the base unit, and a console assembly including a controller and a speaker. An extension portion extends from a rear end of the base... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070279854 - Protecting device for electrical cable: A protecting device for electrical cable is provided, which is disposed in an electronic device with two bases pivotally connected to each other. Each of the bases has a pivot portion, and the pivot portions are pivotally connected to each other. The protecting device is disposed across the two pivot... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070279853 - Protective cover for display screen of electronic device and electronic device combined with such protective cover: The present invention discloses a protective cover suitable for mounting on a display screen of an electronic device to protect the screen. The protective cover has a convex lens for magnifying the displayed information content. The convex lens can be turned to cover on the surface of the screen, thereby... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070279855 - Removable laptop computer cover for the purpose of displaying advertising or indicia: A removable, printed stretchable, thin cloth cover that covers the backside of a laptop computer screen. The cover comprises of four sewn corners made from an L-shaped notch (1) cut from the corners of the fabric. The sewn corners (2) of the cover extend over the edges of the laptop... Agent: Patricia Linsmeier Jackson

20070279858 - System and method for tool-less mounting of a bezel with an electronic device: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a blade server and blade server components. Specifically, one embodiment is directed to a server comprising a server chassis, a system board coupled to the server chassis, the system board comprising a first electrical connector, and a bezel assembly coupled to the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070279859 - Handheld computer: A handheld computer having a housing with a midframe construction is described. The housing includes a front shell and a back shell coupled to a midframe. The handheld computer also includes two accessory slots for a stylus or other devices on the left and right sides of the housing. The... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20070279852 - Wearable modular interface strap: A wearable modular interface strap device for supporting multiple module units comprising a flexible strap with a plurality of electrically connected nodes acting as docking points to serial bus interface and mechanically connect removable modules, with the strap being 10 mechanically lockable in a loop by a clasp containing hub... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070279860 - Mounting apparatus for data storage devices: A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device that defines a locking hole in a sidewall thereof, includes a bracket for holding the data storage device, a first locking member, and a second locking member. The bracket includes a side wall. The side wall defines a through-hole therein. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070279861 - Heat-spreading devices for cooling computer systems and associated methods of use: Cooling systems for use with computer systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computer system includes a first computer module spaced apart from a second computer module to define a space therebetween. The computer system further includes a cooling system positioned in the space between the first and second... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070279862 - Heat-dissipating structure for lamp: A heat-dissipating structure includes a heat-dissipating body and a heat pipe. The heat-dissipating body includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder provided within the first cylinder. A plurality of heat-dissipating pieces is further connected between the first cylinder and the second cylinder. A heat-dissipating path is formed between each... Agent: Hdsl

20070279863 - Solar inverter assembly: A solar inverter assembly has a first housing part, which is used as a heat sink, and a second housing part for holding electronic components of the solar inverter. The first housing part has a first air inlet opening, a first air outlet opening and a first air channel connecting... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070279864 - Electric power converter: The present invention provides an electric power converter in which a tip portion of a cooling fin on an air flow inlet side is limited to flow a large quantity of air around a connection portion, where the fin efficiency is high, of a base surface of the cooling fin... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070279865 - Inverter apparatus: An inverter apparatus includes heating components housed in an inverter main body and cooling fans for cooling the heating components. The inverter apparatus includes a fan unit case in which the cooing fans are housed as one integral unit, a housing space formed on an outer side of a ceiling... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070279867 - Heat dissipating assembly of heat dissipating device: A heat dissipating assembly of a heat dissipating device comprises an integral formed plastic retaining seat; and a heat conductive tube; a part of one end of a heat conductive tube embedded into the plastic retaining seat and another end of the heat conductive tube being connected to a heat... Agent: Cheng-hsing Lin

20070279866 - Heat dissipation assembly: A heat dissipation assembly (100) is provided. The heat dissipation assembly (100) comprises a chassis (20) of an electronic product, a heat sink (10) having a bottom portion thereof being insert-molded with the chassis (20) so that the heat sink (10) and the chassis (20) are integrally connected together as... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070279868 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprising: a housing; a circuit board that is housed in the housing; a heat generation portion that is mounted on the circuit board; a heat radiation portion that is housed in the housing; a first conductor layer that is provided on the circuit... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070279870 - Electrical connection box: An electrical component is mounted a circuit board. A case covers the circuit board. The circuit board includes a plate-like metal core and an insulation portion. The insulation portion covers a surface of the metal core. The metal core is provided with a heat radiation portion exposed from the case.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070279871 - Electrical connection box: A circuit board includes a plate-shaped conductive core and an insulative section covering the core. An electrical component is disposed on the insulative section. A heat radiating member is disposed on the insulative section and connected to the core. A casing houses the circuit board, the electrical component and the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070279869 - Sleeve-tightening heat dissipating module: A sleeve-tightening heat dissipating module includes a pillar, a sleeve, a stand, and heat sinks, wherein the pillar is a cylinder with a wider lower part, and the sleeve can be enclosed at a circumference of the pillar and is provided with a chimb at its bottom rim for allowing... Agent: Neng Tyi Precision Industries Co., Ltd.

20070279872 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation device includes a first heat sink and a second heat sink juxtaposed with the first heat sink. The first heat sink includes a first base and a plurality of first fin extending from the first base with a plurality of first channels defined therebetween. The second heat... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070279873 - Thermally enhanced electronic flip-chip packaging with external-connector-side die and method: A method and apparatus for making a package having improved heat conduction characteristics and high frequency response. A relatively thick package substrate, such as copper, has a wiring layer bonded to one face, leaving the opposite face exposed, for example, to be a surface for connection to a heat sink.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070279874 - Pc card kit and pc card: A PC card includes a pair of shells, a printed circuit board interposed between the shells, an insulative frame supporting the printed circuit board, a top cover, and a bottom cover engaging with the top cover. The insulative frame includes a pair of longitudinal rails and the top cover is... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070279875 - Docking cable: A cable is disclosed which include a first connector, a second connector, a primary flexible cable segment coupled to the first connector at a first location on the primary flexible cable segment and to the second connector at a second location on the primary flexible cable segment, and a third... Agent: Robert Plotkin, PC

20070279876 - Device for passivating at least one component by a housing and method for manufacturing a device: A device for passivating at least one component by a housing and a method for manufacturing the device. A cover is connected to a front side of the substrate to form an inner chamber of the housing in a connection area. The component is attached to the front side of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070279877 - Circuit board arrangement: A circuit board arrangement having a circuit board with a contact strip formed on a side edge and with at least one electronic component, electrically connected to the circuit board, on each of the component sides, the outer contour of the circuit board arrangement being formed by an encapsulating case... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20070279878 - Circuit board including hybrid via structures: A circuit board may include hybrid via structures configured to connect to components, such as connectors and electronic components, mounted on the circuit board. A hybrid via structure may include one or more micro-vias configured to provide an electrical connection to a signal trace in the circuit board and one... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC C/o Portfolioip

20070279879 - Wiring board and semiconductor apparatus: An inverse F type antenna 29 including first wiring portions 41 to 45 provided at an upper face 15A of a board 15, second wiring portions 51 to 56 provided at a lower face 15B of the board 15, connecting portions 61 to 70 electrically connecting the first wiring portions... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070279880 - Power distribution system for integrated circuits: A power distribution system for integrated circuits includes methods to damp resonance between a bypass capacitor network and a power/ground cavity of the printed circuit board that (a) does not require excessive quantities of bypass/damping components or (b) does not require high plane cavity capacitance or in the alternative can... Agent: Samtec Incorporated C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070279881 - Power distribution system for integrated circuits: A power distribution system for integrated circuits includes methods to damp resonance between a bypass capacitor network and a power/ground cavity of the printed circuit board that (a) does not require excessive quantities of bypass/damping components or (b) does not require high plane cavity capacitance or in the alternative can... Agent: Samtec Incorporated C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070279882 - Power distribution system for integrated circuits: A power distribution system for integrated circuits includes methods to damp resonance between a bypass capacitor network and a power/ground cavity of the printed circuit board that (a) does not require excessive quantities of bypass/damping components or (b) does not require high plane cavity capacitance or in the alternative can... Agent: Samtec Incorporated C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070279883 - Locking device having releasing arm: A locking device has two components. One of the components is adhered to a printed circuit board (PCB) and has two releasing arms penetrated through the PCB. Each releasing arm has a protrusion. The other component has two flanges. The two components are fixed by using the protrusions and the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070279884 - Resilient clip for circuit board: An device including a fastener. In some embodiments, the device is an electronic device that includes a circuit board, a support structure, and a resilient conductive clip. The circuit board may include a slot extending between opposite faces. The resilient conductive clip may couple to the support structure and be... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070279885 - Backages with buried electrical feedthroughs: Apparatus include a substrate having a top surface, a housing having an inner surface, and a joint located between the housing and the substrate. The top and inner surfaces are located to form a cavity between the housing and the substrate. The joint is located to seal the cavity. The... Agent: Lucent Technologies, Inc. Docket Administrator - Room 3j-219

20070279888 - Image forming apparatus: An upper frame member is pivotally attached to an apparatus body so as to pivot between a closed position and an open position. The apparatus body is closed when the upper frame member is in the closed position, and the apparatus body is opened to expose an image forming unit... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070279886 - System and method for tool-less mounting of a device with a chassis: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a mounting system. The mounting system may include a chassis comprising a base and a plurality of guide ramps and a plurality of mounting spools arranged in pairs extending from a first side of the base, wherein the pairs are unaligned with... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070279887 - Wall plate assembly with integral digital extender: A digital extender integrated into a wall plate assembly. The assembly includes a mounting bracket, wall plate, digital extender circuitry, electrical interface and an electrically conductive cable, wire or related cable lead. The cable lead electrically connects to a signal source and to the digital extender circuitry so that it... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070279889 - Mounting apparatus for data storage devices: A mounting apparatus for mounting two or more types of data storage devices that each defines a locking hole in a sidewall thereof includes a bracket for holding the data storage devices, a fixing member, and a locking member. The bracket includes a first side wall. The first side wall... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070279890 - Stacked mounting structure and method of manufacturing stacked mounting structure: A stacked mounting structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an intermediate substrate which has a space accommodating therein components to be mounted. A first contact (connecting) terminal and a second contact (connecting) terminal are formed on the first substrate and the second substrate, and have a wire... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070279891 - Durable, high quality, portable sound system mounting kit: A mounting kit consisting of a top panel made from polyethylene plastic with designated areas cut out to accommodate a standard car stereo and four speakers along with optional support sides also made from polyethylene plastic to allow for installation within an ice chest (cooler) or other secure, durable container.... Agent: Anthony Temple

20070279892 - Electrical power connection with two power connnectors on a module in an electronic system: When a module is inserted into a bay of an electronic system, an electrical signal connector on the electronic system engages a mating signal connector on the module and an electrical power connector on the electronic system engages one of two mating power connectors on the module. The electrical power... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company