Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions 03/08

20080074827 - Solid electrolytic capacitor:

20080074828 - High capacitance electrolytic capacitor foil, method for production thereof and electrolytic capacitor: Capacitor foil includes a core layer, at least one porous layer and a porous surface layer, and a method for producing the same and an electrolytic capacitor. The at least one porous layer and the porous surface layer are porous as a result of a first DC-pulse etching process step.... Agent: Anthony J Natoli Abelman Frayne & Schwab

20080074829 - Electronic controller: An electronic controller having a circuit board with an element disposed thereon, a base member with the circuit board adhered thereon and a lead terminal in an electrical connection with the circuit board includes as the elements thick film resistors and electric components soldered by solder on a bottom side... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080074830 - Mounting structure, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: A mounting structure includes a member to be bonded, a flexible base, a reinforcing portion, and a bonding member. The flexible base includes a plurality of first leads. The reinforcing portion is arranged between an edge of the flexible base and an outer lead of the plurality of first leads... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080074852 - Elimination of rdl using tape base flip chip on flex for die stacking: A flexible film interposer for stacking a flip chip semiconductor die onto a second (bottom) semiconductor die, semiconductor devices and stacked die assemblies that incorporate the flexible film interposer, and methods of fabricating the devices and assemblies are provided. The incorporation of the flexible film interposer achieves densely packaged semiconductor... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c.

20080074854 - Crash-hardened memory device and method of creating the same: A crash-hardened memory device in which only a single electronic component, such as a memory chip, mounted on a small printed circuit board (PCB), is protected against an impact. The portion of the PCB containing the electronic component is wrapped in fire-retardant material and RF shielding tape. The wrapped PCB... Agent: Brainstorm Consulting, LLC

20080074855 - Circuit arrangement: A circuit arrangement is provided that includes at least one semiconductor component, at least one filter arrangement, which has at least two discretely made coil elements, which are disposed adjacent to one another with parallel aligned magnetic field axes, and a contacting unit, which has electrical traces for an electrically... Agent: Mg-ip Law, PLLC

20080074856 - Electronic subassembly: An electronic subassembly having a plurality of components which are connected to each other at least partially for signal- and data exchange, said components having contacts for the supply of electrical energy. One or more components are combined to form a separate radio module which is provided respectively with the... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080068768 - Power supply device for enhancing power transforming efficiency: A power supply device is utilized for providing operating voltages to circuits of various processes. Said power supply device provides a direct couple path whenever the voltage supply level of a corresponding battery enters into a domain of an operating voltage of a circuit. When the voltage provided by the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080068769 - System, method and device to preserve protection communication active during a bypass operation: Provided is an intelligent electronic device for protection, monitoring, controlling, metering or automation of electrical power system. The system, method and device of the present invention preserves current differential protection active during a breaker bypass or similar operation. A current differential protection system is coordinated by one relay (transfer), which... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20080068770 - Bus driver including control circuit for overvoltage protection: A bus driver device is provided with a bus driver circuit connected to a bus line and a overvoltage protection section connected between the bus line and a power supply line. The overvoltage protection section has an overvoltage protection function for the bus line. Further, the bus driver device is... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080068771 - Reducing oscillations in system with foldback current limit when inductive load is connected: System and methodology for driving an inductive load using a pass device for providing hot swap connection to the load. A current limit circuit prevents current supplied to the load from exceeding a current threshold. A foldback circuit controls the current limit circuit to reduce the current threshold when a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080068772 - Handling machine using lifting magnet: It is realized to efficiently energize a lifting magnet device, and reduce the devices used in an energization system of the lifting magnet device in size, energy consumption, and noise as well. Other than a lifting magnet device 8, the handling machine includes an engine 1 and an electric generator... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080068773 - Personal body grounding systems to reduce and prevent inflammation: The invention discloses methods and systems for conductively coupling the body and more specifically the bare feet of an animal or human body to the earth in situations where conductive contact with the earth is otherwise impossible, such as inside a home or other building or in a bed. Various... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20080068774 - Plasma processing method and apparatus: A plasma processing method using a plasma processing apparatus comprising a vacuum processing chamber, a substrate electrode having an electrostatic chucking film for chucking a material to be processed, an electrostatic chucking DC power supply and a substrate bias high-frequency power supply connected to the substrate electrode, and a plasma... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080068775 - Case molded capacitor: A case molded capacitor has a metallized film capacitor, a pair of bus bars, a resin-made internal case, molding resin, a metal external case, and a buffer material layer. The bus bars are each connected to respective one of electrodes of the metallized film capacitor. The internal case contains the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080068776 - Hybrid electrode and method of preparing the same: A hybrid electrode and a method of preparing the same are provided. The hybrid electrode includes a substrate, a one-dimensional electrical nanosized conductor of anhydrous ruthenium dioxide or anhydrous iridium dioxide, and a hydrous ruthenium dioxide filled in the one-dimensional electrical nanosized conductor. The hybrid electrode further includes a metal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080068777 - Multi-layer ceramic capacitor: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor capable of being sintered at 1,080° C. or lower in a reducing atmosphere, having a permittivity of 2,000 or more, a temperature characteristic of X7R characteristic or X8R characteristic, and favorable life time property, in which the internal electrodes are formed of Cu or a Cu... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080068778 - Multi-layer ceramic capacitor and manufacturing method thereof: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor has substantially hexagonal shape multi-layer ceramics, internal electrodes formed so as to oppose to each other by way of the dielectric ceramics and led to different end faces alternately in the multi-layer ceramic body, and end termination electrodes formed on both end faces of the multi-layer... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080068779 - Flat sealing of anode/separator assembly for use in capacitors: An anode/separator assembly for a capacitor comprising a pellet of anode active material having opposed first and second major faces extending to a surrounding side wall and a separator enveloping the pellet is described. The separator is comprised of a first sheet of separator material including a first central region... Agent: Greatbatch Ltd

20080068780 - Capacitor, manufacturing method of the same, and electronic substrate including the same: A capacitor comprises a substrate, a conductive layer containing conductive particles, a valve metal sheet having a dielectric part formed throughout an entire surface of the conductive layer, a protection layer covering the valve metal sheet. The capacitor further includes a first electrode terminal electrically connected to the conductive layer... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080068781 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes a first main body extending in a longitudinal direction of the first main body; and a second main body connected to the first main body to be rotatable about a first hinge axis parallel to the longitudinal direction through use of a hinge part to... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080068782 - Mobile power system: A mobile power system for producing power at a desired location includes a first power generating device of a first type coupled to a transportable housing, and a second power generating device of a second type coupled to the transportable housing. The first type of power generating device is different... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080068783 - Rack mounted access/security control panel: In one aspect, the invention provides an access panel that comprises one or more access control boards, each of which provide at least an interface for controlling access to one or more building entry points or zones (via associated sensors) and for monitoring intrusion prevention devices. The access panel includes... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080068785 - Display device: A display device of the invention includes a liquid crystal display panel 1, an FPC 5, a box-formed storing case 4, and an FPC 7. The liquid crystal display panel 1 is provided with an ITO film 18 on its front side. The FPC 5 is attached to the liquid... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080068784 - Moveable display mount: A system and method of moveably mounting a device, usually flat panel display to a base bracket, is disclosed. The system provides for two types of movement: translational (up/down) along rods (122, 124) and rotational on pivot (340). The gap (296) in unit (160/162) prevents elements (180/182) from twisting under... Agent: Altera Law Group, LLC

20080068786 - Tablet pc and method for sustaining the same: A tablet PC and a assembling method thereof are provided. The tablet PC includes a body having a mounting point, a rotating mechanism mounted on the mounting point, and a power device mounted on the rotating mechanism. The power device is rotatable from a first position to a second position... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080068787 - Data processing apparatus and removal recording media: A data processing apparatus includes a manipulation member, a protection cover, a latch member, a coupling device, and a control unit. The protection cover covers a removable recording medium attached to the data processing apparatus. The latch member engages the protection cover to set the protection cover in a closed... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080068788 - Communication apparatus, information processing device, and external cable connection method: A communication apparatus which occupies small space and yet can be connected with numerous external cables and which permits a cooling arrangement to be constructed at low cost. An information processing device constituting the communication apparatus has external cable connection ports provided on both top and bottom surfaces thereof, and... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080068789 - Coupling for a modular component and chassis combination: A modular component coupling apparatus includes a chassis defining a chassis housing. A modular component mounting member is pivotally coupled to the chassis, wherein the modular component mounting member defines a modular component housing, whereby the modular component mounting member is operable to pivot relative to the chassis between a... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080068790 - Fan integrated thermal management device: A fan integrated thermal management device, such as a heat sink, may include an integrated fan to facilitate air flow through the device. One embodiment of the thermal management device may include a heat-conductive base and a plurality of heat-conductive extensions extending from the base and defining one or more... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC C/o Portfolio Ip

20080068791 - Equipment and network cabinet: The invention relates to an equipment and network cabinet or a housing for receiving electronic modular units, particularly a server cabinet, which has a substantially airtight construction and has a closed cooling air circuit with a heat exchanger for thermal power loss dissipation. In order to be able to recirculate... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080068792 - Integrated circuit coolant microchannel assembly with manifold member that facilitates coolant line attachment: An apparatus includes a microchannel structure having microchannels formed therein. The microchannels are to transport a coolant and to be proximate to an integrated circuit to transfer heat from the integrated circuit to the coolant. The apparatus also includes a plurality of walls coupled to the microchannel structure to define... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080068793 - Electronic equipment and rack apparatus: An electronic equipment has a heat-generating part therein. A housing accommodates component parts including the heat-generating part. A cooling-medium circulation system circulates a liquid internal cooling-medium between a heat-absorbing part and a heat-radiating part, the heat-absorbing part absorbing heat from the heat-generating part, the heat-radiating part radiating the heat absorbed... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080068794 - Dissipation module and electronic device having the same: A heat dissipation module including a fins-assembly and a fixing frame is provided. The fins-assembly has at least an air outlet. The fixing frame has at least three fixing posts. The fins-assembly is disposed between the fixing posts. In addition, the heat dissipation module is obliquely disposed on a heat... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080068795 - Directing air in a chassis: An air directing apparatus includes a first air directing member defining a component access passageway. A second air directing member is moveably coupled to the first air directing member, whereby the second air directing member is moveable relative to the first air directing member into a first position and a... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080068797 - Mounting assembly and electronic device with the mounting assembly: According to one embodiment, a mounting assembly according to the invention comprises a substrate, a first heat sink, a coupling mechanism, a first heat emitter, a second heat emitter, first thermally conductive grease, second thermally conductive grease, and a second heat sink. The first heat emitter and the second heat... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080068796 - System and method for managing cooling airflow for a multiprocessor information handling system: Cooling airflow through an information handling system is redirected at positions of a motherboard having an unpopulated processing component towards positions of the motherboard having processing component. For example, a shroud shaped as a nozzle couples to a heat sink connector of the motherboard to cover an unpopulated CPU socket.... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20080068798 - Outside plant cabinet thermal system: An outdoor equipment cabinet includes a housing with a first door for accessing an equipment compartment within the housing. A battery compartment is located proximate a bottom of the housing. First and second air vents are located in an upper half of the cabinet. At least one fan moves air... Agent: Mg-ip Law, PLLC

20080068799 - Heat sink structure for light-emitting diode based streetlamp: A heat sink structure for light-emitting diode (LED) based streetlamps is disclosed, which comprises an upper cover, on which heat sink fins are integrally formed, and a lower cover. The heat energy generated by the LEDs mounted within the upper cover and the lower cover can be removed through the... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20080068800 - Dual impeller push-pull axial fan sink: A fan sink that includes a dual impeller push-pull axial fan and a heat sink to cool a hot electronic device is presented. The axial fan has a hub motor, a first impeller that is radially proximate to the hub motor, and a second impeller that is radially distal to... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080068801 - High-power ultracapacitor energy storage cell pack and coupling method: An ultracapacitor energy storage cell pack including an ultracapacitor assembly including a plurality of ultracapacitors, each ultracapacitor including opposite ends with connection terminals protruding therefrom for directly connecting the ultracapacitors end-to-end in series; and a plurality of interconnections for mechanically and electrically interconnecting the ultracapacitors end-to-end in series without the... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080068802 - Heatsink device with vapor chamber: A heatsink device with vapor chamber is provided. The heatsink device with vapor chamber has a lid, a heat dissipation base attached to the heat generating component, and a heat conductive powder. The lid is bonded to the heat dissipation base to form an inclosed accommodation space therebetween for accommodating... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080068803 - Heat dissipating device holder structure with a thin film thermal conducting medium coating: In a heat dissipating device holder structure with a thin film thermal conducting medium coating, at least two thermal conducting medium coating blocks are set on attaching surfaces of a heat dissipating device holder and a processor, and a gap is disposed between the coating blocks, such that when the... Agent: Shyh-ming Chen

20080068804 - Methods and apparatuses for thermal dissipation: A method and apparatus for providing thermal dissipation from a PC card is disclosed. For one embodiment of the invention, an extension portion, having a heat sink implemented thereon, is provided for a PC card. The extension portion extends beyond the PC card slot allowing thermal dissipation from the card... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080068805 - Heat sink assembly for multiple electronic components: A heat sink assembly includes a primary heat sink and a subordinate heat sink. The primary heat sink comprises a base with a main surface; the subordinate heat sink is attached to the primary heat sink and movable relative to the primary heat sink in a direction perpendicular to the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080068806 - Plasma display panel: A plasma display device that diversifies heat dissipating paths of integrated circuit modules in a circuit board assembly, thereby enhancing heat dissipation of the integrated circuit modules. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel, a chassis base on which the plasma display panel is attached and supported, integrated... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080068808 - Fixing structure for computer mainboard: A fixing structure for computer mainboard is provided. The mainboard is clamped between a guard board and a back board. Through the appropriate arrangement of a snap pillar of the guard board and a gourd-shaped hole of the back board, after the snap pillar penetrates the mainboard and the gourd-shaped... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080068807 - Heat-dissipating device for back light source for flat panel display: A heat-dissipating device for a back light source for a flat panel display includes at least one back light unit, a circuit board, and at least one heat-dissipating board. The back light unit includes a lighting element and a thermally conductive portion connected thereto for absorbing heat generated by the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080068809 - Heatsink attachment mechanism: Methods and apparatus for supporting heatsinks used to cool components of a board are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a carrier plate assembly that is arranged to be secured over a structure which has a first structure hole and a first component includes a carrier plate... Agent: Cisco Systems, Inc. Scientific-atlanta, Inc.

20080068810 - Mobile terminal device and method for radiating heat therefrom: In a mobile terminal device, at least one heat conduction layer formed of a member, such as copper, aluminum or carbon, being excellent in heat conductivity is provided inside a circuit board on which electronic components are mounted. The heat generated in the electronic components is promptly dispersed in the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080068811 - Electric wire holding device and television receiver provided with the same: An electric wire holding device includes a case, an electric wire insertion hole in which a case is formed, an electric wire exit hole from which the electric wire exits, an electric wire fold-back part for folding back the electric wire toward a front side and three holding shafts around... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080068812 - Printed board including a joining portion and a bore: A printed board includes a printed board body and throwaway boards provided on opposite sides of the printed board body through joining portions spaced away from each other in a longitudinal direction. Bores are provided in areas bridging the joining portions and throwaway boards. The bores can receive guide pins... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080068813 - Apparatus and method for installing an electrical support structure: An apparatus and method for installing an electrical support structure, such as a printed circuit board or card within a computerized device, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the apparatus includes a first structure, a second structure supported by the first structure and capable of movement with respect to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080068814 - Electronic equipment: An electronic equipment is provided with a housing which is assembled by combining first and second cases. The first and second cases are provided with first and second projections on inner surfaces of the first and second cases. A circuit board is located in the housing, which has a hole... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080068815 - Interface assembly and method for integrating a data acquisition system on a sensor array: An interface assembly for a sensor array is provided. The interface assembly may be made up of an integrated circuit package mounted on the sensor array. The package provides a first region and a second region. The first region may be spaced apart and opposite to the second region of... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080068816 - Magnetic component connector, circuit boards for use therewith, and kits for building and designing circuits: Printed circuit boards and breadboard devices have contact pads and magnetic component connectors where connection between the contact pads and the magnetic component connectors are made by magnetic force. Either the contact pad or the magnetic component connector will be magnetic and the other will be made of a material... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080068817 - Printed circuit board unit and electronic apparatus: A printed circuit board unit includes a first board and a second board. First electrically-conductive terminals are fixed and exposed on the front surface of the first board within a specific area of the first board in a matrix. Second electrically-conductive terminals are arranged in a matrix and supported on... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080068818 - Method and apparatus for providing ultra-wide band noise isolation in printed circuit boards: A printed circuit board having ultra-wide band noise isolation is disclosed. The printed circuit board includes a first metal plane, a second metal plane, and a dielectric layer formed between the first and second metal planes. Two groups of noise isolation structures are formed within one of the metal planes,... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080062587 - Distributed power supply circuit: A distributed power supply circuit supplying common power to multiple packages in an apparatus so that a primary voltage of the common power is converted into a secondary voltage in a voltage conversion part so as to be supplied to a circuit in each of the packages is disclosed. The... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080062586 - Integrated circuit including a switching regulator design for power over ethernet devices: A powered device includes an interface that is responsive to a powered network and an integrated circuit device that is coupled to the interface to receive power and data from the powered network. The integrated circuit device includes a power rectification and protection device to generate a rectified power supply... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080062588 - Inductive quench for magnet protection: A coil system for inductively heating a superconducting magnet in order to provide an internal energy dump by uniformly quenching a high performance superconducting magnet. The quench-inducing system uses AC magnetic fields that require negligible reactive power. The system is especially suited for inducing a relatively uniform quench in dry... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20080062589 - High-voltage power supplies: The present the invention provides power supplies and circuitry for powering high-voltage devices.... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080062591 - Automatic power-off protection apparatus: An automatic power-off protection apparatus includes an alternating current (AC) input; an AC output connected to the AC input via power wires that comprises a naught wire and a live wire; a switching unit for enabling and disabling a connection between the AC input and the AC output; a first... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080062590 - Powered communications interface with dc current imbalance compensation: A communications interface circuit includes data signal transformers for transmitting and receiving interface data signals. Each data signal transformer has a split interface-side winding that faces the cable connecting the interface with other equipment. Imbalance detection transformers each have a tapped interface-side winding (e.g., center-tapped) connected in series between split... Agent: Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20080062593 - Leakage current detection and protection circuit for a power plug: A leakage current detection and protection circuit in a power plug includes an SCR (silicon-controller rectifier), diodes, capacitor, resistors, and a solenoid with a plunger. The control gate of the SCR is connected via a resistor to a metal sheath L of the cord. The solenoid SOL, the SCR and... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20080062597 - Circuit for electrostatic discharge (esd) protection: A circuit capable of providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, the circuit comprising a first set of power rails comprising a first high power rail and a first low power rail, a first interface circuit between the first set of power rails, the first interface circuit having at least one gate... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080062596 - Distributed electrostatic discharge protection circuit with varying clamp size: An integrated circuit includes a first I/O cell disposed at a substrate, the first I/O cell including a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp transistor device. The first ESD clamp transistor device includes a control electrode, a first current electrode coupled to a first voltage reference bus, and second current electrode... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080062595 - Electrostatic discharge protection circuit for compound semiconductor devices and circuits: An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing an electrostatic discharge protection circuit for compound semiconductor devices and circuits. The electrostatic discharge protection circuit comprises a first terminal and a second terminal. The electrostatic discharge protection circuit further comprises a transistor shunt element that is operably coupled between the first... Agent: Booth Udall, PLC

20080062598 - Esd protection circuit using self-biased current trigger technique and pumping source mechanism: A circuit capable of providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection includes a first transistor including a first gate and a first source, the first gate being connected to a conductive pad, an impedance device between the first source and a first power rail capable of providing a resistor, a second transistor... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080062594 - Input/output device capable of blocking external interference signals: An input/output device comprises a bonding pad, a signal transport circuit, and a blocking unit. The signal transport circuit has a first terminal connected to the bonding pad and a second terminal connected to a core circuit of an IC product. The signal transport circuit is capable of transporting a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080062599 - Semiconductor integrated circuit: A semiconductor integrated circuit has a bipolar transistor whose collector is connected to a substrate of an NMOS transistor serving as a protecting transistor. When an ESD event occurs, the bipolar transistor causes the NMOS transistor to be changed into bipolar operation at a low voltage, by supplying current to... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080062601 - Magnetic techniques to address electrostatic discharge: A device is protected from induced or unexpected current spikes or surges, by receiving the current spikes through a conducting wire. The conducting wire is placed adjacent to a parallel conducting wire having opposing current flow. Magnetic fluxes in either conducting wire create induced currents that reduce the current in... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080062602 - Driver circuit: A driver circuit for an electronic switch, the driver circuit having a first input for receiving a first control signal, and a second input for receiving a signal from a current sensor, the driver circuit further including a shut-off circuit for operating the electronic switch to cause an interruption to... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080062603 - Apparatus and method for overload protection of electronic circuitry: An apparatus and method for overload protection circuit. The apparatus includes a current limiting circuit that is coupled to a first node. A switching element is coupled in series to the current limiting circuit and to a second node. A voltage measurement circuit is coupled to the first and second... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao LLP

20080062592 - Aircraft applicable current imbalance detection and circuit interrupter and packaging therof: 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 for sensing a current imbalance at the line side of the electrical circuit, a logic controller and... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080062600 - Electrostatic discharge protection circuit: A network device comprises an interface coupling an electronic device to a differential pair of signal lines, and an integrated active common mode suppression and electrostatic discharge protection circuit coupled to the interface in parallel to differential signal lines of the electronic device.... Agent: Koestner Bertani LLP

20080062604 - Fet monitoring and protecting system: A FET monitoring and protecting system (10) that includes a FET switch device (20). The FET switch device (20) includes a FET (22), a logic device (57), and a feedback status output (26). The logic device (57) is electrically coupled to the FET (22) and generates a feedback status signal.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080062605 - Repair circuitry with an enhanced esd protection device: A repair circuitry consisting of at least one electrical fuse forming part of a conduction path between a positive voltage supply (Vq) pad and a complimentary lower voltage supply source (Vss). The repair circuitry includes at least one switching device and at least one control circuitry. The at least one... Agent: L. Howard Chen, Esq. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20080062606 - Surge protection device for coaxial cable with diagnostic capabilities: A surge protection circuit utilizing direct current (DC) voltage on the information carrying coaxial cable of a receiving device with a surge protection device to suppress transient signal fluctuations over the coaxial cable and a diagnostic surge protection status indicator with on/off configurations to indicate the status of operation of... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080062607 - Electrostatic discharge protection circuit: An electrostatic discharge protection circuit has a substrate; a first P-well installed on the substrate and having a first P+-doped region and a first N+-doped region, both of which are connected to ground; a second P-well installed on the substrate and having a second P+-doped region and a second N+-doped... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080062608 - Static electricity deflecting device, electron beam irradiating apparatus, substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method, and method of manufacturing substrate: A substrate processing apparatus which irradiates a substrate under processing with an electron beam and processes the substrate with the electron beam is disclosed. The substrate processing apparatus includes an electron beam generation mechanism which generates the electron beam, first area having a plurality of first static electricity deflecting devices... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080062612 - Electrostatic chuck: An electrostatic chuck including lower and upper regions of a ceramic base, an embedded electrode and a resin film formed on the surface of the base. Volume resistivity of the upper region is 1×109 Ω·cm to 1×1012 Ω·cm, surface roughness of the surface of the upper region is 0.4 μm... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080062609 - Electrostatic chuck device: An electrostatic chuck device includes: an electrostatic chuck section including a substrate, which has a main surface serving as a mounting surface on which a plate-like sample is mounted and an electrostatic-adsorption inner electrode built therein, and a power supply terminal for applying a DC voltage to the electrostatic-adsorption inner... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080062610 - Electrostatic chuck device: An electrostatic chuck device includes: an electrostatic chuck section including a substrate, which has a main surface serving as a mounting surface on which a plate-like sample is mounted and an electrostatic-adsorption inner electrode built therein, and a power supply terminal for applying a DC voltage to the electrostatic-adsorption inner... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080062611 - Electrostatic chuck device: An electrostatic chuck device includes an electrostatic chuck section, a metal base section, and a dielectric plate. The electrostatic chuck section has a substrate, a main surface of which serves as a mounting surface for a plate-like sample, an electrostatic-adsorption inner electrode built in the substrate, and a power supply... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080062613 - Layered capacitor architecture and fabrication method: A layered capacitor structure comprises two or more semiconductor/dielectric plates formed above an insulating surface which provides mechanical support, with the plates arranged in a vertical stack on the insulating surface. An insulating layer is on each plate, patterned and etched to provide an opening which allows the top of... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20080062614 - Devices with ultrathin structures and method of making same: A method of making multilayer electronic devices, such as capacitors and varistors, is provided, wherein nanosized particles are assembled into a densely packed thin film on a dielectric substrate, and then sintered to form an electrode less than about 700 nm in thickness.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080062615 - Ferroelectric thin films: Ferroelectric structures and methods of making the structures are presented. The ferroelectric structures can include an electrode in contact with a ferroelectric thin film. The contact can be arranged so that a portion of the atoms of the ferroelectric thin film are in contact with at least a portion of... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080062616 - Composite electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery or non-aqueous electrolyte electrochemical capacitor and method for producing the same: Disclosed is a composite electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries or non-aqueous electrolyte electrochemical capacitors which contains a material A containing an element capable of forming an alloy with lithium, a material B containing carbon excluding carbon nanofiber, a catalyst element for promoting the growth of carbon nanofiber,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080062617 - Electrolytic capacitor with improved volumetric efficiency: Surface mount electrolytic capacitors are provided with anode and cathode terminations having respective first termination portions provided on the bottom surface of a molded package in a generally coplanar configuration. A second cathode termination portion is bent in a generally perpendicular fashion to the first cathode termination portion and may... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080062618 - Cleaning apparatus: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus comprising a cleaning unit driven by an electric motor and a housing which has a battery chamber for accommodating at least one rechargeable battery, a connecting device having a mechanical mounting part and an electrical plug connector part being disposed in the battery... Agent: Lipsitz & Mcallister, LLC

20080062620 - Electrical bus member mounting system and electrical enclosure employing the same: An electrical bus member mounting system is provided for an electrical enclosure including a housing having a front, a back and a plurality of sides, a plurality of sections disposed between the sides, at least one electrical apparatus disposed within a first one of the sections, and an electrical bus... Agent: Eaton Electrical, Inc. Technology & Quality Center

20080062619 - Front access electrical enclosure and electrical bus assembly therefor: An electrical enclosure includes a housing having a front, a back, a plurality of sides, a plurality of sections disposed between the sides, at least one electrical apparatus, and a plurality of electrical bus members electrically connected to the electrical apparatus. The electrical apparatus is disposed within a first one... Agent: Eaton Electrical, Inc. Technology & Quality Center

20080062621 - Power distribution panel with modular elements: A power distribution panel having circuit elements such as KTK and GMT fuses removably mounted to a unit housing by means of module members, thereby allowing for ease of customization of the circuit elements of the power distribution panel.... Agent: Attention Of Steven C. Bruess Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080062622 - Electrical device cooling structure in vehicle: In a power supply unit disposed below a floor behind a seat, battery modules are disposed in a lower position, and a DC/DC converter and a motor driving inverter are disposed side by side in a vehicle width direction above the battery modules. Thus, cooling air flowing from the front... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080062623 - Pad over active circuit system and method with frame support structure: An integrated circuit and method of fabricating the same are provided. Included are an active circuit, and a metal layer disposed, at least partially, above the active circuit. Further provided is a bond pad disposed, at least partially, above the metal layer. To prevent damage incurred during a bonding process,... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20080062624 - Transformable mobile computing device: A mobile computing device has a first detachable input device, a second removable input device, and an elevation stand integral with the computing device. In use, the first and second input devices may be used to operate the mobile computing device while the input devices are in the detached or... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20080062625 - Portable computer for dual, rotatable screens: A portable computer having a independently mounted screen sections, whereby the screen sections may be used to provide a larger overall screen, to provide screens mirroring each other for presentation and display, for use by different users, and the like. The screen sections are foldable and collapsible into the main... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd. Daniel M. Gurfinkel

20080062628 - Plasma display module: A plasma display module which protects an integrated circuit chip by preventing a cover plate from being inclined during an assembling process of the cover plate. The plasma display module includes, a PDP (plasma display panel) realizing an image, a driving device driving the PDP, a chassis supporting the PDP... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080062626 - Apparatus for showing moving images in a floor: Apparatus (2) for showing moving images in a floor, which apparatus (2) comprises a housing (4) for being mounted in the floor, a panel (6) which is positioned at an upper part (8) of the housing (4) and which is ale to be walked on, a screen (10) which is... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20080062627 - Display medium: A display medium includes a pair of substrates, a spacer, an injection port, and an exhaust port. The pair of substrates faces to be in parallel with each other. At least one of the pair of substrates constitutes a display surface. The spacer is disposed between the pair of substrates... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080062629 - Visual serving tray and method: A portable device includes a tray. The tray includes at least one serving face in which at least a substantial part of the serving face is constructed and arranged to hold at least one item to be carried. The tray carries at least one display monitor such that the monitor... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080062630 - Flexible disk storage enclosure: A high density storage enclosure houses first and second pluralities of hard disk drives (HDDs). The enclosure may be partitioned into a plurality of virtual enclosures, the first plurality of HDDs being associated with a first virtual enclosure and the second plurality of HDDs being associated with a second virtual... Agent: Law Office Of Dan Shifrin, PC - Ibm

20080062632 - Keyboard-video-mouse (kvm) device mounting system: A mounting system is described. The mounting system suitable for a computer management system comprises a video display device and one or more KVM devices. The video display device has a plurality of first attaching holes allocated on its back side. The KVM device has a plurality of second attaching... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080062631 - Multi-function desktop assembly: The present invention directs to a multi-function desktop assembly comprising a multi-purpose board, an assembly frame, and preferably an assembly base. The multi-purpose board is rotatably connected within the cavity in the assembly frame such that each side of the board may be selectively, and conveniently accessed from the front... Agent: The Soni Law Firm

20080062633 - Portable electronic apparatus: Herein disclosed a portable electronic apparatus, including: housing; and an output device outputting sound, the output device being disposed on a surface on an inside of a slope disposed on a lower surface of the housing, the slope resulting in the housing being opened in a predetermined direction, and the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080062634 - logical partitioning of disk storage enclosure: A high density storage enclosure houses first and second pluralities of hard disk drives (HDDs). The enclosure may be partitioned into a plurality of virtual enclosures, the first plurality of HDDs being associated with a first virtual enclosure and the second plurality of HDDs being associated with a second virtual... Agent: Law Office Of Dan Shifrin, PC - Ibm

20080062635 - Draw-open structure for assembling hard disks: A draw-open structure for assembling hard disks is used to accommodate a plurality of hard disk devices. Such structure is mainly constituted of a computer housing. An accommodating trough is provided at a lower portion of a front end of the housing. Both sides of the bottom of the accommodating... Agent: Hdsl

20080062636 - Hard disk drive case: A hard disk drive case has a base, a cover and a fan assembly. The base has an inner surface, a sidewall and an outlet formed through the sidewall of the base. The cover is mounted onto the base and has an inlet formed through the cover. The fan assembly... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080062637 - Hard disk heat dissipating structure: A hard disk heat dissipating structure adopts a computer casing as its main body, and the computer casing has a containing groove at the bottom of the front end of the computer casing for containing a box body. The box body is provided for containing a plurality of hard disks... Agent: Hdsl

20080062639 - Jet orifice plate with projecting jet orifice structures for direct impingement cooling apparatus: A cooling apparatus and a direct cooling impingement module are provided, along with a method of fabrication thereof. The cooling apparatus and direct impingement cooling module include a manifold structure and a jet orifice plate for injecting coolant onto a surface to be cooled. The jet orifice plate, which includes... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20080062638 - Monolithic structures including alignment and/or retention fixtures for accepting components: Permanent or temporary alignment and/or retention structures for receiving multiple components are provided. The structures are preferably formed monolithically via a plurality of deposition operations (e.g. electrodeposition operations). The structures typically include two or more positioning fixtures that control or aid in the positioning of components relative to one another,... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20080062640 - Compact optical transceivers including thermal distributing and electromagnetic shielding systems and methods therefor: An optical transceiver includes structures that define an electrical connector port for allowing connection of an electrical connector to an optical subassembly of the transceiver, and structures that define a vent surrounding at least portions of the connector port, whereby the vent allows bidirectional passage of air therethrough. Included in... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080062642 - Coupling for a fan bay including fans with a chassis: A fan bay and fan coupling apparatus include a chassis including a plurality of fan bay locating features and a plurality of fan connectors. A fan bay includes a plurality of chassis locating features and defines a plurality of fan assembly housings, wherein the chassis locating features on the fan... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080062641 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a fan producing an airflow flowing towards the heat sink, an air-guiding member positioned between the fan and the heat sink and a cover enclosing the fan and the heat sink. The air-guiding member includes an air deflector dividing the airflow produced... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080062644 - Piezofan and heat sink system for enhanced heat transfer: An electronic device having enhanced heat dissipation capabilities includes an electronic device, a heat sink, a channel, a piezoelectric element, and a blade. The heat sink is in thermal communication with the electronic device. The channel includes an inlet, an outlet and a constriction disposed along the channel between the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080062645 - Printed circuit board unit having void for receiving fan: A fan has a casing defining a protuberance swelling from a flat surface in an electronic apparatus. A printed wiring board defines a recess. The recess is allowed to receive the protuberance of the casing. The printed wiring board receives the flat surface of the casing at a position adjacent... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080062643 - Ventilation fan and light: A ventilation fan and light (10) is disclosed which includes a housing (12) and a light kit (13). The housing (12) includes an air intake 15 adjacent the light kit and an air exhaust port (16) coupled to an exhaust duct (17). The light kit has one or more light... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

20080062646 - Dual impeller push-pull axial fan: A fan sink that includes a dual impeller push-pull axial fan and a heat sink to cool a hot electronic device is presented. The axial fan has a hub motor, a first impeller that is radially proximate to the hub motor, and a second impeller that is radially distal to... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080062647 - Balanced chilled fluid cooling system for a data center in a shipping container: A movable data center is disclosed that comprises a movable enclosure having partitions that define a closed-loop air flow path. A plurality of fans and a plurality of data processing modules are disposed in the air flow path. A pipe network is disposed within the enclosure that includes a chilled... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Sun / Stk

20080062648 - Heat sinks for dissipating a thermal load: Heat sinks for dissipating a thermal load are disclosed that include: a heat sink base capable of receiving a thermal load from a thermal source; heat-dissipating fins mounted on the heat sink base, each heat-dissipating fin enclosing a hollowed cavity inside the heat-dissipating fin; and a thermal transport within the... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20080062649 - Circuit board with a perforated structure for disposing a heat pipe: A circuit board includes a substrate forming an opening, a first thermal module disposed on a first side of the substrate, a second thermal module disposed on a second side opposite to the first side of the substrate m, and a heat pipe installed on the substrate and passing through... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080062650 - Thermal management system and method for electronic assemblies: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a thermal management system for an electronic assembly includes an electronic component coupled to a substrate, the substrate coupled to a coldplate, a spring member disposed between and engaging both an underside of the electronic component and the coldplate, and a heat... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20080062651 - Base heat spreader with fins: A thermal management device for the removal of thermal energy useful for, inter alia, electronic devices or other components.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20080062652 - Vapor heat spreader: A circuit module is provided that includes a system for reducing thermal variation and cooling the circuit module. The module includes a thermally-conductive rigid substrate having first and second lateral sides and an edge. Flex circuitry populated with a plurality of ICs and exhibiting a connective facility that comprises plural... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080062653 - Electronic device assembly with clips for mounting a heat sink thereon: An electronic device assembly includes a PCB (10), a heat sink (30) mounted on the PCB, a back plate (20) attached below the PCB, a fan holder (40) mounted on a top of the heat sink and a fan mounted on the fan holder. The fan holder has a plurality... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080062654 - Equipment enclosure kit and assembly method: An equipment enclosure for housing electronic components includes a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure, and a rear assembly having a rear frame. The enclosure further includes at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080062655 - Equipment rack panel system and method: An equipment rack panel system using one or more rack extension panels with optional raceway to interconnect equipment cables to service cables through connectors within the rack extension panel. The rack extension panel is either fastened to or integral with one of the posts of the equipment rack or otherwise... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20080062656 - Sliding module for portable terminal: Disclosed is a sliding module for a portable terminal having a first housing, and a second housing slidably assembled to the first housing to be opposed to the first housing through the sliding module, thereby partially opening or closing the first housing. The sliding module includes a sliding guide mounted... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080062657 - Multi-layed printed circuit board having integrated circuit embedded therein: Disclosed is a multi-layered printed circuit board including a plurality of insulation layers; a plurality of conductive patterns stacked on the multi-layered printed circuit board while alternating with the insulation layers; an integrated circuit positioned inside a core insulation layer of the insulation layers so as to be embedded in... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080062658 - Information processing equipment: In the configuration of the invention, a first cover film is formed to cover a wiring layer on a first surface of a base film, and a second cover film is formed to cover a wiring layer on a second surface of the base film. Portions of the second cover... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080062663 - Display device and electric device: A display device and an electronic device are provided. The display device includes at least a circuit board, a frame and a sliding circuit board module. The frame has a receiving space and an opening. The sliding circuit board module is used for carrying the circuit board. The sliding circuit... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080062661 - Display module and apparatus for mobile communication having the same: A display assembly having a display module to receive a display signal containing prescribed information, a main circuitry supporting substrate including a ground, a flexible circuitry supporting substrate module connected to the circuitry supporting substrate to process or transfer data for prescribed information from the circuit board to the display... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080062662 - Electronic apparatus and method of making the same: A cover is coupled to a base with the inner surface of the cover opposed to the inner surface of the base. In this case, a rib standing from the inner surface of the cover is guided along the contour of a printed wiring board fixed to the inner surface... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080062659 - Multi-connector assembly: The present invention can relate to multiple-connector assemblies for use in, for example, electronic devices. Each of the connectors are constrained to another connector by aligning one or more complementary sets of reference features. A locating bracket may be used to couple multiple connectors together. Alternatively, the connectors may be... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20080062660 - Support tabs for protecting a circuit board from applied forces: The present invention can relate to an electronic device having one or more support tabs that protect a circuit board disposed inside the device from externally applied compressive forces. In particular, when a force is applied to a housing of the device, the support tabs can buttress the housing of... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20080062664 - Flexible printed circuit and display module comprising the same: A flexible printed circuit and a display module comprising the flexible printed circuit are disclosed. The display module comprises a display panel, a printed circuit board, and a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit electrically connects the display panel and the printed circuit board, and further comprises a flexible... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080062665 - Mounting structure: There is proposed a mounting structure including a plurality of components each having a plurality of solder bumps, a substrate having a plurality of lands, and a solder connecting portion for connecting the solder bump and the land, wherein the land provided in an outer peripheral portion of the substrate... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080062666 - Lcd signal transfer members: A signal transfer member for a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a power line for receiving power from an external source and for driving a semiconductor chip disposed on the transfer member or the display apparatus. The power line is bent so as to incorporate a serpentine structure, which... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080062667 - Configurable multi-faceted input/output panel: A configurable multi-faceted input/output (I/O) panel may be used in a computer or electronic device to present multiple I/O interfaces to a user. The configurable multi-faceted I/O panels may be configured by a user such that one of a plurality of different I/O faces is accessible to the user. Of... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC C/o Portfolio Ip

20080062668 - Shield case: A shield case is fixed to a surface of a circuit board with a conductive joining material so as to cover a shielded portion on the circuit board surface. The shield case includes joint terminals extending outward and inclined upward from a lower edge thereof that is in contact with... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080055798 - Electronic power protection circuit and applications thereof: An electric power protection circuit connected in series to a secondary side circuit of a transformer in a switch mode power supply includes a voltage/current limiting device to get an electric power signal output from the secondary side circuit of the transformer that goes through current and voltage limitation before... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080055797 - High speed lightning regulator circuit with self test attributes: A system for regulating high speed voltage surges, particularly as a result of lightning strikes, which includes a transistor, an isolated voltage provider, and an array of voltage regulating electrical components, where the isolated voltage provider maintains the transistor in a fully on mode unless a voltage surge occurs. In... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080055795 - Power supply start-up circuit for a trip unit and circuit interrupter including the same: A trip unit power supply includes a current transformer having a primary and a secondary. A full-wave rectifier is structured to rectify the voltage from the secondary and includes an input electrically interconnected with the secondary and an output including a rectified voltage. A field effect transistor is electrically connected... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20080055796 - Voltage converter for preventing switch device from being damaged by voltage spike by utilizing protection circuit: A voltage converter includes an electronic induction device, a switch device, a protection circuit, and a control circuit. The switch device, electrically connected to the electronic induction device, is utilized for selectively establishing an electrical connection between the electronic induction device and a predetermined voltage level according to a control... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080055799 - Apparatus and method for detecting abnormal conditions of a motor: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for accurately detecting abnormal conditions of a motor. A ΔTc/Tj detector detects a difference (ΔTc) between an environment temperature and a temperature of a field-effect transistor (FET) which turns on and off electric power supplied to a DC motor. A diagnosis... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080055800 - System for optically detecting an electrical arc in a power supply: A system for optically detecting an electrical arc in a power supply. The system includes a light pipe, a photodetector optically coupled to the light pipe, and a signal processor connected to the photodetector.... Agent: Elsa Keller Siemens Corporation

20080055804 - Electrostatic discharge protection structures with reduced latch-up risks: The present invention provides an ESD protection circuitry in a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) having protected circuitry to prevent false triggering of the ESD clamp. The circuitry includes an SCR as an ESD clamp having an anode adapted for coupling to a first voltage source, and a cathode adapted for... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.C.

20080055802 - Esd protection circuit for a mixed-voltage semiconductor device: An ESD protection circuit is implemented for a semiconductor device having a first circuit system operating with a first power supply voltage and a first complementary power supply voltage, and a second circuit system operating with a second power supply voltage and a second complementary power supply voltage. The ESD... Agent: Howard Chen, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

20080055806 - Semiconductor device and method of designing the same: A plurality of internal circuits (11 to 14) are formed on a semiconductor chip 10, and receive different power supply voltages. An ESD protection circuit (15) is connected to the power supply lines (31 to 34) for the internal circuits (11 to 14). The area in which the protection circuit... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080055808 - Parallel analog and digital timers in power controller circuit breaker: A circuit breaker for a power controller integrated circuit is described where an analog timer and a digital timer are provided in parallel. The digital timer provides a fixed, on-chip maximum delay during an overcurrent condition to ensure the transistor will not be damaged. The analog timer allows the user... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20080055801 - Ground fault interrupter for extension cords: An extension cord comprising of a male plug; at least two conducting wires electrically connected to the male plug, each conducting wire having a length; a plurality of female sockets disposed at intervals along the lengths of the conducting wires; and a ground fault circuit interrupter coupled across at least... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080055803 - Integrated circuit arrangement and circuit array: One aspect is an integrated circuit arrangement. The arrangement includes a first terminal, which can be brought to a first supply potential, a second terminal, which can be brought to a second supply potential, and a supply potential path formed between the first terminal and the second terminal. There is... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080055805 - Semiconductor device having electro static discharge detection circuit: A semiconductor device having an electro static discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes an input/output pad configured to receive a voltage higher than an operating voltage of the semiconductor device and an ESD (electro static discharge) protection circuit configured to protect an internal circuit of the semiconductor device from ESD when... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080055807 - Power switching apparatus with overload protection: Power supply apparatus with overload protection comprising a switch responsive to an input signal for switching between an ON-state for supplying current from a source of power to a load and an OFF-state for interrupting the supply of current to the load, and protection means responsive to an overload condition... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20080055809 - Electronic equipment, driving method thereof and method of driving electronic circuit: In order to compensate fluctuation of the characteristics of a field effect transistor and detect capacitive change of a capacitive element for measurement with high precision, the electronic circuit of the present invention includes; a transistor outputting current in response to voltage change, which is supplied from a variable voltage... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080055811 - Extension cord having a tempature indicator: An extension cord comprising of a male electrical plug; at least two electrically conducting wires electrically connected to the male electrical plug, each electrically conducting wire having a length; and at least one thermal indicator circuit electrically connected between two of the conducting wires, the thermal indicator circuit configured to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080055810 - Power cord having thermochromatic material: A temperature sensing extension cord comprising of an extension cord having an electrical conductor, a male electrical plug in electrical communication with the electrical conductor, and a female socket in electrical communication with the electrical conductor; and a thermochromatic material in contact with the extension cord, the thermochromatic material configured... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080055812 - Device for dissipating static electricity: A device for safe dissipation of static electricity or charge from an object, comprising at least one conductive contacting means intended to be applied in contact with the object and to be connected to a point capable of dissipating electric current. The contacting means is connected to the dissipation point... Agent: Potomac Patent Group PLLC

20080055813 - Electrostatic chuck, substrate processing apparatus having the same, and substrate processing method using the same: An electrostatic chuck includes both a DC power supply and an AC power supply. DC power is supplied to an electrode of the chuck to generate an electrostatic holding force that holds a substrate on the chuck during substrate processing steps. When it is time to remove the substrate from... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080055814 - Lamp transformer: Disclosed is a lamp transformer and method of assembling a lamp transformer within an igniter module or housing. The lamp transformer comprises a potted bar core transformer; and a carrier attached to the potted bar core transformer, the carrier adapted to position the potted bar core transformer on a pc... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080055815 - Mems variable capacitor and method for producing the same: One inventive aspect relates a variable capacitor comprising first and second electrically conductive electrodes, arranged above a support structure and spaced apart from each other and defining the capacitance of the capacitor. At least one of the electrodes comprises at least one bendable portion. The bendable portion(s) are actuated by... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080055816 - Capacitor of semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof: Provided are a capacitor of a semiconductor device having an increased capacitance within a minimum area, and a fabrication method thereof. The capacitor includes a first electrode on a substrate, a first insulator on the first electrode, a second electrode on the first insulator, a second insulator on the second... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080055817 - Capacitor and method for fabricating the same: A capacitor structure and a method of fabricating the capacitor structure wherein. The lower electrode and the upper electrode are constructed to be separated from each other by a predetermined interval and to be engaged with each other using a series of alternating ridges so that an effective surface area... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080055818 - Powder for laminated ceramic capacitor internal electrode: A metal alloy powder containing at least two alloying elements selected from the group of Ni, Cu, Cr, Sn, Mn, Co and W containing 1 to 99% by weight Ni, 1 to 99% by weight Cu, 6 to 60% by weight Cr, 6 to 15% by weight Sn, 6 to... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20080055819 - Lithium-ion capacitor: A lithium-ion capacitor excellent in durability, which has high energy density and high capacity retention ratio when the capacitor is charged and discharged at a high load, is disclosed. The lithium-ion capacitor includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an aprotic organic solvent of a lithium salt as an... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080055820 - Protective cover for personal electronic devices: Disclosed are covers, as well as systems and methods for manufacturing inexpensive, throwaway covers that may be used to protect personal electronic devices from contaminants. The disclosed covers may be inexpensively manufactured using a single inexpensive raw material as well as an inexpensive manufacturing process in which no waste material... Agent: Law Offices Of Rita C. Chipperson

20080055821 - Electric power distribution system: There is a concern that water on the top surface of a cover 50A will penetrate the top face of a case 20 through gaps between an opening portion 51H and parts accommodation portions 34 because the parts accommodation portions 34 are exposed to the outside at the opening portion... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080055822 - Scalable plant with top or bottom entry flexibility: A power distribution system. In one embodiment the system includes at least one rectifier cabinet, at least one distribution cabinet, and a pair of conductors. Each cabinet has a side wall which is adjacent to the side wall of the other cabinet. Further, the rectifier cabinet includes slots for rectifiers... Agent: Carr LLP

20080055823 - Current inputs interface for an electrical device: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an electrical power meter, is disclosed. The electrical power meter includes a housing for containing electrical circuitry therein, the housing including at least one of voltage and current inputs, the housing including passages extending entirely therethrough, wherein the passages are configured to... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080055824 - Battery powered device having a protective frame: A battery powered device is composed of a plurality of circuit components, including a battery. The perimeter of the battery is enclosed by a protective frame. The protective frame prevents the battery from being severely damaged by tearing or cutting forces commonly used in the destruction and disposal of battery... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080055825 - Extended package substrate: An apparatus may include an integrated circuit package comprising a plurality of conductive pads and having a face, and a socket coupled to the integrated circuit package and to the conductive pads, the socket having a footprint. In some aspects, the footprint is smaller than the face.... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080055826 - Portable ultrasound unit and docking station: A portable ultrasound unit and docking cart for the unit are provided. When the portable unit is mounted to the docking cart, the docking cart transforms the portable unit into a cart-based system with enhanced features and functionality such as improved ergonomics, ease of use, a larger display format, external... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20080055827 - Automatic power control: In certain embodiments, a system comprises a computer housing, a device removably mounted to the computer housing, a removable component coupled to the computer housing under the device, and a power switch coupled to the removable component and responsive to separation of the device from the computer housing.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080055828 - Portable computer: A portable computer includes a plurality of electronic components and a case. The case includes a body shell portion suitable for accommodating the electronic components. The body shell portion has a surface used for locating a panel, and the material of the panel is a recyclable material. The portable computer... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080055834 - Display device: The present invention prevents the intrusion of a foreign material into a connector of printed circuit boards in a display device which arranges the printed circuit boards on a lower side of a display region. A display device including: a first printed circuit board; a second printed circuit board; a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080055830 - Panel holder: The present invention discloses a panel holder, which comprises a chassis. The chassis further comprises a frame. At least one first connection portion and at least one second connection portion are formed on two pairs of opposite laterals of the frame. First fixing members are installed in the laterals of... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080055835 - Display device: A display device includes a housing holding a display panel with a display screen which is of an elongate rectangular shape as viewed in front elevation, and a stand, the housing being angularly movably supported on the stand for angular movement about a support shaft extending perpendicular to the display... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080055833 - Display panel module and manufacturing method therefor: A display panel module includes a display panel and a function film adhered onto the front surface of the display panel. The function film includes at least one transparent substrate and an adhesive layer which adheres the display panel and the function film together. A thickness of the at least... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080055829 - Display swing mechanism of portable terminal: Disclosed is a display tilting mechanism for a communication terminal, in which a display is rotatably connected to a supporter hingedly pivoting on a main body of the communication terminal. The mechanism includes a fixing unit fixedly installed in the supporter. A rotating unit is connected with the display and... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080055831 - Flexible base material and flexible image-displaying device resistant to plastic deformation: An anti-deformation structure is formed on the surface of a flexible plate-shaped part. The anti-deformation structure includes protrusions and depressions formed on the surface of the plate-shaped part. The protrusions and depressions has a shape in which adjacent protrusions become in contact with each other in the state when the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080055832 - Support structure for two or more flat panel display devices: A support structure for at least two flat panel display devices that permits adjustment of the at least two display devices in or about one or more axes, and a display system including such support structure and display devices while maintaining a constant space between the display devices in various... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080055839 - Electronic device: An electronic device including a first portion, a second portion, and a circuit board is provided. The first portion has a first surface including a first conductive region. The second portion has a second surface including a second conductive region and a second nonconductive region. The second conductive region and... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080055837 - Foldable electronic apparatus: A foldable electronic apparatus including a first body, a second body, a transmitting module and a supporting portion is provided. The first body has a transmitting structure and is pivoted to the second body along a first rotational axis. The transmitting module is disposed in the second body and corresponds... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080055838 - Hook structure: A hook structure is disclosed in the invention, which can be implemented to a housing for a monitor in a portable electronic device. The housing is comprised of a front cover and a rear cover, and the hook structure comprises at least a buffer material, hook bodies, and pressing plates.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080055836 - System and method for compartment control: An interactive switch system for a stowage compartment system for a mobile platform (for example, commercial aircraft) is provided. The switch system is mounted to a moveable structure, such as an overhead stowage bin, and is responsive to a local input from a user, as well as to a remote... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20080055840 - Electronic apparatus: A removable unit is designed to enjoy a change of attitude relative to an apparatus body. The apparatus body is received on the surface of a desk at first rubber pads. The removable unit has a pair of second rubber pads on its bottom surface located at a position adjacent... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080055841 - Disk drive carrier assembly: A disk drive carrier assembly includes a disk drive (80), a bracket (10), and a carrier (20). The bracket includes a pair of parallel side plates (11) with a slideway defined therebetween for guiding the disk drive in a direction parallel to the side plates into the bracket. A securing... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080055842 - Computer module with two transmission interfaces: A computer module with two transmission interfaces has a housing, a USB interface, an eSATA interface and a connecting seat. The housing has a cavity defined therein. The USB interface and the eSATA interface are mounted in the cavity side by side. The USB and eSATA interfaces mounted in the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080055843 - Electrionic apparatus with rotatable cover: An electronic apparatus including a first body, a cover, and a restoring element is provided. The first body has at least one sidewall and an opening on the sidewall. At least a part of the cover passes through the sidewall and is pivoted to the first body. When the cover... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080055844 - Extension unit for electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus is received on the front surface of an enclosure. A connector is connected to the electronic apparatus. When the electronic apparatus is to be demounted, an operating body is pulled out from a retract position toward a pulled-out position. A movable member moves from a first position... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080055845 - System for hot swapping heat exchangers: An enclosure for housing electronic equipment comprises a cabinet for receiving the electronic equipment and a cooling system, wherein the cooling system comprises a coolant circulation system including a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least one fluid coupling device in fluid communication therewith, at least two heat exchange... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080055847 - Cell board interconnection architecture: According to at least one embodiment, a cell board interconnection architecture comprises an interconnection structure for interconnecting a plurality of cell boards, the interconnection structure configured to allow air to pass therethrough in a direction in which the cell boards couple therewith.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080055846 - Modular computing environments: A computer system may include a connecting hub having a plurality of docking regions and be configured to provide to each docking region electrical power, a data network interface, a cooling fluid supply and a cooling fluid return; and a plurality of shipping containers that each enclose a modular computing... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080055848 - Controlled warm air capture: A system for providing air circulation to rack-mounted computers can include a plurality of rack-mounted computers on a plurality of motherboards, each motherboard having a front end near a work space and a back end; one or more fans associated with the plurality of motherboards and adapted to deliver heated... Agent: John Dragseth

20080055850 - Data center air circulation: A method for cooling electronic equipment can include flowing cooling air across a plurality of computer units and into a common warm air plenum located at a first end of the computer units; flowing air from the warm air plenum through one or more cooling units, and into an area... Agent: John A. Dragseth

20080055849 - Intelligent outdoor cabinet: An assembled telecommunication exchange cabinet, comprising a hollow body and a base, wherein the body comprises a set of front doors, left and right side doors, a top cover and a heat sink device. A plurality of inlets are disposed on the bottom surface of the body, and a telecommunication... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080055851 - Method and apparatus for cooling an equipment enclosure through closed-loop liquid-assisted air cooling in combination with direct liquid cooling: A method and an apparatus for cooling, preferably within an enclosure, a diversity of heat-generating components, with at least some of the components having high-power densities and others having low-power densities. Heat generated by the essentially relatively few high-power-density components, such as microprocessor chips for example, is removed by direct... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080055852 - Aircraft electronics cooling apparatus for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system: The invention relates to an improved aircraft electronics cooling system for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system (2), the aircraft electronics cooling system providing a thermal coupling between an electronic device (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 42, 44) to be cooled and the liquid cooling system (2) of the aircraft.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080055853 - Heat dissipating module and assembly of the heat dissipating module and a computer housing: In an assembly of a heat dissipating module and a computer housing, the computer housing has an interior adapted for receiving an electronic component, and a housing fan. The heat dissipating module includes a heat sink base and a fan. The heat sink base is provided on the electronic component,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080055854 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation device includes a heat-absorbing member having two arched concave walls formed at opposite sides thereof, and a plurality of fins extending outwardly and slantwise from each of the two arched concave walls of the heat-absorbing member toward a middle between a front and a rear of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080055855 - Heat sink for electronic components: Heat sinks and methods are provided for improved cooling of heat-generating components. In one embodiment, a heat sink includes a base having a first wall, a second wall, and a plurality of heat pipes sandwiched therebetween. The first and second walls, optionally plates, are spaced apart to provide an airflow... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080055856 - Method and apparatus for cooling an equipment enclosure through closed-loop liquid-assisted air cooling in combination with direct liquid cooling: A method and an apparatus for cooling, preferably within an enclosure, a diversity of heat-generating components, with at least some of the components having high-power densities and others having low-power densities. Heat generated by the essentially relatively few high-power-density components, such as microprocessor chips for example, is removed by direct... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080055857 - Method for connecting heat pipes and a heat sink: A method for connecting heat pipes and a heat sink comprises the steps of drilling a set of through holes through a heat dissipating base slab, implanting heat pipes through the through holes, integrating the heat-dissipating base slab with the heat pipes by punching using a press machine, and bending... Agent: Shyh-ming Chen

20080055858 - Fastening element for heat dissipating apparatus: A heat dissipating apparatus (100) includes a heat sink (20) and a plurality of fastening elements (10). The heat sink includes a base (22) and a plurality of fins (24). The fastening element includes a head (12), a resilient member (14) and a connecting member (16). The connecting member includes... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080055859 - Passive component and electronic component module: An electronic component module is configured by a passive component mounted on a built-in IC substrate. The passive component is provided with a passive element inductor, and a mounting surface for mounting on a substrate. Concavities are respectively provided at parts of two opposed borders in the mounting surface, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080055860 - Heat-absorbing member, cooling device, and electronic apparatus: Electronic components differing in height (a CPU 2a, a capacitor 2b, and coil elements 2c) are mounted on a printed circuit board 1. A heat-absorbing member 3 is provided above the printed circuit board 1 in such a way that the member 3 contacts not only the top surface of... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080055861 - Electronic appliance: An electronic appliance includes a circuit board mounted with an electronic-circuit component. The circuit board is covered with a shield, and a metallic heat-dissipating member is arranged on the electronic-circuit component. The shield is grounded on the circuit board, and arranged such that at least one of the surfaces is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080055862 - Heat sink fastening device and assembling process thereof: A heat sink fastening device is used for facilitating fixing a heat sink on a circuit board. The heat sink fastening device includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion and at least a connecting member. The first connecting portion is included in the circuit board. The second connecting... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080055863 - Method of manufacturing as component embedded printed circuit board: A method of manufacturing an optical component embedded printed circuit board is disclosed. An optical component embedded printed circuit board that includes a metal core in which at least one cavity is formed, an optical component embedded in the cavity, a first insulation layer stacked on one side of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080055864 - Module for an automation device: There is described a module for an automation device with a plurality of adjacent modules, having a housing capsule that has at least one rear wall and two side walls and which is provided for housing electric components. There is also described an automation device having modules of said type.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080055865 - Heat sink fixing assembly: A heat sink fixing assembly used for fixing the heat sink on a circuit board is provided, which includes a base and a fixing portion extending there-from, wherein the base is made of an elastic material with a slot formed thereon. When the heat sink extends into the slot and... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080055866 - Interface card installation apparatus: An interface card installation apparatus for fixing an interface card includes a base and a rotating pressing means. The base may be assembled on a case. The case has an interface card flange. The interface card has a bracket. The bracket is contacted with the interface card flange. The base... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080055867 - Waterproof and dustproof structure: A waterproof and dustproof structure is applied to a predetermined hole of a circuit board. A connection end of a connector could penetrate the predetermined hole. Moreover, the circuit board has a first surface and a second surface. The waterproof and dustproof structure can cover up the predetermined hole to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080055868 - Cabled module, multi-processor system architecture: A multi-processor system architecture comprises: a cabinet; a plurality of processor cell modules disposed within the cabinet; a plurality of link router modules disposed within the cabinet; and a plurality of cables connecting the plurality of processor cell modules through the plurality of link router modules.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080055869 - Circuit board carrier: A circuit board carrier suitable for carrying a circuit board includes a first frame and a second frame. The second frame is formed by connecting a plurality of modulized components and is assembled with the first frame. The second frame has a plurality of supporting portions to support the circuit... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080055870 - Force distributing spring element: A force distributor is configured for disposition between a printed circuit board and a stiffening plate, which is spaced from the printed circuit board. The force distributor is configured to distribute a compressive force between the printed circuit board, an interposer and a land grid array module carried on a... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20080055871 - Systems for retaining expansion cards: An apparatus comprising a chassis defining an attachment slot suitable for receiving a first end of an expansion card and a bracket coupled to the chassis, the bracket movable into engagement with the expansion card closer to a second end than the first end when the expansion card is positioned... Agent: Andrea E. Tran Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20080055872 - Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing printed circuit board: Chip capacitors 20 are provided in a printed circuit board 10. In this manner, the distance between an IC chip 90 and each chip capacitor 20 is shortened, and the loop inductance is reduced. In addition, the chip capacitors 20 are accommodated in a core substrate 30 having a large... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080055873 - Electronic part module and method of making the same: An electronic part module includes a wiring substrate, a passive device group of passive devices formed on the wiring substrate, and device chips mounted on the wiring substrate. Such an electronic part module is made in the following manner. First, a wiring substrate wafer is made, to include a plurality... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080055874 - Lead pin for mounting semiconductor and printed wiring board: A semiconductor loading lead pin that does not tilt at a time of reflow. A void is sometimes left in solder between an electrode pad and the flange of a semiconductor loading lead pin. When reflow is carried out to load an IC chip, the solder for connection is melted... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080055875 - Mounting adapter for electronic modules: A mounting adapter for inserting one or more electronic modules in a system is disclosed. The mounting adapter includes a sleeve having first and second portions that are each configured to receive an electronic module. The sleeve also includes a dividing member that cooperates with the first and second portions... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080055876 - Handle for a riser card assembly: A riser card assembly includes a bracket with a riser card secured therein, a handle, and a sliding mechanism. At least one expansion card is connected with the riser card and received in the bracket. The sliding mechanism slidably secures the handle to the bracket. The sliding mechanism includes at... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080055877 - Spacing device for modular system: A spacing device for adapting electronic modules for insertion into a system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the spacing device includes a body and guide features configured to align the body with mating guide features of electronic modules. The spacing device also includes a coupling portion having coupling arms, which... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080055878 - Radiofrequency and electromagnetic interference shielding: An electrical device comprising an electronic component mounted to a surface of a printed circuit board, a ground connection on said surface, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. The EMI shielding includes an electrical insulator coating the electronic component, the insulator contacting the surface, and a conductive layer covering the electrical... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080055879 - Lamp transformer: Disclosed is a lamp transformer and method of assembling a lamp transformer within an igniter module or housing. The lamp transformer comprising a potted bar core transformer; and a carrier attached to the potted bar core transformer, the carrier adapted to position the potted bar core transformer on a pc... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP