Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions 09/08

20080232004 - Circuit for effective quench heating in superconducting magnets: An assembly comprising a number of superconductive coils, at least one quench heater arranged to heat the superconductive coil(s) in the event that at least part of at least one of the coils enters a quenched state; means for transferring energy from the coil(s) to the heater(s) in the event... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080232005 - Method for protecting an electric generator: A method for protecting an electrical generator which includes providing an electrical generator which is normally synchronously operated with an electrical power grid; providing a synchronizing signal from the electrical generator; establishing a reference signal; and electrically isolating the electrical generator from the electrical power grid if the synchronizing signal... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20080232006 - Gic reducer: A device for reducing Geomagnetically-Induced Currents (GIC) in transformer apparatus of an AC power system that comprises a resistor (R10) in parallel with a protective varistor (V10) forming a passive-circuit arrangement. Such passive-circuit arrangement is connected on one end (N) to the neutral of the transformer and grounded on the... Agent: Vanessa Ramirez

20080232007 - Leakage current protection device: A leakage current protection device with a single laminated magnetic core transformer that is formed by punch pressing an amorphous metal material, or a nanocrystalline soft metal material, in a high punch velocity press to form the ring laminations for the magnetic core. In a ground fault circuit interrupter, the... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080232011 - Apparatus and methods for integrated circuit with devices with body contact and devices with electrostatic discharge protection: An integrated circuit (IC) includes one or more silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors. Each SOI transistor includes a first source region, a second source region, a drain region, a body contact region, a gate, and first and second isolation regions. The body contact region couples electrically to a body of the SOI... Agent: Law Offices Of Maximilian R. Peterson

20080232008 - Electrostatic discharge safe under conveyor antenna: An antenna for use in a conveyor system in which items on which radio frequency identification tags are disposed are moved on a conveyor along a path of travel, includes a ground plane, a substrate having a bottom surface received adjacent the ground plane, at least one patch element disposed... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20080232010 - Esd protection circuit and method thereof: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit and method thereof is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes two clamping circuits, an inductor, a diode and a diode string. In addition to a voltage swing of an output voltage able to get rid of the influence of the ESD protection circuit, the... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080232013 - High-voltage tolerant power-rail esd clamp circuit for mixed-voltage i/o interface: A circuit for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection includes a resistor a capacitor connected in series with the resistor, a first transistor including a gate, the gate being connected to a first power supply providing a first voltage to the gate via the resistor and a first terminal connected to the... Agent: Akin Gump LLP - Silicon Valley

20080232012 - Method for improved triggering and oscillation supression of esd clamping devices: An apparatus for protecting an integrated circuit from electrostatic discharge (ESD) includes an RC trigger device configured between a pair of power rails, a first control path coupled to the RC trigger device, and a second control path coupled to the RC trigger device. A power clamp is configured between... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Burlington

20080232009 - Semiconductor device having an esd protection circuit: When a manufacturing process becomes finer and a threshold value drops, a leakage current generates in a MOS transistor that is normally in an off-state. In order to suppress an influence of a leakage current that is generated in a protection transistor that constitutes a protection circuit on the internal... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080232014 - Electric fault current limiter having superconducting elements inside a cryogenic vessel and bushings for connecting an external circuit: Electric fault current limiter has superconducting elements inside a cryogenic vessel and bushings for connecting an external circuit. The electric fault current limiter (1) includes a cryogenic vessel (2) and superconducting assemblies (5) including high temperature type superconducting elements (HTSC) immersed in a liquid coolant (6) such as liquefied nitrogen.... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080232015 - Circuit abnormality determining apparatus and method: In circuit abnormality determining apparatus and method applicable to a brake control apparatus, an abnormality determining section determines at least one of an abnormality location of the electric circuit and an abnormality kind of the electric circuit on a basis of monitoring results of a current state in the electric... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080232016 - Power control circuit with alarm: A power control circuit with alarm, comprising a MCU control circuit, wherein further comprising a step down commute circuit, a power detecting circuit, a voltage regulate circuit, a complementary comparison circuit and a feedback compensating circuit, a cut-off control circuit. Said power detecting circuit and said step down commute circuit... Agent: Eric Chan

20080232017 - Overcurrent detecting circuit and semiconductor device: A highly precise temperature compensation is applied in the detection of overcurrent. A control circuit detects a potential difference produced across a wire owing to the resistance of the wire and a load current that flows into the wire, which connects an NMOS transistor and an output terminal, and controls... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080232018 - Control circuit with short-circuit protection for current sense terminal of power converters: A control circuit includes a detection circuit to detect the short-circuited of a current sense terminal of the power converter. It includes a comparator, a verification circuit and a timer circuit. The comparator receives an input signal for generating a sense signal. The input signal represents the switching current of... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080232019 - Decoupling capacitor control circuit and method for enhanced esd performance: A decoupling capacitor control circuit is configured to be coupled between supply voltage and reference voltage planes. The control circuit includes a decoupling capacitor having a first node configured to be coupled to the supply voltage plane and having a second node. A first switching element has a first signal... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20080232020 - Lightning diverter for conducting a lightning-induced electrical current and a method of producing the same: d

20080232021 - Low maintenance ac gas flow driven static neutralizer and method: A low maintenance AC gas-flow driven static neutralizer, comprising at least one emitter and at least one reference electrode; a power supply having an output electrically coupled to the emitter(s) and a reference terminal electrically coupled to the reference electrode(s) with the power supply disposed to produce an output waveform... Agent: Uriarte Law

20080232022 - Method and device for electrostatic fixing of substrates with polarizable molecules: Method for handling a substrate with polarizable molecules including providing a carrier with a first junction electrode and disposing the substrate between the first junction electrode and a second junction electrode. Fixing the substrate on the carrier is achieved by applying a voltage between the first junction electrode and the... Agent: Schoppe, Zimmerman , Stockeller & Zinkler C/o Keating & Bennett , LLP

20080232023 - Capacitors adapted for acoustic resonance cancellation: An embodiment of the present invention provides a device, comprising a multilayered tunable dielectric capacitor, wherein said multilayers of tunable dielectric are adapted to be DC biased to reduce the dielectric constant; and wherein the DC bias is arranged so that the number of layers of tunable dielectric biased positively... Agent: Law Office Of William J. Tucker

20080232024 - Metalized plastic film for film capacitor and film capacitor: A metalized plastic film for a rolled film capacitor or a laminated film capacitor and a film capacitor are disclosed. The metalized plastic film having a plastic film and an electrode metal deposited on the plastic film and patterned for a film capacitor includes rectangular split electrodes extending from a... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20080232025 - Mim capacitor and method of making same: A MIM capacitor device and method of making the device. The device includes an upper plate comprising one or more electrically conductive layers, a dielectric block comprising one or more dielectric layers, a lower plate comprising one or more electrically conductive layer; and a spreader plate comprising one or more... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080232027 - Solid electrolytic capacitor: Cathode electrode part 5 of flat plate-like element 1 is joined with cathode com terminal 7 with a conductive adhesive or the like. Element mounting part 6a of anode terminal 6 is provided with a pair of joint parts 6b for wrapping anode electrode part 4 from both sides. The... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080232026 - Thin film capacitor and methods of making same: A thin film capacitor and methods of making the capacitor are provided. The capacitor includes a first and a second conductive layer and a dielectric layer disposed therebetween. The dielectric layer includes a first polymer and a second polymer cross-linked to the first polymer. The capacitor may be made by... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080232028 - Supercapacitor using carbon nanosheets as electrode: A supercapacitor comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator. The electrodes are created with carbon nanosheets in various configurations. The electrodes are impregnated with an electrolyte.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080232029 - Neutral electrolyte for a wet electrolytic capacitor: A working electrolyte for use in a wet electrolytic capacitor is provided. The electrolyte is relatively neutral and has a pH of from about 5.0 to about 8.0, in some embodiments from about 5.5 to about 7.5, and in some embodiments, from about 6.0 to about 7.5. Despite possessing a... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080232030 - Wet electrolytic capacitor containing a plurality of thin powder-formed anodes: A wet electrolytic capacitor that includes a plurality of anodes, cathode, and working electrolyte that is disposed in electrical contact with the anodes and current collector is provided. Any number of anodes may generally be employed, such as from 2 to 40, in some embodiments from 3 to 30, and... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080232032 - Anode for use in electrolytic capacitors: A capacitor anode that is formed from ceramic particles (e.g., Nb2O5, Ta2O5) capable of being chemically reduced to form an electrically conductive composition (e.g., NbO, Ta) is provided. For instance, a slip composition containing the ceramic particles may be initially formed and deposited onto a carrier substrate in the form... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080232031 - Cathode coating for a wet electrolytic capacitor: A wet electrolytic capacitor that comprises an anode, cathode, and working electrolyte is provided. The cathode contains a coating disposed over a surface of a current collector, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of electrochemically-active particles and a binder. The binder is formed from an amorphous polymer having a glass... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080232033 - Solid electrolytic capacitor containing a barrier layer: An electrolytic capacitor containing an anode and solid electrolyte overlying the anode is provided. The capacitor may also include a barrier layer that overlies the solid electrolyte to help protect the capacitor from its working environment. More specifically, the barrier layer may include a three-dimensional crosslinked network that provides excellent... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080232034 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same: A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes: rolling an anode foil, a cathode foil and a separator together, the separator being a mixed fiber composed of a chemical fiber and a natural fiber and being between the anode foil and the cathode foil; degrading and removing the natural... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080232036 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of producing the same: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor provided with a anode made of a metal or an alloy having valve action, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, and an electrolyte layer consisting of a conductive polymer layer formed so as to have contact with a portion of... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20080232035 - Solid electrolytic capacitor containing a protective adhesive layer: An electrolytic capacitor containing a protective adhesive layer positioned between the dielectric layer and the solid electrolyte layer (e.g., a conductive polymer layer, manganese dioxide) is generally disclosed. The protective adhesive layer can include a polymer having a repeating unit with a functional hydroxyl group, such as poly(vinyl alcohol). For... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080232037 - Solid electrolytic capacitor containing a conductive polymer: A method for forming an electrolytic capacitor is disclosed. The method includes forming a conductive polymer coating by polymerizing a monomer in the presence of less than a stoichiometric amount of an oxidative polymerization catalyst. The present inventor has found that the use of less than the stoichiometric amount of... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080232038 - Method for electrophoretic deposition of conductive polymer into porous solid anodes for electrolyte capacitor: The invention discloses a method for forming a conductive polymer with an electrophoretic deposition cell, into porous anode for electrolytic capacitors. The conductive polymer is directly deposited on the oxide layer of the anode body. The electrolytic polymerized conductive polymer material form the cathode in solid electrolyte capacitors. The method... Agent: Marsteller & Associates

20080232039 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing same: A solid electrolytic capacitor including a solid electrolytic capacitor component comprises a porous anode body 2 composed of valve metal having a anode lead 1 protruding therefrom, a anode oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer 4, a graphite layer 5, a silver paste layer 6, a resist layer 3 separating... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080232040 - Fast terminal box: A fast terminal box includes a casing, a cover, plural wiring sockets, plural metal connection components and a plurality of wiring terminals. The wiring sockets are placed and distributed on a bottom plate of the casing one by one. The metal connection component is provided on the wiring socket for... Agent: Wang & Ho

20080232042 - Attaching/detaching apparatus of electronic device: The attaching/detaching apparatus of an electronic device of this invention comprises; a unit part 3 that is attachable/detachable to/from a frame 100; and an attaching/detaching device 50 that is provided to the frame 100 and the unit part 3 and enables the unit part 3 to be attachable/detachable to/from the... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080232041 - Housing mechanism and electronic device using the same: A housing mechanism (100) includes a main body (10) and a shield (20). The main body includes a pair of guiding portions (142) and at least one port (146) defined through the sidewall (14) thereof. The shield includes a pair of guiding poles (242) provided on an inner surface (24)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080232043 - Handheld electronic device having a cover turnable 360 degrees relative to a body thereof: A handheld electronic device (300) mainly comprises a cover (310), a main body (320), a monitor (328) mounted on the main body, a keyboard (318) mounted on the cover and a hinge structure (330) to which pivot portions (312), (322) of the cover and main body are hinged. The pivot... Agent: J.c. Patents Suite 250

20080232044 - Apparatus and method for adding a monitor to a display system: A kit for adding a monitor to a display system configured to support multiple monitors is described, where the display system has at least one support member, and at least one electrical port associated with each support member. The kit includes a mounting bracket adapted to secure the monitor to... Agent: Mass Engineered Design Inc.

20080232049 - Connecting device and electronic apparatus system: A connecting device for detachably holding an electronic apparatus having a housing formed in a plate shape and serving as an interface for a signal input/output between the electronic apparatus and at least one external device. The connecting device includes a base portion and a support plate coupled with the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080232051 - Coupling mechanism and display device using the same: A coupling mechanism and a display device using the same are provided. The display device comprises a casing of the display panel, a holding arm, a coupling mechanism and a base. The holding arm is for holding the casing of the display panel. The coupling mechanism is for coupling or... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080232050 - Display devices and image recording apparatus comprising the same: A display device includes a rotary member having an eccentric cam formed therein, and a display panel unit including a shaft which engages a surface of the eccentric cam. The shaft is configured to selectively move within the eccentric cam, and the display panel unit is configured to rotate about... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080232048 - Folding portable electronic device: In a folding mobile phone (folding portable electronic device), a cam mechanism (support mechanism) includes a first guide groove, a second guide groove, a first guide pin engaged into the first guide groove, a second guide pin engaged into the second guide groove, and a link member connecting the first... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080232047 - Mounting structure, electro-optical device, input device, method of manufacturing mounting structure, and electronic apparatus: A mounting structure includes a substrate, a first terminal, a first flexible circuit board, and a second terminal. The first terminal is arranged in a first region of a first face of the substrate. The first flexible circuit board is connected to the first terminal through an anisotropic conductive film.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080232054 - Multi-sectioned arms for portable electronic devices: Multi-sectioned arms are used as a basic mechanism for coupling the display and the base of a portable electronic device. With this mechanism, one single portable electronic device can support all of the following capabilities. The display can move continuously, relative to the back edge of the base, along any... Agent: Shaofen Chen

20080232045 - Multimedia module in switch case: A multimedia device is located in a case of a switch. There is an electric device of the multimedia device set on a panel of the case. By doing so, the multimedia device is used with variety and flexibility.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080232052 - Plasma display device: A plasma display device includes: a Plasma Display Panel (PDP); a chassis base adapted to support the PDP attached to one surface thereof; a plurality of Integrated Circuit (IC) modules respectively included on driving circuit boards attached to another surface of the chassis base and adapted to control the PDP;... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080232046 - Support for a display screen: A support for a flat display screen, such as the screen of a computer, a television set or similar, is disclosed. The support includes at least one base (1) designed to be attached to a wall, and a support plate (6) designed to accommodate at least one screen on the... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Attn: Patent Docketing 32nd Floor

20080232053 - Writing surface with removable portable electronic device: A system for removably mounting a consumer electronic device to a vertical surface, an adapter, as well as adapters and appliance for use with the system. The system has a writing surface which is at least partially coverable by a removable consumer electronic device. The adapter has a writing surface... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080232058 - Apparatus for reducing weight and thickness of a portable computer: An apparatus for reducing weight and thickness of portable computers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a lower housing, an upper housing and a cosmetic cover. The lower housing is configured to accommodate electronic elements therein. The upper housing, which has an opening inside, includes a periphery connected to the lower... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080232055 - Cabinet for storing rack mount computer: A cabinet for storing a plurality of rack mount computers is described. The rack mount computers respectively include a plurality of hosts each having a hard disk. The cabinet includes a plurality of drawer-shaped chassis. They are arranged side by side, for respectively contain the hosts. At least one of... Agent: Heng-yi Lin

20080232056 - Front bezel with light-directing device: A front bezel includes a main body (10) defining a light-pervious area (142) therein, a light-directing member (20) secured to the main body, a shielding plate (30) pivotably secured on the light-directing member, and a gear member (40) rotatably secured on the light-directing member. The light-directing member has a light-directing... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080232057 - Method for docking an electronic circuit board: A method of docking an electronic circuit board. The method includes securing the electronic circuit board to a mounting plate that is mechanically linked to a rigid guide plate, wherein the electronic circuit board has a first connector. The rigid guide plate is inserted in a linear insertion direction between... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080232059 - Protruding lock for notebook computer or other personal electronic device: A notebook/laptop computer or other personal electronic device locking assembly includes a locking base secured to a working surface. The locking base locks the notebook computer or other personal electronic device securely in place to a work surface such as a desk top or table top. The lock is adapted... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20080232060 - Multi-level cell (mlc) rotate flash memory device: A portable USB device is described herein. According to one embodiment, a portable USB device includes a core unit having a USB plug connector coupled to one or more multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory devices and an MLC flash controller disposed therein. The device further includes a housing for enclosing... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080232061 - Portable electronic system: A portable electronic system including a body and a dock is described. The body has a waterproof first connector and a first attracting portion, wherein the first connector has a plurality of electrical terminals. The dock has a second connector and a second attracting portion, wherein the second connector has... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080232063 - Computer: A computer includes a casing in which an opening is formed, a heat generating element which is provided inside of the casing, a main cooling unit which is disposed between the opening of the casing and the heat generating element and cools heat which is generated from the heat generating... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080232064 - Cooling system for information device: To cool a blade type server disposed in an air-conditioned room, the following arrangements are made. The first is at least one shell having a ventilation passage disposed in the air-conditioned room. The second is, the following are disposed in a ventilation passage: racks, in which blade type servers each... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080232062 - Vibration-isolating fixing mechanism for fan frame: A vibration-isolating fixing mechanism for a fan frame. The mechanism, configured to couple the fan frame to first fastening portions of a casing, includes: coupling portions protrudingly disposed on two installation surfaces of the fan frame; positioning brackets each having second fastening portions and through-holes; resilient elements each circumferentially disposed... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080232065 - Mounting plate for electronic components: A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, and a fixing device for mounting the electronic components being located on the plate body. The fixing device includes at least one retaining piece and a first... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20080232066 - Electronic device with airflow guiding duct: An electronic device with an airflow guiding duct includes a chassis, an airflow guiding duct, and a top cover. The chassis includes a bottom wall and a sidewall perpendicular to the bottom wall. A circuit board is mounted on the bottom wall. A pair of securing members protrudes from a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080232067 - Mechanisms for heat transfer in an optical transceiver module and card cage system: Mechanisms and systems for dissipating heat from an optical transceiver module to a module card cage system. In one embodiment, a thermal conductive label having at least one raised portion is attached to a surface of the module. The raised portion is configured to contact at least a portion of... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080232068 - Heat dissipation device having a fixing base: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink and a fixing base for securing the heat sink to a heat-generating device. The heat sink includes a base and a pair of flanges formed on two opposite sides of the base. The fixing base includes a pair of side plates formed... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080232069 - Apparatus for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack employing a heat exchange assembly mounted to an outlet door cover of the electronics rack: An apparatus is provided for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack. The apparatus includes a heat exchange assembly mounted to an outlet door cover hingedly affixed to an air outlet side of the rack. The heat exchange assembly includes a support frame, an air-to-liquid heat exchanger, and first and second... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20080232070 - Opening and closing device: An opening and closing device in which a movable gear is movably disposed on a fixed plate, and a fixed gear engaged with the movable gear is secured to a right end of a spring member applying a force to a movable plate in a moving direction. This right end... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080232071 - Hinged device with rotational hinge actuation: A device (100) having a first housing (101) and a second housing (102) may be selectively opened with a multi-axis coupling mechanism (500). The multi-axis coupling mechanism (500) works as an opening mechanism that is configured to cause the first housing (101) and the second housing (102) to rotate angularly... Agent: Philip H. Burrus, Iv

20080232072 - Circuit board cam-action standoff connector: A cam-action expanding standoff connector and related method are disclosed for mounting a circuit board. The standoff connector includes a body and a plurality of mounting members having interior longitudinally-extending camming portions for engagement by a cam. A cam is configured to be positioned within the mounting members in a... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20080232073 - Inverter apparatus suitable for battery vehicle: An inverter apparatus is composed of an insulated metal substrate, a conductive stud, a printed circuit board, a conductive spacer, and a bus bar. An inverter output stage is mounted on the insulated metal substrate. The conductive stud is coupled to a main surface of the insulated metal substrate, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080232074 - Circuit card assembly including individually testable layers: A method for assembling a circuit card assembly includes populating a plurality of components on a top side of a component layer, performing component-level testing on at least one component of the plurality of components populated on the component layer, adhering a bonding layer to a bottom side of the... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080232075 - Electronic component and manufacturing the same: The present invention is to provide an electronic component where positional accuracy for arranging members constituting a circuit element such as a resister element and the like is mitigated and corrosion of a terminal electrode caused by sulfur in the atmosphere is reduced. The four-chips connected resister device 1 as... Agent: Von Simson & Chin

20080232076 - Attaching/detaching structure of electronic device: The invention comprises a unit part 3 that is attachable/detachable to/from a frame 100; and an engagement device that enables the unit part 3 to be attachable/detachable to/from the frame 100 and comprises; an engagement pin 90 diposed at one of the frame 100 and the unit part 3; and... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080232077 - Conversion substrate for a leadframe and the method for making the same: The present invention relates to a conversion substrate for a leadframe and the method for making the same. The conversion substrate comprises a core layer, a first copper layer, a first metal plating layer and a first brown/black oxide layer. The first copper layer is on a first surface of... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080232078 - Electrical component and method for making the same: An electrical component (100) includes a housing (11), a number of terminals (2) molded within housing and at least one electrical element (3). The housing has at least a side wall (11) having a number of recesses (112) and an internal cavity (15). Each terminal has a first end (23)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080225444 - Arc-discharge detection device: The present invention discloses an arc-discharge detection device, which is used to detect the arc discharge persistently occurring in between an inverter and a load during an abnormal power transmission state. The inverter is arranged in a circuit board, and a carbonized loop is defined in an arc-discharge reaction area... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080225445 - Arc-discharge protection device with temperature detection mode: The present invention discloses an arc-discharge protection device with a temperature detection mode, which is used to detect the arc discharge persistently occurring in between an inverter and a load during an abnormal power transmission state and is arranged in a connector coupling said inverter and said load and implementing... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080225446 - Transient reversing voltage detecting circuit: A current balancing circuit includes a voltage detecting circuit having a detecting diode, and a control switch having an input part and an output part, the input part is coupled in series to the detecting diode and disposed opposite to the detecting diode for detecting abnormal and/or reverse voltages and... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20080225447 - Motor start circuit: Motor start circuit for an induction motor, particularly a single-phase AC induction motor, with a main winding (4) and an auxiliary winding (5), which are supplied with current, particularly alternating current, via current supply connections (24, 25), and with a start switching device (15) serving the purpose of interrupting the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080225448 - Ground fault circuit interrupter: A method of preventing an overload current from a power supply to a load through a ground fault circuit interrupter includes the steps of: obtaining an interrupted fault current from a hot wire to a ground wire via a first zero-phase current inductor and a fault current from a neutral... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20080225451 - Cascode active shunt gate oxide protect during electrostatic discharge event: A method and apparatus to provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to electronic circuits using a gate clamp circuit.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080225449 - Electrostatic discharge protection component, and electronic component module using the same: An electrostatic discharge protection component comprising a ceramic sintered body having ceramic substrate 12, varistor portion 10 formed thereon excluding some non-formed portion 18, and glass ceramic layer 14 further formed thereon, a pair of terminal electrodes 13a, 13b disposed by exposing a part thereof at non-formed portion 18 on... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080225450 - Semiconductor integrated circuit: A semiconductor integrated circuit having an ESD protection circuit enhancing a durability against thermal destruction is provided. The semiconductor integrated circuit configured by a plurality of MOSFETs each having an SOI structure formed on a silicon substrate includes a functional circuit having an external connection signal terminal, a pair of... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080225452 - Advanced feeder architecture with automated power restoration: A method and apparatus for restoring power to loads connected to a feeder powered by a power source. The feeder is provided with a plurality of switching devices and a master electronic device which is in operative communication with the switching devices and has a plurality of power restoration plans... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Department-4u6

20080225453 - Breaker control system using power frequency carrier: More than one high-pressure facility is controlled. A first power frequency carrier unit of the high-pressure facility is connected with a second power frequency carrier unit of a monitoring device through the indoor power unit. Thus, the high-pressure facility can be monitored and controlled by the monitoring device remotely.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080225454 - Reverse voltage protected integrated circuit arrangement for multiple supply lines: An integrated circuit arrangement includes a semiconductor body having a substrate and at least one substrate terminal. At least one semiconductor component is integrated in the semiconductor body and is connected between a first supply terminal and a second supply terminal. The first supply potential is higher than the second... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080225455 - Overcurrent detection latch circuit: An overcurrent detection circuit assembly provides a diagnostic feedback signal indicative of an overcurrent or short condition is disclosed. The detection circuit receives a sense current that is proportional to a load current provided to an electrical device or load. The detection circuit provides the feedback signal to a microcontroller... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080225456 - Overcurrent protecting circuit, motor drive circuit, and semiconductor device: An over-current protection circuit of a semiconductor circuit including a power transistor for outputting current output, a first output current detection circuit and a current limiter circuit for limiting the output current by stopping the output current of the power transistor for a predetermined period in response to a first... Agent: John R. Mattingly

20080225457 - Safety switching device for setting a safety-related device to a safe state: The invention relates to a safety switching device, with which a safety-related device, preferably an electric drive, can be set into a safe state. The safety switching device (900) has a microprocessor or microcontroller (822), which can set, for example, an electric drive to be protected into a safe state... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20080225458 - Surge protector: A surge protector includes a body having an outer surface, and a clamp snapped on the body. The clamp includes spring clips. The spring clips have at least two support areas that are in a substantially same plane. The surge protector may also include a center electrode and terminal electrodes... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080225459 - Power control device and image forming apparatus: A first switching unit and a second switching unit are connected in series to an electric power load. A voltage supply unit, which is connected between the first switching unit and the second switching unit, supplies a voltage to the second switching unit. A determining unit determines an occurrence of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080225460 - Prevention of emitter contamination with electronic waveforms: An apparatus and method for minimizing contamination buildup on corona emitters that are employed in an ionizer. Contamination buildup control is accomplished with solely electronic means. High voltage is applied to the emitters with waveforms that serve to push contaminants away from the emitter, rather than attracting contaminants toward the... Agent: John E. Menear

20080225461 - Electronic component, mounted structure, and inverter device therewith: A surface mount type electronic component has a dielectric element body, electrodes, lead conductors, and lead wires. The dielectric element body has principal faces and side faces. One electrode is formed on one principal face, the other electrode is formed on the other principal face, and the electrodes face each... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080225463 - Layered capacitor and mounting structure: A layered capacitor includes a capacitor body that is divided into two first capacitor sections and a second capacitor section. The first capacitor sections are disposed at ends in a layer-stacking direction such that the second capacitor section is interposed between the first capacitor sections in the layer-stacking direction. The... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080225462 - Multilayer electronic device and method for manufacturing the same: A multilayer electronic device includes a laminate and an external electrode that is formed on an end surface of the laminate after a plurality of conductive particles having a particle diameter of about 1 μm or more is adhered to the end surface of the laminate, for example, by a... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080225464 - Supercapacitors and methods of manufacturing same: A capacitor is provided. The capacitor includes opposing electrodes fabricated from a non-woven carbon nanotube sheet bonded to opposing noble metal foils. The capacitor also includes a non-porous casing within which the opposing electrodes are placed. The capacitor further includes electrically conductive contacts extending from the noble metal foils through... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080225465 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method thereof: The invention relates to a coil type solid electrolytic capacitor containing solid organic polymer with high electrical conductivity as electrolyte and its manufacturing method. In the invention, such processes as oxidation, carbonization, immersing, chemical oxypolymerization, and so on are fully disclosed. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the invention has a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080225466 - Information handling system chassis formed of beams and exterior panels: An information handling system (IHS) chassis includes a first subassembly including a first panel attached to a first plurality of beams. A second similarly constructed subassembly is positioned parallel to the first subassembly. First and second end panels are attached to the first and second subassemblies so that the first... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080225467 - Electrical tranformer station with a modular foundation: An electrical transformer station comprising a modular foundation which is assembled from a plurality of cuboid modules fixed to each other and forming a solid and static foundation. The cuboid modules may be provided with T-formed grooves in the sides of the cuboid modules. Adjacent cuboid modules may be linked... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080225469 - Easy in-easy out starter: The present utility model relates to a starter comprising a body (12) and a pair of insert terminals (13) disposed at one end of the body (12), wherein at least one recess is formed at another end of the body (12). The starter according to the present utility model may... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080225468 - Housing for portable electronic device: An exemplary housing (100) for portable electronic device includes a main structure (10) and a static electricity eliminating structure (18). The main structure includes a top cover (12), a bottom cover (16) and a frame (14). The top cover faces the bottom cover. The frame is located between the top... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080225472 - Dual display devices: Dual display devices are provided. A dual display device includes a first display, a second display, a support, a rotary mechanism, and a translation mechanism. The rotary mechanism is pivotally connected to the support and coupled with the first and second displays, wherein the first and second displays are synchronously... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080225471 - Housing protective cover and electronic apparatus system: A housing protective cover that is attachable to and detachable from an electronic apparatus having a housing formed in a plate shape and a display screen provided on a front surface of the housing and multiple connectors provided on a side surface of the housing. The housing protective cover includes... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080225473 - Plasma display module and method of adhering and separating plasma display panel to and from chassis: A plasma display module in which a chassis can be readily and quickly separated from a plasma display panel, and methods of attaching and detaching the plasma display panel to and from the chassis are disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display module includes a chassis that is disposed on... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080225470 - Support frame for display and support structure for display having the same: The present invention relates to a support frame for a display and a support structure for a display having the support frame. A support frame for a display of the present invention comprises a seating portion 42 seated on a bottom surface of a case 36; a connection portion 45... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080225474 - Apparatus, system, and method for scalable, composite, reconfigurable backplane: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a scalable, composite, reconfigurable backplane. The backplane is made up of one or more blade aggregation modules which provide switching for attached devices. The blade aggregation module connects to transition cards that then connect with blade modules. The blade aggregation module provides... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20080225475 - Computer case with locking side panel and bezel: A computer case includes a chassis comprising a first wall and a second wall detachably attached to the first wall, a cover detachably attached to the first wall, and means for coupling the cover to the first wall. The coupling means is driven by the second wall to fix the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080225476 - Tab wrap foldable electronic assembly module and method of manufacture: A high-density memory module is made up of two memory boards, each with memory elements affixed to each of two sides, the two memory boards disposed on either side of a central rigid substrate, each memory board having a flexible wiring array, electrically and mechanically affixed at one end to... Agent: White & Fudala

20080225477 - Electronic device and housing: The invention provides an electronic device that is environment-friendly and capable of achieving satisfactory noise prevention effect at low cost, and a housing implementing such electronic device. The housing has an electronic circuit disposed therein, and includes a component exposure section in which part of a conductive component disposed in... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080225478 - Heat exchange system for blade server systems and method: A heat exchange system for blade server systems is disclosed, wherein said blade server system contains a plurality of server blades arranged in a blade center, wherein the heat exchange system comprises first heat sinks associated to each of said plurality of server blades, and whereby the first heat sinks... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080225479 - Method and apparatus for providing thermal management in an electronic device: An electronic system includes a chassis, an air flow distribution assembly having a first set of baffles disposed within an intake volume of the chassis and a second set of baffles disposed in proximity to an air outlet of the chassis. The first set of baffles is configured to turn... Agent: Bainwood Huang And Associates LLC

20080225480 - Axial fan apparatus, axial-flow impeller, and electronic apparatus: Provided is an axial fan apparatus including a housing and an axial-flow impeller. The axial-flow impeller is capable of rotating inside the housing and includes a plurality of axial-flow wings each having a negative pressure generation surface for generating a negative pressure, and an auxiliary vane standing on the negative... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080225481 - Real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling: The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling, for cooling an electronic system, an electronic system utilizing the same, and a method for providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling. The electronic system consists of a circuit board having a... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080225485 - Distributed transmit/receive integrated microwave module chip level cooling system: A radar transmit and receive integrated microwave module with conductively cooled condenser side rails and one or more vacuum brazed fluid distribution manifold cold plates in fluid communication with the side rails. There are one or more transmit and receive modules on a cold plate. Each module includes a coolant... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20080225483 - Frame mounted modular hybrid cooling system: A modular cooling system (10) for a vehicle is provided. The modular cooling system (10) includes a frame (12) adapted to be mounted to a portion of a vehicle. A heat-generating component (16) and a plurality of cooling components (18, 22, 24, 26) are received on the frame (12). At... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080225486 - Heat-dissipating device connected in series to water-cooling circulation system: A heat-dissipating device includes a MOSFET heat dissipator, a south bridge heat dissipator, a north bridge heat dissipator and a water block connector. A heat pipe is provided between each heat dissipator to connect these heat dissipators in series. Further, the north bridge heat dissipator has a heat-dissipating bottom plate... Agent: Hdsl

20080225487 - Power inverter: The power inverter includes: a case made of a metal; a first power module provided in the case and including a DC terminal and an AC terminal; a second power module provided in the case and including a DC terminal and an AC terminal; and a cooling formation body for... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080225482 - Semiconductor cooling system for use in electric or hybrid vehicle: A cooling system is provided for use in conjunction with a semiconductor assembly including a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device electrically coupled to the first semiconductor device by an elongated electrical connection. The cooling system includes a flow passage, a pump fluidly coupled to the flow passage,... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080225484 - Thermal pillow: Methods, apparatus and assemblies for enhancing heat transfer in electronic components using a flexible thermal pillow. The flexible thermal pillow has a thermally conductive material sealed between top and bottom conductive layers, with the bottom layer having a flexible reservoir residing on opposing sides of a central portion of the... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20080225488 - Pump structures integral to a fluid filled heat transfer apparatus: Presented is a heat sink arrangement, incorporating a fluid media, which transfers heat between stationary and movable objects. Included are pump structures which are designed to be or operate integrally with the fluid-filled heat transfer apparatus, and are adapted to provide optimum and unique cooling flow paths for implementing the... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080225489 - Heat spreader with high heat flux and high thermal conductivity: A heat spreader for transferring heat from a heat source to a heat sink using a phase change coolant, includes an array of cells, each cell having at least one microporous wick for supporting flows of the coolant in the liquid phase, via capillary action, within the spreader from proximate... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20080225490 - Thermal interface materials: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a semiconductor device a heat dissipation assembly, and a thermal interface material disposed between the semiconductor device and the heat dissipation assembly, wherein the thermal interface layer comprises an alloy having a low indium content.... Agent: Caven & Aghevli C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080225491 - System and method for inhibiting and containing resin bleed-out from adhesive materials used in assembly of semiconductor devices: System and method for preventing resin-based adhesive from contacting a substrate to minimize resin bleed-out and contamination. A preferred embodiment comprises a semiconductor device having a die mounted on a substrate, first and second gold surfaces formed on the substrate, a trench formed between the first and second gold surfaces,... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080225492 - Electronic device and heat sink: A heat sink includes: a fin assembly having a wave-guide structure provided with mesh-like openings as a whole and with a plurality of arranged fins and wall portions extending from each of the openings; a heat receiving plate for receiving heat from an electronic device which is a cooled object;... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080225493 - Three-dimensional multichip module: A three-dimensional multichip module includes a first integrated circuit chip having at least one first high-temperature functional area and one first low-temperature functional area, and at least one second integrated circuit chip having a second high-temperature functional area and a second low-temperature functional area. The second high-temperature functional area is... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080225496 - Electronic apparatus: A first printed wiring board extends in the vertical direction within a first duct that extends in the vertical direction. A first axial flow fan generates airflow which absorbs heat from the first printed wiring board. Second and third ducts extends in parallel with the first duct. A fourth duct... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080225495 - Portable terminal having sliding module: A sliding type of a portable terminal is provided. The terminal includes a first housing, a second housing adapted to slide on the first housing, and a sliding module for coupling the second housing to the first housing so as to slide. The sliding module includes a guide member mounted... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080225494 - Solid-state hard disk drive: A solid-state hard disk drive, taking solid-state memory as storage media, is assembled by magnetic disk array configuration, mainly including a device body and a plurality of solid-state memories, wherein the left and right of the device body respectively have a plurality of inserting grooves for accommodating and arranging the... Agent: Hdsl

20080225498 - Adapter for a memory card and a memory card: An adapter for a memory card is disclosed which performs a change of size so that a memory card smaller in planar size but almost equal in thickness as compared with a multi-media card can be used as a multi-media card. A protuberant portion is formed behind plural external terminals... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080225497 - Semiconductor integrated circuit and semiconductor package module having the same: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first clock pin controller that receives a mirror function signal and a test mode signal to generate a first input buffer control signal in response to the mirror function signal in a normal mode. A second clock pin controller receives the mirror function signal... Agent: Venable LLP

20080225501 - Printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof: A printed circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The printed circuit board, which includes a first insulation layer, a first via that penetrates the first insulation layer, and a first pad formed on one surface of the first insulation layer, where a whole of or a portion... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080225500 - Printed circuit board unit and printed wiring board: An electronic component has a pair of electrically-conductive terminals. Electrically-conductive pads are opposed to each other on the surface of a substrate at the inner edges defined along parallel first reference lines. Solder is placed on the electrically-conductive pads for bonding the electrically-conductive terminals to the electrically-conductive pads, respectively. The... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080225499 - Selectively supporting different memory technologies on a single motherboard: A motherboard may be adapted to selectively implement one of two different memory technologies. For example, the motherboard may be able to subsequently implement a subsequently developed memory technology. In some embodiments, the motherboard is capable of detecting whether a memory module is in a slot dedicated to a first... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080225502 - Alternating micro-vias and throughboard vias to create pcb routing channels in bga interconnect grid: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly having a plurality of circuit layers including outer layers and intervening layers with through-vias and micro-vias used to translate a portion of the signal connections of the grid, thereby creating a set of diagonal routing channels between the vias on internal layers of the... Agent: Jim Zegeer, Esq.

20080225503 - Electronic system with integrated circuit device and passive component: An electronic system with integrated circuit device and passive component is disclosed. One embodiment provides a printed circuit board, a method for fabricating an electronic system, and an electronic system, including at least one integrated circuit device and at least one passive component, wherein the passive component is arranged at... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080225504 - Lightweight electromagnetic interference shielding for automotive igniters: In an igniter module housing (F) of an automotive headlamp assembly, an improved EMI shielding includes a thin coating (12) on the housing. This arrangement eliminates the need for separate EMI shielding components. The coating is electrically conductive, typically a metal such as aluminum, and may be sputtered, painted, or... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080225505 - Method of producing a mems device: A method of producing a MEMS device removes the bottom side of a device wafer after its movable structure is formed. To that end, the method provides the device wafer, which has an initial bottom side. Next, the method forms the movable structure on the device wafer, and then removes... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080218916 - System and method for component failure protection: A system and method is presented for component failure protection. In one embodiment, the system includes an operational circuit configured to operate in a first operational state, wherein the first operational state is in proximity of a circuit failure threshold. Additionally, the system may include a canary circuit configured to... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20080218917 - Methods and systems for operating direct current motors: A method for applying power to an electronically commutated motor (ECM) is described. The method includes connecting an AC voltage source to an input of a rectification circuit, connecting a DC voltage source to an output of the rectification circuit, and electrically connecting the DC voltage source and rectification circuit... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080218918 - Battery power management in over-discharge situation: A method of operating battery power management unit (PMU) in over-discharge situation is disclosed. Furthermore, a power management unit (PMU) and a device comprising a power management unit (PMU) are disclosed. The power management unit (PMU) is part of a system, comprising a battery and a safety circuit connected to... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080218920 - Method and aparatus for improved electrostatic discharge protection: An apparatus having an inter-domain electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit for protection of an integrated circuit (IC) with multiple power domains. The protection circuit in response to an ESD event provides an ESD protection between different power domains. Specifically, the protection circuit comprises at least one clamp coupled to one... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.c.

20080218919 - Protection of integrated electronic circuits from electrostatic discharge: Circuit nodes are identified which, in unpowered mode, can be charged with positive or negative charges but cannot be discharged. Then protective elements are added to allow the discharge of these nodes. These elements do not affect the operation of the circuit in powered mode. Discharges of the two polarities... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20080218921 - Control circuit with reduced load for a bypass switch: The invention relates to a control circuit for controlling the power supplied from a power source to an electromotor, whereby the control circuit comprises a semiconductor switching element connected in series to the electromotor and the power source for controlling the power supplied to the electromotor and operating means connected... Agent: Demont & Breyer, Llc

20080218922 - Mos transistor triggered transient voltage supressor to provide circuit protection at a lower voltage: An electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering MOS transistor connected between an emitter and a collector of a first bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) coupled to a second BJT to form a... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20080218923 - Suppressing arc discharges: For suppressing arc discharges in a plasma process, a method includes monitoring of at least one parameter of the plasma process, determining a temporal feature of a first countermeasure and performing the first countermeasure. The temporal feature is determined as a function of, for example, at least one of an... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080218924 - Low level voltage programmable logic control: An improved programmable logic control device for monitoring the current of a circuit and for signalling a circuit control device, the programmable logic control device including electrical power circuitry for activating the circuit control device and electrical circuitry for monitoring the current in the electrical circuit, the electrical circuitry including:... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20080218925 - Mov failure mode identification: A surge protector includes a thermal fuse, a metal oxide varistor electrically connected in series relation to the thermal fuse, and a detection network electrically connected in parallel relation to the thermal fuse and the metal oxide varistor. A first indicating means indicates whether or not the thermal fuse is... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20080218926 - Control module for an electric circuit breaker, method for operation thereof, and electric protection system: A control module with interrupt function for an electric circuit breaker has a voltage input for a control voltage, an output carrying the control voltage to which output an interrupter for the circuit breaker can be connected, an input for the control voltage fed back from the interrupter, a terminal... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080218927 - High frequency front-end module and duplexer: A high frequency front-end module includes an antenna terminal ANT, a diplexer, high frequency switches, LC filters, and SAW duplexers. The SAW duplexer is defined by SAW filters and high-pass filters disposed at input sides thereof. The high-pass filters function as phase-matching elements having an anti-surge function against a surge... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080218928 - Coil-driving apparatus of electronic magnetic contactor: A coil-driving apparatus of an electro magnetic contactor is disclosed, which replaces the main units in an analog scheme with those in a digital scheme using a PWM controller of low power consumption to reduce the number of the analog components, minimize power consumption, and controls a constant voltage that... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080218929 - Magnetic levitation apparatus: A magnetic levitation apparatus supports a magnetic element in a magnetic field. A control system controls a variable magnetic field to maintain the magnetic element at an equilibrium location relative to an unstable axis. In some embodiments the variable magnetic field has a gradient in the direction of the unstable... Agent: The Adams Law Firm

20080218930 - Control apparatus and control method of electromagnetic drive valve operating mechanism: When a target valve timing determined in accordance with the state of operation of an internal combustion engine is acquired, a feed forward control of setting a command timing of a valve body on the basis of the target valve timing and a predicted delay time is performed, and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080218931 - System for decharging a wafer or substrate after dechucking from an electrostatic chuck: A system for decharging a wafer or substrate disposed on an electrostatic chuck, includes a capacitance detector for measuring a capacitance between the electrostatic chuck and the wafer or substrate, and a decharging voltage calculator for calculating a decharging voltage based at least in part on the capacitance measured by... Agent: Duane Morris LLP Ip Department (tsmc)

20080218932 - Embedded capacitor: An embedded capacitor method and system is provided for printed circuit boards. The capacitor structure is embedded within an insulator substrate, minimizes real-estate usage, provides a high capacitance, enhances capacitance density, and yet forms an advantageous planar surface topography. A cavity is defined within and contained by an insulator substrate... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080218933 - Movable micro-device: A micro-device includes a movable part, a frame and a connecting part. The movable part has a main portion, a first capacitor electrode and a first driver electrode. The capacitor electrode and the driver electrode have electrode teeth extending from the main portion. The frame includes second capacitor and driver... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080218934 - Method of manufacturing a microsystem, such a microsystem, a stack of foils comprising such a microsystem, an electronic device comprising such a microsystem and use of the electronic device: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a microsystem and further to such microsystem. With the method a microsystem can be manufactured by stacking pre-processed foils (10) having a conductive layer (11a, 11b) on at least one side. After stacking, the foils (10) are sealed, using pressure and heat.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080218935 - Ultra low temperature fixed x7r and bx dielectric ceramic composition and method of making: Multilayer ceramic chip capacitors which satisfy X7R and BX requirements and which are compatible with silver-palladium internal electrodes are made in accordance with the invention. The capacitors exhibit desirable dielectric properties (high capacitance, low dissipation factor, high insulation resistance), excellent performance on highly accelerated life testing, and very good resistance... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080218936 - Analog capacitor: Analog capacitors, and methods of fabricating the same, include a lower electrode having a lower conductive layer, a capacitor dielectric layer on the lower conductive layer, and an upper electrode on the capacitor dielectric layer to be opposite to the lower electrode, wherein the upper electrode includes at least an... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.c.

20080218937 - Variably orientated capacitive elements for printed circuit boards and method of manufacturing same: Variably oriented capacitive elements for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and method of manufacturing the same. In one form the disclosure, a PCB can include a first multiple-layered capacitor including a first orientation and placed along a surface operable to mount electronic components. The PCB can also include a second multiple-layered... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080218938 - Negative electrode current collector for heterogeneous electrochemical capacitor and method of manufacture thereof: A current collector for use in an electric double layer electrochemical capacitor having a sulfuric acid electrolyte. The current collector uses a conducting carbon (e.g., graphite foil) basis with p-type conductivity. A protective film covers at least a portion of the graphite foil basis. The protective film is comprised of... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080218939 - Nanowire supercapacitor electrode: A nanowire super-capacitor electrode for storing electrical energy. The electrode is formed by anodizing a porous membrane having a uniform pore size and diameter, depositing a metal layer on the membrane back, electroplate metal through the pores of the membrane, dissolving the porous membrane. The formed nanowire electrode is placed... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick, Esq. Patent Services

20080218940 - High dielectric capacitor materials and method of their production: Methods of producing polycrystalline and single crystal dielectrics are disclosed, including dielectrics comprising CaCu3Ti4O12 or La3Ga5SiO4. Superior single crystals are manufactured with improved crystallinity by atomic lattice constant adjustments to the dielectric and to the substrate on which it is grown. Dielectric materials made according to the disclosed methods are... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20080218942 - Conductive polymer solid electrolytic capacitor: A solid electrolytic capacitor having an electrolytic layer containing at least two types of ionic liquids and a conductive polymer is provided. Preferably, the ionic liquids include at least one type of ionic liquid for supplying an excellent impedance characteristic and at least one type of ionic liquid for supplying... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080218941 - Multifunctional power storage device: A device and method for the fabrication of a power storage device or ultracapacitor manufactured from a process comprising nickel, chromium or stainless steel sintered on a metal substrate at a temperature of at least 850° C. in an inert atmosphere. The method further comprises stainless steel as the substrate.... Agent: Law Office Of David Mcewing

20080218943 - Solid electrolytic capacitor: A solid electrolytic capacitor is provided which is capable of exhibiting an excellent characteristic and high reliability against thermal stress. The solid electrolytic capacitor includes a base member having a capacitor element connecting face on its upper surface side and an electrode mounting face on its lower surface side and... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.c.

20080218944 - Solid electrolytic capacitor, electric circuit, and solid electrolytic capacitor mounting structure: A solid electrolytic capacitor (A1) includes a porous sintered body (10) of metal particles or conductive ceramic particles, anode wires (11A, 11B) partially inserted in the porous sintered body (10), an anode terminal provided by portions of the anode wires (11A, 11B) which project from the porous sintered body (10),... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.c.

20080218945 - Capacitor electode member, method for manufacturing the same, and capacitor provided with the electrode member: The invention provides a capacitor electrode member in which layers constituting the electrode member are highly adhesive. The capacitor electrode member comprises aluminum material (1), a carbon-containing layer (2) formed on the surface of the aluminum material (1), and further an interposition layer (3) containing an aluminum element and a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080218946 - Bus-bar and connector: A bus-bar having a prismatic housing, an elongate conductor extending along a length of the housing, and a resilient retainer which extends along a length of the housing and retains the conductor in the housing is disclosed.... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20080218947 - Method and apparatus of integration for primary and secondary power with addition of fiber storage for use in fttx deployments: A mounting apparatus having at least one power source compartment, a slack storage unit attached thereto, and at least one mechanism configured to attachably receive at least one network terminal. A method of installing the apparatus comprises attaching a power source and the network terminal to the mounting apparatus and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella (tellabs)

20080218949 - Enclosure for containing one or more electronic devices and cooling module: An enclosure for containing one or more electronic devices is disclosed. The enclosure comprises walls defining a channel; an air movement device in the channel, the channel having an air inlet upstream of the air movement device in communication with a first region of the enclosure; and, a pressure chamber... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080218948 - Stabilizing apparatus for electronic device: A stabilizing apparatus for preventing a server cabinet from moving, includes two mounting members oppositely mounted to the server cabinet, two support members slidably mounted to the mounting members respectively, an operating member, and two locating assemblies. Each locating assembly is mounted to a corresponding support member, the operating member,... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080218950 - Mobile quick-keying device: The present invention relates to making data entry on a handheld device quicker and easier, while still being able to interact with the software/firmware in a familiar way. In particular, we disclose a device and method for text entry that uses a combination of keys on the front and back... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080218954 - Display device: A display device includes: a rear frame having a bottom surface and a side surface, the side surface being provided with a female screw that projects outwardly; a flat light guide plate arranged inside the rear frame, the flat light guide plate receiving light from a light source to emit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080218955 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus includes a first part, a second part, and a rotating holding part configured to rotatably hold the second part to the first part, wherein, in addition to a closed state in which the first part and the second part are placed upon one another and an opened... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080218952 - Flat screen television unit: A flat screen television unit comprises a mounting plate (4) adapted to be surface mounted to, or inserted into, a receiving component, such as a wall (3) or door, and secured in position; a TV screen assembly (7) of dimensions such that it may be fitted to, or into, the... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080218953 - Locking mechanism for flat display device: Provided is a locking mechanism for a flat display device. The locking unit for a single axis rotation flat display device in which an upper body and a lower body are coupled to each other by a rear main hinge, includes: a latch member movable on a guide disposed in... Agent: Saltamar Innovations

20080218956 - Plasma display device: A plasma display device allowing easy insertion of a cable into a cable connector and preventing skewing during insertion of the cable, may be constructed with a plurality of signal transmission members including a plurality of electronic devices and flexible cables, with one end of each signal transmission member connected... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080218951 - Protection panel for electronic apparatus display window and production method for protection panel: To provide a low reflectance protection panel with decoration for a display window of an electronic apparatus, superior in productivity. A decorating film is laminated on the surface of a transparent protective plate: the decorating film forms at least a window forming layer having a transparent window portion on the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080218958 - Computer enclosure with drive bracket: A computer enclosure includes a chassis with a supporter attached therein and a drive bracket assembly with a sliding member formed thereon. The supporter has an arced surface. A plurality of parallel ridges are protruded from the arced surface and arranged along the arced surface. The drive bracket assembly is... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080218957 - Memory module and cover therefor: A storage device has a memory module enclosed within a housing and a removable cover. In a first configuration of the storage device, while leaving a portion of the housing exposed, the cover encloses at least a connector that extends from the housing and that is electrically coupled to the... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.a. Attn: Tod A. Myrum

20080218959 - Combo internal and external storage system: A combo internal and external storage system which comprising: an enclosure portion, having a plurality of openings on it's real wall and a hollow space for containing the storage device which further comprises a first power interface and a first data interface; and a first PCB, being disposed in the... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc One Skyline Place

20080218960 - Techniques for safely shipping tape drives while mounted inside a frame of an automated tape library: A system of shipping tape drives while they are mounted to a frame uses shipment brackets to retain the drives within the frame in retracted positions during shipment. The brackets allow the drives to be shipped inside the frame. The brackets hold the drives in the retracted position within the... Agent: Dillon & Yudell, LLP

20080218962 - Computer system: A computer system includes a chassis (10), a securing panel (30), a motherboard (20), and a heat sink (40). The chassis includes a plate (12) having at least one positioning post (14) extending upwardly therefrom. The securing panel defines a plurality of screw holes (38) and at least one positioning... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080218963 - Desktop personal computer and thermal module thereof: A thermal module adapted for a desktop personal computer is provided. The desktop personal computer comprises a housing, a power supply, and a motherboard, the power supply being located inside the housing, and including a fan having an outlet oriented toward an outside of the housing, and the motherboard being... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080218964 - Desktop personal computer and thermal module thereof: A thermal module adapted for a desktop personal computer is provided. The desktop personal computer comprises a motherboard including a central processing unit and electronic elements. The thermal module comprises a first heat sink, at least one second heat sink, and a heat conductive plate. The first heat sink is... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080218961 - Heat dissipation module and desktop host using the same: A heat dissipation module suitable for a desktop host includes a case, a power supply with a fan, and a mother board. The power supply and the mother board are disposed in the case. The mother board includes a work components. The heat dissipation module includes a first heat sink,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080218965 - Electronic device, package having the same, and electronic apparatus: There is provided an electronic device that includes a circuit element that transmits a signal to an external board and receives the signal from the external board, a signal wire that connects the external board to the circuit element, and a heat radiation wire that thermally contacts the circuit element,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080218966 - Mounting plate for electronic components: A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, a fixing device for mounting electronic components that are to be cooled being located on the plate body. The mounting plate has the fixing device including at... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20080218967 - Real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling: The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling, for cooling an electronic system, an electronic system utilizing the same, and a method for providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling. The electronic system consists of a circuit board having a... Agent: Ibm Corporation Rochester Ip Law Dept. 917

20080218969 - Electronic system with adjustable venting system: An electronic system is provided including determining temperature in an enclosure, controlling airflow into the enclosure based on the temperature, and adjusting the airflow through an opening of the enclosure.... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20080218968 - Winged piezo fan: A winged piezo-fan to dissipate the heat generated by the devices in an electronic system is disclosed. The winged piezo-fan may comprise a piezo-ceramic element and two blades. The blades may be coupled to the piezo-ceramic element, which may change its physical dimension in response to receiving an alternating voltage... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080218970 - Thermal management for a ruggedized electronics enclosure: The present invention relates to a liquid cooling assembly for cooling electronic components. The liquid cooling assembly contains a heat spreader plate for providing mechanical support and thermal dissipation; a fluid channel for directing a cooling fluid in the plane of the heat spreader; and a bottom plate for protecting... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080218973 - Apparatus, system and method for use in mounting electronic elements: The present invention provides various embodiments for apparatuses, systems, and methods of manufacturing surface mountable devices. Some embodiments provide surface mount devices comprising a casing with a first and second surface and at least one lateral side surface. A recess is formed in the first surface and extends into the... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20080218972 - Cooling device, system containing same, and cooling method: A cooling device includes a heat sink (110) having a plurality of fins (111) and a piezoelectric assembly (120) having an actuator (121) and a plurality of blades (122) coupled to the actuator. The actuator includes a plurality of metal electrodes (227) and a plurality of piezoelectric layers (228). The... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080218971 - Method and structure to improve thermal dissipation from semiconductor devices: A method and structure of improving thermal dissipation from a module assembly include attaching a first side of at least one chip to a single chip carrier, the at least one chip having a second side opposite of the first side; grinding the second side of the at least one... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ibm Fishkill

20080218974 - Method and structure for connecting, stacking, and cooling chips on a flexible carrier: A heat sink apparatus having a plurality of chips attached to a first surface of a flexible carrier and a plurality of heat sink fins. One or more additional chips may be attached to a second surface of the flexible carrier. The flexible carrier has at least one complementary fold,... Agent: Ibm Corporation Rochester Ip Law Dept. 917

20080218975 - Mounting structure with heat sink for electronic component and female securing member for same: A mounting structure is provided which is capable of easily attaching a heat sink irrespective of a thickness of an LSI (Large-Scale Integration circuit) mounted on a printed circuit board. Each female screw metal fitting of each female screw portion is attached on an upper surface of a cylindrical gel... Agent: Jackson Chen Nec Corporation Of America

20080218976 - Retention module for a heat sink: A retention module (10) for securing a heat sink (20) to a printed circuit board (30) includes a pair of carriage arms (12) separated by a space and a connecting wall (14) interconnecting opposite rear free ends of the carriage arms. Each of the carriage arms integrally forms a lock... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080218977 - Cycling led heat spreader: A graphite heat spreader is provided for use with a flash LED light source for a camera of a handheld device such as a cell phone. Dramatically reduced operating temperatures are provided at substantially increased life of the electronic components.... Agent: Graftech International Holdings, Inc.

20080218978 - Ic fixing structure: The IC fixing component includes a locking case accommodating the IC in such a manner that a side of the IC out of a face-to-face contact with the heat dissipation plate is brought into a face-to-face contact with the locking case so as to be covered and a through hole... Agent: Yokoi & Co., U.s.a., Inc.

20080218979 - Printed circuit (pc) board module with improved heat radiation efficiency: A Printed Circuit (PC) board module is structured such that heat generated by an Integrated Circuit (IC) device can be sufficiently radiated to the outside. The PC board module includes: a first PC board having a first conductive ground pad arranged therein; a plurality of via holes contained within the... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080218980 - Method and system for dissipating thermal energy from conduction-cooled circuit card assemblies which employ remote heat sinks and heat pipe technology: Method and System for dissipating thermal energy from conduction-cooled circuit card assemblies in which thermal energy is directed into proximate heat sink assemblies and additionally is conveyed by heat pipes to one or more remote heat sink assemblies configured for the transfer of thermal energy to a flow of air... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20080218981 - Package structure for connection with output/input module: A package structure for connection with an output/input module is disclosed. The package structure can be applied to conventional multi-chip packages and system in packages. The package structure defines at least one insertion cavity that is vertically or horizontally disposed. By simply inserting an output/input module into the insertion cavity,... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080218982 - Surge protector with a mounting base: A surge protector includes a housing with connectors for passing through an electrical lead that is to be protected, whereby a surge voltage discharge device is located inside the housing and a mounting base for placement on a mounting rail is located on the outside of the housing. The mounting... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.a.

20080218983 - Method of manufacturing circuit board and circuit board: A method of manufacturing a circuit board is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of first holes in a semiconductor substrate, each of the first holes being opened toward a front surface of the semiconductor substrate, filling a bottom side of the plurality of first holes with an insulating... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080218984 - Flexible substrate, mounted structure, display unit, and portable electronic apparatus: It is an object to provide a flexible substrate according to which noise due to layered components can be reduced effectively without depending on changing layered components and the mounting positions thereof. To attain this object, a flexible substrate, which is a flexible substrate for mounting a capacitor, has flexibility,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080218985 - Multilayer printed circuit board and method of manufacturing same: A printed circuit board is provided which is capable of shortening intervals among core layer vias and suppressing high impedance. After the core layer vias each having a cylindrical conducting layer are formed so that conducting portions come into contact with one another, a punching process is performed along a... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080218986 - Increased stand-off height integrated circuit assemblies, systems, and methods: Disclosed are integrated circuit assemblies with increased stand-off height and methods and systems for their manufacture. Methods of the invention provide for assembling a semiconductor device by aligning a die with a substrate and interposing solder between corresponding substrate and die bond pads. A lifting force is applied to the... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080218987 - Monolithic backplane having a first and second portion: A subrack having a front side and a rear side, wherein the subrack is coupled to receive an Advanced Mezzanine Card module, the subrack includes a monolithic backplane having a first portion and second portion, where the first portion runs substantially along the front side and the second portion runs... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080218988 - Interconnect for an electrical circuit substrate: A passive surface mount part such as a capacitor or a resistor is employed to attach a first substrate to a second substrate, or a semiconductor device to a substrate, for an electrical circuit assembly. Applicable forms of substrates include a printed circuit board such as a motherboard and a... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080218989 - Thin film deposition as an active conductor and method therfor: A method includes populating components in a cavity of a substrate, disposing a polymer over the components and within the cavity. The polymer is cured and a thin film is formed on the polymer. In addition, a method includes forming an EMI shield within a medical device by depositing a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20080218990 - Electronic components on trenched substrates and method of forming same: A method of mounting an electronic component on a substrate includes forming at least one trench in a surface of the substrate. The trenches formed in the substrate reduce a stiffness of the substrate, which provides less resistance to shear. Accordingly, the trenches reduce the amount of strain on the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080212244 - Electronic breaker system: A system, method, and device for a circuit breaker used in residential and commercial panels are disclosed. The exemplary circuit may have an overload protection device causing a disruption in a circuit when the circuit is overloaded. One or more sensors may detect a condition of the circuit and transmit... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080212245 - Electrostatic discharge device and organic electro-luminescence display device having the same: An electrostatic discharge device and an organic electro-luminescence display device having the same are provided. The organic electro-luminescence display device includes an electrostatic discharge device including a metal pattern having an island shape on a substrate, an insulating layer on the metal pattern, a semiconductor pattern on the insulating layer,... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080212246 - Systems and methods for detecting shorts in electrical distribution systems: Systems and methods for detecting a short in an electrical distribution system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a determination is made as to whether a short condition is satisfied based on a change in a voltage in a wire harness coupled to a first side of a switch. The determination... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080212247 - Insulated gate bipolar transistor fault protection system: An Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) fault protection system is provided. The fault protection system includes a GVPA, a gate voltage clamper, and a soft-off unit. The GVPA analyzes a gate voltage pattern of an IGBT to determine whether or not a fault has occurred. The gate voltage clamper prevents... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20080212248 - Adaptive multi-level threshold system and method for power converter protection: System and method for protecting a power converter. The system includes a compensation system configured to receive an input signal and generate a control signal, a cycle threshold generator configured to receive the control signal and generate a cycle threshold, and a comparator configured to receive the cycle threshold and... Agent: Jones Day

20080212249 - Multi-threshold charging of a rechargeable battery: In a preferred embodiment, a battery charging system in the form of an integrated circuit (IC), incorporated in a consumer electronic device, has a charging controller, a charging current generator, a junction temperature sensor, and a device current monitor. The junction temperature sensor provides to the charging controller a measured... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.C.

20080212250 - Circuit for preventing surge, connector and electronic apparatus thereof: A surge protection circuit and a connector and an electronic apparatus using the circuit are provided. The connector includes a plurality of metal lines, a plurality of resistors, a ground metal, and a capacitor. Each metal line has a pointed end. There is a distance between the pointed end of... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080212251 - Battery protecting circuit and battery with such protecting circuit: A protecting circuit for a battery used to power an electronic system includes a control circuit and a sensing circuit. The sensing circuit includes a tri-axial accelerometer having X, Y and Z axes. The tri-axial accelerometer is capable of detecting position changes of the battery and outputs through the X,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080212252 - Driving method of electromagnetic valve, electromagnetic valve driving unit and apparatus for coloring electric wire: A coloring apparatus 1 includes a coloring nozzle 31 for spouting a coloring material, a signal generator 53, and a controller 19. The coloring nozzle 31 includes an electromagnetic valve 51. The signal generator 53 outputs signals for spouting the coloring material from the coloring nozzle 31 to both a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080212253 - System and method for driving an industrial control device: A process control apparatus including an actuator configured to effect changes in an industrial process, a power supply, a plurality of current switches coupled between the actuator and the power supply and a controller coupled to the plurality of current switches. The controller is configured to selectively close one or... Agent: Neugeboren O''dowd PC

20080212254 - Control circuit for a switching arrangement: A control circuit for a switching device with a relay and a switch. The control circuit is configured in such a way as to produce a hold signal for a predetermined period of time when a start signal is supplied thereto. The control circuit is also configured in such a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080212255 - Electrostatic chuck and method for manufacturing same: An electrostatic chuck includes: a metal plate with an insulator film formed on a surface thereof by thermal spraying; and a dielectric substrate with an electrode formed on a surface thereof. The metal plate and the dielectric substrate are bonded together via an insulative adhesive interposed therebetween so that the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080212256 - Electric firing device for fireworks: An electric firing device for fireworks comprising a circuit board (7) fixed inside of a mounting clip (8); a firing slot (6) set in the front of the circuit board (7); a resistance wire (5) welded on the circuit board (7) together with a conductive wire pair (9) and straddled... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080212258 - Electronic device and manufacturing method thereof: The electronic device according to the present invention comprises capacitor element body 4 wherein internal electrode layer 12 and ceramic layer 10 is included. Internal electrode layer 12 includes Ni and at least one element from Re, Ru, and Ir. The ceramic layer 10 substantially doesn't include Re, Ru, Os,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080212257 - Multilayer ceramic electronic device: The multilayer ceramic electronic device is constructed such that the average value of continuities of internal electrodes located in two regions (f) is lower by 5% to 20% inclusive than the average value of continuities of internal electrodes located in the central portion in a lamination direction. The two regions... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080212259 - Switching element, switching element fabriction method, reconfigurable logic integrated circuit, and memory element: The switching element of the present invention includes an ion conduction layer (40) capable of conducting metal ions, a first electrode (21) and a second electrode (31) provided in contact with the ion conduction layer (40), and a third electrode (35) provided in contact with the ion conduction layer (40)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080212261 - Energy storage devices and composite articles associated with the same: Embodiments of the invention relate to energy storage devices, e.g., capacitors and batteries, that may include a composite article of elongated conductive structures embedded in a polymer matrix. In some embodiments, a liquid containing ionic species may be dispersed within the polymer matrix of the article. The liquid may contact... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080212262 - Piezoelectric ultracapacitor: A piezoelectric ultracapacitor is disclosed capable of converting the kinetic energy of ordinary motion into an electrical potential. Multiple piezoelectric ultracapacitors may be configured together to provide an increased output voltage and various materials may advantageously be used. The piezoelectric ultracapacitor of the present invention may be used in various... Agent: Joseph Micallef

20080212260 - Supercapacitor with reduced internal resistance: There is provided a supercapacitor with a significantly reduced internal resistance. The supercapacitor comprises two electrodes in which each of the two electrodes is comprised of a current collector and an electrode active material adhered to the current collector, a separator positioned between the two electrodes, an electrolyte and a... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080212263 - Capacitor: Porous anode bodies suitable for use in solid state capacitors, the porous anode bodies prepared by processes which include providing a niobium suboxide powder comprising niobium suboxide particles having a bulk nitrogen content of 500 to 20,000 ppm, and agglomerating and coalescing the powder; and capacitors incorporating such anode bodies.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080212264 - System and method for distribution of electrical power: An electrical power distribution system that includes a circuit splitting mechanism configured to receive electrical power and to output a plurality of separate electrical circuits having a modular connector that has a plurality of contacts, each contact connected to one circuit of the plurality of separate electrical circuits. Each contact... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080212265 - Switchgear cabinet for accommodating electronic plug-in modules with a heat exchanger: The present invention pertains to a switchgear cabinet for accommodating electronic plug-in modules with an interior in which the heat-generating plug-in modules can be inserted one on top of another, a roof area arranged above the interior and a base arranged underneath the interior and that forms a base area.... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

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20080212268 - Housing system for electronic devices: A housing system for electronic devices, especially for the automobile sector has a top part and a bottom part. A pressure compensation film is fixed to the bottom part of the housing as a top part of the housing. Advantageously, the housing system is flexible, can be individually and thus... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080212266 - Tamperproofing apparatus and methods: Anti-tamper enclosures for electronic devices incorporate a variety of passive and active anti-tampering techniques in a novel way, using highly specialized manufacturing techniques that uniquely and innovatively allow such enclosures to be fabricated. Different embodiments include, alone or in combination, enclosures that prevent x-ray and field-ion-beam characterization of the device;... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080212270 - Coupling structure of chassis base and circuit board and display apparatus including the same: Example embodiments relate to a coupling structure including a chassis base configured to support a display panel, and an electromagnetic wave shielding member connected to the chassis base so as to form an area for installing a circuit board. The electromagnetic wave shielding member may surround the circuit board.... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20080212271 - Display element, portable equipment and imaging device: A flexible display element capable of being rolled up and unfurled, comprises a back plate covering a back side of the display element, wherein the back plate comes into contact with the back side of the display element when the display element is rolled up, and at least a central... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080212272 - Folding user interface: An electronic device interface provides three different physical user interfaces. Users may fold or unfold the device to reveal one interface and hide the other two. A first module includes a first portion of a first interface. A second module includes a first portion of a second interface. A third... Agent: General - Law Office Of Jonathan Hollander PC

20080212269 - Mobile device: A portable terminal capable of display of high luminance with low power consumption and configured to be provided with an LED display panel having a plurality of light-emitting diodes matrix-arranged in a display window formed on the surface of a casing accommodating electronic components and to control display of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080212273 - Compact rackmount storage server: A rackmount storage server has a printed circuit board (PCB) having connectors for connecting with a plurality of top-loading storage devices. A controller assembly having a PCI expansion slot, is arranged to operatively connect to the passive backplane from a rear side of the PCB. Further, the rackmount storage server... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P./sun

20080212274 - Air duct for directing airflow in a computer enclosure: An air duct (10) is used for directing air in a computer enclosure (50) to flow from an interior to an exterior thereof for dissipating heat generated from an electronic device (82) in the computer enclosure. At least one cable is provided in the computer enclosure for power supply or... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080212276 - Modular server architecture with ethernet routed across a backplane utilizing an integrated ethernet switch module: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server... Agent: Caven & Aghevli C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080212275 - Quick connect/disconnect cable apparatus for computer peripherals: A quick connect/disconnect cable apparatus is provided having a housing with a first housing component and a second housing component. The first housing component is separable from the second housing component at an interface. The first housing component has first connecting parts at the interface. The second housing component has... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080212277 - Card slot and electronic device provided with card slot: A card slot according to the present invention is provided with a slot body, a heat sink, a first support and a second support. The slot body is configured to internally store an IC card. The heat sink is provided with a heat sink body and a first spring. The... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080212278 - Portable computer power system: A portable computer power system comprises a battery an external battery housing providing an airflow path therethrough into an airflow vent of a portable computer.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080212280 - Electronic apparatus: The electronic apparatus including the cooling system upon which it is difficult for the temperature of wind flowing in the passage to exert an influence, and yet which enables an efficient cooling accompanied by the generated heat temperature of the electronic part is provided. The electronic apparatus that includes a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080212279 - Frequency converter: A frequency converter includes a radiating section having a base and fins for radiating heat from a power semiconductor, a circuit substrate being provided at an opposite side of the fins with respect to the base, a housing that covers the circuit substrate, a guide for flowing air between the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080212281 - Cooling system for electronics housing: A cooling system through which liquid flows for carrying away waste heat for electronics housings is particularly suited for the automotive industry. The cooling system is adapted to the dimensions of the housing. The novel device is the first to create an effective cooling system for electronics housings with and... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080212282 - 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.

20080212283 - Electrical component: According to one variant, an electrical component is specified, with a substrate (1), through which a heat sink (109) that is integrated into a filter realized in substrate (1) is led. According to a second variant, an electrical component is specified, with a substrate (1), through which a heat sink... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080212284 - Electronic construction unit and electrical circuit carrier: An electronic device having an electrical circuit carrier and a body is specified, in which at least one riveted connection is formed between the electrical circuit carrier and the body. In the case of such a device, the electrical circuit carrier can be mechanically incorporated in a stable manner and... Agent: Thomas Langer

20080212285 - Electronic equipment and heat dissipating device in the electronic equipment: An electronic equipment includes a chassis, and a heat dissipating device. The chassis includes a sidewall defining an opening therein. The heat dissipating device includes a plate fixed to the sidewall of the chassis, and a plurality of parallel fins perpendicularly projecting from one side of the plate. The fins... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080212286 - Closed type device with heat radiating structure, and casing and composite sheet for use in the device: A closed type device having excellent waterproofness and dustproofness, capable of preventing the entry of a corrosive gas, and having humidity conditioning function. In the heat radiating structure of the device (10), a ventilation hole (13) is formed in a part of the casing of the device formed of a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080212287 - Semiconductor package structure with buried electronic device and manufacturing method therof: A semiconductor package structure and manufacturing method thereof are provided, wherein the semiconductor package structure comprises a multi-layer circuit board, an electronic device and a slug. The multi-layer circuit board has at least one via hole, and the electronic device having a upper surface is buried in the multi-layer circuit... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080212288 - Electronic component package and manufacturing method thereof: An electronic component package and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The electronic component package manufacturing method, which includes mounting an electronic component in one surface of a first insulation layer; bonding a heat sink to the one surface of the first insulation layer, corresponding to the electronic component, to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080212289 - Easily disassembling cooling apparatus: An easily disassembling cooling apparatus is assembled onto a circuit board. The circuit board has an electronic element. The cooling apparatus includes a pair of fastening blocks, one or two heat conducting blocks, a heat pipe, a fastening plate, and a plurality of locking elements. The fastening blocks are fastened... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080212290 - Rotatable component support assembly for an electronics enclosure: An electronics component support assembly and an electronics system assembly employing the component support assembly are provided. The component support assembly includes a rotatable base support and a component connector assembly. The rotatable base support is sized to reside within an electronics enclosure and to operatively support multiple electronics components... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesitti P.C.

20080212291 - Removable electronic module: An electronic module adapted to be removably, operably connected to an electronic device. The electronic module includes a housing; at least one electronic component in the housing; and a plurality of electrical contact areas. The housing has a general electronic card shape with relatively large top and bottom sides and... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080212292 - Electronic device with waterproof structure and fabrication method thereof: An electronic device with a waterproof structure includes a housing structure, a printed circuit board and a protective layer. The housing structure includes a receptacle, a first opening and a second opening. The printed circuit board is disposed within the receptacle and includes plural electronic components and electrical trace patterns... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080212293 - Fixing device for securing circuit board to plate member: A fixing device for securing a circuit board to a plate member includes a spacer, a nut member, and a fastener. A coupling hole is defined through the spacer. A female thread is formed on a part of an interior surface of the coupling hole at an end thereof. A... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080212294 - Radio control device, electrical actuator and home automation installation including such a device: This radio control device is used to control a motor for driving a mobile screen. This device comprises a printed circuit (140) to control the motor, power supply conductors (130B) for the motor and printed circuit, and an aerial (110) which is connected to the printed circuit and coupled electromagnetically,... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080212295 - Retention device for securing expansion card shields: A retention device for securing expansion card shields (30) includes a chassis (10), and a lock member (20) for securing the expansion card shields to the chassis. The chassis includes a rear panel (12) with a flange (14) extending therefrom, and a holder bracket (123). At least a pivot slot... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080212296 - Compression connection for vertical ic packages: An improved vertical integrated circuit device package that eliminates or reduces the need for wire bond connections and/or solder connections is provided. The package includes a vertical device having electrodes on opposite surfaces, and a compressed spring member that is used to establish compression electrical connections between the electrodes and... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080212298 - Electrical connector and system for a component in an electronic device: The disclosure describes a printed circuit board (PCB) for use in an electronic device. The PCB comprises: a top side; a bottom side; an edge between the top side and the bottom side; a cavity from the top side to the bottom side; a region on the top side for... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20080212297 - Flash memory device assembly using adhesive: A flash memory device includes one or two panels that are attached solely by a thermal bond adhesive to either a frame or integrated circuits (e.g., flash memory devices) disposed on a PCBA. The frame is disposed around the PCBA and supports peripheral edges of the panels. The thermal bond... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP 2099 Gateway Place

20080212299 - Printed circuit board for improving tolerance of embedded capacitors, and method of manufacturing the same: Disclosed are a printed circuit board for improving the tolerance of embedded capacitors and a method of manufacturing the same. The printed circuit board having embedded capacitors is manufactured by transferring and embedding a circuit layer having a lower electrode formed through an additive process into a resin insulating layer,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080212300 - Circuit board and method of manufacturing same: A circuit board includes a substrate, a conductive pattern arranged on the substrate that includes an interconnecting circuit. The circuit board also includes a plurality of land pads having a pair of first land pads on which no electronic components are mounted and electrically connected to each other through the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080212301 - Electronic part mounting board and method of mounting the same: An electronic part mounting board includes an insulating board, a pad formed on the insulating board, a bump formed on the pad, and a film having heat resistance and electrical insulating properties and formed on the insulating board except the pad and the bump. A method of mounting an electronic... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080212302 - Housing for a power semiconductor module: A housing for a power semiconductor module in which load-connecting elements having contact devices are arranged. The contact devices are arranged in housing troughs on the exterior of the housing. The housing troughs are formed at an associated lateral wall of the housing. The housing is closed off by a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080212303 - Device for reducing or preventing exchange of information: A device that is adapted to receive a card including information, such as confidential information, in machine-readable form is disclosed. The device includes a body, wherein at least a portion of the body is made of a material that is adapted to attenuate or disrupt an interrogating signal sent toward... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080212304 - Wave absorber and manufacturing method of wave absorber: The problem of the present invention is to offer a wave absorber that has reflection attenuation capability sufficient to enable prevention of communication disturbances due to reflection and the like of EM waves, that enables greater thinness and lighter weight, and that has wide-band attenuation properties, as well as a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP