Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions 02/09

20090052096 - Power supply controller: A gate driver 28 performs a normal charging operation for a power MOSFET 14 by driving a charge pump 90 solely, when a low-level control signal S1 (ON signal) is received during a normal state. On the other hand, if a low-level control signal S1 (ON signal) is received during... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090052097 - Hybrid-type superconducting fault current limiter: Disclosed is provided a hybrid-type superconducting fault current limiter for rapidly limiting a fault current, the fault current limiter having a first circuit and a second circuit which are connected in parallel with each other, wherein the first circuit includes a superconductor and a circuit breaker which are connected in... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090052098 - Circuit interrupting device with reverse wiring protection: Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include reverse wiring protection, and optionally an independent trip portions and/or a reset lockout portion are provided. The reverse wiring protection operates at both the line and load sides of the device so that in the event line side wiring to... Agent: Leviton Manufacturing Company Incorporated (cdfs) C/o Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20090052099 - Hybrid circuit for circuit protection and switching: A hybrid circuit (42) for use with communications transceivers. The hybrid circuit (42) combines the function of an ESD protection circuit (12) with the function of a TX/RX switch (10). The input node of the hybrid circuit (42) is connecting between the source of an ESD event (60) and a... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090052100 - Method of forming an esd detector and structure therefor: In one embodiment, and electro-static discharge detector is formed with a plurality of channels and is configured to detect a positive electro-static discharge and a negative electro-static discharge.... Agent: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC Intellectual Property Dept. - A700

20090052101 - Path sharing high-voltage esd protection using distributed low-voltage clamps: Integrated circuit (20) comprising several different voltage rails (V5 to V1) and an on-chip ESD protection circuit. The ESD protection circuit comprises at least one group (21, 22, 23) of ESD clamp devices (C1-C4). The ESD clamp devices (C1-C4) are arranged in a ladder-configuration. This ladder-configuration is characterized in that... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20090052102 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device comprises a protection circuit for protecting a semiconductor integrated circuit. The protection circuit includes a first terminal supplied with a first voltage, a second terminal supplied with a second voltage lower than the first voltage, a first thyristor arranged between the first terminal and the second terminal,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090052103 - Circuit arrangement for the protection of electronic components or assemblies: A circuit arrangement for protecting an electronic device from damage upon a fault. The circuit arrangement includes at least one first terminal, at least one second terminal, a first interface and a second interface, a fault detection circuit region, a fault signal processing circuit region, and a disconnection circuit region.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090052104 - Energy store system: An energy storage system (10) with an energy storage unit (8) to which a short-circuit fuse element is assigned, is designed to enable an increase in operational safety in a hybrid motor vehicle. For this purpose, it is provided according to the invention that the short-circuit fuse element is electrically... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090052105 - Thermal management within mobile rfid readers through the application of temperature governed variable non-emissive intervals: A thermal management system and method to control temperature in an RFID reader is described herein. In particular, by inserting variable periods of inactivity (or latency) at the beginning or at the end of each read cycle, proportional to an instantaneous temperature value of the RFID reader, over-heating and damage... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090052106 - Controllable drive apparatus: A drive apparatus is controllable by a three-point actuating signal, with a drive for driving an actuator, the drive apparatus having a matching circuit for matching the three-point actuating signal to predeterminable parameters.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090052107 - Automatically configuring vacuum contactor: A controller for a vacuum contactor or the like measures barometric pressure and provides a short impedance characterizing pulse to the coils of the vacuum contactor coils to assess proper operating conditions of the coils and to check for coil or sensor faults.... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./bf

20090052108 - Discharge unit for ac ionizer: The present invention relates to a discharge unit for an ac ionizer that supplies positive and negative ions, which are generated by corona discharge by applying an ac high voltage to a discharge needle, by air toward an object to be neutralized. A capacitor (C) includes an electrode piece (12)... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090052109 - Capacitor for multiple replacement applications: A capacitor provides a plurality of selectable capacitance values, by selective connection of six concentrically wound capacitor sections of a capacitive element each having a capacitance value. The capacitor sections each have a respective section element terminal at a first end of the capacitive element and the capacitor sections have... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090052110 - Capacitor having microstructures: A capacitor element includes a pair of conductor layers, a plurality of generally tube-shaped dielectric substances, a first electrode outside the dielectric substances and second electrodes in the insides thereof, and insulation caps for insulating the first electrode from the conductor layer, wherein an electrode material is filled in gaps... Agent: K.a. Patents

20090052111 - High voltage capacitors: A capacitor includes a ceramic capacitor body having opposite ends and comprised of a plurality of electrode layers and dielectric layers and first and second external terminals attached to the ceramic capacitor body. The internal active electrodes within the ceramic capacitor body are configured in an alternating manner. Internal electrode... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090052112 - High voltage capacitors: A capacitor includes a ceramic capacitor body having opposite ends and comprised of a plurality of electrode layers and dielectric layers and first and second external terminals attached to the ceramic capacitor body. The internal active electrodes within the ceramic capacitor body are configured in an alternating manner. Internal electrode... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090052113 - Multilayer capacitor: A multilayer capacitor comprises a capacitor body having rectangular first and second main faces opposing each other, first and second end faces extending in a shorter side direction of the first and second main faces so as to connect the first and second main faces to each other, and first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090052114 - Multilayer electronic component and method for manufacturing the same: A multilayer electronic component includes a base body, internal electrodes disposed inside the base body and extending to exterior surfaces thereof, and terminal electrodes provided on the exterior surfaces of the base body and connected to the internal electrodes. The terminal electrodes include first electrode layers defined by plating layers,... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090052115 - Capacitor and method of manufacturing the same: A capacitor is provided to overcome the following problem: when plural capacitors are linked, a large coupling space is required because an anode and a cathode are brought out through the opposite ends, so that downsizing of the capacitor is difficult. The capacitor also allows easy electrical and mechanical coupling,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090052116 - Electric double-layer capacitor: A plurality of capacitor cells (10) are layered to form a cell group. On the top of each capacitor cell (10), a pair of electrode plates (10b) is formed to protrude upward. The adjacent electrode plates (10b) are connected to each other. A connection piece (20) protruding upward is attached... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090052117 - Carbonized biopolymers and carbonization process: A carbon material suitable for the preparation of electrodes for electrochemical capacitors is obtained by single-stage carbonization of biopolymers with a large content of heteroatoms. Neither addition of an activating agent during carbonization nor subsequent gas phase activation is necessary. Several biopolymers which are available by extraction from seaweed are... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090052119 - Solid electrolytic capacitor: Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor with low ESR (equivalent series resistance) and excellent reliability during high-temperature storage. The solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode formed of a valve metal, a dielectric film provided on the anode, a conducting polymer layer provided on the dielectric layer, and a cathode extraction... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090052118 - Solid-electrolyte capacitor manufacturing device and manufacturing method: The invention provides an apparatus for producing solid electrolytic capacitors having uniform properties with excellent ESR value efficiently at low costs and a production process using the apparatus. The production process using the apparatus is characterized in that a plurality of conductors for producing solid electrolytic capacitors are fixed to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090052120 - Protective device with tamper resistant shutters: The present invention is directed to a protective shutter assembly for use within a cover assembly of an electrical wiring device. The assembly includes a frameless shutter sub-assembly movable between a closed position and an open position. The frameless shutter sub-assembly is configured to move from the closed position to... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090052121 - Module front for a switchgear assembly module, switchgear assembly module and electrical switchgear assembly: The invention relates to a module front for a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in module, comprising a control device, the control device being integrated in the module front, and the module front forms an integral component of the switchgear module. The invention relates to a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090052122 - Modular electrical distribution system for a building: A universal power distribution system is provided for routing electrical circuits within a building structure to comprehensively provide electrical power to the building in ceiling configurations, wall-mounted configurations, raised floor configurations and in office furniture configurations. The system components for all of these configurations have common plug connectors that are... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090052123 - Electronic device including a rotation unit: A rotation unit is supported to a device main body unit so as to rotate about a rotation supporting point. The rotation unit is rotated from a closure posture close to the device main body unit until a rotation limit position at 180 degrees. A magnet is fixed to the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090052124 - Circuit module with thermal casing systems: Flexible circuitry is populated with integrated circuitry (ICs), and contacts are distributed along the flexible circuitry to provide connection to an application environment. The flexible circuitry is disposed about a rigid substrate, placing the ICs on one or both sides of the substrate with one or more layers of integrated... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090052125 - Method of forming a housing having a thin wall and the housing: According to one embodiment, a housing is formed by using a pair of metal molds. The housing includes a first wall, second walls projecting from the first wall, and bosses projecting from the first wall. A molten material is filled into a molding space defined between the metal molds, and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090052126 - Dustproof structure for slide type electronic device and slide type electronic device: There are a first packing 31 and a second packing 32 for covering and sealing a first opening portion 11a and a second opening portion 12a other than a groove portion 31a and a groove portion 32a for leading an FPC 20. The first packing 31 and the second packing... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090052127 - Electrical appliance housing having an indirect magnetic controlling kit: This invention provides an electrical appliance housing comprising a main body and a lid. At least one magnetic controlling assembly is provided on the housing, comprising a sliding key that shifts in a sliding groove. The sliding key further includes a pair of controlling magnets with opposing magnetic polarity. An... Agent: Eric Chan

20090052129 - Housing of electronic device and fabricating method thereof: A method for fabricating a housing of an electronic device is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a bamboo laminate first, forming a recess on the bamboo laminate, performing an embedding injection molding process to form a supporting element made of high polymer in the recess and performing... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090052128 - Mounting frame structure for flat panel display device: The present invention relates to a mounting frame structure for flat panel display device that allows the user to conveniently mount or dismount a flat panel display device on or from a wall and adjust the tilt of the flat panel display device with ease to a degree comfortable for... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20090052130 - Portable computer and fixing structure thereof: A fixing structure for mounting a data storage device in a computer body is provided. The data storage device has two opposite side surfaces. The fixing structure includes two mounting brackets and at least one pull strap. Each mounting bracket is disposed to a corresponding one of the side surfaces.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090052131 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is provided with a case, a printed circuit board which is contained in the case and includes a first surface and a second surface formed on the side opposite from the first surface, a first heating element mounted on the first surface, a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090052133 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, a housing of an electronic apparatus includes a first sidewall portion provided with an air vent, a ceiling wall portion extending from an upper end of the first sidewall portion toward the outside of the housing, and a pair of second sidewall portions which extend from... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090052132 - Heat exchanger for outdoor enclosures: A heat exchanger having a wet side separate from a dry side for an equipment cabinet is provided. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger enclosure having a wet side fan and a dry side fan. The wet side fan draws air in from the external environment and routes the... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20090052135 - Electronic apparatus: A body flow path in a first housing having an MPU element communicates with an inner flow path and outer flow path formed in an inner heat-dissipating board and an outer heat-dissipating board, respectively, and a pump drives a cooling liquid to circulate in these flow paths. A beam is... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090052134 - Liquid-cooled grounded heatsink for diode rectifier system: A diode rectifier system for generator excitation includes a plurality of diode modules mounted on a heatsink and a coolant tube provided in the heatsink. The heatsink is electrically grounded. A method of cooling a diode rectifier system for generator excitation comprises providing a flow of liquid coolant in the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20090052136 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation device for dissipating heat of a heat source is provided. The heat dissipation device includes a first heat dissipation unit having a heat sink and a tank, a second heat dissipation unit, a pump, and a plurality of tubes. The heat sink has a heat dissipation base,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090052137 - Micro thrust cooling: One embodiment of the present invention uses plasma-driven gas flow to cool down electronic devices. The cooling device may comprise micro heat sink fins assembly, micro plasma actuators assembly, and magnetic circuit assembly. The plasma actuator assembly comprises electrodes and dielectric pieces. Voltages are applied to electrodes to drive the... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20090052138 - Wing-spanning thermal-dissipating device: A wing-spanning thermal-dissipating device has a plurality of thermal-dissipating sheets. Each of the thermal-dissipating sheets includes a connecting portion, at least one thermal-dissipating fin and a plurality of sub-thermal-dissipating fins. The connecting portions of the thermal-dissipating sheets connect with each other. The thermal-dissipating fin is extended outwardly and spread out... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090052139 - Heat-dissipation apparatus for communication device with card slot: A heat dissipation apparatus for communication device with card slot is provided. The heat dissipation apparatus is applicable to a communication platform to dissipate the heat generated by the card communication module to the housing case. The heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat-conductive bridge, and at least a soft heat-conductive... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090052140 - Heat dissipation device assembly with retainer device: A heat dissipation device assembly includes a heat dissipation device mounted on a printed circuit board and a retainer device mounted below the printed circuit board. The retainer device includes a back plate and a crank pivotably mounted to the back plate. The crank includes a pressing portion and a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090052141 - System and method for supporting one or more heat-generating electrical devices: An apparatus and method for supporting a plurality of components, at least one of which is a heat-generating electrical device such as a power semiconductor device, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a first structure having a first surface on one side of the structure configured for interfacing... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc. / Whd Attention: Susan M. Donahue

20090052142 - Electronic device and method of forming same: An electronic device includes a first printed circuit board including electronic components, a second printed circuit board including electronic components, and a shielding midframe. The shielding midframe is adapted to provide electromagnetic isolation between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board. The shielding midframe is further... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090052143 - Waterproof panel: A waterproof panel comprises a front wall, a back wall, a front baffle assembly and a back baffle. A cavity is defined between the front wall and the back wall, the front baffle assembly and the back baffle are received in the cavity. The front wall defines a first hole... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090052144 - Mounting assembly with video distribution functionality: A mounting assembly device, system and method support multimedia/video distribution functionalities. The mounting assembly includes a front face and a rear housing sized to fit within a conventional wall box, e.g., a single gang box. The mounting assembly includes a balun that is adapted to receive and convert signals, such... Agent: Mccarter & English , LLP Stamford Office

20090052145 - Sliding type portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes a first housing: a second housing coupled with the first housing such that the second housing can slide while facing the first housing, guide ribs arranged on the first housing, guide slits arranged on the second housing, and at least one protuberance arranged on either... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20090052146 - Printed board: The invention relates to a printed board which comprises an inlay and on whose one face electrical components are provided and on whose other face at least one single cooling element for cooling the components is mounted. A component to be cooled, the inlay and the cooling element are aligned... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090052147 - Standoff: A standoff includes a supporter, an elastic arm, a pin and a fixing part. The supporter supports the first surface of a first substrate. The elastic arm is located apart from the supporter, and this elastic arm is inserted into a fixing hole of the first substrate. The pin is... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090052148 - Structure of memory stick: A structure of memory stick is provided, including a substrate case, a bottom case, a circuit board and a cover layer. One end of the circuit board includes a plurality of metal plates surrounded by a plurality of via holes. The circuit board is placed inside the bottom case so... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090052149 - Covered multilayer module: A highly reliable covered multilayer module includes a plurality of side electrodes extending in a lamination direction of ceramic layers are provided at least at one of side surfaces of a multilayer module body. At least one of inner conductor layers is exposed at the side surface provided with the... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090052150 - Wiring board, method of manufacturing the same, and semiconductor device having wiring board: There is provided a wiring board. The wiring board includes: a plurality of laminated insulating layers including a first insulating layer, the first insulating layer being either one of an uppermost layer or a lowermost layer; wiring patterns formed in the plurality of insulating layers; external connection pads provided on... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090052151 - Standing apparatus for electrical components: A standing apparatus for mounting electrical components to a base plate (10), the standing apparatus includes the base plate, a standing member (20), and a clamping member (30). The base plate defines a recess (12) in a first face, and a hole (14) extends through the recess to a second... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090052152 - Electronic sensor: A high-temperature platform chip has at least three electrodes on an electrically insulating substrate constructed as a heating plate with a heat conductor on the back side.... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090052154 - Electromagnetic isolation shield: An electronic shielding component includes a shielding body, at least one cavity on a first side of the shielding body, the at least one cavity adapted to accommodate an electronic component therein, and at least two cavities on a second side of the shielding body, each of the at least... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090052153 - On chip shielding structure for integrated circuits or devices on a substrate and method of shielding: An electromagnetic shielding structure that includes a conductive structure surrounding and accommodating a circuit or a circuit device arranged on a substrate. At least one feed through device is associated with the conductive structure and provides signals to the circuit or circuit device. The method includes forming a shielding structure... Agent: Andrew M. Calderon Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090046399 - Superconducting coil quench detection method and device, and superconducting power storage unit: The quench detection device comprises a pickup coil (2) provided in a superconducting coil (1) or in the vicinity thereof, an overvoltage protection circuit (4) a voltage signal below a predetermined level by receiving the difference between a voltage induced in the superconducting coil (1) at the time of quenching... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090046400 - Fault protection device with group trip delay and method: A reclosing fault protection device detects a partial bypass state. Upon detecting the partial bypass state, the fault protection device implements a ground trip delay operating state. The ground trip delay operating state provides a delayed ground trip response characteristic.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (s & C)

20090046401 - Method and apparatus of providing 2-stage esd protection for high-speed interfaces: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of providing 2-stage ESD protection for high-speed interfaces. An aspect of the present invention is to provide an integrated multi-stage ESD/EOS protection solution for such high-speed applications. In one embodiment, the ESD protection device has multiple ESD stages integrated into a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20090046402 - Pole-mountable medical equipment power supply having low patient leakage current: A medical electrical equipment power supply is configured to satisfy at least one industry standard for patient leakage current. The power supply is provided with a plurality of electrical sockets into which IV pumps, patient monitors and other equipment may be plugged in. In one embodiment, the power supply has... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090046403 - Breaker device for low-voltage applications: In breaker devices an early short-circuit recognition is required and also a tripping of the contacts. The recognition of a short-circuit occurs so early that with consideration of the response time of the measuring probes and the unlocking mechanism by a suitable analysis algorithm the release of the movable contact... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090046404 - Overcurrent limitation and output short-circuit protection circuit, voltage regulator using overcurrent limitation and output short-circuit protection circuit, and electronic equipment: A disclosed overcurrent protection and output short-circuit protection circuit has a proportional output current generation unit and a first current voltage conversion unit provided in series between a first power supply terminal and an output terminal. Furthermore, the overcurrent protection and output short-circuit protection circuit has a control unit that... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090046405 - Semiconductor device: In order to enable detection of degradation of the heat dissipation from a semiconductor chip, even when the operating state of a semiconductor device cannot be predicted, a thermal resistance calculation circuit calculates the thermal resistance of the heat dissipation path from the semiconductor chip, based on the loss of... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20090046407 - Cascade electromagnetic pulse protection circuit: The present invention discloses a cascade EMP protection circuit, which comprises an LEMP protection circuit and a fast-response protection circuit, wherein a capacitive reactance varactor element is cascaded to the path of signal transmission. Thereby, the present invention can protect electronic devices against LEMP or EMP released by an electronic... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090046406 - Overvoltage device with enhanced surge suppression: An overvoltage device that is formed from a MOV device that is coupled in parallel with a spark gap. This device is coupled upstream from electronic components to protect these components from damage. For example, in one embodiment, the overvoltage device is coupled to a fault circuit interrupter such as... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C./leviton

20090046408 - Surge arrester with a cage design, and a production method for it: The invention relates to a surge arrester having a cage design, and to a method for its production. According to the invention, during extrusion-coating or encapsulation of a module comprising two end fittings (3) and a plurality of varistor blocks (1) and at least one reinforcing element (9) in order... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090046409 - Capacitor-embedded printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof: A capacitor-embedded printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board are disclosed. The capacitor-embedded printed circuit board includes: an insulation layer, a first electrode formed on one side of the insulation layer, a second electrode formed on one side of the first electrode, a dielectric layer... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090046411 - C0g multi-layered ceramic capacitor: c

20090046410 - Dielectric ceramics and multi-layer ceramic capacitor using same: Dielectric ceramics represented as: CaxZrO3+aMn+bLi+cB+dSi and comprising: based on 100 mol of CaxZrO3 (where 1.00≦x≦1.10), 0.5≦a≦4.0 mol, and 6.0≦b+c+d≦15.0 mol, in which 0.15≦b/(c+d)≦0.55, and 0.20≦d/c≦3.30 or multi-layer ceramic capacitor using the same.... Agent: K.a. Patents

20090046412 - Electric double layer capacitor: An electric double layer capacitor has a structure with little deformation of a cap or the like due to increase in internal pressure. The electric double layer capacitor includes: a stacked body made of a stacked plurality of thin electrode plates and thin insulating plates each being inserted between each... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20090046413 - Structure of supercapacitor and method for manufacturing the same: The method for manufacturing a supercapacitor according to the present invention includes the following steps. First, stack a bottom electrode plate and a top electrode plate in parallel. Then, install a first rubber frame and a second rubber frame face-to-face on the bottom and the top electrode plates. The first... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090046414 - Method for fabricating a capacitor and a capacitor: The method comprises fabricating a layer stack on a substrate, the layer stack comprising at least two electrically conducting layers and at least one electrically insulating layer arranged between the two electrically conducting layers, and displacing a first portion of the layer stack away from its original position, the first... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090046415 - Methods and apparatus for providing and distributing standby power: Aspects of the invention are directed to power distribution systems and methods for distributing power from a primary power source and a backup power source to a load. In one particular aspect, a power distribution system includes a first input to receive input power from the primary power source, a... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP A2000

20090046416 - Bag computer system and bag apparatus: Disclosed is a system comprised of a bag and computer combination which allows the bag wearer to quickly access and use a computer while mobile. The system can be in three forms and all three are used in the same way: a pivoting cover is moved out of the way... Agent: Charles A. Daley Iii

20090046417 - Integrated meter/timer: An integrated meter/timer comprises a plug adapted to be plugged into an electrical outlet connected to a power distribution circuit, a socket for receiving a plug from an electrical appliance, an electrical connection between the plug and the socket that includes a controllable switch for opening and closing the electrical... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090046418 - Motherboard for supporting different types of memories: An exemplary motherboard includes a first slot arranged for mounting a first type of memory, a second slot arranged for mounting a second type of memory, and a voltage regulator electronically connected to the first slot and the second slot. The first memory and the second memory are alternatively mounted... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090046420 - Apparatus, system, and method for attenuating vibration: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for attenuating vibration. A cover includes at least four slots. Each slot physically isolates a midsection from either the distal end or the proximal end of the cover. In one embodiment, a first slit isolates a midsection side and a second slit at... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090046419 - Hot swappable hdd twin pack tray: Two HDDs are mounted in a single hot swap twin pack tray. The orientation of HDDs—Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) on HDDs are mounted facing inboard. HDDs operate in opposing directions (counter-rotational) to each other (i.e., so that the platters are spinning in opposite rotational direction, actuator arms are moving in... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090046421 - System and method for reducing information handling system cooling fan noise: A brushless DC electric fan cools an information handling system with reduced audible noise by skewing a seam in a permanent magnet relative to a rotation axis of the fan. For instance, the permanent magnet is formed from a sheet of magnetic material having a parallelogram shape. The parallelogram is... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20090046422 - Protection structure for heat dispersing device of power supplier: The present invention includes a metal housing, a power input end, a power output end, and an accommodating space thereinside between the power input end and the power output end, the accommodating space has a power processing unit mounted inside and the output terminal of the power processing unit is... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090046423 - Internal access mechanism for a server rack: The rear panel of an electronics enclosure includes one or more heat exchangers. The rear panel can be cooling door configured to provide access to the cables and equipment located within the electronics enclosure. Such access can be provided by swinging the door open on hinges like a standard door.... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20090046427 - Cold row encapsulation for server farm cooling system: Apparatuses, methods, and systems directed to efficient cooling of data centers. Some embodiments of the invention allow encapsulation of cold rows through an enclosure and allow server fans to draw cold air from the cold row encapsulation structure to cool servers installed on the server racks. In other particular embodiments,... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090046426 - Cooling device for cooling a heat-generating component, and electronic apparatus having the cooling device: A cooling device comprises a heat radiating portion, heat-transferring component, such as a heat pipe, a fan and a support member. The heat radiating portion radiates the heat generated by the heat-generating component. The heat-transferring component transfers the heat generated by the heat-generating component, from the heat receiving portion to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090046424 - Fan adapter: This invention provides a fan adapter for electrically connecting a circuit board and a fan connection port. The circuit board has at least a fan pulse width modulation signal node, a first fan waveform feedback signal node, a fan power input signal node, a fan power output signal node, and... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090046425 - Heat transfer apparatus: The present application relates to apparatus (100) for cooling a light valve device (103), the apparatus comprising an array of elongate members (119), the elongate members (119) each having a tip (131) for contacting the light valve device (103). The apparatus (100) is suitable for cooling a digital micro-mirror device... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20090046428 - Thermal module and fin assembly thereof: A thermal module includes a centrifugal fan (10), a fin assembly (20) disposed at an air outlet of the centrifugal fan and two heat pipes (30, 40). The fin assembly includes a plurality of fins (21) connected together. Each fin has a front surface (212) and a rear surface (213)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090046429 - Deformable duct guides that accommodate electronic connection lines: A duct work assembly is coupled to an end of an electronics enclosure that houses one or more heat generating devices, such as electronics servers. The duct work assembly includes individual duct guides that each have a deformable end, which is configured to locally deform around the electrical connection lines... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20090046430 - Method and apparatus for providing supplemental cooling to server racks: A cooling system includes a re-configurable duct work assembly for a server rack or other electronics enclosure. Heat generating devices are positioned within the electronics enclosure and heat exchangers are coupled to the heat generating devices via the duct work. The duct work is positioned within a plenum between the... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20090046431 - High capacity thin module system: Flexible circuitry is populated with integrated circuitry disposed along one or both of its major sides. Contacts distributed along the flexible circuitry provide connection between the module and an application environment. The circuit-populated flexible circuitry is disposed about an edge of a rigid substrate thus placing the integrated circuitry on... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090046432 - Packaging substrate structure with electronic components embedded therein and method for manufacturing the same: A packaging substrate structure with electronic components embedded therein and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The packaging substrate structure comprises: a core board; a built-up structure disposed on at least one surface of the core board, wherein the built-up structure has a plurality of conductive pads and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090046433 - Heat sink for led lamp: A heat dissipation device (40) is used for dissipating heat generated by a plurality of LEDs (15) mounted on a circuit board (12). The heat dissipation device comprises two heat sinks (30) mounted on the circuit board via a heat spreader (20). Each of the two heat sinks comprises a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090046434 - Filter apparatus and frequency converter to which the filter apparatus is connected: A power converter in which a filter apparatus reducing noises is connected to a wiring drawing portion, wherein a conductor plate is arranged along an inner wall of a filter housing of said filter apparatus, and part of a housing of said frequency converter and part of a filter housing... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090046435 - Filter apparatus and frequency converter to which the filter apparatus is connected: A power converter in which a filter apparatus is connected to a wiring drawing portion, said filter apparatus including: a condenser element having an electronic part having an insulator as a dielectric material held between conductor plates; a sealing agent sealing said condenser element; a filter circuit comprising said condenser... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090046436 - Micro-electro-mechanical-system package and method for manufacturing the same: A MEMS package includes a first board, a second board and a laminate material. The first board includes a lower metallic trace, a metallic diaphragm and a through opening. The lower metallic trace is located on the lower surface of the first board, and the metallic diaphragm is disposed on... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090046437 - Expansion card and fixing structure for expansion card: An expansion card capable of installing a module on a mainboard is provided. The expansion card includes a first circuit board for the module to be installed on, a second circuit board inserted to the mainboard, a flexible board electrically connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board,... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090046438 - Attachment structure of an attached-plate of a substrate: In an attachment structure for attaching an attached-plate to a printed substrate which is installed in a mechanical chassis, the mechanical chassis includes a positioning pin for positioning the printed substrate; and the attached-plate includes a guide groove that engages with the positioning pin and is slidably guided in a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. Suite 800

20090046439 - Wlan sip module: The present invention provides a SiP module for wireless local area network comprising a base. A control unit is formed on a first surface of the base and a RF front end components is formed on a second surface of the base and coupled to the control unit through the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090046440 - Methods and systems for filtering signals: The present invention describes methods for enhancing the performance of two-capacitor low-pass filters. In certain embodiments of the invention, the capacitors are placed on opposite sides of a PCB board.... Agent: Apple Inc./bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090046441 - Wiring board for mounting semiconductor device, manufacturing method of the same, and wiring board assembly: A wiring board for mounting semiconductor device, includes at least a dielectric film 1; wirings formed in the dielectric film 1; a plurality of electrode pads provided at front and back surfaces of the dielectric film with their surfaces exposed and at least portions of lateral sides of them buried... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090046442 - Formed shielding feature: An metal housing comprising an electrical device includes electrical pins that protrude from the metal housing, and the metal housing formed with a compressible protrusion around the pins.... Agent: Fsp LLC

20090046443 - Ground structure for a tuner: On a circuit board to be mounted on a metal chassis, a tuner having a metal sleeve protruding from a side of its case is mounted, with the sleeve protruding beyond an edge of the circuit board. A metal ground plate is fitted on the sleeve. With a flexible leg... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090040664 - Active shield superconducting electromagnet apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging system: The active shield superconducting electromagnet apparatus includes: a main switching circuit in which first and second main coils, first and second shield coils, and a first superconducting persistent current switch are connected in series; a sub switching circuit in which a bypass circuit, in which a superconducting fault current limiter... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090040665 - Arc fault circuit interrupter and method of detecting and interrupting a resistive series arc of a power circuit: An arc fault circuit interrupter includes line and load terminals, separable contacts in series between the terminals, a neutral conductor, and an operating mechanism opening and closing the contacts and tripping open the contacts in response to a trip signal. A current transformer senses current flowing through the contacts. A... Agent: Martin J. Moran

20090040666 - Circuit interrupter including test circuit: A circuit interrupter includes separable contacts, a neutral conductor, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, and a plurality of current sensors structured to sense at least current flowing through the separable contacts. Each of the current sensors includes a primary winding and a secondary winding,... Agent: Martin J. Moran

20090040667 - Circuit interrupting device with automatic test: Resettable circuit interrupting devices having self-test and non-resettable or limited resettable power interrupting systems are provided. The permanent power interrupting system activates when a circuit interrupting device is no longer capable of operating in accordance with applicable standards governing such devices or the device is no longer capable of operating... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C./leviton

20090040670 - Diode chain with a guard-band: The present invention provides an ESD protection device having at least one diode in a well of first conductivity type formed in a substrate of second conductivity type. The circuit further includes a guard band of the first conductivity surrounding at least a portion of the diode, thus forming an... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.C.

20090040668 - Esd protection circuits for mixed-voltage buffers: An ESD protection circuit that protects a mixed-voltage input/output (I/O) buffer circuit in an integrated circuit is provided. The ESD protection circuit includes an ESD discharging circuit coupled to the I/O pad and ESD detection circuit coupled to the discharging circuit providing a means for detecting an ESD and triggering... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20090040669 - Integrated circuit with device for protection against electrostatic discharges: An integrated circuit includes a substrate of semiconductive material, a first circuit environment made from the substrate which includes an output terminal and a first pair of power supply terminals for receiving a first power supply voltage applicable between the terminals. The integrated circuit also includes a second circuit environment... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP

20090040671 - Power clamp for on-chip esd protection: According to an exemplary embodiment, a power clamp for providing on-chip ESD and mistrigger event protection includes a clamping transistor coupled between a power bus and a ground. The power clamp further includes a number of inverter stages coupled in series, where a first inverter stage has an output coupled... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha LLC

20090040673 - Group protection module for a switchgear arrangement and switchgear arrangement having such a group protection module: A group protection module for a switchgear arrangement is provided in order to protect a group of load feeders, each having a contactor for connecting or disconnecting a respective load. The group protection module has a circuit breaker for providing short-circuit protection, said circuit breaker being connected to a supply-side... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090040672 - Power supply control system: The present invention provides a power supply control system comprising a first switch circuit configured to set a power supply line which connects a power supply unit and a power supply circuit to one of a connected state and a non-connected state, a first control unit configured to operate in... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20090040674 - Systems and methods for protecting display components from adverse operating conditions: Provided are systems and methods for protecting display components from adverse operating conditions. A lighting panel system according to some embodiments includes a lighting panel including a plurality of strings of solid state lighting devices arranged across the panel and a protection system configured to determine an adverse operating condition... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20090040675 - Controlling over-current from a power supply to a device: Apparatus (230) for controlling over-current from a power supply (110) to a device (250), the apparatus comprising two power supply inputs (232a, 232b) and two respective device outputs (234a, 234b), a control circuit (120) having control inputs (126x, 126y) connected across a variable resistance circuit (240) coupled between a said... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20090040676 - Circuit for detecting power supply voltage drop: Provided is a circuit for detecting power supply voltage drop having a small circuit scale. An NMOS transistor (12) generates a source voltage based on a voltage obtained by subtracting an absolute value of a threshold voltage and an overdrive voltage from a power supply voltage with reference to the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090040677 - Device and method of reducing inrush current: This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for reducing an inrush current inflowing from an external power source during an initial transient state. The method may include generating a first signal based on a level of internal voltage. The first signal may linearly increase or decrease, wherein the slope of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090040678 - Electrostatic discharge trigger circuits for self-protecting cascode stages: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits for self-protecting cascode stages are disclosed. In one example, an ESD protection circuit is described. A cascode stage is configured to selectively couple an output pad to a reference terminal. An ESD sensor may detect a change in voltage indicative of an ESD event occurring... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090040679 - Method and device for recognizing a load which is connected to a relay: Disclosed is a method for detecting a consumer (4) connected to a change-over contact (3, 3A, 3B) of a relay (2, 2A, 2B), whereby in a contactless time period while the relay (2, 2A, 2B) is being connected, a test voltage is used to check whether the consumer (4) is... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090040680 - Energy collection: An energy collection system may collect and use the energy generated by an electric field. Collection fibers are suspended from a support wire system supported by poles. The support wire system is electrically connected to a load by a connecting wire. The collection fibers may be made of any conducting... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090040681 - Electrode sheet for electrostatic chuck, and electrostatic chuck: An electrostatic chuck electrode sheet which allows the difference in capacitance between electrodes due to the presence or absence of a substrate to be increased to a level which can be accurately detected using a known substrate detection device, and allows an electrostatic chuck to exhibit an excellent attraction force,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090040682 - Method of de-chucking wafer using direct voltage and alternating voltage, and apparatus for fabricating semiconductor device using the same: Example embodiments provide a method of de-chucking a wafer by alternating between using a direct voltage and an alternating voltage, and an apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The method of de-chucking a wafer comprises interrupting a chucking voltage applied to an electrostatic chuck, applying a first... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090040683 - Electrical devices having adjustable capacitance: Electrical devices having tunable capacitance are provided. The tunable capacitance is achieved by placing an appropriate material between substrate layers and by controllably applying a pressure to the material to compress the material or alter the shape of a well in which the material is contained, and thereby alter the... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP Suite 205

20090040684 - Creation of capacitors equipped with means to reduce the stresses in the metal material of their lower structures: The method for forming the microelectronic device having at least one two or three dimensional capacitor includes creating, on a substrate, a plurality of components and a number of superimposed metal interconnection levels. An insulating layer is formed above a metal interconnection level, and a horizontal metal zone of a... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090040685 - Power capacitor: The present invention relates to a power capacitor (1) for the installation in a motor vehicle, comprising a capacitor unit (2) with at least one first and at least one second capacitor element (3, 4) whereby each capacitor element comprises at least two rolled-up plastic films that are provided with... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20090040686 - Energy conditioner structures: Disclosed are energy conditioner structures, method of making and using them wherein the structure comprises a sequence of conductive layers including a first A layer, a G layer, and a first B layer; wherein said first A layer, said G layer, and said first B layer are each conductive, and... Agent: NeifeldIPLaw, PC

20090040687 - Capacitors adapted for acoustic resonance cancellation: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising reducing the losses due to electro-mechanical coupling and improving Q in a multilayered capacitor by placing a first capacitor layer adjacent at least one additional capacitor layer and sharing a common electrode in between the two such that the acoustic... Agent: Law Office Of William J. Tucker

20090040688 - Ceramic electronic component and method for manufacturing the same: In a ceramic electronic component, an electrically conductive resin layer is arranged to cover a thick film layer and to extend beyond the end of the thick film layer by at least about 100 μm and a plating layer is arranged to cover the electrically conductive resin layer except a... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090040689 - Electrode and current collector for electrochemical capacitor having double electric layer and double electric layer electrochemical capacitor formed therewith: An electrode and a DEL capacitor formed therewith. The electrode will typically be a polarizable electrode, and may be formed of an activated carbon material having a substantially zero ash percentage and a low percentage of transition metals. In constructing a DEL capacitor employing such an electrode, a non-polarizable electrode... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20090040690 - Electrochemical capacitor: [Means for solution] An electrochemical capacitor having a membrane-electrode-collector structure equipped with a pair of electrode layers containing a metal oxide and a proton-conducting polymer bonding agent, the electrode layer being connected to a metal foil collector, and a polymer electrolyte membrane sandwiched by both the electrode layers, wherein both... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090040691 - Panelboard: A panelboard mounts and electrically connects to a plurality of circuit breakers. The panelboard includes a central body portion having a top surface. At least one bus bar is positioned within the central body portion. A pair of opposed legs extend the longitudinal length of the central body portion. A... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Department-4u6

20090040693 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus includes a battery housing section that houses a removable battery; and an electronic component housing section that houses a removable electronic component that operates with power supplied by the battery housed in the battery housing section. The apparatus further includes an electronic-component housing section cover that covers... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040692 - Ruggedized mounting assembly and method for stabilizing one or more computer racks: A ruggedized mounting assembly or bracket and incorporated method and is provided to enhance structural rigidity of a computer environment and provide stability to it during sudden shifts and vibrations. The assembly comprises two intersecting planes. One plane will be disposed on the computer rack at an upper surface while... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090040694 - Electronic device: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090040695 - Adhesive format adapter for a storage device and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a format adapter comprising a storage device having: a front surface provided with electrical contact pads opposite a rear surface defining a lower peripheral border (2a); a body having a cavity (4) for receiving the device and opening on a front and rear side of the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090040696 - Hardware casing media to store data: Embodiments include hardware and/or software for manufacturing a removable plate having a medium, to be integral to a casing for a processor-based device. Integrating the removable plate in or on the casing facilitates access to the medium and the data stored on the medium by providing storage in a location... Agent: Ibm Corporation (jss) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20090040697 - Storage device enclosure: An enclosure for storage devices having at least one mounting surface and a viscoelastic layer disposed between a first layer and a second layer of the mounting surface. A receiver secured to the mounting surface within the enclosure receives a storage device carrier that retains a disk drive and positions... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090040698 - Computer component protection: A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a shock mount assembly that is configured to provide impact absorption to sensitive components such as a display and an optical disk drive. The computing device also includes an enclosureless optical disk drive that is housed by an enclosure and other... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/apple Inc.

20090040700 - Electronic apparatus and display panel enclosure: A display unit includes a substrate supporting section having: a first supporting structure for supporting a first circuit substrate; and a second supporting structure for supporting a second circuit substrate is provided. The first circuit substrate has a relatively small area and is selected when a first display panel having... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040699 - Electronic component mounting part and electronic apparatus: An HDD mounting part includes component fixing sections that respectively extend along both sides of an HDD and have widths not more than the height of the HDD. The HDD mounting part further includes: a first HDD fixing section that extends from the component fixing sections up to a position... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040702 - Electronic apparatus: A hinge member that couples a display unit to a main unit in an openable and closable manner is fixed to the display unit by a hinge fastening section of the hinge member. A panel attachment member having a panel fastening section fastened to the side of a display panel... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040706 - Electronic apparatus: In an electronic apparatus, a panel attachment member, to which a display panel of a display unit having a display screen for displaying information is fastened, has a panel fastening section that extends along a side surface of the display panel toward a main unit. The panel attachment member also... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040707 - Electronic device: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090040705 - Electronic part-mounting component and electronic device: A mounting component for mounting an electronic part has a base that extends along a first surface of the electronic part, and a pair of left side and right side surface supporting sections that are extended from the base and bent along the right and left side surfaces of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040703 - Housing components for electronic devices and methods for constructing the same: Electronic devices are provided with a protective housing having one or more housing components. A housing component can be formed from a single sheet of material to appear as if the housing component had been formed from a hollowed out solid block of material. The sheet of material may be... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20090040701 - Portable electronic apparatus with adjustable display panel: The invention discloses a portable electronic apparatus with an adjustable display panel. The portable electronic apparatus uses a retained portion cooperated with a plurality of retaining portions (like a recess) to support the display panel. Thereby, the display panel of the portable electronic apparatus can be adjusted to a plurality... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090040704 - Printed circuit board, method of fabricating the same, and electronic apparatus employing the same: A printed circuit board includes a core layer, an insulation layer formed on the core layer and having a cavity formed on a part of the insulation layer, and a circuit pattern formed on the insulation layer, wherein the circuit pattern comprises one or more external terminals positioned above the... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20090040708 - Electronic device: An electronic device has a first cabinet and a second cabinet. The second cabinet has a locking module including a hook, an operation member and a linking mechanism. The hook is formed at a position near a top end of the second cabinet around the center in the lateral direction... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040709 - Anti-vibration cage for data storage device: An anti-vibration cage (10) for data storage device, includes at least a first securing piece (161) with a first pivot hole (1611) defined therein; at least a second securing piece (163) with a second pivot hole (1631) defined therein, and at least a rotatable damping member (20). A gap (1633)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040710 - Extension structure for plastic molding portable memory product: An extension structure for a plastic molding portable memory product includes an outer casing unit, an inner sliding unit, and a closing unit. The inner sliding unit is positioned inside the outer casing unit, and can be extended by sliding, whereas the closing unit is combined with the outer casing... Agent: Hdsl

20090040711 - Drive bracket assembly: A drive bracket assembly includes a back panel and a drive bracket including a first side plate and a second side plate, the first side plate forms a securing post sliding thereon, the second side plate forms two rows of restricting pieces extending towards the first side plate, one edge... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040712 - Medium drive unit and electric apparatus: In a medium drive unit, a flexible portion of a frame body deflects toward a tray when pressed. Then, the tip of the protrusion disposed on the back surface of the frame body, which surface is directed toward the tray, pushes a button disposed on the front surface of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040713 - Server enclosure: A server enclosure includes a chassis having a sidewall, a securing bracket secured to the chassis, a receiving member attached to the securing bracket, and a switch module for powering the server on/off. The securing bracket includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall perpendicularly extending therefrom. The receiving member... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040714 - Fan apparatus: A fan apparatus includes a fan section having a hollow housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a hollow duct section disposed on the outlet side of the fan section. The housing and the duct section are coupled by a coupling member.... Agent: Nidec Corporation C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090040715 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a wiring substrate, a plurality of semiconductor chips mounted on the wiring substrate, and a radiation plate arranged over a plurality of semiconductor chips, and having a cooling passage to flow water in a horizontal direction to the wiring substrate. A plurality... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090040716 - Fluid-to-fluid spot-to-spreader heat management devices and systems and methods of managing heat: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include heat management devices, heat management systems, methods of heat management, and the like.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090040717 - Heat dissipating device with air duct: A heat dissipating device used for dissipating heat from a heat generating device (100) in a computer. The heat dissipating device includes a fan bracket (20), a fan (27) received in the fan bracket, and an air duct (50). The fan bracket defines a fan opening (25), and has a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040721 - Computer cooling system and method: A method for providing a computer component includes providing a motherboard apart from a cooling solution such that the end user can select the motherboard and cooling solution separately, based on preferences and needs for each and connect them together after they are selected. To support this method, a motherboard... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20090040720 - Electronic apparatus and heat radiating unit: A heat radiating unit provided in an electronic apparatus includes: a fan for blowing air; and a heat radiating member in which heat radiation fins for transmitting heat to passing air are arranged and which has an endothermic section that contacts a top surface of a first heat-producing component on... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040719 - Graphite heat dissipation apparatus and clamping frame for clamping graphite heat dissipation fin module: A graphite heat dissipation apparatus and a clamping frame for clamping a graphite heat dissipation fin module are provided. The graphite heat dissipation apparatus includes a graphite heat dissipation fin module and at least one clamping frame. The graphite heat dissipation fin module includes a substrate and a plurality of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090040718 - Heat dissipating assembly having a fan duct: A heat dissipating assembly for dissipating heat from a CPU and a VRM simultaneously includes a base (10) contacting the CPU, a heat sink (20) mounted on the base, a pair of fans (30) attached on a front side of the heat sink, and a fan duct (40) secured to... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040722 - Heat dissipation module and detachable expansion card using the same: A heat-dissipation module dissipating heat for a heat-generating element on circuit board and including a heat-transferring base, a base, a first heat-dissipation unit, a heat pipe and a second heat-dissipation unit is provided. One surface of the heat-transferring base contacts the heat-generating element. The base is connected to the other... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090040723 - Heat-dissipating device with high heat-dissipating efficiency: A heat-dissipating device includes a housing, a partitioning member, a finned structure, and a high thermal-conductivity strip. The housing defines an inner space, and has a top surface formed with a retaining groove, and an inlet and an outlet. The partitioning member is disposed in the inner space so as... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20090040724 - Power inverter: In a power inverter, a coolant passage is fixed to a chassis to cool the chassis; the chassis is divided into a first region and a second region by providing the coolant passage in the chassis; a power module is provided in the first region as fixed to the coolant... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090040725 - Heat dissipation device: A heat dissipation device includes a first heat dissipation unit attached to a top surface of the electronic component of an add-on card and defining a channel therein, a heat pipe, and a second heat dissipation unit. The second heat dissipation unit includes a first portion located at a lateral... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040726 - Vapor chamber structure and method for manufacturing the same: A vapor chamber structure includes a casing, a working fluid, a wick layer, a plurality of structure strengthening bodies, and a plurality of backflow accelerating bodies. The casing has an airtight vacuum chamber. The working fluid is filled into the airtight vacuum chamber. The wick layer is formed on a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090040727 - Circuit carrier structure with improved heat dissipation: A circuit carrier structure has at least one electronic component and is formed using SMD technology. Underneath the at least one electronic component is arranged a continuous recess in a circuit carrier. A die made of a heat-conducting material is inserted with one end of a joining area into the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090040728 - Fixing structure and heat dissipation device: A fixing structure includes a back plate, a fixing plate, a first elastic element, a second elastic element and a fastener. The back plate has a positioning pillar thereon. The fixing plate presses a heat dissipation element to allow the heat dissipation element to contact a chip above the back... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090040730 - Heat dissipation device having a rotatable fastener: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a retention module and a rotatable fastener for securing the heat sink to the retention module. The retention module includes two supporting ribs and a positioning block above one of the supporting ribs. The rotatable fastener is rotatably received in the retention... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040729 - Heat sink assembly: A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a clip assembly received in the heat sink. The clip assembly comprises a clip and a movable fastener pivotally connected to the clip via a pair of supporters. Each supporter defines a pivot hole deviated from a center thereof and a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090040731 - Shielding and heat dissipation device: Discloses herein is a shielding and heat dissipation device comprising a conductive bracket (1) provided on a PCB around a shielded heat-generating electronic component, and electrically connected to a conductive layer of the PCB; a heat sink (2), which is arranged above the heat-generating electronic component (3) and is provided... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090040732 - Printed circuit board structure for heat dissipation: A printed circuit board structure for heat dissipation of an integrated circuit includes a printed circuit board having an opening, and a thermal conductive material disposed within the opening, wherein the integrated circuit is disposed over the opening and the thermal conductive material is thermally connected to the integrated circuit.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090040733 - Filter apparatus and frequency converter to which the filter apparatus is connected: A filter apparatus connected to a wiring drawing portion of a frequency converter, said filter apparatus including: a condenser element having an electronic part having an insulator as a dielectric material held between conductor plates; a sealing agent sealing said condenser element; a filter circuit comprising said condenser element; a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090040734 - Semiconductor memory module incorporating antenna: The semiconductor memory module incorporating antenna includes a wiring board (11) having a connection terminal (17) connected with a control semiconductor element (16) and arranged at a position exposed to the surface of an outer case (15), and a terminal electrode (18) for antenna connection connected with the control semiconductor... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090040735 - Tamper respondent system: A tamper respondent system having: a physical volume containing an electronic device to be protected; an at least partially conductive surface proximate to the electronic device; and a tamper respondent sensor over the electronic device (the sensor comprising: a flexible, dielectric substrate; conductive traces on the substrate; a porous insulating... Agent: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

20090040736 - Multi-part circuit board: Multi-part circuit board comprising at least two partial boards (1, 2, 3, 4) and flexible signal lines (7), wherein at least one clamping element (10), which can be inserted into at least one clamping opening (12) of another partial board (4), is integrally molded onto at least one partial board... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090040738 - Card-extender stabilizing kit for use in conjunction with computer-device testing assembly: A card-extender stabilizing kit is configured for use in conjunction with (a) a computer-device testing unit including testing circuitry having electrical connectors and being housed in a testing-unit housing and (b) a card extender having (i) a first set of electrical connectors configured for selective coupling with the testing-circuitry connectors,... Agent: Louis J Franco Law Office Of Louis J Franco

20090040737 - Portable device for transmitting signal: A portable device includes an operating part, a circuit board, and a case body for housing the operating part and the circuit board. The circuit board has a circuit section configured to transmit a signal to an external device. A terminal electrode and a pair of switch electrodes are disposed... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090040739 - Lsi package with interface module and interface module: An LSI package includes an interface module having first and second surfaces and including a wiring board having a first through hole, a driver selectively provided on the second surface, a transmission line connected to the driver, and a first terminal formed on the second surface and connected to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090040740 - Wiring circuit board: Wiring circuit board for connecting an electronic control system or an electronic control module to a connection circuit board, on which service lines for the electronic control system or the electronic control module can be hooked up in terminals, wherein the wiring circuit board has a plug and socket connector,... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090040741 - Method for transmitting moving image data and communication apparatus: A multilayered printed circuit board includes a first surface layer that includes a semiconductor integrated circuit, a second surface layer that includes a bypass capacitor and that is opposite to the first surface layer, a main power supply wiring layer, and a ground layer between the first and second surface... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090040742 - Electronic device: An electronic device is formed by a cabinet having a bottom surface and is equipped with a tabular electronic part. The electronic device has an undersurface guiding rib. The top surface of the undersurface guiding rib is formed by an inclined surface and a supporting surface. The inclined surface guides... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090040743 - Filter apparatus and frequency coverter to which the filter apparatus is connected: A power converter connected to a wiring drawing portion of a frequency converter, said filter apparatus including: a condenser element having an electronic part having an insulator as a dielectric material held between conductor plates; a sealing agent sealing said condenser element; a filter circuit comprising said condenser element; a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090040744 - Mounting apparatus for back panel: A mounting apparatus comprises two drive brackets (11) for receiving disk drives, a back panel (13), and a securing member (20). The back panel has a securing opening (134) defined therein. The securing member is pivotably mounted between the two brackets for rotating to engage with the securing opening of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034136 - Esd protection for bipolar-cmos-dmos integrated circuit devices: An Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection device is formed in an isolated region of a semiconductor substrate. The ESD protection device may be in the form of a MOS or bipolar transistor or a diode. The isolation structure may include a deep implanted floor layer and one or more implanted wells... Agent: Patentability Associates

20090034137 - Esd protection for bipolar-cmos-dmos integrated circuit devices: An Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection device is formed in an isolated region of a semiconductor substrate. The ESD protection device may be in the form of a MOS or bipolar transistor or a diode. The isolation structure may include a deep implanted floor layer and one or more implanted wells... Agent: Patentability Associates

20090034138 - Inverter driver and lamp driver thereof: An inverter driver controls an inverter that supplies driving voltages to a plurality of discharge lamps. The inverter driver senses the abnormal operation of the plurality of discharge lamps based on a plurality of first feedback voltages corresponding to the plurality of driving voltages supplied to the discharge lamps and... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20090034139 - Over-voltage protection circuit: An over-voltage protection circuit for use in low power integrated circuits is provided. The over-voltage protection circuit distributes certain connection and conditioning circuitry to a component network external to the integrated circuit. As a result, the integrated circuit need not be created with specialized high voltage components, significantly reducing its... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090034140 - Circuit arrangement for providing a dc operating voltage: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement for providing an operating DC voltage from a mains voltage, more particularly to operating circuits comprising a clocked electronic converter. Such operating circuits are preferably used for lamps or other light sources. The present invention protects such circuit arrangements from transient mains overvoltages.... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090034141 - System and method for power good monitor for multiple information handling system power supplies: A switched power rail monitor compares voltages provided by a switched power rail and a power source to detect a predetermined differential indicative of a fault at the switched power rail. A switched power rail fault is communicated to a power manager to take corrective action, such as cutting off... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20090034142 - Circuit and heating apparatus: This invention allows completely cutting power supply to a circuit that has become dysfunctional because of blowout of a fuse. To accomplish this, a circuit includes a fuse connected to one supply line of an AC power supply, a switching unit connected to the other supply line of the AC... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20090034144 - On-chip high frequency power supply noise sensor: The on-chip power supply noise sensor detects high frequency overshoots and undershoots of the power supply voltage. By creating two identical current sources and attaching a time constant circuit to only one, the high frequency transient behavior differs while the low frequency behavior is equivalent. By comparing these currents, the... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090034143 - Semiconductor device for surge protection: A semiconductor device for surge protection having high surge resistance is provided. A semiconductor substrate (10) included in the semiconductor device for surge protection according to the present invention includes a high concentration first conductivity type semiconductor substrate (1), a low concentration first conductivity type semiconductor layer (2), a high... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20090034145 - Dc type ionizer: The present invention relates to a DC type ionizer comprising a positive electrode 13P and a negative electrode 13N, an alternating current power supply 10, a rectifying and smoothing circuit 11, and high voltage generation circuits 12P and 12N that apply a high direct current constant voltage of positive polarity... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090034146 - Electric fence energiser output energy control: An electric fence energiser which includes a pulse generator which produces a bi-polar pulse train and a control circuit which applies a mono-polar pulse, or a bi-polar pulse, derived from the pulse train to the fence in response to a load condition on the fence.... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20090034147 - Method and apparatus for providing an electrostatic chuck with reduced plasma penetration and arcing: A method and apparatus for providing a fluid distribution element for an electrostatic chuck that reduces plasma formation and arcing within heat transfer fluid passages. One embodiment comprises a plate and a dielectric component, where the dielectric component is inserted into the plate. The plate is adapted to be positioned... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20090034149 - Method for refurbishing an electrostatic chuck with reduced plasma penetration and arcing: A method for refurbishing at least a portion of an electrostatic chuck. The method comprises removing a first dielectric component from a fluid distribution element of the electrostatic chuck and replacing the first dielectric component with a second dielectric component.... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20090034148 - Method of making an electrostatic chuck with reduced plasma penetration and arcing: A method of making an electrostatic chuck comprising positioning a plate into a channel in a body to form a plenum and inserting a dielectric component into an opening in the plate, where the dielectric component defines a portion of a passage from the plenum. Thereafter, depositing a dielectric layer... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20090034151 - Pressure assisted wafer holding apparatus and control method: An electrostatic wafer holding apparatus includes an electrostatic chucking pedestal and a bi-directional backside conduit in fluid communication with a backside of the chucking pedestal. The bi-directional backside conduit is in fluid communication with a backside carrier gas supply line, and is further in fluid communication with a vacuum supply... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20090034150 - Substrate holding system and exposure apparatus using the same: A substrate holding system including a substrate attracting device, an exhausting device, and a control device to operate the exhausting device so that a pressure around the substrate and a pressure at an interval between the substrate and the substrate attracting device are lowered to a first pressure and that... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090034152 - Feedthrough capacitor and method for producing feedthrough capacitor: In a feedthrough capacitor, a signal internal electrode layer is so arranged that an opposed portion opposed to a ground internal electrode layer is provided with a projection projecting toward a ground electrode, when viewed from a direction of a stack of dielectric layers. Therefore, if a gap amount G... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090034153 - Feedthrough multilayer capacitor: A first signal internal electrode is connected to a first signal terminal electrode and a second signal internal electrode is connected to a second signal terminal electrode. A first ground internal electrode is connected to a first ground terminal electrode and a second ground internal electrode is connected to a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090034154 - Multilayer chip capacitor: A multilayer chip capacitor includes: a capacitor body; internal electrodes disposed in the capacitor body, each internal electrode having one or more lead; and external electrodes disposed on first and second side surfaces of the capacitor body to be electrically connected to the internal electrodes through the leads. The average... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090034155 - Stacked multilayer capacitor: A capacitor device, which is mountable on a substrate, has an electrically conductive bottom lead frame with a bottom plate mountable substantially parallel to, and in contact with, the substrate and an electrically conductive top lead frame having a top plate spaced apart from the bottom plate and a first... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090034156 - Composite sheet: Composite materials for the formation of printed circuit boards and electronic devices. A composite structure of the invention includes an electrically conductive layer and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of adjacent dielectric material patches arranged in a patchwork configuration, which patches are made up of different... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20090034157 - Ceramic laminated device and method for manufacturing same: The present invention relates to a ceramic laminated device including a dielectric ceramic and an Ag electrode. In a dielectric ceramic that can be sintered at low temperatures and has a high dielectric constant and Q value, reactivity between the ceramic and Ag during sintering is suppressed low and segregation... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090034158 - Electric double layer capacitor: An electric double layer capacitor containing a capacitor element comprised of electrodes including a pair of polarizable electrodes facing each other across a separator and an electrolytic solution, wherein at least one of the polarizable electrodes has a density of 0.40 to 0.59 g/cm3, and said electrolytic solution contains an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090034159 - Method of monitoring and/or controlling or automatically controlling the voltage of at least one group of cells in a compound of cells of an energy storage device: Thus, according to the invention, for monitoring and/or controlling or automatically controlling the voltage of at least one group of cells in a cell compound of an energy storage device, particularly an energy storage device in an onboard power supply system of a motor vehicle, a data communication is carried... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090034160 - Electrolysis solution for electrolytic capacitor, and electrolytic capacitor: u

20090034161 - Electrolytic capacitor: The present invention is directed to an electrolytic capacitor comprising: a capacitor element which comprises an anode foil with an anode lead means and a cathode foil with a cathode lead means being spirally wound together with a separator disposed therebetween, the capacitor element being impregnated with an electrolyte; a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090034162 - Capacitor element and method of manufacturing capacitor element: There are provided a porous plate dielectric substance, pillar-shaped electrodes respectively formed in pores belonging to a first group and pores belonging to a second group alternately arranged on the dielectric substance, insulator layers made of an organic insulator formed on tips of pillar-shaped electrodes in the pores of the... Agent: K.a. Patents

20090034163 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing same: An element for a solid electrolytic capacitor having low equivalent series resistance (ESR) and high capacitance per unit volume obtained by controlling the composition or the thickness of the silver paste forming a laminated structure on the anode substrate having a carbon paste layer on the surface. Using two kinds... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090034164 - Anchor structure for electronic card connector pins: An anchor structure for electronic card connector pins to facilitate anchoring and insertion of a plurality of pins includes an anchor member held on a receptacle and extended from a coupling port thereof. The anchor member has a plurality of holding spaces each holds a pin. Each holding space has... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090034165 - Power distribution module and header assembly therefor: A power distribution module includes a housing having a component chamber configured to house an electrical component therein. The housing includes at least a portion thereof defining a shield interface. A header assembly is coupled to the housing. The header assembly includes a header body including an inner body portion... Agent: Lisa Burgin Vaccarelli Tyco Electronics Corporation

20090034166 - Adjustable scalable rack power system and method: Systems and method for installing computer equipment and power distribution equipment in facilities is provided. In one aspect, the present invention provides a power distribution rack, and uninterruptible power supply rack and a plurality of equipment racks. A plurality of power cables are run from the power distribution rack to... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090034167 - Toolless mounting system and method for an adjustable scalable rack power system: Systems and method for installing computer equipment and power distribution equipment in facilities is provided. In one aspect, the present invention provides a power distribution rack, and uninterruptible power supply rack and a plurality of equipment racks. A plurality of power cables are run from the power distribution rack to... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090034168 - Meter center, and socket assembly and jaw assembly therefor: A socket assembly for a meter center including a plurality of meters is provided having a plate member and plural jaw assemblies. The plate member includes apertures for housing the jaw assemblies and structures associated with each of the apertures which function to both assist in initial alignment of the... Agent: Martin J. Moran

20090034169 - Detachable pod assembly for protective case: A protective enclosure for an electronic device that has a protective shell that is capable of enclosing and substantially surrounding an electronic device, substantially rigid and substantially crush-resistant manner. POD units can be releasably connected to the protective enclosure to form an integrated unitary device that is substantially crush-resistant. The... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20090034170 - Mountable frame for holding flat panel display and methods of mounting frame for holding flat panel display: Frames suitable for mounting flat panel displays are provided. The frame is adapted to engage and secure a flat panel display. One or more flanges on at least one side of the frame are adapted to attach to sides of an opening within a console. Also provided are methods for... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090034171 - Information processing device and manufacturing method of the information processing device: An information processing device includes a housing part; a heating part arranged in the housing part; a cooling unit configured to cool the heating part; an airflow supplying member configured to supply an airflow to the cooling unit; and an airflow limitation member configured to limit the airflow supplied by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090034172 - Handheld computer having an adjustable length for selectively exposing a surface component: A handheld computer is provided having a variable length and exposable surface component. The component is operable at a designated length of the handheld computer. A housing of the handheld computer may be adjusted to that the component is exposed or enclosed. When exposed, an application associated with the component... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20090034174 - Display device and speaker system for the display device: At least one exciter is used to produce sound for a flat panel display. The exciter vibrates the housing for production of sound. The housing may also include a plate mounted on the front surface of the housing and the exciter may be attached to the plate, which serves as... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090034173 - Electronic apparatus with multiple data input modes: An electronic apparatus that includes a display panel having opposite sides with a display screen provided on one side, a main body enclosure having opposite sides with a key-based input device provided on one side and a keyless user interface provided on an opposite side, and a hinge assembly which... Agent: Butzel LongIPDocketing Dept

20090034178 - Flat-panel tv wall support with adjustable visual angle: A Flat-Panel TV Wall Support with adjustable visual angle, comprising a wall installing board, a TV fixing mechanism and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the location of TV fixing mechanism; the TV fixing mechanism is connected with the wall installing board through the adjusting mechanism, wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090034175 - Grounding apparatus of portable electronic devices: A grounding apparatus (200) for a portable electronic device (100) includes a conductive member (20), at least one connecting member (30) and a grounded sliding mechanism (40). The connecting member is electronically connected to the conductive member. The sliding mechanism is electrically connected to the conductive member via the connecting... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034179 - Plasma display apparatus: A plasma display apparatus that includes a plasma display panel, a chassis base, a driving circuit, a flexible printed circuit, a driver integrated circuit and a first and second thermal conductive silicone. The chassis base is provided at a side of the plasma display panel. The driving circuit unit is... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090034180 - Plasma display device: A plasma display device including a plasma display panel having a front panel and a rear panel; a chassis base installed in one surface of the plasma display panel to support the plasma display panel; a driving circuit board installed in the other surface of the chassis base and driving... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090034176 - Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing exhausting hole of the plasma display panel: A method of easily manufacturing an exhaust hole of a plasma display panel, the method including the operations of arranging a laser on one side of a substrate and arranging a reflective plate in line with the laser on the other opposite side of the substrate, radiating a laser beam... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090034177 - Supporting assembly for a liquid crystal display: A supporting assembly for a LCD includes a front bezel, a cover, a first fastener, a back bezel, a second fastener, a frame, a lighting carrier. The cover is extended from the front bezel. The first fastener is disposed on the cover. The back bezel is coupled to the front... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090034181 - Cordless power solution for rack-mounted devices: A power rail comprises a portion for mounting an electrical device and at least a conductor having a surface which is at least partially un-insulated and exposed for contact with a power terminal of the electrical device, for cordlessly supplying power to the electrical device when the electrical device is... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090034182 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes a main body and a dummy adapter. The main body includes an adapter slot. The dummy adapter is detachably disposed in the adapter slot, and it includes an accommodating space for accommodating an information medium.... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090034183 - Cooling device for memory chips: A cooling device for memory chip includes a first part and a second part which is pivotably connected to the first part at a top thereof. Each of the first and second parts includes an elongate plate and fins extend from each of the elongate plates. Ventilation holes are defined... Agent: Chen, Wei-hau

20090034185 - Disk drive assembly: A disk drive assembly for a server system includes a drive bracket (30), a disk drive (10), and a backboard (50). The drive bracket includes a top wall (31) and two parallel sidewalls (34) perpendicular to the top wall. The disk drive is received in the drive bracket between the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034184 - Lubricated data connector: A device comprising a cavity adapted to house a removable, electronic storage device. The device also comprises a data connector adapted to blind-mate with the storage device. The data connector is lubricated.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090034186 - Interface card fastener: A computer case with a function for fastening an interface card having an extension piece is provided. The computer case includes a positioning portion protruding from a surface of the computer case and having a connecting surface, and an interface card fastener mounted on the surface of the computer case... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP 2099 Gateway Place

20090034188 - Laptop computer support: An article for supporting a computer on a user's lap that cools the computer and isolates the user from heat, and methods of manufacture. Some embodiments include a body, a top surface, a bottom surface, a hollow area in between, an aperture through the top surface to the hollow area,... Agent: Bryan Cave LLP

20090034187 - Pressure-based fan speed adjustment: A system comprising a container adapted to house an electronic device. The system also comprises a fan adapted to transfer air between different portions of the container and pressure sensing logic adapted to determine a difference between air pressures at the different portions. The system further comprises control logic adapted... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090034189 - Riser card housing: A housing for accommodating one or more riser cards is disclosed. The one or more riser cards include a first riser card. The first riser card may be configured to carry at least a first component. The housing may include a first inlet side configured to allow first air to... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20090034190 - Airflow-guiding device and computer having same: An airflow-guiding device for guiding airflow to heat generating components includes an airflow-guiding shield and at least one airflow-guiding piece rotatable in the airflow-guiding shield. The airflow-guiding piece includes a guiding surface guiding airflow, and a blocking surface blocking airflow. An airflow-guiding position where the guiding surface faces the heat... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034191 - Mounting apparatus for fan: A mounting apparatus for fan includes a receiving bracket for receiving the fan, and two securing boards for sandwiching the fan therebetween. The receiving bracket includes a pair of opposite sidewalls. A top flange is perpendicularly bent from a top edge of each sidewall. A slot is defined in the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034192 - Overheat prevention device: An overheat prevention device for use in a projection apparatus is provided. The projection apparatus comprises a light source module. The overheat prevention device comprises an inclination angle detector, a cooling module, and a control circuitry. The inclination detector is adapted to detect a first inclination angle and a second... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20090034193 - Heat-dissipating module: A heat-dissipating module adapted for cooling a heat-generating element is provided. The heat-dissipating module includes a plurality of fins, a fan and a heat pipe. The fan is adapted for generating an air current. Each fin has an edge facing the fan. The edges are located on a folded surface.... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090034195 - Heat-dissipating module: A heat-dissipating module dissipating heat generated by a heat-generating element includes a plurality of fins, a fan generating an air current and a heat pipe. Each fin has a first edge facing the fan and a second edge facing the fan. The first edges are located on a first surface.... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090034194 - Miniaturized liquid cooling device: A miniaturized liquid cooling device (200) includes a heat absorber (20), a heat dissipater (30), a droplet generator (40) driving a working fluid circulating between the heat absorber and the heat dissipater, and a plurality of tubes (50) connecting the heat absorber, the heat dissipater and the droplet generator with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034196 - Heat-dissipating module: A heat-dissipating module adapted for cooling a heat-generating element is provided. The heat-dissipating module includes a fin module, a fan and a heat pipe. The fan is adapted for generating an air current. The fin module includes a plurality of first fins and a plurality of second fins. Each first... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090034197 - Heatsink, method of manufacturing same, and microelectronic package containing same: A heatsink comprises a base (110, 210, 310), a fin (120, 220, 320) attached to the base, and a piezoelectric patch (130, 230, 330) attached to the fin. The piezoelectric patch causes the fin to oscillate, thus generating air circulation near the fin surface. This airflow disturbs the boundary layer... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20090034198 - Apparatus and method for attaching heatsinks: An apparatus for attaching a heatsink to an electronic module mounted on a circuit card assembly includes a load frame; a load arm having a first end being pivotally coupled to one end of the load frame and a second end configured to receive at least a portion of a... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20090034199 - Heat sink assembly having a clip: A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a clip for mounting the heat sink to an electronic component of a printed circuit board. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base. The clip includes a pressing member and a pair of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034200 - Heat sink assembly having a fastener assembly for fastening the heat sink to an electroinc component: A heat sink assembly for dissipating heat from an electronic component (12) mounted on a printed circuit board (10) includes a heat sink (20) resting on the electronic component, and a fastener assembly (30) for securing the heat sink to the electronic component. The fastener assembly includes a hollow post... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034202 - Heat-dissipating module: A heat-dissipating module suitable for dissipating heat for a heat-generating element is provided. The heat-dissipating module includes a heat-dissipating base, a cooling fan having a case and a blades assembly disposed in the case, a heat pipe and a thermoelectric converter. The heat-dissipating base is disposed on the heat-generating element,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090034201 - Optoelectronic device with upconverting luminophoric medium: A microelectronic device that in operation generates or includes component(s) that generate heat, in which the device comprises a heat conversion medium that converts such heat into a light emission having a shorter wavelength than such heat, to thereby cool the device and dissipate the unwanted heat by such light... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20090034203 - Cr-cu alloy, method for producing the same, heat-release plate for semiconductor, and heat-release component for semiconductor: In a Cr—Cu alloy that is formed by powder metallurgy and contains a Cu matrix and flattened Cr phases, the Cr content in the Cr—Cu alloy is more than 30% to 80% or less by mass, and the average aspect ratio of the flattened Cr phases is more than 1.0... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20090034204 - Apparatus for transferring heat from a heat spreader: An apparatus for transferring heat from a heat spreader is provided. The apparatus includes a heat dissipating member and a heat spreading member adjacent the heat dissipating member, the heat spreading member configured to spread heat laterally across the heat dissipating member, the heat spreading member defining a heat conduction... Agent: Fogg & Powers LLC

20090034205 - Heat sink assembly with a locking device: A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink having a first shoulder and a second shoulder, and a locking device having a retention module, a first clip and a second clip. The first clip has two extension portions engaging with the retention module and a pressing portion between the two... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034206 - Wafer-level assembly of heat spreaders for dual ihs packages: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to fabricate a package. A heat spreader (HS) array on a HS support substrate is formed. The HS array has a plurality of heat spreaders. A diced wafer supported by a wafer support substrate (WSS) is formed. The diced wafer has... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090034207 - Casing: A casing including a carrying frame and at least one detachable carrying component is provided. The carrying frame includes two sidewalls and a base. The sidewalls face each other, and each sidewall has a first sliding connection portion. The sidewalls are respectively connected to the base, and the sidewalls and... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090034208 - Automatic original cover closer and office equipment having the same: In order to reduce a number of parts and required costs, and to improve operability during assembly and maintenance, the automatic original cover closer comprises hinge portions having a supporting member which supports the original cover to be opened and closed with regard to a main body of an office... Agent: Notaro & Michalos P.C.

20090034209 - Multi-module combination type portable electronic device: A multi-module combination type portable electronic device includes a display module having a display unit to display an image, a control module having a plurality of buttons, and a connection unit to connect the display module and the control module, thereby transmitting a data signal and power from the control... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20090034210 - Removable housing cover for a portable radio communication device: The invention provides an electronic mobile communications/entertainment device capable of a plurality of modes of operation, comprising a basic module having circuitry common to the operation of the device in said plurality of modes of operation, and a plurality of supplementary modules, each supplementary module being provided in the form... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090034211 - Card-based power system for an electronic device: A computer card comprises a housing insertable into a slot of an electronic device and a power pin configured to provide power to the electronic device.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090034212 - Digital video recorder with a fast-detaching hard disk assembly: A digital video recorder with a fast-detaching hard disk assembly has case, an ejector frame and a hard disk. The case has an opening and cover corresponding to the opening. The ejector frame has a hard disk housing, two X-frames, and is raiseably mounted in the case corresponding to the... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090034213 - Printed circuit board and related method capable of suppressing electromagnetic wave: A method for suppressing an electromagnetic wave of noise of a printed circuit board comprises forming a metal conducting circuit in a conducting layer of the printed circuit board; and duplicating a plurality of pattern circuits, every two neighboring patterns with substantially the same patterns and separated space for forming... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090034214 - Circuit board and manufacturing method thereof: A circuit board is provided, comprising a substrate, a first conductive layer, at least one through hole, a protection layer, a plurality of contacts and a fixing element. The first conductive layer is formed on the substrate. The through hole is formed on the substrate and the first conductive layer.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090034216 - Low profile dimm board: A primary memory board is disclosed. The primary memory board comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) having a front side and a back side, a plurality of DIMM surface mount connectors, and at least one component. The plurality of DIMM surface mount connectors are mounted on the front side of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090034215 - Method and apparatus for providing electrically isolated closely spaced features on a printed circuit board: A method and apparatus for forming controlled stress fractures in metal produces electrically isolated, closely spaced circuit sub-entities for use on a metallized printed wiring board. A polymeric substrate has a layer of metal adhered to the surface, and the metal layer is formed into entities. Each entity has a... Agent: Leveque Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20090034217 - Panel mount connector: A connector for mounting to a panel is provided that includes a housing that has a front edge configured to be located proximate an opening in the panel. The connector also includes a tab that extends from the front edge of the housing where the tab is oriented to engage... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20090034218 - Printed circuit board assembly: A printed circuit board assembly (20) is provided. The printed circuit board assembly includes a main printed circuit board (22), an accessorial printed circuit board (26), and a frame (24). The main printed circuit board includes at least one electronic component (222). The frame is secured to the main printed... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090034219 - Electronic assemblies without solder having overlapping components: An apparatus is disclosed that improves density of electrical components in a circuit assembly. Electrical components 202, 204 are stacked so that they overlap each other and are encapsulated in an electronic insulating material 104. The resulting subassembly may be integrated onto a printed circuit board or into a reverse-interconnection... Agent: The Tpl Group

20090034220 - Latching mechanism: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a first side and a second side. The electronic device may also include a lid configured to cover an opening on the first side. The lid may include an interior side. The interior side may be invisible from outside of... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20090034221 - Method for directing power to a hot swapped circuit board: Method for controlling power and communications between to an electronic circuit board. A chassis includes a first electronic circuit board with a first connector and a cassette includes a second electronic circuit board with a second connector. When the cassette is received by the chassis, chassis flex circuitry and cassette... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090034222 - Printed circuit board assembly and method of making a printed circuit board: A printed circuit board assembly includes a first printed circuit board having a plurality of electrical traces that is attached to a second printed circuit board having a plurality of electrical traces in a substantially perpendicular fashion. The first printed circuit board has a plurality of male terminal tabs that... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090034223 - Electronic device housing assembly: An electronic device, comprising a housing assembly comprising a wall and stiffener, the stiffener having a plurality of apertures and bonded to at least a portion of the wall.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090034224 - Support arrangement: The invention relates to a support arrangement for an inner module in an outer module, particularly for an inner vibrating frame in an outer frame of an outer housing, with a damping device between the inner and outer modules for absorbing forces acting in up to three coordinate directions relative... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090034225 - Substrate and manufacturing method of the same, and semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same: A substrate for fixing an integrated circuit element includes: a plurality of metal columns that are aligned in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction in a planar view, each of the plurality of metal columns having a first face and a second face facing opposite direction to the first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090034226 - Module assembly having interface module and insertable modular jack: A module assembly includes an interface module including a housing having a plurality of jack cavities and associated jack latch openings. The housing is configured to be mated with a patch panel. The module assembly also includes a plurality of modular jacks that are directly inserted into corresponding jack cavities.... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090034227 - Rotating cable strain relief: Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for a cable strain relief. One embodiment includes a cable strain relief having a body for supporting cables connected to a computer. A bracket and arm connect to the body so the body can rotate to plural different locked positions.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company