Electricity: electrical systems and devices inventions

20090279214 - Protection apparatus and method for a power converter: A power converter uses a PWM controller to provide a driver output to modulate the duty of the power converter. A protection apparatus and method compare a current sense input of the PWM controller with a reference voltage to assert a signal representing failure, count the number of cycles where... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee Suite 101

20090279215 - Protecting device for multi-motors and method thereof: A protecting device for multi-motors driven by motor driving circuits for operating motors includes a comparison module, an operative logic module and a control module. The comparison module determines whether or not an abnormal over current occurs in the motors. The operative logic module receives a determination result of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090279216 - Adjustable rating for a fault interrupter and load break switch: A fault interrupter and load break switch includes a trip assembly configured to automatically open a transformer circuit electrically coupled to stationary contacts of the switch upon the occurrence of a fault condition. The fault condition causes a Curie metal element electrically coupled to at least one of the stationary... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20090279217 - Building service ground fault interrupter: A ground fault interrupter to be used by utility company while effecting repairs to the electrical service for a building is positioned to interrupt the power supply to the building in case of a detected ground fault and utilizes a sensor for detecting the fault current at the service entrance... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090279219 - Electrostatic discharge protection circuit and electronic system utilizing the same: ESD protection circuit coupled to an input/output pad and including an attenuation unit and a discharge unit is provided. The attenuation unit attenuates an electrostatic discharge current for generating an attenuated current. The discharge unit releases the attenuated current.... Agent: Liu & Liu

20090279218 - Thermal isolation of electronic devices in submount used for leds lighting applications: The present invention relates to an electronic device for providing improved heat transporting capability for protecting heat sensitive electronics and a method for producing the same. The present invention also relates to uses of the electronic device for various applications such as in LED lamps for signalizing, signage, automative and... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property & Licensing

20090279220 - Semiconductor device package with internal device protection: An integral impedence is formed on or within a lead frame pin of a semiconductor package and receives a connection from an electrode of a semiconductor die within the package to eliminate the need for adjustment and protective impedences external of the package. The impedence comprises passives such as resistors,... Agent: Farjami & Farjami LLP

20090279221 - Electrical circuit for protecting photovoltaic systems: The object of the present invention is to provide a structure for the electrical protection of photovoltaic facilities in the event a photovoltaic generator (G1-Gp) is connected with its polarity reversed, for what it includes a protection cell that comprises two connection points (1, 2) at which the photovoltaic generator... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090279222 - Hydraulic valve control circuit and method for checking the function of a hydraulic valve control circuit: A hydraulic valve control circuit of a hydraulic valve comprises an external voltage supply, an output stage having a voltage supply input and at least one output configured to actuate an actuator of the hydraulic valve, an overcurrent protective device disposed in a path between the external voltage supply and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090279223 - Sensor element for a fault interrupter and load break switch: A fault interrupter and load break switch includes a trip assembly configured to automatically open a transformer circuit electrically coupled to stationary contacts of the switch upon the occurrence of a fault condition. The fault condition causes a Curie metal element electrically coupled to at least one of the stationary... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20090279225 - Current limiting surge protection device: A current-limiting surge protection device is provided. The current-limiting surge protection device includes a pair of series connected normally on MOSFET's and a pair of voltage controlled normally off switches that are disposed to monitor a voltage across the normally on MOSFET pair. Here, the voltage controlled normally off switches... Agent: Lumen Patent Firm

20090279224 - Transient voltage compensation system and method: A transient voltage compensation system is provided. The transient voltage compensation system includes a processor and a first voltage regulator coupled to the processor, wherein the first voltage regulator is to deliver a load current to the processor at an output voltage. The transient voltage compensation system also includes a... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090279226 - Thin-film capacitor with a field modification layer: A method for forming a capacitor includes providing a metal-containing bottom electrode, forming a capacitor insulator over the metal-containing bottom electrode, forming a metal-containing top electrode over the capacitor insulator, and forming a dielectric-containing field modification layer over the capacitor insulator and at least partially surrounding the metal-containing top electrode.... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090279227 - Multi layer chip capacitor, and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same: The present invention carries out the vacuum deposition by setting a deposition angle between a single mask set including a shadow mask having a plurality of slits and a deposition source to form a lower terminal layer, a dielectric layer, an inner electrode layer, and an upper terminal layer at... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090279228 - Multilayer chip capacitor: A multilayer chip capacitor includes a capacitor body provided by a stack of a plurality of dielectric layers, a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the capacitor body such that the internal electrodes of opposite polarities are alternately disposed to face each other with the dielectric layer interposed between each... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090279229 - Multilayer ceramic electronic component and method for manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a first substep of depositing precipitates primarily made of a specific metal on an end of each of internal electrodes exposed at a predetermined surface of a laminate and growing the precipitates to coalesce into a continuous plated sublayer, and... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090279230 - Electrode structure for the manufacture of an electric double layer capacitor: A method is provided of manufacturing an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor, including mixing an active material, a conductive material and a binder. In this method, Ketjen Black is used as the conductive material and a fluorosurfactant is an additive for enhancing fluidity of the slurry. Also, an... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090279231 - Capacitor: A capacitor includes a wound element, and externally take-out electrode members corresponding respectively to a first pole and a second pole and connected to each one of end faces of the wound element. This capacitor features that the wound element is positively fixed to the externally take-out electrode members, and... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090279232 - Electrolytic capacitors with multiple anodes and anode lead configurations thereof: A capacitor comprising a cylindrical casing sidewall extending to closed first and second end walls and an anode assembly housed therein including a first, second and third anodes is described. Each anode comprises an anode sidewall extending to first and second anode end walls and a conductive lead extending therefrom.... Agent: Greatbatch Ltd.

20090279233 - High volumetric efficiency anodes for electrolytic capacitors: A method for treating anodes of refractory valve metals by deoxidizing the anodes using Mg in an oven, prior to sintering. The process limits free oxygen in the metal compact and improves performance of a capacitor, especially with regards to rated voltage.... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20090279235 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus includes an electronic apparatus main body; and a movable body which is mounted in the electronic apparatus main body, with its predetermined direction-wise one end supported thereon, so as to be displaceable between an encased condition where its one surface faces the main body and an unfolded... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090279236 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus includes an electronic apparatus main body and a movable body which is mounted in the electronic apparatus main body, with its predetermined direction-wise one end supported thereon, so as to be displaceable between an encased condition where one surface faces the electronic apparatus main body and an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090279234 - Sliding hinge device, personal portable device having the sliding hinge device and method of manufacturing the sliding hinge device: A slide hinge device provided, including: a rail hinge unit including guide bars disposed parallel to each other; and a slide hinge unit including a guide frame having a fixing portion, and slide guides having a penetration hole formed in a center, corresponding to each of the guide bars, wherein... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090279237 - Electronic device with support legs: An exemplary electronic device (30) includes a main body (40) and two support leg (60). The main body has two guiding rails (413). The guiding rails are formed at two adjacent corners of the main body correspondingly. Each support leg is slidably disposed at one corresponding guiding rail so that... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279238 - Keyboard connection configuration and electronic device: A keyboard includes a keyboard unit and casing. The keyboard unit is rectangular and includes a first and second surface, the first surface including at least one key disposed thereon, the second surface including a protrusion portion that protrudes therefrom. The protrusion portion includes an engagement hole open toward a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090279239 - Mobile terminal having extendible keypad: A mobile terminal is provided in which gaps between keys provided in a second main body change as a first main body moves. The mobile terminal includes a first main body; a second main body having a plurality of keys; and a hinge connecting the first main body and the... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, LLP

20090279240 - Electronic information board: An electronic information board includes a frame, a flat display element and electronic equipment for controlling the display element. The information board includes a display casing for the display element and a device casing for the electronic equipment, such as a control unit and power supply. The display element is... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090279241 - Cover for a portable electronic device: A cover for an electronic device for a portable electronic device is disclosed. The cover may comprise a thin, flexible transparent layer coupled with a supporting structure over a display screen and a digitizer mechanism. The digitizer mechanism may include a flexible conductive paste and a digitizing element. Users input... Agent: Palm C/o Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP

20090279242 - Fixing device for hard disk: A fixing device for fixing a hard disk includes a fixing bracket and a wire clip for fastening the hard disk to the fixing bracket. The fixing bracket includes a supporting body to which the hard disk is attached and two fixing arms respectively at two opposite sides of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279243 - Memory module with vertically accessed interposer assemblies: A memory module with attached transposer and interposers to provide additional surface area for the placement of memory devices is disclosed. The memory module includes a memory board with a first surface, a second surface and an edge with a set of electrical contacts. A transposer is attached to each... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us )

20090279244 - Disk drive carrier and cage preventing installation of incompatible disk drives: An apparatus comprising a disk drive assembly and a disk drive cage for selectively receiving the disk drive assembly. The disk drive assembly includes first and second side rails secured to opposing sides of a disk drive, wherein the first side rail includes a distal end having a distally-opening slot... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090279245 - External hard drive having integral stand: A hard drive includes an external hard drive and a stand integrally formed with the external hard drive. The external hard drive includes a housing maintaining a hard drive assembly configured to exchange data with a computer system, with the housing having opposing first and second major faces. The stand... Agent: Kelly P. Fitzgerald Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.

20090279246 - Global heat sink carrier for electronics components: A system for mounting an electronic component associated with an information handling system is disclosed. The system may comprise a carrier configured to carry an electronic component and a caddy configured to mount the carrier and the electronic component to a structure of the information handling system. The carrier may... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20090279247 - Heat dissipation device of notebook computer: A heat dissipation device is provided for dissipating heat from a heat source inside a notebook computer, and includes a hood, a bottom board, a thermal insulation layer, and at least one fan. The hood and the bottom board together define a heat dissipation channel. The bottom board integrally forms... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090279250 - Disk drive bracket assembly: A disk drive bracket assembly includes a bracket capable of receiving at least one disk drive therein, along with a shielding member. The bracket includes a pair of side plates, wherein each of the side plates defines a guide slot therein. The guide slot has an entrance. The shielding member... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279248 - Hard disk drive carrier latch apparatus: A hard disk drive carrier having a latch apparatus to facilitate leveraged insertion of a hard disk drive into a receiving drive bay to an interfaced position, securing of the hard disk drive carrier in the drive bay when the hard disk drive secured to the carrier interfaces with a... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090279249 - Latch for securing a hardware component into a component bay: A latch apparatus and method to facilitate leveraged insertion of a component into a component bay to an interfaced position, securing of the component in the component bay when the component interfaces with a host computer, leveraged dislodgement of the component from its interfaced position for removal of the component... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090279251 - Heat dissipation device with heat pipe: A heat dissipation device is used for removing heat from at least two adjacent first and second electronic devices in a computer enclosure. The heat dissipation device includes a first heat sink mounted on the first electronic device and a second heat sink mounted on the second electronic device. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279252 - Cooling air distribution scheme for communication boards: A cooling distribution configuration is provided for chassis-mounted electronics boards. In one embodiment, the chassis comprises a housing and at least one electronics board. The electronics board may comprise a communication board having a plurality of ports. Cooling air spaces are defined above and below the board, permitting cooling air... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20090279253 - Cooling configuration for communication boards: A cooling configuration is provided for chassis-mounted electronics boards. In one embodiment, the chassis comprises a housing and at least two electronics boards. The electronics boards may comprise communication boards having a plurality of ports. Cooling air spaces are defined above and below each board, permitting cooling air to be... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20090279254 - Heat dissipating structure: A heat dissipating structure with a casing and at least a power-free heat-dissipating device therein is provided. The power-free heat-dissipating device is driven by an air stream outside and inside the casing to rotate. The rotating power-free heat-dissipating device introduces the air stream into the casing and expels the air... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090279256 - Heat-dissipating structure: A heat-dissipating structure includes a base seat, a plurality of heat-dissipating fins and a heat pipe. The heat-dissipating fins are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, and each heat-dissipating fin has a base portion and at least one bending portion that is bent and extended upwards from one... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090279255 - Piezo fans for cooling an electronic device: A cooling system including one or more piezo fans for an electronic assembly is disclosed. The electronic assembly may include heat-generating components coupled with a front side of a printed circuit board (PCB) and one or more piezo fans coupled with a back side of the PCB. One or more... Agent: Cool Patent, P.C. C/o Cpa Global

20090279258 - Hinge connector with liquid coolant path: A hinge for moving two parts of an electronic apparatus relative to each other is disclosed. The hinge includes two coolant flow paths helically arranged between inlet and outlet connections as portions of the hinge are rotated relative to each other. Guide plates within the hinge independently rotate to suitably... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20090279257 - System and method for a substrate with internal pumped liquid metal for thermal spreading and cooling: A circuit board includes a pump and a channel. The channel includes a liquid metal and a coating. The liquid metal is pumped through the channel by the pump and the coating reduces diffusion and chemical reaction between the liquid metal and at least portions of the channel. The liquid... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090279259 - System and method for proportional cooling with liquid metal: A circuit board may include a pump and a channel. The channel may include a liquid metal and a coating. The liquid metal may be pumped through the channel by the pump and the coating reduces diffusion and chemical reaction between the liquid metal and at least portions of the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090279260 - Suspension device for a superconducting magnet heat shield enclosure: A suspension device mounts a superconducting magnet heat shield enclosure that encompasses a low-temperature container, that encompasses a superconducting magnet and holds coolant for cooling the superconducting magnet. The low-temperature container has an outer heat shield layer and an inner heat shield layer. A vacuum jacket encompasses the heat shield... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090279261 - Electronic applicance provided with a cooling assembly for cooling a consumer insertable module, and cooling assembly for cooling such module: The invention relates to an electronic appliance (1), provided with a cooling assembly (10) for cooling a module (4) that during use can be inserted in the appliance (1) by a consumer. The cooling assembly (10) comprises a cooling body (12) and sliding means (8A, 8B). The sliding means are... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090279262 - Heat dissipating structure: A heat dissipating structure for a portable electronic device which includes a heat generating electronic member. The heat dissipating structure includes a base, a first heat pipe, a heat conducting sleeve, and a second heat pipe. The base is mounted on the heat generating electronic member. The base includes a... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090279264 - Electronic device and heat dissipation unit thereof: A heat dissipation unit is provided. The heat dissipation unit includes a heat sink, a first fixing station, a first heat pipe, a second fixing station and a second heat pipe. The first fixing station is located on a first plane. The first heat pipe is connected to the first... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090279263 - Securing device for assembling heat dissipation module onto electronic component: A securing device (30) is used for securing a heat sink (10) to a printed circuit board (40) with a heat-generating electronic component (41) mounted thereon. The securing device includes a V-shaped elongated main body (31), a first locking leg (34), a second locking leg (332) and a resilient member... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279265 - Electronic device mounting apparatus and resonance suppression method thereof: A heat sink plate is mounted on an electronic device for heat radiation of the electronic device. When the fundamental wave or a harmonic wave of the clock signal of the electronic device is coincide with the size of the heat sink plate, the heat sink plate resonates and large... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090279266 - Load driving semiconductor apparatus: A load driving semiconductor apparatus includes: a driving transistor, which operates based on an input voltage from an external circuit; a power semiconductor device controlling power supply to a load in such a manner that the power semiconductor device supplies electric power to the load when the transistor operates, and... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090279267 - Locking hinge design: In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising a top case having a top surface and a side surface and a bottom case having a bottom surface and a side surface. The top case comprises a flange protruding from the side surface, the flange having... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20090279268 - Module: A module is provided. The module includes a first module unit provided at a top surface with a cavity and a second module unit on which one or more electronic devices are mounted. The second module unit is at least partly received in the cavity of the first module unit.... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20090279269 - Waterproof method for electronic device and waterproof electronic device: A waterproof method for an electronic device and a waterproof electronic device are provided. The electronic device comprises a printed circuit board, which comprises a board, a plurality of electrical elements and a button device. The waterproof method comprises the following steps: applying a first non-solid adhesive to cover the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090279270 - Dual-channel optical navigation device: A dual-channel optical navigation system with vertically aligned sensors. The dual-channel optical navigation system includes a circuit board, a contact navigation sensor, and a free-space navigation sensor. The circuit board mechanically supports and electrically connects multiple navigation sensors on opposing sides of the circuit board. The contact navigation sensor is... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090279271 - Intra-connection layout of array: An intra-connection layout of array is disclosed. An alterable area is disposed between the devices of a device array. The alterable area includes an insulation layer, a plurality of first conductive wires and a plurality of second conductive wires. The first conductive wires are disposed within the alterable area along... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090279272 - Soldering pad and circuit board utilizing the same: An exemplary soldering pad includes two opposite sides and defining interleaved cutouts at the opposite sides. Outer extremities of the soldering pad at the cutouts are in closer proximity to a lead soldered to the soldering pad than that at other parts. During soldering, soldering tin near the cutouts can... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279273 - Multi-layer printed wiring board, electronic device, and fabrication method of electronic device: There is provided a multi-layer printed wiring board that can perform impedance control, concurrently maintaining the flexibility of a flexible portion with one or more signal lines. Such a multi-layer printed wiring board includes a plurality of rigid board units; and a flexible board unit, connecting outer layers or inner... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090279274 - Circuit boards: The invention relates to circuit boards and to screening circuits and components on such boards from stray rf interference when they are mounted as arrays or stacks of such circuit boards. The circuit boards (12, 14) are individually screened by conductive screening layers (16, 18) as known in the art... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090279276 - Electronic component: There is provided an electronic component which comprises an insulating member on which an electronic element is mounted, and a thermal diffusion member on which the insulating member is mounted, wherein a thermal expansion coefficient of the insulating member is lower than a thermal expansion coefficient of the thermal diffusion... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090279275 - Method of attaching an integrated circuit chip to a module: A method of attaching an integrated circuit chip to a module and a resultant structure. The method includes placing a solder bump tape between the chip and the module, the solder bump tape including an array of solder columns embedded in a dielectric sheet; aligning and contacting top surfaces of... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090273865 - Power supply with adjustable outputted voltage: A power supply with adjustable outputted voltage includes an AC power input processing circuit and a DC power input processing circuit. The AC power input processing circuit has at least one voltage adjuster that is electrically connected with the DC power input processing circuit for adjusting the outputted voltage. The... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090273866 - Fault circuit interrupter with bi-directional sensing: A bi-directional fault circuit interrupter system having mis-wiring protection via numerous different poles. There are at least three different transformers wherein at least two of the transformers are differential transformers and at least one transformer is a neutral transformer. There is also at least one actuator which is used to... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C./leviton

20090273869 - Electrostatic discharge protection diode: Provided is an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection diode including: a well formed of a first conductivity in a semiconductor substrate; an active region that is formed of a second conductivity in the well and includes a plurality of first active lines extending in a first direction; a sub-region of the... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20090273867 - Multi-voltage electrostatic discharge protection: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp (41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91), coupled across input-output (I/O) (22) and common (GND) (23) terminals of a protected semiconductor SC device or IC (24), comprises, an ESD transistor (ESDT) (25) with source-drain (26, 27) coupled between the GND (23) and I/O (22), a first... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (fs)

20090273870 - Semiconductor integrated circuit: The present invention is provided to suppress occurrence of an erroneous operation in a protection circuit due to a relatively small power source fluctuation such as a power source noise. The protection circuit has a first resistor and a capacitor connected in series between a power source line and a... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090273868 - Transient voltage suppressor and method: A transient voltage suppressor and a method for protecting against surge and electrostatic discharge events. A semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type has gate and anode regions of a second conductivity type formed therein. A PN junction diode is formed from a portion of the gate region and the... Agent: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC Intellectual Property Dept. - A700

20090273871 - Virtual closed loop power distribution system and method: A virtual closed loop power distribution system couples a parallel source to a feeder upon an initial indication of a fault existing on a distribution feeder If the fault is persistent, a fault protection system including fault protection devices segmenting the distribution feeder operates to isolate the fault segment of... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (s & C)

20090273873 - Device for detecting the three states of a circuit breaker: A device for detecting three states, namely ‘on’, ‘off’ and ‘triggered’ of an electric circuit breaker. The device includes a mobile magnetic device, movable between three positions corresponding to the three states of the circuit breaker, and at least one permanent magnet generating a magnetic field provided with magnetic field... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090273872 - Fault detection for battery chargers: A method of fault detection for battery chargers includes sensing a charge current applied to a battery with a resistive element. The method includes measuring a voltage across the resistive element. The method includes generating a trigger signal when the measured voltage across the resistive element exceeds a predetermined value.... Agent: Symbol Technologies Inc / Motorola, Inc

20090273875 - Apparatus for decreasing inrush current using sfcl and method for deciding optimal insertion resistance: In the apparatus for decreasing the inrush current, the optimal resistance value considering both the decrease rate of the inrush current and the voltage drop by the insertion of the superconducting fault current limiter is decided as the resistance value of the superconducting fault current limiter. Accordingly, the power system... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090273874 - Power switch circuit exhibiting over current and short circuit protection and method for limiting the output current thereof: A power switch circuit exhibiting over current and short circuit protections comprises a power-driving unit, a sense unit and a feedback controller circuit. The power-driving unit provides power to a load circuit from a power supply. The sense unit senses the output current of the power-driving unit. The feedback controller... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090273876 - Transient voltage suppressor and method: A transient voltage suppressor and a method for protecting against surge and electrostatic discharge events. A semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type has gate and anode regions of a second conductivity type formed therein. A PN junction diode is formed from a portion of the gate region and the... Agent: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC Intellectual Property Dept. - A700

20090273879 - Electrostatic attraction apparatus for glass substrate and method of attracting and releasing the same: An object is providing an electrostatic attraction apparatus and an attracting/releasing method capable of reliably attracting and quickly releasing a glass substrate. An attraction force for attracting a glass substrate is obtained according to the physical properties of the glass substrate. In addition to obtaining an attraction voltage (Vc(t)) required... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090273877 - Electrostatic chuck: The present invention provides an electrostatic chuck in which the surface can be kept smooth after being exposed to plasma, so as to protect a material to be clamped such as a silicon wafer from being contaminated with particles, and which is excellent in clamping and releasing a material to... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090273878 - Gas bearing electrostatic chuck: An electrostatic clamp is provided having a clamping plate, wherein the clamping plate has a central region and an annulus region. A plurality of gas supply orifices are defined in the central region of the clamping plate, wherein the plurality of gas supply orifices are in fluid communication with a... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20090273880 - Variable capacitor and filter circuit with bias voltage: A variable capacitor includes a metal oxide film having a perovskite structure, first and second electrode films having the metal oxide film placed therebetween and to be coupled to an external voltage source, and a bias voltage source configured to provide a bias voltage that is applied in series or... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090273881 - Metal-insulator-metal capacitor: The present invention provides a metal-insulator-metal capacitor, which comprises a semiconductor substrate; an interlayer dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate; and an insulation trench and two metal trenches all running through the interlayer dielectric layer and allowing the semiconductor substrate to be exposed; wherein the metal trenches being located... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090273882 - Capacitor and method for fabricating the same: A capacitor includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer, and a second electrode. The capacitor also includes a buffer layer formed over at least one of an interface between the first electrode and the dielectric layer and an interface between the dielectric layer and the second electrode, wherein the buffer... Agent: Mannava & Kang, P.C.

20090273883 - Method and system for incorporating high voltage devices in an eeprom: A method and system for fabricating a stacked capacitor and a DMOS transistor are disclosed. In one aspect, the method and system include providing a bottom plate, an insulator, and an additional layer including first and second plates. The insulator covers at least a portion of the bottom plate and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner / Atmel

20090273884 - Capacitor component, method of manufacturing the same and semiconductor package: There are provided an upper electrode 18 and a lower electrode which are formed like flat plates, a dielectric layer interposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and a covering portion which covers an external surface of at least one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090273885 - Process for producing high etch gains for electrolytic capacitor manufacturing: Anode foil, preferably aluminum anode foil, is etched using a process of treating the foil in an electrolyte bath composition comprising a sulfate and a halide, such as sodium chloride. The anode foil is etched in the electrolyte bath composition by passing a charge through the bath. The etched anode... Agent: Steven M Mitchell Pacesetter Inc

20090273886 - Capacitor: The capacitor has a capacitor element, a tubular metallic case, an electrolyte, and a terminal plate. The case contains the capacitor element and is joined to a first electrode of the capacitor element at its inner bottom surface. The terminal plate is joined to the second electrode of the capacitor... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090273887 - Memory device, electronic device, and method for producing a memory device: A memory device has a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes separated from the first electrodes, and an electrolyte located between the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes and the second electrodes include lithium.... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20090273889 - Bookfriend electronic bookmark: A portable electronic multiple book and multiple page referencing device may be releasably secured to a book cover by spring clips. A thin planar case houses a programmable electronic device accessed by an alphanumeric keypad and other operational keys. References to printed works and related page references are shown on... Agent: Martin J. Markley

20090273890 - Coupling unit and electronic apparatus: A second enclosure defines the backside superposed on a first enclosure for relative rotation around a rotation axis set perpendicular to the front surface of the first enclosure in an electronic apparatus. First, second and third flat surfaces are defined on the backside of the second enclosure at positions inside... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090273888 - Mobile device: One end portion of a connecting member 31 is connected to a first housing 1 such that the connecting member 31 is rotatable about a first rotation axis L1. The other end portion of the connecting member 31 is connected to a second housing 2 such that the connecting member... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090273891 - Receiving device: The invention relates to a receiving device for integrating therein a portable, electronic appliance, especially a mobile phone in a vehicle, said receiving device having a receiving zone for the portable, electronic appliance and the receiving device having an interface to the portable, electronic appliance and an interface to electrical... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090273893 - Notebook computer with tilting keyboard vent: A notebook computer with a tilting keyboard, which opens a vent when tilted, solves multiple problems and may further materially contribute to countering terrorism. A tilted position of the keyboard allows the vent to open when the notebook lid is open, thereby providing extra cooling capacity during periods of computer... Agent: Kelce Wilson

20090273895 - Portable terminal device: A portable terminal device includes first input receiving unit provided in a first casing receiving input if the device is opened to expose the first input receiving unit, first displaying unit provided in a second casing turning-on if the device is opened to expose the first displaying unit, second input... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090273894 - Torsion spring assembly and portable electronic device with torsion spring assembly: A torsion spring assembly includes a torsion spring body and a fixed base. The torsion spring body has a first coil part and a second coil part. The first coil part connects to the second coil part. The fixed base has a first fixed arm and a second fixed arm.... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090273896 - Incorporation of two or more hard disk drives into a single drive carrier with a single midplane connector: Carrier for the rack mounting of two or more data storage devices into a chassis. The carrier includes support members along the length of the carrier, to receive and retain the two or more data storage devices. The carrier further includes a single electrical communication connector to provide an electrical... Agent: Jabil Circuit, Inc. C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20090273897 - Rear board of blade server, blade server and subrack: A rear board of a blade server, a blade server and a subrack are provided. The blade server includes a front board and a back board, the rear board includes a standard ATCA interface, and the rear board is connected to the front board by the standard ATCA interface. The... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090273898 - Removable hard drive module for a computer with improved thermal performance: A removable hard drive magazine for a computer with improved thermal performance has been developed. The invention includes a hot pluggable magazine module for organizing multiple hard drives in a computer that includes multiple of hard drives and a sleeve with a plurality of rail slots in the side of... Agent: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

20090273899 - Computer lock system: A computing device including a first computer portion pivotally connected to a second computer portion by a hinge. The computing device further includes an element moveable between a first position, in which the hinge is free to rotate, and a second position, in which the hinge is substantially prevented from... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090273900 - Computer card retention device: A computer card retention device (60) is disclosed. One or more latching sections (88) are mounted on and movable relative to a computer card retainer (62). Each latching section (88) may be moved between latched and unlatched positions. Moving a latching section (88) to its unlatched position, and relative to... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090273901 - Electrical coupler mating system: An electrical coupler mating system includes a chassis having a plurality of walls, wherein a chassis housing is defined between the plurality of walls. At least one of the plurality of walls defines a first guide channel and houses a cam member that is located adjacent the first guide channel.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090273892 - Coupling structure for microcomputer cases: A coupling structure for microcomputer cases includes at least two microcomputer cases and at least two coupling units for coupling the two cases together. Each of the cases is provided along four longitudinal outer corners with a slide channel each. The coupling units each include a longitudinally extended body portion... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090273902 - Outdoor apparatus: An outdoor apparatus that incorporates a heat sink and has a box-shaped casing, having a plurality of aligned ventilation holes formed on an upper plate and a lower plate so as to oppose the heat sink, and wherein inter-hole portions that are portions of the upper plate between adjacent ventilation... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090273903 - Installation structure for a fan: An installation structure for a fan includes a housing, a fastening frame, and a protection structure. The housing has an opening. The fastening frame is combined with the housing and has a fan receiving area. The fan receiving area links to the opening. The protection structure is combined with the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090273904 - Heat-dissipation module and electronic apparatus having the same: An electronic apparatus including a circuit board having multiple heat generating elements and a heat-dissipation module is provided. The heat-dissipation module includes a heat-dissipation plate and a heat pipe set. The heat-dissipation plate having a first surface and a second surface is disposed on the circuit board and having multiple... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090273905 - Integrated circuit package and integrated circuit module: An integrated circuit package may include a board that may support an integrated circuit chip. A post pin may be provided on a surface of the board. The post pin may be electrically connected to the integrated circuit chip. A land pin may be provided on the other surface of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090273906 - Transport housing for an electronic flat module: A transport housing for receiving an electronic flat assembly, the electronic assembly having at least one controllable electronic component in the form of a DIP switch and a connecting line, has two housing halves receiving the flat assembly, wherein the one housing half is inserted at least partially into the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090273907 - Circuit board and process thereof: A circuit board and process thereof are provided. The circuit board includes a dielectric layer, an active circuit, and two shielding circuits. The dielectric layer has an active surface. The active circuit is disposed on the active surface, and the shielding circuits are respectively disposed on two sides of the... Agent: J C Patents

20090273908 - Network transformer, network module thereof, and electronic device thereof: The invention discloses a network transformer, a network module thereof, and an electronic device thereof The network transformer includes a plurality of coil sets, an insulating board, a casing and a plurality of pins. The pins are disposed on the casing. The network transformer is disposed on a PCB via... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090273909 - Flexible device, flexible pressure sensor, and fabrication method thereof: A flexible device, a flexible pressure sensor, and a fabrication method thereof. The present flexible device includes: a first flexible substrate formed of a flexible material to have a flexibility; an active element formed to have a predetermined thickness and a flexibility, and being attached on the first flexible substrate;... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090273910 - Functional unit and method for the production thereof: The present invention relates to a functional unit, containing at least one active or passive electronic component, the functional unit being surrounded by at least one flexible dielectric layer and, on the outer side of the functional unit, contacts are provided for contacting the electrical components for further mounting.... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20090273911 - Self-detecting electronic connection for electronic devices: According to one embodiment, an apparatus has first and second connectors configured for removably connecting to one another. The first connector circuit has a first differential amplifier, a first differential signal path, a first capacitor section capacitively coupling the first differential amplifier to the first differential signal path, and a... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090273912 - Interlocking emi shield: An electromagnetic interference shield system is provided. Each EMI shield may include a frame providing the structure around the electronic device components to be shielded, and a cover operative to be placed over the frame to prevent electromagnetic radiation from passing over the frame. Each frame may be coupled to... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20090273914 - Apparatus and methods of forming an interconnect between a workpiece and substrate: Embodiments of an apparatus and methods of forming interconnect between a workpiece and substrate and its application to packaging of microelectronic devices are described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Cpa Global

20090273913 - Circuit arrangement having two semiconductor switching elements and one freewheeling element: One aspect is a circuit arrangement including a first semiconductor switching element, a second semiconductor switching element connected in series with the first semiconductor switching element and a freewheeling element connected in parallel with the second semiconductor switching element.... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090273915 - Apparatus and method for organizing cables in a cabinet: An equipment cabinet (2) includes an equipment rack (3) for mounting equipment (20), and includes organizational elements for organizing cables within the cabinet. The cables may be organized to reduce impeding airflow to or from the equipment, and/or to reduce unwanted bending of the cables themselves. The organizational elements may... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090273916 - Capacitor apparatus: A capacitor apparatus, i.e. a PCU, includes a resin mold provided to surround capacitor elements and integrating the plurality of capacitor elements, and a case body for containing the resin mold. A wave structure is provided at least partially on a wall surface of the case body. With such a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090262469 - Circuit for protecting a dc network with dc loads against overvoltage: A circuit (S) for protecting a DC network having DC loads (1) and connectable to the circuit (S), the circuit (S) is suitable and configured to supply the DC network with electric power via a three-phase rectifier (G) and wherein the circuit (S) includes a means (2, 3, 4, TH1,... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20090262468 - Temperature protection circuit, power supply, and electronic device: A temperature protection circuit comprises means adapted to compare the temperature being monitored with each of threshold temperatures and judging that the temperature being monitored reaches a threshold temperature when the temperature being monitored is maintained at the threshold temperature or more for a predetermined confirmation period, means adapted to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090262471 - Arc fault circuit interrupter (afci) support: An Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter support system and program, having a plurality of sequenced individual loads arranged in scenes or groups, which sequenced individual loads when activated together form a cumulative total of 800 watts or more; and one or both of a delay between each sequenced individual load to... Agent: Berenbaum Weinshienk PC

20090262470 - Gfci that cannot be reset until wired correctly on line side and power is applied: An apparatus and method for preventing the miswiring of a protection device. The protection device includes line terminals and load terminals. The protection device further includes a latching mechanism, adapted to move between a closed state which establishes electrical contact between said line and load terminals, and an open state... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20090262472 - Protective device with an auxiliary switch: The present invention is directed to a protective device that includes a housing having a plurality of line terminals, a plurality of load terminals, and a plurality of user-accessible terminals accessible via apertures disposed in a front major surface of the housing. A fault detection assembly is coupled to the... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090262476 - Circuit configurations to reduce snapback of a transient voltage suppressor: This invention discloses an electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit. The TVS circuit includes a triggering Zener diode connected between an emitter and a collector of a bipolar-junction transistor (BJT) wherein the Zener diode having a... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20090262474 - Low-voltage cmos space-efficient 15 kv esd protection for common-mode high-voltage receivers: An electrostatic discharge protection device is disposed between true-complement input pins of a differential signal pair and a ground node. A common node couples the three diode stacks together. A first and a second diode stack each connect to one of the differential signal pair input pins. The third diode... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090262475 - Method and system for mitigating risk of electrostatic discharge for a system on chip (soc): Aspects of a method and system for mitigating risk of electrostatic discharge in a system on chip are provided. In this regard, for an IC comprising a plurality of portions electrically isolated from one another within the IC, ESD current may be routed via one or more paths within and/or... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090262473 - Self-protecting crowbar: The invention relates to a protective circuit for an electrical device operated in particular in an explosion-hazard area, with a limiting circuit connected downstream of a pair of input terminals for limiting an output voltage present at a pair of output terminals and/or an output current delivered at the output... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090262477 - Short-circuit current limiter: In order to provide a power semiconductor module for power distribution and transmission, having a power semiconductor circuit which is connected via connecting lines to an energy storage device, which limits the current amplitudes that occur in the electrical fault and effectively protects the power electronics, it is proposed that... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090262478 - Electricity delivery system: An electronic system can include a switch and a regulator coupled to the switch. The switch can be used to deliver electricity from a first terminal to a second terminal. The switch can also be used to prevent the second terminal from having a level that is higher than a... Agent: O2micro Inc C/o Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP

20090262479 - Electromagnetic actuating device being actuated by high voltage and held electrification by low voltage: The present invention is disclosed by that the power source device with variable output voltage is operatively controlled by the switching device to provide higher voltage power to the driving coil installed in the electromagnetic actuating device so as to produce larger electromagnetic effective force, wherein the power source device... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090262480 - Electromagnetic actuating device with coils capable of holding electrification in series connection after being actuated in parallel connection: At least two sets of driving coils of the same individual electromagnetic actuating device of the present invention in parallel connection or series-parallel connection to appear relatively lower impedance being electrified to obtain larger actuating force is further manipulated by the switching device to be switched to series connection and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090262481 - Apparatus, system, and method for electrostatic discharge protection: An apparatus, system, and method provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in electronic devices by guiding electrostatic charges to a ground through ESD channels within electrical insulation sheet. The ESD channels are positioned within the electrical insulation sheet to provide electrical paths to ground having a lower impedance than electrical paths... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20090262482 - Ionizer: An ionizer is formed by coupling a fan unit provided with a discharge electrode and a fan and a control unit provided with an indicator and an adjuster to each other, and both units are changeable between a normal coupling condition, where both are directed in the same direction, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090262483 - Capacitor in semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same: A capacitor may include at least one of a polysilicon layer over a semiconductor substrate; a capacitor dielectric layer over a polysilicon layer; an insulating layer over a capacitor dielectric layer; a metal layer connected to a capacitor dielectric layer through a first region of an insulating layer; an upper... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20090262484 - Capacitor, capacitor electrode, and mehtod of manufacturing capacitor electrode material: c

20090262485 - Electric double layer capacitor: An electric double layer capacitor includes a case, an electrolyte solution accommodated in the case, and an electrode foil immersed in the electrolyte solution. The electrode foil includes a collector and an electrode layer covering the collector. The collector has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090262488 - Cover locking structure for portable electronic devices: A cover locking structure (100) for portable electronic device includes a housing (20), a releasable member (30) and a cover (10). The housing includes an end wall (22) and an extending wall (26). The end wall defines an opening (222) defined therein. One end of the extending wall connects with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262489 - Electronic device with covering lid for covering insert hole: An electronic device with a covering lid for covering an insert hole includes a housing and the covering lid. The housing includes a first surface and a second surface which are connected to each other, and the first surface includes an insert hole. The covering lid includes a covering plate... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090262487 - Shock-absorbing structure for absorbing shock of a display panel and related display device: A shock-absorbing structure includes a housing including a base and a lateral wall connected to the base, and a fragment component for wedging with the lateral wall. The fragment component includes a first end and a second end. The shock-absorbing structure further includes a supporting component connected to a display... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090262486 - Slide mechanism for slide-type portable electronic device: A slide mechanism (100) used in portable electronic device (300) is described including a main plate (10), a slide plate (20), two sliders (40), and two guiders (30). The slide plate is installed on the main plate and slidable relative to the main plate. The sliders are securely attached to... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262490 - Electronic device: An electronic device is described. The electronic device includes a housing, a printed circuit board mounted in the housing, an earphone and a retracting mechanism. The earphone includes a connecting cable and a head member. One end of the connecting cable is connected to the printed circuit board, the other... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262492 - Submersible keyboard: A waterproof, submersible computer keyboard can include true-type keys, a waterproof flexible internal keyboard switch membrane, a PCB sealed in a waterproof airtight compartment housing that is sealed in a manner preventing failure of the waterproof seal from temperature and pressure changes associated with cleaning, submersion and machine washing. The... Agent: J. Andrew Mccarthy, Jr.

20090262493 - Digital picture frame: A digital picture frame includes a display unit connected movably to a base, a driving unit operable so as to drive the display unit to move relative to the base between a lengthwise position and a widthwise position, an input unit operable so as to generate a control signal, and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090262494 - Information processing device and display device: An information processing device has: a support stand having a base that lies flat and a pole that stands on the base; a processing unit that performs data processing; a display panel that displays an image; and a storage unit that stores information. The device further has an adaptor that... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090262491 - Portable electronic apparatus with improved audio quality through a curved and sloped surface of a housing: A portable electronic apparatus includes a housing and an output device configured to output sound. The output device is disposed on a surface on an inside of a slope disposed on a lower surface of the housing, the slope resulting in the housing being opened in a predetermined direction. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090262495 - High efficiency heat removal system for rack mounted computer equipment: This invention covers the design of the heat transfer components within the chassis of rack mounted computer server and the heat transfer system components external to the server within rack enclosure, as well as the external cooling system components necessary to connect to existing fluid based heat transfer and removal... Agent: Allan Chan

20090262496 - Heat dissipating structure of an industrial computer: The present invention discloses an improved heat dissipating structure of an industrial computer, and the heat dissipating structure includes a heat dissipating module and two fixing units installed on both lateral sides of a top surface of the heat dissipating module, and the heat dissipating module includes a detachable heat... Agent: Roger H. Chu

20090262497 - Duct system for high power adapter cards: Method and apparatus for substantially preventing recirculation of heated air from an exhaust outlet of an expansion card to an air inlet of the expansion card, wherein the air inlet and exhaust outlet are both on the same end of the chassis. The apparatus comprises a chassis with a chassis... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090262498 - Mounting apparatus for power supply: A power supply securing system includes a securing bracket (30) and a computer case (50). The securing bracket includes a securing portion (371), and is capable of receiving a power supply (10). The computer case includes a first side panel (53) and a second side panel (55) that is parallel... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262499 - Electronic system with guide apparatus for guiding air flow therein: An electronic system includes a case, a plurality of fans, a plurality of shafts, at least one leaf member, and a plurality of elastic elements. The case defines a plurality of exits. The fans are fixed in the case corresponding to the exits. The shafts are fixed in the case... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262500 - Cooling device, heat sink, and electronic apparatus: There are provided a cooling device and a heat sink that can effectively radiate heat generated by a heat source while reducing the volume of discharged gas to avoid noise, and an electronic apparatus in which the cooling device and the heat sink are mounted. A heat sink 3 includes... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090262502 - Heat sink: A heat sink includes a plurality of fins parallel to each other. The fins include a top portion having a flange. The opposite ends of each flange are rounded. Two rounded corners are located below the plane defined by the flange.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262501 - Rack with integrated rear-door heat exchanger: Rack assemblies and methods for cooling one or more rack-based computer systems, as well as data center configurations that utilize the rack assembly. The rack assembly comprises a rack providing support for multiple columns of heat-generating electronic devices and device fans for moving air from an air inlet side of... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090262503 - Control device: A control device as a module comprises a control board, a sub-module and a housing cover. A microcomputer is mounted on the control board. The sub-module has a sub-module case provided with a wiring layer into a wall of the sub-module case. Electronic parts are mounted in the sub-module case... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090262505 - Heat radiator: A heat radiator is in the form of a rectangular body having two opposite longer sides and two opposite shorter sides, and includes a contact section located at an end surface of the heat radiator for contacting with a heat source and having at least one extension wall outward extended... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090262504 - Heat sink clip and assembly: A clip includes a body, a moveable fastener and an actuating member. The body includes a pressing part, a flat portion and a latching leg. The movable fastener includes a connecting portion, a pivot axis connected at a top end of the connecting portion and an engaging portion. The connecting... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262506 - Battery cover latch mechanism and portable electronic device using same: A battery cover latching mechanism (20) used in a portable electronic device is described including a cover member (22) and a latch base (21). The latch base includes a first guiding rail (24) and a latching projection (218). The latch base defines a sliding groove (217) adjacent to the first... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262507 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus includes: a display panel that has a display screen displaying an image on a front surface thereof; a supporting board that has a first surface extending facing a rear surface of the display panel; a first circuit substrate that is fixed to a second surface of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090262508 - Mechanism for locking a board onto a chassis: A mechanism for locking boards with various components mounted on them onto the chassis of an electronic device is composed of brackets, which are attached to these boards and which are to be mounted onto the chassis at a series of fixation points provided at certain intervals on it, and... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090262509 - Welding part structure of a stem and a component to be welded, a semiconductor device which has the welding part structure, an optical module which has the semiconductor, and the production method thereof: A high projection is provided outside the bottom surface of a cap and a low and small protrusion is provided inside the projection. The projection is resistance-welded to a stem by allowing the projection to abut the stem so as to supply an electric current thereto. Even if melt particles... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090262510 - Apparatus and arrangement for shielding a light emitting diode against electrostatic discharge: The invention relates to an apparatus and arrangement for shielding a light emitting diode against electrostatic discharges during usage. On a printed circuit board (103, 203) there is placed a light emitting diode (108, 208), and on the component side of the circuit board (103, 203), there is arranged a... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20090262511 - Shielding device: A shielding device (10) and method are provided. The shielding device (10) includes a frame (21) and an enclosure (22). The enclosure (22) includes a cover portion (221) and a first peripheral wall (222) connecting to the cover portion (221). The frame (21) includes a second peripheral wall (21) and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262512 - Frame assembly for touch screen: The frame assembly mainly contains a number of linear edge members and a number of L-shaped corner members end-to-end joining the edge members by a number of connection pieces into a rectangular frame surrounding a touch panel. Both the edge and corner members have a C-shaped cross section with a... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090262513 - Support frame for supporting a control panel: A support frame for supporting a control panel, preferably for completely supporting an operator control and monitoring device, is disclosed. Frame elements form the support frame, the frame elements being embodied as external side surfaces forming a housing part. Securing units fix the control panel essentially inside the support frame.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department