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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047328 | SIZE PLANNING METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE, AND READ AND ACCESS CORRECTING METHODS THEREOF A size planning method for a storage device, and read and access correcting methods thereof are described. When a computer device is booted, a size of a physical storage device is managed. The management method includes the following steps. A physical storage device con... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044051 | CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT AND LAMP USING THE SAME A conductive element and a lamp using the same are described. The conductive element includes a sleeve portion and a conductive portion, and the conductive element is applied to a lamp reflector. The lamp reflector has a main body and a neck portion connected to each ot... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043975 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE STRUCTURE A portable electronic device structure includes a first body, a connection plate, and a second body. The connection plate, pivoted to the first body, has an interworking assembly and a notch. The notch has a sliding portion and a positioning portion connected to each ot... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043974 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE STRUCTURE A portable electronic device structure includes a first body, a connection plate, and a second body. The connection plate, pivoted to the first body, has an interworking assembly. The second body, pivoted to the interworking assembly, rotates with respect to the connect... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043682 | METHOD FOR USING FLASH TO ASSIST IN FOCAL LENGTH DETECTION A method for assist in focal length detection is adapted to a digital camera having a flash. The method includes the following steps. First, the flash of the digital camera is actuated and an image having a face portion is captured. Afterwards, an exposure feature value... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042837 | Readjustment-Preventing Carburetor And A Method For Preventing The Carburetor From Being Readjusted The present invention discloses a readjustment-preventing carburetor and a method for preventing the carburetor from being readjusted. Said carburetor comprises an idle adjusting screw, an idle port and a screw hole communicating with the idle port, wherein said idle ad... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042195 | KEYBOARD A keyboard includes: a membrane circuit board comprising a plurality of switches; at least one keycap provided with a plurality of contact portions, each of which corresponding to one of the plurality of switches of the membrane circuit board; and a base plate provided ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040904 | REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE SWITCH AND TESTING METHODS USING SAME Apparatus, methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for remotely controlling the connection between a host computer and a multitude of connected devices. One apparatus described herein includes a multiplexer that has a host port for connection to a hos... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038507 | Device and Method for Quantification of Gases in Plumes by Remote Sensing In one aspect, the present invention relates to a device quantifying absolute amounts of ingredients of a plume. In one embodiment, the device comprises a source for emitting a beam of light and transmitting the emitted light through the plume to a surface on which the ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038109 | MULTI-SWIVEL DUAL SCREEN DISPLAY A multi-swivel dual screen display, comprises a display body having a screen and a concave slot, wherein the concave slot is disposed on a top of the screen; a protective cover includes a second screen; and a ball joint having a first end and a second end, wherein the f... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037368 | LAMP STRUCTURE A lamp structure includes a lamp housing. A plurality of air intake holes is respectively opened on two opposite sides of the lamp housing, and a plurality of vent holes is opened between the plurality of air intake holes on the two sides. A heat sink and a light-emitti... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037354 | STATOR STRUCTURE, MICROMOTOR HAVING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR A stator structure, a micromotor having the same, and a micromotor manufacturing method therefor are provided. In the micromotor configured with the stator, a rotor, the stator and a case are disposed outward in a radial direction. The rotor is pivotly connected in the ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036534 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM-CONTAINING ALLOY MATERIAL A process for producing a lithium-containing alloy material is described. The process supplies a light alloy material applicable to the design of lightweight structural components. The process includes first melting alloy materials at a required ratio into a homogeneous... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033074 | TRANSPARENT SPEAKER AND DISPLAY MODULE INTEGRATING THE SAME A transparent speaker is suitable for being disposed on a display panel. The transparent speaker includes a transparent membrane, a transparent electrode plate, and spacers. Each transparent electrode plate has a plurality of openings. The display panel includes a plura... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032619 | TUNABLE CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION DEVICE AND METHOD A tunable chromatic dispersion compensation device used to compensate chromatic dispersion of wavelength of at least one predetermined wavelength band of light signal is provided. The tunable chromatic dispersion compensation device comprises a chromatic dispersion comp... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032394 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SMEAR EFFECT OF DYNAMIC IMAGE A method for reducing smear effects of a dynamic image is for an image sensor. The image sensor converts a shot image picture into image data, and the image data is divided into an effective region, an upper optical black region (UOB), and a lower optical black region (... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031955 | CONSTANT CURRENT DEVICE A constant current device in accordance with the present invention is connected to an external voltage source and comprises an input unit, a driving transistor and a voltage control unit. The input unit is connected to the external voltage source. The driving transistor... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031771 | STORAGE TRUNK IN THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE A storage trunk for a vehicle. In one embodiment, the storage trunk comprises a floor and two side lids, one located at the driver side and the other located at the passenger side of the vehicle, respectively, enclosing a storage space in the front of the vehicle. Each ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATHERING AND UTILIZING BUILDING ENERGY INFORMATION A system and method for gathering and utilizing building energy information. A central management server communicates through a wide area network to one or more client devices. The central management server maintains a set of measured or calculated audit data for a plur... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029314 | Food Processor with Recognition Ability of Emotion-Related Information and Emotional Signals A food processor with recognition ability of emotion-related information and emotional signals is disclosed, which comprises: an emotion recognition module and a food processing module. The emotion recognition module is capable of receiving sound signals so as to identi... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029177 | Multi-Fuel and Electric-Drive Hybrid Power Train and Vehicle Using the Same A system and method to control delivery of driving force generated from multiple energy sources to a drive train of a vehicle in motion. In one embodiment, the method includes checking whether the vehicle is in one of a first fuel mode, a second fuel mode, and a third f... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028691 | RECOMBINANT TOXIN FRAGMENTS A single polypeptide is provided which comprises first and second domains. The first domain enables the polypeptide to cleave one or more vesicle or plasma-membrane associated proteins essential to exocytosis, and the second domain enables the polypeptide to be transloc... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028026 | SHIELD-TYPE COMMUNICATION SOCKET A shield-type communication socket includes a housing; a first terminal seat, having a plurality of first terminals; a printed circuit board (PCB), having a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings; a plurality of IDC terminals; a second terminal s... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026250 | COLLIMATED SYSTEM WITH MULTI-BACKLIGHT SOURCE A multi-backlight collimated system at least comprises a plurality of light sources, a plurality of reflection elements, and at least a collimation element. The light sources are for providing light. Each reflection element has a reflective surface corresponding to one ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026217 | COMPUTER SYSTEM EXPANSION DEVICE ADAPTABLE FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE Systems and apparatus for providing supplemental functionality to a computer system with an expansion card adaptable for both internal and external coupling to the computer system. An expansion card has a bracket for internally coupling to a host computer and a housing ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025571 | Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antennas The present invention in one aspect relates to a circularly polarized antenna having a conductive ground layer, a conductive patch and a dielectric substrate formed between the conductive ground layer and the conductive patch. The conductive patch formed in a square sha... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025216 | Light Emitting Diode (LED) Driver And Associated LED Driving Method The LED driver of the present invention comprises multiple LED arrays, at least one dividing diode, a power module, a driving module, at least one switch pair and a voltage sensing module, Each LED array comprises multiple LEDs connected in series. The dividing diode is... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024792 | Photovoltaic Device Using Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Method of Fabricating the Same A photovoltaic device and methods for forming the same. In one embodiment, the photovoltaic device has a silicon substrate, and a film comprising a plurality of single wall carbon nanotubes disposed on the silicon substrate, wherein the plurality of single wall carbon n... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024697 | Methods of Producing Carbon Nanotubes and Applications of Same The present invention in one aspect relates to a method for producing carbon nanotubes. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of forming a substrate, depositing a loading amount of catalyst including iron and cobalt nanoparticles on the surfaces of the substr... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024177 | METHOD FOR SOLDERING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF CIRCUIT BOARD AND CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE THEREOF A method for soldering electronic components of a circuit board and a circuit board structure thereof are presented. The method includes providing a circuit board first; disposing at least one solder hole and at least one heat collecting hole on the circuit board, in wh... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023928 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE A thermoelectric conversion device used in a computer uses a thermoelectric conversion module to fully utilize the redundant heat generated by the computer and converts it to electricity based on a temperature difference between a heat generating device and a low temper... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020991 | VERTICAL JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS HAVING SLOPED SIDEWALLS AND METHODS OF MAKING Semiconductor devices and methods of making the devices are described. The devices can be junction field-effect transistors (JFETs). The devices have raised regions with sloped sidewalls which taper inward. The sidewalls can form an angle of 5° or more from vertical to... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020578 | LABELS There is described a label comprising a self supporting sheet of a biopolymer, preferably cellulose (e.g. regenerated cellulose, cellulose acetate and/or PLA) said sheet being substantially transparent to visible light when uncoated characterized in that the sheet compr... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019013 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PHOTOGRAPHING SETTINGS OF DIGITAL CAMERA THROUGH MOTION DETECTION A method for adjusting photographing settings of a digital camera through motion detection, for determine to adjust the photographing settings of the digital camera according to vibrations of the digital camera or shaking of a photographed object. The adjusting method i... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016173 | INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM, INTERACTIVE INFORMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF An interactive information system, an interactive information method, and a computer readable medium thereof are provided. The interactive information system comprises a reading apparatus, a first transmission interface, a processing unit, a second transmission interfac... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015918 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A COMPUTER MANAGEMENT DEVICE Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for enabling communication with a computer management device. According to a method one or more vendor specific commands for communicating with a management device are defined according to a first communication standard. The ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014403 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF FORMING INTEGRATED MULTILAYER FABRICS A method for fabricating multilayer fabrics having a prescribed integration pattern and an apparatus of implementing same. In one embodiment, the method include the steps of providing a plurality of winding yarn carriers arranged in a multilayer structure along a first ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013286 | IMAGE PRESENTING METHOD, IMAGE PRESENTING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT The invention discloses an image presenting method for generating an image to meet a lenticular sheet of a particular specification. The method includes the following steps: providing a database where at least one lenticular sheet data and at least one alignment pattern... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012989 | GUIDING METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING PANORAMA IMAGE A guiding method for photographing a panorama image is described. A motion vector between a current position of an alignment image in a real-time image and a joint position of the alignment image in the real-time image, and a direction indicator relative to the motion v... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012891 | GATE PULSE MODULATION CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY THEREOF The present invention relates to a gate pulse modulation (GPM) circuit and the application of same in a liquid crystal display for improving the display performance thereof. The gate pulse modulation circuit is configured to modulate multi-phase clock pulse signals so a... | 01/20/2011 |
