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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185329 | System for testing matrix type connector A system for testing a matrix type connector includes a data collecting circuit, a control circuit, a storage unit, and a display unit. The data collecting circuit collects the connector pins' information, and transmits the collected pins' information to the control... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184443 | SIM card retention assembly A retention assembly for a SIM card incorporated in a portable electronic device having a main body, includes a receiving portion, a limiting sheet and a resilient pressing member. The receiving portion is defined in the main body to receive the SIM card. The receiv... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182948 | Separator of lithium ion battery, method for making the same, and lithium ion battery using the same A separator of a battery includes a porous membrane and a modifier layer disposed on a surface of the porous membrane, wherein a material of the modifier layer is a dried mixture of a phosphorus source having a phosphate radical, a trivalent aluminum source, and a m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182257 | Light guide plate mold A light guide plate mold is configured for manufacturing a light guide plate having a number of microstructures. The light guide plate mold includes a substrate and a number of heating members. The substrate defines a number of grooves therein. The heating members a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180033 | Telephone device, telephone line monitoring device and method A telephone line monitoring device is connected to a telephone line and adjacent to a telephone device using the telephone line. The telephone line monitoring device includes a rectifying circuit for generating a corresponding direct current voltage according to an ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177599 | Method for making cathode of emission double-plane light source and emission double-plane light source A method for making a field emission double-plane light source includes following steps. A metallic based network, a pair of anodes, and a number of supporting members, are provided. Each of the anodes includes an anode conductive layer and a fluorescent layer forme... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177377 | Optical plate and backlight module using the same An optical plate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface defines a plurality of elongated, arc-shaped depressions. The second surface defines a plurality of triangular pyramidal depressions and a plurality of fo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174227 | Fan control system A fan control system includes a temperature detecting circuit and a rotation rate control circuit. The detecting circuit includes a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a thermistor. The control circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third t... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659147 | Support mechanism | 05/08/2012 |
| D659130 | Wireless modem | 05/08/2012 |
| D659122 | Pair of speakers | 05/08/2012 |
| D659121 | Speaker | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169721 | Lens assembly and lens module incorporating the same A lens assembly comprises a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a first central round portion and a first peripheral stepped portion surrounding the first central round portion. The first peripheral stepped portion comprises a downward-facing surfa... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169531 | System and method for automatically focusing an optical lens of an image measuring machine A system and method for automatically focusing an optical lens controls the light generated by a light-emitting device of an image measuring machine to penetrate a glass sheet, so as to project a picture of the glass sheet onto an object. The system and method furth... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169223 | Ionization vacuum gauge An ionization vacuum gauge includes a cathode, an anode and an ion collector. The anode is surrounding the cathode. The ion collector is surrounding the anode. The cathode, the anode and the ion collector are concentrically aligned and arranged in that order. The an... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167466 | LED illumination device and lamp unit thereof An LED illumination device includes a lampshade, and a plurality of lamp units mounted on the lampshade. Each lamp unit includes a light-emitting module having a plurality of light sources and a heat sink arranged above the light-emitting module. The heat sink inclu... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167447 | Adjustable desk lamp An adjustable desk lamp includes at least two buttons, a lamp panel, a stand, and a support arm assembly. The stand includes at least two button housings. Each of the button housings is filled with liquid and receives one of the buttons. The arm assembly is attached... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167188 | Friction stir welding method A friction stir welding method includes providing a joining tool including a friction surface, a first workpiece, and a second workpiece, and arranging the first workpiece and second workpiece in position with a first joining surface abutting a second joining surfac... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167146 | Cable management apparatus A cable management apparatus includes a cable support, and a connecting member. The cable support includes a first support and a second support. A rail assembly includes an outer rail and an inner rail slidably attached to the outer rail. The first support is rotati... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658651 | Bracket for supporting display device | 05/01/2012 |
| D658633 | Speaker | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166494 | Electronic device having optical disc drive An electronic device with a built-in optical disc drive includes a casing, an optical disc drive, a first gear rack, a driving mechanism, and a transmitting mechanism. The casing comprises an upper plate and a base, and the upper plate defines an opening. The optica... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166411 | Data transferring system and method, and electronic device having the same A data transferring system includes a reading unit, a display unit, a selecting unit, an orientation sensing unit, an analyzing unit and a transferring unit. The reading unit is configured for reading contents. The display unit is configured for displaying the read ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166346 | Power-on test system and method A power-on test system is used to test a number of blades of a blade server. The power-on test system supplies power to the number of blades. The power-on test system times for the blades after supplying power, and determines whether the blades are powered on after ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166331 | Computer system and operating method thereof A computer system includes a power supply, a timing control circuit including a delay module, and a south bridge chip. The power supply outputs necessary voltages to the computer system and a first power good signal. The necessary voltages include a system voltage. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166329 | Circuit for facilitating computer system waking up from sleep state A circuit for a computer system, includes a pulse width module (PWM) module and a control circuit. The PWM module is capable of converting a first voltage to a second voltage. The first voltage is capable of decreasing slower than the second voltage to have the PWM ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166318 | Power circuit A power circuit includes a memory power circuit and a central processing unit (CPU) power circuit. The memory power circuit includes a first operational amplifier and a first switch. The CPU power circuit includes a second operational amplifier and a second switch. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165720 | Automatic environmental adjustment system A system automatically adjusts environmental condition by detecting an environment value and controlling a window blinds and an environmental regulator according to a comparison between the environment value and a predetermined environment value. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165650 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device comprises a body member and a cover member. The body member includes a battery receiving space and a keypad. The cover member is slidably mounted to the body member along two opposite direction so as to respectively cover the battery rec... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165629 | Base station for electronic apparatus The present invention provides a base station for an electronic apparatus. The base station includes a main body, a groove, a verifier and at least one motor. The main body is an empty body and accommodates the at least one motor. The groove is defined in the middle... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165423 | Portable device having vibration reduction function and vibration reduction methode thereof A portable device includes a central processing unit, a vibration sensor to sense vibration of the portable device, an image processing unit to process image data, and a memory unit storing a vibration reduction module. The vibration reduction module includes a vibr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165396 | Digital image editing system and method for combining a foreground image with a background image A digital image editing method includes: reading a foreground image and a background image, where the foreground image has a foreground portion; calculating three correction constants each of which is used to correct one of three components of the foreground portion... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165307 | Audio electronic device An audio electronic device includes a player, an output device, a detector, and an automatic turn-off module. The player is for reproducing audio data. The output device is for transforming the audio data to audible sound. The detector is for detecting positional sh... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164985 | Time display device and time display method thereof A time display device comprises a dial plate; a plurality of time indication portions set in the dial plate; and a plurality of groups of luminophors. Each of the groups of luminophors corresponds to a time indication portion, and comprises a first luminophor, a sec... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164921 | Cover mechanism and electronic device using same A cover mechanism for an electronic device includes a protective cover, a resisting element, a control element, and a releasable element. The resisting element is attached to the electronic device. The control element engages with the resisting element. The protecti... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164919 | Motherboard and relay device thereon A motherboard includes a main body and two relay devices attached on the main body. The main body includes a signal output terminal, a signal input terminal, a first connector module, and a second connector module. Each relay device includes a circuit board, a relay... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164913 | Fastener and electronic device having the same A fastener includes a cylinder and a draw hook. The cylinder includes a main body, two resilient arms extending from an end of the main body, and a flange extending from a circumference of an opposite end of the main body. A number of protrusions spaced in the axial... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164905 | Heat sink assembly An exemplary heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a clip resiliently clamping the heat sink on a printed circuit board. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of first fins and two central second fins extending upwardly from the base. The clip includes... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164900 | Enclosure of electronic device An enclosure of an electronic device includes a bottom plate, a rear plate connected to the bottom plate, and a power supply unit. A heat generation apparatus is located on the bottom plate. An opening is defined in the rear plate. A power supply unit includes a wid... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164895 | Portable electronic device with hard disc drive protection A portable electronic device includes a main body and a first shock absorbing assembly. The main body defines a receiving space to receive a hard disc drive. The first shock absorbing assembly includes a supporting post, a connecting member, a clipping element, and ... | 04/24/2012 |
