Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8005251 | Portable waterproof equipment A portable waterproof equipment includes a body configured for containing articles therein, a sealing structure, a cable and a sealing device. The body has an opening configured for providing an access for the articles entering into the body. The sealing structure i... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000964 | Method of constructing model of recognizing english pronunciation variation A method of constructing a model of recognizing English pronunciation variations is used to recognize English pronunciations with different intonations influenced by non-English native languages. The method includes collecting a plurality of sound information corres... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000592 | Driving circuit for a photographing module A driving circuit for a photographing module includes a load comprising three coils and four signal input ends; a power source configured to drive the coils and capable of providing an intermediate level between a supply voltage level and a ground level; and a set o... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000589 | Portable waterproof equipment having a sealing structure comprising a number of slot groups and rib groups A portable waterproof equipment for containing an articles with a protruding part includes a body (1) having an opening and a wall (12), a sealing structure for sealing the opening of the body (1), a through hole (14) defined in the wall ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000095 | Sliding mechanism and electronic device using the same The invention provides a sliding mechanism and an electronic device using the same. The sliding mechanism includes a bottom plate, a connection rod, a cover plate, an elastic member, and a connection member. Guiding sections are formed at two sides of the bottom pla... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000033 | Photographing optical lens assembly The present invention provides a photographing optical lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface; a second lens el... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000031 | Imaging optical lens assembly This invention provides an imaging optical lens assembly including: in order from an object side toward an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power and having a convex object-side surface, a second lens with negative refractive power and having a conv... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000030 | Imaging lens assembly The present invention provides an imaging lens assembly including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power; a third l... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999359 | Semiconductor package with electromagnetic shield A semiconductor package with an electromagnetic shield is disclosed. The semiconductor package includes two substrates (102, 202; 103, 203) and an electromagnetic shield (101, 201). Each substrate has at least one die (108, 208; 112, 212) provid... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998196 | Replacement heart valve, valve holder and methods of making and using same A replacement heart valve device usable in a medical procedure in relation in heart valve replacement of a patient. In one embodiment, the replacement heart valve device includes a heart valve holder or conduit holder formed in the form of a cylindrical tube having ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992806 | Showerhead with rotationally adjustable handle A showerhead with a rotationally adjustable handle includes a handle unit, a water outlet head unit, and a water inlet control unit. The handle unit has a hollow structure therein and has a first, a second, and a third communicating pipe penetrating therethrough. Th... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992006 | Smart card data protection method and system thereof A data protection method and system thereof used for a smart card, wherein, the user may select a data frame in a smart card through a data access interface, and input data into the data frame. The data protection system includes a data protection module, an encrypt... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989923 | Bi-directional transient voltage suppression device and forming method thereof A bidirectional transient voltage suppression device is disclosed. The bi-directional transient voltage suppression device comprises a semiconductor die. The semiconductor die has a multi-layer structure comprising a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986275 | Dual-band antenna The present invention discloses a dual-band antenna integrated with GSM wireless communication apparatuses, comprising: a first radiation unit; a first connecting portion; a second radiation unit; a second connecting portion; a grounding unit; a grounding extension ... | 07/26/2011 |
| D642144 | Display | 07/26/2011 |
| 7982650 | Digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and an associated method The digital-to-analog converter in accordance with the present invention comprises an R-2R transistor-only ladder converter and a digital controller. The controller connects to the R-2R transistor-only ladder converter and comprises at least one regulating transisto... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982360 | Apparatus and method for ferroelectric conversion of heat to electrical energy The present invention relates to a new method and apparatus for converting heat to electric energy. The invention exploits the rapid changes in spontaneous polarization that occur in ferroelectric materials during phase change. The invention permits robust and econo... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979948 | Soft wiper A soft wiper includes a pivotal connector, a pair of wiper strips, a pair of first resilient pieces, a pair of second resilient pieces, a pair of protecting covers, and a pair of end caps. The pivotal connector is pivotally connected to a wiper arm. The pivotal conn... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978288 | Display device, method of the same and electronic device including the same A display device including a substrate, a driving element, a reflective layer and a first auxiliary layer is provided. The substrate has a first area and a second area. The driving element is placed within the first area. The reflective layer is placed above the fir... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978032 | Locking mechanism for protecting a ground fault circuit interrupter from faulty resetting A locking mechanism for protecting a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) from being faultily reset. In one embodiment, the locking mechanism has a blocking member secured onto a lateral side of the movable assembly, a resilient member, and a locking member havin... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974053 | ESD protection circuit for differential I/O pair An ESD protection circuit for a differential I/O pair is provided. The circuit includes an ESD detection circuit, a discharge device, and four diodes. The first diode is coupled between the first I/O pin and the discharge device in a forward direction toward the dis... | 07/05/2011 |
| D641020 | Slim display | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969580 | Method and system for step-and-align interference lithography A method for step-and-align interference lithography is provided in the present invention, by which a displacement error relating to the moving of an interference light beam as the source of the interference light beam is being carried to move by a carrier is measur... | 06/28/2011 |
| D640693 | Display | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966124 | Navigation device and its navigation method for displaying navigation information according to traveling direction A navigation method applied to a navigation device is used to display navigation information according to a traveling direction of the navigation device. The navigation information frame displayed is dynamically adjusted according to the traveling direction of the d... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963791 | Zero insertion force electrical connector with a metal reinforcer with a head with a driving element A ZIF electrical connector includes: an insulative base having connected non-accommodating and accommodating areas, and the accommodating area includes containing holes; conductive terminals, each being contained in the containing hole; an insulative upper casing co... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962735 | Servo device auto-booted upon power supply recovery and method thereof A servo device auto-booted upon power supply recovery and a method thereof include a plurality of mainboards, a circuit board, a power supply, a memory unit, an auto-booting unit, and a switching unit. The switching unit and the memory unit storing a basic input/out... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960954 | Voltage adjusting apparatus The invention discloses a voltage adjusting apparatus including a power adaptor, a first resistor, a current detecting module, a second resistor, and a voltage feedback controlling module. The power adaptor outputs a first current first. The first resistor is used t... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957808 | System and methods of deep brain stimulation for post-operation patients A method for programming a deep brain stimulator implanted in a target region of a brain of a living subject. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of creating an efficacy atlas; acquiring a position of each electrode contact of the at least one electrod... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952818 | Optical imaging lens assembly The present invention provides an optical imaging lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element having a concave object-side sur... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952486 | Liquid crystal display device provided with a gas detector, gas detector and method for manufacturing a gas detector A liquid crystal display device with a substrate and a gas detector. The substrate has a pixel array area and an electrical connection area. The pixel array area has a plurality of pixels. The electrical connection area has a plurality of bond pads positioned on the... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951181 | System and methods for optical stimulation of neural tissues The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a system for stimulating neural tissue of a living subject. The system comprises an energy source capable of generating optical energy, a connector having a first end and a second end capable of transmitting optical e... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950272 | Apparatus for detecting sealability of lithium ion cell An apparatus for detecting the sealability of a lithium ion cell comprises a container which is filled with a detecting liquid, a clamp and a high-pressure-gas joint member. The clamp can carry a lithium ion cell to be detected and put it into said container. One en... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949501 | Systems and methods for a real time machine simulator to explore the effects of rules used in a modular manufacturing or assembly system A simulation device for simulating and exploring the effects of different policies used on a machine in a manufacturing system. The simulation device representing the machine includes controls to allow the participation of an operator in simulation modeling. The ope... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948748 | System and apparatus for removably mounting hard disk drives A system and apparatus are described for removably mounting one or more hard disk drives within a computer system. According to one embodiment, the system includes a disk drive carrier cage configured to receive a disk drive backplane and up to eight pair of disk dr... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948692 | Photographing optical lens assembly This invention provides a photographing optical lens assembly including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power; a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948596 | Multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display device comprising: (i) a first substrate and a second substrate positioned apart to define a cell gap, (ii) a liquid crystal layer positioned in the cell gap, and (iii) a plurality of gate lines arranged in a first direction and a plurality ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948432 | Electronic device and method for searching satellites A method for searching satellites includes obtaining a position information, obtaining a time information, calculating a regional range according to the position information, finding out numbers of target satellites corresponding to the time information and within t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948070 | Semiconductor package having impedance matching device A semiconductor package having an impedance matching device is disclosed, which is especially applicable to conventional system-in-package structures and system packaging design with high-density I/O design. The impedance matching device achieves impedance matching ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944707 | Package structure for connection with output/input module A package structure for connection with an output/input module is disclosed. The package structure can be applied to conventional multi-chip packages and system in packages. The package structure defines at least one insertion cavity that is vertically or horizontal... | 05/17/2011 |
