Did You Know...
...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7561421 | Portable electronic product with a Qwerty keyboard A portable electronic product with a Qwerty keyboard has a single display for reducing the manufacturing cost and a Qwerty keyboard for inputting data more conveniently. The portable electronic product includes a housing, a Qwerty keyboard mounted in the housing and... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7535699 | Electronic apparatus with keyboard According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus with a keyboard coupled to a cable, comprises a housing including a wall on which the keyboard is mounted, the wall including an opening, a circuit board which is accommodated inside the housing, and to which the ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7525792 | Electronic apparatus provided with housing having liquid proof structure According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a unit supported on the housing, and a mounting section which is provided on the housing and on which the unit is placed. The mounting section includes an opening, a support wall which surround... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7505252 | Notebook computer A notebook computer. The notebook computer includes a body, a keyboard, an infrared module, a wireless bluetooth module, and a control circuit. The keyboard is detachably disposed on the body. The infrared module and the wireless Bluetooth module are disposed on the... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7495893 | Portable computer A portable computer includes a main body, a keyboard assembly and an interface unit. The main body has a main circuit substrate received in the main body and a main body connector. The interface unit has a plurality of signal pads and a plurality of groups of branch... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7486501 | Information processing device An information processing device may include a device main body including a keyboard, and a display slidably supported by the device main body, wherein the device main body may include a support section for slidably supporting the display, and a pair of grip section... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486500 | Assembly structure for assembling a first plastic shell and a second plastic shell An assembly structure for assembling a first plastic shell and a second plastic shell, thereby coupling articles to be assembled such as keyboards and adapters, including a hollow strut and an opening. The first plastic shell has the hollow strut extended from the i... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7477508 | Combination keyboard and digital tablet A combination keyboard and digital tablet includes a top side and a bottom side. The top side of the keyboard body houses a plurality of keys. The bottom side of the keyboard body includes a recess. A digital tablet body is hingedly joined to the keyboard body. The ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7463480 | Foldable keyboard A foldable keyboard applicable in a notebook computer is provided. The notebook computer includes a body provided with a keyboard accommodation groove for accommodating and holding the foldable keyboard. Furthermore, the foldable keyboard includes at least one separ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7450370 | Securing assembly for keyboard of portable computer A securing assembly includes a chassis comprising a top wall, a keyboard mounted on the top wall of the chassis, at least one securing member pivotably mounted on the chassis, and at least one elastic member. The chassis defines a positioning hole therein. The at le... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7443665 | Lock for notebook computer or other personal electronic device A notebook/laptop computer or other personal electronic device locking assembly includes a locking base frame. The locking base frame locks the notebook computer or other personal electronic device securely in place to a work surface such as a desk top or table top.... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439956 | Ergonomic computer alignment A method, system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures a distance and angle to a user's eye. This distance and angle, along... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439960 | Keypad and operation method thereof A keypad and operation method thereof is provided. In this embodiment, the keypad has pre-established corresponding tables (namely, key-signal tables) specifying key signals corresponding to various input keys on a keypad. A switching control key (i.e. a numeric-loc... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433177 | Keyboard with recharge function A keyboard with a recharge function for a computer system having a rechargeable wireless peripheral is described. The keyboard includes a charger and a charging dock. The charger is disposed inside the keyboard and charges the rechargeable wireless peripheral with p... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428140 | Electronic apparatus According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a case having an upper wall and a lower wall; a connector housed in the case; a duct portion having a first opening that opens in the upper wall, the duct portion protruding from a peripheral edge of the... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426105 | Fixing mechanism for button A fixing mechanism for a button includes a shelf (11) and a bracket (80). The bracket includes a body (81). A pair of spaced apart first resilient arms (85) extends from an edge of the body 81, and a second resilient arm (83... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423555 | Human-machine interface apparatus with expanded function A human machine interface with expanded function includes a panel and a printed circuit board. A first key apparatus electrically coupled to the printed circuit board is mounted on the panel. The printed circuit board provides an expansion interface for optionally c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7403376 | Automatic stabilizing device for a display An automatic stabilizing device. A base plate includes a through hole. An imbalance detecting mechanism is disposed on the base plate and includes a detecting member and an engaging member connected thereto. The detecting member is movably disposed inside the throug... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400496 | Keyboard attachment assembly for a computer device A keyboard attachment assembly for a computer device comprises a keyboard having a variably positionable connector and an adapter releasably couplable to the keyboard. The adapter comprises an alignment mechanism for moving the connector into alignment with a connec... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397655 | Electronic apparatus According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus has a first housing having a first cover, a second housing having a second cover, and a hinge device. The hinge device connects rotationally the first housing and second housing, and has a hinge shaft, a first arm... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391157 | Plasma display device A plasma display device includes: a plasma display panel; a chassis base supporting the plasma display panel, the chassis base being parallel to the plasma display panel; a thermally conductive layer arranged between the plasma display panel and the chassis base, th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390983 | Switch lock apparatus, portable computer, and electronic apparatus A switch lock apparatus includes a switching mechanism configured to switch a switch provided at a main body part where a cover body is rotatably provided to a lock-off state where operation can be done or a lock-on state where the operation cannot be done, and an i... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388743 | Electronic device and keyboard thereof A keyboard is disposed in a base having a first connecting member and includes a first keyboard body, a second keyboard body, a second connecting member and a connecting assembly. The second keyboard body is adjacent to the first keyboard body. The second connecting... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389454 | Error detection in user input device using general purpose input-output A method and apparatus are disclosed for using a general purpose input-output (GPIO) interface to test a user input device such as a wireless keyboard or mouse. Operation of key-scan logic can be tested by the GPIO interface by temporarily disconnecting the outputs ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386748 | Information processing apparatus and control method According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display device, a main body rotatably connected to the display device and overlapping so as to at least partly face the display device, and a plurality of input devices either on the main bo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385150 | Sliding mechanism for device with two keyboards A device has a moving display that alternatively hides two keyboards. As the display is moved to expose one keyboard, the device may take on different functionality than when the other keyboard is exposed. The sliding mechanism has a back plate with two guides, onto... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385808 | Electronic apparatus with keyboard According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus with a keyboard coupled to a cable, comprises a housing including a wall on which the keyboard is mounted, the wall including an opening, a circuit board which is accommodated inside the housing, and to which the ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382605 | Electronic device with sucker-fixed keyboard An electronic device having a keyboard fixed through a set of suckers and most suitably applied to the host body of an electronic product is provided. The electronic device includes a casing, a keyboard module and at least a sucker. The keyboard module has at least ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382604 | Electronic apparatus A portable computer as an example of an electronic apparatus has a main unit, and a cover member placed on the upper surface of the main unit. The main unit has a housing. A component mounting part is formed on the upper surface of the housing. The component mountin... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376397 | Key setting methods A method of user-defined key setting in a portable electronic communication device. Corresponding relationships between keys and functions is recorded in a first mapping table and the portable electronic communication device executes the functions accordingly. When ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375721 | Keyboard with changeable key display A keyboard system comprises a first plurality of keys. The first plurality of keys have top surfaces with fixed indicia disposed thereon. The keyboard system further comprises a recessed section. The keyboard system further comprises a programmable display key modul... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371967 | Protective cable guide and separator assembly A protective cable guide and separator assembly. A first handle is coupled to first ends of a plurality of RF cables and a second end is coupled to second ends of the plurality of RF cables. At least one resilient portion is between the first and second handle porti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369881 | Portable telephone and method of manufacturing the same A portable telephone includes a lower case and elastic sheet, an operation button portion component, and an operation button illuminating light source. Predetermined openings are formed in each of the lower case and elastic sheet to arrange a plurality of front surf... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365966 | Electronic device An electronic device has an operating panel. A through-hole penetrating the operating panel is provided at a part of the operating panel. A partition board includes a board part and a partition part, and a step is provided between the board part and the partition pa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366550 | Handheld electronic apparatus A handheld electronic apparatus. The handheld electronic apparatus includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, an operating member, a first holding member and a second holding member. The second connecting member is rotatably connected to the fir... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364127 | Support arm for a monitor A support arm for a monitor comprises a main support arm, an extension arm pivotally connected to the rear end of the main support arm, a monitor mount pivotally connected to the front end of the extension arm, an extension arm mount pivotally connected to the rear ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366552 | Compound portable computing device with dual portion variable keyboards coupled over a wireless link A compound portable computing device comprising two or more separate portable devices coupled over a wireless link is described. A first portable computing device contains a first portion of a full-size keyboard, such as a standard QWERTY keyboard or foreign languag... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365967 | Collapsible structures having enhancements Collapsible structures are provided with enhancements and other features that impart additional utility or amusement value to the basic underlying structure. The collapsible structure has at least one foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361046 | Display assembly In one embodiment, a display assembly comprises a base, a monitor assembly, and a first spacing connector having a first interlocking mechanism selectively connectable to the base and a second interlocking mechanism selectively connectable to the monitor assembly to... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361853 | Button assembly with status indicator and programmable backlighting A configurable switch matrix assembly with button assembly is disclosed for keypads used in devices such as primary control points for automation systems in homes vehicles, or commercial environments. The configurable switch matrix assembly preferably includes a fra... | 04/22/2008 |
