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 |
| 8139346 | Electronic apparatus and input device thereof The invention discloses an electronic apparatus comprising a casing with an input device. The input device comprises a circuit board, a first input module, a fixing module and a second input module. The first input module is disposed on the circuit board and compris... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8064224 | Microelectronic package containing silicon patches for high density interconnects, and method of manufacturing same A microelectronic package comprises a substrate (110), a silicon patch (120) embedded in the substrate, a first interconnect structure (131) at a first location of the silicon patch and a second interconnect structure (132) at a second lo... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8054648 | Battery cover and portable electronic device having same A battery cover includes an outer panel, an inner panel, a resilient member and a chassis. The inner panel is disposed on the outer panel. The resilient member is located on the inner panel and includes two elongated arms. Each elongated arm includes a contact at th... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7948771 | Electrical component and method for making the same An electrical component (100) includes a housing (1), a number of terminals (2) molded within housing and at least one electrical element (3). The housing has at least a side wall (11) having a number of recesses (112) and a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7826234 | Electronic device and positioning structure thereof An electronic device includes a base, an intermediate member and a lens. The base includes a guiding portion, and a first, second and third connecting portions. The intermediate member includes a first, second and third engaging portions connected to the first, seco... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7813144 | Control apparatus There is provided a control apparatus capable of simply supporting/fixing a board by a board support, reducing a number of integrating steps, reducing cost and downsizing a board size. In a control apparatus constituted by attaching a board to a board support... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7778043 | Flush mounted assembly for housing an ambient air abnormal condition sensor module A flush mounted assembly for housing an electronic or electro-mechanical module which detects abnormal conditions and responds to the detection of such abnormal conditions. The assembly includes a base mounted in an opening in a structural member such as a wall, par... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7751203 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus is provided. At least one heat radiating frame is stacked in a heat radiating frame coupled between a circuit board and a panel, a heat radiating frame to which the circuit board is fixed can secure a space by a height of a protruded part ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7724540 | Spacer for circuit boards A spacer or retainer secures two circuit boards in a back-to-back configuration. The spacer has opposite first and second sides, each having a peripheral rim against which the circuit boards fit. Each side is recessed to a depth enabling any component terminals or c... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7613012 | Standing apparatus for electrical components A standing apparatus for mounting electrical components to a base plate (10), the standing apparatus includes the base plate, a standing member (20), and a clamping member (30). The base plate defines a recess (12) in a first face, and a ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7583516 | Printed circuit board assembly with shock absorbing structure An exemplary printed circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board, four supporting members, four shock-absorption members, and four fixing members. The printed circuit board defines a plurality of cutouts therein. Each supporting member defines a position... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7489525 | Electronic device An electronic device includes a housing, a first connecting element, a second connecting element, and a lens module. In this case, the first connecting element pivots on the housing, and deflects relative to the housing in a first swing direction. The second connect... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7450400 | Electronic system and method Various embodiments of an electronic system and method for assembling an electronic system are provided. The electronic system includes an electronic module that is in physical communication with a printed circuit board along a connection area, and the proximal port... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7443694 | 25 degree tool-less expansion card bracket An expansion card bracket for a computer server has an expansion card support attachable to a motherboard and an expansion card accepting portion disposed near a top of the support. The expansion card accepting portion is configured to support an expansion card at a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430129 | Positioning assembly A positioning assembly is used for positioning a circuit board on a case. The circuit board shifts relative to a case along a integrate direction or a release direction. The positioning assembly includes a fixed member, a movable member, and a latching member. The l... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423886 | Electronic member and rotary electronic component An electronic member capable of reducing a loss of light until reaching the end of an operation shaft and enhancing the illumination intensity at the end of the operation shaft, and a rotary electronic component constituting the electronic member. The electronic mem... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7408786 | Electrical connector and system for a component in an electronic device The invention provides a printed circuit board (PCB) for use in an electronic device. The PCB comprises: a top side; a bottom side; an edge between the top side and the bottom side; a cavity from the top side to the bottom side; a region on the top side for mounting... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7378603 | Enhanced blind-mated input/output card cassette packaging concept An improved method and a cassette assembly for protecting electronic components, comprising of a housing that encloses the electronic components disposed over an insulator. The housing also encases a scissor jack component that can move from a first to a second posi... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378794 | Structures for coupling and grounding a circuit board in a plasma display device A coupling and grounding structure of a plasma display device for grounding a circuit board effectively, and fixing the circuit board stably. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel having a display area, on which images are displayed; a chassis ba... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364441 | Low-profile PCI adapter cards with high port counts A PCI card comprises upper and lower surfaces; a mounting hole defining first and second holes, the first hole having a larger diameter than the second hole; a stud that is inserted into the mounting hole and flushed to the upper surface; and a port connector provid... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7336504 | Computer component cover The present invention relates a cover which changes the aesthetic appearance of a computer component by providing an area to display an image, graphic, logo or text. Attachment shall be of a simple, easily attachable/detachable type requiring little or no modificati... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337257 | Adapter unit for a personal digital assistant having automatically configurable application buttons The present invention relates generally to an adapter unit for a personal digital assistant. More specifically, this invention relates to an adapter unit that provides additional functionality, and improved ergonomics and increased ruggedness to the personal digital... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331480 | Articulated hinge apparatus and related methods Apparatus and methods for hinging or otherwise easily engaging and disengaging various members to each other include a spring-actuated pin element to selectively extend and retract a pin from one hinge leaf to engage an adjacent structure. A variety of spring elemen... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326479 | Protection circuit module and battery pack incorporating the same The protective circuit module includes a substrate, electronic components mounted on the substrate for constituting a protective circuit, a molding formed on the substrate to enclose the electronic components, and terminal plates connected to appropriate portions of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323358 | Method and system for sizing a load plate A method of sizing a load plate for an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) assembly includes compressing the load plate prior to installation in the ASIC assembly. The compression is adjusted to cause the load plate to provide a target load when installed... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324344 | Techniques for attaching a heatsink to a circuit board using anchors which install from an underside of the circuit board A heatsink attachment assembly includes a first anchor, a second anchor and a heatsink clip. The first anchor is configured to insert into a first hole in a circuit board in an upward direction from an underside of the circuit board toward a topside of the circuit b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321493 | Techniques for attaching a heatsink to a circuit board using anchors which install from an underside of the circuit board An improved heatsink attachment assembly includes a first anchor configured to secure to a first location of the circuit board, and a second anchor configured to secure to a second location of the circuit board. Each anchor includes legs having looped end portions c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316381 | Articulated bearing supports for laser resonators In a bearing support (10) for a laser resonator, adjacent support sections (11a, 11b) are directly and undetachably connected to each other by an articulated deflectable joint (12). An additional vertical safety on the beari... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304861 | Cable clamp An object of the present invention is to provide a cable clamp which can be installed on a printed wiring board automatically without forming a through hole in the printed wiring board. A cable clamp (1), which is installed on a printed wiring board (20 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298630 | Coupling mechanism A coupling mechanism mainly includes a coupling member and two bucking blades. The coupling member has two anchor ends on two sides to anchor a plugging main board on the coupling member, and a groove on an upper side and a lower side, to hold the bucking blades. Th... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289337 | Electronic card with braced structure The field of the invention is that of electronic computers that have to operate in a harsh mechanical environment. One of the main fields of application relates to computers for on-board fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft avionics systems operating in a highly vibr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287738 | Remotely attachable and separable coupling An article for mounting from or against the ceiling is removably coupled to a base fixedly secured to the ceiling, by a person standing on the floor, supporting the article on an elongated rod, and thrusting the article against the base to couple the article and the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286340 | Adjustable adapter for mounting electrical switching apparatus and enclosure assembly employing the same An adapter is for mounting an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker, on the back panel of an enclosure, such as a switchgear cabinet. The back panel has at least one aperture. The adapter includes a first end portion coupled at or about the apert... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277299 | Multi-device holding structure In a multi-device holding structure for integrally holding two heat generative elements which are transistors having through-holes so as to be mounted on a base plate, and a heat sensitive element which is a temperature fuse sandwiched between the heat sensitive ele... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267313 | Retaining device for the floating mounting of a flat screen and electronic display device comprising a flat screen and a retaining device A retaining device includes bearing units (1111, 1112, 1121 1122) that float-mount a flat screen (2000) and that are preferably each provided with at least one elastic-positioning element (11210) and a vibration damping element (11220). T... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259970 | Substrate, connecting structure and electronic equipment A substrate has an electrical wiring pattern formed thereon, one or a plurality of electrical parts provided thereon, a first contacting part and a second contacting part provided thereon and electrically connected to the electronic parts, and one or a plurality of ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238890 | PTFE stud for ultrahigh-value resistor and method therefor A PTFE stud for an ultrahigh-value resistor includes a first portion to be mounted on a substrate and a second portion attached to the first portion so as to not be in contact with the surface of the substrate. The first portion is formed of insulating material and ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239529 | Fixing member for auxiliary circuit board A fixing member for fixing an auxiliary circuit board to a main circuit board is proposed. The fixing member includes a fixing portion for being fixed to the main circuit board; and a combining portion connected to the fixing portion. The combining portion can be el... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232328 | Insert and electronic component handling apparatus provided with the same To provide a guide core capable of being detachably attached to an insert body and an insert body to which the guide core can be detachably attached, the present invention provides a guide core able to be attached in a detachable way to an insert body, comprising a ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223923 | PCB capable of releasing thermal stress A PCB comprises a slender substrate, a thermal compression area and at least a slit. The thermal compression area, placed on the slender substrate, has a plurality of bonding pads for a plurality of TCPs to be mounted thereon and a plurality of dummy pads placed bet... | 05/29/2007 |
