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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7457135 | Assembly for securing plates An assembly for securing plates includes a first plate having two pairs of protruding portions, and a second plate having two tongue pieces at opposite ends thereof. Each of the protruding portions has a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface intersectin... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457124 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a main body housing having a corner portion in its rear, a display section, and a hinge device which rotatively movably connects the display section to the main body housing. The corner portion projects outward more than a side wall ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7446263 | Multilayer printed circuit board The objective of present invention is to provide an electroplating solution capable of forming the upper face of a via-hole and the upper face of a conductor circuit in the same layer in approximately the same plane at the time of manufacturing a multilayer printed ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7436683 | Wafer level packaging structure with inductors and manufacture method thereof A wafer level packaging structure with inductors and manufacture method thereof. The method comprises providing a substrate, having several inductors, forming conductive lines and holes to connect the inductors and the wafer, and bonding the substrate and the wafer ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7405946 | Ball grid array assignment A pattern of contacts that includes high speed transmitter contacts disposed in a first portion of the pattern, where the high speed transmitter contacts are disposed in first ordered channels of adjacent transmitter differential pairs. High speed receiver contacts ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400510 | Canister-based storage system The present invention provides a flexible storage system through the use of portable, removable canisters holding multiple storage subsystems. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394667 | High density power distribution unit A power distribution unit (306) may include a power distribution unit frame (310), where the power distribution unit frame has a 2U form factor (312), and where the power distribution unit frame is coupled to mount in an embedded computer frame ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394665 | LSI package provided with interface module and method of mounting the same In a circuit module package arranged on a mounting board, a circuit module has signal input and output terminals and is mounted on an interposer. The interposer is provided with first signal terminals electrically connected to the signal input and output terminals o... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388756 | Method and system for angled RF connection using a flexible substrate A method and structure for producing an angled RF connection between a first element and a second element using a flexible substrate is provided. The method includes laminating a flexible substrate onto the first element; bending the flexible substrate such that a b... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385828 | Electronic shunt resistor assembly An electronic shunt resistor assembly comprises a planar shunt resistor and an electronic monitoring unit. The planar shunt resistor has a resistance element and first and second terminal bars at opposite ends of the resistance element. The electronic measuring unit... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385792 | Electronic control apparatus An electronic control apparatus includes an exclusive power source line for a charge pump circuit which is discriminated from a common power source line. The exclusive power source line is connected to the common power source wiring via a via-hole va having an imped... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385143 | Thermal bonding structure and manufacture process of flexible printed circuit board A thermal bonding structure and manufacture process of a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board are disclosed, and the thermal bonding structure includes a laminated structure having a first insulating layer with a solder pad area and showing parts of a first conducti... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385829 | Assembly retention latch having concave release structure In one non-limiting aspect thereof this invention provides a structure having a generally planar quadrilateral shape that includes a bottom portion defining a mounting section; a vertical wall portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion and a top-most porti... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382631 | Circuit board mounting panel for electrical appliance The present invention relates to a circuit board mounting panel for electrical appliance, comprising: a base panel disposing a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board thereon; a first shield cover disposed on the base panel and mounting the fi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382625 | Combination antenna and SIM card support structure An express card adapted to receive and utilize a SIM card that can be electrically coupled with a computer is disclosed. The express card includes an extended portion with a printed circuit board (PCB) and a SIM card connector for coupling a SIM card with the PCB. A... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382628 | Circuit-component-containing module A circuit component built-in module is provided in which a solder that is remelted when the circuit component built-in module is mounted on a motherboard by using the solder is prevented from flowing to the outside of the prescribed electrodes. A first groove... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379303 | Computing device module A computing device module for receipt within a computing device chassis includes an enclosure and a handle movably coupled to the enclosure. The handle moves between an extended position and a retracted position. The handle includes at least one opening configured t... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379306 | Multilayer substrate including components therein Components having different heights are installed in a multilayer substrate using a metal core layer formed by bonding a plurality of metal layers. The metal core layer includes through-holes and a spot-faced portion. Passive components and an active component are d... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378598 | Printed circuit board substrate and method for constructing same A printed circuit board (PCB) substrate and method for construction of the same. In one embodiment, a first dielectric material is associated with a first current return layer and a second dielectric material is associated with a second current return layer. A signa... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375983 | Circuit board for reducing crosstalk of signals A circuit board includes a first group of layers located close to a top side of the circuit board, and a second group of layers located close to an underside of the circuit board. Signals which are fed to input and output contact terminals on the top side of the cir... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375976 | Housing for communication apparatus capable of installing LED lamps having horizontal or vertical emitting direction therein, and communication apparatus comprising the same A communication apparatus includes a housing and an electronic device installed in the housing. The housing has a shell body having a top wall, a front wall and a mounting zone defined by a part of the top wall and a part of the front wall, and a cover coupled to th... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375982 | Thin film deposition as an active conductor and method therefor A method includes populating components in a cavity of a substrate, disposing a polymer over the components and within the cavity. The polymer is cured and a thin film is formed on the polymer. In addition, a method includes forming an EMI shield within a medical de... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375978 | Method and apparatus for trace shielding and routing on a substrate Some embodiments of the invention effectively shield signal traces on a substrate without impacting the signal trace routing on the metal layers of the substrate. Other embodiments of the invention provide improved power delivery without impacting the signal trace r... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375980 | Mounting apparatus for expansion cards A mounting apparatus for mounting a plurality of expansion cards (50) in a computer includes a chassis (10), a rack (40), a fixing member (60), and a locking member (70). The chassis includes a rear panel (12). The rack is a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375955 | Computer bezel A computer bezel includes a main body (100), a shutter (10) movably attached to the main body, a pair of springs (50) connecting the shutter and the main body, and a bracket (40). The main body includes an opening (110) and a pair ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375290 | Printed circuit board via with radio frequency absorber A printed circuit board with vias that reduce or eliminate radio frequency interference and method of forming the same. The printed circuit board includes non-conductive layers, conductive-layers interspersed between the non-conductive layers, vias extending through... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375971 | Memory module with an electronic printed circuit board and a plurality of semiconductor chips of the same type In a first embodiment, the invention provides a memory module having an electronic printed circuit board and a plurality of semiconductor chips of the same type that are mounted on at least one outer face of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375973 | Casing for a communication device A casing for a handheld communication device includes a set of individual parts, each individual part being formed from the same metal. The set of individual parts have a purity of at least a hallmark purity level. The set of individual parts is severable from the c... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375979 | Method and apparatus for routing a differential pair on a printed circuit board A differential pair (200) is provided by routing a printed circuit board (202) having high density interconnect (HDI) substrate (204) with first and second metal layers (212, 218) such that a first runner (206) forms a zigzag patte... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372708 | Position detecting switch fixture for cylinder A position detecting switch fixture for cylinder, having a pair of clamping reinforced plates at both ends of a mounting band, and clamping/holding a position detecting switch between these plates by a clamping screw. A holder is installed between the pair of clampi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372707 | Positioning member for circuit board and circuit board positioning mechanism having the positioning member The invention provides a positioning member for a circuit board and a circuit board positioning mechanism having the positioning member, which is adapted to limit the latitude of a first direction of the printed circuit board installed on a housing. The circuit boar... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371972 | Electrical wiring structure, manufacturing method thereof, electro-optical device substrate having electrical wiring structure, electro-optical device, and manufacturing method thereof An electrical wiring structure is provided which can be formed simultaneously when non-linear elements containing corrosion resistant metal wires and non-corrosion resistant metal wires are formed. In addition, a manufacturing method of the electrical wiring structu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372706 | Surge protection A rack-mountable in-line surge protection system includes a chassis configured to mount to an equipment rack, the chassis including: an electrically-conductive buss, an electrically-conductive ground member coupled to the buss and configured and disposed to be conne... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369416 | Electrically shielded module carrier Electric or electronic modules may be carried by an electrically shielded module carrier that includes a cover element and a base element enclosing at least one mounting region which is divided into a front section and a rear section by an intermediate wall card. Ho... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369415 | Multilayer electronic circuit device An electronic control device includes a multilayered flexible substrate and first to fourth spacers disposed in a casing. The multilayered flexible substrate, including first to third rigid substrate portions, is folded in a multilayered arrangement in such a manner... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368666 | Surface-mounting type electronic circuit unit without detachment of solder A surface-mounting type electronic circuit unit includes pedestal bases. The pedestal bases are attached to first lands provided on the bottom surface of an insulating substrate and are made of plate-shaped metal material having a solder film on the outer surface th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369414 | Rotatable hinge mechanism with enclosure for housing flexible printed circuit An electric device having a first body unit and a second body unit connected through a hinge unit is provided. A Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) having coil portions wrappable around the shafts of the hinge unit is also provided so that when the second body unit pivo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365991 | Dual LED board layout for lighting systems Circuit boards for lighting systems have identical LED landing zones printed on the board. Each zone includes at least two sets of LED contact pads. One pad set is configured to mate with contacts of an LED of a first structural type, e.g. from a first product line ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364438 | Electrical connection box A case that houses a circuit component includes a frame along a peripheral edge of a circuit board, and a cover assembled to the frame so as to cover the circuit board, and connectors, facing an outer peripheral side of the frame are provided in the frame. In corres... | 04/29/2008 |
