Abstract: A luminous apparatus capable of adjusting the luminance is equipped in a scanner. Before mounting the luminous apparatus in the scanner, a detective device is used for detecting luminance generated from the luminous apparatus. The luminous apparatus contains the electroluminescent elements, the branching levers, and the main lever. One end of each electroluminescent element is pivoted by a pivot while the other end is connected to one branching lever correspondingly. The main lever is connected to those branching levers. When the main lever is moved by an external force, the branching levers are moved and the electroluminescent elements synchronous rotate around their own pivots. Additionally, the positions of the main lever and the electroluminescent elements are fixed when a uniform luminance is detected.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a light source is attached to a first side of a flexible printed circuit; and the flexible printed circuit is conformed to at least part of a heat sink. A cross-section of the heat sink has surfaces facing in different directions, and conforming the flexible printed circuit to the at least part of the heat sink causes a second side of the flexible printed circuit, opposite the first side, to contact ones of the surfaces of the heat sink facing in at least two different directions. Also disclosed are various apparatus that include a heat sink, a flexible printed circuit conformed to the heat sink, and a light source attached to the flexible printed circuit.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a magnetic head with a trapezoidal shaped pole piece tip is described. The body of the main pole piece is deposited; then one or more layers for the pole piece tip are deposited. A bed material is deposited over the pole piece tip material. A void is formed in the bed material over the area for the pole piece tip. The void is filled with an ion-milling resistant material such as alumina preferably using atomic layer deposition or atomic layer chemical vapor deposition. The excess ion-milling resistant material and the bed material are removed. The result is an ion-milling mask formed over the area for the pole piece tip. Ion milling is then used to remove the unmasked material in the pole piece tip layer and to form a beveled pole piece tip and preferably a beveled face on the main pole piece.

Abstract: A multi-step anneal method is provided. First, a substrate is provided. Then, a dielectric layer comprising a damascene structure is formed over the substrate, and a barrier/seed layer is formed over the damascene structure. Next, a metal layer is formed over the barrier layer, and performing a first anneal step in-situ to anneal the substrate at a first temperature range with a first environment. Thereafter, a metal chemical mechanical polish (CMP) step is performed to remove a portion of the metal layer until a portion of the barrier layer is exposed. Then, a second anneal step is performed to anneal the substrate at a second temperature range with a second environment.

Abstract: A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing and hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting motion relative to the housing. Rings for retaining the loose-leaf pages comprise ring members mounted on the hinge plates for movement with the hinge plates between an open and closed position. An actuator mounted on the housing is moveable between a first position in which the ring members are open and a second position in which the ring members are closed. The actuator is in continuous engagement with the hinge plates when the ring members are closed resisting movement of the actuator. A travel bar is operatively connected to the actuator for movement with the actuator. The travel bar resists movement of the actuator when the ring members are open.

Abstract: A wire winding device includes a case, a reel received in the case for winding a wire thereon, a restricting member for restricting/releasing the reel, and a resilient member for interconnecting the case and the reel and rotating the reel and being movable with reel in an axis direction of the reel when the reel starts to rotate.

Abstract: A balanced transformer having an auxiliary coil has a bobbin, a balanced coil set, a detective coil, and an iron core set. The balanced coil set and the detective coil is wound onto the bobbin. The iron core set penetrates through the bobbin. The balanced transformer can be used in a driving circuit of a backlight module of an LCD device. The balanced coil set is electrically connected to CCFLs of the backlight module. The detective coil is electrically connected to a protection circuit of the backlight module. When currents respectively passing through the CCFLs are not equal to each other, two ends of the detective coil induct a voltage to form a protection feedback signal transmitted to the protection circuit. Therefore, the balanced transformer is capable of detecting an unusual current, so as to further protect the balanced transformer and the driving circuit of the backlight module.

Abstract: An automatic coating device uses a driving motor and a conveyer to form a cyclically rotating module. An injector filled with a coating material is disposed on one side of the conveyer. When an object to be coated is disposed on the other side of the moving conveyer, the coating material is then applied onto the object by the injector. This can increase the coating speed and quality.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) driver has the characteristic that using a voltage-switching control circuit to receive the liquid crystal positive voltage and the segment positive voltage generated by the driving voltage generating circuit. The voltage-switching control circuit respectively switches the liquid crystal positive voltage and the liquid crystal negative voltage to input to the common driver in different frame stages such that only one of the liquid crystal positive voltage and the liquid crystal negative voltage exists at the same time. Therefore, for the choice of the semiconductor manufacturing process for the LCD driver, the process with only half of the voltage-resistant can be chosen according to the original design of the circuit, and the supplying for the voltage needed by the segment driver and the common driver is unchanged.

Abstract: A fast-settling digital automatic gain control circuit comprises first and second gain-controllable amplifiers in series. Each amplifier can be digitally switched between minimum and maximum gains by control logic that receives inputs from a multi-level voltage comparator. A peak detector connected to the output of the first gain-controlled amplifier is used to set the overall operating ranges for several threshold detectors. Four reference voltages are generated from the peak detector. The highest reference voltage is used to clock and reset the gain control logic with a hysteresis comparator to the instantaneous input signal from the first gain-controlled amplifier. The three other lower reference voltages are used to provide three-bits of digital input data to the gain control logic. Two digital controls are output, a min/max gain bit for the first gain-controlled amplifier, and a similar min/max gain bit for the second gain-controlled amplifier.

Abstract: Computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions and apparatuses detect a structured handwritten object is detected in a handwritten document. A primitive structure, which is associated with a set of component objects, is formed. A candidate handwritten object is identified by detecting a corresponding logical structure. A classifier for the candidate handwritten object is determined. Consequently, the candidate handwritten object is validated from the classifier.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of sputtering targets uses a direct-chill method to fabricate various aluminum and aluminum alloy ingots. Without the need of follow-up forging processes, the fabricated aluminum alloy ingots can be cut to attain aluminum and aluminum alloy sputtering targets. The method according to the present invention features the advantages of few process steps, high productivity, and high yield. In addition, the fabricated targets have small grains, fine precipitate phases, and homogeneous composition.

Abstract: A solar power-operated cooling helmet is disclosed to include a helmet body, a flat solar cell module mounted in the top wall of the helmet body for converting the energy of sunlight into electric energy, a thermoelectric cooling module mounted in the helmet and electrically connected to the power output terminal of the solar cell module with a heat sink bonded to the hot side thereof and exposed to the outside of the helmet body and a cooling-air radiator bonded to the cold side and suspending inside the helmet body, and a fan-based cooling air delivery mounted inside the helmet body for delivering cold air to the inside space of the helmet body to comfort the user's head.

Abstract: An electro-machining apparatus using one or more carbon nanotubes as an electrode. The nanotubes can be the single-walled or multi-walled variety. The electrode can be used in numerous electro-machining processes, including electrical discharge machining (“EDM”), electron beam machining (“EBM”), and electro-chemical machining.

Abstract: A waterproof electrical power connector is provided. The male member of the connector includes magnetic core surrounded with a winding, and the female member of the connector includes a winding and has a hollow for receiving the male member. As the male member is inserted into the female member and a current passes through the male member winding, the induced magnetic flux is coupled to the female member winding, which accordingly induces current in the female member.

Abstract: A wireless communication system, apparatus and a method for compensating offset using the same are disclosed, in which offset due to latency in a power save mode is compensated. The wireless communication apparatus includes a frequency matched unit for compensating offset due to latency that may occur during communication between the wireless communication apparatus and external equipment. The frequency matched unit adds a predetermined time to a clock value of a system clock if power save mode is transited to normal mode. Thus, the offset generated can efficiently be compensated if the power save mode is transited to the normal mode.

Abstract: A back light module is disclosed. The back light module comprises a frame, a reflective mask, a light guide plate, a linear light source and a baffle plate, wherein the reflective mask is installed in the frame. The linear light source is surrounded by the light guide plate and the reflective mask. The baffle plate is disposed between the linear light source and the light guide plate and the baffle plate is connected to the reflective mask and the frame. The baffle plate disposed between the linear light source and the light guide plate is adapted for absorbing impact force during the impact test and reducing the possibility of displacement of the light guide plate. Thus, the possibility of damage to the linear light source due to displacement of the light guide plate can be effectively reduced. Thus, the reliability of the notebook computer can be effectively promoted.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a pair of fixed rails 12 installed on both side walls of inner surfaces of a storage space 11; a pair of movable rails 22 combined with the fixed rails so as to be drawn forward with respect to the fixed rails 12; a food storage container 30 supported on the movable rails 22; a linkage mechanism for moving the storage container 30 upward in a certain range; and a holding means for holding the storage container 30 at a position where the storage container has moved upward by the linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism includes first and second links 40 and 50, both ends of each of which are pivotably connected to each movable rail 22 and to the storage container 30. According to the refrigerator of the present invention, it is easy to take foods in and out of the storage container of the storage space positioned at a lower position of the refrigerator.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying large format images, graphics, and videos. The apparatus comprise a layer of column oriented optical fibers, each fiber is illuminated at one end by at least one laser diode, and a second layer which sits in front of the first layer and is parallel to the first layer, whose projected area substantially overlap that of the first layer. The second layer comprises a plurality of optical fibers arranged in rows. In between the first and second layer sits a third layer of optical switching elements. Alternatively, the second layer can be a light diffusing layer. Laser lights emitted from the laser diodes travel in parallel along respective column fiber until they are redirected by optical switching elements which couple the laser lights within the column fibers to the row fibers or to the difflusing layer directly whereby they are scattered by the diffusing elements to reach the viewing audience.

Abstract: A system and method of designing digital system. One aspect of the invention includes a method for designing an essentially digital system, wherein Pareto-based task concurrency optimization is performed. The method uses a system-level description of the functionality and timing of the digital system. The system-level description comprises a plurality of tasks. Task concurrency optimization is performed on said system-level description, thereby obtaining a task concurrency optimized system-level description, including Pareto-like task optimization information. The essentially digital system is designed based on said task concurrency optimized system-level description. In one embodiment of the invention, the description is includes a “grey-box” description of the essentially digital system.