Abstract: An apparatus for separating a first liner from a lens wafer includes: at least one air nozzle including a first open end facing an edge of the lens wafer and configured to eject a gas, the at least one air nozzle disposed proximal to a first lens wafer holder configured to hold the lens wafer having the first liner attached to a first surface of the lens wafer, a first peeling device including a second lens wafer holder configured to hold the lens wafer, a first auxiliary air nozzle facing the lens wafer and including a first opening configured to eject a gas, and a first at least one suction cup configured to contact the first liner on the first surface of the lens wafer and form a vacuum seal with the first liner, each suction cup of the first at least one suction cup being retractable in a direction away from the lens wafer.

Abstract: A flat panel display structure is disclosed that can support significant loads on the viewing surface without fracturing or permanently damaging the video display. A rigid body is fitted in a peripheral frame and situated behind the viewing surface. When a load is applied to the video display, the load is transferred to the rigid body, which absorbs and distributes the load to the peripheral frame.

Abstract: A flat panel display structure is disclosed that can support significant loads on the viewing surface without fracturing or permanently damaging the video display. A rigid body is fitted in a peripheral frame and situated behind the viewing surface. When a load is applied to the video display, the load is transferred to the rigid body, which absorbs and distributes the load to the peripheral frame.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat sink assembly having a positionable heat sink permitting the heat sink to be mounted to a substrate in more than one configuration. Various features are described for permitting multiple degrees of freedom in the arrangement of the heat sink assembly. Such features permit the heat sink assembly to be adapted to different environments. The heat sink assembly also has features such as a vane for directing air flow relative to the heat sink. Features for varying and maintaining pressure between the heat sink and a component to be cooled are also included.

Abstract: A thermo-electro sub-assembly comprises a gas supply, a first duct, a first heatsink adjacent a first device, a second duct, and a second heat sink adjacent a second device. The gas supply may be realized as a fan, a blower, or a compressed gas source. The first duct provides a passageway for delivering pressurized gas from the gas supply to the first heat sink. The duct may include a plurality of vanes for reducing the turbulence and air boundary separation within the duct. The first heatsink is in thermal communication with a first heat-producing device such as a microprocessor. In a preferred embodiment the heatsink comprises an axial shaped folded fin heatsink. The second duct is used to provide a pathway for the air leaving the first heatsink and delivers the air to the second heatsink. The second duct may also include a plurality of vanes for reducing turbulence and boundary flow separation within the second duct.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat sink assembly having a positionable heat sink permitting the heat sink to be mounted to a substrate in more than one configuration. Various features are described for permitting multiple degrees of freedom in the arrangement of the heat sink assembly. Such features permit the heat sink assembly to be adapted to different environments. The heat sink assembly also has features such as a vane for directing air flow relative to the heat sink. Features for varying and maintaining pressure between the heat sink and a component to be cooled are also included.

Abstract: A heat removal system comprising a gas supply, a duct, and a heatsink is presented. The gas supply may be realized as a fan, a blower, or a compressed gas source and is located remotely from the heatsink. The duct provides a passageway for delivering high velocity gas from the gas supply to the first heat sink. The duct includes a plurality of vanes for reducing the turbulence and air boundary separation within the duct. The heatsink is in thermal communication with a heat-producing device such as a microprocessor.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a heatsink adjacent a first device wherein a gas supply can be located to provide gas in any direction with respect to the heatsink. The gas supply may be realized as a fan, a blower, or a compressed gas source. The gas supply may be provided in any direction or in multiple directions. The heatsink is in thermal communication with a first heat-producing device such as a microprocessor. In a preferred embodiment the heatsink comprises a radial shaped folded fin heatsink arranged for axial flow.

Abstract: A heat removal system comprising a gas supply, a duct, and a heatsink is presented. The gas supply may be realized as a fan, a blower, or a compressed gas source and is located remotely from the heatsink. The duct provides a passageway for delivering high velocity gas from the gas supply to the first heat sink. The duct includes a plurality of vanes for reducing the turbulence and air boundary separation within the duct. The heatsink is in thermal communication with a heat-producing device such as a microprocessor.

Abstract: A thermo-electro sub-assembly comprises a gas supply, a first duct, a first heatsink adjacent a first device, a second duct, and a second heat sink adjacent a second device. The gas supply may be realized as a fan, a blower, or a compressed gas source. The first duct provides a passageway for delivering pressurized gas from the gas supply to the first heat sink. The duct may include a plurality of vanes for reducing the turbulence and air boundary separation within the duct. The first heatsink is in thermal communication with a first heat-producing device such as a microprocessor. In a preferred embodiment the heatsink comprises an axial shaped folded fin heatsink. The second duct is used to provide a pathway for the air leaving the first heatsink and delivers the air to the second heatsink. The second duct may also include a plurality of vanes for reducing turbulence and boundary flow separation within the second duct.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a pair of fuser rollers for fusing toner onto the surface of recording sheets. The apparatus further includes an oil applicator mounted for dispensing oil onto at least one of the fuser rollers. The oil applicator includes a tank for holding oil, a pad disposed adjacent to one of the rollers for applying oil thereto, and an oil reservoir mounted adjacent the pad and connected to the tank for receiving oil therefrom. The oil reservoir includes an ejection port that permits oil within the reservoir to be dispensed to the pad. A flexible diaphragm extends over at least a portion of the oil reservoir, and a seal is secured to the diaphragm. At least one piezo element is secured to the diaphragm for moving the diaphragm and seal between two positions in response to the piezo element being selectively operable between engaged and non-engaged states.

Abstract: The level of powdered toner in a toner reservoir of a printer or copier is determined by ascertaining the time that it takes a stirring paddle to rotate from a second of two fixed ridges adjacent the top of the reservoir until the toner is engaged. A sensor, which is preferably a piezoelectric element or a strain gauge, is preferably mounted on the end of the stirring paddle to engage each of the two fixed ridges. When the sensor flexes after engaging each of the ridges, two closely spaced electrical pulse are produced. When the sensor engages the toner, another electrical pulse is produced, and the time between the second and third pulses is used to determine the level of the toner in the toner reservoir. If the stirring paddle is flexible, it may engage the ridges and the toner so that the sensor could be mounted on the stirring paddle to not engage the ridges or the toner but only to sense flexing of the stirring paddle for producing the electrical pulses.