Abstract:
The present invention relates to a chemical etching method for removing portions of material from the photovoltaic laminate of a thin-film photovoltaic panel. The method involves disposing a pre-determined pattern of an etching paste onto the back electrode of the photovoltaic laminate, and then removing the etching paste after a sufficient dwell time.The method removes portions of the laminate where the etching paste is applied. The method may be used to increase light transmission in thin-film photovoltaic panels for window and sun roof applications.
Abstract:
An socket assembly (100) comprises an optical socket (1) and an IC package (5) assembled to the optical socket (1), the optical socket (1) comprises an insulative housing (4) with a plurality of passageways (4110), a plurality of optic members (3) received in the passageways (4110) and a plurality of electrical contacts (2) received in the insulative housing (1). The optic member (3) comprises a waveguide (31) and a lens (32) at the end of the waveguide (31), the IC package (5) comprises a plurality of lenses (510) located at the bottom portion (51) thereof and a plurality of electrical conducts (512) located at peripheral thereof, the lens (510) are received in the passageway (4110) and the electrical conducts (512) connect with the electrical contacts (2).
Abstract:
Described herein are methods of manufacturing an electrode and emitter in a field emission device, and devices formed from the methods. Compositions useful for the manufacture of an electrode and emitter in a field emission device are also described.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing supplemental video content for third party websites is disclosed. In one embodiment, coded instructions are transmitted from a content enhancement server to a host server, for incorporation into the webpage source code. The host server is controlled by a first entity and the content enhancement server is controlled by a second entity commercially distinct from the first entity. Keywords are generated by execution of the coded instructions in the webpage received in the client computer from the host server, and the keywords are sent to a content enhancement server, which generates supplemental substantive video content information for transmission to the client.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for navigating a media program is disclosed. Viewing data for segments of the media program are monitored and used to compile statistics that are presented to the user in a histogram, so that popular portions of the media program can be identified and navigated to. One embodiment includes a searchable transcript of the media program that is synchronized with the histogram.
Abstract:
Described herein are systems and methods for client-side callbacks to server events in which a Web server receives a message indicating a client-side event. The client-side event is associated with a specific component of a client resource, the specific component being one of multiple static components of the client resource. A server-side component generates a response to the received message and implements at least a subset of logic of the specific component. In generating the response to the message, server-side logic corresponding to other static components that are different than the specific component are not used.
Abstract:
This invention provides a dielectric composition comprising a dielectric which is fireable in air at a temperature in the range of about 450° C. to about 550° C. and a conductive oxide selected from the group consisting of antimony-doped tin oxide, tin-doped indium oxide, a transition metal oxide which has mixed valence states or will form mixed valence states after firing in a nitrogen atmosphere at a temperature in the range of about 450° C. to about 550° C. and normally conducting precious metal oxides such as ruthenium dioxide, wherein the amount of conductive oxide present is from about 0.25 wt % to about 25 wt % of the total weight of dielectric and conductive oxide. This dielectric composition has reduced electrical resistance and is useful in electron field emission devices to eliminate charging of the dielectric in the vicinity of the electron emitter and the effect of static charge induced field emission.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture for producing one or more thumbnails from a media program comprising video data having a plurality of sequenced images. In an illustrative embodiment, the method comprises the steps of accepting a command to scan the video data to identify a candidate video frame for the thumbnail, accepting a command to select the candidate video frame for the thumbnail, automatically generating a set of candidate thumbnails, the set of candidate thumbnails comprising the selected candidate video frame and video frames temporally proximate the selected candidate video frame, presenting the set of candidate thumbnails for selection, and accepting a selection of one of the candidate thumbnails as the selected thumbnail.
Abstract:
This invention provides a process for improving the field emission of an electron field emitter comprised of an acicular emitting substance such as acicular carbon, an acicular semiconductor, an acicular metal or a mixture thereof, comprising applying a force to the surface of the electron field emitter wherein the force results in the removal of a portion of the electron field emitter thereby forming a new surface of the electron field emitter.
Abstract:
An LGA connector contact (30) includes a base (31), and a pair of spring arms (32) extending from the base. One of the spring arms includes an extending section (320), a connecting section (321), and a contacting section (322) adapted for engaging a contact pad of an IC package. The contacting section has an exterior side and an interior side, with a recess (323) on the exterior side of the contacting section around a middle portion of the contacting section so as to define at least a pair of contact regions (324) adjacent the recess. The LGA contacting portion is configured to have its contact regions electrically engage with un-oxidized portions of the IC package, thereby achieving an effective electrical connection between the LGA connector contact and the corresponding IC package pad.