08th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160055850 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a first information processing unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The first information processing unit performs predetermined information processing on input data to generate first processing result data. The communication unit is capable of receiving second processing result data generated by a second information processing unit capable of executing the same kind of information processing as the information processing on the input data under a condition with higher versatility. The control unit selects either the first processing result data or the second processing result data according to the use environment of the device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055851 | METHODOLOGY FOR LIVE TEXT BROADCASTING - A Transcription Engine is able to broadcast over the Internet streaming text associated with the broadcast to registered and authenticated end users who may be hearing impaired or may have difficulty understanding the language used in the broadcast. The end users' understanding of the information being broadcast is improved because of the availability of the associated text. The Transcription Engine comprises an authentication server, a database server and a Transcription server. End users are first registered automatically at a website associated with the Transcription Engine. End users can then login and are authenticated automatically by the Transcription Engine prior to being given access to a live or recorded broadcast of associated broadcast. The end users obtain access to the associated text broadcast via the Internet after having been authenticated by the Transcription Engine. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055852 | FRAME LOSS CORRECTION BY WEIGHTED NOISE INJECTION - A method for processing a digital signal, implemented during decoding of the signal, in order to replace a succession of samples lost during decoding, the method comprising steps of: generating a structure of a signal for replacing the lost succession, this structure comprising spectral components determined from valid samples received during decoding before the succession of lost samples; generating a residue between a digital signal available to the decoder, comprising received valid samples, and a signal generated from the spectral components; and extracting blocks from the residue, method in which window weighted blocks are injected into the structure using an overlap-add approach, the injected blocks partially overlapping in time. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055853 | Method for processing sound data and circuit therefor - A sound data processing apparatus includes a central processing unit for controlling predetermined processing in the apparatus, a rewritable RAM, a decoder performing the decoding processing for sound data, and an interface unit for being fitted with an external memory. The sound data processing apparatus reads a driver from the external memory mounted in the interface unit and stores the read driver into the RAM, and reads the sound data from the external memory with the driver and processes the read sound data. As a result, the wastefully using of the memory capacity of the memory mounted in the sound data processing apparatus is reduced. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055854 | Methods and Apparatuses for Generating and Using Low-Resolution Preview Tracks with High-Quality Encoded Object and Multichannel Audio Signals - A low-quality rendition of a complex soundtrack is created, synchronized and combined with the soundtrack. The low-quality rendition may be monitored in mastering operations, for example, to control the removal, replacement or addition of aural content in the soundtrack without the need for expensive equipment that would otherwise be required to render the soundtrack. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055855 | AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEM - An audio processing system ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160055856 | Inter-Channel Level Difference Processing Method and Apparatus - An inter-channel level difference (ICLD) processing method and apparatus are disclosed. A stereo audio signal is received, and the stereo audio signal is parsed frame by frame, to obtain an ICLD of each sub-band of each subframe of each frame of the stereo audio signal; a sum of absolute values of the ICLDs of each subframe of any frame of the stereo audio signal is calculated; and when an absolute value of a difference between the sums of the absolute values of the ICLDs of each two subframes of the any frame is less than a preset threshold, a weighted ICLD value of each sub-band of the any frame is calculated in a first weighting manner; or otherwise, a weighted ICLD value of each sub-band of the any frame is calculated in a second weighting manner. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055857 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC SOUND ENVIRONMENTS - A method comprising receiving a message request, obtaining a set of geographic coordinates from the received message request, conducting a first search of one or more meta-element databases using the set of geographic coordinates to obtain a plurality of metatags associated with the set of geographic coordinates, conducting a second search of one or more audio content databases using the plurality of metatags to obtain a plurality of audio sound files, generating a sound-stream using the plurality of audio sound files, the audio sound files comprising stored representations of simulated audio content and synthetic audio content associated with the set of geographic coordinates, encoding the sound-stream for rendering on a client device using one or more device-specific parameters in the message request, and transmitting the encoded sound-stream to the client device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TANDEMING EFFECTS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed towards a system and method for reducing tandeming effects in a communications system. The method may include receiving, at a speech decoder, an input bitstream associated with an incoming initial speech signal from a speech encoder. The method may further include determining whether or not coding is required and if coding is required, modifying an excitation signal associated with the bitstream. The method may also include providing the modified excitation signal to an adaptive encoder. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055859 | Smart Mute for a Communication Device - Methods, systems, and devices enable recovery of words spoken while a communication device is on mute during a voice call. A processor of the communication device or a network server may buffer audio segment in memory when the mute function is turned on. If the mute function is turned off soon after the input audio segment begins, or the processor recognizes from the spoken words that the speaker does not intend to be on mute, the processor may transmit to the third party participant a playback of at least one portion of the buffer in conjunction with turning off the mute function. Playback of the buffered audio segment may be sped up so that the playback catches up to current speech of the speaker. Buffering and playback of an input audio segment may be accomplished at the speaker's communication device or in a server within the communication network. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055860 | BI-DIRECTIONAL IN-LINE ACTIVE AUDIO FILTER - An audio filter for a breathing apparatus uses active filtering in a multi-wire system where one or more electrical conductors contain bi-directional signals using multiple stages of active isolation to separate direct current (DC) power, which is then used to bias an active filtering element. Using active signal conditioning or processing elements, the audio filter directionally separates the power and audio components to allow active conditioning or processing of the audio signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055861 | ACTIVE ACOUSTIC FILTER WITH SOCIALLY DETERMINED LOCATION-BASED FILTER CHARACTERISTICS - There is disclosed active acoustic filter systems and methods. A processor is disposed within a housing configured to interface with a user's ear. A memory stores data defining one or more locations and a respective set of location-based processing parameters associated with each of the one or more locations. A personal computing device external to the housing is coupled to the processor via a first wireless communications link. The personal computing device determines a current location of the active acoustic filter system. The processor generates digitized processed sound by processing digitized ambient sound in accordance with a set of location-based processing parameters retrieved from the memory, the retrieved set of location-based processing parameters associated with the current location of the active acoustic filter system as determined by the personal computing device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055862 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING ACOUSTIC SIGNAL REVERBERATION - A system and method for addressing acoustic signal reverberation is provided. Embodiments may include receiving, at one or more microphones, a first audio signal and a reverberation audio signal. Embodiments may further include processing at least one of the first audio signal and the reverberation audio signal. Embodiments may also include limiting a model based reverberation equalizer using a temporal constraint for direct sound distortions, the model based reverberation equalizer configured to generate one or more outputs, based upon, at least in part, at signal least one of the first audio signal and the reverberation audio signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055863 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM - This invention provides a signal processing apparatus for changing an input sound into an easy-to-hear sound. The signal processing apparatus includes a transformer that transforms an input signal into an amplitude component signal in a frequency domain, a stationary component estimator that estimates a stationary component signal having a frequency spectrum with a stationary characteristic based on the amplitude component signal in the frequency domain, a replacement unit that generates a new amplitude component signal using the amplitude component signal obtained by the transformer and the stationary component signal, and replaces the amplitude component signal by the new amplitude component signal, and an inverse transformer that inversely transforms the new amplitude component signal into an enhanced signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055864 | AUDIO ENCODER AND DECODER - An audio processing system ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160055865 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MAGNETIC RECORDING TRANSDUCER USING A CHEMICAL BUFFER - A method for fabricating a magnetic recording transducer is described. The magnetic recording transducer has an underlayer and at least one layer on the underlayer. The layer(s) are capable of including an aperture that exposes a portion of the underlayer. The method includes providing a neutralized aqueous solution having a chemical buffer therein. The chemical buffer forms a nonionic full film corrosion inhibitor. The method also includes exposing a portion of the magnetic recording transducer including the layer(s) to the neutralized aqueous solution including the chemical buffer. In one aspect this exposure occurs through a chemical mechanical planarization. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055866 | SCISSOR UNIDIRECTIONAL BIASING WITH HARD BIAS STABILIZED SOFT BIAS - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a scissor sensor stack, a soft bias layer positioned behind the scissor sensor stack in an element height direction, the soft bias layer including a soft magnetic material, and a hard bias layer, at least a portion thereof being positioned behind the soft bias layer in the element height direction, the hard bias layer including a hard magnetic material having an initialization magnetization that is perpendicular to a media-facing surface of the apparatus to provide unidirectional anisotropy to the soft bias layer, wherein the scissor sensor stack includes a first free layer, a second free layer positioned above the first free layer, and a barrier layer positioned between the first free layer and the second free layer. Other apparatuses and methods for forming such apparatuses are described in more embodiments. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055867 | TAPE HEADS WITH SUB-AMBIENT PRESSURE CAVITIES - A unidirectional and bi-directional tape head with sub-ambient pressure cavities. The tape head is adapted for reading and/or writing to a magnetic tape. The tape head includes: a tape-bearing surface; a transducer area, having at least one transducer designed for reading and/or writing to the magnetic tape; and a cavity open on the tape-bearing surface adjacent to the transducer area that extends parallel to the transducer area and transversally to the longitudinal direction of circulation of the tape such that an opening of the cavity faces the tape in operation. The cavity is further dimensioned and arranged with respect to the transducer area to create, upon circulation of the tape in operation, sub-ambient pressure therein. The present invention allows for a very close tape-head spacing. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055868 | MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT SENSOR DESIGNS FOR MAGNETIC APPLICATIONS - According to one embodiment, a system includes a leading magnetic shield, a first sensor structure above the leading magnetic shield, a first middle magnetic shield above the first sensor structure, a nonmagnetic spacer above the first middle magnetic shield, a second middle magnetic shield above the nonmagnetic spacer, a second sensor structure above the second middle magnetic shield, and a trailing magnetic shield above the second sensor structure. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055869 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING INCLUDING TWO SIDE SHIELDS - A first side shield has a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A second side shield has a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall. The distance between the first sidewall and the third sidewall decreases with increasing proximity to the top surface of a substrate. The second and fourth sidewalls are close to perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate. Each of the second and fourth sidewalls has an edge farthest from the top surface of the substrate, the edge being parallel to the medium facing surface. The main pole has a first, a second, a third and a fourth side surface. The first side surface is opposed to the first sidewall. A portion of the second side surface is opposed to the second sidewall. The third side surface is opposed to the third sidewall. A portion of the fourth side surface is opposed to the fourth sidewall. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055870 | DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBER, FLEXURE, AND HEAD SUPPORT MECHANISM - A dynamic vibration absorber includes an arm section that includes an elastic unit; and a weight section that is connected to the arm section and includes a mass unit. The arm section and the weight section each include a plurality of stacked single-layer materials having different degrees of elasticity and specific gravities, and at least one of the single-layer materials of the arm section and at least one of the single-layer materials of the weight section are shared in common. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055871 | QUASI-STATICALLY TILTED HEAD HAVING OFFSET READER/WRITER TRANSDUCER PAIRS - Aspects of the present invention relates generally to apparatuses with transducer arrays having offset transducers. Various embodiments are particularly suited to tilting for tape dimensional instability compensation. Some embodiments include dual servo readers in a given array. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055872 | METHODS FOR STORING AND ACCESSING ADDRESS INFORMATION IN A SERVO LAYER OF A STORAGE MEDIUM - A method including determining a first frequency for (i) a first track in a servo layer of a storage medium, or (ii) a first sector in the servo layer. The servo layer is dedicated to storing servo information. The method further includes: obtaining first address information addressing the first track or the first sector; modulating the first address information according to the first frequency; and storing the modulated first address information in the servo layer. Subsequent to the storing of the modulated first address information, the servo information includes the modulated first address information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055873 | APPARATUS INCLUDING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING LAYER HAVING A CONVEX MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY PROFILE - An apparatus may include a first magnetic layer, a first exchange break layer formed on the first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer formed on the first exchange break layer, a second exchange break layer formed on the second magnetic layer, and a third magnetic layer formed on the second exchange break layer. The first magnetic layer has a first magnetic anisotropy energy, H | 2016-02-25 |
20160055874 | MAGNETIC DISK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic disk of is provided, the magnetic disk having at least a magnetic layer, a carbon protective layer, and a lubrication layer sequentially provided on a substrate. In an embodiment, the lubrication layer a film formed by a lubricant having a perfluoropolyether compound A having a perfluoropolyether main chain in the structure and also having a hydroxyl group at the end and a compound C obtained from a reaction between a compound B expressed by: [Chemical formula 1] CF | 2016-02-25 |
20160055875 | HOLOGRAM RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND ANGULAR MULTIPLEXING RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD - A hologram recording and reproducing device and an angular multiplexing recording and reproducing method capable of detecting an angular error signal for which, in a two-beam angle multiplexing method, high-speed reproducing can be achieved with a superior recovered signal. A branch element branches a light beam, emitted from a light source, into a signal light and a reference light. Angle-variable elements modify the incident angle of the reference light that is incident to the optical information recording medium. A spatial light modulator adds information to the signal light; and an objective lens radiates the signal light to the optical information recording medium. An imaging element detects diffracted light generated from a recording region when the reference light is radiated upon the optical information recording medium; a detection system detects at least two angular error signals for controlling the angle-variable elements; and switching is performed between the two angular error signals. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055876 | OPTICAL INFORMATION REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND OPTICAL INFORMATION REPRODUCTION METHOD - An optical information recording/reproduction device is capable of appropriately correcting the angle of a reference beam during data reproduction even when a wavelength deviation or an angle deviation in multiplexing and vertical directions of the reference beam occurs in a holographic memory recording medium. The optical information reproduction device has a laser light source that generates a reference beam; an image-capturing unit that detects a diffraction ray to be reproduced from the optical information recoding medium; and an optical detection unit that has at least two light-receiving surfaces and is used for detecting a diffraction ray reproduced by irradiating the reference beam on the optical information recording medium. The device also has a light-shielding unit that shields part of the diffraction ray detected by the optical detection unit; and an error signal calculation unit that generates an error signal from a detection signal outputted by the optical detection unit. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055877 | BLU-RAY DISC FROM RECYCLED DISC MANUFACTURING MATERIALS AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A Blu-ray ray optical disc comprises a base substrate of recycled polycarbonate molded without a data layer on a first surface. The disc further includes a first transmission stack having (a) a data region layer having a first surface adjoining the first surface of the base substrate and a second, opposite surface embossed with data, and (b) a layer of metallization overlying the second surface of the data layer. Lastly, a protective layer overlies the region of metallization of the first transmission stack. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055878 | Image Archive Disc - Method and apparatus for storing archive images to a substrate, such as a rotatable optical disc. In some embodiments, an optical medium has a substrate which stores a plurality of archived images in a human detectable form on a surface of the substrate and control data associated with the archived images to facilitate optical recovery of said human detectable images from the surface. The archived images are arranged as a sequence of tiles on a recording layer of the optical medium each tile having an associated length and width. The control data are arranged as machine readable information that identifies an overall content of the plurality of archived images. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055879 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PERFORMING MEDIA ACTIONS BASED ON STATUS OF EXTERNAL COMPONENTS - Systems and methods for automatically performing a media action based on the status of external components are provided. A media asset is determined to be presented on a user equipment device. Components external to the user equipment device are monitored to obtain status information pertaining to the components. A determination is made as to whether a media action is associated with the status information. The identified media action is performed for the media asset in response to determining that the media asset is associated with the status information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055880 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND RECORDING DISK DRIVING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A spindle motor includes a base member including an installation member formed of a magnetic material, a sleeve fixedly coupled to a mounting part provided in the base member, a shaft rotatably installed in a shaft hole of the sleeve, a rotor hub installed on an upper end portion of the shaft to rotate together with the shaft, a driving magnet fixedly coupled to a lower surface of the rotor hub, and a coil fixedly coupled to the installation member so as to be disposed to face the driving magnet. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055881 | Adaptive HAMR Laser Power Data Storage Device - A data storage device and associated methods may provide at least a data storage medium that is separated from a heat assisted magnetic recording data writer and is connected to a controller. The controller can be configured to change a laser power of the heat assisted magnetic recording data writer in response to a tested bit error rate of a median data track of a plurality of adjacent data tracks reaching an identified threshold. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055882 | CYCLE-SLIP RESILIENT ITERATIVE DATA STORAGE READ CHANNEL ARCHITECTURE - In one embodiment, a system for cycle-slip resilient iterative read channel operation includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor. The logic is configured to, in an iterative process until a maximum number of iterations has been reached or a valid codeword is produced, execute cycle-slip detection on signal samples to detect one or more cycle-slip events. Also, the logic is configured to selectively alter a timing estimate driving a phase-locked loop (PLL) during any time interval determined to experience a cycle slip in a first pass as indicated by one or more cycle-slip pointers. Additionally, the logic is configured to generate a set of decisions provided by a detector and generate a set of decisions provided by a decoder. Moreover, the logic is configured to output decoding information relating to the signal samples in response to a decoding algorithm producing a valid codeword. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055883 | Methods and Apparatus for Automatic Editing of Video Recorded by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is connected to the processor and stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a video segment of a moving object recorded by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The memory also stores instructions executed by the processor to receive a measured moving object parameter and edit the video segment of the moving object based on the measured moving object parameter to form an edited video segment. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to send the edited video segment. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY RECORDING, EDITING AND COMBINING MULTIPLE LIVE VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHS INTO A FINISHED COMPOSTION - The present invention relates to a method of dynamically creating a video composition including the steps: a) recording a first real-world event as a first video clip using a video composition creation program residing on a portable device in response to a first user record input, the portable device comprising a camera lens, a processor, a memory device, and a display device that displays an image of the first real-world event perceived by the camera lens during the recording of the first real-world event; and b) selecting a transition using the video composition creation program in response to a user transition selection input, the video composition creation program automatically combining the first video clip and the selected transition to create the video composition; and c) the video composition creation program saving the video composition on the memory device as a single file in response to a user save input. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055885 | Voice-Based Video Tagging - Video and corresponding metadata is accessed. Events of interest within the video are identified based on the corresponding metadata, and best scenes are identified based on the identified events of interest. A video summary can be generated including one or more of the identified best scenes. The video summary can be generated using a video summary template with slots corresponding to video clips selected from among sets of candidate video clips. Best scenes can also be identified by receiving an indication of an event of interest within video from a user during the capture of the video. Metadata patterns representing activities identified within video clips can be identified within other videos, which can subsequently be associated with the identified activities. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055886 | Method for Generating Chapter Structures for Video Data Containing Images from a Surgical Microscope Object Area - The invention relates to a method for generating a chapter structure constructed from individual chapters (no. 1, no. 2, no. 3, . . . ) for video data from a video data stream containing images captured in successive image frames from an object area of a surgical microscope, for which different operating states can be set. Here, an item of chapter information is determined for some of the successive image frames, and the successively captured image frames of the video data stream are classified in a chapter (no. 1, no. 2, no. 3, . . . ) of the chapter structure depending on the chapter information determined for some of the image frames. The chapter information is determined taking into account meta data containing an item of operating state information relating to the surgical microscope. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055887 | MEMORY CIRCUITS AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING DATA OF THE MEMORY CIRCUITS - A memory circuit includes a memory cell, a first bit line, a first bit line bar, a sense amplifier, a first switch and a second switch. The memory cell is coupled with a first bit line having a first bit line portion and a second bit line portion. The first bit line bar has a first bit line bar portion and a second bit line bar portion. The sense amplifier includes a read/write circuit configured to couple the second bit line portion to a global bit line. The first switch is coupled between the first bit line bar portion and the second bit line bar portion. The second switch is coupled between the first bit line portion and the second bit line portion. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055888 | PREDICTING SATURATION IN A SHIFT OPERATION - Apparatus for data processing and a method of data processing are provided. Shift circuitry performs a shift operation in response to a shift instruction, shifting bits of an input data value in a direction specified by the shift instruction. Bit location indicator generation circuitry and comparison circuitry operate in parallel with the shift circuitry. The bit location indicator indicates at least one bit location in the input data value which must not have a bit set if the shifted data value is not to saturate. Comparison circuitry compares the bit location indicator with the input data value and indicates a saturation condition if any bits are indicated by the bit position indicator for bit locations which hold set bits in the input data value. A faster indication of the saturation condition thus results. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055889 | LOW POWER DOUBLE PUMPED MULTI-PORT REGISTER FILE ARCHITECTURE - Embodiments that may allow for selectively tuning a delay of individual write paths within a memory are disclosed. The memory may comprise a memory array, a first data latch, a second data latch, and circuitry. The first and second data latches may be configured to each sample a respective data value, responsive to detecting a first edge of a first clock signal. The circuitry may be configured to detect the first edge of the first clock signal, and select an output of the first data latch responsive to detecting the first edge of the first clock signal. The circuitry may detect a subsequent opposite edge of the first clock signal, and select an output of the second data latch responsive to sampling the opposite edge of the first clock signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055890 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM, AND ADDRESS SETTING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The invention provides a semiconductor device, which is daisy-chain connected with other semiconductor devices, including: a first communication section that receives reception data; a determining section that determines a type of the reception data, and that outputs a first and a second control signal according to the determination; a setting processing section that sets an address value based on the reception data and the second control signal, and that outputs a third control signal according to the setting of the address value; and a second communication section that includes a first input terminal to which the reception data is input, and an output terminal to which a communication line, that transmits transmission data to the other semiconductor devices, is connected, and that causes the first input terminal and the output terminal to be in connected or non-connected state based on the first or the third control signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055891 | MAGNETIC MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory includes a memory cell array including magnetoresistive elements, a heater and a temperature sensor provided in the memory cell array, a heater driver which drives the heater, a temperature detector which detects a first temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, and a control circuit which controls the heater driver based on the first temperature. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055892 | Magnetic Memory Element and Magnetic Memory - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory element includes a first magnetic unit, a second magnetic unit, a third magnetic unit, a read/write unit, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first current source, the second current source. The third magnetic unit is connected to one end in the first direction of the first magnetic unit and one end in the first direction of the second magnetic unit. The read/write unit includes a nonmagnetic layer and a pinned layer. The nonmagnetic layer is connected to the third magnetic unit. The pinned layer is connected to the nonmagnetic layer. The first current source causes a current to flow between the third electrode and at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode. The second current source causes a current to flow between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055893 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION (pMTJ) WITH IN-PLANE MAGNETO-STATIC SWITCHING-ENHANCING LAYER - An STTMRAM element includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) having a perpendicular magnetic orientation. The MTJ includes a barrier layer, a free layer formed on top of the barrier layer and having a magnetic orientation that is perpendicular and switchable relative to the magnetic orientation of the fixed layer. The magnetic orientation of the free layer switches when electrical current flows through the STTMRAM element. A switching-enhancing layer (SEL), separated from the free layer by a spacer layer, is formed on top of the free layer and has an in-plane magnetic orientation and generates magneto-static fields onto the free layer, causing the magnetic moments of the outer edges of the free layer to tilt with an in-plane component while minimally disturbing the magnetic moment at the center of the free layer to ease the switching of the free layer and to reduce the threshold voltage/current. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055894 | REDUNDANT MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS IN MAGNETORESISTIVE MEMORY - Memory cells in a spin-torque magnetic random access memory (MRAM) include at least two magnetic tunnel junctions within each memory cell, where each memory cell only stores a single data bit of information. Access circuitry coupled to the memory cells are able to read from and write to a memory cell even when one of the magnetic tunnel junctions within the memory cell is defective and is no longer functional. Self-referenced and referenced reads can be used in conjunction with the multiple magnetic tunnel junction memory cells. In some embodiments, writing to the memory cell forces all magnetic tunnel junctions into a known state, whereas in other embodiments, a subset of the magnetic tunnel junctions are forced to a known state. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055895 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a first storage area including a plurality of memory cells each including a resistance change element which stores data; a second storage area including a plurality of memory cells each including a resistance change element which stores data; a sub memory cell array including the first storage area and the second storage area: a memory cell array including a plurality of sub memory cell arrays arranged along a column direction and a row direction; a third storage area which stores redundancy information and to supply the redundancy information to the sub memory cell array; and a control circuit which controls an access operation to the memory cell array. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055896 | MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A memory device includes a plurality of memory blocks; an address counter suitable for generating a counted address which is used for a normal refresh operation and changed when all the memory blocks are refreshed; a target address generator suitable for generating a target address used for a target refresh operation, wherein the target address corresponds to an address of a word line to be additionally refreshed in the memory blocks; and a refresh controller suitable for controlling the memory blocks to be refreshed at different times during a first normal refresh operation, controlling a memory block among the memory blocks, which is first refreshed in the first normal refresh operation, to be refreshed through the target refresh operation, and controlling the memory block, which is first refreshed in the first normal refresh operation, to be refreshed last during a second normal refresh operation, based on the refresh command. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055897 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MEMORY ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SYSTEM - In a semiconductor device in accordance with one embodiment, a memory access control unit counts the number of addresses accessed by burst access to each address included in an address set of an external memory that is going to be accessed. When the number of addresses is larger than a reference value, the memory access control unit performs burst access to the address, and when the number of addresses is smaller than the reference value, the memory access control unit performs random access to the address. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055898 | MEMORY ACCESS METHOD AND MEMORY SYSTEM - A first level buffer chip gates a target second level buffer chip according to a preset mapping relationship, a first chip select signal, and a first higher-order address signal, and forwards a memory access instruction and a lower-order address signal received from a memory controller to the target second level buffer chip. The target second level buffer chip determines a target memory module according to a second chip select signal and a delayed address signal obtained by delays a second higher-order address signal, determines a target memory chip according to the lower-order address signal, acquires target data from the target memory chip according to the memory access instruction, and returns the target data to the memory controller. A cascading manner of a system memory is changed to a tree-like topological form, which avoids a protocol conversion problem, reduces the memory access time. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055899 | FAST EXIT FROM DRAM SELF-REFRESH - Embodiments of the invention describe a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device that may abort a self-refresh mode to improve the exit time from a DRAM low power state of self-refresh. During execution of a self-refresh mode, the DRAM device may receive a signal (e.g., a device enable signal) from a memory controller operatively coupled to the DRAM device. The DRAM device may abort the self-refresh mode in response to receiving the signal from the memory controller. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055900 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CACHING - In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method executable by a server system to store data in a data cache and refresh the data based on a dynamic schedule is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a processor, data from a first resource; storing, by the processor, the data in a data cache; determining, by the processor, a type of the data, and an access frequency of the data; determining, by the processor, a dynamic schedule based on the type of the data, and the access frequency of the data; and refreshing the data cache with new data from the first resource based on the dynamic schedule. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055901 | INDUCED THERMAL GRADIENTS - A temperature difference between a first thermal sensor and a second thermal sensor on a first die is determined. The temperature difference is transmitted from the first die to a circuit on a second die. A temperature from a thermal sensor on the second die is determined. The temperature difference and the temperature from the thermal sensor are utilized on the second die to modify operational characteristics of one or more circuits on the second die. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055902 | STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - A static random access memory includes a first inverter and a second inverter, a first n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) transistor, and a second NMOS transistor. An output terminal of the first inverter is connected to an input terminal of the second inverter, and an input terminal of the first inverter is connected to an output terminal of the second inverter. The first NMOS transistor is configured to control a write signal, and the second NMOS transistor is configured to control a read signal. The first NMOS transistor is connected to the input terminal of the first inverter, the output terminal of the second inverter, a write word line, and a write bit line. The second NMOS transistor is connected to the output terminal of the first inverter, the input terminal of the second inverter, a read word line, and an internal line. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055903 | PSEUDO DUAL PORT MEMORY - A memory and a method for operating the memory provided. In one aspect, the memory may be a PDP memory. The memory includes a control circuit configured to generate a first clock and a second clock in response an edge of a clock for an access cycle. A first input circuit is configured to receive an input for a first memory access based on the first clock. The first input circuit includes a latch. The second input circuit configured to receive an input for a second memory access based on the second clock. The second input circuit includes a flip-flop. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055904 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING CROSS POINT ARRAY STRUCTURE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING MEMORY DEVICE - In a method of operating a memory device having a cross point array structure, the memory device includes multiple tiles, and each of the tiles includes memory cells of multiple layers. The method includes accessing, in a first tile, multiple memory cells of a first layer disposed in a region where at least one first line and at least one second line cross each other, accessing, in the first tile, multiple memory cells of a second layer disposed in a region where at least one first line and at least one second line cross each other, and accessing, after the memory cells of the multiple layers of the first tile are accessed, multiple memory cells included in a second tile. Related memory devices and memory systems are also discussed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055905 | Nonvolatile Memory Device with Reduced Coupling Noise and Driving Method Thereof - Provided are nonvolatile memory devices and a driving method of the nonvolatile memory devices. The nonvolatile memory devices may include a plurality of memory banks, a read global bit line shared by the plurality of memory banks, a write global bit line shared by the plurality of memory banks, a read circuit connected with the read global bit line and performing a read operation, and a discharge control circuit connected with the write global bit line and primarily discharging the write global bit line during an initialization interval after a power-up operation. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055906 | OPERATION METHOD OF RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY CELL - An operation method of a resistive random access memory (RRAM) cell is provided, wherein the RRAM cell includes a variable impedance element and a switch element connected in series. The operation method includes the following steps. When the switch element is turned-on, a writing signal is provided to the variable impedance element to set an impedance of the variable impedance element. In a first period, the writing signal is set to a first writing voltage level to transmit a first electrical energy to the variable impedance element. In a second period, a second electrical energy is transmitted to the variable impedance element by the writing signal. The second period is subsequent to the first period, the first electrical energy and the second electrical energy are greater than zero, and the second electrical energy is smaller than the first electrical energy. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055907 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY BASED SYNCHRONOUS LOGIC - A method for setting resistance states of a first and a second resistive memory element (RME) is disclosed. The method may include coupling, via a common node, a first RME to a second RME. The method may include setting the first RME to either a high voltage resistance state or a low voltage resistance state. The method may include setting the second RME to a different state relative to the state of the first RME, wherein setting the second RME is substantially simultaneous with setting the first RME. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055908 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELL - The invention concerns a memory cell comprising: first and second resistive elements ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160055909 | Integrated Circuit Comprising an Input Transistor Including a Charge Storage Structure - An electronic circuit comprises an input insulated gate field effect transistor. The input insulated gate field effect transistor comprises first and second load terminals and a control terminal. The control terminal is electrically coupled to an input signal terminal of the electronic circuit. The electronic circuit further comprises a control circuit. An input terminal of the control circuit is electrically coupled to the second load terminal. The control terminal is electrically connected to a control structure comprising a control electrode and charge storage structure. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055910 | Storage Module and Method for Using Healing Effects of a Quarantine Process - A storage module and method are provided for using healing effects of a quarantine process. In one embodiment, a storage module is provided comprising a controller and a memory. The controller is configured to identify a set of memory cells in the memory that contains a bit error rate above a threshold, wherein the bit error rate is above the threshold due to trapped charge in dielectrics of the memory cells. The controller is also configured to quarantine the set of memory cells for a period of time, wherein while the set of memory cells is quarantined, heat generated by the storage module anneals the set of memory cells to at least partially remove the trapped charge. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055911 | Techniques for Programming of Select Gates in NAND Memory - In a non-volatile memory formed according to a NAND-type architecture that has, on one or both ends of the NAND strings, multiple select gates including some with programmable threshold voltages, a structure and corresponding for efficiently programming of such select gates. On the drain side, the end most of multiple drain select transistors is individually controllable and used for biasing purposes while one or more other drain side select gates are collectively programmed to set adjust their threshold voltage. Independently, on the source side, the end most of multiple source select transistors is individually controllable and used for biasing purposes while other source side select gates are collectively programmed to set adjust their threshold voltage. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055912 | FLASH MEMORY DEVICE - A flash memory device is configured to reduce loading of a word line without increasing the size of a region. The flash memory device includes a cell array region including a word line structure; an X-decoder region disposed at one side of the cell array region, and including a pass transistor composed of a gate electrode, a source region, and a drain region; and a metal line coupled not only to the drain region of the pass transistor, but also to one side and the other side of the word line structure. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055913 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An operating method of a semiconductor device is provided. The operating method of the semiconductor memory device includes programming a second source select transistor electrically coupled to a common source line through a first source select transistor; reprogramming the second source select transistor when a threshold voltage of the second source select transistor is less than a target voltage, and ending a program for the second source select transistor when the threshold voltage of the second source select transistor is greater than or equal to the target voltage. The programming includes electrically decoupling the second source select transistor from the common source line by turning off the first source select transistor. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055914 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A driving method of a nonvolatile memory device includes receiving a program command and an address. The method includes changing a number of adjacent zones of a plurality of zones formed of unselected word lines according to a location of a selected word line corresponding to the received address. The method further includes applying different zone voltages to the number of adjacent zones and remaining zones. The nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of strings formed to penetrate word lines stacked on a substrate in a plate shape. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055915 | Avoiding Unintentional Program Or Erase Of A Select Gate Transistor - Techniques are provided for preventing inadvertent program or erase of select gate transistors and dummy memory cells during an erase operation involving data-storing memory cells in a three-dimensional memory device. The erase operation charges up a channel of a NAND string using gate-induced drain leakage from the select gate transistors. An erase voltage waveform and a select gate waveform are ramped up to intermediate levels which allow some charging of the channel to occur. The intermediate level of the select gate waveform is low enough to avoid inadvertent programming of the select gate transistors. Subsequently, the erase voltage waveform and the select gate waveform are ramped up to peak levels which allow additional charging of the channel to occur. The peak levels are set to avoid inadvertent erasing of the select gate transistors. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055916 | Operational Amplifier Methods for Charging of Sense Amplifier Internal Nodes - Rather than supply an internal node of a non-volatile memory's sense amplifier from a supply level through a transistor by applying a voltage to the transistor's gate to clamp the node, the internal node is supplied by an op-amp through a pass gate. The op-amp receives feedback from above the pass gate. This allows a desired voltage level to be more quickly and accurately established on the node. Using a two-step reference level for the op-amp can further increases speed and accuracy. Biasing the op-amp with the external power supply can offer additional advantages. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055917 | STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING STORAGE DEVICES - A method of operating a storage device may include receiving a read command and a read address, performing a read operation on selected memory cells corresponding to a selected string selection line and a selected word line based on the read address and performing a reliability verification read on unselected memory cells. Data read by the read operation may be output to an external device, and data read by the reliability verification read may be not output to the external device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055918 | Zoned Erase Verify in Three Dimensional Nonvolatile Memory - In a three-dimensional nonvolatile memory, when a block erase failure occurs, zones within a block may be separately verified to see if some zones pass verification. Zones that pass may be designated as good zones and may subsequently be used to store user data while bad zones in the same block may be designated as bad and may not be used for subsequent storage of user data. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055919 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES AND PROGRAM VERIFICATION METHODS - A program verification method is for a nonvolatile memory device which programs a plurality of memory cells. The program verification method includes applying a plurality of verification voltages, and determining whether programming of memory cells, having different target threshold voltage distributions, from among the plurality of memory cells is completed based on one of the plurality of verification voltages. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055920 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY MODULE HAVING RECONFIGURATION REJECTING FUNCTION - A semiconductor memory device and a memory module have a reconfiguration rejecting function. The semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array, a test information storing unit, and a control unit. The control unit may include a control signal storing unit and may reject programming of the test information storing unit according to a control signal stored in the control signal storing unit. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055921 | DIRECT MEMORY BASED RING OSCILLATOR (DMRO) FOR ON-CHIP EVALUATION OF SRAM CELL DELAY AND STABILITY - A novel and useful direct memory based ring oscillator (DMRO) circuit and related method for on-chip evaluation of SRAM delay and stability. The DMRO circuit uses an unmodified SRAM cell in each delay stage of the oscillator. A small amount of external circuitry is added to allow the ring to oscillate and detect read instability errors. An external frequency counter is the only equipment that is required, as there is no need to obtain an exact delay measurement and use a precise waveform generator. The DMRO circuit monitors the delay and stability of an SRAM cell within its real on-chip operating neighborhood. The advantage provided by the circuit is derived from the fact that measuring the frequency of a ring oscillator is easier than measuring the phase difference of signals or generating signals with precise phase, and delivering such signals to/from the chip. In addition, the DMRO enables monitoring of read stability failures. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055922 | SELF-REPAIR LOGIC FOR STACKED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE - Self-repair logic for stacked memory architecture. An embodiment of a memory device includes a memory stack having one or more memory die elements, including a first memory die element, and a system element coupled with the memory stack. The first memory die element includes multiple through silicon vias (TSVs), the TSVs including data TSVs and one or more spare TSVs, and self-repair logic to repair operation of a defective TSV of the plurality of data TSVs, the repair of operation of the defective TSV including utilization of the one or more spare TSVs. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055923 | FUEL CHANNEL FOR A NUCLEAR POWER BOILING WATER REACTOR - A fuel channel for a nuclear power boiling water reactor is configured to include a bundle of fuel rods with nuclear fuel. The fuel channel is made of a sheet material and has a plurality of sides which have an elongated shape and which are connected to each other such that a corner with an elongated shape is formed where two adjacent sides meet. In one or more corners, the sheet materials from the two adjacent sides overlap with each other such that there is a corner region with double sheet material consisting of the overlapping sheet material from one of the two sides and the overlapping sheet material from the other of the two sides. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055924 | Boiling Water Type Nuclear Power Plant - To more reliably supply cooling water to a reactor pressure vessel and a reactor containment vessel using a back-up building if a severe accident should occur, a boiling water type nuclear power plant includes a nuclear reactor building including a reactor containment vessel, and an external building, which is installed independently outside the nuclear reactor building and which has an anti-hazard property. The external building has a power source and an operating panel independent of the nuclear reactor building. The boiling water type nuclear power plant includes a water injection pump installed inside the external building, an alternative water injection pipe performing water injection at least on a reactor pressure vessel or the reactor containment vessel in the nuclear reactor building from the water injection pump, and a valve connected to the alternative water injection pipe, making it possible to perform alternative water injection if a severe accident occurs. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055925 | METHOD FOR ANNULUS SPACER DETECTION AND REPOSITIONING IN NUCLEAR REACTORS - The present invention provides an apparatus for detecting and/or repositioning annulus spacers used to maintain the position of a pressure tube within a calandria tube of a nuclear reactor. The method comprises the steps of: vibrationally isolating a section of the pressure tube; vibrating the wall of said pressure tube within said isolated section; detecting vibration of the wall at a minimum of two axial positions within said isolated sections; and detecting the reduction in vibration level of the wall at one or more of said axial positions in comparison to the remaining axial positions. The apparatus comprises a tool head to be inserted into the pressure tube, the tool head comprising a first end and a second and a clamping block m each of said ends. The clamping blocks are used to vibrationally isolate a section of the pressure tube located between said ends. The apparatus also comprises piezo-actuators operable to vibrate said pressure tube; and accelerometers used for measuring vibration of said pressure tube. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055926 | MULTI-THERMOCOUPLE IN-CORE INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING INTERNAL STATE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR AFTER SEVERE ACCIDENT USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a multi-thermocouple in-core instrument assembly and a system and method for monitoring the internal state of a nuclear reactor after a severe accident using the in-core instrument assembly. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a multi-thermocouple in-core instrument assembly includes a signal compensation detector, thermocouples, and a plurality of neutron detectors disposed between a center pipe having a circular section and an external protection pipe, and the thermocouples have temperature-measuring points at different heights. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055927 | SPENT FUEL STORAGE RACK - A system for storing nuclear fuel assemblies includes a plurality of cells housed within a support structure. A first cell may house a first fuel assembly and a second cell may house a second fuel assembly. A plurality of compartments separate the plurality of cells and provide passageways for coolant entering a bottom end of the support structure to remove heat from the nuclear fuel assemblies. A first perforation transfers coolant between the first cell and one or more of the compartments, and a second perforation transfers coolant between the second cell and the one or more compartments. At least a portion of the coolant entering the bottom end of the support structure is transferred between the plurality of cells and the plurality of compartments. Two or more fuel storage racks may be stacked together in alternating fuel patterns to facilitate cooling the fuel assemblies with liquid or air. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055928 | METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF ALPHA SOURCES OF POLONIUM USING SULFIDE MICRO-PRECIPITATION - A method for preparing alpha sources of polonium. A sample of polonium is provided in a solution. A controlled amount of sulfide and a controlled amount of a metal capable of forming an insoluble sulfide salt in the solution are introduced into the solution, in order to co-precipitate polonium from the solution. The precipitates are filtered out. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING COMPLEX VECTORIAL OPTICAL FIELDS - A vectorial optical field generator includes a radiation source a modulator surface, a first quarter wave plate, a second quarter wave plate, and an output plane. The radiation source emits an input radiation along a path and the modulator surface is positioned along the path and configured to modulate a phase, an amplitude, a polarization ratio, and a retardation of the input radiation along a fourth area of the modulator surface. The output plane is positioned along the path and receives output radiation resulting from modulating the input radiation with the modulator surface, the first quarter wave plate, and the second quarter wave plate. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055930 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a composite material may include providing one or more layers of reinforcement material penetrated with viscous matrix material that is doped with electrically conductive particles. The method may further include applying a magnetic field to arrange the particles into one or more electrically conductive pathways, and curing the matrix material to secure the pathways in position relative to the reinforcement material. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055931 | CONDUCTIVE PARTICLES, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, CONDUCTIVE RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME, AND CONDUCTIVE COATED OBJECT - The present invention relates to conductive particles. The conductive particles contain core particles containing aluminum and a metal film covering the core particles, the metal film is higher in conductivity than the core particles, and a surface coverage of the core particles with the metal film is not lower than 80%. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055932 | GTMS CONNECTOR FOR OIL AND GAS MARKET - A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×10 | 2016-02-25 |
20160055933 | DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE SINTERING, MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - There are provided a dielectric composition for low-temperature sintering and a multilayer ceramic electronic component manufactured using the dielectric composition and the dielectric composition may contains: BaTiO | 2016-02-25 |
20160055934 | LUBRICATING-OIL BASE OIL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND ELECTRICALLY INSULATING OIL - Disclosed is a method for producing a lubricating base oil. The method comprises subjecting a synthetic wax obtained by a gas-to-liquid process, or a lubricating-oil fraction separated from the synthetic wax, to hydrocracking, thereby obtaining a hydrocracked oil having a normal paraffin content of 30% or greater and 50% or less; and subjecting the hydrocracked oil to hydroisomerization dewaxing in the presence of a hydroisomerization catalyst, wherein the lubricating base oil has a volume resistivity at 80° C. of 1 TΩ·m or greater, and a volume resistivity at 25° C. relative to the volume resistivity at 80° C. that satisfies conditions represented by the following formula (1): | 2016-02-25 |
20160055935 | Apparatus and Method for Establishing an Electrically Conductive and Mechanical Connection - An apparatus includes a main body having an electrode and a contact element. The contact element is directly mechanically and electrically conductively connected to the electrode in order to form an electrical connection between the main body and the contact element. The electrical and mechanical connection between the electrode and the contact element is free of melting regions of the materials of the electrode and of the contact element that are involved in the connection. Furthermore, the connection is realized in a manner free of connection material, for example, in a manner free of solder material. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055936 | BRAIDED STRUCTURE WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TOWS - Electrically conductive braided structures having resistivity are disclosed. In an embodiment a structure comprises a plurality of nonconductive bias tows formed of fibers of a nonconductive material and at least one conductive tow formed of fibers including at least one conductive material. The plurality of nonconductive bias tows and the at least one conductive tow are arranged to form a braided structure. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055937 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FOR TOUCH PANEL, TOUCH PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A transparent electrode for a touch panel includes a nitrogen-containing layer formed using a compound containing nitrogen atoms, and an electrode layer mainly containing silver and provided stacked on the nitrogen-containing layer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055938 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes a main line, a branch line which is branched from an intermediate part of the main line, a self-adhesive sheet which holds and covers the main line and the branch line and is folded so that one pair of edge parts thereof extending along the main line are stuck to each other in a state the branch line is drawn out from the one pair of edge parts, and a temporarily fixing member which bundles the main line at a position outside of the intermediate part in an extending direction of the main line. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055939 | ARRANGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION FOR AIRFRAME WIRES - An airframe wire is provided having a conductor and a first inner layer of polyimide insulation which is a helically applied tape including a polyimide component. A second outer layer of fluoropolymer insulation is a helically applied tape made from PTFE, where the second outer PTFE layer of fluoropolymer insulation is constructed as a substantially seamless outer layer so as to provide a hydrostatic barrier for the underlying inner first layer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055940 | INSULATED WIRE, AND ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS, MOTOR AND TRANSFORMER USING THE SAME - An insulated wire having a rectangular shaped cross-section, containing: a conductor having a rectangular shaped cross-section; and an insulating layer coated on the conductor, in which the insulating layer has a foamed layer composed of a thermosetting resin containing bubbles, the cross-section of the insulating layer has a shape composed of a flat portion and a corner portion, and the insulating layer satisfies the relationship represented by the following formula: | 2016-02-25 |
20160055941 | HEATED EXTENSION CORD - The present invention relates to a cord structured to connect a power source to a power take-off. The cord comprises a conductor extending along a length of the cord between opposite ends thereof, an insulator secured in surrounding relation to the conductor and extending along a length thereof, at least one resistance wire connected to the insulator and extending along at least a majority of a length of the insulator, a switching structure connected to the resistance wire and structured to define an active connection of the resistance wire in current receiving relation to the power source, and a temperature sensor structured to sense temperature exteriorly of the insulator. The temperature sensor is connected to the switching structure and is operative therewith to establish the active connection on determination of a predetermined ambient temperature. The resistance wire heats the insulator upon establishment of the active connection. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055942 | HYBRID CONDUCTOR - A cable comprising that includes an elongated conductor operable to transmit electrical energy at medium or high AC voltages. The conductor has a core including a first plurality of wires of a first conductive material, and an outer layer surrounding the core including a second plurality of wires of a second conductive material. The first conductive material has a deeper characteristic skin depth than the second conductive material. The total cross sectional area of the first and second plurality of wires is at least about 2500 kcmil. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055943 | HYBRID CONDUCTOR WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL CONDUCTING LAYERS - A conducting medium or high voltage cable can include at least one conductor surrounded by an insulating layer. One or more layers of conducting wires can surround the insulating layers, and the layers of conducting wires themselves can be separated by insulating layers. The centrally disposed conductor and surrounding circumferential conducting layers can include copper, aluminum, or a combination of both. The central conductor can range between about 1000 kcmil to about 4000 kcmil cross-sectional area, and the surrounding layers of conducting wires can be at least about 250 kcmil. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055944 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CROSS-LINKED PVC COATED WIRE - Methods for cross-linking a PVC coated wire without using electron beam irradiating equipment are disclosed. The methods include heating an insulating coating after formation of the same to manufacture a cross-linked PVC coated wire in which the outside of a conductor has been coated by the insulating coating, the insulating coating formed from a compound in which an oxidation preventing agent has been added to polyvinyl chloride. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055945 | BARREL-SHAPED FIREPROOF AND EXPLOSION-PROOF SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE WITH OVER-TEMPERATURE PROTECTION FUNCTION - The invention provides a barrel-shaped fireproof and explosion-proof surge protection device with the function of over-temperature protection, comprising a barrel-shaped housing, a barrel-shaped varistor and a cylindrical temperature protector, wherein the barrel-shaped housing houses the outer wall of the barrel-shaped varistor, the barrel-shaped varistor comprises a barrel-shaped varistor chip, an outer electrode, and an inner electrode, wherein the outer electrode is connected with an outer pin while the inner electrode is connected with an inner pin, the cylindrical temperature protector is arranged in the barrel space of the barrel-shaped varistor and is provided with two leading foots which are led out independently, or one of which is connected with the inner electrode of the barrel-shaped varistor and is led out, or one of which is connected with the inner electrode of the barrel-shaped varistor but is not led out. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055946 | POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL BASED OLIGOMERS FOR COATING NANOPARTICLES, NANOPARTICLES COATED THEREWITH, AND RELATED METHODS - In a composition aspect of the invention, a nanoparticle coating comprises repeating polyacrylic acid monomers covalently bound together in an aliphatic chain having a plurality of carboxylic acid functional groups and modified carboxylic acid functional groups extending therefrom. A first portion of the modified carboxylic acid functional groups are modified by a PEG oligomer having a terminal methoxy functional group and a second portion of the modified carboxylic acid functional groups are modified by a PEG oligomer having at least one terminal catechol group. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055947 | NON-CORROSIVE SOFT-MAGNETIC POWDER - The invention relates to a soft-magnetic powder comprising a core of a soft-magnetic material and a coating, the coating comprising an insulation treatment compound and an inhibitor, the inhibitor being:
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20160055948 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF FLEXIBLE INDUCTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A flexible inductor includes a first input/output terminal, a second input/output terminal, and a sheet-shaped and coil-shaped conductive pattern that includes a first end, which is connected to the first input/output terminal, and a second end, which is connected to the second input/output terminal, the first input/output terminal, the second input/output terminal, and the coil-shaped conductive pattern being provided on a flexible base member. The flexible inductor is positioned in the vicinity of a metallic part, which is disposed in a housing, or a metallic portion of the housing. The flexible inductor is bent and mounted in the housing in such a manner that one side of the coil-shaped conductive pattern that is close to the metallic part or the metallic portion is the inner side of the bent flexible inductor. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055949 | CRYOSTAT - The purpose of the present invention is to reduce vibration derived from a refrigeration machine. A cryostat comprises: a helium tank ( | 2016-02-25 |