18th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150118895 | FAST CONNECTOR OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - A fast connector of electronic cigarette comprising a battery adaptor plate | 2015-04-30 |
20150118896 | RELOCATABLE POWER TAP FOR USE IN A PATIENT CARE AREA - A power tap configured to deflect falling material, such as liquid and/or object, from electrical outlets. The power tap includes a housing having an opening to an electrical outlet, and a shelf that extends outwardly from a portion of the housing above the opening when the housing is in an upright position to divert or deflect falling matter away from the electrical outlet. The power tap may be configured as a relocatable power tap, and may be configured for use in a patient care area in compliance with one or more standards for safety and effectiveness of medical electrical equipment. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118897 | COAXIAL CABLE AND CONNECTOR WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLING - A coaxial connector junction includes first and second coaxial connectors. The first coaxial connector engages the second coaxial connector, the post of the first central conductor extension being inserted into the cavity of the second central conductor extension such that a capacitive element is created between the first and second central conductor extensions by a gap between the first central conductor extension and the second central conductor extension. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118898 | COAXIAL CABLE AND CONNECTOR WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLING - A coaxial connector junction includes first and second coaxial connectors. The first coaxial connector includes: a first central conductor extension; a first outer conductor extension spaced apart from and circumferentially surrounding the first central conductor extension; and a first dielectric spacer interposed between the first central conductor extension and the first outer conductor extension. The second coaxial connector includes: a second central conductor extension; a second outer conductor extension spaced apart from and circumferentially surrounding the second central conductor extension; and a second dielectric spacer interposed between the second central conductor extension and the second outer conductor extension. Each of the central conductor extensions and the outer conductor extensions has circular symmetry about the longitudinal axis, such that electrical properties of the engaged first and second coaxial connectors are substantially the same irrespective of the relative orientations of the first and second coaxial connectors about the longitudinal axis. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118899 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COAXIAL CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a coaxial connector ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118900 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR PLUG - A coaxial connector plug includes a first outer conductive unit that includes a first outer conductor that has a substantially ring-like shape in a portion of which a cutting portion is formed when viewed in plan and first and second outer terminals that are drawn out downwardly from the first outer conductor and a first central conductive unit that includes a first central conductor disposed in an area surrounded by the first outer conductor when viewed in plan. The first and second outer terminals are disposed, when viewed in plan from above, further toward the side on which the cutting portion is formed than a second line with the cutting portion interposed between the first and second outer terminals, the second line being perpendicular to a first line, which connects the center of the first outer conductor and the cutting portion, and passing through the center. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118901 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR HAVING A GRIPPING MEMBER WITH A NOTCH AND DISPOSED INSIDE A SHELL - A gripping member for a coaxial cable connector is disclosed. The gripping member has a front end and a rear end opposite the front end, and an outer surface and an inner surface defining a longitudinal hole extending between the front end and the rear end. A first portion of the gripping member terminates at the front end. A second portion of the gripping member terminates at the rear end and includes at least one notch which extends from the inner surface of second portion to a certain depth from inner surface. The gripping member is configured to be forced under a body of a coaxial cable connector when driven axially forward by a shell of a coaxial cable connector to secure a coaxial cable to the connector. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118902 | HIGH POWER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A high power electrical connector is provided for transmitting electrical signals from a pair of cables, such as high current capable cables, to an associated member, such as a dash panel. The high power electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a pair of contact path assemblies therethrough for transmission of the electrical signals. The cables can be rotated relative to the housing and rotated relative to each other via the contact path assemblies. Ground path assemblies are also provided for grounding the cables. The cables can each be rotatable relative to a portion of the respective ground path assembly. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118903 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SEALING WEB - Electrical contact ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118904 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING TWO CIRCUIT BOARDS - A connecting device for electrically connecting two circuit boards is provided. The connecting device has a first and a second coaxial connector and a coupling member. The two coaxial connectors and the coupling member each have an outer conductor and an inner conductor. The outer conductors of the coaxial connectors are electrically interconnected via the outer conductor of the coupling member and the inner conductors of the coaxial connectors are electrically interconnected via the inner conductor of the coupling member. The coupling member is arranged between the two coaxial connectors so as to be tiltable from an axially aligned orientation and displaceable in an axial direction. The coupling member is held on an elastically deformable dielectric holding ring which surrounds the coupling member in a circumferential direction and is in contact against at least one coaxial connector. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118905 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes: a terminal which is fixed to a conductor exposed from an end portion of a covered wire; a sealing portion which is made of an insulating and elastic material, and which integrally covers an adjacent portion of the terminal and a sheath of the covered wire; and a housing which is made of an insulating resin having rigidity higher than the elastic material, and which integrally covers whole of the sealing portion provided around the end portion of the covered wire. A terminal-side end face of the sealing portion is exposed from the housing at a bottom of an annular recess formed in a terminal-side end face of the housing so as to surround the terminal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118906 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR - An electrical receptacle connector for electrically connecting with a mating plug connector is disclosed. The electrical receptacle connector comprises an enclosure which has an upper wall and a lower wall at least one of which comprises a spring clip. The spring clip defines at its end an engaging head bending towards inside of the enclosure, and a bending angle of the engaging head is made to be greater than or equal to a certain threshold so that when said electrical receptacle connector connects with said plug connector, the spring clip and a metal area around a receiving member where the engaging head is received on the mating plug connector contact with each other. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118907 | HIGH SPEED HIGH DENSITY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118908 | HIGH SPEED HIGH DENSITY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118909 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a receiving portion which is receivable a connection member inserted rearward in a front-rear direction. The connection member has a plate-like or sheet-like shape and has terminals and a ground pattern. The connector comprises a plurality of contacts, a holding member and a conductive member. The contacts have contact points, respectively. The contact points are to be in contact with the terminals, respectively. The holding member holds the contacts. The conductive member is attached to the holding member. The conductive member has a shield connection portion which is to be in contact with the ground pattern. The shield connection portion is positioned frontward of the contact points of the contacts in the front-rear direction and is positioned outward of the contact points in a width direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118910 | DC CONNECTOR WITH A VOLTAGE-STABILIZING FUNCTION - A DC connector with a voltage-stabilizing function has a tube and a wire connected with a noise-resistant filter between the tube and the wire. The tube has an upper cap and a lower opening. The lower opening has an internal terminal for electrical connection when the tube is inserted into a corresponding socket. The upper cap of the tube has a first connecting part. An outer wall of the tube near the upper ring has a second connecting part. The filter has two electrode terminals electrically connecting to the first and second connecting parts, respectively. The first and second connecting parts also electrically connect to the anode and cathode of the wires. Therefore, when an electrical signal is sent from the wire to the first connecting part, the filter provides the functions of filtering noises for stabilizing voltage. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118911 | HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMUNICATIONS JACKS HAVING CROSSTALK COMPENSATION AND/OR RETURN LOSS IMPROVEMENT CIRCUITRY - Communications jacks include a housing having a plug aperture that is configured to receive a mating RJ-45 plug along a longitudinal axis and eight jackwire contacts that are arranged as four differential pairs of jackwire contacts, each of the jackwire contacts including a plug contact region that extends into the plug aperture. A first of the jackwire contacts is configured to engage a longitudinally extending surface of a first blade of a mating RJ-45 plug when the mating RJ-45 plug is fully received within the plug aperture. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118912 | CONNECTOR FOR FLAT CONDUCTOR - A connector for a flat conductor includes an insulation body, a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the insulation body, a press over, an embedded metal unit, an embedded metal piece and two ground secure members. The embedded metal unit and the embedded metal piece are respectively embedded in the upper portion and the lower portion of the insulation body, and respectively in contact with the ground secure members thereby forming an electrical connection. Accordingly, the connection for a flat conductor provided by the present invention has advantages of providing an enhanced electrical interference prevention thereby being applicable for high-frequency transmission, and the strength of the insulation body is reinforced for preventing the occurrence of breaking | 2015-04-30 |
20150118913 | CONNECTOR WITH SECURE WAFER RETENTION - A connector includes a connector body, a plurality of wafers arranged within the connector body, and a weld tab defined by a unitary member that includes a plurality of weld tab legs and a plurality of weld tab arms. The plurality of weld tab arms are arranged to engage with corresponding weld tab arm holes included in the connector body, and the plurality of weld tab legs are arranged to engage with a circuit board when the connector is mounted to the circuit board. The weld tab prevents the plurality of wafers from withdrawing from the connector body when the plurality of weld tab arms are engaged with the corresponding weld tab arm holes. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118914 | Terminal Block, Connection Apparatus Formed Therewith, and Field Device with such a Connection Apparatus - A terminal block serves for electrically connecting a connection line and extending externally of an electronics housing. The terminal block comprises a platform composed at least partially of an electrically insulating, synthetic material, a connection terminal arranged on a first side of the platform forming a first connection side of the terminal block and serving for connection of a conductor of the connection line as well as at least one connection terminal arranged on the first side of the platform. A connection contactor. Arranged within the platform, especially for the purpose of forming a circuit output meeting European standard EN 60947 5 6:2000, are a resistance element as well as a resistance element. A first connection of the resistance element is electrically connected with the connection terminal and a second connection of the resistance element is electrically connected with the connection contactor. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118915 | ASSEMBLY FOR A PREFABRICATED TERMINAL BLOCK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PREFABRICATED TERMINAL BLOCKS - The invention relates to an assembly for a prefabricated terminal block and to a method for producing a prefabricated terminal block, wherein two pre-moulded parts are held together by an injection-moulded base frame. The pre-moulded parts can be designed to provide electrical contacts for contacting an engine control unit for example, in order to establish electrical connections to the engine control unit. In particular, prefabricated parts for terminal blocks that are flexible with respect to material and colouring can be implemented in this way. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118916 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT HAVING A PIN WHICH IS ARRANGED SUCH THAT IT CAN MOVE - An arrangement is disclosed, including an electrical contact and a pin, arranged such that it can move. The electrical contact includes a plurality of electrically conductive contact laminations which form a sleeve-like receptacle for a contact bolt. The contact laminations are pressed by a spring force in the direction of a center axis of the sleeve-like receptacle. In a first position of the pin, the pin supports the contact laminations against the spring force; in a second position of the pin, support of the contact laminations by the pin is suppressed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118917 | TERMINATION ASSEMBLY FOR A SHIELDED CABLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A method is provided for attaching a termination arrangement to a shielded cable which includes a conductive core, a core insulation layer, a conductive shield layer, and an outer insulation layer. A length of the outer insulation layer is removed to expose an end portion of the conductive shield layer and a length of the core insulation layer is removed to expose a portion of the conductive core. The termination assembly is provided having a terminal, a core crimp section in electrical communication with the terminal, and an inner ferrule section connected to the core crimp section. The core crimp section is positioned adjacent to the exposed conductive core and crimped around said conductive core in electrical contact therewith. The inner ferrule section is positioned adjacent to the exposed conductive shield layer and crimped around the core insulation layer. The core crimp section is separated from the inner ferrule section. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118918 | ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND A CABLE UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes an electrical connector, a cable unit, and adapter terminals. The electrical connector includes an insulator body and conductive terminals disposed at the insulator body. Each conductive terminal includes an insert arm positioned outside the insulator body. The cable unit includes a plug connector and cables connected to the plug connector. Each of the adapter terminals is connected to a core wire of a corresponding cable and is sleeved on the insert arm of a corresponding conductive terminal. Each adapter terminal is electrically connected between the core wire of the corresponding cable and the insert arm of the corresponding conductive terminal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118919 | SEAL-PRESERVING CONTACT ELEMENT WITH A POSITION SECURING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a contact element, made of an electrically conductive contact material. In order to provide a contact element which can be passed repeatedly and non-destructively through a housing or a seal of a plug connector in and/or opposite to a direction of insertion (E), a contact element is provided comprising a body extending in the direction of insertion (E) and a position securing element disposed on an upper side of the body, projecting upwards out of an opening in the body transversely to the direction of insertion (E), and that can be deflected elastically, the position securing element having a slope surface that is inclined against the direction of insertion (E), adjoining which, without any kinks or edges, are a curved section and an end section, and the end section ending with a free end within the cubature of the body. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118920 | Contact Element for a Plug Type Connector and Arrangement Comprising a Contact Element - A contact element for a plug type connector is provided a contact body having a pair of guiding faces and a catch opening. The contact body is prepared from electrically conductive contact material. The pair of guiding faces provide a reinforced region with each guiding face having a plurality of layers overlapping each other transversely with respect to a length of contact body. The catch opening is disposed between the pair of guiding faces. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118921 | LEADFRAME FOR A CONTACT MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A leadframe for a contact module includes signal contacts arranged in pairs carrying differential signals. Each pair of signal contacts includes a first signal contact and a second signal contact. Each signal contact has a mating beam at an end thereof configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding header contact of a header assembly. Each mating beam includes a stem and a branch extending from the stem. A first paddle extends from the stem and a second paddle extends from the branch. In an initial, stamped orientation, the mating beams are stamped such that the mating beams of the first and second signal contacts within the same pair of signal contacts are angled non-parallel to one another. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118922 | MATING INTERFACES FOR HIGH SPEED HIGH DENSITY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - Mating interfaces for high speed, high density electrical connectors. In some embodiments, a contact comprises a base region, a first elongated member comprising a distal end attached to the base region and a proximal portion, a second elongated member comprising a distal end attached to the base region and a proximal portion, and a strap coupling the distal portion of the first elongated member to the distal portion of the second elongated member, wherein the strap is conductive and compliant such that the distal portion of the first elongated member is capable of moving independently of and is electrically connected to the distal portion of the second elongated member. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118923 | SURFBOARD HAVING TILT CONTROL - The invention relates to a surfboard assembly that can be controlled, comprising a surfboard ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118924 | Kayak Paddle - Disclosed is an improved kayak paddle with increased paddling efficiency, the paddle including one or more protrusions along the top and/or bottom edges of the paddle blades to impede the flow of water over the blades. In one aspect, the protrusions are on the top edges of the front faces of the blades and on the bottom edges of the rear faces of the blades to allow the same features to be facing the user upon a full one hundred eighty (180) degree rotation of the paddle about its axis. Alternate features such as integral drip ridges (minimizing water flow on a user's hands), integral leash ridges (for maintaining the location of the paddle rope or leash during use), paddle orientation indicators (to indicate the correct orientation of the paddle relative to the user during use), and reinforced blade tips (to increase blade buoyancy and minimize blade diving) may optionally be incorporated. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118925 | Man Overboard Apparatus and Method - The apparatus and method of the present invention provides for improving the reliability of the rescue of a man overboard, or MoB, whether or not that person is able to assist in their own rescue and whether or not the MoB is slightly submerged. The apparatus of the present invention is comprised of a foldable set of arms that, when deployed, are fixed at 90 degrees to each other forming an “H” geometry. The advantage of the “H” geometry is that it deploys both on, above and under the surface of the water, such that when the tether attached to the rescue device passes the MoB it readily becomes entangled. Advantageously, the apparatus of the present invention may be used with the majority of contemporary rescue devices. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118926 | Recreational flotation device - A recreational flotation device can comprise a closed container formed from a water-permeable material and containing a plurality of discrete floatable elements so the container is deformed and deformable by a user in the water to provide selection and variation in the manner in which a user's body can be supported above and under the water's surface. Articles that pose environmental disposal problems can be used as discrete floatable elements. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118927 | Interlocking Swim Noodles - An improved swim noodle system is described. The system has a first interlocking swim noodle including a first central core defining a first longitudinal axis coaxial with the first central core and a first periphery disposed about the first central core. The first elongated swim noodle further comprises alternating nodes and alcoves disposed about an entirety of the first periphery. The first nodes diverge outwardly from the first central core and extend longitudinally generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The first alcoves converge outwardly from the first central core and extend longitudinally generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The first nodes and the first alcoves are arranged to mate by resistance fit with the second elongated swim noodle. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118928 | LINT-PREVENTING YARN AND WOVEN FLOOR DECORATION MATERIAL USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a lint-preventing yarn, which can fundamentally prevent lint formation unlike existing yams, and a woven floor decoration material using same. The lint-preventing yam according to the present invention includes a core layer and a coating layer coated onto the surface of the core layer. The core layer is formed of a plurality of binder-treated fabrics or mono fabrics having a diameter of between 0.1 mm and 5 mm The woven floor decoration material manufactured using same can be free of lint formation when cut into the shape of a tile having a predetermined size or despite friction caused by prolonged use. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118929 | SHEET-SHAPED ARTICLE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEROF (AS AMENDED) - The present invention provides: a method for producing, by an eco-friendly production step, a sheet-form product that has an elegant napped appearance and that has excellent wear resistance and texture; and the sheet-form product. This sheet-form product includes a fibrous base material including ultrathin fibers with an average monofilament diameter of 0.3 to 7 [mu]m; and a water-dispersible polyurethane contained inside the fibrous base material, the water-dispersible polyurethane including both a substance having a molecular weight of 100 to 500 and having an amide bond, and inorganic particles having an average particle diameter of 1 nm to 10,000 nm. Porous particles having a BET specific surface of 5 m2/g or greater are preferably used as said inorganic particles. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118930 | Surfactant-Containing Fluorochemical Compositions, Articles, and Methods - A fluorochemical composition comprising: at least one fluorinated compound; and at least one esterquat or amidequat surfactant. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118931 | FLAME RETARDANT PRECURSORS, POLYMERS PREPARED FROM SUCH PRECURSORS, AND FLAME RESISTANT FABRICS TREATED WITH SUCH POLYMERS - A composition comprises at least one condensed phosphorus compound. The condensed phosphorus compound is produced by reacting together in a condensation reaction a nitrogen compound and a phosphonium compound. A phosphorus-containing polymer is produced by reacting in a condensation reaction a hydroxyalkylphosphonium compound to produce an intermediate polymer and then oxidizing phosphorus atoms in the intermediate polymer to yield a polymer comprising phosphine oxide groups. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118932 | POROUS POLYMER COATINGS - The present invention provides porous polymer coatings having adhesive and air flow resistive properties. The porous polymer coating comprises a polymeric foam having a void fraction of greater than about 15% and an air permeability greater than 3 cubic feet per minute per square foot as measured based on ASTM D737-04. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118933 | AUTOMATED COLOR TUNING OF AN LED BASED ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The color of light emitted by an assembled light emitting diode (LED) based illumination device with at least two different wavelength converting materials is automatically tuned to within a predefined tolerance of a target color point by modifying portions of the wavelength converting materials. The color of light emitted from the assembled LED based illumination device is measured and a material modification plan is determined based at least in part on the measured color of light and a desired color of light to be emitted. The material modification plan may further include the location of the wavelength converting materials to be modified. The wavelength converting materials are selectively modified in accordance with the material modification plan so that the assembled LED based illumination device emits a second color of light that is within a predetermined tolerance of a target color point. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118934 | PLAYING FIGURE - The playing figure of the invention, consists in a body of small dimensions which is the likeness of a puppet, an object or any other geometrical form as well as support means for lying on the ground or on a surface, permitting the stable arrangement of the figure in predetermined positions, particularly in an upright position and in predetermined tumbled positions. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118935 | TOY WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A toy has one or more LED light sources positioned on the toy so the light source illuminates beyond the toy. A toy to be worn on the human finger comprises a body includes an anchoring portion for receiving or locating a finger or fingers. A finger puppet toy permits for at least one of a reading tool and a light source or an enhancement of other toys or writings. A LED or other light source is operated on the toy to interact with photo-luminescent ink and other inks. A photo-luminescent ink and other inks are pre-printed or included in a decoration on the surface of another item such as a book or other toy. The toy is a reading tool or a light source or an enhancement of other toys or writings. The LED light sources include a black light and may include other LED lights of other colors. The lights are connected to a circuit board and an integrated power source, which are connected to a switch encased on the toy. The mechanism, number and location of LED lights, the circuit board, wiring, power source and switch are further defined based on the shape of the character of the toy. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118936 | DECOLLETAGE-SHAPING BRASSIERE - This is attained in a brassiere for stabilizing and shaping female breasts and having cups adapted to hold the breasts and at least one strap securing the cups in place. The cups are horizontally spaced at most 10 cm from one another by a bridge piece. The bridge piece is a dimensionally stable molded that holds the cups at a constant spacing from one another. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118937 | AIR PERMEABLE PAD FOR BRASSIERE - A pad body including grooves and apertures on at least one side. At least some of the apertures are located at intersections of grooves. The grooves are in a pattern of a plurality of rows and columns. A brassiere pad includes the pad body. A brassiere pad comprises the pad body placed between an upper layer and a lower layer. The upper layer and the lower layer are mode of a thin permeable material or include a plurality of apertures. The upper layer and/or lower layer include(s) grooves on at least one side of the layer. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118938 | TOOTH FLANK MACHINING DEVICE AND GEAR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A tooth flank machining device includes a helical teeth grinding wheel, a position adjusting unit] capable of moving a relative position of a rotational axis of the helical teeth grinding wheel to a rotational axis of a work gear, and a controlling unit having a relative position controller activating the position adjusting unit to adjust the relative position of the rotational axis of the helical teeth grinding wheel to the rotational axis of the work gear so that the helical teeth grinding wheel engages the work gear with a grinding wheel tooth flank of the helical teeth grinding wheel abutting on only one of work tooth flanks forming a tooth of the work gear, a grinding wheel rotating unit controller activating a grinding wheel rotating unit, and a torque controlling unit controller activating a rotational torque controlling unit to adjust rotational torque within a predetermined range. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118939 | PORTABLE GRINDING APPARATUS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a portable grinding apparatus comprising: a frame; a boring bar operatively coupled to the frame; and a grinding assembly operatively coupled to the boring bar, wherein the grinding assembly is adjustable in one or more axes by adjusting the frame or the grinding assembly for grinding a component secured to the frame. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118940 | Method for Dismantling a Battery Cell Using Fluid Jets - A method for recycling a plurality of battery cells, the method includes the steps of orienting a plurality of battery cells along a processing path having at least two fluid jets, moving the plurality of battery cells along the processing path proximate the at least two fluid jets, wherein the at least two fluid jets are positioned to cut first and second ends of each of the plurality of battery cells, and cutting the first and second ends of each of the plurality of battery cells with the at least two fluid jets to expose an interior volume of each of the plurality of battery cells. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118941 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHORTENING THE ROTOR BLADES OF A TURBOMACHINE - A method for shortening one or more rotor blade(s) ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118942 | FLUID JET CUTTING SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE IMPROVED WORK ENVIRONMENTS - Fluid jet systems, components and related methods are provided which are well adapted for processing workpieces under particularly work-friendly conditions. Embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods that reduce, minimize or eliminate a gap between a workpiece being processed and jet receiving devices that receive and dissipate the energy of a fluid jet passing through the workpiece. Other embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods involving fluid jet processing of workpieces in a submerged condition. Still further embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods involving position and orientation adjustment of a fluid jet receptacle to coordinate the path of an incoming fluid jet with a central axis or other feature of the fluid jet receptacle. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118943 | SURFACE APPLIED ABRASIVE CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A rotor assembly is provided for blast processing. The rotor assembly includes multiple lofting elements to create a vortex to loft particulate material to be used to process a target, and multiple impelling elements to project the particulate material toward the target. The rotor assembly is enclosed within an operating chamber that has a target area into which the particulate material is projected to strike the target. There may further be angled deflectors at the opening to direct particulate material back toward the rotor assembly to use the material for further processing. Certain components are easily adjustable for different sizes and shapes of target. The action of the rotor assembly enables the use of up to 100% pure grit for entire cleaning processes, and provides single pass hook profile on any common material surface. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118944 | POLISHING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR ATTACHING POLISHING PAD, AND METHOD FOR REPLACING POLISHING PAD - The work of replacing a polishing pad is easily performed, and thermal damage is prevented from occurring in a polishing table. A polishing apparatus | 2015-04-30 |
20150118945 | HANDLE ARRANGEMENT FOR SANDER - An improved handle arrangement is provided for a power tool, such as a sander. The sander may include: a housing; a primary handle extending in a rearward direction away from an upper rear portion of the housing; a secondary handle positioned at an upper front portion of the housing, where the secondary handle is formed as a knob protruding in a forward direction which is opposite the rearward direction; a platen coupled to a lower portion of the housing; and a motor assembly disposed within the housing. A groove may be formed into an exterior surface of the housing along an intermediate portion of the housing, such that the intermediate portion extends between the primary handle and the secondary handle and the groove extends from a top surface of the housing towards a lower portion portion of the housing along opposing side surfaces of the housing. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118946 | Automobile Ventilation Method - An automobile ventilation method may include detecting a first carbon dioxide level inside a vehicle, detecting a current vehicle speed when the first carbon dioxide level is greater than a predetermined set level, and performing forced outdoor air switching when the current vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined set vehicle speed, and detecting a second carbon dioxide level inside the vehicle and activating a blower or increasing airflow when the second carbon dioxide level detected inside the vehicle exceeds a predetermined maximum allowable level, which is greater than the predetermined set level. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118947 | VEHICULAR COLD-AIR SHIELDING STRUCTURE - A vehicular cold-air shielding structure that is provided on a floor of a vehicle includes a front seat that is slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and a shielding member that is disposed under the front seat and that is provided so as to extend in the width direction of the vehicle. The shielding member has a flexibility that allows the shielding member to follow the sliding movement of the front seat. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118948 | AIR PASSAGE OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE - A guide groove is provided on both sides in a door width direction of a plate-like portion of a door. A radius of curvature of the plate-like portion in a single non-mounted state is set more than that of the guide groove, to thereby support both end portions in the door width direction of the plate-like portion respectively at three abutment points P1 to P3. A rib is provided in the plate-like portion to extend from one end portion in the door width direction of the plate-like portion to the other end portion thereof, so that force generated from both end portions in the door width direction of the plate-like portion is transferred to a center portion in the door width direction of the plate-like portion via the rib. Therefore, it can prevent the center portion and vicinity of the plate-like portion from being deformed in the direction away from a seal surface of the air conditioning case. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118949 | AIRFLOW GUIDING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An airflow guiding system for a vehicle may include an air flap module with air flaps that are selectively opened/closed so that an engine compartment selectively receives external air from a front of the vehicle in accordance with a driving state of an engine, air holes that are formed through the air flap module, at an upper portion of the air flap module, and are kept open, and air ducts that supply air passed through the air holes or air from a front of the air flap module as intake air for the engine. The air passed through the air holes or the air from the front of the air flap module may be supplied as the intake air for the engine, even if the air flaps are closed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118950 | Equipment Rack and Associated Ventilation System - A cable management rack is provided within which or upon which a heat-generating device is mountable, and which encompasses a vertical rectangular frame open in a front and a rear of the frame. The rack includes a first upright and a second upright attached to opposite respective lateral sides of a base and a top member, and respective side-facing panels. Each of the panels defines a plurality of vent holes arranged in an array and permit the rack to receive a sideways flow of cooling air into a first side of the rack through one of the vent hole arrays for cooling a heat-generating device mounted between the panels, and permit the rack to discharge a sideways flow of exhaust air through the other vent hole array. Each of the array of vent holes may manifest a honeycomb pattern of vent holes, and each of the vent holes may manifest an hexagonal shape. A cable management system includes a cable management rack for accommodating a heat generating device, a first baffle mounted with respect to a first upright of the rack and for redirecting a rearward flow of cool air sideways from a space adjacent a front side of the rack, and a second baffle mounted with respect to a second upright of the rack and for redirecting a sideways flow of exhaust air from the rack and through the second upright into a space adjacent a rear side of the rack. A method of cooling a heat-generating device mounted in or on a cable management rack includes providing a sideways flow of cooling air into the rack and into the device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118951 | ONE PIECE ROLL-FORMED DAMPER FRAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A single piece roll-formed frame comprising a first channel having a base section and one or more legs, each leg comprising an upper side extending from the base section at a first angle and a lower side extending from the upper side at a second angle, a second channel having a base section and one or more legs, each leg comprising an upper side extending from the base section at the first angle and a lower side extending from the upper side at the second angle and wherein the base section of the first channel and the base section of the second channel are formed from a single piece and intersect to form a third angle, and the upper side of each leg of the first channel overlaps the upper side of each leg of the second channel. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118952 | Managing Service Subscriptions Over A Unidirectional Transmission Channel - Methods, apparatus, and products for managing service subscriptions of a plurality of devices over a unidirectional transmission channel, including: assigning, by a subscription management module, one or more group identifiers to a device to be activated for a service subscription, each group identifier being an identification of a group of devices having an activated subscription to the service; activating, by the subscription management module, the device's service subscription including broadcasting an activation message that includes a unique identifier of the device, the assigned group identifiers, and an active subscription period being a period of time during which the device's subscription to the service is to be active; and prior to expiration of the active subscription period, broadcasting a reactivation message including at least one of the group identifiers to which the device is assigned. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118953 | Multicast of audio/video streams to authorized recipients over a private wireless network - This invention describes a system that can reuse existing ubiquitous wireless networks such as WiFi or Bluetooth to transmit audio/video channels to a group of recipients, which can listen/watch to the live transmitted audio/video streams using their own smart phones, tablets or PDAs. The system is confined to authorized recipients within a private wireless network and the recipients may see the playlist and library and request any audio/video to be added to the playlist or moved up the play list. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118954 | MARITIME MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M) APPLICATION PRIORITY MANAGEMENT - A network node communicates with a radio access node that communicates application traffic on behalf of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices via a satellite link. The network node comprises a database and a control unit. The database stores a plurality of recovery modes. Each recovery mode indicates one or more types of application traffic that M2M devices are or are not allowed to transmit when operating according to that recovery mode. The control unit detects a loss of communication across, or congestion on, the satellite link, selects one of the recovery modes, and requests the radio access node to broadcast the selected recovery mode over a 3GPP-based broadcast channel in order to instruct the M2M devices to transmit only application traffic allowed in accordance with the selected recovery mode. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118955 | PROBLEM SIGNATURE TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM - Systems and methods for problem signature terminal diagnosis are disclosed. In an example embodiment, measured operational statistics of a satellite terminal of a peer group of satellite terminals are received and converted into normalized operation statistics. Normalized deviations of the operational statistics are determined and compared to the threshold deviations. A diagnosis zone corresponding to a problem signature is determined based on the normalized deviations by determining that coordinates of the normalized deviations are within the diagnosis zone, comparing a ratio based on the normalized deviations to a threshold ratio, or comparing a differential of the normalized deviations to a threshold differential. A satellite terminal is diagnosed with a problem defined by the problem signature based on the determined diagnosis zone. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118956 | Collaborative Coexistence of Near-Field Wireless Systems in a Communication Device - A communication device includes a first and second near-field wireless (NFW) module operating with a first and second protocol, respectively. A module and method to improve the operational efficiency of the first and second NFW modules are disclosed. Due to close proximity between the first and second NFW modules in the communication device, an undesirable parasitic inductive coupling can occur that can degrade the operational performance of the modules. The first NFW module can be configured to control inductive coupling of the second NFW module when an electromagnetic (EM) field operating with the first protocol is detected. Additionally, the second NFW module can be configured to control inductive coupling of the first NFW module when an EM field operating with the second protocol is detected. Controlling the inductive coupling of each module can be performed by means of detuning an inductive coupling element of each module. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118957 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A near field communication (NFC) system includes a plurality of coils for coupling to an antenna of a portable device, wherein each two adjacent coils are partly overlapped with one another; a multiplexer selectively enabling at least one of the coils to build a communication with the antenna, wherein the coils enabled by the multiplexer are selected to have a best coupling effect with the antenna and are combined into an effective antenna; and at least one adaptation network for adapting an input/output of the effective antenna. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118958 | SWITCHING BETWEEN NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - In some implementations, a method receiving, from a NFC system integrated into a mobile device, a notification of a detected RF field from a terminal or an NFC tag. A transaction element inserted into an external port of the mobile device receives the notification. A transaction is performed using information and a transaction application stored in a secure element in the transaction card. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118959 | PLATFORM FRAMEWORK FOR WIRELESS MEDIA DEVICE SIMULATION AND DESIGN - Embodiments of the invention relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer aided simulation and design, high-level language numerical computation, analysis, programming, and visualization of designs, target hardware compilers, assembly code, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, wearable, hand held, and portable computing devices for facilitating communication of information. More specifically, disclosed is a framework for computer aided simulation and design of wireless media devices for one or more target hardware platforms. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118960 | WEARABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices configured to process audio, in view of noise, and communicate audio. More specifically, disclosed are wearable devices, platforms and methods directed to, for example, provide wearable communication devices, such as a headset. In various embodiments, a wearable communication device includes an array of microphone, an audio processor coupled to the array of microphones, and a vibration detector including, for example, a skin surface microphone (“SSM”). | 2015-04-30 |
20150118961 | VIBRATION ENERGY COMPENSATION FOR A SKIN SURFACE MICROPHONE ("SSM") IN WEARABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices configured to process audio, in view of noise, and communicate audio. More specifically, disclosed are wearable devices, platforms and methods directed to, for example, provide wearable communication devices, such as a headset. In various embodiments, a wearable communication device includes an array of microphone, an audio processor coupled to the array of microphones, and a vibration detector including, for example, a skin surface microphone (“SSM”). | 2015-04-30 |
20150118962 | Method of Identifying Wireless Power Receiver in Wireless Power System - A method of identifying a wireless power receiver for a mobile device in a wireless power system includes transmitting a first identity of the mobile device to a wireless power base station of the wireless power system via a first wireless communication interface, receiving a first message including the first identity from the wireless power base station via a second wireless communication interface, and identifying the first message is destined to the mobile device according to the first identity. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118963 | TRANSMITTERS FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) DEVICES AND CHIPS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING SUCH NFC CHIPS - A transmitter of a NFC device includes a current detector which detects a first current flowing in an output node of a regulator and outputs a current detection signal related to a result of the detection, and a control block which compares the current detection signal with a reference current and generates a control signal for controlling a voltage of the output node according to a result of the comparison. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118964 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING NFC CONNECTION THROUGH DEVICE POSITIONING - Aspects disclosed herein relate to improving near field communication (NFC) device positioning for performing a NFC action based on one or more sensory cues. In one example, a NFC device may be equipped to detect that a device is attempting to perform a NFC action to communicate with a remote NFC device and may provide a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on a first surface of the device corresponding to an antenna location on a second surface of the device in response to the determination that the device is attempting to perform the NFC action. The NFC device may be further operable to determine a type of NFC action the device is attempting to perform and provide a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the device based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118965 | Near Field Communications (NFC) Device Power Harvesting and Power Supply Selection - A near field RF communicator has an antenna circuit to couple with the H field of an RF magnetic field and a power supply deriver to derive a rectified auxiliary power supply from the received magnetic field. Rectification may be performed using an actively switched rectifier having a passive mode of operation. A sub regulation system is provided to regulate the auxiliary power supply to inhibit the possibility of temporally varying power requirements of the near field RF communicator or its host causing an apparent load modulation of a signal that is transmitted or received by the communicator. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118966 | SECURE TAP TO TRANSFER OBJECTS - An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting two devices are proximate to one another utilizing a device component; comparing received device motion information to a predetermined motion; and after matching the received device motion information to a predetermined motion, transferring an object between the two devices. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118967 | DATA-CAPABLE BAND MANAGEMENT IN AN INTEGRATED APPLICATION AND NETWORK COMMUNICATION DATA ENVIRONMENT - Techniques for data-capable band management in an integrated application and network communication data environment are described, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device, receiving a parameter used to determine when a synchronization between the wearable computing device and a device in data communication with the wearable computing device is to be performed, processing the input to determine if the parameter is satisfied, performing the synchronization between the wearable computing device and the device if the parameter is satisfied, and presenting an interface on the device, the interface being configured to display information associated with the synchronization. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118968 | MEASUREMENT MANAGEMENT IN SMALL-CELL SYSTEMS - A system and method for neighbor-cell measurement reporting in a cellular environment supporting multistate cells limits measurement reporting by requiring that state-specific trigger conditions are met. Thus for example, a dormant cell may need to meet more stringent measurement conditions before a report is generated by the user device, since a current primary cell may prefer to hand off to an active cell. In particular, state-specific thresholds, offsets, and hysteresis values may be used to enforce a preference for active cells, for example. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ANTENNA SPACE CORRELATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for measuring an antenna space correlation, and a terminal device. The method includes: measuring and acquiring, by a terminal device when it is in measurement mode, measurements related to antenna space correlation measurement, and sending the acquired measurements related to the antenna space correlation measurement to a test instrument. After entering a measurement mode, the terminal device measures and calculates measurements required for the antenna space correlation measurement, and sends a measurement result to the test instrument. An antenna space correlation result of the terminal device can be calculated by using a parameter displayed on the test instrument, thereby providing a basis for an antenna engineer and a hardware design engineer to optimize antenna design. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118970 | RF LOOPBACK VIA ANTENNA COUPLING FOR CALIBRATION OF MULTIPLE TRANSCEIVER SYSTEMS - A method, device, and system for calibrating one or more transceiver components in a multi-transceiver system are provided. The method includes sending a calibration signal through a transmit path of a first transceiver of the multi-transceiver system, resulting in transmission of the calibration signal from an antenna of the first transceiver; receiving, by an antenna of a second transceiver of the multi-transceiver system, the transmitted calibration signal, and processing the received calibration signal through a receive path of the second transceiver; and calibrating one or more components of the multi-transceiver system using the received and processed calibration signal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118971 | Linearization of Radio Frequency Transceivers and Test Systems Through Dynamic Extraction of Complex Nonlinear Models Thereof - Dynamic characterization of complex high-order nonlinearity in transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) signal chains of transceiver systems can be efficiently and accurately performed. A loopback connection may be used to facilitate self-characterization. Appropriate RX and TX configuration settings may be developed to facilitate de-coupling of individual RX and TX nonlinearities from measured cascade nonlinearity. The system's high-order response to a two-tone signal generation may be measured, and complex mathematical analysis may be performed to identify and isolate passband nonlinear components to extract a high-order memory-less model for the system. The extracted system model may be used in the corrective and non-iterative pre-distortion of generated signals and in the post-distortion of received signals to improve linearity performance of the transceiver. The memory-less model and the analytical system are effective in improving performance of class-A-amplifier-based signal chains that are common in test and measurement systems and channel emulation systems. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118972 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for measuring from a near field sensor a first signal representing radiated energy from an antenna structure, measuring from a probe a second signal supplied to the antenna structure, determining a phase differential from a first phase of the first signal and a second phase of the second signal, detecting a frequency offset of the antenna structure based on the phase differential, and adjusting an operating frequency of the antenna structure to mitigate the frequency offset. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118973 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for determining a magnitude difference between a first signal supplied to an antenna and a second signal radiated by the antenna, determining a phase difference between the first signal supplied to the antenna and the second signal radiated by the antenna, detecting an offset in an operating frequency of the antenna based on the magnitude difference and the phase difference, and adjusting the operating frequency of the antenna to mitigate the offset in the operating frequency of the antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118974 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR ADJUSTING AN OPERATING FREQUENCY RANGE OF AN ANTENNA - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for obtaining a desired bandwidth of operation of the antenna structure, adjusting a bandwidth of the antenna to achieve the desired bandwidth of operation of the antenna structure, and tuning the antenna to a new resonant frequency to accommodate transmitting or receiving RF signals at a desired band of operation. The antenna at the new resonant frequency is at least approximately at the desired bandwidth of operation of the antenna structure. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118975 | DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE STRAY ISOLATION BETWEEN THE ANTENNAS IN THE BILATERAL ANTENNA AND THE METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to the communication technology field, more specifically, to a scheme of bilateral antenna. A device for improving the stray isolation between the antennas in the bilateral antenna comprises a plurality of communication modules having an antenna and a power amplification module; at least one of the communication modules further comprises a tuning module. The power amplification module is connected to the antenna directly or through the tuning module. The stray isolation between the communication module and other communication module is improved by adjusting the communication modules comprising the tuning module. This invention increases the stray isolation between the communication modules in different frequency bands, specifically, when a long interval exits between working frequency bands. Consequently, the radiance performance of the bilateral antenna of the mobile termination is satisfied, and the capacity of resisting disturbance between the systems is enhanced. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118976 | RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCHING CIRCUIT WITH ADVANCED ISOLATION CHARACTERISTICS - A radio frequency switching circuit may include a first switching circuit unit including first to n | 2015-04-30 |
20150118977 | RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END MODULE WITH HIGH BAND SELECTIVITY - A radio frequency front end module is provided for a high power capability and a high signal band selectivity. The front end module includes an external filter and an integrated circuit coupled with the external filter via two external filter leads. The integrated circuit includes a transmit-receive switch, a power amplifier and a low noise amplifier. The transmit-receive switch alternates between coupling an antenna port to a transmit port and coupling the antenna port to a receive port. The power amplifier amplifies a modulated radio frequency signal. The low noise amplifier amplifies a received radio frequency signal when the antenna port is coupled to the receive port. The external filter can be replaced to adapt to various requirements of signal frequency bands, without the need of modifying the layout of the integrated circuit. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118978 | TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE RF MULTIPLEXER - A transmit and receive RF multiplexer, which includes a first hybrid RF transmit coupler, a first hybrid RF receive coupler, a hybrid RF antenna coupler, and RF bandpass filter and inversion circuitry, is disclosed. The first hybrid RF transmit coupler has a first main transmit port and a pair of transmit ports having a first in-phase transmit port and a first quadrature-phase transmit port. The first hybrid RF receive coupler has a first main receive port and a pair of receive ports having a first in-phase receive port and a first quadrature-phase receive port. The hybrid RF antenna coupler has a main coupler port and a pair of coupler ports having an in-phase coupler port and a quadrature-phase coupler port, such that the main coupler port is coupled to a primary RF antenna. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118979 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIGNAL GAIN IN WIRELESS TRANSMITTER - To control a gain of a transmit signal in a wireless transmitter, the wireless transmitter is provided. The wireless transmitter includes a baseband processor for processing an analog baseband transmit signal, and a Radio Frequency (RF) signal processor including a plurality of mixers. The plurality of mixers are configured to share an output signal of the baseband processor as an input. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118980 | TRANSMITTER (TX) RESIDUAL SIDEBAND (RSB) AND LOCAL OSCILLATOR (LO) LEAKAGE CALIBRATION USING A RECONFIGURABLE TONE GENERATOR (TG) AND LO PATHS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for calibrating a transceiver for wireless communications. One example method generally includes configuring a first oscillating signal as an input signal to at least a portion of a receiver (RX) path, calibrating a residual sideband (RSB) of the receiver path using a second oscillating signal as a local oscillating signal for the receiver path, and calibrating an RSB of a transmitter (TX) path by routing an output of the transmitter path to the receiver path, after calibrating the RSB of the receiver path. Another example method generally includes routing an output of a transmitter path to a receiver path, using a first local oscillating signal for the transmitter path, using a second local oscillating signal for the receiver path, and measuring an output of the receiver path as a local oscillator (LO) leakage for the transmitter path. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118981 | INTERNAL FEEDBACK RECEIVER BASED VSWR MEASUREMENT - A method and apparatus of internal measurement of voltage standing wave ratio in a transmitter includes providing power to hardware comprising the transmitter, transmitting a signal from the transmitter, sampling the signal in both a transmitted feedforward direction toward an antenna and a reflected direction from the antenna, and computing in a processor associated with the transmitter the voltage standing wave ratio on the basis of the feedforward and reflected sampled signals. A method of calculating a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) in a transmitter includes storing, in a memory associated with a processor associated with the transmitter, a captured feedforward signal from the transmitter to an antenna, storing, in the memory, a captured feedback signal reflected from the antenna, and calculating the VSWR in the processor on the basis of the stored transmitted and reflected signals. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118982 | RADIO WITH A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY - A radio including a switched mode power supply configured to shift its operating frequency to a frequency which alleviates electromagnetic interference with a radio frequency to which the radio is or will be tuned. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118983 | REDUCED AIRCRAFT VHF COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS USING MULTI-CHANNEL VHF RADIOS - A multichannel two antenna radio unit device comprising a left very high frequency (VHF) radio and a right VHF radio is provided. The left VHF radio unit comprises a left VHF radio transceiver, the left VHF radio transceiver comprising a left wideband multi-channel receiver configured to receive voice channels and data channels in an aeronautical VHF communication band, the left VHF radio configured to communicate on at least two voice channels and at least one data channel. The right VHF radio comprises a right VHF radio transceiver, the right VHF radio transceiver comprising a right wideband multi-channel receiver configured to receive voice channels and data channels in an aeronautical VHF communication band, the right VHF radio configured to communicate on the at least two voice channels and the at least one data channel, and communicatively coupled to the left VHF radio unit via a bi-directional serial bus. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118984 | HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUIT MODULE - A high frequency circuit module includes a variable inductance circuit portion and a reactance circuit portion. The variable inductance circuit portion is connected between an antenna port and ground. The variable reactance circuit is connected between the antenna port and a front-end port. The variable inductance circuit portion includes a first inductor, a second inductor, and a switch. The first inductor is connected between the antenna port and the ground. The second inductor and the switch are connected in series, and this series circuit is connected in parallel to the first inductor. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118985 | WIRELESS DEVICE DETECTION USING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS SEPARATED BY AN RF SHIELD - A system comprising one or more interior antenna(s) positioned within an at least partially enclosed operator area of a human operated machine and one or more exterior antenna(s) positioned on an external portion of the human operated machine, with a radio frequency shield positioned between the interior antenna(s) and the exterior antenna(s), is usable with a processing module electrically connected with the antennas for analyzing signals received from the antennas to determine whether a radio frequency generating device is active within the at least partially enclosed operator area. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) IN AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A method and circuit for mitigating RFI in an electronic device that occurs while the device is in a low power mode utilizes one or more antenna elements in the device to receive RF energy. When the RF energy is sufficiently high that it could affect signal states in the device while in the low power mode, the device transitions from the low power mode to an active mode and begins an RFI mitigation process to ensure signal states and other circuit operations in the device are not changed by the RFI. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118987 | Policies for Selecting Sources for Resource Strings - Techniques for policies for selecting sources for resource strings are described. Generally, a resource string refers to a set of characters that can be used to initiate communication with a particular resource. According to one or more embodiments, techniques discussed herein enable resource strings to be determined at different locations, e.g., geographic locations. In at least some embodiments, string source policies are implemented that specify parameters for selecting a source from which to obtain resource strings. According to one or more embodiments, string profiles are implemented that specify resource strings that correspond to particular resources and/or types of resources. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118988 | Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Emergency Communications - System, methods, and devices may provide alerts, such as emergency alerts, using machine-to-machine communications. A method may include receiving a state of a mammal associated with a device, receiving a state of an environment that is approximate to the location of the mammal associated with the device, determining a likelihood of a harmful activity based on the aforementioned states, and automatically sending alert message based on the determined likelihood of the harmful activity. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118989 | NOTIFICATION SYSTEM USING A DUPLICATE START RECORD - The present invention provides a technique for notifying a call center of an alert and providing access to a notification server which contains precompiled database information of a desired action to take in response to the alert. The alert is provided through a radius start record from a pendant with the user. The pendant remains turned off, until activated by the user. After activated, a modem of the pendant registers the pendant with a cellular network and in parallel, the cellular network provides a duplicate radius start record to a group of servers, which means there must be an alert from the user, such as an emergency. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118990 | UTILIZING INFORMATION ABOUT MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH RESPECT TO AN AREA OF INTEREST - A method for establishing an approximate number of persons in an area of interest comprises providing a request to one or more communications providers that cover an area of interest. The request is for a listing of any mobile communication devices located within the area of interest. The listing of any mobile communication devices located within the area of interest is utilized to establish an approximate number of persons in the area of interest. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118991 | Methods and Systems for Providing Subsidized Access to Network Content By Way of a Secure Connection - An exemplary method includes a subsidized access management system detecting a request provided by an access device associated with a user to access network content by way of a secure connection within a network provided by a network service provider, the network content associated with a content provider and maintained by a content provider system, determining that a data usage charge for access by the user to the network content by way of the secure connection within the network is subsidized by the content provider in accordance with a subsidized access arrangement between the content provider and the network service provider, and providing the user with subsidized access to the network content by way of the secure connection within the network in accordance with a rule set associated with the subsidized access arrangement. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND ASSIGNING A POLICY FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE BASED ON PERSONAL DATA - A system and method to create and assign a policy for a mobile communications device are disclosed. The policy may be created based on personal data associated with the mobile communications device. For example, known sources of personal data on the mobile communications device may be identified and a policy may be created based on the known personal data. The policy may then be used to identify additional personal data associated with the mobile communications device. Thus, the personal data associated with the mobile communications device may be monitored. If an application attempts to access the monitored personal data, the access will be detected. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118993 | Determining a Transition of a Terminal between its Idle State and its Connected State - A method of determining a transition of a terminal ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118994 | CONTROLLING UNREGULATED AGGREGATION OF MOBILE APP USAGE - A technique is presented for controlling behavior tracking by mobile apps executing on a mobile computing device. A set of profiles are managed by a privacy manager, where each profile represents a different isolated execution environment on the mobile computing device and defines a set of privacy rules governing an application while executing in an associated execution environment. Prior to launching the app, a user of the app is prompted by the privacy manager to select a profile for the app from the set of profiles. The privacy manager in turn applies the set of privacy rules associated with the selected profile to the app during execution of the app on the mobile computing device. | 2015-04-30 |