49th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090295471 | Method for Compensating the Non-Linear Distortions of High-Frequency Signals and Device for Carrying Out Said Method - The present invention refers to a method for compensating the non-linear distortions of high-frequency signals, especially when observing the amplitude modulated signals with narrow band receiver. The invention refers also to a device to carry out the said method. In the invention it is supposed that the ratio between the frequency f | 2009-12-03 |
20090295472 | SWITCH-AROUND LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER - A switch-around low noise amplifier (LNA) device includes an input for receiving an input signal; an output for outputting an output signal; an LNA transistor coupled between the input and the output; a bypass switch circuit coupled between the input and the output; a current mirror circuit operatively connected to the LNA transistor to control a current flowing through the LNA transistor; a source follower switch operatively connected to the current mirror circuit to selectively turn on and off the current through the current mirror circuit in response to a mode select signal; and a driver adapted to selectively turn on and off the bypass switch circuit in response to the mode select signal. The LNA transistor receives the input signal at its control terminal, and one of the first and second terminals is directly connected to a supply voltage (e.g., ground). | 2009-12-03 |
20090295473 | Power Amplifier Architectures - Implementations and examples of power amplifier devices, systems and techniques for amplifying RF signals, including power amplifier systems based on Composite Right and Left Handed (CRLH) metamaterial (MTM) structures. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295474 | Device with Shared Power Amplifiers, For Use in a Wireless Telecommunications System - The invention discloses a device ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090295475 | TRANSFORMER-CAPACITOR ENHANCEMENT CIRCUITRY FOR POWER AMPLIFIERS - Circuitry for providing improved pulse-type enhancement of the voltage supplied to a power amplifier ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090295476 | FULLY DIFFERENTIAL DC OFFSET DEVICE CIRCUIT - A fully differential DC offset device circuit utilized in a high-pass filter is provided. The fully differential DC offset device circuit includes a first amplifying circuit, a second amplifying circuit and a Miller capacitor. The first amplifying circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor, wherein a base of the first transistor is electrically connected to a base of the second transistor. The second amplifying circuit includes a third transistor and a fourth transistor, wherein a base of the third transistor is electrically connected to a base of the fourth transistor. The Miller capacitor includes an amplifier, wherein a first input terminal of the amplifier is electrically connected to the base of the second transistor of the first amplifying circuit, and a second input terminal of the amplifier is electrically connected to the base of the third transistor of the second amplifying circuit. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295477 | AHUJA COMPENSATION CIRCUIT FOR OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER - A frequency compensated operational amplifier includes: an input stage, for receiving an input signal; an output stage, coupled to the input stage, for generating an output signal according to an output of the input stage; a first current source, for providing a first bias current; a second current source, for providing a second bias current identical to the first bias current; an Ahuja compensation circuit, comprising: a matched transistor pair, coupled to the first current source and the second current source; a capacitor coupled between the matched transistor pair and the output stage; and a transconductance boosting circuit, coupled to the matched transistor pair, for boosting transconductance of the matched transistor pair. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295478 | AMPLIFIER USING IMPEDANCE CIRCUIT FOR CANCELING CUTOFF - An amplifier circuit includes a pair of transistors amplifying differential signals of input signals to respective input terminals and outputting differential output signals to respective output terminals, and an impedance circuit provided in between sources of the pair of transistors, canceling a first cutoff characteristic on a high frequency side in frequency characteristics of the amplifier circuit constructed of the pair of transistors, and forming a second cutoff characteristic on a higher frequency side than the first cutoff characteristic. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295479 | AMPLIFIER AND OFFSET REGULATING CIRCUIT - An amplifier includes a signal amplification part that outputs an output signal obtained by amplifying an input signal and a common mode voltage V | 2009-12-03 |
20090295480 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - An amplifier circuit with favorable linearity is provided. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295481 | HIGH SPEED DIFFERENTIAL TO SINGLE ENDED CONVERTING CIRCUIT - A differential to single ended converting circuit includes a transconductance circuit having input terminals for receiving differential input voltages and having a first current output terminal for outputting a first current and a second current output terminal for outputting a second current; an offset cancellation circuit having a first controllable current source connected to the first current output terminal and a second controllable current source connected to the second current output terminal; a first transimpedance circuit having an input terminal connected to the first current output terminal and an output terminal for outputting a first voltage; a second transimpedance circuit having an input terminal connected to the second current output terminal and an output terminal for outputting a second voltage; and a first inverter having an input terminal connected to the output terminal of the first transimpedance circuit and an output terminal for outputting a first single ended output voltage. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295482 | DRIVING AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH DIGITAL CONTROL - A driving amplifier circuit includes: a first driver for souring a load current to a load; a second driver for sinking the load current from the load; a first operational amplifier (op-amp) coupled to a differential input signal for driving the first driver; a second operational amplifier coupled to the differential input signal for driving the second driver; a first bias circuit for biasing the first driver; a second bias circuit for biasing the second driver; an enabling circuit, coupled to the first bias circuit and the second bias circuit, for enabling either the first bias circuit or the second bias circuit according to a control signal; and a digital control circuit, coupled to the enabling circuit, for monitoring currents of the first driver and the second driver to generate the control signal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295483 | RF Power Amplifiers with Linearization - Designs and techniques associated with power amplifiers for amplifying RF signals to provide variable power amplification and improved linearity in various RF amplification circuits, including power amplifiers operated under the power back-off conditions. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295484 | Low Bias Current Amplifier - An amplifier is provided that includes an output portion that sources and sinks current associated with an output load and an amplification portion that is biased by a relatively small bias current with respect to an output current of the amplifier. The amplification portion provides an amplified output signal to the output portion. The amplifier further comprises at least one impedance component coupled between the output portion and the amplification portion to alter at least one pole associated with the amplifier to mitigate instability of the amplifier related to the relatively small bias current. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295485 | DYNAMICALLY BIASING CLASS AB POWER AMPLIFIERS OVER A RANGE OF OUTPUT POWER LEVELS - A method and apparatus for dynamically biasing a class AB RF power amplifier (PA) over a range of output power levels. A memory | 2009-12-03 |
20090295486 | OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER HAVING ADJUSTABLE BIAS CURRENT AND RELATED SOURCE DRIVER OF DISPLAY THEREOF - An operational amplifier includes an amplifying circuit and a bais current generating circuit. The bias current generating circuit generates a bias current to the amplifying circuit. The amplifying circuit comprises a current adjusting unit and a current mirror. The current adjusting circuit has a storage element, receives a reference current and generating a passing current. The passing current is gradually adjusted utilizing the storage element according to a control signal. The current mirror receives the passing current to generate the bias current. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295487 | POWER EFFICIENT MULTISTAGE AMPLIFIER AND DESIGN METHOD - A multistage amplifier and design method are disclosed. The multistage amplifier has a plurality of amplifier stages, each stage having an amplifier designed and biased to operate at or near the amplifier's power added efficiency (PAE) peak. The PAE peak of each of the amplifier is at or near the amplifiers linear-compression transition region, providing a multistage power amplifier that is power efficient and has desirable amplitude to amplitude and amplitude to phase power transfer characteristics. The amplifier is designed by matching the output impedance of a final stage with a load. Amplifier stages are iteratively designed from the last stage to the first. At each stage, an amplifier and drive circuit are designed. The drive circuit and amplifier are designed to provide each stage with output impedance matched to the input impedance of the following stage and to operate at or near the PAE peak of the amplifier. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295488 | Self-calibrated wide range LC tank voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) system with expanded frequency tuning range and method for providing same - The present invention is a self-calibrating, dual-band, wide range LC tank Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) system. The system may include a first Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) and a second Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO). The system may further include a calibration engine. The calibration engine may be configured for being connectable to at least one of the first VCO or the second VCO. The calibration engine may further be configured for automatically establishing/providing a VCO fix capacitor band code setting and a gear control setting for selectively activating or inactivating the first VCO and/or the second VCO. The calibration engine may be further configured for automatically comparing a VCO control voltage of the system to an allowable control voltage range for the system and may be further configured for automatically adjusting the VCO fix capacitor band code setting and/or the gear control setting when the VCO control voltage falls outside of the allowable control voltage range. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295489 | PLL CIRCUIT - In a PLL circuit, a voltage controlled oscillator | 2009-12-03 |
20090295490 | DDS CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A circuit includes a DDS unit deriving a sine wave from a tuning word using a frequency of a reference clock, a first frequency divider dividing the frequency of the reference clock, a second frequency divider dividing a frequency of the sine wave output by the DDS unit, and a mixer mixing the sine wave of a divided frequency with the reference clock of a divided frequency to thus produce the sine wave of a mixed frequency. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295491 | Carrier Generator - A carrier generator for generating a carrier at a frequency of interest in a wireless communications system comprises an oscillator exhibiting a first impedance, the oscillator comprising an energy storage tank configured to generate a periodic signal, the energy storage tank including at least one inductor and at least one capacitor, and an amplifier coupled with the energy storage tank, the amplifier being configured to amplify an amplitude of the periodic signal, an antenna exhibiting a second impedance smaller than the first impedance, and a network coupled between the oscillator and the antenna, the network including at least one inductor or at least one capacitor and being configured to provide a third impedance such that a resultant impedance of the second impedance and the third impedance as viewed from the oscillator toward the antenna is large enough to facilitate the oscillator to generate the carrier at the frequency of interest. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295492 | BIASED VARACTOR NETWORKS AND METHODS TO USE THE SAME - Example biased varactor networks and methods to use the same are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a bias voltage generator to generate a first bias voltage and a second bias voltage, the second bias voltage selected to be different from the first bias voltage, and a varactor network comprising first and second varactors connected to receive a control voltage, the control voltage configurable to control a capacitance of the varactor network, the capacitance of the varactor network comprising a first capacitance of the first varactor determined by a first difference between the control voltage and the first bias voltage and a second capacitance of the second varactor determined by a second difference between the control voltage and the second bias voltage. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295493 | Self-Calibrating Modulator Apparatuses and Methods - A self-calibrating modulator apparatus includes a modulator having a controlled oscillator and an oscillator gain calibration circuit. The oscillator gain calibration circuit includes an oscillator gain coefficient calculator configured to calculate a plurality of frequency dependent oscillator gain coefficients from results of measurements taken at the output of the controlled oscillator in response to a test pattern signal representing a plurality of different reference frequencies. The plurality of frequency dependent gain coefficients determined from the calibration process are stored in a look up table (LUT), where they are made available after the calibration process ends to scale a modulation signal applied to the modulator. By scaling the modulation signal prior to it being applied to the control input of the controlled oscillator, the nonlinear response of the controlled oscillator is countered and the modulation accuracy of the modulator is thereby improved. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295494 | WAVEGUIDE CONNECTOR - A compact end launch transition for providing a connection between a housing having an electrical terminator and a waveguide component and associated method are described. The transition includes a having a rear side presenting a substantially flat surface to abut the housing and has a front side having an aperture. An antenna located within the body is configured to interact with the aperture to form an end launch transition. An electrical connector is in electrical communication with the antenna and exposed from the rear side of the body to connect directly to the electrical terminator. This avoids the need to use cable to connect the housing and waveguide component and provides a particularly compact device. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295495 | BALUN - A balun includes a first, second, and third metallic layers, a first dielectric layer disposed between the second and third metallic layers, and a dielectric substrate. The second metallic layer includes a first spiral line having sequentially connected first line segments and a second spiral line having sequentially connected second line segments. A first distance between each two opposite sides of a first region encircled by the innermost first line segments is greater than a second distance between each two adjacent parallel first line segments. A third distance between each two opposite sides of a second region encircled by the innermost second line segments is greater than a fourth distance between each two adjacent parallel second line segments. The third metallic layer includes a third and a fourth spiral lines. The first metallic layer and other elements as a whole are disposed on an opposite surface of the dielectric substrate. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295496 | BALUN - A balun having a first balanced terminal, a second balanced terminal and an unbalanced terminal, includes a filter unit and a first transmission line. The filter unit is connected to the first balanced terminal, the second balanced terminal and the unbalanced terminal, and includes a low-pass filter and a high-pass filter. The first transmission line is connected between the filter unit and the first balanced terminal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295497 | IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMING HYBRID COUPLER - An RF hybrid coupler is described having a coupling section and impedance matching transformer sections. The coupler, constructed of Stripline patterns, accepts an RF input signal at a first impedance value and outputs a plurality of RF signals at a second impedance value. The output RF signals are at equal amplitudes to one another and at lower amplitude than the input RF signal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295498 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF VIA-STUB RESONANCE EXTINCTION - An apparatus includes a multi-layer printed circuit board having a first through-hole via for a signal connection and a second through hole via for power/ground connections. The printed circuit includes a transmission line connected to at least one through-hole via. A resistor is connected between the first and second through-hole vias to eliminate a resonance notch and achieve a flat frequency response for insertion loss. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295499 | DIRECTIONAL COUPLER - A directional coupler includes two parallel coupled lines and two sector metal plates. The two sector metal plates are connected to a middle portion of each of the two coupled lines. Central angles of the two sector metal plate are less than 90 degrees. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295500 | RADIO FREQUENCY POWER SPLITTER/COMBINER, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A radio frequency power splitter/combiner employs a multilayer printed circuit board (PCB). A first power splitter/combiner section is formed on a first layer of the multilayer PCB and has signal propagation traces coupling a first major port to a first pair of minor ports. A second power splitter/combiner section is formed on a second layer of the multilayer PCB and has signal propagation traces coupling a second major port to a second pair of minor ports. At least one signal ground is formed on one or more layers of the multilayer PCB intermediate the first layer and the second layer. The at least one signal ground isolates the first power splitter/combiner section from the second power splitter/combiner section. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295501 | DIPLEXER CIRCUIT, HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT AND HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - A diplexer circuit comprising a common terminal, a low-frequency-side terminal, a high-frequency-side terminal, a low-frequency-side path comprising a low-frequency filter disposed between the common terminal and the low-frequency-side terminal, and a high-frequency-side path comprising a high-frequency filter disposed between the common terminal and the high-frequency-side terminal, the low-frequency filter comprising a first transmission line series-connected to the low-frequency-side path and a capacitor parallel-connected to part of the first transmission line. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295502 | Filter for suppressing selected frequencies - According to one exemplary embodiment, a selectable notch filter includes a transmission line, a bias circuit, and a switch for selectably coupling the transmission line to ground. In one embodiment, the switch is a PIN diode. The selectable notch filter can selectably suppress a first frequency from being output when the transmission line is coupled to ground. Additionally, the selectable notch filter can selectably suppress a second frequency from being output when the transmission line is not coupled to ground. In one embodiment, the first frequency is approximately equal to a multiple of two of the second frequency. In one embodiment, the selectable notch filter can utilize more than one transmission line. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295503 | VARIABLE-FREQUENCY BAND-ELIMINATION FILTER - A series resonance circuit defined by a series circuit including an inductor and a capacitor and a series resonance circuit defined by a series circuit including an inductor and a capacitor are connected in shunt to a signal line. A diode is disposed between the grounding end of the series resonance circuit and the ground, and a diode is disposed between the grounding end of the series resonance circuit and the ground. The connection point between the grounding end of the series resonance circuit and the diode is connected to the ground via a frequency shifting inductor in a conductive state at high frequency, and the connection point between the grounding end of the series resonance circuit and the diode is connected to the ground via a frequency shifting inductor in a conductive state at high frequency. A matching circuit defined by a multistage T-shape LCL circuit is disposed between the series resonance circuits. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295504 | ANTENNA-FILTER MODULE - The present invention relates to an antenna-filter module for transferring radio frequency electromagnetic signals between the ambient air and an electronic circuit. The module includes an antenna element and at least two integrated band pass filter disposed adjacent to said antenna element. The antenna element is arranged as a joint antenna element, having a substantially greater bandwidth than each filter and providing a number of antenna-filter combinations within the module. The joint antenna element is arranged in close proximity to a first resonator of each filter in the module so as to provide an electromagnetic coupling to the resonators of each filter and a differentiated, specific pass band for the respective antenna-filter combination. Each filter is provided with a coupling member for coupling to an electronic circuit, such as an amplifier. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295505 | PHONONIC CRYSTAL WAVE STRUCTURES - Phononic crystal wave structures and methods of making same are discussed in this application. According to some embodiments, an acoustic structure can generally comprise a phononic crystal slab configured as a micro/nano-acoustic wave medium. The phononic crystal slab can define an exterior surface that bounds an interior volume, and the phononic crystal slab can be sized and shaped to contain acoustic waves within the interior volume of the phononic crystal slab. The phononic crystal slab can comprise at least one defect portion. The defect portion can affect periodicity characteristics of the phononic crystal slab. The defect portion can be shaped and arranged to enable confinement and manipulation of acoustic waves through the defect portion(s) of phononic crystal slab. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295506 | Bulk Acoustic Wave Device and a Method of its Manufacturing - A BAW device includes a semiconductor substrate with a surface region, an insulating layer formed on the surface region and a piezoelectric layer sandwiched by a first and second electrode, wherein the second electrode is formed on the insulating layer. The surface region is performed such that a voltage dependence of a capacitance between the substrate and the second electrode is substantially suppressed. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295507 | ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT - An acoustic wave element includes an IDT electrode in contact with a piezoelectric material and including a plurality of electrode fingers, which include first and second electrode fingers that adjoin each other in an acoustic wave propagation direction and that connect to different potentials and a first dummy electrode finger facing the first electrode finger via a gap located on an outer side in an electrode finger length direction of the first electrode finger. At an area near the gap, first protrusions are provided in at least one of the first electrode finger and the first dummy electrode finger, the first protrusion protruding in the acoustic wave propagation direction from at least one of side edges of the at least one of the first electrode finger and the first dummy electrode finger. The acoustic wave element has greatly improved resonance characteristics of a resonance frequency and prevents short-circuit failure between electrode fingers and degradation in insulation properties. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295508 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND HIGH-FREQUENCY FILTER USING THE SAME - Boundary acoustic wave devices are both compact and possess excellent temperature stability. Yet these devices have the drawback that the Q value cannot be raised, and a high cost thin-film technology is required. This invention provides a boundary acoustic wave device possessing excellent Q value along with a low cost. A boundary acoustic wave device including a film whose main ingredient is aluminum at a thickness hm, and a shorting reflector (thickness hr) and a IDT with an electrode finger period of lambda, are patterned onto the surface of a theta YX-LN single crystalline piezoelectric substrate; and a silicon oxide film with a thickness h | 2009-12-03 |
20090295509 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REACTION OF MATERIALS USING ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONATORS - An electromagnetic resonator may be used for efficient heating and/or reaction of materials. More particularly, resonator-based systems may be used for efficient pyrolysis, gasification, incineration (or other similar processes) of feedstock including but not limited to biomass, petroleum, industrial chemicals and waste materials using RF resonators and adaptively tunable RF resonators. A processing architecture based on the use of resonators is presented. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295510 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE RESONATOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF RESONATING ELETROMAGNETIC WAVE - The present invention provides an electromagnetic wave resonator that is capable of showing surface wave resonance typically as outstanding plasmon resonance and can be manufactured industrially with excellent reproducibility and efficiency by combining currently available microprocessing technologies. The electromagnetic wave resonator of the present invention includes a first negative dielectric surface, a second negative dielectric surface and a positive dielectric thin film disposed between the first and the second negative dielectric surfaces. The positive dielectric thin film has an end face having an electromagnetic wave introduced therefrom. Intensity of the electromagnetic wave having a predetermined wavelength and being introduced from the end face is enhanced in the electromagnetic wave resonator due to resonance of a surface wave having an electric field component in a direction of film thickness of the positive dielectric thin film and without having a cut-off frequency. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295511 | Dual Polarized Waveguide Feed Arrangement - A waveguide arrangement having a longitudinal extension, along which an electromagnetic wave may propagate, and comprising at least one waveguide part and a feeding arrangement which is arranged for feeding said waveguide part with a first polarization and a second polarization, said polarizations being mutually orthogonal. The feeding arrangement comprises a dielectric carrier material comprising a first feeding conductor, feeding the first polarization and a second feeding conductor, feeding the second polarization, where the first polarization is excited by means of first excitation means fed by said first feeding conductor and the second polarization is excited by means of second excitation means fed by said second feeding conductor, where at least one excitation means is a symmetrical structure with respect to the longitudinal extension. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295512 | Circuit Module with Non-Contacting Microwave Interlayer Interconnect - A circuit module may include a first substrate having a first side and a second side, a second substrate having a third side and a fourth side, the third side facing the second side, and a resilient bond layer coupling the second side to the third side. The first substrate may have a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the second substrate may have a second coefficient of thermal expansion substantially different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion. A broadside coupler may couple a microwave signal from the first substrate to the second substrate. The broadside coupler may include a first conductive element formed on the second side and a second conductive element formed on the third side proximate the first conductive element. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295513 | Programmable Microwave Circuit - The present invention relates to a programmable microwave circuit ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090295514 | Passive equalizer with negative impedance to increase a gain - A passive equalizer with negative impedance to increase a gain includes a first RC loop, a second RC loop, a cascade RL circuit and a cross-coupled inverter unit. Each of the first and the second RC loops includes a first resistor, a second resistor connected in series to the first resistor at a node to thereby form a resistor series, and a capacitor connected in parallel to the resistor series. The cascade RL circuit is connected between the RC loops and includes a fifth resistor, a sixth resistor and an inductor connected between the fifth resistor and the sixth resistor. The cross-coupled inverter unit is connected in parallel to the RL circuit and connected between the RC loops for using the feature of negative impedance to obtain an excellent high-frequency gain. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295515 | FOUR-STATE DIGITAL ATTENUATOR HAVING TWO-BIT CONTROL INTERFACE - A four-state digital attenuator for an RF signal includes a first external terminal adapted to receive a first control voltage; a second external terminal adapted to receive a second control voltage, and a third external terminal connected to a fixed supply voltage. The four-state digital attenuator receives no supply voltages other than the control voltages and the fixed supply voltage connected to the third external terminal. A plurality of series paths are provided from an RF input to an RF output, each of the series paths passing through a node. A plurality of shunt paths are provided from the node to the third external terminal. A driver selectively enables the series paths and shunt paths in response to the first and second control voltages to provide four attenuation levels for an RF signal from the RF input to the RF output. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295516 | MAGNETIC TRIP MECHANISM AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A magnetic trip mechanism is provided for an electrical switching apparatus. The magnetic trip mechanism includes a magnetic member, an armature having opposing first and second ends and first and second sides, an armature restraint and a biasing element. The armature moves among first and second positions corresponding to separable contacts of the electrical switching apparatus being tripped open and closeable, respectively. The armature restraint includes first and second portions. In the first position, the first side of the armature engages the magnetic member. In the second position, the second side of the armature engages the second portion of the armature restraint. The armature restraint and the biasing element comprise a sub-assembly, which is removably coupled to the magnetic member. After being removably coupled to the magnetic member, the biasing element is chargeable to bias the armature away from the first position toward the second position. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295517 | Expandable Energy Storage for Portable Electronic Devices - An expandable energy storage for portable electronic devices is disclosed. The expandable energy storage includes magnetic-capacitor (MCAP) energy storage sticks and a controller. The MCAP energy storage sticks are arranged in parallel and provide electrical power to a portable electronic device. Each MCAP energy storage stick has a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a controlling terminal for coupling with the portable electronic device. The controller couples the controlling terminals of the MCAP energy storage sticks to a system data terminal. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295518 | Soft Magnetic Powders and Compacts - A water atomized Fe powder for a magnetic compact reduced in deformation resistance during molding and annealing temperature for removing strains is provided. A compact having improved magnetic properties is also provided. The water atomized powder containing at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V in an amount of 0.001-0.03 atom % is soft magnetic and has a precipitation in the matrix, which is composed of at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V and oxygen as a main component and has an average size of 0.02-0.5 μm. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a soft magnetic powder includes adding at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V, and annealing in a hydrogen-containing reduction atmosphere. This method decrease gaseous impurities, particularly oxygen, and defuse it, to improve the magnetic properties of the powder and compact. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295519 | METHOD TO DETERMINE THE DESIGN OF A BASIC MAGNET OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS WITH AT LEAST ONE GRADIENT COIL SYSTEM - The method for determination of the design of the basic magnet of a magnetic resonance apparatus with at least one gradient coil system, the design of the basic magnet is determined by taking into consideration forces acting on the at least one gradient coil system that may lead to vibrations of the gradient coil system due to switching processes of the gradient coil system in the field of the basic magnet. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295520 | Magnetic structure - A magnetic structure configured to generate a compressed magnetic field. The magnetic structure may be advantageously employed in electro-mechanical and electro-magnetic devices. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295521 | Ring Magnet Structure Having A Coded Magnet Pattern - Field emission structures comprising a plurality of electric or magnetic field sources having magnitudes, polarities, and positions corresponding to a desired spatial force function where a spatial force is created based upon the relative alignment of a field emission structure and a complementary field emission structure. The magnetic field sources may be arranged according to a code having a desired autocorrelation function. Specific exemplary embodiments are described with magnetic field sources arranged in a ring structure. The ring structure may include one or more concentric rings of component magnets. Additional magnets may be included. Magnet polarities and/or spacings may be defined by the code Mechanical constraints may be employed to limit lateral motion. Exemplary codes are described and applied to magnetic field source arrangements. Specific codes found by the inventors are described. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295522 | Correlated Magnetic Coupling Device and Method for Using the Correlated Coupling Device - A compressed gas system component coupling device and method are described herein that use correlated magnets to enable a first component to be secured and removed from the second component. Some examples of components of the compressed gas system include a first stage regulator, a second stage regulator, an air pressure gauge, a dive computer, an air hose, a tank valve and a buoyancy control device. Furthermore the compression force created by the correlated magnets mounted on the first and second components create a hermetic seal therebetween. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295523 | Rotating Transformer - The transformer ensures the transmission of electrical power by electromagnetic induction between the first ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090295524 | POWER CONVERTER MAGNETIC DEVICES - Magnetic structures for use in components utilized in switched mode power supplies can be combined to provide space and cost savings. Portions of magnetic cores can be utilized to form more than one component and/or separate magnetic cores can be combined into a single core. Further, a layer of material that has a higher flux density saturation point than the core and that is lower in permeability than the core (but higher than that of air) can be placed adjacent to the air gap in a core to decrease the magnetic flux passing through the vicinity surrounding the core so as to reduce EMI. A differential-mode choke and a separate common-mode choke can be combined onto a single core. An extra leg for a PFC choke core can be added to an isolation transformer core to form a single combined core. A pair of E-E core structures can be combined into a single core structure such as could be used to combine a pair of separate PFC chokes into an integrated pair of PFC chokes. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295525 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT - An inductor component has electrode portions, a winding portion in which a conductor is wound by three or more turns, and lead portions located at both ends of the winding portion and connecting the winding portion and the electrode portions. Winding intervals of the respective turns in the winding portion decrease monotonically from one end to the other end of the winding portion. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295526 | Coil Component and Its Manufacturing Method - In a coil component of the present invention, a coil member having a plurality of coil lines laminated through an insulating layer is sandwiched by hexagonal ferrite substrates, and the hexagonal ferrite substrate has anisotropy. To have the “anisotropy” means that alignment of the crystal orientation is different according to a direction of the substrate, in other words, that anisotropy is provided in the c-axis orientation of ferrite crystal grains of the hexagonal ferrite substrate. As the result of the “anisotropy”, an initial magnetic permeability is also different according to direction. By using the hexagonal ferrite substrate as a magnetic substrate to sandwich the coil member so as to form a magnetic path, the initial magnetic permeability can be maintained up to a high frequency, and a high-frequency characteristic of impedance generated by the coil lines can be improved. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295527 | HIGH POWER MANUFACTURING FRIENDLY TRANSFORMER - Transformers having bobbins that are constructed in such a way that pre-formed secondary windings (e.g., resembling springs) may be slipped onto the bobbins after a primary winding has been wound onto the bobbin. Additionally, the secondary windings may also serve as a self-leading device. That is, they may not require terminations on pins of the bobbin, which may reduce cost and complexity. The secondary windings may have circular or non-circular (e.g., flat) cross-sections. The transformer winding techniques provided herein may reduce the number of components, and may promote smaller input filters and/or less filtering stages at a fraction of the cost of conventional transformers. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295528 | AC/DC PLANAR TRANSFORMER - An inductive element including a magnetic core with a section received in a central opening defined in each of the layers in a multilayer circuit board. A primary winding, an auxiliary winding, and a secondary winding are each realized in conductive coils located on a plurality of layers in the circuit board. The secondary winding is separated from the other windings by a relatively-thick dielectric layer. Other dielectric layers separate each of the layers with the coils. EMI shields are provided on other layers. The coils are located in a central region of each layer so as to provide an adequate safety margin from the side edges of the inductive element. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295529 | CROSS-CORE TRANSFORMER - Core structures that may be used in transformers to improve the number of turns-ratios available. The core structures may include at least three outer legs and a center leg. In operation windings of the transformer may be wrapped around the center leg (e.g., using a bobbin) a fractional number of times, such that the turns-ratio of the transformer may be more finely selected without increasing the number of turns required. Additionally, the outer legs may have different cross-sectional areas, such that even more fractional turns-ratios are available. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295530 | Multi-Chamber Transformer - A transformer includes: —a plurality of windings (P, S | 2009-12-03 |
20090295531 | OPTIMIZED LITZ WIRE - A conductive cable for reducing the power losses in components, such as inductors and transformers. The conductive cable includes multiple strands that each include an inner conductor and an outer insulating layer. The conductive cable includes strands of multiple cross-sectional areas (multiple gauges), such that the power losses associated with the skin effect may be reduced. The cross-sectional areas of the strands of the conductive cable may be selected dependent upon the frequency content of the current that they are intended to carry. In the case of a PFC boost converter, the various cross-sectional areas of the strands may be selected to carry the harmonics of and AC power source, as well as higher frequency current caused by a switch associated with the PFC boost converter. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295532 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND HEATER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A heater assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus. The heater assembly includes a heater element and an elongated bimetal. The heater element includes first and second ends, an intermediate portion disposed therebetween and an aperture disposed proximate the first end. The elongated bimetal includes opposing first and second ends, and is movable between first and second positions corresponding respectively to the separable contacts of the electrical switching apparatus being closeable, and to the first end of the elongated bimetal cooperating with a trip bar to cause an operating mechanism to open the separable contacts. The second end of the elongated bimetal is coupled to the intermediate portion of the heater element. When the elongated bimetal is disposed in the first position, the first end of the elongated bimetal extends beyond the upper surface of the first end of the heater element into the aperture of the heater element. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295533 | Fusible Switching Disconnect Modules and Devices - A monitoring module for a fusible switch disconnect device includes an open fuse detecting element and wire leads for completing an electrical connection with a fuse. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295534 | Using an RFID Device to Enhance Security by Determining Whether a Person in a Secure Area is Accompanied by an Authorized Person - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to controlling access to an area or enclosed location, wherein any person in possession of a specified RFID badge or other RFID device is defined to be a person who is authorized to be in the area or location. One embodiment, directed to a method, includes the step of detecting the presence of a particular person in the area, who is not in possession of a specified RFID device. In response to detecting the presence of the particular person, a search is initiated to determine whether any authorized person is present in the area. Upon sensing the presence of one or more authorized persons in the area, the method further determines whether any of the sensed authorized persons is accompanying the particular person. In response to determining that no authorized person is accompanying the particular person, prespecified corrective action is initiated with respect to the particular person. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295535 | DEVICE FOR ACCESS CONTROL - In a device for access control comprising an electrically actuable lock and a key ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090295536 | Selective security masking within recorded speech - A marker is derived from an interaction between a person and an agent of a business and the agent's user interface. A part of a speech signal that corresponds to a portion of the person's special information is located with the marker. The speech signal results from the interaction between the person and the agent. The part of the speech signal that corresponds to the portion of the person's special information is rendered unintelligible. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295537 | VEHICLE TRANSFER PROCESS - A method of tracking a vehicle during a transfer process that includes one or more stages. The method involves utilising a tag having a tag data store, and uses a tag reader to determine an identifier from the tag data store, and then uses this to determine transfer information at least partially indicative of an identity of the vehicle and a status of the transfer process. The transfer information is then used to locate the vehicle, confirm that a stage in the transfer is to proceed or determine the status of the transfer. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295538 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRELOADING INDIVIDUAL PARAMETERS - A system and a method for preloading individual parameters are presented. The system includes a server, a labeling device, an intermediate device, and a measuring device. The server is used for storing a plurality of individual parameters, and the labeling device is used for recording user characteristic data. In the method, the intermediate device detects a position of the labeling device, obtains the user characteristic data thereof, and downloads the matching individual parameter from the server. Afterward, when it is detected that the measuring device is actuated and the labeling device is determined to be located at a particular position on the periphery of the measuring device, the individual parameter matching the user characteristic data of the labeling device is output to the measuring device for setting. Thereby, the present invention saves the trouble for users moving with difficulty to log in the server, and simplifies the operation. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295539 | HAND HYGIENE DELIVERY SYSTEM - Hand hygiene apparatuses and methods for monitoring hand hygiene and for dispensing hand soap or hand sanitizers. An illustrative hand hygiene apparatus includes a computer, a database stored on the computer, a biometric sensor operatively coupled to the computer, a hand hygiene dispenser operatively coupled to the computer, and a hand soap or hand sanitizer disposed adjacent to the hand hygiene dispenser. The database might include a collection of partial biometric data for a group of persons. An illustrative method may include collecting a set of partial biometric data, providing a biometric sensing apparatus and a hand hygiene dispenser coupled to the biometric sensing apparatus, sensing biometric data from a first individual from the group of persons with the biometric sensing apparatus, identifying the first individual by comparing the sensed biometric data with the set of partial biometric data, and dispensing a hand soap or hand sanitizer from the hand hygiene dispenser onto the hands of the first individual. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295540 | Facsimile machine, facsimile notification system, and communication terminal device - A facsimile machine receives image data, generates a password for received image data, assigns the generated password to the received image data, and stores the received image data. Information indicating a notification destination is extracted from the received image data, and the notification destination is notified of the password. The received image data are output responsive to subsequent input of the password at the facsimile machine. This scheme provides password protection without forcing users to register and remember passwords, and without the risk that a compromised password may be used for unauthorized output of facsimile data received later. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295541 | DIRECTIONAL RFID READER - One embodiment is a hand held device, which comprises a body comprising a directional antenna and an integrated radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader coupled to the directional antenna. Another embodiment provides a system and a method for identifying an animal, which comprises an RFID tag attached to the animal and a hand held device, wherein the hand held device comprises an RFID reader and a directional antenna coupled to the RFID reader. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295542 | Tag tape, tag tape roll, and rfid label - This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: a printing device; a transmitting/receiving device that performs information transmission/reception; a feeding device that feeds said tag medium; a coordination control portion; a communication determining portion that determines whether or not information transmission/reception has succeeded; and a decision portion that decides a feeding-stop condition for stopping feeding based on a feeding condition for the transmission/reception, and a feeding-condition for printing to a print area; wherein: said coordination control portion controls in coordination operations of said feeding device, said transmitting/receiving device, and said printing device so as to stop feeding based on said feeding-stop condition decided by said decision portion and to perform retry of said information transmission/reception when said communication determining portion determines that said information transmission/reception has failed. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295543 | TRANSPONDER, INTERROGATOR, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A transponder is provided which includes an antenna circuit to perform communication with an interrogator, which is a communication subject, via electromagnetic waves. The antenna circuit includes a coil and a variable capacity circuit mutually connected in parallel, and the tuning frequency thereof is a first frequency. The transponder also includes a tuning frequency control circuit to switch the tuning frequency of the coil and the variable capacity circuit mutually connected in parallel to a second frequency in the case of transmitting electromagnetic waves with the antenna circuit. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295544 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHECKING IN PASSENGERS AND THEIR LUGGAGE - A method for automatically checking in passengers and their luggage by an electronic input of the passenger data or travel data by the passenger himself into an automatic check-in terminal is provided. In the automatic check-in terminal, possibly following selection of various criteria, the boarding pass and one or more information media for attachment to the luggage are created and output. The information medium created is a luggage tag which is easy to affix to the luggage item and which contains, in machine-readable form, at least all the data and information which are required for a later generation of an internationally standardized, preferably self-adhesive luggage band which is affixed to the luggage item within a conveying and sorting system in addition to the luggage tag. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295545 | Method and System for Variable Operation of RFID-Based Readers Utilizing a Trigger Setting - Described are a communication device and a method for variable operation of RFID-based readers. The communication device includes at least one radio frequency (“RF”) source transmitting an RF signal to at least one target within an operating field and receiving a data signal from the at least one target, at least one trigger activating the at least one RF source, the at least one trigger including a plurality of trigger configurations, each trigger configuration relating to the one or more operating settings, and an RF controller controlling one or more operating settings on the communication device, the RF microcontroller adjusting the setting based on at least one of the plurality of trigger configurations. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295546 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK COMMUNICATING SELECTIVELY USING INFRARED AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION - A wireless sensor network communication apparatus and method selectively using infrared and radio frequency communication. The wireless sensor network communication apparatus includes a first communicating unit, a second communication unit, and a wireless node processor. The first communicating unit wakens a neighboring node in a sleep mode and transmits/receives the woken node and sensor data. The second communicating unit transmits/receives the woken neighboring node and the sensor data. The wireless node processor is wakened from the sleep mode, wakens the neighboring node in the sleep mode, and transmits the sensor data with a minimum low power through one of the first and second communicating unit. Accordingly, the apparatus can perform the wireless sensor network communication with lower power compared to the case that communication is performed only by the radio frequency communication function. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295547 | RFID tag communication apparatus - This disclosure discloses an RFID tag communication apparatus comprising: a housing including a bottom surface; an antenna provided at a distance h from the bottom surface; and a radio frequency circuit including a carrier wave transmitting device that generates a carrier wave of a frequency fc; wherein the correlation as fo2009-12-03 | |
20090295548 | Contactless Programming and Testing of Memory Elements - The present invention provides a method for contactless programming of a memory element of an electronic device having a wireless short range communications interface. The method comprises performing an interrogation for detecting the presence of said wireless short range communications interface, receiving, responsive to said interrogation, data from said wireless interface, said data indicating a hardware configuration of said electronic device, selecting programming data for programming said memory element based on said hardware configuration, and transmitting said selected programming data to be received by said wireless short range communications interface. The method further comprises detecting an interrogation, transmitting, responsive to said interrogation, data via said wireless interface, said data indicating a hardware configuration of said electronic device, receiving programming data at said wireless short range communications interface, and programming said memory element according to said programming data. The invention also provides devices for performing the inventive method. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295549 | DISPLAY TAG, DISPLAY TAG SYSTEM HAVING DISPLAY TAG, AND METHOD FOR WRITING DISPLAY TAG INFORMATION - A display tag is provided. A display tag includes a sensing unit which captures an image displayed on a screen of an external tag writer, if a sensing unit is disposed opposite the screen; and a display unit which displays a captured image. Therefore, a user can visually recognize content related to tag information, and thus user convenience is enhanced. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295550 | Elevator system with wireless hall call buttons - An elevator system ( | 2009-12-03 |
20090295551 | ELECTRIC POWER AND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - An electric power generation and distribution system includes a power distribution panel, a plurality of power distribution nodes in communication with the power distribution panel, and a plurality of interconnect couplings that couple the power distribution panel to each of the plurality of power distribution nodes. Each of the plurality of interconnect couplings communicate both electrical power signals and communication signals across a shared cable system. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295552 | Vibrotactile Haptic Feedback Devices - Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a device includes: a mass, an actuator configured to vibrate the mass, and a coupling disposed between the actuator and the mass or between the mass and a housing, the coupling having a first configuration with a compliance and a second configuration with a compliance, the compliance of the coupling in the first configuration being different from the compliance of the coupling in the second configuration, the actuator being configured to output haptic feedback associated with the first configuration of the coupling and haptic feedback associated with the second configuration of the coupling, the haptic feedback associated with the first configuration of the coupling being different from the haptic feedback associated with the second configuration of the coupling. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295553 | REMOTE ENTRY CHIRP SOUND REDUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A vehicle remote entry locking or unlocking chirp sound reduction system including a remote transmitter operable to transmit a signal, a receiver operable to receive the signal from the remote transmitter, a controller operably connected to the receiver and being operable in response to the signal from the remote transmitter, and a horn operably connected to the controller. The controller may be configured to cause the horn to generate an audible signal having a predetermined pulse duration which depends on at least one characteristic of a vehicle prior to or during actuation of the remote transmitter. Also provided is a method of reducing the sound of an audible signal generated by actuation of a vehicle remote entry system. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295554 | Occupant Seat Detection System and Method - An occupant system includes a sensing device disposed in a seat and an electronic device configured to acquire data from the sensing device. The electronic device includes a system controller which uses that data to determine an appropriate system response. Data is acquired in at least two different system configurations and in at least two different time periods. A data set is created which represents a comparison of data acquired in the different configurations and times. The elements of this data set are compared to each other to identify anomalous data and respond accordingly. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295555 | Immobilizer systems including digital car radio with RFID repeater and RFID starter fob - An RFID equipped vehicle includes a computer system for controlling operating functions of the vehicle, an RFID fob for use by an operator of the vehicle, an RFID emitter for use by a passenger of the vehicle, and logic means associated with the computer system for determining when the RFID fob of the operator is out of range of the vehicle and the passenger RFID emitter is within range of the vehicle so that the computer system may notify the operator that the passenger has remained in the vehicle. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295556 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR POWER WINDOW, OPENING/CLOSING CONTROL METHOD AND PLATE-GLASS PROCESSING METHOD - A safety device for a power window is achieved, which considers variation in capacitance during raising of a window glass, and considers variation in capacitance due to a use situation so as to reduce a possibility of false operation. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295557 | Seat Belt Warning System - A safety belt warning system for vehicles comprises a sensor mat for the detection of a force acting on its surface, which includes, for the formation of two electrical capacitors, two dielectric layers which are located one above the other in sandwich fashion and arranged in each case between electrically conductive coats, and which have different compressibility at least in the direction of loading due to force, so that the capacitances of the two capacitors vary differently with a load on the sensor mat. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295558 | INFORMATION SERVICE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An information service system for a vehicle includes: an information obtaining element for obtaining information, which includes classification information for defining an importance level and an urgency level; a plurality of information output elements having various sensory types so that the information output elements inform the information of an user with various sensory types; a user load detector for detecting a physical and mental load of the user; a selector for selecting one or more information output elements according to the classification information; and a controller for controlling to output the information with the one or more information output elements. The selector selects the one or more information output elements based on the physical and mental load and a priority order of the information. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295559 | INTEGRATED HIERARCHICAL PROCESS FOR FAULT DETECTION AND ISOLATION - A system and method for determining the root cause of a fault in a vehicle system, sub-system or component using models and observations. In one embodiment, a hierarchical tree is employed to combine trouble or diagnostic codes from multiple sub-systems and components to get a confidence estimate of whether a certain diagnostic code is accurately giving an indication of problem with a particular sub-system or component. In another embodiment, a hierarchical diagnosis network is employed that relies on the theory of hierarchical information whereby at any level of the network only the required abstracted information is being used for decision making. In another embodiment, a graph-based diagnosis and prognosis system is employed that includes a plurality of nodes interconnected by information pathways. The nodes are fault diagnosis and fault prognosis nodes for components or sub-systems, and contain fault and state-of-health diagnosis and reasoning modules. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295560 | Emergency assistance beacon signal methodology and system for law enforcement, emergency and military personnel - The present invention relates to an emergency assistance beacon signal methodology for law enforcement, emergency and military personnel by which such personnel who encounter an imminent need for assistance or rescue while on duty in a vehicle, may utilize such methodology to invite the assistance or rescue of other such personnel. Upon a first personnel determining that assistance or rescue is needed, the first personnel activate a powerful light element attached to a such that the powerful light directs a beam of light upwardly and non-horizontally from the vehicle. Upon a second personnel recognizing the beam of light, travels to a general area of the beam of light to locate the first and provides first personnel assistance or rescue. In another embodiment of the present invention, an emergency assistance beacon signal system includes a) a roof-mountable emergency signal device for mounting on the roof of a law enforcement, emergency or military vehicle, the device including an upwardly, non-horizontally directed powerful light source having at least one upwardly, non-horizontally directed beam of light adapted to be energized by an activation mechanism operable by a personnel who is using the vehicle; and, b) the activation mechanism in proximity to and operable by the officer who is using the vehicle. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED CONDITION MONITORING OF AN ASSET SYSTEM - A method for advanced condition monitoring of an asset system includes sensing actual values of an operating condition for an operating regime of the asset system using at least one sensor; estimating sensed values of the operating condition by using an auto-associative neural network; determining a residual vector between the estimated sensed values and the actual values; and performing a fault diagnostic on the residual vector. In another method, an operating space of the asset system is segmented into operating regimes; the auto-associative neural network determines estimates of actual measured values; a residual vector is determined from the auto-associative neural network; a fault diagnostic is performed on the residual vector; and a change of the operation of the asset system is determined by analysis of the residual vector. An alert is provided if necessary. A smart sensor system includes an on-board processing unit for performing the method of the invention. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295562 | ALERT SIGNAL CONTROL USING RECEIVER VELOCITY - An electronic communication system provides text or voice messages to remote receiving devices, such as cell phones or PDA's. The remote receiving devices are equipped with velocity sensors, or position sensors from which velocity may be inferred. The remote receiving devices periodically report a velocity or current position to an alert signal control node of the communication system. The alert signal control node determines a most recent-determinable velocity for each receiving device before transmitting a message alert signal. If the velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold, the alert signal may be delayed until the velocity drops below the threshold. The system may be operated as a safety measure to prevent reception of distracting alert signals while driving, thereby silencing messaging devices at appropriate times. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295563 | Forward illunination headgear with personal rescue system - The disclosed system provides headgear, i.e., a Firefighter Helmet, with forward illumination that also acts as a personal rescue detection system for quickly finding a downed of lost firefighter. More specifically, the headgear includes a forward illuminating light that has unique characteristics that are easily detected in a smoke filled space by using a handheld photodetector probe that is tuned to the exact characteristics of the light source. The handheld probe has a somewhat narrow directional response to allow a directed search for a downed firefighter or other emergency personnel in a smoke filled noisy environment that hinders normal visual and audible search methods. The handheld photodetector probe produces a unique audio tone that is proportional in volume to the intensity of the exact-characteristics-light-source thus allowing a sweeping motion of the probe to immediately determine the relative direction to a firefighter who is down or requiring assistance. An illuminated visual display also indicates the strength of the unique tone. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295564 | Container Tracking System - Shipping containers are networked for transferring data between the shipping containers. The shipping containers include sensors for detecting conditions associated with the shipping containers. The conditions sensed by any shipping container whether transported by rail or ship is transmitted from an ad hoc network, via a gateway configured for satellite or cellular communications for example, to a container-tracking application server or equivalent computer system. The computer system is remotely located to the shipping container for central compilation, analysis, and/or display of data regarding the shipping containers. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295565 | Urgent Message Transmission System and Method - Disclosed is an urgent message transmission system. In the system, when a disaster warning message is received from a network provider, an originating terminal transmits the received disaster warning message to a preset urgent message recipient according to a user's request. Further, a terminating terminal having received an urgent message from the originating terminal transmits the received urgent message to a preset urgent message recipient according to a user's request. Accordingly, when an urgent message is received from a provider or a specific user, it is possible to quickly transfer the contents of the received urgent message to other users without recreating a separate urgent message. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295566 | Apparatus and Method for The Detection of a Subject in Drowning or Near-Drowning Situation - An apparatus and method for the early detection of a subject in a drowning or in a near-drowning situation in a body of water, such as a swimming pool, are disclosed. When the drowning or near-drowning situation is identified the apparatus issues an alarm signal that, in order to promote early rescue, attracts the relative, guest, friend or any other person. Following the identification of the alarm signal the potential rescuer is capable of initiating an immediate rescue operation and consequently requisite emergency medical procedures. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295567 | POLARIZATION INSENSITIVE ANTENNA FOR HANDHELD RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION READERS - A handheld radio frequency identification (RFID) reader includes a polarization insensitive antenna that enables simultaneous operation in two orthogonal polarization modes. The RFID reader includes an RF communication module and an antenna coupled to the RF communication module. The RF communication module is configured to process RF signals associated with operation of the RFID reader, and the antenna is configured to transmit and receive RF energy associated with operation of the RFID reader. The antenna includes a conductive loop element having a major longitudinal path, and a slot formed in the conductive loop element along the major longitudinal path. The conductive loop element is configured to operate as a first antenna polarized in a first orientation, and the slot is configured to operate as a second antenna polarized in a second orientation. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295568 | Systems and methods for wirelessly paging valet personnel - The present invention relates generally to the field of paging systems for alerting valet personnel to ready a car for pickup, and particularly to systems and methods allowing the owner of a car to wirelessly page the valet personnel to ready the car for pickup. The present invention is particularly adaptable for use by any valet parking service provider or by drivers who desire to utilize valet parking services. The systems and methods of the present invention allows the valet personnel to be alerted in advance of a customer's arrival, and provides for a window of time for the valet personnel to begin the process of readying the customer's car for pickup before the customer has even arrived at the valet parking's location. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295569 | Universal Personal Emergency Medical Information Retrieval System - A universal personal emergency medical information retrieval system, wherein information is written onto an RFID tag that is affixed to a carrier element, such as the back of the user's driver's license, passport, national identity card, school identification card, other form of identification, or cell phone. Medical personnel are alerted to the presence of the RFID tag by a universally accepted system identifier affixed to the carrier element, by scanning the patient with a handheld scanner, or by an RFID scanning portal. The emergency medical personnel can then download the user's information and identification photo using an RFID scanner. This information can then be used appropriately for proper emergency diagnosis and treatment. The RFID scanner can also be connected to a computer or computer network to retrieve additional information from a central database or to further disseminate the information contained on the RFID tag. | 2009-12-03 |
20090295570 | Consumer Device Locator using Receiver embedded in Battery - Consumer electronics devices such as remote controls, toys, and other handheld battery powered electronics are often misplaced. The present invention embeds a locating device in the battery for such devices such that when a signal is sent from a wireless transmitter, ultrasonic transmitter, or via human sounds such as clapping, whistling, and speaking or the like, the battery beeps to make the lost device findable. Further enhancements allow for multiple families of devices to be tracked and located, and even communicate battery status back to the user or transmitting device. | 2009-12-03 |