| 05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
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| 20110028016 | Quick Disconnect Hermaphroditic Electrical Connector - A number of improved interlock structures on a quick disconnect hermaphroditic electrical connector that specifically improve the keyed alignment of the two connector ends when joined together as well as the security of the connection. The combination of a “top closed” interlock insert depression and a pair of interlock disc projections provides for better keyed alignment and a more secure connection. The use of sharp angle interlock side hooks further provides for a more secure connection. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028017 | Circuit board based connector with raised projection section - Provided is a circuit board based connector with raised projection section, which is formed by applying substrate bonding and formation techniques to make a connector that features a raised projection section. The circuit substrate has an end that is provided with conductive terminals and an opposite end that is provided with flat cable connection terminals for connection with a flat cable. The circuit substrate has a first surface on which the projection section is formed. A shielding layer covers the projection section and a portion of the first surface. The circuit substrate has a second surface on which a second shielding layer is selectively formed. When the circuit substrate is inserted into an insertion space defined in a connection socket with the conductive terminals thereof, the shielding layer and the projection section of the circuit substrate are put into engagement with and thus retained by the insertion space of the connection socket to thereby fix within the connection socket. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028018 | Connector - A connector has a housing, an insertion slot into which a connection target is inserted, an actuator and a contact. The actuator has a pusher. The actuator is held on the housing so as to be turnable between an open position and a close position. The actuator allows the connection target to be inserted into the insertion slot when the actuator is positioned at the open position. The pusher pushes the inserted connection target when the actuator is positioned at the close position. The contact is held by the housing. The contact includes a spring section and a supported section supported by the spring section. The supported section includes a press section and a contacting section. The press section presses the pusher against the inserted connection target and receives, from the pusher, a reaction force directed away from the connection target when the actuator is located at the close position. The contacting section is brought into contact with the connection target when the press section is moved away from the connection target by the reaction force. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028019 | TEST AND BURN-IN SOCKET FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (ICS) - Disclosed herein is a test and burn-in socket for integrated circuits. The socket includes a socket body ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028020 | CONNECTION SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM - A connection system, in particular an electrical connection system, having a male connector and having a female connector has a bayonet-type connection for connecting the male connector and the female connector. The bayonet-type connection has at least one axially extending insertion channel and at least one adjoining latching position, which is offset in the circumferential direction with respect thereto, in the female connector, the end side of the female connector, which end side is provided for connection to the male connector, being covered by a cover, which is arranged adjustably in the female connector such that, when the male connector is positioned on it, the opening is released by this male connector in order to produce the connection. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028021 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A DIELECTRIC INSERT FOR RETAINING AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT - An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating interface and an interior chamber, an electrical contact having a terminating segment and a mating segment, and a dielectric insert held within the interior chamber of the housing. The dielectric insert includes a contact channel and a resilient finger extending into the contact channel. The terminating segment of the electrical contact extends within the contact channel of the dielectric insert. The resilient finger is engaged with the terminating segment of the electrical contact to retain the electrical contact within the interior chamber of the housing such that the mating segment of the electrical contact extends along the mating interface of the housing. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028022 | PLUG CONTACT PAIRING - A plug contact pairing comprises a plug pot with contact pins, as well as a plug head with contact circuits for connection of electrical line ends. A profiled ring (securing ring) is used to mount the plug head in an interlocking manner in the plug pot, is incorporated with a part of its cross section in a circumferential groove in the plug head and, during closure of the plug contact pairing, latches with the rest of its cross section into a groove on the internal circumference of the plug pot. By virtue of the shape and material of the securing ring and the slot shape, the plug head can be pulled out of the plug pot only with a tensile force which is greater than the limit value. In one development, the plug head is mounted with an identical connection in the plug housing, in which case the mounting ring connection is designed in comparison to the securing ring connection such that the tensile force with which the plug head can be pulled out of the plug pot is less than that by means of which the plug head is held in the plug housing by the mounting ring connection. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028023 | Cable Connector Apparatus - In one embodiment a connector-cable assembly includes a first connector assembly at a first end of an RF cable and a second connector assembly at a second end of the cable. The connector assembly may include an RF connector and a connector module having an orientation guide and means for releasably coupling the connector module to a panel to couple the RF connector to a complementary connector positioned behind the panel. The connector module may also include a strain relief. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028024 | SHIELD-TYPE COMMUNICATION SOCKET - The present invention relates to a shield-type communication socket, comprises: a housing, a first terminal seat having a plurality of first terminals; a printed circuit board having a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings; a plurality of IDC terminals; a second terminal seat; a terminal pressing member; a first pressing cover rotatably pivoted on one side of the housing; and a second pressing cover rotatably pivoted on another side of the housing; accordingly, a cable can be easily received in the communication socket and tightly and electrically connected to the plural IDC terminals and the plural first terminals. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028025 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR A MULTICONDUCTOR ELECTRIC CABLE - The invention pertains to a connecting device for a multiconductor electric cable that features a carrier body ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028026 | SHIELD-TYPE COMMUNICATION SOCKET - A shield-type communication socket includes a housing; a first terminal seat, having a plurality of first terminals; a printed circuit board (PCB), having a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings; a plurality of IDC terminals; a second terminal seat; a terminal pressing member; a first pressing cover, rotatably pivoted on one side of the housing; and a second pressing cover, rotatably pivoted on another side of the housing. With the above structure, a cable can be easily accommodated in the communication socket and the plurality of IDC terminals and the plurality of first terminals are securely electrically connected. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028027 | Cable ladder spiked bonding strap - A grounding or bonding assembly comprising a strap or wire having multiple ends, with at least one end electrically connected to a clamp. The clamp includes a clamping means such as a screw and a penetrating means such as a spike. When the clamp is mounted on a structure and pressure is applied by means of the screw, the spike digs into the structure's surface and creates a low impedance electrical connection. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028028 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ADAPTABLE STRAIN RELIEF - An electrical connector for electronics applications such as avionics or the like includes an adaptable strain relief feature for accommodating different sizes of wire bundles that terminate and are electrically coupled within the connector. The strain relief feature includes a pair of clamping members that span between mounting surfaces at a rear portion of the connector to define a strain relief passageway in which the wire bundle is clamped to provide a strain relief. The clamping members are selectable from at least two different available shapes so that the size of the strain relief passageway is determined by the selection of clamping members, which may be interchangeable with one another. Resilient pads on the clamping members engage and compress against the wire bundle to secure it in place when the selected clamping members are installed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028029 | Smart Cable Provisioning For a Patch Cord Management System - A network documentation and revision system is presented that includes first and second devices connected by a patch cord. The first device has provisioning and signal ports with corresponding contact assemblies. The second device has a switch port without a contact assembly. The patch cord has signal and control wires, a first connector that connects the signal wires into a signal port and the control wire to a corresponding contact assembly, and a second connector that connects the signal wires to the switch port and terminates the control wire. The second connector contains an indicator controlled by control circuitry, detection circuitry detecting whether the second connector is plugged into the second device, and ID circuitry providing an ID number through the first connector. Installation or removal of the patch cord is guided by indicators on the patch cord and first device without retrofit contacts being added to the second device. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028030 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A modular electrical connector includes a base and at least one adaptor. The base is provided with at least one first assembling port and an insertion port. An insertion slot is provided between the first assembling port and the insertion port. The insertion slot has a plurality of insertion holes. Each of the plurality of insertion holes is provided with an electrical-conductive pin extending into the insertion port. The adaptor has a rear end with an insertion pin and a front end with a connecting port. The connecting port has a tongue therein. The tongue is provided with a plurality of electrical-conductive terminals. One end of each of the electrical-conductive terminals is electrically connected with the insertion pin. The adaptor is assembled in the first assembling port. The insertion pin is inserted into and electrically connected to the insertion slot. The electrical connection between the plug and the electrical-conductive pin is achieved once a plug of a flat cable is inserted into the insertion port of the base. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028031 | MODULAR TEST PLUG - A modular test plug assembly is disclosed having a design which may be arranged in a plurality of different configurations. The test plug assembly includes a plurality of modules, having blades for insertion into a test switch assembly. The modules are positioned in a stacked arrangement and are secured together by end plates and a rod extending therebetween. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028032 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A connecting device comprising a body having a threaded portion and a sleeve portion. A plurality of coaxial receptacles disposed in the threaded portion, each receptacle formed to couple with element of a coaxial cable connector, and a plurality of coaxial mounts disposed on the sleeve end. The coaxial mounts may be coupled to coaxial leads with each lead having a mini-connectors. The body is substantially similar to a type-n connector and provides for easy coupling of multiple coaxial cables within a single connector housing. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028033 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR DEVICE - A coaxial connector where a plug having a coaxial structure is connected in a direction substantially parallel with a board, the board being where the coaxial connector is mounted, the coaxial connector includes a signal contact having one end connected to a plug pin and another end bent or curved toward the board; and a ground contact having a substantially cylindrical shaped main body part, the main body part surrounding a part of the signal contact, the ground contact being connected to a plug side ground member by a first connecting part formed at one end of the main body part, the ground contact being connected to the board by a second connecting part formed at another end of the main body part, wherein the second connecting part includes a center member surrounding two or more surfaces of the signal contact, and an arm part extending from a side part of the center member. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028034 | HOOP MATERIAL, METHOD OF MAKING INNER CONDUCTOR TERMINAL, AND COAXIAL CONNECTOR - An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic part-mounted and insulator-integrated inner conductor terminal which can enhance the productivity and can reduce the cost and also to provide a coaxial connector provided with this inner conductor terminal. A hoop material | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028035 | WALL PLATE HAVING INTEGRATED CATV SIGNAL-SPLITTER - An electrical wall plate ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028036 | Waterproof Structure and Waterproof Connector - A waterproof structure includes an inner housing, a family sealing member, an outer housing, a projection. The family sealing member is positioned on the inner housing. The outer housing is positioned adjacent to the family sealing member, and presses the family sealing member against the inner housing. A plurality of contact receiving cavities are further provided and positioned in the inner housing, while a plurality of insertion holes are positioned in the family sealing member. Each insertion hole includes a circular cross-section, and corresponding to the plurality of contact receiving cavities respectively. A plurality of through holes are positioned in the outer housing and correspond to the plurality of insertion holes, respectively. Each through hole penetrate though the outer housing in the contact inserting direction, and the projection is provided in each of the plurality of through holes. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028037 | EMI SUPPRESSION FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a housing having a cavity configured to receive a plug therein. Contacts are arranged within the cavity for mating with a plug. The contacts include shield interfaces. A metal strip is arranged within the cavity and is electrically connected to a ground. The shield interfaces of the contacts engaging the metal strip when no plug is loaded in the cavity, and the shield interfaces disengaging from the metal strip when the plug is loaded in the cavity. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028038 | HDMI cable connector - A cable connector comprising a connector, a cable, a circuit board electrically connecting the connector to the cable, an insulating inner housing and an outer housing. The connector comprises an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals disposed therein and a metal shield mounted on the periphery of the insulating housing. The insulating inner housing comprises upper and lower casings integrally coupled together and a receiving space formed therebetween for accommodating the circuit board. The cable connector comprises a copper foil which covers the periphery of the insulating inner housing. The copper foil is electrically coupled to the metal shield and grounded through the metal shield. Finally, the outer housing envelopes the periphery of the copper foil. Thereby, the cable connector can achieve both miniaturized and a lower cost, while also reducing the rate of defective products. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028039 | CONTACT CLIP - The contact clip according to the invention comprises a contact portion ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028040 | Electrical connector with improved housing background of the invention - A board to board electrical connector assembly comprises a male connector and a female connector, the male connector has a base defining a receiving cavity therein and a plurality of first terminal grooves located outside the receiving cavity for receiving the first terminals therein. The female connector forms a tongue corresponding with the receiving cavity of the male connector and defines a plurality of second terminal grooves located outside the tongue for receiving the second terminals therein. When the male connector is mating with the female connector, the tongue cooperates with the receiving cavity and the first terminal inter-engages with the second terminal for realizing signal transmitting, which is helpful for reducing the height of the connector assembly and boarding the application field. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028041 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES - A headset connector assembly that includes a connector plate, a casing, and electrical contact members is provided. The connector plate can have a first mating surface, a second mating surface, and at least two apertures existing between the first and the second mating surfaces. The casing can have a first side in contact with the first mating surface and a second side. The casing can include a protruding cavity member for each of the at least two apertures. Each protruding cavity member can extend from the first side and be constructed to fit within one of the at least two apertures. Each protruding cavity member can house an electrical contact member. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028042 | POWER PLUG AND POWER PLUG ASSEMBLY - A power plug is configured for connecting a power adaptor to a power supply socket. The power plug includes a first portion and a second portion. At least two prongs are disposed on the first portion and are capable of being coupled to the power supply socket. The second portion is configured to be electrically coupled to the power adaptor. The second portion defines a receiving housing capable of accommodating the power adaptor. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028043 | MODULAR CONNECTOR - A modular connector includes a base and at least one adaptor. The base is provided with at least one first assembling port. The first assembling port has an insertion slot therein. The insertion slot has a plurality of insertion holes. Each of the plurality of insertion holes is provided with an electrical-conductive pin extending outside the base. The adaptor has a rear end with an insertion pin and a front end with a connecting port. The connecting port has a tongue therein. The tongue is provided with a plurality of electrical-conductive terminals. One end of each of the electrical-conductive terminals is electrically connected with the insertion pin. The adaptor is assembled in the first assembling port. The insertion pin is inserted into and electrically connected to the insertion slot. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028044 | FLAT PIN OF NETWORK JACK AND METHOD FOR GILDING THE SAME - A flat pin of a network jack and a method for gilding the same are provided. A body of the flat pin has a single surface which has a front end and a back end in the gilding method. The method includes the steps of gilding a metal layer on the front end, and electroplating continuously from the front end to the back end on the single surface at all times. The single surface is fully covered by the metal layer. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028045 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A POSITIONING SPACER ENGAGAINEG WITH TERMINALS THEREON - An electrical connector defines an insulative housing defining a mating portion having a plurality of passageways therein, a plurality of terminals separated into two distinct groups and received in the housing, and a spacer assembled to back side of the housing for fixing the leg portions of the terminals. The terminal defines a contacting portion received in the passageways, a body portion extending rearward from an end of the contacting portion and a leg portion extending downward from an end of the body portion, the body portion and the leg portion are exposed outside of the housing. The spacer has an inner face defining a pressing platform having a bottom face at least pressing the body portion of the one group of terminals. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028046 | Electrical connector having plural types of contacts - A connector ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028047 | BAYONET TYPE ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR - A bayonet type electronic connector ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028048 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH A CONTACT ARM - An electrical contact includes an at least partially cylindrical body having a terminating segment and an end segment. A contact arm extends from the terminating segment to the end segment. The contact arm includes a contact tip that is configured to engage a mating contact to electrically connect the body to the mating contact. The contact arm defines a portion of a circumference of the body. The contact arm extends from the terminating segment and the end segment at corresponding ends of the contact arm. The contact arm includes an intermediate point that is located between the ends and that is offset from at least one of the ends along the circumference of the body. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028049 | CONNECTOR, ELECTRIC CONNECTING DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE - Disclosed is a connector to connect an electric element and a power source to each other. The connector includes a first contact provided on a first body and electrically connected to the electric element, and a second contact provided on a second body and electrically connected to the power source, wherein the first contact and the second contact come into contact with or are separated from each other upon receiving pressure caused by relative movement between the first body in the second body. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028050 | PLUG CONNECTOR - A plug connector has a housing made of insulating material which includes an opening on one face for insertion of conductive contact pins and another opening on another face for insertion of the stripped ends of electrical conductors. There is a spring force terminal connection in each conductor connection area which pushes the stripped end of a conductor toward the contact pin insertion opening. The width (B | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028051 | Electrical Connector for High Temperature Environments - An electrical connector for establishing an electrical contact with a complementary connector, in particular in a high-temperature environment, the electrical connector including: a housing having an essentially cylindrical inner volume with an opening at least at one end; an elongated contact element disposed inside the inner volume to contact the complementary connector when the latter is introduced into the inner volume; and an elongated spring element disposed between a wall of the inner volume and the contact element to resiliently support the elongated contact element. The contact element includes an anchor section clamped between a first and a second part of the housing. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028052 | WEDGE TAP CONNECTOR - An electrical connector assembly includes a spring member having a generally C-shaped body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The C-shaped body is formed by a first hook portion, a second hook portion, and a central section extending between the first hook portion and the second hook portion. Each of the hook portions are adapted to receive a conductor. The spring member is movable between a normal position and a deflected position, wherein in the deflected position, the spring member imparts a clamping force on the first and second conductors. The assembly further includes a wedge member having a leading end and a trailing end. The wedge is positionable within the spring member to drive the spring member from the normal position to the deflected position, wherein the wedge has an initial position and a final position corresponding to the deflected position of the spring member. Relative positions of the wedge member with respect to the spring member in the initial position and the final position vary based on a size of the conductors. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028053 | CONTACT SPRING - A contact spring having a free contact end for producing an electrical contact between the free contact end and a contact surface, the contact spring formed from N contact spring metal sheets and N−1 spacer elements. The contact spring metal sheets are fixed in a clamping region with a spacer element between two adjacent contact spring metal sheets, are at a distance from each other in a spring region around the thickness of the spacer elements, extend parallel to each other up to the free contact end in a freely elastic manner, and end in a common plane on the free contact end. In the spring region, the contact spring metal sheets have at least one bend with a pre-determined angle between the longitudinal axis of the contact spring metal sheets before the bend and the longitudinal axis of the contact spring metal sheets after the bend. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028054 | CRIMPING TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TERMINAL-PROVIDED WIRE - A crimp terminal whose crimp state can be easily evaluated and to provide a method of manufacturing a terminal-provided wire comprising the crimp terminal. The crimp terminal includes a pair of conductor barrels which are crimped onto a conductor of an electric wire. The conductor barrel has an outer surface provided with a crimp state indicator for evaluating a crimp level thereof. The indicator may be a mark so shaped that a position of an internal end of an outwardly exposed part thereof is varied in a terminal axial direction corresponding to the crimp level, or include a plurality of marks spaced in a direction perpendicular to the terminal axial direction. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028055 | Amphibious All-Terrain Vehicle - An amphibious, all-terrain vehicle utilizing a pair of hydrostatic pumps to independently provide power to hydraulic drive mechanisms of the left and right side of the vehicle respectively. The hydraulic drive mechanisms on a side of the vehicle comprise a plurality of hydraulic wheel motors and a hydraulic propeller motor. Using a novel hydraulic manifold assembly, the vehicle can operate in three distinct modes: wheels only, wheels and propellers, and propellers only. The hydraulic manifold assembly also allow the vehicle to by put in neutral mode for starting. The wheel motors are mounted in a pair of undercarriage assemblies that are outside of the vehicle's body and fluidly connected to the hydraulic manifold assembly thorough a hose chase that extends well above the vehicle's waterline to eliminate the potential for water to enter the body of the vehicle when operated in the water. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028056 | APPARATUS FOR OSCILLATING AND ORIENTING A VANE AND A VESSEL INCLUDING SUCH AN APPARATUS - An apparatus for oscillating and orienting a vane comprising a main lever ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028057 | STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VESSEL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM - Steering control system ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028058 | FIN - An object of the present invention is to provide fin in which the fin can be easily attached or detached to a board, its attached state can be maintained well, and the fin readily comes off in an emergency such as when the fin is brought into contact with human body. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028059 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER AND WATER- AND OIL-REPELLENT AGENT - A water- and oil-repellent agent is an aqueous emulsion containing: | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028060 | HEAT RESISTANT SEMI-AROMATIC POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION - The invention relates to the field of composite structures comprising a fibrous material, a matrix resin composition and a portion made of a surface resin composition, wherein the compositions are chosen from compositions comprising one or more semi-aromatic polyamides and one or more polyhydric alcohols. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028061 | Adjustable shim - An adjustable shim comprises a stack of plies comprising plastics material reinforced with a three-dimensional fibre layer, the plastics material being flowable under compressive force prior to cure for adjusting the thickness of the shim. The shim may be used to fill a void between two structural components joined together. Also, a method of filling a void between two structural components using the shim. The shim is easy to handle, can easily be laid up to a variety of thicknesses, and is quick to cure (depending on the plastics material used). The three-dimensional fibre layers make the shim highly compressible prior to cure, and provide significant reinforcement to the plastics material of the plies to support compressive stresses in the shim post cure. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028062 | BICOMPONENT FIBERS, TEXTILE SHEETS AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed are bicomponent fibers with aliphatic polyester forming a first component and a polyolefin forming a second component wherein the polyolefin contains an adjuvant improving the biodegradability of said polyolefin. Textile sheets comprising these bicomponent fibers are comparable in their mechanical properties to polyolefin based textile sheets while these are more efficiently decomposed by the action of microorganisms as polyolefin based textile sheets. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028063 | Toy-Building Unit - A toy-building unit. The building unit includes a six armed structure having a ball portion at a distal end of each arm. The arms are arranged about a central body formed by their intersections and each arm extends from the central body perpendicularly to adjacent arms. A socket is formed by each set of three adjacent arms. The ball portion of a first building unit is inserted into the socket of a second building unit to removeably, rotatably, and pivotally engage the two building units. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028064 | TOY BLOCK, A TOY BLOCK CONNECTING ELEMENT AND A TOY BLOCK ELEMENT FOR PRODUCING A TOY BLOCK - Toy block ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028065 | Spinning Towel Assembly - A rally towel spins about an axis and is adapted to be hand held for use at sporting events or other gatherings. The towel has the shape of an air foil with a leading edge that is thicker than a trailing edge for improved lift and longer duration of rotation about the axis. The axis may be in the form of a pin that attaches the towel to a grip. The grip may have a shape that coincides with the sporting event or other arena in which the rally towel is used. The rally towel may include lighting and attachment mechanisms for additional advertising. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028066 | CHANGEABLE MODELING TOY - A changeable modeling toy includes a front housing, a back housing and a changeable modeling module. The front housing has a window, a first surface printed with a first scene, and a second surface printed with a second scene. The back housing having a first surface and a second surface is connected with the front housing by a first pivot. The changeable modeling module is arranged between the second surface of the front housing and the first surface of the back housing and includes a plurality of modeling groups, wherein each of the modeling groups includes a plurality of changeable modeling plates that can be put together to create a variety of modelings. Fun of the changeable modeling toy can be increased as a result of design of multiple scenes. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028067 | Article for upholding personal affinity - An article of manufacture for facilitating the maintenance of interpersonal relationships includes a plush toy and a audio playback module embedded within an area internal to the plush toy. The embedded playback module includes an electronic data storage device for storing audio message files; an audio output device; and a processor for accessing audio message files stored on the storage device and playing the message files through the audio output device. An external communication device is associated with the processor for uploading to the storage device of audio messages. The external communication device may be an on-the-go device or an embedded host. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028068 | TOY AUTOMOBILE - A toy automobile includes wheels, axles connecting the wheels, a holding plate, a control circuit, a sensor, and struts and drive trains corresponding to the wheels. Each strut includes a pivoting strut and a support strut pivoted to each other, one ends of the pivoting strut and the support strut are slidably mounted on the axles. The other end of the support strut slidably resist at the bottom surface of the holding plate. Each drive train is connected with another end of the pivoting strut. When the holding plate is tilted relative to a horizontal reference plane, the control circuit controls the drive trains to drive the pivoting struts at a lower end of the holding plate, the pivoting struts rotate and lift the support struts correspondingly, thus to lift the lower end and make the holding plate parallel to the horizontal reference plane. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028069 | VIBRATION POWERED TOY - An apparatus includes a body, an eccentric load, a rotational motor coupled to the body and adapted to rotate the eccentric load, and a plurality of legs each having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base. At least a portion of the plurality of legs are constructed from a flexible material, are injection molded, are integrally coupled to the body at the leg base, and include at least one driving leg configured to cause the apparatus to move in a direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip as the rotational motor rotates the eccentric load. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028070 | Garment - The present invention relates to a garment, in particular an undergarment, comprising a brassiere means, wherein the garment at least partly consists of latent heat storage material for temperature regulation and/or includes at least one latent heat accumulator for temperature regulation. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING OPTICAL ELEMENTS USING MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FINISHING - A method of finishing an optical element includes mounting the optical element in an optical mount having a plurality of fiducials overlapping with the optical element and obtaining a first metrology map for the optical element and the plurality of fiducials. The method also includes obtaining a second metrology map for the optical element without the plurality of fiducials, forming a difference map between the first metrology map and the second metrology map, and aligning the first metrology map and the second metrology map. The method further includes placing mathematical fiducials onto the second metrology map using the difference map to form a third metrology map and associating the third metrology map to the optical element. Moreover, the method includes mounting the optical element in the fixture in an MRF tool, positioning the optical element in the fixture; removing the plurality of fiducials, and finishing the optical element. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028072 | Surface Treatment of a Polymeric Stent - Methods of treating the polymeric surfaces of a stent with a fluid including a solvent for the surface polymer are disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028073 | CMP POLISHING SLURRY AND POLISHING METHOD - The present invention relates to a CMP polishing slurry, comprising cerium oxide particles, a dispersing agent, water-soluble polymer and water, wherein the water-soluble polymer is a compound having a skeleton of any one of an N-mono-substituted product and an N,N-di-substituted product of any one selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, methacrylamide and α-substituted products thereof. The amount of the water-soluble polymer is preferably in the range of 0.01 part or more by weight and 10 parts or less by weight for 100 parts by weight of the polishing slurry. Thus it is possible to provide a polishing slurry and a polishing method which make it possible to polish a film made of silicon oxide or the like effectively and rapidly and further control the process therefor easily in CMP technique for flattening an interlayer insulating film, a BPSG film, an insulator film for shallow trench isolation, and other films. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028074 | POLISHING METHOD FOR A WORKPIECE AND POLISHING TOOL USED FOR THE POLISHING METHOD - Provided is a polishing tool capable of forming a high-quality surface of a workpiece for a short period of time. A polishing tool includes: a rotation shaft arranged parallel to a sending direction of moving the polishing tool relative to a workpiece; and at least two polishing bodies. The polishing body includes a foamed resin such as a foamed polyurethane resin, and has an outer peripheral surface having a porosity higher than that of the polishing body. The polishing body includes a non-foamed resin such as a non-foamed polyurethane resin being a material more rigid than that for the polishing body. When polishing-processing, the polishing body performs polishing removal on a surface of the workpiece, and the polishing body smoothes a waviness formed on the surface through the polishing removal. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028075 | NOZZLE, A NOZZLE UNIT, AND A BLASTING MACHINE - A nozzle, a nozzle unit having a plurality of nozzles, and a blasting machine equipped with the nozzle unit, which can achieve a micro-machining with a high precision and a high productivity for the blasting process, are provided. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028076 | SANDING MACHINE WITH CLAMPING MECHANISM - A burnishing element is clamped to a lower surface of a bottom plate of a sanding machine and placed into tension through use of a first clamping mechanism and a second clamping mechanism that are positioned at two ends of the bottom plate, respectively. At least one of the first and second clamping mechanisms has a clamping element and a tensioning element which is used for tensioning the burnishing element. The bottom plate has a clamping area. The ends of the burnishing element are supported on the clamping area when the burnishing element is in placed into tension by the tensioning element. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028077 | HEADLINER DUCT - A headliner duct for a heating-venting-air conditioning (HVAC) system in a motor vehicle is provided. The headliner duct can include a headliner and an elongated thermoformed aircap that has a wall and is bonded to a top side of the headliner. The thermoformed aircap and the headliner form an air duct, the air duct having an inlet and being operable to have an air flow pass therethrough. The elongated thermoformed aircap has an air-kick that is integral with the wall of the aircap and extends into an air flow region thereof. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028078 | MOBILE AIR CLEANING UNIT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A mass transit vehicle including a cabin mounted to a frame and including a roof and a passenger zone defining a passenger zone length, an air cleaning unit including an air cleaner housing mounted to the roof, an air cleaning device disposed within the housing, an inlet upstream of the air cleaning device, and an outlet downstream of the air cleaning device, and a duct system disposed within the cabin and extending substantially along the passenger zone length. The air cleaning unit is operable to draw in air through the inlet, through the air cleaning device, and discharge a flow of cleaned air out of the outlet, and the duct system is in fluid communication with the outlet and operable to receive the flow of cleaned air from the outlet and direct the flow of cleaned air to the cabin substantially evenly along the passenger zone length. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028079 | VAPOUR EXTRACTION DEVICE AND ACCOMMODATING DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE FOOD PREPARATION UNIT INCORPORATING SUCH A VAPOUR EXTRACTION DEVICE - In order to provide a vapour extraction device comprising at least one air curtain producing device and at least one vapour suction device incorporating at least one vapour suction opening, it is proposed that, by means of the air curtain producing device, there can be produced an air curtain which is so oriented that at least a part of the air stream forming the air curtain impinges on at least one vapour suction opening. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028080 | Back draft damper - A back draft damper includes a rectangular shell having a central opening which air can pass through. A plurality of vanes rotatably mounted in the shell are rotatable between open positions where air can pass through the shell and closed positions where air cannot pass through the shell. The axes the vanes rotate about are slightly offset from vertical. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028081 | BACK DRAFT DAMPER - A damper is provided. The damper includes a frame having a central opening through which air passes. A plurality of vanes are rotatably mounted within the frame. At least one of the vanes is oriented about a rotational axis that is offset at a non-orthogonal angle with respect to one of a horizontal and vertical axis. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028082 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DOWN DRAFT VENT SYSTEM - A drive mechanism for a down draft vent system comprising a vertically directed, retractable open framework, which can be moved between an extended position and a lowered position by means of a drive motor, comprising at least two switches for switching off the drive motor and at least one actuating element for actuating the switch. In this arrangement at least one switch is actuated by means of the at least one actuating element depending on a force (F | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028083 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - Methods for distributing media content between portable electronic devices enabled for media acquisition and wireless communication are disclosed. The methods comprises forming of a group of the portable electronic devices being present at a common context, providing a piece of media content to other members of the group, and collecting a piece of media content from other members of the group, respectively. Apparatuses, i.e. portable electronic devices, suitable for such media content distribution, as computer programs for implementing the media content distribution on such apparatuses, are also disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028084 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERRUPTING COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for interrupting active communications within a communication network, the method comprising in one embodiment: operating a communication device to terminate communication activity in response to receiving an interrupt request from an interrupting device; operating a repeater to wake up and initiate message communication activity in response to receiving a base station downlink activation message from the interrupting device; and operating the interrupting device to transmit one or more messages on a receive frequency of the repeater. The method for interrupting active communications within a communication network comprising in an alternate embodiment: operating a repeater, in response to receiving an interrupt request from an interrupting device, to clear each channel hosted by the repeater: informing the interrupting device by the repeater that all channels have been cleared; de-keying the repeater; operating the interrupting device to transmit one or more communications on a transmission frequency of the repeater. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028085 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR INITIATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - The present invention provides a wireless device configured relay wireless communication between a computing device and one or more broadband wireless networks. In this manner the wireless device can act as an access point, hotspot or the like, for the computing device. The wireless device comprises a network interface system configured for communication with a wireless network and one or more broadband wireless networks. The wireless device further includes a control system operatively coupled to the network interface system, wherein the control system is configured to control communication between the network interface system and the wireless network. The control system is further configured to activate communication with one or more of the broadband wireless networks upon receipt of a predetermined communication from the computing device via the wireless network. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING ULTRA SMALL APERTURE COMMUNICATION ANTENNA USING SPECTRAL REPLICATION AND COHERENT FREQUENCY AND PHASE COMBINING - A satellite communications system has a hub terminal which communicates with a remote terminal through a satellite. The hub terminal | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028087 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING ULTRA SMALL APERTURE COMMUNICATION ANTENNA USING SPECTRAL REPLICATION AND COHERENT FREQUENCY AND PHASE COMBINING - A system for enabling use of ultra-small aperture terminals in satellite communications is provided. The system comprises a transmitter configured to receive an input signal having information, a bandwidth, and an amplitude, replicate the input signal into two or more replications of the input signal, convert each of the two or more replications to have a frequency tuned to two or more corresponding satellite transponders while maintaining the bandwidth and all the information of the input signal, and combine the two or more replications into a single uplink signal. A transmit antenna is configured to transmit the uplink signal to the two or more satellite transponders. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING ULTRA SMALL APERTURE COMMUNICATION ANTENNA USING SPECTRAL REPLICATION AND COHERENT FREQUENCY AND PHASE COMBINING - A system for enabling use of ultra-small aperture terminals in satellite communications is provided. The system comprises a transmitter configured to receive an input signal having information, a bandwidth, and an amplitude, replicate the input signal into two or more replications of the input signal, convert each of the two or more replications to have a frequency tuned to two or more corresponding satellite transponders while maintaining the bandwidth and all the information of the input signal, and combine the two or more replications into a single uplink signal. A transmit antenna is configured to transmit the uplink signal to the two or more satellite transponders. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028089 | Amplifying circuit, semiconductor integrated circuit, wireless transmission system, and communication apparatus - An amplifying circuit includes: an amplifying cell portion configured by cascade-connecting a plurality stage of amplifying cells each including a pair of N-type transistors differentially connected to each other, load resistors and a current source for generating an operating current, and each having a function of amplifying differential signals; a feedback portion configured to feed differential output signals from the amplifying cell in a rear stage side of the amplifying cell portion back to differential input terminals of the amplifying cell on a front stage side; and an input portion configured to supply differential input signals to input terminals in a first stage of the amplifying cell portion. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028090 | Time-Sharing Mobile Information Devices Over the Internet - The time-sharing of mobile devices over the Internet between remote users that need access to them is disclosed. Mobile devices are distributed across the globe in target geographies and networks, and users are provided with over-the-Internet access to these devices. The mobile devices are grouped in a mobile device pool. Devices in the pool can be in different physical locations, but they all report their locations and status to a central server (“AccessServer”) using standard internet protocols. This central server gives a single unified view of the mobile device pool to the user. Users are able to get this unified view and access the mobile devices using a software application (“DeviceConductor”) that runs on their local computer. A user can check-out a device and operate it remotely, having the ability to control all inputs of the device and view all outputs from the device. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028091 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NEAR-FIELD WIRELESS DEVICE PAIRING - A first communication device (e.g., a radio) and a second communication device (e.g., an accessory) implement a wireless device pairing procedure to exchange numerical credentials so that the devices can subsequently form a link for communications using electromagnetic radio signals. The accessory transmits a beacon comprises a pairing request. Upon a user bringing the radio and accessory in close enough proximity, the radio receives the beacon using near-field apparatus included in the radio. In response to receiving the beacon, the radio initiates a pairing procedure, wherein the pairing procedure comprises a data exchange between the radio and accessory, and wherein the beacon and the data exchange comprise a non-propagating radio signal generated using the near-field apparatus. Upon completing the pairing procedure, the radio forms a link with the accessory to communicate using propagating electromagnetic radio signals. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028092 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device includes a proximity wireless communication antenna for contactless proximity wireless communication with a counterpart instrument antenna in proximity, a first wireless communication processing unit to conduct contactless proximity wireless communication using the proximity wireless communication antenna, a second wireless communication processing unit to conduct wireless communication in a wireless communication format different from that of the first processing unit, a ground potential to be disposed in a surrounding area of the proximity wireless communication antenna and to be connected to a counterpart instrument ground potential when the instrument is in proximity, a detection unit to detect that the counterpart instrument is connected while allowing contactless proximity wireless communication, and a control unit to restrict wireless communication with the second processing unit when the detection unit detects connection and to remove the restriction after connected to the counterpart instrument ground potential with the ground potential during the restriction. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028093 | Bluetooth Proximity Detection System and Method of Interacting With One or More Bluetooth Devices - Some embodiments teach an apparatus for determining a proximity of one or more first Bluetooth devices. The apparatus can include: (a) at least one Bluetooth base station with (1) a Bluetooth transmitter configured to transmit one or more service discovery requests to the one or more first Bluetooth devices; and (2) a Bluetooth receiver configured to receive one or more responses from the one or more first Bluetooth devices to the one or more service discovery requests; and (b) a computational module configured to run on one or more processors and further configured to determine one or more approximate distances between the at least one Bluetooth base station and the one or more first Bluetooth devices based on the one or more responses from the one or more first Bluetooth devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028094 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DEVICE REGISTRATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a storage module stores device information of a counterpart device generated by an authentication process required for wireless communication, a registration information control module registers location information as either of first location information of a location where the device information of the counterpart device will be stored after termination of wireless communication with the counterpart device and second location information of a location where the device information will not be stored after termination of the wireless communication, and a wireless communication control module receives location information of the wireless communication device at the time of execution of the wireless communication, determines whether the received location information coincides with the first location information or not, and executes an authentication process by use of the device information storied in the storage module to enable the wireless communication when the received location information coincides with the first location information. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028095 | RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND DEVICE START METHOD - Provided is a user-friendly radio communication terminal on which a plurality of radio communication devices are mounted. The radio communication terminal includes a request data information holding unit ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028096 | DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME AND PROGRAM - The present invention enables a data obtaining apparatus to select data to be transferred without maintaining a communication connection through close-proximity wireless communication. Accordingly, when a digital camera is communicatively connected to an external device through close-proximity wireless communication, a central processor of the digital camera obtains, from the external device, index information indicating a list of data stored in the external device. Next, the central processor terminates the communication connection to the external device and receives a designation of data to be transferred via an operation unit based on the index information. After having designated data to be transferred, an image processing unit of the digital camera obtains designated data from the external device when the camera is communicatively reconnected to the external device through close-proximity wireless communication. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028097 | HIERARCHICAL SPECTRUM SENSING FOR COGNITIVE RADIOS - The present disclosure generally describes methods and systems for spectrum sensing within a cognitive radio. Example methods may include but are not limited to scanning radio frequencies within an initial portion of the radio frequency spectrum and analyzing the frequencies scanned within the initial portion. Example methods may also include but are not limited to dividing the initial portion into first and second portions, and selecting one of the first and second portions for further analysis. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028098 | COGNITIVE RADIOS FOR SECURE TRANSMISSIONS - In accordance with various embodiments, methods, systems and apparatuses for transmitting communications are generally described. Initial information to be transmitted with initial transmission characteristics can be received. Spectrum holes can be found in the communication signal spectrum. The initial communication having initial transmission characteristics can be converted into a new communication including the initial information and new transmission characteristics. The new transmission characteristics are different from the initial transmission characteristics, where the new communication can be transmitted at one or more frequencies identified with the spectrum holes. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028099 | Mobile directional antenna - In one aspect, adjusting a directional antenna from a first state to a second state to improve a network operation of the directional antenna relative to a mobile node to at least partially compensate for motion of the mobile node. In another aspect, identifying a network operational characteristic; determining a desired directional antenna configuration to direct a directional antenna at least partially with respect to a first mobile node at least partially according to the network operational characteristic; and establishing a directional antenna directionality at least partially according to a desired directional antenna direction. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028100 | LOCATION AND TIME SENSING COGNITIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Techniques for determining whether or not a cognitive device may perform a cognitive task are disclosed. A cognitive device may be arranged in communication with a communications device. The cognitive device may include a cognitive receiver, an antenna, and a time and/or location determining device. The communications device may include a cognitive radio, a portable power source, and an antenna. Example cognitive devices may be configured to use time and/or location information, to determine whether or not to perform a cognitive task or determine whether to perform a cognitive task a certain way. The cognitive device may be arranged to communicate cognitive information to the communications device based on whether the cognitive task was performed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028101 | A METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY COMPENSATING A RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF A COMMUNICATING ENTITY - A method of dynamically compensating a movement of a source communicating entity relative to a destination communicating entity comprising a set of destination antennas, an antenna data signal transmitted by a source antenna of the source communicating entity being pre-equalized by time reversing an estimated propagation channel between said source antenna and a reference destination antenna at a current time, the method comprising the iterative steps of the destination communicating entity estimating a current focus, estimating movement of the current focus, and selecting, for the next time period, a reference destination antenna for estimating the propagation channel and a target destination antenna for receiving said data signal. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028102 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING A LICENSED SPECTRUM TO TRANSMIT A SIGNAL WHEN AN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM IS CONGESTED - Methods and apparatus of using a licensed spectrum to transmit a signal when an unlicensed spectrum is congested are disclosed. One method includes receiving, at a first mobile device, a request signal from a second mobile device, receiving, at the first mobile device, a remote signal from one or more mobile devices using the unlicensed spectrum, and transmitting a control signal from the first mobile device to the second mobile device using the licensed spectrum, the control signal being based on the remote signal. The control signal carries control information that is based on at least one of a time at which the second mobile device sends a signal to the first mobile device or the received powers of the remote signal and the request signal. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028103 | IC WITH A CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of antenna elements, a coupling circuit, a control module, and an RF transceiver. The plurality of antenna elements is operable in a frequency range of approximately 55 GHz to 64 GHz. The coupling circuit is operable to couple the plurality of antenna elements into an antenna structure in accordance with an antenna configuration signal. The control module is coupled to generate the antenna configuration signal based on a mode of operation of the IC. The RF transceiver is coupled to convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal and to convert an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with the mode of operation of the IC, wherein the inbound RF signal is received via the antenna structure and the outbound RF signal is transmitted via the antenna structure. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028104 | RECEIVER FOR SIGNAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH DISTURBANCE REJECTION CIRCUIT - A receiver of a signal communication apparatus; the apparatus having a transmitter for transmitting the signals, the receiver for receiving the signals and a galvanically isolated wireless interface interposed between the transmitter and the receiver and having a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna. The receiver including a disturbance rejection circuit coupled to the receiving antenna and capable of compensating for the parasite currents flowing between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna at the potential variations between the input and output of the galvanic isolation interface. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028105 | VEHICULAR ADAPTER APPARATUS - A vehicular adapter ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULATING DATA ADAPTIVELY USING SELECTION OF MULTI ANTENNA - An adaptive modulation apparatus and method using a multiple antenna selection scheme are provided. The adaptive modulation method using the multiple antenna scheme includes: selecting one transmit antenna from a plurality of transmit antennas; determining a target transmission rate of the selected transmit antenna to transmit the determined target transmission rate to a multiple antenna reception apparatus; receiving, from the multiple antenna reception apparatus, feedback information including information regarding whether to accept the target transmission rate; and transmitting data to the multiple antenna reception apparatus using the received feedback information. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028107 | SPECTRUM SENSING NETWORK - In accordance with various embodiments methods, systems and devices are generally described for assigning a reputation value to a cognitive device in a communications system. Some of the described methods may include one or more of generating reputation value information, assigning a reputation value associated with the cognitive device, based on the reputation value information, and transmitting the reputation value associated with the cognitive device, to the cognitive radio. In addition, some other described methods may include one or more of associating a reputation value with the cognitive device, receiving cognitive information from the cognitive device, and performing a cognitive task using the cognitive information based on the reputation value exceeding a threshold value. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028108 | Method and apparatus to provide low cost transmit beamforming for network devices - Techniques and structures for use in generating an approximated beamforming matrix in a MIMO based system are disclosed. The techniques and structures may be used to allow closed loop MIMO beamforming to be performed within a device that does not include singular value decomposition (SVD) circuitry. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028109 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH WHITE GAUSSIAN NOISE GENERATOR AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communications device may include a wireless transmitter, a modulator connected to the wireless transmitter, and a white Gaussian noise generator connected to the modulator. The white Gaussian noise generator may include at least one pseudorandom number generator, and a fast Walsh transform module for generating white Gaussian noise based upon the pseudorandom numbers. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028110 | RECONFIGURABLE HYBRID ANTENA DEVICE - The present invention relates to a reconfigurable hybrid antenna device. According to the present invention, the reconfigurable hybrid antenna device includes a reflective plate that reflects an incident signal and a reconfigurable power supply arrangement that includes one or more element antennas for supplying power to the reflective plate. The reconfigurable power supply arrangement has characteristics of electrical reconfiguration and physical reconfiguration of the element antennas, and reconfiguration of changing a range of radiation of signal powers radiated from the element antennas. With these characteristics of reconfiguration, it is possible to simultaneously or independently provide a plurality of mobile communication services physically using one antenna, such that it is possible to have an economical base station antenna and considerably reduce the number of temporary base stations, thereby reducing the maintenance cost of base stations. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028111 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FREQUENCY TUNING BASED ON CHARACTERIZATION OF AN OSCILLATOR - Aspects of a method and system for frequency tuning based on characterization of an oscillator are provided. In this regard, a frequency of an oscillator in an integrated circuit may be controlled based on a first digital control word, a frequency of a tuned circuit may be controlled based on a second digital control word, and the second control word may be determined utilizing a mapping between the first control word and the second control word. The frequency of the oscillator and the tuned circuit may be controlled by adjusting a capacitance of the oscillator and tuned circuit, respectively. The mapping may be based on a relationship between the oscillator and the tuned circuit, such as logical and/or mathematical relationship between the capacitance of the oscillator and the capacitance of the tuned circuit and/or the relationship between the frequency of the oscillator and the frequency of the tuned circuit. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028112 | Detection of false modulated signals in wireless communications - There is provided a method for use in a wireless communication to avoid detection of a false modulated signal in a paged device. In one embodiment, a modulated signal is received by the paged device. Then, the modulated signal is identified by the paged device as a preliminary false modulated signal. Thereafter, the gain of at least one paged device amplifier and/or a matching threshold of the paged device is reduced by the paged device to decrease a sensitivity of the paged device to avoid detection of a future false modulated signal. In one embodiment, the wireless communication is a Bluetooth wireless communication and the paged device is a Bluetooth enabled device. An exemplary system for implementing one embodiment of the disclosed method is described. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028113 | METHOD OF IMPROVING SENSITIVITY AND INTERFERENCE REJECTION IN WIRELESS RECEIVERS - A wireless receiver for receiving a signal with a characteristic pattern includes a predictor for predicting the presence of a non-zero value of the characteristic pattern. A tracker tracks a noise component in the received signal between predicted non-zero values. The resulting noise component is subtracted from the received signal to output a processed signal, which is then decoded by a pattern discriminator and demodulator. The wireless receiver is less sensitive to noise and interference. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028114 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A BROADCAST RECEIVER CIRCUIT AND PROVIDED WITH AN ANTENNA - The invention relates to an apparatus | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028115 | Receiver apparatus having filters implemented using frequency translation techniques - A method and apparatus is disclosed to effectively frequency translate a filter characterized as a low quality factor (Q) filter corresponding to a baseband frequency of approximately zero Hertz or to an intermediate frequency (IF) to a filter characterized as a high Q filter at frequencies greater than the baseband frequency or the IF. A downconversion mixer is used to frequency translate a communication signal to the baseband frequency or the IF using a first local oscillator signal to provide a downconverted communication signal. A filter characterized as the low Q filter corresponding to the baseband frequency or the IF filters the downconverted communication signal to provide a filtered communication signal. An upconversion mixer is used to frequency translate a communication signal using a second local oscillator signal, the second local oscillator signal being substantially similar in frequency of the first local oscillator signal. The frequency translation by the upconversion mixer, in effect, translates the filter characterization from the low Q filter to the high Q filter at frequencies greater than the baseband frequency or the IF. | 2011-02-03 |
