| 10th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
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| 20120058640 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE - A method for forming an interconnect structure includes forming a mandrel above a base layer, forming spacers on the mandrel, forming recesses in the base layer using the spacers as an etch template, and forming a conductive material in the recesses. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058641 | AQUEOUS POLISHING AGENT COMPRISING SOLID POLYMER PARTICLES AND TWO COMPLEXING AGENTS AND ITS USE IN A PROCESS FOR POLISHING PATTERNED AND UNSTRUCTURED METAL SURFACES - An aqueous CMP agent, comprising (A) solid polymer particles interacting and forming strong complexes with the metal of the surfaces to be polished; (B) a dissolved organic non-polymeric compound interacting and forming strong, water-soluble complexes with the metal and causing an increase of the material removal rate MRR and the static etch rate SER with increasing concentration of the compound (B); and (C) a dissolved organic non-polymeric compound interacting and forming slightly soluble or insoluble complexes with the metal, which complexes are capable of being adsorbed by the metal surfaces, and causing a lower increase of the MRR than the compound (B) and a lower increase of the SER than the compound (B) or no increase of the SER with increasing concentration of the compound (C); a CMP process comprising selecting the components (A) to (C) and the use of the CMP agent and process for polishing wafers with ICs. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058642 | Silicon polishing compositions with high rate and low defectivity - The invention relates to a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising silica, one or more organic carboxylic acids or salts thereof, one or more polysaccharides, one or more bases, optionally one or more surfactants and/or polymers, optionally one or more reducing agents, optionally one or more biocides, and water, wherein the polishing composition has an alkaline pH. The polishing composition exhibits a high removal rate and low particle defects and low haze. The invention further relates to a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate using the polishing composition described herein. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058643 | AQUEOUS METAL POLISHING AGENT COMPRISING A POLYMERIC ABRASIV CONTAINING PENDANT FUNCTIONAL GROUPS AND ITS USE IN A CMP PROCESS - (A) solid polymer particles being finely dispersed in the aqueous phase and containing pendant functional groups (a1) capable of strongly interacting and forming strong complexes with the metal of the surfaces to be polished, and pendant functional groups (a2) capable of interacting less strongly with the metal of the surfaces to be polished than the functional groups (a1); and (B) an organic non-polymeric compound dissolved in the aqueous phase and capable of interacting and forming strong, water-soluble complexes with the metal of the surfaces to be polished and causing an increase of the material removal rate MRR and the static etch rate SER of the metal surfaces to be polished with increasing concentration of the compound (B); a CMP process comprising selecting (A) and (B) and the use of the CMP agent and process for polishing wafers with ICs. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058644 | RESIST STRIPPING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL DEVICES - A liquid composition free from N-alkylpyrrolidones and hydroxyl amine and its derivatives, having a dynamic shear viscosity at 50° C. of from 1 to 10 mPas as measured by rotational viscometry and comprising based on the complete weight of the composition, (A) of from 40 to 99.95% by weight of a polar organic solvent exhibiting in the presence of dissolved tetramethylammonium hydroxide (B) a constant removal rate at 50° C. for a 30 nm thick polymeric barrier anti-reflective layer containing deep UV absorbing chromophoric groups, (B) of from 0.05 to <0.5% of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and (C) <5% by weight of water; method for its preparation, a method for manufacturing electrical devices and its use for removing negative-tone and positive-tone photoresists and post etch residues in the manufacture of 3D Stacked Integrated Circuits and 3D Wafer Level Packagings by way of patterning Through Silicon Vias and/or by plating and bumping. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058645 | METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a semiconductor device having an improved silicon oxide film as a gate insulation film of a Metal Insulator Semiconductor structure and a method of making the same. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058646 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device in which a semiconductor layer is formed on an insulating substrate with a front-end insulating layer interposed between the semiconductor layer and the insulating substrate is provided which is capable of preventing action of an impurity contained in the insulating substrate on the semiconductor layer and of improving reliability of the semiconductor device. In a TFT (Thin Film Transistor), boron is made to be contained in a region located about 100 nm or less apart from a surface of the insulating substrate so that boron concentration decreases at an average rate being about 1/1000-fold per 1 nm from the surface of the insulating substrate toward the semiconductor layer. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058647 | OXIDATION-PROMOTING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF FORMING OXIDE LAYERS, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - Provided according to embodiments of the present invention are an oxidation-promoting compositions, methods of forming oxide layers, and methods of fabricating semiconductor devices. In some embodiments of the invention, the oxidation-promoting composition includes an oxidation-promoting agent having a structure of A-M-L, wherein L is a functional group that is chemisorbed to a surface of silicon, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or metal, A is a thermally decomposable oxidizing functional group, and M is a moiety that allows A and L to be covalently bonded to each other. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058648 | THERMAL REACTOR WITH IMPROVED GAS FLOW DISTRIBUTION - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and method for improving gas distribution during thermal processing. One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for processing a substrate comprising a chamber body defining a processing volume, a substrate support disposed in the processing volume, wherein the substrate support is configured to support and rotate the substrate, a gas inlet assembly coupled to an inlet of the chamber body and configured to provide a first gas flow to the processing volume, and an exhaust assembly coupled to an outlet of the chamber body, wherein the gas inlet assembly and the exhaust assembly are disposed on opposite sides of the chamber body, and the exhaust assembly defines an exhaust volume configured to extend the processing volume. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058649 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - In a plasma torch unit, copper rods forming a coil as a whole are disposed inside copper rod inserting holes formed in a quartz block so that the quartz block is cooled by water flowing inside the copper rod inserting holes and cooling water pipes. A plasma ejection port is formed on the lowermost portion of the torch unit. While a gas is being supplied into a space inside an elongated chamber, high-frequency power is supplied to the copper rods to generate plasma in the space inside the elongated chamber so that the plasma is applied to a substrate. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058650 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Example embodiments relate to semiconductor modules and semiconductor devices including the same. The semiconductor module may include a board, a plurality of semiconductor chips, a plurality of first taps, and a plurality of second taps. The board may include a chip region, a first tap region, and a second tap region. The first tap region of the board may have a first width that extends in a thickness direction of the board. The second tap region may have a second width that is less than the first width. The second tap region may be disposed under the first tap region. The semiconductor chips may be mounted in the chip region of the board. The first taps may be disposed in the first tap region, and the second taps may be disposed in the second tap region. The first and second taps may be configured to transmit/receive an electric signal to/from the plurality of semiconductor chips. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058651 | CONNECTOR HAVING AN IMPROVED COVER - A connector ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058652 | CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED RELEASING MECHANISM - A connector ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058653 | SINGULATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SEPARABLE ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT - A socket assembly that forms a solderless electrical interconnection between terminals on a singulated integrated circuit device and another circuit member. The socket housing has an opening adapted to receive the singulated integrated circuit device. The compliant printed circuit is positioned relative to the socket housing to electrically couple with the terminals on a singulated integrated circuit device located in the opening. The compliant printed circuit includes a dielectric base layer printed onto a surface of a fixture, while leaving cavities in the surface of the fixture exposed. A plurality of contact members are formed in the plurality of cavities in the fixture and coupled to the dielectric base layer. The contact members are exposed wherein the compliant printed circuit is removed from the fixture. At least one dielectric layer with recesses corresponding to a target circuit geometry is printed on the dielectric base layer. A conductive material is deposited in at least a portion of the recesses to form conductive traces electrically coupling the contact members to the other circuit member. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058654 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly for connecting a peripheral device to a computer includes a male connector having a plurality of first connecting pins and a female connector having a plurality of second connecting pins. The plurality of first connecting pins is configured to connect to the peripheral device. The plurality of second connecting pins is configured to connect to the computer. The plurality of second connecting pins is defined on the first circuit board in a second row and a third row. The plurality of second connecting pins comprises a plurality of differential pairs, and each differential pair comprises two differential transmission lines. The two differential transmission lines of each of the plurality of differential pairs are defined on a single row of the second and third rows. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058655 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED IMPEDANCE CONTINUITY - An electrical connector ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058656 | PLUG-IN CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058657 | ELECTRICAL CARD CONNECTOR HAVING DETECTING CONTACTS ACTUATED BY SLIDER - An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058658 | CHARGING CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Provided is a charging connector for an electric vehicle including a connector housing having at least two terminal pin mounting openings, at least two terminal pins inserted into the terminal pin mounting openings such that front ends of the terminal pins are exposed through a front end of the connector housing, a sealing member arranged at the rear of the terminal pins in the connector housing, a support member arranged in front of the sealing member to prevent the sealing member from moving toward the front ends of the terminal pins, the support member having an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the sealing member, and a rear holder connected to a rear end of the connector housing in a close contact with a rear end of the sealing member, and having cable insertion openings corresponding to the terminal pins, through which a power cable is inserted. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058659 | CIRCULAR CONNECTOR FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - A specially designed sealing element ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058660 | WATER SEAL PLUG AND CONNECTOR WITH THE WATER SEAL PLUG - A connector | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058661 | CARD CONNECTOR HAVING PIVOTAL LOCKING MEMBER FOR PREVENTING CARD FROM WITHDRAWING THEREFROM - A card connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic shell covering the insulative housing to jointly form a card receiving space, and a locking member pivotally mounted to the insulative housing. The locking member includes a card locking beam outside the card receiving space. The locking member is pivotable to an opening status where a card can be freely inserted into the card receiving space along a back-to-front direction, and the locking member is pivotable to a closed status where the card is restricted by the card locking beam in order to prevent the card from backwardly withdrawing from the card receiving space. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058662 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes an insulator including contact insertion grooves and partition walls positioned therebetween, the contact insertion grooves being elongated in an insertion/removal direction of a thin plate-shaped object inserted into the insulator and arranged in a direction orthogonal thereto; and contacts inserted into the contact insertion grooves, each contact including first and second contact portions, and a connecting portion which connects the first and second contact portions to each other, wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions comes in contact with the thin plate-shaped object when the thin plate-shaped object is inserted into the insulator. A hollow portion is formed in each partition wall of the insulator so as to overlap part of each contact as viewed in a contact arranging direction, and so as to be prevented from being communicatively connected with the contact insertion grooves by the partition walls. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058663 | BASE FOR RETROFIT LED LIGHTING DEVICE - A modified screw-in (Edison) type base for LED lighting devices that enables directional LED devices to be used in existing sockets. A movable center contact in a standard Edison type threaded base that enables the base to be screwed into a socket to make electrical contact while allowing the base to be rotated at least a half turn to allow a directional LED device to be aimed were the light is desired. The modified screw-type base that has a movable mount enabling a directional LED device to be firmly screwed into a standard bulb socket, then rotated to aim the light where it is desired. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058664 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR - An electrical plug connector comprises a first housing part and a second housing part. The second housing part has a first journal. The first housing part has a first locking hook. A first end of the first locking hook is rotatably connected to the first housing part. A second end of the first locking hook has a rotatably arranged first locking element. In this case, the first locking element can be passed on a path partially around the first journal by pivoting the first locking hook. The first locking element has a contour having at least two concave outer edges arranged at an angle to one another. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058665 | Electrical Connector Including Latch Assembly - An electrical connector includes a connector housing and at least one electrical contact supported by the connector housing, the at least one electrical contact configured to mate with a complementary electrical contact of a complementary electrical connector. The electrical connector further includes a latch assembly that includes an actuator and a latch body. The actuator has an actuator portion and at least one arm extending from the actuator portion. The arm includes a proximal end connected to the actuator portion, an opposed distal end, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is retained by the connector housing at a location below the distal end. The latch body is connected to the connector housing so as to rotate about a pivot axis. The latch body includes a latch member at one side of the pivot axis, and a spring disposed at a second opposite side of the pivot axis. The spring provides a spring force that biases the latch member toward a latched position. The distal end of the at least one arm is attached to the latch body at the second opposite side of the pivot axis, such that an actuation force applied to the actuator causes the latch body to pivot against the spring force so as to urge the latch member to an unlatched position. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058666 | Clamping Device For Connecting A Conductor Without Stripping The Insulation - Disclosed is a clamping device for connecting a conductor without stripping the insulation. Said clamping device comprises a housing ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058667 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A cap for an electrical connector comprises a housing and a first cutting member with a first cutting blade. The housing includes an aperture for receiving a cable therethrough. The housing comprises at least a first wire guiding for guiding a first wire of the cable between the aperture and a first recess in a first outside wall of the housing. The first cutting member is arranged in a first slot of the housing and crosses the first wire guiding between the aperture and the first recess. The first cutting member is provided for cutting the first wire. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058668 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING CRIMP-MOUNTED ELECTRICAL TERMINALS - In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector includes a connector housing, and at least one electrical terminal supported by the connector housing. The electrical terminal defines a mating portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion carrying a crimp member having crimp teeth configured to pierce through a flex cable when crimped so as to mount the flat flex cable to the mounting portion of the electrical terminal. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058669 | ELECTRICAL MODULE HAVING EXTRA ELECTRICAL TERMINALS - An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a module. The electrical connector includes a connector housing and a first plurality of electrical terminals supported by the connector housing. The module includes a module housing and a second plurality of electrical terminals supported by the module housing. The second plurality of electrical terminals is greater in number than the first plurality of electrical terminals, such that a first select number of the second plurality of electrical terminals is configured to mate with the first plurality of electrical terminals, and a second select number of the second plurality of electrical terminals is configured to mate with an auxiliary electrical component. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058670 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED COOLING CAPABILITY - A connector includes a cage that has two side walls, a top cover and a rear wall that are combined to form a hollow enclosure. The enclosure is separated into two module-receiving bays by at least one spacer with a top and bottom wall that extends between the sidewalls to form a central portion between a top and bottom bay, the central portion acting as an air passage between a front face and the sides of the connectors. Air openings are formed in the sidewalls of the cage assembly and they communicate with the central portion. The bottom wall of the spacer is provided with a large opening that extends a substantial distance of module-receiving bay and provides an air flow path from the air openings to the bottom module-receiving bay. An insert with apertures in communication with the central portion can be positioned | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058671 | CONNECTOR SUPPORT SYSTEM - A connector support system for an automation system device is provided. The connector support system includes a device housing configured to hold a printed circuit board with a connector coupled to the printed circuit board. The connector support system also includes one or more support members coupled to a surface of the housing, wherein the one or more support members are configured to support the connector relative to the housing and configured to resist an overturning moment tending to remove the connector from the printed circuit board. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058672 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING SHAPED DIELECTRIC INSERT FOR CONTROLLING IMPEDANCE - Electrical connector that includes a connector housing having mating and terminating ends. The connector housing has a housing cavity and a leading edge at the mating end that defines an opening to the housing cavity. A central axis extends through the housing cavity between the mating and terminating ends. The electrical connector also includes a dielectric insert within the housing cavity and an electrical contact that is held by the insert along the central axis. The insert has a recess surface that faces the mating end and extends a radial distance, outward from the electrical contact. The insert includes a dielectric rim that projects from the recess surface toward the mating end. The dielectric rim surrounds: and is radially spaced from at least a portion of the electrical contact. The dielectric rim and the recess surface define an impedance-control space that surrounds at least the portion of the electrical contact. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058673 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR HAVING DETACHABLE LOCKING SLEEVE - A connector is provided for terminating coaxial cable. The connector includes a connector body having a cable receiving end and an opposed connection end. A locking sleeve is provided in detachable, re-attachable snap engagement with the insertion end of the connector body for securing the cable in the connector body. The cable may be terminated to the connector by inserting the cable into the locking sleeve or the locking sleeve may be detachably removed from the connector body and the cable inserted directly into the cable body with the locking sleeve detached subsequently. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058674 | FIXING STRUCTURE OF SHIELD ELECTRIC WIRE AND FIXING METHOD FOR SHIELD ELECTRIC WIRE - A fixing structure includes: a shield electric wire; a shield shell having a small diameter part having a hollow tubular-shape through which the exposed part passes, and an outer periphery being covered with an end of a peeled braided part of the shield electric wire, and a main body part having a hollow shape extended from the small diameter part and through which the shield electric wire passes; a shield ring clamped to the small diameter part under a state that the end of the peeled braided part is located between the shield ring and the small diameter part; and an inner holder that is inserted into and fixed to an inner part of the main body part under a state that the shield electric wire passes through the inner holder. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058675 | CONTROLLED DISCHARGE CONNECTOR LEAD - When a hobby enthusiast has recharged the battery for a remote controlled vehicle, such as a scale facsimile automobile, boat, helicopter or airplane, the battery must be connected again to the vehicle drive system, to provide power. This operation is typically performed by connecting each lead of an electronic speed controller to each corresponding lead of the battery, through a removable barrel receptacle lead and a mating barrel plug lead respectively, attached to each corresponding lead. An improved connector lead is described herein that protects components that may be attached to either lead in a connection. The charge dissipates in a resistive member that is physically coupled to a conductive member to form at least in part a first lead. When an improved lead is connected to a mating lead, the connection initially provides a charge dissipation path through the resistive member, but subsequently provides a bypass, current carrying conductive path around the resistive member from one component to another. By making use of an improved connector, electrical components are protected, not only from hot-swap current, but also from electrostatic discharge in general. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058676 | SUBSTRATE INDUCTIVE DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus for providing a low-cost and high-precision inductive device. In one embodiment, the inductive device comprises a substrate based inductive device which utilizes inserted conductive pins in combination with plated substrates which replace windings disposed around a magnetically permeable core. In some variations this is accomplished without a header disposed between adjacent substrates while alternative variations utilize a header. In another embodiment, the substrate inductive devices are incorporated into integrated connector modules. Methods of manufacturing and utilizing the aforementioned substrate based inductive devices and integrated connector modules are also disclosed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058677 | Electrical Plug - This invention relates to an electrical plug ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058678 | METHOD OF USING A FOLDABLE CARD AS A USB CONTACT - The USB contact has a foldable flat card has a folding line and a foldable front flap section and foldable rear flap section. The card has contact segments. The front flap section is upwardly folded until the front flap section bears against a top surface of the card. The rear flap section is also upwardly folded until the rear flap section bears against the top surface of the card. A front segment is downwardly folded along the folding line until an underside of a rear segment bears against an underside of the front segment and the contact segment comes into contact with the contact segment to form a USB contact. The USB contact is then inserted into a computer. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058679 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To well prevent a conductive contact from being peeled off with a simple structure, a rear end portion of the conductive contact to which a cable-shaped signal transmission medium is coupled is directly held by a contact engaging part. Even when an external force due to so-called flapping or the like is added from the cable-shaped signal transmission medium to the conductive contact, the conductive contact is well prevented from being peeled off. Also, a guide inclined surface for positioning the cable-shaped signal transmission medium is provided at the contact engaging part, and the cable-shaped signal transmission medium can be stably mounted along the guide inclined surface of the contact engaging part, thereby easily and accurately performing operations at the time of mounting, such as positioning. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058680 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL TRANSMITTING PERFORMANCE - An electrical connector ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058681 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE - An electrical connection device configured with a conductive connection member having a joint portion joined to an electrode member while being pressed against the electrode member in a pressing direction. An insulating support body supports the connection member such that the connection member includes the joint portion which is formed in a flat plate shape and is brought into surface contact with a joint surface of the electrode member. Crossover portions sandwich the joint portion and extend toward both sides along a predetermined extending direction. Supported portions are provided at respective end portions, opposite the joint portion, of the crossover portions on both sides. The support body is disposed at least on both sides of the joint portion in the extending direction and spaced apart from the joint portion, and formed to integrally support the supported portions on both sides of the joint portion. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058682 | HIGH POWER RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR - A high power receptacle connector has a first insulating housing, a second insulating housing, a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a shell. The second insulating housing is mounted on the first insulating housing and has a cylinder. The first terminal is cylindrical, surrounds the cylinder and has multiple first resilient contacting tabs and a reinforcing ring formed on front ends of the first resilient contacting tabs. The second terminal is cylindrical and mounted around the cylinder and has multiple radially protruding second resilient contacting tabs. The second resilient contacting tabs increase the contacting areas, reduce the resistance of the terminals and further improve the power of the high power receptacle connector and stably hold an external plug connector. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058683 | SOCKET FOR ELECTRICAL PARTS - A socket for an electrical part to prevent a bad electrical connection with a circuit by preventing a deformation of a tip of a contact pin. The contact pin of the present invention comprises one terminal contacts to a terminal of the electrical part and the other terminal contacts to the circuit. When a tip of the other terminal is pressed to a substrate under a state that first and second holes of first and second holding plates are shifted each other, an upper terminal of the held portion of the other terminal contacts to a lower surface of the second holding plate, and makes the second holding plate to separate from the first holding plate against a spring force of a urging member. At this time, the portion projecting from the lower surface of the first holding plate toward the substrate moves into the first hole. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058684 | LOW-CROSS-TALK ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a plurality of leadframe assembly, each having a leadframe housing and a plurality of contacts carried by the leadframe housing. At least a pair of adjacent leadframe assemblies includes respective first and second conductive member portions that are seated in the leadframe housing at a desired location with respect to the corresponding electrical contacts. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058685 | PLUG-IN UNIT - A plug-in unit ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058686 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A HOUSING WITH DIFFERENT COLORS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a base portion defining a receiving cavity therein and a mating portion unitarily formed with the base portion and protruding outwardly from a front face of the base portion so as to define an insertion opening in communication with the receiving cavity. A plurality of terminals are received in the receiving cavity, each of which has a contacting portion extending rearwardly and upwardly from a position adjacent to the insertion opening. A rear cover is assembled on a rear section of the base portion and severs as a rear wall of the base portion. The insulative housing is formed by a double-colored-injection method and the mating portion and the base portion are configured as different colors. The double-colored-injection method can save an assembling process for the electrical connector, which is helpful for reducing the manufacturing cost. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058687 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR STRUCTURE WITH MULTI-POLES - An electrical connector structure with multi-poles includes an isolation body, a pole set, and a circuit connection unit. The isolation body includes a core portion and a recessed ring portion formed around the core portion. The poles include a centre pole disposed in the core portion, a first pole disposed on the inner side of the recessed ring portion, and a second pole disposed on the outer side of the recessed ring portion. The centre pole, the first pole, and the second pole each includes a main portion and a conduction portion extending from the main portion toward the rear wall of the isolation body. The circuit connection unit is disposed on the rear wall of the isolation body and includes a preformed circuit layout and a plurality of first through holes disposed corresponding to the conduction portions for electrically connecting the circuit layout with the conduction portion. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058688 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HEADERS THAT FACILITATE DEVICE AND LEAD CONFIGURATION VARIANTS - Implantable medical devices include headers having various features such as a modular design whereby the header is constructed from a series of stacked contact modules. Additional features include a feedthrough where pins exiting a housing of the implantable medical device extend into the header to make direct electrical connection to electrical contacts present within the header where those electrical contacts directly engage electrical connectors of leads inserted into the header. Other features include electrical contacts that are relatively thin conductors on the order of 0.040 inches or less and may include radial protrusions where the radial protrusions establish contact with the electrical connectors of the lead. Furthermore, electrical contacts may be mounted within the header in a floating manner so that radial movement of the electrical contact may occur during lead insertion. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058689 | Modular Cable Termination Plug - The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the invention may include a housing, a strain relief collar and a strain relief boot. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058690 | ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLED MEMBER - A cable connecting configuration electrically connects cables with a terminal attached to one end of each of the cables. The cable connecting configuration has a contact section having a contact surface parallel to a longitudinal direction of the cables. In a state that the cables are connected to each other, the contact section of each of the terminals is provided to face each other having an overlapping range in the longitudinal direction, with the facing direction being a direction perpendicular to the contact surface of the contact section. Between the contact surfaces, there is a metal elastic member, which can be elastically displaced in the facing direction within the overlapping range. The terminal is held by the housing such that the contact sections tightly press the elastic member in the facing direction, and thereby the terminals are electrically connected via the elastic member. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058691 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulating body, having at least one receiving housing running through the insulating body; at least one conductive member, comprising a contact portion disposed in the receiving housings, and has a middle part higher than two ends; a pair of first retaining arms, extending downwards from one end of the contact portion, wherein a retaining hole is formed between the two arms, and each of the two arms has a hook portion extending towards the retaining hole; a second retaining arm, extending downwards from the other end of the contact portion, wherein the second retaining arm extends towards the retaining hole, and has a width smaller than the retaining hole; and at least one solder ball, disposed in the receiving housing, received in the retaining hole, and pressed against by the two hook portions of the two first retaining arms and the second retaining arm. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058692 | CONTACT OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND PLATING METHOD THEREOF - A contact is included by an electrical connector and has a base layer and a plating layer. The base layer includes a contacting portion at one end thereof, a soldering portion at the other end thereof, and a connecting portion connecting the contacting portion and the soldering portion. The plating layer is plated on the base layer. The plating layer includes a nickel plating layer plated on the contacting portion, the soldering portion and the connecting portion of the base layer, a first gold plating layer and a second gold plating layer plated on two end portions of the nickel plating layer corresponding to the contacting portion and the soldering portion, respectively. A middle portion of the nickel plating layer corresponding to the connecting portion is exposed outside. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058693 | Device for Pedal Powering a Watercraft - The present invention is a device affording foot-powered propulsion of a watercraft by an occupant. The device consists of two levers, each with a shaft, serving as a fulcrum. When mounted on a host craft the force arms extend above the deck or floor of the vessel and each has a pedal attached to their end. The resistance arms extend beneath the hull of the craft and each has a folding paddle attached. The levers are linked so that pushing one pedal away from the operator forces the other pedal towards the operator. A back-and-forth pedaling motion moves the folding paddle blades, propelling the vessel. Direction of propulsion can be reversed by rotating the paddles 180 degrees. The invention is intended to be mounted to a watercraft, such as, a kayak that has been specifically designed for or altered to accept the device. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058694 | Rudder Propeller Vessel Propulsion System and Vessel Equipped Therewith and Assembly and Disassembly Method Therefor - A rudder propeller ship propulsion system with a rudder propeller containing an underwater housing mounted on a receiver that is detachably fastened on or in a ship's hull has locks for the receiver separate from a fastener whereby the receiver can be locked and unlocked on or in the hull even when the fastener is released. The rudder propeller ship propulsion system is disassembled from the ship by releasing the fastener so that the receiver is only held on or in the ship by the locks, and then the locks are unlocked at locking sites between the receiver and ship so that the receiver and rudder propeller can be removed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058695 | Safety Flotation Buoy System - The invention generally relates to a safety flotation buoy system. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a buoy system comprising a designation member and a buoyancy structure coupled to the designation member. The designation member may include a cylindrically shaped flexible rubber region and a lengthwise opening. The opening may be oriented substantially normal to the water surface. The lengthwise orientation of the buoyancy structure may be aligned with the opening of the designation member. The buoyancy structure may be configured to be submerged below the designation member and the water surface so as to enable the formation of an air bubble within an internal region of the designation member. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058696 | COVER FOR INFLATABLE TUBE - The cover for inflatable tube includes a hollow, toroidal member made from a durable, puncture-resistant, abrasion-resistant fabric, the toroidal member being adapted fur covering an inflatable float tube. The cover may also include a plurality of spaced, elongate, flexible eyelets are formed about a periphery of the cover portion on the outer surface and are arranged to extend radially about the periphery of the cover. The cover may further include a flat bottom member the extends across the annular opening defined by the toroidal member, providing a flat surface so that the tube may be used for sledding on snow-covered surfaces, or to prevent swimmers from extending their torsos through the tube, thereby permitting the swimmers to sit on the bottom sheet instead of dangling their feet below the tube, presenting the risk that the swimmer's foot may be entrapped by underwater obstructions in a river or other shallow water. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058697 | CONFORMAL PARTICLE COATINGS ON FIBER MATERIALS FOR USE IN SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS FOR DETECTING TARGETS OF INTEREST AND METHODS BASED THEREON - Textile fibers and other fibrous substrates functionalized with particles are provided for use in the detection of targets of interest by spectroscopic methods. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided that comprises a conformal coating on its surface, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of chemically functional particles that are spectroscopically enhancing. Methods for producing such functionalized textile fibers are also provided. These textiles can be used as platforms for spectroscopic detection, including surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA), and surface-enhanced fluorescence (SEF). Functionalized textile fibers for use in the signature detection methods are produced by performing layer-by-layer self-assembly of particles on natural and synthetic textile substrates. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058698 | SIZING COMPOSITION, GLASS STRAND, AND FABRIC - Embodiments of the present invention relate to sizing compositions, glass fibers, and fabrics. For example, some embodiments provide a composition that includes: (a) a cooked starch comprising fluid-swollen starch particles and (b) a film forming polymer. The film forming polymer, in some embodiments, has a glass transition temperature from about −50° C. to about 150° C. The fluid-swollen starch particles, in some embodiments, exhibit a granular swelling power (GSP) from about 1 to about 20. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058699 | FABRIC, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AIRBAG - A fabric is described, in particular for an airbag, consisting at least partially of hollow filament yarns (K, S) made of a polymer material, wherein the fabric has a cover factor DG, according to Professor Walz, that is equal to the cover factor when using solid filament yarns of the same diameter. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058700 | TRI-FUNCTION, INTEGRATED, PLURAL-LAYER BARRIER COATING STRUCTURE FOR A COMBUSTIBLE-LIQUID CONTAINER - A tri-function, self-sealing, anti-leakage and fire-extreme-heat-protective coating for, and applicable to the outside of, a liquid-fuel container, including (a) an inner layer portion with a structural propensity for sealing inwardly directed container puncture wounds, (b) an intermediate layer portion with a structural propensity for sealing outwardly directed container puncture wounds, and (c) an outer layer portion with combined structural propensities (1) for sealing all-direction container puncture wounds and (2) for minimizing heat rise within a protected container due to a fire or an extreme heat condition adjacent the outside of the container. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058701 | FORMALDEHYDE-FREE PROTEIN-CONTAINING BINDERS FOR SPUNBOND PRODUCTS - One-part binder compositions are described that may include a protein and a crosslinking combination. The crosslinking combination may include at least a first crosslinking compound and a second crosslinking compound. The first and second crosslinking compounds are individually crosslinkable with each other and with the protein. Examples of the protein include soy protein. Fiber products and methods of making the fiber products are also described. The fiber products may include organic fibers, inorganic fibers, or both, in a cured thermoset binder based on solutions of the one-part binder compositions. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058702 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device having a TFT substrate and a counter substrate, and prevents brightness unevenness from being caused by orientation film thickness unevenness. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058703 | MANUALLY PROPELLED FLYING WITH EMBEDDED ELEMENTS - A flying toy manually propelled by a finger includes embedded elements. The flying toy is a planar body with a fingertip notch configured to receive the finger of a user. An aperture within the planar body contains an embedded element. The embedded element may be light emitting diodes, flint pieces, or other types of elements that enhance enjoyment of the flying toy. A user places a finger into the fingertip notch, coils the finger, and quickly opens up the coiled finger so that the toy is disengaged from the finger. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058704 | Floating Squirting Toy - A squirting toy is comprised of a cylindrical housing and a piston that slides within to force water into or out of the housing via a hole therein. The housing is encased within a shell creating a water impervious volume sufficient for the toy to float in water. The shell is soft, so that the gun is not a safety hazard when left floating in a swimming pool. Handles associated with one or both actuating portions of the squirting toy are provided for gripping and operating the squirting toy more effectively. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058705 | INTERACTIVE TOYS - A plurality of individual toys, at least a first one of which generates acoustic signals and at least a second one of which receives acoustic signals. When the second toy receives acoustic signals from the first toy, it responds, for example, by generating a sound and/or controlling its motion. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the toys flock and/or form a procession of toys which follow a leader toy, for example a mother goose and a plurality of following and preferably quacking goslings. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058706 | CORE WITH FINGER INDENTATION AND FORMED TO EXPEL AN OBJECT CONCEALED THEREIN - A rotatable core is described. The core includes a cylindrically-shaped housing having an indentation area. The indentation area is formed to guide a user where to place their finger for launching, such that by pressing down on the indentation area, the core is forced against a ground surface, which causes it to spin away from the user. Additionally, the core includes a housing with a cavity therein for receiving the object. A release mechanism is attached with the housing. The release mechanism includes a connector for connecting with a corresponding connector on the object and an expelling mechanism for expelling the object. Upon activation of the release mechanism, the connector releases the object and the expelling mechanism forces the object from the housing. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058707 | Hand-Pushable Toy Vehicle - A hand-pushable toy vehicle is disclosed. The hand-pushable toy vehicle consists of a platform and wheels capable of accepting a platform skin having an outer appearance of a vehicle. The platform includes a handle arrangement extending upwardly from the platform and positioned to be held in both hands of a child operator during manipulation of the hand-pushable toy vehicle. The hand-pushable toy vehicle is capable of supporting at least a portion of the child operator's weight while the child operator is in contact with the handle arrangement. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058708 | Backpack bee vacuum - A single unit device carried as a backpack used to capture and transfer bees. This single unit device is operated with an attached vacuum device and a removable inner screen containment cage. The device increases the capture capabilities of the user. Because the unit is strapped to the operator, this enhances the operator's ability to reach swarms that are currently beyond the reach of present day's equipment. The backpack always allows the operator to have one hand on the vacuum nozzle and the other hand free during operation. The unit can be operated on normal electrical current or a battery. When the unit is operated on a battery this gives the user the greatest flexibility to capture bees in hard to reach and/or remote locations. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058709 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A polishing is used for polishing a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table having a polishing surface, a substrate holding apparatus configured to hold the substrate and to press the substrate against the polishing surface, and a controller. The substrate holding apparatus includes an elastic membrane configured to form a substrate holding surface which is brought into contact with the substrate, a carrier provided above the elastic membrane, at least one pressure chamber formed between the elastic membrane and the carrier, and an infrared light detector configured to measure thermal energy from the elastic membrane. The controller calculates an estimate value of a temperature of the elastic membrane using a measured value of the infrared light detector. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058710 | ALLOY CAST IRON FOR PRODUCING A SEAL, SEAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A SEAL - Alloy cast iron for a seal, a seal, and a method of manufacturing the seal are provided. The alloy cast iron for a seal includes 3.8 wt % to 4.2 wt % of carbon, 3.3 wt % to 4.7 wt % of nickel, 2 wt % to 5 wt % of molybdenum, 1.2 wt % to 2.0 wt % of silicon, 16 wt % to 18 wt % of chrome, 0.8 wt % to 1.5 wt % of manganese, and the remaining of iron. Therefore, a seal can be produced using a centrifugal casting method and thus productivity of the seal is improved and the seal having excellent abrasion resistance is produced. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058711 | BLASTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BLAST PROCESSING - A blasting apparatus capable of increasing suction power to collect an abrasive without exerting any influence on processing of a work surface with the abrasive. The apparatus includes a blasting nozzle ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058712 | POLISHING PADS FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION AND/OR OTHER POLISHING METHODS - Embodiments herein provide polishing pads that produce high post-polish planarity, such as on a wafer substrate or other substrates. Exemplary pads include a bulk matrix and embedded polymer particles. Pads according to embodiments herein may be used to remove material over a composite substrate, comprised of two or more different materials, or a substrate comprised of a single material. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058713 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION, STRENGTHENING AND HOMOGENIZATION OF A WAFER - The present invention provides a method for strengthening, homogenization and construction of a wafer. The concave and convex portions are processed by laser or etching, and then formed at intervals on the grinding surface of the wafer. The concave and convex portions are round or polygonal shapes. With the alternated arrangement of the concave and convex portions, a mesh structure of consistent construction is formed on the grinding surface of the wafer, making it possible to cut down greatly the interference and influence generated by the texture of grinding surface, and improve substantially the structural strength of the grinding surface for a consistent quality of wafer with better applicability and industrial benefits. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058714 | METHOD OF SHAPING AN OPHTALMIC LENS - A method of shaping an ophthalmic lens for mounting in a mixed surround of an eyeglass frame that presents at least one half-rim, includes:
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| 20120058715 | LACROSSE BALL RESURFACER - A lacrosse ball resurfacer is suitable for roughening a surface of a lacrosse ball. The ball resurfacer includes a surfacing element with a concave recess formed thereon. The recess is sized to receive at least a portion of the lacrosse ball and has an abrasive surface disposed thereon. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058716 | GRINDING DEVICE - A grinding device is provided which includes a dressing mechanism for dressing the grinder which is simple in structure and low in manufacturing cost. The grinding device includes a dresser head ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058717 | Overpressure-based System to protect vertical evacuation routes against smoke infiltration - The present Invention relates to an overpressure-based system applied to protect vertical evacuation routes against smoke infiltration, that can be used in the objects such as hospitals or laboratories, where it is necessary to accurately maintain the pressure difference between two zones on a preset level, characterised in that the system's controlling & working unit | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058718 | FAN DUCT - A fan duct includes a main body bounding an airflow path, a divider extending from the main body to divide the airflow path into first and second airflow paths, and a baffle. A first end of the baffle is pivotably fixed to the main body and connected to the divider, a second end of the baffle opposite to the first end rotates about the first end to adjust the airflow into the first and second airflow paths. The second end of the baffle may be located in the airflow inlet. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058719 | Determining the Repeater Gain in Dependence of Interference - A method of operating a repeater in a communications system is disclosed, wherein a repeater gain to be used for the amplification of a signal is adjusted in dependence on an estimate of an interference by the repeater and by the receiver. The interference at the receiver is feed back to the relay node. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058720 | FEEDER CABLE REDUCTION - The present invention allows transmission of multiple signals between masthead electronics and base housing electronics in a base station environment. At least some of the received signals from the multiple antennas are translated to being centered about different center frequencies, such that the translated signals may be combined into a composite signal including each of the received signals. The composite signal is then sent over a single feeder cable to base housing electronics, wherein the received signals are separated and processed by transceiver circuitry. Prior to being provided to the transceiver circuitry, those signals that were translated from being centered about one frequency to another may be retranslated to being centered about the original center frequency. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058721 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIRTUALIZED DATA IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - The invention relates to a method for exchanging virtualized data in Cloud Computing Environment between a first User Equipment and a second User Equipment, said virtualized data being stored in a first memory area allocated to said first User Equipment in a first distant server, a second memory area is allocated to said second User Equipment in a second distant server for receiving said virtualized data, said first User Equipment and said second User Equipment exchanging specific information on said virtualized data over a short range wireless link, method characterized by the following step: | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058722 | MULTIPLE INTERFACE CARD - A multiple interface smart card adaptor is described for mobile phones to take advantage of at least wireless and contactless communications. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058723 | GUIDING MODULE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a guiding module and method of using the same. The guiding module includes an access unit, a memory unit, a controller and a projection unit. The access unit is used for receiving the guiding information which stores in an electronic product with guiding function. The memory unit is used for storing the guiding information which is sent by the electronic product. The controller is used for processing the guiding information and sending it. The projection unit is used for receiving the guiding information which is sent out by the controller and projecting it. The guiding module utilizes the projection unit for projecting the guiding information of the electronic product so as to magnify the projection picture, therefore, the driver can clearly identify the guiding information. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058724 | In-vehicle apparatus - An in-vehicle apparatus for performing a short range communication with a road side apparatus, which performs a hybrid communication including a broadcast communication and a point-to-point communication, is disclosed. The in-vehicle apparatus includes a communication unit and a retry count determination unit that determines whether a count of failure to establish the communication in an activation channel in the communication unit reaches a preset retry count. The in-vehicle apparatus re-selects a communication frequency when the retry count determination unit determines that the count of failure to establish the communication in the activation channel reaches the preset retry count. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058725 | Handheld Media and Communication Device with a Detachable Projector - A novel handheld media and communication device with a detachable projector unit is disclosed. A media library for media assets is included in a file storage system of the projector unit while metadata of the assets is stored in a file storage system of the media and communication device. The device is used as a remote control device to control the operation of delivering media assets through the projector unit after the unit is detached from the device. The projector unit may also be used to connect to a media delivery unit such as a desktop projector, a TV terminal or an audio system for delivering media assets. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058726 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, EXTERNAL DEVICE EXTENSION SYSTEM, EXTERNAL DEVICE EXTENSION METHOD, EXTERNAL DEVICE EXTENSION PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - By effectively using various functions of other terminals, the convenience of an information processing device is improved. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058727 | UN-TETHERED WIRELESS STEREO SPEAKER SYSTEM - A wireless speaker system configured to receive stereo audio information wirelessly transmitted by an audio source including first and second loudspeakers. The first loudspeaker establishes a bidirectional secondary wireless link with the audio source for receiving and acknowledging receipt of the stereo audio information. The first and second loudspeakers communicate with each other via a primary wireless link, and the first and second loudspeakers are configured to extract first and second audio channels, respectively, from the stereo audio information. A wireless audio system including an audio source and first and second loudspeakers, each having a wireless transceiver. The first and second loudspeakers communicate via a primary wireless link. The audio source communicates audio information to the first loudspeaker via a secondary wireless link which is configured according to a standard wireless protocol. The first loudspeaker is configured to acknowledge successful reception of audio information via the secondary wireless link. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058728 | DISTRIBUTED CHANNEL SELECTION FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - Wireless networking devices scan for available channels and gather data about the channels and the RF environment. Using this information, each wireless networking device determines a cost value for each available channel and a quality value for its overall RF neighborhood. Each wireless networking device select the channel with the best cost value as a candidate channel for use. The wireless networking devices may submit channel requests to the arbiter for approval. If two or more wireless networking devices are requesting the same channel, the arbiter assigns the channel to the wireless networking device with the worst RF neighborhood quality. The arbiter informs the wireless networking devices if their channel requests are approved. If a wireless networking device's channel request is not approved, the wireless networking device will rescan the remaining available channels to select a different candidate channel to be approved. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058729 | Apparatus and Method of Generating Quiet Zone by Cancellation-Through-Injection Techniques - A quiet zone generation technique is proposed for interference mitigation for a receive antenna by injecting the very interference signals via iterative processing, generating quiet zones dynamically for receive (RCV) antennas. The receive antenna may feature multiple receiving apertures distributed over a finite area. Optimization loops consist of four cascaded functional blocks; (1) a pick-up array to obtain the interference signals, (2) element weighting and/or repositioning processors, (3) an auxiliary transmit (XMIT) array with optimized element positions, (4) a diagnostic network with strategically located probes, and (5) an optimization processor with cost minimization algorithms. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058730 | MODULATION SWITCHING METHOD, TRANSMISSION STATION, AND RECEIVING STATION - A modulation switching method performed in a radio communication system is disclosed. In the method, difference information between the first channel quality information fed back from the receiving station and second channel quality information used to determine a modulation method is generated and is sent as control information is sent to the receiving station, with the transmission station. Switch information from the difference information received as the control information and third channel quality information being previous information in the receiving station are acquired, and data signal is demodulated based on the switch information, with the receiving station. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058731 | Method and Apparatus for Co-Location of Two Radio Frequency Devices - A method for avoiding signal interference between a first RF device and a second RF device is provided. The first and second RF devices are co-located and the first RF device is configured to operate in a first frequency range. The second RF device is configured to operate in a second frequency range, where the first frequency range overlaps, at least in part, the first frequency range. The method initiates with a communication interface being provided between the first RF device and the second RF device. Then, the second RF device is configured to avoid RF signal collisions with the first RF device when the first RF device is active. An apparatus where two RF devices are co-located without causing interference for each other is also provided. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058732 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CHANNEL FEEDBACK INFORMATION IN LTE SYSTEM - A method and a device for determining channel feedback information in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system are provided. The method includes: obtaining an (N-1) | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058733 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING MOBILE DEVICES AS LOCATION ANCHOR POINTS - Mobile devices are used as temporary location anchor points, e.g., to supplement fixed location permanent location anchor points, in a wireless communications system in which mobile device locations are determined. A mobile device receives a command or request to operate as a location anchor point. In some embodiments, the command includes time information indicating the amount of time the mobile device is to operate as a location anchor point. In some embodiments, a mobile device operating as a location anchor point reports a received signal strength measurement along with information identifying the device from which the signal was received to a network element, e.g., a location server node. In some embodiments, a mobile device operating as a location anchor point broadcasts a signal providing location information. The mobile device receives compensation for operating as a location anchor point. Compensation may be monetary, services, or benefits provided by the network. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058734 | METHOD AND DETECTOR FOR DETECTING A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION OF DATA - A detector for detecting a possible transmission of data according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiver adapted to the determine a spectral density in the frequency range of an electromagnetic spectrum and an evaluating circuit coupled to the receiver and adapted to determine an effective channel capacity based on the determined spectral density. The evaluating circuit is further adapted to compare the determined effective channel capacity with a threshold value and adapted to generate an evaluation signal indicating a possible presence of the transmission of data based on a result of the comparison. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058735 | SOUNDING FEEDBACK SCHEMES FOR VERY HIGH THROUGHPUT WIRELESS SYSTEMS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for transmitting sounding feedback in Very High Throughput (VHT) wireless systems. The sounding feedback may be transmitted from a user station (STA), wherein the feedback may comprise a certain number of beamforming matrices and a certain number of singular values of a wireless channel associated with the STA. Further, the sounding feedback may comprise a bit for indicating whether this feedback represents a Single-User (SU) feedback or a Multi-User (MU) feedback. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058736 | Transceiver Front-End - A transceiver front-end provides an interface between a transmission medium and transmitter, and between a transmission medium and receiver. The transceiver front-end includes a hybrid circuit, a high-pass filter, and a gain stage, that permits the reduction or the complete elimination of buffer amplifiers. Buffer amplifiers can be eliminated because the hybrid circuit and/or the high-pass filter are adapted so that they can be directly connected to each other, without a loss in circuit performance. Furthermore, the high-pass filter and/or the gain stage are also adapted so they can be directly connected. As such, the transceiver front-end can be constructed using all passive components, reducing or eliminating excess heat generation. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058737 | SYSTEMS HAVING CABLES WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES - In a system that includes electronic equipment such as a computer or power adapter and that includes electronic devices such as cellular telephones, media players, and other devices, cables may be provided with wireless transceiver circuitry. Each cable may include a power path without including data lines. When a user desires to power a device, the cable may be used to connect the device to the electronic equipment. The power path in the cable may deliver power from the electronic equipment to the electronic device. Data may be conveyed between the electronic equipment and the electronic device wirelessly, using the wireless transceiver circuitry in the cable. The cable may have first and second connectors at respective ends of the cable. The wireless transceiver circuitry may be contained within the first connector or within the first and second connectors. The wireless transceiver circuitry may be identified using an identifier. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058738 | MULTI-ANTENNA RECEPTION SCHEME - A device comprises a first antenna and a second antenna. During data transmission, only the first antenna transmits data. During data reception, the second antenna is the main reception antenna and the first antenna operates as a diversity antenna. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058739 | Adaptive Impedance Matching Module (AIMM) Control Architectures - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, determining from nodal voltages sampled at an input port of a matching network an impedance of a variable load coupled to an output port of the matching network, generating at least one control signal according to the nodal voltage, and tuning the matching network with the at least one control signal. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2012-03-08 |
