| 11th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
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| 20100068907 | VISUAL LATCHING INDICATOR ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL BUSHING AND TERMINATOR - An elbow terminator has a socket in which an electrical probe is disposed. The terminator is insertable onto an electrical bushing such that a tongue of the bushing is received in the socket of the terminator, and the probe of the terminator is electrically coupled to a contact sleeve disposed within the tongue. A latching mechanism produces positive latching between the tongue and socket when the tongue has been inserted to a predescribed depth within the socket. In order to enable an operator to visually observe that the tongue has been inserted to the prescribed depth, the bushing carries a color band which becomes completely disposed (invisible) in the socket when positive latching occurs. Alternatively, the bushing can be provided with gauge tabs which become aligned with a witness line formed on the terminator when positive latching occurs. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068908 | DC RECEPTACLE - A DC receptacle block ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068909 | Dustproof receptacle connector - A dustproof receptacle connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of terminals, a shield and a dustproof cover. The dielectric housing defines a plurality of terminal grooves therein for receiving the terminals. The shield surrounding the dielectric housing has a top board. A sliding groove is defined in the top board and extends longitudinally to pass through a rear end of the top board. An engaging portion extends from the rear end of the top board. A receiving groove is surrounded by the engaging portion and the rear end of the top board and communicates with the sliding groove. The engaging portion is bent downward to be attached to a rear portion of the dielectric housing. The dustproof cover is slidably received in the shield and located between the dielectric housing and a front end of the shield. The dustproof cover has a positioning portion slidable along the sliding groove. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068910 | SECURED PLUG CONNECTION AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A plug connection between electrical and/or electronic components, in which electrical plug contacts of a plug which is arranged directly adjacently to one component are inserted into a socket which is arranged directly adjacently to the other component, with the components being interlocked with one another by a connection arrangement or being combined to form an assembly, and in which a separate plug connection securing arrangement which is independent of the connection arrangement of the components is provided to secure the plug connection against movements of the plug relative to the socket and vice versa. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068911 | CONNECTOR - According to the invention, the lance for primarily retaining the terminal is formed integrally on the retainer for secondarily retaining the terminal. Therefore, there is no need to form the lance on the connector housing, and therefore the structure of the connector housing can be simplified, and the moldability of the resin-made connector housing can be enhanced. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068912 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING GUIDE RAILS WITH LATCH ASSEMBLIES - A connector assembly for mating with a pluggable module includes a receptacle assembly for receiving the pluggable module and an interface electrical connector defining a back of the receptacle assembly. The interface electrical connector is configured to mate with the pluggable module. A guide rail defines a side of the receptacle assembly. The guide rail is configured to guide the pluggable module within the receptacle assembly. The guide rail has a rail body having a cavity and the rail body having a side wall opening open to the cavity. A latch assembly is received in the cavity. The latch assembly includes a latch movable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch is configured to extend through the side wall opening to engage the pluggable module when the latch is in the latched position. The latch assembly further includes an actuator that forces the latch from the latched position to the unlatched position. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068913 | Coupler for holding a socket and plug of two electrical cords together - A coupler for holding a socket and plug of two electrical cords together which comprises a body fabricated out of a resilient material having a central cavity with two end bores. Each of the end bores extends from an opposite side of the body into the central cavity. An longitudinal axial slit extends along the body, wherein when the body is twisted the longitudinal axial slit will open to allow the socket and plug connected together to be inserted into the central cavity of the body with each of the two electrical cords extending outwardly from each of the two end bores of the body. The socket and plug of the two electrical cords will be maintain in intimate contact with each other within the central cavity of the body. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068914 | MULTI-SOCKET GUIDE AND TEST DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A multi-socket guide for guiding a semiconductor package to a semiconductor package testing device includes a housing, a guiding unit disposed in the housing, the guiding unit guiding the housing to the semiconductor package testing device, and a mounting unit disposed in the housing, the mounting unit receiving the semiconductor package, wherein a size of the mounting unit corresponds to a size of a ball area of the semiconductor package. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068915 | Electrical Contact Between a Terminal Pin and a Terminal Wire and Method for Producing Said Contact - An electrical contact between a terminal pin and a terminal wire is produced by the pin having an edge against which the wire, inclusive of the insulating jacket on the wire, is radially pressed. The radial contact force is generated via a contact part which encompasses the terminal pin. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068916 | INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONTACT (IDC) AND IDC MOUNTING SYSTEM - An insulation displacement contact (IDC) is provided for use in a connector housing having an IDC receiving passage with insertion region first side edge and insertion region second side edge defining lower stops and upper locking catches. The IDC includes a base portion with a first IDC arm extending from the base portion and a second IDC arm extending from the base portion. The arms each have a lower portion with reduced dimension, a wire cutting/clamping region with an inner surface for insulated wire cutting and clamping, and an upper portion defining a region for introducing wires for termination. The IDC arms are flexible with respect to the base portion whereby the wire cutting/clamping regions cooperate for cutting and clamping insulated wires. The IDC has a first upper locator at an exterior surface of the first IDC arm, a second upper locator at an exterior surface of the first IDC arm, a second lower locator at an exterior surface of the IDC; and a second lower locator at an exterior surface of the IDC. The first lower locator and the second lower locator contact lower stops with the first upper locator engaging a first side upper locking catch and the second upper locator engaging a second side upper locking catch upon inserting the IDC into the IDC receiving passage. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068917 | CONNECTOR BLOCK - Connector block for electrically connecting a plurality of insulated conductors of a first data cable to corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including first and second opposed rows of insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) extending out of a common side of the connector block for electrical connection with respective ones of the insulated conductors of the first data cable and the second data cable; and a plurality of pairs of levers coupled to the block, wherein relative movement of the levers of each pair of said pairs with respect to corresponding opposed IDCs of the first and second rows of IDCs electrically connects respective ones of the insulated conductors of the first data cable and the second data cable with said opposed IDCs. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068918 | ELECTRIC CONNECTION DEVICE WITH LIGHT INDICATOR - The invention relates to an electric connection device including a first connection member ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068919 | CABLE CONNECTOR - A cable connector for connecting a flat cable having lead wires to a circuit board including a housing carrying terminals and an actuator moveable between a first position to enable insertion of the flat cable and a second position to connect the lead wires to the terminals. The actuator has a main body and further includes first shafts extending from opposite sides of the main body as well as second shafts carried in positions for engaging at least part of the terminals. The first shafts are supported by first bearing parts on auxiliary connector securing members carried on opposite sides of the housing while the second shafts are supported by second bearing parts of the terminals engaging the second shafts. When the actuator is in the first position, moment forces are generated on the first shafts and second shafts respectively by the first bearing parts and the second bearing parts which oppose movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position. The housing also includes concave and convex side portions which interact with the first shafts to further assist in the retention of the actuator in the first position. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068920 | Cable Collector of Power Supply Apparatus - A cable collector of a power supply apparatus is provided. The power supply apparatus includes a power adaptor, a cable, and a cable collector. One side of the cable is connected with the power adaptor. The cable collector includes a first board, a first power connector, and two first blocking boards. The first board is connected with a first surface of the power adaptor. The first power connector is formed on the first board. The first board is connected with the power adaptor via the first power connector. The two first blocking boards are formed on two sides of the first board. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068921 | CONNECTOR BOX FOR SOLAR PANEL - An electrical connection box has a base adapted to be connected to a back face of a solar panel and a cover fittable with the base to form therewith a generally closed and weather-tight interior. The cover and base have inner surfaces that confront each other when the cover is fitted to the base. Respective eyes on the inner faces are each formed with an eye having a throughgoing hole of predetermined maximum diameter. A flexible tether cord has a pair of ends and is formed unitarily at each end with at least one arm extending back from the end along the cord at an acute angle to the cord and having a free end spaced from the cord and defining therewith a width greater than the maximum diameter. The tether passes through the holes with each arm engageable with a face of the respective eye. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068922 | Cable connector assembly having improved grounding member - A cable connector assembly ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068923 | SIDE MOUNTED PATCH PANEL - A patch panel for mounting to a telecommunications rack comprising a pair of spaced vertical rails. The patch panel comprises a base frame comprising a mounting plate for attachment to one of the pair of rails and upper and lower elongate brackets extending away from an edge of the mounting plate at an angle thereto, the upper and lower brackets substantially parallel and spaced to define an open-ended connector receiving slot therebetween, at least one connector module, each of the at least one module comprising a plug receiving socket on a front face thereof, a latch arm on an upper surface thereof and a retaining rib on a lower surface thereof, wherein when the at least one connector module is positioned in the slot, the latch arm engages an inner edge of the upper bracket and the retaining rib engages an inner edge of the lower bracket thereby retaining the connector module within the slot, and a cover comprising a locking mechanism for releasably locking to the base frame over the at least one connector module, the cover comprising at least one aperture on a front face thereof, each of the at least one aperture providing access to the plug receiving socket of a respective one of the at least one connector. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068924 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM - An electrical connection system | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068925 | POKE-IN CONNECTOR - A connector having a housing and a contact are described. The connector includes an electrically conductive contact and a housing. The housing has a cavity to receive and secure the contact, a first alignment feature for receiving a first conductive cable into the contact and a second alignment feature for receiving a second conductive cable into the contact. The housing also includes at least one attachment point protruding from the housing to attach and secure the connector to a surface and at least one flexible flange to substantially prevent movement of the connector on a surface. The contact receives and secures the first conductive cable and the second conductive cable to provide an electrical connection between the first conductive cable and the second conductive cable. The attachment point attaches and secures the connector to a surface. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068926 | Base Tile - A base tile | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068927 | Coaxial Cable Connector - A coaxial cable connector includes a housing, a terminal received in the housing, a cover located in the housing and pressed on the terminal and a shell enclosing the housing. The housing has a holding portion defining a bottom board and a tubular portion extending downward from the bottom board. The holding portion has an erect portion which defines a locating cavity thereon and two supporting portions which form a receiving recess therebetween receptively protruding upward at a rear portion and a front portion of the bottom board and a passageway between the erect portion and the supporting portions and penetrating through the bottom board and the tubular portion. The terminal has a base portion located in both the locating cavity and the receiving recess and a mating portion received in the passageway. The base portion defines a plurality of protruding thorns on two opposite sides thereof rubbing against opposite inner surfaces of the locating cavity and the receiving recess for fixing the terminal in the housing. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068928 | Female adaptor for a connector - A female adapter for a connector is disclosed. The female adapter is used to match a male adapter having a male pin. The female adapter comprises an outer ring and an internal component. The outer ring having screw threads and is used to match with the male adapter. The internal component has a hole and a chamber and is used to accommodate the male pin. The internal component further comprises a protruding portion and is able to match the internal structure of the outer ring and extend the length of the chamber. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068929 | WATERTIGHT ELECTRIC CONNECTION DEVICE INCLUDING TWO CONJUGATED CONNECTION MEMBERS - The invention relates to an electric connection device including two conjugated connection devices ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068930 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprising: a connector housing including an upper wall, a bottom wall, and a side wall which define an opening having an U-shape when viewed from in a direction parallel to each of the upper wall, the bottom wall, and the side wall, wherein the opening opens in the direction; a terminal accommodated in the connector housing and including an end to which a wire is fastened, the end contacting both the upper wall and the bottom wall at the opening; and a cover which covers and uncovers the opening. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068931 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR HAVING GROUND CONTACTS FORMED FROM A GROUNDING SHIELD - An electric connector has a housing, signal and ground contacts disposed in the housing and a metal shell surrounding the housing. The metal shell has a support segment covering a top surface of the housing and with a first edge positioned adjacent to a back surface of the housing, and a second edge positioned adjacent to a front surface of the housing. The ground contacts are formed integral with and extend laterally from the second edge of the support segment by a one-step stamping process. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068932 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH METAL SHEATH - An electrical connector includes: a plastic base formed with terminal slots; terminals disposed in the terminal slots; a metal sheath disposed at one end of the plastic base and formed with two lateral planes and a middle projection; at least one screw hole member disposed on one side of the plastic base and connected to the lateral plane, wherein the screw hole member has first and second plates, a surface of the first plate is disposed at the one end of the plastic base and is formed with a screw hole on the middle of the surface of the first plate, and the second plate is integrally connected to one end of the first plate and extends to the other end of the plastic base; and at least one connecting element having a lower section formed with a connection portion, and a top end connected to the second plate. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068933 | HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR, PLUG FOR HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR, AND SOCKET FOR HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR - The present invention is to provide each of pairs of transmission contact terminals in contact units are arranged between each of two adjacent ground contact terminals. A pair of shielding pieces of each of contact plate is formed to separate fixed terminal portions of the pair of transmission contact terminals of one of the contact unit from those of the adjacent one of the contact unit. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068934 | Cable connector assembly with improved housing with arms - A cable connector assembly ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068935 | Connector module - The present invention provides an improved connector module, including a housing forming two receptacle chambers and having an end face retaining a conductor and an opposite end face forming wire retention sections communicating the receptacle chambers, and upper and lower surfaces of the housing forming recesses; two connectors respectively received in the receptacle chambers and each comprising a socket portion, a metal casing, and conductive wires connected to the socket portion and extending through the respective wire retention section; and a metal enclosure enclosing the housing and physically engaging the conductor and having top and bottom walls forming resilient tabs received in the recesses of the housing and an end wall forming openings corresponding to the connectors. The connector module features easy mounting/dismounting, increased grounding area and enhanced impedance to thereby provide enhanced EMI performance. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068936 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING CERAMIC INSERTS HAVING CONDUCTIVE PATHWAYS AND INTERFACES - Ceramic inserts and hermetically sealed or sealable connectors incorporating a ceramic insert providing conductive pathways between opposing faces and/or side-walls and fabricated using multi-layer ceramic fabrication techniques are described. Conductive pads provided as metalized surfaces on the ceramic insert facilitate conductive communication between the conductive pathways transiting the ceramic inserts and conductive structures contacting the conductive pads, such as sockets, pins, wires, and the like. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068937 | Adaptor device for connecting and accessing data card and computer device incorporating the adaptor device - An adaptor device is provided for connecting and accessing data cards of various specifications and includes a data card insertion structure, a cover board, and a carrier board. The data card insertion structure forms at least one first insertion slot for the insertion of the carrier board. The carrier board forms at least one data card carrying section for carrying at least one selected data card. The cover board is mounted to a top surface of the data card insertion structure. An underside of the cover board is provided, at a predetermined position, with at least one set of signal contact elements. When the carrier board is inserted in the first insertion slot, a signal contact section of the data card is electrically connectable with the signal contact elements of the cover board for direct output through a signal connection port of the cover board or for output to a computer device via a signal connection port of the data card insertion structure. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068938 | Relay Connector - A flat flexible cable connector ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068939 | Electrical connector assembly with improved contact arrangement - An electrical connector assembly comprises a receptacle connector ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068940 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AUXILIARY HOLD-DOWN ARRANGEMENT - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a front mating surface, a mounting surface, two opposite side surfaces, a plurality of conductive terminals secured in the housing, and at least one board lock secured in the insulative housing. A recess is formed in the mounting surface and defines a lower surface. At least one boardlock-receiving cavity is formed in the lower surface. Each board lock includes a body portion received in the recess and a pair of locking arms extending from two sides of the body portion and received in the boardlock-receiving cavity. The body portion defines an engaging surface coplanar with the mounting surface. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068941 | Electrical connector having retainer for securing terminals disposed therein - An electrical connector ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068942 | CONNECTOR UNIT - A connector unit which is less liable to skew and easy to be manufactured. A PC-side connector comprises first and second PC-side contacts and a PC-side housing holding the contacts. A dock-side connector comprises first and second dock-side contacts and a dock-side housing holding the contacts. An intermediate portion connecting between contact and terminal portions of each first PC-side contact and an intermediate portion connecting between contact and terminal portions of each second PC-side contact have respective crank shapes. An intermediate portion connecting between contact and terminal portions of each first dock-side contact have approximately the same shape and length as the intermediate portion of each second PC-side contact. An intermediate portion connecting between a contact portion and a terminal portion of each second dock-side contact have approximately the same shape and length as the intermediate portion of each first PC-side contact. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068943 | Interface connector and plug - An interface connector makes parts to be fitted by insertion hold the state where a receptacle and a plug are fitted, and removes the plug easily from the receptacle when load is applied to the plug from a direction other than the insertion direction. In the interface connector ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068944 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD INTERCONNECT - An electrical connector assembly includes a printed circuit board, a header coupled to the printed circuit board, a carrier configured to mate with the header, and a plurality of electrical cable assemblies retained by the carrier. The printed circuit board has a printed circuit board ground contact. The header includes a plurality of contact pins. Each electrical cable assembly includes an electrical cable termination and an electrical cable coupled to the electrical cable termination. The header and electrical cable terminations are configured such that each of the electrical cable terminations makes electrical contact with at least one of the contact pins and printed circuit board ground contact when the header and carrier are in a mated configuration. The carrier includes a retention clip having a plurality of separating elements configured to separate at least a portion of the electrical cables from each other. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068945 | Modularized connector for computer - The present invention provides a modularized connector for a computer, including a housing forming at least three receptacle chambers and having an end face forming a notch and an opposite end face forming wire retention sections respectively communicating the receptacle chambers, and also forming mounting sections close to the wire retention sections; a first connector received in one of the receptacle chambers and having conductive connection wires extending through the respective wire retention section, the first connector being encased by a metal casing; second connectors respectively received in the remaining ones of the receptacle chambers and each having conductive connection wires extending through the respective wire retention section, each second connector being encased by a metal casing that has an end wall forming at least one resilient tab; and a conductor block arranged in the notch and having opposite side faces in physical engagement with the metal casings of the first and second connectors that juxtapose each other. The modularized connector features easy mounting/dismounting and enhanced EMI performance. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068946 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector element including a first second and a second section. The first section has a general hook shape with a first conductor contact surface on an inward facing surface of the general hook shape. The second section is integrally formed with the first section. The second section has a first side forming a second conductor contact surface and an opposite second side. The second side faces the first conductor contact surface. The second side is sized and shaped to slidably interlock directly with another electrical connector element. The second side has at least one wedging surface. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068947 | CONTACT TERMINAL FOR BURN-IN-TEST-SOCKET - A contact assembly includes a first contact, a second contact and a coil spring enclosing the first and the second contacts. The first contact has a first contacting section and a first mating section. The first mating section includes a pair of sliding arms. The second contact has a second contacting section and a second mating section. The second mating section has pair of protrusions at a top end thereof, the protrusions defines a pair of guiding slots to guiding the sliding arms to contact with the second mating section. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068948 | SERVICE SWITCHING DEVICE AND CONNECTING TERMINAL FOR A SERVICE SWITCHING DEVICE - A service switching device comprises a housing having a front face, a mounting face, and a narrow face disposed between the front face and the mounting face. A connecting terminal disposed in a terminal accommodation area close to the narrow face has a terminal screw, accessible from the front face and moveable in a movement direction, including an operating end and a clamping end disposed opposite the operating end; a terminal body including at least one terminal area, in which a connecting conductor can be pressed against a busbar by the terminal screw, wherein the terminal body is accessible via a first housing opening in a wall of the narrow face; and a terminal cover part. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068949 | Universal Foot Switch Contact Port - A universal contact port for use in an electrosurgical generator is provided and includes a ring gear having a circular rim formed therein and defines a central rotational axis. The rim includes a series of teeth formed therearound. A plurality of spur gears are operatively engaged with the rim of the ring gear, each spur gear defining a longitudinal axis which is at least substantially parallel with the central rotational axis; and a plurality of rollers operatively associated with a respective spur gear, each roller defining a corporal axis. The corporal axis of each roller is parallel to and spaced from the longitudinal axis of the respective spur gear. The rollers define an opening therebetween. The opening is constricted by rotation of the ring gear in a first direction about the central rotational axis and expanded by rotation of the ring gear in a direction opposite to the first direction. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068950 | WATERCRAFT WITH CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING WAKE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WAKE - A watercraft with a control system includes at least two propulsion units carried by a hull of the watercraft. Each propulsion unit is independently turnable. The watercraft includes a control system arranged to control orientation of the propulsion units. The control system includes a first control mode in which turning of two of the propulsion units is limited to turning through less than an entire range of motion of the two propulsion units, in equal amounts, and in opposite directions relative to a longitudinal centerline of the watercraft. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068951 | WATERCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD - A watercraft propulsion system has a control lever for giving instructions regarding the operating mode as well as the amount of output power from a source of driving force, and a controller for setting a propeller driving mode according to the instruction given by the control lever. When a reverse mode is instructed by the control lever, the controller sets the propeller driving mode depending on certain considerations such as user settings and battery charge. For instance, the controller may set the propeller driving mode to a mode in which the propeller is rotated in reverse by an electric motor or by the engine. Also, the controller may regulate electric power supply to the motor in light of battery charge. Other combinations are also contemplated. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068952 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor that is capable of reducing a trolling noise includes an engine which has a crank shaft extending in an up-down direction; a drive shaft extending downward from the crank shaft and including a torsion bar spring; a propeller shaft; a propeller provided in the propeller shaft; a forward/backward switching mechanism arranged to connect the drive shaft and the propeller shaft with each other; and a vibration damper which includes a first cylindrical body and a second cylindrical body which are penetrated by the torsion bar spring. The first cylindrical body and the second cylindrical body are coaxial with each other. The first cylindrical body has its upper end portion connected with an upper end portion of the torsion bar spring whereas the second cylindrical body has its lower end portion connected with a lower end portion of the torsion bar spring. A viscous fluid is filled between the first cylindrical body and the second cylindrical body. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068953 | MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION DEVICE AND MARINE VESSEL INCLUDING THE SAME - A marine vessel propulsion device includes an engine arranged to generate a driving force by combustion of a fuel by an ignition unit, a thrust generating unit arranged to be driven by the driving force of the engine to generate thrust underwater, a shift mechanism unit arranged to switch between a transmitting state of transmitting the driving force of the engine to the thrust generating unit and a cut-off state of cutting off the driving force of the engine from the thrust generating unit, a shift drive unit arranged to drive the shift mechanism unit, and a control unit arranged to electrically control the shift drive unit based on a position of a shift operational unit that is arranged to be operated by a user to perform a shifting operation to a first shift position corresponding to the transmitting state, and a second shift position corresponding to the cut-off state. When changing from the first shift position to the second shift position, the control unit temporarily lowers an engine speed by starting misfire control of the ignition unit. After the start of the misfire control, the control unit controls the shift drive unit such that the shift mechanism unit starts the switching from the transmitting state to the cut-off state after a delay time period corresponding to a time from the start of misfire control to a point in time when the ignition unit actually starts to misfire. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068954 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR AND OUTBOARD MOTOR - A fuel supply system includes a fuel supply channel and a joint unit. The joint unit includes first and second joint members and a sealing member. The first and second joint members are arranged to be connectable to and separable from each other. The sealing member is arranged to seal a gap between the first and second joint members in a state in which the first and second joint members are connected. The first joint member includes a first flow channel, a first valve, and a first fitting portion. The second joint member includes a second flow channel, a second valve, and a second fitting portion. The first valve has a first pressing end and a first valve body. The second valve has a second pressing end and a second valve body. The first and second fitting portions are arranged to fit each other before the first and second pressing ends come into contact with the second and first joint members, respectively, when the first and second joint members are connected. The sealing member is held on the first or second joint member so as to seal a gap between the first and second fitting portions before the first and second pressing ends come into contact with the second and first joint members, respectively, when the first and second joint members are connected. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068955 | Anchor Containing a Self Deploying Mooring System and Method of Automatically Deploying the Mooring System from the Anchor - An anchor holds a variety of mooring system elements, including processor-controlled cable brakes, prior to deployment of the anchor. The anchor is configured to automatically deploy the elements of the mooring system into a desired underwater configuration. A method of deploying an ocean anchor includes controlling cable brakes and results in the elements of the mooring system being deployed into a desired underwater configuration. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068956 | ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR ENLARGING THE AREA OF THE FIN OF A SURFBOARD OR SIMILAR WATER CRAFT - A device that can be attached to a fin of a suf board or similar water craft. The device contains an opening ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068958 | CURABLE EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED ADHESION TO METAL SUBSTRATES AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Thermosettable compositions are described having improved adhesion to metal substrates when cured comprising (a) at least one curable epoxy resin; (b) at least one hardener, each hardener having less than 1 primary amine group per molecule and not more than 1 secondary amine group per molecule, the hardener(s) comprising at least one polyhydroxy hydrocarbon, hydrocarbon capable of generating multiple hydroxy groups per molecule during curing of the thermosettable material, or poly(acid anhydride)hydrocarbon other than a blend of (1) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and a vinyl compound and (2) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and an elastomer, and (c) at least one triblock copolymer comprising at least one elastomeric block and at least one acrylic block. Processes for making a coated article, a fiber-reinforced composite article, prepregs and laminates using the thermosettable compositions are also described, which are useful for making coated articles, fiber-reinforced composites, prepregs, laminates and printed wiring boards. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068959 | USE OF AN AQUEOUS POLYMER COMPOSITION AS BINDER FOR FIBROUS OR PARTICULATE SUBSTRATES - Use of an aqueous polymer composition as a binder for fibrous and granular substrates | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068960 | Compositions and Methods for Imparting Oil Repellency and/or Water Repellency - Compositions and methods for treating substrates, such as fibrous materials, are disclosed. Such compositions and methods can be used to impart or maintain a level of oil repellency and/or water repellency in fibrous substrates such as paper-based materials and/or textiles. In general, such compositions can utilize a copolymer having a plurality of polycationic segments, which can be joined by various other polymeric segments such as silicones and/or hydrophilic polymeric segments. The copolymer can be formulated as a highly-branched polymer, which can have substantivity to a fibrous material to impart oil repellency and/or water repellency. In several instances, the copolymer can be formulated to be fluorine-free. Various details of such copolymers are discussed, as well as methods of utilizing and making such copolymers. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068961 | Method for producing fiberglass materials and compositions resulting from the same - A method for reducing the amount of binder or resin used in glass fiber manufacturing while maintaining product performance is disclosed. The method generally reduces the amount of binder or resin used in a manufacturing process by adjusting other factors in the manufacturing process. Specifically, ramp moisture and/or silane content are factors that are adjusted to achieve the results of the disclosed method. Additionally, glass fiber compositions resulting from the method are disclosed. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068962 | MULTILAYERED MATERIAL SHEET AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION - The invention relates to a multilayered material sheet comprising a consolidated stack of unidirectional monolayers of drawn ultra high molecular weight polyolefine. The draw direction of two subsequent monolayers in the stack differs. Moreover the thickness of at least one monolayer does not exceed 50 μm, and the strength of at least one monolayer is comprised between 1.2 GPa and 3 GPa. The invention also relates to a ballistic resistant article comprising the multilayered material sheet and to a process for the preparation of the ballistic resistant article. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068963 | PUNCTURE AND ABRASION RESISTANT, AIR AND WATER IMPERVIOUS LAMINATED FABRIC - A puncture and abrasion resistant, air and water impervious laminated fabric is provided. The laminated fabric includes a woven fabric base layer having warp and weft yarns, with at least 50 percent of the fibers in the warp yarns being formed of high performance material. A first thermoplastic film is bonded by heat and pressure to at least one of the sides of the fabric base layer. The first thermoplastic film is formed of ethylene vinyl acetate. A second thermoplastic film is bonded by heat and pressure to the first thermoplastic film on at least one of sides of the fabric. The second thermoplastic film is formed from either high density polyethylene or low density polyethylene. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068964 | LIGHTWEIGHT, BREATHABLE, WATERPROOF, SOFT SHELL COMPOSITE APPAREL AND TECHNICAL ALPINE APPAREL - The apparel is constructed from various combinations of layers of materials with moisture transfer properties. A first liner of moisture transfer fabrics abuts a second layer of structural material such as open-cell foam. The second layer can abut a breathable membrane and/or an insulating material. Finally, carefully selected outer fabric completes the combination to provide apparel with improved performance characteristics. The outer fabrics are treated in various ways to enhance performance. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068965 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and its fabrication method are disclosed. Specifically, a fabrication method in which polyhedral spacers are implemented on a substrate through an ink jet method are used for an LCD device. The spacers have the polyhedral shape to increase their contact area with two substrates, and include a surface processed layer for strengthening a bonding force in its bonding with an alignment film formed on the two substrates. The spacers have a polyhedral shape for maintaining the cell gap between the substrates. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068966 | FLYING DISC HAVING DYNAMICALLY CHANGING PROPERTIES - The inventions are intended for the design, production and use of flying discs used in popular sports such as Ultimate and Disc Golf, incorporating a new set of mechanisms within the discs that provides a whole new range of capabilities, in particular, the ability to implement dynamic changes to the disc's flight characteristics throughout the course of its flight. These new mechanisms, and the resulting set of new effects they provide, are intended to be introduced into new flying disc designs, and also incorporated into existing designs to complement and enhance their performance. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068967 | APPARATUS COMPRISING THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPES ROTATABLY SUPPORTED IN ONE ANOTHER - Apparatus including at least three 3-dimensional shapes, a first one of the 3-dimensional shapes being rotatably supported within a second one of the 3-dimensional shapes, the second one of the 3-dimensional shapes being rotatably supported within a third one of the 3-dimensional shapes, at least one of the 3-dimensional shapes including an opening capable of connecting at least one of the shapes to another one of the shapes. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068968 | Methods to manufacture the hula hoops and their products - The present invention is a kind of innovative method to manufacture the hula loops and their products, which directly joints two ends of the hollow plastic pipe together to form an integrated body by a hot welding method. And, it is different from other ordinary methods that need to utilize a sleeved element or jointing device to joint then form the hula loop. It can not only reduce the waste of materials but also shorten the time required for manufacturing. Thus, it can reach the purpose of largely saving the manufacturing cost. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068969 | VEHICLE WITH CONTROLLED MOTORIZED MOVEMENTS - A toy vehicle is provided having a wheel base, a chassis, and a cab. The wheel base has pairs of rear wheels. The chassis is attached to the wheel base about a horizontal rotational axis which is capable of raising and lowering the chassis from a first position to a second position. The cab is pivotally attached to the chassis such that the cab is able to remain in a substantially horizontal position when the chassis is moved. The cab further includes a pair of joints that secure arms, which have at the end a wheel. The joint enables the arms to move when the chassis moves. When moving the cab, the vehicle transforms between the first and second positions, where the wheels attached to the arms are able to move with the cab. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068970 | INTERACTIVE DEVICE WITH LOCAL AREA TIME SYNCHRONIZATION CAPBILITY - An interactive device with local area time synchronization is contemplated. The device includes a communications module linkable to a corresponding communications module of one or more other interactive devices. There is also memory for storing a set of clock values including a time component, a date component, a daylight savings component, and an event component. A computer processor connected to the communications module and the memory is also included, and is programmed to actively maintain an actively maintained real-time clock based upon the set of clock values stored in the memory. The set of clock values stored in the memory is transferrable by the communications module to a corresponding clock of one or more other interactive devices. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068971 | Nursing Garment and Method of Making - A nursing garment and method manufacture thereof includes, detachable portions of nursing clips to connect a built-in bra to shoulder straps, wherein the built-in bra is detachable from either one of the shoulder straps in preparation for nursing and is without openings for nursing. In further embodiments: the shoulder straps include sling supports behind the built-in bra; a garment bottom portion either unlined or lined with a stretchable lining; a knitted bottom portion joined at a junction with a knitted outer bodice and its knitted inner panel; and another embodiment includes, first clasps and second clasps of hermaphroditic mating construction, wherein the second clasps on the shoulder straps connect with either of the first clasps on the outer bodice, or alternatively, connect with each other. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068972 | PULL UP NURSING UNDERGARMENT - A nursing undergarment is constructed with an outer bodice and an inner bodice, wherein the outer bodice is adapted for pulling up to uncover the inner bodice. The inner bodice has breast-feeding openings located for nursing and infant while wearing the inner bodice. The outer bodice provides breast cups. The outer bodice provides a bra-like support. The inner bodice is stretchable and provides a bra-like support. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068973 | Pressable air cushion capable of being inflated and bled and a brassiere cup with the air cushion - A cup includes an air cushion, which has first and second plastic films, an elastic plate, a pressed component, and a short plastic film; the first film has an air inlet; the first and the second films are stuck together to form an air room between them; a flow guiding passage exists between the elastic plate and the first film to allow air to flow into the air room; the elastic plate has a recess portion, which can face a first direction to allow the cushion to be inflated, and which can face an opposite direction to allow the cushion to be bled; the pressed component is resilient and interposed between the air inlet and the recess portion, and can contain air therein; the short plastic film has a hole facing the recess portion, and an air outlet exists between the short film and the elastic plate. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068974 | ABRASIVE PARTICLES HAVING A UNIQUE MORPHOLOGY - An abrasive particle having an irregular surface, wherein the surface roughness of the particle is less than about 0.95. A method for producing modified abrasive particles, including providing a plurality of abrasive particles, providing a reactive coating on said particles, heating said coated particles; and recovering modified abrasive particles. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068975 | Razor blade sharpener and method of sharpening - A device for sharpening razor blades, comprising,
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| 20100068976 | Systems and methods for preparation of conductors for electric motors - The present invention discloses, in certain aspects, methods for removing material from ends of wires, the wires being electrical conductor wires of a coil for an electric motor, the ends of the wires projecting from the coil, the methods including: securing a holder apparatus to a coil, the coil having two portions projecting therefrom, each portion including a plurality of wire ends, each wire end having material thereon; positioning the holder apparatus with the coil on a support, the support adjacent a blasting apparatus, the blasting apparatus including an enclosure; moving the holder apparatus with the coil on the support thereby moving the wire ends into the enclosure; and blasting the wire ends within the enclosure to remove the material from the wire ends. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068977 | Sander having a damping element - A sander according to the present invention having a housing, a motor mounted in the housing, wherein the housing comprises an upper housing section and a lower housing section, the upper housing section includes an inner surface, the lower housing section includes a motor housing, the lower housing section at least partially overlapped by the upper housing section, and a grip portion formed on the upper housing section. The upper housing section is connected with the lower housing section through a damping means including at least a damping element positioned on the inner surface the upper housing section and on the periphery of the motor housing section, the damping element engaged with engagement member. The arrangement of the damping means simplifies the connection between the upper and lower housing sections, while effectively reducing the vibrations in the horizontal and vertical directions when the sander is in use. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068978 | MACHINE TOOL WITH REST APPARATUS AND MACHINING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a machine tool with a rest apparatus having high supporting stiffness of a workpiece by the rest apparatus and having flexibility to machine a plurality of kinds of the workpieces selectively and to provide a machining method of the machine tool with the rest apparatus. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068979 | Tool setter for a grinding machine - A device or tool setter has the purpose of setting the position of a support bar, adjustably connected to a grinding machine, in relation to a rotatable grindstone of the machine for obtaining a desired edge angle of a tool supported for grinding by the support bar. The device is provided with discs for defining two contact points with the grindstone and a hole for connection to the support bar. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068980 | SAFE GUARDING ASSEMBLY FOR A GRINDING GUN - A safe guarding assembly for a grinding gun has a body, a rear protective cap and a front protective cap. The body has a casing. The casing has a front end, a shaft hole and a retaining ring. The shaft hole is formed through the casing. The retaining ring is formed on and protrudes from the front end of the casing around the shaft hole. The rear protective cap is mounted securely around the retaining ring of the casing and has a front end, an inner thread, a through hole and a mounting ring. The mounting ring is formed on and protrudes from the front end of the rear protective cap and has an external surface and an outer thread. The front protective cap is mounted detachably around the mounting ring of the rear protective cap and has an inner thread and a conical segment. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068981 | Foam Buffing Pad with Compressed Foam Face - A polymeric foam buffing pad is made from a foam preform that has a convex outer working surface slit and compressed. Preferably, the working face is slit to form a pattern of foam fingers. The slit convex preform is flattened to place the outer working surface in compression and the flattened pad is attached, in use, to a flat backing surface to maintain the compressed surface state. The invention can also be applied to an unslit preform. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068982 | FORCED VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE, AND CORRESPONDING DASHBOARD - This forced ventilation system for the passenger compartment of an automobile includes an aerator ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068983 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC DRIVE MACHINE - An electric drive machine includes an internal combustion engine remotely coupled to an electrical power generator, which is electrically connected to an electrical components system. The electrical components system is electrically connected to a pair of electric drive motors that are configured to drive wheels of the electric drive machine. A cooling system includes a blower fluidly connected to, and positioned downstream of, the electrical components system. The blower is fluidly connected to, and positioned upstream of, the electrical power generator and the pair of electric drive motors. The cooling system includes a bypass valve operable to control air flow through the electrical components system during certain low power conditions. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068984 | Ventilation System and Method - Ventilation system ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068985 | STATIONARY VENTILATING DEVICE - A stationary ventilating device for efficiently exhausting airflow converged above a plurality of airflow-guiding plates which are stacked up and assembled together is disclosed. A stationary ventilating device in accordance with the present invention comprises a base, a plurality of airflow-guiding plates stacked-up and assembled together on the base, a plurality of guiding members each of which is interposed between the plurality of airflow-guiding plates, and a covering plate including supporting legs on a lower side of the covering plate, the supporting legs vertically erected and installed on an uppermost airflow-guiding plate of the plurality of airflow-guiding plates so that a ventilating passage is formed on the upper side of the uppermost airflow-guiding plate, wherein the slope angle of lateral side of the covering plate is formed to be smaller than the slope angle of lateral sides of the plurality of airflow-guiding plates, and wherein airflows rising from the plurality of airflow-guiding plates flow backward in the covering plate and are ventilated through the ventilating passage. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068986 | TESTING AND VENTING PIPE ANNULUS - A method and apparatus are disclosed for testing the integrity of a portion of flexible pipe body. The method includes the steps of, via at least one port in an end fitting assembly in which an end of a portion of flexible pipe body is terminated, monitoring at least one parameter associated with an annulus region disposed between layers of the flexible pipe body, the annulus region being connected to the port by a connecting passageway. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068987 | VENTILATOR AND ITS IMPELLER - A ventilator includes a base, a drive device disposed on the base, an impeller coupled to the drive device and driven by the drive device, and a cover assembled with the base to define a closed area between the cover and the base for receiving a first circuit board therein, wherein when an AC power source is input to the first circuit board to be converted, a DC power source is output to drive the drive device. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COVERTLY DISABLING IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES - A method and system of disabling a remote improvised explosive device (IED) that is triggered by a cell phone. A portable wideband network system, installed in a vehicle, is used to determine operator frequency or frequencies active on a route along which the vehicle will travel. The vehicle includes a wideband transmitter for raising a radio frequency noise floor across all of the active cellular frequencies in a limited area surrounding the portable wideband network system during passage along the route. A notch filter is used by the system for filtering a particular frequency from the noise floor. The power level of the portable wideband network system is increased so that the strongest signal at the particular frequency in the limited area is provided by the portable system's base station. All mobile terminals in the limited area around the vehicle are connected to the portable system and the portable system prevents call completion of any of the connected mobile terminals. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068989 | CHIP EQUALIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a chip equalization apparatus and method thereof, which selects some clusters with high signal power among broadcast signal clusters continuously received in multi-path channels to extract a plurality of cluster signals, equalizes each of the input cluster signals, and combines all equalization outputs again, thereby leading to low power consumption and efficient equalization. The chip equalization apparatus for use in a satellite broadcasting receiving system comprising: a cluster signal extracting part for extracting a plurality of cluster signals from received broadcast signals; and a plurality of chip equalizers receiving cluster signals from the cluster signal extracting part and updating tap coefficients to compensate the broadcast signals. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068990 | ADAPTING VIDEO QUALITY TO AN EXTERNAL RENDERING DEVICE USING A MOBILE IPTV NETWORK - An apparatus, system and methodology in which IPTV network-delivered content is adapted according to presentation characteristics of a rendering device coupled to a mobile phone, the mobile phone delivering the adapted content to the rendering device for presentation. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068991 | MULTIMEDIA DATA TRANSFER FOR A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In a portable multimedia device, data is passed between a sender and receiver unit by way of voice channel only. Multimedia data is vocalized and then forwarded to a receiver unit by way of the voice channel without the use of a backend server. Once received at the receiver unit, the vocalized data can be converted to an audio signal that can then output by way of an audio output device (such as a speaker, earphone, etc.). | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068992 | Emergency Communications Controller and Console - An emergency communications device contains dispatch consoles for use by user that contains multiple repeaters and multiple communication networks. The multiple repeaters and multiple communication networks are used for redundancy purposes, in case the repeater or communication network in use becomes disabled for any reason. The device also contains a recorder unit capable of provided instant playback to emergency dispatch personnel independently of whether the unit is recording. The device does not require an external computer to operate. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SATELLITE-LONG TERM EVOLUTION (S-LTE) AIR INTERFACE - An air interface for use with a mobile satellite system that extends the baseline LTE interface modulation and coding from 3GPP. The LTE OFDM and S-FDMA technologies are used in the lowest FDD E-UTRA assigned bandwidth of 1.4 MHz but can be extended up to 7 other bands. The key differentiator for S-LTE from LTE would be the use of 32-ary Amplitude Phase Shift Keying (32-APSK) in the uplink channel for S-FDMA with LDPC and turbo coding and 64-QAM in the downlink channel for OFDM with LDPC and turbo coding. This new mechanism for S-LTE with new combination of coding will allow a robust channel model for S-LTE air interface and will enable the S-LTE air interface to have an efficient link budget. The S-LTE air interface of the present invention can be implemented in 700 MHz, 1.5 GHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands or any future bands allocated for the specific air interface. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068994 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a principal partial image selector, a peripheral partial image selector, and a generator. The principal partial image selector selects a principal partial image, from plural partial images that constitute an original image. The peripheral partial image selector selects a peripheral partial image, which is disposed peripherally to the principal partial image in the original image and satisfies a pre-specified condition. The generator generates output image data, in which the principal partial image and the peripheral partial image are placed so as to preserve a positional relationship thereof in the original image, and the principal partial image and the peripheral partial image are reduced with scaling factors so as to be accommodated in output dimensions, a difference between the respective scaling factors being within a pre-specified range. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068995 | Energy Device With Integral Conductive Surface For Data Communication Via Electromagnetic Energy And Method Thereof - An apparatus, method, and system to, for example, transmit and/or receive wireless signals is disclosed. The present invention uses, for example, electrically conductive surfaces within the energy device itself as a means of receiving and/or transmitting wireless communications signals. The surface may be an integral portion of the energy device, such as a charge collection surface within a battery or a capacitor that mainly provides the battery or a capacitor with a necessary function. In another embodiment of the invention the metallic or conductive surface is added to and specifically built into the energy device during manufacturing for the main purpose of receiving and/or transmitting wireless communications signals but is otherwise not necessary for the energy storage component. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068996 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS THAT COMMUNICATE VIA TRANSFERJET AND NFC TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER PAIRING - An electronic communication device includes a high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit (e.g., a TransferJet transmitter circuit) and a low-rate magnetically coupled receiver circuit (e.g., a Near Field Communication receiver circuit). The high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit transmits a block of data to another proximately located communication device via RF signals using a first RF communication protocol. The low-rate magnetically coupled receiver circuit receives a communication control signal from the other proximately located communication device via magnetic coupling thereto using a second protocol that is different from the first RF communication protocol, and responds to the communication control signal by selectively triggering the high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit to transmit another block of data when available for transmission. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068997 | WLAN CONNECTION FACILITATED VIA NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - A near field communication (NFC) device is utilized in a mobile communications device to facilitate sensing the presence of and connecting to a wireless local area network (WLAN). A user can position the mobile communications device in close proximity to a designated location of a WLAN establishment at which an NFC device is situated. Near field communication is then detected and WLAN data can then be communicated by near field communication to the NFC reader in the mobile communications device. The NFC reader is coupled to a controller of the mobile communications device to input data received by the NFC device to the controller for processing. The data are utilized to facilitate connection to the WLAN. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068998 | WIRELESS INTERFACE - In one embodiment of the present invention, a wireless interface is provided for supplying all signals and power exclusively wirelessly from a transmitting section to a receiving section. The transmitting section includes a transmitter arranged to modulate a carrier with signals, such as data, control and timing signals. The transmitter is connected to a transmit antenna which comprises a parallel resonant circuit in series with a series resonant circuit. The parallel and series resonant circuits include inductors which are inductively coupled to an inductor of a receive antenna in the receiving section. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100068999 | NEAR FIELD RF COMMUNICATORS AND NEAR FIELD RF COMMUNICATIONS-ENABLED DEVICES - A near field RF communicator has an antenna circuit ( | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100069000 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PERFORMING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION BY USING INDUCTOR COUPLING - Disclosed is a semiconductor device which performs signal transmission by using inductor coupling. The semiconductor device comprises one or more transmission and reception coil pair, each pair comprising a single transmission coil and a plurality of reception coils, or a plurality of transmission coils and a single reception coil, or a plurality of transmission coils and a plurality of reception coils. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100069001 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO COMMUNICATION DEVICES - This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for electronic communication between at least two communication devices. To allow reliable connection setup between the devices which are to be provided for communication at the same time as simple handling, a method according to the invention has the following steps: two communication devices intended for communication are associated with one another by means of a first coupling mechanism, and the communication between the mutually associated communication devices is performed by means of a second coupling mechanism, wherein the first coupling mechanism has a shorter range than the second coupling mechanism or is effected by means of physical contact between the communication devices. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100069002 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE UTILIZING BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY - A method and an apparatus for a wireless communication device utilizing a Bluetooth technology for use on a helmet is disclosed here. More specifically, a helmet with a cavity within said helmet that allows the Bluetooth transceiver to be easily removable and easily upgradable without changing the external host controller. The method and apparatus is capable of communicating with a cell phone, communicating with a second helmet, communicating with an audio device, communicating with a global positioning system, and communicating with two or more Bluetooth transceivers all within one unit. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100069003 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF SWITCHING IDENTITY MODULES - A mobile terminal includes a first and a second identity module in which user information is stored. A first controller for controlling wireless communication based on user information is connected to either the first or the second identity module. A second controller for controlling wireless communication through a second wireless communication unit is connected to the other identity module. An switch connects one of the first or second identity modules to one of the first or second controllers, and optionally, connects the other identity module to the other controller responsive to a manual command or a service event such as a multimedia message, a short-range communication, a wireless Internet connection, a broadcast reception, or receipt of position information. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100069004 | WIRELESS CONNECTION FOR DATA DEVICES - A method and a system are provided for wirelessly connecting two data devices. A user intending to connect the devices issues a connect activation command and then moves one device toward the other device along a connection vector. Wireless communication connection is established through Ultra WideBand (UWB) protocol when the two devices are in range of each other. The wireless connection is terminated when the one device is moved along a displacement vector. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100069005 | CONTROLLING THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF A RF RECEIVER CIRCUIT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL TO REESTABLISH A LOST COMMUNICATION LINK - A wireless communication terminal includes a RF receiver circuit and a controller. The RF receiver circuit receives communication signals from another communication terminal through a wireless communication link when the communication signals are within a dynamic range of the RF receiver circuit. The controller controls the RF receiver circuit to temporarily increase the dynamic range of the RF receiver circuit in response to detecting an unexpected loss of the wireless communication link between the other communication terminal and the RF receiver circuit. The controller then controls the RF receiver circuit to decrease the dynamic range of the RF receiver circuit in response to detecting that the wireless communication link between the other communication terminal and the RF receiver circuit has been reestablished. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100069006 | PRIORITY-BASED WIRELESS USB TRANSFER SERVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A priority-based wireless USB transfer service management apparatus and method capable of preventing conflict or interference between service and minimizing waste of resources by providing optimized service supporting environment according to characteristics and media classes of various wireless USB devices are provided. In the priority-based wireless USB transfer service management apparatus and method, wireless data transmitted from wireless USB devices are integrated according to service classes, service management information is configured by identifying the wireless data according to associated protocols, services are classified based on the service management information, priorities and weighting factors are allocated according to the services, final service determination information is configured based on a user's request, and a to-be-performed service is determined based on the final service determination information, so that the determined service is controlled to be performed. | 2010-03-18 |
| 20100069007 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus or a mobile communication apparatus are connectable to an external device via a short-range wireless communication link. When there is an incoming call, it is determined whether a ringing sound is sounded on both the apparatus and the external device, or whether the ringing is on one of the apparatus and the external device, based on a selected mode. Subsequently, appropriate sound is played based on the selected mode. | 2010-03-18 |
