12th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090075513 | RELEASABLY ENGAGING HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE PLUG - A releasably engaging high definition multimedia plug comprises a plug body and an actuator operable with the plug body to move a locking tab of the plug and facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. A corresponding method of releasably securing a high definition multimedia interface plug to a standard high definition multimedia interface receptacle is also provided. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075514 | TEST SOCKET - Provided is a test socket capable of being used more flexibly for solid-state image pickup devices of different shapes and of performing locating of the solid-state image pickup devices more precisely. The test socket houses a tested device which is a solid-state image pickup device while a test is being performed. The test socket comprises: first locating means for locating the tested device in an X direction parallel to a ceiling plane of the tested device in a housed state; urging means for urging the first locating means in a Z direction perpendicular to the ceiling plane of the tested device in the housed state; and position setting means for setting an upper limit of movement in the Z direction of the first locating means caused by the urging means to set a position in the Z direction of the first locating means relative to the tested device. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075515 | HEAT TRANSFER MEMBER AND CONNECTOR - A heat transfer member which is capable of enhancing efficiency of heat dissipation, and a connector including the heat transfer member. On the surface of an elastic body arranged between an LED and a heat sink, a heat conduction metal thin film that transfers heat generated in the LED to the heat sink is formed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075516 | Method and apparatus for visual indication in cable network systems - A cable network system includes a distribution assembly having a plurality of visual indicators mounted thereto, and a jack assembly removably coupled to the distribution assembly. The jack assembly has a plurality of jacks configured to receive cables of the cable network system therein. The visual indicators provide an indication of a status of a respective one of the jacks, and the jack assembly is removable from the distribution assembly while the visual indicators remain mounted to the distribution assembly. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075517 | Electrical connector with an improved detecting pin - An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwards from a front face of the base portion, a plurality of terminals, a shielding shell and a detect pin. Each contact defines a solder portion extending towards a bottom face of the base portion and a contacting portion located on a first surface of the tongue portion. The shielding shell surrounds the insulating housing and forms a receiving cavity for being inserted by a counter connector with an insulating tongue portion and a shielding member surrounding the insulating tongue portion. The receiving cavity is divided into a housing receiving portion for receiving the insulating tongue portion of the counter connector and a shell receiving portion for receiving the shielding member. The detecting pin has an arc section projecting only into the shell receiving portion of the receiving cavity. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075518 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector connects to a mating connector in a first direction. The electrical connector includes a housing, a plurality of terminals, a terminal arrangement board made of an electrical insulator for aligning and holding the terminals, and a metal plate attached to the housing at a position facing both surfaces of the terminal arrangement board for connecting to the mating connector. The metal plate has a lock portion at a position facing one surface of the terminal arrangement board. The lock portion engages a latch portion of the mating connector in the first direction when the electrical connector is connected to the mating connector. The metal plate has an elastic pressing portion at a position facing the other surface of the terminal arrangement board. The elastic pressing portion presses the mating connector in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction when the electrical connector is connected to the mating connector. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075519 | LED SOCKET - A connector for mounting an LED to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a hollow cylindrical body portion with an interior sidewall that defines a hollow cavity at one end to receive the LED threaded base section. The second end has a plurality of conductive contact elements with which to electrically contact the LED. A first electrical contact element includes at least one prong extending partially into the cavity. The prong is flexible for the threaded portion to pass the prong for insertion, and partially return to electrically engage the threaded portion to maintain the threaded portion inside the cavity. The prong also permits removal of the LED rotationally with respect to the cavity. The contact elements are in electrical communication with the LED and the threaded base section when the threaded base section is inserted within the body portion. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075520 | Composite Plug and Electric Circuit System - Provided is a plug wherein a plurality of points in an electric circuit can be easily put into a conductive state or a nonconductive state. A system wherein such a plug is applied is also provided. The composite plug is provided with a plurality of plugs, each of which is provided with two conductive pieces connected by a conductive member. A current is carried between the two circuit terminals when the two conductive pieces are brought into contact with two circuit terminals included in the electric circuit, respectively. A current is not carried between the two circuit terminals when the two conductive pieces are separated from the two circuit terminals included in the electric circuit, respectively. The plugs are attached to a common case body. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075521 | STACKED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR STRUCTURE - A stacked electrical connector structure including secondary electrical connectors stacked together along a direction perpendicular to a circuit board is provided. The stacked electrical connector includes an insulating body, signal terminal sets, groups of transmission terminals and a retaining block. A tail part extends from the end of each of the signal terminals, in which each of the transmission terminals is a blanking terminal and has two finger parts extending towards the tail parts of the signal terminals. The finger parts of each transmission terminal interfere with the tail part of each signal terminal. The retaining block has terminal channels for accommodating and fixing each transmission terminal, and the maximum dimension between two sides of each transmission terminal is slightly larger than the minimum dimension within each terminal channel of the retaining block, thereby fixing the relative position of the transmission terminals and the retaining block. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075522 | Jack assembly - The present disclosure relates to a jack assembly including a jack mount having a front side and a rear side. A jack of the assembly is adapted to be slidably mounted in a jack receiving region of the jack mount. The jack assembly also includes a plurality of cross-connect contacts, and a rear interface assembly. The rear interface assembly includes a dielectric cover piece and a plurality of rear connectors that project outward from the dielectric cover piece. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075523 | Methods and Apparatus for Reducing Crosstalk in Electrical Connectors - A communication jack having crosstalk compensation features for overall crosstalk interference reduction is disclosed. In one embodiment, the jack is configured to receive a plug to form a communication connection, and comprises jack contacts disposed in the jack, with each contact having at least a first surface and a second surface. Upon the plug being received by the jack, the plug contacts interface with the first surface of the jack contacts. The jack further includes a first capacitive coupling connected between two pairs of jack contacts to compensate for near end crosstalk, with the first capacitive coupling being connected to the pairs of jack contacts along the second surface adjacent to where the plug contacts interface with the jack contacts. A far end crosstalk compensation scheme is also set forth. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075524 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector has a plurality of first contact pieces, each including a body portion, an arm portion extending from the body portion and a leg portion extending from the body portion, a plurality of second contact pieces, each including a body portion, an arm portion extending from the body portion and a leg portion extending from the body portion. The leg portion of each first contact piece is twisted at a right angle with respect to the body portion of the first contact piece and the leg portion of each second contact piece is twisted at a right angle with respect to the body portion of the second contact piece. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075525 | PHOTOVOLTAIC PLUG-TYPE CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a plug ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090075526 | Junction failure inhibiting connector - An electrical connector for connecting wires including dissimilar electrical conductors such as copper and aluminum conductors with the electrical connector including failure inhibiting features that can include an oxidation inhibiting coating and a sealant. To ensure that a minimum pressure contact has been achieved at the interface between the electrical connector a shearable fastener can be used to secure an electrical conductor in the electrical connector. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075527 | Terminal with integral strain relief - A terminal and a method for making a terminal that includes a connector end and a terminal barrel, preferably formed from a sheet of metal. The terminal barrel includes a cylindrical wall having a first section corresponding to a first end and a second section corresponding to a second end. The thickness of the first section is reduced so that it is less than the thickness of the second section and the first section is flared to increase the diameter. The first end is flared after a nylon or plastic insulator is fitted over the terminal barrel. The first end is adapted for receiving an electrical conductor and the second end connects to the connector end. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075528 | 90-Degree ferrule and pin terminals - A ferrule or pin terminal is provided with a bend to facilitate terminations in confined or restricted spaces and provides consistency and uniformity. The ferrule terminal embodiment of the present invention includes a ferrule portion and a barrel portion. The ferrule portion includes a cylindrical wall, a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis and a stress relief aperture. The ferrule portion is bent along the longitudinal axis to form a bend. The pin terminal embodiment of the present invention includes a solid pin portion and a barrel portion. The solid pin portion includes a body, a first end and a second end and has a longitudinal axis. The first end of the solid pin portion is angularly disposed from the second end. In both embodiments, the barrel portion includes a cylindrical body having a first end adapted to receive an electrical wire and a second end connected to the second end of the ferrule. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075529 | SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY - A spring contact assembly having a first plunger with a tail portion having a flat contact surface and a second plunger having a tail portion with a flat contact surface wherein the flat contact surfaces are overlapping and are surrounded by an external compression spring such that the sliding engagement of the flat surfaces increases during compression of the spring. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075530 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly includes a sleeve having an upper wall, a base wall, and opposing side walls. The upper wall, the base wall, and the opposing side walls define an opening and an interior within the sleeve. The upper wall defines first and second resilient spring webs. The base wall includes a resilient bridge web having a first mating structure formed therein. A pin is configured for insertion through the opening of the sleeve and into the interior such that insertion of the pin causes flexing of the bridge web and the first and second spring webs. The pin has a second mating structure for engaging with the first mating structure of the bridge web to secure the pin relative to the sleeve. The connecting portions of the first and second spring webs form a joint which is welded to connect the connecting portions of the first and second spring webs. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075531 | Electrical connector with improved contact - An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a longitudinal and a lateral wall defining a top face and at least one contact. The lateral wall defines a slot thereon. The contact includes a main body located one the top face of the lateral wall and a contacting arm located above the longitudinal wall, a connecting portion extending from an inner edge of the main body and a retaining portion extending from an outer edge of the main body. The retaining portion is retained and received in the slot. A pressed portion laterally extends from the main body. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075532 | BOAT PROPULSION UNIT - A boat propulsion unit includes an electric motor, a potentiometer arranged to detect the rotating angle of a throttle grip, a first stop mode sensor, a second stop mode sensor, and a controller including a CPU, and a disconnection and short detecting circuit. If the voltage signal fed by the disconnection and short detecting circuit is out of the specified range, the CPU detects the operation mode designated by the throttle grip based on the switching of the outputs from the first stop mode sensor and the second stop mode sensor. Then, the electric motor is driven in the forward operation mode and with the specified output power when the forward operation mode is designated, whereas, the electric motor is driven in the reverse operation mode and with the specified output power when the reverse operation mode is designated. Using this arrangement, the boat propulsion unit can obtain a minimum required boat operation as intended by the boat operator even when an abnormality has occurred in the controls. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075533 | WATERCRAFT - A watercraft includes a plurality of outboard motors. Each of the outboard motors has a generator and a rudder deflecting system driven by an electric motor. The outboard motors are turned by the rudder deflecting systems thereby steering the watercraft. Electric power can be supplied from the generators of others of the plurality of outboard motors to the rudder deflecting system of an arbitrary outboard motor among the plurality of the outboard motors. Using this arrangement it is possible to provide a watercraft in which electric power for operation is stably supplied to the rudder deflecting system without increasing the size of the generators. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075534 | TILLER ARM - A tiller arm pivotably mountable to a marine outboard engine about a pivot axis is described. First and second arms extend away from the pivot axis. A middle portion has a first end attached to the first and second arms. A handle portion extends away from the second end of the middle portion in a direction away from the pivot axis. A throttle grip is rotatably mounted to the handle portion and rotatable with respect thereto about a throttle grip axis generally perpendicular to the pivot axis. The throttle grip is operatively connectable to the marine outboard engine. The width of an aperture defined by the arms and the middle section is greater than the widths of the throttle grip and the first and second arms. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075535 | Torsional Force Transmitting Apparatus - The present invention aims to couple a propeller with a power output shaft to transmit the torsional force of the power output shaft to the propeller. The apparatus includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve that form a coupling surface between them to hold a torsional force transfer means. The torsional force transfer means is coupled with the first sleeve and the second sleeve to transmit only a selected amount of the torsional force. The first sleeve has a first outer surface and the second sleeve has a second inner surface that are engaged respectively with the propeller and the power output shaft in the rotating direction so that the power output shaft can transmit the torsional force to the propeller. In the event that the propeller is overloaded the torsional force transfer means between the first sleeve and the second sleeve slip to form a protection mechanism. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075536 | Swimming glove - A hand covering for controlling the stroking power of hand is provided. The hand covering includes a tubular shaped body-cover for bringing the hand in a covered state. The hand covering includes one or more insert members disposed within the body-cover of the hand covering. The insert members extend the body-cover beyond the fingers. Further, one or more slits are provided on the body-cover for bringing the hand in an exposed state from the covered state. The exposed state allows the hand covering to be rolled back onto the wrist of the user. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075537 | Whitewater ankle floatation safety device - An assembly, preferably for use near the ankle, preferably made, at least in part, of a soft buoyant flexible material is disclosed. The assembly has two basic forms. The first basic form is a band that wraps around the user's lower leg above the user's ankle joint above, or in one embodiment, on the user's foot gear. This form of the assembly has a mechanism for holding the assembly on the leg of the user. The other basic form is one that incorporates the assembly into or on a boot, sock, wet or dry suit, pants or similar device at a location that wraps the assembly around the user's lower leg when in use. The assembly helps move the user's lower leg toward the surface of the water and hold it on the surface of the water to help prevent foot entrapment with rocks, trees or other objects in the water and also helps to prevent the foot or leg from being injured due to contact with underwater and river-surface objects. The assembly has particular value as a safety floatation device for whitewater boating in all its forms and for swimming in strong currents or in rapids. A variation of the assembly may be used as a safety device for traversing or ice-skating on a body of ice. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075538 | SOLAR POWERED INERTIAL FLUID MOBILIZER - One embodiment of a fluid mobilizing vessel shown in FIG. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075539 | Intumescent Materials - Fire-retardant, heat-resistant, smoke-suppressant plastic materials, such as polyvinyl chloride, having incorporated therein an intumescent material are disclosed. The intumescent material comprise and intumescent catalyst selected from the group consisting of salts of phosphoric acid and salts of sulfuric acid; and a carbonific material selected from the group consisting of starches, sugars, sugar alcohols, oils, and plasticizers. The fire-retardant, heat-resistant, smoke-suppressant plastic materials may be in the form of a foamed or non-foamed plastic. Methods of making such plastic materials are also disclosed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075540 | HOT-MELT ADHESIVE BASED ON BLEND OF AMORPHOUS AND CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS FOR MULTILAYER BONDING - The present invention is generally directed to adhesive compositions comprising selected ratios of crystalline and amorphous polymers. In some versions of the invention, polymers capable of existing in different configurations (e.g., a polymer such as polypropylene which can exist in an atactic, syndiotactic. or isotactic configuration) is used to prepare adhesives of the present invention. As an example, a selected amount of isotactic polypropylene is blended with a selected amount of atactic polypropylene to prepare an adhesive composition having one or more performance properties (e.g., bond strength) that are superior to the performance properties of a conventional hot-melt adhesive. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075541 | Permeable glass mat and method of preparation - Provided is a coated nonwoven mat prepared by the process of passing a nonwoven mat over the surface of a binder or coating slurry to touch the bottom side of the mat sufficiently to fully wet the glass mat. The wetted nonwoven mat is then immersed in a slurry of the binder or coating material to fully saturate the mat with the slurry material. The process of the present invention allows one to control the porosity of the saturated fibrous nonwoven mat at high consistency with reduced scrap rate. The saturated mat will have improved tensile strength. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075542 | HYBRID FABRIC - This invention relates to a hybrid fabric comprising at least one structural fiber having a first melting temperature range and at least one thermo-formable fiber of having a second melting temperature range which is lower than the first melting temperature range to such an extent that the structural fiber does not melt in the second melting temperature range of the thermo-formable fiber. The hybrid fabric comprises (1) a first network comprising the structural fibers, (2) a second network comprising the thermo-formable fibers, the thermo-formable fibers comprising non-relaxed fibers made of a thermoplastic material, and (3) a plurality of openings between the fibers of the first and second network. The structural and thermo-formable fibers of respectively the first and second network interpenetrate one another and are connected to each other over at least part of the first and second network at a plurality of knot positions in the fabric where the structural and thermo-formable fibers are interwoven. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075543 | MALLEABLE POLYMER MONOFILAMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL FABRICS - The present invention relates to malleable polymer monofilaments that show shape malleability under heat and stress. The monofilaments can be used in closely woven industrial fabrics, especially in paper machine fabrics, as weft materials that protect load bearing warp yarns for better wear resistance. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075544 | Multi-compatible sizing composition for thermosetting resins - A multi-compatible sizing composition that includes an epoxy resin emulsion, a silane coupling agent package, a non-ionic lubricant, and a crystalline polyol is provided. The epoxy resin desirably has an epoxy equivalent weight from 180-195. A preferred emulsifier is a modified polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide block copolymer. The silane coupling agent package includes an aminosilane and a vinyl silane coupling agent. The sizing composition may be used equally well with epoxy, unsaturated polyester, and vinylester thermosetting resins. Reinforcement fibers sized with the inventive sizing composition possess low friction on contact points, low fuzz, and reduced drag. Other performance characteristics such as in-plane shear and dynamic fatigue are also improved by the multi-compatible sizing composition. Fibers sized with the multi-compatible sizing composition may be used, for example, to form woven rovings and fabrics, in filament winding applications, and in pultrusion processes. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075545 | Chemically-Assisted Alignment of Nanotubes Within Extensible Structures - A method and system for aligning nanotubes within an extensible structure such as a yarn or non-woven sheet. The method includes providing an extensible structure having non-aligned nanotubes, adding a chemical mixture to the extensible structure so as to wet the extensible structure, and stretching the extensible structure so as to substantially align the nanotubes within the extensible structure. The system can include opposing rollers around which an extensible structure may be wrapped, mechanisms to rotate the rollers independently or away from one another as they rotate to stretch the extensible structure, and a reservoir from which a chemical mixture may be dispensed to wet the extensible structure to help in the stretching process. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075546 | DISPERSIBLE FIBROUS STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A dispersible fibrous structure having an in-use wet tensile strength of at least about 40 g/cm; a disposable wet tensile decay of at least about 35% and a method of making the structure. The structure has at least one property selected from a group consisting of: a wet CD maximum slope of less than about 12 kg/7.62 cm, a wet CD Elongation of greater than about 50%, a low elongation CD modulus of less than about 5.0 kg/7.62 cm, and a wet CD Bending of less than about 0.05 gf cm/cm, | 2009-03-19 |
20090075547 | CLEANING PADS WITH ABRASIVE LOADED FILAMENTS AND ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENT - A nonwoven, fibrous, article including a plurality of entangled fibers is provided; each of the fibers may have an anti-microbial agent alone or in combination with a plurality of abrasive particles. A nonwoven, fibrous, abrasive article including a plurality of entangled fibers is also provided; each of the fibers having a plurality of abrasive particles alone or in combination with an anti-microbial agent. A binder material bonds the fibers to each other at points of crossing and contact between the fibers. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075548 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CROSS-WIRING ELECTRODE WIRE OF FIELD EMISSION DISPLAY - A manufacturing method of cross-wiring an electrode wire of a field emission display is used for forming a cross-wire structure of an electrode wire. In the method, a has a conducting layer, and the conducting layer has a protruded object. A tool is used for aligning the substrate, and the tool has a dispensing pillar made of an elastic material. The front end of the dispensing pillar has a dispensing head aligning precisely with the position of the protruded object. After a conductive adhesive is adhered onto the dispensing head, the protruded object is pressed, such that the dispensing head is deformed to cover the protruded object completely, and the conductive adhesive adhered on the dispensing head forms a conducting layer on the outer circumferential surface of the protruded object for cross-wiring an electrode wire, immediately after the dispensing pillar is pulled away. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075549 | Infant Entertainment Device - The present invention relates to an infant entertainment device with a movable object. In one embodiment, the infant entertainment device is a toy aquarium. The infant entertainment device includes a drive mechanism that is operably coupled to the movable object to move the object. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075550 | Costume Apparatus - This invention refers to a costume apparatus for enabling a user to engage in role play activities or action play adventures. The costume apparatus may be mounted on a user's back, and comprises deployable arm assemblies which are controlled by a pull cord system. In one embodiment, the costume apparatus takes the form of expandable wings. The arm assembly of the costume apparatus may include two arm pieces connected by a pivoting joint, and may further include a hinged joint within one of the arm pieces. The hinged joint provides a safety feature for the deployed costume apparatus by allowing the arm assemblies to fold rearward when obstacles are encountered. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075551 | TOY HELICOPTER HAVING A STABILIZING BUMPER - A toy helicopter has a fuselage having a front end a rear end and two lateral sides. A main motor is supported from the fuselage. A main rotor is operably connected to the motor and has at least one rotor blade that rotates about a center axis generally laterally centered with respect to the fuselage. The at least one rotor blade is configured and positioned to provide lift and has a rotational path having a maximum radius. A bumper is fixedly connected to the fuselage, is spaced entirely axially downwardly from the at least one rotor blade and extends radially outwardly from and at least partially around the fuselage. At least a portion of the bumper has a maximum radial dimension from the center axis at least as great as the maximum radius of the rotational path of the at least one rotor blade. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075552 | COLLAPSIBLE, PORTABLE PUPPET STAGE - A method comprising identifying a frame comprising a plurality of rods forming a plurality of rod pairs or rod scissors, deploying the frame to create a structure comprising a base, stage right support, and stage left support, applying a cover to the frame, and suspending a curtain between the stage right and stage left supports to form a backdrop and upstage boundary for the stage. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075553 | MOTORIZED YO-YO - The invention is a yo-yo in which at least one of the yo-yo's sides includes a powered rotation system capable of maintaining the yo-yo's rotation when the yo-yo is sleeping at the end of its tether. The system functions by converting one of the yo-yo's sides into a motor, and in one embodiment includes a number of permanent magnets, an electromagnet, a sensor capable of detecting a magnet field, and a power source. Also disclosed is the use of a programmable controller to control the system. In another embodiment of the rotation system, a reflector, an energy emitter and a complementary sensor are employed to lead to an actuation of the electromagnet. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075554 | LAUNCHING DEVICE FOR A FLYING TOY - The present invention relates to a launching device for a flying toy. The launching device facilitates the transition of the flying toy from a resting state to a flying state. The launching device may include elements for holding one or more parts of the flying toy in a retracted position while the flying toy is in a resting state and for releasing the parts when the flying toy launches into a flying state. According to the invention, the launching device includes a launch-assist mechanism that provides a force to facilitate the launch of the flying toy. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075555 | Toy Action Figure - A toy action figure includes a cape and a spring-loaded arm. The upper torso of the toy action figure includes two pivotally coupled arms. The first pivotally coupled arm is configured to retract the cape. An actuator button may be provided on the front of the torso to actuate the cape into an extended position with the assistance of a spring. The second pivotally coupled arm may include a spring-loaded arm to launch a projective therefrom. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075556 | VEHICLE LAUNCHER ASSEMBLY - This invention sets forth a vehicle launcher assembly comprising an inner vehicle carried within an outer vehicle. The outer vehicle has movable panel components which allow an inner vehicle to be released from the outer vehicle when the panel components are opened. Operation of the toy assembly involves one actuation step to open the panels of the outer vehicle, and second actuation step to launch the inner vehicle. In one embodiment, the outer vehicle is in the form of a car and the inner vehicle is in the form of a motorcycle. The vehicle launcher assembly may also include projectile launchers. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075557 | Toy Illumination with Music - An illuminated toy is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the toy has a body, and may have one or more wheels rotatably thereto such that the body may rest upon the one or more wheels and may be conveyed about by the one or more wheels. The toy includes a sound module adapted to generate sound, and a light source is located about the body. The light source cooperates with the sound module to emit light in coordination with the sound generated by the sound module. For example, the light source may be switched on and off in coordination with the beat of sound in the form of music. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075558 | TOY VEHICLE TRACK SET - A stunt arrangement for a toy vehicle including a launching section configured to launch a propelled toy vehicle into flight, a capturing section configured to receive the toy vehicle from the flight, including a narrowing cross-section configured to align a longitudinal axis of the toy vehicle with a desired direction of travel, and a reorienting section coupled to an outlet of the capturing section configured to upright the toy vehicle if the vehicle exits the capturing section partly or completely inverted. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075559 | Transforming Vehicle - A toy vehicle is transformed from a first configuration to a second configuration through relative movement of two portions of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a roof panel which closes a roof area during the transition from the first configuration to the second configuration. The closing of the roof area hides the displacement of a first seat in the vehicle by a second seat. When the first seat is mounted with a first toy figure and the second seat is mounted with a different toy figure, an illusion is created that the initial toy figure has changed appearance. The roof panel may close and reopen at a rate rapid enough to render the change of toy figures to be an instantaneous transformation. Additional deployable components such as projectile launchers, tail fins, and front bumpers may be incorporated into the toy vehicle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075560 | DOLLHOUSE AND METHOD OF FOLDING THE DOLLHOUSE - A dollhouse is moveable from a closed or folded position to an open or unfolded position. In its open configuration, the dollhouse provides one or more play areas on each side of the dollhouse. The dollhouse can be provided with a variety of sensors for detecting play activities and providing feedback such as audible feedback, motion or lights in response to the specific play activities. Feedback can also be produced in response to the order in which the sensors are activated and in response to activation by particular play components to encourage desired play behavior. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075561 | Garment with Shielding Panel - A nipple shielding garment comprising a back shirt portion and a front shirt portion. The front shirt portion is of a two-ply construction, where one ply of fabric has a bare side and a printed side, and is connected to the other ply of fabric at the printed side by stitching. The printed side of the first ply comprises a screen printed section of colorless plastisol ink, which masks the shape and color of the nipples of the wearer through the garment. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075562 | User constructed multi component bra system - A user selectable interchangeable bra system enables user to customize the selection, style, construction, and usage of a bra both through component purchase and interchangeable fit. An infinite number of different size, color and fits are possible, as well as underwire interchangeableness. The center connector can be selected to provide for user selectable cup separation. Buckle type shoulder strap fittings can be provided with a tiny loop to support body jewelry, and because the shoulder straps are reversible, the body jewelry can be worn on the front or back upper chest, especially where the jewelry can appear to come from underneath the dress to give an appearance of a much more extensive jewelry extent. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARPENING HARDENED TOOLS - An application for an apparatus for sharpening a cutting blade includes a source of high pressure water stream capable of cutting steel and a sharpening jig for positioning and holding the cutting blade perpendicular to the high pressure water stream, the sharpening jig provides a mechanism for moving the cutting blade so that a cutting edge of the cutting blade predictably passes beneath the high pressure water. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075564 | SUPERABRASIVE TOOL AND MACHINING METHODS - A tool for use in an abrasive machining process has a body extending along a central longitudinal axis from a first end to a tip end. An abrasive material is located on the tip end. The body has a tip end protuberance. An abrasive material is located on the protuberance. A body lateral surface has, over a radial span of at least 20% of a radius of the protuberance, a continuously concave longitudinal profile diverging tipward. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075565 | Method of Producing Rotationally Symmetrical Surfaces on a Workpiece - The invention relates to a method, in particular a turning method, for producing a rotationally symmetrical surface on a rotating workpiece ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090075566 | LOW PH BARRIER SLURRY BASED ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE - The invention provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate. A substrate is contacted with a polishing pad and a polishing composition comprising an abrasive consisting of (A) particles consisting of titanium dioxide having a rutile structure and (B) particles consisting of titanium dioxide having an anatase structure, wherein an x-ray diffraction pattern of the particles has a ratio of X/Y of about 0.5 or more, wherein X is an intensity of a peak in an x-ray diffraction curve representing a d-spacing of about 3.24 Å, and Y is an intensity of a peak in an x-ray diffraction curve representing a d-spacing of about 3.51 Å, and water. The polishing component is moved relative to the substrate, and at least a portion of the substrate is abraded to polish the substrate. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075567 | POLISHING PAD CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING POLISHING PAD - A polishing pad conditioner is provided. The polishing pad includes a substrate, at least one surface-conditioning unit, and at least one groove-cleaning unit. The surface-conditioning unit and the groove-cleaning unit are both disposed on a surface of the substrate. In addition, the surface-conditioning unit is integrally formed with the groove-cleaning unit form. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075568 | POLISHING PAD, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polishing pad used for planarizing inter layer dielectrics and the like by CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) in the manufacturing process of a semiconductor device, a method of producing the polishing pad and a method of producing a semiconductor device by using the polishing pad. The present invention relates to a semiconductor wafer polishing pad having grooves in a polishing surface and formed from a foamed polyurethane, wherein a processed surface of the groove comprising a side surface and a bottom surface has a surface roughness Ra of not more than 10. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075569 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING CONSTANT AMOUNT OF ABRASIVES - An apparatus for supplying a constant amount of abrasives that can accurately control the amount of the abrasives to be supplied to a blasting machine is provided. A horizontally rotating disc | 2009-03-19 |
20090075570 | UNIVERSAL ROTARY BLADE HOLDER FOR SHARPENER - A blade-sharpening machine for sharpening any one of various sizes of rotary blades comprises a drive unit and a universal blade chuck for holding the blade to be sharpened. The drive unit further includes a sharpening assembly that sharpens the blade while the drive unit rotates the blade chuck. The blade chuck includes a chassis and jaws that are circumferentially spaced about the chassis and are shiftably attached thereto for securing the rotary blade. A spring-loaded fastener normally urges the jaws radially inwardly into engagement with the blade. A centrally-positioned cam is operable to shift the jaws simultaneously so that the blade can be selectively secured on the blade chuck. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075571 | Grinding Machine, Particularly A High-Speed Grinding Machine - In order to be able to economically carry out machining of a turbine rotor having blades consisting of different materials, by a high-speed grinding machine, a magazine for the grinding wheels and an automatically operating grinding wheel changer are provided. A plurality of different grinding wheels to be held are made available, which different grinding wheels are adapted to the respective blade materials. A flat-construction coupling is developed in order to be able to couple the grinding wheels with the receiving devices in the grinding wheel changer. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075572 | Pneumatic Die Grinder Operable as Blow Gun - A pneumatic grinding tool having a blower feature that can be selectively employed to blow debris away from a work area. The tool has a valve that directs input air that can be used to drive an output of the tool to a blower air passage. The blower air passage terminates at a head of the near the output of the tool. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075573 | FLOOR RESURFACING DISK - An abrasive disk assembly is provided for a floor resurfacing machine wherein the floor machine has at least one shaft configured to rotate about an axis substantially orthogonal to a work surface, the abrasive disk assembly including a head assembly of predetermined dimension configured to be coupled to one end of the shaft of the floor machine proximate the work surface, the head assembly including a central portion to be coupled to the shaft and a carrier portion for receiving at least one abrasive pad thereon, the carrier portion including at least one coupler in the form of a hook, a tab, a finger, a flange, and a tab extending from a peripheral edge of the carrier portion. At least one abrasive pad assembly is detachably coupled to one of the central portion and the carrier portion, and includes a first end received over the coupler and an opposite end to be attached to one of the central portion and the carrier portion. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075574 | Polishing apparatus, substrate manufacturing method, and electronic apparatus manufacturing method - A polishing apparatus is configured to simultaneously polish both surfaces of a work, and includes a carrier having a hole configured to house the work, and a fixing member that contacts and fixes the work located in the hole. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075575 | Method for Producing a Netted Casing - The invention relates to a method for producing a shirred food casing covered by a net, and a method for combining a net with a surface of a carrier casing, said method comprising steps wherein air or an inert gas is blown into the carrier casing, the carrier casing inflated/pressurized to be round is pulled in the direction of the tubular net towards a pleating head attached to one end of the tubular net, said net being attached at the open end thereof to a clamp centralized with a shirring mandrel, the carrier casing being thus folded into the tubular net while pulling the net inside out over itself, followed by pulling the carrier casing through the pleating head to the shirring machine where the pressure of air or an inert gas blown from inside of the shirring mandrel forces the areas of the carrier casing between the meshes of the net to form bulges, and finally the net/carrier casing combination is shirred by the shirring machine. The invention is further directed to a shirred product produced with the method. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075576 | HORNS FOR PRODUCING ENCASED PRODUCTS AND RELATED HORN ROTOR ASSEMBLIES - Methods for producing encased products using selectable first and second horns to thereby produce products in selectable different casing types include: (a) providing an apparatus having a first horn that, in operation, is configured to be in fluid communication with a filler pump located upstream thereof; (b) removing the first horn from the apparatus; and (c) mounting a second horn assembly comprising an intermediate pipe segment in fluid communication with a casing horn to the apparatus. The casing horn can pivot side-to-side. Related apparatus, systems, kits, assemblies and computer program products are configured to allow dual operational modes of producing encased products using first or second horns. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075577 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CUTTING SAUSAGE - A process for cutting sausages from a sausage link by a cutting device to which the sausages in the sausage link are conveyed together and a cutting site between two successive sausages is recognized by a sensor device, the sausage link being retracted with the front most sausage behind the sensor device after a predetermined number of sausages has been cut. This permits a specific indexing of the sausages in the sausage link after the sensor device and prevents bottlenecks between the cutting machine and the packaging machine. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075578 | Mechanical deboning of poultry - An apparatus and a process for extracting poultry meat from crushed and dismembered poultry pieces is provided. The extracting method is based on mechanical separation utilizing heated water spray within a rotating drum assembly for removal and separation of meat from bone and collagen. The water is collected, pumped into a holding tank, and is flavored with natural poultry extract and antifoam agent for recycle within the process. The apparatus includes a hopper, an inclined rotating drum assembly having perforated walls and an internally located nozzle dispensing a water spray for separating meat from bones, a tank having at least one water jet for separating meat from bone fragments, a vibrating dewatering apparatus for separating meat from the water, and a re-circulation system for collection, reheating, and re-using the solution of water and poultry extract. The apparatus and process provides bone free poultry meat that retains the natural poultry flavor and has a low bacterial count because the process is performed in 170° F. water solution. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075579 | CUTTING APPARATUS - An apparatus for cutting of material such as a piece of meat from e.g. an animal, poultry, fish etc., said apparatus ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090075580 | Non-return valve for a ventilation device and such a ventilation device - A non-return valve for a ventilation device ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090075581 | COOLING AND VENTILATION DEVICE - A cooling and ventilation device comprises a product inlet, a product outlet, a waste inlet, a waste outlet, a waste channel connecting the waste inlet to the waste outlet, an evaporative heat exchanger having a primary channel connected between the product inlet and the product outlet and a secondary channel connected between an outlet from the primary channel and the waste channel, a flaw control element effective to control flow from the secondary channel to the waste channel and a controller selectively controlling the flow control element to thereby control flow from the secondary channel to the waste channel. The product inlet may be connected to a suitable source of outside air and the product outlet supplied to a habitable space such as the interior of a building or vehicle. The waste inlet may receive expelled air from the habitable space, which is subsequently exhausted to the environment via the waste outlet. In this manner, a device is achieved that can provide all of the benefits of evaporative cooling and ventilation while only requiring two air inlets and two air outlets. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075582 | FRAME FOR INTERCHANGEABLY SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE AIR CONTROL DEVICES - A frame mounted to the bottom opening of an air duct for supporting a variety of interchangeable air control devices. The frame has a top section with a central opening that permanently mounts to and surrounds the perimeter of the bottom opening of an air duct, and a bottom section which is foldably connected to the top section. The bottom section connects to the top section by means of a hinge joint at one end and a latching mechanism at the other, which together removably holds the bottom section to the top section in a folded and closed position. The bottom section has an interior stepped portion for removably securing an interchangeable air control device. When released, the bottom section swings downward into an open position to allow easy access to the interchangeable air control device. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075583 | CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION METHOD - Contents are distributed through wireless or wired communication means by storing plural pieces of contents data in advance in a content accumulation unit, by weighting the individual pieces of contents data stored in that content accumulation unit, in accordance with their attributes, by selecting the contents data from the content accumulation unit in accordance with that weighting, and by assigning the contents data selected, to a channel on the communication means. When the multichannel is proceeded in the internet TV or cable TV system, it is possible to improve the conveniences of the user for the channel selection and to practice the contents reuse effectively on the contents supplier side. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075584 | MOBILE BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE THEREFOR - A method for receiving a broadcast service through a plurality of terminals in a mobile broadcasting system supporting the broadcast service is provided. The method includes sending a registration request message for requesting registration of each of a plurality of terminals from a server associated with a broadcast service, receiving a registration response message from the server in response to each registration request message, sending a service request message to the server through one terminal of the plurality of terminals to request that the broadcast service be provided to the remaining terminals, and receiving, by the remaining terminals, a service response message from the server and the broadcast service. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075585 | Digital receiver system - A system for receiving wireless digital video transmissions over a WLAN comprising a base station (BS) adapted to provide a conditional access back-channel connection to one or more service providers; and a mobile digital video receiver (DVR) adapted to transmit a request for conditional access to the BS. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075586 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Disclosed is a system and method for transmitting data from a first base station to a first destination subscriber station (DSS). The first base station is capable of transmitting data directly to the first DSS through a direct route. Co-channel interference is present at neighboring cells during the transmission of the data through the direct route. The method includes selecting a relay station from a plurality of relay stations for transmitting data to the first DSS via a relay route. The relay route includes a route from the first base station to the relay station and further from the relay station to the first DSS. A height of the relay station is lower than a height of the first base station. Further, the method includes transmitting the data through the relay route when a throughput of the relay route is greater than a throughput of the direct route by a predetermined threshold. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075587 | Apparatus and method for scheduling in a multi-hop relay wireless communication system - A multi-hop relay wireless communication system is provided. A base station (BS) includes a communication unit for receiving information on a received signal level and information on an interference node from mobile stations (MSs), and a scheduler for classifying a type of each MS by using the received signal level information and the interference node information and for performing differentiated scheduling according to the MS type. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A RELAY STATION IN A MULTI-HOP RELAY NETWORK - A method of controlling a relay station in a cell of a multi-hop relay network in accordance with a one-way propagation delay between a base station in the cell and the relay station. A relay station in a cell of a multi-hop relay network including means for controlling the signal flow between the relay station and the various other stations in the cell in accordance with a one-way propagation delay between a base station in the cell and the relay station. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075589 | Broadband range extension relay for wireless networks - A method and apparatus to extend a range of a wireless relay station (e.g., a WiMAX MMR-RS) using a first directional antenna to communicate with a base station (e.g., a WiMAX MMR-BS), to communicate with remote subscribers at a subordinate relay station using a second directional antenna, and to provide unsectorized communications to local mobile stations within the wireless relay station are provided. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075590 | Method and System for Estimating Time of Arrival of Signals Using Multiple Different Time Scales - A method and system ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090075591 | Communications Technologies - A wireless communications device ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090075592 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AND PROVIDING INDICATIONS OF COMMUNICATION EVENTS - The present invention relates to the field of contact-less transactions, in particular to the field of near field communication and more particularly to smart card transactions over radio frequency identification interface. The present invention relates also to a method and system for providing a user of a mobile terminal with additional information and control over various transaction processes and at the same time additional visibility to various transaction service providers by providing indications of near field communication events on a near field communication device, with the steps of detecting a near field communication event, obtaining at least one indication of near field communication events in accordance with said detected near field communication event, and providing said at least one obtained indication. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075593 | DATA SECURITY DEVICE - A backup device comprising a secondary user-carried device for backing up data from a primary portable data storage device is described. The backup device includes a short-range wireless communication link, a communication interface for communicating with the primary portable data storage device over the communication link to receive data to back up and to check for removal of the primary portable data storage device and storage for storing data received over the communication link from the primary portable data storage device. A triggering device is also provided for triggering an alert procedure when the primary portable data storage device is out of range for a predetermined period. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075594 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In a system in which a communication adapter installing UPnP is connected to a printer to provide a print service, the communication adapter notifies a device that the printer joins the network or leaves from it, based on determination whether the printer can provide a service. Hence, the present invention can suppress from issuing a service request to a printer which cannot provide the service. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075595 | High-Speed System Having Compensation for Distortion in a Digital to-Analog Converter - A method and system for the design and implementation of an inverse-sinc function that can efficiently process signals produced by high-speed systems is presented. An integrated inverse-sinc module accepts multiple data streams that may result from parallel sub-systems and creates multiple outputs that can be interleaved to produce a sequence that has been filtered by an inverse-sinc function. The multiple-input, multiple-output system may be beneficially operated at a low data rate, such as the data rate used by each of the sub-systems. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075596 | ADAPTIVE DISTRIBUTED FREQUENCY PLANNING - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing distributed frequency planning and reuse factor optimization based upon forward link and/or reverse link interference management techniques. An optimal reuse factor for a base station can be determined based upon a metric that evaluates levels of service associated with neighboring base stations. Moreover, a subset of available resource sets can be selected for use by the base station; thus, a base station specific collection of resource sets can be formed through such selection. Further, mappings of each resource set to a set of physical resources can be disseminated in a network or portion thereof. According to another example, frequency hopping can be constrained to use of resources within a resource set (rather than across more than one resource set) as provided in a base station specific hopping pattern. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075597 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIER - Device, system, and method of low-noise amplifier. For example, an apparatus includes a low-noise amplifier to convert a single-ended wireless communication signal into a corresponding differential signal. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075598 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY BIASING CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATORS TO MAINTAIN A DESIRED BLOCK ERROR RATE - A method and apparatus for adaptively biasing a channel quality indicator (CQI) used for setting a configuration of communication between a transmitter and a receiver in a wireless communication system. The receiver sends a CQI and positive acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) messages to the transmitter. The ACK/NACK messages indicate the absence or presence of error, respectively, in a transmitted data packet. The CQI is derived from the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) and the ACK/NACK messages. The transmitter calculates the block error rate (BLER) of the transmitted data packets based upon the ACK/NACK messages sent from the receiver. The transmitter compares the BLER of the transmitted data packets to a target BLER and biases the CQI based on the comparison in order to achieve the target BLER. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075599 | SIGNAL QUALITY REPORTING - A radio station ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090075600 | IMPLEMENTING HARDWARE/SOFTWARE RESET USING PC CARD W_DISABLE LINE - A wireless communication module for wirelessly communicating with other devices a control pin for controlling at least one function of the communication module, an input device operatively coupled to the control pin, wherein actuation of the input device toggles a signal on the control pin between one of two different states, and a hardware reset circuit configured to implement a hardware reset of the communication module. The control pin is operatively coupled to the hardware reset circuit to at least partially implement the hardware reset, the hardware reset being different from the at least one function. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075601 | LOW-IF TRANSCEIVER ARCHITECTURE - A transceiver, receiver, and transmitter are provided. The transmitter includes an in-phase path and a quadrature path, a first path associated with a first local frequency and a second path associated with a second local frequency, and a band selector for swapping the in-phase and quadrature paths to switch connection between the in-phase and quadrature paths and the first and second paths. The receiver includes an in-phase path and a quadrature path, a polyphase filter having first and second inputs and first and second outputs, and a selector for swapping the in-phase and quadrature paths to switch connection between the in-phase and quadrature paths and the first and second inputs. The transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, each of the receiver and the transmitter including in-phase signal and quadrature signal paths and first and second paths for processing signals on the in-phase signal and quadrature signal paths. In the transceiver, each of he receiver and the transmitter may include a band selector for selecting a band by swapping in-phase signal and quadrature signal paths. The transceiver may include a receiver, a transmitter, and a programmable matching block for impedance-matching between an antenna and the receiver input and between the antenna and the transmitter output. The receiver may include an in-phase path and a quadrature path, and a module provided for the in-phase path and the quadrature path for enhancing image rejection. The module includes a polyphase filter having first and second inputs and first and second outputs, and an adder for adding the first and second outputs. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075602 | Communication systems and method - Users can make landline, wireless and/or internet calls from a conventional landline communication device. If the communication device is on a wireless call, that call may be placed on hold to answer an incoming call on the landline. Likewise, if the communication device is on a landline call, that call may be placed on hold to answer an incoming call on the wireless telephone. Wireless and landline calls may also be conferenced together. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075603 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR MOBILE RADIO TRANSCEIVERS - The invention relates to an integrated circuit in a mobile radio transceiver. This circuit includes a radio-frequency assembly for producing a mobile radio signal and a modulator for converting transmission data into an analogue, modulated transmission signal which is broadcast in a frequency band outside the mobile radio frequency range. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075604 | HIGH FREQUENCY MODULE - A high frequency module for transmitting and receiving, for example, communication signals of GSM/DCS/PCS/WCDMA systems through a single antenna, is provided at a relatively small size and low cost. The high frequency module includes a diplexer arranged to separate communication signals from the antenna into GSM communication signals in lower frequency bands and PCS/DCS/WCDMA communication signals in higher frequency bands, a diode switch circuit that is connected to a input and output terminal of the GSM communication signal of the diplexer and is arranged to switch transmission and reception of the GSM communication signal, and a multipoint GaAsIC switch that is connected to the GSM/DCS/PCS/WCDMA communication signals of the diplexer and is arranged to switch transmission and reception of these signals. The high frequency module switches the four types of communication signals by changing the patterns of controls signals VcG, VC | 2009-03-19 |
20090075605 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND NETWORK INFORMATION COLLECTING PROGRAM - A network has communication apparatuses communicatively interconnected in compliance with a maintenance protocol. An LBM frame transmission unit transmits an LBM frame to the network. An MEP information acquisition unit identifies a communication apparatus having transmitted an LBR frame as an MEP when the LBR frame is received, and acquires MEP information from the LBR frame. An LTM frame transmission unit transmits an LTM frame to the MEP identified by the MEP information acquisition unit. An MIP information acquisition unit identifies a communication apparatus as an MIP from an LTR frame when the LTR frame is received as a response to the LTM frame, and acquires MIP information indicating information about the MIP. A topology information generation unit generates topology information representing a configuration of the network from the MEP information acquired by the MEP information acquisition unit and the MIP information acquired by the MIP information acquisition unit. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075606 | VERTICAL MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT WIRELESS ANTENNAS - High gain, multi-pattern multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems are disclosed. These systems provide for multiple-polarization and omnidirectional coverage using multiple radios, which may be tuned to the same frequency. The MIMO antenna systems may include multiple high-gain beams arranged (or capable of being arranged) to provide for omnidirectional coverage. These systems provide for increased data throughput and reduced interference without sacrificing the benefits related to size and manageability of an associated access point. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075607 | Method and System for Adjusting Interconnect Voltage Levels in Low Power High-Speed Differential Interfaces - The present invention relates to adjustment of interconnect power levels in high-speed differential serial links. In an example embodiment, a digital signal received at a digital input port is converted in a driver into a corresponding differential signal and provided to output ports connected to a differential transmission line for provision to a receiver. For adjusting the interconnect power levels between the driver and the receiver a voltage regulator is interposed between a voltage source and the driver. The voltage regulator provides regulated supply voltage to the driver. In operation, the voltage regulator receives from control circuitry a control signal indicative of a predetermined regulated voltage for provision to the driver for a pre-selected type of data transmission. In dependence upon the received control signal the voltage regulator selects the corresponding reference voltage and provides it to the driver. The adjustment of interconnect power levels is highly beneficial by enabling a substantial reduction of power consumption. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075608 | MULTI-BAND AMPLIFIER MODULE WITH HARMONIC SUPPRESSION - An ammplifier circuit includes a first power amplifier that can produce a first amplified signal in response to a first input signal in a first frequency band, and a second power amplifier that can produce a second amplified signal in response to a second input signal in a second frequency band. A center frequency of the second frequency band is higher than the a center frequency of frequency band A control circuit can turn on or turn off the first power amplifier and configured to turn on or turn off the second power amplifier. A shunting circuit is coupled to an output of the second power amplifier. The shunting circuit can attentuate harmonic signals from the first frequency band under the control of the control circuit. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075609 | Synchronization in Communication Systems - A method and system to generate synchronization information from received signals in communication applications. A first embodiment is a method to generate synchronization information in a communications receiver. The method includes providing a fixed gain to a received analog signal to generate a modified analog signal, converting the modified analog signal to a digital signal, extracting one or more sign bits from the digital signal, and generating synchronization information as a function of the one or more sign bits. A second embodiment is a system to generate synchronization information in a communications receiver. Various embodiments can be applied in several wireless and wired communication applications including, but not limited to, WiMAX applications. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075610 | DIGITAL AND ANALOG IM3 PRODUCT COMPENSATION CIRCUITS FOR AN RF RECEIVER - Third-order intermodulation products (IM3) are attenuated in RF receivers by providing a typical main signal path and a parallel auxiliary signal path in which the IM3 products are accentuated, and the output from the main signal path is adaptively filtered to attenuate the IM3 products. In one embodiment, a multirate filter bank (MRFB) with asymmetric analysis and synthesis sections is used to detect and isolate the IM3 products. In another embodiment an analog nonlinear term generator is placed at the front of the auxiliary signal path. The analog nonlinear term generator takes advantage of the nonlinearities of a differential MOSFET circuit and a multiplier to extract the IM3 products in the RF input signal. The outputs of the main signal path and the auxiliary signal path are inputs to a complex least mean squares filter to attenuate the IM3 products in the resulting signal. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075611 | TUNER THAT CONDUCTS CHANNEL SEARCH, AND DIVERSITY RECEPTION SYSTEM INCLUDING SAID TUNER - A tuner includes a first mixer circuit multiplying a first radio signal by a first local oscillation signal corresponding to a selected channel to generate a first baseband signal in a normal mode, and multiplying the first radio signal by a first local oscillation signal corresponding to a channel that is a target of search to generate a first baseband signal in a channel search mode, a second mixer circuit multiplying a second radio signal by a second local oscillation signal corresponding to the selected channel to generate a second baseband signal in the normal mode and the channel search mode, and a combining circuit combining a demodulation signal of the first baseband signal and a demodulation signal of the second baseband signal for output in the normal mode, and to output a demodulation signal of the second baseband signal in the channel search mode. | 2009-03-19 |
20090075612 | EQUALIZATION OF THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS IN WIDEBAND DIRECT CONVERSION RECEIVER - A feedforward error-compensated receiver for minimizing undesired odd-order nonlinear distortion products. The receiver includes a first receiver path configured to receive an input signal. The first receiver path outputs a signal including at least one baseband (BB) frequency. At least one second receiver path is configured to receive the input signal and to provide a second receiver path output signal. The second receiver path includes at least one odd-order nonlinear distortion reference generator. The at least one odd-order nonlinear distortion reference generator and the mixer are configured to generate a synthetic odd-order nonlinear distortion signal. A combining element is configured to receive the output signal from the first path and the output signal from the second receiver path output and to combine the signals such that the odd-order nonlinear distortion signals are substantially attenuated at an output of the combining element. | 2009-03-19 |