17th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110095802 | Semiconductor device and designing method of the same - A semiconductor device includes: a control target circuit section; and a voltage control section configured to dynamically control a supply voltage to the control target circuit section. The control target circuit section includes: a delay monitor circuit configured to measure a delay in the control target circuit section as a monitor delay; and a target delay register configured to store a target delay data which shows a target delay as a target value of the monitor delay. The delay monitor circuit compares the monitor delay and the target delay shown by the target delay data and sends a comparison resultant signal to the voltage control section to show a result of the comparison. The voltage control section controls the supply voltage based on the comparison resultant signal such that the monitor delay approaches to the target delay. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095803 | Adaptive control of power supply for integrated circuits - The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement and method for controlling power supply in an integrated circuit wherein at least one working parameter of at least one electrically isolated circuit region ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095804 | Apparatus and method providing an interface between a first voltage domain and a second voltage domain - An interface between first and second voltage domains is provided. A level shifter is configured to receive an input signal from the first voltage domain and to level shift the input signal to provide an output signal for passing to the second voltage domain. A control signal generator is configured to generate a second voltage domain control signal in dependence on at least one first voltage domain control signal from a controller in the first voltage domain. The level shifter is configured to be in a retention state when the second voltage domain control signal has a first value, such that its output signal is held constant even when the controller becomes not actively driven by the first voltage supply. The level shifter is configured to be in a transmission state when the second voltage domain control signal has a second value, wherein the output signal depends on the input signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095805 | LEVEL SHIFTERS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS THEREOF - An integrated circuit includes a level shifter configured to receive a first voltage signal that swings between a first voltage level and a second voltage level, outputting a second voltage signal that swings between the first voltage level and a third voltage level. The third voltage level is higher than the second voltage level. An inverter is coupled with the level shifter. The inverter can receive the second voltage, outputting a third voltage signal that swings between the third voltage level and a fourth voltage level. The fourth voltage level is lower than the third voltage level and higher than the first voltage level. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095806 | SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor switch includes a voltage generator, a driver, a switch section, and a power supply controller. The voltage generator is configured to generate a first potential and a negative second potential. The first potential is higher than a power supply voltage supplied to a power supply terminal. The driver is connected to an output of the voltage generator and includes a first level shifter and a second level shifter. The first level shifter is configured to output the first potential in response to input of high level and to output low level in response to input of low level. The second level shifter is configured to output the first potential in response to input of the first potential an output of the first level shifter and to output the second potential in response to input of low level of the output of the first level shifter. The switch section is configured to switch connection between terminals in response to an output of the driver. The power supply controller is configured to control the output of the voltage generator to be connected to the power supply terminal during a first period after supplying the power supply voltage to the power supply terminal and control the output of the voltage generator to be disconnected from the power supply terminal after expiration of the first period. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095807 | FREQUENCY CONVERSION - A frequency conversion circuit configured to mix a first input signal (RF+,RF−) at a first frequency with a second input signal (LO+,LO−) at a second frequency to provide an output intermediate frequency signal (IF | 2011-04-28 |
20110095808 | System and Method for Controlling Powered Device With Detachable, Controllable Switching Device - A device is provided for use with a power supply line and an electrical unit. The power supply line has a first connecting portion, whereas the electrical unit has a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion can detachably connect with the second connecting portion. The electrical unit can perform a function when the first connecting portion is electrically connected to the second connecting portion. The electrical unit can further consume power provided from the power supply line when not performing the function. The device includes a third connecting portion, a fourth connecting portion, a switching device and a control line. The third connecting portion can detachably connect to the first connecting portion. The fourth connecting portion can detachably connect to the second connecting portion. The switching device can electrically connect the third connecting portion to the fourth connecting portion when in a first state and can electrically disconnect the third connecting portion from the fourth connecting portion when in a fourth state. The control line can switch the switching device from the first state to the second state. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095809 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SIGNAL TRANSFER LINE - To include a switch transistor inserted between a data bus and an input end of a signal receiving circuit and turned off when a potential of the data bus reaches VPERI−NVth, and an assist transistor that drives the input end of the signal receiving circuit to have VPERI. According to the present invention, because the switch transistor and the assist transistor assist a receiving operation performed by the signal receiving circuit, amplitude of a transferred signal can be reduced without reducing a transfer rate. With this configuration, power consumed by charging or discharging of the data bus can be reduced. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095810 | Linkage apparatus of AC two-wire solid-state switches - This invention is based on the contents of the U.S. Pat. No. 5,831,349 and Chinese Invention Patent ZL94112284.0, ZL94114032.6 as their follow-up invention. The invention involves the technical schemes of several linkage apparatuses of AC two-wire solid-state switches. All of the AC two-wire solid-state switches of the linkage apparatuses must be the non-contact ON-OFF in the main circuits of the AC two-wire solid-state switches of the said three patents. This invention is intended to combine several or multiple the AC two-wire solid-state switches into linkage apparatus so that all of the said switches have consistently-combined ON-OFF actions, so that the application range of the AC two-wire solid-state switches is expanded from the single-phase circuit to three-phase circuit, from the low-voltage power grid to the high-voltage power grid. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095811 | SUBSTRATE BIAS CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR SYSTEM ON CHIP - A substrate bias control circuit includes a process voltage temperature (PVT) effect transducer that responds to a PVT effect. A PVT effect quantifier is coupled to the PVT effect transducer. The PVT effect quantifier quantifies the PVT effect to provide an output. The PVT effect quantifier includes at least one counter and a period generator. The period generator provides a time period for the counter. A bias controller that is coupled to PVT effect quantifier is configured to receive the output of the PVT effect quantifier. The bias controller is configured to provide a bias voltage. The bias controller includes a bias voltage comparator. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095812 | TRANSMISSION LINE COUPLED TO CIRCUITS AND Q-ENHANCEMENT CELL - Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a first circuit, a second circuit, a transmission line coupled between the first circuit and the second circuit, and a Q-enhancement cell coupled to the transmission line. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095813 | MOS TRANSISTOR RESISTOR, FILTER, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A MOS transistor including a first MOS transistor M | 2011-04-28 |
20110095814 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERNAL VOLTAGE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE CIRCUIT - An internal voltage generating method performed in a semiconductor device, the internal voltage generating method including generating a plurality of initialization signals corresponding to a plurality of external power supply voltages; detecting a transition of a lastly-generated initialization signal from among the plurality of initialization signals and generating a detection signal; and generating a first internal voltage according to the detection signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095815 | NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PROVIDED WITH NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT - A noise reduction circuit includes first and second reset signal generation circuits that generate first and second reset signals that are activated when a data input signal goes to a low level or a high level and are deactivated in synchronization with a clock signal when a high level or a low level is maintained, and first and second counter circuits that count an inverted signal of the clock signal, and are reset by the first or second reset signal. The noise reduction circuit further includes a data output circuit that includes a selector circuit and an output flip-flop circuit that outputs a signal selected by the selector circuit in synchronization with the clock, wherein the selector circuit selects and outputs any of: a signal fixed at a high level or a low level, and an output signal of the output flip-flop circuit, according to logic levels of output signals of the first and second counter circuit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095816 | NETWORK ON CHIP BUILDING BRICKS - The present invention relates to a Network on chip comprising a torus matrix of processing elements formed by a juxtaposition of bricks in rows and columns, each brick comprising a longitudinal extra-connection bus segment connecting two terminals situated on opposite transverse edges of the brick on a first axis; two longitudinal intra-connection bus segments connecting circuits of the brick to respective terminals situated on the opposite transverse edges on a second axis symmetrical to the first axis with respect to the center of the brick; a transverse extra-connection bus segment connecting two terminals situated on opposite longitudinal edges of the brick on a third axis; and two transverse intra-connection bus segments connecting circuits of the brick to respective terminals situated on the opposite longitudinal edges on a fourth axis symmetrical to the third axis with respect to the center of the brick. The bricks are oriented at 180° from one to the next in the direction of the columns and in the direction of the rows, and each brick comprises an even number of power supply conductor segments arranged symmetrically with respect to an axis of symmetry of the brick and connecting opposite edges of the brick. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095817 | OVERCURRENT DETECTION CIRCUIT AND SIGNAL AMPLIFYING DEVICE - Disclosed is a signal amplifying device which includes an overcurrent detection circuit, a first inverting amplifying circuit amplifying an input signal, and a second inverting amplifying circuit amplifying an output of the first inverting amplifying circuit. The overcurrent detection circuit includes a comparison circuit and a decision circuit. The comparison circuit compares the voltage of the input signal with the voltage of an output of the second inverting amplifying circuit, and generates a signal responsive to the comparison result. The decision circuit detects overcurrent from the signal output by the comparison circuit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095818 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING CURRENTS USING ON CHIP SENSE RESISTORS - Systems and methods for managing process and temperature variations for on-chip sense resistors are disclosed. The system includes a circuit that can leverage a linear gm circuit in order to provide linear gains (positive gains and/or negative gains). The linearity of the circuit enables compensation for temperature and process variations across an entire range of current (positive to negative). A control signal is generated by using a linear gm amplifier and a replica resistor, which is substantially similar to the on chip resistor. The control signal is used to control the gain of a disparate linear gm amplifier within a compensation circuit, which provides an offset voltage to compensate for the variation in resistance of the on chip resistor. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095819 | AMPLIFIER LINEARIZER - The present invention provides an advanced adaptive predistortion linearization technique to dramatically reduce nonlinear distortion in power amplifiers over a very wide instantaneous bandwidth (up to 2 GHz) and over a wide range of amplifier types, input frequencies, signal types, amplitudes, temperature, and other environmental and signal conditions. In an embodiment of the invention, the predistortion linearization circuitry comprises (1) a higher-order polynomial model of an amplifier's gain and phase characteristics—higher than a third-order polynomial model; (2) an adaptive calibration technique; and (3) a heuristic calibration technique. The higher-order polynomial model is generated by introducing, for example, a plurality of multi-tone test signals with varying center frequency and spacing into the power amplifier. From the power amplifier's corresponding output, the nonlinearities are modeled by employing a higher-order curve fit to capture the irregularities in the nonlinear transfer function. Different distortion transfer functions can be implemented for different operating conditions. The adaptive calibration technique is based on a feedback analysis technique, which updates the applicable distortion transfer function by analyzing the error signal between the introduced input signal and the output signal in real-time. The heuristic calibration technique implements different distortion transfer functions based on historical operating conditions and optimal configurations of the power amplifier. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095820 | METHOD FOR PRE-DISTORTING A POWER AMPLIFIER AND THE CIRCUIT THEREOF - A method for pre-distorting a power amplifier comprises the steps of: inputting a baseband digital training signal with time-varying amplitude into a transmitting end in a single operation; converting the baseband digital training signal to a radio-frequency analog training signal, and converting the radio-frequency analog training signal to a radio-frequency analog transmitting signal via a power amplifier; receiving the radio-frequency analog transmitting signal at a receiving end, and converting the received signal to a baseband digital receiving signal; and calculating parameters for pre-distorting the power amplifier by estimating the characteristic curve of the power amplifier according to the baseband digital receiving signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095821 | PRE-DISTORTION METHOD AND DEVICE TO ENHANCE THE POWER UTILITY OF POWER AMPLIFIERS IN WIRELESS DIGITAL COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS - The present invention concerns the field of power amplifiers and in particular the enhancement of the performance of the amplifier by a feedback loop acting on the input signal. We present a method for linearizing a power amplifier circuit having as input signal a digital base-band input signal, (x), a power output signal | 2011-04-28 |
20110095822 | VARIABLE-GAIN LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER - A highly linear variable-gain low noise amplifier is a cascode amplifier. The cascode amplifier includes a gain control circuit, a load circuit, a current steering circuit and an input circuit. The gain control circuit is used for receiving a gain adjusting voltage, thereby generating a resistance adjusting signal and a current steering control signal. The load circuit includes plural variable resistors. The resistances of the variable resistors are adjusted according to the resistance adjusting signal. The current steering circuit is connected to the load circuit through plural current paths for adjusting a current ratio between the plural current paths according to the current steering control signal. The current steering circuit has differential signal output terminals. The input circuit is connected to the current steering circuit. The input circuit has differential signal input terminals. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095823 | INCREMENTAL GAIN AMPLIFIER - An amplifier includes an amplifier section having selectable signal paths to provide discrete gain settings, and logic to incrementally select the signal paths. The logic may be configured to increment the gain in response to digital gain control signals or an analog gain control signal. Another amplifier has an input section with one or more input cells and an output section with one or more output cells. Either the input section or the output section includes at least two cells that may be selected to provide discrete gain settings. A loop amplifier is configured in a feedback arrangement with the input section. The input and output sections may have multiple selectable cells to provide coarse and fine gain steps. The gain of the loop amplifier may be coordinated with the gain of the input section to provide constant bandwidth operation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095824 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND UNIT CELL - A novel RF power amplifier integrated circuit (PA IC), unit cell, and method for amplifying RF signals are disclosed. One embodiment of a PA IC includes at least two linear arrays comprising transistor device units, and at least one linear array comprising capacitors. The transistor device units include source nodes that are jointly coupled to a source bus, and selected gate nodes that are jointly coupled to a gate bus. First electrodes of the capacitors are also jointly coupled to the source bus, and second electrodes of the capacitors are jointly coupled to the gate bus. Each linear array comprising capacitors is disposed between at least two linear arrays comprising transistor device units. In one embodiment, the PA IC includes unit cells. In some embodiments, each unit cell comprises two transistor device units and one or more capacitors. The capacitors are disposed between the transistor device units. The unit cells are disposed in linear arrays so that the transistor device units are disposed in linear arrays and the capacitors are disposed in linear arrays. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095825 | Error Amplifier - One of the objects of the present invention is to suppress variations in the frequency response of a feedback circuit due to variations in the value of a passive element in an error amplifier. One of the embodiments of the present invention provides a configuration allowing the frequency response of a feedback circuit in an error amplifier to be determined by not only the value of a passive element but the gain of an active element. This error amplifier includes a voltage-to-current converter which is an active element. In addition, a first terminal, a second terminal, an operational amplifier, a first resistor, a second resistor, first to fifth transistors, a first current source, and a second current source can be built into an integrated circuit, and a capacitor can be externally provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095826 | ADAPTIVE PARAMETRIC POWER AMPLIFIER PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A device including a gain control element coupled prior to or within a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) with an adaptive parametric PA protection circuit is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device includes a gain control element coupled prior to a radio frequency power amplifier with a power stage with corresponding transistor breakdown threshold values, having an adaptive parametric PA protection circuit configured to receive at least one power stage drain-source voltage parameter value, at least one power stage drain-gate voltage parameter value, and at least one power stage drain-source current parameter value, and including an adaptive parametric PA protection circuit having a first section for processing the parameter values and a second section for generating a gain correction signal to adjust the gain control element with optimal power added efficiency (PAE) for the power stage within the corresponding transistor breakdown threshold values. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095827 | RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) POWER AMPLIFIER AND RF POWER AMPLIFIER APPARATUS - An RF power amplifier has a final-stage amplifier stage which generates an RF transmit output signal, a signal detector which detects an RF transmit output level, a first detector, a second detector and a control circuit. The final-stage amplifier stage includes a transistor and a load element and performs saturation type nonlinear amplification and non-saturation type linear amplification. The first detector and the control circuit maintain the RF transmit output signal approximately constant with respect to a variation in load at an antenna at the saturation type nonlinear amplification. The second detector and the control circuit reduce an increase in the output voltage of the final stage transistor with respect to an overload state of the antenna at the non-saturation type linear amplification. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095828 | Multi-Mode High Efficiency Linear Power Amplifier - A power amplifier includes a plurality of amplification paths in which at least one amplification path is selectively enabled and disabled, wherein each amplification path includes an output impedance modification element and an output phase shift element that is operable independently from the output impedance modification element, and wherein the output impedance modification element in each amplification path provides selective impedance for each amplification path. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095829 | HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - A class G headphone amplifier circuit with improved power efficiency and low EMI. It may use an automatic signal level detector to detect the signal level of incoming signals and determine positive and negative power supplies for headphone amplifiers accordingly. A voltage generator may generate pairs of differential output voltages at a plurality of amplitude steps, and supply to headphone amplifiers the pair with the amplitude determined by the automatic signal level detector. As a result, headphone amplifiers are biased according to the input signal level, and the multiple voltage rails may improve power efficiency and avoid clipping. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095830 | Direct digital synthesizer for reference frequency generation - A direct digital frequency synthesizer having a multi-modulus divider, a numerically controlled oscillator and a programmable delay generator. The multi-modulus divider receives an input clock having an input pulse frequency f | 2011-04-28 |
20110095831 | PVT-INDEPENDENT CURRENT-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR - The invention discloses a PVT-independent current-controlled oscillator, including a PV-controller, a current-controlled oscillator and a T-controller. The current-controlled oscillator is coupled to the PV-controller and outputs an oscillation frequency. The T-controller is coupled to the PV-controller and the current-controlled oscillator, providing a total current to be shared by the PV-controller and the current-controlled oscillator, wherein the PV-controller decreases the shared current of the current-controlled oscillator by increasing the shared current of the PV-controller if the oscillation frequency is higher than a predetermined frequency due to a process variation of the current-controlled oscillator, and increases the shared current of the current-controlled oscillator by decreasing the shared current of the PV-controller if the oscillation frequency is lower than the predetermined frequency due to the process variation of the current-controlled oscillator, thereby dynamically adjusting the oscillation frequency. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095832 | Fast start, low power oscillator system - A fast start, low power oscillator system includes an oscillator circuit including an amplifier and a tank circuit, the amplifier including an operating resistance which sets the amplifier operating current and a speed-up circuit including a switching circuit for temporarily increasing the operating current to an elevated level at start-up and then returning it to the original operating current when the oscillator reaches its operating amplitude. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095833 | FLEXIBLE LOW CURRENT OSCILLATOR FOR MULTIPHASE OPERATIONS - A method for generating an oscillator signal uses a multiphase oscillator having a plurality of input stages and a reference stage. Each input stage produces an input stage voltage that represents a phase for the oscillator. The input stage voltages produced by each of the input stages are compared to a reference voltage produced by the reference stage. An input stage having a maximum input stage voltage is selected and an output of the selected input stage having the maximum input stage voltage is changed. A current need of the oscillator is detected with a negative feedback loop coupled to the reference stage. An appropriate supply current is provided to each input stage with the negative feedback loop. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095834 | Dual table temperature compensated voltage controlled crystal oscillator system and method - Dual table temperature compensation for a voltage controlled crystal oscillator is achieved by sensing the temperature of the voltage controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO), retrieving from a first table the frequency error with variations in the temperature sensed, retrieving from a second table the oscillator control voltage corresponding to the frequency error from the first table and applying the oscillator control voltage to the VCXO. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095835 | Hybrid system having a non-mems device and a mems device - A hybrid system having a non-MEMS device and a MEMS device is described. The apparatus includes a non-MEMS device and an integrated circuit including a MEMS device, the integrated circuit formed on a substrate. The integrated circuit includes a control circuit for the non-MEMS device and a MEMS control circuit for the MEMS device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095836 | Method and control circuit for controlling pulse width modulation - The invention provides a method and a modulation circuit for pulse width modulation with feedback, wherein a pulse width modulated signal is provided on the basis of an input signal and a reference signal that is periodic and has a reference frequency. The pulse width modulated signal is provided in that an output signal is switched from a first voltage level to a second voltage level in dependence on a comparison between the input signal and the reference signal at least once in every cycle of the reference signal, and in that at least once at a fixed moment in time in every cycle the pulse width modulated signal is switched from the second voltage level to the first voltage level. Furthermore, a periodic correction signal is added for compensation of the switching from the second voltage level to the first voltage level in the pulse width modulated signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095837 | Pulse width modulation - There is disclosed a method and apparatus for generating, in an envelope tracking modulator of a mobile radio transmission apparatus, a pulse width modulated, PWM, signal representing a time-varying signal, the method comprising, for each time cycle: a) generating a rising ramp from a first voltage level to a second voltage level; b) generating a falling ramp from the second voltage level to the first voltage level; c) detecting a rising slope of the time-varying signal crossing the falling ramp and responsive thereto if the PWM signal is at the first voltage level, transitioning the PWM signal to the second voltage signal; d) detecting a falling slope of the time-varying signal crossing the rising ramp, and responsive thereto if the PWM signal is at the second voltage level, transitioning the PWM signal to the first voltage signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095838 | MULTICHANNEL INTERFACING DEVICE HAVING A TERMINATION CIRCUIT - The invention relates to an interfacing device for transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095839 | PREVENTION STRUCTURE TO PREVENT SIGNAL LINES FROM TIME-SKEW - A prevention structure to prevent signal lines from time-skew is described. The prevention structure includes a plurality pairs of differential signal lines and a prevention line. The adjacent pairs of differential signal lines are separated from each other by a first gap. Each pair of the differential signal lines includes a positive signal line and a negative signal line each having a first line width. The prevention line has the second line width substantially equal to the first line width and is separated from the outmost differential signal line by a second distance substantially equal to the first distance. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095840 | CATV FACE PLATE DEVICE AND METHOD WITH EXTENDED FREQUENCY RANGE - A face plate for cable-TV networks, the face plate adapted to operate in frequencies as high as 1.8 GHz. The face plate comprising terminals, electronic circuitry, impedance matching units and a disturbances suppressor. The disturbances suppressor is designed to suppress the parasitic resonance of the transmission line that appears inside the extended operational frequency band of 1000 to 1800 MHz. The impedance matching units are adapted to match the impedance of the terminal with that of electronic circuitry. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095841 | PHASE SHIFTER - A phase shifter, more particularly relates to a phase shifter for controlling phase velocity by using stubs is disclosed. The phase shifter includes a first line configured to deliver a power into corresponding radiation elements, the first line being a conductor, and a second line configured to deliver the power into corresponding radiation elements, the second line being a conductor. Here, a first phase velocity of a first signal propagated through the first line is different from a second phase velocity of a second signal propagated through the second line. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095842 | Method and System for Processing Signals Via Directional Couplers Embedded in an Integrated Circuit Package - Methods and systems for processing signals via directional couplers embedded in a package are disclosed and may include generating via a directional coupler, one or more output RF signals that may be proportional to a received RF signal. The directional coupler may be integrated in a multi-layer package. The generated RF signal may be processed by an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the multi-layer package. The directional coupler may include quarter wavelength transmission lines, which may include microstrip or coplanar structures. The directional coupler may be electrically coupled to one or more variable capacitances in the integrated circuit. The variable capacitance may include CMOS devices in the integrated circuit. The directional coupler may include discrete devices, which may be surface mount devices coupled to the multi-layer package or may be devices integrated in the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may be flip-chip bonded to the multi-layer package. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095843 | HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - In a high-frequency module, a duplexer element and a matching element are mounted on a surface of a multilayer substrate. On a layer close to the surface, an individual-terminal-side wiring electrode connected to an individual terminal of the duplexer element is provided. On two layers below the layer close to the surface, first and second ground electrodes are respectively provided. On a layer below the layers on which the first and second ground electrodes are provided, a common-terminal-side wiring electrode connected to the common terminal of the duplexer element and one end of the matching element is provided. On a layer close to a bottom surface of the multilayer substrate, a third ground electrode connected to the other end of the matching element is provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095844 | ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE AND LADDER FILTER DEVICE - An elastic wave device includes a first elastic wave resonator and a second elastic wave resonator that are connected in series to each other, and a resistor is connected in parallel with the first elastic wave resonator while no resistors are connected in parallel with the second elastic wave resonator. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095845 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DUPLEXER - An acoustic wave duplexer includes a piezoelectric substrate, a first filter and a second filter whose center frequency is higher than that of the first filter, the first and second filters being provided on the piezoelectric substrate. The first filter is structured as a ladder type. A resonator positioned nearest to an antenna terminal out of series-arm resonators is designated as a first resonator. A pitch of a comb-shaped electrode structuring the first resonator is set such that a bulk wave emission frequency of the first resonator becomes higher than a passband of the second filter. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095846 | Filter for Switched Mode Power Supply - There is provided a filter for receiving a rectangular or stepped source voltage to be filtered and for providing an output voltage, the filter including means arranged to determine the output voltage in dependence on the frequency components of the source voltage within the filter passband, and independent of output current drawn. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095847 | Chip filter and the related supplementary tool - A chip filter and supplementary tool combination is disclosed. The chip filter includes a insulative holder base having two arrays of wire grooves arranged along two opposing sidewalls thereof and soldering zones defined in a finished surface on each sidewall corresponding to the wire grooves, connection terminals each having a base portion respectively embedded in the soldering zones in the sidewalls of the insulative holder base and a soldering surface respectively kept in flush with the top edge of the associating sidewall, and filter elements having lead wires thereof respectively extending out of the insulative holder base through the wire grooves and respectively rested on the soldering surfaces of the connection terminals and held down in position by the supplementary tool for soldering by an automatic soldering machine. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIDEBAND HIGH CURRENT RF CHOKE NETWORK - A high current RF choke network comprising a high current RF choke combined with an all-pass T-bridge filter. The high current RF choke may be connected to a grounded capacitor in the serial branch of the all-pass filter. In this case the parasitic capacitance of the RF choke practically becomes an integral part of the all-pass filter capacitor. The added capacitance in parallel to the parasitic capacitance of the high current RF choke practically neutralizes the resonances of the high current RF choke and thus extends significantly the operating frequency range of the network. The operating frequencies bandwidth range of the high current RF choke network is extended from the legacy range of | 2011-04-28 |
20110095849 | BALUN INCLUDING A FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR - Disclosed is a balun including a film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR). The balun may be implemented using the FBAR to fabricate a small sized balun. Also, the balun may be implemented using the FBAR, thereby reducing a difference in two outputs. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095850 | Notched saw image frequency rejection filter system - A notched SAW image frequency rejection filter system includes a SAW filter having an input, an output and a ground output and an impedance matching network including a first matching inductance connected to the SAW filter output and a second matching inductance connected to the ground output of the SAW filter; the SAW filter having an inherent internal capacitance that produces a predetermined capacitive leakage current at the image frequency; an inherent internal inductance that produces an inductance leakage current at the image frequency; and a boosted inherent parasitic ground inductance at the ground output of the SAW filter for generating a voltage across the second matching inductance to produce a compensation current which is substantially opposite in phase and substantially matched in magnitude with the capacitive leakage current for reducing the capacitive leakage current and increasing the image frequency rejection. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095851 | HIGH IMPEDANCE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION VIA - Vias for differential signals are typically of a lower impedance than the signal lines connected to them. The noise and reflected signals resulting in impedance mismatch may require circuits to be operated at a frequency far lower than desired. One or more embodiments of the present invention avoid impedance mismatch in circuits and achieve an advance in the art by providing a via with higher impedance through the addition of split ring resonators (SSRs) to each end of the via. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095852 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCHING DEVICE - In an electromagnetic switch device, a direction where a first plunger moves at the time a solenoid for pinion extrusion operates and a direction where a second plunger moves at the time a solenoid for motor energization operates are constituted in the same direction. A concave portion having a predetermined depth D is formed in a first fixed iron core used for the solenoid for pinion extrusion and a stopper member that controls a returning position of the second plunger is arranged therein. A part of the second plunger overlaps to the first fixed iron core in the axial direction. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095853 | ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR - In an electrical contactor a first terminal ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095854 | COIL TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a coil terminal is electrically connected to a coil being wound around an electromagnetic block and connected to a coated wire. The coil terminal includes a connection portion electrically connected to the coil, and a terminal body portion extending from the connection portion and connected to the coated wire. The terminal body portion includes a slit formed in the longitudinal direction of the coated wire from one end to the other end of the terminal body portion, a base portion formed on the other end of the coil terminal, and a pair of parallel beam portions extending toward one end of the coil terminal from the base portion with the slit interposed between the pair of beam portions. The pair of beam portions may protrude in a thickness direction of the terminal body portion. The coated wire may be disposed within the slit and a core wire at the tip end of the coated wire may be soldered to the base portion. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095855 | R-T-Cu-Mn-B TYPE SINTERED MAGNET - An R-T-Cu—Mn—B based sintered magnet includes: 12.0 at % to 15.0 at % of R, which is at least one of the rare-earth elements that include Y and of which at least 50 at % is Pr and/or Nd; 5.5 at % to 6.5 at % of B; 0.08 at % to 0.35 at % of Cu; 0.04 at % to less than 0.2 at % of Mn; at most 2 at % (including 0 at %) of M, which is one, two, or more elements that are selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, V, Cr, Ni, Zn, Ga, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ag, In, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Au, Pb and Bi; and T as the balance, which is either Fe alone or Fe and Co and of which at most 20 at % is Co if T includes both Fe and Co. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095856 | MULTI LAYER INDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multi layer inductor using an Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite, which has an improved temperature characteristic and is free from structural defects, is provided, and a method for manufacturing the multi layer inductor is also provided. The multi layer inductor is characterized by including a laminate | 2011-04-28 |
20110095857 | Electric wire for high frequency, high voltage and large current - An electric wire contains a conductive wire having at least a groove structured on the surface of the conductive wire, and an additional wire to be filled into the groove. The groove is provided on an outer surface of the conductive wire along a longitudinal direction of the conductive wire. The additional wire is inserted in the groove. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095858 | CONVERTER ARRANGEMENT - In a converter arrangement ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095859 | MULTIPLE FUSE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A multiple fuse device for a vehicle includes a circuit board with a battery-side bus bar portion and an alternator-side bus bar portion connected together by a temporary joint portion at a position apart from a fusing portion that provides charging current protection. An insulator housing is placed over the circuit board but the temporary joint portion is left uncovered by the insulator housing. A temporary joint portion is then at least partially removed. This partial removal may leave behind two temporary joint portion remnants, one on the battery-side bus bar portion, and one on the alternator-side bus bar portion. The temporary joint portion thus enhances the strength of the circuit board while the fuse device is being manufactured, which prevents the fusing portion from being accidentally deformed or broken during the device's assembly. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095860 | THERMALLY RESPONSIVE SWITCH - A thermally responsive switch includes a movable contact fixed to an end of a thermally responsive plate and a fixed contact which is conductively connected with a conductive pin through a conductor having a fuse part and a heater part to constitute a pair of switching contacts with the movable contact. The thermally responsive switch is used for disconnecting an AC current flowing to a motor inside a sealed electric compressor. The fixed contact is fixed to an electrically insulating ceramic member disposed between the fixed contact and a sealing container. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095861 | BEARING DEVICE HAVING POSITION INDICATOR - The invention relates to a bearing device having a position indicator, comprising a bearing receptacle ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095862 | ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WARNING OF EMERGENCIES - An alarm system and method for warning of emergencies are provided. The method predefines a sign language list, and stores the sign language list in a storage device of a terminal device connected to at least one video camera. The method can control the video camera to capture sign images of a person when the person warns of an emergency using sign language, and combine the sign images to create a combined image. In addition, the method analyzes each of the sign images of the combined image to generate a group of sign numbers according to the sign language list stored in the storage device, generates a sign event according to the group of sign numbers, and responds to the sign event using a corresponding alarm. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095863 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A BIOMETRIC READER FOR ACCESS WITH IDENTIFICATION ON THE DEVICE - A networkless biometric access device is provided hereby, the networkless biometric access device comprises a housing adapted to be secured in an electrical box, an electronic system comprising a biometric reader connected to the housing and adapted to scan fingerprints, and a memory module operatively connected to the biometric reader and adapted to store scanned fingerprints data therein. A method of using the networkless biometric access device and a kit comprising same is also provided hereby. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095864 | Laboratory Device, Laboratory Rack Assembly and Method for Coupling an RFID Chip - The invention relates to devices and methods for the identification of test tubes in a test tube rack using RFID technology. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095865 | Underwater RFID Arrangement for Optimizing Underwater Operations - A method and system to optimize underwater operations utilizing a radio frequency identification (RFID) arrangement. The RFID arrangement includes a plurality of RFID tags positioned on an underwater surface, with each of the plurality of tags coded with unique information related to each tag's location on the underwater surface. The RFID system also includes an RFID reader/interrogator attached to an underwater explorer. When the underwater explorer is within a reading range of a tag, the reader/interrogator reads the unique tag information. The tag information is used to optimize underwater operations performed by the explorer, which may be a diver or a water vessel. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095866 | LOCATOR INVENTORY SYSTEM - A transmission sequence is broadcast from a locator to a group of transponder devices. Each transponder identified with the group is arranged to receive and capture at least a portion of the transmission, correlate the captured information with an internally stored reference sequence for the identified group, and identify a correlation when the captured information correlates with the internally stored reference sequence. Each transponder that finds a correlation is arranged to broadcast a transmission reply sequence at a precisely determined time interval so that the transponders in a group transmit at different times. A series of locators receive the transmission reply sequence(s), each at a precisely logged time of arrival, and the locators forward the received results to a central processing unit for time synchronization, location tracking, and inventory logging. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095867 | REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF LED BASED STREET LIGHTS - The present invention is directed to a method for remotely collecting metering information via a light emitting diode (LED) based street light. In one embodiment, the method includes collecting information from a utility meter coupled to a home, establishing a two-way communication path via a communication module to a central office, wherein the communication module is coupled to the LED based street light and sending the information from the utility meter to the central office via the two-way communication path. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095868 | RFID Protection System, Device, Combination, and Related Methods - Embodiments of systems, combinations, devices and methods of enhanced Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) protection are provided. An embodiment of a combination of a separate RFID device and a separate RFID blocking device each adapted to be positioned separately into a container includes a separate RFID device adapted to be positioned in the container a separate RFID blocking device adapted to be positioned adjacent the separate RFID device and in the container so that when an unauthorized RFID interrogation device attempts to read the separate RFID device from within the container the separate RFID blocking device positioned adjacent the separate RFID device blocks the attempted read and so that when an authorized user desires to use the separate RFID device for an authorized read the authorized user selectively removes either the separate RFID device or the separate RFID blocking device and presents the separate RFID device for the authorized read. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME LOCATION TRACKING USING RFID - Proposed are a method and apparatus for real-time location tracking using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), the apparatus including: a first reception information receiver to receive first reception information of a tag signal from a plurality of RFID readers that receives the tag signal from an RFID tag; a reader group generator to select, from the plurality of RFID readers, at least three RFID readers based on the first reception information and generate an RFID reader group including the selected at least three RFID readers; and a location calculator to calculate a location of the RFID tag based on first reception information that is received from the at least three RFID readers included in the RFID reader group. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095870 | METHOD FOR MEASURING PRESSURE IN A TIRE - A method for sensing pressure in a pressurized article utilizing an electronic tag includes: calculating the impedance of a tag antenna, the tag antenna being flexible and at least partially composed of a flexible conductive pressure sensitive material including rubber; measuring changes in antenna impedance resulting from changes in pressure exerted on the tag antenna; calculating changes in tag transmission signal strength resulting from changes in antenna impedance; at least partially embedding the electronic tag within a wall portion of the article, the wall portion at least partially defining an article cavity and exerting a compressive force on the tag antenna of a magnitude determined by the magnitude of air pressure within the cavity; measuring the tag transmission signal strength with the tag antenna subjected to pressure from the article wall portion; determining the magnitude of air pressure within the cavity required to effect a compressive force on the tag antenna by the article wall sufficient to result in the measured tag transmission signal strength. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095871 | Forklift radio frequency identification systems for tracking pallet stacks - A forklift RFID system on a forklift for a stack of pallets comprising:
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20110095872 | MANIFEST INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT VIA RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to assuring manifest integrity for a shipping container of objects and provide a method, system and computer program product for manifest integrity management via radio frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment of the invention, a manifest integrity management method can include scanning different RFID tags affixed to different objects for placement in a container. The method also can include determining both common data for all of the different RFID tags, and unique data for each of the different RFID tags. Finally, the method can include encoding an RFID tag for the container with an entry for the common data for the different RFID tags, and each unique data for each of the different RFID tags. In this way, a manifest can be created for the objects in the container. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095873 | GESTURE-INITIATED REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMING - A method and system for configuring a universal remote control (URC) to control a remote-controlled device includes establishing a communication link between the URC and the remote-controlled device in response to detecting a gesture motion of the URC. Device information may be received from the remote-controlled device and used by the URC to program the URC to control the remote-controlled device. The URC may be configured to control a plurality of remote-controlled devices. The communication link may be a near field wireless communication link. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095874 | Remote switch to monitor and navigate an electronic device or system - A remote switch monitors, navigates, and provides transport control to an electronic device or system, including computers or other digital systems. It includes: a switch with a visual indicator, transitionable between first and second states, or multiple states; a symbol on the visual indicator to identify the navigation function; and a communication interface to the electronic system. The device utilizes the communication interface to send a first message related to the navigation function to the electronic system in response to the user operating the switch; the device utilizes the communication interface to receive a second message related to the navigation status from the electronic system; and the visual indicator transitions between the first state and the second state to indicate the navigation status. The device may be used with the feet, freeing the hands to play an instrument such as a guitar, and provides tactile and visual feedback. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095875 | ADJUSTMENT OF MEDIA DELIVERY PARAMETERS BASED ON AUTOMATICALLY-LEARNED USER PREFERENCES - Systems and methods are described that automatically adjust a value of a parameter relating to the delivery of media content, such as audio content or image content, based on both environmental conditions and on automatically-learned user preference data. For example, a first embodiment adjusts a volume setting used to control the delivery of an audio signal based both on environmental noise conditions and upon automatically-learned user preference information, wherein the user preference information is derived by monitoring user-implemented adjustments to the volume setting after application of an automatic adjustment thereto. As another example, a second embodiment adjusts a brightness setting used to control the brightness of a display used for rendering images based both on an ambient light level and upon automatically-learned user preference information, wherein the user preference information is derived by monitoring user-implemented adjustments to the brightness setting after application of an automatic adjustment thereto. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095876 | MOBILE DEVICE - Provided is a mobile device including: an audio output unit; an audio source unit which provides music information to the audio output unit; an adjustment unit which adjusts the audio volume of the audio output unit; an announcement information generation unit which provides announcement information to the audio output unit; and a control unit which forcibly selects a predetermined audio volume regardless of the adjustment made by the adjustment unit when announcing information by the announcement information generation unit from the audio output unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095877 | Apparatus and methods for mounting haptics actuation circuitry in keyboards - Systems and methods are employed for implementing haptics for pressure sensitive keyboards, such as the type of keyboards having keys that produce alternating digital open/short signals that emulate actuation of conventional “momentary on” digital keys. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to provide haptics for both touch typing and variable pressure sensitive operation of a pressure sensitive keyboard. Users of a variable pressure keyboard may be provided with a variable pressure haptics effect, e.g., to enable the user to intuitively understand from the haptics vibration produced by the key how much pressure they are applying to a given key at any given time. Vibration characteristics (e.g., vibration rate, vibration waveform pattern, etc.) of a given pressed key may be varied in real time in coordination with, or in response to, corresponding changes in user pressure applied to the same given key. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095878 | Vehicle Information Display And Method - An information display system for a hybrid electric vehicle configured to display one or more reasons an engine is on is provided. The information display system also indicates how close the engine is to turning on due to an engine on reason by displaying a proximity indicator representing a value associated with the engine on reason and a threshold demarcating values which cause the engine to be on. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095879 | BEHAVIOR-BASED LEARNING OF VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS FROM REAL-WORLD TRAFFIC SCENES FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS - A computer-implemented method for setting-up and operating a driver assistance system, | 2011-04-28 |
20110095880 | Brake Pipe Charge Monitor System and Method - A method for establishing a predicted brake pipe pressure gradient is disclosed and generally includes installing an end-of-train unit on a railcar of an active train for sensing brake pipe pressure; installing a head-end-unit on a locomotive in the active train; transmitting brake pipe pressure data from the end-of-train unit to the head-end-unit; calculating predictive brake pipe pressure gradient between a first end of the brake pipe at the locomotive and a second end at the railcar; and displaying the predictive brake pipe pressure gradient for an observer in the locomotive. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095881 | ALERT NETWORK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Alert network systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving an emergency alert regarding an emergency condition affecting a geographic region, selecting a facility from a plurality of facilities based on at least the geographic region, generating an alert notification regarding the emergency alert, providing the alert notification to the selected facility, and receiving an authorization to provide emergency information to one or more digital devices associated with the facility. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095882 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF TWO-WAY WIRELESS SENSORS IN A SECURITY SYSTEM - A system and method are disclosed for enrolling two-way wireless security system devices (alarms, detectors, lights) in a security system. A controller is provided and is capable of exchanging wireless signals with the two-way wireless devices. The system has an enroll mode where the two-way wireless devices transmit enroll signals to the controller. The enroll signals contain an identifier associated with each device. An installer uses a keypad or other interface device to confirm enrollment of each of the devices. The controller sends an enroll confirmation signal back to the two-way wireless devices confirming that the devices have been enrolled. In response, each of the devices emits an audible or visual enroll confirmation signal to the installer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095883 | ASSET MONITORING SYSTEM AND PORTABLE SECURITY SYSTEM THEREFOR - A portable security system for monitoring an asset has one or more alarm sensors and a wireless transmitter/receiver that communicates via wireless communication with a host system. The portable security system is switchable between a disabled (partially powered) state and an enabled (fully powered state) in response to commands received from the host system. In an aspect, the portable security system has a plurality of alarm sensors which a user can separately activate and deactivate via the host system. In an aspect, the portable security system includes a base unit and an auxiliary unit. The base unit includes one or more of the alarm sensors that serves a dual purpose depending on whether the base unit is mated with the auxiliary unit. In an aspect, the host system can be utilized by multiple users to manage portable security systems associated with the respective users, including management by group. In an aspect, the host system notifies a user(s) of an alarm condition(s). | 2011-04-28 |
20110095884 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER STATE DETECTING DEVICE AND DISPOSABLE DIAPER STATE MONITORING SYSTEM - A disposable diaper condition detecting device includes a disposable diaper, an induction device ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110095885 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF LOCATE OPERATIONS - Exemplary apparatus include locate devices that generate, store and/or transmit electronic records of locate information relating to detection of underground facilities. An exemplary method for analyzing and processing locate information includes a computer-implemented method for visually rendering (e.g., in a display field of a display device) various aspects of locate operations. In one implementation, an output stream of data packets may be provided, wherein each data packet includes one or more flag fields that are set or reset upon at least one actuation of an actuation system of a locate device, and wherein at least some of the data packets include locate information relating to a locate operation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095886 | Coding and Behavior When Receiving an IMS Emergency Session Indicator From Authorized Source - A method is provided for a user equipment (UE) | 2011-04-28 |
20110095887 | CONTAINER SECURITY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHOD - A dosimeter is disclosed for use in container including outer walls defining an interior volume, the dosimeter including: a radon detection element adapted to detect a radon level for the interior volume; a neutron detection element adapted detect a neutron level for the interior volume. The dosimeter is adapted to measure the radon level and neutron level for a period of time, compare the measured radon level to a first threshold, compare the measured neutron level to a second threshold, and determine information indicative of the presence or absence of fissile material within the interior volume based on the comparisons. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095888 | Solar panel assembly with alarms to indicate a removable of a panel - The present invention provides a solar panel assembly having an alarm system which is actuated when one or more solar panels are removed from the assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of solar panels linked together to form a solar array. An alarm circuit is provided having a plurality of contact switches embedded within two or more solar panels of the solar panel assembly. Each of the contact switches has a first section embedded in one solar panel and a second section embedded in an adjacent solar panel, so that when the first and second sections of the contact switch are in contact with each other the alarm circuit is closed, and there is no audible sound. Movement of one of the solar panels relative to the other separates the contact between the first and second sections of the contact switch, causing the alarm to be actuated, which produces an audible sound or signal to indicate that a theft of one or more solar panels is being attempted. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095889 | Active antenna - An EAS system comprises a central circuit for sequentially generating signal bursts. At least one local transmitting antenna is positioned remote from the central circuit for receiving and propagating the signal bursts into an interrogation zone. A receiver is associated with the local transmitting antenna for detecting the presence of an electronic tag in the interrogation zone by means of a response tag signal from the electronic tag and transmitting the response tag signal to the central circuit. A synchronization device is provided for detecting the signal burst propagated from the local transmitting antenna, and controls the activation of the receiver for the purpose of receiving the response tag signal based on the timing of the signal burst. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095890 | INTERACTIVE RADIO FREQUENCY TAGS - Interactive radio frequency tags that are responsive to external stimuli to change state are disclosed. The tags preferably include a passive radio frequency transponder, having an antenna, an interface for receiving an external stimulus, and one or more integrated circuits responsive to the external stimulus received at the interface to change the state of the transponder. Also disclosed is a “sensor tag” which changes state in response to a particular environmental stimulus. In addition, either of these “button” or “sensor” features may be combined with an output feature which visually, audibly, tactilely or otherwise signals the state or change of state of an RF tag, or the tag may be designed to produce an output in response to the external stimulus of the RF signal received at the tag's antenna. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095891 | PRODUCT AND ELECTRONIC TAG ASSEMBLY - A host article and electronic tag assembly includes an article portion of rubber-based material composition. The electronic device and antenna attach to or are embedded within the article portion. The antenna is constructed to be flexible and at least partially composed of a flexible conductive material such as conductive rubber. The flexible antenna conductive material is selected to provide material composition properties substantially equivalent to the rubber-based article portion, whereby rendering the antenna mechanically compatible for incorporation into the article portion. A change in compression within the rubber-based article portion changes compression forces exerted from the article portion on the antenna arms which, in turn, results in a detectable change in signal strength from the tag. The antenna may further be configured and positioned within the article portion to change transmission characteristics responsive to a change of air pressure in an ambient adjacent air mass within the article, and thereby function as an air pressure sensor. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095892 | READER BASED ON RFID - Disclosed is an RFID-based reader configured to allow a UHF band RFID reader unit to recognize an RFID tag in a short distance, and to minimize an erroneous recognition, the reader including a gate frame discretely installed at both sides of an entrance and exit, a parabolic surface type reflective plate perpendicularly installed inside of the gate frame, an array antenna arranged on the reflective plate for receiving a tag information transmitted from an RFID tag, and an RFID reader unit for controlling an operation of the array antenna and converting the tag information received from the array antenna to a tag data. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095893 | Anti-theft device for sporting goods - A theft-deterring security apparatus for articles with handles is described. The apparatus consists of a bracket that substantially surrounds an article handle and a locking body into which the bracket is telescopically inserted, to in turn compress both the bracket and the locking body about the article handle so as to be releasably fastened thereto. Fastening devices, such as a threaded screw and nut, are used to initiate and maintain compression of the bracket and locking body about the article handle. The bracket is shaped to accommodate different types of article handles. The bracket may be hinged to accommodate the insertion of article handles into the bracket periphery. The apparatus is further equipped with an electronic article surveillance element capable of setting off an alarm if an attempt is made to remove the article from the store. Alternatively, a pair of locking body elements surrounds a knob on an article handle. The locking body elements each include a cavity portion that combine to form cavities within which the knob of an article handle and an electronic article surveillance tag and/or a tethered anchor may be placed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095894 | PORTABLE FISH BITE ALARM DETECTOR AND FISHING LINE RELEASE APPARATUS - A fish bite alarm detector and fishing line release apparatus for a fishing pole which comprises a clothespin having a spring between two operable levers. A mechanism is for removably securing the first lever of the clothespin to the fishing pole, whereby the fishing line of the fishing pole can be gripped by claw ends of the two levers of the clothespin. A buzzer mechanism is on the clothespin for audibly indicating and a LED for visually indicating that a fish is nibbling bait on a hook of the fishing line, when the fishing line is pulled by the fish and released from between the claw ends of the two levers of the clothespin. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095895 | Safety Light Apparatus - The present invention relates to a safety apparatus for providing a visible signal to firefighters or other rescuers of occupants of a building that an occupant is in a particular location or room of the building. According to one embodiment of the invention, the safety apparatus may include an emergency detector, such as a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm or the like responsive to an emergency condition, including a visible signaling device, and a detector responsive to the presence of an occupant for providing a signal to the visible signaling device when the safety device is activated by the emergency condition. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING AUDIBLE ALARMS - Various inventive features are disclosed for efficiently generating regulation-compliant audible alerts, including but not limited to 520 Hz square wave alert/alarm signals, using an audio speaker. One such feature involves the use of a non-linear amplifier in combination with a voltage boost regulator to efficiently drive the audio speaker. Another feature involves speaker enclosure designs that effectively boost the output of the audio speaker, particularly at relatively low frequencies. These and other features may be used individually or combination in a given alarm-generation device or system to enable regulation-compliant audible alerts to be generated using conventional batteries, such as AA alkaline batteries. Various examples of efficiently generated regulation-compliant audible alerts and further enhancing such audible alerts by utilizing speaker enclosure designs are provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095897 | ENERGY USAGE INDEX - An energy usage index provides energy intensity monitoring and managing capability. This capability is accomplished by monitoring an energy usage of a facility region and calculating an energy intensity based, at least in part, on the energy usage of the facility region and an area of the facility region. The energy intensity of the facility region is displayed and an alert is generated if the energy intensity meets a threshold level. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095898 | Interactive Security Screening System - An interactive security screening system includes a main housing, a contact or palm pad provided on the main housing and a sample sheet positioned upon the contact pad. A sensor is operatively connected to the contact pad to measure pressure applied to the contact pad during a sample collection process. A feedback system, operatively connected to the contact pad and the sensor, provides the subject or screener with at least one of a visual signal and an audio signal to indicate whether requisite pressure was applied to the contact pad. A sample processing system analyzes the sample collection sheet through series, parallel or image processing to determine whether the trace residue sample contains a threat residue. The screening system also employs a spatial recognition system that focuses the sample processing system on particular portions of the sample collection sheet to increase overall system accuracy. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095899 | IN-TRAIN DISPLAY-DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND IN-TRAIN DISPLAY-DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD - To provide an in-train-display management device that is incorporated in a train constituted by a plurality of vehicles and is connected to a plurality of display devices arranged in each vehicle of the train by a transmission path, and displays whether a driving status of the display devices is normal on one screen per predetermined unit to collectively manage the driving status of the display devices. By collectively displaying the status of the display devices arranged in each vehicle of the train on one screen, status management of the display devices can be easily and collectively ascertained and managed, thereby enabling easy management of maintenance of the display devices arranged in the vehicles. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095900 | SPEAKER ENCLOSURE DESIGN FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING AN AUDIBLE ALERT SIGNAL - Various inventive features are disclosed for efficiently generating regulation-compliant audible alerts, including but not limited to 520 Hz square wave alert/alarm signals, using an audio speaker. One such feature involves the use of a non-linear amplifier in combination with a voltage boost regulator to efficiently drive the audio speaker. Another feature involves speaker enclosure designs that effectively boost the output of the audio speaker, particularly at relatively low frequencies. These and other features may be used individually or combination in a given alarm-generation device or system to enable regulation-compliant audible alerts to be generated using conventional batteries, such as AA alkaline batteries. Various examples of efficiently generated regulation-compliant audible alerts and further enhancing such audible alerts by utilizing speaker enclosure designs are provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110095901 | Power Distribution Unit - A power distribution device includes a chassis, a power input, and power brick bays for receiving, and delivering power to, power bricks. Each power brick bay includes a power adapter for providing power to a power brick. | 2011-04-28 |