| 18th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20100109797 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE COUPLER - A high-load coupler with a first input port, which is connected via a first stripline to an output port, and with at least one second input port, which is connected to an absorber, which provides at least one second stripline, a coupling portion and a connection portion. The at least one second input port is connected via at least one second stripline directly to the absorber. The at least one second stripline is designed as a middle conductor of a triplate line and the absorber is disposed on a thermally-conductive surface of a cooling-medium pipe. The cooling-medium pipe is connected to one housing half. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109798 | FRONT-END ARCHITECTURE OF RF TRANSCEIVER AND TRANSCEIVER CHIP THEREOF - An RF front-end architecture is operated in either a transmitting or a receiving mode. The RF front-end architecture comprises an antenna, an impedance match network, a balun and a transceiver chip. The transceiver chip comprises first and second transmit/receive (TR) switches, a transmitter, and a receiver. Because two TR switches are integrated into the chip, the printed circuit board area, BOM cost and pin count of the transceiver chip can be greatly reduced. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109799 | Split Band Signal Processing - A split-band system for processing a broadband input signal is disclosed. A signal divider divides the input signal into at least a higher frequency band and a lower frequency band. The lower frequency band is processed in a lower frequency circuit path. The higher frequency band is processed in a higher frequency circuit path. The higher frequency circuit path has a group delay equal to the lower frequency circuit path. A signal combiner combines the processed lower frequency band and the processed higher frequency band into an output signal. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109800 | DUPLEXER, COMMUNICATION MODULE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A duplexer of the present invention includes a reception filter ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109801 | ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER, DUPLEXER, COMMUNICATION MODULE, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In an acoustic wave filter, a notch resonator is connected in series (or parallel) with a plurality of acoustic wave resonators connected in a ladder shape. The notch resonator has a main resonant frequency that is substantially equal to a sub-resonant frequency of the acoustic wave resonators. With this configuration, the occurrence of sub-resonant responses in filter characteristics can be suppressed, resulting in an improvement in communication characteristics. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109802 | BRANCHING FILTER - A branching filter includes an antenna terminal, a transmission signal terminal, a reception signal terminal, a transmission filter element, and a reception filter element. At least one of the transmission filter element and the reception filter element includes a longitudinally coupled resonator filter element having first and second IDT electrodes arranged along a direction of propagation of an elastic wave. The first IDT electrode includes a first end connected to the antenna terminal. The second IDT electrode includes a first end connected to one of the transmission signal terminal and the reception signal terminal. The longitudinally coupled resonator filter element further includes an inductor connected in series between a second end of the first IDT electrode and a ground potential. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109803 | POWER COMBINERS AND DIVIDERS BASED ON COMPOSITE RIGHT AND LEFT HANDED METAMATERIAL STRUCTURES - Techniques, apparatus and systems that use composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures to combine and divide electromagnetic signals at multiple frequencies. The metamaterial properties permit significant size reduction over a conventional N-way radial power combiner or divider. Dual-band serial power combiners and dividers and single-band and dual-band radial power combiners and dividers are described. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109804 | Electrical Multilayer Component - An electrical multilayer component includes a basic body having at least one stack of dielectric layers and electrode layers arranged alternately one above another. The component also includes an electrically non-connected shielding structure. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109805 | FILTER DESIGN METHODS AND FILTERS BASED ON METAMATERIAL STRUCTURES - Filter design techniques and filters based on metamaterial structures including an extended composite left and right handed (E-CRLH) metamaterial unit cell. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109806 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer includes at least one input conductive line having both ends provided as input ports of a positive (+) signal and a negative (−) signal, respectively, one output conductive line disposed adjacent to the at least one input conductive line to be electromagnetically coupled to the at least one input conductive line, and having one end connected to the ground, a first resonator disposed between the other end of the output conductive line and the ground, and a second resonator having one end connected to the other end of the output conductive line and the other end provided as an output port. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109807 | TRANSMISSION LINE FILTER - A stop band or a pass band is generated in a transmission line filter by providing a plurality of dielectric bodies having a periodic structure in the length direction of the transmission line filter and causing Bragg reflection of transmission wave. A voltage is applied to some or all of the dielectric bodies and the frequency of the stop band or the pass band is changed or controlled by adjusting the voltage. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109808 | Switchable Tunable Acoustic Resonator Using BST Material - An acoustic resonator includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a barium strontium titanate (BST) dielectric layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the acoustic resonator is switched on as a resonator with a resonant frequency if a DC (direct current) bias voltage is applied across the BST dielectric layer. The acoustic resonator is also switched off if no DC bias voltage is applied across the BST dielectric layer. Furthermore, the resonant frequency of the acoustic resonator can be tuned based on a level of the DC bias voltage, with the resonant frequency increasing as the level of the DC bias voltage applied to the BST acoustic resonator increases. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109809 | THIN FILM PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR AND THIN FILM PIEZOELECTRIC FILTER - Provided is a thin film piezoelectric resonator which includes a piezoelectric resonator stack ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109810 | RESONATOR AND FILTER USING THE SAME - A resonator and a filter that can be miniaturized and highly integrated are provided. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109811 | BAND-PASS FILTER - A band-pass filter includes an input portion inputting an electromagnetic signal, an output portion outputting the electromagnetic signal, a plurality of transmission portions electrically connecting the input portion and the output portion to transmit the electromagnetic signal therebetween, and a pair of coupling members each adjusting the frequency of the band-pass filter. Each of the coupling members includes a first coupling portion electrically connecting two of the transmission portions and a second coupling portion electrically connecting the first coupling portion. The first coupling portion includes a pair of parallel coupling microstrip lines of the same size. The second coupling portion includes a pair of transmission lines of different sizes. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109812 | LOW-PASS FILTER - A low-pass filter includes a first curved microstrip, a second curved microstrip, a first flat microstrip, a second flat microstrip, and a third flat microstrip. The first curved microstrip is in an n-shape and defines a first receiving space therein. The second curved microstrip is in an n-shape and defines a second receiving space therein. The first flat microstrip is received in the first receiving space and connected to a topside of the n shape of the first curved microstrip. The second flat microstrip is received in the first receiving space along with the first flat microstrip and connected to one end of the first curved microstrip. The third flat microstrip is received in the second receiving space and connected to one end of the second curved microstrip. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109813 | FILTER STRUCTURE - In a filter structure for suppressing a spurious signal, a conductor layer in a printed circuit board includes a pattern with interconnected pattern elements ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109814 | Circular Polarizer Using Interlocked Conductive and Dielectric Fins in an Annular Waveguide - There is disclosed a linear polarization to circular polarization converter. An outside surface of an inner conductor may be coaxial with the inside surface of an outer conductor. First and second diametrically opposed fins may extend outward from the outer surface of the inner conductor. Each of the first and second fins may include a conductive fin and a dielectric fin. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109815 | MEMS RESONATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method is for manufacturing a microelectromechanical system resonator having a semiconductor device and a microelectromechanical system structure unit formed on a substrate. The method includes: forming a lower electrode of an oxide-nitride-oxide capacitor unit included in the semiconductor device using a first silicon layer; forming, using a second silicon layer, a substructure of the microelectromechanical system structure unit and an upper electrode of the oxide-nitride-oxide capacitor unit included in the semiconductor device; and forming, using a third silicon layer, a superstructure of the microelectromechanical system structure unit and a gate electrode of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor circuit unit included in the semiconductor device. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109816 | Complementary-conducting-strip Transmission Line Structure - This invention discloses a complementary-conducting-strip transmission line (CCS TL) structure. The CCS TL structure includes a substrate, at least one first mesh ground plane, m second mesh ground planes having m first inter-media-dielectric (IMD) layers interlaced with and stacked among each other and the first mesh ground plane to form a stack structure on the substrate, a second IMD layer being on the stack structure, and a signal transmission line being on the second IMD layer. Wherein, each first IMD layer has a plurality of vias to correspondingly connect the first and the m second mesh ground planes, therein, m≧2 and m is a nature number, and the m second mesh ground planes under the signal transmission line have at least one slit structure. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109817 | WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE - There is provided a waveguide structure including a first member, made of metal, in a surface portion of which a first groove having a linear shape is formed; and a second member, made of resin, in a surface portion of which a second groove having a linear shape is formed and to the surface of which metal plating is applied. The first member and the second member are arranged in such a way that the first groove and the second groove face each other so that the waveguide as a waveguide tube is configured. The first member in the surface portion of which the first groove is formed and the second member in the surface portion of which the second groove is formed are held in such a way that a gap exists between the respective surfaces thereof. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109818 | Wireless Electrical Device Using Open-Circuit Elements Having No Electrical Connections - A wireless electrical device includes an electrically unconnected electrical conductor and at least one electrically unconnected electrode spaced apart from the electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is shaped for storage of an electric field and a magnetic field. In the presence of a time-varying magnetic field, the electrical conductor so-shaped resonates to generate harmonic electric and magnetic field responses. Each electrode is at a location lying within the magnetic field response so-generated and is constructed such that a linear movement of electric charges is generated in each electrode due to the magnetic field response so-generated. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109819 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMATION THEREOF - Provided are three-dimensional microstructures and their methods of formation. The microstructures are formed by a sequential build process and include microstructural elements which are affixed to one another. The microstructures find use, for example, in coaxial transmission lines for electromagnetic energy. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109820 | WATERPROOF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A waterproof communication apparatus comprises a core part and an external part. The core part is a combination having at least one seam, and is used to transmit electromagnetic waves. The external part covers the core part to prevent environmental moisture from entering the inside of the communication apparatus through the seam. A pair of engaging parts having complementary shapes is equipped with the seam of the combination so as to further prevent the molten material of the external part from entering the inside of the communication apparatus during the manufacturing process. In another embodiment, the core part and external part are made of metals and are combined by a metallurgic method. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109821 | Assembly of electromagnetic relay and circuit board - An assembly including an electromagnetic relay and a circuit board. The electromagnetic relay includes a body having a lateral surface and a bottom surface, and a plurality of terminals protruding outward from the lateral surface of the body. The terminals respectively have distal portions extending beyond the bottom surface of the body. The circuit board is provided with a relay-mount surface. The electromagnetic relay is mounted on the relay-mount surface in an orientation such that the bottom surface of the body is opposed to the relay-mount surface, and the distal portions of the terminals being fixed to the circuit board. Each terminal is formed from a flat plate element and has a shape angled in a width direction of the flat plate element. The body has a height defined in a direction orthogonal to the relay-mount surface of the circuit board and corresponding to a length of a shortest edge of the lateral surface, the shortest edge being shorter than any of edges of the bottom surface. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109822 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - The present invention relates to a household appliance ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109823 | MAGNETIC STORAGE SWITCH - Magnetic storage switch with a pole armature which can be rotated about an axis, a first switch disc (A) and a second switch disc (B), wherein the pole armature is provided between these switch discs (A, B) and the pole armature comprises a plurality of magnets which are arranged with respectively alternating polarity in the circumferential direction of the pole armature, characterised in that the switch discs (A, B) comprise magnetisable ring segments in the form of magnetic sheets and the two switch discs (A, B) are rotated relative to one another by approximately one half of the pitch with respect to the ring segments. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109824 | UNITARY MULTI-CELL CONCENTRIC CYLINDRICAL BOX GIRDER COLDMASS APPARATUS FOR OPEN AIR MRI TO AVOID SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET QUENCH - An apparatus for open air MRI magnet support comprises a high modulus co-planar multi-cell concentric cylindrical box girder for to support superconductive coil elements with high rigidity. A single unitary coldmass comprises at least three vertical bearing members coupled to an upper multi-cell concentric cylindrical box beam and to a lower multi-cell concentric cylindrical box beam which supports superconductive coil elements against 50-100 ton electromagnetic forces in axial and radial (hoop) directions with trace deformation whereby frictional heating is prevented for to avoid magnet quench. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109825 | Solenoid actuator - A solenoid actuator ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109826 | INDUCTOR - Provided is an inductor capable of adjusting an inductance in dozens of nH increments without requiring a large number of components. The inductor includes: a conductor; a first core body and a second core body each having an opposed surface, the opposed surface of the first core body and the opposed surface of the second core body facing each other so as to enclose the conductor; and a holding part provided with a slide surface for varying an opposed area of the opposed surfaces of the first core body and the second core body, for holding at least one of the first core body and the second core body at a desired position. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109827 | SURFACE MOUNT PULSE TRANSFORMER AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A surface mount pulse transformer has a drum type core including a core and first and second flanges disposed on both ends of the core and installed on a substrate and a primary winding wire and a secondary winding wire wound around the core and provided with an intermediate tap, respectively, wherein first and second terminal electrodes being connected to each of both ends of the primary winding wire and a third terminal electrode for connecting being connected to the intermediate tap of the secondary winding wire are disposed on the surface of the first flange and a fourth terminal electrode being connected to the intermediate tap of the primary winding wire and fifth and sixth terminal electrodes being connected to each of both ends of the secondary winding wire are disposed on the surface of the second flange. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109828 | Transformer - A transformer includes a main body and a wire. The main body has several winding partitions and two end portions. Several leads are disposed in either end portion and a buffer region is formed between the right end portion and the right-most winding partition. An intermediate area is disposed between the buffer region and the right-most winding partition. One end of the wire is connected to one of the leads and the wire passes the right end portion. Before the wire goes into the buffer region, the wire is folded for several times and then is twisted and rolled for several turns to make the wire thicker. Next, the thicker wire is wound around the iron core in the buffer region for several turns and then the thicker wire passes the intermediate area and goes into the right-most winding partition. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109829 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A multilayer body is formed by laminating multiple insulating layers. External electrodes are provided on the opposed side surfaces of the multilayer body and extend in the z axis direction. Coil conductors are laminated together with the insulating layers and form a coil. Coil conductors other than coil conductors connected to the external electrodes are made up of pairs of adjacent coil conductors having an identical shape, and coil conductors forming each pair are connected in parallel to each other. None of the coil conductors connected to the external electrodes is connected in parallel to coil conductors with an identical shape. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109830 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer includes an upper-voltage winding and a lower-voltage winding for potential separation. An insulation arrangement is disposed between the upper-voltage winding and the lower-voltage winding. The insulation arrangement includes a layer structure having an inner insulation, at least one semiconducting layer adjacent to the inner insulation, and an electrically conducting layer adjacent to the at least one semiconducting layer and having a defined potential applied thereto that is at least about equal to a lower voltage of the lower-voltage winding. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109831 | INDUCTION COIL WITHOUT A WELD - A multi-turn coil formed from a single sheet of conductive material and the method of forming same eliminates the use of a weld. The multi-turn coil includes a single sheet of conductive material having at least a first turn in a first plane, and at least a second turn in a second plane, where the first plane is parallel to the second plane. An interconnecting fold interconnects the first and second turns, and any additional turns. The method of forming a multiple turn coil includes providing a continuous strip of conductive material having at least first and second turns extending through substantially 360° and formed in a first plane. The method further includes displacing at least the first turn from the first plane into generally overlapping, parallel relation with the second turn. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING DISPLACEMENT CURRENT IN AN ENERGY TRANSFER ELEMENT - A method includes calculating a number of turns of a shield winding included in an energy transfer element of a power supply, where the calculating is to have a low noise current in an input conductor of the power supply. The method further includes: increasing the number of turns for the shield winding; operating the power supply; and adjusting a value of a shield impedance to substantially reduce the noise current. An apparatus includes a power supply having an energy transfer element and a shield impedance. The energy transfer element includes a shield winding having an end terminated externally to the energy transfer element. The shield impedance is coupled between the externally terminated end of the shield winding and an input conductor of the power supply, where the shield impedance has a non-zero finite impedance value to substantially reduce a noise current in the input conductor. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109833 | THERMAL FUSE - The invention relates to a thermal fuse in a circuit structure, particularly a punched grid, having a plurality of circuit areas, having the circuit structure with connections sited ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109834 | GEOMETRIC AND ELECTRIC FIELD CONSIDERATIONS FOR INCLUDING TRANSIENT PROTECTIVE MATERIAL IN SUBSTRATE DEVICES - A substrate device includes a layer of non-linear resistive transient protective material and a plurality of conductive elements that form part of a conductive layer. The conductive elements include a pair of electrodes that are spaced by a gap, but which electrically interconnect when the transient protective material is conductive. The substrate includes features to linearize a transient electrical path that is formed across the gap. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109835 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SECURITY FOR COMMUNICATION WITH A REMOTE DEVICE - A method for providing location based security for communication between a remote device and a mobile device having a global positioning system receiver for determining its current position. The method comprises receiving geographic data from the remote device, determining if the mobile device is within a predetermined geographic region based on the geographic data and the current position, and enabling subsequent communication with the remote device when the current position is within the predetermined geographic region. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109836 | VEHICLE AUTHENTICATION CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle authentication control device has a first, second, and third determination units, and a registration unit. When identification information unique to a vehicle is registered in both a portable device and an authentication device on the vehicle, the first determination unit matches first identification information returned from the portable device in response to a request from the authentication device and second identification information registered in the authentication device to determine whether a combination of the portable device and the authentication device is legitimate. When third identification information is registered in a part different from the authentication device, the part performing a predetermined operation when the first determination unit is legitimate, the second determination unit matches the third identification information registered in the part and the second identification information registered in the authentication device to determine whether a combination of the part and the authentication device is legitimate. The second determination unit determines that the part is a non-used article if the third identification information is not registered in the part. If the determination results of the first determination unit and the second determination unit are both positive, then the third determination unit determines that a combination of the part, the portable device, and the authentication device is legitimate. If the second determination unit determines that the part is a non-used vehicle, the registration unit registers the second identification information registered in the authentication device as third identification information. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109837 | KEY MANAGEMENT BOX - In a key management box ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109838 | Fingerprint unlocking system - An apparatus, and a corresponding method for its use, for gaining access to a vehicle, such as a car by means of at least one fingerprint sensor installed at a convenient location outside the vehicle in or near a door handle. The illustrative embodiment of the invention includes a fingerprint sensor mounted in a convenient exterior location on the vehicle. The fingerprint matching controller includes means for unlocking at least one vehicle passenger access door upon verification of the identity of a user placing a finger in the fingerprint sensor. Preferably, the fingerprint sensor is located near, or integrated into a door handle, for ease of operation while opening a door of the vehicle. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109839 | System and Method of Using Rewritable Paper for Displaying Product Information on Product Displays - The invention provides systems, methods, and computer program products for the display of product information in or about a store. In particular, systems and methods are provided that use information from an in-store communication network to display product information on a rewritable paper at designated points within or about a store including product displays. A system and method for communicating through the in-store communication network printing and erasing instructions from a system controller to a printer located on a product display for printing and erasing the product information on the rewritable paper positioned about a display surface of the product display. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109840 | Radio Frequency Identification Read Antenna - A radio frequency identification (RFID) read antenna is provided. The RFID antenna includes an aperture board having at least one opening and a dielectric patch element spaced a distance from the aperture. The RFID antenna further includes a quadrature coupler connected to the aperture board and configured to excite the dielectric patch element to generate RFID signals. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109841 | READER AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A reader that performs wireless communication with a tag inside a metal housing including a plurality of metal walls, the reader has an antenna which transmits and receives electromagnetic wave, a transmission control device that writes and/or reads information to/from the tag via the antenna, and a reflecting plate, reflecting the electromagnetic wave, and having a reflection phase different from that of the metal wall. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109842 | SUB ROOM LEVEL INDOOR LOCATION SYSTEM USING WIDEBAND POWER LINE POSITIONING - An indoor location system uses an electrical power line, power line signal injection devices, and portable position receivers (tags) to generate location data relating to positions of the tags in a structure such as a residence or business. The indoor location system fingerprinting of multiple signals transmitted along the power line to achieve sub-room-level localization of the positioning receivers. In one embodiment, the fingerprinting techniques utilizes wideband power line positioning (WPLP) that injects up to 44 different frequencies into the power line infrastructure of a structure. The WPLP technique improves upon overall positioning accuracy, improved temporal stability and may be implemented in commercial indoor spaces. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109843 | ELECTRIC POWER COMMUNICATION DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An electric power communication device includes a plurality of directional antennas, a plurality of electric power communication portions, and an electric power communication control portion. Each of the plurality of directional antennas has directionality, and each of the plurality of electric power communication portions has directionality. The electric power communication control portion controls which of the plurality of electric power communication portions is used for electric power communication with a partner communication device, in accordance with the directional antenna, among the plurality of directional antennas, for which receiving of an incoming wireless signal that was transmitted from the partner communication device has been detected. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109844 | Methods and Apparatuses For RFID Tag Range Determination - Apparatus and methods are described which are useful for determining a location characteristic between an RFID tag and an RFID tag reader or a second RFID tag. In various embodiments, signals backscattered from a singulated tag over a range of frequencies are evaluated for in-phase I and in-quadrature Q signal components. The I-Q data is processed to determine phase delay angles associated with each signal frequency. The phase delay data can be processed by a sum of squared errors method or Fourier transform method to determine a distance to the singulated tag. The methods can also be used to determine any of a location, a radial velocity, a directional velocity of the singulated tag, and proximity of the singulated tag to a second tag. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109845 | WALLET COMPOSED OF STEEL FABRIC - A wallet comprises a back layer and at least one front layer stitched to the back layer around a part of a perimeter thereof to define at least one pocket in the wallet. At least one of the layers is composed of a stainless steel fabric and preferably all of the layers are composed of stainless steel fabric. The threads of which the woven stainless steel fabric is composed are preferably of an Inox alloy, especially Inox 316L stainless steel with a metric mesh number between 350 and 550 and composed of stainless steel threads with a thickness generally of 0.25 mm to 0.35 mm. More preferably, the mesh number is 440 and the thread thickness is 0.28. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109846 | MICROSTRIP ANTENNA AND APPARATUS FOR READING RFID TAG INFORMATION - This disclosure discloses a microstrip antenna comprising: a substrate constructed by a dielectric body; a microstrip antenna pattern configured to be supplied power, formed on one side of said substrate; and a base plate disposed on the other side of said substrate, said microstrip antenna pattern having one power supply point to be connected to a power supply line and two grounding points to be connected to said base plate. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109847 | Collision resolution protocol for mobile RFID tag identifiaction - The performance of a radio frequency identification (RFID) system is improved by a protocol that eliminates collisions between signals generated by a) RFID tags that the RFID reader has already identified as being in its interrogation zone and b) RFID tags that are newly arrived and thus that the reader has not yet identified. This is illustratively accomplished by the use of separate identification and access frames. It is during the identification frame that newly arrived tags become identified by the reader. Although there may be collisions during the identification frame, those collisions are only among newly arrived tags. The already-identified tags communicate with the reader during respective time slots of the access frame, so that they neither collide with each other nor with the newly arrived tags. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT TRANSPONDER TAGGED OBJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE DURING MEDICAL PROCEDURES - The presence or absence of objects (e.g., medical implements, medical supplies) tagged with transponders may be determined in an environment in which medical procedures (e.g., surgery) are performed via an interrogation and detection system which includes a controller and a plurality of antennas positioned along a patient support structure. The antennas may, for example, be positioned along an operating table, bed, a mattress or pad or a sheet and may be radiolucent. Respective antennas may successively be activated to transmit interrogation signals. Multiple antennas may be monitored for responses from transponders to the interrogation signals. For example, all antennas other than the antenna that transmitted the most recent interrogation signal may be monitored. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109849 | MULTI-OBJECTS POSITIONING SYSTEM AND POWER-CONTROL BASED MULTIPLE ACCESS CONTROL METHOD - The present invention provides a multi-objects positioning system and power-control based multiple access control method. The multi-objects positioning system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of tag devices carried by multiple objects and one or more positioning devices for determining the positions of the objects, wherein each of the tag devices includes a positioning device list for recording status information of the positioning devices. According to the present invention, tag device broadcasts Channel Request Packet (CRP) intermittently; positioning device, which is idle and receives the CRP, broadcasts Channel Allocation Packet (CAP) in its coverage range to allocate a channel to the tag device that is the sender of the CRP and inform information of the positioning device to other tag devices; tag device, which receives the CAP, updates its positioning device list according to the contents of the CAP; and the tag device adjusts transmission power of the CRP by referring to the positioning device list. With the present invention, the EN and HN problems existing in the prior arts can be solved effectively, and it is helpful to solve signal collision and improve spatio-temporal reuse capacity of the system. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109850 | DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A controller for a device transmitting commands across one or more communication channels. Each such channel may employ a separate medium, such as radio waves and infrared light. The controller may transmit two separate signals to a device, where one signal is sent via radio waves and the other by infrared light. One signal may correspond to a group identifier and the other to an operating command to be carried out by the device. The device may receive both signals and, if the device belongs to a group corresponding to the group identifier, it may execute the operating command. Alternatively, the group identifier may be replaced by a wake command and the device may execute the operating command only if the wake command is received. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109851 | VERIFICATION OF MOVEMENT OF ITEMS - Apparatus and system for verifying a route taken during movement of an RFID tag, comprising a trusted platform module; sealed storage ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109852 | EXPIRATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - An expiration management method and system. The method includes transmitting by an RFID tag reader within an enclosure, a plurality of continuous timing signals. The enclosure comprises a container comprising a product and an RFID tag. The RFID tag comprises data indicating a first state for the RFID tag and a first time period. The RFID tag reader receives the data and generates a first time stamp. The RFID tag reader transmits a first message commanding the RFID tag to enter a second state. The RFID tag reader transmits the first time stamp and generates a second time stamp. The RFID tag reader transmits the second time stamp. The RFID tag reader receives results from a comparing process performed by the RFID tag. The RFID tag reader performs a function indicating the results. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109853 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK WITH VARIABLE PRIORITY - A system for wirelessly monitoring a plurality of parameters is disclosed. A first remote transceiver is attached to at least one first sensor for monitoring one of the parameters and a second remote transceiver is attached to at least one second sensor for monitoring another of said parameters. The system includes a base station transceiver. The first and second remote transceivers reach periodically report normal operating conditions to the base station transceiver. The first remote transceiver reports abnormal sensor readings with no substantial delay after occurrence. The second remote transceiver reports abnormal sensor readings a predetermined length of time after occurrence. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109854 | CALL CORD ALERT WITH BRACKET - A call cord comprising an electrical wire or cable having one end thereof located at a nurse's station or other remote location to which it is desired to send an alert signal and a second end terminating proximate a medical patient or other user and including a push-button type switch. Intermediate the opposite ends of the call cord, there is provided a housed switch of the present invention whose actuation is a function of the physical engagement of the house switch within a operatively cooperative fixed mounting bracket for the housed switch. In the present invention, actuation of the housed switch may be accomplished as a function of the association or disassociation of the housed switch relative to the bracket. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109855 | SOUNDER CONTROL CIRCUIT, SOUNDER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A sounder control circuit is applicable to for a vehicle with a plurality of sounders, in which each sounder is used for generating a sound signal toward a different direction respectively. The sounder control circuit includes a switch module, a control module and a driving module. The switch module has a plurality of switches, and outputs an operation signal to the control module according to a status of each of the switches. Thus, the control module outputs a control signal to the driving module according to the operation signal for driving at least one of the sounders to output the sound signal. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109856 | Information System - An information system is provided for displaying a residual range of a motor vehicle, and includes devices for determining the filling degree of a power storage device of the motor vehicle, a computing unit for determining the residual range, and a display unit for displaying the residual range, by way of the filling degree of the power storage device. A first estimated value concerning a maximal residual range of the motor vehicle can be determined. A power consumption of at least one additional consuming device of the motor vehicle can be determined and, while the power consumption of the at least one additional consuming device is taken into account, a second estimated value can be determined concerning a reduced residual range of the motor vehicle. The first estimated value can be displayed by the display device simultaneously with the second estimated value and/or a difference between the first and the second estimated values can be displayed simultaneously with at least one of the two estimated values. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109857 | Trailer Tire Pressure Monitoring System - A system and method that, upon connection of a trailer to a tow vehicle, a trailer brake controller informs a tire pressure monitoring system to begin monitoring information at the TPMS and at the same time, activates the initiators, i.e., the electromagnets. Sensors respond to the electromagnetic field that is generated by electric brake magnets. As a result, the sensors transmit RF signals that are received by the tire pressure monitoring system. Transmissions from the sensors are decoded in a controller and processed as necessary for tire pressure monitoring automatically calibrated to the tire pressure monitoring system and the system can request the pressure data from the sensors by way of the low frequency field generated by the electric brakes | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109858 | RECEIVER FOR TIRE CONDITION MONITORING APPARATUS - A receiver | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109859 | Hazard Flasher System for Personal Motor Vehicles - A hazard flasher system for a personal motor vehicle is disclosed. The hazard flasher system comprises at least a first light-emitting diode (LED), a second LED, and a circuit board. The first LED is mounted on the personal motor vehicle such that light from the first LED is projected generally forward from the personal motor vehicle. The second LED is mounted on the personal motor vehicle such that light from the second LED is projected generally rearward from the personal motor vehicle. The circuit board uses electrical energy from the personal motor vehicle's primary battery to output periodic pulses of electric energy that cause the first and second LEDs to flash. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109860 | Identifying Redundant Alarms by Determining Coefficients of Correlation Between Alarm Categories - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for identifying potentially redundant alarms based on a statistical correlation calculated between categories of alarms are provided. Each alarm in a compilation of alarm history data is assigned to an alarm category. A coefficient of correlation is computed between each distinct pair of alarm categories that indicates the probability that an alarm assigned to the second category of the pair occurs coincidently within the alarm history data with an alarm assigned to the first category of the pair, given that an alarm assigned to the first category has occurred. Finally, a list of potentially redundant alarms is created consisting of pairs of alarm categories having a coefficient of correlation equal to or exceeding a threshold value. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109861 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING DEPARTURE NOTIFICATION FROM A TRAVEL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - Methods and systems for providing a departure notification from a travel assistance system are disclosed. A source location, a destination location and a desired destination arrival time are received at a travel assistance system. At least one travel parameter operable to affect departure time from the source location to the destination location is received at the travel assistance system. A departure time from the source location that enables arrival at the destination location at approximately the desired destination arrival time based on the source location, the destination location, the desired destination arrival time and the at least one travel parameter is determined. A departure notification is issued from the travel assistance system to a client system. The departure notification includes the departure time. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109862 | System, Device and Method for Communicating over Power Lines - A system, method and device for communicating over a power line are provided. In one embodiment, the device includes a controller, a first port in communication with the controller and configured to communicate over a power line via any of a plurality of frequency bands, and a second port in communication with the controller and configured to transmit and receive broadband communications. The first port may be configured to select one of the plurality of frequency bands for communications and the controller configured to provide routing functions for data received via the second port to be transmitted via the first port. The second port may comprise a wireless modem or a modem configured to communicate over a power line via broadband communications. The broadband communications may use a frequency band having a bandwidth greater than at least five of the plurality of frequency bands. The device may communicate on multiple frequency bands concurrently and may select or change frequency bands and/or the modulation scheme based on channel conditions or operational parameters. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109863 | VOICE-AIDED UNATTENDED SURVEILLANCE SENSOR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The surveillance system includes a remote monitoring station, at least one mobile radio (e.g. a handheld radio), and one or more deployable sensors each for unattended surveillance to transmit a detection signal in response to a detected activity. A deployable gateway surveillance node includes a controller and at least one wireless transceiver cooperating therewith to transmit a notification to the remote monitoring station based upon a received detection signal, and determine and transmit a voice-message status report, based upon the received detection signal, to the at least one mobile radio identifying the deployable gateway surveillance node and corresponding deployable sensor for the received detection signal. The voice message status report may further include information regarding a status of a communication link between the deployable gateway surveillance node and the remote monitoring station, a received detection signal strength, detected activity information and/or a status of a positioning information communication link between the deployable gateway surveillance node and a positioning/navigation system. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-BUILDING LOCATION DETERMINATION - To enhance in-building location determination of an electronic device, described is a system and a method that uses a blip access point to transfer location assistance information to the electronic device. The location assistance information may contain a map of dummy beacons that serve as reference points (e.g., landmarks) from which the electronic device may determine its location relative to the map information. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING AN INDIVIDUAL - A system for locating an individual includes a chip with a unique code, a monitor with the unique code, a monitoring station in communication with the monitor, a satellite communication station in communication with the monitoring station, and satellites in communication with the satellite communication station. The chip is implantable in the individual. The satellites transmit a search signal over a search area of predetermined size. The search area is increased until the chip is located. The search signals from the satellites form triangulation data. Location data is formed from the triangulation data and transmitted to the monitor. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109866 | Hybrid communication terminal - alarm system - A hybrid communication terminal-alarm system is described, for individual use or for use in public facilities. A communication terminal, such as cellular telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), fixed or mobile phone, etc, has one or more built-in alarm sensors. The sensors are capable of identifying various hazards and/or potentially dangerous events and appropriately warning the person(s) that may be affected, by the respective event. The alarm may be acoustic (e.g. a sound or a voice message) or optic (flashing light). The system also transmits automatically a distress message to a third party for help, as/if needed. The distress message may be transmitted over the public wireless or wireline network, or over a private network. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109867 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO EVENT DETECTION - A method of event detection for detecting the occurrence of an event in a crowd is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing video footage of the crowd, which video footage includes a series of image frames; calculating a series of values representative of the crowd dynamics, which series of values is calculated in dependence on the series of image frames; analysing the series of values to identify any discrepancies occurring in the series of values; and, in response to identifying a discrepancy, providing an output signal to alert an operator that an event has been detected. In preferred embodiments, the series of values are related to the complexity of the crowd dynamics. Apparatus suitable for carrying out such a method is also disclosed. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109868 | Notifying A User Of An Available Media Object - Among other features, notification is presented on a mobile device to a user to advise the user of the availability of a media object that (a) has been received from a server and stored on the mobile device without the user having been aware of the receipt or storage, or (b) has newly become available for streaming from the server to the mobile device. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109869 | ALARM APPARATUS AND METHOD - An alarm system for protecting an environment from an unwanted events, such as an intrusion, the alarm system including: a detection sensor for detecting sound in the environment, wherein the detection sensors are adaptable to identify a unique audio signal if an unwanted event is detected; a sensor module adapted to verify the unique audio signal from the detection sensor; and an alarm generation module adapted to generate an alarm if the unique audio signal is verified. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109870 | MULTIFUNCTION PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTI-THEFT METHOD THEREOF - A portable electronic device includes a transmitting unit and a receiving unit separate from the transmitting unit. The receiving unit can communicate with the transmitting unit within a predetermined work distance, and generate an alarming signal when the transmitting unit is outside of the predetermined work distance. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109871 | RFID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A system for a radio frequency identification tag of a radio frequency identification system, comprises an antenna mounted on a respective unit of equipment and a power supply electrically coupled to the antenna. The antenna is configured to energize a radio frequency identification tag without contact for enhancing read range of the radio frequency identification tag. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109872 | Radio Frequency Identification Integrated Circuit Having An Antenna Incorporated Within The Package Thereof - A radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) with an antenna embedded within the package of the IC. Thus, the RFID IC is a standalone identifying device that may be easily attached to a PCB in any currently available attaching process. There is also provided a method of tagging a PCB. The method comprises attaching a master RFID IC with an antenna embedded within the IC package on a predefined location on a printed circuit card; delivering the information stored on plurality of slave RFID ICs on the same printed circuit board to the master RFID IC; and reading from the predefined location of the master RFID IC data pertaining to each slave RFID IC. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109873 | ANTENNA SWITCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An improved RFID tag reader is provided. More specifically, an RFID tag reader is provided that includes a plurality of antenna panels arranged to form a sensing volume in which RFID tags are read. Additionally, the RFID tag reader includes a novel switching mechanism that activates the antenna panels in sequence while minimizing cross coupling between the antenna panels. Furthermore, a novel antenna geometry also reduces antenna cross coupling. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109874 | Tag Patch Antenna And RFID Tag Using Tag Patch Antenna - A tag patch antenna includes: a slit formed in the vicinity of an edge of an antenna pattern along a part of the edge; and a feeding point to which a tag LSI is connected and which is formed by cutting an intermediate portion of the part of the edge separated by the slit from a body of the antenna pattern by a width of the slit. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109875 | Noninvasive Motion and Respiration Monitoring System - A non-invasive motion and respiration monitor receives impulses from a subject's movement, heartbeat, and respiration. The raw signal is biased and digitized, and a signal processor applies a Fast Fourier Transform to the signal. The transformed signal is filtered to isolate the component representing heart rate from the component representing respiration. An Inverse Fast Fourier Transform is then applied to the component signals, which are sent to a processor. The processor is programmed to detect irregularities in the respiration and heart rate. If severe irregularities or complete cessation is detected in either signal, a mechanical stimulator is actuated to try to stimulate the subject, and an alarm is sounded to alert a caregiver such as a parent or nurse. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109876 | Devices, Systems and Methods to Control Caloric Intake - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to training a user in controlling and limiting total calorie consumption, and consequently body weight, by encouraging the user to perform specified consuming actions such as chewing slowly, adjusting a time interval between bites, detecting the early points of satiation, etc. The disclosure is therefore a “calorie pacer” that naturally reduces calorie consumption by re-teaching a user how to eat on a step-by-step basis. The slower eating pace results in a person feeling full before the intake of excessive food portions. The result is fewer calories consumed. Sensors and microcontrollers throughout a place setting are utilized to prompt the user, for example, when to take bites, how big of a bite to take, when to take a drink, etc and record the data in an efficient manner that allows for analysis, monitoring of progress, and personalized feedback. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109877 | HAND CLEANLINESS - Among other things, an entry monitor has circuitry to detect when a person enters a monitored space and an indicator perceptible to other people in the space to indicate a cleanliness state of the hands of the person who has entered the space. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109878 | Child Monitor System with Content Data Storage - A child monitor system includes a child unit having a sensor to capture content, and a parent unit having a processor and a user interface communicatively coupled with the processor to reproduce the content captured by the sensor. The child unit and the parent unit are configured to communicate via a wireless communication link carrying content data representative of the captured content. The system further includes a memory communicatively coupled with the child unit or the parent unit and configured for non-volatile storage of the content data. The processor of the parent unit is configured to issue an instruction to effectuate the non-volatile storage of the content data in the memory in response to a content storage request received via the user interface. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109879 | Patient Monitoring System and Method - A unitary patient monitoring system ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109880 | Posture Sensing Alert Apparatus - A posture sensing alert apparatus is provided. The posture sensing alert apparatus comprises an attachment element, a detecting element, a processing element and an alert element. The attachment element is adapted to attach on a human body. The detecting element is disposed on the attachment element and is adapted to sense a posture change from the human body. The processing element is disposed on the attachment element and connects to the detecting element. The processing element is adapted to output a signal to the alert element in response to the posture change for a predetermined period so that the alert element is adapted to output an alert accordingly. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109881 | UNOBTRUSIVE DRIVER DROWSINESS DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A drowsiness detection system and method uses Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) signal processing to detect whether a vehicle driver is drowsy. The system uses a decomposed component of the steering wheel signal to extract specific features representing the steering control degradation phases. The system classifies the measured features into alert or drowsy state. The detection system is independent of the road geometry and automatically compensates steering control performance variability between drivers. The system is accurate in detecting the drowsy periods and drowsy-related lane departures. The detection system is unobtrusive and can be applied on-line. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109882 | Retractable assembly - A retractable assembly, including an assembly housing and a tubular holder for a sensor guided in the assembly housing via a stroke movement linearly between a first position and a second position, wherein the sensor ascertains a physical and/or chemical process variable in a process, wherein an on-site electronics is provided, which ascertains as an actual value, or values, information concerning at least one other state variable of the retractable assembly, the process and/or the sensor, and wherein associated with the on-site electronics is a memory unit, in which the ascertained actual value, or values, is/are stored and/or predetermined desired values are stored. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109883 | TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSFORMERS SUBMERGED IN OIL - Temperature monitoring system for power transformers submerged in oil applied preferentially in transformers submerged in oil and it presents several facilities in the sense of becoming temperature monitoring more reliable and safe, with highlight for the redundant measurement of temperature of the top of the oil; self-calibration of the temperature measurement entrances by means of internal references and specific electronic circuits; timing between successive activation of the groups of forced cooling when the deactivation of monitoring system on screen; internal watches with auxiliary alimentation without battery; safety reinforced in the alarms signalling for elevated temperature and finally automatic adjustment of the alarm values of the temperature differential of the commuter of derivations in load. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109884 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION - A system and a method for monitoring and inspecting food safety is disclosed. The system adopts insert and use concept that only requires an initial push on a button to begin its function. The system provides visual alert for different conditions if food products are in unsafe status. The system is pre-calibrated during manufacture without complicated or multi-step calibration or recalibration procedures during application. The system relies on modern surface-mount microprocessor technology that enables long-term calibration stability along with very low power consumption for extended battery life. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109885 | METHOD OF DETECTING CONTAMINATION IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS BOILER SYSTEMS - This invention provides a method for detecting contamination of a boiler condensate and/or a boiler feedwater in industrial fermentation processes. The method includes measuring an oxidation-reduction potential at one or more locations in the fermentation process with one or more devices capable of measuring oxidation-reduction potential at operating temperature and pressure. If the measured oxidation-reduction potential is not within an optimum range, an alarm is triggered. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109886 | RETROFIT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GAS LINE MOISTURE DETECTION AND REMOVAL - A method for retrofitting an existing natural gas line drainage point with a moisture detection capability includes inserting a conducting rod in a previously installed drainage pipe in the drainage point, where a lower extremity of the rod may be covered with an insulating material, exposing a section of the rod above the insulating material, where a lowest point of the section indicates a minimum level of moisture in the drainage point for which status reporting is required, attaching a diagnostic unit to both the drainage pipe and the conducting rod via electric leads, the unit including means to provide electric current and diagnose at least one of an electric short and an abrupt change in conductivity, and attaching means for transmitting an indication regarding a status for the drainage point. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109887 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISABLING APPLIANCES IN RESPONSE TO A SMOKE DETECTOR - Systems, methods, and apparatus for automatically disabling an appliance. When a smoke detector/alarm is activated, a signal or message is sent to at least one safety device operatively coupled to at least one appliance. The appliance is disabled in response to receiving the signal or message. The systems, methods, and apparatus are based on the implicit assumption that, if a smoke detector/alarm is activated, the source of the smoke is likely due to a nearby appliance that is in use. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109888 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND SIGNALLING MALFUNCTIONS IN THE USE OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - The present invention refers to a device for detecting and signalling malfunctions in use of electrical appliances comprising a cyclical or continuous central measuring and processing unit ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109889 | DISPLAY BLANKING CONTROLLER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device comprises a battery, a display, a switch and a processor. The battery is for supplying operating power. The switch includes a magnetic element and a sensor configured for detecting the magnetic flux of the magnetic element. The sensor has a first predetermined value for turning on the switch. The switch is turning on in response to the magnetic flux of the magnetic element detected by the sensor being equal to the first predetermined value of the sensor. The processor is coupled to the switch, the battery and the display. The processor responsive to turning on of the switch for controlling supply of operating power from the battery to the display. The processor maintains supply of operating power from the battery to the display in response to turning on of the switch. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECHARGING A MOBILE, SUBMERSIBLE DEVICE - There is herein described a charging unit adapted for insertion into a mobile device to enable a charging of a rechargeable battery in the mobile device, the unit comprising: at least two electrical charging contacts for receiving a potential difference from a power source; a blocking device for blocking energy leaking through the at least two electrical charging contacts and out of the rechargeable battery to ensure a neutrality of the at least two charging contacts when the charging is inactive; and a logic circuitry for controlling the charging of the rechargeable battery of the mobile device by activating the charging based on the potential difference received at the at least two electrical charging contacts. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109891 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device for supplying power to a communication device includes a power source, a first fuse, a second fuse, a voltage converter, a photo coupler, and a central processing unit (CPU). The voltage converter is configured for receiving first power signals from the power source via the first fuse and the second fuse, and converting the first power signals to second power signals. The photo coupler connected in parallel to the third resistor, configured for outputting a first electrical signal upon the condition that the first fuse and the second fuse are operational, and outputting a second electrical signal upon the condition that at least one of the first fuse and the second fuse is blown. The CPU is connected to the photo coupler, configured for generating an alarm message upon receiving the second electrical signal from the photo coupler. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109892 | Intelligent Patch Panel Sensor Modules Having Infrared Emitters and Sensors for Detecting Patch Cords - A communications patching system includes a patch panel having a plurality of connector ports on a side thereof, and a sensor module secured to the patch panel side. The sensor module includes a plurality of pairs of IR emitters and sensors, with each emitter/sensor pair located adjacent to a respective one of the connector ports. Each emitter/sensor pair is configured to detect insertion and removal of a patch cord connector from a respective connector port. The sensor module includes a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) secured to the housing. The IR emitters and sensors are electrically connected to the PCB, and the PCB includes a processor and memory for controlling the IR emitters and sensors. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ON-LINE ESTIMATION AND FORECASTING OF SPECIES CONCENTRATION DURING A REACTION - A method and apparatus for on-line measurement and forecasting of a species concentration while a reaction is taking place, based on the measurement of the electrical conductivity of the reacting volume, and using such measurement to evaluate a first mathematical function relating such value to the concentration of the species in the reacting volume. The evaluation of the first mathematical function requires as inputs: electrical conductivity trajectory, time elapsed, and other significant process variables; it generates as outputs the estimated actual species concentration and at least one forecasted concentration value. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109894 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD TO PREVENT FALLING OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and method to prevent falling of the electronic device include setting one or more alarm means, detecting an acceleration and a moving direction of the electronic device using the three-axis accelerometer, and detecting that the electronic device is in a falling state if the acceleration is larger or equal to the acceleration of gravity and the moving direction is in the gravitational direction. The electronic device and method further include activating one or more of the alarm means if the electronic device is in the falling state or if a clip connected with a strap of the electronic device is not in a tightened state. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109895 | CLIP-WORN DEVICE WITH DON/DOFF SENSOR - Clip-worn apparatuses having sensor clips configured to detect whether electronic devices, such as communications headsets, are being worn (i.e., “donned” or “DON'd”) or are not being worn (i.e., “doffed” or “DOFF'd”) by a user. An exemplary clip-worn apparatus includes a DON/DOFF sensor clip having a clip with a first end and an opposing second end. The first end includes a source (e.g., a light source). The opposing second end includes a detector (e.g., a light detector). When the clip-worn apparatus is DOFF'd, a detection path between the source and the detector is clear and unobstructed. When the clip-worn apparatus is DON'd (by clipping the DON/DOFF sensor clip to a target object, e.g., a user's ear), the target object becomes positioned between the source and the detector, thereby obstructing the detection path between the source and the detector. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100109896 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT - A power supply unit for a fire detector, especially a smoke alarm, includes a power unit and battery terminals for connecting a predeterminable battery. The power unit has first connection means for connection to a power supply network and second connection means for connecting the fire detector. In order to increase the functionality of a fire alarm, the battery terminals are operatively connected by at least one first electric connection with the second connection means. The first electric connection includes hereby at least one diode. | 2010-05-06 |
