22nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120133417 | ANALOG CONVERSION OF PULSE WIDTH MODULATED SIGNALS - A method of converting a periodic pulse width modulated input signal into a voltage output signal wherein the input signal is in an active state for a first portion of each of successive time periods and in an inactive state for a second portion of each time period. A first and second input is supplied to an integrator circuit and a first capacitor is coupled between a first output of the integrator circuit and the first input and a second capacitor is coupled between a second output and the second input of the integrator circuit during a first time period of the pulse width modulated signal. A third capacitor is coupled between a first output of the integrator circuit and the first input and a fourth capacitor is coupled between a second output of the integrator circuit and the second input during a successive second time period of the pulse width modulated signal. Said coupled capacitors are charged during the active state of the first and second time periods and discharged during the inactive state of the first and second time periods. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133418 | GILBERT MIXER - A Gilbert mixer ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133419 | TRIGGER CIRCUIT AND RECTIFIER, IN PARTICULAR FOR A SELF-POWERED MICROSYSTEM HAVING A PIEZOELECTRIC MICROGENERATOR - For detecting a sufficiently large voltage level and providing sufficient output power, a trigger circuit is provided. A rectifier can also be provided, providing effectively greater output power compared to known solutions at the same input voltage. Two competing field effect transistors are used in the trigger circuit. A field effect transistor connected as a diode is connected in parallel to an active rectifier in the rectifier circuit. The trigger circuit and rectifier are useable in a self-powered microsystem including a piezoelectric microgenerator. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133420 | System and Method for Bootstrapping a Switch Driver - In accordance with an embodiment, a driver circuit includes a low-side driver having a first output configured to be coupled to a control node of a first semiconductor switch, and a reference input configured to be coupled to a reference node of the first semiconductor switch. The low-side driver also includes a first capacitor coupled between an output node of the first semiconductor switch and a first node, a first diode coupled between the first node and a first power input of the driver, and a second capacitor coupled between the first power input of the low-side driver and the reference node of the first semiconductor switch. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133421 | POWER SUPPLY SWITCH APPARATUS - A power supply switch apparatus includes a main outlet, first and second load outlets, a manual switch, and first and second electronic switches. The positive terminal of the main outlet is connected to the positive terminal of the first load outlet and connected to the second terminal of the first electronic switch. The third terminal of the first electronic switch is connected to the positive terminal of the second load outlet. The first terminal of the first electronic switch is connected to the second terminal of the second electronic switch and connected to a voltage terminal through a first resistor. The third terminal of the second electronic switch is grounded. The first terminal of the second electronic switch is connected to the voltage terminal through the manual switch and a second resistor in that order, and grounded through a third resistor. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133422 | DIE TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUIT - A die temperature sensor circuit ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133423 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING INTERNAL INFORMATION THEREOF - A semiconductor apparatus may include a plurality of through-semiconductor chip lines which pass through a plurality of stacked semiconductor chips. An uppermost semiconductor chip among the plurality of stacked semiconductor chips is configured to transfer its internal information signal to an assigned corresponding through-semiconductor chip line, and at least one semiconductor chip other than the uppermost semiconductor chip is configured to logically combine respective internal information signals transferred through through-semiconductor chip lines and their internal information signals and sequentially transfer resultant signals to assigned corresponding through-semiconductor chip lines. The at least one semiconductor chip other than the uppermost semiconductor chip logically combines the internal information signals transferred through the through-semiconductor chip lines from adjoining semiconductor chips and its internal information signals. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133424 | CHARGE PUMPS WITH IMPROVED LATCHUP CHARACTERISTICS - Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to improved regulators for charge pumps. Such regulators selectively activate a charge pump based not only on the voltage output of the charge pump, but also on an series of wake-up pulses that are delivered at predetermined time intervals and which are delivered independently of the voltage output of the charge pump. Hence, these wake-up pulses prevent extended periods of time in which the charge pump is inactive, thereby helping to prevent latch-up in some situations. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133425 | BOOSTER CIRCUIT AND VOLTAGE SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A booster circuit includes a pump circuit having a plurality of charge pump circuits that output a boosted voltage. The booster circuit also includes a clock adjusting circuit that generates a second clock signal for operating the charge pump circuits from a first clock signal to a first output terminal. The booster circuit additionally includes a pump controlling circuit that outputs the first clock signal for operating the pump circuit, a first comparator that outputs a first output signal, a second comparator that outputs a second output signal, and a third comparator that outputs a third output signal. A gradient of the boosted voltage is decreased when the first output signal is output. A frequency of the first clock signal is reduced when the second output signal is output. The third output signal is output when the boosted voltage is higher than a set value of the boosted voltage. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133426 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOP BASED CONTROLLER FOR ADJUSTING AN ADAPTIVE CONTINUOUS-TIME FILTER - A direct conversion radio-frequency (RF) receiver includes a controller and an adaptive continuous-time filter. The adaptive continuous-time filter receives a multiple-bit control signal generated by the controller to adjust a characteristic of the continuous-time filter. The controller generates the multiple-bit control signal in response to process variation in the semi-conductor material used to implement the controller and the adaptive continuous-time filter. A method for tuning an adaptive continuous-time filter comprises determining a RC time constant, converting the RC time constant to a digital word, comparing a select bit of the digital word to a respective bit of a predetermined reference word to generate a control bit, applying the control bit to an adjustable element to modify the RC time constant, repeating the determining, converting, comparing and applying steps until the control bits generate an output word and providing the output word to the adaptive continuous-time filter. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133427 | Semiconductor Devices And Methods Of Controlling Temperature Thereof - An example embodiment relates to a semiconductor device including a semiconductor package in which a semiconductor chip is mounted on the package substrate. The semiconductor package may include a temperature measurement device and a temperature control circuit. The temperature measurement device may measure a temperature of the semiconductor package. The temperature control circuit may change an operation speed of the semiconductor package on the basis of the temperature of the semiconductor package measured by the temperature measurement device. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133428 | DIELECTRICS CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE OF A REFRACTORY METAL OR A NON-REFRACTORY METAL - Electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus may include one or more insulator layers having a refractory metal and a non-refractory metal for use in a variety of electronic systems and devices. Embodiments can include electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus having a tantalum aluminum oxynitride film. The tantalum aluminum oxynitride film may be structured as one or more monolayers. The tantalum aluminum oxynitride film may be formed using atomic layer deposition. Metal electrodes may be disposed on a dielectric containing a tantalum aluminum oxynitride film. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133429 | Electronic Power-Saving Device - A single-phase electronic power-saving device includes at least one power-saving unit. The power-saving unit includes two ceramic piece capacitors, a safe capacitor, an inductor, a SCR, a first resistor, a second resistor, a live wire and a zero line; the two ceramic piece capacitors connected in series as a whole is connected in parallel with the safe capacitor to two terminals of which are connected the anode and the cathode of SCR, respectively; the anode of SCR is also connected to one terminal of the inductor, the branch composed of the first and the second resistors connected in series is connected in parallel so that one terminal of which is connected to one terminal of the inductor and the other is connected to the cathode of SCR; the gate of SCR is connected between the first and the second resistors. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133430 | OFFSET CANCELLATION FOR AUDIO AMPLIFIER - An audio amplification circuit is provided having an amplifier that receives an input signal, an output, and a digital control input for receiving a control value in a number n of bits; a comparator having a first input that receives the amplifier's output signal image, a second input that receives a reference potential, and an output; and a thermometer counter having a selection input coupled to the comparator output, and an output delivering an n-bit digital value to the amplifier control input. The amplifier comprises a differential input stage having a first and a second differential branch, each traversed by a bias current, the current in the first branch being modifiable by n basic current sources which each deliver either a current identical for all current sources, or no current, as a function of one respective bit of the digital control value received at the control input. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133431 | POWER AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT HAVING TRANSFORMER - In order to realize a wider bandwidth of a frequency characteristic of a power amplification circuit, outputs of differential push-pull amplifiers which are matched at respectively different frequencies are combined together by secondary inductors, and the combined signal is outputted. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133432 | HIGH EFFICIENCY AUDIO AMPLIFIER - An audio amplifier circuit is described which comprises an operational amplifier. The operational amplifier receives an audio input signal and provides an output suitable for connecting a headphone, or a loudspeaker. A step-up converter is provided which supplies the operational amplifier. The audio amplifier is configured to operate in one of multiple operating modes, each of which uses a distinct supply voltage Vcc of the operational amplifier in the audio amplifier. Comparators are used to compare the output voltage of the operational amplifier with a first reference voltage to raise the supply voltage of the operational amplifier, if clipping is imminent. A second comparator is used to compare the output voltage of the operational amplifier with a second reference voltage, indicating that the supply voltage of the operational amplifier can be lowered without the risk of clipping. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133433 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PREDISTORTER, AND METHOD OF DETECTING POWER CONTROL STATE - This invention relates to an apparatus for and a method of controlling a predistorter, and a method of detecting power control state. The method of controlling a predistorter, which is for predistorting a signal input into a power amplifier, comprises storing predistortion coefficients used by the predistorter; acquiring indices each indicative of an output power of the power amplifier; detecting, based on the indices acquired in the acquiring, whether the power amplifier is in a state of undergoing power control; and supplying the stored predistortion coefficients to the predistorter when it is detected that the power amplifier is in the state of undergoing power control, or supplying, when it is detected that the power amplifier is not in the state of undergoing power control, to the predistorter predistortion coefficients calculated by a unit that performs predistortion coefficient adaptive updating operation. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133434 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION PERFORMANCE - A digital pre-distortion system and method are provided. The method includes performing a digital pre-distortion operation; and limiting an input of the power amplifier to be no greater than a limit threshold. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133435 | Amplification Circuit, Electronic Device, Amplification Method - In one embodiment, there is provided an amplification circuit. The amplification circuit includes: a plurality of amplifiers configured to amplify an input signal and output the amplified signal; a control circuit configured to control a current supplied to each of the plurality of amplifiers; and a switching circuit configured to switch the amplified signal output from the plurality of amplifiers in response to current control performed by the control circuit. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133436 | POWER AMPLIFIER AND MMIC USING THE SAME - A power amplifier includes an input terminal, an input matching circuit connected to the input terminal, an amplifying transistor having a gate connected to the input matching circuit, an output matching circuit connected to the drain of the amplifying transistor, an output terminal connected to the output matching circuit, and an inverting differentiator circuit for either inverting and then differentiating, or differentiating and then inverting, a signal from the input terminal. The output of the inverting differentiator circuit is connected to the gate. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133437 | SENSE AMPLIFIER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A sense amplifier according to the present invention for detecting a potential difference of signals input to a first input terminal and a second input terminal, includes a first means for applying voltages corresponding to threshold voltages of first and second transistors to gate-source voltages of the first and second transistors, and a second means for transferring signals input to the first and second input terminals to gates of the first and second transistors. In this case, a threshold variation of the first and second transistors is corrected. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133438 | DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER AND DATA DRIVER - A differential amplifier has an interpolating function and has: first and second differential pairs including transistors of a first conductivity type; third and fourth differential pairs including transistors of a second conductivity type; first and second current sources providing operating currents to the first and second differential pairs; third and fourth current sources providing operating currents to the third and fourth differential pairs; a first control circuit which controls, in a first operating range where the amounts of currents flowing through the first and second differential pairs become smaller, respectively, a changing point at which the operating current of the first differential pair changes; and a second control circuit which controls, in a second operating range where the amounts of currents flowing through the third and fourth differential pairs become smaller, respectively, a changing point at which the operating current of the fourth differential pair changes. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133439 | Reference Voltage Buffer and Method Thereof - An apparatus comprises: an OTA (operational trans-conductance amplifier) with a positive input terminal coupled to a reference voltage, a negative input terminal coupled to a feedback node, and an output terminal shunt to a ground node via a shunt capacitor; a resistor coupling the output terminal of the OTA to the feedback node; and a load circuit coupled to the feedback node via a switch controlled by a logical signal, wherein: an impedance of the shunt capacitor is substantially smaller than an input impedance of the load circuit. In an embodiment, the load circuit is a switch capacitor circuit. A corresponding method using an OTA is also provided. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133440 | POWER AMPLIFYING DEVICE AND COUPLED POWER AMPLIFYING DEVICE - A power amplifying device includes earth parts which are connected with via holes for grounding, source electrode earth conductors which connect the earth parts, source electrodes which are coupled to the source electrode earth conductors, an inner source electrode which is not in contact with the source electrode earth conductors, a drain electrode, a gate electrode and an air bridge which directly connects the inner source electrode and earth parts. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133441 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - An electronic circuit includes: a first transistor having a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal; a second transistor having a control terminal connected to the second terminal of the first transistor, a first terminal, and a second terminal connected to a DC power supply; a plurality of DC paths that are mutually independent of each other and supply DC currents from the first terminal of the second transistor to the second terminal of the first transistor; and distributed constant lines connected in series with the plurality of DC paths. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133442 | RADIOFREQUENCY AMPLIFIER - An integrated radiofrequency amplifier with an operational frequency includes first and second Doherty amplifiers each having a main device, and a peak device connected at respective inputs and outputs by respective phase shift elements configured to provide a 90 degree phase shift at the operational frequency. An input of the amplifier is connected to the input of the main device of the first Doherty amplifier, an output of the amplifier is connected to the outputs of the peak devices of the first and second Doherty amplifiers and the input of the peak device of the first Doherty amplifier is connected to the input of the main device of the second Doherty amplifier by a phase shift element providing a 90 degree phase shift at the operational frequency. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING OPTIMUM LOCAL OSCILLATOR DISCIPLINE SOURCE - A device is provided having a local oscillator (LO) configured to generate a first signal having timing information, frequency information, phase information or combinations thereof. The device also includes a prioritizer comprising at least two inputs, each input configured to receive a respective second signal having timing information, frequency information, phase information or combinations thereof. The prioritizer is configured to determine an accuracy of at least one second signal of the at least two second signals in relation to a second signal assigned to be a most accurate of the at least two second signals. The prioritizer is also configured to order the at least two second signals from most accurate to least accurate. The LO is disciplined to correct an offset error of the LO relative to a most accurate second signal that is available to the device, based on the order of the at least two second signals. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133444 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOP DEVICE AND CLOCK CALIBRATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a phase-locked loop device and a clock calibration method thereof, wherein the phase-locked loop device comprises a first oscillating module, a second oscillating module, a comparison module and a control module. The first oscillating module generates a first clock signal. The second oscillating module generates a second clock signal. After comparing the first clock signal with the second clock signal, the comparison module generates a difference signal. According to the difference signal, the control module, electrically connected with the first oscillating module, the second oscillating module and the comparison module, interactively tunes the first clock signal and the second clock signal to be as close as possible. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133445 | Electronic Pulse Generator And Oscillator - Improvements in and relating to electronic pulse generation or oscillation circuitry based on a signal path exhibiting endless electromagnetic continuity and affording signal phase inversion in setting pulse duration or half-cycles of oscillation within time of signal traverse of said signal path, and having active switching means associated with said signal path to set rise and fall times of each said pulse or said half-cycle of oscillation, including for frequency adjustment by selective inductance and power saving without stopping pulse generation or oscillation. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133446 | Quadrature Voltage Controlled Oscillator Including Transmission Line - A circuit includes an oscillator circuit including a first oscillator and a second oscillator. The first and the second oscillators are configured to generate signal having a same frequency and different phases. A transmission line is coupled between the first and the second oscillators. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133447 | SURFACE MOUNT TYPE CRYSTAL UNIT - An object of the invention is to provide a surface mount oscillator that can suppress a change with the lapse of time in frequency characteristics. A surface mount type crystal unit | 2012-05-31 |
20120133448 | MECHANICAL OSCILLATOR - A mechanical oscillator arrangement includes a mechanical structure ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133449 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A movable section located in a hollow portion covered with a wall and a first sealing layer which are on a substrate and the first sealing layer located in an area facing the movable section are provided, the movable section is located between the substrate and the first sealing layer, and at least part of the movable section and the first sealing layer is an electric conductor. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133450 | METHOD OF MULTI-STAGE SUBSTRATE ETCHING AND TERAHERTZ OSCILLATOR MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME METHOD - A method of multi-stage substrate etching and a terahertz oscillator manufactured by using the method are provided. The method comprises the steps of forming a first mask pattern on any one surface of a first substrate, forming a hole by etching the first substrate using the first mask pattern as an etching mask, bonding, to the first substrate, a second substrate having the same thickness as a depth to be etched, forming a second mask pattern on the second substrate bonded, forming a hole by etching the second substrate using the second mask pattern as an etching mask, and removing an oxide layer having the etching selectivity between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133451 | FUNCTION GENERATOR CIRCUIT - A function generator circuit for outputting a control signal to an oscillating circuit includes a temperature detecting circuit for outputting a detection voltage corresponding to an ambient temperature and having a linear temperature characteristic, a zeroth-order component generating circuit for generating a zeroth-order component of the control signal, a first-order component generating circuit for generating a first-order component of the control signal, a second-order component generating circuit for generating a second-order component of the control signal, a third-order component generating circuit for generating a third-order component of the control signal based on the detection voltage, and an adder-subtractor that generates the control signal by obtaining a sum of the zeroth-order component, the first-order component, and the third-order component and adding or subtracting the second-order component to or from the sum. The second-component generating circuit is configured to correct a temperature at an inflection point of the control signal. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133452 | EFFECTIVE SUBSTITUTIONS FOR RARE EARTH METALS IN COMPOSITIONS AND MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS - Embodiments disclosed herein include methods of modifying synthetic garnets used in RF applications to reduce or eliminate Yttrium or other rare earth metals in the garnets without adversely affecting the magnetic properties of the material. Some embodiments include substituting Bismuth for some of the Yttrium on the dodecahedral sites and introducing one or more high valency ions to the octahedral and tetrahedral sites. Calcium may also be added to the dodecahedral sites for valency compensation induced by the high valency ions, which could effectively displace all or most of the Yttrium (Y) in microwave device garnets. The modified synthetic garnets with substituted Yttrium (Y) can be used in various microwave magnetic devices such as circulators, isolators and resonators. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133453 | Circuit for Reducing Electromagnetic Interference Noise - Disclosed is a circuit for reducing EMI noise in a driver IC including at least one or more input ports, and at least one or more output ports, the circuit including a power unit connected to any one of the input ports to output a current to the driver IC, and at least one or more resistors arranged in series between the at least one or more output ports of the driver IC and an output terminal connecting an exterior device operated by the driver IC. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133454 | MICROSTRIP LINE STRUCTURES - The invention is related to a microstrip line structure, which comprises: a first microstrip line and a second microstrip line, paralleled with the first mircostrip line for transferring a transmission signal, and a plurality of grooves periodically arranged on both sides of the second microstrip line by using subwavelength, and each period length in the plurality of grooves is smaller than the wavelength of the transmission signal. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133455 | Method and System for Generating Quadrature Signals Utilizing an On-Chip Transformer - Aspects of a method and system for generating quadrature signals utilizing an on-chip transformer are provided. In this regard, a pair of phase-quadrature signals may be generated from a single-phase signal via a transformer, one or more variable capacitors, and one or more variable resistors integrated on-chip. The transformer may comprise a plurality of loops fabricated in a plurality of metal layers in the chip. Each of the one or more variable capacitors may comprise a configurable capacitor bank and each of the one or more variable resistors may comprise a configurable resistor bank. The one or more capacitor banks may be programmatically configured on-chip, based on a frequency of the single-phase signal. The one or more resistor banks may be programmatically configured on-chip, based on a frequency of said single-phase signal. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133456 | SPLITTER CIRCUITS FOR SEPARATING SIGNALS - A splitter circuit for separating voice and data signals includes an input, a first output, a second output, a first inductance transformer, a second inductance transformer, a plurality of capacitors, and a plurality of resistors. The first inductance transformer and the second inductance transformer are connected in series. The second inductance transformer includes a core, a first coil winding, and a second coil winding. The first coil winding and the second coil winding are wound on the core and are connected in series. Two connecting terminals of the first inductance transformer are connected to the input, and two connecting terminals of the first coil winding are connected to the second output. Capacitors and the resistors are interconnected between the first inductance transformer and the second inductance transformer. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133457 | HIGH FREQUENCY FILTER - The invention relates to an improved high frequency filter (high pass filter) that is characterized by the following features: in addition to the at least both capacitively coupled inner conductor front faces ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133458 | SIGNAL LINE - A signal line that can be easily bent and significantly reduces loss generated in a high-frequency signal includes a main body including a plurality of insulating sheets made of a flexible material and stacked on each other in a stacking direction. Ground conductors are provided in the main body on the positive z-axis direction side of a signal line. The ground conductors have a slit S formed therein that overlaps the signal line when viewed in plan from the z-axis direction. A ground conductor is provided in the main body on the negative z-axis direction side of the signal line, and is overlapped by the signal line when viewed in plan from the z-axis direction. The ground conductors and the signal line define a strip line structure. A distance between the ground electrodes and the signal line is smaller than a distance between the ground electrode and the signal line. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133459 | PASSIVE FILTER AND AC COUPLER RECEIVER INTERFACE - An apparatus includes a capacitor coupled between a first node responsive to receive an input signal and a second node. The apparatus includes a first circuit coupled to the second node and a third node. The first circuit is selectively operable to separately configure at least one of a low-frequency gain of an equalizer and a pole of the equalizer. The equalizer includes the first circuit and the capacitor. The second node is responsive to receive an equalized version of an AC signal of the input signal in a first mode of the apparatus. The second node is responsive to receive a non-equalized version of the AC signal of the input signal in a second mode of the apparatus. The equalized version of the AC signal of the input signal may be a level-shifted and equalized version of the AC signal in the first mode of the apparatus. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133460 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACT DEVICE - Two electromagnetic contact devices | 2012-05-31 |
20120133461 | RIVERSIBLE ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133462 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - The electromagnetic contactor enables a reliable return to a pole open position without increasing the spring force of a return spring. In an electromagnetic contactor, an electromagnetic device having an exciting coil and a contact mechanism having a return spring are disposed in parallel, and the electromagnetic device and contact mechanism are linked by a drive lever. The electromagnetic device has a polarized electromagnet having a magnetic circuit that includes a permanent magnet generating a suction force that moves the contact mechanism to a pole open position side when the exciting coil is not energized. The drive lever is fixed to either one of the electromagnetic device or contact mechanism and contacts with the other with no gap at least when the contact mechanism is moved to the pole open position side. The return force of the contact mechanism is covered by the suction force of the permanent magnet. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133463 | SWITCHING DEVICE - A mechanical switching device including a base member, at least one pair of elongated conductor members mounted on the base member, each conductor member with a conductor end, wherein the conductor ends of the pair of conductor members are separated by a gap, a middle member mounted on the base member, a switch member adapted to establish and disestablish an electrical connection between the conductor ends of the pair of conductor members. Each of the conductor members includes an opening in which a respective protruding part is received. The protruding parts are provided on and extend from the middle member so that the conductor members are electrically isolated and protected from the surrounding environment around the device. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133464 | DEVICES FOR TAILORING MATERIALS - The present invention relates to devices that improve control by selection, inversion, fortification, uniformization and mapping background energy (including dark energy and/or dark matter) and including electromagnetic energies in various forms and states of aggregation, during a tailoring process and to processes of tailoring materials. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133465 | ELECTROMAGNET AND ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL ASSEMBLY - An electromagnet may comprise a pole piece and a coil assembly. The pole piece may be monolithically formed of a magnetically susceptible material and have a channel structure and a first flange member. The channel structure may have an annular inner side wall, an annular outer side wall and an annular end wall that fixedly couples the inner and outer side walls to one another on a first axial end of the pole piece. The channel structure may be open on a second axial end of the pole piece that is opposite the first axial end. The first flange member may be coupled to an end of one of the inner and outer side walls on the second axial end and extend radially from the channel structure. The coil assembly may be fixedly coupled to the channel structure between the inner and outer side walls. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133466 | Method and Apparatus for Coil-less Magnetoelectric Magnetic Flux Switching for Permanent Magnets - Methods and apparatus that employ a coil-less magnetoelectric flux switch arrangement to repeatedly switch magnetic flux from at least one permanent magnet for the purposes of generating motive force and/or electrical energy. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133467 | INDUCTIVE COMPONENT EQUIPPED WITH A LIQUID COOLING AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INDUCTIVE COMPONENT - The object of the invention is an inductive component equipped with a liquid cooling and a method for manufacturing an inductive component. The inductive component comprises at least a core ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133468 | HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRO INDUCTIVE SWIVEL - Power swivel for transmitting electrical power from a first terminal to a second terminal, includes a central part with a hub and an outer ring of a magnetic material, coaxial with and surrounding the hub, the outer ring and central part being rotatable relative to one another around a vertical axis, at least two radial arms of a magnetic material projecting from the hub or from the outer ring, adjacent arms being spaced-apart, each arm carrying a conductor wound around the arm to form a coil for generating a magnetic flux along a radial flux path through the arm, the conductors being connected to the first terminal, wherein the outer ring or the hub has a cylindrical surface at close proximity to free ends of the arms, a plurality of axially extending conductors being distributed along the circumference of the outer ring or hub at or near the cylindrical surface. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133469 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer that improves the DC superposition characteristic without incurring eddy-current losses. In the transformer, a part of a plate-like core opposing a top face of a flange of a drum core is formed with a first opposing portion opposing none of input and output terminals and a second opposing portion opposing the input and output terminals. A first gap is formed between the top face and the first opposing portion by a spacer. A second gap greater than the first gap is formed by a recess of the plate-like core provided so as to correspond to the second opposing portion. This allows magnetic fluxes to pass between the top face and the first opposing portion where the gap is formed and inhibits them from passing between the plate-like core and the input and output terminals where the second gap greater than the first gap is formed. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133470 | IGNITION COIL WITH CORE FORMED OF COMPRESSED POWDER - A primary coil of an ignition coil has a socket with a side wall having an opening, a center core having a body portion with a root located in the opening and a collar portion extending perpendicularly from the root, and a winding wound on the body portion while the socket catches start and end portions of the winding on respective winding start and end sides. The collar portion is held in the socket. The core is formed by compressing magnetic powder in two divided dies divided through dividing lines which extend along a diagonal line of a rectangle formed by projecting the collar portion on a plane perpendicular to a center axis of the core. The root on the diagonal line is exposed to the opening on the winding start side and is covered with the side wall on the winding end side. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133471 | High-k Transformers Extending into Multiple Dielectric Layers - A device includes a first plurality of dielectric layers over a substrate and a second plurality of dielectric layers over the first plurality of dielectric layers. A metal inductor includes a first metal portion, a second metal portion, a third metal portion, and a fourth metal portion, wherein each of the first, the second, the third, and the fourth metal portions extends into the first and the second plurality of dielectric layers. A first metal bridge connects the first metal portion to the second metal portion, wherein the first metal bridge extends into the first plurality of dielectric layers and not into the second plurality of dielectric layers. A second metal bridge connects the third metal portion to the fourth metal portion, wherein the second metal bridge extends into the second plurality of dielectric layers and not into the first plurality of dielectric layers. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133472 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component is provided with a substrate, a thin-film element layer provided on the substrate, first and second bump electrodes, provided on a surface of the thin-film element layer, and an insulator layer provided between the first bump electrode and the second bump electrode. The thin-film element layer contains a first spiral conductor which is a plane coil pattern. The first bump electrode is connected to an internal peripheral end of the first spiral conductor. The second bump electrode is connected to an external peripheral end of the first spiral conductor. Both of the first and second bump electrodes, have a first exposure surface exposed to a principal surface of the insulator layer and a second exposure surface exposed to an end face of the insulator layer. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133473 | INDUCTIVE COMPONENT HAVING TERMINAL WINDING - An inductive component formed on a substrate ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133474 | DISC-TYPE COIL - In a disc-type coil that enables assuring a sufficiently high value of a flowing current to increase an output and comprises: a discoid insulating substrate | 2012-05-31 |
20120133475 | SEGMENTED CORE TRANSFORMER - The transformer ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133476 | NON-CONTACT TRANSFORMER - A non-contact transformer includes a first core and a second core. The first core includes a first main body, a first coil-winding part extending from the first main body and having a primary winding wound around the first coil-winding part, and a first extending part extending from the first main body to be spaced apart from the first coil-winding part. The second core includes a second main body positioned to face the first main body, a second extending part extending from the second main body towards the first main body, and a second coil-winding part around which a secondary winding is wound. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133477 | RENEWABLE ONE-TIME LOAD BREAK CONTACTOR - An electrical contactor with high DC and AC interrupt capability is disclosed. The invention is intended for applications where load break capability is only required under abnormal operating conditions. Under overload conditions, an alternate path is automatically provided through a sacrificial fuse to divert current from opening, or open and arcing, contacts such that the fuse interrupts the fault current and not the contacts. The current rating of the sacrificial fuse may be orders of magnitude less than the normal carry current of the contactor. The contactor provides a one-time load break function that is renewable by the replacement of a fuse. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133478 | FUSE ASSEMBLY - The fuse assembly contains a first casing member with a first chamber, and a second casing member with a second chamber. An enclosed space is thereby formed by joining the first and second casing members together. A disconnection member is sandwiched between the first and second casing members. The disconnection member contains two electrodes and a fuse element between the two electrodes. Each electrode contains a first lateral section, a vertical section, and a second lateral section, jointly and integrally forming a C-like shape. The electrodes are positioned at two opposing ends of the second casing member and the fuse element is housed in the enclosed space. The enclosed space allows the fuse element to break off completely, thereby avoiding electrical arc and achieving enhanced usage safety. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133479 | DISCONNECTOR FOR ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT FILLED WITH DIELECTRIC LIQUID - A disconnector for electric power equipment filled with dielectric liquid, especially transformers, applicable in protecting the operation of electric power equipment. The disconnector contains at least two cylindrical current-limiting fuses ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133480 | OVERLOAD PROTECTION COMBINATION STRUCTURE FOR A BASE OF A FUSE - An overload protection combination structure for a base of a fuse is provided, which is mainly directed to an improved technology of an auxiliary structure for ensuring cutoff of an overload current of the fuse base after the fuse is microminiaturized. The improvement is characterized in that, one or more recesses are formed between two leading pins of a body of the fuse base after being reduced in size, thereby increasing a creeping distance between the two leading pins for holding fuse wires, so that the microminiaturized fuse can comply with requirements of an electronic safety standard. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133481 | Modular Control and Indicating Panel, Its Use and a Method of Controlling Building Alarm Systems - A modular control and indicating panel for authorized control of functions of electronic intruder alarm system, fire or other danger alarms, for access control and for control of appliances and other electronic devices, characterized by that it comprises at least one control and indicating segment (A) allowing to control particular function, the control segment (A) comprises label ( | 2012-05-31 |
20120133482 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS CONTROL DEVICES - Described herein are systems and methods for managing access control devices. In overview, an access control device is configured to function on the basis of an applied set of configuration data. For example, the manner in which the device processes an access request is dependent on the configuration data. A device according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to locally maintain plurality of uniquely applicable sets of configuration data. Each set, when applied, causes the device to function in accordance with a respective mode of operation. The device is configured to change which set of configuration data is applied in response to a predetermined command, thereby allowing the device to shift between modes of operation relatively quickly and without the need to download additional configuration data. In some cases, the modes of operation correspond to threat levels, and the use of such access control devices allows a change in threat level to be applied across an access control environment quickly and with minimal bandwidth requirements. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133483 | EMULATED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION - A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s). | 2012-05-31 |
20120133484 | MULTIPLE-INPUT DEVICE LOCK AND UNLOCK - A device, such as a communication device or data processing device, is configured to transition between a locked and unlocked state in response to a detected action that is interpreted as a continuous or single action. In an embodiment a first input is detected at a first input mechanism of the device when the device is locked, then a second input is detected at the second input. If the inputs are determined to be continuous, for example if the second input is detected within a predetermined period after completion of the first input, the device is unlocked. The input may also be combined or interpreted as a password or security code. Conversely, if a detected action is interpreted as a continuous or single action by an unlocked device, the device may enter the locked state in response to the detected action. Methods for implementing this transition between locked and unlocked states are also provided. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133485 | Wireless Gate Control and Communication System - A gate control and communication system of the invention including a base unit located within a premises, a gate receiver unit positioned next to a remotely located gate, and a gate control unit located next to the gate. The base unit provides for voice communications with an individual at the gate and for issuing of commands to control the gate. The gate receiver unit includes a switching device which, in response to commands directs the opening and closing of the gate. The gate control unit includes a call button for initiating voice communication with the base unit and a keypad for entering an identification code or password. The information stored in an existing gate control unit may be cloned into an additional or replacement gate control unit by entering an appropriate identification code and command while positioning the units in range of each other. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133486 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are provided. An idle screen (or wall paper) provided through a display unit included in the mobile terminal or the display unit can be controlled in various manners by using position information of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, a user can be provided with required information using the position information rapidly and efficiently. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133487 | RFID TAG POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RFID TAG POSITION DETECTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an RFID tag position detection apparatus includes a transmission antenna, at least four reception antennas, and a measurement unit. The transmission antenna transmits a command to an RFID tag. At least four reception antennas receive a response from the RFID tag and output a reception signal. The measurement unit measures time differences between timings at which the reception signals are output from the respective reception antennas and calculates relative coordinates of the RFID tag with respect to a position of the RFID tag position detection apparatus based on the respective measured time differences. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133488 | RFID ELECTRONIC SHELF APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING POISITONS OF TAGS USING THE SAME - A Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) electronic shelf apparatus according to the present invention includes electronic shelf units stacked and each configured to have a plurality of reader antennas, a reader configured to recognize the electronic shelf units individually or in a group in order to recognize a tag included in the electronic shelf unit, and a position detection processing unit configured to group the plurality of reader antennas, included in the electronic shelf unit, and to obtain position information about the electronic shelf unit on which the tag is stacked based on tagging information provided by the reader. Accordingly, there are advantages of stability and accuracy in the transmission of information, reduced configuration costs, and efficient store management by solving the shadow region of an electric wave due to the stacking of items within an electronic shelf and the close arrangement of the items. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133489 | Wireless Tracking System And Method For Backhaul Of Information - The present invention provides a solution to backhauling health information. The present invention utilizes a mesh network to backhaul the health information. The system includes a plurality of first tags, a mesh network, and an information engine. Each of the tags represents a first object. The mesh network preferably includes a plurality of plug-in sensors located within the facility. At least one node in the mesh network operates as healthcare device. The information engine is in communication with the mesh network and determines a position location of the healthcare device and an operation of the healthcare device. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133490 | Communications Between Multiple Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Connected Tags And One Or More Devices, And Related Systems And Methods - Protocols, systems, and methods are disclosed for two or more RFID tags to communicate with each other and a device using direct connections. A disclosed system includes a first RFID tag, a second RFID tag, and a device. The first and second RFID tags are configured to mate to each other and directly exchange information. The second RFID tag is further configured to directly exchange information with the device such that information received directly at the second RFID tag from the first RFID tag may then be directly exchanged with the device. The first RFID tag may send a first tag identification directly from the first RFID tag to the second RFID tag. The second RFID tag may then send a first acknowledgement to the first RFID tag if the first tag identification was correctly received by the second RFID tag. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133491 | ACTIVE CONTACTLESS INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD, AND INFORMATION ACCESS SYSTEM - An active contactless information storage device includes: an operation controller that determines whether mode information of the active contactless information storage device indicates a mode in which the device communicates with a reader/writer device; a carrier-sense controller that determines whether a first frequency in a first period and determines whether a second frequency in a second period, when the mode information of the active contactless information storage device indicates the mode in which the device communicates with the reader/writer device; and a command processor that performs communication with the reader/writer device when the carrier sense controller determines that the first frequency is sensed; wherein, when the mode information of the active contactless information storage device does not indicate the mode in which the active contactless information storage device communicates with the reader/writer device, the carrier-sense controller waits for a predetermined amount of time. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133492 | ARTICLE CONVEYING SYSTEM AND SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a sample processing system, wherein writing to each RFID is equalized to eliminate unevenness in the use of sample containers. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED DETECTION OF USER INACTION - A mobile computing device may include an interface device, a near field communication (NFC) device, and a processor coupled with the interface device and the NFC device. The processor may be capable of detecting proximity of an encasement based upon the NFC device, and changing an operational mode of the interface device based upon detecting the proximity of the encasement. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133494 | Systems and Methods for Providing Programmable Deformable Surfaces - Programmable deformable surfaces can use smartgels that respond to external stimuli by changing in stiffness, volume, and/or transparency or color. A device can include a smartgel in one or more cells of a tactile layer, such as a layer of material positioned over a display device visible through the layer. Portions of the tactile layer can be subjected to one or more stimuli, such a change in temperature that causes areas of smartgel to deform, to provide haptic feedback. For example, wires can be embedded in the tactile layer and/or between the tactile layer and the display and by controlling current passing through the wires, portions of the tactile layer can be subjected to changes in temperature, such as to raise/lower portions of the tactile layer at a location corresponding to an object in a graphical user interface when a touch occurs at or near the location. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133495 | HAPTIC SCROLL WHEEL SWITCH FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a haptic scroll wheel switch for a vehicle which includes a haptic wheel holder, a haptic wheel, a motor, and an encoder slit. The haptic wheel is rotatably installed in the haptic wheel holder and has a bevel gear unit formed on its one side. The motor is installed in the haptic wheel holder and has a driving shaft and an encoder slit installed on its both ends. More specifically, the driving shaft and the encoder slit are rotated and driven while operating in conjunction with the motor. Furthermore, a pinion gear is fixed to the driving shaft of the motor and geared with the bevel gear of the haptic wheel so that the pinion gear is operated in conjunction with the bevel gear, and a printed circuit board is used in conjunction with a sensor for detecting a rotation of the encoder slit. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133496 | INPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus has a touch sensor | 2012-05-31 |
20120133497 | OBJECT APPEARANCE FREQUENCY ESTIMATING APPARATUS - An estimation apparatus of an object appearance frequency is provided. The apparatus estimates an appearance frequency of objects, such as pedestrians, in a predetermined estimation area. The apparatus calculates a matrix F | 2012-05-31 |
20120133498 | TIRE INFORMATION MONITORING APPARATUS - The changing of the azimuth of directivity in which the azimuth of directivity of the antenna that achieves the maximum gain thereof is switched to the azimuths of tires is performed repeatedly for a plurality of cycles during a transmission duration of information. The output value of the antenna whose azimuth of directivity is controlled is sampled separately for each of the azimuths of directivity subjected to the switching. The sampled values are sorted into groups separately for each azimuth of directivity, and are accumulated separately for each group. The position of the tire shown by the azimuth of directivity of the group whose accumulated value is the largest is determined as being the position of the tire equipped with the transmitter that is transmitting the information. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133499 | CONTROL METHOD OF LPI LAMP FOR LPI VEHICLE AND LOGIC THEREFOR - A control method of an LPI lamp for an LPI vehicle and logic for the control method can turn on again an LPG switch when the LPG switch is unintentionally turned off, by making a driver recognize whether the LPG switch is turned off, by switching an LPI lamp on and off. For this configuration, the control method of an LPI lamp for an LPI vehicle includes checking whether an LPG switch that stops fuel supply to an engine has been turned on or off, and switching the LPI lamp on and off, when it is determined that the LPG switch has been turned off, in an LPI vehicle in an ignition-on state. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133500 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING DEACTIVATION OF BATTERY SENSOR OF ISG VEHICLES - An apparatus and method for guiding deactivation of a battery sensor of ISG vehicles is capable of informing a driver of operation prohibition when the battery sensor mounted on the ISG vehicles is deactivated. The apparatus for guiding deactivation of a battery sensor of ISG vehicles includes a display unit displaying that the battery sensor is deactivated; and an engine control unit determining whether the battery sensor normally operates or not, and controlling a display operation of the display unit based on the determination result. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133501 | Vehicle Having a Gearshift Element Arranged on the Steering Wheel - A vehicle has a transmission and a gearshift element pivotally arranged on a steering wheel of the vehicle. By actuating the gearshift element, the transmission is shiftable in an electrically controlled manner from one transmission gear to a next-higher or a next-lower transmission gear. At least one electric switch element and/or at least one optical display device is arranged on the gearshift element. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133502 | Child Safety System - A system for child safety relating to a child safety seat that is in communication with the internal wiring or computer system of a vehicle such that when the vehicle ignition is turned off and the child safety seat is engaged, an audible alert is emitted through the vehicle speakers. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133503 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OPERATING SOUND OF VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for generating an operating sound of a vehicle, which does not require a separate installation space and thus imposes no spatial limitations on the design of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a rotatable mechanism and a film The rotatable mechanism is driven by a motor, and is provided with a plurality of blades. The film is provided on at least one of the blades, a first end of the film being secured to an edge of the blade and a second end being a free end. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133504 | Material, system, and method that provide indication of a breach - A multilayer material is described herein that includes at least one signaling layer configured to propagate at least one electromagnetic signal; and a flexible layer configured to enclose the at least one signaling layer, wherein the flexible layer is substantially impermeable to an environment and to the at least one electromagnetic signal. The multilayer material including the at least one signaling layer is configured to transmit a change in the at least one electromagnetic signal upon exposure of the signaling layer to the environment. A system, an article of clothing, or a method is described herein. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133505 | NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR TIMED POWER SUPPLY - The present invention is to provide a notification system for timed power supply, which includes a timed power supply device and a wireless notification device. The timed power supply device is able to receive a set time inputted by a user and stores the set time into a memory module, and then starts timing, providing power supply and generating an elapsed time, respectively. When the timed power supply device determines that the difference between the elapsed time and the set time reaches a threshold value, the timed power supply device issues a notification signal through a wireless transmitter module to the wireless notification device carried by the user, so as to ensure that the user will be notified, via an alert signal generated by the wireless notification device according to the notification signal, that the set time is coming to an end. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133506 | MOBILE POSITIONING APPARATUS, SERVER, AND MOBILE POSITIONING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile positioning apparatus, a server, and a mobile positioning method are provided. The mobile positioning apparatus can catch an environment image of the mobile positioning apparatus, retrieve a positioning marker from the environment image, and receive the positioning data from the server. Then the mobile positioning apparatus can calculate a current position of the mobile positioning apparatus according to the positioning marker and the positioning data. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133507 | Material, system, and method that provide indication of a breach - A multilayer material is described herein that includes at least one signaling layer configured to propagate at least one electromagnetic signal; and a flexible layer configured to enclose the at least one signaling layer, wherein the flexible layer is substantially impermeable to an environment and to the at least one electromagnetic signal. The multilayer material including the at least one signaling layer is configured to transmit a change in the at least one electromagnetic signal upon exposure of the signaling layer to the environment. A system, an article of clothing, or a method is described herein. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133508 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO QUALITY INDICATORS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES - One or more natural resources (e.g., bodies of water, volumes of air or earth, mineral deposits, or wildlife populations) may be tracked by one or more natural resource quality sensors, each of which may detect and report various natural resource quality indicators (e.g., indicators of purity, biological or chemical contaminants, physical properties, and indicators of various components of a processing facility managing the natural resource, such as a water supply system). These indicators may be reported to one or more natural resource servers, which may store the indicators and, upon request of one or more users, generate a natural resource quality report indicating the quality of various natural resources. Reports may also be generated spontaneously and delivered as an alert based upon alert criteria (e.g., upon detecting a water height in a river correlated with flooding, a natural resource server may notify users residing near the river). | 2012-05-31 |
20120133509 | SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL CIRCUIT IN ADAPTIVE INTERFACE PACKAGE - A programmable interface module includes a linear power regulator to control and provide power to interfaced components on an as needed basis. The interface module is implemented in, for example, a sensor pack and multiplexed to a plurality of sensor modules. In a first mode, the linear voltage regulator provides a relatively small amount of power which allows a sensor module to output a signal responsive to detecting an environmental condition (e.g., gamma or x-ray radiation, extreme temperatures, etc.). The interface module can switch the linear voltage regulator to a second mode in which the linear voltage regulator ramps up the amount of power provided to a detecting sensor module. The sensor module can then provide a level indicative of a concentration or intensity of the environmental condition. If the level surpasses a predetermined threshold, the senor pack can output an alert signal to security server. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133510 | PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING AN INTEGRATED CABINET - A data center physical infrastructure management system has a cabinet having rack spaces and a sensor. A data communication system transmits signals to a management database. Personal or automated intervention is determined algorithmically by a data processor. A human interface for the data center management system is provided. Removable electronic assets contained in the rack spaces each have an identifier tag. An identifier tag reader is installed on the cabinet body. A door sensor provides a signal responsive to whether a cabinet door is closed, open, locked, or unlocked. Also, a secure contact arrangement has a base terminal formed of electrically conductive material, and first and second electrically conductive elements. A resilient non-conductive element is interposed between the first and second electrically conductive elements, and a compression element compresses the resilient non-conductive element to cause the first and second electrically conductive elements to communicate with one another. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133511 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CONTROL PANEL ATTACKS IN A SECURITY SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for detecting intruders. The method includes the steps of a control panel of a security system detecting an intrusion of a secured area, the control panel entering a delay period before reporting the intrusion in order to allow entry of a disarm code through a control panel disposed on a structural surface proximate an entrance to the secured area, a sensor monitoring the control panel for movement and the control panel reporting the intrusion before expiration of the delay period upon detecting movement. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133512 | Interrogator and interrogation system employing the same - The present invention is directed to an interrogator, method of discerning metal and radio frequency identification (RFID) objects, and an interrogation system employing the same. In one embodiment, the interrogator includes a metal sensing subsystem configured to provide a first signal having a signature representing a presence of a metal object, and a RFID sensing subsystem configured to provide a second signal having a signature representing a presence of a RFID object. The interrogator also includes a control and processing subsystem configured to discern a presence of at least one of the metal and RFID objects from one of the first and second signals. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133513 | WAKE-UP ASSISTING APPARATUS AND WAKE-UP ASSISTING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a wake-up assisting apparatus including: an electrode which comes into contact with the parietal of the human body; a signal processing part which detects brain waves through the electrode, determines the sleep stage from the thus detected brain waves, and decides the wake-up time according to the sleep stage; and a stimulating part which gives stimuli to the human body at the wake-up time. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133514 | PAUSE ADVISER SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a method comprising the steps of: establishing a personal user profile, representing the initial physiological conditions of said user, loading said personal user profile into said pause adviser system, by means of said pause adviser system establishing user stimuli on said output arrangement, by means of said pause adviser system establishing a fatigue level on the basis of: said reference data, said personal user profile, user input data obtained by said user input arrangement in response to said user stimuli, and sensor input data obtained from said sensor input arrangement, by means of a data processor, transforming said fatigue level into output advice data and communicating said output advice data to said output arrangement. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133515 | PAUSE ADVISER SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a pause advice device comprising: a pause algorithm being adapted to receive input from the input arrangement, said input arrangement being adapted to provide information to said pause algorithm to start-up the pause advice device, said pause algorithm being adapted to receive a personal user profile from the input arrangement, said pause algorithm being adapted to provide user stimuli via said display means and/or via said audio source, said pause algorithm being adapted to receive response input from a user based on a users response to said user stimuli provided via said display means and/or via said audio source, said pause algorithm being adapted to provide an alarm signal via said display means and/or via said audio source, said alarm signal signaling preferred time for said user for resting according to said pause algorithm. | 2012-05-31 |
20120133516 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DERIVING MOLECULAR INTERFERENCE FUNCTIONS FROM XRD PROFILES - A method for identifying a substance includes determining a first molecular interference function (MIF) for a first substance. The method also includes determining a second MIF for a second substance. The method further includes generating a residual MIF at least partially based on a comparison of the second MIF to the first MIF. The method also includes identifying the type of substance based on the residual MIF. | 2012-05-31 |