30th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090186490 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR, AND THEIR MANUFACTURING METHODS - An organic semiconductor device is provided which includes an organic semiconductor layer and an insulating layer. The insulating layer is made of a cured material formed from a composition containing a resin and a crosslinking agent. The resin contains an organic resin having a hydroxyl group. The crosslinking agent contains a compound having at least two crosslinking groups. At least one of the crosslinking groups is a methylol group or an NH group. The composition contains the crosslinking agent in the range of 15 to 45 percent by weight relative to 100 parts by weight in total of the resin and the crosslinking agent. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186491 | SERIES UNIT - A series unit comprises an input terminal and an output terminal each composed of a tubular receptacle having a center conductor and an external conductor provided concentrically with the center conductor, a television terminal, and a unit case for supporting the input terminal, the output terminal, and the television terminal. The external conductors of the terminals are electrically interconnected through the unit case. The center conductors are electrically interconnected in the space defined inside the unit case. The orientation of the connection end portion of the unit case is perpendicular to the connection/disconnection end portion to/from which the terminal of the cable is connected/disconnected. The input terminal and the output terminal are constituted as movable terminals rotatable at the connection end portions of the unit case. The planes defined by the center axes of the connection/disconnection end portions by the rotation of the movable terminals are perpendicular to each other. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186492 | ROTATABLE ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR - A rotatable electrical plug connector includes a main body and an auxiliary plug which is rotatably coupled to the main body. The main body is provided with fixed electrical terminals, the auxiliary plug is provided with electrical blades, and the rotatable electrical plug connector has electrical connection members connecting the electrical terminals and the electrical blades. The auxiliary plug is io rotatable relative to the main body, and may be fixed to the main body at any predetermined position. At each predetermined position and during rotation of the auxiliary plug, the electrical blades and the electrical terminals are electrically connected at all times. A rotatable electrical plug connector according to embodiments of the present invention is suitable to connect to power supply is sockets at convenient engagement positions. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186493 | MULTI-POSITION MIXED-CONTACT CONNECTOR WITH SEPARABLE MODULAR RJ-45 COUPLER - A connector system includes a first connector part including at least one first cavity formed therein. The first connector part has at least one first contact. The system includes a second connector part including at least one second cavity formed therein. The second connector part is complementary to the first connector part such that when the first and second connector parts mate together. The first and second cavities are at least partially aligned and the first and second contacts are placed in electrical contact with one another. The system also includes a printed circuit board sub-assembly including a printed circuit board, a plurality of spring contacts that are electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. The sub-assembly has a stabilizing element that includes a plurality of vanes with the spring contacts being disposed between the vanes. The sub-assembly is securely disposed within the first connector part such that the spring contacts are accessible along both a front surface thereof and along an opposite second surface thereof. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186494 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR A CONFIGURABLE BLADE CARD - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a configurable blade card. A base card is in physical and electrical communication with a blade connector. The blade connector is in physical and electrical communication with a blade enclosure connector. A secondary card is in physical and electrical communication with the base card to form a blade card. A coupler physically couples the base card and the secondary card. The base card and the secondary card are co-planar and compatible with a blade card form factor. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186495 | Interposer Assembly and Method - An interposer assembly for forming electrical connections between contact pads on opposed substrates includes a top plate, a bottom plate, a lateral shift interface between the plates and a plurality of electrical circuit paths extending between contact surfaces at the top of the top plate and at the bottom of the bottom plate. The circuit paths maintain electrical connections between opposed pairs of pads on the substrates despite misalignment of the substrates or lateral shifting of the plates at the interface because of forces exerted on the substrates. The plates are secured together to permit limited lateral movement at the interface. The assembly may have a circuit board plate between the top and bottom plates and two lateral shift interfaces. The contacts may have very small and high contact pressure shear-formed contact tips. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186496 | Board-to-board connector assembly having pull tab - An electric connector assembly includes a flexible printed circuit including a fastening potion and two different surfaces, an electric connector attached on the first surface of the FPC, a first reinforced patch, attached on the second surface of the FPC, a pulling element attached on the first reinforced patch and including a second reinforced patch and a pull-tab. The pull-tab surrounds the second reinforced patch therein and a part of the pull-tab is attached between the first and second reinforced patches. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186497 | Electrical connector having power terminals - An electrical connector ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186498 | Connector for memory card - In order to provide a connector for a memory card that seeks the reduction of the number of parts and the reduction of the costs, there is provided a connector for a memory card including an insulating housing having plural power contacts and signal contacts lined up, and an accommodating unit for allowing installation of a memory card therein to bring an electric circuit in the memory card and an electric circuit on a printed circuit board into electrical connection through the power contacts and the signal contacts, wherein a detecting contact for detecting that the memory card has been installed to the accommodating unit is further provided in the insulating housing along the power contact and the signal contact, and a leading end of the detecting contact is placed so as to be in contact with a pad of the memory card accommodated in the accommodating unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186499 | Electrical connector having suction recess - An electrical connector adapted for receiving an electrical card therein, comprising an insulative housing having upper and lower surfaces, with a plurality of passageways extending therebetween; a plurality of contacts assembled to the passageways, each including a contact engaging portion extending above the upper surface; and a metal shell attached to the housing and defining a receiving space with the upper surface of the housing, the metal shell having a suction recess defined thereon. The suction recess is located at the top surface of the metal shell, and a geometric center of the suction recess of the metal shell about Z-axis coincides with a center of gravity of the electrical connector about Z-axis. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186500 | SHOCK-PROOF ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a shock-proof electrical wiring system for use in an AC electrical power distribution circuit including a plurality of AC electric power transmitting wires disposed between an AC power distribution point and a device box, a portion of the plurality of AC electric power transmitting wires being routed into an interior portion of the device box. The system includes a connector device having a connector housing. A plurality of connector contacts are disposed substantially inaccessible to a user within the connector housing. The plurality of connector electrical contacts are connected to a termination arrangement. The termination arrangement is configured to be connected to the portion of the plurality of AC electric power transmitting wires. An electrical wiring device includes a housing assembly that has at least one set of user-accessible receptacle openings disposed in a front major surface thereof in operative alignment with at least one shutter assembly configured to move from a closed position to an open position only in response to engaging a set of plug blades. The at least one shutter assembly is secured within the housing assembly by a plurality of registration elements disposed along at least two orthogonal axes of the shutter assembly such that the at least one shutter assembly is substantially fixed along a first axis of the at least two axes, portions of the at least one shutter assembly being slidably movable between an open position and a closed position along the second axis of the at least two axes, the housing assembly including an AC circuit assembly coupled to at least one set of receptacle contacts disposed in substantial alignment with the at least one shutter assembly, the housing assembly further including a power input arrangement formed in a rear portion thereof, the power input arrangement including a set of power contacts configured to mate with the plurality of connector contacts within the connector housing to thereby establish electrically continuous paths between the plurality of AC electric power transmitting wires and the AC circuit assembly and the at least one set of receptacle contacts, the portion of the AC power transmitting wires being stowed within the interior portion of the device box when the electrical wiring device is mounted to the device box. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186501 | Clamping Device - A clamping device for connecting to an interface card socket with a slot and an electrical connection portion. The clamping device comprises a main body and a cover portion, wherein the cover portion is connected to the main body and the cover portion includes an airtight element for covering the slot. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186502 | Card edge connector having an improved latch - A card edge connector ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186503 | XLR CABLE CONNECTOR - The XLR cable connector comprises a sliding element ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186504 | Electrical Circuit Quick Connection And Disconnection System With Automatic Short Circuit Of Current Transformer Secondaries - Electrical circuit quick connection and disconnection system with automatic short circuit of current transformer secondaries and similar devices, consists of a multipole plug ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186505 | CONNECTOR HAVING CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A connector having a conductive member is provided, wherein the connector comprises a connector body capable of sealing and securing a coaxial cable, and further wherein the conductive member, such as an O-ring, physically seals the connector, electrically couples the connector and the coaxial cable, facilitates grounding through the connector, and renders an electromagnetic shield preventing ingress of unwanted environmental noise. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186506 | WATERPROOF CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a waterproof connector and a method for the same, the waterproof connector includes a plurality of electrically conductive terminals, an electrically insulating base, an electrical wire, a hollow cylinder and a cladding. The electrically insulating base has a receiving section. The electrical wire has a plurality of cores. Each core is connected to one end of each electrically conductive terminal. The hollow cylinder is connected to the receiving section and located to one side of the electrical wire. The cladding is used to cover the receiving section, the hollow cylinder, the core and one end of electrically conductive terminal. Further, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing the waterproof connector so as to enhance the yield rate and prevent the penetration of moisture. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186507 | Connector terminal having electrical wire and connector receiving the same - The present invention is to provide a connector terminal, which is crimp connected with an aluminum or aluminum alloy conductor having a large diameter, to be inserted into a terminal receiving chamber of a conventional connector housing designed for a copper conductor with less change of electrical characteristic and less modification. The connector terminal having the conductor of the present invention is widely adapted to a vehicle. The connector terminal crimping the electrical wire has a link portion longer than a link portion of a standard connector terminal so that an electrical wire crimp portion projects outwardly from a rearward face when the connector terminal is received in the connector housing. An insulation crimp portion is positioned spaced apart from the rearward face of the connector housing to prevent physical interference with the connector housing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186508 | Connector - A connector is matable with a mating connector which has an engaged portion. The connector comprises a support portion and a lock member pivotally supported by the support portion. The lock member comprises a body portion, a lock portion, a spring portion and an operated portion. The body portion comprises a first predetermined portion which has a plate-like shape and is pivotally supported by the support portion. The lock portion is movable between a lock position and a release position in response to a pivotal movement of the body portion. The lock portion comprises an engaging portion engagable with the engaged portion. The engagement of the engaging portion with the engaged portion is locked when the lock portion is positioned at the lock position, while the engagement is released when the lock portion is positioned at the release position. The spring portion urges the lock portion to move toward the lock position. The spring portion extends from the body portion and has a second predetermined portion, which is parallel to the first predetermined portion but is different in position from the first predetermined portion in a direction perpendicular to the first and the second predetermined portions. The operated portion is formed and arranged to force the lock portion to move to the release position when the operated portion is operated. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186509 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - The invention discloses an electrical connector comprising a base, a cover, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a rotatable pin and a pushing blade. At least two columns are bias disposed on the rotatable pin. The column which is near the cover is disposed in the axle hole. The pushing blade is mounted on the cover for pushing and reinforcing the cover. The pushing blade has at least one block portion which corresponds to the rotatable pin. The pushing blade also has a long round hole for accommodating the rotatable pin. Compared with prior arts, the drive mechanism of the electrical connector of the invention includes a pushing blade which is capable of reinforcing the cover while pushing the cover to prevent the cover from deformation or breakage. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186510 | CPU socket assembly with package retention mechanism - A CPU socket assembly includes a CPU socket and a pick up cap mounted to the CPU socket. The CPU socket has an insulative housing with a receiving space, a number of electrical contacts secured to the insulative housing with contact portions disposed in the receiving space; and a retention piece attached to the insulative housing. The retention piece has a pressing section covering part of the receiving space to retaining a package in the CPU socket. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186511 | POWER MICROCONNECTOR - Electrical connector for supplying electronic circuits with current. The connector comprises a flat metal bar and an insulating case comprising an open cavity extended by an inclined support covered by an end portion of the bar. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186512 | CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186513 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH FASTENING DEVICE - An electrical connector ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186514 | Connector assembly - A connector assembly is disclosed, comprising a first connector and a second connector matable with each other along a first direction. The first connector comprises a first insulator and first lock portions. The first lock portions are made of metal and are attached to the first insulator. Each of the first lock portions is formed with an engaged hole piercing the first lock portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second connector comprises a second insulator and a second lock portion. The second lock portion is provided with engaging portions. The second insulator holds the second lock portion with the engaging portions movable along the second direction. The engaging portions of the second lock portion are positioned within the engaged portions of the first lock portions, respectively, under a mating state of the first connector with the second connector, so that the mating state is locked. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186515 | BATTERY POST ELECTRICAL TERMINAL ASSEMBLY - A battery post electrical terminal assembly includes: an electrical terminal configured for coupling with an electrical conductor; and a retainer snap-fittingly engaged with the electrical terminal and including a plurality of fingers, the plurality of fingers configured for frictionally engaging a battery post of a battery and thereby configured for mechanically and electrically coupling the retainer with the battery post. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186516 | LED STRING LIGHT ENGINE AND DEVICES THAT ARE ILLUMINATED BY THE STRING LIGHT ENGINE - A string light engine includes a plurality of LEDs, a plurality of IDC connectors, and an insulated flexible conductor. Each IDC connector is in electrical communication with at least one of the plurality of LEDs and is operatively mechanically connected to at least one of the plurality of LEDs. The IDC connectors attach to the conductor. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186517 | PUSH-IN WIRE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED BUSBAR - A push-in wire connector has an improved busbar suitable for use with either solid or stranded wire. The connector has a housing with a hollow interior. At least two openings in the housing provide access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the connector. A busbar is mounted in the housing The busbar defines at least two wire-crossing axes extending from an entry edge to an exit edge and a thickness between a top face and a bottom face. The busbar has a wire-receiving pocket extending below the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes and a wire-engaging protrusion extending above the top face on each of the wire-crossing axes. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186518 | Electrical connector with external grooves and ridges - An electrical connector including a tube having a conductor receiving channel which is substantially closed except at one or more ends of the channel. The tube includes an exterior surface having longitudinal grooves and ridges along a longitudinal length the tube. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186519 | DETECTING DEVICE AND CONNECTOR MODULE THEREOF - A detecting device is used to detect the connection of an electronic device. The detecting device includes a circuit board and a connector module. The circuit board includes a power terminal and a signal processing unit. The connector module includes a body and a detecting member. The body has a connecting port and a connecting sidewall. The detecting member is disposed on the connecting sidewall and electrically connected to the power terminal and the signal processing unit, and it has a potential. When a plug of the electronic device is connected to the connecting port, the plug contacts the detecting member to change the potential. The change of the potential is detected by the signal processing unit such that the connection between the electronic device and the connector module is confirmed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186520 | Retaining member electric component and electric device - A retaining member includes at least a leg portion having a latch portion, a coupling portion and a spring portion. When the spring portion is displaced, the coupling portion is twisted. Then, the latch portion and the coupling portion are inserted into the opening so that an electric component is retained on a main face of the substrate. In this state, a part of the latch portion is disposed at the periphery of the opening on a rear face of the substrate, a part of the coupling portion is disposed in the opening, and the spring portion is disposed on the main face of the substrate. Therefore, the retaining strength of the electric component to the substrate can be improved, and damage of a side wall of the opening can be decreased. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186521 | LOCKING THREADED CONNECTION COAXIAL CONNECTOR - A coaxial connector includes a clamp nut dimensioned to fit over the outer conductor, the clamp nut having threads that mate with corresponding threads on the connector body. A clamp element is positioned between the clamp nut and a leading edge of the outer conductor. The connector body having an annular wedge surface dimensioned to mate with the leading edge of the outer conductor. The threads draw the clamp nut towards the connector body, to clamp the leading edge between the clamp element and the annular wedge surface. A surface-to-surface positive stop between the clamp nut and the connector body limits the compression force to a predetermined maximum by preventing further movement of the clamp nut towards the connector body. A thread lock is engaged as the positive stop is reached; the thread lock inhibiting unthreading of the clamp nut from the connector body. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186522 | Coaxial Angle Connector - A right angle coaxial connector comprises a unitary body, ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186523 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector sub-assembly including a housing having at least one electrical contact receiving area configured to receive an electrical contact; and a terminal position assurance (TPA) member located on a front section of the housing. The TPA member is laterally movable on the front section between an unlocked position and a locked position. The TPA member comprises two spaced sections configured to lock the electrical contact in the electrical contact receiving area at two spaced locations when the TPA member is moved to the locked position. This prevents unintentional withdrawal of the electrical contact from the electrical contact receiving area. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186524 | Connector - First terminal fitting accommodating chambers ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186525 | Shell for Circuit Board Connector - The invention relates to a circuit board connector capable of establishing an electrical connection between circuits on a circuit board and a mating electrical connector at a mating side of said circuit board connector. The circuit board connector includes a connector housing accommodating a plurality of terminals for establishing said electrical connection and an electrically conductive shell at least partially enclosing said connector housing. The shell includes a top wall and a rear wall, wherein said rear wall is connected to said top wall and is arranged opposite to said mating side. The shell further has a first and second extension connected to opposite sides of said rear wall and bent with respect to said rear wall to extend towards said mating side. First and second mounting posts are connected, respectively, to said first and second extension and third and fourth mounting posts are connected to said rear wall, wherein said mounting posts are arranged for mounting said shell on said circuit board. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186526 | Electrical connector with magnetic module - The present invention provides an electrical connector ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186527 | MICRODVI CONNECTOR - A small form-factor, high performance connector is disclosed. This connector is intended for use with high bandwidth digital video, implementing differential digital signaling, as well as for high bandwidth analog video. The described connector system performs the function of the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connector, but in a significantly smaller package. Signal integrity is maintained in the smaller form factor by the expedient assignment of signals to pins so that the pin above or below any signal is not used on that interface, thus reducing the chances for signal crosstalk. The pin shape and spacing are created to match pin lengths and minimize inductance while maintaining the proper impedance up to 2.5 GHz. This connector system also implements a tactile feedback mechanism to aid with cable plug insertion, and incorporates a keying mechanism to prevent reverse-plugging. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186528 | Electrical connector - The present invention discloses an electrical connector, including a housing, a base body with its front end extending to form a tongue, whose one surface is disposed with a plurality of first terminal slots and whose other surface is disposed with a plurality of second terminal slots, with the first and second terminal slots being alternately arranged in a top/down fashion; a first terminal assembly; and a second terminal assembly; such that when the above components are assembled, a display port plug or a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) plug can be plugged therein and all or some of the terminals of the first and second terminal assemblies are used to achieve electrical connection. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186529 | Powered external serial advanced technology attachment plug - A powered external serial advanced technology attachment (eSATA) plug has a body, seven eSATA terminals and a dual-purpose terminal assembly. The body has a connecting end and a chamber. The chamber is formed in and through the connecting end of the body and has a first inner surface and a second inner surface opposite to the first inner surface. The eSATA terminals are mounted on and bulge from the first inner surface of the chamber. The dual-purpose terminal assembly is mounted on and bulges from the second inner surface of the chamber and has multiple power and data (P/D) terminals. The P/D terminals are apart from and parallel to one another, and each P/D terminal selectively transmits electrical power and data. The eSATA plug of the present invention provides more functions so the eSATA plug applies to more applications than the conventional SATA plug or socket. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186530 | Electrical Connector Assembly - An electrical connector is provided comprising a female member and a male member configured such that the female member is inhibited from being electrically coupled to the male member if the electrical coupling would reverse the polarity of the electrical connector. The female member may comprise a first and second chamber. The male member may comprise a first and second extension. The first and second chambers may be configured to insertably accommodate the first and second extensions. The female member may comprise one or more resilient members providing a pressing force to bias at least a portion of a male electrode against at least a portion of a corresponding female electrode. Alternatively, the cover of the male electrode in the first and second extensions may comprise a resilient member. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186531 | Electrical connector having improved connecting module - An electrical connector ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186532 | Communications jacks with selectively engageable contact support structures - Communications jacks include a housing having a plug aperture, a wiring board that is mounted at least partially within the housing, a set of contacts mounted on the wiring board and extending into the plug aperture, and a contact support that is mounted at least partially within the plug aperture. The contact support is configured to be moveable between a first position and a second position. The contact support may be configured to engage at least some of the contacts when a first type of communications plug is received within the plug aperture, and may be configured to not provide support to any of the contacts when a second type of communications plug is received within the plug aperture. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186533 | CONNECTOR - A connector which is capable of preventing crosstalk from occurring when a plurality of pairs of differential signal transmission contacts are arranged in a horizontal row. A housing holds a plurality of connector modules with a gap between adjacent ones thereof. Each connector module is comprised of a plate-shaped holding member, a plurality of first signal contacts held on one surface of the holding member, and a plurality of second signal contacts held on the other surface of the holding member. Positions of the respective first signal contacts of the plurality of connector modules, and positions of associated ones of the second signal contacts of the connector modules are made approximately coincident with each other in the direction of the height of the housing, respectively. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186534 | Electrical Connector Contact - An electrical connector contact includes a metal strip, a shear-formed tab extending the strip to a point with a shear-formed rounded edge corners intersecting at the point to form a small double curvature contact tip. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186535 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING OF AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT - The methods and apparatuses of the present invention provides for powering and maneuvering (forward, reverse and steering) systems for amphibious vehicle, marine vessel or ground vehicle operation and control. An improved propulsion system may incorporate the use of electric motors combined with impellers which use positive and negative magnetic torque applications and allows for new control strategies when used in water or on the ground. More precise control of the motoring and steering forces is provided which is suitable for use in a variety of amphibious, marine vessels or ground vehicle applications. Various types of electric drive motor/generators may be incorporated for use therein. Intelligent motion control systems may provide for improved vehicle control that can provide motive force and braking force in a precisely controlled manner that significantly improves performance and has faster control dynamics incorporating a fully integrated electrical braking and maneuvering system. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186536 | LEVER POWERED WATERCRAFT - Embodiments of the disclosure include a flotation device or watercraft propelled through the water using a lever powered propulsion system. The lever powered propulsion system includes human powered actuating levers operably connected to a reciprocating propulsion device. As a rider powers the levers up and down, that motion translates to the propulsion device, which cycles through a high drag propulsion phase and low drag recovery phase. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186537 | Torque transmission device for a ship - The invention is directed to a torque transmission device for a ship for optionally transmitting a drive torque from a main drive or from an auxiliary drive to a propeller shaft ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186538 | STEEL PIPELINE FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM - A steel pipeline ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186539 | Water Skiing Disk - A water skiing disk that is used by a water skier at slow speeds does not require bindings or other similar types of foot constraints and has a large exterior diameter dimension to hold up one or more skiers on the water at slow speeds while being light weight and easily transported by a single person. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186540 | RESCUE MAT - A portable, roll-able or fold-able mat for supporting one or more individuals includes a non-inflatable, buoyant core. The core includes buoyancy sufficient to support the one or more individuals on a surface of the mat. The core includes at least one layer of foam and a non-foam layer connected with at least one surface of the layer of foam. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186541 | Roof panel - A roof panel for a flat or low pitch roof comprises an inner metal sheet liner or decking ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186542 | WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ABSORBENT MATERIAL USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a water-absorbent resin particle which is excellent in a particle strength, and in which even after mechanical impact, a particle diameter retaining rate and a retaining rate of water absorption capacity under pressure are high, a method for production thereof, and an absorbent material using the same. More particularly, the present invention provides a water-absorbent resin particle obtained by polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenic unsaturated monomer using a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator, if necessary, in the presence of a crosslinking agent, to obtain a water-absorbent resin particle precursor, adding a post-crosslinking agent to crosslink a surface of the particle, and adding an amorphous silica particle, in which a moisture content is 10 to 20%, and a particle diameter retaining rate after a particle collision test is 90% or more, a method for production thereof, and an absorbent material using the same. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186543 | Airbag with flame retardant monolithic coating layer - Provided herein are specific coating compositions, which are used as a monolithic coating layer for airbags. Preferably, these coating compositions are comprised of urethanes, which are blended together, where at least one of the urethane components is inherently flame retardant and the other of which is a urethane with gas-retaining properties. The gas-retaining urethane may be characterized as having high tensile strength at break, high elongation at break, and a 100% modulus less than 2,000 p.s.i. The inherently flame retardant urethane is the result of a manufacturing process in which a halogenated diol is reacted with an isocyanate, resulting in the incorporation of halogens into the polyurethane backbone. The resulting coating compositions (that is, the blends of gas-retaining urethane and flame retardant urethane), when applied as a single layer to an airbag fabric, result in an airbag with good gas retention, flame retardance, anti-blocking properties, and aging stability. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186544 | FORMING FABRIC FOR A MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WEB MATERIAL AND METHOD TO PRODUCE SAID FORMING FABRIC - A belt for a machine for the production of web material, especially paper or cardboard, including a carrying structure and, on one web material contact side of the carrying structure, a fibrous material with polymeric material contained therein. A bulk of the polymeric material is provided in a volumetric area of the fibrous material which is close to a web material contact surface. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186545 | RECYCLABLE VAPOR-PERMEABLE WATERPROOF LAMINATE - The present invention provides a recyclable vapor-permeable waterproof laminate which has an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer is made of woven or knitted polypropylene (PP) material, and the inner layer is a polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) membrane, between which a thermal adhesive primarily made of polypropylene (PP) is provided to bond them together. The laminate of the present invention is not only able to serve as performance fabric but is also eco-friendly because the chemical structure of the materials (i.e., PP and PE) from which it is made consist of only carbon and hydrogen, and thus they will not generate toxic gas even though they are incinerated after disposal. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186546 | COMPOSITE PRESS FABRIC - A press fabric for a machine for the production of web material, especially paper or cardboard, including a carrying structure and a plurality of layers on one web material contact side of the carrying structure, whereby polymeric material is contained in at least one of the layers of fibrous material. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186547 | REINFORCING FIBER TEXTURE WITH MULTIPLE-SATIN WEAVING FOR A COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART - A reinforcing fiber texture for a composite material part is made by multi-layer three-dimensional weaving with a satin type weave or a multiple satin type weave. The texture comprises at least three layers of weft yarns T interlaced by warp yarns C, each warp yarn taking hold in alternation of one weft yarn in n from a first layer of weft yarns and of one weft yarn in n of a second layer of weft yarns adjacent to the first, the number n being an integer not less than 3. The paths of the warp yarns are similar and they are offset in the warp direction. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186548 | Composite Fabrics - A hybrid composite fabric garment includes a first fabric portion and a second fabric portion. The first fabric portion includes a first inner fabric layer, a first outer fabric layer, and a first barrier layer disposed therebetween. The first barrier includes a first nonwoven membrane and has a first predetermined air permeability. The second fabric portion includes a second inner fabric layer, a second outer fabric layer, and a second barrier layer disposed therebetween. The second barrier layer includes a second nonwoven membrane and has a second predetermined air permeability substantially greater than the first predetermined air permeability. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186549 | NON-WOVEN GLASS FIBER MAT FACED GYPSUM BOARD AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE - A gypsum board comprises a set gypsum layer having a first face and a second face. An uncoated fibrous mat is affixed to at least one of the faces. The mat comprises a non-woven web bonded together with a resinous binder. The web comprises glass fiber consisting essentially of a major portion composed of chopped continuous glass fibers having an average fiber diameter ranging from about 8 to 25 μm and optionally a minor portion consisting essentially of at least one of small diameter glass fibers having a fiber diameter of at most about 13 μm and microfibers having an average fiber diameter ranging from about 0.05 to about 6.5 μm. The board is exceedingly durable and has a high resistance to water absorption, rendering it particularly useful for exterior insulation systems. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186550 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ROLLERS FOR FORMING OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES - Apparatus and methods for forming optoelectronic devices such as an array of light emitting diodes or photovoltaic cells employ in one embodiment a roll-to-roll process in which a uniquely configured roller having a plurality of spaced-apart raised coating surfaces is aligned with a plurality of columns of first electrodes on a substrate for coating a plurality of spaced-apart strips of optoelectronic materials along the longitudinal direction of the substrate and on a plurality of spaced-apart columns of the first electrodes. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186551 | Method of manufacturing an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device (As Amended) - The present invention relates to an in-plane switching mode LCD and a method of manufacturing the same, in which data electrodes and common electrodes in a unit pixel have the same light transmitting area to reduce the luminance difference according to positive or negative polarity of an applied DC voltage. The in-plane switching mode LCD comprises first and second substrates; a plurality of pixel areas defined on the first substrate; data electrodes and common electrodes alternately formed in each of the pixel areas and patterned to have the same light transmitting area according to the applied voltage; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. The method of manufacturing comprises: preparing the first and second substrates; forming a plurality of gate lines and data lines on the first substrate to define a plurality of pixel areas; forming a plurality of data electrodes and common electrodes to be alternately formed in each pixel areas and have the same light transmitting area in applying voltage; and forming a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186552 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - It is possible to manufacture a highly reliable image display device capable of proceeding with resin cure even in the case where a protective panel is provided with a light shielding portion. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186553 | INTERLOCKING TOY BRICKS - Toy brick or block elements in particular of artistic and educational type, in which a plurality of brick elements made of a variety of different colors and a variety of different shapes are interlocked between each other by means of tongues and corresponding grooves to build a great variety of precise and coherent patterns or designs. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186554 | Pad printing with vitreous enamels - An improved ink composition and method for printing such inks on smooth, flat, curved uneven and/or irregular surfaces and substrates is disclosed. The ink may comprise a vitreous enamel in dry powder form; a clear vinyl based ink; and a thinner, wherein the ink is able to be utilized in the printing of images on glass, glass-like, ceramic, metal, metal-like, or other such substrates. The inks and method of printing the inks may be used in the manufacture of artificial eyes or other substrates. Such artificial eyes may comprise a glass, glass-like, ceramic, or other such substrate, and graphical or decorative inks which are bonded to the substrate. Generally, the decorative ink is applied to the inner or convex surface of the substrate, preferably by pad printing techniques and subjected to heat which bonds the ink to the surface of the substrate. The decorative inks are highly resistant to physical wear, separation from the substrate, chemical reaction, and other degradation. Thus, the inks of this invention do not require the use of a protective or barrier layer or other coating to achieve such resistance and durability. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186555 | Back adjuster for brassiere - A length adjuster for connection between two parts of a garment has a flexible tape having an outer end adapted for fixing to one of the garment parts and formed with a longitudinally extending row of grooves and an inner end. A buckle has a base formed with a seat and an upper face from which projects a tooth. A clamp has a lower face turned toward the upper face and pivotal on the base between a position closely juxtaposed with the tooth and a position farther away from the tooth. The tape extends through the buckle between the faces with the grooves open toward and fittable with the tooth and with the inner end fixed in the seat. The tape forms a loop to a side of the buckle opposite the outer end. Structure forms an eye through which the loop passes and through which the tape can slide. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186556 | System for Providing Quantitative Process Control of Finesse Polishing - A system for providing quantitative process control of a finesse polishing based upon feedback to the operator as to whether he/she is meeting the one or more predetermined key control characteristics (KCCs). One or more sensors provide data to a controller, wherein the controller provides the operator feedback regarding his/her operational compliance with respect to the KCCs, and disables operation in the event of operator noncompliance, with the intention to promote proper operator procedure and prevent operator error when polishing a flawed painted surface. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186557 | Method of operating substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing apparatus - A method of operating a substrate processing apparatus, upon the occurrence of a nonfatal failure in the apparatus, makes it possible to continue part of the apparatus operations for substrates to clean and recover a substrate or to easily discharge a substrate from the apparatus, without stopping an entire apparatus, thereby reducing the risk of a substrate becoming unprocessable. The method of operating a substrate processing apparatus having a polishing section, a cleaning section and a transferring mechanism, includes: classifying substrates, upon detection of a malfunction in any of the polishing section, the cleaning section and the transferring mechanism, according to the site of the malfunction and to the positions of the substrates in the substrate processing apparatus; and carrying out an operation for each of the substrates after the detection of the malfunction, the operation varying depending on the classification of the substrate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186558 | GRINDING METHOD, GRINDING DEVICE AND ELECTRODE THEREFOR - A grinding device including a multi-wheel grindstone and an electrode arranged opposite to a grinding action surface of the multi-wheel grindstone with an interval, in which a work is ground and machined while the grinding action surface of the multi-wheel grindstone is electrolytic-dressed by supplying conductive machining fluid between an electrode action surface of the electrode and the grinding action surface of the multi-wheel grindstone, and applying a voltage between the multi-wheel grindstone and the electrode, wherein the electrode has a laminate body in which electrode plates whose electrode action surfaces are arranged so as to oppose the grinding action surface of each of the grinding wheels are alternately sandwiched by a plurality of insulating plates; and a flow passage for distributing the machining fluid supplied to between the grinding action surface and the electrode action surface is formed at the electrode plate and the insulating plate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186559 | DUST SHROUD WITH ACCESS HATCH RETENTION MECHANISM - A vacuum shroud for an angle grinder includes a removable hatch for grinding in a corner and provides a storage location on the shroud for the hatch in order to encourage use of the hatch when not grinding in a corner. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186560 | WAFER DE-CHUCKING - A carrier head ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186561 | CMP Pad Dresser with Oriented Particles and Associated Methods - CMP pad dressers with superabrasive particles oriented into an attitude that controls CMP pad performance, and methods associated therewith are disclosed and described. The controlled CMP pad performance may be selected to optimize CMP pad dressing rate and dresser wear. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186562 | METHOD OF GRINDING WAFER - A method of grinding a wafer, including: a wafer holding step for holding a wafer on a conical holding surface of a chuck table having the holding surface; a rough grinding step for performing rough grinding of the wafer held on the holding surface of the chuck table by positioning a grinding surface of a rough grinding wheel at a predetermined inclination angle relative to the holding surface of said chuck table, and rotating the rough grinding wheel; and a finish grinding step for performing finish grinding of the wafer by positioning a grinding surface of a finish grinding wheel in parallel to the holding surface of the chuck table, and rotating the finish grinding wheel in a grinding region of the grinding wheel in a direction toward the vertex of the contact angle between the grinding surface of the finish grinding wheel and the surface to be ground of the wafer. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186563 | WAFER PROCESSING METHOD - In a wafer processing method, rough grinding using a first grinding stone is divided into first and second steps. In the first step, a wafer is processed into a concave shape at a first transfer rate with a reinforcing rib area slightly left. Thereafter, as primary rough grinding in the second step, the grinding stone is positioned slightly on the inner circumferential side and the wafer is further processed into the concave portion at a second transfer rate faster than the first transfer rate. Since the first transfer rate is suppressed to a rate not to cause a burst chipping, a burst chipping resulting from the second step fast in the processing rate to ensure productivity will occur at the stepped edge portion on the inside of the reinforcing rib area surface. Thus, the flatness of the reinforcing rib area can be ensured. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186564 | Spinner Wheel Housing - A spinner wheel housing ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090186565 | SPOOL TO SPOOL CONTINUOUS THROUGH FEED SYSTEM - A grinding machine has a machine bed, a first spool and a second spool mounted on the machine bed. The spools are capable of storing stock to be ground and are rotatable in a coordinated manner. A grinding wheel is mounted on the machine bed. The first spool is capable of continuously unwrapping the stock, the second spool is capable of continuously wrapping the stock and the grinding wheel is adapted to grind the stock during its travel between the first spool and the second spool. The grinding machine can be used to continuously grinding a slender stock. The stock is continuously unwrapped from the first spool and continuously wrapped on the second spool. The stock is ground during its travel from first spool to the second spool. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186566 | SANDPAPER LOADING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A hand sander for attaching sandpaper thereto, the hand sander including a base having clamp ends; a handle for holding the sander in the hand; a clamping mechanism for clamping a sheet of sandpaper to each clamp end of the base wherein the clamping mechanism including a clamp pivoting between a clamp locked position and a clamp unlocked position and a planar generally upstanding tab resiliently biased against the clamp for locking the clamp in the clamp locked position. The tab including a shoulder for cooperatively engaging with a portion of the clamp thereby locking the clamp into the clamp locked position. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186567 | Abrasive Tool With Mosaic Grinding Face - An abrasive tool includes a back plate with a first side and a second side, a plurality of segment mounts disposed in spaced relation along a majority of said first side, a plurality of abrasive segments engaged by the segment mounts, the second side being configured for attachment to a grinding machine. A method of manufacture of an abrasive tool includes providing a backing plate configured to be mounted onto a grinding machine, providing abrasive segments, and mounting the segments onto a majority of the surface of the backing plate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186568 | POULTRY STUNNING SYSTEM - A system for stunning poultry located in cages in which the system utilizing an automated control system and a series of stunning apparatuses for progressively increasing exposure of the poultry to a subduing gas. The system is adjustable to allow for varying concentrations of the subduing gas, as well as adjusting the time for which the poultry is exposed to the subduing gas. In addition, the conveyor system includes methods for maintaining the poultry in a calm state prior to dispatch. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186569 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor devices includes: a cabinet having an opening section on a front surface thereof; a front door that is provided at the opening section of the cabinet in a manner to be freely opened and closed; a low oxygen gas intake port for introducing nitrogen gas or gas with an oxygen concentration lower than a concentration of oxygen contained in an air atmosphere; a gas exhaust port for exhausting the gas from within the cabinet; a ventilation system that introduces the air atmosphere or oxygen into the cabinet; a lock system that is capable of locking the front door in a closed state; and a detector that detects oxygen concentration within the cabinet, wherein the lock system unlocks the front door when the oxygen concentration detected by the detector becomes a predetermined value or higher. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186570 | Air Handling System - A system and method are provided which capitalize on heating and air conditioning ductwork to draw fresh air through a house and cool the attic. Outside air enters through open windows and is drawn into return air vents. A blower fan, which is housed within the duct assembly or an air handling unit, draws air through the return duct work and exhausts into an exhaust duct. A damper in the exhaust duct has an exhaust position and a return position. In the exhaust position, air exhausts through a vent in an attic space, where the attic space is vented to the outside. In the return position air continues to the heating and air conditioning unit. The present invention provides a means to direct the fresh air flow through a house using return vents while cooling the attic space without the use of an attic fan. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186571 | AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM - The present invention is directed at an air ventilation system for use with semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Specifically, the ventilation system of the present invention adjusts vents or outlets located on an enclosure used for semiconductor manufacturing between a restricted state and an open state. When the vents and/or outlets are in an open state, a high flow rate through the enclosure is able to properly scavenge toxic and volatile gasses to safely remove them. When the vents and/or outlets are in a restricted state, the flow rate of gases therethrough is substantially or fully restricted. Upon the sensing of a condition (or the lack thereof) or the manual operation of an operator, the vents and/or outlets are selectively adjusted between the restricted and open states. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186572 | AIR DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION - The invention involves an air distributing apparatus for installation in a diffuser. The apparatus includes a first damper positioned within the diffuser. The first damper also has an open mode where a stream of air can exit the diffuser to a space. The first damper has a closed mode where the damper inhibits the stream of air from exiting the diffuser. The apparatus includes an actuator operatively connected to the first damper. There is an occupancy sensor positioned and configured to distinguish whether the space is occupied or unoccupied by a person. The occupancy sensor is in communication with the actuator. When the space is occupied by the person, the occupancy sensor communicates with the actuator to thereby cause the first damper to be positioned in the open mode. When the space is unoccupied, the occupancy sensor communicates with the actuator to thereby cause the first damper to be positioned in the closed mode. A remote temperature sensor varies the volume of supply air entering the space depending on the prevailing air conditioning load. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186573 | Apparatus and method - An apparatus comprising a first communicator for communicating a first indicator in a first signal line, a second communicator for communicating a second indicator in a second signal line upon the communication of the first indicator in the first signal line, and a controller for control, by using the first and second signal lines, participation in one or more phases of a priority determination cycle for determination of a radio device having an access right to a resource. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186574 | Portable Dialer Device and Method - An innovative portable dialer device and method for automatically initiating a telephone call of a pre-programmed telephone number stored as data representing tones, when the portable dialer device is brought near a telephone handset or a cellular telephone. The proposed portable dialer device enables a manual or automatic activation of the sequence of tones required for initiating the telephone call. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the portable dialer device is a refrigerator magnet dialer. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186575 | Individualized Short-Range Radio Communication Method, System and Central Device for the Implementation Thereof - The present invention relates to an individualized short-range radio communication method applicable to communications which can include applications or programs and multimedia information, between:
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20090186576 | Bluetooth car kit - The “Bluetooth Car Kit” is a new and unique product combining Bluetooth hands-free cell phone calling and USB/SD/MMC supporting FM transmission. The integrated FM Transmitter streams stereo music from its own USB disk, or SD/MMC card through the in-car sound system for music play, playback as well as music select. The “Bluetooth Car Kit” has an audio cable line-in hole which is used to connect any audio device. The “Bluetooth Car Kit” also has the function of hands-free speaking. The “Bluetooth Car Kit” just simply connects to the cigarette lighter socket in the vehicle making it easily transportable. The integrated 1.5 inch LCD display can show multi-information from both of its own USB disk/SD/MMC card as well as the cell phone Bluetooth. The appearance of the “Bluetooth Car Kit” is unique. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186577 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING NETWORK ASSOCIATION STATUS - An apparatus and method for determining network association status includes a first electronic device having a wireless communication system and a proximity system, and a second electronic device having a wireless communication system and a proximity system. The wireless communication systems of the first and second electronic devices have a communication range therebetween greater than an interaction range between the proximity systems of the first and second electronic devices. The proximity system of one of the first and second electronic devices is configured to interact with the proximity system of the other of the first and second electronic devices to determine proximity between the first and second electronic devices. The communication system of the first electronic device is configured to establish an association status communication with the communication system of the second electronic device after the proximity of the first and second electronic devices has been determined. Further, one of the first and second electronic devices is configured to notify an operator of an association status of the first and second electronic devices. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186578 | HINGE TYPE BLUETOOTH EAR SET - Disclosed herein is a hinge type Bluetooth ear set. The hinge type Bluetooth ear set has an ear phone hingably connected to a main body of the ear set. An antenna is provided by an antenna pattern formed on an antenna board independent of a main board. The antenna board is connected to the main board at a right angle and disposed in a space between a shaft support supporting the ear phone and an outer surface of the main body. The hinge type Bluetooth ear set has a reduced size of the main board. Further, the hinge type Bluetooth ear set has the antenna board disposed at a lateral side of the hinge shaft, enabling reduction of an overall size of the Bluetooth ear set while ensuring a suitable size of the antenna board. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186579 | WIRELESS HEADSET WITH CHARACTER MESSAGE OUTPUTTING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING CHARACTER MESSAGE - A wireless headset with a character message outputting function and a method for outputting a character message are disclosed. The character message is output after being converted into a voice signal when a mobile communication terminal performing wireless connection with the wireless headset receives the character message. A user can confirm the character message through the voice signal using the wireless headset without directly confirming the character message in the mobile communication terminal, which allows the user to confirm the character message in the wireless headset while listening to the music. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186580 | WIRELESS HEADSET AND MULTIPOINT PAIRING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A wireless headset and multi-point pairing method for the same are disclosed. The wireless headset can be easily paired with multiple wireless-enabled devices. The method includes establishing a wireless connection to a first wireless device during a wireless connection mode, requesting a mode transition to a pairing mode during the wireless connection mode, making a mode transition from the wireless connection mode to the pairing mode without turning off the headset, performing a pairing procedure with a second wireless device during the pairing mode, and establishing a wireless connection to the second wireless device in addition to the first wireless device after the pairing procedure is completed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186581 | WIRELESS ACCESSORY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An improved accessory for an electronic device that allows the device to interface with a standard radio receiver or another electronic device using an incompatible digital transmission format. The accessory includes a digital transceiver for establishing digital communications with a first remote device having a digital transceiver. The accessory receives audio data from the device over the digital wireless channel and produces an FM broadcast output signal based upon the received digital audio data. Thus, music from a personal computer or digital music player can be listened to over a standard radio receiver. The accessory can also be configured to produce a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth formatted output such that the audio data can be transmitted to a previously incompatible radio or headphone receiver. The user inputs of the portable electronic device can preferably be used to control functions of the accessory and the device's display to display the selected transmission frequency or channel of the accessory. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION IN FULL DUPLEX TRANSCEIVER - A full duplex transceiver has cancellation circuitry that includes an auxiliary receiver and an auxiliary transmitter. More specifically, an analog received signal that includes transmission signal leakage is provided to a low noise amplifier (LNA), which then provides its output to a main receiver and the auxiliary receiver. The auxiliary receiver includes a portion operable to convert the received signal from the analog domain to the digital domain. The auxiliary receiver additionally includes a cancellation processor that determines the transmission signal leakage and generates a signal based on the determined leakage. This signal generated by the auxiliary receiver is provided to the auxiliary transmitter, which converts the digital signal back to the analog domain and generates a cancellation signal. The analog cancellation signal is fed back and added to the received signal at the input of the LNA. As a result of the feedback system including an auxiliary receiver and an auxiliary transmitter, transmission signal leakage of many types may be canceled from a received signal. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186583 | ELECTRICAL ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SAME - Some embodiments disclose an electrical accessory configured to transmit one or more first data signals from a first electrical device to a receiving device. The electrical accessory is also configured to transmit second data signals to the first electrical device. The first electrical device can include a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector. The electrical accessory can include: (a) a power acquisition unit configured to receive electrical power from an external power source; (b) a first electrical interface electrically coupled to the power acquisition unit and configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the first connector to provide the electrical power to the first electrical device; (c) a second electrical interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the second connector, the second electrical interface is configured to transmit the second data signals to the first electrical device and to receive the first data signals from the first electrical device; (d) a transmittal mechanism electrically coupled to the second electrical interface and configured to provide the first data signals to the receiving device; and (e) a first microphone electrically coupled to the second electrical interface and configured to receive sounds and convert the sounds into the second data signals. Other embodiments are disclosed in this application. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186584 | TECHNIQUE FOR LOW-POWER OPERATION OF A WIRELESS DEVICE - Embodiments of a circuit are described. In this circuit, a receiver includes at least one input node that receives one or more signals from one or more antenna elements. Note that a given signal from a given antenna element may have an associated fixed bandwidth and/or may include directional information corresponding to a region in a space. Moreover, the receiver includes a measurement circuit, coupled to at least the one input node, that determines whether a metric of the given signal exceeds a corresponding threshold. Additionally, control logic in the circuit, which is coupled to the measurement circuit, instructs a communication circuit in the circuit to exit a first power-consumption mode if the metric of at least one of the signals exceeds the corresponding threshold. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186585 | Multi-mode wireless communication link - A communication system includes first and second transmitters, which are coupled to transmit respective first and second Radio Frequency (RF) signals carrying first and second data over a wireless communication channel. The transmitters are coupled to select an operational mode from a group of operational modes and to operate in the selected operational mode. The group of the operational modes includes at least two of a protection mode, wherein the second transmitter serves as backup to the first transmitter, a spatial multiplexing mode, in which the first data is different from the second data and the first and second transmitters transmit simultaneously, and a beam-forming mode, in which the first data is identical to the second data, the second RF signal includes a phase-shifted replica of the first RF signal, and the first and second transmitters transmit simultaneously. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186586 | TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT FOR RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS - A transmission circuit for radio frequency signals has a power mixer and includes a radio frequency input port, a first radio frequency output port, a second radio frequency output port, and a dummy load port. The transmission circuit also has a first switch unit and a second switch unit. The first switch unit is connected to the first radio frequency output port and outputs the radio frequency signals which are emitted from the first radio frequency output port or reflects the radio frequency signals which are emitted from the first radio frequency output port back to the first radio frequency output port. The second switch unit is connected to the second radio frequency output port and outputs the radio frequency signals which are emitted from the second radio frequency output port, or reflects the radio frequency signals which are emitted from the second radio frequency output port back to the second radio frequency output port. The radio frequency signals reflected to the radio frequency input port by the first switch unit and the radio frequency signals reflected to said radio frequency input port by the second switch unit cancel each other. The transmission circuit has reduced complexity and cost. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186587 | TUNING A SECOND ORDER INTERCEPT POINT OF A MIXER IN A RECEIVER | 2009-07-23 |
20090186588 | Method and apparatus for determining context information using electromagnetic interference patterns - The exemplary embodiments of this invention describe a method for determining context information using EMI patterns. The method includes determining emitter information of a measured interference signal. A context is determined based upon the emitter information. Determining the interference signal emitter may also include comparing the measured interference signal to known interference signals. At least one setting of a device may be changed based upon the determined context. Various embodiments of apparatus are also described. | 2009-07-23 |
20090186589 | DETERMINATION OF ANTENNA NOISE TEMPERATURE FOR HANDHELD WIRELESS DEVICES - Antenna noise temperature is determined for a handheld wireless communication device which typically includes a radio, e.g. having a wireless transceiver and associated circuitry connected thereto, and an antenna connected to the radio. The method includes measuring an antenna thermal noise component, measuring a radio noise component, measuring an environmental background noise component, and determining the antenna noise temperature based upon the measured antenna thermal noise, radio noise, and environmental background noise components. The method may include measuring antenna efficiency, and determining further includes weighting at least one of the measured antenna thermal noise, radio noise and environmental background noise components based upon the measured antenna efficiency. | 2009-07-23 |