36th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140247016 | METHOD OF MAKING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A method for activating lithium ion batteries related to the initial formation cycle (initial battery break in prior to use) is used to improve battery performance. The method involves charging the battery for the first time after being fabricated, to an initial voltage V | 2014-09-04 |
20140247017 | METHOD, A CONTROL MODULE A SERVER, A SYSTEM, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISCHARGING AN ENERGY STORAGE OF A VEHICLE IN PARTICULAR AND ELECTRICAL BATTERY OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, HAVING A PREDETERMINED DISCHARGE LIMIT THRESHOLD, IN PARTICULAR BELOW A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF SAID ENERGY STORAGE - The invention concerns a method for discharging an energy storage of a vehicle, in particular an electrical battery of an electric vehicle, having a predetermined discharge limit threshold, in particular below a maximum capacity of said energy storage, wherein said method comprises the steps of
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20140247018 | CHARGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CHARGE CONTROL METHOD - ECU executes program including the steps of turning on an overcharge tentative determination flag and performing limitation on Win in a case where a rising rate ΔTB is higher than or equal to ΔTB(0), and a current average value IBs is a value on a side of charging, and the steps of turning off the overcharge tentative determination flag and cancelling the limitation on Win in a case where the rising rate ΔTB is lower than or equal to ΔTB(1), or the current average value IBs exhibits a value on a side of discharging, and the steps of determining that a battery is in the overcharging state and executing a fail safe process in a case where the integrated value IBs of current from a time point at which the overcharge tentative determination flag is switched from an off-state to an on-state becomes greater than or equal to IBs(0). | 2014-09-04 |
20140247019 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DYNAMICALLY CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A method for dynamically charging an electrically powered apparatus includes receiving a selection of a charging mode from a user, such that the selected charging mode is a fast charging mode or a slow charging mode. The method also includes dynamically scheduling a charging mode for charging the apparatus according to the selected charging mode and a status of a fast charging module, and electrically charging the apparatus according to the dynamically scheduled charging mode. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247020 | Energy Extraction - This disclosure describes techniques and systems for extracting energy from the endocochlear potential (EP) in animal subjects (e.g., human subjects) and using the extracted energy to operate circuits (e.g., electronic device, sensors, and transmitters). The subject matter of this disclosure is embodied, for example, in a system for extracting energy from an endocochlear potential of an animal, wherein the system includes a pair of electrodes, and a circuit coupled to the pair of electrodes. The circuit includes a boost converter, an energy buffer component configured to receive voltage from the boost converter, a start-up rectifier configured to provide voltage to the energy buffer component, and a control component configured to provide control signals to the boost converter. The power extracted from the endocochlear potential is equal or larger than the quiescent power of the circuit. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247021 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SWITCHING FREQUENCY OF A DOUBLY-FED INDUCTION GENERATOR (DFIG) - The present subject matter is directed to systems and methods for controlling variable speed generators, particularly converters associated with doubly-fed induction generators (DFIG) to permit use of harmonic attenuating filters that are generally smaller and less costly than previous similar filters. The subject matter provides for controlling line-side and rotor-side converters in such a manner that the frequencies generated by the converters are interleaved in a manner that the filters see a higher switching frequency and thus may be designed based on those higher frequencies, thereby requiring smaller and less expensive components. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247022 | SUPERCONDUCTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - A superconducting machine is disclosed, in particular for use as a generator in a stand-alone power system. In at least one embodiment, the superconducting machine includes a stator and a rotor capable of rotating with respect to the stator. At least one superconducting coil for generating at least two magnetic poles is provided on at least one component part, in particular the rotor, which superconducting coil is cooled via a cooling device; and at least two parallel winding elements are provided on the respective other component part, in particular the stator, in the armature winding for each phase, which winding elements can be connected either in series or in parallel via at least one switching device. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247023 | PRECISION OUTPUT CONTROL FOR DC VOLTAGE REGULATORS - A power supply includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a DC voltage regulator coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal to provide a substantially constant DC output voltage at the output terminal, a voltage divider coupled between the output terminal and ground (e.g., earth ground or another suitable reference potential), the voltage divider including at least a first resistance, a second resistance and a first node between the first resistance and the second resistance, the first node coupled to the DC voltage regulator to provide a feedback voltage to the DC voltage regulator for regulating the DC output voltage, and an adjustable shunt regulator coupled between the output terminal and the first node. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247024 | SAFE ELECTRIC POWER REGULATING CIRCUIT - A safe electric power regulating circuit is connected between a power supply and a voltage boost/buck circuit to regulate the output voltage by the power supply to have a target voltage through the voltage boost/buck circuit. A switching device includes a switch unit, a first diode, and a first capacitor. The switch unit includes a first end, a second end, and a third end. The first end is connected to the power supply, and the second end is connected to the voltage boost/buck circuit. The switch unit is controlled to connect the third end to the first end or the second end. The first diode has one end connected to the first end of the switch unit. The first capacitor has one end connected to the third end of the switch unit and the other end connected to circuit ground. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247025 | MULTIPHASE CURRENT-PARKING SWITCHING REGULATOR - A system and method are provided for regulating a voltage at a load. A target current is obtained and a number of regulator phases needed to provide the target current to a load is computed based on an efficiency characteristic of the regulator phases. The regulator phases are configured to provide the target current to the load. A multi-phase electric power conversion device comprises at least two regulator phases and a multi-phase control unit. The multi-phase control unit is configured to obtain the target current, compute the number of the regulator phases needed to provide the target current to the load based on the efficiency characteristic of the regulator phases, and configure the regulator phases to provide the target current to the load. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247026 | Loss-Less Coil Current Estimator for Peak Current Mode Control SMPS - The present disclosure relates to a high efficiency switched mode power supply (SMPS) having increased efficiency due to loss-less coil current estimation for current control. A circuit in the control unit of SMPS comprises a capacitor and the voltage on the capacitor is an integral of the current flowing into the cap over time and if there are current sources which depend on the input and the output voltage, periodically switched with the same signals as the P and N switches, the voltage on the charged capacitor has the same shape as the current through the coil. The signal gleaned from the capacitor voltage are used the same manner by the control unit as it was with the signals from prior art current sensing. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247027 | Method of Automatic Mode Change in Switching Regulators - A switching regulator with an output high threshold voltage setting and an output low threshold voltage setting that permits a plurality of different operating modes to be established. Combined with these two threshold voltages is the ability to adjust both threshold voltages over the full range of the regulator output voltage, which yields switching regulator modes of forced normal operation, automatic where the operating mode is dependent upon output current and forced sleep mode. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247028 | LDO Regulator - The present invention concerns a low dropout (LDO) regulator of regulating an output signal, the LDO regulator comprising an input stage ( | 2014-09-04 |
20140247029 | BOOST CONVERTER - A boost converter for converting between an input voltage and an output voltage is disclosed. The boost converter includes an inductor connected to the input voltage a switching arrangement for controlling the switching of the inductor current to an output load at the output voltage and a controller for controlling the switching arrangement to provide duty cycle control. The duty cycle control switching takes place when the inductor current reaches a peak current level which varies over time with a peak current level function. The peak current level function includes the combination of a target peak value derived from a target average inductor current and a slope compensation function which periodically varies with a period corresponding to the converter switching period. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247030 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND BOOST RECTIFIER CIRCUIT - A semiconductor module includes a voltage generator, and a heat dissipating mechanism composed of, for example, an insulating heat dissipating sheet and a heat sink. The voltage generator is capable of generating, by using a built-in linear regulator function, a power source voltage to drive a boost converter based on a voltage boosted by the boost converter. The voltage generator is mounted on the heat dissipating mechanism. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247031 | NEGATIVE CURRENT PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR LOW SIDE SWITCHING CONVERTER FET - A negative current protection system for a low side switching converter FET, for use with a switching converter arranged to operate high and low side FETs connected to an output inductor to produce an output voltage. The negative current protection system comprises a current sensing circuit which produces an output Vcs that varies with the current in the high side FET, a negative current threshold generator which produces a threshold signal −Ith which represents the maximum negative current to which the low side FET is to be subjected, and a comparison circuit arranged to compare the valley portion of Vcs and −Ith and to set a flag if Vcs<−Ith at a predetermined time in the switching cycle—typically after the converter's blanking time. When the flag is set, the system preferably responds by adjusting the operation of the switching FETs to reduce the negative current. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247032 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEED-FORWARD CONTROL OF LOAD CURRENT IN DC TO DC BUCK CONVERTERS - A system for controlling load current in a voltage converter includes a current normalization module that receives a first measurement corresponding to the load current, receives a second measurement corresponding to an inductor current, and matches a first gain of the first measurement corresponding to the load current to a second gain of the second measurement corresponding to the inductor current to generate a normalized load current. A feed-forward generation module receives the normalized load current from the current normalization module and generates a load current feed-forward (LCFF) signal based on the normalized load current. A duty cycle generation module generates a duty cycle used to control the voltage converter based on a commanded output voltage of the voltage converter and the LCFF signal. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247033 | Low EMI Driver Circuit - A driver circuit, in accordance with one example, includes a controllable current source operably coupled to the load and configured to sink or source a first current in accordance with a control signal. A controllable switch is responsive to an input signal, operably coupled to the current source, and configured to take over, or not, the first current in accordance with an input signal. The first current is directed as a load current through the load when the controllable switch is driven into a blocking state. The first current is directed through the controllable switch when the controllable switch is driven into a conducting state thus bypassing the load. An input signal includes a first series of pulses defining the desired load current waveform in accordance with a desired modulation scheme. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247034 | LOW SUPPLY VOLTAGE BANDGAP REFERENCE CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A circuit and method for a bandgap voltage reference operating at 1 volt or below is disclosed, wherein the operational amplifier (A | 2014-09-04 |
20140247035 | NOISE CANCELING CURRENT MIRROR CIRCUIT FOR IMPROVED PSR - A current mirror circuit provides a current to drive a load. A noise cancelling circuit is provided to keep the load current constant in spite of variations in the supply voltage. The noise cancelling circuit includes an auxiliary current path which branches from the load current path. The length-to-width ratios of transistors of the circuit are selected to provide the desired noise cancellation while maintaining device stability. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247036 | Utility Meter with Wireless Pulse Output - An arrangement for measuring electrical energy consumption includes an input circuit operable to generate a first signal representative of a line voltage waveform and a second signal representative of a line current waveform. The arrangement further includes a processing circuit operable to generate energy consumption data based on the first signal and the second signal. The processing circuit is further operable to generate a first pulse waveform having a plurality of output pulses based on the energy consumption data, each output pulse corresponding to a quantity of energy consumed. The arrangement further includes a wireless transmitter coupled to the processing circuit, the wireless transmitter configured to transmit an RF signal each time the first pulse waveform changes state. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247037 | PROBE APPARATUS - A probe apparatus | 2014-09-04 |
20140247038 | FAN SPEED TESTING DEVICE - A fan speed testing device is provided. The device includes a power jack, a voltage conversion module, a first fan connector, a DIP switch, and a control module. The first fan connector receives voltage from the power jack and outputs a PWM signal to a fan, receives a first feedback signal from the fan, and outputs the first feedback signal to the control module. The control module receives the predetermined voltage, sets the rotation speed of the fan as marked or predicted by the manufacturer, and outputs the generated PWM signal to the first fan connector. The control module further analyzes the first feedback signal to determine an actual rotation speed of the fan, and outputs the predicted rotation speed of the fan and the first actual rotation speed of the fan, by visual or audible signal to the user for comparison purposes. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORIENTATION AND MOVEMENT OF REMOTE OBJECTS - The disclosed invention provides apparatus, systems, and methods for orientating an object in an enclosed area using a magnetic dipole deployed in the enclosed area and thereafter applying an external rotating magnetic field for applying a rotational force to the dipole along one or more selected axis. The external magnetic field is moved to manipulate object in the desired direction(s) of movement. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247040 | Position Detecting System - A position detecting system detects and responds to the movement of a target through a sensing domain area of a plane. The movement causes the amount of the target that lies within a sensing domain area to change. A portion of the target always lies within at least one of the sensing domain areas of the plane. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247041 | Instrument For Measuring Length, And Method And Device For Controlling The Size Of A Fuel Rod - The invention relates, in particular, to an instrument for measuring length, comprising an inductive sensor comprising an elongate body and a tip that is movable along a longitudinal axis. The body contains windings and defines a first cavity receiving a magnetic core. The instrument further comprises a casing which extends the body along the longitudinal axis, and which defines, together with the body, a second sealed cavity containing the tip. The capacity of the casing to resiliently deform along the longitudinal axis is greater than the capacity of said casing to resiliently deform along axes that are orthogonal to said longitudinal axis. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247042 | TRIAXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR - The present invention discloses a triaxial magnetoresistive sensor. It comprises a substrate integrated with a biaxial magnetic field sensor, a Z-axis sensor that has a sensing direction along Z-axis perpendicular to the two axes of the biaxial magnetic field sensor, and an ASIC. The biaxial magnetic field sensor comprises an X-axis bridge sensor and a Y-axis bridge sensor. The Z-axis sensor and the two-axis sensor are electrically interconnected with the ASIC. A single-chip implementation of the triaxial magnetic field sensor comprises a substrate, onto which a triaxial magnetic field sensor and an ASIC are stacked. The triaxial magnetic field sensor comprises an X-axis bridge sensor, a Y-axis bridge sensor, and a Z-axis bridge sensor. The above design provides a highly integrated sensor with high sensitivity, low power consumption, good linearity, wide dynamic range, excellent thermal stability, and low magnetic noise. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247043 | HIGH RESOLUTION PLANAR HALL EFFECT SENSORS - The present invention discloses a planar Hall-effect sensor with a magnetic sensing region of an elongated shape, wherein, for a ratio of long axis length to short axis length greater than a predetermined number, effective single magnetic domain behavior is exhibited in the sensing region, the sensing having shape-induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy with the easy axis parallel to the long axis of the magnetic sensing region; further wherein the magnitude of the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy depends on the ratio of the thickness of the sensing region to the length of the short axis. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247044 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes a first magnetic sensor and a second magnetic sensor which are configured to detect an induced magnetic field from target current to be measured flowing through a current line. The first and second magnetic sensors each include a magnetoresistive element that includes a free magnetic layer and a hard bias layer applying a bias magnetic field to the free magnetic layer. The bias magnetic field in the magnetoresistive element of the first magnetic sensor is oriented opposite to the bias magnetic field in the magnetoresistive element of the second magnetic sensor. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247045 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOM-MODULATED, LOW-DRIFT SENSOR - A compact, high-sensitivity magnetometer, including: an optical interface to accept a linearly polarized first light; a pump light source to produce a circularly polarized pump light; a vapor cell comprising a sealed vessel containing an alkali-metal gas, a first input port to receive the first light, a second input port to accept the pump light from a direction perpendicular to the first light, and an output port configured to produce a second light; an electromagnetic source configured to apply an electromagnetic field to the vapor cell at a direction perpendicular to the first light and the pump light; a second linear polarizer, having an axis of polarization perpendicular to the first light, the second polarizer configured to receive the second light and to produce a third light; and a photodetector configured to receive the third light, to produce an intensity measurement of the third light. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247046 | Methods and Systems for Accelerated MR Imaging - A method for operating a Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging system that includes generating radio frequency (RF) excitation pulses in a volume of patient anatomy and generating slice select magnetic field gradients for phase encoding and readout RF data acquisition in the patient anatomy. The method further includes concurrently acquiring T | 2014-09-04 |
20140247047 | TECHNIQUES, SYSTEMS AND MACHINE READABLE PROGRAMS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE - The present disclosure provides various methods and systems for performing magnetic resonance studies. In accordance with many embodiments, image or other information of interest is derived from super radiant pulses. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247048 | Zero- & Low-Field Transport Detection System - A sensing apparatus for detecting and determining the magnitude of a static magnetic field has a first set of coils capable of producing a sweeping, quasi static, magnetic field when driven by a direct current and a second set of coils, for magnetic field modulation, positioned between the first set of coils capable of producing a low-frequency (audio), oscillating magnetic field when driven by an oscillating current. The magnetic fields induce a current through the semiconductor device which sampled to identify changes as a function of sweeping, quasi static magnetic field. To create an apparatus for detecting and identifying atomic scale defects in fully processed devices, a radio frequency circuit with a resonant component is added which provides an oscillating electromagnetic field in a direction perpendicular to that of the static magnetic field produced by the first set of coils. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247049 | DIGITAL WAVEFORM SYNTHESIZER FOR NMR PHASE CONTROL - In an RF source, a digital waveform synthesizer comprises a computational module to synchronously determine a desired periodic function, f(θ) within a first bandwidth portion, to which computational result there is combined an injected digits noise increment in an adjustable range of hounded amplitude, specifically selected to average over discontinuities of the DAC transfer characteristic. The combination is effected after passing the injected noise increment through a programmable digital filter forming a composite tuning word having a total bandwidth at a selected Nyquist zone and thence passing the composite timing word through a truncation component to a DAC. The programmable digital filter is constructed to displace the spectral distribution of the injected noise increment to a portion of the total bandwidth remote from the first bandwidth portion. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247050 | RADIO FREQUENCY COIL AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - In a radio frequency coil according to an embodiment, electrical conductors and circuit elements are arranged. The radio frequency coil is configured so that the direction in which two of the electrical conductors forming a ring are connected together by one or more of the circuit elements positioned between the electrical conductors is different from the circumferential direction of the radio frequency coil. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247051 | SERVICE TEE MARKER FIXTURE - A service tee marker fixture comprises a disk marker and a cylindrical attachment sleeve fastened concentrically to the disk marker and constructed of a flexible material which provides a releasable friction fit with a service tee cap. For certain sleeve materials a stiffener plate is used to secure an end portion of sleeve adjacent to the disk marker. Detents are formed inside the attachment sleeve to grip matching ribs on the cap. An integrally formed inwardly-extending annular flange at an open end of the sleeve helps retain the sleeve on the cap. When installed the wire coil is horizontal and the marker shields the tee, and is further centered over a centerline of the main pipe. A novel method is also disclosed for using the service tee marker fixtures to survey and locate service line end points. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247052 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND POWER RECEIVING DEVICE - A wireless power supply system includes a power transmission device capable of transmitting power to a plurality of power receiving devices by a magnetic field resonance method. The power transmission device includes a detection unit configured to detect an amount of charge of each of the plurality of power receiving devices, a determination unit configured to determine, if the amount of charge of a certain power receiving device is not increased even when a predetermined time has elapsed since start of power transmission to the certain power receiving device, whether a cause of failure to increase the amount of charge is the power transmission device or the certain power receiving device, based on the amount of charge of any other power receiving device detected by the detection unit, and a notification unit configured to transmit a notification about the determination result by the determination unit. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247053 | METHOD OF UTILIZING POWER TRANSISTOR OF FUEL CELL STACK DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus using a power transistor in a fuel cell stack diagnostic system provides an apparatus using a power transistor in a fuel cell stack diagnostic system. The apparatus includes a regenerative braking detector that detects regenerative braking of a fuel cell vehicle equipped with a fuel cell stack diagnostic system; a voltage rise determiner that determines whether a voltage rise due to regenerative braking of a fuel cell vehicle is a predetermined value or more; and a power transistor controller that controls an AC signal generator so that the voltage due to the regenerative braking is discharged by the power transistor, when the voltage rise due to regenerative braking determined by the voltage rise determiner is a predetermined value or more. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247054 | LOW IMPEDANCE NEUTRAL AND DIAGNOSIS - A method to diagnose and localize parasitic voltages in an electric drive train is provided. The method includes manipulating a multiplexer to sequentially connect multiple diagnostic locations to a generator neutral, at predefined intervals. A voltage sensor senses a voltage transmission through a lead line that connects the multiplexer to the generator neutral. The voltage sensor generates a voltage signal and delivers that voltage signal to a controller, which compares the voltage signal to a predefined voltage threshold stored within. If the voltage signal exceeds the voltage threshold, the controller determines a parasitic voltage. Based on the location data of the diagnostic locations and the predefined intervals, the controller identifies at least one diagnostic location that experiences the parasitic voltage. Finally, the controller provides feedback in regard to the diagnostic location that experiences the parasitic voltage using the feedback interface. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ABNORMAL WAVEFORM IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a system and method for an abnormal waveform in a power distribution system that quickly transmits abnormal waveform-related data of a large size by changing a protocol according to data size. The system for detecting an abnormal power quality waveform comprises: a plurality of RTUs for measuring abnormal waveform when a waveform measuring signal received, and transmitting an abnormal waveform using a protocol set according to the size of the abnormal waveform; an FEP for transmitting the waveform measuring signal to an RTU installed in a failure section, and receiving and storing the abnormal waveform from the RTU; a main server for transmitting the waveform measuring signal through the FEP to the RTU installed in the failure section, performing controlling to measure the abnormal waveform generated in the failure section, and receiving and displaying the abnormal waveform according to the waveform measuring signal. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247056 | Method and Apparatus for Calibrating Voltage Transformer Serial Addition - A series summation-calibrating device based on a semi-insulating voltage transformer includes a symmetrical high voltage test power supply, a three-port serial voltage transformer, a semi-insulating voltage transformer and an error measuring apparatus. The present invention is characterized by: a complete set of equipment for measuring the traceability of power frequency voltage ratio can be manufactured; calibrating the line according to the serial addition based on the semi-insulating voltage transformer; measuring the relative error between the three-port serial voltage transformer and the semi-insulating voltage transformer; and mathematically processing the measuring result to obtain the voltage coefficient curve of the semi-insulating voltage transformer error. The method is easy to operate without being restricted by voltage level, and can establish, from a low voltage of 10V to a high voltage of 1,000V, a standard power frequency voltage ratio measurement system serving as a measurement standard at the national or provincial/ministerial level. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247057 | INTELLIGENT FUSE HOLDER AND CIRCUIT PROTECTION METHODS - An intelligent circuit protection system and method for automating component replacement and providing information to a user or operator about a load for circuit protection. The circuit protection method includes sensing current and voltage across a fuse protecting a load; sending at least one signal indicative of the current and voltage; and using the at least one signal to determine if the load is operating normally. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247058 | IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods for monitoring the condition of electrodes used in biological signal measurement are provided. One method includes applying a first test signal having a first frequency to at least one of a plurality of electrodes and applying a second test signal having a second frequency to at least one of the plurality of electrodes. Both frequencies are below a frequency range associated with the biological signal. The method further includes capturing the biological signal while applying the plurality of test signals and generating an output signal that includes both the measured biological signal and the plurality of test signals. The method further includes retrieving an output amplitude for each of the plurality of test signals from the output signal and calculating an estimated impedance for each of the plurality of electrodes based on the retrieved output amplitudes of the plurality of test signals. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247059 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR USE IN FREQUENCY SELECTION FOR INGROUND TRANSMISSION - A portable device and associated method are described for use with a system in which a locating signal is transmitted from within the ground during an operational procedure. The locating signal includes a transmission frequency that is selectable from a group of discrete transmission frequencies in a frequency range and the region includes electromagnetic noise that can vary. The portable device includes a receiver having a bandwidth that includes the transmission frequency range and is operable for measuring the electromagnetic noise in the transmission frequency range to establish a frequency content of the electromagnetic noise for use in selecting one of the discrete transmission frequencies that is subsequently transmitted as the locating signal during the operational procedure. The locating signal can be transmitted from a boring tool, a pullback arrangement or an inground cable. A predicted maximum operational depth for a transmitter can be determined prior to the operational procedure. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247060 | OBJECT PROCESSING STATE SENSING USING RF RADIATION - A method for applying RF energy to detect a processing state of an object placed in an energy application zone, during processing of the object, may include applying RF energy to the object during processing. The method may also include receiving computed RF feedback, correlated with one or more processing states of the object; and monitoring the computed RF feedback during the processing to detect the one or more processing states of the object. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247061 | MEASURING WHISPERING-GALLERY-MODE RESONATOR - A measuring whispering-gallery-mode resonator, comprising: a dielectric resonating body with a rotation axis; a superconducting sample under test, which is mounted to the resonating body; a coupling unit for coupling a measuring waveguide with the resonating body, wherein one side of the resonating body connected with the coupling unit is provided with a first endplate, wherein m coupling holes penetrate through the first endplate, and centers of the m coupling holes are arranged to be evenly spaced along a circle whose center is on the rotation axis; the coupling unit has a feeder line which is a coaxial waveguide, wherein an axis of the coaxial waveguide coincides with the rotation axis, and one end surface of the coaxial waveguide, which is perpendicular to the rotation axis, abuts to the first endplate; and the axial index of operated whispering gallery mode in the resonator is an integer multiple of the number m of the coupling holes. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247062 | Device and method to measure the permeation rate of a packaging - A device for determining the average layer thickness l of a planar packaging material for pharmaceutical packaging, particularly blisters and/or bottles, by means of a capacitive measurement, in which the opposing outer surfaces of the packaging material are provided with electrodes. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247063 | Earth Ground Tester With Remote Control - Methods and apparatuses for measuring earth ground resistivity are provided. A main unit can be configured to couple to each of a plurality of electrodes over a respective wire, perform a resistance measurement over the plurality of electrodes, and transmit an induction signal over one or more of the respective wires indicating a representation of a resistance value calculated as part of the resistance measurement. A remote unit can be configured to detect the induction signal over the one or more of the respective wires using an inductance mechanism, process the induction signal to determine the representation of the resistance value, and render the representation of the resistance value on an interface of the remote unit. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247064 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING - In some examples, a system, such as an integrated circuit device (IC), includes functional elements interspersed with access elements and associated test elements. The access elements and associated test elements may be used to determine a health status of the IC or an area of the IC. A health status determination can include, for example, identification of an area of the IC where performance may have degraded (e.g., has degraded or is about to degrade beyond desirable levels of performance). For example, a test element can be configured to generate a parametric output in response to an electrical stimulus, where the parametric output indicates a health status of one or more functional elements of the IC. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247065 | PROBE UNIT - The probe unit includes probe groups of two or more contact probes to be in contact with one electrode of a contact target body on a side of one end in a longitudinal direction and the respective contact probes are to be in contact with separate electrodes of a board on a side of another end. The contact probe includes an end portion arranged on the side of one end, having nail portions in a tapered end shape, and brought into contact with the one electrode at the nail portions; a second contact unit arranged on the side of another end, and to be in contact with a corresponding electrode of the board; and a coil spring arranged between the end portion and the second contact unit, and biasing the end portion and the second contact unit. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247066 | DETECTION OF ELECTRICAL ARCS IN PHOTOVOLTAIC EQUIPMENT - A method for detecting a series arc in a photovoltaic device, operating in direct current mode, including N (N=1 or N>1) photovoltaic modules, connected to a charging device having a capacitive behaviour for the modules, the method including: a) detecting, across n of the N modules (1≦n≦N), time evolution of voltage; b) identifying a voltage variation between a first zone of stable voltage and a second zone of stable voltage for a duration of at least 5 μs, which immediately follows the voltage variation; and c) determining whether the voltage variation is between a value Vmin higher than or equal to 0.2 V and a value Vmax lower than or equal to 20 V, with rise time of the variation between a duration Tmin higher than or equal to 0.5 μs and a duration Tmax lower than or equal to 5 μs. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247067 | TESTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR INTERFACE TRAP DENSITY OF GATE OXIDE - The present invention discloses a testing structure and method for interface trap density of gate oxide, relating to the field of quality and reliability researches of MOS devices. The present invention makes the interface traps density tests for gate oxide layers of n-type and p-type MOS devices completed on a same testing structure, this does not only shorten the measurement period by half but also decrease the costs for testing instruments, because the present testing method is based on a simple current-voltage scanning test without using equipments such as pulse generator required in conventional method. The testing results obtained according to the present invention are featured with spectral peak, which facilitates the data analysis and computation. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247068 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FOR SUPPRESSING SINGLE EVENT TRANSIENTS OR GLITCHES IN DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - A circuit structure ( | 2014-09-04 |
20140247069 | SYSTEMS, PIPELINE STAGES, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ADVANCED ASYNCHRONOUS PIPELINE CIRCUITS - Systems, pipeline stages, and computer readable media for advanced asynchronous pipeline circuits are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a configurable system for constructing asynchronous application specific integrated data pipeline circuits. The system includes multiple modular circuit stages that are connectable with each other using transitional signaling and with other circuit elements to form multi-stage asynchronous application-specific integrated data pipeline circuits for asynchronously passing data through a series of stages based on a behavior implemented by each stage. The modular circuit stages each include sets of logic gates connected to each other for implementing the behaviors, the behaviors including at least one of conditional split, conditional select, conditional join, merge without arbitration, and stage arbitration. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247070 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device which can operate stably even in the case where a transistor thereof is a depletion transistor. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor for supplying a first potential to a first wiring, a second transistor for supplying a second potential to the first wiring, a third transistor for supplying a third potential at which the first transistor is turned on to a gate of the first transistor and stopping supplying the third potential, a fourth transistor for supplying the second potential to the gate of the first transistor, and a first circuit for generating a second signal obtained by offsetting a first signal. The second signal is input to a gate of the fourth transistor. The potential of a low level of the second signal is lower than the second potential. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247071 | ARCHITECTURE FOR VBUS PULSING IN UDSM PROCESSES - Architecture for VBUS pulsing in an Ultra Deep Sub Micron (UDSM) process for ensuring USB-OTG (On The Go) session request protocol, the architecture being of the type wherein at least a charging circuit is deployed, uses a diode-means connected in a forward path of the charging circuit. The architecture might include a diode-divider including nodes and connected from VBUS in said charging circuit. One embodiment uses both charging and discharging circuits comprising transistors. The charging circuit transistor might comprise a PMOS transistor and the discharging circuit transistor might comprise a NMOS transistor. The architecture might include a three resistance string of a total resistance value approximating 100K Ohms connected between said VBUS and ground, wherein the discharging circuit transistor might comprise a drain extended NMOS transistor. The charging and discharging circuit transistors have VDS and VGD of about 3.6V, whereby high VGS transistors are not needed. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247072 | CORRECTION CIRCUIT AND REAL-TIME CLOCK CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a correction circuit. The correction circuit includes a frequency dividing circuit, a frequency dividing coefficient operation circuit, a built-in temperature collection circuit, and a power-on and power-off detection circuit. The built-in temperature collection circuit is configured to collect a temperature of the chip; the power-on and power-off detection circuit is configured to detect power-on and power-off of the chip; the frequency dividing coefficient operation circuit is configured to calculate, according to the temperature of the chip collected by the built-in temperature collection circuit when the power-on and power-off detection circuit detects that the chip is powered off, a frequency dividing coefficient, and output the frequency dividing coefficient to the frequency dividing circuit; and the frequency dividing circuit is configured to provide, according to the frequency dividing coefficient output by the frequency dividing coefficient operation circuit, a timing pulse for a real-time clock. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247073 | M-ARY Sequence Clock Spreading - The invention concerns a device for providing a spread frequency clock signal, comprising: -an input ( | 2014-09-04 |
20140247074 | CLOCK GENERATION CIRCUIT, PROCESSOR SYSTEM USING SAME, AND CLOCK FREQUENCY CONTROL METHOD - A microcomputer includes a register that stores division ratio setting information, a frequency divider that determines first and second division ratios based on the division ratio setting information, frequency-divides a first clock having a first frequency at the first division ratio, and frequency-divides a second clock having a second frequency at the second division ratio, and a CPU. The first and second division ratios are determined in such a manner that a frequency of the first clock that is frequency-divided at the first division ratio and a frequency of the second clock that is frequency-divided at the second division ratio are made equal to each other. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247075 | INTERFACE CIRCUIT FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION - An interface circuit for signal transmission includes an amplifying circuit, a de-skew circuit and a latching unit. The amplifying circuit receives an input clock signal and outputs an output clock signal after amplifying the input clock signal. The de-skew circuit receives the output clock signal and outputs a de-skew clock signal as a trigger signal after removing a skew time of the output clock signal. The latching unit includes multiple sampling circuits, respectively receives multiple inputting data signals. The sampling circuits are controlled by the trigger signal to sample the inputting data signals and output multiple outputting data signals. The voltage amplitudes of the outputting data signals are larger than the voltage amplitudes of the inputting data signals and satisfy a required voltage amplitude by a subsequent circuit. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247076 | ALIGNING MULTIPLE CHIP INPUT SIGNALS USING DIGITAL PHASE LOCK LOOPS - This disclosure describes methods and techniques using Digital Phase Lock Loops (DPLLs) within a source chip to automatically phase align a plurality of signals at a plurality of pins on a plurality of target chips of varying distances and corresponding delays from the source chip by using each transmitted signal's reflected signal as a tuning reference. It also describes using these techniques to align signals fed back from the target chips to the source chip. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247077 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT - Provided is a semiconductor circuit. The semiconductor circuit includes a pulse generator which is enabled by a rising edge of a clock signal and generates a read pulse which varies depending on a voltage of a feedback node; and a sense amplifier which generates a voltage of a dynamic node and the voltage of the feedback node in accordance with a data value of an input signal using the read pulse. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247078 | APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMABLE INSERTION DELAY TO DELAY CHAIN-BASED TIME TO DIGITAL CIRCUITS - An apparatus for delaying a plurality of chain-based time-to-digital circuits (TDCs). The apparatus includes a plurality of propagation path devices each connected to a respective one of the plurality of TDCs, each propagation path device delays a common start signal by a selectable amount based on a delay selection signal received by the propagation path device, and transmits the delayed start signal to the respective one of the TDCs. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247079 | Pulse Generator Circuit - A pulse generator circuit is disclosed that is optimized for printed, solution-processed thin film transistor processing. In certain embodiments, the circuit comprises dual thin film transistors that operate as a diode and resistor, respectively. Optionally, a third thin film transistor may be provided to operate as a pass transistor in response to an enable signal. The elements of the circuit are configured such that a rising pulse on an input node triggers an output pulse on an output node in the manner of a monostable multivibrator. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247080 | MULTI-LEVEL CLOCK SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A multi-level clock signal distribution network comprises a plurality of lower network levels comprising at least a first lower network level and a lowermost network level that is connected to one or more lowermost clock signal driving circuits connectable to receive a clock signal; and a topmost network level arranged to distribute the clock signal to a plurality of clocked circuits, and connected to a plurality of topmost clock signal driving circuits connected to receive the clock signal from the first lower network level. The lowermost network level comprises at least one net and each of the plurality of lower network levels except the lowermost network level comprises a plurality of nets and is connected to a corresponding plurality of lower clock signal driving circuits being connected to receive the clock signal from a subjacent one of the plurality of lower network levels, wherein each of the plurality of nets is driven by all nets of the subjacent one. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247081 | COMBINATORIAL CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF SUCH A COMBINATORIAL CIRCUIT - An integrated level shifting combinatorial circuit receives a plurality of input signals in a first voltage domain and performs a combinatorial operation to generate an output signal in a second voltage domain. The circuit includes combinatorial circuitry includes first and second combinatorial circuit portions operating in respective first and second voltage domains. The second combinatorial circuit portion has an output node whose voltage level identifies a value of the output signal and includes feedback circuitry which applies a level shifting function to an intermediate signal generated by the first combinatorial circuit portion. A contention mitigation circuitry reduces a voltage drop across at least one component within the feedback circuitry in situations when the combinatorial circuitry's performance of the combinatorial operation causes the combinatorial circuitry to switch the voltage on the output node, the contention mitigation circuitry thereby assists the combinatorial circuitry in the output node voltage switching. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247082 | Fast Voltage Level Shifter Circuit - A voltage level shifting circuit with an input terminal and an output terminal. The level shifting circuit has a field-effect transistor (FET) switch with a gate attached to the input terminal, a drain attached to the output terminal and a source attached to a current changing mechanism. The current changing mechanism includes a current mirror circuit having an output connected between the source and an electrical earth. The output of the current mirror circuit is preferably adapted to change a current flowing between the drain and the source based on an input voltage applied to the gate. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247083 | RECEIVING DEVICE - A receiving device includes a dividing circuit, N pieces of internal circuits, and an averaging circuit. The dividing circuit is configured to divide an input signal into N pieces of divided signals (where N is an integer of two or larger), and the N pieces of internal circuits are configured to receive and process the N pieces of divided signals. The averaging circuit is configured to receive N pieces of output signals from the N pieces of internal circuits, averaging the output signals, and output an averaged signal. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247084 | SPECIFICATIONS SUPPORT ENABLEMENT - Several circuits and methods that may be implemented to enable specification support of a plurality of interface components in an IC are disclosed. In an embodiment, a circuit includes a plurality of multiplexer circuits and a control circuit. The plurality of multiplexer circuits are configured to provide a plurality of data paths and a plurality of outputs according to a set of selection signals. The plurality of data paths is configurable for at least a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation based on the set of selection signals. The first mode of operation and the second mode of operation are associated with complimentary specifications. The control circuit is coupled with the plurality of multiplexer circuits in order to control the set of selection signals of the plurality of multiplexer circuits to thereby select one of the first mode and the second mode of operation. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247085 | CONTROLLER FOR LOAD CIRCUIT - Two semiconductor switches are arranged in parallel in a load circuit for connecting a power source with a load. Further, the semiconductor switches are controlled so as to be alternately tuned on and off. As a result, since a current flows through only either of the semiconductor switches, an offset error detected by current sensors includes only an offset error of either of the semiconductor switches, the detection of current with high accuracy can be accomplished. Therefore, when performing the control of shutting off the circuit to cope with the occurrence of an overcurrent flowing through the load, the shutoff control with high accuracy can be accomplished. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247086 | System and Method for Operating Low Power Circuits at High Temperatures - A system includes first circuitry including first elements for operating in a low power mode; second circuitry including second elements for operating in a high-temperature mode; and one or more switching elements for selecting between the low power mode and the high temperature mode.. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247087 | Current Control for Output Device Biasing Stage - Circuits and methods to control current through a device biasing an output device in case the supply voltage is not higher than the output voltage are disclosed. The circuits and methods are applicable to e.g. LDOs, amplifiers, or buffers. A control loop detects if the supply voltage is not higher than the output voltage and regulates the drain-source voltage of the biasing device. The disclosure reduces power consumption in a driver stage in case the supply voltage is not higher than the output voltage. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247088 | MINIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION IN ASYNCHRONOUS DATAFLOW ARCHITECTURES - A digital signal processing apparatus includes a digital circuit device having one or more elements configured to process digital data; a power supply configured to deliver a controllable operating voltage for the one or more elements; control logic configured to receive feedback signals from each of the one or more elements, the feedback signals indicative of a rate at which data is moving through each individual element; and the control logic configured to output a control signal to the power supply so as to cause the power supply to reduce the operating voltage for the one or more elements responsive to a decreasing workload detected therein, and to cause the power supply to increase the operating voltage for the one or more pipelines responsive to an increasing workload detected therein. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247089 | Two Stage Source-Follower Based Filter - A filter, comprising: two source-follower stages connected in series and in between input nodes and output nodes, wherein inner nodes connect the two stages; and a frequency dependent feedback circuit connected between the input and output nodes, wherein the filter comprises additional frequency dependent feedback circuits connected between input nodes and inner nodes and between output nodes and inner nodes, the additional frequency dependent feedback circuits comprising capacitors. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247090 | RESONANT IMPEDANCE SENSING BASED ON CONTROLLED NEGATIVE IMPEDANCE - Resonant impedance sensing with a resonant sensor (such as LC) is based on generating a controlled negative impedance to maintain steady-state oscillation in response to changes in resonance state caused by interaction with a target. Resonant impedance sensing can include: (a) generating a controlled negative impedance at the sensor; (b) controlling the negative impedance based on a detected resonance state to substantially cancel the sensor resonant impedance, such that the sensor resonance state corresponds to steady-state oscillation, where the negative impedance is controlled by a negative impedance control loop that includes the sensor resonator as a loop filter; and (c) providing sensor response data based on the controlled negative impedance, such that the sensor response data represents a response of the sensor to the target. Thus, the response of the sensor to the target corresponds to the negative impedance required for steady-state oscillation. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247091 | ADAPTIVE BIASING TECHNIQUE FOR AUDIO CIRCUITRY - A circuit comprising a peak detector configured to receive a positive voltage input, a negative voltage input and a reference current source input and to output a peak signal data value. A fast attack current source control coupled to the peak detector and configured to generate a current source control signal as a function of the peak signal data value. A slow decay control coupled to the fast attack current source control and configured to reduce the current source control signal based on a predetermined or user-selected decay rate. A variable current source coupled to the fast attack current source control and configured to generate a variable current as a function of the current source control signal. Amplifier circuitry coupled to the variable current source, the amplifier circuitry configured to receive the variable current. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247092 | WIDEBAND DISTRIBUTED AMPLIFIER WITH INTEGRAL BYPASS - An improved distributed amplifier ( | 2014-09-04 |
20140247093 | PHASE LOCKED LOOP AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a phase locked loop in which a voltage signal input to a voltage controlled oscillator after a return from a stand-by state becomes constant in a short time and power consumption is reduced. A transistor including a semiconductor layer formed using an oxide semiconductor material is provided between an input terminal of a voltage controlled oscillator and a capacitor of a loop filter. The transistor is turned on in a normal operation state and turned off in a stand-by state. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247094 | HIGH-PRECISION GHZ CLOCK GENERATION USING SPIN STATES IN DIAMOND - Techniques for obtaining a frequency standard using the crystal field splitting frequency of nitrogen vacancy center in diamond are disclosed. In certain exemplary embodiments, a microwave field is applied to the diamond and optically exciting the diamond under green light. The photoluminescent response of the diamond is measured by a photodetector. The intensity of the photoluminescent response can be used to determine the phase shift between the microwave and the crystal field splitting frequency. The microwave field frequency can be adjusted until the phase shift is below a predetermined threshold, and the microwave frequency can then be output for use as a standard. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247095 | FREQUENCY TEMPERATURE OFFSET COMPENSATION - One embodiment relates to a method of compensating for crystal frequency variation over temperature. An example method includes obtaining an indication of temperature, computing a temperature compensation value based on the indication of temperature and a piecewise linear temperature compensation approximation, and compensating for a temperature offset in a crystal reference signal by adjusting a division ratio of a fractional divider in a phase-locked loop. The piecewise linear temperature compensation approximation can represent an approximation of frequency error in a crystal reference signal originating from a crystal over temperature. The piecewise linear temperature compensation approximation can be, for example, a linear approximation, a quadratic approximation, or a cubic approximation. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247096 | BALUN PRINTED ON SUBSTRATE - A balun includes an input port, a first output port, a second output port and a coupling microstrip group including an input line connected to the input port, a first output line connected to the first output port, a first coupling line, a second output line connected to the second output port and a second coupling line. The input line includes a first coupling section connected to the input port, a second coupling section opposite to the first coupling section and a connecting section connected between the first coupling section and the second coupling section. An unbalanced signal is transformed into a first balanced signal via coupling among the first coupling section, the first output line and the first coupling line. An unbalanced signal is transformed into a second balanced signal via coupling among the second coupling section, the second output line and the second coupling line. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247097 | CAPACITANCE DEVICE AND RESONANCE CIRCUIT - To suppress changes in capacitance due to displacement between electrodes opposing each other across a dielectric layer, thereby allowing stable manufacturing of a capacitance device having a desired capacitance. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247098 | RADIO FREQUENCY FILTER - A Radio Frequency (RF) filter configured by combining a hybrid coupler with a general filter, for having different characteristics from original characteristics of a general filter is provided, in which a coupler receives an input signal through a first port, divides the input signal, outputs the divided signals through second and third ports, combines signals received through the second and third ports according to phases of the signals, and outputs the combined signal through the first port or as an output signal of the RF filter through a fourth port, and a first filter unit has a first port connected to the second port of the coupler and a second port connected to the third port of the coupler, for having a predetermined frequency filtering characteristic. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247099 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING A RELAY FROM FREEZING - In at least one embodiment, an apparatus including a relay is provided. The relay includes a coil, a terminal, and a thermal conductive material. The coil generates heat in response to a current. The terminal includes a first contact positioned thereon. The coil and the terminal define a cavity there between. The thermal conductive material is positioned in the cavity and is in thermal communication with the coil and the first contact to transfer heat from the coil to the first contact. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247100 | R-T-B SINTERED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ROTARY MACHINE - An R-T-B sintered magnet | 2014-09-04 |
20140247101 | POWER INDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a power inductor in which aspect ratios of the innermost pattern and the outermost pattern are similar with those of the intermediate pattern and a manufacturing method thereof. The power inductor includes coil patterns formed on one surface or both surfaces of a core insulating layer; insulating patterns bonded to at least one of an innermost pattern and an outermost pattern of the coil patterns; metal layers plated on surfaces of the coil patterns; and an insulator covering the coil patterns including the metal layers. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247102 | MULTILAYER COIL AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A multilayer coil having a laminate body having a plurality of insulating layers including a specified insulating layer. A linear coil conductor is substantially looped on the specified insulating layer. An insertion is located on the specified insulating layer, in a position between a first part and a second part of the coil conductor. The first part and the second part are closest parts to each other in the coil conductor. Along a boundary surface between the first part of the coil conductor and the insertion, the first part is located at an upper side of the coil conductor with respect to a stacking direction. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247103 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component capable of preventing the occurrence of magnetic saturation due to a magnetic flux surrounding each coil conductor and a method of manufacturing the electronic component are provided. The electronic component includes a laminate formed by stacking unit layers, where each unit layer includes a first insulating layer, and a coil conductor and second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer. Each second insulating layer has a Ni content greater than a Ni content of each first insulating layer. Portions of the first insulating layers have a Ni content lower than a Ni content of the second portions after the laminate is calcined. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247104 | Method For Making Magnetic Components With M-Phase Coupling, And Related Inductor Structures - An M phase coupled inductor includes a magnetic core including a first end magnetic element, a second end magnetic element, and M legs disposed between and connecting the first and second end magnetic elements. M is an integer greater than one. The coupled inductor further includes M windings, where each winding has a substantially rectangular cross section. Each one of the M windings is at least partially wound about a respective leg. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247105 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component having a core including a winding base extending in an axial direction. A first flange is located at an end in the axial direction and having at least one first protruded side surface, which is protruded from the winding base, at least at an end in a first direction, which is one of perpendicular directions that are perpendicular to the axial direction. A wire is wound around the winding base. A first external electrode is connected to the wire and is provided on a side surface of the first flange located at an end in one of the perpendicular directions. A first outer edge of the first flange crosses the wire when viewed from the first direction has a vector having a component in the axial direction. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247106 | High Temperature Resistive Temperature Detector for Exhaust Gas Temperature Measurement - The present disclosure relates to a high temperature resistance temperature detector for measuring exhaust gas temperature for example. The structure includes a resistive element disposed on an insulated carrier. The structure further includes a housing disposed over the carrier and resistive element for inhibiting oxidation of the element which would result in failure of the detector. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247107 | BARIUM TITANATE SEMICONDUCTOR CERAMIC AND PTC THERMISTOR USING THE SAME - A barium titanate semiconductor ceramic with positive resistance-temperature characteristics, which is represented by the general formula: BaTiO | 2014-09-04 |
20140247108 | CHIP RESISTOR, MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR CHIP RESISTOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CHIP RESISTOR | 2014-09-04 |
20140247109 | CONDITION STATUS-BASED DEVICE SYSTEM AND OPERATION - A device, system or method may optionally include a processor, remote to a device, configured to generate information to control, at least in part, a function of the device based, at least in part, on a condition of conveyance of the device, and a transmitter, remote to the device, configured to transmit the information related to the condition of conveyance to the device. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247110 | SELF-DEFENSE SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a self-defense system is disclosed. The self-defense system may include or comprise a material sized to conform to an appendage, and a defense unit coupled with the material and positioned to initiate a defense event in response to an input. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247111 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERMITTING REMOTE CHECK-IN AND COORDINATING ACCESS CONTROL - Methods, systems, and devices for controlling access within a multi-facility room are provided. More specifically, a guest of the multi-room facility is allowed to remotely confirm reservations to the facility as well as bypass the front desk of the multi-room for check-in purposes. At a location within the facility, the guest is allowed to confirm their arrival, check-in, and have their access credential written with personalized access data that may be useable for the duration of the guest's stay. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247112 | ADVANCED VEHICULAR UNIVERSAL TRANSMITTER USING TIME DOMAIN WITH VEHICLE LOCATION LOGGING SYSTEM - The present arrangement provides for a universal transmitter, the transmitter employs a time domain technique for determining the frequency of the reference transmitter during a training procedure. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247113 | ELECTRONIC DOOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - An electronic door lock system comprising a door control unit, a key reader and an encrypted binding between the key reader and the door control unit. When tampering is detected the encrypted binding is terminated thereby preventing the door from being opened. There is also disclosed a method for retrofitting a door comprising a key reader with a door control unit. The door control unit, key reader and the latch release mechanism may also be powered by a key comprising a power supply, the key also supplying a coded sequence to the door control unit. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247114 | UNIVERSAL TRANSCEIVERS AND SUPPLEMENTARY RECEIVERS WITH SPARSE CODING TECHNIQUE OPTION - A garage door/gate opening/closing mechanism is provided that utilizes electromechanical actuation to exert force on a button or buttons of a wall switch in order to actuate a garage door, where the switch actuates a garage door opener. The electromechanical actuator is actuated by means of an electrical signal produced by a radio frequency receiver or by means of a switch. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247115 | NANOSTRUCTURE-INITIATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY BIOMETRICS - Several embodiments described herein are drawn to methods of identifying an analyte on a subject's skin, methods of generating a fingerprint, methods of determining a physiological change in a subject, methods of diagnosing health status of a subject, and assay systems for detecting an analyte and generating a fingerprint, by nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS). | 2014-09-04 |