37th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120231656 | CONNECTOR FIXATION METAL FITTING AND CONNECTOR - A connector fixation metal fitting includes: an attachment portion to be attached to a body of a connector; and an insertion piece to be inserted into an attachment hole formed in a board on which the connector is mounted, wherein the insertion piece includes two elastic pieces, the two elastic pieces are coupled together at their ends in the insertion direction of the insertion piece into the board and extend from the coupled portions in a direction opposite to the insertion direction so as to form free ends, and the free ends are bent in opposite directions in the plate-thickness direction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231657 | Electrical Receptacle Enclosure - Disclosed is an improved electrical receptacle enclosure assembly adapted increase flexibility with respect to its installation procedures, its installed location and supported electrical fixtures therein. The assembly comprises a structurally supported lower box, a middle box adapted to fit within the interior of the lower box, and an upper cover adapted to flushly mount against a mounting surface over the lower and middle boxes. The lower box includes structural mounting points, conduit knockout plates and an open upper and lower portion. The middle box comprises a lower box insert having fixture mounting points and a securing shelf adapted to connect to the lower box upper portion. Electrical fixtures are secured within the middle box and are electrically connected therebelow and covered by a fixture faceplate within the middle box. An upper cover connects the assembly together and rests against a mounting surface for a clean, flush outer appearance. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231658 | POWER AND DATA ADAPTER ASSEMBLY - A power and data adapter assembly includes an electrical receptacle assembly having a receptacle housing, removable side tabs and a simplex receptacle. The assembly also includes a data port assembly having the receptacle housing, data port adapter and data port connector. The data port assembly and simplex receptacle assembly are receivable within a channel support through ends of the channel support and are positionable in desired positions along the length of the channel support. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231659 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a connector and two screws. The connector includes a main body, a cable connected to a rear side of the main body, and a connection portion protruding from a front side of the main body. Two threaded holes are defined in opposite ends of the main body, respectively. Two resilient fixing portions protrude from the rear side of the main body. A through hole is defined in each of the fixing portions. The screws are detachably received into the corresponding through holes of the fixing portions, and operable to mount the connector to an object by extending through the threaded holes to engage with the object. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231660 | CONNECTOR - In a connector according to the Present Disclosure, a cable inserted into an insertion hole is inserted into a through-hole of a metal fitting contained in a support groove. The metal fitting contained in the support groove plastically deforms such that the size of the through-hole decreases when it is compressed in the depth direction of the support groove. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231661 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE - A connector comprises an outer shell, an insulating body, a plurality of terminals provided in the insulating body, and an inner metal shell shielding the insulating body. The outer metal shell is sheathed outside the inner metal shell and has a top plate, wherein a top plate of the inner metal shell and a top plate of the outer metal shell can be firmly fixed together by a plurality of laser joints. The outer metal shell can include transverse soldering plates respectively at two sides thereof that are coplanar with a soldering surface associated with the plurality of terminals. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231662 | CONNECTOR SHIELDING APPARATUS AND METHODS - An electrical connector assembly having shielded cage assembly with at least one port for receiving modules, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In one embodiment, the modules comprise SFP-type (small form-factor pluggable) modules, and the shielded cage assembly comprises an EMI shield member that is disposed at a port opening for the electrical connector assembly. In one variant, the EMI shield member can be disposed on the electrical connector cage assembly without the need for secondary processing techniques such as soldering, or resistance welding. This is accomplished via for example the utilization of mechanical snap features. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231663 | CAN BUS AUTOMATIC LINE TERMINATION - A network interface includes a receptacle configured to receive a plug, a first contact and a second contact each disposed in the receptacle, and a combination of a resistive element and a normally closed switch arranged in series with each other. The combination is coupled between the first contact and the second contact, and has a first configuration in which the switch is opened responsive to a presence of the plug within the receptacle, and a second configuration in which the switch is closed responsive to an absence of the plug from the receptacle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231664 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CROSSTALK COMPENSATION - A communication jack has a housing with a face having a plug receiving aperture. A plurality of conductive path pairs extends from corresponding plug interface contacts located at the plug receiving aperture to corresponding output terminals. A first circuit board is connected to the plug interface contacts and a second circuit board is connected to the plug interface contacts and the output terminals. The first circuit board has a first single stage of crosstalk compensation with opposite polarity of the crosstalk of a plug for a first combination of the conductive path pairs. The second circuit board includes a second single stage of opposite polarity crosstalk compensation for some of the conductive path pairs not compensated on the first circuit board. The stages cancel substantially all of the crosstalk caused by the plug, for the signal operating frequencies, for corresponding combinations of the conductive path pairs. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231665 | CONNECTOR - A connector including a contact member and a housing. The contact member includes a spring part having a length variable in an axial direction, and a contact part extending from an axial end of the spring part and adapted to be pushed against and electrically connected to a counterpart flat contact. The spring part includes a slanted meandering portion provided with a plurality of major arms spaced from each other in the axial direction and generally slanted with respect to the axial direction. The slanted meandering portion is adapted to be elastically deformed so as to narrow a space between the major arms by a contact pressure applied from the counterpart flat contact to the contact part. The contact part is adapted to be displaced so as to slide on the counterpart flat contact by an elastic deformation of the slanted meandering portion. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231666 | CONNECTOR - A connector to be mounted on a substrate includes a first pad and a second pad formed on the surface, including a first contact including a first contacting portion to be in contact with the first pad when the connector is mounted on the substrate; and a second contact including a second contacting portion to be in contact with the second pad when the connector is mounted on the substrate, the first contact and the second contact being configured such that the first contacting portion slides on the first pad in a first direction while the second contacting portion slides on the second pad in a second direction opposite to the first direction, when the first contact and the second contact are pushed toward the first pad and the second pad, respectively, while the connector is being placed on and fixed to the substrate. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231667 | INTERPOSER AND JOINT TERMINAL - A joint terminal usable in an interposer. The joint terminal includes a first terminal member; and a second terminal member detachably attached to the first terminal member and electrically conductible to the first terminal member. The second terminal member includes a contact part capable of contacting with and separating from a conductor portion of a counterpart of the interposer; a spring part adapted to generate a contact pressure for pushing the contact part against the conductor portion; and an attachment part abutting on and detachably attached by a frictional force to the first terminal member. The contact part, the spring part and the attachment part are formed integrally with each other as a unitary member. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231668 | FOUR-WAY RACEWAY CONNECTOR - A raceway connector ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231669 | CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR AND CONNECTING METHOD OF CIRCUIT BOARD - The invention provides a circuit board connector and a connecting method for the circuit board. The circuit board connector includes an insulation housing, having opposed left and right side walls and a bottom wall arranged between the left and right side walls, the left and right side walls and bottom wall forming an accommodating space accommodating a circuit board; terminals arranged on the bottom wall of the insulation housing, the terminals having contact portions within the accommodating space; runners arranged in parallel at the left and right side walls of the insulation housing; and a sliding cover body, with the two ends of the sliding cover body connected to the runners and sliding along the runners. Reliable connection of the circuit board may be realized with no need of a gasket or a film, and without need of an extra space. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231670 | CONNECTOR CONVERTING DEVICE - A connector converting device includes a mounting member, a circuit board, and a cover member. A receiving space, a front opening, and a rear opening are defined in the mounting member. The circuit board includes a board body, a first socket extending from the board body, and a first connecting end. The board body is received in the receiving space. The first connecting end extends out of the mounting member via the front opening to electrically connect to a second socket. The first socket electrically connects to a cable via the rear opening. The cover member engages with the mounting member to secure board body to the mounting member. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231671 | Connection Module For Portable Device - A connection module for a portable device having a reduced thickness and a slimmer shape. The connection module includes a case, an upper plug connection terminal unit, and a lower plug connection terminal unit. The case includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper plug connection terminal unit includes a plurality of upper connection terminals disposed along the upper portion. The lower plug connection terminal unit includes a plurality of lower connection terminals disposed along the lower portion. The plurality of lower connection terminals are spaced apart from the plurality of upper connection terminals and alternately arranged at staggered positions such that the plurality of upper and lower connection terminals engage each other when positioned on a same plane. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231672 | PLUG AND PLUG CONNECTOR FOR ROBOTS - A plug for a tool changing system for electrically connecting a tool to a robot hand, including a plug housing to be fastened on a robot arm or on a tool. The plug housing includes a contact chamber and an accommodating chamber arranged substantially above the contact chamber. A connection module having electrically conductive elements is connected to a first peripheral device. The connection module can be arranged in the contact chamber, and a wear module having electrically conductive elements to be connected to a second peripheral device. The connection module and the wear module are arranged in the accommodating chamber. The electrically conductive elements of the connection module can be connected to the electrically conductive elements of the wear module; and the accommodating chamber is arranged in a frame element which is configured separately from the plug housing. The frame element can be connected to the plug housing. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231673 | RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR AND PLUG CONNECTOR TO BE FITTED TO THE RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR - A receptacle connector includes: a connector body in which five of long plate-like parallel terminals are embedded in a parallel terminal embedding portion in a state of individually exposing one surface sides thereof; a counterpart connector insertion hood that covers an outer circumference of the connector body and allows a counterpart connector to be inserted thereinto; an extension terminal embedding portion provided on at least one of a pair side portions of the connector body in a parallelly arrayed direction of the parallel terminals; and an extension terminal embedded in the extension terminal embedding portion in a state of being exposed toward the parallelly arrayed direction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231674 | Improvements to Plugs and/or Sockets - A socket comprises a plurality of recesses with electrically conductive contacts; said recesses being configured to receive the prongs of a corresponding plug; and a plug housing recess for receiving at least a portion of the housing of a plug; wherein said plug housing recess incorporates an engagement surface against which said plug engages in order to pivot between an initial position where the prongs are positioned to enter the recesses and a position where the prongs are fully engaged within the recesses. A plug suitable for use with this socket is also presented. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231675 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CONTACT-LOADING MANNER FOR COPLANARITY ADJUSTMENT - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of upper and lower contacts fixed in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion extending from the base along a first direction. Each of the upper contacts includes a first planar soldering section situated adjacent to a bottom face of the base. Each of the lower contacts includes a second planar soldering section situated adjacent to the bottom face of the base. The lower contacts are assembled to the insulative housing along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in order that the second planar soldering sections can be kept coplanar with the first planar soldering sections through controlling insertion depth of the lower contacts along the second direction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231676 | CASING FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231677 | Multi-Fork Press-In Pin - The invention relates to a connector device for electrically connecting a conductor to a circuit board by means of the direct insertion of the connector device into a contact hole of the circuit board. The connector device comprises a fastening region for fastening the conductor to the connector device, a transfer region for transferring a current from the conductor to the circuit board and at least three insertion elements that can be inserted into the contact hole together. Each of the insertion elements extends from a common base body of the connector device and runs separately from the other insertion elements. The insertion elements can be elastically deformed independently of one another in relation to the base body and are configured such that when the insertion elements are inserted in the contact hole, a plug connection of the connector device to the circuit board can be provided. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231678 | PRESS BOND TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PRESSING AND BONDING TERMINAL - An object of the invention is to improve electrical connection performance by increasing a pressure of contact between an electric wire and a terminal. A conductor press bond part ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231679 | AUDIO JACK CONNECTOR HAVING LOW INSERTION FORCE AND HIGH EJECTION FORCE - An electrical contact ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231680 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF MULTIPLE SHIP PROPELLERS - A control apparatus controls multiple outboard motors transmitting and receiving operation information mutually via a communication line and is configured to give a thrust difference between the outboard motors in the event of a fault of an electric rudder tilter used to turn a ship by turning a rudder by controlling thrusts of the outboard motors according to a detection value of a steering angle sensor detecting a steering angle. When a ship sailing direction is controlled by the thrust difference, the control apparatus controls the outboard motors by using a steering angle threshold up to which the thrust difference is not given between the outboard motors in a region where a steering angle is small, and in a case where the steering angle exceeds the steering angle threshold, by using a predetermined value of the thrust difference with which the thrust difference is given between the outboard motors. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231681 | VESSEL - A vessel includes a first propulsion mechanism, at least one second propulsion mechanism, and a hull. The first propulsion mechanism is arranged to generate thrust by an internal combustion engine. The second propulsion mechanism is arranged to generate thrust by an electric motor. The first propulsion mechanism and the second propulsion mechanism are disposed in the hull. The first propulsion mechanism and the second propulsion mechanism are mutually independent. A direction of the thrust generated by the first propulsion mechanism and a direction of the thrust generated by the at least one second propulsion mechanism are the same as each other. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231682 | VESSEL WITH A RETRACTABLE THRUSTER ASSEMBLY - A vessel with a retractable thruster assembly, the vessel comprising a hull, a vertical thruster well ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231683 | VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS - A vessel propulsion apparatus includes a second shaft that is inserted in a first driven gear and in a second driven gear, that is connected to a dog clutch, and that is arranged to undergo a thrust. The vessel propulsion apparatus includes a first bearing disposed between the first driven gear and the second shaft, a second bearing disposed between the second driven gear and the second shaft, and a case to which a thrust applied to the second shaft is transmitted via the first bearing and the first driven gear or via the second bearing and the second driven gear. The vessel propulsion apparatus includes an adjusting member disposed between the second shaft and at least one of the first driven gear and the second driven gear and arranged to apply a preload onto the first bearing and the second bearing. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231684 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor that has an internal combustion engine equipped with a plurality of cylinders and is configured to switch a shift position between an in-gear position that enables engine's driving force to be transmitted to a propeller and a neutral position that cuts off transmission of the driving force, it is configured such that a neutral operation detector detects a neutral operation in which the shift position is switched from the in-gear position to the neutral position; a driving force controller conducts driving force decreasing control to decrease the driving force when the neutral operation is detected; and a cylinder number changer detects an engine speed variation range during the driving force decreasing control and, of the plurality of the cylinders, determines and changes the number of the cylinders with which the control is to be conducted based on the variation range. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231685 | FLUID ACTIVATED RETRIEVAL DEVICE - Fluid activated retrieval devices for retrieving an object from a fluidic medium are presented including: a hollow base having a cavity formed therein, where the hollow base includes, a port disposed along an outer surface of the hollow base, the port configured to provide passage of the fluidic medium to the cavity, a diaphragm disposed along the cavity and proximate to the port, and an anchor disposed along the cavity for securing a line; a deployable float housing removably attached with the hollow base, the deployable float housing having another cavity formed therein, where the deployable float housing includes, a buoyant chamber disposed along a distal end of the other cavity, a spool for receiving the line, the spool disposed within the second cavity and attached with the deployable float housing; and a reactant disposed in the cavities. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231686 | PLATFORM RAFT - A platform raft is provided which includes a flotation tubing frame having an open central portion, a substantially rigid platform supported in the open central portion of the frame, and a roof disposed on at least one support, said roof having fabric suspended from the roof down to the flotation tubing frame. A second embodiment of a platform raft is provided including a flotation tubing frame having an open central portion, and a substantially rigid platform supported in the open central portion of the frame, the platform covering less than the entire open central portion of thereby forming an access area within the open central portion adapted for use as a swimming area. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231687 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND HEAT-RESISTANT MOLD MATERIAL AND HEAT-RESISTANT STRUCTURAL MATERIAL USING THE FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material having high mechanical properties and high heat resistance, and allowing the use of a gypsum die in primary curing, wherein a fiber-reinforced prepreg, obtained by impregnating reinforcing fibers with an epoxy resin composition comprising a triphenylmethane-type epoxy resin, N,N,N′,N′-tetraglycidyldiaminodiphenylmethane (B) and diaminodiphenylsulfone (C), is subjected to primary curing at 110-130° C., and then to secondary curing at a temperature which is at least as high as the primary curing temperature. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231688 | ADHESIVE TAPE, TYING MATERIAL USING SAME, AND TIED PART - The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from a water-dispersible pressure-sensitive adhesive on at least one surface of the substrate, which has a back face-holding force of 2.0 mm or less at 100° C. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231689 | FIBER, FIBER AGGREGATE AND ADHESIVE HAVING THE SAME - Provided is a functional fiber and a fiber aggregate for realizing various functions, an adhesive for easily bonding electronic components, and a method for manufacturing the same. Particularly, a fiber extended in a length direction includes a carrier polymer and a plurality of functional particles, wherein the plurality of functional particles are embedded in the carrier polymer and physically fixed to the carrier polymer to be integrated. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231690 | MULTICOMPONENT FIBERS AND MICRODENIER FABRICS PREPARED BY FIBRILLATION THEREOF - Multicomponent fibers and fabrics made therefrom are provided. The fibers include a multilobal sheath fiber component surrounding a core fiber component, wherein the fibers can be fibrillated to provide a plurality of intertwined microdenier fiber components. Methods of providing such fabrics are also disclosed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231691 | Porous Multilayer Articles and Methods of Making - Porous multilayer articles and methods of making are disclosed. Multicomponent polymeric fibers are introduced into a forming chamber and are deposited onto a first porous substrate. The multicomponent fibers are then bonded to each other to form a porous coherent web, and the porous coherent web is bonded to the first porous substrate, so as to form a porous multilayer article. The porous coherent web contains particles that are bonded to the multicomponent fibers of the web. The particles in the porous coherent web may be e.g. abrasive, absorbent, etc. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231692 | Porous Supported Articles and Methods of Making - Porous supported articles and methods of making are disclosed. Multicomponent polymeric fibers are introduced into a forming chamber and are infilled at least into the interior void spaces of a support web. At least some of the infilled multi-component component fibers are self-bonded to each other to form a porous web that is embedded within the support web. The porous embedded web may contain particles that are bonded to the multicomponent fibers of the web. The optional particles in the porous embedded web may be e.g. abrasive, absorbent, etc. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231693 | Fluorescent strip light style L.E.D. retrofit wiring methods - The following depictions are of the retrofit wiring of a fluorescent “strip-light” style fixture for conversion to an LED light. Some of the drawings depict a fixture for use of a single lamp while others depict accommodating multiple lamps. The pattern is essentially the same. The perspective is from inside the fixture looking at the bottoms of the “tombstones” or lamp holders. Notice that there is no ballast included in the depictions. The ballast does not necessarily have to be removed entirely from the fixture, but it may need to be bypassed. There are two basic options of wiring methods used to make the conversion, one for increased safety, the other for economy. The multiple depictions represent the numerous variations of the conversion. FIGS. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231694 | LEADER MEMBER, SUBSTRATE, SUBSTRATE CARTRIDGE, SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS, LEADER-CONNECTING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY ELEMENT - A leader member includes a connection portion that is connected to a substrate and a position reference portion that is used at least for aligning the substrate with the connection portion. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231695 | TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR REMOTE-CONTROLLED TOY HELICOPTER - A transmission mechanism includes an upper holder block and a lower holder block respectively coupled to the shaft of the rotor system of a remote-controlled toy helicopter at different elevations, a stabilizer mounted at the upper holder block, two second links bilaterally coupled between the upper holder block and the lower holder block, a helicopter motor, and a first link coupled between the lower holder block and the output shaft of the helicopter motor for enabling the first link, the lower holder block, the second links, the upper holder block and the stabilizer to be relatively moved upon rotation of the motor. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231696 | AEROBAT TOY - An aerobat toy comprising propellers ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231697 | Doll With Water Squirting Feature - A figure includes a body with a first portion including an inlet and a second portion including an outlet. The first portion is submersible in a liquid. A conduit extends between the inlet and the outlet. A pump mechanism is coupled to the conduit. The pump mechanism is operable by a user to draw liquid into the inlet, move the liquid through the conduit, and discharge the liquid from the outlet. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE TOY VEHICLES - Disclosed are methods of operating a toy. One disclosed method includes receiving a trigger signal for an event from another toy; determining whether a previous trigger signal has been received; and providing a feedback to the trigger event based on the determination of receipt of the previous trigger signal. Apparatuses are also disclosed for performing the method. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231699 | TOYS IMPLEMENTING INDUCTIVELY COUPLED POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - Electronic toys have now been around for years and are powered through mechanisms that require a toy to be tethered to a cable or utilize conventional batteries. Such toys are inconvenient because they consume a user's time to re-charge them, which in turn also limits the utility of these toys. Embodiments of this invention implement toys using an inductively coupled power transfer system, which is a wireless mechanism that is convenient to use and provides a faster way for the user to re-charge the toy. Some embodiments include an electronic device comprising an inductive charging plate, and a toy comprising an internal charge pad, a storage capacitor set to a predetermined voltage level, and a discharging device that discharges a function to implement the toy. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231700 | SILICONE GEL BRA - A silicone gel bra includes two silicone gel bra cups and a connector. The silicone gel bra cups are formed with a volume of silicone gel shaped in a mold. Each silicone gel bra cup has an inside surface. A portion of the inside surface or the entire inside surface is coated with a reusable adhesive layer. The silicone gel bra cups each have an extension portion. The extension portion is inserted through a loop of the connector, and then reversely folded to be adhered to the relative bra cup to constitute the silicone gel bra. The silicone gel bra cups have a plurality of air apertures to provide a ventilation function for the breast. The silicone gel material of the silicone gel bra cups can be mixed with a forming agent to form a silicone gel form material with air bubbles to constitute the silicone gel bra cups. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231701 | FEEDBACK FOR POLISHING RATE CORRECTION IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING - A substrate having a plurality of zones is polished and spectra are measured. For each zone, a first linear function fits a sequence of index values associated with reference spectra that best match the measured spectra. A projected time at which a reference zone will reach the target index value is determined based on the first linear function, and for at least one adjustable zone, a polishing parameter adjustment is calculated such that the adjustable zone has closer to the target index at the projected time than without such adjustment. The adjustment is calculated based on a feedback error calculated for a previous substrate. The feedback error for a subsequent substrate is calculated based on a second linear function that fits a sequence of index values associated with reference spectra that best match spectra measured after the polishing parameter is adjusted. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231702 | METHOD OF PHASING THREADED GRINDING STONE, AS WELL AS GEAR GRINDING MACHINE - A method of phasing a threaded grinding stone and a gear grinding machine are disclosed, wherein phasing of the threaded grinding stone with respect to a gear to be machined or to a dresser can be performed at high speed. A threaded grinding stone is phased with respect to a workpiece or a disk dresser prior to engagement. The phase of the threaded grinding stone is adjusted so that a tooth tip of the workpiece or a blade tip of the disk dresser faces the central position of an edge groove of the grinding stone. Subsequently an edge surface of the threaded grinding stone contacts an edge surface of the workpiece or an edge surface of the disk dresser. The phase of the threaded grinding stone is adjusted so that the tooth tip of the workpiece or the blade tip of the disk dresser is disposed in this latter phase. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231703 | 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. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231704 | ABRASIVE FOR BLAST PROCESSING AND BLAST PROCESSING METHOD EMPLOYING THE SAME - An abrasive has a plate shape with a flat surface, in which a maximum diameter of the flat surface thereof is in the range of 0.05 mm to 10 mm, and 1.5 to 100 times as the maximum diameter as thick of the abrasive, and the blast processing method is one in which this abrasive is ejected by being inclined at an incident angle with respect to a surface of a product to be treated. The ejected plate-shaped abrasive slides along the surface of the product to be treated while having the flat surface in slidable contact with the surface of the product to be treated which is an object surface to be treated, so that the surface of the product to be treated is flattened by removing the peaks only, without increasing the depth of the valleys of the roughness curve. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231705 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of transporting a semiconductor wafer having a ring-shaped stiffening portion can include the steps of pressing the semiconductor wafer from the back surface side to the front surface side thereof on a place different from a place at which the semiconductor wafer is to be held, the step of pressing the semiconductor wafer being conducted before holding the semiconductor wafer having the ring-shaped stiffening portion. The method can include releasing the attachment by suction of the front surface of the semiconductor wafer by supplying a positive pressure onto the chuck table, releasing pressing the semiconductor wafer from the back surface side to the front surface side thereof on the place different from the place at which the semiconductor wafer is to be held and picking up the semiconductor wafer having the ring-shaped stiffening portion from the chuck table while holding the semiconductor wafer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231706 | GRINDING MACHINE FOR OPTICAL GLASS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF GRINDING - This machine includes a base frame ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231707 | SANDPAPER WITH NON-SLIP LAYER - The present invention provides an abrasive article, e.g. a sheet of sandpaper, comprising a backing layer having opposed first and second major surfaces, an adhesive make coat on the second major surface, abrasive particles at least partially embedded in the make coat, thereby defining an abrasive surface, and an exposed non-slip coating layer on the first major surface, the non-slip coating layer comprising at least a base resin and a tackifying resin. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231708 | COARSE SANDPAPER WITH NON-SLIP COATING LAYER - A sheet of coarse sandpaper includes a backing layer having opposed first and second major surfaces, an adhesive make coat on the second major surface, coarse abrasive particles at least partially embedded in the make coat, thereby defining a coarse abrasive surface, and an exposed non-slip coating layer on the first major surface. Methods of making and using such coarse sandpaper are also provided. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231709 | HONING APPARATUS - A rotary tool of a honing apparatus is provided with honing grindstones that grind a cylinder bore, and guide members that slide in a guide hole of a tool guide. The guide members are each constituted of a base member fixed to the tool body and a slide member fixed to the base member. The base member is composed of a ceramic material, and the slide member is composed of a cemented carbide material. With the guide members having such a configuration, electrolytic dressing is performed on the honing grindstones. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231710 | Hand-held power tool system - A hand-held power tool system has a hand-held power tool, a guard unit, and a guard anti-rotation lock unit configured to prevent rotation between the guard unit and the hand-held power tool in a case where a tool of the hand-held power tool breaks during intended operation. The guard anti-rotation lock unit also is configured to prevent rotation between the guard unit and the hand-held power tool at a same time as the guard unit is attached to the hand-held power unit, when the guard unit is in a working position. Preferably, the guard anti-rotation lock unit is at least partially located on a closing unit which includes a clamping band and a pivotable lever. The anti-rotation lock unit preferably includes an anti-rotation lock element provided on the lever. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231711 | METHOD OF MAKING A COATED ABRASIVE ARTICLE HAVING SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES AND RESULTING PRODUCT - A method of making a coated abrasive article includes the steps of: applying a make coat to a first major surface of a backing; applying shaped abrasive particles to the make coat to form a first abrasive layer consisting essentially of shaped abrasive particles; applying diluent particles to the make coat over the shaped abrasive particles to form a final abrasive layer; applying a size coat over the final abrasive layer; curing the make and size coats; and wherein the shaped abrasive particles comprise a vertex opposite a base and a width of the shaped abrasive particle tapers from the base to the vertex. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231712 | METHOD OF MAKING A GRINDING DISK AND A GRINDING DISK - The invention relates to a method of making a grinding disk, comprising the steps of: providing a cap; providing an abrasive part; placing the cap on the abrasive part to form an assembly; holding the assembly and injecting a molding material into a space between the cap and the abrasive part and into the abrasive part to bond the cap and the abrasive part. A grinding disk made by the method is also disclosed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231713 | OPTICAL QUALITY SURFACING TOOL - An optical-grade surfacing tool ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231714 | Apparatus and method for feeding sausage chains to a suspension device - The invention concerns an apparatus ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231715 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEBONING BONE-IN LEG - In an automated deboning device for deboning a bone-in leg of livestock carcass, a clamp unit | 2012-09-13 |
20120231716 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A CARCASS PART OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY - a method for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry including making two incisions on the back side of the carcass part, and detaching at least a part of the back meat that is naturally present on the carcass part using a scraper, the scraper having a cutting edge with a curved shape in a plane that substantially extends perpendicular to the direction of the spine, the curved shape substantially matching the side of the back of the contour of the bone parts of the carcass part from which the back meat must be detached, as seen in the direction of the spine, wherein detachment of the back meat by the scraper starts from the incisions along the spine, and the carcass part and the scraper move relative to each other while the meat is being detached. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231717 | Multifunctional Food Preparation Apparatus - A food processing apparatus including a lower support structure that carries either a food slicing plate or a meat tenderizing plate, an upper structure that carries either a food plunger plate or a meat tenderizing plate; said lower and upper structures being connected with a floating hinge and including a handle such that a user may pull the two structures together such that their respective plates either tenderize or slice food depending on the plates positioned thereto. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231718 | Big game field dressing tool - A cutting tool is provided for safely dressing a game animal having a handle and a fork section including first and second elongated shielding members shielding the hunter's hands and a cutting blade positioned between the first and second elongated shielding members and perpendicular relative to a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the cutting tool and wherein the handle is configured in a T-shaped manner for providing a good grip and wherein the cutting blade is positioned under outer surfaces of the first and second elongated shielding members to further shield the hunter's hands. The cutting tool is pushed against various membranes and the trachea to safely cut it for the removal of the heart and lungs of the game animal. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231719 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING COINS - Device for receiving coins improved in such a way that large amounts of coins can be received as well as separated reliably and quickly and such that the adverse influence of foreign matters introduced along with the coins on the coin separating function and/or on the performance of the coin separating unit may be reduced. The device includes an aperture for charging coins, a unit for separating coins and a feed unit for feeding coins which is provided with a guide face giving support to the coins during the feeding process and which is an active type feeder having a feed module ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231720 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING COINS - A device for the delivery of coins from a coin dispensing station to a mobile supply device or from the mobile supply device to a coin receiving module. The coin reservoir of the mobile supply device is designed such that the coins collected in the coin reservoir are delivered in portions to the coin inlet of the coin receiving module, depending on a supply request. An inventory memory unit is assigned to a control unit. The particular advantage of the device consists in that only one mobile supply device is required for supplying and/or filling a number of coin receiving modules. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231721 | FEED UNIT FOR FILLING A COIN MODULE WITH COINS - A feed unit for filling a coin module with coins improved in such a way that a plurality of coin modules can be filled or loaded with just one feed unit. The coin feed unit is a coin drum which is rotatable inside a shell. A coin stock compartment is provided into which coins can be filled via a charge aperture. A dispensing compartment is provided inside the coin drum from which coins can be taken out via the discharge aperture. A passage is arranged in such a way that coins get from the stock compartment into the dispensing compartment as the coin drum rotates around a pivot pin. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231722 | DATA CENTER COOLING - A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231723 | VAPOUR EXTRACTION DEVICE AND ACCOMMODATING DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE FOOD PREPARATION UNIT INCORPORATING SUCH A VAPOUR EXTRACTION DEVICE - In order to provide a vapour extraction device comprising at least one air curtain producing device and at least one vapour suction device incorporating at least one vapour suction opening, it is proposed that, by means of the air curtain producing device, there can be produced an air curtain which is so oriented that at least a part of the air stream forming the air curtain impinges on at least one vapour suction opening. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231724 | FILTERING CIRCUIT WITH JAMMER GENERATOR - A filtering circuit with a jammer generator cancels a jammer in wireless signals with little degradation of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The filtering circuit may include a jammer generator which acquires information of period and phase of a sinusoidal jammer signal in a composite input sinusoidal signal, which includes the jammer signal and a desired signal, and outputs a pseudo sine-wave with a period and phase corresponding with the period and phase of the jammer signal acquired, and an adder which outputs a difference between the input and output signals of the jammer generator as the desired signal. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231725 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND TRANSMISSION MEDIUM - When a user gets interested in some music he/she listens to somewhere, for example, in a coffee shop, the user records that music in a memory provided in a portable terminal. A processor reads the information recorded in the memory and performs a predetermined process on it. The resultant information is stored on a storage device. The information stored on the storage device is then transferred to a remote server via a communication device. The remote server searches the database for the title of the music corresponding to the received information and the singer's name, and returns the results to the terminal. Thus, the user can easily get information about the title of the music and the singer's name. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231726 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING A PURCHASE USING INFORMATION PROVIDED ON A MEDIA PLAYING DEVICE - Disclosed are apparatus and method for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a transmission of media content, information regarding the content, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of the content, a good, and/or a service. The content may include broadcast media content and entertainment media content. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to process the information regarding the content and the information for facilitating a purchase of the copy of the content, the good, and/or the service. The apparatus also includes a display device for displaying information. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231727 | DISASTER INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM AND DISASTER INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD - An association unit associates earthquake disaster information that a governmental agency, a municipality, or the like publishes with base station data including position information of base stations. A base station priority calculation unit, based on an association result by the association unit and the estimated number of users that are present in coverage of each of the base stations, assigns priority for recovery measures at the time of an earthquake disaster to the base stations, and causes a display unit to display the priority of the base stations thus calculated. Thus, it becomes possible to easily assign the priority of the base stations based on the earthquake disaster information that a governmental agency, a municipality, or the like publishes. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231728 | PAYLOAD FOR A MULTI-BEAM SATELLITE - A payload includes one or more antennas for receiving polarized radiofrequency signals; a device for regenerating radiofrequency signals by filtering, frequency transposition, and amplification; and antennas for transmitting the regenerated radiofrequency signals to one or more terrestrial terminals. The radiofrequency signal regeneration device includes a plurality of regeneration channels, each channel consisting of an amplification device capable of amplifying two radiofrequency signals having separate frequency bands and the transmission antennas associated with a regeneration chain are capable of transmitting two regenerated radiofrequency signals having orthogonal polarization directions and intended for cells belonging to a single cell layout that uses at least two separate frequency bands and two separate polarizations. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231729 | SPS RECEIVER WITH ADJUSTABLE LINEARITY - A satellite positioning system (SPS) receiver that can provide good performance with low power consumption is described. The SPS receiver may be operated in one of multiple modes, which may be associated with different bias current settings for the SPS receiver. One of the modes may be selected based on output power level of a transmitter co-located with the SPS receiver. The bias current of an LNA, a mixer, and/or an LO generator within the SPS receiver may be set based on the selected mode. In one design, a first (e.g., lower power) mode may be selected for the SPS receiver if the transmitter output power level is below a switch point. A second (e.g., high linearity) mode may be selected if the transmitter output power level is above the switch point. The second mode is associated with more bias current for the SPS receiver than the first mode. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231730 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF WRITE PROTECTION FOR MEMORY CARD IN THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and method to write protect a memory card in the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal comprises a body, a battery and a battery cover. The battery cover has a short-circuit connecting member. A memory card socket accommodates a pluggable memory card. A writing control unit has input and output ports, and when the battery cover is jointed with the body, the input and output ports contact the short-circuit connecting member to form a short-circuit connection therebetween; the writing control unit detects whether the battery cover is removed by outputting a test signal from the output port and detecting for the test signal at the input port; if the battery cover is removed, the test signal is not detected at the input port and data is prohibited from being written into the memory card. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231731 | SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION - A wireless power transmitter and receiver, and related methods are provided. In one embodiment, a wireless power receiver may include: a receiving unit configured to receive wireless power from a source resonator; a detecting unit configured to detect a current value, a voltage value, or both of the wireless power; a controller configured to determine whether the detected current value, the detected voltage value, or both have a peak value, in a relation to a load which the wireless power is to be transmitted to; and a communication unit configured to transmit a result of the determination to the source resonator. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231732 | HEARING DEVICE AND METHODS OF OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device is disclosed, in which antenna diversity is provided by means of including an antenna in each of two sub-units or earpieces, one being for each ear. The antennae communicate with a further communication device by conventional wireless RF transmission. The two sub-units communicate by means of near field communication, NFC. The two sub-units act in co-operation so as to ensure that a relatively higher quality baseband stream is extracted from either one or a combination of the receivers associated with the antennae. Deleterious effects from e.g. local disturbances to the electromagnetic field of the transmission may thereby be mitigated or overcome. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231733 | RADIO FREQUENCY ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An access control system includes a transmitter initiator that has a magnetic flux antenna constructed and arranged to direct magnetic energy in an angular direction, a plurality of RF tone detectors, a microcontroller, and a plurality of RF burst generators. The system includes at least one receiver responder that has a magnetic flux antenna, a plurality of RF tone detectors, a microcontroller, and a RF burst generator. The transmitter initiator's magnetic flux antenna and the receiver responder's magnetic flux antenna define an open-air gap therebetween. The transmitter initiator's magnetic flux antenna has a paramagnetic housing, electromagnetic windings within the paramagnetic housing, and at least one ferromagnetic element disposed within the open air gap. The paramagnetic housing and the ferromagnetic element are constructed and arranged to direct a magnetic field across the open air gap. The system is configured for wireless communication via near-field magnetic induction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231734 | Near Field RF Communicators and Near Field RF Communications Enabled Devices - A near field communications (NFC) enabled device configured to adaptively switch between a power saving sense mode and a communication mode is provided. The NFC enabled device includes a sense signal controller configured to cause an initiating coupler to generate a sense signal, and a sensor unit configured to determine when a target RF communicator is in near field range based on a change in an impedance of the initiating coupler. The NFC enabled device also includes an activation signal controller configured to cause the initiating coupler to send an activation signal to a target coupler upon determination by the sensor unit that the target RF communicator is in near field range. The NFC enabled device generates the sense signal when in the power saving sense mode, and sends the activation signal to the target RF communicator when in the communication mode. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231735 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A communication system and communication method enable various types of near field communication. NFC communication apparatuses have two features in that each can perform communication in two communication modes and that each can perform data transmission at a plurality of transfer rates. The two communication modes consist of a passive mode and an active mode. In the passive mode, between the NFC communication apparatuses, for example, a first NFC communication apparatus transmits data to a second NFC communication apparatus by modulating electromagnetic waves generated by itself, while the second NFC communication apparatus transmits data to the first NFC communication apparatus by performing load modulation on the electromagnetic waves generated by the first NFC communication apparatus. Alternatively, in the active mode, either of the NFC communication apparatuses transmits data by modulating electromagnetic waves generated by itself. The present innovation can be applied to, for example, an IC card system, etc. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231736 | METHOD OF PROTECTING THE EXECUTION OF AN NFC APPLICATION LOADED IN A SECURE ELEMENT FORMING AN INTEGRAL PART OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - The invention relates to a method for securing the execution of an onboard NFC application in a secure element which does not include a native OTA application. The secure element interacts with a mobile terminal including a removable card. According to the invention, the method includes recording an identifier of the removable card in the secure element no later than when the NFC application is loaded onto the secure element. When an event occurs, a verification is made, in the secure element, whether or not the identifier of the removable card present in the mobile terminal corresponds to the identifier previously stored in the secure element, in order to detect a possible change of the removable card. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231737 | ENERGY DISTRIBUTION AMONG ANTENNAS IN AN ANTENNA SYSTEM | 2012-09-13 |
20120231738 | ENHANCING VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS BY ADDING REMOTE SENSORS FROM A PORTABLE DEVICE - A vehicle display device is provided with a communications interface, which couples the vehicle display device to portable input devices inside the vehicle. The portable input devices are thus provided with the ability to control the display device and what is displayed thereon. The communications interface also enables the portable input device to control vehicle subsystems such as a climate control system, entertainment system and the like. Portable input devices equipped with sensors have sensor-generated information displayed on the vehicle display device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231739 | COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN CELLULAR NETWORKS - A method is provided for communications in a cellular network ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231740 | PAIRING AN ACCESSORY WITH A HOST DEVICE USING ACCESSORY OUTPUT DEVICE - A method for pairing an accessory with a host device includes placing an output device of the accessory into a randomly selected state N-times. The information about the current state of the accessory is provided to a host device after each state selection for N number of times. Thereafter, the host device generates an authentication code based on the N inputs and the accessory generates another authentication code based on the N selected states. The authentication codes can be then compared and can be used to “pair” the host device and the accessory, allowing secure communication. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231741 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Uplink Interference Coordination in a Radio Communication System - An apparatus and a method provide for uplink interference coordination in a radio communication system, such as a cellular communication system. Measurements are made at mobile stations associated with uplink-channel interference conditions. Reports are made to the network when a mobile station experiences interference conditions beyond a measurement threshold. If greater than a group-threshold number of mobile stations experience high levels of uplink-channel interference, communication resources are reallocated in compensation for the high interference conditions. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231742 | SCORE-BASED INTERFERENCE COORDINATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - An interference coordination method for a radio communication system includes a plurality of user equipment configured to communicate on radio resources with transceiver stations exchanging between transceiver stations one or more coordination messages concerning interference on an interfered radio resource, and determining a score of a potential allocation of the interfered radio resource to potentially-interfered user equipment based on said coordination message or messages. In particular, the radio resource scheduling method includes generating, for a transceiver station serving respective served user equipment, a set of candidate aggregate allocations including corresponding potential allocations of radio resources to respective served user equipment, performing the interference coordination method to determine a score of each potential allocation in the candidate aggregate allocations, computing a total score of each candidate aggregate allocation based on the scores of the corresponding potential allocations, and allocating radio resources to respective served user equipment based on the total scores of the candidate aggregate allocations. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231743 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a mobile communications device ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231744 | SIMULTANEOUS DOWNLINK SENSITIVITY TESTING FOR MULTIPLE MODULATION SCHEMES IN A WIRELESS TEST SYSTEM - A test station may include a test host, a tester, and a test chamber. Multiple devices under test (DUTs) may be placed in the test chamber during device characterization operations. Radio-frequency signals may be conveyed from the tester to the multiple DUTs using a radiated arrangement through an antenna in the test chamber. The tester may broadcast downlink test signals in parallel to the multiple DUTs. The DUTs may simultaneously synchronize with the downlink test signals and measure radio-frequency performance levels while receiving the downlink test signals. The test host may direct the tester to gradually lower its output power level. The DUTs may be used to determine downlink sensitivity by monitoring the measured radio-frequency performance levels as the output power level of the tester is lowered. Simultaneously downlink sensitivity testing may be performed for multiple modulation schemes and data rates for any communications protocol. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231745 | SIMULTANEOUS SENSITIVITY TESTING FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES IN RADIO-FREQUENCY TEST SYSTEMS - A test station may include a test host, a signal generator, and a test chamber. Multiple devices under test (DUTs) may be placed in the test chamber during device characterization operations. Radio-frequency signals may be conveyed from the signal generator to the multiple DUTs using a radiated arrangement through an antenna in the test chamber. The signal generator may broadcast downlink test signals. The DUTs may synchronize with the downlink test signals and measure radio-frequency performance levels while receiving the downlink test signals. The test host may direct the signal generator to gradually lower its output power level. The DUTs may be used to determine downlink sensitivity by monitoring the measured radio-frequency performance levels as the output power level of the signal generator is lowered. Downlink sensitivity testing may be performed across any desired radio-frequency bands and channels. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231746 | RADIO BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A first radio base station ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231747 | Controlling Power Saving Mode In Radio - The disclosure relates to controlling the operational mode of a radio in a wireless device, with an aim to reducing power consumption. A method of controlling the operational mode of a radio in a wireless device, includes executing at least one application, that provides access information for use by radio control logic to determine an operational mode of a radio, where the said access information defines usage of the radio by that application. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231748 | Method and System for Implementing Power Detection - The present invention discloses a method and system for implementing power detection, wherein said method includes: extracting basic information of a destination base station from a detection request, obtaining configuration information of said destination base station from a database according to the basic information, and searching available signal transmission links and power collection points of said destination base station according to the configuration information; carrying out power collection, and analyzing power values of each available power collection point on the available signal transmission link, and updating the power values of corresponding power collection points. With the present invention, power detection can be carried out on the device from a perspective of the system, and the maintainability and operability are improved. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231749 | FAST ADAPTIVE POWER CONTROL FOR A VARIABLE MULTIRATE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A system and a method of controlling transmitter power in a wireless communication system in which user data is processed as a multirate signal in which the user data signal having a first rate is converted into a transmission data signal having a faster second rate for transmission. The transmission power is adjusted on a relatively slow basis based on quality of data received by a receiver of the transmitted data. The transmitter power is determined as a function of the first and second rates such that a change in the data rate in the multiple channels or the rate of the transmission data signal is compensated in advance of a quality of data based adjustment associated with such data rate change. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231750 | TUNABLE LOOP ANTENNAS - Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. A parallel-fed loop antenna may be formed from portions of a conductive bezel and a ground plane. The antenna may operate in multiple communications bands. The bezel may surround a peripheral portion of a display that is mounted to the front of an electronic device. The bezel may contain a gap. Antenna feed terminals for the antenna may be located on opposing sides of the gap. A variable capacitor may bridge the gap. An inductive element may bridge the gap and the antenna feed terminals. A switchable inductor may be coupled in parallel with the inductive element. Tunable matching circuitry may be coupled between one of the antenna feed terminals and a conductor in a coaxial cable connecting the transceiver circuitry to the antenna. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231751 | RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A mobile communication terminal ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120231752 | Method and System for a Configurable Front End - Methods and systems for a configurable front end are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include a transceiver on a single chip that may comprise a power amplifier (PA) and a low noise amplifier (LNA). The PA may amplify signals to be transmitted over a range of output transmit power. An upper limit for a power range may of substantially 12 dBm. The LNA may be tolerant to PA signals by, for example, being configured to follow signal voltages generated from an output of the power amplifier. For example, each input transistor of the LNA may be isolated from other transistors in the LNA. Accordingly, the input transistors may float since they may not be tied to a voltage level via other transistors. This may allow the input transistors to avoid damage. The transceiver may also be configured for differential RF input, differential RF output, single-ended RF input, and/or single-ended RF output. In some configurations, the transceiver may also support use of a power amplifier external to the transceiver to amplify RF signals communicated by the transceiver. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231753 | WIDE-BAND MULTI STAGE DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIER - A multi-stage Doherty power amplifier (“PA”) circuit which achieves superior efficiency over broadband range of frequencies is disclosed. Conventional multi-stage amplifiers may offer potential for efficiency enhancement but may suffer from cost penalties and severe bandwidth limitation in practice. Embodiments may employ a driver in the peaking arm which is biased in class C which may alleviate such limitations. The amplifier topology and associated circuitry described in embodiments may achieve high efficiency, smooth PA gain, and enhanced phase characteristics over a 15% fractional bandwidth with reduced costs. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231754 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR A CONTROL MODULE - An electronic control module assembly includes a plurality of antenna elements and a printed circuit board (PCB). Each antenna element communicates a radio frequency (RF) signal. The PCB has a plurality of radio frequency (RF) energy transfer circuits and a baseband RF device. The plurality of RF energy transfer circuits are each configured to receive the RF signal. At least two of the RF energy transfer circuits receive the RF signal from the plurality of antenna elements. The baseband RF device is in communication with the at least two of the plurality of RF energy transfer circuits which receive the RF signal. The baseband processor is configured for demodulating the RF signal. | 2012-09-13 |
20120231755 | RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND RADIO TRANSMISSION METHOD - Data streams stored in buffers are modulated by modulation sections. Multipliers multiply the signals output from the modulation sections by weights output from a weight control section. The signals output from the multipliers are added up by addition sections, subjected to radio transmission processing by transmission radio sections and sent through antennas. A buffer control section controls the buffers based on a retransmission count output from a retransmission count detection section. The weight control section outputs weights different from weights at the time of previous transmission to the multipliers every time data is retransmitted. This allows a diversity gain at the time of data retransmission to be increased even if a time variation of the propagation path environment for radio signals is slow. | 2012-09-13 |