39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100248550 | CHIP CARD HOLDER - An exemplary chip card holder used in a portable electronic device for holding a chip card therein is provided. The chip card holder includes a body member and a cover, the body member has a cover accommodating chamber recessed in a bottom wall thereof. The cover accommodating chamber has at least one assembling portion. The cover is configured for holding the chip chard therewith and is accommodated in the cover accommodating chamber. The cover has at least one installing portion detachably, slidably, and rotatably mounted to the at least one assembling portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248551 | CARD CONNECTOR - A card connector includes a housing including an insertion part into which a card is to be inserted; and a switch mechanism including a movable terminal and multiple fixed terminals. The movable terminal is configured to deform elastically in response to being pressed by the card upon the insertion of the card into the insertion part. The fixed terminals are provided in a direction in which the movable terminal is displaced by the elastic deformation. The movable terminal is configured to be in contact with or out of contact with at least one of the fixed terminals based on the amount of displacement of the movable terminal according to the presence or absence of the card in the insertion part and the shape of the card. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248552 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL TRANSMISSION ENVIRONMENT - An electrical connector defining a receiving cavity for receiving a corresponding plug includes an insulative housing and a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing. The contacts include a number of first contacts which are arranged in a row along a transverse direction of the insulative housing. The first contacts include two pairs of differential signal contacts and a grounding contact between said two pairs of differential signal contacts. Each first contact has a contact portion extending into the receiving cavity, a tail portion extending out of the insulative housing and a connecting portion between the contact portion and the tail portion. The connecting portion of the grounding contact is wider than that of the differential signal contacts in the transverse direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248553 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A LATCH - A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector including a receptacle connector housing having an interior cavity. The receptacle connector includes a latch element extending within the interior cavity of the receptacle housing. The receptacle housing holds a receptacle connector contact. The connector assembly also includes a plug connector having a plug connector housing engaged with the receptacle connector housing. The plug connector housing holds a plug connector contact. The plug connector contact is engaged with the receptacle connector contact. The plug connector includes a latch arm extending outwardly from the plug connector housing. The latch arm includes a latch member received within the interior cavity of the receptacle connector housing. The latch member is engaged with the latch element of the receptacle connector entirely within the interior cavity of the receptacle connector housing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248554 | CONNECTOR SOCKET AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - This invention provides a connector socket and a portable electronic device using the same. The connector socket is disposed at a casing for connecting a connector. The connector socket includes a rotatable element and an elastic element. The rotatable element is pivotally connected to the casing. The elastic element is coupled to the casing and the rotatable element. The rotatable element has a protrudent portion. When the connector is connected to the connector socket, the connector presses the protrudent portion to allow the rotatable element to automatically rotate from a storage position to an open position. When the connector is separated from the connector socket, the rotatable element automatically rotates from the open position to the storage position via the elastic element. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248555 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The second connector includes first and second sub-connectors. The first sub-connector includes a first sidewall on which a locking portion is formed. The second sub-connector includes a second sidewall on which a receiving portion is formed to engagably receiving the locking portion thereby combining the first and second sub-connectors together. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248556 | Modular Electrical Bus System - A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. At least one of the modular I/O units is also mechanically separable from and maintains communication connection to the main communication module. One or both of the modular IO units and main communication module may have an alpha-numeric display. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248557 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT STRIP HAVING SUPPORTING PORTIONS FOR PROTECTING CONTACTS THEREOF - An electrical contact strip comprises a carrier and a plurality of contacts projecting from and linking with the carrier. A plurality holes are defined on the carrier for securing the carrier. A plurality of supporting portions and protrude beyond the contact in a thickness direction for protecting the contacts. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248558 | Probe Connector - A probe connector has a barrel including a main body and a base integrally connected with one end of the main body. A holding portion is protruded inwards from an inner surface of the main body to form a first holding recess, adjacent to the base. A plunger includes a basic portion restricted in the barrel and a contact portion extended from one end of the basic portion and exposed from the other end of the barrel opposite to the base. The basic portion has a second holding recess at the other end thereof and coaxial with the first holding recess when the plunger is mounted to the barrel. An elastic element arranged inside the barrel has two ends respectively held by the first holding recess and the second holding recess to shorten an unrestrained part of the elastic element for reducing a resilient distortion of the elastic element. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248559 | CRIMP CONTACT DEVICE - A crimp contact device includes a crimping member. The crimping member is configured to crimp a wire, and has a first portion and a second portion which is near to an end of the crimping member than the first portion. A pressure applied to the wire by the second portion is decreased according to a direction from the first portion toward the end of the crimping member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248560 | MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION SYSTEM AND MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel propulsion system includes a plurality of propulsion devices, each including a motor and a propeller rotated by the motor. The system further includes a common electric power supply switch arranged to be operated by an operator to turn on and off electric power supplies of the plurality of propulsion devices all at once, an electric power supply control unit arranged to put the electric power supplies of the respective propulsion devices in an on state all at once when the common electric power supply switch is turned on and to put the electric power supplies of the respective propulsion devices in an off state all at once when the common electric power supply switch is turned off, an abnormal state detection unit arranged to detect an abnormal state of each propulsion device, and a power transmission cutoff unit, which is arranged to, when an abnormal state of any of the propulsion devices is detected by the abnormal state detection unit, cut off transmission of power between the motor and the propeller of the propulsion device for which the abnormal state is detected. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248561 | HYBRID OUTBOARD MOTOR - There is provided a hybrid outboard motor capable of transmitting motive power of a power source appropriately and efficiently in a limited space while achieving compactness, high performance, and the like. The hybrid outboard motor includes: a casing; a power unit housed in the casing; a screw disposed outside the casing, the screw being driven by the power unit; a power transmission system transmitting motive power of the power unit to the screw; an internal combustion engine and an electric motor serving also as a generator, the internal combustion engine and the electric motor being arranged in parallel in a beam direction in the casing; and a first clutch disposed between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor, wherein one or both of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor are connected to a propulsion unit including the screw so as to rotate it. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248562 | HYBRID OUTBOARD MOTOR - A power unit is housed in a casing, and a screw (propeller) is disposed outside the casing, the screw being driven by the power unit. The casing is formed as a watertight case in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a left-right width direction being a longitudinal direction, and the case has at least a front face portion coupled to a stern portion and a substantially flat upper face portion at a substantially same height as a top portion of the stern portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248563 | WATER JET PROPULSION WATERCRAFT - A water jet propulsion watercraft includes a hull, an engine, a jet propulsion device, an exhaust channel, and an engine control unit. The engine includes a combustion chamber arranged to combust fuel therein, an exhaust port arranged to discharge exhaust gas after the combustion of the fuel in the combustion chamber, an exhaust valve arranged to open and close the exhaust port, an intake port arranged to pass air and the fuel into the combustion chamber, and an intake valve arranged to open and close the intake port. The jet propulsion device is arranged to be driven by the engine and to draw in water from around the hull and then jet the water. The exhaust channel is connected to the exhaust port of the engine and provides a channel through which the exhaust gas, discharged from the exhaust port, flows. The engine control unit is arranged to control the engine such that at least one location in a path leading from the exhaust channel to the intake port is blocked when the engine is stopped. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248564 | LUBRICATOR IN POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF MARINE PROPULSION UNIT - A power transmission system of a marine propulsion system includes a transmission arranged to change the speed of an output from an engine and then to transmit the output to a propeller shaft. Wet-type multi-plate clutches provided in the transmission include a plurality of clutch plates fitted to a clutch rotating body for axial movement with the clutch rotating body. The clutch rotating body includes an oil reservoir in its inner bottom portion and arranged to hold lubricating oil and a peripheral wall arranged to cover the oil reservoir from the radial outside and fit to each of the clutch plates to permit axial movement of the clutch plates. Communicating holes are arranged on the peripheral wall such that they communicate the oil reservoir side to the outside of the clutch rotating body in the radial direction. The above arrangement provides an engine wherein, even at startup of the engine in the marine propulsion system, each clutch plate of the wet-type multi-plate clutch in the power transmission system is sufficiently lubricated. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248565 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR MARINE PROPULSION UNIT - A power transmission system for a marine propulsion unit includes a case arranged to be supported on a hull; a propeller supported at the lower end portion of the case for rotation about an axis extending in a fore-and-aft direction; a transmission housed in the case and having an axis with planetary gear trains extending vertically to receive an output from an engine, and change the speed of the output prior to transmission thereof; and an interlocking device arranged to receive the output from the transmission and transmit the output to the propeller. A speed reduction device is arranged such that it is interposed between the transmission and the interlocking device, receives the output from the transmission, and decelerates the output to transmit it to the interlocking device. This arrangement reduces the weight of a transmission unit in a power transmission system of a marine propulsion unit and decreases an external size of the transmission unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248566 | AQUATIC CARRIER AND RUDDER THEREOF - A rudder of aquatic carrier is described, which includes a fixing component, a retractable component, and a first elastic component. The retractable component is pivoted to the fixing component; the first elastic component connects the fixing component and the retractable component and supports the retractable component. When the retractable component experiences an external force, the first elastic component is compressed and causes the retractable component to rotate with respect to the fixing component. When surfers or swimmers are hit by the rudder of aquatic carrier described in this invention, the rotation of the retractable component with respect to the fixing component reduces the force exerted on them, thus preventing them from being hurt. In addition, an aquatic carrier with a rudder is also described. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248567 | Personal flotation cocoon - A personal anti-drowning system comprising a front fastening inflatable cocoon and inflating means: the inflatable cocoon being fabricated from a water and air resistant fabric such that at least part of the inflatable cocoon comprises air tight inflatable pockets at least on back of said suit and wherein when inflated and in water, said inflatable pockets support a person within the cocoon above the water, who can partially unfasten front fastening of the suit and sit up so that body below the waste is in said cocoon and torso, head and arms of the person protrude out of said suit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248568 | Underwater Furniture - The present invention is an underwater chair to support a person at least partially submerged in a body of water. The chair comprises a main structure ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248569 | COPPER CLAD LAMINATE, PREPREG AND METHOD OF REDUCING SIGNAL LOSS - Provided herein are, among other things, epoxy resin varnishes and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the epoxy resin varnishes comprise at least a filler such as silica. In certain embodiments, the epoxy resin varnishes provided herein are used for making laminates such as copper clad laminates. In further embodiments, the copper clad laminates provided herein are used for making printed circuit boards (PCBs). | 2010-09-30 |
20100248570 | HALOGEN-FREE VANISH AND PREPREG THEREOF - A halogen-free varnish includes epoxy resin, composite curing agent, condensed phosphate, and filler. The composite curing agent includes Benzoxazine (BZ) resin and amino triazine novolac (ATN) resin. The filler has aluminium hydroxide and silica. Glass fabric is dipped into the varnish so as to form a prepreg with better thermal stability, anti-flammability, and low moisture absorption | 2010-09-30 |
20100248571 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PHOSPHATE BINDER AND ITS PREPARATION - An inorganic binder having calcium silicate sites which are connected the one with the other by alumina-silica phosphate bonds, whereby at least a portion of said alumina-silica bonds are alumina-silica phosphate bonds having a weight ratio Al | 2010-09-30 |
20100248572 | Lyocell Fiber - The invention concerns a Lyocell fiber, containing a material selected from the group consisting of pearl powder, ground nacre and mixtures thereof. For the manufacture of the fiber according to the invention, a process is used comprising the steps of
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20100248573 | FLEXIBLE 3-D TEXTILE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF - A three-dimensional structure is disclosed comprising a three-dimensional fabric with spaces within filled with flexible foam. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248574 | TURF REINFORCEMENT EROSION CONTROL MAT - A bi-layer, woven geotextile fabric has interwoven first and second layers. The first layer is over and under woven through the second layer in a pre-determined pattern so that the first layer has portions which face a first side of the second layer and portions which face a second side of the second layer. Monofilaments in the warp direction of the first layer have a pre-determined differential heat shrinkage characteristic that is greater than the monofilaments in the warp direction of the second layer. Closed cells defined by the pattern of the over and under weave are disposed on the first and second sides of the second layer. Shrinkage of the monofilaments in the warp direction of the first layer provide for a separation of a portion of the second layer from the first layer at the cells. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248575 | FIBERS, PARTICULARLY NONWOVEN FABRIC BASED ON THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE - The thermoplastic polyurethane comprises an inorganic additive, at least 70% of the particles of the inorganic additive having a maximum particle diameter smaller than 75% of the fiber diameter of the thermoplastic polyurethane. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248576 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method for producing a plasma display panel comprising a front panel wherein an electrode, a dielectric layer and a protective layer are formed on a substrate of the front panel, a formation of the dielectric layer comprising: (i) preparing a dielectric material comprising a glass component and an organic solvent; (ii) supplying the dielectric material onto the substrate having the electrode thereon, and then reducing the organic solvent contained in the supplied dielectric material to form a dielectric precursor layer therefrom; and (iii) heating the dielectric precursor layer to form a dielectric layer therefrom, wherein the content N of the organic solvent contained in the dielectric material of the above (i) satisfies Inequality 1: N<(6.5×Dz+500)/Ez wherein N [% by weight]: content of organic solvent based on the weight of dielectric material Ez [μm]: thickness of electrode provided on substrate of front panel, and Dz [μm]: thickness of dielectric layer of front panel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248577 | OPTICAL DIFFUSER - An improved optical diffuser for use in a multi-component display (MCD), and also to a method of manufacturing the same, is disclosed. Embodiments provide an optical diffuser film which may be manufactured with fewer manual operations, at a lower cost, and in larger volume than conventional optical diffusers. The optical diffuser film may include a flexible polymer substrate coupled to an optical diffuser material with a plurality of features for diffusing light. The optical diffuser film may be stored, transported, or otherwise handled more easily and with less damage than conventional optical diffusers. Additionally, the optical diffuser film may be coupled to a rigid substrate to reduce distortion of the optical diffuser, thereby providing improved optical performance. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248578 | DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel includes a base substrate, a first linear pattern on the base substrate along a first direction and a second linear pattern on the first linear pattern along a second direction crossing the first direction. The display panel further includes a color filter layer on the first linear pattern and an overcoat layer on the second linear pattern. The color filter layer includes a number of color filter patterns disposed along the first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The invention also discloses a fabrication method of the display panel. The method includes forming the first linear pattern and forming the second linear pattern. Here, a gravure printing forms the first and the second linear patterns. The fabrication method further includes forming the color filter layer. The method further includes flattening the color filter layer and forming an overcoat layer on the second linear pattern. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248579 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method of manufacturing a PDP in accordance with the present invention is a method of manufacturing a PDP including a front panel having a display electrode, a light blocking layer and a dielectric layer formed on a glass substrate, and a rear panel having an electrode, a barrier rib, and a phosphor layer formed on a substrate, the front panel and the rear panel being disposed facing each other and sealed together at peripheries thereof with discharge space provided therebetween. The method includes forming the display electrode by at least a plurality of layers including metal electrode layer containing silver and a glass material, and a black layer containing a black material and a glass material; adding bismuth oxide to the dielectric layer in the content of 5% by weight or more and 25% by weight or less; and forming the dielectric layer by firing at a temperature ranging from 570° C. to 590° C. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248580 | JET PROPULSION CONSTRUCTION TOY ASSEMBLY - A jet propulsion construction toy assembly includes a container mounted on a movable brick assembly. A launching unit includes a launching seat permitting extension of a nozzle of the container thereinto and having an inlet. When the nozzle extends into the launching seat, an actuator mounted movably in said launching seat is operable to engage the nozzle such that said container is filled with fluid including air and liquid and pumped out of a barrel by a pump through first and second conduits, the inlet and the nozzle. Thereafter, when the nozzle is released from the launching seat due to disengagement between the nozzle and the actuator, jet of the fluid from the container through the nozzle forms a propulsion force to drive movement of a combination of the brick assembly and the container away from the launching unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248581 | Castle and Moat Beach Toy - A beach toy kit that presents a compact unit with everything a child needs to have fun at the beach. The beach toy kit includes a castle, a ramp, a bridge, a moat, a sand sifter, a shovel, a boat, and a vehicle. The castle can be used as a play unit, a sand mold, or a storage unit, and is provided in multiple pieces that are capable of stacking and nesting. The ramp is provided in multiple, connected pieces that can be disassembled to allow for compact storage. The ramp is multi-functional in that it can be used as a play vehicle driving surface, a shovel, and a closure device for the castle to retain items inside the castle. The bridge is also multi-functional, in that it can be used as a bridge to span the width of the moat and can be connected to the castle to serve as a handle. The moat is a water resistant or impervious sand liner that can be recessed into the sand to provide a water channel for the boat. The moat is constructed of a flexible material which allows the moat to be compactly stored within the castle. The sand sifter also is multi-functional, and can be used simply as a sand sifter and also as a closure device for the castle to retain items inside the castle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248582 | Decorative & protective Christmas tree base & assemblage - A decorative & protective Christmas tree base & assemblage includes a large combination of features consisting of a preferably electrified base member with a plurality of perforations holding an array of sockets for light bulbs for optional lighting of various miniature buildings being surrounded by a white picket fence protecting the display from being dislodged by gifts under or near the tree, use of a white cotton padding cover simulating snow covering the Christmas tree stand, optionally a model train set with a train station, a plurality of miniature buildings such as a post office, bank, church, fire station, police station, and train station of sufficient number and variety to constitute a village, an ice skating rink with moving magnetic figures constituting skaters, all or any number of which can be placed in a infinite variety of locations by the owner, a multiplicity of figurines constituting villagers and optionally the characters of a nativity scene with a manger, angels, choristers, wise men, shepherds, sheep, camels, cattle, dogs and cats, all or any number of which can also be placed in a infinite variety of locations by the owner. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248583 | POWER-DRIVEN CONSTRUCTION TOY ASSEMBLY WITH A TOUCH-CONTROL REMOTE CONTROLLER - A power-driven construction toy assembly includes a remote controller spaced apart from a movable brick assembly driven by electric power and including a transmitter transmitting a control signal corresponding to an input signal generated by a touch panel. A power supply unit includes a brick-like casing assembled detachably to the brick assembly and receiving a battery set therein, a receiver mounted on the casing for receiving the control signal from the transmitter, and a control circuit controlling, based on the control signal received by the receiver, electrical connection between the battery set and a socket unit mounted on the casing and connected electrically to the brick assembly such that the battery set supplies the electric power to the brick assembly through the control circuit and the socket unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248584 | CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a construction system which has individual construction elements or components which can be connected to each other by at least a ball-to-socket joint or a socket-to-socket joint. A basic construction element has a body with a ball at one end and a socket at the other end, or balls at both ends, or sockets at both ends. Other construction elements are contemplated which can have more than or less than two connectors for a single element. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248585 | DRAWING TOY AND DRAWING TOY SET USING THE SAME - An drawing toy | 2010-09-30 |
20100248586 | HOBBY VEHICLE TRACK SYSTEM - A hobby track component includes a track section having a first end and a second end, the track section including a generally planar bed, a first guide rail having a generally planar first interior wall extending away from the bed, a second guide rail having a generally planar second interior wall extending away from the bed; the second interior wall being spaced apart from the first interior wall, a first magnet positioned within a recess defined in the first end of the track section, and a second magnet protruding from the second end of the track section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248587 | FOOTWEAR AND TOY VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE - An entertainment device is provided comprising the combination of an article of footwear and a self-propelled toy vehicle whose operation may be rudimentarily controlled by the actuation of one or more sensors mounted to the outsole or upper of the article of footwear. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248588 | Releasing device for garment fasteners - A releasing device for easy, quick and simultaneous disengaging of fasteners on garments that employ hook and loop fasteners. It is comprised of a releasing member affixed to an end portion of a side bra strap and is suitable for bras which have one or more hook and loop fasteners. The releasing member has a tab-like shape and a substantially rigid body with a handle element at one end and is of sufficient size and shape for use by hand. An axis of rotation is created along an edge of the releasing member by being affixed to the bra strap. Simultaneous releasing of the hooks from their mating loops is achieved by rotating the releasing member about its axis of rotation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248589 | PRECISION GUIDANG DEVICE IN A MACHINE FOR MACHINING CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS - The part to be machined ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248590 | EYEGLASS LENS PROCESSING APPARATUS - An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber; a pair of lens chuck shafts which chucks an eyeglass lens; a lens rotating unit including a motor for rotating the lens chuck shafts; a processing tool which processes a periphery of the lens; an axis-to-axis distance changing unit for changing an axis-to-axis distance between a rotating shaft attached to the processing tool and the lens chuck shafts; a data input unit for inputting processing condition data including a target lens shape; a processing controller which controls the lens rotating unit and the axis-to-axis changing unit to process the lens based on the input processing condition data a camera which is disposed in the processing chamber and takes a video picture of the processing of the lens; and a memory which stores video pictures and the processing condition data. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248591 | BELT GRINDING MACHINE TOOL WITH DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE ABRASIVE BELT - A belt grinding machine tool with an operating head comprising an endless abrasive belt wound and stretched between at least two spaced rollers arranged parallel one another, of which a first is a driving roller and a second is a tensioning roller being supported to be adjustable in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to its axis of rotation. A device is provided for controlling the position of the abrasive belt which consists of at least a position sensor for sensing the position of the abrasive belt and at least an actuator for adjusting the position of the tensioning roller, in dependence of the position of the abrasive belt being sensed by the position sensor. The position sensor is a fork shaped optical sensor, or an optical sensor having an operatively equivalent shape, and the actuator is an electric drive. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248592 | Buffing Composition and Method of Finishing a Surface of a Material - A buffing composition includes an emulsion having an aqueous liquid phase and an oily liquid phase; a solubilized zirconium carboxylate; and fine abrasive particles having a Mohs hardness of at least 4. The fine abrasive particles have a particle size distribution having at least one mode with a particle size of at least 5 micrometers. A method of finishing a surface of a material using the buffing composition is also disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248593 | POLISHING SLURRY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POLISHING METHOD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - The present invention provides a process for producing a polishing slurry, which achieves high-speed polishing of a principal plane of a glass substrate even when ceria crystal fine particles or ceria-zirconia solid solution crystal fine particles are employed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248594 | SETUP TOOL FOR GRINDER SHARPENING JIGS - A tool for setting the grind angle for sharpening jigs accurately and repeatably positions a movable support arm so that a consistent angle is ground into chisels regardless of the grinding wheel diameter and particular chisel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248595 | ABRASIVE TOOL FOR USE AS A CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION PAD CONDITIONER - An abrasive tool including a CMP pad conditioner having a substrate including a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a side surface extending between the first major surface and the second major, wherein a first layer of abrasive grains is attached to the first major surface and a second layer of abrasive grains is attached to the second major surface. The conditioner further includes a first sealing member extending in a peripheral direction along a portion of the side surface of the substrate. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248596 | CMP Pad Dressers with Hybridized Abrasive Surface and Related Methods - The present invention provides CMP pad dressers and methods for dressing or conditioning CMP pads. In one aspect, a method for conditioning a CMP pad can include cutting the CMP pad with superabrasive cutting elements and controlling a degree of contact between the CMP pad and the cutting elements using control elements. The degree of contact is established through placement of the control elements relative to the cutting elements. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248597 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR CLEANING POLISHING CLOTH - The equipment for cleaning polishing cloth is capable of increasing pressure of washing water received by the polishing cloth, securely removing deposits from the polishing cloth and improving polishing efficiency. The equipment is used in a polishing apparatus, in which a work piece is pressed onto the polishing cloth adhered on a polishing plate and the work piece is relatively moved with respect to the polishing plate with supplying slurry to the polishing cloth so as to polish the work piece. The equipment comprises a nozzle unit having a nozzle capable of spraying high-pressure washing water toward the polishing cloth so as to clean the polishing cloth. The nozzle is a straight nozzle capable of linearly spraying the washing water and perpendicularly spraying the washing water with respect to the polishing cloth. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248598 | Sharpener - A sharpening device operable to maintain a stable angle of a cutting edge during sharpening is disclosed. A sharpening member reciprocates parallel to a first direction. The sharpening member comprises a sharpening surface comprising at least one groove along the first direction. Reciprocation can reduce a presence of a sharpening residue on the sharpening surface while maintaining a stable sharpening angle of a cutting edge. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248599 | GUARD FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE TOOL, ELECTRIC MACHINE TOOL, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A GUARD AND ELECTRIC MACHINE TOOL - A guard for a power tool with a rotatably driven insertion tool ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248600 | DUST COLLECTION FOR AN ABRASIVE TOOL - Dust collection for an abrasive tool is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first dust extraction component extracts dust from an upper part of material that is machined, while a second dust extraction component extracts dust from a lower part of the material by the abrasive tool. The first dust extraction component and the second dust extraction component collect about 100% of dust generated from the material. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248601 | ABRASIVE ARTICLES - The subject invention provides abrasive articles for finely polishing surfaces, particularly ceramic containing surfaces. An abrasive article formed in accordance with the subject invention includes a metallic support scaffold having an open, three-dimensional plexus of metallic elements; and, diamond powder interspersed in the plexus. Advantageously, with the subject invention, average surface roughnesses (Ra) of less than about 20 nanometers can be achieved, and more preferably, average surface roughnesses (Ra) of less than about 10 nanometers can be achieved. Also, average surface roughnesses (Ra) of about 7 to 12 nanometers have been repeatedly achieved. Although the subject invention may have applicability in various areas, it is particularly well-suited for use with ceramic containing prosthetic implants, which benefit greatly from very fine surfaces. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248602 | SHAFT PORTION FINISHING DEVICE - A shaft portion finishing device for finishing the surface of a work having a shaft portion comprises a first shoe and a second shoe clamping the shaft portion, and an abrasive cloth interposed between the first and second shoes and the shaft portion. On the end face of the first shoe facing the abrasive cloth, a portion set softer than the end face of the second shoe facing the abrasive disc exists. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248603 | Retrofit Fume Hood Drive Assembly - A fume hood having a retrofit drive assembly includes an elongated lifting piece, such as a toothed rack, which attaches to a fume hood sash at connection point that minimizes stress on the sash. The retrofit drive assembly also includes a drive motor driven rotary engagement member, such as pinion, for opening and closing the sash. This arrangement allows for easy field retrofit, and requires limited intrusion from behind the upper regions of the existing fume hood. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248604 | EVAPORATOR FROST PREVENTION CONTROL LOGIC FOR FRONT AND REAR INTEGRATED HVAC SYSTEM - An HVAC system for a vehicle includes a housing, a front HVAC unit with a front blower, and rear HVAC unit with a rear blower. The front and rear HVAC units are housed in the housing. The front blower generates an airflow through a front airflow path and the rear blower generates an airflow through a rear airflow path. A separating wall separates the front airflow path from the rear airflow path. The HVAC system further includes an evaporator with a first portion and a second portion. When the rear blower is switched to an OFF position, the rear HVAC unit automatically operates the rear blower at a minimum voltage so as to continue to generate airflow through the second portion of the evaporator. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248605 | INTEGRATED BLOWER GRID - An apparatus for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system may employ a blower case that houses a fan and a motor to drive the fan, an air intake case that houses an air filter, a grill that contacts and supports the filter, a fresh air intake and a recirculation air intake. The grill may be located directly over the fan to protect the fan and motor from debris. The air intake case may employ a fresh air inlet and a recirculation air inlet such that air entering either may have an airflow path through the HVAC system in the order of: the fresh air intake, the filter, the grill, the fan, and the blower case. An intermediate grill panel and the grill may be integrally molded together as one single piece to improve NVH, reduce overall part count and save manufacturing time. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248606 | VENTILATION HOLE WATERPROOF STRUCTURE OF ON-BOARD COMPONENT - A ventilation hole waterproof structure of an on-board component includes an on-board component main body and an attachment member. The main body includes a housing, a ventilation hole, and a waterproof filter. The ventilation hole is provided to the housing extending through the housing to provide communication between an inside and an outside of the housing. The attachment member has a connecting part connected to the main body. The attachment member has an attachment surface that extends from at least an upper end of the connecting part downwardly. The housing has a connecting surface, which is connected to the connecting part, and which is opposed to the attachment surface with a clearance therebetween. The ventilation hole has an outside opening at an external wall surface of the housing. The waterproof filter is fixed to the external wall surface to cover the outside opening. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248607 | HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING CASE WITH HONEYCOMB - An apparatus for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system may include an outer shell and a honeycomb structure. The outer shell may define an interior volume having an inlet and an outlet providing an airflow path therethrough. The honeycomb structure may be attached to the outer shell and disposed in the airflow path. The honeycomb structure may include a plurality of polygonal apertures extending substantially in a direction of the airflow. The honeycomb structure may deflect sound waves away from a predetermined area. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248608 | HVAC AIR VALVE - A passive air valve for an HVAC module allows air to flow through a conditioning passage in a single direction. The valve can be disposed on a downstream side of a heat exchanger. The valve can inhibit back airflow from one of the conditioning passages to the other one of the conditioning passages. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248609 | Assembly For Providing A Downflow Return Air Supply - An assembly for supplying heated air to a housing with an interior that is adapted to hold air conditioning equipment. The housing has a top portion and a back portion, where the top portion defines a first opening that leads to the interior of the housing, and where the first opening is proximate the back of the top portion of the housing. The back portion of the housing defines a second opening that leads to the housing interior, where the second opening is proximate the top of the back portion. The assembly includes a flue external to the housing and adapted to be coupled to the housing such that the flue encompasses and is in fluid communication with the first and second openings, the flue defining an inlet for conducting heated air into the flue and an outlet for conducting heated air out of the flue and into the housing through the first and second openings. The air cooled by the air conditioning equipment in the housing is used to cool electronic equipment. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248610 | Adjustable Vertical Exhaust Duct - An adjustable exhaust duct includes a lower duct section and an upper duct section. The lower duct section may be larger or smaller than the upper duct section, and each duct has four identical locking systems. The locking systems secure the lower duct section and the upper duct section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248611 | CONTROLLER FOR REGULATING AIRFLOW IN RODENT CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248612 | DEVICE FOR VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING BATHROOM - In a bathroom ventilating air-conditioning system including a first air inlet open to a bathroom; a main body conditioning air drawn in from the first air inlet; and a first air outlet open to the bathroom, where the air is circulated in the bathroom and the main body to air-condition the bathroom, the main body is placed in an indoor space other than on the ceiling surface of the bathroom; the first air inlet is connected to the main body through a first air inlet duct; and the main body is connected to the first air outlet through a first circulating duct. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248613 | Wireless Communication Device and Transmission Method - A wireless communication device, e.g., a mobile station, capable of performing its communication and relay processing for another mobile station, when requested, at the same time without stopping the communication and the relay processing. In the device, an outgoing/incoming call request detection unit ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248614 | RELAY STATION, RELAY METHOD, RECEIVING STATION AND RECEIVING METHOD - A relay station includes a receiver that receives a signal from a base transceiver station, a detection unit that detects a carrier frequency deviation of the received signal, and a calculation unit that calculates a delay rate of the signal based on the detected carrier frequency deviation. The relay station includes a delay control unit that controls an amount of delay of the signal in accordance with the calculated delay rate, a compensation unit that compensates for the detected carrier frequency deviation of the signal, and a transmitter that transmits the signal of which the amount of delay is controlled and of which the carrier frequency deviation is compensated for. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248615 | Communication Control Method And Radio Base Station And Radio Terminal - A communication control method, for a radio communication system including a radio base station, a radio terminal, and a relay station that receives a radio signal transmitted from the radio base station and relays the radio signal to the radio terminal at a transmission frequency different from a reception frequency, includes broadcasting information on one or more transmission frequencies of radio base stations or relay stations from the radio base station; and determining, by the radio terminal, whether transmission-source identification information included in the radio signals that are received before and after switching the reception frequency match, the switching being conducted based on the information broadcasted from one of the radio base station directly and via the relay station, wherein if the radio terminal determines that the transmission-source identification information matches, the radio terminal omits a terminal registering procedure after frame-synchronization with the radio communication system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248616 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD - A test device includes a microprocessor and a switching network comprising a plurality of coaxial switches. The test device includes a signal booster, an uplink antenna and a downlink antenna, and a diagnostic device. A power source supplies power to the signal booster and the diagnostic device. The microprocessor controls the switching network which, in turn, controls the interconnection of the power source, the signal booster, the uplink and downlink antennas, and the diagnostic device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248617 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Cellular mobile terminals in an aircraft may communicate with terrestrially located base stations via a base station and antenna arrangement carried by the aircraft. A control unit adjusts the size and/or shape of the radiation beam emitted by the antenna arrangement in dependence on the altitude of the aircraft so that the beam footprint always covers a desired number of the base stations. A location-responsive control unit adjusts the size and/or shape of the beam in dependence on the horizontal position of the aircraft over the earth so that the beam footprint is larger when the aircraft is over regions where the base stations are more sparsely located. Each base station may be associated with a control unit responsive to signals indicative of the altitude and the horizontal position of aircraft over the earth so as to adjust the size and/or shape of the beam emitted by the base station. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248618 | USING V2X IN-NETWORK SESSION MAINTENANCE PROTOCOLS TO ENABLE INSTANT CHATTING APPLICATIONS - A system and method for allowing vehicle occupants to wirelessly chat with each other over a DSRC channel. A vehicle occupant may initiate a chatting session by wirelessly transmitting a request to speak with an occupant of another vehicle in its vicinity on a certain topic in a multi-hop manner. If the request is accepted by the occupant of another vehicle to enter into a chatting session on that topic, a wireless communications link is established between the two vehicles, where messages may be transmitted through other intermediate vehicles. The chatting session is maintained by monitoring the signal strength of the links between the vehicles in the chain of vehicles and new links are re-established if any of the existing links fail. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248619 | MOBILE RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile relay system for supporting communications between a fixed station and mobile terminals comprising a plurality of mobile relay stations that are associated with each other and provided on a moving platform, wherein each of the plurality of mobile relay stations is capable of facilitating communications with mobile terminals within communication range and at least one of the plurality of mobile relay stations is further capable of facilitating communications with a fixed station within communication range of the at least one of the plurality of mobile relay stations. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248620 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CRADLE DEVICE, AND RELAY TRANSMISSION METHOD - Provided is a radio communication device which can increase a relay performance of a mobile station. In this device, a connection unit ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248621 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method for a mobile electronic device operable to receive signals having a plurality of frequencies using an antenna comprising a plurality of conductors is disclosed. A first conductor operable to resonant with a first frequency band is coupled to a second conductor operable to resonant with a second frequency band. The second conductor is coupled to a ground, if the first conductor is coupled to a power supply. The second conductor is coupled to the power supply, if the first conductor is coupled to the ground. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248622 | TRACKING RECEIVER DEVICES WITH WIRELESS POWER SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS - Exemplary embodiments are directed to communicating information relating to wireless charging. A power transmitting system includes a host device with a transmit antenna. A communication interface conveys receiver information, which includes unique identifier information, from a receiver device to the host device. A controller on the host device monitors and processes the receiver information to generate notification information, which is presented to a user on a user-perceivable notifier. The transmit antenna generates an electromagnetic field at a resonant frequency to create a coupling-mode region within a near-field of the transmit antenna. The system can detect a presence of a receiver device with a receive antenna that is in the coupling-mode region and process a request for power from the receiver device. The system can also notify a user when a host device is leaving a designated region and whether the host device includes expected receiver devices. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248623 | Signal transmission device - A signal transmission device includes: an input signal conductor in which an input signal current flows and thereby generating an input signal magnetic field; a magnetically-biasing conductor in which a biasing current flows and thereby generating a biasing magnetic field; and one or more magnetoresistive elements in each of which a sensing current flows and thereby generating a self-biasing magnetic field, and each including a magnetization free layer having a magnetization direction which varies in response to the input signal magnetic field, the biasing magnetic field, and the self-biasing magnetic field. Each of the biasing magnetic field and the self-biasing magnetic field is applied to the magnetization free layer in a same direction to each other. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248624 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A communication device includes determining means for determining a communication system of a transmission signal transmitted by another communication device that performs noncontact communication based on a periodical change of a binarized signal obtained by demodulation of the transmission signal transmitted from the other communication device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248625 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND HIGH-FREQUENCY COUPLER - A communication device includes a communication circuit unit processing a high-frequency signal, a transmission path connected to the communication circuit, a ground, a coupling electrode supported so as to face the ground and to be separated by a height negligible with respect to a wavelength of the high-frequency signal, a resonating unit increasing a current flowing into the coupling electrode via the transmission path, and an extended section formed of a conductor disposed near a front of the coupling electrode with an angle θ formed relative to a direction of a microdipole being approximately 0 degree, the microdipole being formed of a line segment connecting a center of charges stored in the coupling electrode and a center of mirror-image charges stored in the ground, the conductor extended in a lateral direction approximately orthogonal to a propagating direction of an electric-field signal occurring from the front of the coupling electrode. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248626 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING FUNCTION SPECIFIC ACCESS TO A MOBILE TERMINAL VIA AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing customizable interaction with a mobile terminal using external input devices are provided. A first activation signal that corresponds to a first function in the mobile terminal is received into the mobile terminal from a first external input device of the plurality of input devices that is configured to receive a first activating input from a user. The first function is activated in the mobile terminal responsive to receiving the first activation signal. A second activation signal is received into the mobile terminal from a second external input device of the plurality of external input devices that is configured to receive a second activating input from the user. The second activation signal corresponds to a second function in the mobile terminal. The second function is activated in the mobile terminal responsive to receiving the second activation signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248627 | Identification of Make and Model of Communication Devices over Bluetooth Protocol - Embodiments herein provide methods and systems for identifying make and model, and other features of a communication device using the MAC ID, profile name and services offered on the communication device. Also, disclosed herein is a method of building a database where a range of MAC IDs is mapped to a particular make and model, and other features of communication devices. On obtaining the MAC ID of a communication device, the make and model, and other features of the device can be identified. Such information may be used to tailor content according to the capabilities of a communication device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248628 | INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An integrated communication apparatus is linked to the PSTN or the Internet for making a PSTN call or a VoIP call. The integrated communication apparatus includes a Bluetooth earphone having a signal transmitting terminal, and a body having an earphone receiving slot and a control circuit board. The earphone receiving slot is used for receiving the earphone and the signal transmitting terminal of the Bluetooth earphone is electrically connected with the control circuit board. The control circuit board includes a control module. The control module is connected with a Bluetooth module, a wireless VoIP module, a PSTN module, a voice-signal encoding/decoding circuit, a judging and charging circuit, and a voice-signal switching module for operating and controlling the modules and the circuits. The voice-signal switching module is connected with a speaker and a microphone via an ECHO eliminating circuit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248629 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LISTENING TO FM RADIO USING A BLUETOOTH DEVICE COMMUNICATING WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for listening to frequency modulation (FM) radio using a Bluetooth device receives analog audio signals from an FM chip and converts the analog audio signals into digital audio signals. The method further records audio files according to the digital audio signals and plays the audio files synchronously to generate audio data, and outputs the audio data to a Bluetooth chip which communicates with the Bluetooth device wirelessly. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248630 | MULTI-CHANNEL MANAGEMENT AND LOAD BALANCING - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a protocol to allow for load balancing between multiple frequency channels in a wireless communications system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248631 | DYNAMIC SPECTRUM ALLOCATION (DSA) IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method of dynamically allocating RF communication channels to a wireless communication device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248632 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RF PROXIMITY AUTHENTICATION - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate secure interference management in a wireless communication system. Techniques are described herein to enable a terminal jammed by a nearby base station to submit a request to the nearby base station to set aside interlaces and/or other communication resources while preventing attacks wherein such requests are submitted arbitrarily. As described herein, a base station receiving a request for reservation of resources can require proof that an entity requesting the reservation is actually jammed by the base station by constructing and transmitting a signal using random number and/or other information such that the information can be correctly decoded only at or above a minimum signal quality. A tiered technique is additionally described herein, wherein multiple signals are constructed and transmitted such that the respective signals are correctly decodable at varying signal quality thresholds. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248633 | SIGNAL CONDITIONING DEVICE WITH ATTENUATED FAIL-SAFE BYPASS - A signal conditioning device, and method thereof, that can be used to maintain an amount of signal RF level adjustment, which is applied to an input, independently of the availability of the power supplied to the device. In one embodiment, the signal condition device comprises an attenuating circuit, which can have a variable attenuator and a non-volatile attenuator. The variable attenuator is configured to provide a primary amount of signal RF level adjustment in a power-on state, and the non-volatile attenuator is configured to store as a secondary amount the primary amount of the signal RF level adjustment. The non-volatile attenuator is likewise configured so that the secondary amount can be applied when the signal conditioning device enters into a power-off state so as to modify the RF level of the input in order to maintain a relative strength of the transmission at a remote device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248634 | METHOD OF CYCLIC DELAY DIVERSITY WITH THE OPTIMAL CYCLIC DELAY VALUE, AND TRANSMITTER PERFORMING THE SAME - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of determining an optimal cyclic delay value. The method of determining the optimal cyclic delay value includes determining a Signal-to-Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR) function depending on a diversity order; determining a channel estimation error variance function; and determining an SINR being required for a system according to the SINR function and the channel estimation error variance function. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248635 | Sounding And Steering Protocols For Wireless Communications - The present disclosure includes systems, apparatuses, and techniques relating to wireless local area network devices. Systems, apparatuses, and techniques include communicating with multiple wireless communication devices to determine characteristics of spatial wireless channels, determining steering matrices based on one or more outputs of the communicating, and transmitting signals that concurrently provide data to the wireless communication devices via different spatial wireless channels. The signals can be spatially steered to the wireless communication devices based on the steering matrices. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A vehicle communication system includes a connection quality module and a channel scan frequency module. The connection quality module determines that a vehicle is out-of-range (OOR) from a host when a connection quality between the vehicle and the host is below a predetermined connection quality threshold. The channel scan frequency module controls a frequency of attempts by the vehicle to connect to the host when the vehicle is OOR based on at least one of whether an engine is on and a movement rate of the vehicle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248637 | Method for Estimating Location of Nodes in Wireless Networks - A method localizes a set of nodes in a wireless network that includes a target node having unknown location and a set of anchor nodes having known locations. The set of anchor nodes is partitioned into subsets of anchor nodes, wherein each subset has at least three anchor nodes. A distance from the target node to each of anchor nodes in each subset is measured, to estimate possible locations of the target node. A geometric constraint is applied to each estimated location to determine valid locations, which are then filtered to determine filtered locations. The filtered locations are averaged to determine an initial estimate of the location. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248638 | RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS METHOD - A radio communications system including a network connecting radio station and a counterparty radio station is disclosed, the network connecting radio station being a radio station connected to a network and the counterparty radio station being in radio communications with the network connecting radio station. In the system, the network connecting radio station includes an information obtaining unit; an information reporting unit; and a radio resource parameter determining unit. The counterparty radio station includes a waveform information extracting unit which calculates a measured value, for each of one or more waveform feature amounts reported from the network connecting radio station; and a received status reporting unit which reports, to the network connecting radio station, the measured value of the waveform feature amount calculated at the waveform information extracting unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248639 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE EVENTS AND SENSOR NETWORK USING THE SAME - A method and network for detecting multiple events is provided. The method includes detecting at least one subordinate event constituting a superordinate event, determining whether another subordinate event constituting the superordinate event exists in a time window other than a current time window in which the detected subordinate event is included, and determining that the superordinate event has occurred and reporting the determination, if the subordinate events constituting the superordinate event exist within a duration of the superordinate event. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248640 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ZONE CREATION AND ADAPTION - Methods and systems of updating a zone profile comprising obtaining a plurality of radio signal parameter measurements and, if the plurality of radio signal parameter measurements contains at least one measurement corresponding to a dominant element of the zone profile and if the plurality of radio signal parameter measurements contains at least one measurement corresponding to a candidate element (e.g., statistically unlikely element) of the zone profile, updating the profile by either adjusting an existing parameter value or by adding a new element to the zone profile corresponding to the candidate element. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248641 | TEST EQUIPMENT AND MOBILE RADIO DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR TESTING A MOBILE RADIO DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for testing a mobile radio device comprising at least one first antenna ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248642 | Gated RF Control Channel Demodulation Methods and Apparatuses - Methods and apparatuses are provided for use in devices that are enabled to receive control channel information over a link having a plurality of interlaced slots. The methods and apparatuses may be implemented to selectively disable/enable one or more circuits within a receiver path at selected times. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248643 | INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE RE-CODING FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCE UTILIZATION - System(s) and method(s) that, periodically or when dynamically triggered, adapt data rates associated with user equipment (UE) in a network are presented. When the UE uses an application or a service, data traffic associated with the UE is inspected to obtain information relating to the application or service, which is used to determine an application/service margin. Current and historical information relating to communication conditions associated with the UE and an associated user is obtained to facilitate determining expected values of Quality-of-Service factors and communication condition metrics associated with the UE and thereby a volatility margin. For each adaptation time interval, the data rate can be adapted by determining a preliminary data rate and adjusting the preliminary data rate using the application/service margin and volatility margin to obtain the adapted data rate to be used for data communications between a node and the UE in the network. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248644 | WIRELESS DEVICE - A wireless device includes a baseband unit and front-end units that are provided in individual housings. The baseband unit and the front-end units are connected to each other by wire. A transmitter for synchronization that converts a signal based on a reference clock into a radio signal and transmits the radio signal as a clock synchronization signal is provided in any one of the housings, and receivers for synchronization that receive the signal for the clock synchronization and PLLs that generate a clock synchronized with a reference clock signal which is obtained from the received clock synchronization signal are provided in the housings other than the housing having the transmitter provided therein. In order to simultaneously process a plurality of wireless devices having different symbol rates, it is preferable to provide the transmitter, the receiver, and the PLL for each reference clock. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248645 | Communication Apparatus - A communication apparatus includes: a communication unit COM that performs operation control of a function involving transmission or reception of an electromagnetic wave by an antenna; a touch sensor module TSM having an oscillation circuit and an electrode connected to the oscillation circuit; a power supply PS that supplies power to the oscillation circuit; and a power supply controller PSCON that controls supply of power by the power supply PS. The touch sensor module TSM detects a contact operation based on an oscillation state of the oscillation circuit which varies in accordance with a contact operation. As a result, a state where the power supply PS is supplying power to the oscillation circuit under the control of the power supply controller PSCON and a state where the communication unit COM is performing operation control of the function involving transmission or reception of an electromagnetic wave do not exist concurrently. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248646 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SELECTION METHOD - Provided are a wireless communication terminal that can select a power-efficient wireless communication system while keeping a data rate at a fixed level, and a communication system selection method. A wireless communication terminal is designed to be able to operate selectively according to a plurality of communication systems, and is configured to include: a required data rate calculation section that calculates a required data rate as a data rate needed to be satisfied in accordance with a remaining level of power and a communication history; and a communication system selection section that selects which communication system to be used through a comparison between a data rate of each of the communication systems to be determined based on a measured quality of communication service, and the calculated required data rate. This accordingly enables to select a power-efficient communication system while keeping a data rate at a standard level determined by a remaining level of power and a communication history. For example, the communication system can be used adaptively depending on the remaining level of battery, i.e., when the remaining level of battery is high, selected will be a communication system with a high data rate, and when the remaining level of battery is low, selected will be a communication system with a low data rate. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248647 | OSCILLATOR, FREQUENCY GENERATING CIRCUIT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING THE OSCILLATOR - The present invention provides an oscillator and a communication system using the oscillator, in particular, an LC oscillator adapted to lessen phase noise deterioration due to harmonic distortions and increase the amplitude of oscillation, thereby having a favorable low phase noise characteristic. The oscillator comprises at least one voltage to current converter consisting of a transistor and a resonator comprising two LC tanks consisting of a pair of conductive elements and inductive elements. A feedback loop is formed such that an output terminal of the voltage to current converter is connected to the resonator and a current input to the resonator is converted to a voltage which is in turn fed back to an input terminal of the voltage to current converter. Inductive elements constituting the two LC tanks constituting the resonator are mutually inductively couple and a coefficient of the mutual induction is about −0.6. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248648 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT AND TRANSCEIVER - An amplifier circuit includes: a field-effect transistor including a first gate, a first source and a first drain, the first gate receiving one of differential signals, and the first source being connected to a reference potential node; a field-effect transistor including a second gate, a second source and a second drain, the second gate receiving the other of the differential signals, and the second source being connected to a reference potential node; a first transformer including a first inductor and a first secondary inductor which are magnetically coupled together, the first inductor being connected between the first drain of the first field-effect transistor and the second drain of the second field-effect transistor, and the first secondary inductor being connected between an output terminal and a reference potential node; and a first switch circuit connecting a power-supply potential node or a reference potential node to a midpoint of the first inductor. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248649 | ANTENNA WITH INTEGRATED TUNING DETECTION ELEMENTS - In various embodiments, systems and methods for automatically tuning an antenna to a desired frequency utilize a tuning detection element that sends or receives a signal in accordance with one mode of the antenna and that is separated from the antenna by a gap and outside of a signal path of the antenna. In various system implementations, a processor communicates with the tuning detection element and antenna and monitors the amplitude of a signal transmitted to or from the tuning detection element. A resonant frequency of the antenna may be tuned to the desired frequency by a tuning element. | 2010-09-30 |