41st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080246501 | Probe Card With Stacked Substrate - A probe card is provided including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a plurality of conductive wires extending between the first substrate and the second substrate. The conductive wires are fixed (a) at a first end to a contact of the first substrate, and (b) at a second end to a contact of the second substrate. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246502 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS AND METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device for testing a semiconductor process applied to manufacturing the semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes at least a testing group. The testing group includes a first testing block and a second testing. The first testing block includes: a first input node; a first output node; a plurality of first selecting nodes; a first reference device, coupled to the first input node and the first output node; and a first target device, coupled to the first selecting nodes and the first output node. The second testing block includes: a second input node; a second output node; a plurality of second selecting nodes; a second reference device, coupled to the second input node and the second output node; and a second target device, coupled to the second selecting nodes and the second output node. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246503 | Method of testing a semiconductor integrated circuit - A method of testing a semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed. Specifically, a method of testing a semiconductor integrated circuit comprising a plurality of flip-flops is provided. The disclosed method includes connecting the plurality of flip-flops in series so that the plurality of flip-flops forms a scan-chain; inputting data to the scan-chain while supplying a clock signal to the plurality of flip-flops so that the data is set in the plurality of flip-flops; retaining the data in the plurality of flip-flops while inhibiting the clock signal for a predetermined period; restarting the clock signal to the plurality of flip-flops so that the data retained in the plurality of flip-flops is output from the scan-chain; and comparing the data output from the scan-chain and the data input to the scan-chain to test data retention of the plurality of flip-flops. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246504 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MANAGE EXTERNAL VOLTAGE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY TESTING WITH SERIAL INTERFACE - A serial-interface flash memory device includes a data/address I/O pin and a clock input pin. A bidirectional buffer is coupled to the data/address I/O pin. A serial interface logic block including data direction control is coupled to the clock pin, the bidirectional buffer, to internal control logic, and to read-voltage and modify-voltage generators. A first switch is coupled to the read-voltage generator and the clock buffer and a second switch is coupled to the modify-voltage generator and the clock buffer, the first and second switches each having a control input. Memory drivers are coupled to the read-voltage generator and the modify-voltage generator through the first and second switches. First and second registers coupled between the serial interface logic and the first and second switches. A memory array is coupled to the memory drivers and read amplifiers and program buffers are coupled between the serial interface logic and the memory drivers. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246505 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD - A semiconductor device test method and system. One embodiment provides a method for testing semiconductor devices forming a group of semiconductor devices to be tested. For addressing or selection of one of the semiconductor devices of the group, at least two different signals are supplied to the respective semiconductor device to be addressed or selected via at least two different semiconductor device connections. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246506 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING EFFECTIVE CHANNEL - An apparatus and a method for measuring an effective channel. The apparatus includes an automatic measurement system including a testing terminal for a substrate, a switching matrix disposed at one side of the automatic measurement system, a leakage current measuring device and a capacitance measuring device electrically connected to the switching matrix by a predetermined terminal, and a controller which controls the automatic measurement system, the leakage current measuring device, and the capacitance measuring device. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246507 | Body Capacitance Electric Field Powered Device For High Voltage Lines - Devices that couple to high voltage transmission lines obtain power themselves using the body capacitance of an element of the devices. The devices generate a comparatively lower voltage from the current flowing between the high voltage line and the element of the device that generates the body capacitance. The devices can be used to operate sensors that monitor the transmission lines or parameters of the power distribution system, such as current, line temperature, vibration, and the like. The devices can also be used as indicators, such as aircraft warning lights, information signs, etc. In addition, the devices can operate as RF transmission/reception or repeater devices, radar devices, mesh networking nodes, video/audio surveillance, sound emitting devices for scaring animals, drones that traverse the power line, etc. Because the devices operate in response to line voltage rather than current, the devices are reliable even in low current conditions. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246508 | METHOD TO DETERMINE AN OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF A VEHICLE POWER CONVERTER - Measured or otherwise known operating characteristics of a DC/DC power converter are used to determine, without measuring, an operating characteristic of the DC/DC power converter. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246509 | Power-on-reset circuitry - Power-on-reset circuitry is provided for integrated circuits such as programmable logic device integrated circuits. The power-on-reset circuitry may use comparator-based trip point voltage detectors to monitor power supply voltages. The trip point detectors may use circuitry to produce trip point voltages from a bandgap reference voltage. Controller logic may process signals from the trip point detectors to produce a corresponding power-on-reset signal. The power-on-reset circuitry may contain a noise filter that suppresses noise from power supply voltage spikes. Normal operation of the power-on-reset circuitry may be blocked during testing. The power-on-reset circuitry may be disabled when the bandgap reference voltage has not reached a desired level. The power-on-reset circuitry may be sensitive or insensitive to the power-up sequence used by the power supply signals. Brownout detection blocking circuitry may be provided to prevent the output from one of the trip point detectors from influencing the power-on-reset circuitry. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246510 | REPEATABLE BLOCK PRODUCING A NON-UNIFORM ROUTING ARCHITECTURE IN A FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY HAVING SEGMENTED TRACKS - A repeatable non-uniform segmented routing architecture in a field programmable gate array comprising: a repeatable block of routing tracks, the routing tracks grouped into sets of routing tracks, each set having a first routing track in a first track position, a second routing track in a last track position, a programmable element, and a direct address device for programming the programmable element; wherein at least one of the routing tracks is segmented into non-uniform lengths by the programmable element and the second routing track crosses-over to the first track position in a region adjacent to an edge of the repeatable block; and wherein a first plurality of the routing track sets proceed in a horizontal direction and a second plurality of the routing track sets proceed in a vertical direction. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246511 | Differential Drive Circuit and Electronic Apparatus Incorporating the Same - A differential driving circuit used for low voltage differential signals and an electronic device incorporating the same are provided wherein no differential amplifiers are used or the number of differential amplifiers are reduced, thereby reducing the circuit area and the current consumption and further solving the problem of oscillation caused by noise, while a high driving performance is achieved. There are included a switch circuit an output circuit and a reference potential generating circuit. The switch circuit, which comprises MOS transistors, receives differential signals and outputs current signals. The output circuit comprises an NMOS transistor, an end of which is connected to the power supply potential of a higher potential side, the other end of which is connected to a node of the switch circuit and which acts as a source follower, and an PMOS transistor, an end of which is connected to the power supply potential of a lower potential side, the other end of which is connected to the other node of the switch circuit and which acts as a source follower. The reference potential generating circuit supplies reference potentials to the respective gates of the PMOS and NMOS transistors. The reference potential generating circuit includes a potential varying means that varies the differential potentials with an offset potential kept constant. Further, there is included an emphasis circuit for the output circuit. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246512 | SLEW-RATE CONTROLLED PAD DRIVER IN DIGITAL CMOS PROCESS USING PARASITIC DEVICE CAP - A slew-rate controlled driver circuit in an integrated circuit fabricated in a low voltage CMOS process, having an input node and an output node. A PMOS pull-up transistor is provided, having a source connected to one side of a power supply, having a gate, and having a drain connected to the output node. The PMOS transistor also has a parasitic capacitance between its gate and drain, having a value that may vary from one integrated circuit to the next from process variations and in response to varying circuit conditions. A current source generates a current having a level corresponding to the value of the parasitic capacitance, and to provide that current to the gate of the PMOS transistor. A level shifter receives an input signal having a voltage varying in a first range provides as output signal to the gate of the PMOS transistor shifted to a level suitable for the PMOS transistor. An NMOS pull-down transistor is also provided, connected to the other side of the power supply, with a similar and corresponding current source and level shifter as has the PMOS transistor. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246513 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a gate driving circuit, comprising a driver control circuit, a voltage following bias circuit, a pull up circuit and a MOS transistor. The driver control circuit receives an active signal and generates a pull up signal or a pull down signal. In case of the pull up signal, the MOS transistor is turned to the OFF state by the pull up circuit, and there is no current for the output load device. In case of the pull down signal, the MOS transistor is turned to the ON state by the voltage following bias circuit. The driving voltage for the gate of the MOS transistor has a constant voltage drop according to the external supply voltage. Therefore, the gate driving circuit of the present invention provides a constant current for the output load device. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246514 | DECODER CIRCUIT - A decoder circuit that selects a grayscale voltage responsive to digital input includes a first transistor circuit that selects grayscale voltages greater than a certain voltage and a second transistor circuit that selects grayscale voltages less than the certain voltage. The two transistor circuits are formed in separate substrates, one substrate being a well formed in the other substrate, or both substrates being wells formed in a third substrate. The substrate of the first transistor circuit is biased at a higher potential than the substrate of the second transistor circuit. This biasing scheme enables all selected grayscale voltages to propagate quickly through the decoder circuit. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246515 | SYSTEM TO REDUCE PROGRAMMABLE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS FOR A GIVEN TARGET ACCURACY IN CALIBRATED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - An apparatus comprising a comparator circuit, a reference circuit, a plurality of elements and a logic circuit. The comparator circuit may be configured to generate a difference signal in response to (i) a reference signal and (ii) a test signal. The reference circuit configured to generate the reference signal in response to a first control signal. The plurality of elements may each be configured to generate an intermediate test signal. One of the intermediate test signals may be presented as the test signal by activating one of the test elements, in response to a second control signal. The logic circuit may be configured to generate (i) the first control signal and (ii) the second control signal, each in response to the difference signal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246516 | Phase Frequency Detectors Generating Minimum Pulse Widths - A phase frequency detector compares a reference clock signal to a feedback clock signal to generate pulses in one or more output signals. The one or more output signals have a minimum pulse width. The phase frequency detector has a temperature sensing circuit. The phase frequency detector adjusts the minimum pulse width of the one or more output signals using the temperature sensing circuit to compensate for variations in the temperature of the phase frequency detector. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246517 | Sample and Hold Circuits - The voltage produced by an input current (i | 2008-10-09 |
20080246518 | Method for driving a transistor half-bridge - A method drives a transistor half-bridge. The method includes measuring a delay time between an edge of an input signal and an corresponding edge of a phase signal, and saving the delay time as a saved delay time value. The phase signal is the output of the transistor half-bridge. In the method, the following steps are repeated until the saved delay time value differs from the delay time by more than a given threshold:
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20080246519 | GATE DRIVE CIRCUIT - A gate drive circuit including dead time control circuits delaying on periods of switching elements S | 2008-10-09 |
20080246520 | DELAY-LOCKED LOOP (DLL) SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FORWARD CLOCK PATH DELAY - A delayed locked loop (DLL) system and method for determining a forward clock path delay are disclosed. One embodiment of the DLL system includes a delay line having a plurality of delay stages. The DLL system also includes a measure shot device configured to determine a forward clock path delay of the DLL system. The measure shot device is configured to provide a calibration sequence into the DLL loop and to detect the calibration sequence after the calibration sequence has passed through the DLL loop. The measure shot device is further configured to count the number of clocks for a period of time between providing and detecting the calibration sequence. The number of clocks can be used to calibrate components of the DLL system. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246521 | MULTIPLE REFERENCE FREQUENCY FRACTIONAL-N PLL (PHASE LOCKED LOOP) - A system and a method for operating the same. The system includes a fractional-N phase-locked loop (PLL). The PLL includes a PLL input and a PLL output. The fractional-N PLL further includes a multiplexer. The multiplexer includes a multiplexer output electrically coupled to the PLL input. The multiplexer further includes M multiplexer inputs, M being an integer greater than 1. Two or more reference frequencies are applied to the inputs of the multiplexer, by the selection of one from the reference frequencies, the low spur can be reached. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246522 | PHASE LOCKED LOOP AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE FREQUENCY AND PHASE IN THE PHASE LOCKED LOOP - A phase locked loop (PLL) which includes a phase frequency detector coupled with a time to digital converter capable of comparing a reference signal with an oscillator signal and generating a digital value representing the phase difference between the reference signal and the oscillator signal. The PLL further includes a state machine for phase acquisition that is capable of generating a control value depending on the digital value, and a controllable oscillator that is capable of generating the oscillator signal depending on the control value. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246523 | PULSE WIDTH MODULATION WAVE OUTPUT CIRCUIT - A pulse width modulation (PWM) wave output circuit that efficiently and accurately outputs dual PWM waves includes two comparators, an OR circuit, and an AND circuit. A voltage generator supplies the comparators with ramp voltages having the same wave height and shifted phases. The comparator compares the ramp voltages with the reference voltage and provides the comparison results to the OR circuit and the AND circuit. The OR circuit outputs a first modulation wave, and the AND circuit generates a second modulation wave. Accordingly, modulation waves having different duties are output based on ramp voltage having different phases. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246524 | Duty Cycle Correction Circuit Whose Operation is Largely Independent of Operating Voltage and Process - A Duty Cycle Correction (DCC) circuit is provide in which pairs of field effect transistors (FETs) in known DCC circuit topologies are replaced with linear resistors coupled to switches of the DCC circuit such that when the switch is open, the input signal is routed through the linear resistors. The linear resistors are more tolerant of process, voltage and temperature (PVT) fluctuations than FETs and thus, the resulting DCC circuit provides a relatively smaller change in DCC correction range with PVT fluctuations than the known DCC circuit topology that employs FETs. The linear resistors may be provided in parallel with the switches and in series with a pair of FETs having relatively large resistance values. The linear resistors provide resistance that pulls-up or pulls-down the pulse width of the input signal so as to provide correction to the duty cycle of the input signal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246525 | LEVEL-RESTORED FOR SUPPLY-REGULATED PLL - The present disclosure provides for a processor that can include digital processing circuitry that receives a digital clock signal from a supply regulated phase locked loop. The supply regulated phase locked loop can include a voltage controlled oscillator that can output an analog signal and a level restorer that can receive the analog signal from the voltage controlled oscillator and can translate the analog output into a digital signal that corresponds to an analog output of the voltage controlled oscillator. The supply regulated phase locked loop can receive an analog input having an input voltage that is within a range of acceptable input voltages. The supply regulated phase locked loop can also be configured to generate the digital output signal, such that the range of acceptable input voltages includes voltage values that are greater than and less than the output voltage. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246526 | PROGRAMMABLE I/O CELL CAPABLE OF HOLDING ITS STATE IN POWER-DOWN MODE - The present invention comprises a microcontroller unit including a processor for generating a power down signal. Control logic generates a hold signal responsive to the power down signal. A voltage regulator provides a regulated voltage responsive to an input voltage and powers down responsive to the power down signal. At least one digital device powered by the regulated voltage enters a powered down mode responsive to the voltage regulator entering the powered down state. The at least one digital device provides at least one digital output signal that is provided to an input/output cell. The input/output cell also is connected to receive a hold signal. The input/output cell maintains a last state of the digital output signal responsive to the hold signal when the at least one digital device enters the powered down state. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246527 | Methods and systems for converting a single-ended signal to a differential signal - Methods and systems are described for converting single-ended signals to differential signals. In one exemplary embodiment, an input single-ended signal is received and converted into a differential signal having minimized jitter without using a DC-cancellation loop. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246528 | Level shift device - The level shift device of the present invention comprises: a level shift circuit which converts a voltage level of a single input signal; and a duty correcting circuit which offsets a difference in the duty of an output signal of the level shift circuit with respect to the duty of the input signal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246529 | MULTI-CHANNEL SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a high-side transistor, a low-side transistor, a level shift circuit for driving the high-side transistor, and a pre-driver circuit for driving the low-side transistor. A connection point of the high-side transistor and the low-side transistor serves as an output terminal. The level shift circuit has first and second N-type MOS transistors whose gates are driven by the pre-driver circuit. The semiconductor integrated circuit further includes a diode whose anode is connected to the drain of the first or second N-type MOS transistor to which the gate of the high-side transistor is not connected, and whose cathode is connected to the output terminal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246530 | LEVEL SHIFTER - The present invention provides a level shifter that prevents through currents thereat. In the level shifter, a holding circuit is provided which comprises an inverter made up of transistors connected between an internal node and a ground potential and an inverter made up of transistors connected between an internal node and the ground potential. These inverters are connected in loop form thereby to hold signals of nodes. Thus, even when input signals complementary to each other originally are both brought to a level āLā, the signals of the nodes are held at the immediately preceding level, thus making it possible to prevent through currents from flowing through the transistors respectively. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246531 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF SWITCHING DRIVE CAPABILITY OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A semiconductor device connected to other semiconductor device, includes a control portion which controls a drive capability for the other semiconductor device based on control information for the other semiconductor device. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246532 | METHOD FOR CONTROL OVER MECHANICAL RESONANT SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for automatically driving and maintaining oscillation of an assembly system including a mass and a bias member (which may also be referred to as a spring or elastomeric member) at or near a resonant frequency of the assembly system. In one example, apparatus for maintaining oscillation of a moveable subassembly including a mass and a bias comprises a controller operable to receive a signal from a sensor associated with a position or motion of the subassembly, and generate a drive signal for driving the subassembly in response to the received signal from the sensor. In this manner, the controller may monitor the motion of the subassembly and adjust or modulate the driving force over time to maintain the subassembly at or near a resonant frequency. Further, in one example, the subassembly includes a resonant engine comprising a movable mirror of an illumination device. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246533 | METHODS AND CIRCUITS TO REDUCE THRESHOLD VOLTAGE TOLERANCE AND SKEW IN MULTI-THRESHOLD VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS - A circuit and a method for adjusting the performance of an integrated circuit, the circuit includes: first and second sets of FETs having respective first and second threshold voltages, the first threshold voltage different from the second threshold voltage; a first monitor circuit containing at least one FET of the first set of FETs and a second monitor circuit containing at least one FET of the second set of FETs; a compare circuit configured to generate a compare signal based on a performance measurement of the first monitor circuit and a performance measurement of the second monitor circuit; and a control unit configured to generate a control signal to a voltage regulator based on the compare signal, the voltage regulator configured to supply a bias voltage to wells of FETs of the second set of FETs, the value of the bias voltage based on the control signal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246534 | MULTI-CHIP SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH HIGH WITHSTAND VOLTAGE, AND A FABRICATION METHOD OF THE SAME - A multi-chip semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, and a plastic mold. The first semiconductor chip has a function for executing a predetermined electrical operation and is installed on the substrate. The second semiconductor chip is installed on the first semiconductor chip and is configured to integrate a power circuit to receive an external power supply and to supply an electric power to the first semiconductor chip based on the external power supply. The plastic mold seals together the first and second semiconductor chips on the substrate. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246535 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHARGE PUMP USING MOS (METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR) TRANSISTOR FOR CURRENT RECTIFIER DEVICE - A semiconductor charge pump includes a plurality of P-channel MOS transistors being connected in series, a plurality of first pumping capacitors one electrode of each of which is connected to a connection point of each of the P-channel MOS transistors, a clock signal generating circuit which generates first and second clock signals whose phases are different from each other by 180 degrees, the first and second clock signals being alternately supplied to the other electrodes of the first pumping capacitors. The semiconductor charge pump further includes a plurality of dynamic level converter circuits each including a resistor element and a second pumping capacitor and connected to each of gates of the P-channel MOS transistors. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246536 | Two-phase charge pump circuit without body effect - A two-phase charge pump circuit without the body effect includes a voltage boost stage, an input stage connected to the voltage boost stage, and a high-voltage generator connected to the input stage. Each of the circuits can consist of NMOS or PMOS transistors. The body of each NMOS transistor is connected to an NMOS switch. The body of each PMOS transistor is connected to a PMOS switch. By providing an appropriate driving signal to each NMOS or PMOS switch, the body of each NMOS transistor can be switched to a lower voltage level and the body of each PMOS transistor is switched to a higher voltage level. This can prevent the body effect from occurring. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246537 | Programmable discontinuity resistors for reference ladders - A reference ladder having a plurality of embedded, programmable discontinuity resistors for adjusting the output voltages at a plurality of output taps of the ladder. In an embodiment, each discontinuity resistor has a programmable resistance. The reference ladder is factory tested to determine the voltage outputs at a plurality of output taps. A difference between the measured output voltages and the nominal output voltages is calculated. A determination is made of optimized resistances of the discontinuity resistors in order to minimize the differences between measured and nominal output voltages. The discontinuity resistors are then programmed, with the desired resistances stored in a non-volatile memory of the reference ladder. The output of the reference ladder may be further adjusted by using a trimming network at the bottom of the ladder to add a uniform offset to all the output voltages of all the output taps. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246538 | Negative gm circuit, a filter and low noise amplifier including such a filter - A circuit for synthesising a negative resistance, comprising first and second active devices, the first device having a control terminal connected to a first node, and the second device having a current flow terminal connected to the first node, and the first and second devices interacting with each other such that the circuit synthesises a negative resistance. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246539 | CAPACITOR MULTIPLER CIRCUITS AND THE APPLICATIONS THEREOF TO ATTENUATE ROW-WISE TEMPORAL NOISE IN IMAGE SENSORS - The various embodiments disclose capacitor multiplier circuits that may be integrated into imaging devices, such as for semiconductor Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors, to create an effective capacitance in response to a low frequency, such as row-wise temporal noise, that may be generated along a row of image sensor pixels. The created effective capacitance from any one of the capacitor multiplier circuits along with a small signal resistance created by a trans-conductance of a current biasing transistor form a low pass filter that will attenuate the low frequency noise. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246540 | Semiconductor integrated circuit for voltage detection - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, one or more wells formed in the semiconductor substrate, one or more diffusion layers formed in the one or more wells, a plurality of interconnects formed in an interconnect layer, the one or more diffusion layers and the plurality of interconnects being connected in series to provide a coupling between a first potential and a second potential, and a comparison circuit coupled to one of the interconnects set at a third potential between the first potential and the second potential, and configured to compare the third potential with a reference potential, wherein a first interconnect of the plurality of interconnects that is set to the first potential is connected to at least a first well of the one or more wells and connected to a first diffusion layer of the one or more diffusion layers that is formed in the first well. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246541 | Demodulator for Amplitude-Modulated Signals - A demodulator circuit (DMOD) for amplitude-modulated signals is defined which comprises a threshold switch module (SWS), wherein a signal output (SA) of the threshold switch module (SWS) is connected to the output (DA) of the demodulator circuit (DMOD) and a signal input (SE) of the threshold switch module (SWS) is connected via a first capacitor (C | 2008-10-09 |
20080246542 | Amplifier for a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting a transmit signal to an otological apparatus - There is described an amplifier for a radio frequency signal for transmitting a transmit signal to an otological apparatus. The amplifier comprises at least one power transistor for switching an output signal. A breaker gap of the power transistor is actively connected to a network such that a power loss converted in the power transistor is at least partially reduced during a switchover into a switched-on state and/or at least during a switchover into a switched-off state. The breaker gap of the at least one transistor is at least indirectly connected in series to a power supply source by way of a choke coil. The amplifier comprises a transmit coil as an output load, with the transmit coil comprising an inductor and being actively connected to the power transistor. The transmit coil is coupled to the choke coil in a transformer-like manner, with the choke coil thus being able to transmit an output power to the transmit coil. The transmit coil can generate a transmit signal from the output power. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246543 | Common mode feedback for large output swing and low differential error - A differential amplifier includes a differential input pair ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246544 | Offset adjustment device, semiconductor device, display device, offset adjustment method, noise detection device, and noise detection method - In one embodiment of the present invention, an operational amplifier circuit, a switching element is closed and a switching element is opened. A latch circuit DL latches an output voltage of an operational amplifier and supplies a Q output corresponding to the output voltage. A control circuit supplies an offset adjustment signal to an offset adjustment input terminal OR of the operational amplifier, thereby adjusting an offset of the output voltage. The latch circuit DL latches again the output voltage thus adjusted and minutely adjusts the offset adjustment signal so as to adjust the remaining offset. Weighting is carried out in accordance with how many times latching has been carried out, and the offset of the output voltage of the operational amplifier is quantized, thereby obtaining a binary logical signal and storing the signal in the control circuit. This realizes a small-scale offset adjustment device which is capable of absorbing offset variations and which does not require a frequent refreshment process. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246545 | DIGITAL PHASE AND FREQUENCY DETECTOR - Disclosed are a digital phase-frequency detector and a method of operating a digital phase-frequency detector. The detector includes an input circuit, an output circuit and a reset circuit. In use, the input circuit receives first and second input signals during a plurality of cycles, and during a given one of the cycles, generates a first intermediate signal or a second intermediate signal depending on which of the first and second input signals was received first during that given one of said cycles. The output circuit receives these intermediate signals, and outputs, during said one cycle, a first output signal or a second output signal depending on which one of intermediate signals was received by the output circuit during said one cycle. The reset circuit applies a reset signal to the input circuit under defined conditions to begin a new one of said plurality of cycles. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246546 | Phase-Locked-Loop Circuit Having a Pre-Calibration Function and Method of Pre-Calibrating the Same - A phase-locked loop (PLL) integrated circuit includes an oscillation control voltage generating circuit therein. The oscillation control voltage generating circuit is configured to pre-scale an output current of a charge pump therein to a first level in response to disposing the PLL integrated circuit into a pre-calibration mode of operation. The oscillation control voltage generating circuit may be responsive to an input signal (e.g., SIN) and a feedback signal (e.g., SFEED), and the magnitude of the first level of the charge pump current during the pre-calibration mode of operation may be independent of any phase difference between the input signal and the feedback signal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246547 | Method And System for Output Matching of Rf Transistors - A high frequency power device ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246548 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OSCILLATING SIGNALS - An apparatus for generating an oscillating signal that includes a circuit to accelerate the time in which an oscillating signal reaches a defined steady-state condition from a cold start. The apparatus includes an oscillating circuit to generate an oscillating signal; a first circuit to supply a first current to the oscillating circuit; and a second circuit to supply a second current to the oscillating circuit, wherein the first and second currents are adapted to reduce the time duration for the oscillating signal to reach a defined steady-state condition. The apparatus may be useful in communication systems that use low duty cycle pulse modulation to establish one or more communications channels, whereby the apparatus begins generating an oscillating signal at approximately the beginning of the pulse and terminates the oscillating signal at approximately the end of the pulse. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246549 | REAL TIME CLOCK INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A real time clock integrated circuit (RTC IC) and an electronic apparatus thereof are provided. In the RTC IC, only a low-power oscillator is used for generating a standard clock for a real time counter, and the standard clock with a frequency drift of the low-power oscillator is compensated through table lookup. Accordingly, the power consumption, fabrication cost and design complexity of the RTC IC are reduced and the counting operation duration of the RTC IC is prolonged. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246550 | Selective envelope modulation enabling reduced current consumption - A modulation system includes an amplitude modulation path and a phase modulation path coupled to the amplitude modulation path. One of the amplitude modulation path and the phase modulation path receive a reduced current such that the reduced current reduces power consumption by the system. Preferably, the amplitude modulation path receives the reduced current. The amplitude modulation path has a first set of components and a second set of components. The first set of components consumes less power by using slower operation. The second set of components consumes less power by effectively not operating, or being turned off. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246551 | INTERLEAVED NON-LINEAR TRANSMISSION LINES FOR SIMULTANEOUS RISE AND FALL TIME COMPRESSION - A non-linear waveguide comprises a transmission line including a first conductive line and a second conductive line; a first bias voltage supply connected with the transmission line; and one or more pairs of diodes connected between the first conductive line and the second conductive line, the one or more pairs of diodes including: a first diode having an anode connected with the first conductive line and a cathode connected with the second conductive line; a second diode having a cathode connected with the first conductive line and an anode connected with the second conductive line; and a second bias voltage supply connected between the anode of the second diode and the second conductive line. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246552 | Balanced Acoustic Wave Filter Device - A surface acoustic wave filter device includes an unbalanced terminal, first and second balanced terminals, and first, second and third IDTs. One end of the first IDT and one end of the third IDT are connected to the unbalanced terminal. The second IDT includes first and second divided IDT portions obtained by dividing the IDT in the surface wave propagating direction. The first and second divided IDT portions include sub-divided IDT portions and sub-divided IDT portions obtained by dividing the first and second divided IDT portions and in the crossing width direction. The first and second divided IDT portions are electrically connected in series. The first and second sub-divided IDT portions are electrically connected in series. The first and second sub-divided IDT portions are electrically connected in series. The second sub-divided IDT portion is connected to the first balanced terminal and the second sub-divided IDT portion is connected to the second balanced terminal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246553 | STRUCTURE OF COAXIAL-TO-WAVEGUIDE TRANSITION AND TRAVELING WAVE TUBE - The present invention includes a waveguide for outputting radio frequency wave, a vacuum envelope provided with a slow-wave circuit, a coaxial connection part connecting the waveguide and the vacuum envelope, an insulating window member which is provided in the coaxial connection part and which hermetically seals a said of vacuum envelope and a said of waveguide, a coaxial center conductor of exterior portion with one end supported by the waveguide, and a coaxial center conductor of an interior portion with one end abutting on the slow-wave circuit and the other end connected to the coaxial center conductor of the exterior portion. The waveguide is provided with a screw part supporting the coaxial center conductor of the exterior portion movably in an axial direction of the coaxial center conductor of the exterior portion. An end portion of the coaxial center conductor of the exterior portion is connected to the end portion of the coaxial center conductor of the interior portion movably in the axial direction of the coaxial center conductor of the exterior portion. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246554 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INSPECTING THE SAME - A method for inspecting a semiconductor device includes establishing a first circuit state in which electrical conduction through at least one of branch transmission line portions is established and electrical conduction through at least one other branch transmission line portion is prevented. Then, electrical signal reflection characteristics of the transmission line are measured. The method also includes establishing a second circuit state in which electrical conduction through the at least one of the branch transmission line portions is prevented and electrical conduction through the at least one other branch transmission line portions is established. Then, the electrical signal reflection characteristics of the transmission line are measured. The second circuit state is a mirror image of the first circuit state with respect to the primary transmission line. The measured values are compared. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246555 | DIFFERENTIAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SKEW CONTROL - An electrical interconnection system with high speed, differential electrical connectors. The connector is assembled from wafers each containing a column of conductive elements, some of which form differential pairs. A housing for the wafer is formed with regions of higher and lower dielectric constant material. The regions of lower dielectric constant material are selectively positioned adjacent longer signal conductors of the differential pairs. The material may be preferentially placed along curved segments of the differential pair to reduce crosstalk in the connector while reducing skew. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246556 | Filter Assembly Comprising Two Bulk Wave Resonators - An arrangement includes a substrate, a filter, a first bulk acoustic wave resonator, a second bulk acoustic wave resonator, and a large surface covering. The first bulk acoustic wave resonator includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is arranged flatly on the substrate. The second bulk acoustic wave resonator includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is arranged flatly on the substrate. The large-surface covering includes a metal layer over the substrate. The metal layer is connected to a ground terminal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246557 | Component Comprising at Least One Filter that Operates with Acoustic Waves - A component includes a first filter configured to work with acoustic waves. The first filter includes a first sub-filter on a first chip and a second sub-filter on a second chip separate from the first chip. The first filter if a different type of filter, has a different layer structure, or has a different layer thicknesses for at least one layer in comparison to the second filter. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246558 | Miniature RF and Microwave Components and Methods for Fabricating Such Components - RF and microwave radiation directing or controlling components are provided that may be monolithic, that may be formed from a plurality of electrodeposition operations and/or from a plurality of deposited layers of material, that may include switches, inductors, antennae, transmission lines, filters, and/or other active or passive components. Components may include non-radiation-entry and non-radiation-exit channels that are useful in separating sacrificial materials from structural materials. Preferred formation processes use electrochemical fabrication techniques (e.g. including selective depositions, bulk depositions, etching operations and planarization operations) and post-deposition processes (e.g. selective etching operations and/or back filling operations). | 2008-10-09 |
20080246559 | Lithographically-defined multi-standard multi-frequency high-Q tunable micromechanical resonators - Disclosed are micromechanical resonator apparatus having features that permit multiple resonators on the same substrate to operate at different operating frequencies. Exemplary micromechanical resonator apparatus includes a support substrate and suspended micromechanical resonator apparatus having a resonance frequency. In one embodiment, the suspended micromechanical resonator apparatus comprises a device substrate that is suspended from and attached to the support substrate, a piezoelectric layer formed on the suspended device substrate, and a plurality of interdigitated upper electrodes formed on the piezoelectric layer. In another embodiment, the suspended micromechanical resonator apparatus comprises a device substrate that is suspended from and attached to the support substrate, a lower electrode formed on the suspended device substrate, a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode, and a plurality of interdigitated upper electrodes formed on the piezoelectric layer. The substrate may comprise a silicon substrate, or a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate, such as a diamond on silicon substrate. Additionally, lateral frequency-adjusting electrodes may be disposed adjacent to the resonator apparatus that are separated therefrom by a capacitive gap, and which are configured to receive a direct current voltage that adjusts the resonance frequency of the resonator apparatus. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246560 | Saw Filter Featuring Impedance Transformation - A surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter includes at least one first electroacoustic transducer, and at least one second electroacoustic transducer. The at least one first electroacoustic transducer and the at least one second electroacoustic transducer are side-by-side inside an acoustic track having an aperture A | 2008-10-09 |
20080246561 | Multiband Filter - A multiband filtering apparatus ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246562 | Coaxial transmission line microstructures and methods of formation thereof - Provided are coaxial transmission line microstructures formed by a sequential build process, and methods of forming such microstructures. The microstructures include a transition structure for transitioning between the coaxial transmission line and an electrical connector. The microstructures have particular applicability to devices for transmitting electromagnetic energy and other electronic signals. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246563 | LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH INTERCHANGEABLE POLES - A low-voltage circuit breaker that comprises: a containment structure; a control mechanism; a plurality of circuit breaking poles, chosen between a first type of pole that comprises a first housing containing a first fixed contact and a corresponding first moving contact that can be coupled to said first fixed contact by means of its rotation around a point, and a second type of pole that comprises a second housing containing a second fixed contact and a corresponding second moving contact that can be coupled to said second fixed contact by means of a translatory movement along an axis; a first kinematic coupling between said control mechanism and said first moving contact, in the case of said poles belonging to said first type of pole, or a second kinematic coupling between said control mechanism and said second moving contact, in the case of said poles belonging to said second type of pole. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246564 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS ACCESSORY SUB-ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING REVERSIBLE COIL FRAME, AND ACCESSORY AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - An electrical switching apparatus accessory sub-assembly is for an electromagnetic coil including a movable stem. The electrical switching apparatus accessory sub-assembly includes a coil frame having a first end and an opposite second end. A housing includes a plurality of interior surfaces, a first end and an opposite second end. The second end of the housing has an opening structured to receive the movable stem of the electromagnetic coil. A number of the interior surfaces of the housing are structured to selectively hold the coil frame in either one of a first position in which the coil frame first end faces the housing first end and the coil frame second end faces the housing second end, and a second position in which the coil frame first end faces the housing second end and the coil frame second end faces the housing first end. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246565 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS, AND TRIP ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND RESET ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A trip actuator reset assembly for a circuit breaker includes a cradle assembly, a reset lever, a trip actuator, and a rigid element. The cradle assembly is pivotably coupled to the circuit breaker pole shaft, and includes a number of springs. A pivot pivotably couples the reset lever to the circuit breaker housing. In response to a trip condition, an actuating element of the trip actuator moves a first end of the reset lever. The rigid element is pivotably coupled to the housing proximate a second end of the reset lever. To reset the trip actuator, a guide member guides the cradle assembly into engagement with the rigid element which pivots the reset lever. The first end of the reset lever then resets the trip actuator. After reset, if the cradle assembly continues to move, then the springs accommodate the additional motion. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246566 | MODULAR TERMINAL FOR MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAVING THE SAME - A modular terminal for a molded case circuit breaker by which various types of terminals can be joined together and configuration and assembly are simplified, the modular terminal comprising a plurality of terminal bases each of which is provided for each phase, a terminal which is detachably supported at each terminal base, and a joint piece which connects a pair of the terminal bases adjacent to each other to form a terminal module. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246567 | MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR - A magnetic field generator comprises a superconducting bulk body, which generates a superconducting magnetic field, a refrigerant vessel for storing solid nitrogen, a vacuum container, which accommodates therein the superconducting bulk body and the refrigerant vessel, and a refrigerator having a cooling head for cooling the refrigerant vessel. The superconducting bulk body is arranged along a wall of the vacuum container. The cooling head of the refrigerator and the refrigerant vessel are in thermal contact with each other. The refrigerant vessel and the superconducting bulk body are in thermal contact with each other. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246568 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR - Electromagnetic actuator having an armature unit which is axially guided in a housing and movable by passing current through a coil device and in particular against a return force of a return spring out of a first stop position defined by means for limiting the stroke, the means for limiting the stroke having a stop element which is mounted terminally in the housing and manufactured by a shaping, stamping, sintering and/or injection moulding method, and which is designed to cooperate with a plunger unit which can be actuated outside the housing and is designed for mechanically moving the armature out of the first stop position. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246569 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL APPARATUS EMPLOYING A MAGNETIC FLUX ENHANCER, AND ACCESSORY AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - An electromagnetic coil apparatus includes a ferrous coil frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A coil assembly includes a conduit, a number of coils within the ferrous coil frame and being disposed on the conduit, and a ferrous plunger movable in the conduit. A first ferrous heel member is disposed proximate the first end of the ferrous coil frame. A second ferrous top plate member has an opening and is disposed proximate the second end of the ferrous coil frame. A magnetic flux enhancer is external to the conduit and is at least partially external to the ferrous coil frame. The magnetic flux enhancer includes a ferrous conduit coupled to the second ferrous top plate member and cooperates with the opening thereof to form a passageway. A portion of the ferrous plunger of the coil assembly passes through the passageway. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246570 | Electromagnetic actuating apparatus - The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuating apparatus with an armature unit, which is guided axially in a housing and is capable of being moved by means of energizing a coil apparatus, contact plug means, which are held in an insulator unit, being associated with the coil apparatus, and an elongated ground contact of the contact plug means being electrically conductively connected to the housing, and the ground contact interacting electrically conductively at an engagement end which is opposite its free end with a yoke section, which is associated with the housing preferably at the front end, in such a way that, in a fitted state, a cutout formed in the engagement end in the ground contact engages over a projection of the yoke section and/or at least partially surrounds it. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246571 | Magnetic Core, Magnetic Arrangement and Method for Producing the Magnetic Core - A magnetic core has at least two layers ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246572 | Magnet Roller - In a magnet roller of the magnet piece bonding type, the main pole has a high magnetic flux density and the other pole has an asymmetric magnetic flux density pattern with respect to the magnetic flux density peak position. The magnet piece of the main pole is formed by injection molding while performing pole-anisotropic orientation of magnetic particles of the magnet piece. The magnet piece of the other pole is formed by extrusion molding while orientating the magnetic particles in a certain direction inclined by 5 degrees of more with respect to the center line of the radial direction of the magnet piece. The magnet roller is formed by combining the magnet piece of the main pole and the magnet piece of the other pole. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246573 | Field configurable magnetic array - A magnet apparatus comprising a plurality of geometrically shaped nested magnetic elements each being of a different size relative to each other and each having a first side with a first magnetic pole orientation and a second side with a second magnetic pole orientation that is opposite to the first magnetic pole orientation, capable of being assembled concentrically to form a single planar magnet array having a treatment surface and an opposing backer surface, the treatment surface having either an all like magnetic pole orientation or a mixed magnetic pole orientation; and a backer plate having a first side and a second side constructed of ferromagnetic material such that when the plurality of geometrically shaped nested magnetic elements is assembled concentrically on the first side of the backer plate each of the geometrically shaped nested magnetic elements that comprise the single planar magnet array is secured to the first side of the backer plate by magnetic attraction whereby the treatment surface of the single planar magnet array is formed opposite to the backer surface of the single planar magnet array that is magnetically secured to the backer plate. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246574 | Magnetic detacher with open access - Various embodiments of a magnetic detacher with open access are described. In one embodiment, the magnetic detacher may include magnet assembly to provide open access to a hard tag and a magnetic field sufficient to disengage a clamping mechanism of the hard tag. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246575 | Transformer - The present invention relates in general to the field of interface technology. Electronic components, such as modular converters for measurement control and regulation technology, in particular isolation amplifiers, are known from interface technology. Such isolation amplifiers can be used for galvanic separation, conversion, amplification and filtering of standard, normal signals and for matching analog signals. These isolation amplifiers are galvanically separated from one another in the input, output and supply circuits. According to the invention, a separate component of a transformer is integrated for separation into a circuit board of an isolation amplifier with the aid of SMD mounting technology, wherein the transformer contains a combination of inductive components, consisting of a magnetic core and a winding, and a substrate which contains internal printed conductors that form planar short-circuit windings. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246576 | Compact magnetic cable noise suppressor - A compact magnetic cable noise suppressor may be provided for suppressing electromagnetic cable noise. The compact magnetic noise suppressor may be formed from a ferrite material or other magnetic material with a high permeability. The compact magnetic cable noise suppressor may be mounted within a chassis of a cable connector or may otherwise be attached to a cable. The magnetic cable noise suppressor may have portions that define a cable entrance, a cable exit, and a cable path. The cable path contains at least one bend. The cable path may contain multiple bends, may contain loops, may contain spirals, and may contain one or more vertically separated layers. The cable entrance and exit may be aligned or may be at different lateral or vertical positions. The cable entrance and exit may be on opposing sides of the noise suppressor or may be on adjacent sides of the noise suppressor. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246577 | Method For Making Magnetic Components With N-Phase Coupling, And Related Inductor Structures - Methods and structures for constructing a magnetic core of a coupled inductor. The method provides for constructing N-phase coupled inductors as both single and scalable magnetic structures, where N is an integer greater than 1. The method additionally describes how such a construction of the magnetic core may enhance the benefits of using the scalable N-phase coupled inductor. The first and second magnetic cores may be formed into shapes that, when coupled together, may form a single scalable magnetic core. For example, the cores can be fashioned into shapes such as a U, an I, an H, a ring, a rectangle, and a comb, that cooperatively form the single magnetic core. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246578 | OPEN PATTERN INDUCTOR - Various embodiments includes a stacked open pattern inductor fabricated above a semiconductor substrate. The stacked open pattern inductor includes a plurality of parallel open conducting patterns embedded in a magnetic oxide or in an insulator and a magnetic material. Embedding the stacked open pattern inductor in a magnetic oxide or in an insulator and a magnetic material increases the inductance of the inductor and allows the magnetic flux to be confined to the area of the inductor. A layer of magnetic material may be located above the inductor and below the inductor to confine electronic noise generated in the stacked open pattern inductor to the area occupied by the inductor. The stacked open pattern inductor may be fabricated using conventional integrated circuit manufacturing processes, and the inductor may be used in connection with computer systems. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246579 | LAMINATED COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A laminated coil component includes a spiral coil including laminated ceramic films and coil conductors. Pad portions provided at ends of the coil conductors are connected to one another using via-hole conductors to provide an interlayer connection among the pad portions. Thus, a spiral coil is provided. The pad portions are thinner than the coil conductors, and accordingly, a concentration of stress on portions at which the pad portions and the via-hole conductors overlap one another is reduced. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246580 | VARIABLY POROUS STRUCTURES - A method of making a monolithic porous structure, comprises electrodepositing a material on a template; removing the template from the material to form a monolithic porous structure comprising the material; and electropolishing the monolithic porous structure. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246581 | ELECTRONIC MACHINE, CONNECTED MACHINE IDENTIFYING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC MACHINE AND CONTROL SYSTEM - An electronic machine connectable to a different apparatus is disclosed. The electronic machine includes a resistance, a connector to be connected to the different apparatus, and a detecting section that detects one state from multiple states based on the resistance value of the resistance and the resistance value of a resistance included in the different apparatus connected to the connector and controls multiple parameters based on the detected one state. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246582 | Coding of Laser Fibers - For operating a laser device to which an identification code is assigned in combination with a laser fiber depending on an identification code assigned to the laser fiber, the identification code assigned to the laser fiber is generated depending on the identification code of the laser device and compared by the laser device with its own identification code in such a way that the laser fiber may only be used in combination with the particular laser device. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246583 | Access Control System - A method of switching a door latch in a secure area, a relay module, and an access control system are disclosed. Encrypted communications from a reader in an unsecured area are decrypted, and the decrypted communications are compared to an expected code. A micro-controller may implement the decrypting and comparing steps. Power is switched to actuate the door latch if the comparison of the decrypted communications and the expected code indicates a correct match. A relay coupled to the micro-controller may implement the switching step. The relay module and the door latch may be a single module. The method may further comprise the step of receiving the encrypted communications from the reader. At least one buffer coupled to the micro-controller may implement the receiving step. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246584 | Locking digital pen - A locking digital pen system includes memory means which is available for storing user passwords for a plurality of users. When a user wishes to activate the digital pen, the user is enabled to use the digital pen to enter a password. After verification of the password, the pen is unlocked and the system associates the user with a matching digital signature certificate. When the user wishes to lock the pen, the user is enabled to actuate a button on the pen or provide an entry to a coupled computer to initiate a locking sequence. The system then disassociates the user from the digital signature certificates so the pen can no longer be used to digitally sign documents and the pen enters a locked state. In another embodiment, an authorized user may disable the unlocking function of the pen whereby the pen may not be unlocked by entry of a password but rather only when a special code is entered into the system. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246585 | Vehicle Control System - The invention relates to a vehicle control system, in particular authorising access to the vehicle by controlling locks and/or actuators operating the vehicle doors. A first wireless communications channel is established between a portable identification unit ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246586 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION MACHINE AND VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A portable communication machine includes RF data generating means, RF wireless transmitting means for transmitting transmission data as an RF signal, RF wireless receiving means for receiving an RF signal transmitted from a vehicle-mounted machine, RF data analyzing means for analyzing received data, key operating means for instructing to control a vehicle by a user, storing means for storing control data of a vehicle-mounted information apparatus, attachable/detachable external apparatus communicating means, and controlling means for controlling the RF data generating means, the RF data analyzing means, the key operating means and the external apparatus communicating means, and is used along with an external apparatus and the vehicle-mounted information apparatus. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246587 | ELECTRONIC LOCK BOX WITH TRANSPONDER BASED COMMUNICATIONS - An electronic lock box contains a secure compartment for storing dwelling keys to a structure, and is typically mounted outside the dwelling structure. When properly instructed, usually with a coded message, the dwelling key can be accessed by opening the door to the secure compartment; such message can be manually entered on a keypad, or a programmed electronic key device can make the process more automatic. A lock box system uses a transponder at a dwelling base station (typically within the dwelling structure) to relay lock box status or access event information over a short range radio from the lock box to a remote central computer by using a more traditional communication system that is available within the dwelling. Additional sensors can be used to monitor the status of vandalism attempts. Furthermore, the lock box/transponder communications may be programmed so as to allow detection if the lock box is stolen. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246588 | Pneumatic Tire - Provided is a pneumatic tire with which a search time for a transponder can be reduced, and with which, for a passive transponder functioning with energy transmitted from the outside, efficiency of energy transmission can be enhanced. The pneumatic tire of the present invention provided with a transponder has an identification tag, which indicates a position of the transponder, and which is disposed to an outer surface of a portion of the tire, the portion being where the transponder is disposed. Furthermore, for a pneumatic tire having a transponder on a sidewall part thereof, an identification tag, which indicates the position of the transponder, is provided to an outer surface of a portion of the tire, the portion being where the transponder is disposed, and another identification tag, which indicates at least the position of the transponder in the circumferential direction of the tire, is provided to an outer surface of the other sidewall part of the tire, which is on the opposite side of the sidewall part where the transponder is disposed. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246589 | LAMINATE DEVICE HAVING VOIDED STRUCTURE FOR CARRYING ELECTRONIC ELEMENT, SUCH AS LABEL FOR RFID TAG - The invention concerns a laminate device with a substrate of the type having a front face adapted to receive printed information, an electronic device such as RFID tag, and an adhesive layer disposed on a back face of the substrate. The laminate device can be made with a voided or microcellular structure. The laminate device also can be made with a compressible and resilient structure such that, after application to an object, the electronic device is at least partially embedded in the substrate. A coated layer, for example, an unvoided coating, can be provided on a surface of the substrate. Advantageously, under electrodischarge testing according to MIL-STD-331B, at least 85% of a group of labels remains operational. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246590 | Information Apparatus with Rfid Tag and Control Method Thereof - An information apparatus having an RFID tag and a control method thereof. The information apparatus includes the RFID tag part which comprises an RF receiver receiving an external RF signal, an RF transmitter transmitting an RF signal to outside, a logic part performing controlling and comparison, and a tag memory storing data; and a controller which stores a digital content provided from outside by directly accessing to the tag memory without passing through the RF receiver and the RF transmitter. Accordingly, the digital content stored to or reproduced at the information apparatus is easily transferred and stored to the personal device having the RFID reader and then used. Thus, the utilization of the digital content can be drastically enhanced. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246591 | Test Head Device - There is disclosed a test head device for testing the functionality of a large number of RFID chips arranged in smart labels ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246592 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER QUEUING - A system and method for managing customer queuing is provided. A new request is received from a user. The new request is assigned to a queue. Placed requests waiting in the queue ahead of the new request are counted. The placed requests are compared to a request threshold. An upsell is provided to the user when the placed requests exceed the request threshold. The new request is released from the queue. The new request is satisfied by providing a response to the user. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246593 | Sounding lamp for digital equipment - A sounding lamp includes a control module, a transmission seat, a connecting interface, a sounding unit, and an illuminating unit. The control module includes a micro control unit, at least one transmission connector, a sound effect control circuit and a light regulation control circuit. Thus, the sounding lamp integrates the sounding and lighting functions. In addition, the sounding lamp is directly connected to a digital equipment by a transmission seat or externally connected to a digital equipment by a connecting interface, thereby enhancing the versatility of the sounding lamp. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246594 | A HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEADLIGHT SYSTEM - A method is provided for operating a headlight system in a motor vehicle, wherein the headlights of the headlight system encompass a first operating mode with a first response behavior and a second operating mode with a second response behavior, which is different from the first response behavior. The method includes, but is not limited to the steps of switching from the first operating mode to the second operating mode, rapid change of the response behavior from the first response behavior beyond the second response behavior until a third response behavior is reached, slow reversal of the response behavior from the third response behavior until the second response behavior is reached. A headlight system is also provided that operates in accordance with the method. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246595 | LANE GUIDE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - Devices and methods for aiding drivers in properly positioning a motor vehicle within the lane of a roadway. Devices include visible indicia displayed on the vehicle windshield. The indicia can be positioned such that when the vehicle is properly positioned with respect to the left and/or right side lane marker, the visible indicia will be in the driver's line of sight in a position near the lane marker. If the driver steers the vehicle over the lane marker, the indicia should appear to be over the lane marker as well, in many embodiments. Some indicia include one or more line shaped portions which appear to converge and appear parallel to the lane marker. Other indicia may include one or more dots, which can be oriented in a line to appear parallel with the lane marker, and/or appear at different left to right positions with respect to the lane marker. Some indicia are light emitting devices, which can include fiber optic devices and/or LEDs. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246596 | AIR SPRING DISTANCE INDICATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A distance indicating system includes a transmitting portion, a transceiver spaced a distance from the transmitting portion, and a receiving portion supported in spaced relation to the transceiver. The transmitting portion broadcasting a first electromagnetic wave. The transceiver receiving the first electromagnetic wave and transmitting a second electromagnetic wave to the receiving portion. The transceiver is operative to modulate the second electromagnetic wave in relation to an input to communicate a signal, data or information, such as the distance between the transmitting portion and the transceiver, an acceleration input, a pressure level or a temperature reading. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246597 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN EVENT REMINDER - A product event timer for use with a consumer product is provided that includes a housing; timer circuitry incorporated with the housing, which includes a countdown timer; and a sensory signal coupled to the timer circuitry and activated upon receiving an activation signal from the timer circuitry; where a user is signaled to interact with the consumer product upon activation of the sensory signal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246598 | INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMABLE CONTAINER SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM - A monitoring system and method comprises a container adapted to house contents therein and a sensor device attached to the container, wherein the sensor device comprises at least one sensor that collects past and present data of the container, wherein the data comprises container content identification data, container geographic location data, container motion data, evidence of container tampering data, and biometric data of individuals handling the container; and a processor operatively connected to the at least one sensor and adapted to communicate the data to any of a user and a remote storage device. The processor is adapted to communicate the data into a language of choice of the user. The sensor device comprises an identification code, wherein the processor is adapted to regulate types of services the container is eligible to receive based on the identification code. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246599 | Hand hygiene compliance system - A system and method of encouraging compliance of hand hygiene in an environment where users move from zone to zone and are required to perform hand hygiene between the zones. Users carry a wearable zone sensor which detects zones, detects hand hygiene actions, logs time of changing zones, and hand hygiene actions. The wearable sensor can be integral with a wearable hand hygiene product dispenser and/or can operate in cooperation with a fixed dispenser configured to transmit hand hygiene actions to the wearable zone sensor. The wearable zone sensors are configured to be useable anonymously or to be associated with a user identifier, and to interface with a central computer via a docking station or communication interface to transfer data for later analysis. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246600 | Warning System - The invention proposes a hazard alarm system for buildings, said system having evaluation units, which are in the form of freely programmable control units, and a building management system. As a result of being connected in series, the evaluation units are connected to the building management system by means of a fast data link. | 2008-10-09 |