44th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090269933 | Substrate Processing Apparatus and Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method - A substrate processing apparatus comprises a processing chamber for storing a substrate and performing a specified processing on the substrate, a substrate holding jig for holding the substrate in the processing chamber, a placement stand capable of moving the substrate holding jig inside and outside the processing chamber while mounting the substrate holding jig, a substrate holding jig movement mechanism for moving the substrate holding jig to a location different from the placement stand while holding the substrate holding jig, and a substrate holding jig movement suppression mechanism for suppressing vertical and horizontal movement of the substrate holding jig in order to keep the substrate holding jig mounted on the placement unit of the substrate holding jig movement mechanism. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269934 | PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD FOR PREVENTING DEFECTS IN DOPED SILICON OXIDE SURFACES DURING EXPOSURE TO ATMOSPHERE - Formation of BPSG surface defects upon exposure to atmosphere is prevented by a plasma treatment method for converting boron and/or phosphorus materials separated from silicon near the surface of the doped glass layer to gas phase compounds. The treatment plasma is generated from a treatment process gas containing one of (a) a fluorine compound or (b) a hydrogen compound. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269935 | Method of Forming Pattern of Semiconductor Device - A method of forming patterns of a semiconductor device, wherein a hard mask is formed over a semiconductor substrate; a photoresist comprising silicon-containing molecules is formed over the hard mask; a first exposure process is performed on first regions of the photoresist; a second exposure process is performed on second regions of the photoresist, which are located between the first regions; a bake process is performed on the photoresist; and, an etch process using the first regions and the second regions as etch mask patterns is performed, thereby patterning the photoresist and the hard mask. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269936 | Substrate Processing Apparatus - A thermal processing unit of a thermal processor for anti-reflection films includes: a covering nozzle for covering a substrate from above supported by a thermal processing plate and discharging an adhesion enhancing agent to a periphery of a substrate supported by the thermal processing plate; and a vaporization processor for supplying an adhesion enhancing agent in the vapor phase to the covering nozzle. While a substrate placed over the thermal processing plate is being subjected to thermal process, a control part causes the covering nozzle to discharge an adhesion enhancing agent in the vapor phase onto a periphery of a substrate to realize adhesion enhancement process. Thus, the adhesion between a resist coating film and a substrate surface in the periphery of a substrate is enhanced. Further, parallel implementation of thermal process and adhesion enhancement process exerts no influence on throughput. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269937 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The apparatus comprises a substrate processing region, a container carrying region, a housing, first and second openings, an exhaust port, a door body, and a control unit. The substrate processing region comprises a process furnace. The container carrying region comprises a carrying device. In the housing, the substrate processing region and the container carrying region are provided. The first opening is formed at the housing for carrying the container between the container carrying region and an outside region of the housing. The second opening is formed at the housing for sucking gas. The exhaust port is configured to exhaust gas from the container carrying region. The door body closes the first and second openings. The control unit controls the door body to open one of the first and second openings and close the other. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269938 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A chemical vapor deposition apparatus which comprises a susceptor for mounting a substrate thereon, a heater for heating the substrate, a feed gas introduction portion and a reaction gas exhaust portion, wherein a light transmitting ceramics plate held or reinforced by means of a supporting member is equipped between the heater and a mounting position of the substrate. A chemical vapor deposition apparatus that is capable of forming film stably for a long time without giving a negative influence on a quality of semiconductor film even in a case of chemical vapor deposition reaction employing a furiously corrosive gas with an elevated temperature for producing a gallium nitride compound semiconductor or so was realized. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269939 | CYCLICAL OXIDATION PROCESS - Methods for selective oxidation using pulses of an oxidizing agent are described. An oxidation process is provided in which a pulse of an oxidizing agent is followed by a flow of a purging agent. The pulse of the oxidizing agent and the flow of the purging agent forms a cycle that can be repeated to allow for desired oxidation on parts of a structure, e.g., a transistor structure, while preventing or limiting undesired oxidation on other parts of the structure. In addition, during the oxidation, a nitrogen source such as N | 2009-10-29 |
20090269940 | METHOD FOR NITRIDING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FORMING INSULATING FILM - In a substrate nitriding method for nitriding a target substrate by allowing a nitrogen-containing plasma to act on silicon on a surface of the substrate in a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus, the nitridation by the nitrogen-containing plasma is performed by controlling a sheath voltage V | 2009-10-29 |
20090269941 | PLASMA-ENHANCED DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR FORMING A METAL OXIDE THIN FILM AND RELATED STRUCTURES - Methods of forming metal oxide thin films and related structures are provided. One embodiment of the methods includes conducting a plurality of cycles of deposition on a substrate. Each cycle includes supplying oxygen gas and an inert gas into a reaction space substantially continuously during the cycle. A metal precursor is supplied into the reaction space for a first duration. The metal precursor is a cyclopentadienyl compound of the metal. After the metal precursor is supplied, the continuously flowing oxygen gas is activated for a second duration to generate a plasma in the reaction space. The cycle is conducted at a temperature below about 400° C. The methods can be performed after forming a structure on the substrate, wherein the structure is formed of a material which is physically and/or chemically unstable at a high temperature. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269942 | Multi-functional cyclic siloxane compound and process for preparing dielectric film by using siloxane-based polymer prepared from the compound - A multi-functional cyclic siloxane compound (A), a siloxane-based (co)polymer prepared from the compound (A), or compound (A) and at least one of a Si monomer having organic bridges (B), an acyclic alkoxy silane monomer (C), and a linear siloxane monomer (D); and a process for preparing a dielectric film using the polymer. The siloxane compound of the present invention is highly reactive, so the polymer prepared from the compound is excellent in mechanical properties, thermal stability and crack resistance, and has a low dielectric constant resulting from compatibility with conventional pore-generating materials. Furthermore, a low content of carbon and high content of SiO | 2009-10-29 |
20090269943 | Magnetic and Locking Cable Connectors - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a cable connector. The cable connector may have magnetic properties and/or a locking mechanism. The cable connector may be an HDMI connector and the cable may be an HDMI cable. Further, the connector may be plugged into the corresponding male/female connector port and be held in position by the magnetic properties associated with the connector and the port and/or by a lock lever mechanism. The magnetic array may be moved various distances in various directions. In addition, the connector and/or cable may include a processor, an integrated circuit, an indicator, an LED and/or a user interface. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269944 | CHIP CARD HOLDER AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An exemplary chip card holder ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269945 | INTERFACE CARD AND BUTTERFLY INTERFACE TRANSFER STRUCTURE - A butterfly interface transfer structure including an interface card, a first add-in card and a second add-in card is disclosed. The interface card includes a plate, a first connector, a second connector and a spacer. The plate has a set of electrical connecting pins, a first surface and a second surface. The first connector is disposed on the first surface, and the second connector is disposed on the second surface, wherein the first connector and the second connector are respectively electrically connected to the electrical connecting pins. The spacer is disposed between the first connector and the plate. The first add-in card is coupled to the first connector, and the second add-in card is coupled to the second connector. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269946 | CONNECTOR - A connector to be surface mounted on a wiring board has a base having an opening to be inserted with a tip portion of a flexible printed circuit board at a front surface, and having a plurality of insertion holes passing from the front surface to a rear surface juxtaposed at a predetermined pitch, a connection terminal arranged in a projecting manner with a substantially T-shaped operating piece having at one end a movable contacting point that comes into pressure contact with joints juxtaposed at the tip portion of the flexible printed circuit board, the connection terminal having one end that becomes a fixed contacting point inserted to the insertion hole from the rear surface side, and an operating lever in which a cam portion is fitted into a turning recessed portion arranged at an upper side of the connection terminal to act as a turning supporting point, the cam portion driving an operation receiving portion positioned at the other end of the operating piece. A position regulation contacting portion that contacts a position regulating portion arranged at the upper side of the connection terminal when the operating lever is turned and a locking operation is completed is arranged at a lower surface of the operating lever. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269947 | GUIDE MODULE SYSTEM WITH INSERTION DETECTOR - A guide module system detects when electrical components are mated with one another. The guide module system includes a guide pin and a guide module. The guide pin is configured to be mounted to a first electrical component. At least a portion of the guide pin includes a conductive material. The guide module is configured to be mounted to a second electrical component. The guide module includes a channel that is positioned to receive the guide pin when the first electrical component is mated with the second electrical component. The guide module includes first and second electrical contacts within the channel. The first and second electrical contacts and the conductive material in the guide pin form a closed circuit when the guide pin is inserted into the guide receptacle | 2009-10-29 |
20090269948 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE MODULE - The present invention relates to an electronic device module into which at least one printed circuit card is plugged. The electronic device module ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269949 | COMPRESSION CONNECTOR - Compression connectors and methods are provided that are suitable for mating a flat flexible circuit and a printed circuit board. A mounting assembly secures a locking compression assembly to a printed circuit board. Pliable compression springs mounted on rotatable levers engage the top surface of the flexible circuit and force the flexible circuit down onto an interposer, which in turn forces the interposer down onto the printed circuit board. Stop plates are biased towards the rotatable levers to hold the levers in the closed position. Latch members engage the stop plates to keep the connector closed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269950 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL - An electrical terminal ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269951 | FLEXIBLE POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE - A power distribution module for a vehicle includes an insulating housing including a component grid, the component grid defining a plurality of circuit protection footprints, the housing further including at least one connector mount or terminal mating location; a printed circuit board (“PCB”) located within the housing and beneath the component grid, the PCB holding a plurality of fuse mounting terminals and at least one connector mounting terminal, the PCB including a plurality of conducting traces connecting the fuse mounting terminals to the at least one connector mounting terminal; and a cover that threadingly engages the housing, the threading engagement leading to a locking of the cover to the housing that tends to prevent the cover from loosening from the housing when the vehicle is being driven, the locking of the cover able to be overcome by a person so that the cover can be unthreaded readily from the housing. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269952 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY FOR HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A fastening assembly used for securing a heat dissipation device to a printed circuit board, comprises a sleeve, an inserting device extending through the sleeve, a spring encircling the inserting device and received in the sleeve, and a supporting device inserted in the sleeve. The inserting device engages with a back plate below the printed circuit board. The sleeve is integrally formed of plastic and comprises a hollow body, a resilient portion extending from an outer surface of the body and pressing a bottom of the heat dissipation device upwardly, and four supporting portions extending from the outer surface of the body and pressing a top of the heat dissipation device downwardly. The supporting device is inserted between the body and the resilient portion, and abuts against the resilient portion, to thereby reliably keep the resilient portion at its locked position. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269953 | Mounting Structure of Interface Jack - A mounting structure of an interface jack includes an insulating housing, multiple electrical wires, a first metallic piece, a second metallic piece, and at least one third metallic piece. The insulating housing has an upper surface, a lower surface, a backside surface, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall and an entrance. The entrance is communicated with a receptacle disposed within the insulating housing. The backside surface is connected with the upper surface, the lower surface, the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall. The electrical wires are arranged inside the insulating housing and extended out of the backside surface of the insulating housing. The first metallic piece is attached on the bottom surface of the first lateral wall. The second metallic piece is attached on the bottom surface of the second lateral wall. The third metallic piece is attached on the lower surface. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269954 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION BLOCK - A protection block and method of use are disclosed. The protection block includes a rectangular housing having a front, a rear, and top, bottom, left, and right sides. The protection block also includes a plurality of sockets arranged in a two-dimensional array in the front of the housing, each of the plurality of sockets associated with two pairs of opposed, normally open contacts. Each of the plurality of sockets is arranged to receive an overvoltage protection plug that separately connects each of the two pairs of contacts. The protection block also includes a plurality of electrical connections in a second discrete region of the block separate from the first discrete region, the plurality of electrical connections electrically connected to the contacts. The protection block also includes a grounding bar associated with one or more of the sockets and positioned for electrical connection to a ground connection of an overvoltage protection plug when inserted into a socket. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269955 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An electric compressor having a compression mechanism, an electric motor for driving the compression mechanism, and a housing for containing the compression mechanism and the electric motor. An opening formed in the housing is closed with a lid member to which a sealed terminal is attached, and an electroconductive pin of the sealed terminal is fitted into a socket connected to a lead wire of the electric motor. The socket is embedded in an insulative member, and the electroconductive pin of the sealed terminal is inserted into a hole formed in the insulative member and is fitted into the socket. An insulation section that surrounds the base portion of the electroconductive pin and the insulative member hold a ring member that is formed from an insulative elastic material and surrounds the electroconductive pin, and this portion held is sealed and insulated by elastic deformation of the ring member. Injection and curing of resin for insulation, which have been carried out for a conventional structure, are not necessary, so that the electric compressor has high assembling efficiency and whose sealed terminal can be reused. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269956 | Pothead for Use in Highly Severe Conditions - A pothead assembly for use under severe operating conditions. The pothead assembly includes a plurality of ferrules, a compression plate, a pothead housing, and a threaded collar. When the collar and a base portion of a pothead housing are engaged, the pothead assembly is operable to form a metal to metal seal on metal tubing that surrounds insulated wiring without the use of a solder joint or weld joint. The resulting pothead assembly has a lower profile than conventional potheads, does not require the use of tube connectors and is operable to form the seal in close proximity to the motor. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269957 | ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - An electrical interconnection system is described. The electrical interconnection system comprises a first contact and a second contact configured to electrically couple together. The system also comprises a receptacle assembly including a receptacle shell and a first retaining ring secured within the receptacle shell. The receptacle assembly is configured to couple the first contact to the receptacle shell. The system further comprises a plug assembly including a plug shell and a second retaining ring secured within the plug shell. The plug assembly is configured to couple the second contact to the plug shell. The receptacle shell and the plug shell are further configured to align the first contact and the second contact for coupling together. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269958 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a plug and a socket that are connected and integrated to each other at one end. The plug and socket each have another end to which a connection line may be respectively connected, whereby the connection lines connected respectively to the plug and socket are connected to each other. The plug of the connector includes a plug body for connecting to the connection line on one end thereof and having a fitting recess on the other end thereof, a plug holder shaped in a substantially cylindrical form and configured to be freely rotatably fitted over the plug body without slipping off an outer peripheral surface of the plug body, and a stopper fitting biased outward along a shaft center direction and configured to be freely rotatably fitted over the plug body and separately slidable in the shaft center direction. The socket of the connector includes a socket body for connecting to the connection line at one end thereof and a socket holder shaped in a substantially cylindrical form. The socket body has an insertion portion protrusively provided on the other end portion. The insertion portion of the socket body is configured so as to fit into the fitting recess of the plug body. The socket holder is configured to be freely rotatably fitted over the socket body without slipping off the socket body such that the socket holder rotates in an opposite direction with respect to the plug holder. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269959 | CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a connector in which an operating lever does not drop from a base and a connection terminal does not plastically deform even if the horizontal component force of turning operational force acts on the operating lever. A connector includes a base having an opening to be inserted with an FPC at a front surface, and having a plurality of insertion holes passing from the front surface to a rear surface juxtaposed; a connection terminal arranged in a projecting manner with a substantially T-shaped operating piece having at one end a movable contacting point that comes into pressure contact with a joint of the FPC, the connection terminal having one end inserted to the insertion hole from the rear surface side; and an operating lever in which a cam portion is fitted into a turning recessed portion arranged at an upper side of the connection terminal to act as a turning supporting point, the cam portion driving an operation receiving portion positioned at the other end of the operating piece. A position regulation contacting portion arranged at a lower surface of the operating lever locks to a slip-out preventing projection arranged in a projecting manner at an upper side of the connection terminal when the locking operation of the operating lever is completed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269960 | LOCKING MECHANISM - A locking mechanism comprising a socket and a body member slidably received in an opening in the socket; the socket or body member having an engageable member for exerting a bias against the other member when the body member is slidably received in the socket, the other member having a first set of channels comprising a first longitudinally disposed channel for receiving the engageable member when the body member is received in the socket, a second longitudinally disposed channel disposed parallel to the first channel spaced from the first channel, and a transverse channel connecting the first and second channels, the first channel terminating in a locking area having a depth greater than a depth of the first channel immediately adjacent the locking area and the locking area being contiguous with the transverse channel, whereby when the body member is slidably received in the socket with the engageable member received in the first channel, the engageable member will be prevented from further slidable movement in the first channel when said engageable member is received in the locking area, said engageable member being biased into said locking area and being prevented from disengaging from said locking area and thereby locking said body member into said socket. The body member can be removed by rotating the body member and withdrawing it by a pulling action whereby the engageable member slides in and out of the second channel. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269961 | Touch-Safe Socket - A touch-safe socket ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269962 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector for use with a receptacle. The plug connector and receptacle combination may prevent more than one use of the single use plug connector, thereby necessitating disposal of the plug connector and associated, disposable, specialized instrumentation to which the plug connector is connected. The plug connector may be keyed and otherwise identified to the receptacle by shape, tactile indicia and visual indicia so that it cannot be mistakenly used with a different receptacle, while providing proper orientation for rapid assembly. When designed for single use or limited multiple use, the insertion of the plug connector into the receptacle moves a jumper contact in the plug connector from a first position to a second position where it is captured. The receptacle and plug connector may include an interface for a light pipe and a light path that illuminates the plug connector to facilitate assembly and disassembly in areas in which light is limited, such as operating rooms, as well as communicating information to the user. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269963 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRAL TERMINAL RETENTION AND TERMINAL POSITION ASSURANCE - An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having at least one contact cavity extending along a longitudinal axis between a mating end and an opposite contact loading end. A primary terminal lock extends from an interior wall of the housing and is configured to engage a terminal contact to retain the terminal contact in the at least one contact cavity. A secondary locking member is integrally formed with the housing. The secondary locking member has a flexible hinge member proximate the contact loading end that pivotably connects the secondary locking member to the housing. The secondary locking member includes an engagement end that is received in the housing in a direction transverse to the axis of the at least one contact cavity to provide a visible indication of a seating condition of the terminal contact. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269964 | Electrical card connector with at least a card locking mechanism - A card connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a base, a pair of first and second raised sidewalls, and third raised sidewalls to form a receiving cavity therebetween, an insertion opening located opposite to said third raised sidewall, said base having thereon a window, each of said first and second raised sidewalls having a resilient locking arm invading laterally toward said receiving cavity; a contact module disposed within said window of the housing with a plurality of contact sections extending above a top face of the base; a metal shielding member assembled to the housing, the metal shielding member having resilient reinforcement pieces respectively located outside of said resilient locking arms. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269965 | CONNECTOR HOLDING CLAMP AND CONNECTOR RETAINING STRUCTURE - An upper panel section includes an inserting hole into which a tip of a longitudinal-type equipment-side connector that is mounted on a PCB board of an electrical device at right angles and includes a spring section formed on its lateral surface is inserted. A foot section supports the upper panel section on the PCB. An inner circumference of the inserting hole has a shape surrounding substantially an entire circumference of the tip of the equipment-side connector. The foot section is provided at a position that opens up the lateral surface of the longitudinal-type equipment-side connector on which the spring section of the equipment-side connector is formed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269966 | Lever-fitting connector - A lever-fitting connector includes: a first connector; a second connector having a retaining portion; and a rotatable lever which engages the first connector with the second connector. The rotatable lever includes a retaining arm for provisionally retaining the lever with the second connector to abut on the retaining portion. The retaining arm extends to form a slit between the retaining arm and an edge of the rotatable lever. A width of the slit is smaller than an elastic range of the retaining arm at which the retaining arm bends toward the edge. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269967 | Cable Connection Guiding Method And Apparatus For Implementing Method Thereof - A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained terminal, according to terminal identification information. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269968 | CONNECTOR - A connector which is improved in electrical characteristics thereof. A plurality of contacts which are held in a housing of the connector where an FPC is inserted include at least three supporting contacts each having a supporting portion that pivotally supports an operating member. The operating member is provide with conduction portions for electrically connecting the supporting portions of the supporting contacts and a ground pattern formed on an upper surface of the FPC. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269969 | BALANCED INTERCONNECTOR - There is disclosed a balanced interconnector comprising first and second like connecting elements, each of the connecting elements comprising an elongate centre section and a pair of parallel IDCs opening in substantially opposite directions, the IDCs attached substantially at right angles to and at opposite ends of the elongate centre sections, each of the connecting elements lying in different parallel plains. The first and second connecting elements are arranged such that the elongate centre sections are opposite one another and the IDCs of the first connecting element are not opposite the IDCs of the second connecting element. In a particular embodiment the connecting elements of adjacent pairs of connecting elements are at right angles. The positioning and geometry of the connecting elements | 2009-10-29 |
20090269970 | TERMINAL CRIMPING STRUCTURE - A terminal crimping structure includes a terminal connection portion which connects an insulation-coated electric wire having a core wire covered with an insulation coating portion. The terminal connection portion has a first crimping member and a second crimping member. The first crimping member crimps a folded-back portion formed by folding back the core wire exposed from the insulation coating portion. The second crimping member crimps both of the insulation coating portion and an end of the folded-back portion which is superposed on the insulation coating portion. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269971 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector to be connected to a flat conductive member includes a housing including an upper wall and a lower wall; a terminal including a contact portion for contacting with the flat conductive member; and an engaging protrusion for engaging the flat conductive member. The housing further includes a receptacle portion between the upper wall and the lower wall for receiving the flat conductive member. The upper wall includes a cut portion. The engaging protrusion is situated under the cut portion, so that an edge portion of the flat conductive member moves over the engaging protrusion and deforms into the cut portion when the flat conductive member is inserted into the receptacle portion. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269972 | Cable assembly with conductive wires neatly arranged therein - A cable assembly comprises a mating member, a print circuit board having two conductive traces, an LED attached to the print circuit board, a cable having a positive wire and a negative wire connected with the mating member, and a pair of contacts respectively corresponding with the positive wire and negative wire. Said positive wire and negative wire respectively has an inner conductor. Each of said contacts defines a catch part connecting the inner conductor and a retaining part locks the print circuit board for electrically connecting said conductive trace. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269973 | MODULAR CABLE TERMINATION PLUG - The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the invention may include a housing, a strain relief collar and a strain relief boot. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269974 | CONDUCTING DEVICE HAVING IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION - The invention provides a conducting device having identification function, which includes a device body, a socket part disposed on the device body, a first identification unit and a second identification unit disposed on the device body. Compared with the prior art, the conducting device having identification function of the invention has the first identification unit and the second identification unit. Therefore, it could notice a user that the connecting part provides at least two connecting components having different functions for being identified to be selectively engaged so that the engagement could be more convenient and exacter. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269975 | SHORTING TERMINAL, CONNECTOR AND SHORTING METHOD - A shorting terminal ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269976 | BRIDGE CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING CIRCUIT BOARDS - A bridge connector that is configured to electrically and mechanically couple first and second circuit boards is provided. Each circuit board includes a board surface having through-holes. The connector includes a housing having a coupling side configured to interface with the board surfaces when the housing is coupled to the first and second circuit boards. The connector also includes a plurality of bridge contacts that are held within the housing. Each contact includes tail portions that project from the coupling side. Each tail portion is configured to form an interference fit with a corresponding through-hole in order to couple the first and second circuit boards. The tail portions are arranged to hold the first and second circuit boards along the coupling side. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269977 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269978 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING NON-OHMIC PLATES - An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing that are configured to engage with mating contacts of a mating connector. The contacts form at least a first differential pair and a second differential pair. The electrical connector also includes a circuit board housed within the housing. The circuit board has a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and includes a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of the first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of the second differential pair. At least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace. The circuit board also has a non-ohmic plate that is positioned adjacent to the traces. The plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269979 | CABLE CONNECTOR EXPANDING CONTACT - A coaxial cable connector includes a pin having a plurality of circumferentially spaced support arms, inward facing surfaces of the support arms defining a cavity. A shoulder is provided on the inward facing surfaces. A guide is axially received in the internal cavity, the guide having tabs at one and a radial flange at the other. An elastomeric cylindrical collar is disposed on the guide between the tabs and the flange. In a first position, the collar is axially uncompressed or axially partially compressed between the flange of the guide and the shoulders of the support arms. In a second position, the flange is positioned closer to the shoulders such that the collar is axially compressed between the flange and the shoulders to a shorter axial distance than in the first position and such that the collar is expanded radially outwardly to a greater amount than in the first position. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269980 | Stacked electronical connector - A stacked electrical connector ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269981 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a plug connected to a first electric cable, and having a pin terminal and a plug holder, a socket connected to a second electric cable, and having a socket terminal and a socket holder, and a first tubular shield member and a second tubular shield member. The pin terminal of the plug is press-fitted and electrically connected to the socket terminal of the socket. The plug holder is connected to the socket holder. A first end of the first tubular shield member is electrically connected to a shield wire of the first electric cable. An elastic arm formed at an opening edge at a second end of the first tubular shield member is contacted to a conductive inner peripheral surface of the plug holder. A first end of the second tubular shield member is electrically connected to a shield wire of the second electric cable. An elastic arm of formed at an opening edge a second end of the second tubular shield member is contacted to a conductive inner peripheral surface of the socket holder. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269982 | Electrical connector with a sleeve therein - An electrical connector includes an insulating housing ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269983 | Connector with Side Flange - An electrical connector comprises an insertion side and a shielding shell. The shielding shell comprises a frame, and further comprises a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion which may be respectively located on two opposing sides of the frame. Each of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion has a fixing hole, and each has a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The rear surface of the second mounting portion and the front surface of the first mounting portion are substantially on the same plane. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269984 | EMI filtering coaxial power connector - An EMI filtering coaxial power connector that is comprised of an open ended conductive outer shell, a conductive member, an interior dielectric support that holds the conductive member, EMI filtering component, and a closure member (“CM”.); in which the interior dielectric support is held within the conductive outer shell and the conductive member is held within the interior dielectric support, and in which the CM has an inner conductive area with a central and an inner non-conductive area outward of the inner conductive area, which inner non-conductive area has an outer conductive area outward of it, which outer conductive area has an outer non-conductive area outward of it, and in which the outer perimeter of the CM fits within the output end of the conductive outer shell such that the output end of the conductive member is through the central opening in the CM and the outer conductive area of the CM is conductively connected to the conductive outer shell, and the CM's inner conductive area is conductively connected to the conductive member, and the EMI filtering component is conductively connected between the inner and outer conductive areas of the CM. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269985 | Contact element for a connecting terminal, connecting terminal, and plug link for a contact element - The invention relates to a contact element ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269986 | CONNECTOR - A connector to which an object is to be connected, includes an insulator having at least one contact support groove, and at least one contact which is fixed to the insulator by being inserted into the contact support groove, the contact being contactable with the object after the object is inserted into the insulator. The insulator includes at least one holding portion formed as one of a recess and a through-hole, which is communicatively connected with the contact support groove, and the contact includes a locking protrusion, which comes into engagement with the holding portion to hold the contact to the insulator when the contact is inserted into the contact support groove. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269987 | Electrical connector and electrical connector assembly having terminals with elasticity - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090269988 | Electrical connector with improved contacts - An electrical connector comprises an insulating housing defining a receiving room with a front mating opening and a plurality passageways extending rearwards, a plurality of contacts retained in the passageways, and a first spacer member retained in the insulating housing and sustaining said contacts upwardly. Each contact comprises a holding beam with tabs formed thereon and a holding leg downwardly extending from a rear end of the holding beam. Said first spacer member has a plurality of blocking portions which are formed on a rear side of said tabs to resist the tabs frontward so that the contacts can not move rearwards but be retained in the insulating housing stably even during the mating process with a mating connector. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269989 | Receptacle For Industrial Information Networks Comprising At Least Two Contact Points - The invention relates to a receptacle for standard connections in industrial information networks, in particular an RJ45 jack for Ethernet-based applications. The receptacle includes a socket which opens against a plug-in direction and a plurality of spring contacts. The spring contacts each form a first inclined lead in surface projecting into the socket in the plug-in direction. To allow a downwardly compatible, vibration-resistant connection, it is proposed according to the invention that the spring contacts each form a further second inclined lead in surface offset in the plug-in direction from the first inclined lead in surface. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269990 | CONTACT - A contact includes: an insulating housing, including a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, and formed with an insertion hole parallel to the first face and the second face, the first face formed with a first slit extending in an axial direction of the insertion hole, the insertion hole opening through the first slit; an electrically conductive case, formed with a second slit extending in the axial direction, and inserted into the insertion hole, the second slit facing the second face, a part of the case projected from the first face through the first slit; an electrically conductive plunger, disposed in the case, and having a distal end portion projected from the case; and a spring coil, disposed in the case, and urging the plunger in the axial direction. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269991 | CONTACT PIN - A contact pin is adapted for matching a via in a printed circuit board to generate a reliable electrical connection therebetween, and has a pin body and a contact portion. The contact portion is electrically fixed to the pin body and is bendable to be curved extending from one end of the pin body to the other end thereof. The contact portion is flexible metal material. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269992 | BOLT CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF WIRE - The present invention relates to a bolt connecting structure of wire, includes: a housing, which is an electronic device; a connecting seat integratedly provided at a lateral side of the housing, a bolt hole is axially provided on the top surface of the connecting seat, the bottom surface of the connecting seat is provided with at least one contact surface; a pressing member, which is a hollow frame member, the height of the frame slot provided at the center of the hollow frame member is larger than that of the connecting seat and the frame slot is provided on the connecting seat, the top surface of the pressing member is provided with an adjusting screw hole with respect to the bolt hole, the bottom end of the pressing member is provided with a bottom sheet, at least one wire passing slot is provided on the front and the rear walls of the pressing member and is upwardly extended from the bottom sheet; and a bolt having a head section for being operated by tools and a thread section, the thread section is screwed and passed through the adjusting screw hole and the bottom end of the thread section is extended into the bolt hole; by rotating the bolt, the pressing member is driven to longitudinally move, the distance between the bottom sheet and the contact surface is changed so a wire is more easily to be inserted into the frame slot via the wire passing slot, and the wire is pressed and clamped by the bottom sheet and the contact surface. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269993 | ELECTRIC CONTACTOR AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Disclosed herein is an electric contactor including, a guide pin, and a contact, wherein the guide pin is made of a conductive material and has a head portion and a shaft portion connected to the head portion, a tip of the shaft portion connected to the head portion being smaller in diameter than the head portion, the contact is made of a conductive and elastic thin plate spring material and has first and second tubular pieces and a plurality of contact pieces, the first tubular piece being wound around the tip of the shaft portion, the second tubular piece being wound around a base end of the shaft portion located on the opposite side of the head portion, and the plurality of contact pieces configured to connect the first and second tubular pieces together, | 2009-10-29 |
20090269994 | Propulsion system for a marine vessel - A marine vessel includes an exterior component fitted to a hull of the marine vessel and a propulsion module configured to be received by the exterior component. The propulsion module includes a power source configured to drive a propeller; a shaft configured to couple the power source and the propeller. The module includes a housing configured to store at least the power source and a portion of the shaft. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269995 | BOAT - A boat includes a connection structure that connects couplings via a transfer shaft on a rear end portion of a crankshaft extending rearward from an engine. The crankshaft and the transfer shaft are connected by screwing an external thread and a front internal thread, and the transfer shaft and the couplings are connected by screwing an external thread and an internal thread. There are provided an inner bolt that strengthens the connection between the external thread and the front internal thread, an end bolt that strengthens the connection between the transfer shaft and the couplings, and an outer nut that strengthens the connection between the crankshaft and the transfer shaft. The boat can prevent movement between the crankshaft and an intermediate member and between the intermediate member and a coupling both in a rotational direction and in an axial direction without causing an increase of processing time or processing cost. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269996 | REVERSE GATE FOR JET PROPELLED WATERCRAFT - A watercraft has a hull, a deck, an engine, a steering assembly, a jet pump, a venturi, a steering nozzle, and a reverse gate pivotable between a fully stowed position and a fully lowered position. The reverse gate includes a reverse gate body having inner and outer arcuate surfaces, and reverse gate upper and lower edges. First and second side walls are connected to the sides of the reverse gate body. At least one deflector is connected to at least one of the outer arcuate surface, the first side wall, and the second side wall. The at least one deflector is spaced from the outer arcuate surface. A deflector trailing edge is disposed upwardly and rearwardly from a deflector leading edge at least when the reverse gate is in the fully lowered position. Water deflecting surfaces and turning deflectors connected to a reverse gate are also disclosed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269997 | BOAT PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An outboard motor includes a prime mover, a marine propulsion unit having a propeller arranged to be driven by a rotational force of the prime mover to generate a thrust force, a shift position changing mechanism, a shift position changing mechanism actuator, and a control unit arranged to control the shift position changing mechanism actuator. When the shift position is changed to one of the first shift position and the second shift position from the neutral position, the control unit inhibits a change in the shift position to the other one of the first shift position and the second shift position until a predetermined time period elapses. The above arrangement improves the controllability of a boat propulsion system having an electronically controlled shift mechanism. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269998 | OUTBOARD ENGINE FLUSHING SYSTEM - The outboard engine flushing system frees the boater from need to lean out beyond the boat transom to access the conventional engine cooling flush components. The system includes a Y hose connector attached to the conventional inlet fitting beneath the engine cowling, and a forwardly extending flexible tube attached to another leg of the Y connector. The conventional return line normally connected to the cowl bottom inlet fitting is connected to the remaining leg of the Y connector. A shutoff valve is provided at the forward end of the flexible tube. To flush the cooling system of the engine, the boater connects a conventional water hose to the forward end of the flexible tube extending from the Y connector, opens the valve, and turns on the water. When flushing is complete, the shutoff valve is closed and the water hose disconnected to ready the boat and engine for further operation. | 2009-10-29 |
20090269999 | Marine Engine Exhaust Silencing System - A silencing system for a marine exhaust system incorporates a single muffler for each engine of the marine vessel. The muffler is provided with two sound dampening chambers interconnected by several exhaust openings between the chambers. A Y-shaped exhaust type system directs exhaust streams from both sides of an engine toward a single exhaust conduit which extends through a transom of the marine vessel. The muffler is provided with a drain opening that allows water to flow out of the first chamber of the muffler in order to maximize the available volume within that chamber for use in sound attenuation. The outlet of the second chamber is provided with a baffle plate that directs the flow of exhaust gas in a forward direction toward the transom of the marine vessel and a deflection surface that directs the exhaust gas to flow in a downward direction toward the surface of the body of water in which the marine vessel is operated. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270000 | Exhaust system of a marine vessel - An exhaust system for a marine propulsion device is configured to dispose two exhaust conduits in generally concentric overlapping relation with each other in order to minimize the potential cross sectional area of a leak path in the event that a seal fails. One of the exhaust conduits extends through a transom or other surface of a marine vessel and another exhaust conduit conducts exhaust gas from an engine to the exhaust conduit extending through the surface of the marine vessel. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270001 | Paddle to Pop-up Device - A device for attachment to the deck of a surfboard or paddleboard for making paddling a surfboard or paddleboard more comfortable and easier to paddle. On a surfboard the device can also assist in attaining proper speed and so that a surfer can more easily “pop-up.” The pop-up assist generally comprises a main body having a generally wedge shape attached to the deck of the surfboard generally where the lower chest or abdomen of the surfer, makes contact with the board. The pop-up assist generally creates a wedge between the body of the surfer or paddler and the deck of the surfboard, lifting the user's upper chest, neck and, head up from the deck of the board. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270002 | Paddle Assist to Pop-up Device - A device for attachment to the deck of a surfboard or paddleboard for making paddling a surfboard or paddleboard more comfortable and easier to paddle. On a surfboard the device can also assist in attaining proper speed and so that a surfer can more easily “pop-up.” The pop-up assist generally comprises a main body having a generally wedge shape attached to the deck of the surfboard generally where the lower chest or abdomen of the surfer, makes contact with the board. The pop-up assist generally creates a wedge between the body of the surfer or paddler and the deck of the surfboard, lifting the user's upper chest, neck and, head up from the deck of the board. The pop-up assist can also be collapsible, so that the obstruction of the wedge on the board is removed once the user “pops-up.” | 2009-10-29 |
20090270003 | MICROSPHERE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - The present disclosure provides an adhesive made from a reaction product of (a) polymerizable acrylate derived from one or more alcohols selected from the group consisting of C | 2009-10-29 |
20090270004 | MOISTURE ABSORBENT QUICK DRY FACE FABRIC AND ITS PROCESSING TECHNIQUE - This invention makes public a kind of moisture absorbent quick dry face fabric produced by weaving together warp and weft yarns. The warp yarn uses medium organzine polyester yarn as raw material. The weft yarn consists of A weft and B weft. A weft uses low organzine moisture absorbent desweating filament while B weft uses low organzine composite thread composed of polyester low elastic thread and spandex elastic thread. This invention also makes public the processing technique of said moisture absorbent quick dry face fabric. Said invention features soft tactility, changeable crease, distinctive lines, good conductivity, flexibility, crease resistance, air permeability, moisture absorption and sweat removal. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270005 | Expandable Resol Type Phenolic Resin Molding Material and Phenolic Resin Foam - This invention relates to a foamable resol type phenolic resin forming material comprising a liquid resol type phenolic resin, a foaming agent, a foam stabilizer, an additive and an acid curing agent, said additive containing a nitrogen-containing bridged cyclic compound and said foam stabilizer containing a chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon compound having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, and a phenolic resin foam product obtained by foaming and curing this forming material. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270006 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - In a method of manufacturing an image displaying apparatus which has plural spacers for defining a distance between substrates, the present invention enables to effectively perform a process of assembling the spacers in a less number of steps and improves accuracy of a spacer assembling position. In this method, in case of clamping plural spacers respectively by individual hands, positioning the plural spacers on the substrate in a lump, applying an adhesive to the positioned spacers, heat hardening the adhesive, and fixing the spacers to which the adhesive was applied to the substrate, pitches of the hands are adjusted according to heat expansion of the substrate in the pitch direction of the spacers occurred due to heat of the adhesive. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270007 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display includes; forming a mother substrate assembly by disposing a liquid crystal mixture layer having liquid crystals and a light curable alignment supplement between a first mother substrate and a second mother substrate of a liquid crystal display, and disposing a light curable sealant surrounding the liquid crystal mixture layer, pre-tilting liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal mixture layer by applying a voltage to the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate, and simultaneously hardening the alignment supplement and the sealant by radiating light to the mother substrate assembly while applying the voltage to the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270008 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPLAY ELEMENT - A stopper layer and a plurality of pixels are formed on a large-sized glass substrate by a conventional production process. An intermediate panel is formed by adhering a counter large-sized non-glass substrate onto the large-sized glass substrate. The large-sized glass substrate and the stopper layer are removed. A thinner film-shaped array large-sized non-glass substrate than the large-sized glass substrate is adhered to the counter large-sized non-glass substrate via an adhesive layer. It is possible to produce components including and up to the intermediate panel by using a conventional production process when transferring pixels (thin film transistor layer) onto the array large-sized non-glass substrate. Thinning and lightening of the liquid crystal display panel | 2009-10-29 |
20090270009 | Ornamental combination - The present invention provides a combination comprising a first part and a second part; the first part having a stem with a free end defining an axis and body extending along the axis from the stem and terminating at a tip; the second part having a receptacle for receiving the free end of the stem; the combination having an assembled state in which the stem's free end is received in said receptacle and in which the combination can be positioned with the second part constituting a base thereof and the first part projecting upwards constituting an ornament; and having a disassembled state in which the first part can be used as a spinning top. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270010 | Pacifier holder - A pacifier holder is disclosed having a stuffed toy affixed to a pacifier. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270011 | Novelty Drinking Vessel With Impact Activated Sound Effects - Described herein is a drinking vessel which incorporates a seismic or impact-actuated sound generating circuit which produces a “Clink” sound that emulates the sound made by a glass, crystal, or ceramic drinking vessel making contact with a hard surface such as another drinking vessel during a toast. As actuation switch, is located on or in the vessel which is responsive to seismic or impact-type events. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270012 | FULL TORSO MATERNITY GARMENT - A maternity garment, which provides mild support to shape a woman's body and to act as a suspender for bottoms such as pants, shorts, or skirts that may be ill fitting due to body changes as a result of pregnancy, wherein the preferred garment has at least one shoulder strap, a belly panel, a hip band, two side panels, and a back panel, and is made of high performance fabric with varying degrees of compression. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270013 | COMBINATION BRASSIERE AND TANK TOP - The inventions relates to a garment that combines a foam cup, underwire bra combined with a tank top overlay made of a Lycra® blend or lace fabric for the tank top. The bra function is provided by underwires and specially formed foam cups for support and shaping of the breasts. The tank top portion of the garment is attached to one of the shoulder straps which are diagonally fixed to the tank top portion of the garment. The tank top portion of the invention is attached from each side as well as the bottom of the garment, in a unique “turn-under” sewing technique. A lace or combination Lycra® mix fabric attaches from the outside of the cups to the lace band at the back of the garment. This garment is used under low cut dresses and blouses, to cover cleavage and décolletage, which is an employment standard for many companies. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270014 | Method and apparatus for stripping holes in a metal substrate - A method and apparatus for stripping foreign matter from holes in a substrate, such as a turbine component, which includes using a scanner to locate the hole and operating a water jet apparatus to direct a water jet or an abrasive water jet into the hole for stripping. A CAD model of the original turbine component may be used in the control system of the water jet apparatus to initially locate the scanner at the general or theoretical location of the hole. A reverse flow of low pressure water may be provided to further clear foreign matter from the hole. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270015 | HIGH THROUGHPUT CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING SYSTEM - Embodiments of a system and method for polishing substrates are provided. In one embodiment, a polishing system is provided that includes a polishing module, a cleaner and a robot. The robot has a range of motion sufficient to transfer substrates between the polishing module and cleaner. The polishing module includes at least two polishing stations, at least one load cup and at least four polishing heads. The polishing heads are configured to move independently between the at least two polishing stations and the at least one load cup. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270016 | Apparatus and method for dispensing abrasive particulate material into a stream of gas - Apparatus for dispensing abrasive particulate material into a stream of gas, the apparatus comprising:
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20090270017 | Slurryless Mechanical Planarization for Substrate Reclamation - A patterned portion of a patterned semiconductor substrate is removed by abrasive mechanical planarization employing an abrasive pad but without employing any slurry. Preferably, water is supplied to enhance the removal rate during the mechanical planarization. The removal rate of material is substantially independent for common materials employed in back-end-of-line (BEOL) semiconductor materials, which enables non-selective removal of the material containing metallization structures. The removal rate of silicon is lower than the removal rate for the BEOL semiconductor materials, enabling a self-stopping planarization process. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270018 | DUST-COLLECTION CONTAINER - The invention relates to a dust collection container for a hand-held power tool, especially an electric sander, having a dust extraction connection ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090270019 | POLISHING PAD COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Polishing pads for use in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) or polishing elements/surfaces of such pads are made from a combination of immiscible polymers, for example polyurethane and polyolefin. The polymers are selected on the basis of interfacial interaction, melt index and ratios of melt indices between the polymer phases—a matrix phase and a dispersed phase. By selecting the polymer system such that the two polymers are immiscible in one another and preferentially form separate domains; the dispersed phase can be removed when conditioning or polishing processes expose it. The melt index of individual polymers and the ratio of melt indices determines dispersability of a smaller phase into the matrix, hence the phase size. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270020 | Method of Coupling a Honing Tool to a Honing Spindle, Honing Spindle, Honing Tool and Honing Device - The invention relates to a method of coupling a honing tool ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090270021 | AUTOMATIC DEBONING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEBONING BONE LADEN MEAT - A de-boning method and apparatus for automating incision making to the meat of bone laden meat and scraping operation of meat from the bone laden meat by a meat separator, are proposed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270022 | Climate control duct architecture for a vehicle - A climate control duct architecture having partitions to provide effective distribution of air immediately as it exits the HVAC. By strategic positioning and configuring of the partitions the duct architecture may be tuned to provide maximum console airflow and desired system airflow distribution with a minimum amount of interference to the airflow due to turbulence. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270023 | Window condensation control - An air handler draws air from inside a building, optionally from a building space heating system, and expresses that air such that the air travels along the inside surface of a window glazing unit which is susceptible to condensation. The air can be expressed at ambient temperature or with a modest amount of supplemental heat. As the air is expressed onto the window, a convection curtain of relatively warmer air passes adjacent the inside surface of the glass, warming the glass enough that condensation does not form on the glass. The system can be controlled using a sensor, optionally controlled by a computer or other controller, which controls the air flow according to needs sensed at the window. Such computer can be used to provide individualized control of condensation on each of multiple windows. A blower may be used to achieve increased control of rate and persistence of air flow. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270024 | Water-excluding air vent - A water-excluding vent structure wherein water impinging upon an outer surface thereof is excluded while air is allowed to freely flow through the vent structure to an internal space. The circular or other appropriate shaped vent structure has a series of parallel louvers designed for orientation in a level, horizontal plane. A porous, polypropylene membrane is placed behind the louvers. A perimeter gasket is used to seal the vent structure to the object to be ventilated. A notch is formed in an inner edge of the perimeter gasket along a line which is a perpendicular bisector of the louvers. The space defined by the notch is communicative with a drain hole in the outer housing. When properly oriented with the notch in a lowermost position, any moisture passing through the porous membrane collects in the notch and flows through the drain hole. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270025 | System and Method Utilizing a Cognitive Transceiver for Ad Hoc Networking - The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for utilizing unused portions of an allocated frequency spectrum in a wireless communications system that broadcasts content to wireless stations. A first wireless station may communicate with a second wireless station on an idle broadcast channel while keeping the resulting interference level below an acceptable maximum limit at the other wireless stations. Using interference level information that are measured at the wireless stations, the wireless station can negotiate with the other wireless station on an establishment channel for subsequent communications on one or more broadcast channels. The wireless station may receive broadcast content on a time slice that corresponds to a broadcast channel and that is further processed by the wireless station. Otherwise, the wireless station can utilize the corresponding time to measure an interference level for the corresponding channel or to transmit or receive data to/from another wireless station. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270026 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST AND MULTICAST SERVICE BEARER IN MOBILE - Provided is a method for controlling an MBMS bearer of a mobile terminal. The method includes the steps of: at the RRC, establishing an MBMS bearer for an MBMS service when the RRC is informed of MBMS service session start from outside; at the RRC, informing the RABM of MBMS service session start when the MBMS bearer is established; and receiving MBMS service data from outside through the established MBMS bearer if the RABM transits a session inactive state to a session active state. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270027 | REPEATER SYSTEM FOR STRONG SIGNAL ENVIRONMENTS - A repeater system combines co-located antennas, an intentional imbalance in signal amplification between downlink and uplink, stability management and an amplification indicator to create a user-installed solution to co-channel interference within cellular systems, in strong signal environments such as elevated locations or high-rise building. The invention may be particularly relevant to cellular systems, such as CDMA, that allow limited imbalance between uplink and downlink path losses, thus enabling the design of an inexpensive repeater with a weaker or non-existent uplink, and which creates moderate signal amplification for selected line-of-sight signals, defeating co-channel interference over a small area. The difference in signal amplification on the downlink and uplink is maintained at a level below the capacity of the system to support imbalance, guaranteeing reliable cellular calls. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270028 | Rateless Coding for Multiuser Interference Relay Channel - An interference relay channel (IRC) utilizes a single relay to assist communications between multiple source-destination links under the half-duplex (HD) constraint. It is assumed that each source has an independent message and its transmitted signal may cause interference at the other destinations. It is also assumed that each node only estimates its backward channels and has no knowledge of its forward channels as well as the other links. The role of the relay is to generate signals to cooperate with the intended signal and mitigate the interference at all destinations. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270029 | VEHICULAR AUDIO/VISUAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicular audio/visual system that receives a transmitted electric wave of video or sound, and that outputs the electric wave from an output unit includes: a positional information detecting unit that detects positional information of a vehicle; a receiving area storage unit that stores at least one of an allowable area in which receiving the electric wave is allowed and a prohibited area in which receiving the electric wave is not allowed; an allowable area determination unit that refers to the receiving area storage unit on the basis of the detected positional information and that determines whether receiving the electric wave is allowed; and a prohibiting unit that prohibits power supply to an antenna amplifier of an antenna that receives the electric wave or power supply to a tuner connected to the antenna, when it is determined that receiving the electric wave is not allowed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270030 | MULTI-LEVEL DUTY CYCLING - A duty cycle scheme for wireless communication employs three or more duty cycle levels. In some aspects, a wireless device may continually scan for signals in an active state associated with a first duty cycle, periodically scan for signals during a periodic state associated with a second duty cycle, and periodically scan for signals during a standby state associated with a third duty cycle. Here, the second duty cycle may be lower than the first duty cycle and the third duty cycle may be lower than the second duty cycle. In some aspects the timing of different states may be correlated. In some aspects each wireless in a system may independently control its duty cycle states. | 2009-10-29 |
20090270031 | DIVERSITY RECEIVING DEVICE AND DIVERSITY RECEIVING METHOD - It is a theme of the present invention to provide a diversity receiving device and a diversity receiving method capable of making a diversity start not to cause receiving errors and also improving a sensitivity. There is a difference in a jamming wave level that is allowed to get the same received quality between the diversity reception and the single branch reception, so that a gain improving effect equivalent to a diversity gain is expected by the diversity reception in contrast to the single branch reception. Therefore, a dynamic range of the jamming wave from a transmitting portion ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090270032 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION VIA BODY CONDUCTION - Methods and apparatus for signal transmission via body conduction are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and/or optimize received data and/or audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Data and/or audio signals may be encoded and transmitted or received along or through the user's body to an oral appliance contained within or along the user's mouth. Alternatively, information may be transmitted between various other devices over the user's body aside from an oral appliance. The encoded signals may be decoded and the auditory signals may be transmitted via vibrational conductance to the user. | 2009-10-29 |