48th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100304599 | PLUG-AND-SOCKET CONNECTOR - The invention has as subject matter a plug-and-socket connector with a base strip for a printed circuit board connection and with a male connector, which male connector has at least one socket housing projecting on its insertion side which socket housing has a right-angle cross-sectional base form and longitudinal sides opposite one another on both sides and corresponding to this base form and has a front side located between them, in which insertion openings of plug receivers for contact elements are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the front side in a successive series, which plug receivers are parallel to each other, extend vertically to the front side and which plug receivers are permanently arranged on the base strip in an alignment corresponding to the insertion openings. At least one guide element is provided for connecting the base strip to the male connector, which guide element is provided in a mounted state of the male connector on the base strip between two insertion openings of the male connector and between two plug receivers of the base strip that correspond to the two insertion openings. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304600 | PCB CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a PCB connector ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304601 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND TERMINAL-CONNECTING ELEMENT THEREOF - An electrical connector includes an insulation body, a plurality of insulation wires, and a plurality of terminal-connecting elements. The insulation body has a plurality of receiving slots and a plurality of terminal-inserting openings. The terminal-connecting elements are disposed respectively in the receiving slots. Each of the terminal-connecting elements has a first protrusion and a second protrusion respectively fixing one of the insulation wires. An asymmetric single rib of each of the terminal-connecting elements protrudes toward a direction of one of the terminal-inserting openings. The asymmetric single rib has a projecting point electrically contacted with a corresponding terminal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304602 | Automation Appliance Having A Terminal Module - An automation appliance includes a terminal module, in which a function module that is plugged into the terminal module, the automation device being suitable for modular extension by arranging in a row further terminal modules. The terminal module comprises a first holding device for holding the function module, a second holding device including a first contact device for holding a connecting module which has a second contact device, where a supply voltage for the function module is passable through the connecting module, and where a voltage monitoring device for monitoring the supply voltage is integrated in the function module. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304603 | POWER PLATE FOR A SOCKET CONNECTOR - A socket connector includes a housing having a mating interface configured to mate with an electronic component and a mounting interface configured to mount to a circuit board. Signal contacts are held by the housing and extend between the mating interface and the mounting interface. Power contacts are held by the housing and extend between the mating interface and the mounting interface. The power contacts are configured to transmit power from the circuit board to the electronic component. Each of the power contacts have at least one commoning element. A metallic power plate is coupled to the commoning elements of a plurality of the power contacts to electrically common the power contacts to one another. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304604 | CONNECTOR WITH A CONNECTION DETECTING FUNCTION - First and second connector housings ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304605 | Battery connector - A battery connector includes a housing, a contact, a lid housing, and a pair of rotor rods. The housing includes at a bottom portion a pair of slit apertures into which a positive electrode and a negative electrode can be inserted. At the contact, a pair of movable strips contacts opposing surfaces of the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes. The lid housing fits to the housing. The pair of the rotor rods is supported so as to be rotatable at and adjoining with or spaced from both end portions of the lid housing. The contact includes a guide strip provided with a pair of cam grooves of a V-shape at both end portions, and when the lid housing is inserted into the housing, the contact moves the pair of the rotor rods to be adjoining each other and presses the positive and negative electrodes to the pair of the movable strips. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304606 | CABLE CONNECTOR WITH SUPPORTED CENTER CONDUCTOR CONTACT - A cable connector for a coaxial cable includes at one end a basket with circumferentially spaced fingers extending generally axially toward the other end of the cable connector. The fingers define a cavity that is positioned in surrounding relation to a inner conductive pin. Disposed in the cavity is a cylindrical collar which engages an inner wall of the fingers, along a substantial portion of their length, so as to bias them radially outwardly and prevent stresses that may otherwise occur when the fingers are inserted into the inner conductor of a coaxial cable. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304607 | VERY HIGH POWER CONNECTOR - The present invention relates to a coaxial connector comprising:
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20100304608 | Angled Coaxial Junction - A coaxial connector includes a tubular body, an angled inner conductor disposed within the tubular body, and a first inner terminal and a second inner terminal. The first inner terminal is releasably attached to a first end of the angled inner conductor and the second inner terminal is releasably attached to a second end of the angled inner conductor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304609 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR - A coaxial connector has a metal shell, an insulative housing and a terminal. The metal shell has a body, a cavity defined in the body and a clamping cover formed on the body. The insulative housing is mounted in the cavity and has a base, a chamber defined in the base and a wire-pressing member being resilient and formed on the base. The terminal is mounted in the chamber and has a plate aligned with the wire-pressing member and two contacting arms protruding from the plate. When a coaxial cable is connected to the coaxial connector, the wire-pressing member is bent to precisely position a core wire of the coaxial cable on the plate and stabilize signal transmission between the coaxial connector and a coaxial cable. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304610 | CONNECTOR - A shielded connector which makes a shell unnecessary while ensuring a shielding function. A housing holds a housing plurality of contacts each including a contact portion brought into contact with an associated one of contact portions of a plurality of mating contacts. The connector is provided with a shield member including a shield plate body which partitions the contact portions of the contacts into two groups, a first spring portion which is brought into contact with an inner wall surface of a shell of a mating connector, and a second spring portion which is brought into contact with the inner wall surface of the shell. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304611 | PLUG CONNECTOR HAVING AN IMPROVED SHELL - A plug connector ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304612 | CONTACT TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR - A contact terminal for coming into electric contact with a mating terminal of a mating component, the contact terminal includes a rotating member including protrusions on the surface, the rotating member rotates with an advance of the mating terminal, and a spring member that rotatably supports the rotating member and asserts the rotating member against the advancing mating terminal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304613 | BATTERY UNIT AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THEREOF - A battery unit comprises a casing and a battery module disposed inside the casing. The battery module includes a power input/output portion explored from the casing. The power input/output portion has at least one conducting portion and the conducting portion has a positioning structure. The positioning structure and a metal conducting piece of an external electronic device can fix to each other so that the problem of the sudden power-disconnection which is resulted from the shifting of the metal elastic piece or the conducting pin is solved. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304614 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a connector, and a flexible printed wiring board having a board main body provided with a first surface with a conductor provided thereon, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a front end contacting the connector, and a reinforcing plate contacting the second surface at the front end to reinforce the board main body. A projection is provided on the connector in contact with the flexible wiring board. The reinforcing plate includes a recess portion in which the projection is fitted. The recess portion has a space increased in size toward and opening to an end face of the reinforcing plate corresponding to the front end, and an opening provided in the end face and communicating with the space. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304615 | CABLE CONNECTOR AND WIRING ASSEMBLY - A cable connector includes a connecting head, a wiring assembly and a cable. The cable is assembled with the wiring assembly, and then the wiring assembly is assembled with the connecting head, thereby forming a cable connector. The wiring assembly has a rear-half portion and a front-half portion that are connected to each other. The distal end of the rear-half portion is recessed to form a plurality of wiring ports. The interior of each wiring port is provided with a plurality of cable troughs. The cable troughs extend toward the front-half portion to form a plurality of wiring slots on the front-half portion. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304616 | WIRING PROCESS AND WIRING ASSEMBLY OF CABLE CONNECTOR - A wiring process of a cable connector includes the steps of: providing a cable and a wiring assembly for the cable connector, the wiring assembly having a wiring body and a wiring plate; inserting naked ends of each cable core extending from the distal end of the cable into wiring ports of the wiring plate separately; and assembling the wiring plate with the wiring body to form the wiring assembly, thereby completing the wiring process. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304617 | RJ-45 CONNECTOR AND LATCHING DEVICE THEREOF - A Registered Jack-45 (RJ-45) connector includes a main body and a latching device to detachably engage the main body. The latching device includes a fixing element and an elastic latching element positioned on the fixing element. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304618 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a plug connector having a base body and at least one inserting portion extended from a front of the base body. The inserting portion has a substantially circular plug groove of which an inner wall has a portion formed with an anti-mismating portion of plane shape. The anti-mismating portion has a null terminal recess for receiving a null terminal. A socket connector coupled with the plug connector defines an insulating housing having at least one receiving groove at a front surface thereof and a substantially circular receiving portion surrounded by the receiving groove. The receiving portion has a portion formed with an anti-mismating face of plane shape, corresponding to the anti-mismating portion, with a null pin recess formed thereon. A null pin is received in the null pin recess for electrically connecting with the null terminal of the plug connector. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304619 | WIRING TERMINATION MECHANISMS AND USE THEREOF - New wiring terminations and methods are disclosed. The terminations may be incorporated into any suitable device such as wiring device which comprises a housing having a plurality of wire terminations. At least one of the plurality of wire terminations comprises a conductive surface and an element. The conductive surface is at least partially disposed within the housing. The element is movably mounted at least partially within the housing and is tool-lessly movable between at least a first position and a second position. The first position of the element actuates the termination such that the termination receives a wire and the second position of the element actuates the termination to removably clamp the wire. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304620 | A POWER PLUG WITH A ROTARY BODY INCLUDING A PIVOTING PORTION - A power plug connector for connecting with a wire includes a shell with a receiving cavity being opened through a rear end thereof, a pin assembly fastened in a front of the shell and stretching forward beyond the shell, and a rotating body including a pivoting portion rotatably pivoted in the receiving cavity of the shell. The rotating body defines a perforation penetrating through the pivoting portion. One end of the wire is passed through the perforation of the rotating body and then electrically connected with the pin assembly. The rotating body can rotate in the receiving cavity of the shell so that can avoid the wire twisting and fracturing in use and is further easy to arrange the wire in order. Therefore, it prolongs the use life of the power plug connector. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304621 | Jumper Cable Clamp - One aspect of the present invention is a jumper cable clamp that is biased to a position with its jaws open. Another aspect of the present invention is a jumper cable clamp that uses biases open its jaws using torsional tension in a helical spring. Another aspect of the present invention is a jumper cable clamp that includes a set of jaws, a jaw-biasing hardware set and a ratchet hardware set where: (i) the jaw-biasing hardware set biases the jaws towards an open position; and (ii) the ratchet hardware set holds the position of the jaws at regular positional increments as the jaws are moved, against the bias provided by the jaw-biasing hardware set, towards a closed position. Preferably, the ratchet hardware set further includes a quick release mechanism structured, located, sized, shaped and/or mechanically connected to release a ratcheted engagement of the ratchet hardware set upon activation of the quick release mechanism. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304622 | CONTACT DEVICE - A contact device that has decreased contact pressure against a conductor caused by elastic repulsion force of a spring contact, to thereby enable suppressing friction and reducing electrical-resistance. The contact device includes first and second conductors arranged on a same axis and moved in their axis direction to fit to each other, a spring contact fitted to an installation groove of the second conductor, and a conductive contact piece arranged between a fitting face of the first conductors and the spring contact, so that electric current flows in a pair of conductors through the conductive spring contact and the conductive contact piece. The spring contact has an elliptical cross section formed of a bare wire being spirally wound with tilting against the winding axis thereof, and the contact piece is divided into a plurality of segments in a direction of the winding axis of the spring contact, and configured to line-contact or face-contact the other of the conductors. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304623 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CONNECTOR FOR SOLAR ARRAYS - A connector assembly is provided for connecting, two planar surfaces or structures together to permit electrical transmission between the two. As described, the connector have at least two housing sections having grooves formed therein for receiving springs, such as canted coil springs. The springs are configured to provide constant mechanical and electrical connection between multiple parts and allow for small motions between such parts. By allowing for movement of the connected parts, adequate connection during thermal changes and/or vibrations is maintained. This is possible due to the spring contact interface between the connector assembly and the connecting parts, which allows relative movement between the springs and the connecting parts. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304624 | WIRE TERMINATION MECHANISMS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to wining terminations. Wiring terminations cad be used in any suitable device such as a wiring device. The wiring termination is configured to selectively receive a distal end of a wire therein. The wire termination mechanism includes at least a first position for receiving the distal end of the wire, and a second position for terminating the distal end of the wire against the respective electrical contact upon an actuation thereof from the first position to the second position. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304625 | SOLDER ATTACHED CONTACT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided the steps of preparing a contact ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AN END OF AN ELONGATED MEMBER OF AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM - A method for forming a lead or lead extension having an arrangement of elongated conductors disposed in a body of a lead or lead extension includes ablating a plurality of spaced-apart channels in proximity to at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the body to expose at least part of at least one of the conductors. A C-shaped contact is disposed into each of a different one of the transverse channels. Each C-shaped contact is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductors. Each C-shaped contact is closed so that opposing ends of the C-shaped contact are adjacent to one another and aligned over one of the elongated conductors. The two opposing ends of each C-shaped contact is coupled together such that each C-shaped contact forms a continuous path around the arrangement within the transverse channel in which the C-shaped contact is disposed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304627 | VENTILATION CONTROL SYSTEM - An aeration control system and method for a marine vessel. The system includes a valve configured to be coupled to an aeration conduit of a marine vessel. The valve is configured to be responsive to a valve control signal having a first value so as to be open and to provide air to the aeration conduit, and the valve configured to be responsive to the valve control signal having a second value so as to be closed and not provide air to the aeration conduit. The aeration control system also includes a control device, electrically coupled to the valve, that provides the valve control signal to the valve | 2010-12-02 |
20100304628 | CUTTING SYSTEM FOR FOULING REMOVAL FROM JET DRIVE WATER INTAKE - A cutting system for fouling removal systems used in water-jet drive systems is described. The cutting system includes an actuation system for facilitating movement of a cutting blade that resides outside of the water flow area for the intake of the jet drive system. The cutting system also includes one or more guide tines to restrict movement of the cutting blade away from the surface of the grate. An optional cutter stud is formed as a single structure including two members forming a single angle, one member for mounting and the other for cutting. The single-angled configuration maximizes cutting efficiency while minimizing disruption of water flow to the propulsion system. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304629 | Adjustable Floatability Device - The invention relates to a buoyancy device with a constant and adjustable volume intended for any submersible entity capable of submersion at various depth, and comprising at least one float with a flexible member and filled with gas, the pressure of which is adjusted according to the submersion depth, and such that: the membrane is elastic and defines a gas volume that varies according to the elasticity of said membrane and to the relative inner pressure of said volume relative to the outer environment pressure. An expander-discharge system is used for supplying and emptying the gas to or from the inner volume of the float. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304630 | Photocurable Resin Composition - A photocurable resin composition is provided that exhibits an excellent storage stability, that can be easily cured by ultraviolet radiation, and that cures to form a cured film that exhibits an excellent ultraviolet absorbing performance at around the 300 nm wavelength, an excellent physical strength, an excellent stain resistance, an excellent film uniformity, and an excellent adherence by the film. This photocurable resin composition comprises the following components (A) to (E): (A) 100 weight parts of a multifunctional acrylate or a multifunctional methacrylate, (B) 1 to 100 weight parts of an aliphatically unsaturated bond-containing organoalkoxysilane, (C) 1 to 300 weight parts colloidal silica, (D) 0.01 to 20 weight parts of an ultraviolet absorber that has an absorption wavelength at 220 to 400 nm, and (E) 0.01 to 30 weight parts of a photopolymerization initiator that has an absorption wavelength at 300 to 450 nm. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304631 | Carbon Friction Materials - Sintered, carbon friction materials are made from fibrous materials that are impregnated with resins prior to sintering. Preferably, non-woven fibrous materials are impregnated with phenolic resin and sintered at 400 to 8000 C. The resulting material has an open porosity above 50 percent by volume. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304632 | COVERING MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a covering material ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304633 | Plasma Display Panel, And Substrate Assembly of Plasma Display Panel - A method for producing a plasma display panel, includes mixing MgO crystals with MgF | 2010-12-02 |
20100304634 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a method for producing a plasma display panel, including a step of providing a back substrate with a barrier rib to form a plurality of recesses separated each other by the barrier rib, and a step of applying a phosphor ink to the recesses using an inkjet device, wherein the phosphor ink contains a phosphor having an average particle diameter of not less than 1.0 μm, a solvent and a dispersant, and the content of the phosphor in the phosphor ink is not less than 30 wt % and not more than 70 wt %. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304635 | Material improvements including the addition of a third airfoil to recreational flying ring having primary and secondary airfoils - This is the recreational flying ring of U.S. Pat. No. 4,669,996 having material improvements added and made primarily to mitigate the premature curving of the flight path as the ring inherently slows in forward speed at a faster rate than rotational velocity during the flight. The improved performance of the flying ring may permit it to be used on a Disc Golf Course or as a fun toy for young people if molded in soft integral skin foam. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304636 | PACIFIER ATTACHMENT DEVICE - An apparatus including a stuffed animal, a pacifier; and an attachment device fixed to the stuffed animal. The attachment device may be flexible and is configured so that it can be inserted into an opening of the pacifier and thereafter the attachment device can be attached to itself to hold the pacifier onto the stuffed animal. The attachment device may include a material and first and second connectors fixed to the material. The first connector may connect to the second connector to attach the attachment device to itself to hold the pacifier onto the stuffed animal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304637 | Pop-Up Toy Apparatus with Various Sports Related Features and Indicia - A pop-up toy apparatus with various sports related features and indicia that includes a hollow casing with an internal three dimensional area, an exterior side surface area and a top surface opening with a protective outwardly opening lid and a sports related figure disposed within the internal three dimensional area. There is also a means for popping the sports related figure through the top surface opening with the protective outwardly opening lid, a means for playing a sports related song disposed within the internal three dimensional area and indicia that is associated with a sport, a professional sport team or an amateur sport team disposed on the exterior side surface area. The pop-up toy apparatus is also known to those skilled in the art as a Jack-In-The-Box™ toy. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304638 | Mouth construction for ventriloquial figure - An improved mouth construction for a ventriloquial figure comprises a movable jaw assembly operatively connected to the head of the figure and including a rigidly cast lower jaw member pivotally connected within the head and a pliable lip member formed to fit upon and cover the upper surface of the lower jaw member. The lip member is cast from a rubberlike synthetic polymer, such as silicone rubber, that is first cured in an associated mold and then secured firmly upon the surface of the cast lower jaw member while curing using specially fabricated dual T-shaped bar fasteners embedded between the separate members to mechanically lock them together during the casting process. The resultant mouth construction provides a quite impact between the movable jaw assembly and the upper lip surface of the stationary upper jaw portion of the head and makes the ventriloquial figure more life-like in its operation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304639 | TOY PLAYSET WITH A LAUNCHER AND A MATERIAL DISPENSER - In some examples, a toy vehicle playset for a toy vehicle is provided with a track assembly including a vehicle launcher operatively connected to a track. The track defines a travel path, and there is a dispensing assembly including a release mechanism positioned adjacent a portion of the track. A trigger assembly is operably connected to the vehicle launcher and the release mechanism so that activation of the trigger assembly may simultaneously activate the vehicle launcher and the release mechanism. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304640 | Distributed System of Autonomously Controlled Toy Vehicles - A toy system includes a drivable surface that includes location encoding markings. A toy vehicle or mobile agent is provided that includes a drive motor, an imaging system for taking images of the markings, a vehicle wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the motor, the imaging system, and the vehicle wireless transceiver. A basestation is provided that includes a controller operatively coupled to a basestation wireless transceiver. Via wireless communication between the wireless transceivers of the toy vehicle and the basestation, an action to be implemented by the toy vehicle can be determined by the basestation and communicated to the toy vehicle, whereupon the microcontroller of the toy vehicle controls detailed movement of the toy vehicle on the drivable surface based on images taken of the markings of the drivable surface by the imaging system to cause the toy vehicle to implement the action on the drivable surface. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304641 | Remote controlled figure - A remote controlled toy human figure comprising, a remote controlled chassis with said chassis comprising a motor and power source. The chassis further comprises at least two wheels, a receiver, two arm bases and two leg bases. The toy human figure being removably joined to said chassis and further comprising two arms and two legs, wherein the arms and legs are capable of vertical and horizontal movement. At no time do the arms or legs make contact with any surface on which the toy human figure is placed; and an RF transmitter wirelessly coupled to said remote controlled chassis. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304642 | Gear Cutting Machine - The invention relates to a gear cutting machine for the grinding of external profiles and/or internal profiles of workpieces having at least one machining head which can be rotated about an axis and which has a grinding tool, and having a dressing unit. In accordance with the invention, the dressing unit is supported in the region of the pivot axis of the machining head such that it is pivotable about the common pivot axis together with the machining head and such that it can be moved along the pivot axis toward the grinding tool to be dressed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304643 | GRINDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is disclosed a grinding apparatus for fabrication of a liquid crystal display device that is adaptive for improving the adsorption defect of a substrate onto a substrate stage. A grinding apparatus for fabrication of a liquid crystal display device disclosed in the present invention includes a plurality of substrate stage configured to make a linearly bi-directional movement; first and second grinding parts disposed in a series at an area to which the substrate stage moves; first to third aligning parts disposed at both ends of the first and second grinding parts and therebetween; and first and second cleaning parts disposed between the first and second grinding parts and the first and second aligning parts so as to clean the substrate stage. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304644 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MECHANICALLY PROCESSING DIAMOND - Method and device for processing a surface ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304645 | GRINDING ASSEMBLY FOR GLASS SLABS AND GRINDING HEAD FOR A RECTILINEAR GRINDING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH ASSEMBLY - A grinding assembly ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304646 | BLADE SHARPENING DEVICE - The present invention provides a blade sharpening device designed for sharpening a blade for a uniform sharpening of the edge thereof. Generally, the blade sharpening device includes a base, a guide, a carriage, and a blade holder. The base has a guide movable relative to the base. In one embodiment, the base includes a material that receives an impression of a blade defining a blade contour. A blade holder is attached to the base for securing the blade while being sharpened. The carriage includes a means for interacting with the material of the guide or the carriage to define a sharpening path substantially aligning with the blade contour. The carriage has an abrasive surface for sharpening the blade. In operation, the guide and carriage direct the movement of the abrasive surface along the contour of the blade for a uniform sharpening of the edge thereof. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304647 | Wheel polishing rotary stand - A device for polishing wheels of truck or cars without removing the valve or the tire of the wheel. The device comprises three parts: a rotative assembly fixed to a stand subject to an angular movement and housed upon a pendulum in extension. The rotative assembly includes a motor connected to a primary speed reducer 10:1 linked to a second speed reducer 60:1 fixed to a jaw turning at an average speed of 3 rpm, on which a wheel is positioned. The device is auto lubricating when a relative orientation of one reducer with respect to the other at 15° allows to maintain oil level in a critical reducer to prevent friction of mobile part inside the critical reducer. The pendulum possesses a pair of wheels to permit the displacement of the assembly on the ground while an actuator located on the pendulum causes the angular movement of the stand. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304648 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - The invention relates to a hand-held power tool, particularly an angle grinder having a housing that has a flange neck, having a protective device that can be accommodated on the flange neck and that can be pivoted in the circumferential direction, and having at least one device for blocking at least one pivoting direction of the protective device. The invention proposes that the device for locking includes at least one stop and at least one counter-stop interacting with the stop. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304649 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING REMOVAL OF A FIXING MEMBER OF A WHETSTONE COVER IN A DISC GRINDER - In a configuration in which a fixing screw | 2010-12-02 |
20100304650 | Apparatus for shucking oysters - An apparatus ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304651 | METHOD AND CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY FOR UNLOADING BIRDS FROM A COMPARTMENT FOR HOLDING BIRDS - The present invention relates to a method for unloading birds from a compartment for holding birds, wherein a first conveyor belt is provided above the birds and a second conveyor belt is provided underneath the birds, for moving the birds toward the exit of the compartment. The present invention further relates to a conveyor assembly for unloading birds from a compartment for holding birds, the device includes a first conveyor belt which is configured to be provided above the birds and a second conveyor belt which is configured to be provided underneath the birds, for moving the birds toward the exit of the compartment. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304652 | AUTOMATED MEAT BREAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated system and method for breaking a primal cut of meat into smaller components includes a conveyor for advancing the primal cut from a first end of the system to a second end of the system, at least one automated cutting assembly for performing a first cut and a second cut to separate the primal cut into three sub-components, and a guide for orienting the primal cut on the conveyor. In some embodiments, the guide is configured to align with a spinal groove in the primal cut. In some embodiments, the at least one automated cutting assembly includes a first automated cutting assembly for performing the first cut and a second automated cutting assembly for performing the second cut. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304653 | SHACKLE WITH PIVOT FEATURE & CONVEYOR SYSTEM THEREFOR | 2010-12-02 |
20100304654 | INTEGRATED FRONT AND REAR HVAC SYSTEM - An HVAC system for a vehicle includes a housing, a front HVAC unit housed in the housing and having a front blower, a first airflow path, and a front air mix door, a rear HVAC unit housed in the housing and having a rear blower, a second airflow path, and a rear air mix door. The HVAC system further includes an evaporator having a first portion disposed in the first airflow path and a second portion disposed in the second airflow path, and a heating core having a first portion disposed in the first airflow path and a second portion disposed in the second airflow path. An airflow directional door is disposed between the first airflow path and the second airflow path to regulate airflow from the rear blower to the first airflow path. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304655 | Air conditioning register - An air conditioning register includes a retainer having an elongated opening, a first fin, and a plurality of second fins. The first fin is arranged along long sides of the opening at a downstream position in the retainer. The second fins are arranged along short sides at an upstream position in the retainer. The retainer includes a pair of facing inner wall surfaces corresponding to the long sides of the opening. First inclined surfaces that are continuous with the long sides of the opening and second inclined surfaces that are continuous with the first inclined surfaces through ridges are each formed in the corresponding inner wall surface of the retainer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304656 | INTEGRATED AERATOR FOR STORAGE AND DRYING SILOS - Integrated aerator for storage and drying silos installed directly over the silo's grains unloading tunnel ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304657 | RACK SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A CLIMATE CONDITION THEREOF - A rack system ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304658 | MOBILE LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS OF PATHOGENIC AGENTS - This invention relates to a mobile laboratory for analysis of pathogenic agents. According to the invention, the laboratory ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304659 | CALIBRATED AIRFLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR A CEILING VENT - The disclosure is a calibrated airflow measurement system for measuring air flow through a ceiling vent having a moveable vane. The airflow flows through the ceiling vent in laminar flow into a ceiling. This allows the moveable vane of the ceiling vent to be reversibly responsive to airflow through the room and allows for the vent to be calibrated to disperse a predetermined amount of air into the room. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304660 | Hybrid Solar Attic Vent - A hybrid solar attic vent comprising a housing configured to be mounted on the roof or in the gable of a building in communication with the attic of the building. A photovoltaic solar panel is positioned to be exposed to sunlight and to power the attic fan when sufficient sunlight is present. An alternative source of energy, which may be the building's AC power, is connected to the fan through an electronic control module. The control module monitors the output of the solar panel and switches the fan's power source from solar power to the alternative source of energy when the solar panel produces insufficient electrical energy to power the fan. A thermostat allows operation of the fan by the alternative power source only when the temperature in the attic is above a predetermined threshold. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304661 | SWEEPING MODE OF JAMMING SYSTEM - A system includes a generator and at least one device. The generator includes a waveform oscillator and a blanking pulse generator. Each device includes a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, an antenna unit, a mixer and a detector. The antenna unit includes a receiver coupled to the receive antenna, an amplifier coupled to the receiver and a transmitter coupled to the transmit antenna and the blanking pulse generator. The mixer has inputs coupled to the amplifier and the waveform oscillator. The detector is coupled to the mixer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304662 | MULTI-PATH DATA DISSEMINATION METHOD FOR MAGNETIC DIFFUSION WIRELESS NETWORK AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A multi-path data dissemination method for a magnetic diffusion wireless network and a system thereof overcome environmental interferences in wireless data transmissions. Each node of the network is provided for figuring out its good neighbors by broadcasting a good-neighbor exploratory message in a bootstrap process. Each node keeps a good-neighbor table containing nodes with a RSSI higher than a threshold of the good-neighbor table. A magnetic field of a magnetic diffusion (MD) dissemination method capable of determining a data dissemination path is created according to the good-neighbor tables to ensure that the data can be forwarded to a data sink successfully. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304663 | Time-varying indirect service authorization method and apparatus - Apparatus and methods for providing both commercial-free content and commercially sponsored content in a flexible manner to various subscriber classes of digital audio radio are presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, lower tier subscribers can, for example, sample commercial free content as experienced by higher tier subscribers by means of flexible channel authorization. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention new non-subscribers can be allowed to sample some of the commercial content (such as, when, for example, a default UPC is stored in the radio before shipment) before choosing to subscribe. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a digital audio radio (receiver) can include a controller operable to receive and store an Uplink Package Code (UPC) in the digital audio radio. The radio can be further operable to receive, for example, a broadcast Package Definition Message (PDM) that maps the stored UPC to a list of authorized channels (obtained via a broadcast Package Authorization List (PAL)) for that receiver. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a method of channel authorization for digital audio radios can include assigning an Uplink Package Code (UPC) to, and storing the UPC in, a digital audio radio and receiving a broadcast Package Definition Message (PDM) that maps the UPC to a list of authorized channels (from a Package Authorization List (PAL)). | 2010-12-02 |
20100304664 | DELIVERING CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER - A preference related to the broadcast of a work, for example a song or advertisement, is obtained from a subscriber. The work is associated with one of a plurality of unique identifiers, and the particular identifier with which the work is associated can be identified in some instances by using information included with the subscriber preference. In response to determining which unique identifier is associated with the work, content associated with that identifier can be delivered to the subscriber according to his preference. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304665 | RELAY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, RELAY STATION, AND METHOD - A base station used in a relay transmission system is disclosed. The base station includes a metric provision unit providing a metric indicating radio propagation conditions of a user equipment terminal; a relay information generation unit generating a relay information for the user equipment terminal based on the metric, the relay information indicating whether an uplink signal is to be transmitted via one or more relay stations; a scheduling unit generating an allocation plan of radio resources based on the relay information; and a control signal transmission unit transmitting a control signal including a scheduling information indicating the allocation plan. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304666 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED BEAMFORMING FOR A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING RELAY NODES - In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a method, apparatus and system for learning antenna weighting factors in a communication system including relay nodes. In one embodiment, an apparatus (e.g., a relay node ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304667 | BROADCAST MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD OF RELAY STATION IN MULTI-HOP RELAY NETWORK - A broadcast message transmission method of a relay station in a multi-hop relay network, which can be applied to a non-transparent centralized scheduling multi-hop relay network, includes that a base station transmits a message to be broadcasted to the relay station, the relay station returns an acknowledgement header to the base station after it has received the message, the base station transmits a message indicating the bandwidth allocation of the downlink to the relay station periodically after it has received the acknowledgement header for indicating the downlink bandwidth that the base station initiatively allocates to the relay station, and the relay station transmits broadcast messages to a terminal or a lower relay station in the downlink bandwidth. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304668 | COMMUNICATION METHOD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a communication method in a mobile communication system. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile satellite communication system having a complementary terrestrial component among various mobile communication systems. The mobile satellite communication system can simultaneously provide a communication service and a broadcasting service to a terminal according to integration between communication and broadcasting. Different signal transmission methods are used between the complementary terrestrial component and a satellite. Specifically, a time division duplex method and a frequency division duplex method are used together and resources are allocated. As a result, system throughput can be increased, and local broadcasting contents can be effectively transmitted to the terminal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304669 | SATELLITE AND WIMAX COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for maintaining satellite diversity for a WiMAX system comprising: A. Dividing a set of UTs or users into subsets wherein each set is devised such that the maximal time delay between its members does not exceed the GI length; B. One or more BS's or satellites acquires information or estimation regarding relative delay between subsets; C. A different FFT is performed for each subset, wherein each has its own time alignment; D. Interference reduction means are implemented in the frequency domain between subsets. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304670 | PORTABLE PERSONAL SIM CARD - Devices and methods store provisioning data for use in one or mobile devices within a SIM card enclosed within a personal article, such as a wrist watch or item of jewelry. A close range communication link, such as a near field communication (NFC) protocol link, is used to transmit the provisioning data from the personal article to one or more mobile devices. The close range communication link may also be used to transmit updated provisioning data received by a mobile device in an over the air updating procedure via a cellular communications network link to the personal item for storage in the SIM card housed within a personal article. The mobile device may authenticate itself to the personal article prior to the transmission of provisioning data between the devices. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304671 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC FIELD COMMUNICATION - A casing contains a circuit substrate. A signal electrode for transmitting and/or receiving an electronic field signal is arranged on a first surface side of the casing. The signal electrode is electrically connected to a conductor, which is an apparatus component, of the circuit substrate. A battery and a reference electrode having an electric field reference potential, which are apparatus components, are arranged on the second surface side of the casing. The sum (Cst) of a capacitance between the signal electrode and the transmission medium and a capacitance between the apparatus component and the transmission medium generated while the first surface is facing the transmission medium is approximately equal to the sum (Cgt) of capacitances between the apparatus components and the transmission medium generated while the second surface is facing the transmission medium. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304672 | WIRELESS ACTIVE MONITOR SYSTEM FOR CONTAINERS AND CARTS - Wireless active monitor system for containers/carts that hold item(s). Includes a container mount, and sensor for example to weigh the item(s), and a wireless transmitter/transceiver to transmit sensor data from the sensor to a database for remote access. The sensor may be protected via shock pads to prevent damage to the sensor if the container is dropped. The system may be implemented with a printed circuit board having a central processing unit and memory that holds program code to execute on the central processing unit, for example to transmit sensor data via the wireless transmitter. May utilize a unique identifier associated with each container, and/or vehicle utilized to interface with the container. Enables rapid determination of the physical characteristics associated with items in the container without requiring physical contact with the container. For example, allows the weight of garbage containers to be determined remotely. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304673 | Wireless Communication Apparatus and Wireless Communication Method - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus comprises a communication module configured to execute wireless communication with a communication counterpart device, an execution module configured to execute one or more applications, and a communication controller configured to identify the communication counterpart device by wireless communication by the communication module, to select one of a transmission mode in which communication data is transmitted to the communication counterpart device and a reception mode in which communication data is received from the communication counterpart device based on an execution state of the application, to determine communication data based on data handled by the application, to determine a communication protocol based on attribute information of the data handled by the application, and to control communication with the communication counterpart device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING BLUETOOTH DEVICES - A system and method for connecting Bluetooth devices are provided. The system includes a first device comprising a Bluetooth module, a relay terminal for transmitting information regarding the first device selected by a touch signal together with a Bluetooth connection request, and a second device for receiving the Bluetooth connection request and device information from the relay terminal, for analyzing the received Bluetooth connection request and the device information, and for transmitting a Bluetooth connection response accepting the request to the first device. The information includes an address of the first device and a name of the first device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304675 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication function - The present invention is an information processing apparatus which obtains identification information of an electronic device and makes communication with the electronic device via a network based on the identification information. When a portable telephone ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304676 | BLUETOOTH HEADSET - Disclosed is a Bluetooth headset including: a headset body, which is a casing having an earphone part; a function button embedded in a rear or lateral side of the headset body, which is used to operate a function of the Bluetooth headset, wherein in a storage space of the headset body, a circuit board is placed, the circuit board being designed for mounting an operating switch (such as an electric button switch) that operates by cooperation with the function button; and a position changing means for changing a position of the function button with respect to the operating switch according to an operation of the function button by a user, wherein the function button and the operating switch are aligned with or misaligned from each other by the position changing means, so that a pressing of the function button provides an operable unlocked state or a non-operable locked state where operation or non-operation of the operating switch is selectively carried out. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304677 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING WIDEBAND TUNERS CONTROLLING SPURIOUS SIGNAL PLACEMENT IN THE CAPTURE BANDWIDTH - Systems and methods which place a spurious signal within a capture bandwidth of a tuner. Placement of the spur is preferably controlled to dispose the spur within a spur placement window, such as may be defined between traffic channels of an input signal. A tuner system operating in accordance with embodiments may be controlled to select a particular input frequency band comprising a plurality of traffic channels for frequency conversion and to determine local oscillator frequencies which result in most relevant spurs being placed outside of the tuner capture bandwidth. The local oscillator frequencies may be shifted to place a relevant spur remaining within the capture bandwidth of the tuner between traffic channels of the plurality of traffic channels. Embodiments operate to determine frequency offset between a transmitter and a tuner to determine the midpoint between channels. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304678 | Spectrum Assignment for Networks Over White Spaces and Other Portions of the Spectrum - Functionality is described by selecting a channel in an environment in which non-privileged entities have subordinate access rights to spectrum compared to privileged entities. The functionality operates by identifying spectrum that is available to all nodes involved in communication (where the nodes are associated with non-privileged entities). The functionality then generates a suitability assessment for each candidate channel within the available spectrum. The functionality selects a channel having the most desirable suitability assessment. The functionality can form a suitability assessment for a candidate channel of arbitrary width, e.g., by combining suitability assessments associated with constituent spectrum units within the candidate channel. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304679 | Method and System For Echo Estimation and Cancellation - Methods and systems for echo estimation and cancellation are disclosed and may include estimating combined echo return loss and echo return loss enhancement (ERL+ERLE). A subband gain vector may be calculated utilizing non-linear processing, subband analysis, and the estimated ERL+ERLE to mitigate residual echo. ERL+ERLE may be estimated by averaging a difference in DL and UL signals. A maximum value of ERL+ERLE may be determined over a period of time. A non-linear distortion adjustment factor may be estimated for ERL+ERLE. An ERL+ERLE estimation error may be calibrated specific to the wireless device. The estimating of ERL+ERLE may be suspended briefly after a transition in the DL or UL signals. Comfort noise may be added to mask the residual echo, which may be mitigated following a dual echo canceller. The estimating may be suspended when the DL signal is not present. A noise level may be included in the gain calculation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING A TRANSMISSION POLARIZATION TO REDUCE INTERFERENCE WITH A PRIMARY INCUMBENT SIGNAL - A mobile station ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304681 | NARROWBAND INTERFERENCE REJECTION FOR ULTRA-WIDEBAND SYSTEMS - A technique for reducing interference between a direct-sequence ultra-wideband communications system and a narrowband communications system uses interference-rejecting spreading codes to reduce signal power in a frequency band associated with the narrowband communications system. A method of operating an ultra-wideband communications system includes applying an interference-rejecting spreading code to a signal for transmission. The interference-rejecting spreading code is configured to reduce power in a particular frequency band of a transmit or receive power spectral density associated with the ultra-wideband signal without substantially reducing power outside that particular frequency band of the transmit or receive power spectral density associated with the ultra-wideband signal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304682 | CLUSTERING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR COORDINATED MULTIPOINT TRANSMISSION - A communication system performing a coordinated multipoint transmission is provided. A mobile station may measure expected channel quality information when an interference of a serving base station does not exist. The serving base station may determine whether a neighbor base station and the serving base station are eligible to perform the coordinated multipoint transmission. The serving base station may determine whether the neighbor base station and the serving base station are eligible to perform the coordinated multipoint transmission using a criterion associated with an evaluation of an increase in a transmission rate of the mobile station. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304683 | WIRELESS USER INTERFACE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MONITORING - What is disclosed is a user interface system for controlling a process, where the process is implemented in a machine system. The user interface system includes a user interface configured to receive user input to control the process of the machine system. The user interface system also includes a first transceiver coupled to the user interface and configured to provide user power to the user interface, where the first transceiver is configured to wirelessly receive input power from a second transceiver. The user interface system also includes a processing system configured to monitor a performance factor of the first transceiver, process the performance factor to determine when a power transfer problem exists between the second transceiver and the first transceiver, and transfer an alert in response to the power transfer problem. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304684 | Method and System for Chopped Antenna Impedance Measurements with an RFID Radio - Described herein are methods, devices and systems for characterizing an attached antenna to an electronic device, such as a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader. One exemplary embodiment is related to a method comprising outputting a low amplitude modulation (“AM”) index radio frequency (“RF”) waveform, the waveform simulating tag data timing and bandwidth, removing a direct current (“DC”) component from the waveform to create a chopped portion of the waveform, applying at least one vector analyzer technique on the chopped portion of the waveform, characterizing at least one antenna impedance vector of the waveform. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304685 | CONTROL OF MULTIPLE RADIOS USING A DATABASE OF INTERFERENCE-RELATED INFORMATION - Techniques for performing radio coexistence management are described. In an aspect, operation of multiple radios may be controlled using a database of interference-related information, which may be indicative of interference between different radios operating concurrently. In one design, an entity may obtain planned operating states of multiple radios in an upcoming interval. The entity may determine the performance of one or more radios based on the planned operating states of the radios and the database, which may store information on performance versus operating states for different combinations of radios. The entity may select at least one new operating state for at least one radio based on the determined performance and the database to achieve good performance. The entity may send the at least one new operating state to the at least one radio. Each radio may operate in accordance with its new operating state (if any) or its planned operating state. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304686 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER TEST BED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for testing wireless transceivers in a virtual wireless environment including emulating an RF environment, creating virtual spectrum users having selectable transmission parameters and physical characteristics and evaluating the operation of the wireless transceiver in the virtual wireless environment. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304687 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF FREQUENCY OFFSET AND CHANNEL RESPONSE FOR MU-MIMO OFDMA - Methods and apparatus are provided for simultaneous estimation of frequency offset and channel response for a communication system, such as a MU-MIMO communication system. An iterative method is provided for estimating frequency offset and channel response for a plurality of frequency resources. The channel response is estimated for a set of users sharing a given one of the frequency resources. In addition, the frequency offset is estimated for the users in the set, wherein the channel response and frequency offset of users not in the set are maintained at their latest updated values. Initially, the channel response of a user can be an ideal channel response and the frequency offset can be approximately zero. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304688 | Minimizing Mutual Couping - Disclosed herein are techniques, systems, and methods relating to minimizing mutual coupling between a first antenna and a second antenna. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BLIND DECODING FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION - A method for processing a control channel at a user agent (UA) to identify at least one of an uplink and a downlink resource grant within a wireless communication system wherein resource grants are specified by control channel element (CCE) subsets wherein each CCE subset is a control channel candidate, wherein the control channel is used for a plurality C of carriers, the method comprising the steps of, at the user agent, for each of the C carriers, (i) randomly identifying a UA specific search space including a control channel candidate subset for the carrier and (ii) attempting to decode each of the control channel candidates in the UA specific search space to identify at least one of an uplink and a downlink grant associated with the carrier. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304690 | METHOD OF PASSIVELY DETECTING AN APPROACH TO A VEHICLE - A method for activating vehicle features when approaching a vehicle includes receiving ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304691 | Method And Arrangements For Signaling Control Information In A Communication System - The invention relates to devices and methods for signalling control information associated with transmission of data over a wireless channel. A second communication device receives (S | 2010-12-02 |
20100304692 | Mobile Communication Device and Reception Suppressing Method - It is an objective of the present invention to provide a mobile communication device and a reception suppressing method which can preferably perform communication even if a plurality of antennas is provided and a frequency bandwidth of a transmission signal or a reception signal of each antenna is in a close range with each other. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304693 | HIGH FREQUENCY SWITCH MODULE - A high frequency switch module includes a laminated circuit component that includes an antenna electrode connected to a single antenna, a plurality of communication electrodes connected to a plurality of high frequency communication circuits to transmit, receive, or transmit and receive plural kinds of communication signals, and a land arranged to mount a switch IC on, and a switch IC that is mounted on the laminated circuit component and includes a common terminal connected to the single antenna through the laminated circuit component, and a plurality of communication circuit terminals connected to the plurality of high frequency communication circuits through the laminated circuit component. The switch IC is provided with switch circuits between the communication circuit terminals and the common terminal, and all of the switch circuits have the same or substantially the same resistance against transmission power applied at the time of transmission. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304694 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication apparatus configured to amplify a transmission signal at an amplifier and transmit the amplified transmission signal, the wireless communication apparatus includes a memory configured to store a distortion compensation coefficient for compensating a distortion characteristic of the amplifier, and an electrical-power measuring unit configured to measure electrical power of the transmission signal. The wireless communication apparatus includes a gain control unit configured to calculate a gain adjustment value for correcting the distortion compensation coefficient stored in the memory based on a power value measured by the electrical-power measuring unit, and a distortion-compensation processing unit configured to perform distortion compensation on the transmission signal based on the distortion compensation coefficient stored in the memory and the gain adjustment value. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304695 | Transmitter Phase Shift Determination and Compensation - A wireless communication transmitter is configured to determine transmitter phase shift, and correspondingly includes a derivation circuit, one or more slope polarity tracking circuits, and a phase shift computation circuit. The derivation circuit derives a reference signal from a signal input to the transmitter and a feedback signal from the transmit signal corresponding to that input signal. So derived, differences in the reference and feedback signals reveal the effect the transmitter has on the transmit signal. Accordingly, the transmitter focuses on differences in the polarities of the reference signal's slope and the feedback signal's slope to determine the effect the transmitter has on the phase of the transmit signal. That is, the slope polarity tracking circuits track the slope polarities of the reference and feedback signals, while the phase shift computation circuit computes the transmitter phase shift as a function of differences in those tracked slope polarities. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304696 | TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A transmission and reception system includes a transmission apparatus and reception apparatuses. The transmission apparatus transmits a storage identifier for identifying a storage medium and data. The reception apparatuses each include a receiving section for receiving the storage identifier for identifying the storage medium and the data, and a storage control section for storing the data received by the receiving section on the storage medium identified by the storage identifier received by the receiving section. Hence, automatic storage of data conforming to personal taste and simultaneous automatic storage of data for plural persons are realized. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304697 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST INFORMATION USING ZIP CODE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for receiving broadcast information using a zip code for automatically setting broadcast frequency based on the zip code. The apparatus for receiving broadcast information using a zip code comprises: an input unit that inputs reservation codes and zip codes to store broadcast information; a controller that controls to store reservation information on the broadcast information in a storage unit, based on the reservation codes from the input unit and a stored broadcast schedule, updates the reservation information based on the zip codes from the input unit, and stores the broadcast information corresponding to the reservation information; and a recording/reproducing unit that stores the broadcast information in the storage unit according to the control of the controller. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304698 | RADIO WAVE RECEIVER - A radio wave receiver including an antenna for receiving a radio wave; a tuning unit that can discretely changing a frequency characteristic of the antenna; an oscillation generator that can oscillate the antenna and a circuit portion of the tuning unit; a reception processing section for extracting a signal of a desired wave out of a reception signal received from the antenna; a controller for generating an oscillation signal at the circuit portion by the oscillation generator, and switching a setting of the tuning unit to search a setting state of the tuning unit under which the oscillation signal is extracted by the reception processing section; and a compensator for applying a variation to a frequency characteristic of the oscillation signal or a frequency characteristic associated with signal extraction of the reception processing section when the controller searches the setting state. | 2010-12-02 |