49th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100311400 | JUKEBOX SYSTEM - A jukebox is described where users having mobile telephones can access a server ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100311401 | COMMUNICATION SESSION TRANSFER FROM ONE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO ANOTHER BASED ON LOCATION CORRELATED TO TIME - A communication network receives communications for a wireless communication device and transfers the communications for delivery to the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device determines data that correlates its location to time. Either the wireless communication device or the communication network process the data to detect a transfer condition that comprises the wireless communication device being located within a predetermined area for a predetermined period of time. If the transfer condition applies, then the communication network transfers communications for the wireless device for delivery to another communication device. When the transfer condition no longer applies, the communication network again transfers communications for the wireless communication device for delivery to the wireless communication device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SOFT SWITCH OF VIRTUAL SIM SERVICE CONTRACTS - A system and method for providing updated rules governing the switching of enabled provisioning data supporting a wireless service contract. A mobile device may be initially programmed with a profile data table and priority list index data table to automatically enable provisioning data supporting one of the plurality of service providers stored in a VSIM internal memory unit to conduct a wireless communication when certain operational parameter values are satisfied. The profile data table and priority list index data table may be automatically updated in response to a variety of triggers. The profile data table and priority list index data table may be stored remotely. Operational parameters regarding each call request are collected and transmitted to a remote service contract selection server. The selection of an optimal service provider account may be made remotely in the service contract selection server and transmitted back to the mobile device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311403 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISABLING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and system for disabling a wireless communication device, including: capturing a signal stream from the wireless communication device by satisfying a signal control protocol using a mobile broadcast antenna; and routing signals to and from the wireless communication device according to a non-standard protocol, thereby disabling normal operation of the wireless communication device. The mobile broadcast antenna includes a signal capturing module configured to receive information relevant to satisfaction of the signal control protocol and to alter a signal of the mobile broadcast antenna. The signal capturing module detects signal strengths from other broadcast antenna and alters a broadcast strength of the mobile broadcast antenna to be higher than the detected signal strengths. The signal capturing module calculates a desired signal strength difference according to a desired protection characteristic and alters the broadcast strength of the mobile broadcast antenna to satisfy the desired signal strength difference. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING RULES GOVERNING THE SWITCHING OF VIRTUAL SIM SERVICE CONTRACTS - A system and method for providing updated rules governing the switching of enabled provisioning data supporting a wireless service contract. A mobile device may be initially programmed with a profile data table and priority list index data table to automatically enable provisioning data supporting one of the plurality of service providers stored in a VSIM internal memory unit to conduct a wireless communication when certain operational parameter values are satisfied. The profile data table and priority list index data table may be automatically updated in response to a variety of triggers. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311405 | MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLUME OF MOBILE PHONE - A method is used for controlling volume in a mobile phone. The method includes the following steps. The mobile phone receives an input voice signal, and the mobile phone determines if the input voice signal is a digital signal. If the input voice signal is not digital signal, the input voice signal is converted to the digital voice signal. A volume of the digital voice signal is adjusted to a predefined volume if the volume of the digital voice signal is not equal to the predefined volume. The adjusted digital voice signal is output from the mobile phone. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311406 | Phone Control Device for Remotely Controlling Electric Appliances - A phone control device for remotely controlling electric appliances is capable of wireless and remotely controlling electric appliances by receiving and transact phone signal via phone network, wherein the phone control device sends out feedback signal through the phone network and receives on/off driving signal corresponding to the feedback signal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311407 | RESOLVING CONFLICTING PHYSICAL CELL IDENTIFICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for resolving conflicting physical cell identification in a wireless communication system includes a first step | 2010-12-09 |
20100311408 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIRELESS MOBILE RADIO DEVICE AND A WIRELESS STATIONARY RADIO DEVICE CONNECTED THERETO - The invention relates to a method for operating at least one mobile radio transmission/radio receiving device (Intern | 2010-12-09 |
20100311409 | ENHANCED PRESENCE SERVER SYSTEM - Presence information of users of the communication system comprises a presence data element that is associated with a condition such that availability of information in the presence data element of the user to another user of the communication system depends on the condition, and the condition is based on information in the presence data element of the other user. Accuracy of the provided information in terms of dynamic validity of the provided information is improved. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311410 | Report Mechanism in a Radio System Reusing One Time-Slot - In a radio system node, such as a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a compensation unit is provided to convert information about downlink signal strength in a measurement report received from a mobile station when the signal to the mobile station is transmitted using several co-channel signals transmitted simultaneously in the same time slot and at the same frequency. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311411 | Method and Arrangement in a Telecommunication System - A user equipment, in a cellular telecommunication system having a plurality of downlink physical channels, detects radio link problems using a subset of said physical channels, where said subset is dynamically adjustable depending upon which channels are available at a particular instant. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311412 | Method and Device in a Communication Network - There is provided a method of method of estimating a quality of a signal, the method in a first device comprising measuring a signal transmitted from a second device to a third device; determining a value of a metric from an autocorrelation function of the measured signal; and determining an estimate of the quality of the signal from the determined metric. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311413 | METHOD FOR TESTING WORKING STATES OF MOBILE PHONE - A method for testing working states of a mobile phone. The mobile phone is switched from a first working state to a second working state automatically by a switch module. In the first working state, a non-emergency phone number with a subscriber identity module card can be connected. The non-emergency phone number is dialed to test the working state of the mobile phone. The mobile phone is switched from the second working state to the first working state automatically by a switch module. The non-emergency phone number is dialed to test the working state of the mobile phone. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311414 | METHOD FOR TESTING WIRELESS CONNECTION FUNCTION OF MOBILE PHONE - A method is capable of testing wireless connection function of a mobile phone. Firstly, a wireless module of the mobile phone is turned on. The wireless module then searches for access points. In succession, the wireless module is connected to a first pre-set access point in the searched access points. Finally, the mobile phone accesses a first pre-set website via the wireless module and the pre-set access point. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311415 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mobile station is configured to use, a reception quality of GPS electric wave received by a mobile station, time needed in obtaining GPS location information (or the reception quality of preset television or radio broadcasting) as surrounding environmental information of the mobile station and to control, based on the surrounding environmental information, measurement of a link status (reception quality) and/or reporting of the measurement to a base station. A report from the mobile station is transmitted via the base station and a gateway to a management server which optimizes radio parameter based on the report. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANDLINE REPLACEMENT - A femto cell is provided that automatically routes new communication sessions among the connected mobile and landline handsets based upon local detection of mobile registration with the femto cell, which helps to reduce the backhaul bandwidth requirements and offload backend network processing load. When the mobile handset successfully registers with the femto cell, a User Detection Module at the femto cell routes new calls destined for the mobile telephone number to one or more traditional landline handsets. The femto cell also provides a ring tone to the connected landline handsets for making the outgoing calls. Since the mobile handset remains available for conducting additional communication sessions, the user is able to talk on the landline handset while conducting a simultaneous data session using the mobile phone. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311417 | METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE, COST AND CONSTELLATION DESIGN OF SATELLITES FOR FULL AND PARTIAL EARTH COVERAGE - A system and method for highly efficient constellations of satellites which give single, double, . . . k-fold redundant full earth imaging coverage, or k-fold coverage for latitudes greater than any selected latitude is given for remote sensing instruments in short periods of time, i.e., continuous coverage, as a function of the parameters of the satellite and the remote sensing instrument for many different types of orbits. A high data rate satellite communication system and method for use with small, mobile cell phone receiving and transmitting stations is also provided. Satellite instrument performance models, full and partial satellite constellation models, and satellite cost models are disclosed and used to optimize the design of satellite systems with vastly improved performance and lower cost over current major satellite systems. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311418 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING VIRTUAL SIM SERVICE CONTRACTS WHEN ROAMING - A system and method store provisioning data supporting a plurality of service providers in a VSIM internal memory unit of a mobile device. The mobile device may automatically enable provisioning data supporting one of the plurality of service providers stored in the VSIM internal memory unit to conduct a wireless communication so as to avoid roaming fees. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311419 | Mobility Management Entity Tracking for Group Mobility in Wireless Communication Network - A method and apparatus for updating a wireless mobile device with mobility management entity (MME) identification information when the mobile device camps on a mobile relay node (RN), that supports group mobility, connected to a first base station (BS) supported by a first MME. In one embodiment, the mobile device receives an identity associated with a second MME when the mobile RN connects to a second BS served by a second MME without first sending a registration message. In another embodiment, the mobile device receives mobile RN specific MME identification information. Upon decamping from the mobile RN and camping on a new BS, the mobile device transmits the identity associated with the second MME or the mobile RN specific MME identification information for establishing a connection with the network. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311420 | Apparatus and Method for Improved Idle State Handoff - A method and apparatus for facilitating handoff operations in a wireless communication device is provided. The method may comprise receiving, by a wireless communication device, a plurality of pilot signals, wherein the plurality of pilot signals includes an active pilot signal and one or more candidate pilot signals, selecting at least one nominal active pilot signal strength value for comparison with the active pilot signal, classifying the one or more candidate pilot signals into a respective one of a plurality of tiers based on a handoff factor corresponding to the at least one candidate pilot signal, wherein the plurality of tiers are divided according to one or more handoff factors, and selecting at least one threshold handoff value for each of the plurality of tiers, wherein the at least one threshold handoff value partly depends on one of the at least one nominal active pilot signal strength values. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311421 | Methods and Apparatus for Communications Terminal Enabling Self Optimizing Networks in Air Interface Communications Systems - Systems and methods for providing a framework for supporting a self organizing/optimization network (SON) feature in an over the air communications system. An enhanced mobile communications device is provided that performs functions to creating a framework for enhancing SON algorithms. The communications device stores event analysis data in an on board memory and, on certain conditions, signals the analysis to the network. The analysis includes information useful in performing SON algorithms at the network level, such as cell coverage and neighboring cell signal level information, cell selection and reselection information at different locations, relative signal strength between cell base stations at different locations, and coverage hole information. Utilizing the stored information, the network can automatically perform SON algorithms to improve network efficiency without the need for manual intervention by an operator. Embodiments include event filtering by the communications device to efficiently utilize the on board storage. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311422 | Apparatus and method for determining neighbor BS information in a wireless communication system - An apparatus and method determines neighbor Base Station (BS) information in a wireless communication system where a macro cell and a Femto cell coexist. The method includes, when a preamble scanning duration arrives, acquiring preamble information on at least one neighbor BS through preamble scanning. It is determined whether to scan a header for at least one neighbor BS among neighbor BSs for which the preamble information are acquired, in consideration of at least one of the acquisition or non-acquisition of new preamble information through the preamble scanning and a variation of an environment of a preamble acquired through the preamble scanning. And, in case that it is determined to scan the header, a header for a corresponding neighbor BS is scanned and header information of the neighbor BS is acquired. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311423 | Communication Terminal Out of Range Determination Method, Wireless Communication System Switching Method and Communication Terminal - There is provided a communication terminal out of range determination method, a wireless communication system switching method and a communication terminal, capable of determining accurately whether or not a communication terminal is out of range. Determining whether or not the communication terminal is out of range is based on a transmission level of a transmission signal from the communication terminal to a base station. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311424 | MOBILE STATION, A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - In a mobile radio communication method in which a mobile station moves among a plurality of base stations at high speed, in order to solve a problem of increase in the amount of operation and its related increase in the amount of power consumption and heat emission which is resulted for maintaining good communication quality of communication by the mobile station which moves at high speed to the direction for approaching the base station or moving away from it, it provides detecting means for detecting changes in relative positions to a plurality of base stations, and selecting means for selecting an uplink signal reception base station which receives an uplink signal and selecting one or plural base stations, fluctuation of increase and decrease of which of distance from own mobile station is an opposite manner compared with a case of the uplink signal receiving base station, based on changes in the relative positions detected by said detecting means as a downlink signal transmission base station which transmits a downlink signal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311427 | CONTROL OF RADIO CELL ACTIVITY - A cellular network includes a first cell management entity adapted for managing a first radio cell that can be in an active or inactive state, a second cell management entity adapted for managing at least a second radio cell, and at least one control entity adapted for controlling the first cell management entity, wherein said first and second radio cells at least partially overlap each other geographically. At the control entity, a piece of presence information is obtained concerning the presence of at least one terminal in a radio neighbouring area of the first cell. An activity state of the first cell is then decided on the basis of the piece of presence information, the radio neighbouring area of the first cell including at least the second cell. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311428 | RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE ZADOFF-CHU SEQUENCES - A cellular phone system where a random access channel burst has a preamble comprising two Zadoff-Chu sequences to mitigate the effects of Doppler Frequency Offset. Upon reception of a random access channel burst by a base station, division is applied to the two sequences recovered from the preamble of the received burst to provide a quotient sequence. For some embodiments, the base station correlates the quotient sequence with a Zadoff- Chu sequence to identify the user equipment that transmitted the random access channel burst. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311429 | COORDINATED CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS FOR DATA AND CONTROL INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a method for transmission of control information from a primary station to at least one secondary station, comprising the step of transmitting with a first set of control information parameters control information corresponding to data transmission with a first set of data parameters and transmitting with a second set of control information parameters control information corresponding to data transmission with a second set of data parameters, wherein at least one control information parameter has a difference in value between the two sets of control information parameters, said difference in value having a dependency on the difference between the value of a data parameter in the first set of data parameters and the value of the data parameter in the second set of data parameters, said data parameter being a different parameter from the at least one control information parameter. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311430 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION - In a radio-communication system, when wanting to perform high-accuracy scheduling in a base station, a large number of information items, such as channel quality information, desired precoding matrix information and so on, are fed back from a mobile station with a high degree of accuracy. The base station monitors the feedback information and, upon acquisition of it, transmits to the mobile station a certain kind of feedback information which is judged to contribute to scheduling accuracy improvement while preventing the other kinds of feedback information from being sent to the mobile station. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPL ROAMING USING A HELD CLIENT - A system and method for assisting the H-SLP is selecting a V-SLP using the HELD client of a SET. The SET receives identity information from an access network regarding associated LIS. The SET relays this information as well as measurements taken of the wireless network to the H-SLP. If the H-SLP does not contain enough information to determine a location estimate, the H-SLP uses the identity information from the access network to find an associated SLP that may serve as a V-SLP. A request using roaming location protocol may then be transmitted from the H-SLP to the V-SLP for location assistance. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311440 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE LOCALIZATION AND MOBILITY CONTROL OF PERSONS OR THINGS - A method for improving the localization and mobility control of persons or things applicable to a mobile radio terminal associated with a telephone network, having a plurality of base radio stations is disclosed. The method includes a first step in which the mobile radio terminal receives first service signals associated with each base radio station within radio visibility, a second step in which, by means of processing means, the mobile radio terminal detects the relative temporal delays, calculated with respect to a predetermined time reference, with which are received the service signals of each base radio station from which the mobile radio terminal received a corresponding first service signal, and in which second step, by means of position detection means, associated with the mobile radio terminal, the absolute geographical position occupied by the mobile radio terminal is supplied to the mobile radio terminal. In the second step, by means of the processing means, the mobile radio terminal calculates the absolute geographical position of each of the base radio stations, from which the mobile radio terminal has received a first service signal, according to the relative temporal delays, wherein the relative temporal delays are correlated with the absolute geographical position of the mobile radio terminal as supplied by the position detection means. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311443 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING COMPUTER NETWORK ACCESSIBLE SERVICE APPLICATIONS VIA A MOBILE TERMINAL - Methods and systems for accessing computer network accessible services, such as internet based service applications, via a mobile terminal of a mobile telecommunication system using a mediation layer between a person's mobile terminal and the IT world. The mobile terminal in response to receiving user inputs interacts with this mediation layer via text messages. The mediation layer turns around and executes the appropriate IT services on behalf of the mobile terminal user. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING VIRTUAL SIM SERVICE CONTRACTS BASED UPON A USER PROFILE - A system and method store provisioning data supporting a plurality of service providers in a VSIM internal memory unit of a mobile device. A user may specify a user profile to automatically enable provisioning data supporting one of the plurality of service providers stored in the VSIM internal memory unit to conduct a wireless communication when certain criteria values are satisfied. The automatic enabling of provisioning data may be determined based upon mobile device location, communication usage request and/or time and date. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311445 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method of displaying information in the mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal conveniently provides a plurality of item groups which respectively include at least one item and respectively have different group identifiers to a user. For example, a specific group identifier can remain on a screen when the screen is scrolled, and thus the user is easily aware of properties or categories of items currently displayed on the screen. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311446 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA RELATED TO BROADCASTING CONTENTS, AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A method for transmitting a data related to broadcasting contents and a mobile terminal using the same are disclosed, wherein the method includes displaying the broadcasting contents on a display unit by receiving and executing the broadcasting contents through an external server; obtaining access information of the broadcasting contents; generating the text message including the access information; and transmitting said text message to the other terminal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311449 | Method and Device in a Communication Network - There is provided a method of operating a base station, the method comprising determining whether there are any mobile devices that are not associated with the base station that require protection from interference caused by downlink transmissions of the base station; and setting a maximum permitted transmission power for the base station based on the result of the step of determining. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CARRIER INDICATION AND CARRIER SENSING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - An approach is provided for carrier indication and carrier sensing. Interference information relating to radio interface with one or more neighboring nodes is generated. The interference information is transmitted over a designated channel to the one or more neighboring nodes. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311451 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A data processing system includes a satellite storage device communicating with a central storage device via a network. The satellite storage device is capable of accessing the data of the central storage device and includes a storage unit capable of storing data duplicated from the central storage device. The satellite storage device is capable of selecting a synchronization policy which determines how to synchronize data between the storage unit and of the central storage device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are method and apparatus for allocating radio resources. The method for allocating radio resource includes: determining, by a base station, a group of downlink sub-channels and transmission parameters related to the group of downlink sub-channels according to downlink channel characteristics and downlink interference characteristics of each resource block and a downlink bandwidth requirement of a terminal reported by the terminal, and transmitting the group of downlink sub-channels and the related transmission parameters determined to the terminal. The method and apparatus are able to allocate radio resources and determine transmission parameters based on user service requirement and system channel conditions, which greatly optimizes the system performances and improves efficiency. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311455 | Distributed Arbitration - A communication unit for communicating data in dependence on a priority associated with a data communication to be made by that communication unit and on a priority associated with a data communication to be made by another communication unit, the communication unit being arranged to assign a priority to a data communication to be made by the communication unit, make an adjustment to the priority to form an adjusted priority, the adjustment being independent of an adjustment made by the other communication unit to a priority assigned to a data communication to be made by that communication unit and communicate the adjusted priority to the other communication unit as being the priority associated with the data communication to be made by the communication unit. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311456 | BASE STATION APPARATUS AND DIRECTIVITY CONTROL METHOD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A disclosed base station apparatus for a mobile communication system includes a collection unit collecting measured data from one or more user equipment terminals with respect to each direction of arrival, the measured data including at least quality information of a downlink signal, a conversion unit converting the measured data into an evaluation value in accordance with a predetermined evaluation function, a deriving unit deriving a weight update amount determining directivity based on an angular distribution of the plural evaluation values, and a transmission unit transmitting a downlink signal weighted based on the weight update amount. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311457 | Method for Compensating a Radiation Beam by Beam Steering - The present invention relates to methods for adjusting a radiation beam pattern of an antenna arrangement providing coverage in an area. The antenna arrangement comprises an antenna having at least one array of antenna elements connected to a distribution network configured to generate the radiation beam pattern. The method comprises: arranging the antenna elements of said array in at least one column in an antenna plane in relation to a reference plane, each column comprising multiple antenna elements arranged in at least two sub-panels; arranging a motion sensor to the antenna arrangement, said motion sensor is configured to detect deviation of the antenna elements relative the reference plane; and adjusting a beam shape of the radiation beam pattern based on the detected deviation of the antenna to maintain coverage in the area by controlling the distribution network. The invention also relates to an antenna arrangement and base station. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311458 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONSTELLATION CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a radio communication device which can make ACK reception quality and NACK reception quality to be equal to each other. The device includes: a scrambling unit ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100311463 | ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE REDUCTION AND CANCELLATION FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING FOR A WIRELESS AND CELLULAR TELEPHONE - Various embodiments of the present invention enable a system and method for reducing or entirely canceling background or environmental noise from a voice transmission from a communications device. A communications device, such as a mobile telephone, is configured with an environmental noise compensation, correction, or counterbalanced (correction) signal generator that is connected between at least one microphone and a continuous time quadrant multiplication. Optional discrete time or digital signal processing may be applied. The original output of the at least one microphone and a compensation, correction, or counterbalanced or counter-balancing signal generated by the environmental noise compensation, correction, or counterbalanced signal generator are mixed or otherwise combined together after being received by the antenna to the receiver. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311464 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT, BASEBAND MODULE, RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE, WIRELESS TERMINAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A wireless communication unit has two or more communication modes including one or more mobile phone mode, in which mobile phone mode the wireless communication unit is able to transmit or receive wireless signals via an antenna from and/or to a mobile phone network in accordance with a communication protocol. The unit includes a baseband module and a radiofrequency module. A radiofrequency interface of the baseband module is connected to the radiofrequency module, for receiving and/or transmitting baseband signals from and/or to the radiofrequency module. The radiofrequency module includes a baseband interface, for receiving and/or transmitting the baseband signals to the baseband module and an antenna interface (AI) connectable to an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting radiofrequency signals from and/or to the antenna. A clock system is connected to the radiofrequency interface and the baseband interface. The clock system can provide a clock signal with a clock rate of to the radiofrequency interface and the baseband interface in one or more of the one or more mobile phone modes. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311467 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REMOTE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY CARD TO MOBILE STATION AND METHODS THEREOF - A system for providing a remote subscriber identity card to a mobile station is provided. The system includes a subscriber identity card, a Bluetooth module and a controller. The Bluetooth module establishes a Bluetooth connection to the mobile station. The controller accesses the subscriber identity card to obtain identity information and provides the obtained information to the mobile station via the Bluetooth connection such that the mobile station camps on a cell according to the obtained information. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311468 | VIRTUAL SIM CARD FOR MOBILE HANDSETS - A system and method store provisioning data supporting a plurality of service providers in a VSIM internal memory unit of a mobile device. A user may selectively enable provisioning data supporting one of the plurality of service providers stored in the VSIM internal memory unit to conduct a wireless communication. An embodiment permits backing up, retrieving and restoring personal data in the VSIM internal memory unit using a remote database. Another embodiment allows a mobile device to select an optimal service provider to conduct a wireless communication. The optimal service provider may be determined based upon mobile device location, communication usage request and/or time and date. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311473 | Service Search Based on Battery Charger - Aspects describe modifying a service search pattern based on whether a device battery is being charged or is not being charged (e.g., is connected to a battery charger or not connected to a battery charger). A power conservative search pattern can be utilized if the battery is not being charges. If the battery is being charged, the search pattern can be an aggressive search pattern. Further, the search pattern can change if there is a change in whether the battery is being charged. The rate of charging the battery, a current battery level, amount of power consumed during the search, and/or the power being input by the battery chargers can be utilized to select and/or modify a network search pattern. Further, a user can select or change a search pattern through interaction with a user interface. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311474 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OPEN-LOOP AND CLOSED-LOOP OUTPUT POWER CONTROL - Wireless circuitry in an electronic device may contain radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and power amplifier circuitry that transmits radio-frequency signals through an antenna. A tap and power detector that are interposed in the radio-frequency signal path between the power amplifier circuitry and the antenna may be used to make output power measurements. Control circuitry may control the wireless circuitry in an open-loop control regime in which output power adjustments are based on a requested power without using the output power measurements. The control circuitry may also control the wireless circuitry in a closed-loop control regime in which the output power measurements serve as a source of real time feedback to determine whether to increase or decrease the output power. The output power may be controlled using linear transition zone power control curves in a transition zone between the open-loop regime and the closed-loop regime. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311479 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SLIDABLE KEYBOARD - An electronic device includes a bottom cover, and a display unit, a main keyboard, and at least one secondary keyboards mounted on the bottom cover respectively. The bottom cover defines a first guiding slot. The display unit defines at least one second guiding slot. The second guiding slot crosses the first guiding slot and an angle between the first guiding slot and the second guiding slot is less than 90 degrees. Each of the secondary keyboard includes a positioning shaft passing through the first guiding slot and one of the second guiding slot. When the electronic device is closed, the main keyboard and the secondary keyboard are positioned between the display unit and the bottom cover. When the electronic device is opened, the second guiding slot drives the positioning shaft to slide along the first guiding slot, thus to expose the secondary keyboard and the main keyboard accordingly. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311480 | Intelligent signal booster - The invention is a device for multi-band, multi-channel, wireless communications that automatically provides signal amplification when and where necessary, and that automatically avoids harmful interference to base stations and other parts of the communications infrastructure. The device is especially suitable for, but not limited to, cellular and PCS bands and channels. The invention is a unique combination of an adjustable gain, bidirectional amplifier, a GPS receiver, a processor, and one or more removable, non-volatile, updatable memory devices. Alternatively, the memory can be an internal device accessible via an electronic port such as a USB. In either case, the memory stores comprehensive information that determines if amplification is necessary at a particular location sensed by the GPS receiver. Because the memory devices are updatable, they therefore provide protection against piracy and unauthorized and improper use. As an added measure of protection for the wireless networks, the device includes a dedicated apparatus that permits a service technician to remotely deactivate it in the event of a malfunction. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311481 | Variable Rate Diverter For A Crop Residue Collecting Device Carried By A Combine Harvester - A crop residue handling device is mounted to the rear of a combine harvester for intercepting crop residue that remains after grain has been separated from the crop by the separator and cleaning arrangement of the harvester. The residue handling device includes a chopper which chops and impels the chopped residue rearwardly through a discharge duct. A transition duct receives the crop exiting from the chopper and contains upright deflector vanes mounted for pivoting and being automatically moved among desired positions by a power actuator so as to direct desired proportions of the crop residue between a blower for receiving and accelerating the chopped through a discharge chute for collection in a receptacle of a towed trailer, and a pair of spreader disks located at opposite sides of the blower for receiving and dispersing the crop residue on the ground. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311482 | Electro-Biometric Methods and Apparatus - A method and apparatus for tracking changes in an electro-cardiologic signal using a signal processing device having a sensor. The method comprises communicatively coupling the sensor of the signal processing device with a subject; reading into a memory an electro-cardiologic signal of the subject via the sensor and the signal processing device to create an enrolled electro-cardiologic signal; tracking, via the signal processing device, possible variations in the electro-cardiologic signal of the subject over a time period to modify the enrolled electro-cardiologic signal; and adjusting the enrolled electro-cardiologic signal when changes in the electro-cardiologic signal occur. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311483 | Squad Vs. Squad Video Game - A squad versus squad shooter video game receives input from one or more players via their respective use of controllers in communication with one or more console-based video game systems. The input from each controller is interpreted as a command to a squad in a competition against one or more other squads that are respectively commanded by one or more players via their respective use of controllers. Each squad includes a plurality of characters. Each player is assigned to one of the squads. Actions of each character in the video game are a function of commands given to that character by one of the players. Players can join or exit their assigned squad during game play. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311484 | FANTASY SPORTS SYSTEM WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING CAPABILITY - A method of managing a fantasy sports game includes receiving attribute information from a plurality of players of the fantasy sports game, wherein attribute information includes at least identifying information, a sports type and a wager amount. The method can further include relaying communications between the plurality of players and suggesting a fantasy sports league to a subset of players having similar attribute information. The method can further include creating a fantasy sports league comprising the subset of players. The method can further include receiving from each of the subset of players an electronic payment of a predefined amount so as to generate a pot. The method can further include transferring the pot to one or more players that have been designated a winner of the fantasy sports league. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311487 | Multi-layered electronic puzzle - A system for generating an electronic puzzle for a user. The system comprises a user interface; a processor in communication with the user interface; and a memory in communication with the processor. The processor is effective to receive a first image and a second set of images; break the first image into a plurality of first pieces; and create a plurality of partitions corresponding to the first image and the second set of images, each partition defining an area. The processor is further effective to display the first pieces to the user on a user interface; receive a first request from a user to release a particular one of the first pieces at a first location; when the first location is inside an area of a first particular partition corresponding to the particular first piece, display the first piece in the first particular partition on the user interface. The processor is further effective to display the second set of images to the user on the user interface; receive a second request from the user to release a particular one of the second images at a second location; and when the second location is inside an area of a second particular partition corresponding to the particular one of the second images, display the particular one of the second images in the second particular partition on the user interface. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311488 | AMUSEMENT DEVICE INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA IN PLAY OF A GAME IN WHICH AN OUTCOME IS DEPENDANT UPON CARD VALUES - Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311493 | INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING MOVEMENT OF GAME DEVICES - Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311494 | AMUSEMENT DEVICE INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA IN PLAY OF A GAME OF CHANCE - Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311497 | Tournament Gaming System and Method - A tournament gaming system for gaming machines. A common amount is gambled in the tournament by two or more players, which forms a tournament pot. A common wagering game is played, the wagers being separate from and in addition to the common amount gambled. On a tournament terminating event, a prize to one or more of the players from the tournament pot | 2010-12-09 |
20100311498 | GAMING SYSTEM, MACHINE AND METHOD WITH A PRIZE MODIFIER - A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed which provide a random prize modification wherein a promotion index value is produced for a player in a wagering game. This promotion index value is then used in modifying a predetermined prize based on the wagering game outcome. In one embodiment, a particular game outcome is associated with an initial index value. The promotion index value is then produced and added to the initial index value to produce a final index value. This final index value is then used to look up an associated prize which is assigned to the player. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311501 | Game controller - A game controller includes a game controller chip; function keys electrically connected to the game controller chip; a joystick electrically connected to the game controller chip; an LCD display controlled by the game controller chip via a graph controller chip; a camera controlled by the game controller chip via a digital video converter; a microphone controlled by the game controller chip via a digital sound converter; an amplifier controlled by the digital sound converter; a sound device controlled by the digital sound converter via the amplifier; a touch panel, a temperature and motion sensor, a transmission interface, a wireless network module, an MPEG encoder and decoder, a memory device, and an IR transceiver electrically connected to the game controller chip respectively; and a rechargeable battery for powering the game controller chip. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311502 | ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AMONG INTERCONNECTED GAMING SYSTEMS - Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311509 | CLEARANCE-FREE CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - A constant velocity universal joint is disclosed that comprises an outer joint part, an inner joint part, torque transmitting balls, an annular ball cage, and a supporting mechanism. The outer joint part includes circumferentially distributed outer ball tracks. The inner joint part includes circumferentially distributed inner ball tracks. The torque transmitting balls are guided in pairs of tracks, wherein each track includes an outer ball track and an inner ball track. When the joint is in the aligned condition, the pairs of tracks, at least in a central joint plane, widen in coinciding axial directions. The annular ball cage is defined by a cage axis. The cage is positioned between the outer joint part and the inner joint part and comprises circumferentially distributed windows in which the torque transmitting balls are held with a clearance. The ball cage comprises an axial clearance relative to the outer joint part. The supporting resiliently supports the ball cage relative to the outer joint part and acts on the ball cage in the direction opposed to the direction in which the pairs of tracks widen. The supporting mechanism comprises a carrier element connected to the ball cage and a separate supporting member, wherein the supporting member is resiliently supported on the carrier element and rests against the outer joint part. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311510 | Collapsible Skate Rail and Method of Using a Collapsible Skate Rail - A collapsible skate rail is provided that includes a first bar having a first support and a second bar having a second support. The second bar is connected to the first bar by a hinge, and the first and second bar form together a two-piece bar. The hinge enables the two-piece bar to assume at least two positions. The first and second bars form an angle with the hinge at an apex in a folded position, and the first and second bars are linearly aligned in a extended position. The collapsible skate rail further includes an internal sleeve adapted to occupy a first internal space of the first bar adjacent to the hinge and a second internal space of the second bar adjacent to the hinge when the two-piece bar is in the extended position. A method of using a collapsible skate rail is provided. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311511 | Jump Shot Tool for Billiards and Pool - Equipment and methods for shooting a billiards jump shot to hop a cue ball off the surface of a billiards table. A billiards jump shot tool supports a pool cue white shooting a jump shot, providing the necessary lateral support for the pool cue at the correct height, enabling a novice player to shoot a very difficult billiards jump shot with i only a minimum amount of practice. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311512 | SIMULATOR WITH ENHANCED DEPTH PERCEPTION - A simulator system includes a user tracking device for detecting a position of a user and generating a sensor signal representing the position of the user, a processor for receiving the sensor signal, analyzing the sensor signal, and generating an image signal in response to the analysis of the sensor signal, wherein the analyzing of the sensor signal includes determining a position of a virtual camera corresponding to the position of the user, the virtual camera being directed toward a reference look-at-point; and a image generating device for receiving the image signal and generating an image in response to the image signal, wherein the image is modified in response to the position and an orientation of the virtual camera relative to the reference look-at-point. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311513 | GOLF PUTTING AND SWING AID APPARATUS - A pressure sensing and notification system to be worn by a golfer to facilitate proper putting and swing techniques. The system indicates to the golfer via a physically-detectable signal that is transmitted to the golfer instantly in response to the golfer handling a club with excessive pressure. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311514 | WEARABLE SWING TRAINING APPARATUS - A swing training apparatus includes a first plate, a second, plate, a moveable joint, and an angular resistance mechanism. The movable joint connects the first plate to the second plate so that the first plate can rotate with respect to the second plate and about a shared plate axis of rotation. The angular resistance mechanism is connected between the first plate and the second plate. It increases angular resistance between the first plate and the second plate as an angle of rotation about the plate axis of rotation is increased. A shoe of an athlete contacts the first plate. The shoe is positioned on the first plate so that, as the athlete rotates a foot and the shoe enclosing the foot with respect to a part of the foot and about a foot axis of rotation, the foot axis of rotation and the plate axis of rotation coincide. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311515 | APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING A GOLF SWING - A training apparatus for improving a golfer's golf swing is disclosed. The training apparatus can restrict movement of the golfer's hands, as well as the shaft of the golfer's golf club, during the swing. A set of rails supported by a support structure are oriented so as to restrict the golfer's hand movement, and golf club shaft movement. The set of rails include at least two rails for inducing the golfer to move the golfer's hands within the hand space, throughout at least a portion of the swing, and at least two rails for inducing the golfer to move the golfer's golf club shaft within the golf club shaft space. The rails can include various adjustability features, allowing for adjusting the height and angular orientation of the set of rails, as well as the spacing and orientation of individual rails relative to each other. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311516 | Device for Improving a Golf Swing - Described is a portable and intuitive golf swing improvement device for indicating the proper shift of a golfer's body weight to the front foot during a down swing. More specifically, the swing improvement device measures the shift of the golfer's body weight during a golf swing and indicates when such shift is in accordance with a technically sound swing. Additionally, the swing improvement device is self-sufficient and portable such that the device is deployable almost anywhere. The swing improvement device also provides swing analysis in a manner that is immediately understandable to the golfer. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311523 | GPS DEVICE - A golf GPS device is disclosed herein. The device includes a GPS unit, a memory for storing a plurality of aerial images of a golf course, a display for displaying the plurality of aerial images, a user input for inputting a plurality of location points on an aerial image of the plurality of aerial images displayed on the display, and a processor comprising means for collision avoidance of features on the display of the device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311524 | Hitting Device - The present invention provides for the first time a hitting device having a plural ended pedestal. The plural ended pedestal includes at least one end having a pedestal for supporting objects and at least one end having a smaller pedestal for supporting smaller objects. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311525 | BAT - The present invention provides a bat having a handle and a body, part of the body including a hitting area which in use is intended to hit a ball, wherein at least a portion of the hitting area is made of a resilient material. The incorporation of a resilient material into a part of the hitting area of (preferably) an otherwise normal bat means that a batsman is typically able to use the bat to hit a ball for e.g. a given distance or speed, with less effort than using a regular bat. Clearly this improves the ability of the batsman to provide, for example, fielding training. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311526 | SHUTTLECOCK - A shuttlecock including a cap and a skirt part whereto an air passage hole is formed, wherein a rib is provided to the skirt part, adjacent to a rear end of the air passage hole in a generatrix direction of the skirt part, the rib having a shape wherein air pressure difference is generated between an air flow passing through the air passage hole to flow on an inside of the rib and an air flow not passing through the air passage hole but to flow on an outside of the rib, and an aerodynamic force directed from the inside of the rib to the outside is generated. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311529 | Drive Clutch for a Continuously Variable Transmission with Engine Braking and Built in Belt Protection - A drive clutch for a continuously variable transmission that includes an input shaft designed to engage with an engine. A sheave assembly is mounted about the input shaft. A bearing assembly separates the sheave assembly from the input shaft such that the input shaft can rotate independently from the sheave assembly. At least one sheave clutch assembly is positioned about the input shaft. The sheave clutch assembly is configured to provide engagement between the sheave assembly and the input shaft when the rotation of the input shaft increases above a certain threshold value. An axial control mechanism is mounted on the input shaft adjacent to the second sheave. The axial control mechanism controls the movement of the second sheave toward and away from the first sheave as a function of the speed of the input shaft. A continuously variable transmission including the drive clutch and a driven clutch is also disclosed. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311530 | HIGH STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS SILENT CHAIN WITH IMPROVED NOISE - An improved link for a chain for use with a sprocket, the link comprising a body having a pair of apertures for receiving connecting pins and a pair of teeth having outside flanks, and inside flanks between the teeth defining a crotch. The improvement includes an effective outer flank angle between a line tangent to the outer flank of the link at 1.5 P and a vertical line intersecting the tangent line of less than or equal to 29 degrees, an effective inner flank angle between a line tangent to the inner flank of the link at 0.5 P and a vertical line intersecting the tangent line of less than or equal to 29 degrees, and a plurality ratios. The links may be assembled into a chain and connected by a plurality of pins. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311531 | ELEMENT OF BELT FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND BELT FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A belt for a continuously variable transmission and elements used in the belt. The elements include a stopper portion formed integrally with a neck portion erected upwardly from a saddle face to hold a width end portion of the ring. The elements are juxtaposed annularly in a same orientation and fastened by rings disposed on a saddle face of the element thereby forming a belt for a continuously variable transmission. A recessed portion is formed by depressing the saddle face at a corner between a side face of the neck portion and the saddle face; and an inner face of the recessed portion includes a first inner face extending smoothly into the side face of the neck portion and having a relatively larger curvature radius, and a second inner face extending smoothly into the first inner face and having a relatively smaller curvature radius. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311532 | ARRANGEMENT WITH AT LEAST ONE HYDRAULICALLY BIDIRECTIONAL ACTUATABLE SWITCHING ELEMENT - An arrangement with at least one shifting element ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100311537 | ARRANGEMENT OF A PLANETARY GEARSET - An arrangement for planetary gearsets comprises at least simple radially inner and radially outer planetary gearsets each comprising a sun gear, a ring gear and a carrier that carries planetary gears. The two gearsets are coaxially aligned and one of the gearsets is radially nested inside the sun gear of the other gearset. The ring gear of the radially inner gearset and the sun gear of the radially outer planetary gearset are at least coupled to one another in a rotationally fixed and are connected to a common carrier by driving teeth. To achieve a simple and inexpensive production, the ring gear of the radially inner gearset and the sun gear of the radially outer gearset are first produced as separate components with different heat treatments and then the ring and the sun gear are connected together by one of a friction force locking, a form interlocking and/or positive bonding. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311538 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SUPPLY DEVICE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic pressure supply device of an automatic transmission which supplies working oil to the automatic transmission capable of utilizing the oil pressure to make any of a plurality of frictional engagement devices selectively engaged, thereby performing gear shift to transmit the power from an engine to driving wheels of a vehicle is disclosed. The device includes: a hydraulic pressure supply mechanism at the driving of the engine which supplies the working oil to the automatic transmission by the power from the engine; an accumulator for pressure accumulation which accumulates the pressure of the working oil; and a start-up hydraulic pressure supply control mechanism which supplies the working oil pressure-accumulated in the accumulator for pressure accumulation to a frictional engagement device for startup made to be engaged at the startup of the vehicle among a plurality of frictional engagement devices if the restart of the engine is performed after the automatic stop of the engine, wherein the start-up hydraulic pressure supply control mechanism supplies the working oil to the frictional engagement device for startup by a system separate from the hydraulic pressure supply mechanism at the driving of the engine. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311539 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle with a hybrid drive system ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100311540 | METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF A HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM AND HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM COMPRISING TWO SUB-TRANSMISSIONS - A method for the operation of a hybrid drive system is provided. The hybrid drive system has a first drive machine, for example an internal combustion engine, and a second drive machine, such as an electric machine. The hybrid drive system can also have a first gearshift sub-transmission and a second gearshift sub-transmission. The first gearshift sub-transmission can have a first input shaft that can be coupled to an output shaft using a first group of shifting gearwheel pairs, and the first input shaft can be coupled to the first drive machine. The second gearshift sub-transmission can have a second input shaft that is coupled to the output shaft using a second group of shifting gearwheel pairs, and the second input shaft can be connected with the second drive machine. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311543 | APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY - An apparatus for improving fuel efficiency of a vehicle is provided, including an engine, a generator system and an air-conditioning system. The generator system and the air-conditioning system are connected respectively through transmission elements and a moveable first active transmission wheel and a second active transmission wheel on the engine core axis. A first clutch is placed between the crank shaft of the engine and the first active transmission wheel, and a second clutch is placed between the first active transmission wheel and the second active transmission wheel. Also, a control circuit is provided to control the operation of the first clutch and the second clutch, in order to control the driving and rotation of the first active transmission wheel and/or the second active transmission wheel. The control circuit further determines according to the signal whether power is provided directly to the generator system and further drives the air-conditioning system. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311544 | Wearable Device Assembly Having Athletic Functionality - A wearable device has a carrier having an aperture. A device has a USB connection and a protrusion wherein the protrusion is received in the aperture to connect the device to the wristband. The device is a USB type device having athletic functionality. The device may further be configured to receive calibration data such that a measured distance may be converted to a known distance based on athletic activity performed by a user. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311549 | Device for Training the Muscles of the Body - The invention relates to a device for training the muscles of the body, comprising a stack of weights ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100311550 | EXERCISE MACHINE HAVING ROTATABLE WEIGHT SELECTION INDEX - A weight exercise machine may include an exercise member, one or more weights, and one or more weight selectors. When using the machine to exercise, the user exerts an exercise force against the exercise member. A weight selector may be rotated, pivoted, or otherwise moved to operably couple the exercise member to at least one of the weights such that displacement of the exercise member causes at least one of the weights to displace, thus providing resistance to displacement of the exercise member. The weights may include main weights and add-on weights for operative coupling to the exercise member via a movable frame. The one or more weight selectors allow for selection of different combinations of weights for providing resistance to displacement of the exercise member. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311555 | Inclinable Exercise Device With Abdominal Crunch Board and Method - An abdominal crunch board for an inclinable exercise device includes a handle bar including opposite terminating engagement portions; a pair of opposing brackets coupled to the opposite terminating engagement portions, the pair of opposing brackets and the opposite terminating engagement portions forming a frame; a padded support coupled to the frame; and the opposing brackets are removably attachable to an adjustable incline of the inclinable exercise device at one or both of a location between a first end of the adjustable incline and a user support platform of the inclinable exercise device and a location between a second end of the adjustable incline and the user support platform. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311556 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL CONTAINERS - An apparatus and method for transferring compressed air between machine elements uses a rotary manifold ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100311557 | APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, PRODUCING A BAG FROM PAPER, AND PAPER BAG - The invention describes a bag machine for production of bags made of paper material, comprising:
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20100311558 | MANUAL DUNNAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A motor-free dunnage conversion system for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage includes a container having a wall with an opening therethrough, a supply of sheet stock material within the container, and a forming member. The forming member has converging sidewalls that define a passage alignable with the opening in the wall. The forming member is a converging chute having a relatively larger inlet spaced from the outlet, which is relatively smaller than the inlet. The forming member functions to crumple the sheet stock material as a packer draws the sheet stock material through the forming member to form a crumpled strip of dunnage. The forming member has a dimension that is larger than a corresponding dimension of the opening to keep the forming member from escaping the container as the packer pulls the stock material through the forming member. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311563 | ALUMINA SINTERED ARTICLE - An alumina sintered article comprising 99.3 mass % or more Al in terms of Al | 2010-12-09 |
20100311564 | Dielectric Oxide Films and Method for Making Same - Dielectric oxide materials prepared by producing a sol from a mixture of a metal oxide precursor, a solvent, and an epoxide, and preparing a metal oxide material from the sol. In various versions, the mixture can also include a cosolvent, one or more additional metal oxide precursors, water, or a precursor to a glassforming oxide, or any combination thereof. The prepared dielectric oxide materials can be in the form of thin films having high κ values, low electrical leakage, and low dielectric loss tangent values. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311565 | MICROPOROUS ALUMINOPHOSPHATE MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANES FOR HIGHLY SELECTIVE SEPARATIONS - The present invention discloses microporous aluminophosphate (AlPO | 2010-12-09 |
20100311566 | PROCESS FOR REGENERATING A REFORMING CATALYST - The invention concerns a process for regenerating a catalyst for the production of aromatic hydrocarbons or for reforming. Said process comprises a step for combustion in a zone A comprising at least 2 beds A | 2010-12-09 |
20100311567 | REGENERATION OF ZEOLITE CARBONYLATION CATALYSTS - A process for the in-situ regeneration of a zeolite catalyst in a carbonylation process for the production of at least one of methyl acetate and acetic acid by contacting methanol, dimethyl ethyl or dimethyl carbonate with carbon monoxide in the presence of a zeolite catalyst, ceasing contact of the catalyst with the reactant, regenerating the catalyst with a regenerating gas selected from hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide at a temperature in the range 250 to 600° C., terminating the hydrogen regenerating step and resuming contact of the catalyst with the reactant and carbon monoxide. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGENERATING ACTIVATED COKE USED FOR TREATING WASTEWATER OR SEWAGE - A method for regenerating activated coke used for treating wastewater or sewage is provided. The method includes loading the activated coke to an environment under 150 to 250° C., heating the activated coke to a temperature of 700 to 850° C. for about 40 to 90 minutes; and providing a steam to the activated coke with a rate of 0.1 to 0.5 m | 2010-12-09 |
20100311569 | CATALYST AND A METHOD FOR CRACKING HYDROCARBONS - The invention discloses a catalyst and a method for cracking hydrocarbons. The catalyst comprises, calculated by dry basis, 10˜65 wt % ZSM-5 zeolite, 0˜60 wt % clay, 15˜60 wt % inorganic oxide binder, 0.5˜15 wt % one or more metal additives selected from the metals of Group VIIIB and 2˜25 wt % P additive, in which the metal additive, is calculated by metal oxide and the P additive is calculated by P | 2010-12-09 |
20100311570 | SLURRY BED FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYSTS WITH SILICA/ALUMINA STRUCTURAL PROMOTERS - A method of producing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst by preparing a nitrate solution, wherein preparing comprises forming at least one metal slurry and combining the at least one metal slurry with a nitric acid solution; combining the nitrate solution with a basic solution to form a precipitate; promoting the precipitate to form a promoted mixture, wherein promoting comprises combining the precipitate with (a) silicic acid and one or more selected from the group consisting of non-crystalline silicas, crystalline silicas, and sources of kaolin or (b) at least one selected from non-crystalline silicas and sources of kaolin, in the absence of silicic acid; and spray drying the promoted mixture to produce catalyst having a desired particle size. Catalyst produced by the disclosed method is also described. | 2010-12-09 |
20100311579 | Reversible Thermosensitive Recording Medium And Method For Producing The Same - A reversible thermosensitive recording medium including a reversible thermosensitive recording layer, a first sheet-shaped base provided adjacent to the reversible thermosensitive recording layer, an electronic information recording module containing a module substrate, and a convex-shaped electronic information recording element and an antenna circuit both disposed on the module substrate, and a first resin layer for bonding the first sheet-shaped base and the electronic information recording module, wherein the first sheet-shaped base has a concave portion on a surface opposite to a surface on which the reversible thermosensitive recording layer is formed, and the electronic information recording element is inserted into the concave portion of the first sheet-shaped base. | 2010-12-09 |