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20080211369 | Remote control lighting assembly and use thereof - A remote-controllable lighting device comprising a first substrate and an adjacent second substrate maintained in a spaced apart relationship to allow airflow therebetween and at least partly overlapping each other, at least the second substrates carrying thereon at least one emission sources, the first substrate being located towards a proximal end of the device and the second substrate being located towards a distal end of the device; said first substrate being arranged so as to allow light generated by the at least one located second light emission source to pass thereby in a direction defining a primary light emission direction and said first light emission source located so as to emit light in said primary light emission direction; said first and second substrate being in thermal communication so as to allow heat generated by the at least one light emission sources to flow between the substrates so as to provide thermal distribution between the substrates, the first and second substrate being formed of a thermally conductive material suitable for convection of the generated heat therefrom; a signal detector for receiving a wirelessly transmitted control signal from a remote control device; said signal receiver being located proximal of the first substrate in the primary light emission direction; and a controller in communication with said signal detector and the light emission sources and for controlling at least one characteristic of at least one light emission source responsive to said control signal. | 09-04-2008 |
20100033971 | HEAT-DISSIPATING REFLECTOR FOR LIGHTING DEVICE - A heat-dissipating reflector for a lighting device having a reflecting surface for reflecting light from a light emitting source of the lighting device, and a plurality of ventilation openings formed through the reflecting surface for dissipating heat generated by the light emitting source. | 02-11-2010 |
20110051428 | LED LIGHT ENGINE WITH MULTI-PATH HEAT DISSIPATION - A light emitting diode (LED) light engine is provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, the LED light engine includes a housing; an LED mounting board secured within the housing, the LED mounting board including one or more LED electrically connected to the LED mounting board, the LED mounting board configured to receive power from a power source to power the one or more LED; and a heat bridge conductively coupling the LED mounting board to the housing, wherein the heat bridge is configured to conduct heat from the LED mounting board to the housing, wherein the housing is configured to dissipate heat. The heat bridge may take one of several different configurations. A lighting assembly may be provided for securely mounting one or more LED light engines. | 03-03-2011 |
20110062454 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING REMOTELY LOCATED LIGHT SCATTERING MATERIAL - A light emitting device with a remotely located light scattering material which improves color mixing property is provided. The light emitting device includes a substrate defining a cavity; one or more light emitting elements bonded to the substrate and positioned in the cavity; at least one first layer covering the one or more light emitting elements, at least part of the at least one first layer within the cavity, wherein the at least one first layer has a refractive index less than the refractive index of the one or more light emitting elements; and at least one second layer including light scattering material disposed on the at least one first layer, wherein the refractive index of the first layer is less than or equal to the refractive index of the second layer. | 03-17-2011 |
20120000974 | Self-powered Electronic Label - An electronic label system is provided which includes a data source having information to be displayed by an electronic label. An optical source such as an LED array broadcasts optical signals modulated with the data source data to plural electronic labels. Each electronic label has an optical receiver which receives the modulated optical signals and also receives unmodulated optical signals to supply power to an energy storage device. A mode switch switches the optical receiver between a signal reception mode and an energy storage device power-supplying mode. One or more bistable displays display the data received from the modulated optical signals. Through the use of bistable displays, the power consumption of the electronic label is greatly reduced while use of a single receiving element for receiving both the signal light and power storage light reduces the number of components needed to assemble the electronic label, thus reducing cost. | 01-05-2012 |
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20100233301 | TOPICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FERMENTED EXTRACTS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINAL (TCM) INGREDIENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention relates to topical compositions containing fermented extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicinal (TCM) ingredients for improving the appearance and skin condition of the user. The topical compositions of the present invention are tailored for different users of different skin compositions according to TCM principles. The fermented TCM extracts are characterized by reduced odor and/or color in comparison with unfermented TCM extracts and are therefore more suitable for use in cosmetic products. | 09-16-2010 |
20120270291 | Topical Compositions Comprising Fermented Extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicinal (TCM) Ingredients, and Methods of Making and Using Same - The present invention relates to topical compositions containing fermented extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicinal (TCM) ingredients for improving the appearance and skin condition of the user. The topical compositions of the present invention are tailored for different users of different skin compositions according to TCM principles. The fermented TCM extracts are characterized by reduced odor and/or color in comparison with unfermented TCM extracts and are therefore more suitable for use in cosmetic products. | 10-25-2012 |
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20150093461 | Topical Compositions Comprising Fermented Extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicinal (TCM) Ingredients, and Methods of Making and Using Same - The present invention relates to topical compositions containing fermented extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicinal (TCM) ingredients for improving the appearance and skin condition of the user. The topical compositions of the present invention are tailored for different users of different skin compositions according to TCM principles. The fermented TCM extracts are characterized by reduced odor and/or color in comparison with unfermented TCM extracts and are therefore more suitable for use in cosmetic products. | 04-02-2015 |
20150323640 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPECTRAL LEAKAGE REMOVAL IN DAC TESTING - System and method for processing a signal sampled from an output of a digital-analog converter. The method comprises: (a) transforming the input signal from time domain to frequency domain to obtain a signal having a plurality of bins; (b) estimating properties of a largest amplitude bin, except for direct current (DC) bin, in the input signal; (c) performing signal reconstruction in time domain based on the estimated properties to generate a reconstructed signal; (d) subtracting the estimated signal from the input signal to get a residual signal; (e) repeating steps (a)-(d) till a predetermined number of bins have been processed; (f) adding all the reconstructed signals and the last residual signal together to generate a sum signal; and (g) transforming the sum signal from the time domain to the frequency domain. | 11-12-2015 |
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20090059831 | METHOD OF COMMUNICATING A MULTI-USER PACKET TO A GROUP OF USERS - A disclosed method of communicating includes using a group identifier within a multi-user packet (MUP) to indicate at least one packet within the MUP is intended for a plurality of members of a group corresponding to the group identifier. In a disclosed example, the group identifier comprises a group MAC identifier that is included in a header of the MUP. Mobile stations receiving the MUP process the MUP to determine whether any individual user identifier or any group MAC identifier within the MUP indicates that an associated packet is intended for that mobile station. If so, the mobile station proceeds to process the associated packet or packets from within the MUP. | 03-05-2009 |
20150092541 | Methods, Systems And Devices For Improving Discontinuous Reception In Wideband Wireless Networks - Methods, systems and devices for improving discontinuous reception (DRX) in wireless telecommunication networks are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a retransmission buffer status report (BSR) timer is implemented in a user equipment (UE) as an attribute that is configurable for each logical channel of the UE. According to another embodiment, a data flush token is implemented as a logical channel attribute in a UE in order to expedite emptying of the UE's uplink buffer. According to another embodiment, improvements are provided to the manner in which a UE determines to cancel regular BSRs. According to other embodiments, features are implemented at a base station such as an E-UTRAN Node B (eNB) to improve downlink and uplink transmission scheduling between the base station and a UE. According to further embodiments, improved methods of detecting and handling late and delayed BSRs are implemented at a base station. The disclosed embodiments promote improved battery life of a UE as well as improved network data performance. | 04-02-2015 |
20150092542 | Techniques For Improving Discontinuous Reception In Wideband Wireless Networks - Methods, systems and devices for improving discontinuous reception (DRX) in wireless telecommunication networks are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a retransmission buffer status report (BSR) timer is implemented in a user equipment (UE) as an attribute that is configurable for each logical channel of the UE. According to another embodiment, a data flush token is implemented as a logical channel attribute in a UE in order to expedite emptying of the UE's uplink buffer. According to another embodiment, improvements are provided to the manner in which a UE determines to cancel regular BSRs. According to other embodiments, features are implemented at a base station such as an E-UTRAN Node B (eNB) to improve downlink and uplink transmission scheduling between the base station and a UE. According to further embodiments, improved methods of detecting and handling late and delayed BSRs are implemented at a base station. The disclosed embodiments promote improved battery life of a UE as well as improved network data performance. | 04-02-2015 |
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20140257770 | NUMERICAL SIMULATION METHOD FOR THE FLIGHT-ICING OF HELICOPTER ROTARY-WINGS - The present invention is related to a numerical simulation method for the flight-icing of helicopter rotary-wings. This invention includes the algorithm of adding the voracity compensation force term to the momentum and energy equations describing the air-supercooled water droplets two-phase rotational flows in the single fluid two-phase flow system in wake domain of helicopter-rotary wings; the algorithm of adding the centrifugal and Coriolis force to the slip velocity equation; the models describing the water film and icing progress containing the effect of the centrifugal and Coriolis force; and the procedure using the above algorithms and models to do simulation. | 09-11-2014 |
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