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| 20150195725 | Apparatus and Methods for Radio Frequency Ranging - A radio frequency (RF) device is provided. The RF device includes an antenna interface, a receive circuit configured to extract data from incoming signals, a playback circuit configured to associate a predefined delay with the data, a transmit circuit configured to generate outgoing signals based on the data and the predefined delay, and a control circuit configured to calculate range based in part on the predefined delay and phase differences between incoming signals and outgoing signals. | 07-09-2015 |
| 20150222275 | Apparatus and Methods for Phase-Locked Loop Startup Operation - A phase-locked loop (PLL) is provided. The PLL may include a local oscillator configured to generate an output signal, a feedback divider configured to generate a feedback signal in response to the output signal, a phase detector configured to operate the local oscillator based on a comparison between a reference signal and the feedback signal, and a reset controller in communication with each of the phase detector and the feedback divider. The reset controller may be configured to hold each of the phase detector and the frequency divider in reset, and enable each of the phase detector and the frequency divider such that at least the feedback signal is in substantial synchronization with the reference signal. | 08-06-2015 |
| 20150222278 | Apparatus and Methods for Phase-Locked Loop Oscillator Calibration and Lock Detection - A system and method of calibrating a phase-locked loop (PLL) having at least a phase detector, a frequency divider and a local oscillator are provided. The disclosed example includes generating a lock window signal based on a feedback signal generated by the frequency divider where the lock window signal may form an active lock window relative to each significant edge of the feedback signal, generating a sampled window signal based on samples of the lock window signal at each significant edge of a reference signal, and estimating a phase offset between the reference signal and the feedback signal based on a number of consecutive samples of the sampled window signal that are active. | 08-06-2015 |
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| 20130194071 | SURFACE SENSOR - The invention relates to a sensor for detection of properties and structures of an organic tissue and its surface, e.g. a fingerprint sensor comprising a chosen number of sensor electrodes at chosen positions for coupling to a finger tissue and its surface having a size less or comparable to the size of the structures, characteristics or properties of the finger tissue or surface, and a processing unit including electronic circuitry connected to said electrodes for detection of the voltage at, or the current flow in the electrodes, thereby providing for detection and collection of information of related capacitance, impedance, electromagnetic field, fingerprint, tissue aliveness or other biometric, physical, physiological, thermal or optical or characteristics or properties of the tissue or its surface positioned over the electrodes, the processing unit being mounted on one side of a substrate and the electrodes being embedded in said substrate, the substrate including through going first, second and third conductive paths between said sensor electrodes and said measurement circuitry. The substrate is made from a polymer material such as Polyimide, implemented as a rigid or a flexible multi layer build-up substrate, said first, second, and third conductive paths are constituted by through going substrate sections of a chosen size and material. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140241595 | Integrated Finger Print Sensor - A fingerprint sensor and fingerprint sensor system especially for integration in a device having an overlay made of an insulating material comprises a plurality of sensing elements positioned on a first side of the overlay; a plurality of probes positioned in a predetermined pattern defining a fingerprint sensing area on a second side of the overlay, the plurality of probes extending from the first side of the overlay at least partially through the overlay; a plurality of conductor leads on the first side of the overlay interconnecting the plurality of probes with the plurality of sensing elements; a plurality of amplifiers connected to the plurality of sensing elements, the number of amplifiers being less than the number of sensing elements; and an activation circuit connected to the plurality of sensing elements, the activation circuit being adapted to output at least one activation signal. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150136860 | SURFACE SENSOR - The invention relates to a sensor for detection of properties and structures of an organic tissue and its surface, e.g., a fingerprint sensor comprising a chosen number of sensor electrodes at chosen positions for coupling to a finger tissue and its surface having a size less or comparable to the size of the structures, characteristics or properties of the finger tissue or surface, and a processing unit including electronic circuitry connected to said electrodes for detection of the voltage at, or the current flow in the electrodes, thereby providing for detection and collection of information of related capacitance, impedance, electromagnetic field, fingerprint, tissue aliveness or other biometric, physical, physiological, thermal or optical or characteristics or properties of the tissue or its surface positioned over the electrodes, the processing unit being mounted on one side of a substrate and the electrodes being embedded in said substrate, the substrate including through going first, second and third conductive paths between said sensor electrodes and said measurement circuitry. The substrate is made from a polymer material such as Polyimide, implemented as a rigid or a flexible multi layer build-up substrate, said first, second, and third conductive paths are constituted by through going substrate sections of a chosen size and material. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150242672 | SENSOR EMPLOYING OVERLAPPING GRID LINES AND CONDUCTIVE PROBES FOR EXTENDING A SENSING SURFACE FROM THE GRID LINES - An electronic sensor forms a grid to detect surface features of a proximally located object, such as a fingerprint. The grid includes a plurality of parallel drive lines connectable to a drive source and a plurality of parallel pickup lines oriented substantially perpendicular to the drive lines and overlapping the drive lines. The drive lines are separated from the pickup lines by an insulating dielectric layer. The overlaps where the drive lines and pickup lines cross define impedance-sensitive electrode pairs which act as pixels at which surface features of the proximally located object are detected. One or more conductive probes extend from one or more corresponding impedance-sensitive electrode pairs, through an overlay layer of insulating material, to the sensing surface. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20160004897 | INTEGRATED FINGERPRINT SENSOR - This invention relates to a fingerprint sensor especially for integration in a unit having a cover material such as glass being transparent in a certain area, the fingerprint sensor comprising a number of electrodes positioned in a predetermined pattern on or close to the surface of said cover material, each electrode being connected to a conductor lead extending through said cover material, the conductor lead being essentially transparent and being routed on the opposite side from the electrodes to a processing unit being positioned outside said transparent area. | 01-07-2016 |
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| 20120305256 | VALVE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a valve system for use in a wellbore, the system comprising a side pocket mandrel and one or more well tools, where the side pocket mandrel ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130094975 | Device and method of enhancing production of hydrocarbons - A device and an associated method, of enhancing production of hydrocarbons from a wellbore by the use of a device, where the device is arranged in a side pocket mandrel. The method, and associated device, includes means for allowing a fraction of a main production flow to enter a first flow passage ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130133896 | Fluid injection device - The present invention regards a device designed for injection of fluids in a well bore, typically an offshore well bore for petroleum production and gas injection/gas lift system for fluid injection. The device comprises a outer hollow housing ( | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130140033 | Actuator device - The present invention relates to a device which can be employed in connection with oil and/or gas wells for the purpose of increasing the well's production. The device comprises an external structure, in which external structure a first and a second pressure-influenced bellows device is mounted, where the first and second pressure-influenced bellows devices are in fluid connection with each other via a support device. At the end opposite the connection with the support device, the second pressure-influenced bellows device is connected to a movable sleeve. The device further comprises a pivotable or rotatable closing mechanism for the device, where the closing mechanism is connected to the movable sleeve. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130206424 | Valve device for a side pocket or sub in a well - A valve device for use in a side pocket and/or sub in a well, having a housing ( | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130291961 | Valve device - The present invention relates to a valve ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140290962 | VALVE SYSTEM - A valve system for use in a wellbore includes a side pocket mandrel and one or more well tools, where the side pocket mandrel includes an elongated body section provided with a connector at its ends, the elongated body section being provided with a substantially fully open main bore for alignment with the well tubing and an offset side pocket bore. At least one through opening is provided in the side pocket mandrel, leading into the side pocket bore, and at least one through opening is provided in the internal wall, leading into the main bore, where the at least two openings are in fluid communication through the side pocket bore, in which side pocket bore at least two valves are arranged in series to form a double fluid barrier between the main bore and an outside of the pocket mandrel, the at least two valves being independently retrievable through at least one installation opening arranged in the internal wall of the side pocket mandrel. | 10-02-2014 |
