| Harris Corporation Patent applications |
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| 20120125609 | TRIAXIAL LINEAR INDUCTION ANTENNA ARRAY FOR INCREASED HEAVY OIL RECOVERY - A radio frequency applicator and method for heating a hydrocarbon formation is disclosed. An aspect of at least one embodiment disclosed is a linear radio frequency (RF) applicator. It includes a transmission line and a current return path that is insulated from the transmission line and surrounds the transmission line to create a coaxial conductor. At least one conductive sleeve is positioned around the transmission line and the current return path. The transmission line and the current return path are electrically connected to the conductive sleeve. A radio frequency source is configured to apply a signal to the transmission line. When the linear applicator is operated, a circular magnetic field forms, which creates eddy current in the formation causing heavy hydrocarbons to flow. The applicator provides enhanced oil recovery where steam may not be used. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120125608 | TWINAXIAL LINEAR INDUCTION ANTENNA ARRAY FOR INCREASED HEAVY OIL RECOVERY - A radio frequency applicator and method for heating a hydrocarbon formation is disclosed. An aspect of at least one embodiment disclosed is a linear radio frequency applicator. It includes a transmission line and a current return path that is insulated from the transmission line. At least one conductive sleeve is positioned around the transmission line and the current return path. The transmission line and the current return path are electrically connected to the conductive sleeve. A radio frequency source is configured to apply a signal to the transmission line. When the linear applicator is operated, a circular magnetic field forms, which creates eddy current in the formation causing heavy hydrocarbons to flow. The heat is reliable as liquid water contact is not required. The applicator may operate in permafrost regions and without caprock. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120125607 | PARALLEL FED WELL ANTENNA ARRAY FOR INCREASED HEAVY OIL RECOVERY - A parallel fed well antenna array and method for heating a hydrocarbon formation is disclosed. An aspect of at least one embodiment is a parallel fed well antenna array. It includes an electrically conductive pipe having radiating segments and insulator segments. It also includes a two conductor shielded electrical cable where the shield has discontinuities such that the first conductor and the second conductor are exposed. The first conductor is electrically connected to the conductive pipe and the second conductor is electrically connected to the shield of the electrical cable just beyond an insulator segment of the conductive well pipe A radio frequency source is configured to apply a signal to the electrical cable. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120124075 | APPLICATION INDEPENDENT DOCUMENT SUBMISSION FOR SYSTEM INTEROPERABILITY | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118565 | Effective Solvent Extraction System Incorporating Electromagnetic Heating - A method of producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir comprises pre-heating by exposure to electromagnetic radiation from a electromagnetic radiation source, injecting through at least one injection well a solvent into the reservoir to dilute the hydrocarbons contained in the pre-conditioned portion, and producing through at least one production well a mixture of hydrocarbons and solvent. An apparatus for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir comprises at least one radio frequency antenna configured to transmit radio frequency energy into a subterranean reservoir, a power source to provide power to the at least one radio frequency antenna, at least one injection well configured to inject a solvent from a solvent supply source into the subterranean reservoir to lower the viscosity of the hydrocarbons, and at least one production well configured to produce a mixture comprising hydrocarbons and solvent from the subterranean reservoir. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120114074 | System and Method for Reducing Peak-To-Average Power Ratio For Multi-Carrier Communication Systems - The present disclosure presents a predictive signal producing method that effectively levels transmitter output power in a multi-carrier communication system and results in approaching amplifier performance normally associated with constant carrier waveforms. Embodiments of the disclosed solution offers >10 dB reduction in the peak-to-average power required to support the transmission of, for example, orthogonal frequency division modulation (“OFDM”) modulation techniques. Embodiments of the novel system and method maximize peak-to-average power ratio (“PAPR”) reduction with selective mapping and soft clipping, which may include filtering, combined. This novel approach also minimizes overhead, bit error rate, retransmissions, and increases latency as well as implementing processing cycles with a number of iterations. The disclosed system and method improves the total system DC power efficiency and provides an optimal solution for PAPR reduction in multi-carrier communication systems such as, for example, OFDM. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120112464 | WIND TURBINE PROVIDING REDUCED RADIO FREQUENCY INTERACTION AND RELATED METHODS - A wind turbine electrical generator may include a monopole tower extending upwardly from ground level. The wind turbine electrical generator may also include an electrical power generator carried by an upper end of the monopole tower and may include a horizontally extending drive shaft. The wind turbine electrical generator may further include a plurality of wind-driven blades carried by the horizontally extending drive shaft. The monopole tower may have an outer surface with a vertically extending outer corner therein defining a pair of adjacent vertical facets. The monopole tower may be positioned with the vertically extending outer corner aligned with the land-based radar site so that the pair of adjacent vertical facets reflects radar illumination away from the radar site to reduce an amount of the radar illumination reflected back to the land-based radar site. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120099639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BITS REQUIRED TO BE TRANSFERRED OVER A COMMUNICATIONS LINK FOR AN IMAGE | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120098129 | METHOD OF MAKING A MULTI-CHIP MODULE HAVING A REDUCED THICKNESS AND RELATED DEVICES - A method of making a multi-chip module may include forming an interconnect layer stack on a sacrificial substrate. The interconnect layer stack may include patterned electrical conductor layers and a dielectric layer between adjacent patterned electrical conductor layers. The method may further include electrically coupling a first integrated circuit (IC) die in a flip chip arrangement to an uppermost patterned electrical conductor layer, and forming a first underfill dielectric layer between the first IC die and adjacent portions of the interconnect layer stack. The method further may include removing the sacrificial substrate to expose a lowermost patterned electrical conductor layer, and electrically coupling at a second integrated circuit die in a flip chip arrangement to the lowermost patterned electrical conductor layer. Still further, the method may include forming a second underfill dielectric layer between the second IC die and adjacent portions of the interconnect layer stack. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120097578 | RF HEATING TO REDUCE THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL WATER ADDED IN THE RECOVERY OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL - Equipment and a process for separating bitumen from oil sand in a process stream are described. The equipment includes several processing vessels and one or more local area radio frequency applicators to selectively heat the process stream in local areas of the equipment. The local area can be adjacent to an input or output of a component of the equipment. Also described is equipment for processing an oil sand—water slurry, including a slurrying vessel, a slurry pipe, and a local area radio frequency applicator. The local area radio frequency applicator is located outside of the slurry pipe, and heats the local area without significantly heating the contents of the slurrying vessel or of the downstream portion of the slurry pipe. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120092086 | WAVEGUIDE MATCHING UNIT HAVING GYRATOR - A waveguide matching unit is disclosed. The waveguide matching unit includes a gyrator having first and second waveguides. The first waveguide includes first and second ports that are connected by a first waveguide channel. An RF signal propagating through the first waveguide channel is phase shifted by about 90° when propagating from the first to the second port, and is phase shifted by about 0° when propagating from the second port to the first port. The second waveguide includes third and fourth ports that are connected by a second waveguide channel. An RF signal propagating through the second waveguide channel is phase shifted by about 0° when propagating from the third to the fourth port, and is phase shifted by about 90° when propagating from the fourth port to the third port. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090844 | SIMULTANEOUS CONVERSION AND RECOVERY OF BITUMEN USING RF - The present invention provides a method of producing upgraded hydrocarbons in-situ from a production well. The method begins by operating a subsurface recovery of hydrocarbons with a production well. An RF absorbent material is heated by at least one RF emitter and used as a heated RF absorbent material, which in turn heats the hydrocarbons to be produced. Hydrocarbons are upgraded in-situ and then produced from the production well. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120085537 | HEAVY OIL RECOVERY USING SF6 AND RF HEATING - A method of producing heavy oil by first injecting water and sulfur hexafluoride molecules into a region. The method then introduces electromagnetic waves such as microwaves and/or radio frequencies into the region at a frequency sufficient to excite the water and the sulfur hexafluoride molecules and increase the temperature of at least a portion of the water and sulfur hexafluoride molecules within the region to produce heated water and sulfur hexafluoride molecules. At least a portion of the heavy oil is heated in the region by contact with the heated water and sulfur hexafluoride molecules to produce heated heavy oil. The heated heavy oil is then produced. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120085533 | CYCLIC STEAM STIMULATION USING RF - A method of producing hydrocarbons from a well. The method begins by injecting steam into a well. The bitumen in the formation is then heated with the injected steam, followed by ceasing the injection of steam into the well and then by soaking the bitumen with the injected steam and collecting the heated oil. Steam that has condensed is revaporized by directing RF/MW radiation to the steam allowing for more bitumen to be produced without injecting more steam. In addition, some of the steam could become superheated, wherein the temperature of the superheated steam is greater than the temperature of the steam. The bitumen is heated by the revaporized steam and the superheated steam, followed by soaking the bitumen with the revaporized steam and the superheated steam. Hydrocarbons are then produced from the well. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120076192 | EFFICIENT HIGH PERFORMANCE DEMODULATION OF LOW BT VALUE GAUSSIAN MINIMUM SHIFT KEYING INCORPORATING TURBO EQUALIZATION | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120067580 | RADIO FREQUENCY HEAT APPLICATOR FOR INCREASED HEAVY OIL RECOVERY - A radio frequency applicator and method for heating a geological formation is disclosed. A radio frequency source configured to apply a differential mode signal is connected to a coaxial conductor including an outer conductor pipe and an inner conductor. The inner conductor is coupled to a second conductor pipe through one or more metal jumpers. One or more current chokes, such as a common mode choke or antenna balun, are installed around the outer conductor pipe and the second conductor pipe to concentrate electromagnetic radiation within a hydrocarbon formation. The outer conductor pipe and the second conductor pipe can be traditional well pipes for extracting hydrocarbons, such as a steam pipe and an extraction pipe of a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) system. An apparatus and method for installing a current choke are also disclosed. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067572 | RADIO FREQUENCY ENHANCED STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS - A method for heating a hydrocarbon formation is disclosed. A radio frequency applicator is positioned to provide radiation within the hydrocarbon formation. A first signal sufficient to heat the hydrocarbon formation through electric current is applied to the applicator. A second or alternate frequency signal is then applied to the applicator that is sufficient to pass through the desiccated zone and heat the hydrocarbon formation through electric or magnetic fields. A method for efficiently creating electricity and steam for heating a hydrocarbon formation is also disclosed. An electric generator, steam generator, and a regenerator containing water are provided. The electric generator is run. The heat created from running the electric generator is fed into the regenerator causing the water to be preheated. The preheated water is then fed into the steam generator. The RF energy from power lines or from an on site electric generator and steam that is harvested from the generator or provided separately are supplied to a reservoir as a process to recover hydrocarbons. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120061383 | LITZ HEATING ANTENNA - An electromagnetic heating applicator is disclosed. The applicator includes a first strand and a second strand, each of which has an insulated portion, a bare portion, and is made up of at least one wire. The first and second strands are braided, twisted, or both braided and twisted together such that the bare portion of each strand is adjacent to the insulated portion of the other strand. A system and method for heating a geological formation are also disclosed. The system includes an applicator in a bore that extends into a formation, an extraction bore connected to a pump and positioned under the first bore, and transmitting equipment connected to the applicator. The method includes the steps of providing the components of the system, connecting the applicator to RF power transmitting equipment, applying RF power to the applicator using the transmitting equipment, and pumping hydrocarbons out of the extraction bore. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING OF HYDROCARBON DEPOSITS BY RF DRIVEN COAXIAL SLEEVE - An apparatus for radiating RF energy from a well structure that provides a circuit through which RF power may be driven to heat a hydrocarbon deposit that is susceptible to RF heating. The apparatus includes a source of RF power connected at one connection to a conductive linear element, such as a well bore pipe, and at a second connection to a conductive sleeve that surrounds and extends along the linear conductive element. The sleeve extends along the linear conductive element to a location between the connection of the source of RF energy to the linear conductive element and an end of the linear conductive element where the sleeve is conductively joined near to the linear conductive element. The apparatus may include a transmission section that extends from a geologic surface to connect to a radiating apparatus according to the invention. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061081 | RF FRACTURING TO IMPROVE SAGD PERFORMANCE - A method of producing heavy oil from a heavy oil formation with steam assisted gravity drainage. The method begins by drilling a borehole into a heavy oil formation comprising a steam barrier between a first pay zone and a second pay zone, wherein the steam barrier prevents a steam chamber to be formed between the first pay zone and the second pay zone. The steam barrier is then heated with a radio frequency. The steam barrier is then fractured to permit a steam chamber to be formed within the first pay zone and the second pay zone. Heavy oil is then produced from the heavy oil formation with steam assisted gravity drainage. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061080 | INLINE RF HEATING FOR SAGD OPERATIONS - The present invention provides a method for accelerating start-up for SAGD-type operation by providing radio frequency heating devices inside the lateral wells that can re-heat the injected steam after losing heat energy during the initial injection. The method also extends the lateral wells such that the drilling of vertical wells can be reduced to save capital expenses. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120044119 | BICONICAL DIPOLE ANTENNA INCLUDING CHOKE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS - An antenna assembly may include first and second adjacent antenna elements each including a conical antenna body having a base and an apex opposite the base. The antenna assembly may also include a cylindrical antenna body extending from the base of the conical antenna body, and a choke assembly including a choke shaft having a proximal end coupled to the conical antenna body and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The choke assembly may include at least one choke member carried by the distal end of the choke shaft in longitudinally spaced relation from an opposing end of the cylindrical antenna body to define at least one choke slot. Each of the first and second conical antenna bodies may be aligned along a common longitudinal axis with respective apexes in opposing relation to define a symmetrical biconical dipole antenna. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120040618 | HIGH FREQUENCY AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH WIDEBAND PROBE AND RELATED METHOD - An HF radio ALE communication system may include a first HF radio communications device including a first HF radio transceiver and a first controller coupled thereto, and a second HF radio communications device including a second HF radio transceiver and a second controller coupled thereto. The first controller may cooperate with the first HF radio transceiver and may be configured to use ALE to establish a narrowband communication link with the second HF radio communications device, and to communicate a wideband message probe to the second HF radio communications device. The second controller may cooperate with the second HF radio transceiver and may be configured to determine at least one channel characteristic based upon the wideband message probe. The first controller may cooperate with the first HF radio transceiver and may be configured to update the narrowband communication link based upon the at least one channel characteristic. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120039611 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PROVIDING HYBRID OPTICAL/WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED METHODS - A communication system includes at least one optical-wireless device coupled to a longitudinal side of an optical fiber. The optical-wireless device may include an optical fiber power unit for converting optical power into electrical power, and a wireless communication unit electrically powered by the optical fiber power unit. The optical-wireless device may include a substrate mounting the optical fiber power unit and the wireless communication unit to the longitudinal side of the optical fiber. The wireless communication unit may include a radio frequency transmitter, and a signal optical grating coupling the transmitter to the longitudinal side of the optical fiber. The radio frequency transmitter in some embodiments may include an ultra-wideband transmitter. A dipole antenna may also be provided including first and second portions extending in opposite directions along the longitudinal side of the optical fiber. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120039420 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE DEMODULATORS AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communications device may be configured to perform a first demodulation based upon a first sampling rate of a received signal to generate a first demodulated signal and determine therefrom whether a first error value is not greater than a first threshold, and, if so then decode the first demodulated signal. If the first error value is greater than the first threshold, a second demodulation is performed based upon a second sampling rate of the received signal greater than or equal to the first sampling rate to generate a second demodulated signal and determine therefrom whether a second error value is not greater than a second threshold, and, if so, then decode the second demodulated signal. If the second error value is greater than the second threshold, the second demodulation is performed at least one additional time with at least one change thereto. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120032302 | VERTICAL CAPACITORS FORMED ON SEMICONDUCTING SUBSTRATES - Semiconductor devices ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030931 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH EDGE SURFACE ANTENNA ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic device may include a multilayer circuit board having opposing major surfaces and edge surfaces extending between the opposing major surfaces, wireless processing circuitry on at least one of the opposing major surfaces, and an antenna element on at least one of the edge surfaces. The multilayer circuit board may include a conductive trace coupling the antenna element to the wireless processing circuitry. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120027371 | VIDEO SUMMARIZATION USING VIDEO FRAMES FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES - The video summarization system and method supports a moving sensor or multiple sensors by mapping imagery back to a common ortho-rectified geometry. The video summarization system includes at least one video sensor to acquire video data, of at least one area of interest (AOI), including video frames having a plurality of different perspectives. The video sensor may be a moving sensor or a plurality of sensors to acquire video data, of the at least one AOI, from respective different perspectives. A memory stores the video data, and a processor is configured to cooperate with the memory to register video frames from the AOI, ortho-rectify registered video frames based upon a common geometry, identify events within the ortho-rectified registered video frames, and generate a video summary of selected events shifted in time within a selected AOI based upon identified events within the ortho-rectified registered video frames. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026067 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SOLAR CELL ANTENNA ELEMENT AND RELATED METHODS - An antenna may include a ground plane and a solar cell spaced above the ground plane. The solar cell may have first and second power output terminals. The antenna may include a coaxial antenna feed line including an inner conductor coupled to the first power output terminal, and an outer conductor coupled to the ground plane so that the solar cell also serves as a patch antenna element. The antenna may further include a drive shunt conductor extending between the first terminal and the ground plane. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026049 | MULTIBAND DISMOUNT ANTENNA - Antennas and methods for controlling antennas for producing electromagnetic radiation in a desired direction over a wide range of wavelengths. A current distribution is controlled in one or more conductive radiating elements of an antenna to form, at every wavelength within a pattern wavelength range, an antenna radiation pattern having a peak in a direction substantially orthogonal to a length of an elongated conductive radiating element or elements. By careful control of the current distribution, the pattern wavelength range is made exceptionally broad. In the case of a dipole antenna, the pattern wavelength can range from about ⅓l to at least about 8l, where l is an approximate combined length of a pair of elongated elements forming a dipole antenna. Alternatively, in the case of a monopole antenna, the pattern wavelength range can extend from about ⅙l to at least about 4l, where l is an approximate overall length of the monopole antenna. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120021700 | MULTI-MODE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A communications device includes a first radio ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020263 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH REORDERING OF DATA SYMBOLS AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communication system may include a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a message including data symbols arranged to include an attention packet and sequencing packets thereafter. The sequencing packets may include common value first portions with each data symbol having a same value, and marker second portions having a marker data symbol. The wireless communication system may include a wireless receiver configured to receive the message from the wireless transmitter based upon the attention packet and the sequencing packets by determining a time delay based upon the positions of the marker data symbol, and reordering data symbols of the message based upon the determined time delay. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018140 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING OF HYDROCARBON DEPOSITS BY AXIAL RF COUPLER - An apparatus for heating a hydrocarbon deposit that is susceptible to RF heating by coupling a linear conductive element that extends into the material to a source of RF power. The apparatus includes a source of RF power connected to driving winding that extends around a magnetic core loop and the magnetic core loop extends around the RF conductive linear element. One or more apparatus may be used to couple RF energy to conductive elements that extend into a hydrocarbon deposit to achieve a desired RF current within the element. RF energy may be coupled to conductive elements that are adjacent to each other within a hydrocarbon deposit to create a desired region of heating within the hydrocarbon deposit. The magnetic core loop may start and stop the RF energy to position heating. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120012575 | Radio Frequency Heating Fork - An apparatus for heating a target comprises a radio frequency heating fork having two substantially parallel tines, the substantially parallel tines electrically connected at a loop end of the radio frequency heating fork, and the substantially parallel tines separated at an open end of the radio frequency heating fork, and a feed coupler connection, the feed coupler connection connecting a power source across the substantially parallel tines of the radio frequency heating fork. The application of power across the substantially parallel tines of the radio frequency heating fork results in induction heating near the loop end of the radio frequency heating fork, and dielectric heating near the open end of the radio frequency tuning fork. A target can be positioned relative to the heating fork to select the most efficient heating method. The heating fork can provide near fields at low frequencies for deep heat penetration. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011715 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD INCLUDING BATTERY AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic device includes a multilayer circuit board having a non-planar three-dimensional shape defining a battery component receiving recess. The multilayer circuit board may include at least one pair of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) layers, and at least one electrically conductive pattern layer on at least one of the LCP layers and defining at least one battery electrode adjacent to the battery component receiving recess. The electronic device may further include a battery component within the battery component receiving recess and coupled to the at least one battery electrode to define a battery. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110316285 | WIND TURBINE PROVIDING REDUCED RADIO FREQUENCY INTERACTION AND RELATED METHODS - A wind turbine electrical generator may include a monopole tower extending upwardly from ground level. The wind turbine electrical generator may also include an electrical power generator carried by an upper end of the monopole tower and may include a horizontally extending drive shaft. The wind turbine electrical generator may further include a plurality of wind-driven blades carried by the horizontally extending drive shaft. The monopole tower may have an outer surface with a vertically extending outer corner therein defining a pair of adjacent vertical facets. The monopole tower may be positioned with the vertically extending outer corner aligned with the land-based radar site so that the pair of adjacent vertical facets reflects radar illumination away from the radar site to reduce an amount of the radar illumination reflected back to the land-based radar site. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110309990 | DIAXIAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE FOR CONTINUOUS DIPOLE ANTENNA - A dipole antenna may be created by surrounding a portion of the continuous conductor with a nonconductive magnetic bead, and then applying a power source to the continuous conductor across the nonconductive magnetic bead. The nonconductive magnetic bead creates a driving discontinuity without requiring a break or gap in the conductor. The power source may be connected or applied to the continuous conductor using a variety of preferably shielded configurations, including a coaxial or twin-axial inset or offset feed, a triaxial inset feed, or a diaxial offset feed. A second nonconductive magnetic bead may be positioned to surround a second portion of the continuous conductor to effectively create two nearly equal length dipole antenna sections on either side of the first nonconductive magnetic bead. The nonconductive magnetic beads may be comprised of various nonconductive magnetic materials, and preformed for installation around the conductor, or injected around the conductor in subsurface applications. Electromagnetic heating of hydrocarbon ores may be accomplished. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309988 | CONTINUOUS DIPOLE ANTENNA - A dipole antenna may be created by surrounding a portion of the continuous conductor with a nonconductive magnetic bead, and then applying a power source to the continuous conductor across the nonconductive magnetic bead. The nonconductive magnetic bead creates a driving discontinuity without requiring a break or gap in the conductor. The power source may be connected or applied to the continuous conductor using a variety of preferably shielded configurations, including a coaxial or twin-axial inset or offset feed, a triaxial inset feed, or a diaxial offset feed. A second nonconductive magnetic bead may be positioned to surround a second portion of the continuous conductor to effectively create two nearly equal length dipole antenna sections on either side of the first nonconductive magnetic bead. The nonconductive magnetic beads may be comprised of various nonconductive magnetic materials, and preformed for installation around the conductor, or injected around the conductor in subsurface applications. Electromagnetic heating of hydrocarbon ores may be accomplished. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110291668 | PROTECTION OF UNSEALED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - A monitoring system for connector pins exposed to conductive/corrosive fluids and/or corrosive environments includes a first sensing portion having a pin monitoring section configured to measure a pin current flow of at least one conductor pin, and transfer a first signal. A second sensing portion produces a second signal indicating by a contactless determination the presence of a fastener providing physical connection between an interface member and a component. A decision logic device receives the first and second signals, compares the pin current flow to a predetermined range of values, and isolates electrical power to the conductor pin when the first signal indicates the pin current flow is outside the predetermined range of values. A sensor body created of a non-ferrous material and connected to the component includes a first insert member having the conductor pin and a second insert member defining a sensor sensing proximal presence of the fastener. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110286497 | TIME DEPENDENT EQUALIZATION OF FREQUENCY DOMAIN SPREAD ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING USING DECISION FEEDBACK EQUALIZATION - System and method for equalizing an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed signal having been encoded by spreading subcarriers in the frequency domain using orthogonal codes includes receiving the signal at a receiver ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285493 | HIGH Q VERTICAL RIBBON INDUCTOR ON SEMICONDUCTING SUBSTRATE - A method of making a semiconductor device and devices thereof are provided. The semiconductor device ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285151 | LATCH ASSEMBLY, OVER-CENTER REVERSE DRAW - A latch assembly includes a housing having a cavity between first and second end walls. The housing includes first and second journal members and first and second swing arm apertures at the second end wall. A swing arm member having a joining end is positioned within the cavity having first and second swing arms connected to the joining end having portions extending freely through the first and second swing arm apertures. A keeper/catch member is rotatably connected to the first and second journal members. Keeper/catch member rotation from an orientation rotated away from a longitudinal axis defined by a portion of the first and second swing arms extending through the swing arm apertures to an orientation approximately parallel with the longitudinal axis creates an over-center locking condition for the housing and a pushing force acting through the keeper/catch member to push a first component into contact with a second component. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110268159 | METHOD FOR LOCATING SATELLITES USING DIRECTIONAL FINDING - An improved method is provided for positioning a directional antenna coupled to a radio towards a satellite. The method includes: receiving an input to the radio from an operator of the radio, where the input indicates a desired time period for positioning the antenna; transmitting, during the desired time period, a plurality of burst data transmissions from the radio over a channel associated with the satellite; receiving a plurality of reply data transmissions from the satellite which correspond to the plurality of burst data transmissions sent by the radio; determining a metric indicative of signal quality for each of the reply data transmissions; and outputting from the radio an indicator for each metric. The operator of the radio can use the indicator output by the radio to better position the antenna towards the satellite. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110262013 | FINGERPRINT MATCHER USING ITERATIVE PROCESS AND RELATED METHODS - A method may be for operating a fingerprint matcher receiving reference fingerprint data. The fingerprint matcher may include a memory and a controller cooperating therewith. The method may include determining ridge flow direction magnitude values for each block of input fingerprint data using the memory and controller, and iteratively identifying blocks of the input fingerprint data in which the respective ridge flow direction magnitude values exceed an iteratively decremented threshold until reaching a stopping point thereby defining a final set of identified blocks of the input fingerprint data using the memory and controller. The method may also include determining a match between the reference fingerprint data and the final set of identified blocks of the input fingerprint data using the memory and controller. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110260823 | TRANSMISSION LINE IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMER AND RELATED METHODS - A transmission line impedance transformer may include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a dielectric layer and an electrically conductive layer thereon defining a medial interconnection portion, and first and second lateral loop portions extending laterally outwardly from opposing first and second sides of the medial interconnection portion. The PCB also may have first ferrite body receiving openings therein adjacent the first lateral loop portion and second ferrite body receiving openings therein adjacent the second lateral loop portion. The transmission line impedance transformer may also include a first ferromagnetic body extending through the first ferrite body receiving openings to surround the first lateral loop portion, and a second ferromagnetic body extending through the second ferrite body receiving openings to surround the second lateral loop portion. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110250851 | SIMULATED DEGRADATION OF SNR IN DECODED DIGITAL AUDIO CORRELATED TO WIRELESS LINK BIT-ERROR RATE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, apparatus and method for an audible indicator of a quality of a received digital radio transmission. After receiving a digital radio transmission in a digital radio receiver, the quality of the received digital radio transmission is detected. Then an audible communication from the received digital radio transmission is decoded. Then an audible indicator is superimposed onto the audible communication, to form a composite audible signal. Finally, an amplitude of the audible indicator is dynamically adjusted relative to an amplitude of the audible communication, responsive to a quality of the received digital radio transmission. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110235550 | NETWORK LAYER TOPOLOGY MANAGEMENT FOR MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The approach for managing the topology in a MANET includes, at the network layer of a wireless mobile node, operating a link state or other routing protocol to discover routes from the at least one wireless node to other wireless nodes within the MANET. The routing protocol includes the use of a global topology database storing global network topology information. The method also includes, at the network layer, providing the global network topology information from the global topology database of the routing protocol to the MAC sublayer. Also, at the data link layer, the MAC sublayer is controlled to perform neighbor connection management based upon the global network topology information from the global topology database. The approach may provide enhanced QoS, latency and resistance to link and node failures within MANETs. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110223467 | DUAL LAYER SOLID STATE BATTERIES - Methods for fabrication of electronic systems and systems therefrom are provided. An electronic system includes a first substrate ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222584 | HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL DETECTION FOR SPREAD SPECTRUM WAVEFORMS | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110216814 | SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS TO REDUCE SIGNAL FIELD SYMBOL PEAK-TO-AVERAGE POWER RATIO (PAPR) - The device, system and method reduce the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of a signal field symbol in a multi-carrier modulation communication signal. The device includes an antenna, a transceiver coupled to the antenna, and a controller to cooperate with the transceiver and being configured to reduce the PAPR of the signal field symbol in the multi-carrier modulation communication signal. The controller is configured to transmit information using a frame format including a header and a data field, the header having a signal field and a service field each having a plurality of bits, the plurality of bits of the signal field defining the signal field symbol. The controller selectively changes at least the header bits to generate the signal field symbol with a reduced or lowest PAPR. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110204992 | RADIO FREQUENCY DIRECTIONAL COUPLER DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic device may include a printed circuit board (PCB) including a ground plane and having first and second opposing surfaces. The electronic device may also include a radio frequency (RF) directional coupler carried by the first surface of the PCB and including a housing and circuitry therein defining an input port, an output port, and first and second monitoring ports. A first monitoring circuit may be carried by the first surface of the PCB and connected to the first monitoring port. The electronic device may also include a via conductor connected to the second monitoring port and extending through the PCB to the second surface thereof. A second monitoring circuit may also be carried by the second surface of the PCB and connected to the via conductor. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110201379 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CONTROL | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110200249 | SURFACE DETECTION IN IMAGES BASED ON SPATIAL DATA - A system and method are provided for detecting surfaces in image data based on spatial data. The method includes obtaining an empirical probability density function (PDF) for the spatial data, where the spatial data includes a plurality of three-dimensional ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110198202 | MEMS-BASED ULTRA-LOW POWER DEVICES - A gap closing actuator (GCA) device ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110195739 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A SPEECH-TO-TEXT CONVERSION FUNCTION | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110188168 | HIGH ACCURACY MEMS-BASED VARACTORS - Systems including varactor devices are provided. A varactor device ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110187627 | EXTENDABLE RIB REFLECTOR - An antenna reflector ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110182434 | METHOD TO MAXIMIZE LOUDSPEAKER SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL WITH A HIGH PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO AUDIO SOURCE - A system is provided to protect a loudspeaker ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110182332 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SPEED DATA TRANSMISSION MODULATION AND DEMODULATION - A method and apparatus for communicating wirelessly comprising creating a plurality of sub-carrier signals by quadrature amplitude modulating data onto a plurality of sub-carrier frequencies spaced apart by a sub-carrier frequency spacing interval, frequency shifting the sub-carrier signals by one half of the sub-carrier frequency spacing interval, and modulating the sub-carrier signals onto a radio frequency carrier wave for wireless transmission. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110182301 | TDMA VOICE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - In accordance with a first aspect, a method, apparatus and system is disclosed for communicating within a TDMA communication system comprising receiving data from a plurality of transmitters in a stream of TDMA super-frames, wherein each transmitter transmits payload data in one particular frame within a defined super-frame, each super-frame comprising M frames, where M is a positive integer greater than one, determining, using a processor, a quality of received data from said transmitters, and if the quality of received data from one of said transmitters is below a quality threshold, granting said one of said transmitters the right to transmit data within a second frame in said super-frames, and collectively processing in a processor said data in both frames of said super-frame assigned to said one of said transmitters to reconstruct said data from said one of said transmitters Also, a method, apparatus and system for processing data received in a TDMA communication system utilizing a stream of TDMA super-frames, each super-frame having a structure comprising M frames, each frame designed to carry data of a duration of Y time units, from a different communication channel, where Y is a positive integer, said method comprising dividing said super-frame into N/M hyper-frames, where N is a factor of M, and partitioning said data from each of said transmitters into mini-frames of duration Y/N and interleaving said mini-frames of data from each of said transmitters into a TDMA transport stream comprising super-frames of M*N mini-frame | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110179477 | SYSTEM INCLUDING PROPERTY-BASED WEIGHTED TRUST SCORE APPLICATION TOKENS FOR ACCESS CONTROL AND RELATED METHODS - A target device may have a target application and a web application thereon, and a trust broker may generate an application token having associated therewith a state attribute having at least one of a hash digest and a property value assertion, and weighted trust score. The application token may correspond to a level of trustworthiness, in near real time, of a running application instance of the target application. A trust monitor may monitor an execution state of the target application, and an authentication broker may authenticate a user to the web application and based upon a web services query for remote verification of the target application. A network access enforcer may control access of an authenticated user to the target application, and a trust evaluation server may interrogate the target application and generate a trust score. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110176479 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DOPPLER AND LOCAL OSCILLATOR COMPENSATION IN A TDMA SYSTEM - System and method for determining an optimal transmission center frequency for a traffic station ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110164256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING GEOMETRIC CHANGES OF EMBEDDED PASSIVE MATERIALS DURING A LAMINATION PROCESS | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110145256 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM PROVIDING OVERLAY OF SELECTED GEOSPATIALLY-TAGGED METADATA RELATING TO A GEOLOCATION OUTSIDE VIEWABLE AREA AND RELATED METHODS - A video processing system may include a display, at least one geospatial database, and a video processor. The video processor may cooperate with the display and the at least one geospatial database and be configured to display a georeferenced video feed on the display and defining a viewable area, and to overlay selected geospatially-tagged metadata onto the viewable area and relating to a geolocation outside the viewable area. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110144962 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM PROVIDING ENHANCED FOLIAGE VOID REGION INPAINTING FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database. The processor may be configured to determine void regions in a geospatial data set including foliage data points and bare earth data points, where each void region has a boundary and at least one bare earth data point therein. The processor may also be configured to inpaint additional bare earth data points into each void region based upon bare earth data points outside the boundary and the at least one bare earth data point therein. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110144954 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM USING SINGLE OPTICAL IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system includes a display, a geospatial database, and a processor. The processor generates a model based upon a single optical image and a digital elevation model (DEM), and without registration of multiple optical images. The processor also generates time-lapsed models based upon single time-lapsed optical images and the DEM, and without registration of multiple time-lapsed optical images. Regions of interest are user selected from the time-lapsed models, and are displayed along with the model. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141782 | N-PHASE ACTIVE BRIDGE CIRCUITS INCLUDING N-CHANNEL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH ACTIVE GATE DRIVE - An n-phase transistor active bridge circuit (BC) connectable between at least two input lines ( | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141312 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM PROVIDING CORRELATION BETWEEN OBJECTS IN DIFFERENT GEOREFERENCED VIDEO FEEDS AND RELATED METHODS - A video processing system which may include a first video input configured to receive a first georeferenced video feed from a first video source, and a second video input configured to receive a second georeferenced video feed from a second video source, where the second georeferenced video feed overlaps the first georeferenced video feed. The system may further include a video processor coupled to the first and second video inputs. The video processor may include an annotation module configured to generate an annotation for an object in the first georeferenced video feed, and a geospatial correlation module configured to geospatially correlate the annotation to the object in the second georeferenced video feed overlapping the first georeferenced video feed. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141287 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM PROVIDING ENHANCED TRACKING FEATURES FOR MOVING OBJECTS OUTSIDE OF A VIEWABLE WINDOW AND RELATED METHODS - A video processing system may include a display and a video processor coupled to the display. The video processor may be configured to display a georeferenced video feed on the display defining a viewable area, determine actual geospatial location data for a selected moving object within the viewable area, and generate estimated geospatial location data along a predicted path for the moving object when the moving object is no longer within the viewable area and based upon the actual geospatial location data. The video processor may be further configured to define a successively expanding search area for the moving object when the moving object is no longer within the viewable window and based upon the estimated geospatial location data, and search within the successively expanding search area for the moving object when the successively expanding search area is within the viewable area. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141143 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR IMAGE RESIZING BASED UPON OPERATIONAL FEEDBACK PARAMETERS AND RELATED METHODS - An image processing system may include a transceiver configured to communicate with a remote terminal over a communications channel. Furthermore, an image processor may cooperate with the transceiver and be configured to determine an operational parameter associated with at least one of the communications channel and the remote terminal, generate a resized image from an original image based upon an energy function and the operational parameter, and transmit the resized image to the remote terminal over the communications channel. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110121822 | PLANAR COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA HAVING AN EPICYCLIC STRUCTURE AND ISOTROPIC RADIATION, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The antenna device includes an electrical conductor extending on a substrate and having at least one gap therein, and with an outer ring portion to define a radiating antenna element, and at least one inner ring portion to define a feed coupler and connected in series with the outer ring portion and extending within the outer ring portion. A coupling feed element is adjacent the at least one inner ring portion, and a feed structure is connected to the coupling feed element to feed the outer ring portion. A plurality of inner ring portions may be provided with the coupling feed element being adjacent a selected one of the plurality of inner ring portions. The plurality of inner ring portions may have a common size and be symmetrically spaced within the outer ring portion. The radiation pattern may be sufficiently isotropic to eliminate the need for antenna aiming. An epicyclic geometry radiating element provides for a compound antenna design. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110115812 | METHOD FOR COLORIZATION OF POINT CLOUD DATA BASED ON RADIOMETRIC IMAGERY - Systems and methods for improving visualization and interpretation of spatial data of a location are provided. In the method, a first radiometric image and three-dimensional (3-D) point cloud data registered ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110111791 | REMOTE CONTROL OF MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM THROUGH PORTABLE RADIO SYSTEM - A radio communications system ( | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110110580 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING BUILDING AND VEGETATION IN A DSM AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database configured to store a digital surface model (DSM) of a geographical area, and to store image data of the geographical area. The image data may have a spectral range indicative of a difference between buildings and vegetation. The geospatial modeling system may also include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database to separate bare earth data from remaining building and vegetation data in the DSM to define a building and vegetation DSM. The processor may also register the image data with the building and vegetation DSM, and classify each point of the building and vegetation DSM as either building or vegetation based upon the spectral range of the image data. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110104388 | METHOD FOR MAKING AN OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A CURABLE INDEX MATCHING ELASTOMERIC SOLID LAYER - A method for making an optical device may include applying at least one precursor for a curable index matching elastomeric solid layer onto an end face of an optical waveguide device. The optical waveguide device may include a core having a core index of refraction, and a cladding surrounding the core and having a cladding index of refraction different than the core index of refraction. The method may further include curing the at least one precursor to form the index matching elastomeric solid layer on the end face to have an index of refraction matching the index of refraction of at least the core. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110103745 | REPEATABLE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE INTERCONNECTION INCLUDING AN INDEX MATCHING ELASTOMERIC SOLID LAYER AND RELATED METHODS - A repeatable optical waveguide interconnection may include first and second optical waveguides having respective first and second end faces. Each of the first and second optical waveguides may include a core having a core index of refraction, and a cladding surrounding the core and having a cladding index of refraction different than the core index of refraction. The repeatable optical waveguide interconnection may further include a first index matching elastomeric solid layer having a proximal face chemically bound to the first end face and a low-tack distal face opposite the proximal face to be repeatably optically coupled to the second end face. Further, the first index matching elastomeric solid layer may have an index of refraction matching at least the index of refraction of the core. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110103741 | OPTICAL FIBER SWITCH INCLUDING AN INDEX MATCHING ELASTOMERIC SOLID LAYER PROVIDING CORE AND CLADDING INDEX OF REFRACTION MATCHING AND RELATED METHODS - An optical fiber switch which may include first and second angled optical fibers having respective first and second end faces. Each of the first and second angled optical fibers may include a core having a core index of refraction, and a cladding surrounding the core and having a cladding index of refraction different than the core index of refraction. The optical fiber switch may further include a first index matching elastomeric solid layer having a proximal face coupled to the first end face and a distal face opposite the proximal face to be repeatably optically coupled to the second end face. The first index matching elastomeric solid layer may have an index of refraction profile matching an index of refraction of the core and the cladding. The optical fiber switch may also include at least one actuator for relatively moving the first and second angled optical fibers between a coupled position and an uncoupled position. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102105 | MEMS-BASED TUNABLE FILTER - A filter device is provided including a substrate ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110095720 | BATTERY CELL FOR MEMS DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A micro electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) device INCLUDES a MEMS substrate and at least one MEMS structure on the MEMS substrate. In addition, there is at least one battery cell on the MEMS substrate coupled to the at least one MEMS structure. The at least one battery cell includes a support fin extending vertically upward from the MEMS substrate and a first electrode layer on the support fin. In addition, there is an electrolyte layer on the cathode layer, and a second electrode layer on the electrolyte layer. The support fin may have a height greater than a width. The first electrode layer may have a processing temperature associated therewith that exceeds a stability temperature associated with the second electrode layer. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110087509 | System and Method for An Adaptive Scheduling System Architecture - The disclosed embodiments describe an automatic, adaptive system and method for efficiently and effectively scheduling advertising spots in commercial break locations across various networks, zones, channels, dates, times, and specific products, for example. The disclosed embodiments make use of fixed and relative factors, that may be user-defined, which assign a “cost” to one or more particular breaks which thereby allow for quick and accurate scheduling of spots. The “costs” may represent a value, or desirability, of a break for the advertiser and may be a function of both the fixed and relative factors. The fixed and relative factors may be configurable and may change for different advertising clients, different contract lines, different networks, different spot placement, etc. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110085039 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH TARGET BASED SCROLLING AND RELATED METHODS - A surveillance video system may include a first device configured to process successive surveillance image files of a common area into an image transport stream for a selectable region of interest within the common area. The surveillance video system also may include a second device remote from the first device and in communication with the first device. The second device may include a display and a processor cooperating therewith. The processor may be configured to scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain a selected moving target visible on the display. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110085034 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR TRANSCODING SURVEILLANCE IMAGE FILES WHILE RETAINING GEOSPATIAL METADATA AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A surveillance video system may include a surveillance image database storing a sequence of surveillance image files for a common area having geospatial metadata associated therewith. A processor may cooperate with the surveillance image database and configured to transcode the surveillance image files into a sequence of surveillance video frames retaining the geospatial metadata. The processor may also be configured to assemble a surveillance video transport stream from the sequence of surveillance video frames retaining the geospatial metadata, and to selectively deliver the surveillance video transport stream retaining the geospatial metadata to at least one surveillance video user. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110085033 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR TRANSCODING SURVEILLANCE IMAGE FILES WHILE RETAINING IMAGE ACQUISITION TIME METADATA AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A surveillance video system may include a surveillance image database storing a sequence of surveillance image files for a common area having image acquisition time metadata associated therewith, the sequence of surveillance image files defining an image acquisition rate. A processor may cooperate with the surveillance image database and may be configured to transcode the surveillance image files into a sequence of surveillance video frames retaining the image acquisition time metadata and at a video frame rate different from the image acquisition rate. The processor may also be configured to assemble a surveillance video transport stream from the sequence of surveillance video frames and retaining the image acquisition time metadata. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110083087 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM PROVIDING ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DISPLAYED VIDEO AND MEDIA CONTENT AND RELATED METHODS - A video processing system may include a display and a video processor coupled to the display. The video processor may be configured to ingest a time-referenced video and media content, correlate the media content to corresponding points in time in the time-referenced video, and generate on the display a video window for playing the time-referenced video and a media window for displaying the media content. The video processor may also be configured to bi-directionally associate the video window and the media window so that playing of the video changes the media window based upon reaching corresponding points in time in the time-referenced video, and so that selection of media content in the media window changes the video play to reflect corresponding points in time in the time-referenced video. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081061 | MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR ANATOMICAL IMAGES SUBJECT TO DEFORMATION AND RELATED METHODS - A medical image analysis system is for first and second anatomical image data of a same body area and subject to deformation. The first and second anatomical image data includes respective first and second sets of voxels. The medical image analysis system includes a processor cooperating with a memory to generate a respective reach array for each voxel of the second anatomical image data, with each reach array being a subset of contiguous voxels. The processor also generates a cost array for each reach array, with each cost array based upon probabilities of voxels of the reach array matching voxels of the first anatomical image data. The processor may also solve each cost array using belief propagation to thereby generate a deformation vector array between the first and second anatomical image data. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081054 | MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ANATOMICAL IMAGES SUBJECT TO DEFORMATION AND RELATED METHODS - A medical image analysis system is for first and second anatomical image data of a same body area and subject to deformation. The medical image analysis system may include a processor cooperating with a memory to generate a deformation vector array between the first and second anatomical image data. The processor may also display, on a display, first and second anatomical images respectively based upon the first and second anatomical image data. A first cursor may be displayed on the first anatomical image, and a second cursor may be displayed on the second anatomical image based upon a mapping of the first cursor using the deformation vector array. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110075461 | THREE-PHASE LOW-LOSS RECTIFIER WITH ACTIVE GATE DRIVE - A three-phase bridge rectifier circuit (BRC) connectable to an AC voltage source (ACVS) via input lines ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110075460 | THREE-PHASE LOW-LOSS RECTIFIER - A three-phase bridge rectifier circuit (TPBRC) connectable to an AC voltage source ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110074644 | Body-Worn Antenna Fastening Device and Method - A fastening device ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110061074 | System and Method for Biometric Identification Using Portable Interface Device for content Presentation System - Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user's pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user's identifying and use information. Specifically, the systems and/or methods may be user to identify a viewer of a content presentation system having a portable device with an actuator, operating the actuator by the viewer, obtaining biometric information via the actuator, and providing the biometric information to a content provider. The systems and/or methods may further include determining at the content provider an identification of the viewer based on the biometric information. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110053544 | EFFICIENT RECEIVER FREQUENCY PLAN FOR COVERING MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BANDS - A communications system includes a radio frequency (RF) element ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110051702 | ADDRESS STRIPPING IN A METER READING WIRELESS MESH NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - A meter reading system includes a meter reading wireless mesh network having wireless meter reading nodes in communication with an access point. Each wireless meter reading node has an address associated therewith. The meter reading wireless mesh network is configured to define a given downstream route, from the access point to a given node via successive intermediate nodes, based upon addresses of the successive intermediate nodes and the given node. The respective address at each successive intermediate node is stripped while routing data along the given downstream route from the access point to the given node. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110051662 | REGISTRATION OF A NEW NODE TO A METER READING WIRELESS MESH NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - A meter reading system includes a meter reading wireless mesh network having already-registered nodes already registered for communication with an access point, and not-yet-registered nodes not yet registered for communication with the access point. To register a new node with meter reading wireless mesh network, the new node transmits a request to register message. Neighboring already-registered nodes receiving the request to register message transmit responses back to the new node, whereas neighboring not-yet-registered nodes receiving the request to register message do not transmit responses back to the new node and do not transmit responses to neighboring already-registered nodes. The new node selects an already-registered node based on evaluation of the responses, and communicates to the access point via the selected already-registered node to thereby be added to network. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050457 | NETWORK ADDRESS FIELD FOR NODES WITHIN A METER READING WIRELESS MESH NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - A meter reading system includes a meter reading wireless mesh network having wireless meter reading nodes in communication with an access point. Each wireless meter reading node has an address associated therewith. The meter reading wireless mesh network is configured to establish a network address field for each wireless meter reading node based upon a length field and a value field of a respective address, and communicate within the wireless mesh network using the network address fields. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110047377 | SECURE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS VIA BIOMETRIC KEY GENERATION - Systems and methods for secure communications in a communications network ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110044514 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF FINGERPRINT INPAINTING TARGET AREAS - A system and method for inpainting areas in a fingerprint image is provided. The method includes the steps of dividing a fingerprint image into a plurality of image blocks ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110044513 | METHOD FOR N-WISE REGISTRATION AND MOSAICING OF PARTIAL PRINTS - A method and system for synthesizing multiple fingerprint images into a single synthesized fingerprint template. Sets of features are extracted from each of three or more fingerprint images. Pair-wise comparisons identifying correspondences between sets of features are performed between each set of features and every other set of features. Transformations (translation and rotation) for each set of features are simultaneously calculated based on the pair-wise correspondences, and each set of features is transformed accordingly. A synthesized fingerprint template is generated by simultaneously registering the transformed sets of features. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110044403 | System and Method for Reducing Peak-To-Average Power Ratio For Multi-Carrier Communication Systems - The present disclosure presents a predictive signal producing method that effectively levels transmitter output power in a multi-carrier communication system and results in approaching amplifier performance normally associated with constant carrier waveforms. Embodiments of the disclosed solution offers >10 dB reduction in the peak-to-average power required to support the transmission of, for example, orthogonal frequency division modulation (“OFDM”) modulation techniques. Embodiments of the novel system and method maximize peak-to-average power ratio (“PAPR”) reduction with selective mapping and soft clipping, which may include filtering, combined. This novel approach also minimizes overhead, bit error rate, retransmissions, and increases latency as well as implementing processing cycles with a number of iterations. The disclosed system and method improves the total system DC power efficiency and provides an optimal solution for PAPR reduction in multi-carrier communication systems such as, for example, OFDM. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110042367 | FILAMENT HEATING DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER AND RELATED METHODS - A heating device for an optical fiber may include a crucible body having an optical fiber receiving slotted passageway therein for receiving the optical fiber therein, and a heating element receiving passageway therein adjacent the optical fiber receiving slotted passageway and spaced apart therefrom. The heating device may include a respective electrically powered resistance heating element enclosed within the heating element receiving passageway for heating the optical fiber within the optical fiber receiving slotted passageway. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110032040 | WIDE SPECTRUM RADIO TRANSMIT ARCHITECTURE - A communications device ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110021164 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH ELASTOMERIC SEALING MEMBRANE COVERING SWITCH AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing having an opening therein and an inwardly extending housing ring adjacent the opening, and a switch carried by the housing and being aligned with the opening. The mobile wireless communications device may further include a backing member within the housing adjacent the opening, and an elastomeric switch membrane comprising a body covering the switch, and a flange coupled to the body and compressed between the backing member and the housing ring to define a seal therewith. The flange may include a flange base, and a pair of flange rings extending inwardly from the flange base and defining a valley therebetween aligned with the housing ring. In another embodiment, the flange may include a flange base and a first flange ring on a first surface thereof, and a pair of second flange rings on a second surface of the flange base and defining a valley therebetween aligned with the first flange ring. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110019817 | PERMISSION-BASED TDMA CHAOTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110019719 | ADAPTIVE LINK COMMUNICATIONS USING ADAPTIVE CHAOTIC SPREAD WAVEFORM | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110016402 | GRAPICAL USER INTERFACE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION ASSETS AND INFORMATION IN A DISPATCH ENVIORNMENT - The invention pertains to methods and apparatus for displaying information and presenting user interface controls for interfacing with a communication network and controlling communication assets on the network. The invention is particularly suited to a dispatch environment and specifically to providing an interface that permits a dispatcher to efficiently organize assets and information around individual incidents. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110016401 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT DISPLAY OF CRITICAL INFORMATION IN A DISPATCH ENVIRONMENT - The invention pertains to methods and apparatus for displaying information about a communication network efficiently in a compact display area that can occupy a small portion of a monitor. The methods and apparatus also provide efficient mechanisms for interfacing with the communication network and calling up additional information at will. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013505 | HIGH DIMENSION SIGNALING USING ORTHOGONAL WAVEFORM DIVISION MULTIPLEX - A communications system ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110004792 | BIT ERROR RATE REDUCTION IN CHAOTIC COMMUNICATIONS - A system for chaotic sequence spread spectrum communications includes a transmitter ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110002463 | PERMISSION-BASED MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110002460 | HIGH-SPEED CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM USING CHAOTIC SEQUENCES - A cryptographic system ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110002366 | RAKE RECEIVER FOR SPREAD SPECTRUM CHAOTIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A receiver ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110002364 | ANTI-JAM COMMUNICATIONS HAVING SELECTIVELY VARIABLE PEAK-TO-AVERAGE POWER RATIO INCLUDING A CHAOTIC CONSTANT AMPLITUDE ZERO AUTOCORRELATION WAVEFORM - A spread spectrum communication system includes a channel encoder configured for modulating a carrier signal with data to form an information signal. A spreading sequence generator is configured for generating a spreading sequence having a phase angle dependent upon a chaotic sequence and contiguously distributed over a predetermined range. The chaotic sequence also has a magnitude which is selectively dependent upon the pseudo-random number or chaotic sequence. The invention also includes a multiplier configured for forming a spread spectrum signal by multiplying the information signal by the spreading sequence. The spreading sequence generator is responsive to a magnitude control signal for controlling the selective dependency of said magnitude. The magnitude can be constant to form a constant amplitude zero autocorrelation signal. Alternatively, the magnitude can be allowed to vary in selectively controlled chaotic or pseudo-random manner to vary a peak to average power ratio. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110002362 | SYMBOL ESTIMATION FOR CHAOTIC SPREAD SPECTRUM SIGNAL - A communications system includes RF hardware ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110002360 | PERMISSION-BASED SECURE MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110001573 | FREQUENCY HOPPING BAND-STOP FILTER - A digitally-tunable filter includes a tunable filter circuit ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100327404 | INDUCTOR STRUCTURES FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES - An IC device ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100316090 | DISCRETE TIME CHAOS DITHERING - The invention concerns a chaotic communications system, method and apparatus having a transmitter configured to spread an input data signal over a wide intermediate frequency band, by digitally generating a first chaotic sequence of values to form a spreading code. The spreading code is then used to form a digital IF chaotic spread spectrum signal having a uniform sampling interval. The duration of the sampling interval is then selectively varied in accordance with a first pseudo-random sequence, thereby introducing a known dither in the digital IF chaotic spread spectrum signal. After introducing the known dither, the digital IF chaotic spread spectrum signal is converted to an analog RF spread spectrum signal at a conversion rate that exceeds the sampling interval of the chaotic spread spectrum signal. A corresponding receiver recovers the input data from the spread transmitted signal. This spreading may utilize a chaotic sequence employing discrete time chaos dithering. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100310072 | SYMBOL DURATION DITHERING FOR SECURED CHAOTIC COMMUNICATIONS - A system for communicating a sequence of information symbols using a chaotic sequence spread spectrum signal. The system includes a transmitter ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100309957 | CONTINUOUS TIME CHAOS DITHERING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for further reducing cyclostationarity and correspondingly energy density in a chaotic spread spectrum data communication channel, by digitally generating a first chaotic sequence of values to form a spreading code. The spreading code is then used to form a digital IF spread spectrum signal having a uniform sampling interval. The digital IF spread spectrum signal is converted to a sampled analog IF spread spectrum signal at a conversion rate substantially equal to the uniform sampling interval. The duration of the sampling interval is then selectively varied in accordance with a first pseudo-random sequence, thereby introducing a known dither in the analog IF spread spectrum signal. After introducing the known dither, the analog IF spread spectrum signal is upconverted to an analog RF spread spectrum signal. The first pseudo-random sequences may be designed to be a chaotic sequence. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100309901 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING A CONTROLLED POWER OUTPUT AT AN ANTENNA PORT OVER A RANGE OF FREQUENCIES DEFINED BY TWO OR MORE FREQUENCY BANDS - A multiband transceiver ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100306232 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM PROVIDING DATABASE OF SHARED TEXT COMMENT DATA INDEXED TO VIDEO SOURCE DATA AND RELATED METHODS - A multimedia system may include a plurality of text comment input devices configured to permit a plurality of commentators to generate shared text comment data based upon viewing video data from a video source. The system may further include a media processor cooperating with the plurality of text comment input devices and configured to process the video source data and shared text comment data, and generate therefrom a database comprising shared text comment data indexed in time with the video source data so that the database is searchable by text keywords to locate corresponding portions of the video source data. The media processor may be further configured to combine the video source data and the shared text comment data into a media data stream. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100284439 | SIGNAL JAMMING AVOIDANCE METHOD FOR A FREQUENCY HOPPING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - To avoid signal jamming, a method is provided for selecting a dwell channel on a receiver in a frequency hopping communication system. The method includes: measuring a noise level on channels over which a data signal is received at the receiver; selecting a dwell channel based on the estimated noise levels, where the dwell channel having the lowest noise level amongst a group of permissible channels over which to acquire a signal from a transmitter; and tuning the receiver to the selected dwell channel during a search state in which the receiver attempts to synchronize with a transmitter. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100278331 | SECURE HASHING DEVICE USING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SHA VARIANTS AND RELATED METHODS - A monolithic integrated circuit (IC) secure hashing device may include a memory, and a processor integrated with the memory. The processor may be configured to receive a message, and to process the message using a given secure hash algorithm (SHA) variant from among different SHA variants. The different SHA variants may be based upon corresponding different block sizes of bits. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100265139 | System and method for cumulant-based geolocation of cooperative and non-cooperative RF transmitters - A transmitted signal's higher order statistics of temporally dependent waveforms are exploited to geolocate low power signals. The geolocation is independent of the characteristics or encoded data of the transmitted waveform. The method uses spatial fourth order cumulants or spatial second order moments in a Blind Source Separation and generalized eigenvalue decomposition to determine unique matrix pencil eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The eigenvectors provide are orthogonal to the steering vector of the transmitted signal save one, which represents the steering vector. This property is used to determine Steering vectors, AoA or geolocation. The receiver includes a multi-element array and does not need a priori knowledge of the transmitted signal source to geolocate the target transmitter. The methods and apparatus for geolocation does not require typical demodulation. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100254090 | MULTI-LAYER MESH WICKS FOR HEAT PIPES - Methods for fabricating heat pipes and heat pipes therefrom are provided. The heat pipe ( | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100241406 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM PROVIDING BUILDING ROOF TYPE IDENTIFICATION FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial database for identifying a building roof type defined by building roof data points as being from among a plurality of possible building roof types. This may be done based upon applying multi-directional gradient calculations to the building roof data points. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100238196 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY ORIENTATION - A portable electronic device ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100238165 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM FOR COLORIZING IMAGES AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system includes a geospatial model database having stored therein a colorized three-dimensional (3D) model of a geographical area, and a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database. The processor is configured to generate an estimated monochromatic image corresponding to a collected monochromatic image based upon the colorized 3D model, generate a monochromatic difference image between the estimated monochromatic image and the collected monochromatic image, and generate a colorized image corresponding to the collected monochromatic image based upon the monochromatic difference image. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100232659 | METHOD FOR FINGERPRINT TEMPLATE SYNTHESIS AND FINGERPRINT MOSAICING USING A POINT MATCHING ALGORITHM - A method and system for fingerprint template synthesis from multiple fingerprint images is provided. A first set of minutiae points is extracted from a first fingerprint image. A second set of minutiae points is extracted from a second fingerprint image. The orientation is calculated for a plurality of minutiae points selected from the first set of minutiae points based on the first fingerprint image. Simulated points are added to the first set of minutiae points, wherein simulated points are created based on the location and orientation of minutiae points in the plurality of minutiae points. The first set of minutiae points and the second set of minutiae points are registered and the first set of minutiae points and the second set of minutiae points are combined. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100232654 | METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING IRIS SCANS THROUGH NOVEL INPAINTING TECHNIQUES AND MOSAICING OF PARTIAL COLLECTIONS - A method and system for reconstructing iris scans for iris recognition is provided. A plurality of iris collection images of an iris is received. A single iris image of the iris is reconstructed using at least two of the plurality of iris collection images. Mosaicing may be used to combine at least two of the plurality of iris collection images into a single iris image. Inpainting methods, including PDE-based and exemplar-based techniques, may also be used to fill in area of missing information in an iris image. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100232616 | NOISE ERROR AMPLITUDE REDUCTION | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100232355 | ASYMMETRIC BROADBAND DATA NETWORK - An asymmetric wireless network ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100226570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUSION OF IMAGE PAIRS UTILIZING ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR ILLUMINATION MODELING - A method for processing imagery includes receiving data ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226497 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM EMPLOYING ORTHOGONAL CHAOTIC SPREADING CODES - Systems and methods for code-division multiplex communications. The methods involve forming orthogonal or statistically orthogonal chaotic spreading sequences (CSC | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100223011 | REFLECTOMETRY REAL TIME REMOTE SENSING FOR IN SITU HYDROCARBON PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for sensing conditions in a subsurface geologic formation heated for the extraction of hydrocarbons is disclosed. A time domain reflectometer in conjunction with an open wire transmission line is employed in real time to determine impedance discontinuities in the geologic formation. These impedance discontinuities correspond to physical conditions in the geologic formation. The open wire transmission line can include pipes running into the subsurface geologic formation or other conductors, including a split tube well casing. The method may operate in the low frequency window for subsurface electromagnetic propagation. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100220011 | RF TRANSMITTER GEOLOCATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A system for geolocating a radio frequency (RF) transmitter in the presence of multipath interference may include a plurality of RF receivers arranged in spaced relation. The system may also include a controller coupled to the plurality of receivers and configured to generate a plurality of measurements associated with the RF transmitter. The controller may also compute a plurality of ambiguity functions based upon the plurality of measurements and due to the multipath interference, and project the plurality of ambiguity functions onto a common geo-referenced grid. The controller may also detect a peak on the common geo-referenced grid indicative of a geolocation of the RF transmitter. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219843 | DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BITUMINOUS FROTH - An aspect of the invention concerns a method of determining the permittivity of a substance using a probe having known dielectric characteristics, a planar end surface normal to the axis of the probe, a signal source, and a signal receiver. In this aspect, the method is carried out by contacting the substance with the planar end surface of said probe to form an interface between the probe and the substance. The method further involves measuring the reflection coefficient of the substance by (1) transmitting a signal through the probe to the interface, (2) receiving the signal reflected from the interface, and (3) comparing said transmitted and reflected signals, and then calculating the permittivity of said substance from the reflection coefficient as so measured. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method of heating a substance, such as bituminous froth, by determining the permittivity of a substance, and providing a radiation source physically and electrically spaced from the substance, with the radiation source having an impedance approximating the complex conjugate impedance of the substance. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219184 | APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR RF HEATING OF MATERIAL - A radio frequency heater is disclosed including a vessel for containing material to be heated and a radio frequency radiating surface. The vessel has a wall defining a reservoir. The radio frequency radiating surface at least partially surrounds the reservoir. The radiating surface includes two or more circumferentially spaced petals that are electrically isolated from other petals. The petals are positioned to irradiate at least a portion of the reservoir, and are adapted for connection to a source of radio frequency alternating current. A generally conical tank or tank segment having a conically wound radio frequency applicator is also contemplated. Also, a method of heating an oil-water process stream is disclosed. In this method a radio frequency heater and an oil-water process stream are provided. The process stream is irradiated with the heater, thus heating the water phase of the process stream. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219182 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING MATERIAL BY ADJUSTABLE MODE RF HEATING ANTENNA ARRAY - An apparatus for heating a material that is susceptible to RF heating by an RF antenna array. The apparatus includes a source of RF power connected to an antenna array having a plurality of loop antenna sections connected to each other by dipole antenna sections wherein the loop antenna sections and dipole antenna sections create a magnetic near field and an electric near field such that the ratio of magnetic field strength to electric field strength is approximately a predetermined value. Material is heated by the apparatus by placing the material in the near fields of the antenna array and creating magnetic near fields and electric near fields that approximate a ratio that is predetermined to efficiently heat the material and connecting the antenna array to an RF power source. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219108 | CARBON STRAND RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING SUSCEPTOR - A method for heating materials by application of radio frequency (“RF”) energy is disclosed. For example, the disclosure concerns a method and apparatus for RF heating of petroleum ore, such as bitumen, oil sands, oil shale, tar sands, or heavy oil. Petroleum ore is mixed with a substance comprising mini-dipole susceptors such as carbon strands. A source is provided which applies RF energy to the mixture of a power and frequency sufficient to heat the mini-dipole susceptors. The RF energy is applied for a sufficient time to allow the mini-dipole susceptors to heat the mixture to an average temperature greater than about 212° F. (100° C.). Optionally, the mini-dipole susceptors can be removed after the desired average temperature has been achieved. The susceptors may provide advantages for the RF heating of hydrocarbons, such as higher temperatures (sufficient for distillation or pyrolysis), anhydrous processing, and greater speed or efficiency. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219107 | RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING OF PETROLEUM ORE BY PARTICLE SUSCEPTORS - A method for heating materials by application of radio frequency (“RF”) energy is disclosed. For example, the disclosure concerns a method for RF heating of petroleum ore, such as bitumen, oil sands, oil shale, tar sands, or heavy oil. Petroleum ore is mixed with a substance comprising susceptor particles that absorb RF energy. A source is provided which applies RF energy to the mixture of a power and frequency sufficient to heat the susceptor particles. The RF energy is applied for a sufficient time to allow the susceptor particles to heat the mixture to an average temperature greater than about 212° F. (100° C.). Optionally, the susceptor particles can be removed from the mixture after the desired average temperature has been achieved. The susceptor particles may provide for anhydrous processing, and temperatures sufficient for cracking, distillation, or pyrolysis. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219106 | CONSTANT SPECIFIC GRAVITY HEAT MINIMIZATION - A process of regulating the water content of water-fluidized oil sand ore during processing of the ore is disclosed. The weight (m | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219105 | RF HEATING TO REDUCE THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL WATER ADDED IN THE RECOVERY OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL - Equipment and a process for separating bitumen from oil sand in a process stream are disclosed. The equipment includes several processing vessels and one or more local area radio frequency applicators to selectively heat the process stream in local areas of the equipment. The local area can be adjacent to an input or output of a component of the equipment. Also disclosed is equipment for processing an oil sand—water slurry, including a slurrying vessel, a slurry pipe, and a local area radio frequency applicator. The local area radio frequency applicator is located outside of the slurry pipe, and heats the local area without significantly heating the contents of the slurrying vessel or of the downstream portion of the slurry pipe. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100218940 | IN SITU LOOP ANTENNA ARRAYS FOR SUBSURFACE HYDROCARBON HEATING - An array of loop antennas for a heating subsurface formation by emission of RF energy and a method of heating a subsurface formation by an array of subsurface loop antennas is disclosed. The antennas are approximate loops and are positioned in proximity to adjacent loops. The antennas are driven by RF energy. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100215125 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH IN-PHASE/QUADRATURE (I/Q) DC OFFSET, GAIN AND PHASE IMBALANCE COMPENSATION AND RELATED METHOD - A DC offset estimator and removal circuit removes the DC offsets for each of the I and Q signal components in a received signal. A gain imbalance estimator and compensator circuit estimates and compensates for gain imbalances within the I and Q signal components. A phase imbalance estimator and compensator circuit estimates and compensates for phase imbalances within the I and Q signal components to produce a communications signal that is compensated for received DC offsets and gain and phase imbalances within the I and Q signal components. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100211236 | WIRELESS ENGINE MONITORING SYSTEM - A wireless engine monitoring system (WEMS) includes an engine monitoring module that is mounted directly on an aircraft engine and records, stores, encrypts and transmits full flight engine data. The system preferably interfaces to the Full Authority Digital Engine Controller/Engine Control Unit (FADEC/ECU) and can record hundreds of engine parameters with a preferred sampling frequency of about one second. The engine monitoring module is preferably formed as a miniaturized module directly mounted on the aircraft engine within its cowling and has a conformal antenna. The engine monitoring module can also upload data for onboard processing. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100209013 | REGISTRATION OF 3D POINT CLOUD DATA TO 2D ELECTRO-OPTICAL IMAGE DATA - Method and system for registration of a two dimensional image data set and a three-dimensional image comprising point cloud data. The method begins by cropping a three-dimensional volume of point cloud data comprising a three-dimensional image data to remove a portion of the point cloud data comprising a ground surface within a scene, and dividing the three-dimensional volume into a plurality of m sub-volumes. Thereafter, the method continues by edge-enhancing a two-dimensional image data. Then, for each qualifying sub-volume, creating a filtered density image, calculating a two-dimensional correlation surface based on the filtered density image and the two-dimensional image data that has been edge enhanced, finding a peak of the two-dimensional correlation surface, determining a corresponding location of the peak within the two-dimensional image, defining a correspondence point set; and storing the correspondence point set in a point set list. Finally, a transformation is determined that minimizes the error between a plurality of the correspondence point sets contained in the point set list. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100208981 | Method for visualization of point cloud data based on scene content - Systems and methods for associating color with spatial data are provided. In the system and method, a scene tag is selected for a portion | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100207936 | FUSION OF A 2D ELECTRO-OPTICAL IMAGE AND 3D POINT CLOUD DATA FOR SCENE INTERPRETATION AND REGISTRATION PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT - Method and system for combining a 2D image with a 3D point cloud for improved visualization of a common scene as well as interpretation of the success of the registration process. The resulting fused data contains the combined information from the original 3D point cloud and the information from the 2D image. The original 3D point cloud data is color coded in accordance with a color map tagging process. By fusing data from different sensors, the resulting scene has several useful attributes relating to battle space awareness, target identification, change detection within a rendered scene, and determination of registration success. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100207830 | PLANAR ANTENNA HAVING MULTI-POLARIZATION CAPABILITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The planar antenna apparatus may include a planar, electrically conductive, patch antenna element having a geometric shape defining an outer perimeter, and a pair of spaced apart signal feedpoints along the outer perimeter of the planar, electrically conductive, patch antenna element and separated by a distance of one quarter of the outer perimeter to impart a traveling wave current distribution. The outer perimeter of the planar, electrically conductive, patch antenna element may be equal to about one operating wavelength thereof. The apparatus may provide dual circular or dual linear polarization. The planar patch element may relate to a full wave loop antenna as a compliment. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100207829 | PLANAR SLOT ANTENNA HAVING MULTI-POLARIZATION CAPABILITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The antenna apparatus may include a planar, electrically conductive, slot antenna element having a geometrically shaped opening therein defining an inner perimeter, and a pair of spaced apart signal feedpoints along the inner perimeter separated by a distance of one quarter of the inner perimeter to impart a traveling wave current distribution. The inner perimeter of the planar, electrically conductive, slot antenna element may be equal to about one operating wavelength thereof. The antenna apparatus may provide at least one of linear, circular, dual linear and dual circular polarizations, and it may provide an in situ or conformal antenna for vehicles or aircraft. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100201578 | HALF-LOOP CHIP ANTENNA AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The planar or printed chip antenna is configured to enhance the gain relative to its area. The antenna includes a dielectric substrate having first and second opposing sides and a plurality of electrically conductive traces thereon configured to define a half-loop antenna element extending along an arcuate path on a first side of the dielectric substrate and having spaced apart first and second ends. First and second base strips are electrically connected together and aligned on the respective first and second opposing sides of the dielectric substrate adjacent the spaced apart first and second ends of the half-loop antenna element. A feed strip is on the second side of the dielectric substrate and aligned with the first end of the half-loop antenna element and electrically connected thereto. At least one capacitive element is associated with the half-loop antenna element. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100195775 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A FILTER FOR NOTCHING WIDEBAND RECEIVE SIGNALS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A communications device includes pre-processing circuitry for processing a received wideband complex signal including an undesired narrowband interference component therein, and for determining a frequency of the undesired narrowband interference component. A filter is downstream from the pre-processing circuitry and operable to generate a received wideband complex signal with at least one frequency notch therein to suppress the undesired narrowband interference component. The filter includes a finite impulse response (FIR) filter with L taps to generate N output values, with L>N. A Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) block is downstream from the FIR filter and has a length N so that filter transition regions occur between frequency bins of the FFT block. A notching block is downstream from the FFT block to generate the frequency notch. An Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block is downstream from the notching block and has the length N. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100189363 | PROCESSING OF REMOTELY ACQUIRED IMAGING DATA INCLUDING MOVING OBJECTS - A system for processing remotely acquired imagery includes a storage element ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100182316 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM FOR 3D CLUTTER DATA AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database having stored therein an initial three-dimensional (3D) digital surface model of a geographical area, and two-dimensional (2D) clutter data files for respective different types of possible non-building clutter. The geospatial modeling system may also include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database to generate an updated digital surface model including 3D clutter data within and being based upon the initial digital surface model and the 2D clutter data files. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100177095 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM FOR REDUCING SHADOWS AND OTHER OBSCURATION ARTIFACTS AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database having stored therein an initial three-dimensional (3D) model of a geographical area, and an initial image for the geographical area. The initial image may have actual shadow portions. The geospatial modeling system may also include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database and configured to generate estimated shadow portions for the initial 3D model, generate a shadow difference between the estimated shadow portions and the actual shadow portions, and reduce the actual shadow portions of the initial image based upon the shadow difference to generate a corrected image. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100166041 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM EMPLOYING ORTHOGONAL CHAOTIC SPREADING CODES - Methods for code-division multiplex communications. The methods involve generating orthogonal or statistically orthogonal chaotic spreading codes (CSC | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100165828 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM EMPLOYING CHAOTIC SPREADING CODES WITH STATIC OFFSETS - Methods for code-division multiplex communications. The method involve generating orthogonal or statistically orthogonal chaotic spreading codes (CSC | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100150272 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR SIGNAL WITH SELECTED DATA SYMBOL MAPPING AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communications device may include a wireless receiver for receiving a Gaussian phase shift keyed signal having a selected data symbol mapping, and a demodulator coupled to the wireless receiver for demodulating the Gaussian phase shift keyed signal using memory-less data symbol decisions based upon the selected data symbol mapping. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100150261 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING SELECTIVE MAPPING FOR MEMORY-LESS DEMODULATION AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communication system may include a first wireless communications device, and a second wireless communications device. The first wireless communications device may include a wireless transmitter, and a modulator coupled to the wireless transmitter for modulating input data to generate a Gaussian phase shift keyed signal having a selected data symbol mapping. The second wireless communications device may include a wireless receiver, and a demodulator coupled to the wireless receiver for demodulating the Gaussian phase shift keyed signal using memory-less symbol decisions based upon the selected data symbol mapping. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100146497 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF PROCESSORS AND COMPATIBILITY SYNCHRONIZATION MODULE FOR PROCESSOR UPGRADES AND RELATED METHOD - A multiprocessor device includes a plurality of device subsystems each having a processor dependent on a respective other processor in another device subsystem for device operation. Each processor has at least one independent channel for updating a respective software version within the respective processor. A compatibility synchronization module has a database storing a table of compatible software versions for each processor. It is updated when a new software version for a processor is created. This table is independent of software images for the software versions. The compatibility synchronization module is operative for verifying if the software version for a processor is compatible with other software versions at other processors and instructs a respective device subsystem to revert back to a compatible software version within a respective processor or prevent any incompatible software updates within the processor. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100142842 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CUT LINES AND RELATED METHODS - An image processing device may include a memory, and a controller cooperating with the memory for registering images including overlapping portions to define a mosaic image. The controller may also perform an operation on the images to determine features of mutual interest for the overlapping portions, and determine cut lines for the mosaic image based upon the features of mutual interest for the overlapping portions. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100142814 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR TONAL BALANCING OF MOSAIC IMAGES AND RELATED METHODS - An image processing device may include a memory, and a controller cooperating with the memory for registering images including overlapping portions to define a mosaic image. The controller is also for determining an exemplar, generating tonal values for the exemplar, and generating adjustment tonal values for at least some of the images based upon the tonal values for the exemplar to thereby provide tonal balancing for the mosaic image. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100142710 | ENHANCED RELATIONAL DATABASE SECURITY THROUGH ENCRYPTION OF TABLE INDICES | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100142605 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A FILTER FOR NOTCHING WIDEBAND TRANSMIT SIGNALS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A communications device includes a modulator and a filter downstream therefrom and operable to generate an output wideband complex signal with a frequency notch therein. The filter includes a finite impulse response (FIR) filter with L taps to generate N output values, with L>N. A Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) block is downstream from the FIR filter and has a length N so that filter transition regions occur between frequency bins of the FFT block. A notching block is downstream from the FFT block to generate the frequency notch. An Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block is downstream from the notching block and has the length N. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100125347 | MODEL-BASED SYSTEM CALIBRATION FOR CONTROL SYSTEMS - A system and method for model-based control of a the physical system, based on a computer simulation model approximating operating characteristics of at least a portion of the plurality of components and having one or more model parameters for adjusting a modeled operating characteristic of at least one of the plurality of components is provided. In the system and method at least one active input parameter for the physical system is generated based on current values for the model parameters and the computer simulation model and at least one measured system parameter value and at least one modeled system parameter value are obtained for measuring the performance of physical system responding to the active input parameter. The system and method also evaluate a difference between the measured system parameter value and the modeled system parameter value and update the current values for the model parameters to minimize the difference. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100124895 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR TRANSMISSION PHASING ERRORS IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING A RECEIVE SIGNAL - A method for correcting transmission phasing errors in an plurality of antenna elements is provided. The method includes receiving at least a first signal having a first frequency at the plurality of antenna elements at an angle of arrival (AOA). The method also includes identifying an actual fractional wavelength value (f | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100124302 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING A REFERENCE SIGNAL AT ANY LOCATION ALONG A TRANSMISSION MEDIA | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100124263 | SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A REFERENCE SIGNAL AT ANY LOCATION ALONG A TRANSMISSION MEDIA - Systems comprising sensing devices (SD), a signal combiner (SC), signal subtractors (SS), and signal multipliers (SM). SD ( | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100124164 | CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS BASED CONTINGENCY TRANSMISSION | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100123625 | COMPENSATION OF BEAMFORMING ERRORS IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM HAVING WIDELY SPACED ANTENNA ELEMENTS - Systems and methods for operating a communications system. The methods involve computing one or more complex weights to be applied to transmit signals and receive signals by beamformers. The complex weights are based at least on configuration data for the communications system. The methods also involve applying a first plurality of weight corrections to the complex weights based on phasing errors occurring in a communication path inclusive of a control system and antenna elements. The methods further involve applying a second plurality of weight corrections to the complex weights based on phase differences at the antenna elements relative to a reference location for the receive signals. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100123624 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ELEMENT PHASE CENTER LOCATIONS FOR AN ARRAY OF ANTENNA ELEMENTS - A method for operating a communications system is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals at a plurality of antenna elements, the plurality of signals arriving at the array of antenna elements at a plurality of angles of arrival (AOAs) with respect to a reference location. The method also includes calculating a plurality of differential distance vectors between the plurality of antenna elements and the reference location, each of the plurality of differential distance vectors associated with one of the plurality of AOAs and at least one of the pluralities of signals. The method further includes obtaining a plurality of actual phase center locations for the plurality of antenna elements based on the plurality of differential distance vectors and the plurality of AOAs and providing a correction to configuration data for the array of antenna elements based at least on the plurality of actual phase center locations. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100123618 | CLOSED LOOP PHASE CONTROL BETWEEN DISTANT POINTS - Methods for compensating for phase shifts of a communication signal. The methods involve determining a first reference signal (V | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100123451 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - An inductive power transfer system includes a base unit comprising a first inductive element for providing input power to a second inductive element of a target unit providing output power, a positioning structure provided on at least one of the base unit and the target unit for removably positioning the second inductive element at a predetermined orientation and distance relative to the first inductive element, a switch element configured for selectively applying a time varying electric current to the first inductive element to produce a time varying magnetic field for inducing an electric current in the second inductive element, and a control circuit for monitoring one parameter indicative of an efficiency of power transfer and automatically selectively adjusting at least one characteristic of the time varying electric current responsive to the parameter to maximize an efficiency of power transfer from the base unit to the target unit. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100115047 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING SIGNALS - A system replaces the current “Genlock” reference signals and distribution architectures used in media and broadcasting use an IP network and distributed timekeeping service, such as ISO/IEC 61588 or 1EEE1588. In such a system, a master and multiple slave devices are used to distribute precision time and phase information to synchronize equipment and systems. The method described herein allows the generation of a signal standard and format with a single distribution system. In addition, the method allows this distribution to be accomplished over an IP network despite the non-deterministic performance of such networks. The method also allows the deterministic generation of signals at slave devices. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100109863 | VOICE-AIDED UNATTENDED SURVEILLANCE SENSOR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The surveillance system includes a remote monitoring station, at least one mobile radio (e.g. a handheld radio), and one or more deployable sensors each for unattended surveillance to transmit a detection signal in response to a detected activity. A deployable gateway surveillance node includes a controller and at least one wireless transceiver cooperating therewith to transmit a notification to the remote monitoring station based upon a received detection signal, and determine and transmit a voice-message status report, based upon the received detection signal, to the at least one mobile radio identifying the deployable gateway surveillance node and corresponding deployable sensor for the received detection signal. The voice message status report may further include information regarding a status of a communication link between the deployable gateway surveillance node and the remote monitoring station, a received detection signal strength, detected activity information and/or a status of a positioning information communication link between the deployable gateway surveillance node and a positioning/navigation system. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100105342 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A DISTORTION CORRECTION CIRCUIT FOR A POWER AMPLIFIER, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An electronic device includes a radio frequency (RF) modulator, a power amplifier, and a distortion correction circuit coupled between the RF modulator and the power amplifier. The distortion correction circuit includes a variable gain amplifier coupled between the RF modulator and the power amplifier, and an amplitude correction control loop. The amplitude correction control loop includes a first logarithmic converter having an input coupled to the REF modulator, a second logarithmic converter having an input coupled to an output of the power amplifier, and a difference circuit coupled to outputs of the first and second logarithmic converters for controlling the gain of the variable gain amplifier for correcting distortion in an output signal from the power amplifier. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100100883 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING TASKS IN PROCESSING FRAMES - Methods and systems for implementing methods for allocating available service capacity to a plurality of tasks in a data processing system having a plurality of processing channels is provided, where each processing channel is utilized in accordance with a time division multiplex processing scheme. A method can include receiving in the data processing system the plurality of tasks to be allocated to the available service capacity and determining a task from among an unassigned set of the plurality of tasks having a requirement for available service capacity which is greatest. The method can also include identifying at least one of the plurality of processing channels that has an available service capacity greater than or equal to the requirement and selectively assigning the task to the processing channel having a remaining service capacity which least exceeds the requirement. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100096158 | MULTI-FUNCTION CABLE STUDS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - Cable assemblies comprising a cable ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100091909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNEQUAL ERROR PROTECTION AND SOFT DECISION CALCULATIONS - A wireless communications device ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100091700 | AD-HOC NETWORK ACQUISITION USING CHAOTIC SEQUENCE SPREAD WAVEFORM - Method and system for identifying neighbor nodes in an ad-hoc wireless network including two or more nodes. The method involves generating a beacon signal at a first node of the network for alerting other nodes in the network of the presence of the first node. A digitally generated first spreading sequence is also generated at the first node. Thereafter, the beacon signal is modulated with the first spreading sequence to produce a spread spectrum signal which is then transmitted. The spreading sequence is selected to be a chaotic sequence. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100086220 | IMAGE REGISTRATION USING ROTATION TOLERANT CORRELATION METHOD - A method for correlating or finding similarity between two data sets. The method can be used for correlating two images with common scene content in order to find correspondence points between the data sets. These correspondence points then can be used to find the transformation parameters which when applied to image | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100086008 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR MODULATIONS WITH MEMORY - A mobile wireless communications device may include an antenna, and a transceiver coupled to the antenna. The transceiver may use a modulation having memory for a message in a frame structure including a data portion and a termination portion based upon the data portion. The termination portion may drive the modulation to a desired known ending state. The modulation may include a spread spectrum modulation or a non-spread modulation. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100083265 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING ASYNCHRONOUS TASKS TO RESIDUAL CHANNEL SPACE | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100080311 | ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (OFDM) COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD THAT INCORPORATES LOW PAPR PREAMBLE AND RECEIVER CHANNEL ESTIMATE CIRCUIT - A communications device includes a demapping and demodulation circuit that demaps and demodulates an OFDM communications signal as modulated subcarriers carrying communications data and modulated subcarriers carrying a training sequence forming a preamble that includes a long sync sequence for channel and frequency offset estimation having a extended guard interval (GI). The OFDM subcarriers carrying the training sequence have a quadratic modulation to produce a low peak-to-average power (PAPR) preamble with PAPR of approximately 2.6 decibels (dB). A channel estimate circuit is positioned to receive signals after processing within a FFT circuit and subcarrier demapper circuit and estimates the channel characteristics of the communications channel based on splitting the extended guard interval from the long sync sequence and processing into values that represent the low PAPR preamble as plus or minus one (±1) values in a real or imaginary component as adds and subtracts. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100080310 | ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (OFDM) COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD THAT INCORPORATES LOW PAPR PREAMBLE AND VARIABLE NUMBER OF OFDM SUBCARRIERS - A communications device includes communications data and a training sequence corresponding to a preamble. A modulation and mapping circuit modulates the communications data and training sequence into a plurality of multiple subcarriers that are orthogonal to each other to form an OFDM communication signal having modulated subcarriers carrying the communications data forming a data payload and modulated subcarriers forming the preamble. A circuit turns OFF and ON selected subcarriers based on an encryption algorithm to increase transmit power and signal-to-noise ratio and reduce the Inter-Carrier Interference (ICI). The modulation and mapping circuit applies a quadratic modulation to the subcarriers carrying the training sequences to produce a low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) preamble with a PAPR value of approximately 2.6 decibels (dB). | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100080309 | LOW PEAK-TO-AVERAGE POWER RATIO (PAPR) PREAMBLE FOR ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (OFDM) COMMUNICATIONS - A communications device includes communications data and a training sequence corresponding to a preamble. A modulation and mapping circuit modulates the communications data and training sequence into a plurality of multiple subcarriers that are orthogonal to each other to form an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications signal having modulated subcarriers carrying the communications data forming a data payload and modulated subcarriers forming the preamble. The modulation and mapping circuit applies a quadratic modulation to the subcarriers carrying the training sequences to produce a low peak-to-average power (PAPR) preamble of approximately 2.6 decibels (dB) independent of the number of subcarriers. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100067634 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE USING MEASURED FREQUENCY OFFSET OVER TIME TO ADJUST PHASE AND FREQUENCY TRACKING - The communications device includes a phase and frequency tracking loop having a signal input and an adjustable loop filter that establishes a predetermined tracking loop bandwidth for samples of communication signals received at the signal input and processed within the tracking loop. A tracking loop update circuit updates loop filter operating parameters and is operative with the loop filter for increasing or decreasing the tracking loop bandwidth of the phase and frequency tracking loop based on the dynamics of the frequency offset of measured samples from the output of the loop filter over time. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100067619 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE USING MEASURED SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO TO ADJUST PHASE AND FREQUENCY TRACKING - A communications device includes a phase and frequency tracking loop having a signal input and adjustable loop filter that establishes a predetermined tracking loop bandwidth for samples of communication signals received at the signal input and processed within the tracking loop. A tracking loop update circuit updates the loop filter operating parameters. It is operative with the loop filter for increasing or decreasing the tracking loop bandwidth of the phase and frequency tracking loop based on the measured signal-to-noise ratio in the received samples of communication signals at the signal output by the tracking loop and on the known or measured apriori tracking capabilities of demodulator based on the symbol rate of communication signal. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100066627 | POLYHEDRAL ANTENNA AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The antenna includes an electrically conductive antenna body having a polyhedral shape with opposing first and second ends and a medial portion therebetween. The medial portion of the electrically conductive antenna body is wider than the opposing first and second ends thereof, and the electrically conductive antenna body has a slot therein extending from at least adjacent the first end to at least adjacent the second end. The polyhedral antenna has an omnidirectional pattern, is horizontally polarized and broad in bandwidth above a lower cutoff frequency. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100055550 | BATTERY PACKAGING SYSTEM - A battery holder assembly ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100054228 | MULTI-TIER AD-HOC NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - Ad-hoc wireless network which operates in accordance with a time division multiple access (TDMA) channel scheme. The network includes a plurality of nodes configured for wireless ad-hoc network communications using at least a first tier waveform and a second tier waveform. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100052986 | COHERENT COMBINING FOR WIDELY-SEPARATED APERTURES - Method for coherently combining signals received from two widely separated antenna apertures ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100050822 | TOOL FOR TIGHTENING AND LOOSENING A FASTENER | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100047677 | BATTERY RETAINER - A low profile coin cell battery retainer assembly (BRA) is provided. BRA comprises a battery holder ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100046952 | WIDEBAND RF PHOTONIC LINK FOR DYNAMIC CO-SITE INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - A method is provided for co-site interference mitigation in an RF communication system. Spectral nulls created in an optical domain may be used to mitigate interfering signals in an RF signal. The method includes: receiving an RF input signal via an antenna; generating two optical signals that are each modulated using the RF signal; creating a phase delay in one of the two optical signals that corresponds with a spectral null at a frequency of an interfering signal; converting the two optical signals into two corresponding electrical signals and combining the two electrical signals to create spectral nulls via interference between the two signals and form a mitigated output signal. In this way, the spectral null offsets the amplitude of the interfering signal, thereby reducing the signal strength of the interfering signal. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100045403 | MINIATURE 180 DEGREE HYBRID COUPLER - A 180° hybrid coupler ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100033312 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE BLOCKER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A vehicle wireless communications blocker may be used in a vehicle for an occupant's wireless communications device and may include a long-range and short-range wireless transceiver both coupled to a controller. The controller may be switchable between off-hook and on-hook states based upon control signals via the short-range wireless transceiver, and the occupant's wireless communications device may be blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver when in the off-hook state. The blocker may include a housing to be installed in the vehicle, a short-range wireless transceiver carried by the housing to wirelessly communicate with the short-range wireless transceiver of the occupant's wireless communications device, and a controller carried by the housing and coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver to selectively switch the controller of the occupant's wireless communications device to the off-hook state so that the occupant's wireless communications device is blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100033265 | MINIATURE QUADRATURE HYBRID - A radio frequency (RF) directional coupler ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100031122 | Serially Concatenated Convolutional Code Decoder with a Constrained Permutation Table - An SCCC decoding system is provided. The system is comprised of an outer decoder module ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100031036 | SECURE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - A wireless communications system may include wireless communications devices with each including a wireless transceiver and a processor coupled thereto for transmitting and receiving communications and using a challenge-response authentication protocol. The wireless communications devices may also include a master wireless communications device and a slave wireless communications device. The master wireless communications device may transmit a polling message including an unencrypted portion and an initial encrypted challenge portion. The slave wireless communications device may transmit a polling reply message including an unencrypted portion and an initial encrypted response portion based upon receiving the polling message from the master wireless communications device. | 02-04-2010 |
