02nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130009735 | PERMANENT MAGNET OPTIONS FOR MAGNETIC DETECTION AND SEPARATION - RING MAGNETS WITH A CONCENTRIC SHIM - Permanent magnet assemblies include a central cylindrical magnet having a bore. The cylindrical magnet is magnetized along a selected radial direction and is enclosed within a ferromagnetic shim. A uniform magnetic field, field gradient, or other field distribution can be produced in the bore based on the bore cross-sectional shape. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009736 | ANISOTROPIC RARE EARTH MAGNET POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND BONDED MAGNET - The anisotropic rare earth magnet powder of the present invention includes powder particles having R | 2013-01-10 |
20130009737 | Transformer - A polyphase transformer ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009738 | INDUCTOR ASSEMBLY - An inductor assembly includes a base and an inductor component. When the inductor component is disposed on the base, the distance between the inductor component and a nearby electronic component is increased by a connecting element or a carrying element of the base, and the inductor component is prevented from contacting the nearby electronic component by a spacing element of the base. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009739 | IGNITION COIL WITH ENERGY STORAGE AND TRANSFORMATION - This invention is directed to a device for energy storage and transformation that allows an increased level of energy storable in an ignition coil, using a coil that has a permanent magnet inside of a primary magnetic core, with a second magnetic core that closes the magnetic path of the primary magnetic core. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009740 | COMMON MODE FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A common mode filter having heterogeneous laminates includes a first magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic insulating substrate, a second magnetic layer, a first coil layer, and a second coil layer. The second magnetic layer is formed on the nonmagnetic insulating substrate, between the nonmagnetic insulating substrate and the first magnetic layer. The first coil layer is disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and includes a first coil. The second coil layer is disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and includes a second coil. The first and second coil layers are separated from each other, and the first and second coils are magnetically coupled to each other. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009741 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TRANSFORMER - The invention provides an integrated circuit transformer disposed on a substrate. The integrated circuit transformer includes a first coiled metal pattern disposed on the substrate, comprising an inner loop segment and an outer loop segment. A second coiled metal pattern is disposed on the substrate, laterally between the inner loop segment and the outer loop segment. A dielectric layer is disposed on the first coiled metal pattern and the second coiled metal pattern. A first via is formed through the dielectric layer, electrically connecting to one of the first and second coiled metal patterns. A first redistribution pattern is disposed on the dielectric layer, electrically connecting to and extending along the first via, wherein the first redistribution pattern covers at least a portion of the first coiled metal pattern and at least a portion of the second coiled metal pattern. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009742 | MAGNETIC LAYER COMPOSITION, MULTILAYER TYPE COIL COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a multilayer type inductor including a magnetic layer composition including NiZn ferrite, a multilayer type coil component including a magnetic layer prepared therefrom, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009743 | CIRCUIT BREAKER - A circuit breaker includes a short-circuit release and a thermal overload release. In at least one embodiment, the short-circuit release includes an armature and a pole which are disposed within a coil former, as well as a yoke plate and a terminal connection which are disposed around the coil former. The thermal overload release includes a metal strip made of at least two types of metal, around which a PTC thermistor is wound, wherein an electric insulator is disposed between PTC thermistor and metal strip. In at least one embodiment, the connection between the thermal overload release and the yoke plate is made by way of a separate bracket. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009744 | ELECTRIC FUSE WITH TORQUE RESTRICTING TERMINALS - Electrical fuses include slip fit terminal elements coupled to the ends of a fuse element. The terminal elements may rotate relative to the fuse element ends as the fuses are bolted to circuit conductors and protect the fuse element from being damaged. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009745 | Fuse for a Motor Vehicle Power Line - Circuit breaker for motor vehicle power lines, having a first planar connection flap, a second connection flap and a connection portion which electrically connects the connection flaps and which forms a desired breaking location. A particularly simple production with low material use can be achieved by the connection flaps and the electrical connection portion closing an explosion chamber of a pyrotechnical igniter in such a manner that the desired breaking location bursts owing to the gas pressure of the pyrotechnical igniter brought about in the event of actuation. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009746 | WIRELESS TERMINAL ADAPTED TO CONTROL BROADCAST IN EXTERNAL DEVICE - Provided is a wireless terminal and method therefor, configured to play a broadcast program (TV and/or radio) in a broadcast mode thereof. A display unit displays, during the broadcast mode, at least one icon dedicated to automatically controlling an external device to output the same broadcast as that of a current channel in the broadcast mode. A controller is configured to detect selection of the at least one icon and in response, to transmit via a wireless communication unit at least one command to the external device to automatically tune to a corresponding channel of the current channel and output the same broadcast thereof. The external control by the wireless terminal can enable uninterrupted switching of the broadcast from the wireless terminal to the external device. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009747 | Synchronized Robotic Baggage Portal for Secure Access - Systems and methods describe automated/robotic baggage portals as well as their use when synchronized with automated/robotic human security portals. When companion human and baggage portals are synchronized, baggage items belonging to a subject are not passed through to a secure area unless the subject is cleared by a companion human portal for passage. Likewise, unless the subject is cleared for passage by the human portal, baggage items belonging to the subject are not passed through to a secure area unless the subject is cleared by the companion human portal. Variations on synchronization, tracking, and coordination mechanisms and methods are described as well as variations on baggage portal mechanisms including conveyer arrangements and baggage chamber configurations. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009748 | SIMPLIFIED BIOMETRIC CHARACTER SEQUENCE ENTRY - A device having a biometric input device is configured to allow a user to enter a character sequence for use in validation using the biometric input device. A predetermined assignment of characters to enrolled biometric templates allows a user to determine a sequence of biometric inputs to provide to enter an appropriate character sequence. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009749 | METHOD OF NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IMPLEMENTED IN-PART WITH ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A regional surveillance system includes a plurality of local geo-tagged surveillance systems each of which is associated with a predetermined virtual neighborhood. The surveillance systems wirelessly communicate alarm or incident indicating messages, along with neighborhood defining indicia to a common control unit. The common control unit evaluates the incoming messages, and responsive to predetermined criteria, determines which members of a plurality of subscribers should be notified by an alarm or incident indicating message. Once the appropriate subscribers receive the message(s) then a determination can be made as to which, if any, non-subscribers should be notified. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009750 | TAG HAVING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND METHOD OF ATTACHMENT TO ARTICLE - An application specific integrated circuit chip includes capacitors and antennas. The antennas receive energy from an outside source, and charge capacitors on the chip in order to provide power to the chip itself. The chip in turn communicates by antenna to outside receivers for the purposes of identification of the chip and hence a bag or article to which it is attached. The chip is attached to its article by means of glue which is in turn applied by an applicator which shoots the chip and the glue against the article. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009751 | METHOD FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE AND COMMUNICATION UNIT - A judgment apparatus includes a storage configured to store first reference data representing data that a detector should output in a first area when a detection target passed the first area, and second reference data representing data that the detector should output in the first area when the detection target passed a second area being different from the first area; and a processor to perform processes of: obtaining data from the detector outputting, in a time-series manner, data according to a detection condition of the detection target passing the first area or the second area; judging a degree of similarity between data obtained by the obtaining and the first and second reference data stored in the storage; and judging whether or not the detection target passed the first area, based on the judgment result by the judging the degree of similarity. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRESENCE RECOGNITION OF A SECOND PORTABLE DATA CARRIER BY A FIRST PORTABLE DATA CARRIER - A system for recognizing the presence of a second portable data carrier by a first portable data carrier, wherein the data carriers have respectively a contactless interface with an antenna and an electronic circuit for storing and/or processing data. An RFID reading device supplies the data carriers with energy and for the respective communication of the data carriers with the reading device. In the first and the second data carrier there is respectively provided a further communication device, via which an additional, direct communication channel, independent of the field of the reading device, is made available between the first and the second data carrier, to thereby check the immediate presence of the second data carrier in the field of the reading device by the first data carrier. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009753 | Radio tag sensor system and method for calibrating same - A radio tag sensor system includes a plurality of radio tag sensor chips, which incorporate respective sensors, store unique identification numbers, a plurality of micro base stations, and a central processing unit which perform communications with the micro base stations via a connection network. Each of the micro base stations performs wireless communications with and wirelessly supplies electric power to only those of the radio tag sensor chips which are disposed in an assigned region thereof. Each of the assigned regions includes at least one radio tag sensor chip which is not included in the other assigned regions. The central processing unit controls the communications via the connection network. The central processing unit collects the sensed values from sensors of the radio tag sensor chips through the micro base stations, generates a spatial distribution map of the sensed values, and updates the spatial distribution map with time. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009754 | COLLISION RESOLUTION PROTOCOL FOR MOBILE RFID TAG IDENTIFICATION - The performance of a radio frequency identification (RFID) system is improved by a protocol that eliminates collisions between signals generated by a) RFID tags that the RFID reader has already identified as being in its interrogation zone and b) RFID tags that are newly arrived and thus that the reader has not yet identified. This is illustratively accomplished by the use of separate identification and access frames. It is during the identification frame that newly arrived tags become identified by the reader. Although there may be collisions during the identification frame, those collisions are only among newly arrived tags. The already-identified tags communicate with the reader during respective time slots of the access frame, so that they neither collide with each other nor with the newly arrived tags. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009755 | RFID ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to an antenna system, and more particularly, to an RFID antenna system capable of improving a tag recognition rate of a shelf antenna system by generating energy of electromagnetic waves on a shelf, and a method for controlling the same. An antenna system according to an embodiment includes a first antenna configured to operate in response to a first control signal, a second antenna configured to operate in response to a second control signal and receive information from an RFID tag, and a reader unit configured to generate the first or second control signal and obtain the RFID tag information received through the second antenna. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009756 | VERIFICATION USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS - In a system for effecting a monetary transaction, there is provided a mobile terminal and a verification tag configured to receive wirelessly using Near Field Communications (NFC) a verification request signal from the terminal and, in response thereto, to transmit a NFC verification reply signal. The terminal includes a verification module for detecting the remote verification tag within range thereof by means of receiving the NFC verification reply signal from said tag. There is also provided an identity module | 2013-01-10 |
20130009757 | VEHICULAR WINDOW ADJUSTMENT BY MEANS OF A HAPTIC-ENABLED ROTARY CONTROL KNOB - A haptic assembly configured to control a plurality of windows on a vehicle. The assembly includes a haptic device configured to provide haptic feedback to a user when switching between the plurality of windows, and when moving a selected window of the plurality of windows between an open position and a closed position. The assembly can also include a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display icons that represent each of the plurality of windows, and display a position of the selected window, wherein either the haptic device or the GUI can be used to switch between each of the plurality of windows to be controlled. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009758 | Tactile Visual Indicator - A tactile visual indicator and methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for controlling a tactile visual indicator are provided. Embodiments include a light source; an electromagnetically inductive wound coil; and a light pipe coupled to a ferromagnetic-metal jacket surrounding the outside of the light pipe. The ferromagnetic-metal jacket is within the wound coil and one end of the light pipe is provided to the light source. The light pipe and the ferromagnetic-metal jacket are configured to move within the wound coil in response to the coil receiving power. Light shining through the light pipe from the light source provides a visual indication of a status and the movement of the light pipe and jacket within the wound coil provides a tactile indication of the status via contact with a user. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009759 | IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM - An in-vehicle system includes a instrument cluster display arranged in an instrument cluster and a heads-up display that projects an image in an area on a front window above the instrument cluster. When a user continues viewing a display screen of the instrument cluster display for a predetermined period of time or longer, the display of the instrument cluster display is stopped, and content displayed on the display of the instrument cluster display is displayed on the heads-up display. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009760 | RADAR DETECTOR THAT INTERFACES WITH A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An electromagnetic signal detector that interfaces with a mobile communication device that includes a communication element. The communication element transmits data between the electromagnetic signal detector and the mobile communication device via a first communication standard. A user interface of the mobile communication device communicates the data to a user of the electromagnetic signal detector. The mobile communication device communicates with a communication network via a second communication standard. The first communication standard differs from the second communication standard. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009761 | Systems, Computer Medium and Computer-Implemented Methods for Monitoring Health and Ergonomic Status of Drivers of Vehicles - Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for monitoring a status of a driver when driving a vehicle. A system including a set of sensors configured to be disposed in the vehicle to collect driver status data. The system processing the driver status data to determine whether the driver is experiencing a health condition or crisis, and whether the driver's body position is ergonomic. In response to a health condition, generating a health alert indicative of the health condition. In response to the driver a health crisis generating a health alert indicative of the health crisis and inhibiting operation of the vehicle. In response to the driver's body position not being ergonomic, identifying and providing adjustments in the body position of the driver that need to be made for the driver to be positioned in a an ergonomically acceptable body position. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009762 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A tire pressure sensor and nozzle assembly includes a tire pressure sensor, a nozzle and a fastener for fixing the tire pressure sensor and the nozzle together. The tire pressure sensor has a mount provided with a coupling hole into which a coupling post of the nozzle is inserted. The faster penetrates into the mount and is fixed with the coupling post in such a way that the fastener extends along a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the coupling post, such that the tire pressure sensor and the nozzle can be firmly coupled with each other. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009763 | CONTROLLER FOR TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A controller for a tire pressure monitoring system includes a control unit that receives information signal related to tire air pressure and tire temperature from a sensor unit arranged in each tire. The control unit notifies a user when determining from the information signal received subsequent to pressure adjustment of the corresponding tire that the tire air pressure of the corresponding tire would be excluded from a recommended pressure range as the present tire temperature changes to a monitoring subject temperature. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009764 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - An SOC display displayed on a display includes a first region and a second region. The first region presents an SOC range capable of ensuring the minimum traveling performance. The SOC display displays an SOC within the first region. The second region presents an SOC range incapable of ensuring the minimum traveling performance. The boundary between the first region and the second region corresponds to an SOC lower limit value indicating the SOC lower limit capable of ensuring the minimum traveling performance. The SOC lower limit value is set based on the temperature of a power storage device. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009765 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A RANGE LIMIT BASED ON A VEHICLE'S ENERGY SOURCE STATUS - Various embodiments relate to determining a range limit for a vehicle based on the vehicle's energy source status. An energy status of a vehicle and a location of an energizing station for the vehicle may be received at a computer. The computer may be operable to communicate with one or more vehicle systems. A travel distance value from a current location of the vehicle to the location of the energizing station may be calculated. Additionally, a range limit value for the vehicle based on the energy source status and the travel distance value may be calculated. Based on the range limit value, one or more range values of the vehicle with respect to returning to the energizing station may be determined. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009766 | Access and Egress Detection System for Assignable Location - A child safety and alert system and method that detect and monitor access and egress for assignable locations within a motor vehicle by identifying designated positions within the vehicle, by monitoring the driver door and other doors or closures in the vehicle, by activating a timer if the driver door is opened and closed, and by triggering an alarm if the designated doors or closures are not opened within a predefined time interval after the driver door is opened. The alarm can be deactivated from the driver seat or by a remote device. The system and method are similarly useful for alerting a driver to retrieve objects from storage locations within a vehicle. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009767 | SEATBELT REMINDER SYSTEM - The present invention is a seatbelt reminder system utilized by a user with a vehicle with a dashboard with a driver's side, one or more audio speakers and a battery. The system includes a recording device with an activation button that records and playback a seatbelt reminder message and a computer chip in communication with the recording device to store the seatbelt reminder message. The seatbelt reminder message is a personalized message from a loved one, a family member or other closely affiliated person of the user. The vehicle audio speakers are in communication with the computer chip to generate the seatbelt reminder message from the recording device after depressing the activation button. The system can be utilized with an automobile, a van or a truck. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009768 | SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR A SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A DSP subtracts the sound pressure Pgen of a notification sound from the sound pressure Pout of an octave band including the notification sound among the sound pressures P | 2013-01-10 |
20130009769 | VEHICLE NOTIFICATION SOUND EMITTING APPARATUS - A vehicle notification sound emitting apparatus is basically provided with a sound emitting device and a notification sound control device. The sound emitting device is configured to emit a movement notification sound to outside of a vehicle to inform a person in an area surrounding the vehicle that the vehicle will move. The notification sound control device is configured to operate the sound emitting device to emit a movement notification during a period from when a vehicle speed becomes equal to or smaller than a prescribed value until a prescribed amount of time has elapsed in a situation where the vehicle speed becomes equal to or smaller than the prescribed value while the forward movement notification sound is being emitted. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING A SECURITY DEVICE - A security apparatus and method for protecting merchandise items is presented. In the preferred embodiment, a merchandise security device includes a housing with an access door that has an open position and a closed position, a primary power source, a secondary power source and alarm system. The alarm system determines when a voltage of the primary power source drops below a threshold value. When the voltage drops below the threshold value, the alarm system switches to the secondary power source for its power. When the alarm system is in a standby mode, it will not generate alarms when operating on the secondary power source. However, when the alarm system has not been placed into a standby mode, the alarm system will generate alarms when operating on the secondary power source and the access door is in the open position. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009771 | WIRELESS TAKEOVER OF AN ALARM SYSTEM - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for wireless takeover of wired alarm system components. Embodiments of the invention can be used to bridge hardwired alarm zones for use with a wireless alarm controller. Wired sensors are wired to a takeover module that converts communication from the wired sensors into wireless communication that can be compatibly processed at an alarm controller that accepts wireless signals. Power and ground connections from an existing wired alarm controller can be used with the takeover module to facilitate wireless takeover of wired alarm sensors. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009772 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS AND MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using realt-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009773 | WIRELESS APPARATUS, WIRELESS ABNORMALITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM USING SAME, AND WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A wireless apparatus includes an antenna, a circuit board configured to form a wireless communication circuit that is connected to the antenna, and a housing configured to accommodate the circuit board and formed by resin molding. A linear conductor extends from a ground of the circuit board. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009774 | REMINDER METHOD & SYSTEM FOR MERCHANDISE RETURNS - A reminder method and system for merchandise returns or exchange within a predetermined time post-purchase. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009775 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ALARM DEVICE - An alarm device including: a reception circuit section; a transmission circuit section; a sensor section which detects abnormal conditions; an alert section; an alarm registration section which, when a registration send mode is in effect to form a linked group, sends a registration event signal containing the transmission source code, and when set to a registration receive mode, registers the transmission source codes contained in event signals received from the other alarm devices in a memory; an abnormal condition monitoring section; and a transmission power switch control section which, when the registration send mode is initiated by the alarm registration section, reduces the transmission power of the transmission circuit section beyond that of normal operation. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009776 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Media for Providing an Event Alert - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing an event alert. According to embodiments, a method for providing an event alert is provided. According to the method, an incoming communication from a first device is detected. An initiating party associated with the first device is identified. Whether the initiating party associated with the first device is further associated with an alert tag is determined. The alert tag may include an identifying alert identifying the initiating party associated with the first device. In response to determining that the initiating party associated with the first device is associated with the alert tag, the identifying alert is provided as the event alert on a second device. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009777 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PREVENTION OF WANDERING - There is provided a device for use by a user who may wander that comprises an audio unit for generating a first output audible to the user in response to a determination that the user is within a predetermined safe area. The audible output preferably comprises music. There is also provided a method of operating a device that is to be worn or carried by a user, comprising generating a first output audible to the user using an audio unit in the device in response to a determination that the user is within a predetermined safe area. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009778 | PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD - One embodiment provides a patient monitoring device ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009779 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ACTIVITY OF THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND/OR THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM OF A LIVING BEING - The invention relates to a method for determining the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system or of the sympathetic nervous system of the autonomic nervous system of a living being, in particular a human being, wherein a feature of the condition of the living being is determined, and the activity is determined from the feature of the condition. According to the invention, the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system and/or of the sympathetic nervous system is determined dependent on time. Advantageously, the feature of the condition is a series of heartbeats of the living being, and the activity is determined by analyzing the time intervals between the heartbeats. For this purpose, the heart rate of the living being is preferably measured, and the heartbeat is determined using first positive deflections of a ventricular stimulus (R deflection). The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the method. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009780 | PREDICTING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for predicting the potential for severe weather. Data associated with lightning activity is received by a computing device. A location, a movement speed, a movement direction, and a lightning rate of one or more cells of lightning activity are determined by the computing device based on the received data. The lightning rate is compared, by the computing device, to a threshold lightning rate. One or more geographical areas at risk are determined by the computing device based on the location, the movement speed and the movement direction of the one or more cells of lightning activity. An alert is issued by the computing device to one or more remote devices monitoring the geographical areas when the lightning exceeds a value of the threshold lightning rate. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009781 | ANTI-TERRORISM WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM - An Anti-Terrorism water quality monitoring system for continuously monitoring a potable water treatment system and related potable water distribution network that provides potable water to a municipality, city, housing development or other potable water consumer. The system includes the collection of data from the water distribution system and from the water treatment facility and from advanced separation processes which are integrated into analytical instruments. The data collected are stored in a remote database on a remote server computer or bank of computers and accessible by Homeland Security or its designated agency. Preferred parameters of monitoring include the turbidity and disinfectant such as chlorine, hypochlorous acid, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochloritc, ozone, chlorine dioxide, chloramines, hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009782 | BATTERY MAINTENANCE ALERT DEVICE AND PROCESS - The invention provides a battery maintenance alert process and device capable of tracking one or more operational variables for a lead-acid battery and lead-acid battery-operated equipment and alerting the user of the battery or battery-operated equipment when it is time to perform battery maintenance or service. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009783 | PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE (PER) SYSTEM - Systems and methods for identifying an activity of an object includes identifying each elemental motion of a sequence of elemental motions of a device attached to the object; and identifying the activity of the object, comprising matching the sequence of identified elemental motions of the device with a library of stored sequences of elemental motions, wherein each stored sequence of elemental motions corresponds with an activity. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009784 | Online Measuring Assembly of the Rheological Properties of a Drilling Fluid and Associated Measuring Method - This assembly includes a measuring device ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009785 | Visual and Audio Warning System Including Test Ledger for Automated Door - Apparatus and method for a warning system for an automated door capable of moving between open and closed positions, the door having engagement ends adjacent to a peripheral edge when the door is closed. Audio and visual warning indicators attached to engagement ends of the door, frame and header indicate when the door is opened, closed, opening and closing, or about to open or close, thus keeping the door ADA compliant. A hand-held wireless communicator transmits automated door safety check, test, and inspection requests to a server which records test requests, results, date, time, door identification and unique hand-held wireless communicator identification. The hand-held wireless communicator includes GPS capabilities enabling the server to record the specific location of the hand-held wireless communicator while performing tests. The server sends default emails or texts if scheduled safety checks, tests or inspections have expired after a predetermined time. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009786 | Cross-Band Communications in an Implantable Device - An ambulatory monitoring device includes a sensor to monitor a physiological signal and a battery power source. The device also includes a wireless receiver adapted to monitor a first frequency band having frequencies below 1 MHz and configured to detect and receive, using less than 10 micro-amps of current from the battery power source when operating, wireless communications within the first frequency band from a remote device at least one meter away. The device further includes a wireless transmitter adapted to transmit—after receipt from the remote device of a first wireless communication within the first frequency band that includes an invitation for further communication—a second wireless communication in a second frequency band having frequencies above 10 MHz, the second wireless communication comprising data indicative of the physiological signal as sensed by the sensor. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009787 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN COMMUNICATING WITH UTILITY DEVICES - Systems and methods for use in communicating with utility devices. A utility meter receives one or more messages from one or more utility devices. Each message corresponds to a communication protocol of a plurality of communication protocols. The utility meter selects a communication protocol based on at least one message of the received messages. The utility meter communicates with at least a portion of the utility devices using the selected communication protocol. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009788 | Utility Electric Meter Web Server - A meter (M) installed by a utility at a customer site to measure the usage of a commodity supplied by the utility to the customer comprises an enclosure (E) in which is installed measuring apparatus (A) for measuring the amount of usage of the commodity by the customer at any one time. A web server (S) provides information obtained from the measuring apparatus and the utility to the customer. A wireless connection (C) between the web server and a customer device (D) allows the information and utility provided information to be displayed to the customer as well as enabling the device to obtain information from the meter so to determine when, and for how long, the device can be most cost efficiently operated. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009789 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING SURROUNDINGS OF VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SURROUNDINGS OF VEHICLE - Provided is a method for monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle, with which vehicle driving safely can be improved. The disclosed method for monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle involves: a step (S | 2013-01-10 |
20130009790 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED TRAFFIC SIGNAGE - An improved traffic sign is discussed. The traffic sign includes an RFID tag configured to transmit a traffic information to a vehicle-mounted receiver. The traffic information can be associated with a priority. The receiver can be in communication with a vehicle-mounted display, wherein the display displays information selected from received traffic information based on priority, time of receipt, and relevance. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009791 | VEHICLE DIRECTION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, VEHICLE DIRECTION IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A vehicle direction identification device includes: a frequency analysis unit which analyzes amplitude or phase of surrounding sound in each analysis section; a sound source direction identification unit which identifies a sound source direction included in the surrounding sound for each analysis section; a vehicle identification information storage unit which stores first vehicle identification information including a first threshold value; a first vehicle identification unit which calculates a rate of occurrence of each sound source direction and identifies the sound source direction whose rate of occurrence is equal to or exceeds the first threshold value; a second vehicle identification information calculation unit which calculates second vehicle identification information including a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value; and a second vehicle identification unit which identifies the sound source direction whose rate of occurrence is equal to or exceeds the second threshold value. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009792 | Display of Current Trend and/or Future Position of Vehicular Traffic - Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying the current trends (i.e., turning or going straight) or the future positions of vehicles of interest on a traffic display unit. The position, orientation and geometry of the displayed symbology is a function of parametric information broadcast by the vehicles of interest and processed by a computer system that controls the traffic display unit. In particular examples disclosed herein, the traffic display unit is a navigation display on an aircraft or a traffic display unit at a traffic controller's station. However, the methods disclosed herein have application to vehicular traffic other than aircraft, such as boats or ships. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009793 | Maintenance Decision Support System and Method for Vehicular and Roadside Applications - A method and system are provided in which maintenance vehicles collect information from sensors and operators, forward the collected information to a server, and, in response, receive maps and operator instructions. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009794 | MOBILE BODY POSITION INFORMATION TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND MOBILE BODY POSITION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A vehicle ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009795 | NOISE SHAPING FOR DIGITAL PULSE-WIDTH MODULATORS - A circuit including an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC is configured to receive an analog feedback signal and an analog input signal and generate a digital output. The circuit further includes a noise shaper. The noise shaper is configured to truncate the digital output and generate a noise shaper output having a lower number of bits than the digital output, and to shape quantization noise generated during truncation. The circuit further includes a pulse width modulation digital-to-analog converter (PWM DAC). The PWM DAC configured to process the truncated digital output of the noise shaper output and generate a PWM DAC output. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009796 | CLOCK GENERATOR CIRCUIT FOR SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATIOM ANALOG TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A sampling clock generator generates a sampling clock based on a reference clock and an internal clock. An internal clock generator causes, during a period in which the sampling clock is at a second voltage level, the internal clock to transition from a first voltage level to a second voltage level when a first comparison signal and a second comparison signal transition to voltage levels different from each other, and the internal clock to transition from the second voltage level to the first voltage level after a variable delay time has elapsed when the first and second comparison signals transition to a same voltage level. A delay controller controls the variable delay time in the internal clock generator so that the ratio of a period in which the sampling clock is at a first voltage level to a period of the reference clock approaches a predetermined ratio. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009797 | Distributed Bootstrap Switch - An input circuit for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes at least one bootstrap circuit, including at least one first switch for connecting electrical power to a first terminal of at least one capacitor; at least one second switch for connecting a second terminal of the at least one capacitor to a signal to be sampled; at least one third switch for connecting the first terminal of the at least one capacitor to the control gate of at least one sampling network input switch; at least one fourth switch for connecting the at least one sampling network input switch to a substrate; and at least one fifth switch for connecting the second terminal of the at least one capacitor to the substrate. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009798 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERSION WITH COMBINED PULSE MODULATORS - A digital-to-analog converter includes first and second pulse modulators to generate first and second pulse modulated signals in response to first and second digital values, a third pulse modulator to generate a third pulse modulated signal in response to a third digital value, and a switch/filter circuit to generate an analog signal by combining the first and second pulse modulated signals in response to the third pulse modulated signal. The first and second pulse modulated signals may be low-pass filtered before being combined. In some embodiments, the third digital value may be incremented in a single direction between transitions of the first and second digital values. In some other embodiments, the third digital value may be incremented in opposite directions between alternating transitions of the first and second digital values. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009799 | BIOLOGICAL ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL AND DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS - Described herein are novel biological converter switches that utilize modular components, such as genetic toggle switches and single invertase memory modules (SIMMs), for converting analog inputs to digital outputs, and digital inputs to analog outputs, in cells and cellular systems. Flexibility in these biological converter switches is provided by combining individual modular components, i.e., SIMMs and genetic toggle switches, together. These biological converter switches can be combined in a variety of network topologies to create circuits that act, for example, as switchboards, and regulate the production of an output product(s) based on the combination and nature of input signals received. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009800 | DUAL-MODE COMPARATOR AND ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER HAVING THE SAME - A dual-mode comparator may include an object voltage input unit that generates a first current flowing through a first path and a second current flowing through a second path based on a first object voltage and a second object voltage, a current mirror unit that performs a current-mirror operation for the first path and the second path to output a comparison voltage at an output terminal, a bias unit that generates a bias current corresponding to a sum of the first current and the second current, and a mode switching unit that controls the current mirror unit to have a first structure in an auto-zero mode and that controls the current mirror unit to have a second structure in a comparison mode. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009801 | Decoy for Deceiving Doppler Radar Systems - The present invention relates to a decoy for deceiving Doppler radar systems. The decoy comprises a corner reflector, where at least one of the surfaces ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009802 | SIGHTING MECHANISMS - Described herein is a sighting mechanism that includes a system ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009803 | MULTI-CHANNEL RADAR LEVEL GAUGE - A level gauge for detecting process variables related to a distance to a surface of a content in a tank, comprising a first and second functionally independent circuitry arrangements comprising transceiver circuitry and processing circuitry. The gauge further comprises a transmission line probe connected to the circuitry arrangements, the transmission line probe extending into the content in the tank and being adapted allow propagation of first and second transmission modes, and a feeding arrangement connected to couple electromagnetic signals into the probe in first and second propagation modes. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009804 | FAST RAY TRACE TO IDENTIFY RADAR MULTIPATHS - A method of detecting a target in a room using a radar system having a transmitter for irradiating the object, a sensor for receiving reflected radiation, and circuitry for analyzing the reflected radiation to determine at least one characteristic thereof, the method including determining at least one parameter for each wall of a plurality of walls of a room containing the target; determining possible signal paths between the target and the sensor for paths including up to N reflections based on the at least one parameter of each wall and the location of the sensor; calculating target image locations based on the possible signal paths; and processing the received radiation to determine a target location based on target image locations. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009805 | METHOD FOR ARRANGING ANTENNA DEVICE, RADAR APPARATUS, AND DIELECTRIC MEMBER - An antenna device is provided. The antenna device includes a radiator for radiating an electromagnetic wave, and a dielectric body arranged on an electromagnetic wave radiating side of the radiator, and having a plurality of dielectric members arrayed in a longitudinal direction of the radiator, wherein boundaries between the plurality of adjacent dielectric members are asymmetric with respect to a virtual line perpendicularly passing through the center of the dielectric body in the longitudinal direction. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009806 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A signal processor performs a signal transform of a signal, and comprises a signal demodulator for demodulating said signal by a first chirp signal having a first chirp rate to obtain a reduced bandwidth chirped signal, a filter for filtering the reduced bandwidth chirped signal and delaying the reduced bandwidth chirped signal by an interval proportional to a reciprocal of said first chirp rate, a signal modulator for modulating said filtered signal by a second chirp signal having a second chirp rate to obtain an increased bandwidth chirped signal and to provide a time domain output spectrum of said signal, and wherein each of said first chirp signal and said second chirp signal is a complex signal representing a linear frequency modulated chirp. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009807 | Apparatus & Method for Short Dwell Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) Imaging of Turning Moving Vehicles - An apparatus and method for generating a radar image including acquiring a first plurality of data in a first domain, wherein one or more of the first plurality of data include data of a moving target engaged in a turning motion at a rotational rate greater than a threshold; converting the first plurality of data from the first domain to a second plurality of data in a second domain, wherein the second domain is a first two-dimensional transformation of the first domain; extracting one or more of the second plurality of data; converting the one or more of the extracted second plurality of data to a third plurality of data in a third domain, wherein the third domain is a second two-dimensional transformation of the second domain; phase compensating the third plurality of data; and transforming the phase compensated third plurality of data to generate the radar image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009808 | Aircraft Weather Radar with Reduced Heading, Attitude and Range Artifacts - An avionic weather radar system tracks aircraft orientation with respect to acquired scan radar data to correct the display of the weather radar data for range distortion and orientation changes of the aircraft between radar acquisition and display, reducing image artifacts. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009809 | Multi-Spot Satellite System with Efficient Space Resource Allocation - A satellite system comprises at least one satellite that receives and transmits signals from/to user terminals located in a service area covered by a plurality of beams, frequencies used in each beam being allocated in order to allow frequency reuse. The beam sizes, the bandwidth used in each beam and the power density in each beam are chosen as a function of the user density in the service area. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009810 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DERIVING SEED POSITION OF A SUBSCRIBER STATION IN SUPPORT OF UNASSISTED GPS-TYPE POSITION DETERMINATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a method and system for deriving a seed position of a subscriber station in a wireless communications system in supporting unassisted GPS-type position determination is provided, the subscriber station receives overhead messages from the wireless communications system, and derives the seed position from the parameter values. The subscriber station may use a data structure in its memory and map possible parameter values to corresponding positions that may serve as the seed positions. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009811 | Method and System for Maintaining a GNSS Receiver in a Hot-Start State - A GNSS receiver in a wake up state during a standby mode may acquire ephemeris from received GNSS signals such as GPS signals and/or GLONASS signals. When subsequently transitioning from the standby mode to a normal mode operating at a high frequency clock, the acquired ephemeris may be utilized to generate a navigation solution for the GNSS receiver. The GNSS receiver in the wake up state during the standby mode may be switched to operate at the high frequency clock in order to receive GNSS signals. The GNSS receiver may extract complete ephemeris from the received GNSS signals, and may subsequently transition from the wake up state to a sleep state during the standby mode to save power. Radio frequency front-end components of the GNSS receiver may only be turned on to receive the GNSS signals. The GNSS receiver may transition between the standby mode and the normal mode. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009812 | POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR GEOSTATIONARY ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - Ground stations | 2013-01-10 |
20130009813 | Method and System for a Virtual Wide Area GNSS Reference Network - A GNSS enabled mobile device receives GNSS assistance data in a determined format from a central processing station communicatively coupled to a wide area reference network (WARN). The WARN comprises a first plurality of GNSS tracking stations from which usable signals are received by the central processing station, and a second plurality of GNSS tracking stations from which unusable or no signals are received by the central processing station. The central processing station generates the GNSS assistance data using a complete set of GNSS reference feeds of the WARN. The complete set of GNSS reference feeds comprises actual GNSS reference feeds from the first plurality of GNSS tracking stations and virtual GNSS reference feeds derived for the second plurality of GNSS tracking stations from processed actual GNSS reference feeds. The generated GNSS assistance data is reformatted into a determined format and is communicated to the GNSS enabled mobile device, accordingly. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009814 | AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING BY PSEUDOLITES IN A CONSTRAINED ZONE AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION - A system for positioning an object in a constrained zone, including: a set of pseudolites distributed in the constrained zone and each presenting a spreading code corresponding to the spreading code of a satellite belonging to a constellation of satellites of a satellite navigation system, the constellation of satellites including a first set of satellites and a second set of satellites of disjoint visibility, and a receiver on the object to be localized, the pseudolites being distributed in the constrained zone such that, at any point of the constrained zone, the receiver can acquire the positioning signals of at least two pseudolites presenting spreading codes corresponding to a satellite of the first set, and to a satellite of the second set, such that the receiver detects the impossibility of the acquired signals being transmitted by satellites of the constellation of satellites and determines the acquired signals were transmitted by pseudolites. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009815 | POSITIONING SYSTEM USING PSEUDOLITES OPERATING IN ASSISTED MODE - A system for positioning an object provided with a receiver, which includes a set of pseudolites transmitting positioning signals and distributed in a constrained area, assistance means capable of communicating with said receiver and calculating a position of the object, and a server capable of dynamically configuring the set of pseudolites, the pseudolites each further having a spreading code corresponding to that of a satellite belonging to a satellite constellation in a satellite navigation system, the dynamic configuration of the pseudolites by the server is such that the spreading codes of said pseudolites correspond to spreading codes of satellites of the satellite constellation not visible to the receiver of the object, wherein the assistance means is configured to communicate to said receiver a list of spreading codes meant to be those of the satellites visible to said receiver but actually corresponds to the spreading codes of the set of pseudolites so as to deceive the receiver that can acquire the positioning signals transmitted by the pseudolites and communicate with the assistance means so that the assistance means calculates the position of the object. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009816 | SATELLITE RADIO-CONTROLLED WATCH - Provided is a satellite radio-controlled watch, which is capable of holding back a receiving operation when in a posture that does not allow normal reception of a satellite signal, and is capable of performing a receiving operation under conditions varied to suit the type of reference information to be obtained. The satellite radio-controlled watch includes: a reception circuit ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009817 | SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAULT DETECTION BASED ON BIASED MEASUREMENTS - Example embodiments disclosed herein provide for a method for detecting a fault in a receiver for a satellite navigation system. The method includes calculating a plurality of measurement residuals corresponding to a position solution and combining the plurality of measurement residuals to form a test statistic. The method also includes calculating a threshold corresponding to the test statistic, wherein calculating the threshold includes selecting the threshold to be a value from a non-central chi squared distribution of possible test statistics that corresponds to a desired probability of false alarm. The test statistic is compared to the threshold and if the test statistic is larger than the threshold, performing at least one of: outputting an alarm indicative of a fault in the position solution and discarding the position solution. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009818 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A POSITIONAL STATE OF AN AIRBORNE ARRAY ANTENNA USING DISTRIBUTED ACCELEROMETERS - Systems and methods for determining a positional state of an airborne array antenna using distributed accelerometers are described. One such method includes receiving and formatting acceleration data from each of a plurality of accelerometers mounted at different locations along the array antenna, receiving position and orientation data from an inertial navigation service (INS) mounted on the array antenna, generating an INS estimated position for each accelerometer based on the position and orientation data from the INS, generating an accelerometer estimated position for each accelerometer based on the acceleration data, determining a position and orientation of each accelerometer based on the respective INS estimated position and the respective accelerometer estimated position, determining an estimated position of a center and an orientation of the array antenna based on the determined position and orientation of each accelerometer, and adjusting a direction of the array antenna based on the estimated position of the array antenna. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009819 | OUTDOOR WIRELESS ACCESS POINT AND ANTENNA ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - An adjusting method of an antenna of the outdoor wireless access point includes steps of A. moving the antenna in a predetermined pointing range, and obtaining received signal strength indications in multiple pointing directions at different time points; B. separating the pointing range into at least two sub-ranges, and averaging the received signal strength indications in all pointing directions in each sub-range; and C. moving the antenna pointing at the sub-range in which the average received signal strength indication is the highest and setting the sub-range as the next predetermined pointing range, and repeating the steps A to C until the step C is executed a predetermined times. Besides, the composition elements of the outer wireless access point are also disclosed. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009820 | ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A RADIO-FREQUENCY TRANSPONDER - An antenna apparatus for determining the position of a radio-frequency transponder is provided, comprising a phased array of antennas enabled to transmit and receive power at a given frequency for communicating with a radio frequency (RF) transponder, the phased array being movable; and a phase shifter for providing a phase shift to at least one antenna of the phased array to provide a minima in a main radiated lobe of the phased array, such that when the phased array is moved from a first position, for detecting the RF transponder via the main radiated lobe, to a second position, where a signal from the RF transponder is minimized, a position of the RF transponder determined to be along an axis of the minima in the second position. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING LOCATION OF A WIRELESS STATION USING MULTI-BEAM TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for estimating location of wireless stations in a wireless communication network are provided. An estimation of a bearing angle of a wireless station from a reference point of a multi-beam antenna pattern is made based on a plurality of beaming angles of a multi-beam antenna pattern and a received signal property, at the wireless station, of each of a plurality of wireless signals transmitted on respective beams of the multi-beam antenna pattern for each of the plurality of beaming angles. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009822 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING HIGH FIDELITY DOPPLER PHASE AND TIME EFFECTS IN ADVANCED EW STIMULUS SYSTEMS - A high fidelity simulation of Doppler that may exactly replicate the phenomenology of the physical world. Compute the linear (Line of sight) kinematics (Slant Range, Radial Velocity, and Radial Acceleration) for each of a multiplicity of emitter-receiver pairs in accordance with exact 3D vector mathematics. Smoothly interpolate the linear kinematic parameters to produce accurate instantaneous values of these parameters at sample rates sufficient to produce negligible error effects in the presence of realistic aircraft maneuvers. Calculate the Doppler frequency, in accordance with well known physics, from the emitter carrier wavelength and a high sample rate. Calculate the Doppler effect as a differential phase (Doppler frequency×sample time) and apply the effect as incremental phase shifts to the carrier signal. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009823 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHORT BASELINE, LOW COST DETERMINATION OF AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT LOCATION - Systems and methods are operable to locate an airborne aircraft ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130009824 | INVERTED-F ANTENNA - An improved inverted-F antenna, adapted for wireless communication devices, is disclosed, which comprises: a ground plane; a pin, coupled to a side of the ground plane while extending vertically upward therefrom; a first radiation unit, connected to an end of the pin that is not connected to the ground plane while enabling the periphery of the same to align with the periphery of the ground plane. Moreover, the inverted-F antenna is further comprised of: a second radiation unit, connected to the end of the first radiation unit that is not connected to the pin while enabling the same to be enveloped within the periphery of the ground plane, and being shaped like a fan tapering toward the end thereof that is connected to the first radiation unit; and a feed point, disposed extendingly from an end of the first radiation unit for feeding electrical signals. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009825 | MICROPATTERNING OF CONDUCTIVE GRAPHITE PARTICLES USING MICROCONTACT PRINTING - Methods involve a combination of polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) coating or silane self assembly on a substrate; microcontact printing; and conductive graphite particles, especially size controlled highly conductive exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets. The conductive graphite particles are coated with a charged polymer such as sulfonated polystyrene. The graphite particles are patterned using microcontact printing and intact pattern transfer on a substrate that has an oppositely-charged surface. The method allows for conductive organic patterning on both flat and curved surfaces and can be used in microelectronic device fabrication. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009826 | HANDHELD DEVICE - A handheld device is provided. The handheld device comprises a housing, a covering means, a circuit board, a battery and a near-field communication (NFC) antenna. The covering means is assembled with the housing to form a receiving space. The covering means comprises an outer surface and a through hole. The circuit board and the battery are disposed in the receiving space and electrically connected to each other. The NFC antenna comprises a metal layer and a transmission element. The metal layer is patterned on the outer surface of the covering means. The transmission element electrically couples the metal layer to the circuit board via the through hole. The NFC antenna is separated from the battery and the circuit board with a distance by the covering means. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009827 | Antenna Spring Structure and Electronic Device Using the Same - An antenna spring structure and an electronic device using the same. The antenna spring structure includes an antenna spring provided with an elastic arm and a protruding portion coupled to the elastic arm, a casing having at least one opening and pivotally coupled to an end of the casing; a cover disposed on the antenna spring and having a first positioning groove and a second positioning groove formed on the protruding portion and disposed with an interval apart, a circuit board disposed inside the casing, and at least one conductive component installed on the circuit board and corresponding to at least one opening, and passed through the at least one opening and exposed from the casing. When the antenna spring is switched from a first position to a second position, the at least one conductive component presses the antenna spring. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009828 | Bezel Gap Antennas - Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. A parallel-fed loop antenna may be formed from portions of an electronic device bezel and a ground plane. The antenna may operate in multiple communications bands. An impedance matching circuit for the antenna may be formed from a parallel-connected inductive element and a series-connected capacitive element. The bezel may surround a peripheral portion of a display that is mounted to the front of an electronic device. The bezel may contain a gap. Antenna feed terminals for the antenna may be located on opposing sides of the gap. The inductive element may bridge the gap and the antenna feed terminals. The capacitive element may be connected in series between one of the antenna feed terminals and a conductor in a transmission line located between the transceiver circuitry and the antenna. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009829 | PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE - A slide type portable wireless device includes: a first housing; a second housing which slides relative to the first housing, and is positioned at either of a first relative position and a second relative position different from the first relative position; an antenna element which is embedded in the first housing; and a plurality of parasitic elements which are provided in the second housing, and includes first and second parasitic elements capacity coupled with the antenna element. The first parasitic element faces the antenna element at the first relative position. The second parasitic element faces the antenna element at the second relative position. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009830 | Antenna Verification Via Transmitter - Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed which relate to verifying an antenna via a transmitter. A logical interface coupled to a transmitter reads antenna specifications from a memory integrated with an antenna, and refuses transmission when the antenna attributes conflict with the requirements of the transmitter. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009831 | CROSS-DIPOLE ANTENNA CONFIGURATIONS - An apparatus has an improved antenna pattern for a cross dipole antenna. Such antennas desirably have an omnidirectional antenna pattern. Conventional cross dipole antennas exhibit nulls in their antenna patterns, which can cause antennas to deviate from a standard or specification. Applicant recognized and confirmed that the connection of a coaxial cable to the antenna arms is a cause of the nulls in the antenna pattern, and has devised techniques disclosed herein to compensate or cancel the effects of the connection. In one embodiment, the arms of the cross dipole antenna that are coupled to a center conductor of the coaxial cable remain of conventional length, but the arms of the cross dipole antenna that are coupled to a shield of the coaxial cable are lengthened by a fraction of the radius of the outer diameter of the coaxial cable. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009832 | DUAL UHF DIPOLE QUADRAFILER HELIX ANTENNA - A dual purpose antenna is provided with the UHF antenna in the form of a pair of copper tubes to provide an off center fed dipole, with a pair of quadrafiler helix L1 and L2 GPS antennas stacked on top of the UHF antenna, and with the top section of the UHF dipole providing a ground plain for the GPS antenna. The antennas are fed internally by two coaxial feeds, one feeding the UHF antenna, the other passing through the UHF antenna to feed the GPS antennas. In one embodiment, a tuning coil is provided at the base of the UHF antenna by the coiling of the two coaxial feeds around a non-conductive mandrel, with copper taping placed on top of the coiled coaxial sections to provide an LC circuit to lower the resonant frequency of the UHF antenna to 225 MHz. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009833 | Antennas For Electronic Devices With Conductive Housing - An electronic device may be provided with a conductive housing. The conductive housing may be formed from a metal. Slots may be formed in the housing. The slots may serve as an antenna and may be fed using an antenna feed structure within the electronic device housing. The electronic device may have a frame to which housing structures are attached and may have a stand or other support structure. The frame may be used to mount a display, to support housing walls, to support clutch barrel structures, etc. The slots may be formed in the frame or in a space between the frame and the housing walls. The slots or other antenna structures may also be formed in the stand. Multiple slots may be used together to support operations in two or more communications bands. There may be multiple dual slot antennas in the electronic device. | 2013-01-10 |
20130009834 | BROADBAND OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA - An improved broadband omnidirectional antenna is distinguished by the following features: the omnidirectional antenna is in the form of a dual-polarized antenna, the dual-polarized antenna comprises a horizontally polarized radiating element ( | 2013-01-10 |