05th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100026392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUT AMPLIFIER PROTECTION - An amplifier circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit connected in series. The first circuit has a first terminal coupled to a first power supply terminal, a second terminal coupled to an output node, and a control terminal for receiving a first signal for controlling a current flow. The second circuit has a first terminal coupled to the output node, a second terminal couple to a second power supply terminal, and a control terminal for receiving a second signal controlling a current flow in the first circuit. A bias circuit is coupled to the third terminal of the first circuit and is configured to limit a current flow in the first circuit when a voltage at the output node is outside a predetermined voltage range. In an embodiment, the bias circuit includes a plurality of diode devices connected in series and a switch device coupled to the diode devices. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026393 | DRIVER AMPLIFIER HAVING A PROGRAMMABLE OUTPUT IMPEDANCE ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT - A driver amplifier in an integrated circuit is suitable for driving a signal onto an output node and through an output terminal, and through a matching network to a power amplifier. A novel Programmable Output Impedance Adjustment Circuit (POIAC) within the integrated circuit is coupled to the output node and affects an output impedance looking into the output terminal. When the output impedance would otherwise change (for example, due to a driver amplifier power gain change), the POIAC adjusts how it loads the output node such that the output impedance remains substantially constant. The POIAC uses a series-connected inductor and capacitor L-C-R circuit to load the output node, thereby reducing the amount of capacitance and die area required to perform multi-band impedance matching with a power amplifier. Multi-band operation is accomplished by changing an effective capacitance in the L-C-R circuit depending on communication band information received by the POIAC. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026394 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULATING PRESSURE IN AN ALKALI-VAPOR CELL - The present invention provides a system and method for achieving a calibration-free primary atomic clock standard operating at the 0-0 transition free-atom frequency, thus creating a primary frequency standard, with attributes that include scalable to chip-scale dimensions and power consumption. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026395 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING VCO PULLING - Techniques for mitigating VCO pulling are described. In an aspect, VCO pulling may be mitigated by (i) injecting an oscillator signal, which is a version of a VCO signal from a VCO, into a transmitter and (ii) using coupling paths from the transmitter to the VCO to re-circulate the oscillator signal back to the VCO. In one design, an apparatus includes a VCO and a coupling circuit. The VCO generates a VCO signal at N times a desired output frequency. The coupling circuit receives an oscillator signal generated based on the VCO signal and injects the oscillator signal into a transmitter to mitigate pulling of the frequency of the VCO due to undesired coupling from the transmitter to the VCO. The apparatus may include a phase adjustment circuit that adjusts the phase of the oscillator signal and/or an amplitude adjustment circuit that adjusts the amplitude of the oscillator signal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026396 | COMPENSATED HIGH-SPEED PLL CIRCUIT - The invention relates to a compensation method and phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit, wherein different kinds of two-point modulations are used and the integral regulator of a loop filter is replaced by introducing predetermined settings at the loop filter or at a voltage controlled oscillator. Thereby, the dynamic settling time of the PLL circuit can be improved to gain time for other circuit components which can thus assure required precision for the modulation. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026397 | PLL CIRCUIT - A PLL circuit includes a VCO circuit that generates an output clock having a frequency corresponding to potential of a first control voltage signal input from an LPF at a pre-stage, using a ring oscillator in which M delay circuits having delay times changing according to a control voltage input to a control terminal are connected in a ring shape. The VCO circuit includes a low-pass filter that extracts a second control voltage signal in a low frequency band from the first control voltage signal, and, in the ring oscillator. The first control voltage signal is input to control terminals of m (m2010-02-04 | |
20100026398 | Surface mount type crystal oscillator - A surface mount crystal oscillator comprises a crystal blank, an IC chip having an oscillation circuit integrated thereon, and a hermetic package for accommodating the crystal blank and IC chip therein. The hermetic package comprises a substantially rectangular ceramic substrate formed with a metal film which makes a round on one main surface thereof, and a concave metal cover having an open end face bonded to the metal film. The IC chip is secured to the one main surface of the ceramic substrate through ultrasonic thermo-compression bonding using bumps, the crystal blank is disposed above the IC chip, and the ceramic substrate has the one main surface formed as a flat surface. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026399 | Method and Apparatus for Effecting Stable Operation of Resonant Tunneling Diodes - A circuit includes a resonant tunneling device having first and second terminals, and biased to exhibit a negative resistance between the terminals, the terminals being coupled at spaced locations to a further section made of a material which has a plasma resonance tuned to a selected frequency. A different circuit includes a resonant tunneling structure with plural layers, including an outer layer coupled to a further layer made of a material which has a plasma resonance tuned to a selected frequency. Two circuit sections are respectively coupled to the resonant tunneling structure at spaced locations thereon. A bias is applied across the tunneling structure and further layer, and causes the tunneling structure to exhibit a negative resistance. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026400 | RESONANT TUNNELING STRUCTURE - A resonant tunneling structure for generating oscillation with multiple fundamental oscillation frequencies is provided. A first quantum well layer has a second sub-band (E | 2010-02-04 |
20100026401 | Terahertz oscillation device - A terahertz oscillation device includes a first electrode placed on the semiconductor substrate; a second electrode placed via the insulating layer toward the first electrode, and opposes the first electrode to be placed on the semiconductor substrate; a MIM reflector formed between the first electrode and the second electrode by sandwiching the insulating layer; a resonator adjoining of the MIM reflector and is placed between the first electrode and the second electrode which oppose on the semiconductor substrate; an active element placed at the substantially central part of the resonator; a waveguide adjoining of the resonator and is placed between the first electrode and the second electrode which oppose on the semiconductor substrate; and a horn apertural area adjoining of the waveguide and is placed between the first electrode and the second electrode which oppose on the semiconductor substrate. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026402 | Low phase noise differential crystal oscillator circuit - A differential crystal oscillator circuit uses a bias transistor to generate a bias voltage from a bias current. The bias voltage is supplied to the control terminals of a differential pair of transistors. The differential transistors operate to produce a differential output between corresponding end terminals thereof, which is provided to a reference crystal oscillator to establish an oscillation frequency at the differential output. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026403 | SELECTABLE DRIVE STRENGTH HIGH FREQUENCY CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT - A method, system, and apparatus to a selectable drive strength high frequency crystal oscillator circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a crystal oscillator circuit to generate a signal with a specified frequency value, and a programmable amplifier circuit containing a plurality of programmable inverting amplifiers, and wherein certain ones of a plurality of inverting amplifiers are operated to change a gain and/or a bandwidth of the signal according to the specified frequency value of the crystal oscillator circuit. The system may include further comprising a resistor circuit coupled in parallel to the programmable amplifier circuit to set an operating point of the programmable amplifier circuit. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026404 | VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR, PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT AND CLOCK DATA RECOVERY CIRCUIT - A voltage-controlled oscillator is provided with inductor | 2010-02-04 |
20100026405 | Phase-locked loop circuit, recording-and-reproducing apparatus, and electronic apparatus - A phase-locked loop circuit includes a phase detection unit which detects phase information of an input signal, a loop filter unit including a series circuit of a resistor and a capacitor, first and second pulse-current output units which supply pulse currents corresponding to the phase information output to one and the other of the resistor and the capacitor, and an oscillating unit capable of varying an oscillation frequency in accordance with a component obtained by combining a voltage generated at both ends of the one of the resistor and the capacitor on the basis of the pulse current supplied from the output terminal of the first pulse-current output unit and a voltage generated at both ends of the other one of the resistor and the capacitor on the basis of the pulse current supplied from the output terminal of the second pulse-current output unit. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026406 | Phase-locked loop circuit, recording-and-reproducing apparatus, and electronic appratus - A phase-locked loop circuit includes a phase detection unit, a loop filter unit including a series circuit of a resistor and a capacitor, first and second pulse-current output units which supply differential and single-end pulse currents corresponding to phase information to the resistor and capacitor, an oscillating unit which varies an oscillation frequency in accordance with a voltage generated at the resistor and capacitor, and a calibration unit which obtains information of an oscillation gain in actual operation and corrects an operation of the oscillating unit on the basis of a difference between the oscillation gain in actual operation and a target oscillation gain. The oscillation gain in actual operation represents a characteristic of oscillation frequency versus input signal of the oscillating unit and is obtained using predetermined oscillation control signals on the basis of a difference between actual oscillation frequencies under the oscillation control signals. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026407 | MODULATOR - It is possible to restrain distortions generated in a mixer. A modulator includes a local signal source that generates an in-phase local signal, a multiplier that multiplies an in-phase baseband signal (I) and the in-phase local signal by each other, a phase inverter that receives the in-phase local signal from the local signal source, and inverts the phase thereof, an anti-phase multiplier that multiplies an anti-phase baseband signal (−I) (signal equivalent to a signal obtained by inverting the phase of the in-phase baseband signal (I)) and an output from the phase inverter (anti-phase local signal) by each other, and an adder that adds an output from the multiplier and an output from the anti-phase multiplier to each other. The addition by the adder of a leak component (carrier leak) which is the in-phase local signal leaked from the multiplier, and the signal which is the output from the phase inverter leaked from the anti-phase multiplier to each other results in zero. In other words, the leak component output from the multiplier is cancelled. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026408 | SIGNAL TRANSFER FOR ULTRA-HIGH CAPACITY CIRCUITS - The present invention provides high performance, low power signal transfer methods for linking large numbers of integrated chips into ultra-high capacity circuits; Example application of the present invention including ultra-high capacity memory systems, and router systems. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026409 | Low profile and compact surface mount circulator on ball grid array - A surface mount circulator. The novel circulator includes a substrate, a predetermined number of microstrip lines disposed on a first surface of the substrate, a ground layer and a predetermined number of electrical contacts disposed on the second surface of the substrate, and a mechanism for coupling each microstrip line to one of the electrical contacts. In an illustrative embodiment, the circulator uses edge wrap metallization to wrap a microstrip line down a side of the substrate to connect with a corresponding contact. A ball grid array can then be used to connect the signal contacts and ground at the second surface of the substrate with a circuit board. The circulator also includes a magnet on first surface of the substrate over a resonator circuit connecting the microstrip lines and a pole piece on the second surface of the substrate beneath the ground to provide magnetic bias to the substrate. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026410 | TRANSCEIVER DEVICE AND IMPEDANCE MATCHING METHOD - A transceiver device and an impedance matching method are provided. In the impedance matching method, a plurality of matching modes is set. Each matching mode includes a default impedance and a corresponding default power. In addition, one of the matching modes is selected for outputting a transmission signal to a load. Besides, a response signal derived from the transmission signal is received. Further, whether the default impedance is matched with an impedance of the load or not is determined according to a parameter of the response signal. Thereby, the echo signal can be restrained from being generated. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026411 | BALUN SIGNAL TRANSFORMER AND METHOD OF FORMING - A balanced-unbalanced (balun) signal transformer includes an unbalanced port, a balanced port coupled to the unbalanced port, the balanced port comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, a first capacitor coupled to the first terminal, a first inductor coupled to ground and the first capacitor, a second capacitor coupled to the second terminal, and a second inductor coupled to ground and the second capacitor. The transformer may also include a third capacitor coupled to a terminal of the unbalanced port; and a third inductor coupled to the third capacitor and the third terminal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026412 | COMPACT BALUN - The present invention is directed to a compact balun device that includes an unbalanced port and a set of balanced differential ports. A first set of coupled transmission line structures is coupled to the unbalanced port and one port of the set of balanced differential ports. The first set of coupled transmission line structures is characterized by at least one device parameter and a first length that is substantially equal to a quarter of a wavelength (λ). The wavelength (λ) corresponds to a first frequency. A second set of coupled transmission line structures is coupled to another port of the set of balanced differential ports. The second set of coupled transmission line structures is characterized by the at least one device parameter and a second length that is substantially equal to the quarter of a wavelength (λ). The wavelength (λ) corresponds to the first frequency. A plurality of interconnections couples the first set of coupled transmission line structures and the second set of coupled transmission line structures. The plurality of interconnections are configured such that the compact balun operates at a reduced operating frequency, the reduced operating frequency being selected from a range of frequencies by varying at least one device parameter. The range of frequencies is approximately between one-sixth of the first frequency and one-half the first frequency. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026413 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TERMINATION BLOCK - A termination block for connecting a first signal device and a second signal device. The termination block includes a housing, first and second pair of connectors, and an electrical circuit having passive elements that connect the first and second pair of connectors and provide impedance matching. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026414 | FILTER, DUPLEXER, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A filter includes: a first filter unit includes: a series resonators connected in series to each other between a first input terminal and a first output terminal; a parallel resonators each having one end connected to one terminal of each of the series resonators; and a common inductance having one end connected to the other ends of the parallel resonators and the other end connected to a ground terminal, and a second filter unit includes: a series resonators connected in series to each other between a second input terminal and a second output terminal; a parallel resonators each having one end connected to one terminal of each of the series resonators; and a common inductance having one end connected to the other ends of the parallel resonators and the other end connected to the ground terminal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026415 | Measuring Power - One aspect of the invention includes a directional coupler having a coupling factor in the forward direction determined from the equation | 2010-02-04 |
20100026416 | POWER DIVIDER AND POWER COMBINER USING DUAL BAND-COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT HANDED TRANSMISSION LINE - The present invention relates to a power divider and a power combiner employing dual band-Composite Right/Left-Handed (CRLH) transmission lines. A power divider including an input terminal and two output terminals according to the present invention includes two transmission lines each having two terminals connected to the input terminal and the output terminals, respectively, and two short-stubs having one terminals connected to the output terminals, respectively, and the other terminals connected to grounds. The transmission line may employ a first dual band-CRLH transmission line having a double value of a termination impedance, which is substantially connected to the output terminal, as a characteristic impedance, and the short-stub may employ a second dual band-CRLH transmission line, which has substantially the same value as that of the termination impedance as a characteristic impedance. The first dual band-CRLH transmission line and the second dual band-CRLH transmission line generate phase delay of 90 degrees in a high frequency band and phase delay of −90 degrees in a low frequency band with respect to an input signal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026417 | Surface Acoustic Wave Filter - An electric filter has a band-pass filter that includes a track with acoustically coupled electroacoustic transducers. The filter includes a band-stop filter with at least one electroacoustic series element and at least one electroacoustic parallel element. The series element of the band-stop filter is connected in series to at least one of the transducers of the band-pass filter. The parallel element of the band-stop filter is arranged in a shunt arm that is electrically connected to at least one of the transducers of the band-pass filter. In at least one of the electroacoustic elements of the band-stop filter, the resonance frequency and the anti-resonance frequency lie outside the passband of the band-pass filter. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026418 | Phase Shifter - A coaxial phase shifter for very high RF-powers includes an optionally-cooled housing which forms the outer conductor and in which a substantially U-shaped inner conductor made of a tube is arranged which comprises at each of its ends a cooling medium connection for guiding through a cooling medium. The U-shaped inner conductor is externally displaceable for changing its electrical length between a contact-making input-side inner-conductor connection piece and a contact-making output-side inner-conductor connection piece. The inner-conductor connection pieces are disposed coaxially in the outer connection flanges which make contact with the housing. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026419 | FILTER, BRANCHING FILTER AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A filter includes: a converter circuit, provided with a single-type common terminal and two balanced terminals, for performing conversion between a balanced line and an unbalanced line; two filter units coupled to each of the balanced terminals of the converter circuit and allowing passage of a signal in a pass band; and a bridging capacitor arranged to extend across the converter circuit and one of the filter units in a bridging manner, wherein the inductance of an opposite-side line of one of the filter units relative to the converter circuit is electromagnetically coupled to the inductance of a line coupling the other filter unit and the converter circuit. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026420 | BAND-PASS FILTER CIRCUIT AND MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREOF - A band-pass filter includes a plurality of resonators, a feedback capacitive device and a grounding inductance device. A first end of each resonator is connected to a first node, and a second end of each resonator is connected to a second node. The feedback capacitive device is formed on the feedback circuit from the first node to the second node. The grounding inductance device is connected to the second node and ground. In an embodiment, the resonator essentially consists of a capacitive device and an inductance device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026421 | MEMS RESONATOR - A MEMS resonator, comprising a planar resonator body formed of two different materials with opposite sign temperature coefficient of Young's modulus. A first portion of one material extends across the full thickness of the resonator body. This provides a design which allows reduced temperature drift. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026422 | Electric circuit - In an electric circuit ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100026423 | WAVEGUIDE - A waveguide includes a first waveguide member and a second waveguide member. The second waveguide member is combined with the first waveguide member to form a through hole. The first waveguide member includes a first shell and two first wing portions connected to the first shell, and the two first wing portions form a first plane. The second waveguide member includes a second shell and two second wing portions connected to the second shell, and the two second wing portions form a second plane. Bulged strips are formed at the inner rims of the second plane neighboring the through hole and extend along a longitudinal direction of the through hole, and the bulged strips protrude the second plane. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026424 | ATTENUATION ELEMENT - The invention relates to an attenuation element. According to the invention, this attenuation element has two rail pieces ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100026425 | ARC FLASH DETECTION SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - An arc flash system for a circuit breaker and a method of operation is provided. The arc flash system includes a first sensor such as a photo-detector and a second sensor that detects a circuit breaker parameter. The arc flash system is responsive to signals from the first sensor and second sensor to determine if an arc flash event is occurring to avoid nuisance tripping of the circuit breaker. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026426 | Impact Solenoid Assembly For An Electrical Receptacle - An impact solenoid assembly for an electrical receptacle includes an armature having first and second ends. A resilient member is disposed between a latch and the second end of the armature. The resilient member spaces the armature from the latch. A plunger abuts the second end of the armature. When the solenoid is activated, the solenoid drives the armature toward the plunger, thereby creating momentum in the armature prior to striking the plunger. This increases the force with which the armature and plunger strike the latch. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026427 | SWITCHING DEVICE - The invention is directed to a switch assembly which can be used in situation in which the switch accommodates the flow of high voltage current. An actuator assembly with moveable contacts is moved by a motor driven armature. The moveable contacts are in electrical engagement with the stationary contacts when the armature is in the first position, and the moveable contacts are spaced from the stationary contacts when the armature is in the second position. By angling the stationary contacts and moveable contacts, the linear motion of the armature causes the moveable contacts to move across the surface of the stationary contacts as the armature approaches the first position. As all of the movements of the assembly are in a direction parallel to the axis of the armature, the assembly can be manufactured and operated reliably in a relatively small space. In addition, the linear movement on the angled contact provides for a positive electrical connection even in adverse environments. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026428 | Power Control Device and Methods - A power control apparatus comprising at least a coil, a contact and a manual control used to continuously energize a load when the contact is in the closed position and to de-energize the load when the contact is open. The apparatus consumes no energy while maintaining the closed or open state of the contact. Methods of operation are also described. In one aspect, the power control apparatus is embodied in the form of a standard, wall-mounted light switch. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026429 | Switching Device, High Power Supply System and Methods for Switching High Power - Embodiments of the invention relate to a switching device, a high power supply system and methods for switching high power including a relay and a power semiconductor switch arranged in parallel to the relay. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026430 | SWITCHING DEVICE - A switching device has a magnetic tripping arrangement which includes at least one armature, a coil a yoke, and a yoke sleeve which is formed by at least one first bent part. The armature and the yoke sleeve are hereby arranged in a substantially flush manner, with the coil being arranged substantially around the armature and/or the yoke sleeve. The yoke is arranged about the coil, and the armature is formed for at least indirectly tripping a disconnecting apparatus of the switching device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026431 | MAGNETICALLY SUSPENDED GYROSCOPIC ACTUATOR DEVICE - The present invention relates to a magnetic suspension structure having one or two active axes, specifically suited to the wheels of gyroscopic actuators. This type of device is intended to be on board maneuvering satellites. The gyroscopic actuator enables ground testing of a gyroscopic wheel along any axis. It has a maximum of two active axes and it is capable of taking up strong transverse torques. The gyroscopic actuator includes a magnetic suspension obtained by the combination of a passive thrust and an active center finder. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026432 | PERMANENT MAGNET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - There is provided a method of manufacturing a permanent magnet which has an extremely high coercive force and high magnetic properties is manufactured at high productivity There are executed: a first step of causing at least one of Dy and Tb to adhere to at least part of a surface of iron-boron-rare-earth based sintered magnet; and a second step of diffusing, through heat-treatment at a predetermined temperature, at least one of Dy and Tb adhered to the surface of the sintered magnet into grain boundary phase of the sintered magnet. As the sintered magnet, there is used one which is manufactured by: mixing each powder of principal phase alloy (constituted primarily by R | 2010-02-04 |
20100026433 | MAGNET ARRANGEMENT FOR MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles. Said arrangement comprises a magnetic back box and a plurality of magnetic poles that are connected to said back box and that have magnetic pole faces bordering on a common reference surface. According to the invention, the reference surface extends along an elastic line when the magnetic pole is in the unloaded state, said elastic line being inverse to the curvature of the surface that is obtained under a nominal load of the magnetic poles when the magnetic pole faces are in the unloaded state on a plane. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of magnet arrangement. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026434 | STATIONARY INDUCTION APPARATUS FIXING STRUCTURE AND FIXING MEMBER - The present invention provides a fixing structure and a fixing member for a stationary induction apparatus, which can easily and inexpensively be assembled with a small number of constituent elements, and which are capable of reliable fixation. A fixing portion | 2010-02-04 |
20100026435 | Transformer Arrangement with a Piezoelectric Transformer - A transformer arrangement with a piezoelectric transformer and a carrier will be disclosed. The transformer has a body in the form of a board. The transformer operates with thickness mode vibrations. The body is rigidly connected to the carrier in at least one peripheral region in which anti-nodes of a horizontal oscillation of the body appear. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026436 | IGNITION COIL, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An ignition coil, in particular for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, has an inner magnet core which is concentrically enclosed by a primary coil and a secondary coil. The inner magnet coil is made up of sheet-metal strips stacked on top of each other, the sheet-metal strips forming a substantially rectangular or square cross-section surface of the inner magnet core. At least the lower and the upper sheet-metal strips, delimiting the inner magnet core, have, at least in partial areas, a reduced width viewed in the longitudinal direction compared to the other sheet-metal strips of the inner magnet core. This makes a primary bobbin and a secondary bobbin having an enlarged corner radius and a more uniform winding density of the primary coil and the secondary coil possible. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026437 | CONDUCTIVE WINDING MODULE AND MAGNETIC ELEMENT HAVING SUCH CONDUCTIVE WINDING MODULE - A conductive winding module is used in a magnetic element. The conductive winding module includes multiple conductive units and multiple output terminals. The conductive units have respective hollow portions. The output terminals are arranged on the conductive units. The conductive units are folded with respect to a connecting line between the conductive units such that the hollow portions are aligned with each other to define a through-hole and the multiple output terminals are staggered to form at least three output terminals to be inserted into a circuit board. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026438 | FORM-LESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF OPERATION - Improved form-less electronic apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises a shape-core inductive device having a bonded-wire coil which is formed and maintained within the device without resort to a bobbin or other form(er). The absence of the bobbin simplifies the manufacture of the device, reduces its cost, and allows it to be made more compact (or alternatively additional functionality to be disposed therein). One variant utilizes a termination header for mating to a PCB or other assembly, while another totally avoids the use of the header by directly mating to the PCB. Multi-core variants and methods of manufacturing are also disclosed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026439 | Antenna For Near Field And Far Field Radio Frequency Identification - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed an antenna for radio frequency identification. The antenna comprises a first radiating element for operating a first mode of radio frequency identification using a first current. The antenna further comprises a second radiating element for operating a second mode of radio frequency identification using a second current. Specifically, at least one of a portion of the first radiating element forms a portion of the second radiating element and a portion of the second radiating element forms a portion of the first radiating element. When the first radiating element is excited by the first current, the first radiating element generates a first field for providing the first mode of radio frequency identification, and when the second radiating element is excited by the second current, the second radiating element generates a second field for providing the second mode of radio frequency identification. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026440 | Co-Fired Ceramic Inductors With Variable Inductance, and Voltage Regulators Having Same - Ceramic inductors are made from stacked sheets of co-fired ceramic. At least one of the ceramic sheets has a slot with a conductor disposed in the slot. The conductor has a thickness equal to a thickness of the ceramic sheet containing the slot. The conductor has a large thickness (compared to prior art co-fired ceramic inductors) and therefore can carry large currents. The present ceramic inductor can be used in power electronics applications due to the ability to carry large currents. The present ceramic inductor preferably has an inductance that decreases with increasing current. A decreasing inductance characteristic tends to increase energy efficiency in a voltage regulator when the inductor is used as an output inductor. Specifically, the variable inductance tends to substantially increase energy efficiency at low current loads without adversely affecting efficiency at high loads. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026441 | STACKED INDUCTIVE DEVICE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Improved inductive electronic apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises an inductive device module comprising N inductors and N+1 core elements. The core elements comprise ferrite core pieces that are optionally identical to one another. These core elements are stacked (e.g., in a longitudinal coaxial arrangement) such that the back of one core element associated with a first inductor provides a magnetic flux path for a second inductor. Form-less (bonded) windings are also optionally used to simplify the manufacture of the device, reduce its cost, and allow it to be made more compact (or alternatively additional functionality to be disposed therein). One variant utilizes a termination header for mating to a PCB or other assembly, while another totally avoids the use of the header by directly mating to the PCB. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026442 | Method of manufacturing an RFID antenna - In a method of manufacturing an antenna structure ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100026443 | Magnetic Electrical Device - A magnetic component and a method for manufacturing a low profile, magnetic component. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one sheet, coupling at least a portion of at least one winding to the at least one sheet, and laminating the at least one sheet with at least a portion of the at least one winding. The magnetic component comprises at least one sheet and at least a portion of at least one winding coupled to the at least one sheet, wherein the at least one sheet is laminated to at least a portion of the at least one winding. The winding may comprise a clip, a preformed coil, a stamped conductive foil, or an etched trace using chemical or laser etching. The sheet may comprise any material capable of being laminated and/or rolled, including, but not limited to, flexible magnetic powder sheets. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026444 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT - A magnetic element includes a core, a coil and a magnetic shield. The coil is wound around the core. The magnetic shield that contains a Fe-based powder is used to cover the coil and at least a part of the core so as to reduce the noise interference on the magnetic element. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026445 | STRUCTURE OF TRANSFORMER - A transformer includes a bobbin, a primary winding coil, a secondary winding coil, a case and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin includes a winding member, a first channel, and multiple ground pins. The ground pins have first terminal parts protruded from a surface of the winding member. The primary winding coil and the secondary winding coil wound around the winding member. The case includes a receiving portion for partially accommodating the winding member therein, a second channel communicated with the receiving portion, and multiple perforations corresponding to the ground pins. The first terminal parts are penetrated through the perforations and protruded from a surface of the case when the winding member is accommodated in the receiving portion. The magnetic core assembly is partially embedded into the first channel and the second channel, so that the magnetic core assembly is contacted with the first terminal parts of the ground pins. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026446 | Thermal protector - The rear end of a movable plate is fixed to one end of a resin base and a pair of terminals for connection with an external circuit is fixed to the other end thereof. Fixed contacts are formed on the fixed portions of the terminals, and the movable contact of the movable plate is disposed opposed to the fixed contacts. A bimetal element engaged with the center of the movable plate is set to project upward at normal temperature, thus bringing the movable contact into pressure contact with the fixed contacts with prescribed contact pressure. The bimetal element consists of an inversion area which has no portion overlapping the conduction path area of load current, in a disposition space inside a housing, of the thermal protector, it is not affected by Joule's heat from the conduction path. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026447 | Persistent Current Switch - An improved persistent current switch design and method of operation are disclosed. By way of example, a persistent current switch circuit comprises a heating element and a switch element located proximate to the heating element, the switch element being substantially formed from a material (by way of example only, titanium) which exhibits a superconducting temperature value below a superconducting temperature value exhibited by a material (by way of example only, aluminum) used to provide a connection to the switch element. The switch element is responsive to the heating element such that the heating element is used to control whether or not the switch element is in a superconducting state. The switch element may also have a folded geometry. Such persistent current switches exhibit low power and low inductance. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026448 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING AUTHORIZED ACCESS BY A MOBILE DATA DEVICE OF A DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE - The subject application is directed to securing authorized access to a document processing device. Address information data associated with each mobile data device is first stored in a data storage. An incoming data message is received from a first mobile data device having identifier data assigned to the mobile device. The identifier data is then compared to stored address data and operation of a document processing device is selectively enabled via a user interface associated with the processing device according to an indication that identifier data corresponding to the received data is present in the storage. Electronic document data corresponding to an electronic document is received into the document processing device. Instruction data associated with a document processing operation is then received via the interface. Confirmation data is sent to the mobile device confirming the desired document processing operation. The desired operation is then commenced on the electronic document data. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026449 | INTEGRATED ONLINE DOOR VIA ELECTRONIC DOOR HANDLE - A door security apparatus including a door strike connected to a structure and electrically connected to a first energy transceiver. The door strike is in spaced mating relationship to a door. A door-locking device is coupled to the door for locking and unlocking the door to the door strike. The door-locking device is electrically connected to a second energy transceiver in spaced mating relationship and electrically communicating with the first energy transceiver. The door-locking device includes an access interface communicating with a microprocessor for receiving an access credential. A controlling device is electrically connected to the first energy transceiver, and the controlling device initiates unlocking and locking the door to the door strike using the door-locking device after evaluating the validity of the access credential received from the access interface. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026450 | IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS - An identification medium is to be observed via a linearly polarizing filter and includes a first liquid crystal layer that changes the wavelength of light according to the rotational angle of the linearly polarizing filter, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a light absorbing layer that is provided below the cholesteric liquid crystal layer. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026451 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING A DEVICE COMPONENT - A novel system, device and method of validation is provided for sensing a biometric such as a fingerprint, where biometric data corresponding to the biometric entity such as a fingerprint is then transmitted to a host configured to perform a plurality of authentication processes to authenticate the biometric data. At least one of the plurality of authentication steps is then validated. Alternatively, a portion of the biometric data may be retained, where biometric data corresponding to the biometric is then transmitted to a host configured to perform a plurality of authentication steps to authenticate the biometric data. At least one of the plurality of authentication steps is then validated. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026452 | DEPOSIT BOX UNIT, LOGISTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEPOSIT BOX UNIT - There is provided a deposit box facility for depositing objects into and/or picking up objects from the deposit box facility. An exemplary deposit box facility comprises an audio playback device and a processor that is adapted to process audio data played back by the audio playback device. The processor may also be adapted to identify an object present in the deposit box facility on the basis of the information acquired from the audio data. The exemplary deposit box facility also comprises a device that is adapted to ascertain compartments of the deposit box facility in which there are no objects and to make a comparison of dimensions of the ascertained free compartments of the deposit box facility with object dimensions that have been received as part of the information acquired from the audio data. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026453 | Biometrics authentication system - A biometrics authentication system having a small and simple configuration and being capable of implementing both of biometrics authentication and position detection is provided. A biometrics authentication system includes: a light source emitting light to an object; a microlens array section condensing light from the object; a light-sensing device obtaining light detection data of the object on the basis of the light condensed by the microlens array section; a position detection section detecting the position of the object on the basis of the light detection data obtained in the light-sensing device; and an authentication section, in the case where the object is a living body, performing authentication of the living body on the basis of the light detection data obtained in the light-sensing device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026454 | Electronic near field communication enabled multifunctional device and method of its operation - A computer program stored in a memory unit of an electronic near field communication (NFC) module for near field communication devices in environments with different data formats according to different protocols is able to carry out a first initiation operation using a first data format according to a protocol of a first standard, a second initiation operation using a second data format according to a protocol of a second standard, a delay operation, and is able to repeat these operations in a repetitive process. Such devices can search their environment periodically for available RFID tags, RFID readers, NFC multifunctional devices, or the like. The delay can be fixed, variable in length, or both fixed and variable delays can be used. The invention enables for instance a mobile phone to act as an RFID reader of multiple tag formats, to emulate a tag, or to communicate with other NFC devices. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026455 | Device and Method for Reducing Peak Current Demands In a Mobile Device - A device may include a battery; a first component drawing a first current from the battery, the first current being below a threshold; and a second component drawing a second current from the battery. The second component indicates the entering of a low current mode for a predetermined time. The first component is allowed to draw a third current above the threshold for the predetermined time. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026456 | Identification of Surgical Instrument Attached to Surgical Robot - A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is embedded on a surgical instrument and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is provided on a surgical robot to allow identification of the attached surgical instrument. The RFID tag includes an RFID circuit assembly, a first pot core half, and a first toroidal wire coil that fits within the first pot core half and is electrically coupled to the RFID circuit assembly to modulate received radio frequency (RF) energy. The RFID reader includes an RFID transceiver circuit, a second pot core half, and a second toroidal wire coil that fits within the second pot core half and is electrically coupled to the transceiver circuit to transmit RF energy and receive modulated RF energy from the first wire coil only when the first pot core half is substantially aligned with and proximate to the second pot core half. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026457 | Location of Tagged Boxes - Devices and methods described herein can allow an installer to locate an electrical box preinstalled behind building material. This approach can minimize the number of cuts in the building material, which can save time and can prevent the unnecessary loss of or damage to material. In some embodiments, the devices and methods can identify a particular circuit or type of outlet box, switchbox, ceiling box, ceiling fan box, junction box, or other type of box. In one example, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is secured to the box, wherein the RFID tag comprises an RFID antenna. An RFID reader is configured to broadcast to and receive transmissions from the RFID tag, wherein the reader comprises a reader antenna configured to broadcast to and receive transmissions from the RFID antenna. The reader indicates the presence and location of an RFID tag secured to the box when the box is pre-installed behind a building material. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026458 | Expansion module for portable gaming devices and system for providing localized environmental interaction - There is provided a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) expansion module for portable gaming devices. The RFID expansion module comprises an interface connector that can receive power and exchange data with a portable gaming device, an RFID tag that can exchange data with and power its antenna using the portable gaming device, a storage device, and a program data containing software code enabling communication between the portable gaming device and the RFID tag, including the enabling and disabling of a power link to the RFID tag. There is also provided a system for providing localized environmental interaction using the RFID expansion module. The system comprises a plurality of RFID readers detecting RFID tags in defined localized environments, a portable device connected to the RFID expansion module, a control module for coordinating the overall system, an environmental module to trigger events, and a network for communication between system modules. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026459 | RFID READING DEVICE AND METHOD IN AN RFID READING DEVICE - The invention relates to an RFID reading device and a method for it. The reading device comprises a transmitter part ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100026460 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMIT LEAKAGE SIGNAL SUPPRESSION IN RFID READER - A method and apparatus for suppressing a transmit leakage signal of a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is provided. The apparatus includes: a first power distributor distributing a transmission signal to output a first transmission signal and a second transmission signal; a second power distributor distributing the second transmission signal to output a third transmission signal and a fourth transmission signal; a first amplitude/phase converter converting an amplitude and a phase of the first transmission signal to generate a first converted signal; a second amplitude/phase converter converting an amplitude and a phase of the third transmission signal to generate a second converted signal; a first power combiner combining the first converted signal with a first leakage signal generated in association with the fourth transmission signal; and a second power combiner combining the second converted signal with a second leakage signal generated in association with the fourth transmission signal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026461 | EXTENDED FUNCTIONALITY OF RFID DEVICES - It is described a RFID device ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100026462 | METHOD OF RECOGNIZING RFID TAG FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING THOURGHPUT INVERSION AND RFID READER PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of recognizing a tag in an RFID reader includes: obtaining a predetermined frame size in the case where throughput obtained by reflecting a slot length based on the remaining number of tags except for recognized tags within a frame progressing current tag recognition that substantially has a maximum value; and when the current frame size is different from the predetermined frame size, stopping the current progress of frame and changing the current frame size into the expected frame size. The method of recognizing a tag may further include when the current frame size is equal to the expected frame size, changing the current frame size into the frame size that does not cause a throughput inversion phenomenon for the remaining number of tags to be recognized within the frame progressing the current tag recognition. By the throughput inversion phenomenon, the occurrence of throughput loss can be prevented and the tag recognition time is reduced to recognize the tags at high speed. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026463 | READING APPARATUS AND CALLING APPARATUS AND ID READING PROGRAM AND ID READING METHOD - The present invention is directed to locate easily an unread IC tag (a commodity attaching the IC tag), upon failing to read the IC tag. An invoice storing unit | 2010-02-04 |
20100026464 | METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TRANSPONDER - In a method of processing data, an RFID signal ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100026465 | RFID VEHICLE TAG WITH MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE DATA FIELDS - An RFID tag for use in a vehicle for use in an electronic toll collecting system. The tag is capable of transmitting data to a tag interrogator indicating the occupancy status of the vehicle. In an embodiment, the tag has a user input and a visual and audible tag status indicator. The user input is used to change the occupancy status of the tag, wherein the occupancy status is a portion of a message sent by radio frequency to the interrogator when the vehicle passes through a toll area. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026466 | Passive Radio Frequency Data Logger - A radio frequency identification device is configured as a data logger. In a logging mode the radio frequency identification device logs information received from a transmitter. In an upload mode the radio frequency identification device is configured to upload to a receiver logged information and/or information identifying the radio frequency identification device. Optionally, the logging mode is used when there is insufficient power to send a readable response signal to the transmitter. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026467 | RFID TAG - An electronic tag is configured to be responsive to a TTO or TTF protocol energizing signal from a reader, but to suspend transmission when receiving an RTF protocol communication signal from a reader. The tag typically includes a protocol detector which is operable to detect receipt of an RTF protocol communication signal and to suspend transmission when the electronic tag receives an RTF protocol communication signal from a reader. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026468 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING PRIVACY IN AN RFID SYSTEM - A card comprises an antenna configured to generate and receive radio frequency signals, a chip coupled with the antenna, the chip configured to store sensitive information and communicate the information to an authorized reader via the antenna, and a switching mechanism configured to tune and detune the antenna relative to the chip to enable and disable respectively, the chips ability to communicate the sensitive information via the antenna. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026469 | INFORMATION ACCESS SYSTEM, INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE AND READER/WRITER DEVICE - An information access system includes a reader/writer device and an information storage device. In the information storage device, a receiver unit senses a carrier of an RF signal at a first frequency for detection, in a first time period occurring at time intervals, and receives an information request signal in response to detection of a carrier of an RF signal at the first frequency, and senses a carrier of an RF signal at a second frequency in response to reception of the information request signal. In the storage device, a control causes the receiver unit to sense a carrier of an RF signal at the first frequency for detection, in a second time period after a sleep time period which is shorter than the time interval, in response to non-detection by the receiver unit of a carrier of an RF signal at the first frequency in the first time period. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026470 | FUSING RFID AND VISION FOR SURFACE OBJECT TRACKING - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates detecting and identifying objects within surface computing. An interface component can receive at least one surface input, the surface input relates to at least one of an object, a gesture, or a user. A surface detection component can detect a location of the surface input utilizing a computer vision-based sensing technique. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag can transmit a portion of RFID data, wherein the RFID tag is associated with the surface input. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) fusion component can utilize the portion of RFID data to identify at least one of a source of the surface input or a portion of data to associate to the surface input. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026471 | Method And Apparatus For Remotely Controlling A Plurality Of Devices - Disclosed is a method for controlling usage times for at least one device, including the steps of: (a) identifying a device to be controlled; (b) utilizing the device by a user; (c) tracking a device usage value for the device as the user utilizes the device; and (d) initiating an action sequence based upon the device usage value. Also disclosed is an apparatus for controlling usage times for at least one device. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026472 | PAGING AND NOTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM OVER CELLULAR NETWORKS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting emergency warning messages over cellular networks. In the proposed method, the access point transmits scheduling information of the emergency information in addition to the non-emergency information in a first system information block (SIB1) to a plurality of user equipments. In case of an emergency, the access point notifies the user equipments of the emergency situation and transmits emergency information to the user equipments to provide more information about the emergency situation. Since the user equipments already have scheduling information of the emergency information, they can start receiving the emergency information immediately after the emergency notification. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026473 | Touch-sensitive front panel for a touch screen - The invention relates to a touch-sensitive front panel for a touch screen with a touch-insensitive front-panel area ( | 2010-02-04 |
20100026474 | VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING PRE-WARNING FEATURES FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A DATA COMMUNICATIONS BUS AND RELATED METHODS - A vehicle security system for a vehicle of a type including a vehicle data communications bus connected to a plurality of vehicle devices may include at least one vehicle security sensor interfacing with the vehicle data communications bus for generating a pre-warning signal or an alarm signal, depending upon a sensed threat level. The vehicle security system may also include an alarm indicator and a vehicle security controller. The vehicle security controller may interface with the vehicle data communications bus for causing the alarm indicator to generate a pre-warning indication based upon the pre-warning signal, or for causing the alarm indicator to generate an alarm indication based upon the alarm signal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026475 | EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH INDICATOR LIGHT - The invention describes a rear view mirror including a reflective element in a cavity of a mirror housing with a mirror head and a mirror base. An indicator light for indicating situation information to a vehicle driver is installed, wherein the indicator light includes light sources and an optical element that allows the light to shine through. The indicator light has a split printed circuit board to support at least two light source elements and a light guide wherein the light emitted from the light sources is coupled into the end faces of the light guide. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026476 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DRIVING ADVICE - A driving advice provision apparatus generates an advice, based on diagnosis performed on multiple diagnosis items regarding the driving condition of the vehicle and based on the diagnosis results from those diagnosis items, and provides the generated advice to the driver. The multiple diagnosis items are classified into different categories according to the diagnosis methods. For the diagnosis items suitable to the comparative evaluation rather than the quantitative evaluation, a diagnosis result A for the previous evaluation section is compared with a diagnosis result B for the current evaluation section for yielding a comparative evaluation and for advice generation, thereby enabling an effective advice generation and provision in terms of diagnosis item category. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026477 | OPERATIONAL-STATE RESPONSIVE AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS - A children's ride-on vehicle is disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle may include at least one driven wheel and a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive the rotation of the at least one driven wheel. The drive assembly may include at least one electric motor, a battery assembly including at least one battery and adapted to provide a plurality of voltages to the at least one electric motor, and at least one user input device positioned to receive inputs from a child sitting on the at least one seat, and adapted to select among the plurality of voltages and to apply that selected voltage to the at least one electric motor; and an electronics system adapted to detect the applied voltage to the at least one electric motor and to generate at least one of an audio output and a visual output based, at least in part, on the applied voltage. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026478 | TURN SIGNALS GENERATED DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS - Vehicle 4-way emergency flasher circuits are modified by circuit branches which enable flashing selected pairs of emergency lamps at a higher frequency or in other discernible different ways. These selected lamps become visible and recognizable as right or left turn signals while the 4-way flasher circuit is operating. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026479 | WIRELESS OCCUPANCY AND DAY-LIGHT SENSING - A system to control energy consumption in a room uses a wireless mesh network that allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around blocked paths by hopping from node to node until a connection can be established, the mesh network including one or more wireless area network transceivers adapted to communicate data with the wireless mesh network, the transceiver detecting motion by analyzing reflected wireless signal strength. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026480 | FIRE GAS DETECTOR-CODING - A detector comprises a detector base and a sensor, first and second resistors connected in series, a DC voltage source (Vref) connected to the resistors, and means for monitoring the voltage at the midpoint of a potential divider constituted by the series-connected resistors. The first and second resistors are rated so that the midpoint voltage is indicative of the date of manufacture of the sensor. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026481 | CUSTOMIZATION OF PERSONAL EMERGENCY FEATURES FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS - The inventive system and method comprises a processor operable to detect an event, storage having detailed data corresponding to the event, an input device operable to receive the detailed data, one or more display devices, and an audio output device, wherein when an event is detected, a display is produced on one or more of the display devices and output on the audio output device in accordance with the detailed data corresponding to the event. In one embodiment, the detailed data includes a list of emergency telephone numbers corresponding to the event and an emergency message. In one embodiment, the input device is a graphics keypad that houses the processor, the storage, and at least one of the one or more display devices. The audio output device can be a speaker, and a microphone audio circuit. In one embodiment, the storage has battery backup. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026482 | Mechanical latch locking detection sensors - The invention provides a sensor for determining when a latch for securing an engine cowl on an aircraft is secured by detecting the proximity of a latch hook and a latch pin. The sensor includes a resonant circuit configured and adapted to transmit a status signal when the latch is in a secured state. The sensor also includes a means for conveying status information of the latch to a location remote from the latch based on the status signal, the conveying means being operably connected to the resonant circuit. The invention also provides a method of determining when a latch is open or secured by detecting the proximity of a latch hook and a latch pin. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026483 | Method and Device for Locating Tires Mounted on a Vehicle - A method and a device for locating tires mounted on a vehicle. High frequency signals are captured by way of a first transmit/receive device arranged on a vehicle, said high-frequency signals originating from a wheel electronic system arranged on the vehicle, said wheel electronic system interacting with tires of a first tire group that are mounted on the vehicle. A trigger signal having a frequency that is clearly lower than the frequency of the high frequency signal, is emitted by the first transmit/receive device. The first transmit/receive device is arranged on the vehicle in such a manner that the tires of the first tire group are mounted on the vehicle and the level of the first trigger signal is selected in such a manner that only one part of the wheel electronic system, which is associated with the tires of the first tire group, captures the first trigger signal and the high frequency signals which originate from the part of the wheel electronic system of the tires of the first wheel group that has captured the first trigger signal, contains information on the obtained first trigger signal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026484 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE ON FIXED PATH - A system for confirming authorization of a operator for controlling a vehicle on fixed paths, the system having at least one ride vehicle with an onboard control system being configured to confirm operator authorization prior to allowing operator control thereof and an electronic device dimensioned and configured to be supported by an operator, the electronic device being further configured to remotely authorize operator control of the onboard control system. A method for confirming authorization of an operator for controlling a vehicle on fixed paths is also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026485 | METAL DETECTOR WITH IMPROVED MAGNETIC SOIL RESPONSE CANCELLATION - A metal detector with improved magnetic soil response cancellation is disclosed. The metal detector including, in one aspect, at least one or more inductors arranged and adapted to transmit and receive an alternating magnetic field, transmit electronics arranged and adapted to generate a transmit signal applied to at least one inductor to produce a transmitted magnetic field, at least one inductor, a first inductor, arranged and adapted to receive a magnetic field to produce a receive emf signal, the said first inductor being connected to receive electronics arranged and adapted to amplify and may filter the receive emf signal to produce a receive signal, the transmit signal is arranged and adapted to contain at least three different frequency components, a relatively high frequency component, a relatively low frequency component and a relatively medium frequency component, the receive electronics is arranged and adapted to contain signal processing which may process the receive signal to produce and output indicator signal, such that at least part of the signal processing includes at least one linear combination of in effect adding receive signal components containing at least relatively high frequency resistive components to receive signal components containing at least relatively low frequency resistive components and the resultant sum is subtracted from receive signal components containing at least relatively medium frequency resistive components to give a linear combination output, coefficients of the linear combination being selected so that a further processed linear combination output which may include filtering is approximately independent of signals from magnetic soils including at least some higher order effects of different soils under the influence of the transmitted magnetic field which may include small variations in a ratio of received relatively high frequency resistive components compared to medium frequency resistive components, and also may include small variations in a ratio of received relatively medium frequency resistive components compared to lower frequency resistive components, the said linear combination arranged and adapted such that the further processed linear combination output is responsive to at least some metal targets, and the further linear combination output is arranged and adapted to produce the said output indicator signal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026486 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF ATTRACTING ATTENTION - A digital photo frame (DPF) capable of attracting attention is provided. The DPF includes a light-emitting diode (LED) unit, a display control unit, a motion detector, and a processing unit. The processing unit is connected to the motion detector and the display control unit, and the display control unit is connected to the LED unit. If the motion detector detects there is someone around the DPF, the processing unit transmits a control signal to the display control unit, and the display control unit control the LED unit to flash in response to the control signal. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026487 | SECURITY SYSTEM CONTROL PANEL - A security system is operable in a stay mode in which protected premises perimeter sensors or detectors are armed wherein a delay is provided between detection of breach of the perimeter and generating an alarm. The security system is able to authenticate a user during the delay and to restore the stay mode without generating the alarm and without disarming the protected premises perimeter sensors or detectors. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026488 | Safety barrier with integrated alarm - A safety barrier with an integrated alarm comprising a plurality of posts for supporting fencing material, each post having an inner portion, an outer portion, an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of said post has embedded therein an alarm contact; a plurality of base supports for supporting posts, each base having an interior portion, an exterior portion, a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the bottom of the interior portion of each base has an alarm contact embedded therein at the end proximate to the base support which corresponds to the alarm contact embedded in the lower portion of each post. The exterior portion of each base has an extension continuing downward from the bottom portion of each base for mounting in a ground surface or sleeve. The top portion of the base support contains an aperture having a diameter greater than the post. The bottom portion of the base is greater in diameter than the top portion thereof. Connecting alarm contacts embedded in the lower portion of the post and the bottom of the interior portion of the base closes the circuit between a transmitter and alarm contacts embedded in the lower portion of the post and the bottom of the interior portion of the base, which prevents the sound emitting device from emitting sound. Disconnecting alarm contacts embedded in the lower portion of the post and the bottom of the interior portion of the base opens a circuit, which causes a transmitter to send a signal to a receiver to trigger a sound emitting device to emit sound. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026489 | SECURITY DEVICE AND SECURITY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a security device used in connection with an access barrier of a protected area. The access barrier is movable between an open position and a closed position for selectively permitting ingress and egress to the protected area. The device has an access barrier position detector to detect the position of the access barrier and generate a status signal indicative of the access barrier being open or closed. The device also has a lock position detector to detect the position of a lock for selectively locking and unlocking the access barrier and generate a status signal indicative of the access barrier being locked or unlocked. A signal transmitter is provided to transmit the status signals. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026490 | Foliage penetrating sensor array for intrusion detection - An intrusion detection system that is capable of foliage penetration is disclosed employing an array of field disturbance transceivers operating at UHF frequencies. The array of transceivers generate a multiplicity of RF fields between nearby units and detect the presence of intruders by detecting disturbances in these fields. The emitted UHF signals used to generate the RF fields are also used to provide a communication link between transceivers in the array and to a control station. The control station facilitates the operation of the array from a remote monitoring site. A method of array deployment provides multiple opportunities to detect an intruder and secondarily provides redundant communication links in case of a sensor failure. Automatic means of setting detection thresholds based on environmental conditions assures a high probability of detection along with a low false alarm rate. | 2010-02-04 |
20100026491 | Object detection Device - An object detecting device for detecting the existence and general placement of an object residing upon a surface. A preferred embodiment of the invention uses at least one laser measuring scanner operated positioned by a servo motor to allow the laser measuring scanner to generate signals related to the placement of an object on a surface. Those placement signals are then processed by a computer to make a two or three dimensional determination of the object in coordinates that show the object's location in relation to another device such as a robotic depalletizer that can then be moved into position near the object to allow removal of the object by the robotic depalletizer. | 2010-02-04 |