06th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090035966 | High-speed electrical connector with raised supporting wall - An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090035967 | Electrical wiring device with a center nightlight and a plurality of safety features - The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes a housing having a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals. A cover assembly is coupled to the housing. The cover assembly includes a first set of receptacle openings and a second set of receptacle openings. A plurality of receptacle terminals are disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of load terminals. The plurality of receptacle terminals include a first set of receptacle terminals in communication with the first set of receptacle openings and a second set of receptacle terminals in communication with the second set of receptacle openings. A first protective shutter assembly is disposed in the cover assembly between the first set of receptacle openings and the first set of receptacle terminals and a second protective shutter assembly disposed in the cover assembly between the second set of receptacle openings and the second set of receptacle terminals. Each protective shutter assembly is configured to move from a closed position to an open position in response to engaging a set of plug blades to thereby establish electrical continuity between the corresponding set of receptacle terminals and the set of plug blades. A light assembly is disposed in a central portion of the cover assembly between the first set of receptacle openings and the second set of receptacle openings. The light assembly is coupled to the plurality of line terminals or the plurality of load terminals. The light assembly has a light transmission region occupying a substantial portion of a width of the cover assembly. The light assembly is selectively driven from a deenergized state to a light emitting state in response to a predetermined stimulus. The light assembly directs emitted light into a spatial volume proximate the device via the light transmissive region in the light emitting state. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035968 | Connector and printed circuit board - A connector including a first pin and a second pin is disclosed. The first pin includes a first side including a first protrudent part. The second pin includes a second side facing the first side. The first protrudent part approaches the second side. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035969 | MOVABLE TERMINAL CONNECTING MECHANISM - A movable terminal connecting mechanism of an electrical appliance includes a support part, a carrier part and a first terminal block. The support part is fixed within a frame body of the electrical appliance and includes at least one first retaining structure. The carrier part includes at least one second retaining structure corresponding to the first retaining structure. The carrier part is moved with respect to the support part when the second retaining structure is moved with respect to the first retaining structure. The first terminal block is fixed on the carrier part to be coupled with an external cable. The first terminal block is either partially exposed outside the entrance of the frame body to implement a wiring task of wiring the first terminal block with the external cable, or stored in a receptacle of the frame body. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035970 | Swivellable Electric Socket-Plug Combination - A flexible socket has a plug revolvable therein for conducting electric power. The plug mechanically supports in a desired orientation an appliance receiving power from the plug. A central releasable latching mechanism allows partial or total withdrawal of the plug. Partial withdrawal is used to change the support angle of the appliance. Total withdrawal is used to transfer the appliance to another location. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035971 | Card Connector - A card connector, comprising a housing having a card insertion slot, a contact carried by the housing, a slider carried by the housing and disposed substantially coplanar with the card insertion slot, the slider comprising a cam groove and a lock spring disposed substantially adjacent the lock spring, and a positioning member carried by the housing and being movable within the cam groove is disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035972 | Computer Device With Retractable Connector - A computer device comprising a connector configured to be coupled to an external device, the connector configured to be disposed flush with an opening in a housing of the computer device in an extended position, the connector configured to retract from the opening in a retracted position. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035973 | Connector having connection detecting means which is elastically deformable - In a connector to be connected to a connection object, a housing holds at least one contact to be contacted with the connection object and a switch for detecting whether the connection object is in a connected state or an unconnected state. The switch includes a first conductive member and a second conductive member. The first conductive member includes a first spring portion which is elastically deformable and extends in a first direction to have a free end, a conductive member abutting portion which is formed at the free end of the first spring portion and adapted to the abutted to the connection object in the connected state in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a first contact point which is connected to the first spring portion. The second conductive member includes a second contact point faced to the first contact point in the second direction. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035974 | CABLE TERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A cable termination to a power distribution module includes a power distribution module housing having a conductive mounting tube extending therefrom. The mounting tube includes a main bore extending therethrough for receiving a main power cable. A main power cable is received within the main bore, wherein the main power cable includes at least one wire extending into the power distribution module housing. The main power cable includes a cylindrical shield element surrounding the at least one wire. A spring element engages the shield element and biases the shield element into engagement with the mounting tube to electrically common the shield element and the housing. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035975 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION - A connector of the engagement connection type using a plug and socket includes at least a plug pin for the plug and a socket terminal for the socket on one side. A projection of at least one of the plug pin and socket terminal projects toward a connection surface of the other one of the plug pin and socket terminal. The projection is affixed to elastic contact arm that exerts an elastic force toward a contact surface of the other one of the plug pin and socket terminal. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035976 | CONNECTOR - A male housing ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090035977 | SIM CARD SECURING DEVICE - A SIM card securing mechanism applied to a casing of a mobile phone is provided. The SIM card securing mechanism includes a SIM card holder used for carrying a SIM card, a restoring element, an elastic element, and a tenon structure. One end of the SIM card holder is connected to the casing, and the other end thereof has a first blocker. The SIM card holder may be rotated to be held in the casing or be exposed from a recess. One end of the elastic element is fixed on the casing. One end of the tenon structure is connected to the elastic element, and the other end thereof has a second blocker. The SIM card holder is rotated to allow the first blocker to be fastened with the second blocker via the resilience of the elastic element, and the SIM card holder may be held in the casing. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035978 | Modular DIMM carrier and riser slot - A modular DIMM carrier and riser slot device includes a slot section having a slot configured to hold a plurality of memory device planars, a first latch disposed at a first end of the slot section and pivotably connected to the slot section and capable of securing a first end of the memory device planars; a second latch disposed at a second end of the slot section and pivotably connected to the slot section and capable of securing a second end of a first memory device planar, and a third latch pivotably connected to the slot section and disposed intermediate between the first and the second latches, the third latch capable of securing a second end of a second memory device planar. The slot section has an auxiliary slot section defined as an section between the second latch and the third latch. The auxiliary slot section includes a notch for receiving the third latch when the third latch is in a disengaged position, a retention notch that restrains movement of the third latch when the third latch is in an engaged position, and a power and signaling section that includes power and signaling connections usable by one or more of the memory device planars. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035979 | Reduced Footprint Memory Module Connector and Latching Mechanism - One embodiment of a memory module connector includes a connector body having a slot for removably receiving a DIMM and a latching mechanism for facilitating the insertion and removal of the DIMM from the slot. The footprint of the connector may be minimized in at least four ways: (1) by orienting a lever's pivot axis so that it is parallel with a plane of the DIMM, (2) by laterally spacing the pivot axis with respect to this plane, (3) by positioning the latch at the end(s) of the connector, and (4) by uniquely sculpting the latch to minimize its contribution to the overall footprint of the connector. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035980 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A detector ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090035981 | Electric connector - The second connector | 2009-02-05 |
20090035982 | Locking device of an electrical connector - A locking device of an electrical connector, wherein the electrical connector comprises an insulating housing, a terminal set and a shielding shell. The insulating housing has at least a sidewall thereby confining at least a containing space between the shielding shell and the sidewall. The locking device can be pivotally connected in the containing space by a pivot and be able to swivel with the pivot. The locking device comprises a main body, a locking portion, a spring arm and an operating portion. The main body has a pivot passing through the central part. The locking portion and the operating portion are respectively at the both ends of the main body. The spring arm, bent from the main body, exerts a pre-loading force toward the sidewall of the insulating housing to keep the locking portion of the locking device in a stationary position. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035983 | MODULAR TERMINAL BLOCK - A modular terminal block for connecting leads or wires to an electrical body includes a module stack of side-by-side module assemblies and an alignment plate. Each module assembly includes a housing, a number of conductors extending from the housing, and a cover member to cover the conductors. The alignment plate accurately positions the conductors despite variations in housing dimension due to manufacturing tolerances. The housing includes walls supported on both sides when forming part of the module stack. The walls resist deflection of the conductors during installation of the alignment plate and electrical body. Each cover member engages and is held closed by a conductor extending from the housing. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035984 | BATTERY CONNECTOR - A device for electrically connecting a plurality of batteries includes a member including a handle and two arms extending from the handle. The handle includes a first portion, a second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a connector extending between the first portion and the second portion. The member also includes a contact coupled to a first of the two arms for contacting at least a portion of a battery terminal when the device is secured to a battery. The first of the two arms is configured for securing the device to a first side of a battery and a second of the two arms is configured for securing the device to a second side of the battery. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035985 | INTERCONNECTOR SYSTEM ENGAGEMENT SENSOR - An electrical connector assembly includes a housing supporting a plurality of terminals for a primary circuit and at least two terminals for a sensor circuit. A mating header includes terminals corresponding to the primary circuit and to the sensor circuit. A conductive link is disposed in either the housing or the header to short the sensor terminals disposed therein. Once the mating components of the connector are attached, the sensor circuit is completed through the conductive link and an indication of a proper connection can be verified. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035986 | Power adapter - A power adapter, comprising a cord Storage assembly extendable from a housing to enable a cord to be at least partially wound thereabout, the cord storage assembly retractable within the housing to store the cord within the housing. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035987 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector, such as an S-video connector, according to one embodiment includes an internal connector assembly and a housing. The internal connector assembly includes a pin connector that includes a plurality of pin contacts that are surrounded at least in part by a pin housing and a flexible printed circuit board that is electrically connected to the pin contacts. The connector assembly also includes a terminal block that is electrically connected to the pin contacts through the printed circuit board. The terminal block has terminal openings for receiving conductive elements associated with a cable to permit an electrical connection between the cable and the pin contacts. The housing has an inner compartment that receives and holds the internal connector assembly in non-rotatable manner, with the pin housing and pin contacts extending beyond one end of the housing. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035988 | Hanging lamp conversion connector - A conversion connector supports a suspended lamp, and which can threadily engage within the socket of a recessed lighting fixture, provides for an instant conversion of a recessed light or ceiling socket to a hanging lamp, for installation within any facility. The single male conversion connector has a threaded sleeve located axially upon an insulator. The insulator electrically connects to the wires of a hanging lamp. The insulator fits securely within a base fastened to a housing where the threaded sleeve extends outwardly from the housing for turning into a recessed light fixture, generally an incandescent light socket. The connector provides a housing that orients the connector upwardly for installation. Such a connector can be easily removed by unthreading the sleeve from the socket and the lamp can be replaced with another, or a different reflector, or shade, to add to the uses and displays associated with a variety of suspended and hanging lamps. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035989 | COMPACT ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a electrical wiring system that includes a plug connector having of plug contacts configured to terminate a plurality of wires. The system also includes an electrical wiring device having a cover member, a body member, a ground strap assembly disposed between the cover member and the body member, and a receptacle formed in a rear portion of the body member, the receptacle being configured to accept the plug connector. The ground strap assembly is configured to conform to at least one body member feature such that a distance from the ground strap assembly to a major rear surface of the body member is less than a predetermined distance. The receptacle includes a plurality of receptacle contacts configured to mate with the plurality of plug contacts when the plug connector is inserted into the receptacle. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035990 | Coaxial cable connector having a compensating tab - A coaxial cable connector includes a connector housing configured to receive a coaxial cable having inner and outer conductors, and a ground shield including a plurality of walls cooperating to define a shielded chamber. The connector housing is received within the shielded chamber, and the walls are configured to be connected to the outer conductor of the coaxial cable. The coaxial cable connector also includes a center blade contact having a flat planar body, wherein the center blade contact is configured to be connected to the inner conductor of the coaxial cable. The center blade contact is supported by the connector housing between the walls of the ground shield in a stripline geometry. At least one of the walls includes a compensating tab extending inward therefrom, wherein the compensating tab is configured to be positioned proximate at least one of the center blade contact and the inner conductor of the coaxial cable. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035991 | Coaxial Cable Connector and Coaxial Cable Connection Unit - A coaxial cable connector includes: a pair of first crimp pieces; and a pair of second crimp pieces. Into the pair of first crimp pieces, an insulating inner sheath and at least a part of a braided wire, which are exposed from an insulating outer sheath, are inserted. The pair of second crimp pieces are located on outsides of the pair of first crimp pieces, and are crimped so as to surround the pair of first crimp pieces. Moreover, the pair of first crimp pieces are formed into a shape that is along inner walls of the pair of second crimp pieces. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035992 | Camera module connector with disassembling structure - A camera module connector ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090035993 | Shielded connector - A crimp ring ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090035994 | CONNECTOR AND SUBSTRATE MOUNTING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A connector includes a connector housing made of an insulator, a first terminal having one end fixed to the connector housing and the other end connected to an opposite side connector, and a second terminal having one end electrically connected to a circuit on a substrate and the other end fixed to the connector housing. The connector housing includes an opening which is open in a direction orthogonal to a surface of the substrate in a state of being mounted on the substrate and through which one end of the first terminal and the other end of the second terminal enter. The opening permits an electronic component being connected to one end of the first terminal and the other end of the second terminal to enter thereinto. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035995 | Electrical connector with improved housing structure - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a number of contact receiving passageways and a number of contacts received in the contact receiving passageways of the housing. Each of the contacts includes a main body and a spring contact arm extending upwardly from the main body. The contacts disposed in the housing are divided into a first group in a first area and a second group in a second area of the housing. The spring contact arms of the first and second group extend in different directions and opposite to each other. The insulative housing defines a plurality of recesses between the first area and second area. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035996 | CONNECTOR WITH INSULATION PIERCING CONTACT - There is disclosed a connector and method for terminating a cable comprised twisted pairs of conductors. In one aspect of the invention the connector comprises a wire lead guide for arranging the twisted pairs of conductors and a plurality of piercing contacts which interconnect with respective ones of the twisted pairs of conductors when the wire guide is secured to the module. In a further aspect of the invention the wire lead guide ensures that the spacing between the conductors of a particular twisted pair is maintained, thereby improving the performance of the subsequent assembly. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035997 | Modular Terminal Block - A modular terminal block for connecting leads or wires to an electrical body includes a module stack of side-by-side module assemblies and an alignment plate. Each module assembly includes a housing, a number of conductors extending from the housing, and a cover member to cover the conductors. The alignment plate accurately positions the conductors despite variations in housing dimension due to manufacturing tolerances. The housing includes walls supported on both sides when forming part of the module stack. The walls resist deflection of the conductors during installation of the alignment plate and electrical body. Each cover member engages and is held closed by a conductor extending from the housing. | 2009-02-05 |
20090035998 | Pluggable Conductor Terminal - A pluggable conductor terminal includes a plug connector ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090035999 | CONNECTOR TERMINAL HOLDING STRUCTURE - A connector terminal holding structure which holds a metallic connector terminal press-fitted into a resin case is provided. The connector terminal includes a terminal contact portion that has such a width as not to come in contact with a discharge hole of a through-groove provided in the resin case, a press-fitted width portion that is connected to the terminal contact portion and has such a width as to be press-fitted into the inner wall of the discharge hole, and an insertion position determination portion that determines an insertion position of the connector terminal. The connector terminal is inserted into the through-groove from the terminal contact portion so as to be exposed from the discharge hole, the insertion position of the connector terminal is determined by the insertion position determination portion, and only the vicinity of a leading end portion of the press-fitted width portion is press-fitted into and held by the inner wall of the discharge hole. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036000 | Micro USB connector - A micro USB connector includes a housing, contacts received in the housing and a metal shell shielding the housing. The housing has a body, the body has a front wall, the middle of the front wall extends forward to form a mating portion. The metal shell has a top plate, a bottom plate and two side plates, a receiving space is formed among the top plate, the bottom plate and the two side plates. The metal shell extends towards the receiving space to form at least one blocking portion. The body is received in the rear of the receiving space, the mating portion is received in the front of the receiving space, a front end of the blocking portion is at the front of the front wall of the body. Therefore, the electrical connection between the micro USB connector and the plug is reliable. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036001 | FEMALE TERMINAL WITH GUIDING PIECE - The female terminal with guiding piece according to the present invention comprises a tubular body and a connecting part. Two vertical walls of the body are provided respectively with spring pieces cut and raised therefrom and formed to have an end on the rear side in the depth direction serving as a fixed end and an end on the front side serving as a free end and the free end coming closer to the vertical wall opposing to said vertical wall. The two vertical walls are provided respectively with guiding pieces at the front ends in the depth direction thereof, said guiding pieces being provided by plate pieces bent inward from the vertical walls into the body to cover spaces between the front ends in the depth direction of said vertical walls and the top ends of the spring pieces. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036002 | CONNECTOR TERMINAL - A connector terminal for insertion in a terminal storage chamber of a connector housing has a terminal housing body that is formed by bending a plate material into a somewhat cylindrical form. A plurality of stabilizers are erected in at least three positions directed radially away from a centerline running along an insertion direction of the terminal housing body such that the terminal housing body is rotatable about the centerline. At least one stabilizer is formed by outwardly bending a portion of the plate material that runs along the insertion direction of the terminal housing body, and at least another stabilizer is formed by making a cut from the side wall of the terminal housing body. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036003 | Method of forming an electrical connector - A method of forming an electrical connector includes winding a conducting wire around a carrier strip, cutting the carrier strip to a desired length, forming the carrier strip into a cylindrical member to form an inner tube subassembly, and inserting the inner tube subassembly into an outer tube. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036004 | Receptacle terminal - A receptacle terminal includes a cable connection portion | 2009-02-05 |
20090036005 | Universal electrical linear motor propulsion system and method - Aspects of the invention relate to an electrical linear motor propulsion system and method for propelling an object through a medium. According to one aspect of the invention, the electrical linear motor comprises electrical windings and permanent magnets in close proximity so that electrical current energizing the coil windings creates an electromagnetic field which interacts with the magnetic field of the magnets to cause reciprocating linear motion of an movable linear motor thruster subassembly within a guide tube, the reciprocating linear motion comprising a fast back stroke when thruster subassembly check valve is open, and a working stroke, when a check valve is closed, that discharges the medium from the guide tube, thereby propelling the object (e.g., marine vessel, submarine, torpedo, etc.) through the medium. The linear motor(s) can be attached to the marine vessel, in multiple ways. For example, the electrical linear motor(s) can be disposed within the marine vessel. Alternatively, the electrical linear motor(s) can be attached externally to the vessel by a rotatable shaft so that the propulsion linear force vector can be positioned in any direction (360 degrees along a plane). Additionally, the electrical linear motor(s) can be attached to the vessel by using a rotatable shaft and a coupling hinge connected to the electrical linear motor housing, thereby permitting positioning of the vessel propulsion linear force vector in any direction with three degrees of freedom. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036006 | DRIVE SHAFT SEALING DEVICE FOR SMALL WATERCRAFT - A sealing member can include a radially-working lip which contacts a drive shaft in a radial direction to seal a gap between the drive shaft and the housing in the radial direction, an axially-working lip extending in an axial direction, and a contact member which contacts the axially-working lip to seal the gap between the drive shaft and the housing in the axial direction. The contact member can be fitted to the drive shaft to rotate with the drive shaft. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036007 | Sculling oar handle cover - The sculling oar handle cover is used to reduce friction between a sculling rower's fingers/hands and the existing sculling oar handle during rowing, thereby reducing the risk of blisters and other damage to the skin. The cover is affixed to the existing oar handle by sliding it over the handle and securing it with a Velcro fastener. Due to the required stoking method for sculling, the sculling oar handle cover virtually eliminates the friction caused by the continuous rotating of fingers/hands on sculling oar handles. Additionally, because the sculling oar handle cover must be wetted to function property, the slipping of fingers/hands on the oar handles is unlikely even with the release of body oils or the splashing of water on the oar handle covers. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036008 | STREAMLINED ANNULAR BUOY FOR MARINE PIPELINES - A streamlined annular buoy for marine pipelines includes a first annular buoy half comprising syntactic foam, where the first buoy half includes a substantially planar exterior first mating surface that includes an axial first channel formed therein and a first domed exterior surface radial to the axial first channel. Buoy also includes a second annular buoy half comprising syntactic foam, where the second buoy half includes a substantially planar exterior second mating surface that includes an axial second channel formed therein and a second domed exterior surface radial to the axial second channel. A fastener secures the first and second annular buoy halves together around a pipe that passes through a pipe channel formed by the axial first and second channels, such that the exterior first and second mating surfaces are face-to-face. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036009 | Personal floating system - A personal anti-drowning system comprising an inflatable body suit and inflating means: the inflatable body suit being fabricated from a water and air resistant fabric wherein at least part of the inflatable body suit comprises air tight inflatable pockets. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036010 | FRICTION MATERIAL WITH SILICON - One embodiment includes a product including a friction material including a mat including a plurality of fibers including carbon fibers, and a silicon component including at least one of silicon carbide, silica, silicon or other silicon-based compounds. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036011 | FORMALDEHYDE-FREE BINDER - The present invention concerns a composition, containing: an aqueous dispersion of at least one polymer polycarboxylic acid; at least one amine compound, wherein the molecular mass of the amine compound does not exceed approximately 20 000 g/mol; as well as at least one activated silane. The composition in accordance with the invention is suited as a formaldehyde-free binder for the manufacture of bound mineral wool. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036012 | Conductive webs - Conductive nonwoven webs are disclosed. The nonwoven webs contain pulp fibers combined with conductive fibers. In one embodiment, the webs are made in a wetlaid tissue making process. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036013 | Flame-Resistant Closure - The invention relates to a flame-resistant closure comprising at least one closing part having at least one two-dimensional backing fabric ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036014 | Non-Woven Fabric - This invention relates to non-woven fabrics, in particular to a method of making fabrics by spraying fibres onto a support member, and to a mixture of fibres, binder and diluent for use in the method of the invention. The present invention has the objective of providing a composition that can be used to produce fabrics having an improved texture and which gives excellent results when sprayed as an aerosol using a propellant. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036015 | Conductive Webs - Conductive nonwoven webs are disclosed. The nonwoven webs contain pulp fibers combined with conductive fibers. In one embodiment, the webs are made in a wetlaid tissue making process. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036016 | NONWOVEN FROM BULKED FILAMENT TOW - A nonwoven material has a plurality of randomly oriented and bulked crimped filaments, a plurality of point bonds interconnecting said crimped filaments into a fixed, 3-dimensional structure, and either a surface portion of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure having a greater density than an inner portion of said 3-dimensional structure or an external surface of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure being substantially free of any protruding filaments. The nonwoven material is made by: bulking a filament tow, fixing the bulked tow into a 3-dimensional structure, and calendering the 3-dimensional structure. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036017 | Puppet theater and theater combination - A portable theater for children that has multiple features of a theater integrated together. The portable theater has a stage, refreshment stand, ticket booth and alternatively a dressing room or puppet theater. Each side of theater has one element for a total of four elements in any given theater. The theater allows children to enact not only a performance, but also other aspects of the theater experience like selling tickets, selling refreshments and changing between scenes. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036018 | Interactive toy vehicle and methods of use - A toy vehicle set is provided having a toy automobile including an accessible compartment and defining an underside. A toy automobile component extends from the underside. A lift includes at least one post. The post engages the underside and a ground surface in a configuration to raise the toy automobile a predetermined distance from the ground surface such that the at least one toy automobile component is accessible for interaction during imaginative play. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036019 | Apparatus Useful as a Toy, Puzzle or as an Educational Device - An apparatus useful as an educational device, puzzle or toy of a kind having magnetic interactions between an elongate support and pieces held, or to be held, with or without contact, about said support, wherein a plurality of said pieces collectively form, or can form, a first band of pieces about said support, and another plurality of said pieces form, or can form, a second band of pieces about the support, and wherein at least one piece of each said band has an indicia, said indicia of a piece in one band being able to be indexed to an indicia of a piece of the other band, and wherein at least one of the bands of pieces is able, or will be able, to be rotated about the elongate axis of the support. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036020 | Sound Synchronized Animation Mechanism That Utilizes a Battery Powered Electromagnet - An animation system for animating parts of a novelty object. A novelty object is provided that has movable opposing parts. An electromagnet and another magnetic source are attached to the opposing parts. The electromagnet creates an electromagnetic field when activated that causes movement between the opposing parts. The movement of the opposing parts animates the novelty object. The activation of the electromagnet can be controlled by sound so that the animation is synchronized to audible signals. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036021 | ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A MODEL VEHICLE - A rocker arm for a model vehicle is provided, comprising a first portion and second portion each having an input and an output arm and each having an opening for receiving a pivot member about which the portions rotate. The first and second portions are secured for rotation together about a rotational axis through the respective openings and are spaced apart generally along the rotational axis. The rocker arm further comprises a suspension input coupling member that extends between the input arms of the first and second portions, where the input arms are spaced along the input coupling member, and a suspension output coupling member that extends between the outputs arms of the first and second portions, where the output arms are spaced along the output coupling member. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036022 | Privacy nursing bra and blanket - A privacy nursing blanket comprising a fabric portion for covering an infant during nursing with fasteners for removably securing to a nursing bra. The blanket may further comprise: a solid fabric portion and a sheer portion on said blanket; fasteners for removably securing to a nursing bra wherein said fasteners comprise a first and a second fastener adapted for removably securing to a first and a second nursing bra attachment that removably engages a first and a second nursing bra flap on a first and a second nursing bra cup; a solid fabric portion and a sheer portion. It is also an object to provide a nursing bra comprising one or more cup portions with one or more fasteners for removably securing flaps over said one or more cups for nursing an infant; and the fasteners being adapted to receive one or more blanket fasteners on a privacy nursing blanket. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036023 | Danette: Bridge of hope bra - The Danette: Bridge of Hope bra is a mastectomy bra that is pre-filled. The bra has two cups separated which is open at the top. The cups will be open at the top for easy access. The cup, depending on the woman's needs can be filled, sewed together, and worn. The pre-filled bra is permanent—no prosthetic, no prescription necessary. The bra will be custom made. The bra can be washed and dried with regular garments. The Danette: Bridge of Hope bra is an alternative for women who have lost their breast(s) to cancer. A woman will have a choice whether to purchase an expensive bra with a prosthesis added. The prosthesis is bulky, heavy, and uncomfortable. Women should have choices. The affordable Danette: Bridge of Hope bra is lightweight, easy to wear, and comfortable. It is also natural feeling not to mention how it looks aesthetically. A woman can look and feel good at the same time. A woman can buy 3 Danette bras for the price of 1 conventional prosthetic and bra. The Danette was designed for myself and other breast cancer survivors. In addition to this bra, a woman can now decide whether or not to have reconstruction. The Danette: Bridge of Hope bra can fill the empty area nicely using this bra. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036024 | CMP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF POLISHING WAFER USING CMP - A CMP apparatus is provided with a polishing pad, a film thickness sensor for measuring a thickness of a film being polished on a wafer via the polishing pad, a polishing pad thickness measuring unit for measuring the thickness of the polishing pad, a dresser for dressing the polishing pad, and a polishing control unit for switching polishing conditions in response to a fact that an output value from the film thickness sensor has exceeded a threshold value. The polishing control unit has a memory unit for storing a threshold value corresponding to the thickness of the polishing pad after dressing when the polishing pad is dressed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036025 | EYEGLASS LENS PROCESSING APPARATUS - An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes:
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20090036026 | SUBSTRATE THICKNESS MEASURING DURING POLISHING - A computer program product that determines a polishing endpoint includes obtaining spectra from different zones on a substrate during different times in a polishing sequence, matches the spectra with indexes in a library and uses the indexes to determining a polishing rate for each of the different zones from the indexes. An adjusted polishing rate can be determined for one of the zones, which causes the substrate to have a desired profile when the polishing end time is reached. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036027 | Automated detection of characteristics of abrasive products during use - A method of processing an article with a coated abrasive product, including a repeat of a single marking, comprises detecting at least two characteristics of the repeat of a single marking. The repeat is placed along the length of the abrasive product at a first major surface, wherein each of the detected characteristics conveys independent information regarding the abrasive product. The method further includes comparing the information to a database. A method of acquiring information of the coated abrasive product includes detection and comparing steps. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036028 | Chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and chemical mechanical polishing method thereof - A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and a chemical mechanical polishing method thereof are provided. The chemical mechanical polishing method at least includes the following steps. In step a, a positive pressure is formed between a polishing pad and a wafer. In step b, the wafer is driven to revolve around a first central axis. In step c, a polishing slurry is injected between the polishing pad and the wafer. In step d, the positive pressure formed on the wafer by the polishing pad is adjusted for change the contacting modes of the polishing pad and the wafer as well as the wafer removal rate. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036029 | ADVANCED AUTOMATIC DEPOSITION PROFILE TARGETING AND CONTROL BY APPLYING ADVANCED POLISH ENDPOINT SYSTEM FEEDBACK - The present disclosure relates to automatic deposition profile targeting with a combined deposition/polishing apparatus which obtains matching deposition and subsequent polishing profiles by use of feedback data from an advanced polish endpoint system in an advanced process control system. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036030 | POLISHING HEAD AND CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING PROCESS USING THE SAME - A polishing head for a chemical mechanical polishing process is provided. The polishing head includes an inner circle part and an outer circle part. The outer circle part is a ring-like structure that is connected to the inner circle part. The inner circle part and the outer circle part are an integrated structure. There is a level difference between the respective surfaces of the outer circle part and the inner circle part. Further, the surface of the outer circle part is higher than that of the inner circle part. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036031 | Coating assisted surface finishing process - A method of polishing a first component by a second component of a tribological pair is disclosed. The method includes mating the first component to the second component in a tribological configuration. The first component and the second component are moved such that a first surface of the first component and a second surface of the second component contact and slide against each other, so that the second component polishes the first component. The method further includes discontinuing moving of the first component and the second component when the first surface obtains a desired surface finish. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036032 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR ECMP PROCESS - Methods for polishing a substrate are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes pressing a substrate against a pad assembly disposed on rotating platen assembly, the pad assembly comprising an electrode coupled to a power source, flowing an electrolyte fluid onto the pad assembly, wherein the electrolyte fluid is in contact with the substrate and the electrode, creating an electrical bias between the electrode and the substrate, and heating the electrolyte fluid with an infrared lamp to a temperature of at least 10 degrees Celsius above room temperature. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036033 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - A method of cleaning an edge of a substrate is provided. The method comprises tensioning a first polishing film in a frame; contacting the first polishing film against an edge of a substrate; conforming the first polishing film to the edge of the substrate, the edge including an outer edge and at least one bevel; and rotating the substrate while the first polishing film remains in contact with the substrate. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036034 | Semiconductor wafer and processing method for same - A semiconductor wafer which is generally circular, and which has on its face an annular surplus region present in an outer peripheral edge portion of the face, and a circular device region surrounded by the surplus region, the device region having many semiconductor devices disposed therein. A circular concavity is formed in the back of the semiconductor wafer in correspondence with the device region, and the device region is relatively thin, while the surplus region is relatively thick. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036035 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONDITIONING A POLISHING PAD - Apparatus and methods for conditioning a polishing pad include a base, an arm pivotally coupled to the base and adapted to support a conditioning disk, and an actuator coupled to the base and the arm. The actuator is adapted to cause the arm to press the conditioning disk against the polishing pad with a linearly variable amount of force. A first force is produced with the actuator. The first force is scaled by a linearly variable amount to a second force that is applied to the polishing pad by a conditioning disk. Numerous other aspects are disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036036 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONDITIONING A POLISHING PAD - Apparatus and methods for conditioning a polishing pad are provided. An apparatus includes a base, an arm adapted to support a conditioning disk; and a drive mechanism coupled between the arm and the conditioning disk, wherein the drive mechanism is adapted to directly rotate the conditioning disk relative to the arm. Numerous other aspects are disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036037 | APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING PROCESSING PADS - Embodiments of an apparatus for conditioning a processing pad are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for conditioning a processing pad includes a member having a bottom surface selectively maintained in a non-planar orientation and an abrasive disposed on the bottom surface of the member. The abrasive is configured for conditioning a processing pad. The member and abrasive have a profile that produces a non-planar processing pad surface. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036038 | PROCESS FOR RESTORING THE LUSTER TO THE SURFACE OF FACTORY FINISHED WOODEN FLOORS - A floor abrading machine is used to abrade the surface of a factory finished wooden floor so the abraded surface may be recoated with a fresh coat of wooden floor finish. Abrasion of the surface provides anchor sites to achieve a strong bond between the pre-existing abraded finish and the fresh coat of wooden floor finish. The process requires abrading, not removing the factory finish down to bare wood, and recoating to restore the luster to a factory finished wooden floor. Conventional sanders remove the finish down to bare wood to refinish a wooden floor that has been installed and finished in place. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036039 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POLISHING AN EDGE OF A SUBSTRATE - Methods of and systems for polishing an edge of a substrate are provided. The invention includes a substrate rotation driver adapted to rotate the edge of a substrate against a polishing film; and a first sensor coupled to the rotation driver adapted to detect one of an energy and torque exerted by the substrate rotation driver as it rotates the substrate against the polishing film. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036040 | EYEGLASS LENS PROCESSING APPARATUS - An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber for processing the lens; a grinding water supply unit which includes a first switch unit for turning on/off a supply of grinding water to a first nozzle for ejecting grinding water toward a processing point of the lens; a cleaning water supply unit which includes a second switch unit for turning on/off a supply of cleaning water to a second nozzle for ejecting cleaning water for cleaning processing refuse of the lens scattered in the processing chamber. According to a selection signal indicating a material of the lens being plastic, the control unit controls the first switch unit to turn on the supply of the grinding water in whole processing processes, and controls the second switch unit to turn off the supply of the cleaning water in the whole processing processes. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036041 | CMP PAD DRESSER AND CMP APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A CMP pad dresser for dressing a polishing pad of a CMP apparatus is provided with a dressing pad having abrasive grains, a purified water supply unit provided to an external periphery of the dressing pad, and a drive mechanism for sliding the dressing pad in a radial direction of the polishing pad. The dressing pad is slidable to the outer side of the polishing pad. The purified water supply unit supply purified water at a prescribed pressure so that particles of abrasive grains that are dislodged from the dresser accumulate in the dressing pad. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036042 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POLISHING AN EDGE OF A SUBSTRATE - Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for polishing an edge of a substrate. The invention includes an apparatus adapted to apply a preset pressure to a polishing film in contact with an edge of a substrate. The apparatus includes an actuator adapted to apply a preset pressure to the polishing film; and a controller coupled to the actuator and adapted to receive a signal indicative of a condition of the edge of the substrate, and to adjust a pressure applied by the actuator to the polishing film so as to maintain the preset pressure based on the received signal. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036043 | Cover device for a power tool - A cover device for a power tool with at least one disc-shaped working tool ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036044 | GUARD LOCK - The invention relates to a protective hood securing device for a portable power tool ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036045 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING PAD - A chemical mechanical polishing pad which provides a high removal rate, can suppress the production of a scratch on the polished surface completely and can achieve high in-plane uniformity in the amount of polishing of the polished surface. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036046 | Air Duct Outlets Having Porous Material Coverings - An air duct outlet includes a housing that defines an air passageway with an inlet and outlet, and a porous layer of material that overlies the air passageway outlet and hides the air duct outlet from view. The porous layer of material is configured to soften and diffuse an air stream flowing through the air passageway outlet and/or to cause an air stream flowing through the air passageway outlet to be directed in one or more directions. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036047 | RECIRCULATION AIR FLOW ARRANGEMENT FOR VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM - A blower assembly for an automotive heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system includes a housing having an opening and a blower wheel supported by the housing that directs air through the opening of the housing. A plurality of ribs are disposed within the opening of the housing and define a plurality of channels for directing air through the opening of the housing and toward the blower wheel. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036048 | AIR MIXING APPARATUS FOR HVAC SYSTEM - A vehicle HVAC system comprises an evaporator, a heater core, an air mixing door between the evaporator and the heater core, the air mixing door being configured to direct a portion of an airflow to either bypass or pass over the heater, and a baffle. The baffle is configured to gradually change the area available to a portion of the airflow as the air mixing door is moved. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036049 | CHASSIS HAVING BOTTOM AND REAR-PROVIDED AIR VENTS TO ENABLE AIRFLOW THROUGH THE CHASSIS - A system comprises a chassis having a bottom chassis member and a rear chassis member. The system also comprises a base that supports the chassis over a support surface thereby defining an airflow space between the base and the bottom chassis member. The bottom chassis member comprises a first air vent and the rear chassis member comprises a second air vent thereby enabling airflow in to the chassis through the first air vent, through the chassis, and out the second air vent. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036050 | Apparatus and method for controlling power in wireless communication system using relaying - An apparatus and method for controlling a mode transition of a mobile station (MS) in a relay station (RS) in a wireless communication system are provided, in which upon receipt of a mode transition request signal from at least one MS within a service area of the RS, the RS determines whether to approve the mode transition request, sets management information for the mode transition of the MS, if the mode transition request of the MS is approved, and transmits the management information to the MS. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036051 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RELAY TRANSMISSION METHOD - Provided is a relay transmission method capable of obtaining the diversity effect even when a relay station has detected an error in a relay signal when performing communication between a base station and a mobile station via a relay station. In the relay station used in this method, a decoding unit ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036052 | WIRELESS STATION, WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR THE WIRELESS STATION, AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING THE WIRELESS STATION - A wireless station according to the present invention is a wireless station used as one of a plurality of relay stations forming transmission paths, respectively, different from each other, in a wireless transmission system for transmitting a packet from a transmitting station to a receiving station through the plurality of relay stations, and the wireless station comprises: a reception section for receiving a packet transmitted from the transmitting station, and receiving a packet which is transmitted, based on the packet transmitted from the transmitting station, from a relay station other than the one of the plurality of relay stations, and is transmitted before the one of the plurality of relay stations performs transmission, by using a transmission parameter for obtaining a path diversity effect in the wireless transmission system; a transmission parameter estimation section for estimating the transmission parameter used by the relay station other than the one of the plurality of relay stations, based on the packet received by the reception section from the relay station other than the one of the plurality of relay stations; a transmission parameter selection section for selecting the transmission parameter other than the transmission parameter which is used by the relay station other than the one of the plurality of relay stations, and is estimated by the transmission parameter estimation section; and a transmission section for transmitting, to the receiving station, the packet received by the reception section from the transmitting station, by using the transmission parameter selected by the transmission parameter selection section. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036053 | ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The present invention discloses an associated communication apparatus that includes a telephone transmitter, a telephone base, and a Bluetooth earphone so that user can install the telephone transmitter into the telephone base and can install the Bluetooth earphone into the telephone transmitter. Furthermore, the telephone transmitter can be removed from the base and the Bluetooth earphone can be removed from the telephone transmitter. The present invention provides various means for communication such as the earphone, the telephone transmitter, and the telephone base. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036054 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD HAVING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION - The present invention is an information processing apparatus which obtains identification information of an electronic device and makes communication with the electronic device via a network based on the identification information. When a portable telephone ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036055 | CHANNEL SWITCHING METHOD FOR SWITCHING CHANNELS THROUGH WHICH CONTENT DATA IS RECEIVED IN A ZIGBEE NETWORK SYSTEM, AND ZIGBEE NETWORK SYSTEM THEREOF - A peripheral device can reduce its reconnection time to a mobile communication terminal in a short-range personal wireless communication system including the peripheral device and the mobile communication terminal that performs short-range wireless communication. A short-range communication method of a node in a short-range personal wireless communication system in which communication is performed between at least one Personal Area Network (PAN) and multiple nodes is provided. A peripheral PAN is monitored to perform short-range communication, and at least one PAN is selected as a result of the monitoring; generating channel information for the selected PAN. The generated channel information is transmitted to a peripheral device connected to the node, and the selected PAN is connected with. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036056 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A portable terminal device includes a first communication unit that transmits communication setting information and function information to an information processing device in non-contact communication, an input receiving unit that receives an input of the communication setting information and the function information, and a second communication unit that transmits entity information to the information processing device or receives entity information from the information processing device in non-contact communication. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036057 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS USING FREQUENCY HOPPING - Method of and system for transmitting signals, e.g. control signals, request signals, interrogation signals etc. in a control system comprising at least two units, wherein at least one of said units is designed to operate as a master unit and wherein at least one of said units is designed to operate as a slave unit,
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20090036058 | Quality of a Realtime Service - The present invention relates to evaluating a real-time service performance in a wireless telecommunications system. According to the invention real-time transmission packet arrival times and number of lost real-time transmission packets of the received data in a terminal equipment are measured. The charging information is modified in the billing system in response to the assessed quality of the real time service. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036059 | Apparatus and method for E-HICH/E-RGCH processing, metric estimation and detection - Apparatus and method for processing a received pilot to obtain noise estimation of a pilot channel and processing a received first signal channel, separately from a second signal channel that is orthogonal to the first signal channel, to obtain a signal level of the first signal channel. The noise estimation and the signal level are used to calculate a SNR value. Detection on the first channel is done by checking the SNR and the sign of a soft metric. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036060 | WIRELESS TAG DETERMINATION METHOD, WIRELESS TAG DETERMINATION SYSTEM, READER CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A system and method for determining a failed wireless tag includes capturing images of articles having wireless tags, recognizing an image including wireless tags from among captured images calculating a number of wireless tags and distance information from the reader to each wireless tag based on the recognized image including wireless tags; changing a read range of the reader based on a location wireless tag having a predetermined distance information from the reader; and changing the read range of the reader when a number of wireless tags read by the reader and a number of wireless tags calculated do not match and determining a failed wireless tag based on the changed read range and distance information calculated. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036061 | METHOD FOR OPERATING ENHANCED RLC ENTITY AND RNC ENTITY FOR WCDMA AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for operating an RLC entity and a MAC entity in a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), the European IMT-2000 system. A format of a MAC-hs PDU is optimized in a MAC-hs entity, so that a large number of users can be supported with using less resources when a VoIP service is provided in one cell. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036062 | Radio Device - A data rate is to be determined depending on circumstances. A control unit ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036063 | Distributed reservation protocol for enabling multi-band transmission in next generation ultra wide band technology - An ultra wide band wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) communication includes a transmitter configured to transmit a first indicator of a multi-radio band transmission, and a receiver configured to receive a second indicator of a multi-radio band transmission. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036064 | DIGITAL INTEGRATED TRANSMITTER BASED ON FOUR-PATH PHASE MODULATION - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a transmitter comprises four phase modulators to provide four path phase modulation. The phase modulators modulate local oscillator signals with control signals derived from quadrature baseband data to be transmitted to result in four phase modulated signals. The four phase modulated signals may be combined to provide a pulse position and pulse width modulated signal that may have a constant, or nearly constant, amplitude. The frequency spectrum of the control signals have narrower bandwidths and greater out of band attenuation resulting in higher suppression of out of channel and out of band noise. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036065 | TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SWITCH - A radio frequency (RF) transmit/receive switch. The transmit/receive switch comprises an impedance matching circuit and a voltage scaling circuit. The impedance matching circuit matches an incoming RF signal to a low noise amplifier and an outgoing RF signal from a power amplifier. The voltage scaling circuit, coupled to the impedance matching circuit, the power amplifier, and the low noise amplifier, attenuates the outgoing RF signal to a scaled signal within a breakdown voltage of a transistor device in the low noise amplifier during transmission of the outgoing RF signal. | 2009-02-05 |