15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090093117 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a substrate, includes: (a) forming the through hole by etching the silicon substrate from a first surface of the silicon substrate by a Bosch process; (b) forming a thermal oxide film such that the thermal oxide film covers the first surface of the silicon substrate, a second surface of the silicon substrate opposite to the first surface, and a surface of the silicon substrate corresponding to a side surface of the through hole, by thermally oxidizing the silicon substrate where the through hole is formed; (c) removing the thermal oxide film; (d) forming an insulating film such that the insulating film covers the first and second surfaces of the silicon substrate and the surface of the silicon substrate corresponding to the side surface of the through hole; and (e) forming the through electrode in the through hole on which the insulating film is formed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093118 | POLISHING COMPOSITION - In order to polish a wiring metal, a polishing composition ensuring that etching and erosion are suppressed and the residual wiring metal on the portion other than wiring is decreased, is provided, in which a polishing composition comprising (A) an azole group-containing compound having 3 or more azole groups within the molecule and a molecular weight of 300 to 15,000, (B) an oxidant, and (C) one, two or more acids selected from the group consisting of an amino acid, an organic acid and an inorganic acid is provided. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093119 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed, by which thickness of a gate oxide layer can be controlled for uniformity. Embodiments include sequentially forming a pad oxide layer and a nitride layer over a semiconductor substrate having an epi-layer grown thereon, the semiconductor substrate having a backside over which a backside nitride layer and a backside oxide layer are formed, forming a trench on the semiconductor substrate, depositing an oxide layer over a front side the semiconductor substrate to fill the trench with the oxide layer, selectively etching the oxide layer, performing a chemical mechanical polishing process on the front side of the semiconductor substrate, performing a chemical mechanical polishing process on the backside of the semiconductor substrate, and forming a gate oxide layer over the semiconductor substrate. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093120 | HOLE PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A hole pattern forming method that forms a fine hole pattern in a work target layer that is formed on a semiconductor substrate, includes: forming a three-layer structure by laminating a carbon film layer, an intermediate mask layer, and a photoresist layer in that order on the work target layer; after patterning a hole pattern in the photoresist layer, patterning the hole pattern in the intermediate mask layer with the patterned photoresist layer serving as a mask; forming a sidewall oxide film on exposed portions of the photoresist layer, the intermediate mask layer, and the carbon film layer; forming a sidewall portion that includes the sidewall oxide film on inner wall surfaces of the hole pattern by etching back the sidewall oxide film; and after patterning a fine hole pattern in the carbon film layer with the sidewall portion and the intermediate mask layer serving as a mask, patterning the fine hole pattern in the work target layer with the patterned carbon film layer serving as a mask. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093121 | Method for Fabricating a Fine Pattern - In a method for fabricating a fine pattern, a target layer to be patterned is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A sacrificial pattern is formed on the target layer. The sacrificial pattern includes first sacrificial patterns arranged at a first spacing, and second and third sacrificial patterns arranged in pairs at a second spacing less than the first spacing. A spacer having a first portion and a second portion is formed. The first portion is attached to sidewalls of the first sacrificial patterns, and the second portion is attached on both facing sides of the second and third sacrificial patterns to fill a gap defined by the second spacing. The second portion has a critical dimension greater than the first portion. The sacrificial pattern is selectively removed. A fine pattern is formed with partially different critical dimensions by transferring the critical dimensions of the first and second portions of the spacer by performing a selective etch process on the target layer using the spacer as an etch mask. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093122 | Method For Producing Group III-V Nitride Semiconductor Substrate - The present invention provides a method for producing a group III-V nitride semiconductor substrate. The method for producing a group III-V nitride semiconductor substrate comprises the steps of (I-1) to (I-6): (I-1) placing inorganic particles on a template, (I-2) dry-etching the template by using the inorganic particles as an etching mask, to form convexes on the template, (I-3) forming a coating film for an epitaxial growth mask on the template, (I-4) removing the inorganic particles to form an exposed surface of the template, (I-5) growing a group III-V nitride semiconductor on the exposed surface of the template, and (I-6) separating the group III-V nitride semiconductor from the template. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093123 | Spin head, chuck pin used in the spin head, and method for treating a substrate with the spin head - Provided is a spin head for supporting a substrate. The spin head includes a rotatable body, and chuck pins protruding upward from the body and configured to support an edge of a substrate placed at the body when the body is rotated. Each of the chuck pins includes a vertical rod vertically disposed at the body, and a support rod extending from a side of the vertical rod and configured to make contact with the edge of the substrate placed at the body when the body is rotated. When the substrate is rotated, the vertical rod is spaced apart from the edge of the substrate. The contact portion includes a streamlined side surface. The support rod includes a contact portion. The contact portion tapers toward the end of the support rod when viewed from the top of the support rod. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093124 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device - To provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which includes a process capable of excellently removing a photoresist in which a high dose of ion is implanted. A photoresist with a high dose of ion implanted therein is removed from a wafer through a first removing process for carrying out a plasma process of at least a reaction gas including oxygen molecules and hydrogen molecules to remove an organic component in the photoresist from the wafer and a second removing process for carrying out a plasma process of at least a reaction gas including hydrogen molecules following the first removing process to remove a dopant deposit from the wafer. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093125 | CHEMISTRY AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - In the manufacture of integrated circuits, reactive compositions that include a reactive etchant species and an oxygen-containing species can provide selective removal of target material and can reduce contamination of gas delivery lines. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093126 | METHOD OF AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - A method of processing a semiconductor substrate ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093127 | Treatment of a Substrate with a Liquid Medium - The invention relates to an arrangement of electronic semiconductor components on a carrier system for treating the semiconductor components with a liquid medium. A semiconductor component is detachably mounted on the carrier system with the active side thereof in such a way that the arrangement comprises a gap at least in the edge region and partially between the semiconductor components and the carrier system. The aim of the invention is to provide a detachable arrangement of electronic semiconductor components on a mechanically stable carrier system for safely handling the semiconductor components during the production process, wherein the capillarity of the gap between the semiconductor components and the carrier system is reduced in a controlled manner, thus preventing the damaging effect of a liquid medium seeping into the gap. To this end, the surface of the carrier system is shaped in such a way that the gap is widened along the entire edge region thereof. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093128 | METHODS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION OF AN AMORPHOUS CARBON LAYER - Methods for high temperature deposition an amorphous carbon film with improved step coverage are provided. In one embodiment, a method for of depositing an amorphous carbon film includes providing a substrate in a process chamber, heating the substrate at a temperature greater than 500 degrees Celsius, supplying a gas mixture comprising a hydrocarbon compound and an inert gas into the process chamber containing the heated substrate, and depositing an amorphous carbon film on the heated substrate having a stress of between 100 mega-pascal (MPa) tensile and about 100 mega-pascal (MPa) compressive. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093129 | Gas Baffle and Distributor for Semiconductor Processing Chamber - Apparatus and methods for distributing gas in a semiconductor process chamber are provided. In an embodiment, a gas distributor for use in a gas processing chamber comprises a body. The body includes a baffle with a gas deflection surface to divert the flow of a gas from a first direction to a second direction. The gas deflection surface comprises a concave surface. The concave surface comprises at least about | 2009-04-09 |
20090093130 | Silicon oxycarbide, growth method of silicon oxycarbide layer, semiconductor device and manufacture method for semiconductor device - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: preparing an underlying structure having a silicon carbide layer covering a copper wiring, and growing silicon oxycarbide on the underlying structure by vapor deposition using, as source gas, tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, carbon dioxide gas and oxygen gas, a flow rate of said oxygen gas being at most 3% of a flow rate of the carbon dioxide gas. The surface of the silicon carbide layer of the underlying structure may be treated with a plasma of weak oxidizing gas which contains oxygen and has a molecular weight larger than that of O | 2009-04-09 |
20090093131 | Low-temperature catalyzed formation of segmented nanowire of dielectric material - The present invention discloses a method of forming a segmented nanowire including: providing a substrate; pre-cleaning the substrate; pre-treating the substrate; forming and placing a catalyst over the substrate; and forming the segmented nanowire over the catalyst with recurring pulses of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of a dielectric material. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093132 | METHODS TO OBTAIN LOW K DIELECTRIC BARRIER WITH SUPERIOR ETCH RESISTIVITY - The present invention generally provides a method for forming a dielectric barrier with lowered dielectric constant, improved etching resistivity and good barrier property. One embodiment provides a method for processing a semiconductor substrate comprising flowing a precursor to a processing chamber, wherein the precursor comprises silicon-carbon bonds and carbon-carbon bonds, and generating a low density plasma of the precursor in the processing chamber to form a dielectric barrier film having carbon-carbon bonds on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the at least a portion of carbon-carbon bonds in the precursor is preserved in the low density plasma and incorporated in the dielectric barrier film. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093133 | SELF-ASSEMBLED SIDEWALL SPACER - A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a spacer directly abutting a topographic edge of at least one patterned material layer. The spacer is a non-removable polymeric block component of a self-assembled block copolymer. A method of forming such a semiconductor structure including the inventive spacer is also provided that utilizes self-assembled block copolymer technology. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093134 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING MATERIALS WITH UV LIGHT - Low dielectric constant materials are cured in a process chamber during semiconductor processing. The low dielectric constant materials are cured by irradiation with UV light. The atmosphere in the process chamber has a CO | 2009-04-09 |
20090093135 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING MATERIAL WITH UV LIGHT - Low dielectric constant materials are cured in a process chamber during semiconductor processing. The low dielectric constant materials are cured by irradiation with UV light. The atmosphere in the process chamber has an O | 2009-04-09 |
20090093136 | Single Shot Molding Method For COB USB/EUSB Devices With Contact Pad Ribs - A dual-personality extended USB (EUSB) system supports both USB and EUSB memory cards using an extended 9-pin EUSB socket. Each EUSB device 101 includes a PCBA having four standard USB metal contact pads disposed on an upper side of a PCB, and several extended purpose contact springs that extend through openings defined in the PCB. A single-shot molding process is used to form both an upper housing portion on the upper PCB surface that includes ribs extending between adjacent contact pads, and a lower molded housing portion that is formed over passive components and IC dies disposed on the lower PCB surface. The passive components are mounted using SMT methods, and the IC dies are mounted using COB methods. The extended 9-pin EUSB socket includes standard USB contacts and extended use contacts that communicate with the PCBA through the standard USB metal contacts and the contact springs. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093137 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE - A communications adaptor card is disclosed herein. One embodiment of the communications adaptor card comprises, a printed-circuit board, the printed circuit board having at least one keep-out area, the at least one keep-out area configured to accept a multi-contact electrical connector receptacle and at least one optical module attached to the printed circuit board. The at least one optical module can be attached to the printed circuit board substantially within the at-least-one keep-out area. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093138 | MODULAR INTERCONNECT APPARATUS - The present application provides a modular interconnect apparatus. In one embodiment, the interconnect apparatus includes a frame; and a plurality of coaxial modules connected to the frame, wherein each of the plurality of coaxial modules comprises: a signal contact having a middle portion, a first end and a second end; a first ring shaped ground contact surrounding the first end of the signal contact, wherein the first end of the signal contact is coaxial with the first ring shaped ground contact; a second ring shaped ground contact surrounding the second end of the signal contact, wherein the second end of the signal contact is coaxial with the second ring shaped ground contact; and a housing that houses at least a portion of signal contact and ground contacts. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093139 | Card bus connector assembly - A card bus connector assembly mounted within a housing ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093140 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ENHANCED JACK INTERFACE - An electrical connector includes a contact sub-assembly having a plurality of contacts arranged on a contact support member. The contact support member has a pair of opposed support walls extending from a base to a mating end, and the support walls are separated by a gap that extends from the mating end toward the base. The contacts extend at least partially along the support walls between the mating end and the base, wherein a first set of the contacts are provided on one of the support walls and a second set of the contacts are provided on the other of the support walls. The contacts are exposed to the gap for connection with a mating connector received within the gap. The electrical connector also includes a housing having a cavity configured to receive the mating connector, wherein the contact sub-assembly is received within the cavity for mating with the mating connector. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093141 | Card connector - A card connector ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093142 | Electrical connector assembly with fastening element - An electrical connector assembly, for electrically interconnecting an IC package with a printed circuit board, includes a printed circuit board, an electrical connector mounted on the printed circuit board, an IC package mounted in the electrical connector, a heat sink seated on the electrical connector, a backboard located under the printed circuit board and a plurality of first and second elements. The electrical includes an insulative base and a load plate mounted on the insulative base, and the load plate defines a plurality of first holes. The heat sink defines a plurality of second holes, while the printed circuit board defines a plurality of third holes, and the backboard defines a plurality of fourth holes. The first elements are inserted through the first, the third and the fourth holes to fasten the IC package, the electrical connector, the printed circuit board and the backboard together. The second elements fasten the heat sink with the electrical together through the second holes by engaging with the first elements. Accordingly, a reason can be found out easily when the IC package can't work normally. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093143 | Electrical card connector with a supporting patch on the contact - An electrical card connector comprising an insulative housing | 2009-04-09 |
20090093144 | Electrical card connector assembly - An electrical card connector ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093145 | LEVER FITTING CONNECTOR - A lever fitting connector includes: a connector having a housing; a lever pivotally mounted on the housing and rotated to connect/disconnect the connector to/from a mating connector; a center portion provided on the lever to serve as a pivot of the lever; a center supporting portion provided on an outer surface of the housing at a center along a direction perpendicular to a connecting direction of the connector toward the mating connector so as to pivotally support the center portion; a pair of expanding-prevention portions symmetrically provided with respect to a virtual line parallel to the connecting direction of the connector through the center supporting portion so that the lever is prevented from expanding to outside of the housing. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093146 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - The invention relates to an electrical connector for inserting an electrical card in, and two side-ends of the electrical card respectively include at least one notch. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conducting terminals, a push-out device, and an elastic body. A top of the insulating body includes a slot and multiple accommodation chases along at least one side of the slot. The conducting terminals are disposed in the accommodation chases. The push-out device is pivotally engaged with a side-end of the insulating body, and includes a clasp part for clasping the notch of one of the side-ends of the electrical card. The elastic body is disposed on another side-end of the insulating body, and includes a main part, a fixing part for positioning the elastic body, and a buckle part for correspondingly buckling the notch of the other side-end of the electrical card. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093147 | Card connector - A card connector ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093148 | Device for electric connection between a portable receiver and a power source - A device for electric connection between a power supply connection of a portable receiver and a DC power source housed in an insulating case, comprising a first connector arranged at the end of the power supply connection and designed to be electrically connected to a second connector securedly attached to the case of the power source. The first connector comprises a pair of female contacts overmolded by an insulating enclosure bearing a securing element operating by clipping in conjunction with latching means associated with the second connector, which is provided with a pair of male contacts arranged in a housing of the case of the power source. The latching means of the second connector are fixed to the case above the housing. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093149 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH TWO PART HOUSING - A connector housing for flat wiping electrical contacts, and methods for making and using it, where a housing has front and backside components formed and assembled so as to define a passageway thorough it with spring slots in the sidewalls for holding a leaf spring. The parting line between the components intersects the spring slots. The components are assembled with a flat wiping contact leaf spring having been placed between them with its supporting tabs in the spring slot so as to be confined in the spring slots by the step of assembling. The housing face has chin and hood structure associated with flat wiping contacts, configured for both straight in and rotational connecting motion. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093150 | CAR INSIDE LAMP ADAPTOR DEVICE - A car inside lamp adaptor device comprises an adaptor having a hollow seat and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a wire set having an electrode pin at one end thereof and another end of the wire set extending with two wires which are connected to the positive electrode and negative electrode; respectively; an elastic unit filling in a hollow seat and enclosing the positive electrode and negative electrode in an inner layer of the seat and being integrally formed with the seat; and a cap for receiving one end of the electrode pin, a ring in a hollow portion of the seat; one side of the seat having a via hole for receiving the wire set; two springs being installed in the hollow center of the seat; and each spring being fixed to the ring in the seat and another end thereof being fixed to the post. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093151 | CAR INSIDE LAMP ADAPTOR DEVICE - A car inside lamp adaptor device comprises an adaptor having a hollow seat and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a wire set having an electrode pin at one end thereof and another end of the wire set extending with two wires which are connected to the positive electrode and negative electrode; respectively; an elastic unit filling in a hollow seat and enclosing the positive electrode and negative electrode in an inner layer of the seat and being integrally formed with the seat; and a cap for receiving one end of the electrode pin, a ring in a hollow portion of the seat; one side of the seat having a via hole for receiving the wire set; two springs being installed in the hollow center of the seat; and each spring being fixed to the ring in the seat and another end thereof being fixed to the post. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093152 | USB CONNECTOR PROTECTIVE COVER - A universal serial bus connector assembly for sealing a plug against the intrusion of foreign material is provided. The connector assembly includes a plug receptacle housing and a plug receptacle supporting structure attached to the plug receptacle housing. A bezel is fitted over the plug receptacle supporting structure. A sealing elastomeric membrane is positioned between the plug receptacle supporting structure and the bezel. A slit is formed in the elastomeric membrane through which the plug is inserted into the plug receptacle housing. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093153 | CONNECTOR - A rubber boot ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093154 | Modular jack - A modular jack ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093155 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR - An improved connector for coaxial cables includes a connector body, a compression sleeve and an attachment connecting the compression sleeve and the connector body. The attachment has a length defined to permit insertion of the compression sleeve into the connector body without having to detach the compression sleeve from the attachment. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093156 | Lamp assembly having self-retaining means for locking cable - A lamp assembly ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093157 | SHIELDED CONNECTOR - A shielded connector includes: a housing having a terminal cavity and a flexible locking portion; and a shielded shell having a wire inserting hole and an engaging hole engaged with the flexible locking portion. The flexible locking portion is arranged on at least an upper portion of an outer edge of the housing. The housing includes a restricting rib for restricting a displacement of the flexible locking portion. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093158 | PERFORMANCE ENHANCING CONTACT MODULE ASSEMBLIES - A contact module assembly includes a dielectric body having a mating end with a plurality of mating contacts and a mounting end with a plurality of mounting contacts. A lead frame is at least partially encased by the dielectric body, wherein the lead frame has a plurality of conductors representing both signal conductors and ground conductors extending alone a lead frame plane. The signal and ground conductors extend from respective ones of the mating contacts and the mounting contacts, wherein at least some of the ground conductors include a mating contact terminal proximate the respective mating contact and a mounting contact terminal proximate the respective mounting contact. The ground conductors extend only partially between the mating contact and the mounting contact associated with the respective ground conductor such that a gap exists between the mating contact terminal and the mounting contact terminal of the ground conductor. A commoning member electrically connects the mating contact terminal and the mounting contact terminal of at least one of the ground conductors, wherein the commoning member is oriented in a non-coplanar relation with the lead frame plane. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093159 | SHIELDED CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHIELDED CONNECTOR - There is provided a method of manufacturing a shielded connector which includes: a terminal-attached wire; a housing containing the terminal of the terminal-attached wire; a shielded shell integrated to the housing; a knitted conductor mounted to the wire; and a shield ring interposing the knitted conductor between the shield ring and the shielded shell so that the knitted conductor is electrically connected to the shielded shell. The method includes: inserting, into the shielded shell, a single core having a stepped portion formed in a opposed drawing direction; bringing a contact portion formed at the shielded shell into contact with the core; covering the shield ring on the shielded shell via the knitted conductor; and calking the shield ring, the knitted conductor, and the shielded shell from outer side of the shield ring to form, on the shielded shell, a calk-deformed portion contained into the stepped portion of the core. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093160 | FILTER AND HOUSING THEREOF - A filter includes a housing and a filter device. The housing includes a base and an outer case. The base includes a main body, an accommodating part, a power-inputting terminal, a first grounding terminal and a second grounding terminal. The second grounding terminal has a flexible portion disposed on the periphery of the main body and a connecting portion connected to the first grounding terminal. The filter device disposed in the accommodating part of the base of the housing includes at least one filtering device. The outer case partially covers the periphery of the main body and the accommodating part and contacts the flexible portion of the second grounding terminal. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093161 | Conductive-contact holder and conductive-contact unit - A conductive-contact holder base accommodates at least a signal conductive-contact that is a conductive contact for performing input and output of a signal for a predetermined circuit configuration and a ground conductive-contact that is a conductive contact for supplying a ground potential to the predetermined circuit configuration. A holder base is formed of a conductive material, including a first opening for accommodating the signal conductive-contact; and a second opening for accommodating the ground conductive-contact while maintaining an electrical connection with the ground conductive-contact. An insulating member covers an inner surface of the first opening. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093162 | CAR INSIDE LAMP ADAPTOR DEVICE - A car inside lamp adaptor device comprises an adaptor having a hollow seat and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a wire set having an electrode pin at one end thereof and another end of the wire set extending with two wires which are connected to the positive electrode and negative electrode; respectively; an elastic unit filling in a hollow seat and enclosing the positive electrode and negative electrode in an inner layer of the seat and being integrally formed with the seat; and a cap for receiving one end of the electrode pin, a ring in a hollow portion of the seat; one side of the seat having a via hole for receiving the wire set; two springs being installed in the hollow center of the seat; and each spring being fixed to the ring in the seat and another end thereof being fixed to the post. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093163 | Electric Device with Rotatable and Receivable Plug - The present invention discloses an electric device with a rotatable and receivable plug. The electric device includes an upper case and a lower case. The lower case has two through holes, two plug receiving slots and two receptacles formed therein, and is engaged with the upper case. The electric device further includes a plug having a first end and a second end. The first end is inserted into the through holes of the lower case. Moreover, the first end of the plug is received in the plug receiving slots of the lower case and the second end of the plug is received in the receptacles of the lower case when the plug is rotated to a hidden position. The electric device further includes a fixing member having two slots formed therein to be inserted by the second end of the plug and two clamping fixtures formed on the lower surface thereof to clamp the plug, and a circuit board attached onto the lower case. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093164 | HIGH-DEFINITION CONNECTOR FOR TELEVISIONS - A connector is disclosed that includes one or more pins allowing power to be provided to a connector board attached externally to the television set. In one embodiment, the connector has one or more USB pins to allow serial communication between the television set and the connector board. In another embodiment, the connector has one or more pins to allow communication of television setup information to the connector board. In yet another embodiment, the connector board may use the setup information provided from the television to perform audio processing and deliver enhanced audio sound to the speaker system associated with the television. The connector board may also wirelessly communicate with a personal computer, thereby coupling the personal computer to the television set. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093165 | Electrical card connector - An electrical card connector comprising an insulative housing | 2009-04-09 |
20090093166 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ENHANCED PLUG INTERFACE - An electrical connector includes a plug body having a cavity defined by outer body walls. The cavity has a cavity axis extending between a mating end and a base end of the cavity. The plug body also includes a web portion within the cavity, wherein the web portion extends along the cavity axis and includes a first side and a second side. The first and second sides are spaced apart from, and generally face, corresponding ones of the outer body walls. The plug body is configured to be received within a receptacle of a mating connector, and a portion of the mating connector is received within the cavity along the first and second sides of the web portion when the plug body is mated within the mating connector. The electrical connector also includes a plurality of contacts arranged on the web portion in differential pairs, wherein a first differential pair of contacts is positioned on the first side and a second differential pair of contacts is positioned on the second side for interfacing with the mating connector. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093167 | Card connector - A card connector ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093168 | CONNECTOR - A terminal receiving member | 2009-04-09 |
20090093169 | Vertical Cable Manager - Cable managers of the present invention include a panel, at least two adjacent spaced-apart projections, which define an opening therebetween, and a tab connected to at least one of the projections. The tab assists in cable routing and retention. In one embodiment, the tab extends to a distance at least midway between a top surface of the one projection and the bottom surface of the other projection. In another embodiment, a distance between a top surface of the tab on one projection and the bottom surface of another adjacent projection is between about 0.10 inches and about 0.30 inches. In yet another embodiment, a cable manager comprises separable portions, and at least one spacer member which is adapted to be attached to each of separable first and second portions. The spacer member increases the width of the manager to provide additional space to run cable within the manager. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093170 | CONDUCTING MEMBER AND CONNECTOR HAVING CONDUCTING MEMBER - A connector includes a ground terminal connected to a braid shield of a coaxial cable at an end portion thereof, a housing receiving the ground terminal therein, and an earth plate for connecting the ground terminal to a mating member of a conductive nature provided outside the housing. The earth plate is formed by pressing a single metal sheet into a predetermined shape, and includes a housing retaining portion for being retainingly mounted on the housing, a terminal retaining/connecting portion for being engaged with the ground terminal to retain the ground terminal within the housing and also to be electrically connected to the ground terminal, and a grounding portion for electrical connection to the mating member. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093171 | PROBE - The invention discloses a probe comprising a first terminal, a second terminal, and a resilient member. The first terminal comprises at least one first connecting portion and a first contact portion, wherein the first connecting portion has a first stop portion. The second terminal comprises at least one second connecting portion and a second contact portion, wherein the second connecting portion has a second stop portion, and the first stop portion of the first terminal is configured in the second stop portion of the second terminal. The resilient member is disposed between the first contact portion and the second contact portion. When the first contact portion of the first terminal or the second contact portion of the second terminal is compressed, the first stop portion of the first terminal can move with respect to the second stop portion of the second terminal. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093172 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING SINGLE DETECTIVE PIN OF HOST TO SUPPORT PLURALITY OF EXTERNAL APPARATUS - A system for coupling at least two external apparatus to a detective pint of a host includes: a first connector supporting a first external apparatus and having a first connector pin for transmitting a first signal; a second connector supporting a second external apparatus and having a second connector pin for transmitting a second signal; and an interconnection device for joining the first signal and the second signal into a resultant signal and transmitting the resultant signal to the detective pin of the host. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093173 | High Speed, Direct Path, Stair-Step, Electronic Connectors with Improved Signal Integrity Characteristics and Methods for their Manufacture - An electrical connector comprised of a plurality of electrical contacts arranged in a stair-step configuration designed to mate with electrical components having electrical contacts arranged in a stair-step configuration. A direct connect signaling system comprised of stair-step electrical connectors mated to stair-step printed circuit boards, other stair-step electrical components, or combinations thereof. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093174 | Watercraft Propelled By a Water Jet - A watercraft propelled by a water jet includes an sealed hull portion including an upper deck and a bottom surface, an engine compartment located behind the sealed hull portion and containing a propulsion and steering system including an engine, a bladed impeller driven by the engine for inducting water and forcing the inducted water away from the craft through a directionally displaceable nozzle, and a control lever located on the upper deck including an engine throttle control and a steering control for adjusting the directionally displacement of the nozzle. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093175 | WATER JET PROPULSION BOAT - A water jet propulsion boat is constructed such that a fuel pressure detection device is free from a detection error or breakdown and a restart ability of an engine is protected against malfunction. A fuel tank is provided in a boat body of the water jet propulsion boat through vibration absorbing members. A fuel pump unit including a fuel pump is provided in the fuel tank. A fuel pressure sensor is provided in the fuel pump unit. An electric control device stops the fuel pump if the value detected by the fuel pressure sensor is out of the normal value range. Additionally, an electric control device stops operation of the fuel pump if the fall sensor detects the overturning of the boat body and if the detected value of the fuel pressure sensor is out of the normal value range. A regulator and a filter are provided to the fuel pump unit. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093176 | LIFE-SAVING DIVING BUOY - The present invention provides for a novel, but simply structured life-saving diving buoy that protects human lives by indicating presence of divers in a certain area while providing a dry storage compartment to store life-saving equipment useful to mark a submerged scuba diver's location while providing a dry compartment to store emergency and/or lifesaving equipment for when the diver comes to the surface and is far away from his boat. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093177 | SMALL OBJECT FLOTATION DEVICE - A flotation device for attachment to a small object to prevent the object from sinking if it is dropped into a body of liquid and for allowing the user to quickly and easily retrieve it. The device comprises a float formed of buoyant material and having a longitudinally oriented opening therethrough, a lanyard having its free ends attached together and fixed within said opening so as to form a loop portion about the float, and a spring-biased clip attached to the loop and attachable to the object to be prevented from sinking in a pool of liquid. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093178 | COMPOSITE TEXTILE MATERIAL AND ARTICLE OF PROTECTION FOR NRBC APPLICATIONS - The invention proposes a composite textile material for NRBC applications, comprising a first material capable of providing a physical barrier to the penetration of microorganisms and a second material capable of trapping, by absorption and/or adsorption, said microorganisms stopped by said first material and article of protection made of said material. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093179 | CO-EXTRUDED WATER-PROOF AND MOISTURE-PERMEABLE FILM STRUCTURE AND TEXTILE - Disclosed is a co-extruded water-proof and moisture-permeable film structure, including a top skin layer, a core layer, and a bottom skin layer. The top and bottom skin layers include polyolefin or polyurethane and the core layer comprise polyurethane. The core layer is disposed between the top and bottom skin layers. If polyurethane is adopted in top and/or bottom skin layers, the polyurethane of the skin layers has lower moisture and vapor permeability than the polyurethane of the core layer. The described film can be manufactured by co-extruded bubble blown or co-extruded casting. In addition, the film can be laminated to a fabric to form a water-proof and moisture-permeable textile. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093180 | POLYOLEFIN FIBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A polyolefin fiber includes 0.2 to 5.0 wt % of hydrophilic additive, and 0.05 to 3.00 wt % of titanium dioxide (TiO | 2009-04-09 |
20090093181 | CARBON NANOTUBE FIELD EMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube field emission device whereby a catalyst layer is formed on a base structure, a solution containing a carbon nanotube powder is coated on the catalyst layer, and an electroless deposition solution is coated on the carbon nanotube coating layer. The method can provide a carbon nanotube field emission device having an improved field emission efficiency and increased lifetime. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093182 | STRUCTURE BUILDING TOY - A toy structure building apparatus includes a plurality of connector members attached to a plurality of structural members. Each connector member has a pin portion and a retention element located on an external surface of the pin portion. The apparatus further includes a plurality of connectors, each connector having an aperture for receiving the pin portion of a connector member and a detent member disposed within the aperture. The detent member is adapted to lockingly engage the retention element and includes a flexible elongated locking element extending in a direction substantially parallel to the central axis of the pin portion when the detent member is lockingly engaged to the retention element. The pin portion is selectively insertable into the aperture to couple and uncouple the structural members to each other to build a toy structure. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093183 | NOVELTY LIGHT-UP AND ACTION TOY - A hand held light up and action toy including a wand like housing with a means for holding and controlling on one end and a opposite end generally enlarged as compared to the wand-like body, with lighting disposed at various positions on the toy, with a means for blowing air contained therein. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093184 | METHOD OF INTEGRATING OPTICAL FIBERS INTO FABRICS AND PLUSH TOYS - A method for incorporating optical fibers into sheet materials, such as fabrics, creates a structure which can be incorporated into items such as plush toys. Optical fibers are made to pass through the sheet material in a desired arrangements. Ends of the optical fibers are enlarged such that they will not readily pass back through the fabric. The ends are then covered with material that permits light to pass therethrough. The resulting structure can be readily incorporated into an item, such as a plush toy. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093185 | Voice puppet with manipulatable oral cavity to form widely varied vocal sounds - A voice puppet for creating vocal sounds includes a puppet body; a sound creation assembly including an oral cavity having a cavity wall and a cavity mouth in the form of an opening in the cavity wall, the cavity wall being formed of flexible and resilient material such that the shape of the oral cavity and of the mouth can be manually manipulated to produce various vocal sounds and a sound box containing a sound producing device and opening into the oral cavity through a box port over which a baffle such as a user finger tip can be moved, placed and removed to act as a tongue and to control the timing and duration of released sound and an oscillator circuit including the sound producing device, a variable pitch control device, and a circuit power source. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093186 | Action figure fabrication toy - An action figure fabrication toy in which a preselected action figure torso is placed in the center of the toy and individual body parts for the action figure are then placed in separate chambers arranged circumferentially about the center on opposite sides. The toy is then activated and one body part from each chamber is selected and automatically attached to the preselected torso, in order to form a composite action figure comprised of the torso and each of the selected body parts from each of the separate chambers. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093187 | TOY WITH FLYING EFFECT - An apparatus for creating a flying effect. The apparatus includes a mounting assembly on a body and a wing assembly attached to the mounting assembly. The wing assembly includes right and left wings and a span member extending between the wings. A drive assembly is provided with a reciprocal drive shaft and a drive for reciprocating the shaft. A contact member extending from an end of the reciprocating shaft contacts the span member to apply a drive force at a drive frequency. The mounting assembly includes a recessed surface, and the span member is positioned over the recessed surface such that the span member is urged toward the recessed surface when the drive force is applied. The span member is formed of flexible material, and the wings move with the spring-like span member as it is urged toward the recessed surface and as it returns to its at-rest position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093188 | Steering Control device for running toy and running toy - Disclosed is a steering control device for a running toy including: light emitting sections mounted on the running toy to emit different types of infrared rays with different wavelengths in left and right directions diagonally ahead of the running toy, a light receiving section mounted on the running toy to receive the infrared rays emitted from the light emitting sections and reflected on an obstacle, and a control section mounted on the running toy to control a steering device of the running toy when the light receiving sections receive an infrared ray with a wavelength matching with at least one of the wavelengths of the infrared rays emitted from the light emitting sections so that the running toy is steered in a direction to avoid collision with the obstacle according to the matching wavelength of the received infrared ray. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093189 | PARTIAL UNDERGARMENT AND METHOD FOR COVERING ALL OR PART OF A WOMAN'S CHEST - A partial undergarment is described for covering a selected portion of a woman's chest or cleavage when an outer garment is worn over a bra. The partial undergarment includes a panel that extends between the straps of a bra, and is movably and removably attached to the straps while the outer garment is worn. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093190 | Supportive, washable adhesive bra with detachable support structures - A strapless brassiere having winged -support structures to maximize surface area of the bra to which an extended-wear adhesive is applied over substantially all of the undersurface of the bra. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093191 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR GRINDING MACHINE - A circuit for a grinding machine has inputs for a sensor and a WHEEL START switch and an output to a grind wheel. The circuit initiates the wheel upon receiving a particular sensor signal after the WHEEL START switch is actuated. A grinding machine includes the circuit as well as working components including a grind wheel, a feed arm and a feed arm sensor. The circuit is responsive to the feed arm sensor, such that the control circuit does not initiate the grind wheel unless the feed arm is retracted. The grinding machine may be a centerless grinding machine and the circuit may control the regulating wheel and the grind wheel. A grinding machine can be operated by actuating a WHEEL START switch and receiving a sensor signal that indicates a condition on the grinding machine. The signal is compared to a predetermined value, and if the signal is correct, the grind wheel is initiated. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093192 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF POLISHING PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - A device for polishing the peripheral edge part of a semiconductor wafer includes a wafer stage for holding the wafer, a wafer stage unit including devices for rotating the wafer stage, causing the wafer stage to undergo a rotary reciprocating motion within the same plane as the surface of the wafer stage, and moving the wafer stage parallel to the surface, a notch polishing part for polishing the notch on the wafer and a bevel polishing part for polishing the beveled part of the wafer. Pure water is supplied to the wafer to prevent it from becoming dry as it is transported from the notch polishing part to the bevel polishing part. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093193 | Chemical mechanical polishing apparatus - Disclosed herein is a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus. The apparatus comprises a carrier to hold a wafer and being capable of lifting, lowering and rotating, a polishing pad compressed onto the wafer through the lowering of the carrier to polish the wafer, a contact pressure sensor to detect contact pressure between the polishing pad and the wafer when the polishing pad is compressed onto the wafer, a support physical property controller to generate control signals corresponding to the contact pressure detected by the contact pressure sensor, a variable physical property support being adapted to come into close contact with the polishing pad and having physical properties varied in response to the control signals generated by the support physical property controller, and a rotational table to hold the variable physical property table. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093194 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR EDGING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS FOR MACHINING THE EDGE FACE OF THE LENS TO A DESIRED CURVE - A method and device for edging an ophthalmic lens, includes turning the lens about a first axis of rotation and working on the edge face of the lens with a beveling grindwheel or cutter having a beveling groove or chamfer and mounted to rotate about a second axis of rotation. While machining the edge face of the lens with the beveling grindwheel or cutter, the first and second axis of rotation are moved dynamically relative to each other as a function of the angle of rotation of the lens about the first axis of rotation, in such a manner that during machining of each portion of the edge face of the lens, the tangent to the curve of the working portion of the beveling groove or chamfer is substantially parallel to the tangent to the curve of the bevel desired on the portion of the edge face. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093195 | CMP Pad Dressers with Hybridized Abrasive Surface and Related Methods - A CMP pad conditioner comprises a plurality of abrasive segments. Each abrasive segment includes a segment blank and an abrasive layer attached to the segment blank, the abrasive layer including a superhard abrasive material. A pad conditioner substrate is also provided. Each of the plurality of abrasive segments is permanently affixed to the pad conditioner substrate in an orientation that enables removal of material from a CMP pad by the abrasive layer as the pad conditioner and the CMP pad are moved relative to one another. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093196 | Particle Blast System with Synchronized Feeder and Particle Generator - A particle blast apparatus has a particle generator the speed of which is synchronized with the speed of the feeder which introduces particles into the flow of transport gas. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093197 | Apparatus for Grinding Workpieces - An apparatus for grinding a planar work piece which is conveyed along a transport path defined by at least partly driven supporting rollers and pressure rollers, contains a revolving grinding element which extends into the transport path and which contacts the work piece circumferentially on its way along the transport path. A pressure device is provided which applies an elastic pressure force to the revolving grinding element in the direction of the work piece in such a way that the revolving grinding element is set flexibly against the planar work piece in such a way as to follow the contour of the latter. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093198 | Techniques for cylindrical grinding - Methods for cylindrical grinding a workpiece are disclosed. The method includes cylindrical grinding, with a bonded abrasive wheel having a permeable structure that includes interconnected porosity, a workpiece at a specific cutting energy of less than about 12 Hp/in | 2009-04-09 |
20090093199 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING EQUIPMENT - A cleaning device for chemical-mechanical equipment, which includes: an irrotatable center shaft irrotatably coupled with a spindle which is rotated, the irrotatable center shaft including a first channel and a second channel formed in an interior of the irrotatable center shaft, cleaning liquid flowing into the first channel and compressed gas flowing into the second channel; and a nozzle block coupled with the spindle so as to revolve about the irrotatable center shaft above a polishing pad, the nozzle block mixing cleaning liquid supplied through the first channel with compressed gas supplied through the second channel so as to generate twin-fluid, and pressure-injecting the mixed twin-fluid on the polishing pad. Accordingly, cleaning liquid is pressurized so as to be rapidly injected on a polishing pad so that slurry particles and alien substances on the polishing pad are completely removed. Furthermore, wafer scratch can be prevented and the life of the polishing pad can also be increased. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093200 | POLISHING PAD - The present invention provides a polishing pad whose unevenness in thickness hardly occurs and whose life can be improved. A polishing pad | 2009-04-09 |
20090093201 | POLISHING PAD - An object of the invention is to provide a polishing pad which hardly generates a scratch on a surface of a polishing object, and is excellent in planarization property. In addition, an object of the invention is to provide a polishing pad which has a high polishing rate and is excellent in planarization property. In addition, an object of the invention is to provide a polishing pad in which a groove is scarcely clogged with abrasive grains or polishing swarf during polishing and, even when continuously used for a long period of time, a polishing rate is scarcely reduced. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093202 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD - A method for manufacturing a polishing pad, which may be laminated, with a small number of manufacturing steps, high productivity and no peeling between a polishing layer and a cushion layer includes preparing a cell-dispersed urethane composition by a mechanical foaming method; continuously discharging the cell-dispersed urethane composition onto a face material, while feeding the face material; laminating another face material on the cell-dispersed urethane composition; curing the cell-dispersed urethane composition, while controlling its thickness to be uniform, so that a polishing layer including a polyurethane foam is formed; cutting the polishing layer parallel to the face into two pieces so that two long polishing layers each including the polishing layer and the face material are simultaneously formed; and cutting the long polishing layers to produce the polishing pad. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093203 | Flail sanding tool - A flail sanding tool suitable for use with a driver such as a portable drill or bench drill, the flail sanding tool assembly being suitable for work operations such as grinding, polishing, sanding, finishing and the like. The flail sanding tool provides a central shaft with a disk fixed at each end and a drive spindle at one end. The flail sanding tool provides a plurality of vertical tendons at the perimeter to capture and present abrasive/polishing elements to a work piece, such vertical tendons being permanently attached to the disk at one end but releasable from suitably shaped slots in the disk at the other end, for the purpose of loading and unloading the abrasive/polishing elements. Each vertical tendon is shaped in a way to provide an outward bias to ensure positive location when engaged in a retaining slot. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093204 | Sanding disk tool - A tool device suitable for use with a driver, the tool assembly being suitable for work operations such as grinding, polishing, sanding, finishing and the like, the tool device providing a disk shape of rigid or pliable material and a central driving spindle connectable to the driver, the disk being provided with a plurality of radial grooves and tendons therein to capture and present abrasive/polishing elements to a work piece, such radial tendons being permanently attached at one end but releasable from the other end for the purpose of loading and unloading the abrasive/polishing elements. The abrasive/polishing elements are prepared in such a way so as when presented to the work-piece a cushioning/cooling effect is achieved via the generous airflow through and around the elements. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093205 | Blade and connection sleeve of a knife for an apparatus for cutting off the rectum of a slaughtered animal - Blade for a knife of an apparatus for cutting off the rectum of slaughtered animals, wherein the ground section of the hollow cylindrical blade ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093206 | Onboard air conditioning system - In an onboard air conditioning system, a light source ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090093207 | Door for air conditioner in vehicle - The present invention relates to a door for an air conditioner in a vehicle, which includes a sheet member adapted to surround a door body, joining means for fixing both end portions of the sheet member to the door body, and support portions protrudingly formed on sides of the door body to form sheet member buffering spaces, thereby reducing material expenses and the entire manufacturing costs by reducing weight of the door, preventing a bad smell generated by inhabitation of molds by using the sheet member, preventing noise generated when the door is operated, and easily fixing the sheet member through a simple structure. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093208 | OUTSIDE AIR INTRODUCTION GRILL FOR INDUCTING NATURAL CONVECTION IN AIR INFLUX ROOM - The present invention discloses that outside air flows into an APU room by using a difference in pressure of the inside and the outside of the APU room during driving of a bus to induct a natural convection in the APU room and thus cool an air drier provided in the APU room, and is discharged from the APU room. Accordingly, an increase in temperature of air drier is prevented and the high temperature compressed air generated in compressor is subjected to active heat exchanging in respects to the outside while passing through air drier, thereby preventing formation of moisture according to a change in temperature of the compressed air. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093209 | Damper for an air duct - A damper device for use with an air duct provides a paddle positioned within the duct and an axle extending distally from, and in a common plane with, the paddle through the duct wall, to a position for manual adjustment of the paddle within the duct. A bushing is tightened against the wall of the duct by a threaded knob and frictionally holds the axle in place using a combination of axially oriented fingers and O-rings. A handle is engaged with the end of the axle, enabling manual adjustment of the angular position of the paddle from outside the duct. The handle is in fixed alignment with the orientation of the paddle's peripheral edge, allowing for identification of the approximate angular position of the paddle from outside the duct, even when the duct is covered with a layer of insulation. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093210 | DAMPER SUITABLE FOR LIQUID AEROSOL-LADEN FLOW STREAMS - A flow control device has a duct section with a plurality of damper blocking elements, each having a major plane. The damper blocking elements are pivotably connected to the duct section and movable in a range that is limited to ensure that, when the duct section is mounted in a preferred orientation, the damper blocking element major planes always form an angle of at least 45 degrees from the horizontal throughout the range. The range is such that the plurality of damper blocking elements can selectively close and open the duct. The blocking elements can completely close the duct, for example, to block natural convection. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093211 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING EAVESDROPPING THROUGH SPEAKER - Provided is a device for preventing eavesdropping through a speaker. More particularly, a device for preventing eavesdropping by transmitting a jamming signal through a speaker common signal line is provided, the device including: a jamming signal generator for generating a jamming signal comprising a noise signal; an amplifier for amplifying the jamming signal; and a transformer for receiving the amplified jamming signal from the amplifier and outputting the amplified jamming signal to a speaker common signal line. The device may transmit a jamming signal in an audible frequency band to the speaker common signal line, thereby rendering conversations unrecognizable to eavesdroppers when an electrical signal induced from a speaker is detected through the speaker common signal line. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093212 | WIRELESS RELAY AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS - A wireless relay amplification apparatus includes an interference canceller which generates cancellation waves to cancel interference waves from a mobile station antenna, which are included in downlink signals received by the base station antenna, a downlink amplifier which amplifies downlink signals from which the interference waves have been canceled by the interference canceller, an uplink amplifier which amplifies uplink signals received by the mobile station antenna, a receiver which detects a level of received signals based on the downlink signals from which the cancellation waves have been canceled by the interference canceller, and outputs a propagation loss calculated based on a difference between the detected reception level and a transmission level of the base station included in notification information in the downlink signals, and a controller which controls gain of at least one of the downlink amplifier and the uplink amplifier based on the propagation loss output by the receiver. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093213 | NON-INTERFERING UTILIZATION OF NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE FREQUENCY BAND FOR GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATION - A method and system of utilizing non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) frequency spectrum in a geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) satellite communication system in a non-interfering manner. The GSO satellite communication system comprises an Earth terminal to transmit signals to a GSO satellite using a GSO frequency spectrum, the Earth terminal further operable to transmit signals to the GSO satellite using an extended frequency spectrum, the extended frequency band including the GSO frequency spectrum and a non-geostationary (NGSO) frequency spectrum; a command center operative to instruct the Earth terminal to transmit signals to the GSO satellite using the GSO frequency spectrum, when an NGSO satellite is expected to be in-line with respect to the Earth terminal and the GSO satellite; and wherein the command center is further operative to instruct the Earth terminal to transmit signals to the GSO satellite using the extended frequency spectrum, when no NGSO satellite is expected to be in-line with respect to the Earth terminal and the GSO satellite. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093214 | METHOD OF PERFORMING OPERATION RELATED TO OTHER DEVICE VIA NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of performing an operation related to a second device, performed by a first device, via near field wireless communication, and an apparatus therefore. When a signal for wireless communication is received from the second device, the method includes calibrating the strength of the received signal; comparing the strength of the calibrated signal with operation signal information that is a result of calibrating a range of strengths of signals which are for the wireless communication and which are received from the second device moving between a plurality of points set to be within a predetermined distance from the first device; and as a result of the comparison, selectively performing the operation related to the second device. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093215 | AUTOMATIC DATA ENCRYPTION AND ACCESS CONTROL BASED ON BLUETOOTH DEVICE PROXIMITY - A method, apparatus, and system for using Bluetooth devices to secure sensitive data on other Bluetooth devices is described. A Bluetooth device is paired with a “trusted” Bluetooth device. When contact with the trusted device is lost, designated sensitive data on the secured Bluetooth device is automatically encrypted. When contact is restored, the data is automatically decrypted. In an alternate embodiment, a secured device can be associated with multiple trusted devices, and the secured device designate different sensitive data for each trusted device. In this way, multiple users can share a common, “public” Bluetooth device without concern that the other users will access their sensitive data on the device when the device is not being used by that user. | 2009-04-09 |
20090093216 | CENTER FREQUENCY CONTROL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - The method and apparatus as described are directed toward techniques and mechanisms to improve efficient wireless network implementation, including obtaining one specification including a center frequency definition, determining, based on the specification, a center frequency of at least one carrier used to operate on the wireless communication system, determining an amount of dithering to add to the center frequency, and setting the center frequency to be multiples of sub-carrier spacing by adding the dithering. | 2009-04-09 |