15th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100090697 | METHOD OF PERFORMING MRI WITH AN ATOMIC MAGNETOMETER - A method and apparatus are provided for performing an in-situ magnetic resonance imaging of an object. The method includes the steps of providing an atomic magnetometer, coupling a magnetic field generated by magnetically resonating samples of the object through a flux transformer to the atomic magnetometer and measuring a magnetic resonance of the atomic magnetometer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090698 | NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD FOR DETECTING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD - A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method for detecting hydrogen peroxide includes providing a liquid sample in a static magnetic field; stimulating a spin signal in the sample by exciting the sample with a first electromagnetic pulse having a frequency corresponding to the hydrogen NMR frequency in the static magnetic field; waiting for a first time period; refocusing the spin signal in the sample for a first number of times by a series of second electromagnetic pulses having a frequency corresponding to the hydrogen NMR frequency in the static magnetic field, said second electromagnetic pulses being separated by a first echo time, while sampling a first train of spin signals in between the second electromagnetic pulses; and refocusing the spin signal in the sample for a second number of times by a series of third electromagnetic pulses having a frequency corresponding to the hydrogen frequency in the static magnetic field, said third electromagnetic pulses being separated by a second echo time while sampling a second train of spin signals in between the third electromagnetic pulses, wherein the second echo time is different from the first echo time. A first spin-spin relaxation time is derived from the first train of spin signals and a second spin-spin relaxation time is derived from the second train of spin signals, and the presence of hydrogen peroxide is signaled if the quotient of the first spin-spin relaxation time to the second spin-spin relaxation time is different from one. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090699 | POWER SUPPLY FOR RF COILS - A radio-frequency (RF) coil array for receiving magnetic resonance (MR) signals wherein the RF coil array ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090700 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN ELECTRONIC RENDERING OF A LOCATE OPERATION BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC RECORD OF LOCATE INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a locate operation to detect a presence or an absence of an underground facility. One or more electronic detection marks are displayed in a display field of the display device, based at least in part on locate information generated by a locate device used for the locate operation. The locate device includes a receiver antenna to detect a magnetic field from the underground facility. The locate information includes magnetic field information based on the detected magnetic field, and geographic information indicating at least one location of the locate device during the locate operation. One or more characteristics of the electronic detection mark(s) is/are based on the magnetic field information, and one or more positions in the display field at which the electronic detection mark(s) is/are displayed is/are based on the geographic information. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090701 | MARINE EM EXPLORATION - A method for estimating the effects of an airwave in marine electromagnetic data measured using a source and at least one receiver. The method involves measuring the electromagnetic response at two different under water source-receiver separations and using measurements at the larger separation to estimate the airwave response at that separation. The airwave effect in the response measured at the shorter separation can then be determined using the estimated airwave response at the larger separation. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090702 | IN SITU BATTERY TESTER - A battery tester is described that can measure the life of a battery without requiring direct access to or removal of the battery from the musical instrument or effects box in which the battery is installed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090703 | MOLECULAR SHIELD FOR AN IONIZATON VACUUM GAUGE - A system for measuring gas density in a vacuum includes a gauge, a housing for containing the gauge, and a magnet secured to an exterior surface of the housing. The magnet is a flexible magnetic strips, and positioned around the exterior surface of the housing. The gauge includes grid insulator posts extending longitudinally along a tubular section of the housing, and the magnet is secured to the exterior surface of the housing adjacent to the grid insulator posts, and oriented transversely to the grid insulator posts. The magnet is a flexible magnetic strip, and a clamp secures the magnet to the exterior surface of the housing. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090704 | TEST FIXTURE - A test fixture is mounted to a supporting base and adapted for holding an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, a mobile phone and so on, on the purpose of testing an antenna characteristic of the electronic device. The test fixture includes a first fixing component and a second fixing component. The first fixing component is adapted for being mounted to the supporting base and has a first basic plate adapted for carrying the laptop computer. The second fixing component is removably mounted to the first fixing component, and has a plurality of supporting rods suspending above the first basic plate adapted for clamping the mobile phone therebetween. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090705 | LSI TEST APPARATUS, LSI TEST METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - An LSI test apparatus includes a test circuit synthesizing unit that synthesizes a test circuit and inserts the test circuit in a pre-test-synthesis net list; a test pattern generating unit that, based on a post-test-synthesis net list acquired by the test circuit synthesizing unit, generates a test pattern that simultaneously activates selected gated clock buffers; a simulating unit that, using the test pattern generated by the test pattern generating unit, simulates operation of a circuit created from the post-test-synthesis net list; and a power source analyzing unit that analyzes voltage drop in terms of amount, based on operation rate information acquired by the simulating unit. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090706 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING A CIRCUIT - A device having testing capabilities, the device includes: a tested circuit that includes multiple scan chains; a compactor adapted to compress scan chain test responses; a mask unit, connected between the multiple scan chains and the compactor, wherein the mask unit is adapted to mask scan chain test responses outputted by the multiple scan chains during a masking period; and an mask prevention unit, adapted to prevent masking of scan chain test responses during a mask prevention period that at least partially overlaps a mask unit configuration period. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090707 | TEST MODULE FOR RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION CHIPS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - A test module and method for radio frequency identification (RFID) chips are provided. The test module includes a test head having a chip carrier for carrying a RFID chip to be tested, the chip carrier having a first antenna electronically connecting the RFID chip. The module further includes a second antenna for communicating with the first antenna; and a base supporting the chip carrier and the second antenna. The test module further includes a test computer electronically connecting the second antenna, wherein the test computer evaluates functions of the RFID chip by way of the communications between the first antenna and the second antenna. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090708 | ELECTRIC DISCHARGE DETECTION METHOD AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS - An electric discharge machining apparatus having a gate signal generator for generating a gate signal, a power source for applying a voltage across a work gap formed between a tool electrode and a workpiece, a gap voltage detector for detecting a gap voltage of the work gap, an electric discharge detector for supplying an electric discharge detection signal representing electric discharge to the gate signal generator. The electric discharge detector includes a counter for generating a sample clock having a frequency greater than the frequency of the gate signal, and a comparator for receiving the gap voltage and determining that a fall in the gap voltage is larger than a specified voltage difference in each sample clock. The electric discharge detection signal is generated in response to an output signal of the comparator. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090709 | TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD - Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a pattern generating section that generates a test pattern determined according to a test signal to be supplied to the device under test; a timing signal generating section that generates a timing signal indicating a timing for supplying the test signal to the device under test; a digital filter that filters the test pattern to output a jitter control signal representing jitter corresponding to the test pattern; a jitter injecting section that injects the timing signal with jitter by delaying the timing signal according to the jitter control signal; and a waveform shaping section that generates the test signal formed according to the test pattern, with the timing signal into which the jitter is injected as a reference. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090710 | IMPULSE IMMUNITY TEST APPARATUS - The application methods in the related art cannot apply a sufficient voltage with a rectangular wave having a short rise time to an electronic circuit. Furthermore, electrostatic discharge test can apply a sufficient voltage but can only apply an oscillating waveform. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING AN ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - The present invention provides a reliable, non-invasive, electrical test method for predicting satisfactory performance of electrostatic chucks (ESCs). In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a parameter, e.g., impedance, of an ESC is measured over a frequency band to generate a parameter functions. This parameter function may be used to establish predetermined acceptable limits of the parameter within the frequency band. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090712 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD WITH AT SURFACE OBJECT SENSING AND AWAY FROM SURFACE OBJECT SENSING - Methods, systems and devices are described for determining positional information for objects using a sensing device. The various embodiments provide improved user interface functionality by facilitating user input with both objects that are at the surfaced and objects that are away from the surface. The sensor device includes a processing system and a sensor array of sensing electrodes adapted to capacitively sense objects in a sensing region. First, the processing system is configured to determine positional information for objects at the surface in a first portion of the sensing region. Secondly, the processing system is configured to determine positional information for objects that are away from the surface and in a second portion of the sensing region, where the first portion of the sensing region is between the surface and the second portion of the sensing region. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090713 | EMBEDDABLE MOISTURE SENSOR, MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a method of interrogating a resonant circuit that includes embedding a resonant circuit into a material, wherein a dielectric of a capacitor of the resonant circuit is the material. The method includes remotely determining the resonant frequency of the electrical circuit with a measurement device, wherein the determining is accomplished automatically. Finally, the method includes remotely automatically determining at least one of an estimated or precise resistance of the resonant circuit, an estimated or precise quality factor of the resonant circuit, and an estimated or precise voltage ratio of the resonant circuit, wherein the voltage ratio is a ratio of a voltage of the energy absorbed by the receiver at resonance and a voltage of the energy absorbed by the receiver at a fixed frequency shift from resonance. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090714 | SENSING CIRCUIT FOR DEVICES WITH PROTECTIVE COATING - An integrated circuit has an inhomogeneous protective layer or coating over a circuit to be protected, and a sensing circuit ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090715 | ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE - An active device array substrate has a display area and a peripheral circuit area and further includes a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of testing pads and a first dielectric layer. The pixel units are arranged in the display area in an array. The signal lines and the testing pads are arranged in the peripheral circuit area. The first dielectric layer covers the testing pads. A testing method of the active device array substrate is that firstly removing a part of the first dielectric layer to expose a testing pad(s) desired to electrically contact with a testing tool. In other words, before the testing, the testing pads are electrically insulated from the exterior to prevent the pixel units from the electrostatic charges damage and thus the circuit stability of the active device array substrate can be improved. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090716 | Integrated Circuit Device to Support Inductive Sensing - An integrated circuit device inductive touch analog front end (AFE) excites selected ones of a plurality of inductive touch sensors, measures voltages across the coils of the plurality of inductive touch sensors, and provides analog output signals representative of these coil voltages. A physical displacement (touch) to the inductive sensor causes the inductance value of the inductive touch sensor to change with a corresponding change in a voltage across the coil of the inductive touch sensor. A digital processor controls selection of each one of the plurality of inductive touch sensors and receives the respective analog output voltage signal from the inductive touch AFE. When a sufficient change in the coil voltage is determined by the digital processor, that inductive touch sensor is assumed to have been actuated and the digital processor takes action based upon which one of the plurality of inductive touch sensors was actuated (touched). | 2010-04-15 |
20100090717 | Programmable Integrated Circuit Device to Support Inductive Sensing - An integrated circuit device inductive touch analog front end excites selected ones of a plurality of inductive touch sensors and provides analog output signals representative of voltages across the coils of the plurality of inductive touch sensors. Various characteristics of the inductive touch analog front end are programmable. A digital processor controls selection of each one of the plurality of inductive touch sensors and receives the respective analog output voltage signal from the inductive touch AFE. The digital processor may program the characteristics of the inductive touch analog front end. When a sufficient change in the coil voltage is determined by the digital processor, that inductive touch sensor is assumed to have been actuated and the digital processor takes action based upon which one of the plurality of inductive touch sensors was actuated (touched). | 2010-04-15 |
20100090718 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTING DEVICE - States of LSI internal signals ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090719 | SWITCH CONTROL UNIT, TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL - The present invention discloses a switch control unit, a test apparatus and method for a liquid crystal cell. The switch control unit controls a signal input to the liquid crystal display driver and controls the output of the signal from the liquid crystal display driver accordingly, and includes a control signal generator and a switch module. The test apparatus for the liquid crystal cell comprises: a switch control unit connected with a gate driver, for controlling ON and OFF of a signal input to the gate driver and controlling ON and OFF of a gate scan signal accordingly. The test method for the liquid crystal cell comprises: inputting a test signal; controlling ON and OFF of a gate scan signal by controlling ON and OFF of a signal input to a gate driver so as to determine the badness positions on a screen. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090720 | FLEXIBLE PARALLEL/SERIAL RECONFIGURABLE ARRAY CONFIGURATION SCHEME - A programming interface device for a programmable logic circuit, the programmable logic circuit comprising a series of parallel logic block chains each having first and second connection means, the first and second connection means being disposed at opposite ends of each chain. The programming interface device comprising first and second interfacing means for interfacing with the first and second connection means of each logic block chain, respectively and at least one programming circuit, each programming circuit arranged to configure a plurality of serially connected logic blocks. Finally, the programming interface comprises programmable connection means for connecting the connection means of each logic block chain to either the connection means of another logic block chain or directly to one of the at least one programming circuits, such that the parallel logic block chains can be configured in parallel, series or in any combination thereof. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090721 | BUFFER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS - A buffer of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a buffering section configured to generate an output signal by buffering an input signal. A mismatch compensation section generates a control voltage in correspondence with sizes of a second transistor of the same type as a first transistor constituting the buffering section, wherein the buffering section controls a transition time of the output signal in response to a level of the control voltage. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090722 | High speed integrated circuit - A novel driver circuit that uses a differential driver as a design backbone is described. Unlike a conventional differential interface, which typically has two or more outputs for providing an output signal and its complement, one of the differential driver's outputs is coupled to drive an output signal onto a signal line, while another one of the differential driver's outputs is unused and terminated, for instance by coupling the output to package ground or a voltage source via a capacitor. The performance of the driver circuit is significantly improved over conventional singled-ended driver designs. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090723 | Symmetric Phase Detector - In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first circuit input for receiving a first input signal having a first phase; a second circuit input for receiving a second input signal having a second phase; a circuit output for outputting a circuit output signal; a first mixer cell comprising a first mixer cell input, a second mixer cell input, and a first mixer cell output; and a second mixer cell comprising a third mixer cell input, a fourth mixer cell input, and a second mixer cell output. The first circuit input is connected to the first and second mixer cell inputs, the second circuit input is connected to the second and fourth mixer cell inputs, and the first and second mixer cell outputs are combined to provide the circuit output. The current of the circuit output signal is proportional to a phase offset between the first and second phases. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090724 | System And Method For Removing Nonlinearities And Cancelling Offset Errors In Comparator Based/Zero Crossing Based Switched Capacitor Circuits - A method compensates for errors in an output signal of a comparator based/zero crossing based circuit. The method includes generating with a comparator based/zero crossing based switched capacitor circuit a first output signal with an input signal, generating with the comparator based/zero crossing based switched capacitor circuit a second output signal with the input signal of an opposite polarity, and subtracting the second output signal from the first output signal to generate a final output signal for the comparator based/zero crossing based switched capacitor circuit. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090725 | SENSE-AMPLIFIER CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF SENSE AMPLIFIER - A sense amplifier control circuit includes an initial-voltage setting circuit configured to set a control signal to an initial voltage, the control signal controlling a sensing operation of a sense amplifier, and a control-signal-level adjusting circuit configured to first change a voltage level of the control signal from the initial voltage to a voltage level at which the sense amplifier can execute a current sensing, and is configured to second change, after a predetermined time elapses, the voltage level at which the sense amplifier can execute the current sensing to a voltage level at which the sense amplifier can execute a voltage sensing. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090726 | DATA RECEIVER OF SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A data receiver of a semiconductor integrated circuit is configured to detect received data using an equalization function, wherein the data receiver is configured to stop the equalization function during a period in which the data is not received. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090727 | VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT AND BGR VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT - A voltage detection circuit of the present invention includes an NMOS transistor diode-connected, a gate and a drain thereof being supplied with a power supply voltage, a resistor connected between a source of the NMOS transistor and a ground potential, and a source voltage detection circuit receiving a voltage of the source, wherein an NMOS type transistor is employed as the NMOS transistor, a channel width and a channel length of the NMOS type transistor being set in such a manner that an operating point on a VG-ID curve of the NMOS type transistor may come to a certain point, at the certain point, a drain current of the NMOS type transistor being constant even if the temperature fluctuates. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090728 | Driver and Method for Driving a Device - Embodiments of the invention relate to drivers and methods for driving devices, comprising at least one functional unit at least one of which is adapted to deduce a device parameter of an electronic device from a terminal parameter of the electronic device. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090729 | CIRCUIT FOR CLEARING CMOS INFORMATION - A circuit for clearing complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) information of a CMOS chip of a computer includes a resistor and an electronic switch. The electronic switch includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The first terminal is connected to a standby power supply of the computer. The second terminal is connected to a software reset pin of the CMOS chip. The third terminal is connected to a dual power supply of the computer via the resistor, and is connected to a hardware reset pin of the computer. The standby power supply is provided, and the first electronic switch is turned on before the computer is booted up. The software reset pin may be triggered to clear CMOS information of the CMOS chip upon the condition that the hardware reset pin is triggered. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090730 | Circuit and method of adjusting system clock in low voltage detection, and low voltage reset circuit - The present invention discloses a circuit and a method of adjusting system clock in low voltage detection, and a low voltage reset circuit. The circuit of adjusting system clock in low voltage detection comprises: a clock generator for supplying a clock to at least one circuit in a system; and a low voltage reset circuit for generating an adjustment signal according to a detected voltage level, so that the clock generator adjusts or stops the clock supplied to the at least one circuit in the system. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090731 | SELF-CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER USING TWO POINT FSK MODULATION - The frequency synthesizer ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090732 | CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY EMPLOYING PIECE-WISE ESTIMATION ON THE DERIVATIVE OF THE FREQUENCY - A system and method for performing clock data recovery. The system sets the phase of a recovered clock signal | 2010-04-15 |
20100090733 | Generating Multiple Clock Phases - In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first circuit input for receiving a first reference signal having a first phase; a second circuit input for receiving a second reference signal having a second phase; a third circuit input for receiving a target phase signal; a circuit output for outputting an output signal; a first multiplying mixer cell (MMC) comprising a first MMC input, a second MMC input, and a first MMC output; a second MMC comprising a third MMC input, a fourth MMC input, and a second MMC output. In an example embodiment, the first circuit input is connected to the first MMC input; the second circuit input is connected to the third MMC input; the third circuit input is connected to the second MMC input and the fourth MMC input; the first MMC output and the second MMC output are combined with each other to provide the circuit output; and the output signal, when present, represents an error signal that is proportional to a phase difference between a phase of the target phase signal and an average of the first and second phases. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090734 | WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE CHARGE PUMP - A wide dynamic range charge pump is provided for use in a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit. The charge pump includes a first, second, and third set of current sources. The charge pump further includes a first capacitor having an input connected to the first set. A first operational amplifier (op amp) has an input connected to the first set output, and an output connected to the second set output and to a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) input. A first resistor has a first end connected to the first op amp output and a second end connected to the third set. A second capacitor has an input connected to the first resistor second end, and an output connected to the second reference voltage. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090735 | DELAY CIRCUIT AND DELAY LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME - A delay circuit includes a delay line unit including a plurality of delay units configured to generate a plurality of delay input clocks by delaying an input clock by a unit delay amount in response to at least one delay control signal; and a signal selection unit configured to selectively output at least one of the plurality of delay input clocks in response to the delay control signal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090736 | DELAY LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT AND MEMORY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A DLL circuit includes a multiphase clock signal generating unit configured to produce a plurality of multiphase clock signals by delaying a reference clock signal for a unit delay time and to produce an enable signal that is enabled when one of the plurality of the multiphase clock signals synchronizes with the reference clock signal at a frequency, and a multiphase clock signal selecting unit configured to delay one of the plurality of the multiphase clock signals for a predetermined time in response to a first control signal, to compare a phase of a delayed multiphase clock signal with a phase of the reference clock signal, and to output one of the plurality of the multiphase clock signals as a delayed clock signal, wherein a phase of the delayed clock signal synchronizes with the phase of the reference clock signal when the enable signal is enabled. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090737 | CLOCK DATA RECOVERY CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A change-point detection circuit | 2010-04-15 |
20100090738 | Circuit and Method for Clock Skew Compensation in Voltage Scaling - Circuit and methods for automatic clock skew compensation in circuits having two power domains. When one of the power domains is operated with a lowered supply voltage, lowering the supply voltage tends to slow the clock pulse and produces clock skew. Circuitry is provided for selectively delaying the clock pulse in one of the power domains to reduce the clock skew by comparing the clock pulses, and then automatically delaying the clock pulse in one of the domains by a delay determined to minimize the skew. A method is provided where the clock skew between two clock pulses is determined and the delay needed in one of the clock pulses to reduce the skew is determined by sampling the clock skew using a plurality of delays at multiples of a minimum delay, and then automatically delaying the one clock pulse by selecting an appropriate delay. The method may be iterated. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090739 | Method and Apparatus for Removing Narrow Pulses from a Clock Waveform - A method and a device for controlling and removing narrow pulses in a clock waveform using a delay function are disclosed. A circuit device includes three circuits wherein the first circuit is capable of generating an edge trigger signal in response to a waveform of an input signal and a waveform of an output signal. While the second circuit facilitates removing a narrow pulse from the waveform of the input signal, the third circuit is capable of generating a delayed output waveform having pulses greater than a predefined minimal pulse width. In one embodiment, the first, second, and third circuits are an exclusive OR gate, a delay circuit, and a D flip-flop, respectively. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090740 | AUTOMATIC RC/CR QUADRATURE NETWORK - A stabilized quadrature RC/CR phase shifting network for generating quadrature RF and microwave signals. The network uses offset biasing of postamplifiers following the phaseshifter to fine tune quadrature-phase, and further uses an output quadrature-phase detector to stabilize quadrature-phase with negative feedback by using the quadrature-phase error signal to drive the quadrature-phase fine tuning control. In an alternative embodiment, the stability of quadrature-phase can be enhanced without the output quadrature-phase detector by making the quadrature-phase fine tuning control dependent upon the amplitude-difference negative feedback error signal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090741 | DELAY CIRCUIT - A delay circuit with a delay time being more accurate and a circuit area being reduced is provided. The delay circuit includes a resistance element | 2010-04-15 |
20100090742 | MULTIPLE PHASE PULSE GENERATOR - In one embodiment of the present invention, a multiple phase pulse generator includes n stages, where each stage includes a first sub-stage and a second sub-stage. The first sub-stage includes a first memory element and the second sub-stage includes a second memory element. The first memory element of each stage is arranged to be set by the preceding stage. The first sub-stage is arranged to supply a stage output pulse while the first memory element is set. The second memory element is arranged to be set by the stage output pulse. The second sub-stage is arranged to hold the first memory element reset after the stage output pulse while the second memory element is set. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090743 | INTERFACE TO REGULATE VOLTAGE FOR ASIC POWER MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus to regulate voltage used to power an ASIC comprising an ASIC having a signal source and a modulator. The modulator establishes a characteristic of a signal created by the signal source to indicate a voltage level to be used to power the ASIC. The signal is communicated to a voltage regulator to apply an optimal voltage to the ASIC. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090744 | OFFSET CANCELLATION CIRCUIT AND A METHOD THEREOF - An offset cancellation circuit includes a sense amplifier configured to receive an input signal and offset voltages and to generate an output signal. A compensation voltage generation section is configured to be inputted with the output signal, and the compensation voltage generation section increases or decreases compensation voltages until the voltage level of the output signal reaches a target voltage level. The voltage level of the compensation voltages is maintained and a control signal is enabled when the voltage level of the output signal reaches the target voltage level. A control loading section is configured to provide the compensation voltages as the offset voltages or maintains the current level of the offset voltages, according to the control signal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090745 | Octave-range, watt-level, fully-integrated CMOS switching power mixer array for linearization and back-off-efficiency improvement - Power mixer arrays for providing watt-level power in mobile systems. In one embodiment, a fully-integrated octave-range CMOS power mixer that occupies only | 2010-04-15 |
20100090746 | SWITCH CIRCUIT - A switch circuit includes: a first charge/discharge circuit having a fixed first time constant; a second charge/discharge circuit having a second time constant associated with the operation statuses of a plurality of switches; first and second input/output ports to which the first and second charge/discharge circuits are connected, respectively; and a control section adapted to measure the first and second time constants by charging or discharging the first and second charge/discharge circuits and determine the operation statuses of a plurality of switches based on the ratio of the measured first and second time constants. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090747 | HIGH-FREQUENCY SWITCH CIRCUIT - A high frequency switch circuit according to the present invention includes a control-voltage-generating circuit. The control-voltage-generating circuit includes a depletion type field-effect transistor, an external-control-signal-input terminal, an internal-control-voltage-output terminal, and a power-receiving terminal of the control-voltage-generating circuit. The field-effect transistor has a grounded gate, a source connected to the external-control-signal-input terminal, and a drain connected to the power-receiving terminal. The internal-control-voltage-output terminal is connected to an electrical connection path between the drain of the field-effect transistor and the power-receiving terminal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090748 | INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATING CIRCUIT - A temperature-compensated internal voltage having a desired compensation range is generated with a sufficient controllability and stability. A temperature characteristic adding circuit generates a standard voltage having temperature dependence from a reference voltage not having temperature dependence. The standard voltage is A/D-converted and then added with standard code information (TN_VREF <4:0>) which specifies the level of the internal voltage. The additional value (TN_VREF | 2010-04-15 |
20100090749 | MULTI-FUNCTION CHIP - A multi-function chip including a circuit and at least one control circuit is provided. The circuit having multiple functions includes an interconnection. The interconnection has at least one resistance-variable segment. The control circuit is electronically connected to the resistance-variable segment. One of the functions is carried out by adjusting the resistance of the resistance-variable segment with the control circuit. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090750 | TRIMMING CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS AND TRIMMING METHOD THEREOF - A trimming circuit for a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a trimming code generator configured to provide a trimming code signal group by performing one of addition and subtraction using a test mode signal and a fuse coding signal, and an internal voltage generator configured to provide trimmed voltage in response to the trimming code signal group as output voltage. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090751 | Electrical Fuse Structure and Method - An electrical fuse and a process of programming the same are presented. An electrical fuse comprises a lower level silicide layer on a non-doped or lightly-doped polysilicon layer, an upper level conductive layer, and a tungsten contact coupled between the lower level silicide layer and the upper level conductive layer. The tungsten contact and a neck portion of the silicide layer are the programmable portion of the electrical fuse. High post-programming resistance is achieved by a first programming phase that depletes silicide in the silicide layer, followed by a second programming phase that depletes tungsten in the tungsten contact. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090752 | CMOS RF IC - Provided is a CMOS RF IC comprises an inductor that is formed in the uppermost two or more metal layers among a plurality of metal layers; and a DC bias circuit that is formed in a metal layer provided at the bottom of the metal layers in which the inductor is formed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090753 | CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT - A charge pump circuit and a method of compensating current mismatch in a charge pump circuit. The charge pump circuit comprises a core charge pump circuit; a replica charge pump circuit for sensing a current mismatch in the core charge pump circuit and for converting the sensed current mismatch into a voltage signal V_ctrl; wherein V-ctrl is utilized for compensating the current mismatch in the core charge pump circuit. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090754 | BOOSTING CIRCUIT - A boosting circuit includes a charge pump circuit; and a power supply circuit configured to supply a power supply voltage to the charge pump circuit. The power supply circuit includes an N-channel transistor connected with a power supply terminal of the charge pump circuit; and a current control circuit configured to control current flowing between the N-channel transistor and the charge pump circuit through the power supply terminal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090755 | Current Limiting Load Switch with Dynamically Generated Tracking Reference Voltage - A current limiting load switch for bridging supply Vss and load with a reference voltage VR | 2010-04-15 |
20100090756 | SWITCHED CAPACITOR CIRCUIT WITH REDUCED LEAKAGE CURRENT - Provided is a switched capacitor circuit which prevents leakage current by equalizing voltages at nodes where leakage current tends to flow in a sampling mode, and prevents errors in an output signal by minimizing voltage drop caused by leakage current in an integrating mode. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090757 | Circuit and method for improved frequency resolution of wide-bandwidth digitally programmable RC active filters - An active RC filter ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090758 | LOW-PASS FILTER - A low-pass filter of the present invention comprises a plurality of filter units and a regulation unit. The filter units are coupled in series with each other and receive an input signal to filter the input signal for generating an output signal. The regulation unit is coupled to the filter units to regulate voltage levels of the filter units. The low-pass filter of the present invention can be integrated within the integrated circuit and reduce the prime cost. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090759 | Quantum interference transistors and methods of manufacturing and operating the same - A quantum interference transistor may include a source; a drain; N channels (N≧2), between the source and the drain, and having N−1 path differences between the source and the drain; and at least one gate disposed at one or more of the N channels. One or more of the N channels may be formed in a graphene sheet. A method of manufacturing the quantum interference transistor may include forming one or more of the N channels using a graphene sheet. A method of operating the quantum interference transistor may include applying a voltage to the at least one gate. The voltage may shift a phase of a wave of electrons passing through a channel at which the at least one gate is disposed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090760 | Low-distortion voltage variable capacitor assemblies - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a first half cell comprising a circuit with two or more voltage variable capacitors (VVCs) configured in anti-series in which one or more of the two or more VVCs with the same bias voltage orientation as a signal voltage associated with the apparatus assume one capacitance and one or more of the two or more VVCs with the opposite bias voltage orientation as the signal voltage assume another capacitance, and a second half cell connected in parallel to the first half cell, comprising a circuit with two or more VVCs configured in anti series in which one or more of the two or more VVCs with the same bias voltage orientation as a signal voltage associated with the apparatus assume the same values as the anti-oriented VVCs in the first half cell and a one or more VVCs with the opposite bias voltage orientation as a signal voltage assume the same values as the like oriented VVCs in the first half cell. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090761 | PSK DEMODULATOR USING TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A PSK demodulator using a time-to-digital converter includes: a filter unit that performs band pass filtering on a PSK signal; an amplitude limiting unit that limits the amplitude of an output signal of the filter unit; a clock signal generating unit that generates a clock signal; and a time-to-digital converter that samples the phase of an output signal of the amplitude limiting unit according to the clock signal and outputs a digital signal having a value corresponding to the phase of the PSK signal. Power consumption can be reduced and a circuit implementation can be simplified. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090762 | Minimum feedback radio architecture with digitally configurable adaptive linearization - Included is a radio transmission system comprising a plurality of power amplifiers (PAs); a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers corresponding to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; at least one digital hybrid matrix (DHM) coupled to the VE linearizers; and an analog hybrid matrix (AHM) coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM and the VE linearizers but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops. Also included is a radio system comprising a plurality of PAs; a Volterra DHM (VDHM) coupled to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; and an AHM coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090763 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL CIRCUIT - An automatic gain control circuit including a variable gain amplifier ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090764 | CLASS D AMPLIFIER - The invention refers to an amplifier ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090765 | Programmable Gain Amplifier - A programmable gain amplifier comprising alternatively selectable parallel circuits in a front end and independently selectable serial amplification circuits in a back end. The front end may include, for example, a plurality of transconductors in parallel and each configured to generate a current proportional to a received voltage. A ratio of the generated current to the received voltage being different for each of the transconductors. The back end is configured to receive an output of a selected member of the parallel circuits and may include a plurality of current or voltage mode amplifiers in series. For example, the back end may include a plurality of current-mode gain stages and switches configured to control which of the current-mode gain stages are used to amplify the output of the front end. The programmable gain amplifier may be used between a signal receiver and an analog to digital converter. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090766 | SELF CONFIGURING OUTPUT STAGES OF PRECISION AMPLIFIERS - Self configuring output stages of precision amplifiers that remain linear when operating into a load that may have a ground reference below the amplifier ground reference, that maintain full amplifier gain while approaching zero output, and that can provide a zero output even when operating into a load that may have a ground reference below the amplifier ground reference, that has a self configuring output stage operable with either a mid-rail or ground reference below amplifier ground, and which maintain a high output impedance when not selected even when the output is above the amplifier supply voltage, or when not powered, thereby allowing amplifier outputs from un-powered amplifiers or amplifiers operating at lower supply voltages to be connected in common for multiplexing to a common load. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090767 | RF AMPLIFICATION DEVICE - An RF amplification device has amplification elements which amplify a radio frequency input signal in wireless radio communication. Transmission line transformers are coupled to one of an input electrode and an output electrode of the amplification elements and have a main line Lout arranged between the input and the output, and a sub line Lin | 2010-04-15 |
20100090768 | PLL CIRCUIT - A PLL circuit comprising an oscillation unit, a frequency division unit, a phase comparison unit, and a generation unit comprises a switching unit that switches between a first state in which a control voltage output from the generation unit is input into the oscillation unit and a second state in which a reference voltage is input into the oscillation unit; and a correction unit that, in the second state, compares the control voltage output from the generation unit with the reference voltage, and corrects a frequency at which the oscillation unit oscillates with respect to a voltage input into the oscillation unit, such that the control voltage output from the generation unit is equivalent to the reference voltage. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090769 | Digital Loop Filter for All-Digital Phase-Locked Loop Design - A digital loop filter installed in an all-digital phase-locked loop (PLL) receives a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) control code transmitted from a PLL controller in the all-digital PLL, and calculate an average value, such that the PLL controller can produce another DCO control code by the average value for controlling and adjusting an output signal of a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) in the neighborhood of the average value to maintain compensating a phase/frequency difference with an input signal, so as to minimize the jitter effect of the input signal on the all-digital PLL, reduce the jitter effect of the output signal, and keep tracking and locking the frequency and the phase of the input signal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090770 | MULTIPLYING OSCILLATOR AND WIRELESS APPARATUS IN WHICH THE SAME IS INSTALLED - An object of the invention is to provide a multiplying oscillator capable of generating a high frequency signal by small circuit scale and power consumption in an oscillator for generating a signal with a frequency of a microwave band or more, and a local oscillator using this multiplying oscillator. A multiplying oscillator of the invention obtains a frequency signal four times or more a fundamental wave by adding a frequency adjusting unit | 2010-04-15 |
20100090771 | DIGITALLY CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR - A digitally controlled oscillator includes a ring oscillator, a parallel resistor bank connected to a first terminal of the ring oscillator and having a resistance that varies according to a digital code, and a serial resistor bank connected to a second terminal of the ring oscillator and having a resistance that varies according to the digital code. A frequency of the ring oscillator linearly varies with a variation in the resistance of the parallel resistor bank and the resistance of the serial resistor bank according to the digital code. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090772 | OSCILLATOR WITH DELAY COMPENSATION - In the many microelectronics applications, delays present in circuitry can affect both the design and the function of the circuitry. One example of delays impacting the function of a circuit is a relaxation oscillator, where delays present in comparator circuits and latches can cause its frequency to vary beyond desired ranges. Here, a relaxation circuit with delay compensation is described. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090773 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OVERCOME DC OFFSETS IN AMPLIFIERS USED TO START RESONANT MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for insuring successful initiation of a resonating micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS). An example system includes a resonating sensor, a drive device, a charge amplifier, and a voltage gain circuit. At start up, the charge amplifier and voltage gain circuit receives signals from the resonating sensor, compensates this signal for DC offsets, and generates a clock signal for the drive, thus placing the resonating sensor in a steady state operating mode. The circuit includes a plurality of gain switches that are toggled to produce a glitch in the signal associated with the received signal. The glitch overcomes the DC offset. A comparator generates the clock signal for the drive device if a signal associated with the received signal exceeds a reference signal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090774 | Techniques For Providing Option Conductors to Connect Components in an Oscillator Circuit - An oscillator circuit includes transistors that are cross-coupled through routing conductors in a first conductive layer. The oscillator circuit also includes a varactor, a capacitor, and an option conductor in a second conductive layer. The option conductor forms at least a portion of a connection between one of the transistors and the capacitor or the varactor. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090775 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamic Modulation - Circuits and methods of dynamic modulation are disclosed. A dynamic modulator is used to reduce measurable conducted and/or radiated electromagnetic interference (EMI). The dynamic modulator is configured to generate either a set of optimal frequency modulation depths or discrete frequencies or both, and dynamically selects them to use over a series of programmable time durations (dwell time). Together with the utilization of Peak, Average or Quasi-Peak (QP) method of measurement, the dynamic modulator can reduce the spectral amplitude of EMI components, in particular the lower harmonics, to effectively pass regulatory requirements. In alternative embodiments, the dynamic modulator is used in a closed loop system to continuously adjust the frequency and the duty cycle of a PWM signal to reduce conducted and/or radiated EMI. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090776 | Balance-Unbalance Conversion Element - A balance-unbalance conversion element that easily adjusts the phase balance between two balance signals. The balance-unbalance conversion element includes a dielectric substrate and an electrode pattern on a surface of the dielectric substrate. The electrode pattern includes a first ¼-wavelength resonance line coupled to a first balance terminal; a second ¼-wavelength resonance line coupled to a second balance terminal; a ½-wavelength resonance line having a first open end coupled to an unbalance terminal and the first ¼-wavelength resonator and a second open end coupled to the second ¼-wavelength resonator; and a balance characteristic adjustment electrode having a tip end opposed to a side of the ½-wavelength resonance line and a base end electrically coupled to a ground electrode. A center line of the electrode pattern on the surface of the dielectric substrate and the center of the tip end of the balance characteristic adjustment electrode are separated from each other. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090777 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device includes an antenna module, a transceiving module, and a switch module. The antenna module includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The transceiving module includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The switch module switches different connections between the antenna module and the transceiving module, and includes a first single-pole-double-throw (SPDT) switch, a second SPDT switch, a third SPDT switch, a first duplexer, a second duplexer, and a double-pole-double-throw (DPDT) switch. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090778 | RADIO FREQUENCY FILTER - A radio frequency filter ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090779 | METHOD OF ORTHOGONAL-MODE JUNCTION COUPLING WITH A MEDIUM TO BROAD OPERATING BANDWIDTH, AND COUPLER EMPLOYING SAID METHOD - Orthogonal-mode junction coupler with a medium to broad bandwidth for a waveguide ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100090780 | Phase shifter - A phase shifter includes a substrate; a signal line formed on a specific region in an upper surface of the substrate; and an air gap which is formed within the substrate and changes effective permittivity of the substrate to delay phase of a signal supplied to the signal line. The phase shifter delays a phase of a signal by controlling effective permittivity using an air gap, thereby having outstandingly low insertion loss as compared to existing phase shifters. Further, the phase shifter can be manufactured in a same length as a reference line so that the phase shifter can be in a compact size. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090781 | SHEET-LIKE COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - To provide a configuration including a first sheet substrate, on which a first thin film electronic component is formed on at least one main face, and an external connection terminal for connecting to an external circuit is formed one main face or the other face; a second sheet substrate, on which a second thin film electronic component is formed on at least one face; an insulator connection resin layer for fixing the first sheet substrate and the second sheet substrate opposing the first thin film electronic component against the second thin film electronic component; and an interlayer connection conductor for electrically connecting electrode terminals, which have been set in advance, of the first thin film electronic component and the second thin film electronic component. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090782 | STRIP LINE FILTER - A strip line filter includes a dielectric substrate having a ground electrode, input/output electrodes, upper-surface lines, and side-surface lines. Certain side-surface lines are connected to the ground electrode at first terminal portions thereof which are positioned near the a bottom surface of the dielectric substrate, and are connected to certain upper-surface lines among the upper-surface lines at second terminal portions thereof which are positioned near a top surface. The second terminal portions of the side-surface lines are deviated from the first terminal portions of the side-surface lines in a direction parallel to the top and bottom surfaces of the dielectric substrate. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090783 | STRIP LINE FILTER - A strip line filter includes a substantially rectangular plate-like shaped dielectric substrate. A ground electrode is arranged on a bottom surface of the substrate. A first resonant line and a second resonant line face the ground electrode through the substrate. Input/output electrodes are connected to the corresponding resonant lines. The first resonant line includes a first top-surface line, a connection line, and a second top-surface line. The first top-surface line is arranged on the top surface of the substrate and extends so as to pass a portion adjacent to a portion, on the left side, of a third top-surface line. The connection line and the second top-surface line are branched from the first top-surface line and pass a portion adjacent to a portion, on the right side, of the third top-surface line. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090784 | Programmable Tunable Filter Waveguide - One embodiment of the present invention includes a waveguide. The waveguide comprises an elongated member having a conductive bottom surface and a hollow channel. The hollow channel is defined by a first conductive sidewall, a second conductive sidewall, and a conductive inner surface. The waveguide also comprises a plurality of conductive ridge portions projecting from the conductive inner surface and extending between the first conductive sidewall and the second conductive sidewall. The conductive ridge portions can partition the hollow channel into a plurality of hollow recesses. The waveguide further comprises a plurality of switches associated with each of at least one of the plurality of conductive ridge portions. At least one of the plurality of switches associated with a respective one of the plurality of conductive ridge portions can be activated to couple the respective one of the plurality of conductive ridge portions to the conductive bottom surface. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090785 | DIELECTRIC RESONATOR AND FILTER WITH LOW PERMITTIVITY MATERIAL - A resonator cavity for supporting a plurality of resonant modes and filtering electromagnetic energy includes a cavity and a resonator element with a mounting flange. The cavity is defined by a top end wall, a bottom end wall and a sidewall and has a longitudinal axis along its length is defined. The resonator element is positioned within the cavity along the longitudinal axis and includes a mounting flange. The resonator element is only in physical contact with the cavity through the mounting flange at a mounting location and where at least one resonant mode of the electromagnetic energy exhibits a local minima. The dimensions of the cavity and the resonator element are selected so that the associated electromagnetic energy is defined by an electromagnetic field pattern that substantially repeats itself at least twice along the length of the resonator. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090786 | Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System (MEMS) Resonator and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A micro-electro-mechanical-system resonator, includes: a substrate; a fixed electrode formed on the substrate; and a movable electrode, arranged facing the fixed electrode and driven by an electrostatic attracting force or an electrostatic repulsion force that acts on a gap between the fixed electrode and the movable electrode. An internal surface of a support beam of the movable electrode facing the fixed electrode has an inclined surface. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090787 | FEED DEVICE - There is provided a less fragile feeding apparatus for an antenna that can be fitted to clothing. The feeding apparatus uses a coaxial cable for feeding. A center conductor of the coaxial cable is connected to a first radiating element in terms of alternating current at least through capacitive coupling, and an outer conductor of the coaxial cable is connected to a second radiating element in terms of alternating current at least through capacitive coupling. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090788 | Transformer With Center Tap Encompassing Primary Winding - A transformer housing encompasses a core and both primary and secondary windings. The primary or secondary windings can be incorporated into the housing, and the housing itself can provide a center tap for the transformer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090789 | Method, system and transformer for mitigating harmonics - In one aspect a single-phase transformer is provided that includes: a primary side configured to receive a primary line to line voltage of a three-phase source; and a secondary side configured to output a secondary line to line voltage having a zero amplitude and substantially similar first and second line to neutral secondary voltages. In other aspects of the invention, systems and methods are provided for mitigating harmonics that employ the transformer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090790 | COMMON-MODE CHOKE COIL - A common-mode choke coil includes a core, external electrodes, a pair of wires, and a top plate. The core includes a winding core portion and a pair of flanges at both ends of the winding core portion. The upper surface of the winding core portion and the upper surfaces of the flanges are covered with a metal film. The external electrodes are provided on lower portions of the flanges. A pair of wires are wound on the winding core portion of the core, and the ends of the wires are connected to the external electrodes. The top plate is bonded to the upper surfaces of the flanges preferably via an adhesive. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090791 | Fuse of Semiconductor Memory Device - A fuse used in a semiconductor memory device. The fuse is formed with a “X” shape where one circuit may be connected simultaneously to a plurality of other circuits. As a result, a fuse region is reduced, and the cutting number is also decreased, thereby lowering the possibility of defects resulting from cutting errors. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090792 | THERMALLY DECOUPLING FUSE HOLDER AND ASSEMBLY - In one aspect of the present invention, subminiature fuses are soldered to a PCB via clips attached to the fuse end caps. The clips are physically attached to the PCB pads, enabling the fuse to be replaced if needed and providing thermal decoupling between the fuse and the heating sinking solder/PCB pads. The fuse and clips can also be picked and placed in one operation. In another aspect, improved fuse clips are provided that include tabs that separate the housing portions of the clips from the heating sinking solder/PCB pads. Such improved clips further enhance thermal decoupling. In a further aspect, an improved fuse is provided, in which the thermal decoupling tabs just described are provided directly with the fuse. In yet a further aspect, a thermally insulative fuse body is provided to further decouple the fuse element from its surroundings. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090793 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR TEMPERATURE SWITCH - An installation structure for a temperature switch, used for a compressor of an air conditioner for a vehicle and having a cylindrical metal container with a bottom and a circular shallow dish-like thermally actuated plate placed at the bottom of the inside of the metal container. The installation structure further has a receiving recess provided in the front face of a housing of the compressor and in which the temperature switch is received, and also has one or more claws provided on a side of the temperature switch. When the temperature switch is received in the recess, the claws are engaged with the inner surface of the recess, which causes the temperature switch to be fixed inside the receiving recess. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090794 | A RESISTOR FOR ELECTRIC HIGH-VOLTAGE APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF MOUNTING A RESISTOR - A resistor for electric high-voltage apparatus, especially for connection to a diverter switch in an on-load tap changer for a high-voltage transformer. The diverter switch and the resistor are arranged in a housing with transformer oil. The resistor includes a number of resistor elements, wherein each resistor element includes a resistive element, arranged in a frame, which are electrically interconnected by a connection member. The frames are designed to enclose resistive elements that include spring elements formed from spirally wound resistance wire. Connection members include a connection plug. A method of mounting a resistor for electric high-voltage apparatus. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090795 | Method for the wear-minimized operation of installation components - A method for wear-minimized operation of a component of an installation and a corresponding installation are disclosed. A sensor for state identification is associated with the component and transmits a sensor signal to an evaluation unit. The evaluation unit checks the sensor signal to ascertain whether a wear-promoting operating state is present, and in the event of the presence of such an operating state the component is driven such that a change in the operating state in favor of an operating state with less wear takes place. If, for example, a component is operated at its resonant frequency, it is ensured that the component is operated at a slightly different rotation speed, at which far less severe oscillations occur. | 2010-04-15 |
20100090796 | MOVABLE BARRIER SYSTEM ADAPTED TO TRANSMIT DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION TO A REMOTE DEVICE - The invention is a movable barrier system with wireless connectivity to a remote device in close proximity. More particularly, an apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises of a movable barrier, an operator adapted to control movement of the movable barrier, and a wireless peer-to-peer interface adapted to transmit diagnostic information to a remote device in response to a command instruction received from said remote device. When movable barrier system receives a command instruction from remote device, it may perform self-diagnostic tests on specific sub-components and externally connected devices. After obtaining test results, movable barrier system transmits diagnostic information back to remote device. | 2010-04-15 |