28th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120178278 | CONNECTOR - Disclosed is a connector wherein a stationary separator portion ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178279 | CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE HOUSINGS HAVING REDUCED-WEAR FINGER CONTACTS AND REDUCED SEAM VISIBILITY - Structures, methods, and apparatus that provide connector receptacles that have a reduced tendency to scratch and otherwise mar connector inserts, have an aesthetically-pleasing appearance, and have an improved tactile response when inserts are inserted. Various examples reduce scratches and wear by utilizing domes, cylinders, balls, or other structures as finger contacts in a connector receptacle. Another example provides aesthetically-pleasing connector receptacle enclosures by forming receptacle enclosures using the same type of material, or material having the same or similar color or texture, as is used for enclosing the electronic device that includes the receptacle. Another example provides an aesthetically-pleasing receptacle enclosure by forming receptacle enclosures that are, in part or in whole, contiguous or formed with the housing. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178280 | Electrically Contacting an Electrical Component - Disclosed is an arrangement for electrically contacting a component, in particular a capacitor for a power converter of a rail vehicle, wherein the component includes a protruding pin for applying and/or positioning parts in order to produce the electrical contact. The arrangement a first element which has a through-bore extending in a longitudinal direction therethrough for inserting the pin, a second element which has a through-bore extending in a longitudinal direction therethrough for inserting the pin, and a contact plate of an electrically conductive material, which comprises a contact plate end region. The contact plate end region has a slot extending from a free end into the contact plate end region and the width of the slot is sufficiently large to accommodate the pin. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178281 | Connector Module and Electronic Device Using the Same - A connector module includes a first connector, a first electrode, a second connector and a second electrode. The first connector has a plug hole. The first electrode is disposed in the plug hole. The second connector has a connecting portion. A projecting area of the connecting portion is larger than that area of the plug hole. The second electrode is disposed at the connecting portion. When the connecting portion is disposed in the first connector, the first electrode contacts the second electrode and an inner wall of the plug hole restrains the connecting portion from detaching from the plug hole. An electronic device with the connector module is also disclosed herein. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178282 | DATA CABLE CONNECTOR MODULE AND PROCESS FOR ITS ASSEMBLY TO CABLE - A data cable connector module with a fixation element for the positioning and fixation of the cable conductors of a multi core cable, conductor receiving units for bent IDCs, IDC receiving units for fixation of connected IDCs; a centric metallic shield star electrically conductively connected with a fixation element housing; and a contact module with a contact module metal housing, an isolation socket for the reception of bent slide circuit board contacts; at least one circuit board, a front connector face; and a fixation element connector face with at least one end isolator block guided plug-in contacts, the fixation element and the contact module being developed so that they can be brought into contact with the IDCs, causing the cable conductors of the fixation element to be electrically conductively connected with the slide contacts of the contact module; and a process for the assembly of the module to a cable. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178283 | AUDIO PLUG WITH COSMETIC HARD SHELL - Apparatus, systems and methods for assembling an audio plug with a cosmetic hard shell are provided. A plug may be coupled to a cable. An inner member may be molded about an end portion of the plug and an end portion of the cable. A strain relief member may be molded about a portion of the cable such that the strain relief member is adjacent to and substantially flush with the inner member. The seam between the inner member and the strain relief member may be covered by coupling a hard, smooth outer shell over a portion of the inner member and a portion of the strain relief member. Each of the inner member, the strain relief member, and the outer shell may be formed by injection molding, be of a cylindrical shape, and be formed from the same or different materials. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178284 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION - An electrical connector ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178285 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR - A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connector configured to be inserted into a socket, the FPCB connector including a plurality of supports that extend from the FPCB connector and support the FPCB connector by contacting a device where the socket is formed to couple the socket and the FPCB connector. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178286 | BATTERY CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING A BATTERY CONNECTOR - A battery connector includes a first end terminal, at least one intermediate terminal and a second end terminal. The at least one intermediate terminal is in communication with the first end terminal via a first flexible cable. The first flexible cable is affixed to the at least one intermediate terminal and the first end terminal. The second end terminal is in communication with the at least one intermediate terminal via a second flexible cable, the second flexible cable being affixed to the at least one intermediate terminal and the second end terminal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178287 | ELECTRICAL CABLE FOR ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OF POWER AND DATA - An electrical cable for power and data transmission between two electronic devices, consisting of a first flexible wire, which includes at least four power transmission lines and at least four data lines as well as a plug according to the USB standard and a multi-polar plug, and of an additional flexible wire, which includes at least two data lines and at least two power transmission lines as well as a USB plug. The first flexible wire and the additional flexible wire together form a Y-shaped cable and make possible a power and a data transmission between two electronic devices simultaneously. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178288 | Quick Mounting Device with Modules - A quick mounting device for appliances that is quickly and easily engaged and disengaged mechanically without the use of tools. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178289 | BULGE-TYPE COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR WITH PLASTIC SLEEVE - A cable termination assembly is made up of one of a plurality of connector bodies each having a thin-walled outer sleeve which may be composed of metal or plastic, the outer sleeve having a raised external wall surface portion which may be of convex or truncated convex configuration with or without depressions or interruptions in its external surface; and, depending on the pull out force required, utilization of a plastic sleeve enabling the use of a crimping ring consisting entirely of a metal ring of substantially uniform diameter with notch portions to engage external protuberances on the outer sleeve of the connector body. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178290 | SOLAR POWER CABLE CONNECTOR - A waterproof solar power cable connector includes a first connection member, a clamping member, a waterproof member and a second connection member. The first connection member includes two open ends and a tapered inner periphery. The clamping member is received in the first connection member and has a ring from which multiple resilient pieces extend. The waterproof member is inserted into the first connection member and clamped by the resilient pieces of the clamping member. The ring of the clamping member is matched with the engaging portion of the waterproof member. The second connection member is connected to the first connection member. The second connection member has a contact surface which is matched with the engaging portion of the waterproof member so as to seal the connection between the inner periphery of the first connection member and the waterproof member to prevent from watering entering to damage the cable. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178291 | DEVICE-CONNECTING CONNECTOR - A connector adapted to connect device, allows itself to be fastened with a bolt using a conventional tool, and to be downsized. A edge | 2012-07-12 |
20120178292 | CONNECTOR - A connector | 2012-07-12 |
20120178293 | Device For Electric Connection, A Method For Producing Such A Device, And An Electric Installation - A device for electric connection to an energy supply conductor for medium and/or high voltage having a voltage-carrying element with an outer periphery, and a tubular outer shell with an inner periphery, the outer shell being formed by a polymer, and along at least a part of the axial extension of the element the outer shell extends axially with a space between its inner periphery and the outer periphery of the element, at least along a section of said part of the axial extension of the element the space is filled with a filler of an electrically insulating material other than that of the outer shell. An electric installation including the device, and a method for producing the device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178294 | Device For Electric Connection And An Electric Installation - A device for electric connection to an energy supply conductor for medium and/or high voltage, including a voltage-carrying element with an outer periphery, and a tubular outer shell with an inner periphery, the outer shell being formed by a polymer, and along at least a part of the axial extension of the element the outer shell extends axially with a space between its inner periphery and the outer periphery of the element, at least along a section of said part of the axial extension of the element the space is filled with a filler of an electrically insulating material other than that of the outer shell. The outer shell includes a connection mechanism for connecting the outer shell to the element, and in that the connection mechanism is adapted to provide a press-fit between the outer shell and the element. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178295 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED NOTCH STRUCTURE TO SEPARATE LARGE AND SMALL RECEIVING CAVITIES ARRANGED SIDE BY SIDE - An electrical connector ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178296 | EARPHONE PLUG APPLICABLE TO DIFFERENT SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS - An earphone plug applicable to different system specifications includes a terminal and a switch device. The earphone plug is inserted into an earphone jack of an external electronic device for transmitting signals by a plurality of exposed signal interfaces of the terminal. The switch device combined with the terminal has a first conductor and a second conductor. When the switch device is switched between a first mode and a second mode, the first conductor and the second conductor alternately contact with two of the signal interfaces. Thus, the signal transmission defined by the signal interfaces is changed and the earphone plug is applicable to electronic devices with different system specifications. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178297 | X-RAY SHIELDED CONNECTOR - The present embodiments relate to off-focal X-ray radiation attenuation within a connector. In one embodiment, a connector X-ray shielding capabilities is provided. The connector includes a housing with openings for an electrical cable as well as an electrical connection. The connector further includes an X-ray shielding liner made of moldable synthetic material doped with an X-ray attenuating material. The X-ray shielding liner is disposed within the housing, and also includes openings for the electrical cable and electrical connection. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178298 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND TERMINAL THEREOF - An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of terminals. The terminal includes a base having an upper end and a lower end, a flexible arm extending upward from the upper end of the base, a retaining portion extending upward from the upper end of the base, and at least one holding leg extended from the lower end of the base. Each holding leg includes a transition arm extending downward from the lower end of the base and a welding portion extending downward from the transition arm. The welding portion is formed with a substantially arc-shaped inner edge. The inner edge of the holding leg defines a claw structure to retain a solder ball with the insulating housing corporately. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178299 | SURFACE-MOUNT ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS CONNECTOR-PIN ASSEMBLY - A connector-pin assembly includes a frame and a plurality of pins. The frame includes a plurality of slots. The plurality of pins is insertable into the plurality of slots and are configured to provide an electrical connection between an on-board-diagnostic vehicle connector and a circuit board. The plurality of slots is configured to align the plurality of pins with connectors in the on-board-diagnostic vehicle connector. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178300 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a plurality of terminal metal fittings that are arranged in parallel to one another and respectively have electric wire connection sections to which electric wires are electrically connected, and a connector housing that accommodates the plurality of terminal metal fittings therein. The plurality of terminal metal fittings are configured that the lengths of the electric wire connection sections are made longer in accordance with the arrangement thereof from one side toward the other side in an arrangement direction of the plurality of terminal metal fittings. The electric wires are connected to the electric wire connection sections respectively so that the electric wires extend from one end portions of the electric wire connection sections toward the one side and intersect with a longitudinal direction of the electric wire connection section. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178301 | MEMORY CONNECTOR - An assembly of connectors for memory cards includes a number of connectors. Each connector includes a main body longitudinally defining a slot therein into which a memory card is inserted, and two fixing members respectively extending from opposite ends of the main body. A post and a receiving portion respectively extend from opposite sides of each fixing member. The posts of one connector are engaged in the receiving portions of an adjacent connector. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178302 | ELECTRICAL CARD CONNECTOR WITH REINFORCED CARD LOCKING - An electrical card connector for holding a card with a notch defined on a lateral side thereof, includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts and a push-push mechanism. The push-push mechanism includes a slider movable between an initial position and a final locking position along a front-to-back direction, a spring abutting against the slider and an elastic locking arm having a card lock for locking with the notch of the card. The slider further includes a rigid protrusion to engage with the notch of the card. The rigid protrusion not only helps the card lock hold the card when the slider is located at the final locking position, but also helps the card lock prevent the card from flying out of the card receiving space when the slider moves from the final locking position back to the initial position. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178303 | HYBRID CONNECTOR AND CABLE WITH SAID CONNECTOR - [Problem] To provide a hybrid connector and a cable with the connector which correct a positional error of connector units and enable to connect connectors when they are connected and even if there is a small positional error of the connection unit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178304 | CONNECTING DEVICE ADAPTABLE TO DIFFERENT CONTACTORS - A device for connecting a terminal of an operating coil of an electromagnetic contactor, the device having a first connecting piece electrically connected to a terminal of the operating coil, a second connecting piece arranged in the contactor opposite a surface of the contactor so as to be accessible from the outside of the insulating body of the contactor in order to enable the electrical connection between the contactor and an outside module, and at least one connecting member including a first connecting portion arranged to ensure the electric contact with the first connecting piece according to at least two different relative positions between the first connecting portion and the first connecting piece, and a second connecting portion arranged to ensure the electric contact with the second connecting piece according to at least two different relative positions between the second connecting portion and the second connecting piece. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178305 | POWER ADAPTER HAVING A ROTATABLE PLUG - The power adapter having a rotatable plug has a body and a plug. The body has a mounting seat and two conducting terminals. The mounting seat protrudes from the body. The conducting terminals are mounted respectively on the mounting seat. The plug is mounted detachably and rotatably on the body and has two prongs, two contact pieces and a mounting recess. The contact pieces are mounted inside the plug, fixed respectively to the prongs and respectively contact the conducting terminals of the body. The mounting recess is formed in the plug and holds the mounting set of the body inside. Therefore, the plug can be selectively oriented to adjust the prongs to a suitable orientation so the body does not block receptacles. Furthermore, the plug is small in size so the power adapter can be plugged in a receptacle stably and electrical safety is enhanced. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178306 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector that includes: an insulating body, having a plurality of receiving holes disposed thereon, a plurality of solder balls, respectively received in one of the receiving holes, a plurality of terminals, in which each terminal has a base correspondingly received in one of the receiving holes, a first extending portion and a second extending portion extend downwards from the base, a first hook extends laterally from an end of the first extending portion, a second hook extends laterally from an end of the second extending portion, and the first hook and the second hook respectively hook a periphery of the solder ball under a horizontal center line of the solder ball. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178307 | USB port - The present invention provides a USB port comprising a support pad for the support pad's both first surface and second surface compatible to the data transfer interface of the USB Series A male connector and plugged into a female socket for fewer costs spent in purchasing any device attributed to any damaged USB port or female socket in the past and a USB port plugged along a restricted direction. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178308 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED COVER PLATE - An electrical connector includes a base ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178309 | Electrical Connector - The present invention pertains to a connector, having a rear side and a mating side and including a housing having at least one contact receiving space and at least one non-contact receiving space, the spaces extending in a direction from the mating side towards the rear side. The non-contact receiving space is adapted for receiving a portion of a mating connector housing and has a substantially rounded cross sectional shape substantially perpendicular to the direction from the mating side towards the rear side. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178310 | Electrical connector - Electric plugs or connectors are provided where protruding prongs are protected or reinforced by a brace element. A brace element is used to buttress the prongs when the plug is not plugged into an electric receptacle. Plugs may be configured such that the brace element is deployed manually or automatically. Plugs may also be configured so that if the prongs are damaged, they can readily be replaced. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178311 | LAMP SOCKET HAVING A ROTOR - A socket assembly includes a rotor, a housing, and first and second conductors. The rotor includes a channel formed therein and defines an axis of rotation. The channel has a length about perpendicular to the axis of rotation and defines first and second ends. The housing receives the rotor such that the rotor is rotatable about its axis of rotation between first and second positions when secured therein. The housing includes a notch. The channel of the rotor aligns with the notch of the housing when in the first position such that first and second lamp pins can be received through the notch of the housing arid into the channel of the rotor. The first conductor has first and second ends each disposed on opposite sides of the rotor. The first end of the conductor contacts the first lamp pin when the rotor is in the second position and the second end of the conductor contacts the second lamp pin when the rotor is in the second position. The second conductor is electrically isolated from the first conductor when the rotor is in the first position and is in electrical communication with the first conductor when the rotor is in the second position. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178312 | PUSH-TYPE CONNECTOR - Provided is a push-type connector having a structure for preventing an operational error of a lever member of the connector by an operator. A first operating part | 2012-07-12 |
20120178313 | SUBSTRATE CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A substrate connection structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first connection terminal plate, a second connection terminal plate, and a fastening member. The first connection terminal plate extends away from the first substrate and includes a flat portion. The second connection terminal plate extends away from the second substrate and includes a flat portion. At least one of the flat portions includes a screw insertion portion. The fastening member fastens the first connection terminal plate and the second connection terminal plate through the screw insertion portion in a state in which the flat portions are in contact with each other. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178314 | POWER CONTACT AND POWER CONNECTOR HAVING THE SAME - A power contact includes a base, a mating conductor including a mating portion electrically mating with a mating power contact and an opposite mounting portion, and a fixing member for fixing the mating conductor and the base together. The base defines a mounting hole extending along a first direction and a fixing hole in communication with the mounting hole and extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The mounting portion is inserted into the mounting hole, and defines an opening hole extending along the second direction. The fixing member is inserted into the opening hole and the fixing hole to fix the mating conductor and the base together. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178315 | PLUG CONNECTOR FOR A BLADE CONTACT - The invention relates to a punched grid with a blade receiving contact including at least two symmetrical contact springs forming a blade receiving contact and extending from a base area, the contact springs being spaced from each other so that a gap is formed and the contact springs have at their free ends a curved portion narrowing the gap, wherein an embossed contour is formed into at least one curved portion of a contact spring, the invention further relating to a method for producing a blade receiving contact. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178316 | CRIMP TERMINAL - A crimp terminal includes a bottom portion. A pair of conductor press-fastening portions respectively extend from opposite side edges of the bottom portion. A serration is formed in a face of the bottom portion on which a conductor of a wire is to be placed. The serration extends in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the placed conductor. A direction indication mark portion is provided on the face of the bottom portion. The direction indication mark portion is indicative of a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the serration. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178317 | Electrical Contact With Embedded Wiring - Embodiments include an electrical contact including a tubular body formed of a flexible and insulative material. The tubular body includes an inner surface. The electrical contact also includes at least one wire partially embedded into the tubular body such that at least a portion of the at least one wire is exposed within the inner surface of the tubular body. At least a portion of the inner surface of the tubular body and at least the exposed portion of the at least one wire forms a channel. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178318 | Inlet Grate Cleaning System for a Water Jet Propulsion System - An inlet grate cleaning system for a water jet propulsion system to be used in a watercraft. The water jet propulsion system has a water passage, the water passage has an inlet and the inlet has a forward area and a rearward area with respect to the watercraft. The inlet grate cleaning system comprises a pump and at least one water intake fluidly connected to the pump. At least one water outlet is also fluidly connected to the pump. The pump is adapted for pumping water from the at least one water intake to the at least one water outlet to create at least one jet of water. The at least one water outlet is positioned so as to direct the at least one jet of water toward an inlet grate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178319 | Marine Safety Device - A marine safety device for deployment in water upon unwanted entry by a person into the water to indicate the location of and to provide buoyancy for that person; the assembly comprises a cover for retaining components of the device as an undeployed package, an inflatable mast having a proximal end which engages the cover and a distal free end, means for inflation of the inflatable member upon contact between the device and a body of water. A weight is located at or near the proximal end of the inflatable member to bias the inflatable member to a generally upright position. The device further comprises means to enable a person in the body of water to gain floatation from the assembly via at least one grippable member attached to the inflatable member. The device when deployed, sits in the body of water so that at least part of the inflatable member remains exposed to view above a top water level to enable rescuers to pinpoint the location of the person in the water and to enable a person in the water to use the inflatable member as a buoyant safety device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178320 | Method and device for providing floating system - A floating device of an outdoor furniture comprises a frame, at least two floaters removably disposed on the frame, at least two connecting elements respectively disposed on surfaces of the floaters for connecting with each other to bind the floaters together to form a floating system, and at least one inserter fixed on the frame, wherein at least one of the floaters is located by the inserter to block the floaters from removing from the frame. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178321 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A METALLISED FABRIC, AND RESULTING FABRIC - The invention relates to a method for producing a metallised fabric, including a step of washing a woven substrate, the method including, after the washing step, the following steps: calendering the substrate by applying a compression force to the substrate, and vacuum-metallising the substrate in a rarefied atmosphere by depositing metal particles so as to form a layer of metal on the substrate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178322 | COATED FABRIC AND RELATED METHODS THEREFOR - A coated fabric with a first fabric layer having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first fabric layer is comprised of a first polymer, and a first coating layer that is disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the first fabric layer, wherein the first coating layer is comprised of the first polymer is disclosed. Fabricating the coated fabric can comprise providing a fabric, and applying or bonding at least a portion of a polymeric layer onto at least a portion of a first surface. The coated fabrics can advantageously serve as a protective barrier against natural elements with a long service life. One of more coated fabrics can act as a barrier to prevent seepage of water into the ground and/or serve as a surface for printing and decoration. The present coated fabrics can also be tailored to specific applications. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178323 | PENETRATION RESISTANT ARTICLES - Described is a ballistic composite having a front impact surface and a back surface comprising. The composite may include a plurality of layers of woven fabric of polarized ballistic fibers and a metal salt, oxide, hydroxide or hydride polar bonded onto the woven fibers. In addition, a substantially water impermeable coating composition can be applied onto the layers of the woven fibers and/or on the exterior of the composite. In addition, the layers of woven fabric adjacent to the front impact surface can differ in composition from the layers of woven fabric adjacent to the back surface. In addition, the weave fabric making up the composite may have a cover factor of between about 0.6 and about 0.98. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178324 | REACTIVE SILANOL-HALS AMINO SILICONE POLYMER WITH IMPROVED FABRIC COATING PERFORMANCE - A dihydroxy end-capped sterically hindered aminated polyorganosiloxane polymer, i.e., a silanol chain stopped polymer is described. Also described, is a process for making such a polymer, where the process includes a two stage reaction of certain cyclic siloxanes with polymethyl piperidinyl siloxanes, wherein the ultimate viscosity of the reaction polymerization product is controlled primarily by the amount of water used in the final stage. Importantly, the polymers when applied to fabric can produce coatings that not only impart enhanced softening, non-yellowing, and hydrophilic properties to the fabric but also serendipitously provide a coating matrix that, when dried and/or cured, can enhance the durability of encapsulated compositions that are present on or within the fabric substrate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178325 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION - The invention relates to composite structures having surface, which surface has at least a portion made of a composition comprising one or more polyamides having an excess of amine end groups such that the ratio of the amine end groups to the acid end groups is at least 1.5:1.0. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178326 | FLASH FIRE AND CHEMICAL RESISTANT FABRIC AND GARMENTS - A flash fire and chemical barrier composite fabric, comprising a flame resistant fibrous basic layer; a radiant heat and chemical permeation barrier, the barrier including a metalized polymeric chemical permeation resistant layer film; and a clear heat sealable outer film layer overlying the radiant barrier and forming a heat sealable outer surface of the composite fabric. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178327 | SLIDING CONTACT SURFACE-FORMING MATERIAL, AND MULTI-LAYERED SLIDING CONTACT COMPONENT HAVING THE SAME - A sliding contact surface-forming material includes a reinforcing base impregnated with a resol-type phenolic resin having polytetrafluoroethylene resin dispersed therein. The reinforcing base being composed of a woven fabric formed by using, respectively as the warp and the weft, a ply yarn which is formed by paralleling at least two strands of a single twist yarn spun from fluorine-containing resin fiber and a single twist yarn spun from polyester fiber, and by twisting them in the direction opposite to the direction in which the single twist yarns were spun Additionally, a multi-layered sliding contact component having the overall shape of a flat plate or a circular cylinder includes the above-described sliding contact surface-forming material so as to configure at least the sliding-contact surface thereof. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178328 | SLIDING CONTACT SURFACE-FORMING MATERIAL, AND MULTI-LAYERED SLIDING CONTACT COMPONENT HAVING THE SAME - A sliding contact surface-forming material includes a reinforcing base impregnated with a resol-type phenolic resin having polytetrafluoroethylene resin dispersed therein. The reinforcing base is composed of a woven fabric formed by using, respectively as the warp and the weft, a ply yarn which is formed by paralleling at least two strands of a single twist yarn spun from fluorine-containing resin fiber and a single twist yarn spun from polyphenylene sulfide fiber, and by twisting them in the direction opposite to the direction in which the single twist yarns were spun. Also, a multi-layered sliding contact component having the overall shape of a flat plate or a circular cylinder includes the sliding contact surface-forming material so as to configure at least the sliding-contact surface thereof. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178329 | BINDER COMPOSITION, REINFORCING-FIBER BASE MATERIAL, PREFORM, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A binder composition comprising [A] an amorphous polyamide with a glass transition temperature of 140° C. or higher having a dicyclohexylmethane skeleton in the molecule and [B] a sulfonamide compound is used to provide a binder composition, a reinforcing-fiber base material and a preform respectively most suitable for RTM, which respectively exhibit excellent impact resistance and physical properties remaining stable over the variations of molding conditions and can be used for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material most suitable for members such as primary structures of aircraft. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178330 | PAPERMAKERS' FORMING FABRIC INCLUDING PAIRS OF MACHINE SIDE COMPLEMENTARY YARNS - A multilayer woven industrial fabric comprises at least two layers of weft yarns interwoven with at least one system of warp yarns. At least some of the machine side (MS) weft yarns are arranged as complementary pairs, such that for each pair, the members follow mutually complementary paths, and exchange positions with each other so that, in the MS surface, the path of a pair of weft yarns appears to be that of a single yarn. The complementary weft yarns interweave only with the MS warp yarns and do not appear in the paper side. The unique MS weft yarn arrangement allows for the use of smaller yarns, while increasing fabric stiffness and dimensional stability, and is applicable to any multi-layer fabric design which includes at least two layers of weft yarns and one system of warp yarns. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178331 | NONWOVEN ARTICLE WITH RIBBON FIBERS - Ribbon fibers, nonwoven articles derived therefrom, and their process of manufacture are provided. The ribbon fibers are derived from multicomponent fibers having a striped configuration and have a length of less than 25 millimeters, a minimum transverse dimension of less than 5 microns, and a transverse aspect ratio of at least 2:1. The ribbon fibers are formed from a water non-dispersible synthetic polymer. The nonwoven articles containing the ribbon fibers may be used for a wide array of products. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178332 | Fiber Comprising Heat Curable Polyamide Resin Composition, Nonwoven Fabric And Producing Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a fiber comprising a heat curable polyamide resin composition containing both a) a phenolic hydroxy group-containing polyamide and b) an epoxy resin having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule, a nanofiber comprising said resin composition obtained by electrospinning method, a nonwoven fabric obtained by applying heat treatment to a laminate of said nanofiber, a method for producing said nanofiber by electrospinning method and a heat curable polyamide resin composition for fiber. A nonwoven fabric can be obtained only by subjecting a deposit of the nanofiber obtained by electrospinning method to heat treatment, nanofibers in the obtained nonwoven fabric are bonded to each other by heat-curing, and the nonwoven fabric has such characteristics that its mechanical strength, heat resistance and chemical resistance are excellent and that it has a high strength. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178333 | Bi-modal Poly-alpha-olefin Blend - A low viscosity, high tensile strength polymer having a bi-modal molecular weight distribution is produced using a combination of high molecular weight polymer and low molecular weight polymer. The polymer chains have a high content of meso dyads that results in a greater amount of crystalline regions when the polymer is solidified. The low molecular weight chains provide high flow characteristics when the polymer is molten. The process for producing the high content of meso dyads includes the use of an external donor catalyst during the reaction. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178334 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL PANEL - A method of manufacturing an organic EL panel includes forming a light-emitting part having at least one organic EL element on a panel substrate, forming a concave portion for housing the light-emitting part on a sealing substrate, and sealing the light-emitting part by bonding the panel substrate and the sealing substrate together through an adhesive layer. A supporting projection projecting toward the panel substrate is formed while the concave portion is being formed, and a supporting margin facing the bottom face of the supporting projection is provided where the organic EL elements are not formed within a region of the light-emitting part on the panel substrate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178335 | METHOD TO MANUFACTURE REDUCED MECHANICAL STRESS ELECTRODES AND MICROCAVITY PLASMA DEVICE ARRAYS - In a preferred method of formation embodiment, a thin metal foil or film is obtained or formed with microcavities (such as through holes). The foil or film is anodized symmetrically so as to form a metal-oxide film on the surface of the foil and on the walls of the microcavities. One or more self-patterned metal electrodes are automatically formed and simultaneously buried in the metal oxide created by the anodization process. The electrodes form in a closed circumference around each microcavity, and electrodes for adjacent microcavities can be isolated or connected. If the microcavity is cylindrical, the electrodes form as rings around each cavity. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178336 | FLOATING TOY - A floatable toy structure is disclosed herein, the floatable toy structure having a floatable base portion; a collapsible track section, the collapsible track section having a pair of track sections; a collapsible support secured to the floatable base portion, the collapsible support capable of being positioned in an extended position and a stowed position, the collapsible support extending upwardly from the floatable base portion when it is in the extended position, the collapsible support engages and maintains the collapsible track section in an extended position when the collapsible support is in the extended position; and a fair start mechanism for simultaneously releasing a pair of objects for travel down the pair of track sections, wherein the fair start mechanism comprises a bucket that spills water onto the pair of objects after a predetermined amount of water has been placed into the bucket. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178337 | Stand for a Figure - A stand for a figure includes a base, a support member, and a receiving portion. The receiving portion includes a first leg receiving member and a second leg receiving member. Each leg receiving member is configured to receive a leg of a figure, such as a doll. The location at which the legs of a doll are supported is forward of the location at which the support member is coupled to a base. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178338 | Toy Gun - A toy gun capable of squirting liquid and launching projectiles, the toy gun comprising or including a liquid squirting mechanism actuatable to expel liquid in a squirting manner, a projectile launching mechanism actuatable to launch a projectile, a trigger moveable between two limits, wherein movement of the trigger between its two limits can actuate both the liquid squirting mechanism and the projectile launching mechanism. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178339 | Moving Attachments for a Vibration Powered Toy - An apparatus includes an appendage rotatably coupled to a body of a device adapted to move based on internally induced vibration of the device. The appendage can be attached directly to the body of the device or to a frame that is adapted to releasably attach to the device. The appendage is adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation as vibration induces motion of the device. The device can include a body, an eccentric load, a rotational motor coupled to the body and adapted to rotate the eccentric load, and a plurality of legs each having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base. At least one driving leg configured to cause the apparatus to move in a direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip as the rotational motor rotates the eccentric load. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178340 | Moving Attachments for a Vibration Powered Toy - An apparatus includes an appendage rotatably coupled to a body of a device adapted to move based on internally induced vibration of the device. The appendage can be attached directly to the body of the device or to a frame that is adapted to releasably attach to the device. The appendage is adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation as vibration induces motion of the device. The device can include a body, an eccentric load, a rotational motor coupled to the body and adapted to rotate the eccentric load, and a plurality of legs each having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base. At least one driving leg configured to cause the apparatus to move in a direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip as the rotational motor rotates the eccentric load. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178341 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL BRA UNDERWIRE - The utility model relates to the field of women's underwear. The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a three-dimensional bra underwire which is matched with the cup shape, has good supporting effects and is comfortable to use. The three-dimensional bra underwire comprises the middle part and two ends of the underwire, wherein the underwire is a inclined-type underwire with a certain inclination angle, at least one end of the underwire is a flat section, while the other parts are inclined section, and the inclined section is connected with the flat section by a transition section. In the utility model, the traditional flat underwire is changed into a three-dimensional underwire with a certain torsional stress so as to ensure that the underwire is matched with the cup shape well and has good supporting effects, bringing the shaping functions of the underwire into full play as well. Meanwhile, due to the better fit between the underwire and the human body, traces of the underwire can not be left on the body of the users, so that the three-dimensional bra underwire can improve the wearing comfort. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178342 | TEXTILE BONDING ARRANGEMENTS - In the field of textile bonding arrangements there is a need to join a textile item to another item while maintaining the inherent flexibility of each item. A textile attachment formation ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178343 | Moisture Management Support Garment With A Denier Differential Mechanism - A moisture management fabric using denier differential to facilitate the movement of sweat away from the wearer's body is presented. An exemplary moisture management support garment constructed from an exemplary moisture management fabric is presented. An exemplary moisture management support garment is a moisture transporting sport bra. A denier differential is employed to provide superior moisture transporting and evaporation of perspiration from a wearer during exertion. The denier differential relies upon a facing layer and a back layer with substantially different yarn thickness and fabric porosity to achieve fluid transport. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178344 | Conforming Band to a Designated Object - This invention details a novel band having an expansion zone which will afford self-adjusting expansion when activated by an object which it surrounds. In apparel, the wearer is provided with an expandable size, tip-over and hip adhesion to accommodate comfortably an expanding stomach, such as a pregnant woman. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178345 | Abrasive wheel with closed profiles in cutting surface - Ophthalmic abrasive wheel including a plurality of swarf clearing grooves formed across the cutting surface and having closed profiles such that the swarf clearing grooves do not open to or exit the side of the abrasive wheel. The swarf clearing grooves are spaced around the cutting surface of the wheel and are configured so as to be substantially angled either towards or away from one another. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178346 | METHOD FOR COOLING A WORKPIECE MADE OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL DURING WIRE SAWING - A method for cooling a cylindrical workpiece during wire sawing includes applying a liquid coolant to a surface of the workpiece. The workpiece is made of semiconductor material having a surface including two end faces and a lateral face. The method includes sawing the workpiece with a wire saw including a wire web having wire sections arranged in parallel by penetrating the wire sections into the workpiece by an oppositely directed relative movement of the wire sections and the workpiece. Wipers are disposed so as to bear on the surface of the workpiece. The temperature of the workpiece is controlled during the wire sawing using a liquid coolant applied onto the workpiece above the wipers so as to remove the liquid coolant with the wipers bearing on the workpiece surface. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178347 | FORM TRANSFER GRINDING METHOD - A method of form transfer grinding a three-dimensional shape utilizes a form transfer tool over which a belt is driven. The form transfer tool includes a shape that is desired in the finished part and guides a belt that grinds an area of a part to a finished or nearly finished condition. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178348 | POLISHING PAD HAVING MICRO-GROOVES ON THE PAD SURFACE - A polishing pad is provided herein, which may include a plurality of soluble fibers having a diameter in the range of about 5 to 80 micrometers, and an insoluble component. The pad may also pad include a first surface having a plurality of micro-grooves, wherein the soluble fibers form the micro-grooves in the pad. The micro-grooves may have a width and/or depth up to about 150 micrometers. In addition, a method of forming the polishing pad and a method of polishing a surface with the polishing pad is disclosed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178349 | CMP POLISHING PAD HAVING PORES FORMED THEREIN, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a CMP polishing pad and to a method for manufacturing same, characterized in that a light-absorbing material for forming pores is dispersed in the pad. Pores formed in the CMP polishing pad of the present invention are formed by means of the breakdown of the light-absorbing material which absorbs a laser beam irradiated on the polishing pad, enabling the pore size to be controlled by controlling the amount of the light-absorbing material, the intensity of the laser beam, etc., and enabling pore distribution to be freely controlled through the computer numerical control (CNC) technique. Accordingly, a CMP polishing pad can be provided that exhibits the highest polishing effectiveness in accordance with the material to be polished or the type of slurry. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178350 | Apparatus and Method for Adjusting Clearance between a Screw and Screen in a Machine for Separating Composite Materials - A desirably close clearance between outer edges of the flights of a conveying screw and the inside surface of a separator housing and screen can be obtained by offsetting the axis of the screw within the screen and by rotating the axis of the screw about the axis of the separator housing. Adjustments to the amount of such offset of the screw axis can be made in steps as the outer edges of the flights on the conveying screw wear. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178351 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SLITTING A CHICKEN LEG - A method and device for slitting a chicken leg which is suspended at its ankle joints from a carrier that forms part of a train of carriers that are movable in a processing line that passes the device is provided. A positioning step is applied for placing the leg in a suitable position for cutting the leg. Subsequently in a stabbing step a knife is brought into engagement with the leg. The stabbing step is followed by a slitting step in which the knife is moved along the leg so as to provide a slit in the longitudinal direction of the leg in order to enable a subsequent deboning step of the leg. In the positioning step a first pressing organ engages the leg in the vicinity of the knee joint so as to press the leg against a movable supporting surface for the leg that is positioned opposite to the pressing organ. A second pressing organ engages the leg from the side so as to push the leg into a substantially straight orientation of the drum and the thigh with respect to each other. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178352 | GAME CARCASS RETRIEVAL AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS - The problems presented in hunting industry are solved by the systems and methods of the present invention. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a game carcass retrieval system is provided. The game carcass retrieval system has a frame and a removable retrieving head. The head may be attached to a game carcass and then retracted by a winch attached to the frame. The winch may pull the carcass into a n upright position that allows for easy loading into a vehicle or easy processing of the game carcass. The head may rotate to provide for easy processing. An additional processing table may be attached to the game carcass retrieval system to assist in processing. The table may include a grapple that help to pull meat away from the carcass and a skinning arm to further separate the meat from the carcass. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178353 | Anticorrosive dust-collecting energy-saving chimney - An anticorrosive dust-collecting energy-saving chimney includes a chimney barrel. A hearth spiral line with a helix angle of 10˜80 degrees is arranged on an internal wall of the chimney barrel, and an outlet of an arc flue is arranged at an outside of a bottom of the chimney barrel and in communication with the hearth spiral line. A direction of spiral of the arc flue is the same as a direction of spiral of the hearth spiral line, and the arc flue is smoothly connected to the hearth spiral line. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178354 | Safety Cabinet - A safety cabinet adaptable for a variation in body height of a worker using the safety cabinet, that is, a safety cabinet which prevents various bacteria from proceeding from the outside of the safety cabinet into a working space of the safety cabinet and prevents bacteria or virus from proceeding from the working space to the outside of the safety cabinet irrespective of a change in opening area of a front opening, is provided. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178355 | Heat Exchange Ventilating Apparatus - A heat exchange ventilating apparatus comprising: a body housing; a first blower fan disposed in a first air flow path within the body housing; a second blower fan disposed in a second air flow path within the body housing; a rotary-type total heat exchange element; a first covering; and a filter box, wherein the rotary-type total heat exchange element is disposed between the first covering and the filter box, and the first air flow path is formed such that the air flowing therein sequentially passes through inside inlet, the filter box, the rotary-type total heat exchange element, the first covering, the first blower fan and the outside outlet. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178356 | Attic inlet - An attic inlet has a square tube to communicate between an attic and a room through a substrate, and a lid to permit airflow through the inlet when open, and prevent it when closed. The lid is moved by an upper pull bar and lower connecting bars attached to the lid. Upper pull bar and lower connecting bars are attached by clevis pins to yoke arms pivoting about parallel axles. Movement of the upper pull bar rotates the yoke arms, and so lowers the connecting bars and the attached lid. Springs urge pull bar and lid into closed default position, while a cord is used to displace pull bar and lid into open position. The lid is attached by tabs on the connecting bars passing through the lid, and lid locking bars engaging apertures in the tabs. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178357 | SOLAR-POWERED FAN THAT FITS INSIDE NEW AND/OR EXISTING ROOF VENTS - A solar powered fan kit for installation in a roof vent. The solar powered fan kit includes a fan attached to a fan bracket. The fan bracket is shaped to fit within a groove in the roof vent. A solar panel is attached to the vent hood to supply power to the fan. A plurality of flexible clips secure the solar panel to the vent hood. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178358 | METHODS OF SUPPRESSING GSM WIRELESS DEVICE THREATS IN DYNAMIC OR WIDE AREA STATIC ENVIRONMENTS USING MINIMAL POWER CONSUMPTION AND COLLATERAL INTERFERENCE - Techniques for detecting wireless devices that are signaling in high proximity to a convoy or other operation and preventing messages from reaching the wireless devices. One class of the techniques uses surgical jamming methodologies that minimize power consumption and collateral interference, while being maximally inconspicuous; another class uses baiting beacons to prevent the messages from reaching the wireless devices. Still another class of techniques denies wireless devices access to a wireless network. An exemplary embodiment applies the techniques to wireless devices and beacons in a GSM network. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178359 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A wireless media distribution system for a passenger vehicle including a media server and a plurality of transmitters adapted to wirelessly transmit media signals representative of media delivered from the media server. Each transmitter is adapted to direct a media signal to a selected passenger location or a group of passenger locations. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178360 | REPEATER FOR RECEIVING SIGNALS FROM A BASE STATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD - Disclosed are a repeater for receiving signals from a base station in a wireless communication system, and a signal receiving method. The base station reports, to each repeater, information on the aggregation level of a relay-control channel element (R-CCE) of a relay-physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH) via an explicit signaling method or implicit signaling method. In the event the base station reports via an explicit signaling method, the repeater receives, from the base station, information on the aggregation level of R-CCE which is a transmission unit of R-PDCCH, wherein the information contains control information for the repeater. Then, the repeater decodes an R-PDCCH region on an R-CCE aggregation level basis in accordance with the received R-CCE aggregation level information. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178361 | FADING SIGNAL FORMING DEVICE, CHANNEL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND FADING SIGNAL FORMING METHOD - Provided are a fading signal forming device, a channel signal transmission device, and a fading signal forming method, by which a complicated time-space can be constructed with a simple structure. In the fading signal forming device ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178362 | Low-Cost Satellite Communication System - A communication system is provided that allows the use of low-cost, low-power remote terminal units that communicate substantially asynchronously and independently to a base station. To minimize cost and complexity, the remote terminal units are configured similarly, including the use of substantially identical transmission schemes, such as a common Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) code. To minimize collisions among transmissions, the communication system is designed to use a high-gain antenna with a limited field of view, to limit the number of cotemporaneous, or overlapping transmissions that are received at the base station. To cover a wide area, the limited field of view is swept across the area of coverage. To overcome potential losses caused by collisions, the remote terminal units are configured to repeat transmissions; to minimize repeated collisions, the repeat interval and/or duration is randomized. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178363 | INTER-SATELLITE CROSSLINK COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A communications system, apparatus, method, and computer program product for inter-satellite and inter-spacecraft crosslinks (ISL) with non-ISL optimized antennas where at least one component of the communications system has the potential energy to go into space. The system includes a mobile communications platform that includes an ISL antenna configured to transmit information through a non-ISL antenna of another communications platform. The non-ISL antenna does not track a trajectory of the mobile communications platform. The mobile communications platform includes a controller configured to determine a location of the mobile platform; determine whether the non-ISL antenna is within communications range; and prepare a signal for relayed transmissions through a non-ISL antenna to another communications platform in a signal format that is decipherable by this other communications platform. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178364 | System and Method for Securely Pairing a Wireless Device Using Wireless Communication - Various embodiments of an invention for pairing a plurality of wireless devices using wireless communications are disclosed. A method for pairing a wireless device comprises placing the wireless device in a pairing enclosure. The pairing enclosure includes a shielding layer to substantially attenuate a pairing signal emitted within the pairing enclosure. A pairing signal transmitted through the pairing enclosure is received at a pairing signal receiver configured to detect a power level of the pairing signal. An indication is made regarding whether the pairing procedure can begin, proceed, or be terminated based on the power level of the pairing signal detected by the paring signal receiver. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178365 | Non-Volatile Memory for Contactless Systems - A contactless system is described in which energy is scavenged from an electromagnetic field provided by a proximate reader device. An embedded processor and a volatile memory circuit within a near field communication (NFC) controller are operated using the scavenged energy. Parameter data from the proximate reader device may be acquired while conducting a near field communication transaction. A non-volatile memory (NVRAM) server is coupled to the NFC controller and also operates using the scavenged energy. Parameter data may be stored within the NVRAM server by sending a command and the parameter data from the NFC controller to the NVRAM server. At the completion of the transaction, the electromagnet field may be removed and all parameter data stored within the NFC controller will be lost. However, the next time the electromagnetic field is applied, the NFC controller may retrieve the parameters from the NVRAM server by sending a command. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178366 | Multiple NFC Card Applications in Multiple Execution Environments - A contactless system is described in which multiple execution environments may be coupled to a near field communication (NFC) controller, wherein each execution environment is configured to communicate with remote readers via the NFC controller using an assigned one of a plurality of communication protocols. During a polling session from a proximate reader, responding to a request command using a requested communication protocol and activating one of the plurality of execution environments assigned to the requested communication protocol to use the NFC controller. An arbitration is performed in response to each polling session such that a same combination of communication protocol and execution environment is not activated for adjacent polling sessions. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178367 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An NFC device according to the present invention includes the following units. An antenna unit receives radio waves from a reader/writer by NFC. A first power source unit generates power from the radio waves. A second power source unit is a drive power source. A power-supply state holding unit holds information indicating a power-supply state of the second power source unit. An NFC unit performs NFC via the antenna unit to transmit the information indicating the power-supply state of the second power source unit. A power source switch unit switches the second power source unit to the first power source unit according to the power-supply state of the second power source unit, in order to supply power to activate at least the NFC unit and the power-supply state holding unit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178368 | Wireless Communication Techniques - Wireless communication techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that involve active power control such that a device may bypass use of a power amplifier to communicate wirelessly. In one or more additional implementations, wireless communication techniques are described in which multiple bands may be leveraged to provide wireless communication. In one or more further implementations, wireless communication techniques are described in which a frame buffer on a receiving device is leveraged by a sending device. Yet further, in one or more implementations wireless communication techniques are described in which a sending device employs codec adaptation. Still yet further, in one or more implementations, wireless communication techniques are described which may be used to change characteristics of a channel used to communicate data. Yet further again, in one or more implementations, a receiving device is configured to adjust a display based on wireless communications received from a plurality of devices, such as to leverage a display by multiple wireless sources. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178369 | SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING CONNECTION THEREOF - A short-range wireless communication apparatus and method establish a connection thereof by simply selecting a connection target through a camera and providing an identifiable image of a target. In the method, the apparatus captures an identifiable image of a connection target device and recognizes identifiable information corresponding to the captured identifiable image. Then the apparatus either automatically selects or in conjunction with user approval selects the connection target device corresponding to the recognized identifiable information and establishes a connection with the selected target device through a short-range wireless communication. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178370 | WIRELESS TERMINAL WITH SWITCHED AUXILIARY DEVICE PORT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wireless terminal switched device port apparatus adapted for use in a communication system having a switching system member, a radio transceiver connector element, a wired accessory port connector element, a wireless transceiver element, and an antenna is disclosed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178371 | AUTOMATIC UPDATES TO A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - A method includes detecting that a particular media device is communicatively coupled to one or more media devices in a set of media devices; in response to detecting that the particular media device is communicatively coupled to the one or more media devices in the set of media devices: automatically sending one or more remote operating codes, for remotely controlling the particular media device, to a remote control device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178372 | Method And System For Portable Data Storage With Integrated 60 Ghz Radio - Aspects of a method and system for portable data storage with an integrated 60 GHz radio may include establishing a microwave communication link between a wireless portable storage device and a wireless transmitter and/or wireless receiver. Beamforming parameters of a first antenna array coupled to said wireless portable storage device and a second antenna array coupled to said wireless transmitter and/or wireless receiver may be adjusted automatically and/or dynamically. The wireless portable storage and the wireless transmitter and/or wireless receiver may exchange data via said first antenna array and said second antenna array. A secondary wireless communication link may be established to initialize the establishing of the microwave communication link. The secondary wireless communication link may be established via Bluetooth protocol. The wireless portable storage and the wireless transmitter and/or wireless receiver may receive and transmit in the 60 GHz frequency band. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178373 | ASYMMETRICAL MULTICARRIER INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE - A system and methods for asymmetrical multicarrier interference avoidance in a communication from a network to a subscriber device. The asymmetrical multicarrier interference avoidance technique comprises measuring signal-to-noise ratio interference values and sorting the measured values into two tables for selecting an anchor and a non-anchor frequency carrier pairs. The system is self-tuning based on changes in the network, the subscriber and the surrounding environment. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178374 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPATIAL CSI FEEDBACK FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT PROCESSING (CoMP) - Spatial discrimination information is fed back at both the multi-antenna transmitter and the multi-antenna receiver connecting a UE and cells within a CoMP measurement set. With the UE feeding back the transmitter and the receiver side spatial discrimination information of each cell-to-UE connection, the composite spatial CSI over multiple sites/nodes can be determined. The approach is applicable for UEs with single or multiple receiving antennas, and the spatial discrimination information can be wideband long-term or subband short-term. In some embodiments, the spatial discrimination information at the receiver side is derived from the actual spatial channel while receiver implementation is taken into account. The spatial discrimination information at the transmitter and at the receiver can be fed back using codebooks for MIMO precoding. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178375 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING AN INITIAL TRANSMISSION POWER IN UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT - A method and apparatus for calculating an initial transmission power in a mobile telecommunications system is disclosed, the system comprising a network of a plurality of cells and at least one user equipment device. The user equipment device receives broadcast system information, and measures a signal power. An initial transmission power is calculated in a lowest logical layer of the system defined as a protocol stack, using the received information and measured power. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178376 | DEAD SPOT PREDICTION METHOD FOR WIRELESS VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS - A wireless communication method includes providing a plurality of vehicles, and sensing a plurality of dead spot regions encountered by the vehicles while traveling. The sensing is performed within the vehicles. Locations of the sensed dead spot regions are recorded within the vehicles. The dead spot region locations sensed by the vehicles are transmitted from the vehicles to a central controller. The dead spot region locations transmitted by the vehicles are sent back to the vehicles such that each vehicle has access to ones of the dead spot region locations sensed by other ones of the vehicles. The dead spot regions are mitigated, within the vehicles, by use of the sent dead spot region locations. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178377 | BASE STATION, TERMINAL STATION, RADIO SYSTEM, RADIO CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - [Problem] Provided are a base station, a terminal station, a radio system, a radio control method and a storage medium capable of estimating with high accuracy a utilization status of a frequency band which is assigned to or of which a preferential use is permitted to another radio system. | 2012-07-12 |