38th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130244487 | Ultrasonic Weld Coaxial Connector - A coaxial connector for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor by ultrasonic welding is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore. An annular flare seat is angled radially outward from the bore toward a connector end of the connector; the annular flare seat open to the connector end of the connector. The flare seat may be provided with an annular flare seat corrugation. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244488 | CONNECTOR STRUCTURE - A connector structure includes a connector element arranged to form a disengageable conductor connection between a first conductor part in a space surrounded by a body of a device and a second conductor part in surroundings of the device. The connector element includes first and second connector parts to be arranged at corresponding ends of the first and second conductor parts, respectively. The connector parts have compatible coupling parts to be engaged/disengaged to/from each other and to provide a disengageable conductor connection between the conductor parts. The connector part includes a cover part arranged in the second conductor part so that the second conductor part is arranged to pass sealingly through a wall of the cover part. The cover part is arranged, in a coupling situation, to press tightly against the body of the device and to form around the connector element a tight space closed from the surroundings. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244489 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING CONTACTS OF A CONNECTOR - Systems and methods for configuring contacts of a first connector includes detecting mating of a second connector with the first connector and in response to the detection, sending a command over one of the contacts and waiting for a response to the command. If a valid response to the command is received, the system determines the orientation of the second connector. The response also includes configuration information for contacts in the second connector. The system then configures some of the other contacts of the first connector based on the determined orientation and configuration information of the contacts of the second connector. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244490 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SURFACE MOUNT ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT - A surface mount electrical interconnect adapted to provide an interface between solder balls on a BGA device and a PCB. The electrical interconnect includes a socket substrate with a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of openings sized and configured to receive the solder balls on the BGA device. A plurality of electrically conductive contact tabs are bonded to the first surface of the socket substrate so that contact tips on the contact tabs extend into the openings. The contact tips electrically couple with the BGA device when the solder balls are positioned in the openings. Vias are located in the openings that electrically couple the contact tabs to contact pads located proximate the second surface of the socket substrate. Solder balls are bonded to the contact pad that are adapted to electrically and mechanically couple the electrical interconnect to the PCB. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244491 | AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A receptacle connector for a electronic device includes two sets of contacts arranged in two opposing rows in a cavity. A corresponding plug connector can be inserted into the receptacle connector so as to contact both sets of contacts. The receptacle connectors includes contacts that are dedicated for DisplayPort signals and contacts that provide non-DisplayPort signals. The contacts dedicated for DisplayPort signals are only enabled if the electronic device receives a notification from a connected accessory that that the accessory supports DisplayPort capability. Otherwise these contacts are in an “open” or deactivated state. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244492 | DUAL ORIENTATION ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR - A dual orientation connector having a connector tab with first and second major opposing sides and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the connector tab. The plurality of contacts includes a first set of external contacts formed at the first major side and a second set of external contacts formed at the second major side. Each individual contact in the first plurality of contacts is electrically connected within the tab or body to a corresponding contact in the second plurality of contacts. The first plurality of contacts are symmetrically spaced with the second plurality of contacts and the connector tab is shaped to have 180 degree symmetry so that it can be inserted and operatively coupled to a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two insertion orientations. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244493 | Electrical Plug Converter - A low profile replacement electrical plug, and more particularly a low profile plug system for use in replacing traditional plugs on power cords is provided. The low profile plug system allows a user to replace existing plugs on power cords with the low profile plug system to lessen the danger of an unsafe electrical condition or a fire should the existing plugs need to be compressed to fit into a space. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244494 | CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE HAVING SPLIT CONTACTS - Connector receptacles that are simple to assemble, provide good shielding, and consume a reduced or limited amount of space inside a device enclosure. To simplify assembly, these receptacles may include a subassembly that is inserted into a hollow tongue. The subassembly may include a first number of contacts that are insert molded in a first overmold, as well as a second number of contacts that may be inserted into a second overmold. To improve ground shielding, one or more ground contacts at a front of the receptacle may be split to provide shielding in a back of the receptacle. The tongue may further include ground contacts on its sides and top. The contacts may terminate in through-hole portions to reduce the space consumed by the receptacle. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244495 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR REDUCING HIGH FREQUENCY CROSSTALK INTERFERENCES - An electrical connector for reducing high frequency crosstalk interferences is provided to insert with at least two mating elements. The electrical connector includes a first joint, a first signal terminal, a second joint, a second signal terminal and a ground terminal. The first joint and second joint are respectively used to be inserted by the mating elements. The first signal terminal is electrically connected with the mating element inserted within the first joint. The second signal terminal is electrically connected with the mating element inserted within the second joint. The ground terminal is electrically connected with the first joint and the second joint, and disposed between the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal. Signal flow spaces located between the ground terminal and respectively the first signal terminal and second signal terminals are used as signal flow paths for the first signal terminal and second signal terminal respectively. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244496 | CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE WITH SIDE GROUND CONTACTS - Connector receptacles having a contoured form factor that allows their use in stylized enclosures. These receptacles may also be contoured to avoid circuitry internal to the device enclosure. The contoured form factor may also simplify the assembly of the connector receptacle. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244497 | AUDIO JACK CONNECTOR PREVENTING GROUNDING CONTACT FROM DEFLECTION - An audio jack connector ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244498 | AUDIO JACK CONNECTOR WITH SMALL SIZE FOR SPACE SAVING - An audio jack connector ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244499 | CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE WITH SAID CONNECTION SYSTEM - A connection system ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244500 | COMPACT POWER ADAPTER - A compact power adapter is disclosed. In one embodiment, a compact power adapter is facilitated by improved approaches to construct and assemble the power adapter. According to one aspect, connectors can serve to electrically couple blades (or prongs) of a power adapter plug to a printed circuit board assembly internal to a housing for the power adapter. The connectors serve to couple AC power to the printed circuit board assembly where the AC power can be converted to DC power. The connectors also facilitate assembly of the power adapter in that reliable interconnections can be provided without wires, soldering or other custom assembly operations. In one embodiment, a base for a power adapter plug of a power adapter can include a metal base connected to a blade (or prong) of the power adapter plug. The metal base can provide mechanical support to the blade as well as electrical connectivity to an internal terminal for the power adapter plug. The internal terminals used by a power adapter plug of a power adapter can be coupled to a printed circuit board assembly using connectors, thereby facilitating interconnection with electrical components used by the power adapter. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244501 | INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An input/output module comprises a module body, a circuit board, and an input/output port. The circuit board is coupled to the module body and has a first surface and a second surface. A second connection portion is disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to a mobile electronic device body. The input/output port is disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the second connection portion. The input/output port has an insertion end corresponding in position to an opening of the module body and connected to an external transmission connector. Further provided is a mobile electronic device having an input/output module, wherein the input/output module is replaceable such that the mobile electronic device has a transmission interface function and is expandable in applicability. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244502 | TERMINAL BLOCK INCLUDING A CONDUCTOR ROUTING SYSTEM FOR AN APPARATUS INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF ROUTING A CONDUCTOR ACROSS A TERMINAL BLOCK - A terminal block for an apparatus includes at least one terminal conductor having a first end that extends to a second end. The first end includes a first connection portion and the second end includes a second connection portion. A non-electrically conductive member covers the at least one terminal conductor. The non-electrically conductive member includes a body having a first end section arranged at the first end extending through an intermediate section to a second end section arranged at the second end. The first end section includes a first opening exposing the first connection portion, and the second end portion includes a second opening exposing the second connection portion. The body further includes a conductor routing system having at least one conductor routing member configured and disposed to restrain and guide a conductor member across the at least one terminal conductor. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244503 | Solar Cell Module Terminal Box - A solar cell module terminal box includes a contact electrically connectable to an external terminal of a solar cell module, a connector member electrically connected to the contact, and a box main body. The box main body has an accommodating portion for accommodating the contact, an attaching portion accommodating the connector member and a wall member which partitions the accommodating portion and the attaching portion from each other. The wall member includes a connector insertion hole. The connector member is inserted in the connector insertion hole in tight/gapless contact therewith along the entire perimeter thereof. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244504 | TERMINAL STRUCTURE - A terminal structure provided with a male terminal and a female terminal that includes with at least one set of elastic plate parts is disclosed. The male terminal is inserted between the elastic plate parts of the female terminal in a predetermined direction to cause each side surface of the male terminal to be pressed from each side of the elastic plate part due to the elastic force of the elastic plate parts, and the male terminal and the female terminal are electrically connected to each other. A position of the surface of the male terminal with which one elastic plate is brought into contact differs, in the insertion direction of the male terminal, from a position of the other surface of the male terminal with which the other elastic plate is brought into contact. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244505 | COMPRESSION TERMINAL FOR STRANDED WIRE AND NON-ELECTRICAL WIRE - A compression terminal comprising an electrical terminal member, the electrical terminal member configured to receive a stranded wire having a protective outer jacket surrounding a strand bundle, a fastener member including a first inner bore having a first diameter and a second inner bore having a second diameter, the second diameter being less than the first diameter, wherein an internally tapered wall separates the first inner bore from the second inner bore, wherein, when the fastener member is axially slidably compressed from a first position to a second position, the fastener member is configured to compress a portion of the electrical terminal member against the stranded wire is provided. An alternative compression terminal and a wire end termination are further provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244506 | PRESS-FIT TYPE CONNECTOR TERMINAL - The press-fit type connector terminal includes a pin section in the form of a flat plate, and a plurality of contact sections situated continuous to a front end of the pin section, each of the contact sections including a contact piece being in the form of a barrel or a spindle surrounding an imaginary center line, the contact piece being formed with a slit extending substantially parallel to the imaginary center line, the connector terminal being comprised of a single bent metal plate having elasticity. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244507 | INSERTION CONTACT FOR ARRANGEMENT AT A CONTACT SUPPORT - The invention relates to an insertion contact for arrangement at a contact support including an opposite contact, the insertion contact including a contact arm which contacts a first contact surface of an opposite contact in an electrically conductive manner which opposite contact is arranged on a top side of a contact support; a support arm which contacts a bottom side of the contact support; and a connection arm which arranges the contact arm at the support arm, wherein the contact arm and/or the support arm is deflectable in a spring elastic manner, wherein the insertion contact includes a connection member for connecting a conductor, wherein the insertion contact is configured as a stamped component. It is an object of the invention to provide insertion contacts which facilitate reducing grid pitches of plug connectors, in particular according to Rast 2.5 standard, while maintaining predetermined technical specifications. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244508 | TERMINAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A terminal connection structure comprises a first terminal made in a plate shape and formed with a through-opening, a supporting section supporting the first terminal, a second terminal made in a plate shape and to be a connection counterpart of the first terminal, and a clip made of a plate-like material having an electrical conductivity, and having a central piece formed into a U-shape and opposed pieces continued from the central piece, the central piece being provided with a pair of projection portions projected from both side portions of the central piece to prevent the clip from excessively entering into the through-opening. The first terminal is interposed between the opposed pieces facing to each other with the central piece inserted into the through-opening, and the second terminal is inserted between a surface of the first terminal facing the pair of projection portions and the clip. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244509 | SHIELDED COAXIAL CONNECTOR - A coaxial connector has a selectively engageable radio frequency interference shield. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244510 | ELECTRIC TERMINAL - An electric terminal | 2013-09-19 |
20130244511 | TERMINAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC WIRE TO A TERMINAL ELEMENT - The present invention related to a method for mechanically and electrically connecting an electric wire to a terminal element and to a terminal assembly comprising a terminal element and at least one electric wire that is mechanically and electrically connected to the terminal element. For improving such method and terminal assembly, the method comprises the steps of arranging a connecting portion of the electric wire substantially parallel to the an entrance surface of the contact opening; and connecting a joining section of the connecting portion with the contact opening by plastically deforming a lateral cut of the joining section. The terminal assembly includes a terminal element having at least one contact opening, and at least one electric wire that is mechanically and electrically connected to the contact opening, wherein a connecting portion of the electric wire that is located outside the contact opening runs substantially parallel to an entrance surface of the contact opening, and wherein a joining section of the connecting portion is plastically deformed into and thereby non-positively connected to the contact opening. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244512 | PRESS-FIT TYPE CONNECTOR TERMINAL - The press-fit type connector terminal includes a pin section having a U-shaped or quadrangular cross-section, and a contact section situated at a front end of the pin section, the contact section including a contact piece surrounding an imaginary center line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the pin section, and a slit formed at a part of the contact piece and extending substantially parallel to the imaginary center line, the connector terminal being comprised of a single bent metal plate having elasticity. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244513 | TRIM AND TILT APPARATUS - A trim and tilt system comprises a trim cylinder unit including a trim cylinder and a trim rod reciprocatingly received by the trim cylinder. The trim rod has a chamfer at distal end thereof. A trim receiver mounted on a swivel bracket has a curved, three-dimensional surface for applying a force to the trim rod. The curved, three-dimensional surface of the trim receiver and the distal end of trim rod are able to self-align so that the force applied to the trim rod is applied substantially along a longitudinal axis of the trim rod. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244514 | FIN FOR SURF CRAFT | 2013-09-19 |
20130244515 | LINE DEPLOYING APPARATUS - An apparatus for deploying a line includes a disc having a generally V-shaped circumferential channel for retaining the line prior to deployment. The V-shaped channel guides a first wound turn of the line toward the central plane of the disc, and provides an enlarged space into which the turns of the line are unwound during deployment. The enlarged space prevents tangling of the line when the turns are unwound from the disc during deployment. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244516 | DEVICE FOR INCREASING THE BUOYANCY OF A HUMAN BODY - A device for increasing the buoyancy of a human body in water includes an inflatable tube member ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244517 | DECORATIVE PRODUCTS AND BUILDING PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED OPACITY - A decorative or building product in which one or more constituents of the product include melamine cyanurate in an amount effective to provide or enhance opacity in the product. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244518 | FILM FOR CONSTRUCTION AND FILM COMBINATION | 2013-09-19 |
20130244519 | FLAME RESISTANT BACKSHEET FOR SOLAR CELL MODULES - Disclosed herein is a flame resistant flexible backsheet for solar cell modules, which comprises (a) a flame resistant layer formed of a non-metal inorganic fiber fabric; and (b) a first polymeric layer that is adhered to a first side of the flame resistant layer. Further disclosed herein is a solar cell module comprising the flame resistant flexible backsheet. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244520 | FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to sheet-form fibre composite components which are obtainable by impregnating fibres with a reactive resin mixture comprising polyisocyanates, polyepoxides, polyols and optionally additives, and to a process for the production thereof. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244521 | MULTI-AXIAL FABRIC - The present invention is directed to a multi-axial fabric which is dimensionally-stabilized. The composite fabric has a substrate and a plurality of first, second, third, and fourth strands disposed across the substrate and oriented in non-parallel directions with respect to one another. Binding fiber secures the aforementioned strands to the substrate. The composite fabric can be substantially free of more than three strands overlapping at a common position on the substrate. A road employing the multi-axial fabric is described. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244522 | GEOGRID, NON-WOVEN OR WOVEN FABRIC AND STRAPPING BAND - The present invention relates to a geogrid, a non-woven or woven fabric and a strapping band, methods for their preparation and their use. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244523 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OXIDIZED CELLULOSE FIBERS, OXIDIZED CELLULOSE FIBER SHEET MATERIALS OR OXIDIZED CELLULOSE NONWOVENS, AND USE THEREOF - A method for the production of at least one of oxidized cellulose fibers, oxidized cellulose fiber sheet materials and oxidized cellulose nonwovens includes introducing at least one of cellulose fibers, cellulose fiber sheet materials and cellulose nonwovens into a reactor. A temperature of the reactor is set in a range from 25° C. to 80° C. Gaseous nitrogen dioxide is introduced into the reactor so as to oxidize the at least one of cellulose fibers, cellulose fiber sheet materials and cellulose nonwovens. A temperature of the reactor is set in a range from 20° C. to less than 160° C. The at least one of oxidized cellulose fibers, oxidized cellulose fiber sheet materials and oxidized cellulose nonwovens are neutralized with at least one base. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244524 | Binders and Materials Made Therewith - A curable aqueous composition is disclosed comprising a carbohydrate, a crosslinking agent, and an amine base, wherein the curable aqueous composition has a pH adjusted by the amine base. Further disclosed is a method of forming a curable aqueous solution. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244525 | BLENDED INSULATION BLANKET - An insulation blanket includes a blend of a first component and a second component. The first component is a first fiber material selected from a group consisting of glass fibers, mineral fibers, basalt fibers, natural fibers and mixtures thereof. The second component is made of a second material selected from a group consisting of thermoplastic copolymer bi-component fibers, monofilament fibers, a thermal setting resin and mixtures thereof. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244526 | PROTECTIVE IMPACT ABSORBING STRUCTURES WITH INTERNAL REINFORCEMENT AND MATERIALS THEREFOR - Disclosed herein are conformable protection pads with a reinforcing layer. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244527 | FLAME RETARDANT FIBERS, YARNS, AND FABRICS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed are technical fibers and yarns made with partially aromatic polyamides and non-halogenated flame retardant additives. Fabrics made from such fibers and yarns demonstrate superior flame retardancy over traditional flame retardant nylon 6,6 fabrics. Further, the disclosed fibers and yarns, when blended with other flame retardant fibers, do not demonstrate the dangerous “scaffolding effect” common with flame retardant nylon 6,6 blended fabrics. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244528 | REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLES, COMPOSITIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ARTICLES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM - A composition for the manufacture of a porous, compressible article, the composition comprising a combination of: a plurality of reinforcing fibers; a plurality of polysulfone fibers; and a plurality of polymeric binder fibers; wherein the polymeric binder fibers have a melting point lower than the polysulfone fibers; methods for forming the porous, compressible article; and articles containing the porous, compressible article. An article comprising a thermoformed dual matrix composite is also disclosed, wherein the composite exhibits a time to peak release, as measured by FAR 25.853 (OSU test), a 2 minute total heat release, as measured by FAR 25.853 (OSU test), and an NBS optical smoke density of less than 200 at 4 minutes, determined in accordance with ASTM E-662 (FAR/JAR 25.853). | 2013-09-19 |
20130244529 | METHOD FOR ROUTING GAMMA VOLTAGES IN FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A method for routing gamma voltages in a flat panel display that includes a plurality of source driver integrated circuits (SDICs) each having a plurality of gamma buffers. The method includes forming routing lines to route a plurality of gamma voltages; connecting the routing lines to output terminals of the gamma buffers; applying the reset gamma voltage to the gamma buffer of selected SDIC after selecting the SDIC in which the gamma voltage is required to be reset in consideration of heating values of the SDICs, and changing connection between a routing line corresponding to the selected gamma buffer and a tap point of a resistor string of the SDIC such that the connection corresponds to the reset gamma voltage. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244530 | FOAM CONSTRUCTION TOY - A foam construction toy may utilize a plurality of nodes, studs, and structural elements to construct a toy or an object. For example, the toy may include at least one node having a plurality of holes and at least one structural element configured to connect to the at least one node. The toy may also include at least one stud configured to connect the at least one structural element with the at least one node to form the toy. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244531 | INTERACTIVE TOYS - A plurality of individual toys, at least a first one of which generates acoustic signals and at least a second one of which receives acoustic signals. When the second toy receives acoustic signals from the first toy, it responds, for example, by generating a sound and/or controlling its motion. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the toys flock and/or form a procession of toys which follow a leader toy, for example a mother goose and a plurality of following and preferably quacking goslings. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244532 | Method and apparatus for covering strings attached to balloons - A lightweight tubular housing is fabricated from the class of cotton, silk, lace, or combinations thereof. The housing materials are bunched or stretched to reduce or increase the coverage of the balloon strings. The balloon strings are transported through the interior of the housing and then tied to a balloon anchor. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244533 | CONVERTIBLE PLAY GYM - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a children's play gym configured for being converted between different configurations providing unique functionalities. In certain embodiments, the convertible play gym is provided with one or more adaptable entertainer components including various entertainment features (e.g., lights and sound producing devices). In a first configuration adapted for infants, at least one of the entertainer components is suspended above the play gym's mat and configured for reacting to movement, sound, or other input provided by an infant child laying on the play gym's mat. In a second configuration adapted for toddlers, the suspended entertainer component may be detached from the play gym's support members and reconfigured as a children's entertainment table (e.g., by itself or as part of an assembly with other entertain components). | 2013-09-19 |
20130244534 | WING MECHANISM FOR A DOLL - A winged toy is described. The winged toy includes a wing mechanism and a doll. The wing mechanism includes a first wing arm and a second wing arm (each with wings). Each of the two wing arms are connected with one another via gears to allow the wings to flap in unison. The gears include teeth that are engaged with one another such that rotation of one gear causes the other gear to rotate at an equal rate and in a direction opposite to that of the first gear, thereby causing the wings to flap in unison. Additionally, the wing mechanism includes a plug having a distinct pattern. Finally, the doll has a rear side with a receptacle. The receptacle is formed in a distinct pattern that matches the distinct pattern of the plug, thereby allowing a user to selectively plug the wing mechanism into the doll. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244535 | TOYS WITH PIVOTAL MEMBERS - Toys according to the present disclosure include a body, at least one pivotal member that is coupled to the body and biased toward a first position from a second position, and a user release mechanism configured to release the at least one pivotal member from the second position to the first position. In some embodiments, the toys include more than one pivotal member. In some embodiments, a pivotal member is configured to resemble different elements of the toy when in the first position than when in the second position. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244536 | TWO-SIDED TOY VEHICLE - A slim, two-sided remote controlled toy vehicle with high speed, high maneuverability and high shock and crash resistance. A remote control scheme based on digital signals embedded in infrared beams allows improved control and high-speed terrestrial and aerial stunt capabilities. The toy intelligently implements infrared communication, on board micro-control units, flip sensors, sounds, lights and other pre-programmed actions. Various stunt accessories are also provided, to increase the play value of the toy. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244537 | FLYWHEEL MOTOR AND GYROSCOPIC CLUTCH - An inertia motor for a toy has a housing supporting a rotating flywheel. The flywheel has a disk with generally radially movable elements, movement of which vary the moment of inertia of the disk. Another element is supported by the housing so as to be movable towards and away from the disk and is located so as to be able to engage at least one of the movable elements when the flywheel has slowed sufficiently. Angular momentum and energy in the flywheel at engagement is transferred to the housing. The housing may also include a transmission such as a gear train to connect the flywheel with one of more elements of the toy to be powered by the flywheel. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244538 | Playhouse with removable fastening system - A playhouse composed of a sheet material is provided that utilizes plastic windows, doors, and fasteners to secure various sections together. The fastener engages a clip that is attached to various sections. The fastener is then twisted to secure the windows and doors to the structure as well as securing two sections together. The playhouse is disassembled for easy storage under a bed or in a closet. Additionally, the fasteners, windows, door, and clips can be re-used with additional corrugated structures or kits. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244539 | INTERACTING TOYS - The present invention relates to toys that are enabled to interact with other such toys, and in particular a toy comprising: a processor for generating interactions between such toy and at least one other toy capable of interacting with such toy; an interaction tracking engine for generating data related to the interactions; and a memory connected to said interaction tracking engine for storing said data. The invention further relates to a server comprising: means for communicating with a plurality of toys, means for receiving data related to each said toy; means for processing said data; and means for allocating points to each said toy in dependence on said processed data. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244540 | Swinging bob toy with reversibly separable bobs - A swinging bob toy having three bobs constrained on a string, the middle bob being slideably constrained between the two end bobs, and at least one of the bobs being reversibly separable into two partial bobs. A wide variety of new tricks and maneuvers are made possible by the separability of the bobs. The two partial bobs have roughly the same weight thereby providing balanced orbits. Each of the two partial bobs slides less easily along the string than a non-separated bob. The two partial bobs have roughly the same diameter along at least one axis thereby allowing visual illusions to be performed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING SLIDER PARALLELISM ERROR USING COMPENSATION LAPPING - Systems and methods for correcting slider parallelism error using compensation lapping are described. One such system includes a lapping support including at least one mounting surface having a preselected mounting angle such that a line normal to the at least one mounting surface is not parallel to a centerline of the lapping support, a rowbar including a plurality of magnetic transducers spaced apart along a length of the rowbar, and a lapping plate configured to lap the rowbar, where the rowbar is mounted to the at least one mounting surface, and where the rowbar is configured to be brought into contact with the lapping plate. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244542 | ABRASIVE WHEELS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Abrasive articles including a body having a first abrasive layer, a second abrasive layer and one or more reinforcing layers for use with cordless tools have a reduced thickness with respect to conventional counterparts. Techniques for producing and using such abrasive articles are described. In one embodiment, the first abrasive layer and the second abrasive layer comprise abrasive particles in a bond material. In an embodiment, a reinforcing layer is disposed between the first abrasive layer and the second abrasive layer. In a particular embodiment, the body comprises an average thickness of not greater than about 5 mm. In another particular embodiment, the abrasive particles can comprise silicon carbide. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244543 | SHIM-MASK STENCIL - A masking stencil to protect the surface surrounding a high spot to be abraded which, due to its minimal thickness and resistance to abrasive action, allows the abrasive to work over the stencil resulting in the requirement of a sufficiently fine abrasive to finish the process after stencil removal, that damage to the surrounding surface is reduced. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244544 | PROCESS CONTROL METHODS FOR CMP (CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING) AND OTHER POLISHING METHODS USED TO FORM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A method for controlling device feature sizes produced by polishing operations such as chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is provided. The method includes instituting process controls to control the processing operations used in combination to produce features of a metal layer with a desired thickness, based on the thickness of the previous metal layer or layers. A target thickness for first and second metal layers is established. After the first metal layer is produced and the difference between the first metal target thickness and the actual first metal thickness is determined, the target thickness for the second metal features is adjusted. Once the target thickness for the second metal features is adjusted, each of the processing operations used to produce the second metal layer is controlled in combination to produce the second metal features with the adjusted target thickness. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244545 | POLISHING PAD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A polishing pad has a polishing layer including a non-foamed polyurethane, wherein the non-foamed polyurethane is a reaction cured body of a polyurethane raw material composition containing an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting a prepolymer raw material composition containing a diisocyanate, a high-molecular-weight polyol and a low-molecular-weight polyol; an isocyanate modified body polymerized by adding three or more diisocyanates; and a chain extender, and the addition amount of the isocyanate-modified body is 5 to 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the isocyanate-terminated prepolymer. The polishing pad hardly causes scratches on the surface of an object to be polished and has an improved dressing property. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244546 | METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE WITH A WORM-SHAPED CUTTING TOOL - The invention relates to a method for machining a workpiece, preferably of a gear, with a multiple thread worm-shaped cutting tool with several parallel running helical and ridge-shaped cutting edges. To obtain a higher quality of the machining operation the invention proposes the following steps for the method: a) Bringing the cutting tool with the workpiece into mesh by inserting of a first helical cutting edge of the cutting tool in a first gap of the workpiece which has to he machined or has to be produced and machining of the workpiece with the cutting tool in this contact situation; b) Bringing the cutting tool and the workpiece out of mesh; c) Bringing the cutting tool with the workpiece again into mesh by inserting of the first helical cutting edge of the cutting tool in a second gap of the workpiece which is different from the first gap and machining of the workpiece with the cutting tool. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244547 | Wood Sanding Bit and Method of Use - The invention seeks to provide a wood sanding bit that can be used for the sanding of routered work piece edges. Specifically, the invention seeks to provide a wood sanding bit for use with a rotary tool, the bit comprising a sanding body having an outwardly and radially disposed sanding surface, the sanding surface provided with an abrasive material, wherein the sanding surface has a profile corresponding to a standard contoured router bit profile. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244548 | CHEMICAL-MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION PAD INCLUDING PATTERNED STRUCTURAL DOMAINS - An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a chemical mechanical planarization pad including a first domain and a second continuous domain wherein the first domain includes discrete elements regularly spaced within the second continuous domain. The pad may be formed by forming a plurality of openings for a first domain within a second continuous domain of the pad, wherein the openings are regularly spaced within the second domain, and forming the first domain within the plurality of openings in second continuous domain. In addition, the pad may be used in polishing a substrate with a polishing slurry. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244549 | GEAR GRINDING MACHINE - Provided is a gear grinding machine which can dress a grinding stone while a gear is held attached to the machine regardless of the size of the gear. To this end, the gear grinding machine ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244550 | CO2 Nozzles - A nozzle for providing carbon dioxide for cleaning is disclosed. The nozzle includes a reservoir for receiving liquid carbon dioxide, a barrel defining a passageway therethrough, the passageway extending to an outlet of the barrel, an orifice effecting fluid communication between the reservoir and the passageway, and a screen member constructed and arranged for interrupting flow of the carbon dioxide pellets greater than a select size from being emitted from the passageway of the barrel. Liquid carbon dioxide flows through the orifice to phase transfer into gaseous carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide pellets in the passageway. An internal diameter of the passageway is smaller than an internal diameter of the reservoir. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244551 | POLISHING MECHANISM AND MANIPULATOR USING THE POLISHING MECHANISM - A polishing mechanism includes a support base, a pair of magnetic valves, a first polishing assembly and a second polishing assembly. The pair of magnetic valves are mounted in the support base. The first polishing assembly and the second polishing assembly are mounted on the support base and connected to the pair of magnetic valves respectively. The second polishing assembly is arranged perpendicular to the first polishing assembly. The first and the second polishing assemblies are respectively controlled by the pair of magnetic valves to polish one or more workpieces. The present disclosure further discloses a manipulator using the polishing mechanism. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244552 | MANUFACTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A manufacture includes a substrate, a reinforcement layer over the substrate, and abrasive particles over the substrate. The abrasive particles are partially buried in the reinforcement layer. Upper tips of the abrasive particles are substantially coplanar. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244553 | REPLACEABLE FINE MACHINING MEMBRANE, STATIONARY FINE MACHINING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A REPLACEABLE FINE MACHINING MEMBRANE - The invention relates to a replaceable fine machining membrane ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130244554 | Universal Abrasive Sheet - A universal abrasive sheet is provided for a sanding or polishing machine and includes segments defined by weakened regions that allow portions of the universal abrasive sheet to be removed in order to adapt the abrasive sheet to alternative platent configurations. Each of the different configurations of the universal abrasive sheet can be provided with an individualized tip portion which can be separated from a body portion and either repositioned or replaced in order to change the working point of the tip portion when it becomes worn out. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244555 | OPTIMIZED AIRBORNE COMPONENT EXTRACTOR - A component extractor system includes a source of a positive pressure air stream and a source of a negative pressure air stream. Conduits convey the air streams to and from a work area where one or more nozzles create a capture region and draw airborne components into the system. The system is optimized in terms of flow ratios, dimensions of the conduits and elements of the nozzle, and so forth. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244556 | AIRBORNE COMPONENT EXTRACTOR WITH IMPROVED FLOW PATHS - A component extraction system utilized a base unit that produces a positive pressure air stream and that draws a negative pressure air stream into the base unit. To enhance performance, and reduce head requirements and power consumption, a number of bends in the flow paths is minimized in the base unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244557 | AIRBORNE COMPONENT EXTRACTOR HOOD - An airborne component extraction system includes a source of a positive pressure air stream and a source of a negative pressure air stream. The air streams are directed through conduits to a hood that distributes the positive pressure air stream into a work area, and that draws the negative pressure air stream from the work area to remove airborne components within the work area. Aspects of the hood offer greatly enhanced performance in creating a controlled region for component removal and for drawing and removing the components for the work area. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244558 | AIRBORNE COMPONENT EXTRACTOR WITH ADJUSTABLE FLOW RATES - A extraction system is designed for metal working and other applications. The system may comprise a cart-type base or may be incorporated into a fixed or semi-fixed installation. A blower delivers a positive pressure airflow to a hood that creates an air region by directing the air through an annular space between inner and outer shrouds, impacting the air against a single generally perpendicular flange. Return air from the operation may be mixed with fresh air, both of which may be filtered, to supply the positive pressure air. Both air streams to and from the hood may be adjusted to optimize operation. Adjustments may be made at the base unit or remotely. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244559 | AIRBORNE COMPONENT EXTRACTOR MANIFOLD - An airborne component extraction system comprises a source of a positive pressure air stream and a source of a negative pressure air stream. Conduits allow the positive pressure air stream to be channeled to a work area, and the negative pressure air stream to be drawn from the work area to pull airborne components away from the work area. A manifold receives the conduits and aids in directing both air streams between the sources and the conduits. The manifold may support the conduits in the form of an arm that can be rotated while directing the air streams. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244560 | AIRBORNE COMPONENT EXTRACTOR WITH IMPROVED POWER AND PRESSURE PERFORMANCE - An airborne component extractor provides a positive pressure air stream to a work area and draws a negative pressure air stream from the work area. Conduits conduct both air streams. A movable cart-type base unit or a permanent installation may provide for the air streams. Sizes and operational parameters are selected to provide good component removal, reduce head losses, and reduce power requirements. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244561 | SEALED DUCT CAB POST - The invention relates to a sealed duct vehicle cab post. A cab frame includes a hollow cab post having an air vent in a sidewall thereof and open first and second ends. A piece of unexpanded foam is attached to a clip. The clip has a base forming a foam piece support to which the piece of unexpanded foam is attached. The clip has a gripping member, and an arm connecting the base to the gripping member. The clip and the foam piece are inserted through the vent and into the post so that the unexpanded foam piece is inside the post and spaced apart from an edge of the vent and between the vent and the first end of the post. The gripping member is coupled to the post so that the gripping member grips, an edge of the vent. The cab frame and/or the post is then heated so that the foam expands and forms a seal within the post between the vent and the first end of the post. The result is a cab post with a sealed lower end wherein conditioned air from a roof mounted HVAC unit will flow from the upper end of the post, through the post to the vent and out of the vent and into the interior of the cab. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244562 | AIRFLOW DIRECTING MEMBER FOR A VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - A vehicle engine compartment airflow directing member for use with an airflow introducing and directing system includes a base portion and a bottom breather airflow directing portion. The base portion is configured to be secured to support rods provided in the vehicle engine compartment and to enclose a space disposed immediately rearward of the vehicle bumper beam. The bottom breather airflow directing portion extends from the base portion and narrows a bottom breather airflow path within the vehicle engine compartment while also preventing bottom breather airflow from recirculating to a position underneath the vehicle bumper beam. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244563 | INTEGRATED BUILDING BASED AIR HANDLER FOR SERVER FARM COOLING SYSTEM - An air handler building structure is disclosed, which includes a floor, a plurality of lateral walls, a roof, and one or more openings located either on the roof or on at least one of the lateral walls. The lateral walls include a lower and an upper lateral walls opposing to each other having different respective heights determined in accordance with a ratio. The roof has a pitch consistent with the ratio associated with the lower and upper lateral walls. The shape of the building structure allows air within the building structure to rise via natural convection. In addition, a first dimension along a first direction defined between the lower and upper lateral walls relative to a second dimension along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is such that the building structure provides access to outside natural air via one or more openings on the lower lateral wall. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244564 | CAMPUS ALERTING VIA WIRELESS GEOCAST - A geocast alerting system employs wireless geocast transmissions to deliver customized alerting messages to particular geographic areas. Geocast alerting regions and sub-regions can be defined within the system. Upon notice of the occurrence of an emergent situation, one or more geographic areas that may potentially be affected by the emergent situation are determined. The potentially effected geographic regions are compared with geocast alerting regions and sub-regions corresponding to particular geographic areas. Target alerting regions that should receive alerting messages are identified based on the comparison. The content of alerting messages can be tailored for each target alerting region. The content of alerting messages can contain distinct portions of content, each portion tailored based upon one or more conditions related to communications devices within the target alerting region. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244565 | BROADCAST ALERTING MESSAGE AGGREGATOR/GATEWAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A message broadcast system collecting broadcast messages from a plurality of broadcast message originators and providing a broadcast message to a plurality of broadcast message transmission systems for broadcasting to a plurality of user devices located within a geographically defined broadcast target area, the system communicatively coupled and receiving broadcast message requests from different coupled broadcast agent message origination systems, the broadcast requests including a broadcast agent identification, the geographical broadcast target area, and a broadcast message, the system receiving the broadcast message requests, verifying the broadcast request based on the broadcast agent identification, and an authority of the broadcast agent to send the broadcast message to the broadcast target area, and identifying a broadcast message transmission system serving at least a portion of the broadcast target area, and transmitting the broadcast message and the broadcast target area to the identified broadcast transmission system. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244566 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A receiving apparatus includes: a determining portion configured to scan a reception band of a broadcasting wave, compare a quality of a received signal with a predetermined quality, and carry out a determination; and a control portion. The control portion is configured to display information corresponding to a first broadcasting station in a first display form, the quality of the received signal from the first broadcasting station being determined to be equal to or higher than the predetermined quality, and display information corresponding to a second broadcasting station in a second display form, the quality of the received signal from the second broadcasting station being determined to be lower than the predetermined quality, the second display form being different from the first display form. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244567 | Information Processing Apparatus and Method, Information Processing System, and Transmission Medium - When a user gets interested in some music he/she listens to somewhere, for example, in a coffee shop, the user records that music in a memory provided in a portable terminal. A processor reads the information recorded in the memory and performs a predetermined process on it. The resultant information is stored on a storage device. The information stored on the storage device is then transferred to a remote server via a communication device. The remote server searches the database for the title of the music corresponding to the received information and returns the results to the terminal. Thus, the user can easily get information about the title of the music. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244568 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TEST APPARATUS - A test apparatus ensures to establish communication. A test apparatus including a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, where the transmitting section of the first communication apparatus transmits the first linkup code to the receiving section of the second communication apparatus, the transmitting section of the second communication apparatus transmits, instead of the first linkup code, the second linkup code in response to communication having being established between the receiving section of the second communication apparatus and the transmitting section of the first communication apparatus, and the receiving section of the first communication apparatus starts communicating with the transmitting section of the relay apparatus, in response to communication having being established with the transmitting section of the relay apparatus and reception of the second linkup code from the transmitting section of the relay apparatus. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244569 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPARENT POINT-TO-POINT HANDOVERS OF A MOBILE RELAY - Systems and methods for transparent handovers of mobile relays on high-speed vehicles. In an embodiment, a base station of a wireless communications network transmits identification data to a mobile relay on a high-speed vehicle. The identification data identifies base stations which are configured for transparent handovers. The network also receives data indicative of a scheduled path of the high-speed vehicle, which it uses to select a target base station for communication with the mobile relay. Once the target base station has been selected, the network begins servicing the mobile relay from the second base station, without requiring any measurement values from the mobile relay and without handover signaling. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244570 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCE IN MULTI-BEAM SATELLITE COMMUNICATION - A satellite in a multi-beam satellite communication system selects at least some active beams based on a traffic demand of each beam and channel status information of each beam, and allocates a bandwidth and a communication capacity to each active beam such that power flux density (PFD) level of each beam has the same predetermined value. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244571 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCE IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus for allocating resources in a communication system includes a reception unit configured to receive information on a terminal from the terminal when the terminal initially accesses the apparatus in order to receive communication service, a determination unit configured to check information on a bandwidth for providing the communication service to the terminal, the information on the terminal, and information on a satellite and determine the size of a resource block group to be allocated to the terminal by taking the information on the bandwidth, the information on the terminal, and information on the satellite into consideration, and an allocation unit configured to allocate resource blocks corresponding to the size of the resource block group to the terminal in order to transmit and receive data packets to and from the terminal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244572 | Method And A System Of Providing Multi-Beam Coverage Of A Region Of Interest In Multi-Beam Satellite Communication - A method of providing multi-beam coverage of a Region of Interest (ROI) in a multi-beam satellite communication system in which a non-uniform traffic demand density is defined over said Region of Interest, the method including partitioning the Region of Interest into N>1 non-overlapping cells (V | 2013-09-19 |
20130244573 | Frequency Control in a Frequency Shifting Repeater - Aspects of a method and system for frequency control in a frequency shifting repeater are provided. In this regard, a reference frequency may be divided to generate a first pair of local oscillator (LO) signals, the first pair of LO signals may be divided to generate a second pair of LO signals. The two pairs of LO signals may be utilized to frequency shift a received signal for repeating the signal on a different frequency. The frequency shifted signal may be generated by down-converting the received signal utilizing the first pair of LO signals, up-converting the down-converted signal utilizing the second pair of LO signals, and combining the resulting up-converted signals. The reference frequency may be divided by a first scaling factor to generate the first pair of LO signal which, in turn, may be divided by a second scaling factor to generate the second pair of LO signals. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244574 | TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device including an operation unit configured to receive an operation instruction performed by an external object; an operation disabling controller which performs control such that when the terminal device is in a disabled state, the operation instruction performed on the operation unit is ignored or the disabled state is cancelled; an operation detector which outputs, when a touch operation by the external object is detected, content of the touch operation as the operation instruction; an operation speed determination unit which determines whether a movement speed of the touch operation is higher than a predetermined threshold; and an operation controller which instructs the operation disabling controller to cancel the disabled state and control execution of a predetermined function when it is determined that the touch operation is an operation instruction to cancel the disabled state and in accordance with the movement speed of the touch operation. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244575 | USE OF PROXIMITY SENSORS WITH NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION - Various arrangements for selecting data for transmission from a mobile device are presented. Proximity data indicating proximity between one or more proximity sensors and a triggering entity may be collected by the mobile device. A type of near-field communication (NFC) transaction may be determined by the mobile device. Using the proximity data and the type of the NFC transaction, data to transmit to a remote NFC device may be determined. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244576 | EVENT NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND EVENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - An event notification device includes a wireless communication unit, an event occurrence information acquiring unit, an enabled-notice information acquiring unit, a notice setting unit, and an event occurrence notification unit. The wireless communication unit transmits and receives information on an online service from multiple external devices. The event occurrence information acquiring unit acquires an event occurrence notice via the wireless communication unit from the external devices. The enabled-notice information acquiring unit acquires enabled-notice information on the event occurrence notice via the wireless communication unit. The notice setting unit requests one external device to transmit the event occurrence notice and requests the other external devices not to transmit the event occurrence notice if the multiple external devices can individually transmit the same event occurrence notice. The event occurrence notification unit notifies a user of the event occurrence on the basis of the event occurrence notice. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244577 | DETECTION AND NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A detection and near-field communication device for detecting the approach of a portable device integrating a near-field communication antenna for communicating with the portable device, includes: | 2013-09-19 |
20130244578 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable remote wireless control of an electronic device while in standby mode. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising the steps of transmitting, by a device, short-range wireless polling signals via a short-range wireless interface according to a first poll interval; determining whether the device is active, or in a stand-by, low power, idle, or sleep mode state; and when the device is determined to be in a stand-by, low power, idle, or sleep mode state, causing the device to enter into a polling mode for transmitting short-range wireless polling signals via a short-range wireless interface according to a second poll interval that may be the same or different from the first poll interval and ignoring received short-range wireless response signals. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244579 | METHOD OF ENABLING PROXIMITY BASED CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES USING DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS - A method and system for enabling cross-platform connectivity and operable communication between two portable communication devices, operating through different operating systems, operably connects the two devices to a service infrastructure through a network. A unique identifier of the first device is retrieved and communicated to the service. Bluetooth or WLAN operation of the two devices is enabled. The second device detects any other device in proximity, within the network, and delivers identifying information of the detected devices to the service. If the identifying information corresponds to the identifier of the first device registered with the service, the service sends a push notification message to a push notification service corresponding to the first device. The push notification service sends an alert to the first device notifying the first device that it has been detected. Connectivity and operable communication between the two devices is enabled. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244580 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a wireless communication device comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication using radio waves belonging to a predetermined radio wave band between a first external device and a second external device; a proximity communication unit configured to perform proximity communication with a control terminal; and a control unit configured to cause control data, which indicates an instruction for the first external device, received from the control terminal via the proximity communication unit to be transmitted to the first external device via the wireless communication unit, the control unit adjusting a transmission timing of the control data or the data when causing the control data to be transmitted to the first external device while the first external device or the wireless communication unit sequentially transmits data to the second external device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244581 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, the control unit produces a first control signal and a second control signal. The first control signal is to set an intermittent reception period. The second control signal is to control a start-up of reception of a wireless signal. When the reception processing is implemented during the intermittent reception period, the RF unit stops in accordance with an instruction of the control unit after the reception processing signal is outputted, the intermittent reception period is awoken. When the reception processing exceeds the intermittent reception period, the RF unit continues the reception, and stops in accordance with the instruction of the control unit after the reception processing signal is outputted. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244582 | METHOD OF ANALYZING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a method of analyzing interference between heterogeneous wireless communication systems, including receiving, by an interference analysis unit, interference parameters from a parameter input unit; receiving, by the interference analysis unit, polarized information from a polarized information input unit and calculating a Polarized Mismatch Loss Factor (PMLF) between a transmission antenna of an interference transmitter and a reception antenna of a victim receiver; and analyzing, by the interference analysis unit, an interference influence of the interference transmitter on the victim receiver based on the interference parameters and the PMLF. In accordance with the present invention, an interference influence between heterogeneous wireless communication systems using different polarized waves can be precisely analyzed by incorporating a loss characteristic according to a polarized mismatch between transmission and reception antennas into the interference influence. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244583 | Testing Method Detecting Incorrectly Connected Antenna Contacts - The invention concerns a testing method detecting misconnected mechanical contacts between off-chip antenna and on-chip antenna circuit, wherein the testing method is a Built-In Self-Test method including a step of measuring at least one electrical parameter of on-chip antenna circuit connected to off-chip antenna which is representative of state of connection of said mechanical contacts. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244584 | Methods, Test Systems and Arrangements for Verifying Compliance with Requirement Specifications - A method for verifying compliance of a communication device with one or more requirement specifications is disclosed. The method comprises establishing a link between a test system and the communication device, wherein the establishing comprises configuring one or more bearers and one or more control channels; closing a test loop comprising the test system and the communication device, wherein the closing comprises activating a test loop function of the communication device; sending data in a downlink of the test loop from the test system to the communication device; receiving the data at the communication device; transferring at least some of the data to an uplink transmission arrangement of the communication device after a specific event has occurred; and verifying, at the test system, transmission in an uplink of the test loop from the communication device to the test system. Corresponding test system and test loop function arrangement are also disclosed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244585 | Transmission Power Control Negotiation Method and Wireless Communication System Using the Same - The present invention discloses a transmission power control negotiation method for a communication system. The communication system includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The transmission power control negotiation method includes the first transceiver transmitting first adjustment signal to the second transceiver with a first transmission power; the second transceiver analyzing the first adjustment signal and sending negotiation messages for the first transceiver to adjust the first transmission power; and the first transceiver transmitting following signals with the first transmission power. | 2013-09-19 |
20130244586 | SUB-CARRIER AND CHANNEL MATRIX ELEMENT ORDER FOR RECEIVER FEEDBACK - A first network device including a first calibration module to generate training signals for each of a plurality of subcarriers. The training signals are transmitted from the first network device to a second network device via antennas of the first network device using the subcarriers. A first steering module receives a first matrix for each subcarrier, which includes channel state information for each of the training signals received by the second network device, from the second network device according to a transmission schedule and generates a steering matrix based on the first matrix. The transmission schedule is predetermined or is transmitted to the second network device prior to transmitting the training signals. A first control module adjusts, based on the steering matrix, first beamforming weights associated with the antennas to direct first radio frequency signals to be transmitted toward the second network device. | 2013-09-19 |