43rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140312947 | Wave Clocking - Embodiments provide systems and methods for dynamically regulating the clock frequency of an integrated circuit (IC) based on the IC supply voltage. By doing so, the clock frequency is no longer constrained by a worst-case voltage level, and a higher effective clock frequency can be supported, increasing the IC performance. Embodiments include a wave clocking system which uses a plurality of delay chains configured to match substantially the delays of respective logic paths of the IC. As the delays of the logic paths vary with supply voltage and temperature changes, the delay chains matched to the logic paths experience substantially similar changes and are used to regulate the clock frequency of the IC. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312948 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING THE PHASE OF A PLURALITY OF DIVIDER CIRCUITS IN A LOCAL-OSCILLATOR SIGNAL PATH - A method and system for synchronizing the output signal phase of a plurality of frequency divider circuits in a local-oscillator (LO) or clock signal path is disclosed. The LO path includes a plurality of frequency divider circuits and a LO buffer for receiving a LO signal coupled to the plurality of frequency divider circuits. The method and system comprise adding offset voltage and setting predetermined state to each of the frequency divider circuits; and enabling the frequency divider circuits. The method and system includes enabling the LO buffer to provide the LO signal to the frequency divider circuits after they have been enabled. When the LO signal drives each of the frequency divider circuits, each of the frequency divider circuits starts an operation. Finally the method and system comprise removing the offset voltage from each of the frequency divider circuits to allow them to effectively drive other circuits. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312949 | APPARATUS FOR OUTPUT BUFFERING HAVING HALF-SWING RAIL-TO-RAIL STRUCTURE - There is provided an apparatus for output buffering having a half-swing rail-to-rail structure. The apparatus provides output buffering by using a switch structure in order to attain a high slew rate and low power characteristics, thereby reducing current consumption. The provided apparatus for output buffering having a half-swing rail-to-rail structure includes a first output buffer, driven between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail and outputting a first output signal in response to a first input signal and a second input signal, and a second output buffer, driven between the first and the second voltage rails and a third voltage rail and outputting a second output signal in response to a third input signal and a fourth input signal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312950 | DATA HOLDING CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A circuit including: an input stage that includes a first input unit into which input data is input and a pair of first output units and is driven by a first power-supply voltage; a pair of first gate elements that includes first transistors, and is driven by a clock that includes a second power-supply voltage that is lower than the first power-supply voltage; a first latch circuit that includes a pair of second input units, and is driven by the first power-supply voltage; a pair of second gate elements that includes second transistors, and is driven by an inverted clock of the clock; and a second latch circuit that includes a pair of third input units, and a third output unit that outputs one of a pair of pieces of data, and is driven by the first power-supply voltage. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312951 | ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE SCALERS (AVSs), SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - Adaptive voltage scalers (AVSs), systems, and related methods are disclosed. The AVSs are configured to adaptively adjust voltage levels powering a functional circuit(s) based on target operating frequencies and delay variation conditions to avoid or reduce voltage margin. In one embodiment, the AVS includes an AVS database. The AVS database can be configured to store voltage levels for various operating frequencies of a functional circuit(s) to avoid or reduce voltage margin. The AVS database allows rapid voltage level decisions. The voltage levels stored in the AVS database may be initial, minimum, learned, populated, explored, backed out, temperature-based, and/or age-based voltage levels according to disclosed embodiments to further avoid or reduce voltage margin. An AVS module may be a software-based module that consults the AVS database to make voltage level decisions. Providing the AVS module as a software-based module may allow flexibility in configuring the AVS module and/or the AVS database. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312952 | ANALOG DELAY LINES AND ADAPTIVE BIASING - Examples of analog delay lines and analog delay systems, such as DLLs incorporating analog delay lines are described, as are circuits and methods for adaptive biasing. Embodiments of adaptive biasing are described and may generate a bias signal for an analog delay line during start-up. The bias signal may be based in part on the frequency of operation of the analog delay line. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312953 | EQUALIZER CIRCUIT AND RECEIVER CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME - An equalizer circuit includes an input terminal, a pull-up driving unit suitable for pull-up driving an output terminal based on a signal of the input terminal, a pull-down driving unit suitable for pull-down driving the output terminal, and a capacitor connected between the input terminal and the output terminal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312954 | HIGH-VOLTAGE MULTI-LEVEL SHIFTER FOR ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS AND TRANSMIT/RECEIVE CHANNEL FOR ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS USING SAID LEVEL SHIFTER - A multi-level shifter includes a first branch having first and second transistors coupled between a higher voltage terminal and a lower voltage terminal. The multi-level shifter comprises a second branch, in parallel with the first branch, having: a third transistor, coupled between said higher voltage reference terminal and an output node, a fourth switching transistor coupled between said output node and said lower voltage terminal. Said third and fourth transistors have respective control terminals controlled by drain terminals of said first and second transistors, respectively. The shifter includes a bidirectional battery coupled between said drain terminals of said first and second transistors to supply first and second voltages having the same magnitude and different polarities. Said fourth transistor is controlled according to the first voltage when said first transistor is turned on and said third transistor is controlled according to the second voltage when said second transistor is turned on. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312955 | BALUN MIXER CIRCUITS - A single-balanced balun mixer circuit includes a balun with a center tap connected to a differential pair with a tail resistor. The balun receives a first input signal and a second signal at the single-ended input terminal and the center tap, respectively. Such a balun mixer may be used as an up-converter mixer by supplying a baseband or intermediate signal at the center tap and a local oscillator (LO) signal at the single-ended input terminal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312956 | POST FABRICATION TUNING OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit | 2014-10-23 |
20140312957 | Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-Directionality of Stacks of Elements When Connected Between Terminals - Devices and methods for improving voltage handling and/or bi-directionality of stacks of elements when connected between terminals are described. Such devices and method include use of symmetrical compensation capacitances, symmetrical series capacitors, or symmetrical sizing of the elements of the stack. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312958 | Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-Directionality of Stacks of Elements When Connected Between Terminals - Devices and methods for improving voltage handling and/or bi-directionality of stacks of elements when connected between terminals are described. Such devices and method include use of symmetrical compensation capacitances, symmetrical series capacitors, or symmetrical sizing of the elements of the stack. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312959 | CURRENT SWITCHING DEVICE WITH IGCT - An exemplary current switching device includes an integrated gate-commutated thyristor with an anode, a cathode, and a gate, wherein a current between the anode and the cathode is interruptible by applying a switch-off voltage to the gate; and a gate unit for generating the switch-off voltage. The gate unit and a connection of the gate unit to the gate establish a gate zcircuit having a stray impedance. The gate unit is adapted for generating a spiked switch-off voltage with a maximum above a breakdown voltage (VGR | 2014-10-23 |
20140312960 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A substrate including a plurality of transistors, and a piezoelectric formed to be contacted with the substrate. The piezoelectric is formed heat-expendably in a direction parallel to a gate direction of the transistors. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312961 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPENSATING FOR NEGATIVE BIAS TEMPERATURE INSTABILITY EFFECTS AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION - A semiconductor device comprises a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor circuit configured to receive a body bias voltage, and a negative bias temperature instability compensation (NBTIC) circuit configured to measure a negative bias temperature instability level on the MOS transistor circuit using an operating timing variation measuring unit and to adaptively compensate for a bias according to the measured value. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312962 | CAPACITIVE SWITCH HAVING HIGH ACCURACY - There is provided a capacitive switch including a drive circuit, a detection circuit, a reference circuit and an identification unit. The drive circuit inputs identical drive signals to the detection circuit and the reference circuit. The detection circuit detects a touch according to a capacitance variation. The detection circuit outputs a first signal when the touch is not detected and outputs a second signal when the touch is detected. The reference circuit is a replica of the detection circuit and configured to output the first signal. The identification unit identifies a phase shift between the second signal of the detection circuit and the first signal of the reference circuit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312963 | SWITCHABLE CURRENT SOURCE CIRCUIT AND METHOD - a switchable current source in which a reference voltage value to be used in driving the gate of an output transistor is sampled and stored. The reference voltage is derived using a reference current source which feeds a current sensing transistor. The current sensing transistor is turned off when the output transistor is turned off, so that the reference current source then does not consume power. A large reference current Iref can then be used for a short time. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312964 | RECONFIGURABLE HIGH-ORDER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FILTERS - Voltage and current mode reconfigurable n | 2014-10-23 |
20140312965 | VARIABLE ADMITTANCE CIRCUIT - A programmable variable admittance circuit may be used in a programmable filter or a variable gain amplifier in a number of different applications including tuners and other RF receiver circuits. A variable admittance circuit and operation is described including a number of switchable admittance elements arranged in parallel branches. The variable admittance circuit requires fewer transitions to change between successive admittance values than a binary weighted circuit and fewer branches for implementation then a thermometry admittance circuit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312966 | ACTIVE EMC FILTER - Active EMC filter connectable between an electric power source and an electric load, comprising: capacitors (C×N, C×U) connected between active conductors of said power source and a star point electric node; a filter capacitor (Cst, CstU) connected between said star point and ground; | 2014-10-23 |
20140312967 | CHOPPER AMPLIFIER - A chopper amplifier includes a chopper modulator to modulate a certain detection signal and a bias voltage by a certain control signal and output a chopper modulation signal, a first differential amplifier to differentially amplify the chopper modulation signal from the chopper modulator and output a differential modulation signal, a chopper demodulator to demodulate the differential modulation signal from the first differential amplifier by the control signal and output a demodulation signal, a second differential amplifier to extract a detection signal component from the demodulation signal, and a plurality of filters connected at an input terminal of the second differential amplifier and having different cutoff frequencies from each other relative to the demodulation signal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312968 | DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT INDUCTOR FOR CLASS D AMPLIFIER - A circuit includes a first input terminal for receiving a first pulsed voltage and a second input terminal for receiving a second pulsed voltage. The circuit further includes a load and an LC filter. The LC filter includes a coupled inductor pair that includes a first winding and a second winding magnetically coupled to each other. The first winding is coupled between the first input terminal and the load, and the second winding is coupled between the second input terminal and the load. A frequency of a first current flowing through the first winding is increased by the second pulsed voltage applied to the second winding. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312969 | POWER CONTROL - A Class E amplifier having a FET with a transistor (T | 2014-10-23 |
20140312970 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A power supply circuit includes: a push-pull amplifier unit which amplifies an input signal with a push-pull amplification protocol; a variable power supply unit which varies, with a control signal, the voltage level of a power supply voltage which is supplied to the push-pull amplifier; a switch control unit which, on the basis of the input signal, outputs the control signal which controls the voltage level of the power supply voltage; and a timing control unit which applies a specified time delay to the input signal. When the control signal rises, the switch control unit causes the control signal to rise at a faster timing, according to the voltage level switch transition timing, than a delay time upon the timing control unit, and when the control signal falls, the switch control unit causes the control signal to fall at the timing of the delay time. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312971 | DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - A differential amplifier circuit includes a differential amplification unit suitable for amplifying difference between signals of an input terminal and a complementary input terminal, receiving the same voltage level through the input terminal and the complementary input terminal at a measurement period, and receiving an input signal and a complementary input signal through the input terminal and the complementary input terminal, respectively, at an operation period, an offset control unit suitable for generating offset information using an output of the differential amplification unit at the measurement period, and an offset compensation unit suitable for compensating for an offset of the differential amplification unit in response to the offset information. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312972 | HIGH-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE - A high-frequency amplifier circuit includes a balanced-unbalanced converter converting a single-ended signal into differential signals. The output of a first amplifier amplifying the single-ended signal is connected to the signal terminal on the unbalanced side of the balanced-unbalanced converter. The input of a second amplifier amplifying one of the differential signals is connected to one signal terminal on the balanced side of the balanced-unbalanced converter. The input of a third amplifier amplifying another of the differential signals is connected to another signal terminal on the balanced side of the balanced-unbalanced converter. An impedance element is inserted between an element on the balanced side of the balanced-unbalanced converter and a ground. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312973 | LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER - Provided is a low noise amplifier. The low noise amplifier includes an input transistor receiving and amplifying a signal, an output transistor amplifying the signal amplified by the input transistor, and an inverting unit inverting the signal which is amplified by the input transistor and applying the inverted signal to a gate of the output transistor. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312974 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENVELOPE SHAPING IN POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for envelope shaping in power amplifier systems are provided. In certain implementations, a power amplifier system includes a modulator for generating a RF signal, a power amplifier for amplifying the RF signal, a gain control circuit for controlling the gain of the power amplifier, and an envelope tracking system for controlling a voltage level of the power amplifier's supply voltage based on an envelope signal corresponding to the RF signal's envelope. The gain control circuit includes a gain adjustment table, and the envelope tracking system includes an envelope shaping circuit including an isodistortion table. The isodistortion table can be used to map the envelope signal to a shaped envelope signal so as to maintain a substantially constant distortion in the system's transmit and/or receive bands across the envelope signal's range. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312975 | AMPLIFIER USING NONLINEAR DRIVERS - A device includes a Doherty amplifier having a main path and a peaking path. The Doherty amplifier includes a main amplifier configured to amplify a signal received from the main path and a peaking amplifier configured to amplify a signal received from the peaking path when the signal received from the peaking path exceeds a predetermined threshold. The device includes a first driver amplifier connected to the main path of the Doherty amplifier. The first driver amplifier is configured to exhibit an amplitude and phase distortion characteristic that is an inverse of an amplitude and phase distortion characteristic of the main amplifier. The device includes a second driver amplifier connected to the peaking path of the Doherty amplifier. The second driver amplifier is configured to exhibit an amplitude and phase distortion characteristic that is an inverse of an amplitude and phase distortion characteristic of the peaking amplifier. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312976 | AMPLFIERS AND RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Apparatus are provided for amplifier systems and related integrated circuits are provided. An exemplary integrated circuit includes a main amplifier arrangement, first impedance matching circuitry coupled between the output of the main amplifier arrangement and a first output of the integrated circuit, a peaking amplifier arrangement, and second impedance matching circuitry coupled between the output of the peaking amplifier arrangement and a second output of the integrated circuit. In one exemplary embodiment, the first impedance matching circuitry and the second impedance matching circuitry have different circuit topologies and different physical topologies. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312977 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CAPACITIVE LOADING OF AN ENVELOPE TRACKER - Apparatus and methods for reducing capacitive loading of an envelope tracker are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless device comprises an envelope tracker including an output configured to generate a power amplifier supply voltage, a plurality of power amplifiers, and a power supply network configured to provide the power amplifier supply voltage to the plurality of power amplifiers. The power amplifier supply network includes a first inductor electrically connected between a supply input of a first power amplifier and the output of the envelope tracker, and a second inductor electrically connected between a supply input of a second power amplifier and the output of the envelope tracker. The first inductor resonates with a distributed capacitance of the power supply network at a frequency greater than the envelope tracker's modulation bandwidth of, and the second inductor resonates with the distributed capacitance at a frequency greater than the envelope tracker's modulation bandwidth. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312978 | HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - A high-frequency module includes a wiring substrate including an electrode pattern layer and a via electrode, a plurality of amplifier circuits that are configured to respectively amplify signals in different frequency bands received at the input terminal, and a plurality of matching circuits and a plurality of filter circuits that are provided in correspondence with the respective amplifier circuits and that are connected sequentially to output sides of the respective amplifier circuits. A plurality of signal paths that extend from the output sides of the respective amplifier circuits to the antenna terminal through the corresponding matching circuits and the filter circuits are provided. The electrode pattern layer and the via electrode are grounded and at least one of the electrode pattern layer and the via electrode is arranged between the signal paths. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312979 | AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT INCLUDING ACTIVE INDUCTOR - An amplifying circuit includes a first transistor configured to convert an input voltage signal to a current signal, a second transistor configured to convert the current signal to an output voltage signal, and a variable active inductor in which resistors and a switch are arranged between a gate and a drain of the second transistor. The amplifying circuit further includes a third transistor configured to draw a current and connected in parallel to the first transistor and a bias circuit configured to control individually a current flowing through the first transistor and a current flowing through the third transistor. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312980 | CIRCUIT FOR MEASURING THE RESONANT FREQUENCY OF NANORESONATORS - In the field of nanoresonator oscillators or NEMS (nanoelectromechanical systems) oscillators, a circuit is proposed for measuring the oscillation frequency of a resonator, including a phase-locked loop with a frequency-controlled oscillator and a phase comparator. The resonator includes a vibration excitation input and a dynamic polarization input (using strain gauges). The frequency-controlled oscillator applies a polarization frequency f1 to the polarization input. A frequency generator supplies a fixed intermediate frequency FI; a mixer receives the frequencies f1 and FI for producing an excitation frequency f0 that is the sum or difference of f1 and FI. The phase comparator receives the frequency FI and the output signal of the resonator and produces a control signal that is sent to the frequency-controlled oscillator, indirectly locking the oscillation frequency onto the resonant frequency of the resonator. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312981 | FREQUENCY-LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A frequency-locked loop circuit includes: a digital control oscillator that generates a clock; and an FLL controller that generates a frequency control code to control an oscillation frequency of the clock. The FLL controller includes: a frequency comparison unit that compares a frequency of a clock generated by the digital control oscillator with a frequency of a multiplied reference clock; and a delay code control unit that generates, based on a comparison result of the frequency comparison unit, the frequency control code so that the frequency of the clock generated by the digital control oscillator matches the frequency of the multiplied reference clock. The frequency comparison unit determines the frequency of the clock by using first and second thresholds. The delay code control unit generates the frequency control code according to a determination of the frequency comparison unit and outputs the frequency control code to the digital control oscillator. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312982 | CONTINUOUS PHASE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON INJECTION LOCKING - A phase-modification circuit is described. This phase-modification circuit reduces jitter by injecting a divided reference clock in a phase-locked loop from an auxiliary oscillator and by effectively gradually and completely transferring its phase to a master oscillator. The phase-correction strength in the phase-modification circuit is increased by successively coupling an edge in the divided reference clock over many cycles of a clock in the master oscillator. By increasing the correction strength, the phase error is effectively nulled out, thereby reducing the total absolute peak jitter. Moreover, because the correction is gradual and successive, the phase-modification circuit also significantly reduces the cycle-to-cycle jitter and half-cycle or edge jitter. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312983 | Runtime Compensated Oscillator - Disclosed is a method for generating an oscillating signal and an oscillator circuit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312984 | OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT - An oscillator circuit includes a first resonator, a second resonator, and a frequency adjusting unit. The second resonator has a frequency characteristic different from a frequency characteristic of the first resonator. The frequency adjusting unit is configured to change a ratio between a contribution of the first resonator and a contribution of the second resonator so as to adjust an output frequency. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312985 | MODULATION APPARATUS FOR CLASS D SWITCHING AMPLIFIER - A modulation apparatus for a class D switching amplifier is capable of reducing power consumption of an Electro-Migration Interface (EMI) of an output and a gate driver in a zero input signal. The modulation apparatus for a class D switching amplifier includes a control unit for detecting and outputting a control signal which is a common signal component of a first modulation signal modulated by using a first input signal and a second modulation signal modulated by using a second input signal; and is characterized by feedback of a first output signal, a second output signal and a common output signal outputted by using the first modulation signal, the second modulation signal and the control signal through an input of the modulation apparatus. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312986 | TUNABLE INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONTAINING THE SAME - Tunable interconnect structures, integrated circuits containing the tunable interconnect structures and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The interconnect transmission line structure includes a signal conductor and a plurality of conductors in proximity to the signal conductor. The structure further includes one or more switchable conductors in proximity to at least the signal conductor. The one or more switchable conductors has a programmable wiring switch with a terminal connected to the one or more switchable conductors and another terminal connected to ground. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312987 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CABLE AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED BOARD - A signal transmission cable includes a multi-layer parallel transmission path, a single-layer parallel transmission path, and a single-layer/multi-layer conversion section. The multi-layer parallel transmission path includes two or more dielectric waveguides stacked in upper and lower directions. Each dielectric waveguide includes a dielectric layer formed of a dielectric substance, two conductive layers formed to sandwich the dielectric layer, and two quasi-conductive walls. The two quasi-conductive walls include a plurality of via-holes electrically connected to the two conductive layers. The dielectric waveguides are arranged sharing the conductive layers in contact in the upper and lower directions. The single-layer parallel transmission path includes the two or more dielectric waveguides arranged in left- and right-hand directions on the same dielectric layer and conductive layer. The single-layer/multi-layer conversion section transmits a signal transmitted by each dielectric waveguide in the single-layer parallel transmission path to each dielectric waveguide in the multi-layer parallel transmission path. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312988 | KA-BAND HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER STRUCTURE HAVING MINIMUM PROCESSING AND ASSEMBLING ERRORS - A Ka-band high power amplifier structure having minimum processing and assembling errors, which uses a technique in which input and output waveguide flanges of individual amplifiers which are connected in parallel are connected to a waveguide divider and a waveguide combiner from above, and uses a waveguide transition patch implemented on an interconnect substrate for coupling to the individual amplifier to avoid the use of an input and output connector pin and an interconnector. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312989 | POLY-PHASE FILTER WITH PHASE TUNING - A poly-phase filter receives inphase input signals I and Ī and quadrature input signals Q and | 2014-10-23 |
20140312990 | COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, BOARD HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON, AND POWER SMOOTHING UNIT COMPRISING THE SAME - A composite electronic component may include: an input terminal receiving power which has been converted by a power management unit; a power smoothing unit including a capacitor including a ceramic body in which a plurality of dielectric layers and internal electrodes are stacked such that the internal electrodes are disposed to face each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and an inductor including a magnetic body including a coil part and a magnet, and smoothing power; and an output terminal supplying the smoothed power. The inductor may suppress an alternating current (AC) component of supplied power and the capacitor may reduce ripples in the supplied power. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312991 | FILTER - The present invention provides a filter. The filter includes two common electrode layers and two inner electrode layers, where the two inner electrode layers are located between the two common electrode layers, and an electrical insulation layer is disposed between any two adjacent electrode layers of the two common electrode layers and the two inner electrode layers; each of the two common electrode layers is connected to at least one grounding electrode; and each of the two inner electrode layers is connected to at least one signal electrode. The filter provided by embodiments of the present invention can perform filtering processing on low-frequency noise such as that of a direct current power supply, and has a good filtering processing effect. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312992 | COMMON MODE FILTER - Disclosed herein is a common mode filter having improved insertion loss characteristics. The common mode filter includes: first and second coil electrode patterns formed at an upper layer and alternately disposed; and first and second coil electrode patterns formed at a lower layer and alternately disposed, wherein the outermost pattern of the upper layer and the outermost pattern of the lower layer are coil electrode patterns having the same order. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312993 | METHOD OF FABRICATING MULTI-BAND FILER MODULE - A method of fabricating a multi-band filter module is provided. The method includes forming a Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) on a piezoelectric substrate by forming a resonant part on the piezoelectric substrate and then an air gap recessed on a surface of the piezoelectric substrate and positioned under the resonant part; and forming a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) device on the piezoelectric substrate in which the steps of forming the FBAR and the SAW are concurrently performed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312994 | Laterally coupled bulk acoustic wave filter with improved passband characteristics - The invention relates to a laterally coupled bulk acoustic wave (LBAW) filter comprising a vibration layer for carrying bulk acoustic waves, electrode means comprising a first electrode coupled to the vibration layer for exciting to the vibration layer at least one longitudinal wave mode having a first frequency band and one shear wave mode having a second frequency band, and a second electrode coupled to the vibration layer for sensing the filter pass signal, the first and second electrodes being laterally arranged with respect to each other, and an acoustic reflector structure in acoustic connection with the vibration layer. According to the invention, the reflector structure is adapted to acoustically isolate the vibration layer from its surroundings at the first frequency band more efficiently than at the second frequency band for suppressing the effect of the shear wave mode at the second frequency band from the filter pass signal. The invention helps to improve the quality of LBAW filter passbands. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312995 | COUPLER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coupler for wireless transfer includes a coupling element including a first open end and a second open end. The coupler further includes a feeding element electrically connecting a feed point and an intermediate portion of the coupling element between the first open end and the second open end. The coupler further includes a short circuiting element electrically connecting the intermediate portion and a ground plane. An electrical distance from the feed point to each of the first open end and the second open end is ¼ of a wavelength corresponding to a central frequency used for the wireless transfer. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312996 | BIMETAL AND MAGNETIC ARMATURE PROVIDING AN ARC SPLATTER RESISTANT OFFSET THEREBETWEEN, AND CIRCUIT BREAKER INCLUDING THE SAME - A trip mechanism includes a bimetal having a first side and an opposite second side, a magnetic yoke disposed proximate the first side of the bimetal, and a magnetic armature pivotally connected to the bimetal and disposed proximate the opposite second side thereof. The armature has a first side with a surface, an opposite second side, and an opening extending from the first side to the opposite second side of the magnetic armature. The opening has a latch surface structured to engage the latch surface of an operating mechanism. The first side of the magnetic armature is structured to engage the opposite second side of the bimetal. At least one of the bimetal and the magnetic armature is structured to provide an offset between the bimetal and the surface of the first side of the magnetic armature at the opening of the magnetic armature. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312997 | Encapsulated Reed Relay - A method of manufacturing a surface-mount encapsulated reed relay comprises providing metal lead-frame having conductors for connecting the relay to a circuit and insert-moulding a plastics material plate to the lead-frame so that the conductors extend through the plate and are bonded thereto. Unwanted lead-frame parts are cut away on at least one side of the plate, leaving the conductors exposed for the connection thereto of a reed relay capsule and operating coil, whereafter a housing is fitted to the plate so as to embrace the reed relay capsule and operating coil. A soft elastomeric material is injected into a space defined by the plate and the housing to encapsulate the relay capsule and the operating coil, and then any remaining unwanted lead-frame parts are cut away such that the conductors are exposed on the other side of the plate, to allow those exposed conductors to be formed to lie in a common plane substantially parallel to or co-planar with a face of the encapsulated reed relay which face will in use lie against a circuit board. In an alternative method, two plates are insert-moulded to the lead-frame in a spaced-apart disposition, a U-shaped housing co-operating with the plates to form an enclosure for the relay capsule and coil. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312998 | Modular Relay Sub-Assembly - A modular relay sub-assembly is provided. The modular relay sub-assembly can include a first housing portion, a second housing portion, a conductor having a first contact, and a split conductor. The second housing portion may be attached to a surface of the first housing portion. The conductor may be disposed inside a cavity formed by the two housing portions. The first contact may be accessible through a first opening in the first housing portion. The split conductor may include a first portion, a second portion, and a contact. The split conductor being disposed inside the cavity formed by the first and second housing portions. The second portion may be disposed at a position electrically isolated from the first portion. The contact of the split conductor can be accessible through a second opening in the first housing portion. The split conductor can be positioned to selectively contact the conductor. | 2014-10-23 |
20140312999 | WINDING SUPPORT, ELECTRICAL COIL AND METHOD TO PRODUCE AN ELECTRICAL COIL - A winding support has at least two parts on which to wind an electrical double coil in two winding planes situated in parallel, orthogonal to a winding axis. Each part has an annular structure with base areas that are identical for all of the parts, and an outer surface that is a band of the surface of a straight cylinder between the bases. Each part has a slit-shaped cut-out extending in a longitudinal direction over a portion of the length of the cylinder. The parts are adjacently connected with one another with a lateral separation therebetween in the direction of the winding axis, and with the cut-outs forming a common slit extending over both parts. An electrical coil has such a winding support, and a method to produce such a coil includes winding a conductor on such a winding support. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313000 | Electromagnetic actuator - The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator having a magnetically soft housing with at least two field coils which are distanced from each other axially, and an armature which is mounted in the housing concentrically to the field coils and which can slide axially, wherein the armature has at least one permanent magnet ring which encloses the armature radially. According to the invention, a non-magnetic sleeve is included which, together with the permanent magnet ring, radially surrounds the armature. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313001 | LINEAR FARADAY INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM OCEAN WAVE KINETIC ENERGY AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - Various embodiments of permanent magnetic arrays are disclosed. Such arrays include a central support tube; permanent magnets arranged along the central support tube, where the permanent magnets are oriented such that like poles of the magnets are placed adjacently to concentrate a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the central support tube; and pole pieces arranged along the central support tube, each pole piece in contact with two neighboring permanent magnets and separating those two neighboring permanent magnets. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313002 | NONLINEAR INDUCTOR - A non-linear inductor is disclosed herein. The non-linear inductor includes a first magnetic core, a second magnetic core, a third magnetic core, a fourth magnetic core, a fifth magnetic core and a coil unit. The first and the second magnetic core are disposed in parallel. The third magnetic core, the fourth magnetic core and the fifth magnetic core are all vertically disposed between the first and the second magnetic core. The fourth magnetic core is vertically disposed between the first and the second magnetic core. The fourth and the fifth magnetic core are disposed at both sides of the third magnetic core in parallel. The coil unit winds around the third magnetic core. A magnetic resistance of the fourth magnetic core passed through by an inductive magnetic flux is different from a magnetic resistance of the fifth magnetic core passed through by the inductive magnetic flux. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313003 | HIGH CURRENT POWER INDUCTOR - A surface mount power inductor includes a preformed conductive winding clip and first and second-shaped core pieces. The core pieces may be configured to reduce unbalanced force experienced in the power inductor in certain types of power management circuitry. Reduction in the unbalanced force reduces vibration of the power inductor in use, and in turn reduces acoustic noise as the power inductor operates. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313004 | MAGNETIC COMPONENT AND TRANSFORMER MADE THEREFROM - A magnetic component and transformer made therefrom is provided. The magnetic component includes an outer circular wall including a first gap and a second gap; an inner circular wall including a third gap and a fourth gap; and a cylindrical core. The outer circular wall, the inner circular wall, and the cylindrical core are concentric to one another. The outer circular wall and the inner circular wall are spaced apart to define an outer radial channel. The inner circular wall and the cylindrical core are spaced apart to define an inner radial channel. A transformer is formed by wrapping a first winding about the inner circular wall and a second winding around the cylindrical core. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313005 | COMMON MODE FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a common mode filter capable of increasing a thickness of the coil electrode in a more simple and stable scheme. The common mode filter includes: a magnetic substrate; a coil electrode formed on one surface of the magnetic substrate and enclosed by an insulating resin; and external electrode terminals connected to both ends of the coil electrode, wherein the coil electrode includes a first metal pattern layer and a second metal pattern layer formed on the first metal pattern layer by performing electroplating using the first metal pattern layer as a lead wire. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313006 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT, E.G. LIGHT, ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPLIANCE, BASED ON APPLIANCE SOUND - The present disclosure is directed to systems ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140313007 | CONDITIONAL AND SITUATIONAL BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION AND ENROLLMENT - The present invention provides a system for conditionally selecting biometric modalities for biometric authentication at authentication run time. The inventive concept uses programmatic logic to identify which biometric modalities to use for authenticating a user. The software module for selecting biometric modalities includes, a plurality of rules or conditional logic for selecting one or more biometric modalities required to authenticate a user requesting a secure action. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313008 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURE TRANSACTIONAL SOLUTIONS - The present invention provides a method and system for verifying and tracking identification information. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for delivering security solutions is provided that includes at least one of the following: a radio frequency (RF) identification device, an identification mechanism (e.g., a card, sticker), and an RF reader. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313009 | Remote Control Systems for Vehicles - A system includes a base station, a communications device, and a fob. The base station is configured to control a vehicle function in response to receiving a command via a first wireless link. One of the communications device and the fob is configured to transmit a request via a second wireless link different than the first wireless link. The other one of the communications device and the fob is configured to transmit the command to the base station via the first wireless link in response to receiving the request via the second wireless link. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313010 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - An access control system includes a portable user device, an access control apparatus and a portable administrator device. The access control apparatus includes a first near field communication (NFC) unit and stores a first valid user list. The portable administrator device includes a second NFC unit and stores a second valid user list. The first NFC unit and the second NFC unit are operable to enable communication between the access control apparatus and the portable administrator device, and the access control apparatus and the portable administrator device are operable to synchronize contents of the first valid user list stored in the access control apparatus and the second valid user list stored in the portable administrator device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313011 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A remote control system includes a portable device and a security device. The portable device includes a motion sensor. The security device is configured to communicate with the portable device through wireless signals to control a vehicle in accordance with an action request motion detected by the motion sensor. The motion sensor is operated in an ON mode, which enables detection of an action request motion, and an OFF mode, which disables detection of the operation request motion. The security device controls the operation mode of the motion sensor in accordance with the condition of a vehicle. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING ELECTRONIC SHELF LABELS AND UPDATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AN ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL - An exemplary embodiment of a system for updating electronic shelf labels (ESLs) comprises multiple ESLs, and a gateway connected to the multiple ESLs to update data of the multiple ESLs. Each ESL comprises a transceiver having a media condition detector to detect whether other ESL(s) perform an update at the time slot, a controller, a memory, and a random number generator randomly selecting one of multiple time slots of a frame when an ESL update procedure begins, wherein the time slot corresponds to an index stored in the memory by the controller. The ESL performs the update at this time slot when none of said other ESL(s) performs the update at the time slot. When said other ESL(s) performs the update at the time slot, the controller enables the random number generator to randomly select another time slot from a next time frame. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313013 | PROCESSING ALERT SIGNALS FROM POSITIONING DEVICES - A method for a positioning server configured to locate positioning devices and to maintain information on users, who are associated with respective positioning devices. The server receives one or more alert messages from an alerting positioning device. Each alert message conveys identifying information of the alerting positioning device. The server uses the identifying information to retrieve a location estimate of the alerting positioning device. The server forms a first set of other positioning devices in a vicinity of the alerting positioning device and sends an assist request message to the positioning devices in the first set. The assist request message indicates the location estimate of the alerting positioning device and/or said descriptive information. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313014 | DIGITAL SIGNAGE SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY ALERTING METHOD USING SAME - A digital signage system and a method of providing information using the digital signage system are disclosed. The digital signage terminal includes an emergency detection unit, an emergency detection message generation unit, a communication unit, and an emergency alert message processing unit. The emergency detection unit collects the surrounding emergency-related information of the digital signage terminal. The emergency detection message generation unit generates an emergency detection message including the collected emergency-related information. The communication unit transmits the generated emergency detection message to a digital signage server, and receives an emergency alert message including an emergency alert corresponding to an emergency situation from the digital signage server. The emergency alert message processing unit parses the emergency alert message, and provides the emergency alert included in the emergency alert message to a user. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313015 | DEFINING A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION READ AREA - Defining a radio frequency identification read area includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader operable to read RFID tags within a specified read area. An RFID transmitter is coupled with the RFID reader and is operable to radiating a modulated carrier in an area adjacent to the specified read area. The RFID reader controls the RFID transmitter to transmit the modulated carrier during a preamble transmission of the RFID reader to prevent any RFID tags in the adjacent area from recognizing an interrogation signal from the RFID reader. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313016 | MASTER AND SLAVE RFID TAGS FOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods are disclosed to adapt RFID tags in a master-slave configuration and to connect them by a connector. Upon a request from a reader, the slave RFID tag will transmit via the connector data to the master RFID tag which will concatenate the latter with its own data and transmit a concatenated series of data to the reader. Such RFID tags are presented in use in a system for managing a plurality of equipment stored in a plurality of housings, as is the case for a room of IT servers. Each such slave RFID tag is fastened preferably onto a housing, contains information on the housing, and is connected to the master RFID tag preferably fastened onto the equipment stored in the housing and containing information on the equipment. A user thereby knows in a single reading information about the equipment and the housing that it occupies. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313017 | SAFETY CONTROLLER AND SAFETY CONTROL METHOD - A safety controller includes a first interrupt signal output unit outputting a first interrupt signal in a cycle synchronous with that of a first carrier signal defining a control cycle of a control target; a second interrupt signal output unit outputting a second interrupt signal in a cycle synchronous with that of a second carrier signal defining a control cycle of the control target, the first and second carrier signals having the same cycle and a predetermined phase difference; and a control unit executing tasks and controlling the control target by switching and scheduling time partitions according to outputs of the first and second interrupt signals from the first and second interrupt signal output units. The control unit stops controlling the control target upon detecting, as an abnormality related to the first and second interrupt signals, that the first and second interrupt signals are not output in a predetermined order. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313018 | STAGE EQUIPMENT SYSTEM - A stage equipment system including a stage equipment device provided with a signal processor and a memory, including a user interface associated to said stage equipment device; and including a mobile device. The mobile device includes a communication module configured for connecting, by a wireless communication, said user interface to said stage equipment device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313019 | REMOTE CONTROLLER WITH MAGNET - A remote controller with magnet for ceiling fan and includes a transmitter body defining a compartment in which at least a magnet is installed. With the magnet installed therein, the transmitter body can readily attach to a flat surface of a ferric object. Alternatively, the transmitter body can be used with a holder defining a pocket in which a ferric plate is arranged. The transmitter body can magnetically attach to the ferric plate of the holder. By this arrangement, the transmitter body can readily stored within the pocket. This arrangement can effectively increase the convenience of the operation and usage. In addition, the overall configuration is simple and free from all kind of malfunction. It can be readily expected to reach its intended convenience and configurational stability. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313020 | Electronic Device, Alarm Control Method, and Recording Medium - An electronic device | 2014-10-23 |
20140313021 | Haptic Device for Pedestrian Navigation - An apparatus comprises a first magnetic plate; a second magnetic plate oriented parallel no the first magnetic plate, magnetically coupled to the first magnetic plate, and slidable relative to the first magnetic plate; a dielectric material positioned between the first magnetic plate and the second magnetic plate; and a contact in communication with the first magnetic plate and the second magnetic plate through which a voltage is applied, the voltage generating a signal that is responsive to a task performed on a mobile device, the signal providing a haptic effect to the first magnetic plate and the second magnetic plate upon sliding of the first magnetic plate relative to the second magnetic plate. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313022 | Dataglove Having Tactile Feedback and Method - A data glove for generating tactile feedback at a finger upon interaction of the finger with an interaction element on an infrared touchscreen includes receiving elements for receiving the fingers of an operator and stimulators for generating tactile feedback attached on the finger-receiving elements. The date glove also includes elements for identifying the finger interacting with the infrared touchscreen and a signal generator for exciting the stimulator of the interacting finger upon successful actuation of an interaction element on the infrared touchscreen. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313023 | ACTIVE VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - A vehicle safety system includes a sensing unit arranged on a master vehicle for detecting the occurrence of a predefined event and an active protection unit for triggering a protection function of a slave vehicle. A wireless signal transmitting unit is arranged on the master vehicle for transmitting a wireless signal to the slave vehicle when the predefined event is detected. A wireless signal receiving unit is arranged on the slave vehicle for receiving the wireless signal from the master vehicle. The active protection unit triggers the protection function of the slave vehicle after receiving the wireless signal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313024 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCK NOTIFICATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for notifying an operator that a door of a vehicle is locked. The method can include receiving a request to lock a lock associated with the door, and determining an ambient lighting condition associated with the vehicle. Based upon the ambient lighting condition, outputting audible data, visual data or both audible data and visual data to indicate that the door is locked. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313025 | TIRE STATUS RECEIVING SYSTEM - A tire status receiving system includes a first signal converter module including a first microcontroller unit, a wireless receiver unit for receiving a wireless signal from a tire status sensor and providing the wireless signal to the first microcontroller unit for enabling the first microcontroller unit to convert the wireless signal into a code for information interchange for output through an output unit being electrically coupled to the first microcontroller unit, and a second signal converter module including a second microcontroller unit, a memory unit for storing tire status sensor ID codes and predetermined alarm threshold values, an interface unit for communication with the output unit to receive data, a power supply unit to provide the necessary working electricity, and a communication port electrically coupled to the second microcontroller unit and having installed therein signal transmission circuit and a charging circuit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313026 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has at least one drive unit, at least one brake device and at least one component which heats up when the drive unit and/or the brake device are operated. The component includes at least one warning device which is designed to output a visual warning information item when a component-specific limiting temperature is exceeded by the component, and/or can be actuated to output a visual warning information item when an information item which relates to a component-specific limiting temperature being exceeded is present. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313027 | HEADLIGHT STATUS DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE - A headlight status display system for automobile that includes a plurality of spare bulbs wired in a secondary relay circuit, each of said plurality of spare bulbs disposed proximal each of a plurality of primary bulbs wired in a first relay circuit, wherein failure of any one of said plurality of primary bulbs is detectable and communicable to a driver and, simultaneously, a corresponding one of the plurality of spare bulbs is illuminable in lieu of said failed primary bulb, whereby an automobile's visibilty is ensured and proper functioning of either headlight or rear light is maintained. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313028 | System and Method for Storing and Monitoring Events at Security Devices - An alarm or intrusion monitoring system includes a plurality of detectors which communicate with a displaced control element. Various of the detectors include local storage circuitry wherein detected conditions or events are recorded along with a time indicator. Recorded events and respective times of occurrence can be downloaded to the control element for evaluation. Detected conditions or events can include system conditions, such as faults or detector off-line indicators, as well as various intrusion or environmental-type incidents such as smoke, gas, temperature or fire. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313029 | Modular Assistance System - Modular assistance system ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140313030 | BED EXIT MONITORING APPARATUS - There is provided a bed exit monitoring apparatus for monitoring a user and determining when the user has got out of a bed, the apparatus comprising a processor that is configured to receive measurements of the acceleration in three dimensions acting on a device that is attached to the user; and process the measurements to determine if the user has got out of bed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313031 | ELECTRONIC SECURITY PATROL COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTITUTIONAL FACILITY - Electronic systems for verifying completion of security patrols include primary and secondary identifier elements distributed along a predetermined route of the security patrol. A portable electronic device is configured to confirm an officer's presence at each of the primary and secondary identifier element locations. The primary identifier element is machine readable while the secondary identifier element requires operator input to confirm the location. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313032 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR NOTIFYING A COMMUNITY OF SECURITY EVENTS - A method of operating a security monitoring system comprises defining a group of people to receive a notification of an event taking place at a location associated with any member of the group, by a system, determining that a security event has at least potentially taken place that the members of the group need to be notified of, by the system, and notifying the members of the group of the event, via a network. Notifications of the at least potential security event may be provided to a first party of the at least potential security event and members of the group may be notified if the first party does not respond to the notification within a predetermined period of time. A system is also disclosed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313033 | DECORATIVE EYEGLASSES LOCATOR - A system for locating an item, comprising a locator device, the locator device comprises at least a receiver, an alarm module and a connector to attach the locator device to an item; and a transmitter to generate a pre-selected signal to be received by the receiver once the receiver is within a reception range from said transmitter, wherein the receiver is to actuate the alarm module once the pre-selected signal is received. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313034 | AUTOMATED SECURITY SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURES - Disclosed are various embodiments for providing security to a structure. A network of security devices may be accessed and/or controlled by one or more monitoring devices, wherein each of the one or more monitoring devices are configured to monitor one or more signals emitted by one or more security devices. In response to a signal received from at least one of the security devices indicating a breach of the structure, a compartmentalization of the structure may be initiated, wherein the compartmentalization comprises initiating a lockdown of the structure utilizing at least one of the one or more security devices. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313035 | Method and System for Detecting a State of a Golf Club - A method for detecting a lost club includes detecting an orientation characteristic of a golf club with a detection unit, transmitting the orientation characteristic from the detection unit to a mobile device, determining a distance between the golf club and the mobile device based on a signal transmitted from the detection unit to the mobile device and determining a lost club state based on the orientation characteristic of the golf club and the distance between the golf club and the mobile device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313036 | Fall Detection System and Method - A fall detection method determines a fall detection algorithm based on sensor data aggregated from a plurality of fall detection devices. Sensor data is obtained from one of the plurality of fall detection devices not included in the aggregated sensor data. A probable fall event of the obtained sensor data is determined based on the fall detection algorithm. An alarm signal is generated based upon the determination of the probable fall event. A validity of the probable fall event is determined, and the fall detection algorithm is refined using the obtained sensor data and the validity of the probable fall event each time sensor data is obtained from any of the plurality of fall detection devices. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313037 | Swimwear Design and Construction - A wetsuit ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140313038 | DETECTION DEVICE - A detection device includes a detection circuit and a temperature measuring device. The detection circuit is used to detect an electronic component causing a short circuit in a circuit module and includes a power source, a light emitting diode (LED), a first connecting terminal connected to a cathode of the LED, and a second connecting terminal An anode of the LED is connected to an anode terminal of the power source. The first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal are connected the first node and the second node, respectively. The temperature measuring device includes a number of test terminals for contacting the electronic components to measure and show temperatures of the electronic components. If a short circuit occurs, the LED is turned on. The short circuited electronic component is identified by reading the temperatures of the test terminals. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313039 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND REACTING TO EXPOSURE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO MOISTURE - An electronic device includes a port for connecting the electronic device to other electronic devices and a moisture detector configured to detect an electrically conductive liquid in the first port. The moisture detector is configured to maintain a voltage on a first electrical contact of the port and to detect a short circuit between the first electrical contact and a second electrical contact of the port. The moisture detector determines that the electronic device has been exposed to an electrically conductive liquid if the monitor module detects the short circuit. The moisture detector may also put the electronic device into safe mode if it is exposed to an electrically conductive liquid. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313040 | Tactile and Visual Smoke Detector System - A multi-feedback fire alarm system incorporating a wearable signal notification article is provided. The system detects fire threats and notifies users of specific threat types, even when the user is not in proximity to a detection unit. The system includes one or more detection units and one or more wearable signal notification articles. When the detection unit perceives danger, it sends an activation signal and an alarm signal to the signal notification article to alert the user that a threat is present. The wearable signal notification article comprises a flexible bracelet-style housing, and an integrated alert circuit module with a sensor chip, an antenna, multiple light sources, a vibrator, and a battery. Different illumination and vibration patterns occur depending upon the type of threat present and the associated alarm signal received. In this way, the device provides specific threat type information to hearing impaired users. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313041 | TRACKING EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS - A method of tracking electromagnetic field, EMF, exposure of a user, comprising storing an aggregate EMF exposure value for the user, the aggregate EMF exposure value indicating EMF exposure due to use of one or more devices by the user; obtaining an estimate of EMF exposure associated with use of a particular one of the devices by the user; revising the aggregate EMF exposure value for the user in dependence upon the estimated EMF exposure; comparing the aggregate EMF exposure value to a threshold; and transmitting a signal related to use of the one or more devices if the aggregate EMF exposure value exceeds the threshold. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313042 | TRACEABLE CABLES - Traceable cables (e.g., networking cables, power cables, etc.). Some embodiments include a traceable power cable with a battery (e.g., that may be rechargeable from current from an external power source to which the power cable is electrically connected). Some embodiments include a traceable networking cable configured to draw power from power-over-Ethernet (POE) power sourcing equipment (PSE) even if the networking cable is not connected to a separate powered device (PD). | 2014-10-23 |
20140313043 | REMOVABLE STAND ALONE VIBRATION MONITOR WITH AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ALARM THRESHOLDS - A user provides relevant information about the operating parameters of a machine to be monitored to a diagnostic instrument. The user also specifies a location of the machine to be monitored, an alarm level to be set, and the type of alert to be sent. The instrument then automatically generates appropriate an alarm threshold using a set of rules applied to the inputs. The instrument then transmits the alarm threshold to a removable stand-alone monitor. The stand-alone monitor acquires data about the machine, compares the date to the alarm threshold, and sends a user-specified alert when the alarm threshold has been reached. Using the diagnostic instrument and monitor, machines can be monitored for vibration, temperature, or a power parameter. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313044 | GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM EQUIPPED HAZARD DETECTOR AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HAZARD ALERTS THEREBY - The present invention relates to detectors of hazardous environmental conditions (e.g., smoke, gas, motion). Specifically, the invention relates to a hazard detector configured to transmit and/or receive information related to hazardous environmental conditions based at least in part on the location of the hazard detector as identified through one or more location based service means (e.g., global positioning systems (GPS), cellular triangulation, Internet IP geolocation). | 2014-10-23 |
20140313045 | ORIENTATION DETECTION MODULE AND DISPLAY - A system that includes a sensor module and a display module configured to receive information from the sensor module regarding the orientation of the sensor module, and configured to display the information regarding the orientation of the sensor module relative to a reference position. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313046 | EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An improved emergency response system and method includes at least one zone display structured to present a plurality of zones that convey certain information to bystanders, dispatchers, and/or emergency responders. Each zone corresponds to a different portion of the local premises, such that the zones are collectively configured to convey at least directional information pertaining to the local premises. The zone display is further configured to present at least one universal directional indicator associated with each zone. Accordingly, the information associated with the zones and directional indicators is utilized to facilitate an emergency response. The presenting of the zones can include depicting at least a portion of the premises via mapping overlay display. Further, the zone displays can depict threat level indicators corresponding to perceived circumstances of one or more zones. | 2014-10-23 |