43rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100273340 | Coaxial Connector For Corrugated Cable With Corrugated Sealing - A coaxial cable connector includes an internally corrugated member, an internally corrugated sealing member, and a back nut. Axial advancement of the back nut causes a back end of the internally corrugated member to compress radially inwardly. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273341 | FPC CONNECTOR WITH BUILT-IN LOCK - An FPC connector ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273342 | Bayonet connector - An apparatus for detachably-attaching a first half of an electrical connector to a second half includes an exterior first half housing as part of the first half that rotates about a split ring with respect to a remaining interior portion of the first half. The interior portion does not rotate during coupling. The first half housing rotates during connection as the interior portion is urged longitudinally. Electrical sockets and electrical contact pins are provided in the first half and the second half. The first half housing includes inward-protruding pins that engage with outward facing slots of the second half and follow the contour of the slots as the first half housing is rotated causing a longitudinal displacement of the first half with respect to the second half. First and second means in the slots prevent inadvertent separation from occurring. Means for preventing propagation of a flame are described. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273343 | LAMP HOLDER CONNECTOR - A lamp holder connector includes: a first base provided with at least four curved fixing holes, each fixing hole having an insertion end and a fixing end; and a second base having a casing and at least four fixing pieces mounted on the casing. Each fixing piece is inserted into the insertion end of the fixing hole and engaged in the fixing end of the fixing hole, thereby the second base can be fixed to the first base. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273344 | RELEASABLY ENGAGING HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE PLUG - A releasably engaging high definition multimedia plug comprises a plug body and an actuator operable with the plug body to move a locking tab of the plug and facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273345 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273346 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a connector housing and a printed circuit board with two sets of contact elements. The first set of contact elements is located on the front face of the printed circuit board and protrudes into an opening in the plug connector housing. The second set of contact elements is located on the rear face of the printed circuit board. The contact elements of the second set are configured to form insulation-displacement contacts. The plug connector also includes a cable manager which has a continuous opening and is configured on the front face with guides for cores or wires which are intended to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts. The guides in the region of the insulation-displacement contacts are configured with recessed receiving elements or holders for the insulation-displacement contacts, and the cable manager can be latched to the plug connector housing. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273347 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING HEAT-RADIATING STRUCTURE - An electrical connector for electrically connecting with a complementary connector includes an insulative housing defining a number of contact-receiving passages, and a number of conductive contacts respectively received in the contact-receiving passages adapted for electrically connecting with conductive contacts of the complementary connector and generating heat. The insulative housing defines a pair of first heat-radiating channels located at opposite lateral sides thereof and extending through the insulative housing along a mating direction, and at least one second heat-radiating channel extending through the insulative housing along the mating direction and located between at least a pair of contact-receiving passages adjacent thereto. The heat generated by the conductive contacts is capable of radiated out of the insulative housing through the first heat-radiating channels and the at least one second heat-radiating channel. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273348 | Flat signal transmission cable with bundling structure - Disclosed is a flat signal transmission cable with bundling structure, including at least one flexible circuit. The flexible circuit includes a plurality of clustered flat cable components that are formed by slitting in a direction parallel to extension direction of the flexible circuit to impose free and independent flexibility for bending to each clustered flat cable component. At least one bundling structure is formed on a lateral side edge of a predetermined clustered flat cable component of the cluster section of the flexible circuit. The bundling structure forms a fastening section. When the clustered flat cable components of the cluster section of the flexible circuit are stacked to form a bundled structure, the bundling structure bundles the plurality of clustered flat cable components and is secured by being fastened by the fastening section. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273349 | TOOL-FREE COAXIAL CONNECTOR - A tool-free coaxial connector includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve coaxial with the outer sleeve, and an annular tooth provided around an inner wall surface of the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve can receive a central conductor and an insulating spacer of the coaxial cable therein, and the outer sleeve can receive a braided metal sheath and an insulating sheath of the coaxial cable therein. When a stripped free end of the coaxial cable is inserted into the coaxial connector, the inner sleeve is forced into between the insulating spacer and the braided metal sheath, and the annular tooth is tightly engaged with the insulating spacer; and when the coaxial cable is rearward pulled, the inner sleeve is rearward moved from a first to a second position and the insulating sheath of the coaxial cable is pressed against an annular rib in the outer sleeve. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273350 | HIGH FREQUENCY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a signal array of a plurality of conductors, each conductor including at least one inner conductive element and an outer conductive element. A connector body has a front surface and the inner and outer conductive elements are electrically presented proximate the front surface in a generally co-planar arrangement. The inner and outer conductive elements terminate in a face surface that is raised above the front surface of the connector body. A compressible interface element has a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a compressible, electrically insulative medium. The interface element is positionable against the face to be compressed between the signal array and a signal bearing component to pass signals between the signal array and the signal-bearing component. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273351 | BULGE-TYPE COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR WITH PLASTIC SLEEVE - A cable termination assembly is made up of one of a plurality of connector bodies each having a thin-walled outer sleeve which may be composed of metal or plastic, the outer sleeve having a raised external wall surface portion which may be of convex or truncated convex configuration with or without depressions or interruptions in its external surface; and, depending on the pull out force required, utilization of a plastic sleeve enabling the use of a crimping ring consisting entirely of a metal ring of substantially uniform diameter with notch portions to engage external protuberances on the outer sleeve of the connector body. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273352 | Tightening Indicator For Coaxial Cable Connector - A coaxial cable connector includes an outer body having a first end and an opposing second end, an inner body having a first inner end and a second inner end, and a post interconnected with the inner body. A fastener portion is at the first end of the outer body. A compression sleeve is disposed to fit on the second inner end. The post, the inner body, and the compression sleeve are movable with respect to the outer body between a first position in which the connector is not mounted to an equipment port and a second position when the connector is mounted to the equipment port. When the fastener portion is mounted to the equipment port, an indicator portion on the compression sleeve is made visible to a user. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273353 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING A SEALING MAT - Electrical connector including a sealing mat made of a deformable material body having a thick portion and a thin portion having: an upper face a lower face parallel to the upper face, hollow passageways extending along a longitudinal axis from the upper face to the lower face, a housing including a receiving portion, a grid including a compression portion, the sealing mat being compressed between the receiving and compression portions. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273354 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM HAVING A CONTINUOUS GROUND AT THE MATING INTERFACE THEREOF - A connector interface may include an arrangement of contacts in a first connector, and a corresponding, complementary arrangement of contacts in a second connector mating with the contacts of the first connector. The contacts may be signal contacts or ground contacts. When the connectors are mated, a ground may be established between the connectors by the mating of the ground contacts from the respective connectors. The ground contacts in the first connector may be shaped to bridge together an array of ground contacts in the second connector when the connectors are mated. Such bridging tends to establish a continuous ground along the array of ground contacts, creating a more robust ground than in an otherwise identical connector. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273355 | IMAGE GUIDE WIRE CONNECTION - An electrical connector and assembly having a body arranged and disposed to receive an interconnector of a guide wire at a first end and an interface cable at a second end, and a contact module in the body, the contact module comprising a contact housing and a plurality of contacts, disposed in the contact housing, the plurality of contacts being configured for electrical connection with the interface cable and the guide wire, is disclosed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273356 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING TWO ELECTRICAL DEVICES TOGETHER - Methods and apparatus are provided for connecting together two audio components that have different size connectors and/or a different configuration of electrical contacts between them. In one embodiment of the present invention, an audio adaptor is designed having an audio plug of one size to mate with a first electrical device, such as an integrated mediaphone such as the iPhone™, and an audio jack having a different size to mate with a second electrical device, such as a conventional cell phone headset having a single earpiece. In that instance, the plug would be a four-prong, 3.5 millimeter stereo device, while the jack would be a three-prong, 2.5 millimeter monaural device. The adaptor includes circuitry that takes one audio channel (i.e., the left or right channel), and couples it to the audio input on the monaural jack. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273357 | CONNECTOR IN THE FIELD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS - A connector ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273358 | BENDING RESISTANT MALE CONNECTOR FOR A GUIDE WIRE - During use there is a risk that a male connector for a guide wire is bent. With the present male connector ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273359 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONFIGURED BY WAFER HAVING COUPLING LEAD-FRAME AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - An electrical connector ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273360 | CROSSTALK-FREE CONNECTOR - A crosstalk-eliminating connector has an insulative body, multiple terminals and a metal shell. The terminals are mounted in the insulative body and some of the terminals are pairs of signal transmission terminals. The metal shell has at least one crosstalk-eliminating slot and each crosstalk-eliminating slot is located between two adjacent pairs of the signal transmission terminals when observed from the rear end of the insulative body. The at least one crosstalk-eliminating slot efficiently eliminates the crosstalk between adjacent pairs of the signal transmission terminals. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273361 | Shaped Connector for Power Converter - A keyed power source connector and keyed device connector that are backwards compatible, ensuring that the power rated device connectors can only mate with power source connectors power rated at or above the device connector power rating. One connector is formed as a plug, and the other connector is formed as a socket. The connectors have are shaped having a profile that is a function of the respective connector power rating. A keyed portion of the power source connector plug will physically interfere with and not be receivable within a device connector socket when the device connector power rating exceeds the power source connector power rating. This connector system ensures target portable electronic devices coupled to the device connector can not draw power exceeding the rating of the power source connector. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273362 | DEVICE CONNECTOR - A device connector has a housing to be mounted on a device. Busbars are held in the housing. The housing includes nut holding portions, each of which has two nut holding legs at positions facing a device connecting portion of the corresponding busbar. A space between the nut holding legs is open sideways. Connecting nuts are sandwiched between the nut holding legs from lateral sides. Nut insertion holes are formed in the device connecting portions of the busbars and communicate with threaded holes of the nuts. Protecting walls are formed integrally to the housing and extend between the nut holding legs of the nut holding portion and cover the leading end of the bolt screwed into the nut. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273363 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH LOCKING BARB - An electrical contact includes a body extending a length from a contacting end to a terminating end. The body includes a base extending between the contacting and terminating ends. A passageway extends through at least a portion of the length of the body. A locking barb is connected to the base of the body. The locking barb extends a length from an engagement end to a locking end. The locking barb is connected to the base of the body at a pivot point located along the locking barb between the engagement and locking ends. The locking barb is pivotable about the pivot point between a locked and an unlocked position. The engagement end of the locking barb extends into the passageway of the body when the locking barb is in the locked position. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273364 | Axially Compliant Microelectronic Contactor - One embodiment is an axially compliant electrical contactor for interconnecting microelectronic devices, the contactor including: an insulative sleeve having a hole therethrough; and a metal tube having a cylindrical wall being slidably disposed in the hole; wherein: (a) two or more elongated slots through the cylindrical wall extend from a first circumferential collar of the tube to a second circumferential collar of the tube; (b) the two or more slots form two or more elongated resilient legs connecting the first collar and the second collar; and (c) a portion of each elongated leg is disposed in the hole. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273365 | DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL FOR WIRE-TYPE FUSIBLE LINK AND FUSE CONNECTION STRUCTURE USING DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL - A distribution terminal for a wire-type fusible link is provided. The distribution terminal includes: an electrically-conductive metal plate having a fixing hole formed therethrough so as to be fastened to a battery terminal bolt; and a plurality of press-clamping barrels formed on the metal plate and provided corresponding respectively to a plurality of wire-type fusible links, each of the press-clamping barrels having a press-fastening leg for being press-clamped to a fusible conductor of the corresponding wire-type fusible link. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273366 | TERMINAL FITTING - A terminal fitting ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273367 | Trolling Motor Steering System - A steering mount for use with a watercraft trolling motor. The steering mount including a bracket assembly for securing the steering mount to a substantially vertical surface of a watercraft. The mount also includes an arm member pivotally secured to the bracket assembly and a drive assembly secured to the arm member. A transom block is also attached to the drive assembly to which the trolling motor can be releasably secured. A first and second drive cable are utilized for rotating the transom block and a foot pedal is attached to the first and second drive cable for selectively imparting tension upon either the first or second cable to thereby rotate the transom block. A first and second electrical switch are disposed within the foot pedal for providing power to the trolling motor and for activating the trolling motor when needed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273368 | OUTBOARD ENGINE UNIT - Outboard engine body is mounted via a swivel shaft to a stern bracket. Angle sensor, provided on the stern bracket, includes a contact having a maximum operating angle set to be not greater than half of a maximum steered angle of the engine body, and it outputs detection information indicative of an operating angle of the contact. Curved member is provided on the engine body and normally held in engagement with the contact, and it has a continuously varying radius of curvature from the central axis of the swivel shaft, so that the contact varies in operating angle while sliding along a curved outer peripheral surface of the curved member in response to steering operation. Thus, a steered angle is determined on the basis of the detection information from the angle sensor. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273369 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR - A steering apparatus whereby the steering load is equal even when the left and right steering angles are large when an outboard motor is steered to the left and right via a swivel shaft. A connecting hole of a steering plate is provided at a position spaced from a center line of the steering plate so that equal angles are formed by a first straight line, joining the center of the swivel shaft and the connecting hole, and a second straight line, joining the connecting hole and a link hole formed in a steering rod. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273370 | MARINE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH PLASTIC HOUSING AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A marine fuel delivery system and method of construction thereof provides at least one of a fuel filter housing and a fuel vapor separator housing with a lower support cap extending laterally therefrom, with the lower support cap being formed as a single piece of plastic material with the fuel filter housing and/or fuel vapor separator housing. In addition, the system includes a heat shield extending upwardly from the lower support cap. The fuel filter housing and/or fuel vapor separator housing; the lower support cap and the heat shield are constructed as a monolithic piece of thermoset plastic that does not melt when directly exposed to a 650° C. flame for 2½ minutes. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273371 | Swim Fin - A swim fin includes a foot cover, a fin blade, and a pair of reinforcement ribs extending from two sides of the foot cover. The fin blade is disposed between the pair of the reinforcement ribs and fixedly connected to the pair of the reinforcement ribs. Each reinforcement rib includes a front rib portion, a middle rib portion, and a rear rib portion. The rear rib portion has a bottom fixedly connected to the foot cover. The middle rib portion has at least a cavity extending axially and a spring in the cavity to improve the resilience of the reinforcement rib. The spring has two ends connected to the front rib portion and the rear rib portion, respectively. The one spring or the plurality of springs in the reinforcement rib of the present invention is to replace a conventional solid reinforcement rib, with the property of the spring to improve the resilience of the reinforcement rib. The swim fin of the present invention provides a better resilience for a user to consume less energy and to advance greatly, achieving the advantages of effort-saving and good flexibility. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273372 | Aquatic Body Board - The present invention provides an improved aquatic body surfing board for use by a rider in prone position. The nose of the board has a substantially semi-circular or semi-elliptical outline that defines the maximum width of the board. The under surface of the board is provided with one or more longitudinal channels extending from the forward midsection of the board to the trailing end, wherein such channels provide stability and maneuverability to the board in the waves. The upper surface of the board optionally comprises a shallow concave depression sized to accommodate the width of the body of a user. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273373 | FIN RETENTION SYSTEM FOR A WATER CRAFT - A fin box for a water craft including: a fin box body having an elongated slot open at a first surface of the fix box and extending to a closed base of the fin box; a peripheral flange extending outwardly from the slot and defining an area of the first surface around the slot; the peripheral flange having a second lower surface and a third upper surface both offset vertically from the first surface and extending laterally from the fin box body, the second lower surface and said third upper surface further comprising a left and right side, each said left and right side surfaces extending transversely from the body portion to peripheral extremities of said peripheral flange, wherein at least one surface of said peripheral flange forms a transverse angle of taper with an axial median vertical plane of the fin box body. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273374 | SURF AND RODEO AQUATIC ENTERTAINING BALL DEVICE - The surf and rodeo ball of the present application comprises a lower semi spherical body having an outer surface sufficient to define a volume for displacing enough water to support the apparatus itself and one or more persons riding it. The surf and rodeo ball of the present application also comprises a higher portion comprising a rope, a rope hook ring, a rope hook, for each of the hands of the user and a central elevated structure to accommodate and support the user's body. In addition to providing the amusement and exercise device, the ball has uses as a floating safety device. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273375 | AQUEOUS SIZING FOR PRODUCING GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS - An aqueous sizing is provided for treating glass fibers, in particular for producing roving fibers, glass staple fibers and cut reinforcing fibers in a thermally and chemically resistant glass, and also to glass fibers coated with the sizing. The sizing protects the glass fibers against scuffing and thus from mechanical damage. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273376 | FIBER GLASS MAT, METHOD AND LAMINATE - Alkaline resistant fibrous products containing a binder comprised of a blend of urea formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde and having particular use in bonding to alkaline materials having a pH of about 8 or above, including cementitious boards and other shapes, to provide manufacturing aids, reinforcement, fire resistance and a smooth surface are disclosed. Laminates containing one or more of the alkaline resistant fibrous products, with fibers bonded together with melamine formaldehyde and optionally a blend of urea formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde binder, in contact with at least one cementitious layer are disclosed. Also, methods of making the alkaline resistant fibrous products and laminates that contain one or more layers of the alkaline resistant fibrous products are disclosed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273377 | High Strength Packages and Packaging Materials - A packaging material comprises a substrate comprising a woven polymer, a first facing system joined to a first side of the substrate, and a second facing system joined to a second side of the substrate. The first facing system includes an outermost surface defining a first side of the packaging material, and the second facing system includes an outermost surface defining a second side of the packaging material. At least one of the first side and the second side of the packaging material is heat sealable. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273378 | TEXTILE SEMIFINISHED PRODUCT WITH AT LEAST ONE SURFACE PROVIDED WITH AN ADHESIVE - A textile semifinished product with at least one surface provided with an adhesive, wherein the adhesive is immobilized on the surface of the semifinished product in order to maintain the tack in a lasting manner. To this end, at least one constituent of the adhesive is partly crosslinked and the partly crosslinked constituent is the product of partial crosslinking of at least one monomer containing double bonds, the monomer containing double bonds being a partial ester prepared by the reaction of an epoxy resin with an unsaturated carboxylic acid. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273379 | SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR USE - An article comprising a selectively permeable protective structure wherein the article is wrapped or covered with the structure and a method for limiting damage to the article due to corrosion or mold growth, comprising wrapping or covering the article in the selectively permeable protective structure. The selectively permeable structure comprises a membrane having a moisture vapor permeation value of at least 200 g-mil/m | 2010-10-28 |
20100273380 | SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - A selectively permeable protective structure and a method for limiting damage to the article due to corrosion or mold growth, comprising wrapping or covering the article in the selectively permeable protective structure. The selectively permeable structure comprises a membrane having a moisture vapor permeation value of at least 200 g-mil/m | 2010-10-28 |
20100273381 | CATALYST-AIDED CHEMICAL PROCESSING METHOD - A catalyst-aided chemical processing method is a novel processing method having a high processing efficiency and suited for processing in a space wavelength range of not less than several tens of μm. The catalyst-aided chemical processing method comprises: immersing a workpiece in a processing solution in which a halogen-containing molecule is dissolved, said workpiece normally being insoluble in said processing solution; and bringing a platinum, gold or ceramic solid catalyst close to or into contact with a processing surface of the workpiece, thereby processing the workpiece through dissolution in the processing solution of a halogenide produced by chemical reaction between a halogen radical generated at the surface of the catalyst and a surface atom of the workpiece. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273382 | ACOUSTIC AND FIRE RETARDANT FOAM COATING COMPOSITION FOR FIBROUS MAT - A acoustic and fire retardant foam coating composition for a fibrous mat which comprises (i) one or more fillers such as ceramic microspheres having a particle size of D90%≦300 μm, a density of less than 3 g/cm | 2010-10-28 |
20100273383 | CHITOSAN FILMS WITH REDUCED SHRINKAGE AND LAMINATES MADE THEREFROM - Inclusion of a needle structured clay or the plate structured clay sodium montmorillonite in a chitosan film was found to reduce shrinkage of the film. The clay is processed into a substantially dispersed form. Laminates fabricated from this chitosan film including dispersed clay can be used in make a variety of finished articles that can be used to provide protection from hazardous chemical and biological agents. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273384 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING A LAMP ARC IN AN OPTICAL DEVICE - In a method for aligning the arc of a lamp with the optical axle of an optical device the lamp is inserted in a housing of a solid material, said housing having an outer configuration unambiguously adapted to a holder of the unit. The lamp is thereafter adjusted to its correct position with regard to said optical axle and fixed in said position. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273385 | SPARK PLUG ELECTRODE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING - A spark plug and method for making. The spark plug comprises a center electrode, an insulator surrounding the center electrode, and a metallic shell surrounding the insulator. The spark plug also includes a ground electrode engaged with the metallic shell. The ground electrode has a first surface facing the center electrode for defining a spark gap and a second surface opposite the first surface. A cross-section of the ground electrode between the first and second surfaces includes a first zone of a non-noble metallic base material extending a distance from the second surface toward the first surface and a second zone of a blend of the non-noble base material and a noble metallic material extending from the first zone to the first surface. A method of making the spark plug includes the step of disposing a quantity of noble metallic material on an electrode blank formed of a non-noble metallic base material. The method also includes the step of at least partially melting the quantity of noble metal with a beam emitted by a laser. The method also includes the step of sequentially moving the laser along the electrode blank in first and second opposite directions to enhance the distribution of the molten quantity of noble metal over the electrode blank. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273386 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND PORTABLE TELEPHONE USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel and a semiconductor integrated circuit for driving and controlling the liquid crystal display panel. The number of input/output wires connected to I/O terminals (bonding pads) of the semiconductor integrated circuit is reduced so as to simplify wiring patterns of the I/O wires, whereby degrees of freedom in arranging the I/O wiring patterns are enhanced. The panel has a pair of insulating substrate, and the semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted on one of the paired substrates. The semiconductor integrated circuit has a mode terminal which is fixed to a power supply potential or to a reference potential during operation of the integrated circuit, and power supply dummy terminals connected to the power supply potential or reference potential inside the semiconductor integrated circuit. The wiring patterns formed on the paired insulating substrates connect the mode terminal to the power supply dummy terminals. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273387 | Processing Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing Electron Emission Element and Organic EL Display - Disclosed is a processing apparatus which can realize highly fine batch pattern film formation for a mask, which is significantly increased in weight according to the demand for increasing the size of an object to be processed, whereby leading to a possibility of reduction in the alignment accuracy of a pattern. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273388 | Toy tools and cutting surface - A kit with toy tools for cutting a foam surface is described. The kit includes at least one foam piece for constructing an item and a plurality of fasteners (e.g., plastic nails and plastic screws) for fastening foam pieces together. Each foam piece can include markings that provide a cut-pattern for a user to cut the foam piece into a plurality of foam pieces. At least one tool is included for cutting the foam pieces. An example of such a tool is a curved-blade saw with a curved blade edge. The foam piece is a foam board or boards and a foam dowel. Collectively, the foam pieces comprise a plurality of foam pieces that, when assembled, are operable for constructing a desired item. The foam board can be formed to include a wood grain pattern and pine scent to simulate an appearance and smell of wood. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273389 | Collapsible PINATA - The present invention discloses a collapsible piñata, it comprises a first panel, a second panel and a strip-shaped enclosure board that connects the first panel with the second panel so as to form a closed integral body, an opening hole is provided on the first panel or second panel; the enclosure board is a collapsible flexible board or flexible membrane; inside the enclosure board, the upper portion and the lower portion between the first panel and second panel are respectively provided with an upper supporting plate and a lower supporting plate, the one ends of the upper supporting plate and lower supporting plate corresponding to the second panel are respectively movably connected to the upper portion and the lower portion of the second panel, the middle sections of the upper supporting plate and lower supporting plate are respectively connected to the upper portion and the lower portion of the first panel by means of an elastic cord, moreover, the one ends of the upper supporting plate and lower supporting plate corresponding to the first panel are respectively connected with a pulling rope extending outside of the opening hole. During packaging or before transportation of the product according to the present invention, what is needed is merely pulling the upper and lower supporting plates into the state of being collapsed, then both panels being superimposed one upon another. Thus, the thickness of piñata becomes the combined thickness of the both panels and the upper supporting plate (or the lower supporting plate) in a state of being superimposed together. Compared with the current skill, the transportation volume is greatly reduced, thus the cost of transportation is lowered, so that the market competitive power of the product is enhanced. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273390 | TOY - A reconfigurable structure for use with toy vehicles is provided, the structure having a first tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit; a lift movably secured to the first tower, the lift being positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the first tower; a ramp movably secured to the first tower, the ramp being positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the first tower; a second tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit; a lift movably secured to the second tower, the lift being positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the second tower; a ramp movably secured to the second tower, the ramp being positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the second tower; and wherein the reconfigurable structure is capable of having a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration and the first tower has a connecting member configured to engage the second tower when the reconfigurable structure is in the stowed configuration. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273391 | PLUSH WRITING TOY - A plush writing toy that is attached to the user's wrist and holds a writing utensil in its front paws, legs, or hands, thereby simulating the movements of the user as the user draws, writes, colors, or paints. The plush writing toy can be manufactured to resemble an animal or any other fictional or non-fictional child's character. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273392 | FLOATING TOY - A floatable toy structure is disclosed herein, the floatable toy structure having a floatable base portion; a collapsible track section secured to the floatable base portion, the collapsible track section capable of being positioned in an extended position and a stowed position, the collapsible track section extending upwardly from the floatable base portion when it is in the extended position; and a collapsible support secured to the floatable base portion, the collapsible support capable of being positioned in an extended position and a stowed position, the collapsible support extending upwardly from the floatable base portion when it is in the extended position, the collapsible support engages and maintains the collapsible track section in the extended position when the collapsible support is in the extended position. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273393 | Variable Pitch Game Call - An apparatus for use as a game call contemplate a plurality of rotor mounted acoustical plates having differing tonal qualities which can be selectively positioned for engagement by a complimentary striking plate to produce individually distinct sounds or tones. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273394 | TOY TRACK SET AND RELAY SEGMENTS - A relay segment for a toy track set is provided, the relay segment having a trigger moveably secured to the relay segment proximate to a first vehicle track segment pivotally mounted to the relay segment for adjustable movement with respect to the relay segment, the trigger being capable of movement between a first position and a second position; and a launching element for launching a vehicle from the relay segment when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273395 | BRA CUP FOR INCREASING VISUAL APPEARANCE OF BREAST SIZE, AND BRASSIERE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A bra cup includes: an inner cup portion, comprising one or more inner foam layers; and an outer cup portion, attached to the inner cup portion, comprising one or more outer foam layers, the inner cup portion and the outer cup portion together forming the bra cup. The inner foam layers form first and second convex portions with respect to an inner surface of the inner cup portion. The first and second convex portions form, at an intersection therebetween, a channel on the inner surface extending from a lower portion of the cup towards an apex of the bra cup. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273396 | POLISHING METHOD, POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MONITORING A SUBSTRATE - A method of polishing a substrate is described. The method includes rotating a polishing table having a polishing surface, holding a substrate by a top ring, bringing the substrate into contact with the polishing surface while swinging and rotating the top ring to polish the substrate, and monitoring a surface condition of the substrate by a monitoring sensor. A rotational speed of the polishing table and conditions of swing motion of the top ring are determined such that a position of the monitoring sensor, a position of a center of rotation of the top ring, and a direction of the swing motion of the top ring at a point of time when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after polishing of the substrate is started approximately coincide with their previous values at a point of time before the predetermined period of time has elapsed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273397 | SERVO STROKING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING SPECIAL SHAPES - A servo stroking method and system for honing wherein the cam stroking motion is controlled via combined acceleration and deceleration cam profiles to produce a finite jerk profile, a precision positioning capability for the honing element or elements, and accurate position feedback. The stroking motion is synchronized with one or more other parameters of the honing operation, such as the feed or rotational position of the honing tool, for generating non-cylindrical and special honed shapes such as tapered, barrel, and helical shapes. The cam profile can be selected for example from a simple harmonic profile, a cycloidal profile, a modified trapezoidal profile, a polynomial profile, and a modified sine profile, or a mix of cam profiles. The servo controlled stroker mechanism can include for instance a ball screw mechanism, a linear motor, a fluid cylinder, a chain drive or a belt drive. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273398 | CUSTOMIZED POLISH PADS FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION - A polishing pad for chemical mechanical planarization of a film on a substrate is customized by obtaining one or more characteristics of a structure on a substrate. For example, when the structure is a chip formed on a semiconductor wafer, the one or more characteristics of the structure can include chip size, pattern density, chip architecture, film material, film topography, and the like. Based on the one or more characteristics of the structure, a value for the one or more chemical or physical properties of the pad is selected. For example, the one or more chemical or physical properties of the pad can include pad material hardness, thickness, surface grooving, pore size, porosity, Youngs modulus, compressibility, asperity, and the like. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273399 | CMP POROUS PAD WITH PARTICLES IN A POLYMERIC MATRIX - The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing pad comprising a polymeric matrix and 0.1-15 wt. % of metal oxide particles. The polymeric matrix has pores, the metal oxide particles are uniformly distributed throughout the pores, and the metal oxide particles have a specific surface area of about 25 m | 2010-10-28 |
20100273400 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING A SECONDARY BURR ON AN END-CUT WORK PIECE WHEEL - A method and a device for removing secondary burrs raised on the tooth flanks of a work piece wheel by a chamfering of the end tooth edges of said work piece wheel provides a tool wheel that rotationally meshes with the work piece wheel. Said tool wheel has cutting edges on its tooth flanks ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273401 | Polishing apparatus and polishing method - A polishing apparatus includes a polishing table with a polishing pad at an upper surface, and a conditioning disc carrying out conditioning of the polishing pad, and a moving mechanism (constructed, for example, from a swing arm) capable of moving the conditioning disc to a standby position above the polishing pad, and a spraying mechanism (constructed, for example, from a washing water nozzle) that sprays liquid to the conditioning disc positioned at the standby position so as to wash or wet the conditioning disc. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273402 | CMP conditioner and method of manufacturing the same - A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) conditioner has diamond abrasive grits adhered to a conditioning surface which faces and makes contact with an abrasive pad of a CMP machine. The diamond abrasive grit is adhered to the CMP conditioner body by a metal plating layer, and the CMP conditioner body is formed of resin. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273403 | Contour Guide for Ice Skate Sharpener - A guide assembly for an ice skate sharpener cooperates with a template of a desired contour of a skate blade to control the relative disposition of a sharpening wheel and a skate blade. The guide assembly comprises a base and a carriage slidably mounted on the base so as to be moveable, relative to said base, along a predefined path. A support is provided for connection to a skateholder. The support is connected to the carriage to permit movement of a skateholder in a direction normal to the path. The support inhibits relative movement between the carriage and a skateholder in a direction parallel to said path. A follower connected between the skateholder and template, control movement of the skateholder in a direction normal to the path as the carriage is moved along said predefined path. The skateholder therefore follow the contour of the template. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273404 | Polishing Pad and Polishing Device - A polishing pad used in semiconductor polishing process is provided in the present invention and a pressure sensitive adhesive is used to couple the polishing pad. The polishing pad includes a substrate, and the substrate includes a polishing surface and a reverse surface corresponding to the polishing surface. The polishing pad is characterized by: a pressure sensitive adhesive formed on the reverse surface of the substrate and used to couple with a bottom layer, and the horizontal adhesion of the pressure sensitive adhesive is higher than the vertical adhesion of the pressure sensitive adhesive. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273405 | POLISHING APPARATUS - A polishing apparatus is used for polishing a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273406 | SHELLFISH PLIERS - Hand-held shellfish pliers, comprising a first handle ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273407 | MULTI PURPOSE ROTATIONAL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR FOWL CROPPING AND FOWL CLEANING MACHINES AND THE METHOD AND USE THEREOF - Generally described, the invention relates to a device and method for using same which includes a module assembly which includes a drive roller which not only provides an index feature to the lower end of an elongated member (such as a cleaner or a cropper), but also provides a rotation feature as this member is inserted into the interior of a bird in order to further process it. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273408 | COIN PROCESSING SYSTEM - According to the invention, a coin processing system comprises a coin verifier ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273409 | APPARATUS FOR INDIVIDUALISING AND EXAMINING COINS - An apparatus for individualising and examining coins includes: a casing with a collecting box, which can accommodate a plurality of different coins in an unsorted condition, a rotor, disposed in the casing and rotatingly drivable in an inclined plane and having at least one coin accommodation, wherein the rotor passes through the collecting box with its at least one coin accommodation in a rotation, so that coins that are present in the collecting box are individually received by the at least one coin accommodation and are guided along a circular orbit, and a sensor device examining at least one characteristic property of the coins, on which coins received by the at least one coin accommodation are guided along by the rotation of the rotor. According to the present disclosure, it is provided that a selecting device is provided which can be triggered by a control unit depending on an examination result of the sensor device for a coin such that this coin is either supplied to a delivery opening or that this coin is guided along the sensor device by the rotor again. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273410 | Device And Method For Distributing Air In A Cargo Aircraft - The invention relates to a device and a method for distributing air in a cargo aircraft. The cargo aircraft has an air distribution system ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273411 | SEAL AND DRAIN STRUCTURE FOR A FRONT AND REAR INTEGRATED HVAC SYSTEM - A dual-integrated HVAC system for an automotive vehicle is provided that includes a housing, a front HVAC unit with a front blower, and rear HVAC unit with a rear blower whereby both the front and rear HVAC units are housed in the housing. The front blower generates an airflow through a front airflow path and the rear blower generates an airflow through a rear airflow path. A separating wall separates the front airflow path from the rear airflow path. The HVAC system further includes an evaporator with a first portion in the front airflow path, a second portion in the rear airflow path, and a seal situated between the first portion and the second portion. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273412 | Ventilation System for a Perishable Goods Store - The present invention provides a ventilation system for a perishable goods store and a method of operating a ventilation system for a perishable goods store. The system of the present invention may monitor and control the temperature and humidity of the goods within the store and comprises a controller for automatically operating the system, a duct through which air is propelled into the store, pressure control means for controlling the pressure within the duct and a pressure monitoring means for measuring the pressure within the duct. The controller monitors the pressure within the duct and controls the pressure control means ensure the air pressure within the duct is maintained within a defined pressure range. The pressure control means may comprise at least one variable speed fan. The present invention is advantageous in that it optimises the back-pressure within the duct, against which the at least fan must act, thereby providing a more efficient ventilation system. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273413 | CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING AND RECORDING METHOD, DATA RECEIVER AND RECEIVING METHOD - A data receiving and recording method and data receiver are provided for receiving data coded by a predetermined method and copyright information attached to the data. While recording the received data on a predetermined recording medium, the copyright information is recorded into a predetermined area of the recording medium. Preferably, the data consists of audio data of the song, lyrics data of the song and image data relating to the song and the copyright information is allotted respectively to the audio data, lyrics data and image data. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273414 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A ground station multiplexes audio digital data of a plurality of audio broadcasts, GUI data, and download audio data and transmits the multiplexed signal to a receiving side through a satellite. The receiving side displays a GUI screen corresponding to an audio broadcast. When a music information selection command is input on the display screen, an audio broadcast of a music program corresponding to the music information is selected. When a music information download command is input on the display screen, download audio data corresponding to the music information is output. The download audio data is stored to a storage device so as to download audio data corresponding to a desired music title. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273415 | Adaptive Radio Repeaters - A repeater device (R) for use in a radio communication system comprises a detector ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273416 | Apparatus and Method of Accessing to Network in Wireless Communication System - A method and apparatus of accessing to a network node in a wireless communication system is provided. A relay node (RN) determines whether an access to a network node is allowable. The RN attempts to access to the network node if it is determined that the access to the network node is allowable. Service delay due to access failure can be prevented. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273417 | Establishing Full-Duplex Audio Over an Asynchronous Bluetooth Link - A method to establish a full-duplex audio connection over an asynchronous Bluetooth link between an audio terminal and a wireless audio device exchanges supported service classes and codecs between the audio terminal and the wireless audio device, negotiates a service class and a codec that are common to the audio terminal and the wireless audio device, and establishes an asynchronous audio connection between the audio terminal and the wireless audio device using the common service class and the codec. The audio connection established can depend on the software application desiring the audio connection plus the available service classes and codecs at the audio terminal and wireless audio device. For non-internet protocol (non-IP) audio applications, an ACL using AVDTP may be selected; for IP audio applications, an ACL using BNEP may be selected. Both AVDTP and BNEP can use codecs that support wide bandwidth audio. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273418 | STATIC NODES POSITIONING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Positions in a region serviced by a short range wireless network are established by defining a grid for the region. The grid is divided into a plurality of cells having a predetermined size. A plurality of static nodes can be placed in the cells. A network identifier that is associated with a standard protocol for the network is assigned to each of the static nodes. The identifier is assigned so as to identify the node and to represent a set of X, Y coordinates associated the cell where static node is located. The X,Y coordinate are assigned to the identifier without deviating from the standard protocol. The identifier is periodically broadcast from the static nodes. A cell of the grid within which a mobile node is located is estimated based on the identifier and an additional parameter received from one of the static nodes. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273419 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAC LOGICAL CHANNEL SELECTION FOR OPERATING PICONETS IN BODY AREA NETWORKS - A portable device capable of controlling a piconet selects a logical channel when forming the piconet. The device includes a controller configured to start a first piconet. The controller couples to at least one secondary device in the first piconet. The portable device also includes a transmitter configured to communicate with the at least one secondary device via a wireless communication channel. The controller is configured to select communication channel resources based at least in part on resources allocated to a second piconet in order to mitigate interference between the piconets. The controller is configured to form the first piconet to operate in either a non-interference mode when the controller is able to establish communications with a second controller in the second piconet or a coexistence interference mitigation mode when the controller is unable to establish communications with the second controller in the second piconet. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273420 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR SYSTEM - A communication device includes a communication unit wirelessly communicating with another communication device in a connectable area; an acquiring unit acquiring a state of the communication device; a setting unit making a setting as to whether a connection is permitted to be established by the communication unit, on the basis of the state acquired by the acquiring unit; and a communication control unit responding to a connection request sent from the other communication device when connection with the other communication device is permitted by the setting unit. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273421 | ELECTRICAL ACCESSORY CONFIGURED TO TRANSMIT ELECTRICAL SIGNALS BETWEEN A FIRST ELECTRICAL DEVICE, A SECOND ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND A THIRD ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING AND USING THE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORY - In some embodiments, an electrical accessory can be configured to transmit one or more first data signals to a receiving device. The electrical accessory can include: (a) a first electrical interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to a first connector of a first electrical device, the first electrical interface further configured to receive a first part of the one or more first data signals from the first electrical device; (b) a first transmitter configured to transmit one or more second data signals to a second electrical device; (c) a first receiver configured to receive a second part of the one or more first data signals from the second electrical device; (d) a second transmitter electrically coupled to the first electrical interface and the first receiver, the second transmitter configured to transmit the one or more first data signals to the receiving device; (e) a first microphone electrically coupled to the first transmitter and configured to receive sounds and convert the sounds into the one or more second data signals; and (f) a controller electrically coupled to the first transmitter, the first receiver, the second transmitter, and the first microphone. The controller can be configured such that the controller instructs the first electrical device to stop providing the first part of the one or more first data signals before or when the first receiver receives the second part of the one or more first data signals from the second electrical device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273422 | USING A BLUETOOTH CAPABLE MOBILE PHONE TO ACCESS A REMOTE NETWORK - In one example, a Bluetooth enabled mobile device discovers the Bluetooth profile capability of a plurality of mobile phones and stores the profile information in a database. Thereafter, when access to a remote network such as an Internet Protocol (IP) network is necessitated by an event, the Bluetooth enabled mobile device can establish a Bluetooth connection with an available mobile phone according to a comparison of the event to the stored profile information for that mobile phone. The Bluetooth enabled mobile device can then establish a transport layer connection that extends over the established Bluetooth connection and a wireless telecommunications network associated with the available phone and exchange data with a remote network using the established transport layer connection. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273423 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPLICATION FOR COORDINATING THE TRANSMISSION OF A GEOLOCATED INSTRUCTION FROM A ROAMING ELEMENT TO AN ONBOARD MULTIMEDIA ELEMENT - A method, a management system and an application for coordinating the transmission of a geolocated instruction from a roaming element ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273424 | Method for Enjoying a Service Through a Mobile Telephone Terminal and Subscriber Identification Card for Implementing It - A method is provided which allows a service to be enjoyed through a mobile telephone terminal without the need of paying for this service. The can be achieved by allowing a first subscriber to use the credit or subscription of a second subscriber. The subscriber identification cards at least of the two subscribers involved are provided with short range radio communication transceivers and establish a short range communication channel between them so that one card may request the other card to pay for this service and the other card may grant this request through this channel. Then the mobile telephone networks of the cards are informed of the granted request. Before, during and after the grant of the request, the subscriber identification cards remain active and operative in communicating together and with the associated terminals. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273425 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY TESTING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method and system for testing a wireless device, the system comprising: a remote user interface for interacting with the data device from a remote location; and a wireless network for communication with the wireless data device from a remote location, wherein a tester can send information to and receive information from the wireless device over said wireless network and can monitor said wireless device and send inputs to the wireless device over the remote user interface thereby forming a closed loop communications path. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273426 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC SELECTION OF A COEXISTENCE METHOD AND TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL BASED ON CALIBRATION DATA - Aspects of the invention may comprise calibrating operations of wireless transmitters and/or receivers in a communication device to mitigate interference caused during concurrent communications via the wireless interfaces in the communication device. Calibration may be performed dynamically, and may comprise managing system parameters and/or physical resources of the communication device and/or the wireless transmitters and/or receivers; managing characteristics of wireless communication performed via the wireless transmitters and/or receivers; and/or managing isolation between two or more of said plurality of wireless transmitters and/or receivers in said communication device. The calibration may be performed based on data generated, via the wireless transmitters and/or receivers, during active and/or idle phases of operations. The data may be based on monitoring of RF effects caused by operations of other wireless transmitters and/or receivers. A coexistence manager may exchange data and/or control signaling with the wireless transmitters and/or receivers during to performing the calibration. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273427 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING NOISY ESTIMATES TO REDUCE ESTIMATION ERRORS - Techniques for filtering noisy estimates to reduce estimation errors are described. A sequence of input values (e.g., for an initial channel impulse response estimate (CIRE)) is filtered with an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter having at least one coefficient to obtain a sequence of output values (e.g., for a filtered CIRE). The coefficient(s) are updated based on the sequence of input values with an adaptive filter, a bank of prediction filters, or a normalized variation technique. To update the coefficient(s) with the adaptive filter, a sequence of predicted values is derived based on the sequence of input values. Prediction errors between the sequence of predicted values and the sequence of input values are determined and filtered to obtain filtered prediction errors. The coefficient(s) of the IIR filter are then updated based on the prediction errors and the filtered prediction errors. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273428 | Wireless Communication Apparatus, Wireless Communication Method, Computer Program, and Wireless Communication System - A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first wireless communication section performing wireless communication on the basis of a first communication mode; a second wireless communication section performing wireless communication on the basis of a second communication mode using a different frequency band from the first communication mode; a beam learning signal generation section generating a beam learning signal for specifying a beam pattern at the time of the communication based on the second communication mode and transmitting the beam learning signal from the second wireless communication section; a response information acquisition section acquiring response information responding to the transmitted beam learning signal; and a preliminary information generation section generating preliminary information so as not to cause interference among a plurality of wireless communications using the second communication mode on the basis of the response information and transmitting the preliminary information from the first wireless communication section. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273429 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING NON-LINEAR BEHAVIOR - The present invention relates to a method of and arrangement for determining non-linear behavior of a device ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273430 | PULSED INTERVAL RADIO CALIBRATION - Transmitter calibration of a wireless device is initiated based upon an operational value of the wireless device. The calibration operations are performed over a plurality of calibration time periods, each calibration time period divided into a plurality of first interval portions interspersed with a plurality of second interval portions, for each calibration time period of the plurality of calibration time periods, respective calibration settings are applied. During the first interval portions substantially fixed first current input is applied to at least one gain adjustable element of the RF circuitry. During the second interval portions, varying current input is applied to the at least one gain adjustable element of the RF circuitry. Output levels of the RF circuitry are measured over the calibration time period. Operational calibration settings for the baseband processing circuitry and analog signal path components of the transmitter are selected based upon the calibration operations. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273431 | GAIN INDEX BASED RADIO CALIBRATION - A wireless device includes an antenna, Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry, and baseband processing circuitry. The baseband processing circuitry couples to the RF circuitry and is operable to determine operational calibrations settings that may include pre-distortion characteristics and RF signal path settings, both of which are determined via calibration operations. The calibration operations are initiated when an operational value of the wireless device compares unfavorably to at least one operational threshold. Monitoring circuitry coupled to the RF circuitry and to the baseband processing circuitry monitors operational characteristics of the RF circuitry. Calibration operations may be initiated based upon RF circuitry temperature, supply voltage, PA current, PA gain input level/average, among other triggers. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273432 | MEASUREMENT AGGREGATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Systems, devices, and methods for adjusting a transmission power at a femto node are described herein. According to the systems, devices, and methods herein, a measurement of a signal transmitted from a transmitting node may be communicated to the femto node, for example from a user equipment or a neighboring femto node, for use in adjusting the power. The transmitting node may comprise the femto node, a macro node, or a neighboring femto node. In addition, statistics regarding such measurements may be communicated to the femto node for use in adjusting the power. The femto node may also adjust the power based on unsuccessful registration attempts or interference communications received at the femto node. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273433 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A RADIATED PERFORMANCE OF A WIRELESS DEVICE - Systems, methods, apparatus, processors and computer-readable media include a radiated testing module that executes a predetermined radiated performance test on a wireless device. The test dictates various performance-related parameters to measure and log at each of a plurality of predetermined positions. Further, the wireless device receives synchronization information operable to enable synchronization between the logged measurements and each of the positions. The synchronized log allows the wireless device, or another apparatus, to determine a radiated performance characteristic based on a predetermined analysis protocol. Further, the described embodiments allow for the determination of several radiated performance characteristics in a single test, using a single, unaltered wireless device. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273434 | SENSOR DEVICE WITH PERSISTENT LOW POWER BEACON - One disclosed method involves providing a first device comprising a sensor configured to sense a stimulus experienced by the first device, a controller configured to process data received from the sensor and thereby obtain processed sensor data, a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the processed data, and a battery configured to supply power to at least the controller and the transmitter. The first device is operated in a first operational mode in which the sensor, the controller, and the transmitter are used at least occasionally to obtain and transmit processed data. When the battery is in a low power condition, the first device is operated in a second operational mode wherein the sensor, controller, and transmitter are not used to obtain and transmit processed sensor data, but wherein the first device at least occasionally transmits a signal that indicates a low power condition of the battery. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273435 | UPLINK FEEDBACK CHANNEL REPORTING MECHANISM IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS - An uplink feedback channel reporting method is disclosed for using the primary and secondary fast feedback channels to efficiently report the channel quality, MIMO feedback, and CQI types of data from a mobile station to a base station. The reporting method reports regular information periodically and non-regular information on demand. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273436 | COLLABORATIVE PAIRING TRANSCEIVER WITH SPACE HOPPING PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes at least one phased array antenna, that transmits an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to a remote transceiver and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote RF transceiver, wherein the at least one phased array antenna is configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the phased array antenna to hop among a plurality of selected radiation patterns that are collaboratively selected by the wireless transceiver and the remote transceiver via a pairing procedure. At least one RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273437 | TRANSCEIVER WITH SPACE HOPPING PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes at least one phased array antenna, that transmits an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote RF transceiver, wherein the at least one phased array antenna is configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the phased array antenna to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence. At least one RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. | 2010-10-28 |
20100273438 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD IN MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION - Provided is a radio communication device capable of preventing lowering of the frequency diversity effect when using the CDD (Cyclic Delay Diversity) in combination with the frequency diversity technique in a multi-carrier communication. In the radio communication device ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100273439 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND DC OFFSET ADJUSTMENT METHOD - At a transmitting side, during carrier leak adjustment, quadrature modulation means uses a carrier wave having a frequency different from that at a receiving side to quadrature-modulate an outgoing signal. Feedback means feeds a modulated wave resulting from the quadrature modulation back to the receiving side. At the receiving side, quadrature demodulation means quadrature-demodulates the fed back modulated wave. Phase locking means locks the phase of the signal resulting from the quadrature demodulation to match the phase to the phase at the transmitting side. Offset detection means time-averages the phase-locked signal to detect a direct-current offset. At the transmitting side, based on the value of the direct-current offset detected at the receiving side, offset adjustment means corrects a direct-current offset of the outgoing signal to be quadrature-modulated. | 2010-10-28 |