48th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110294342 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SIGNAL AND POWER CONNECTIONS - An electrical connector includes a connector housing having at least one contact cavity and an interchange port. A power contact is held by the connector housing within the contact cavity. The power contact is configured to conduct electrical power. An interchangeable signal module is separably mounted to the connector housing such that at least a portion of the signal module is held within the interchange port of the connector housing. The signal module includes an insulator holding a signal contact that is configured to conduct electrical data signals. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294343 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR, PARTICULARLY FOR A DRILL STRING - Electric connector, including first and second connector parts which can be coupled to each other and comprise first and second contact elements, and first and second supports, respectively, which support the first and second connector parts, respectively, and can be assembled to each other by means of a screw- or bayonet-fitting. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294344 | CONNECTOR FOR COAXIAL CABLE - To provide a connector for a coaxial cable which enables an end of a shield wire to be held inside a shield terminal as a housing, without generating a backlash, and can be made compact as a whole. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294345 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulating body defining a receiving chamber of which a top inside is further concaved upward to form a buckling cavity, an inner cover and an outer shell mounted outside the insulating body. A top wall of the buckling cavity is provided with a window vertically penetrating therethrough to communicate with the buckling cavity. The inner cover has a covering board buckled in the buckling cavity and facing to the window. The outer shell has a base plate covered on the top wall. A portion of the base plate is punched downward to form a contact portion which stretches into the window to electrically contact the covering board of the inner cover so as to achieve a grounding function of the inner cover through the outer shell. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294346 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes contact modules each having a dielectric body and plurality of contacts. The dielectric body includes windows internal of the dielectric body and located between adjacent contacts. Holders support corresponding contact modules and the holders are coupled together such that the contact modules are stacked parallel to one another. The holders are electrically grounded and include a support wall and tabs extending outward from the support wall. The contact modules are coupled to the holders such that the tabs are received in the windows to provide shielding within the contact modules. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294347 | SHIELD WITH INTEGRATED MATING CONNECTOR GUIDES - A shield is provided for use with a connector assembly that includes for sides that form an enclosure, one of the sides being a baseplate. The shield can include a plurality of guides positioned on the baseplate and the plurality of guides can be arranged in a pattern. Each guide can be formed by making two slits in the bottom plate so as to define a body portion of the guide and the body portion can be extended in the enclosure. Each guide can be supported by the baseplate at opposite ends of the body portion. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294348 | MODULAR CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A connector system includes a first connector comprising a housing holding a plurality of contacts, a second connector comprising a housing holding a plurality of contacts, and a metal shield having walls defining a shielded chamber. The first and second connectors are configured to be mounted to a circuit board in a stacked arrangement next to one another. The first and second connectors are configured to be arranged in a shielded configuration in which the first and second connectors are positioned within the shielded chamber and mounted to the circuit board with the metal shield. The first and second connectors are also configured to be arranged in an unshielded configuration in which the first and second connectors are mounted to the circuit board without the metal shield. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294349 | CONNECTOR - The invention provides a connector including a body having an insulating property; a terminal group provided in the body; and a shield case having electrical conductivity. The terminal group includes a first terminal, and a second terminal, being provided adjacent to the first terminal and having higher impedance than the first terminal. The shield case includes an outer shell, configured to surround an peripheral surface of the body, and an impedance adjuster, provided at the outer shell and located adjacent to at least a portion of the second terminal and on an opposite side of the second terminal from the first terminal. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294350 | CONNECTORS WITH STEPPED INNER CAVITY - A connector or similar apparatus for connecting or terminating at least one cable or cable section is provided. The connector includes at least one stepped cavity for receiving a cooperatingly sized and configured stepped conductor end of the cable or cable section. The stepped cavity includes two or more adjoining cavity sections of decreasing diameter. After insertion of the stepped conductor end of the cable or cable section into the stepped cavity, the cable or cable section may be affixed to the connector via crimping or other suitable coupling techniques. Prior to insertion, the stepped conductor end is cleaned so as to remove oxidation, dirt and debris, and/or strand fill, etc. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294351 | BOARD TO BOARD CONNECTOR WITH LOW PROFILE - A battery connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing defines a mating surface, a rear surface opposite to the mating surface and a plurality of passageways penetrating through the mating surface and the rear surface along a front-to-back direction. At least one pair of first grooves is formed in opposite inner sidewalls of each passageway and running through the rear surface. A pair of slits communicates and is staggered with the corresponding first grooves along a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction. Each terminal includes a retention portion with at least one pair of barbs defined at two sides thereof. The retention portions pass through the first grooves along the front-to-back direction and are pressed along the vertical direction so as to retain the barbs in the corresponding slits. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294352 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH STACKED SPACERS - An electrical connector includes a housing with a number of passageways, a plurality of contacts retained in the passageways, and a spacer assembly assembled to a rear side of the housing. The contacts are arranged in plural rows along an insertion direction of a mating plug. Each contact has a connecting portion extending along an up to down direction. The spacer assembly has at least two spacers stacked with each other along the up to down direction to jointly receive and position the connecting portions. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294353 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulation housing and a plurality of conductive terminals. The housing forms a plurality of barbs at suitable locations for respective engagement with the terminals. Each of the terminals has a side face from which at least one retention projection extends. The retention projection is engageable with and thus retained by the respective barb. Since the retention projection is formed on a side face of the terminal, it improves the overall thickness of the electrical connector and realizes a low profile design of the connector. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294354 | USB PORT, USB PLUG, AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE THEREOF - A USB port includes a casing, first pins and second pins. The casing includes outer walls and a pillar. An accommodation space is formed between the outer walls. The pillar is disposed in the accommodation space. The casing has an opening exposing the pillar, and the pillar has a first surface, a second surface adjacent to the first surface, a third surface opposite to the first surface, and a fourth surface opposite to the second surface. The first pins are disposed at the first surface and the third surface, and the first pins conform to the USB | 2011-12-01 |
20110294355 | Electrical Connector - In an electrical connector, a housing includes opposite front and rear end walls, and an insertion slot that is formed between opposite upper and lower inner wall surfaces extending in a front-rear direction and that opens at the front end wall. A terminal has a movable arm and a stationary arm that are disposed respectively on two sides of the insertion slot. The movable arm has a front barb-like contact portion proximate to the front end wall. The stationary arm is tapered forwardly, and has a front end distal from the front end wall, and an inclined contact face that is inclined rearwardly and gradually toward the insertion slot from its front end. The electrical connector has a miniaturized construction and reduces an insertion force for inserting a printed circuit board. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294356 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first connector member configured to arrange a plurality of plane first boards with gaps in a thickness direction of the first boards, the first board including a conductive layer and an insulation layer, the insulation layer having a surface where a first signal pattern is formed; and a second connector member configured to arrange a plurality of plane second boards with gaps in a thickness direction of the second boards, the second board including a conductive layer and an insulation layer, the insulation layer having a surface where a second signal pattern is formed. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294357 | CONNECTOR - A connector including: a housing having an opening into which a plug is detachably inserted and an insertion member other than the plug can be inserted; and a plurality of contacts that includes a power contact and a ground contact and is configured to contact a plurality of contacts of the plug in the opening, wherein the power contact is arranged on a first surface and the ground contact is arranged on a second surface, a position of the first surface being different from a position of the second surface. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294358 | 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. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294359 | CONNECTOR AND INTERFACE DEVICE - A connector includes a plurality of contact locations sequentially numbered, and a housing which accommodates the contact locations. The contact locations include a first pair contact location group utilized for a first data transmission, and a second pair contact location group utilized for a second data transmission. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294360 | SINGLE-USE CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR A FETAL ELECTRODE - A single-use connector ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294361 | ELECTRIC PLUG-IN CONNECTION SYSTEM - An electric plug-in connecting system having at least one contact device and an electric plug-in connector for electrically connecting the electric plug-in connector with the contact device, and having a coding system to avoid unintentional contacts, wherein the coding system includes at least three coding devices independent of one another for coding. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294362 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector comprising an insulative housing having a longitudinal base with a first side and a second side. Extending from the base at the first side is a tongue portion having a first tongue section and a second tongue section, both sections having a first face and a second face. A plurality of passageways are defined on the first faces of both sections. Each of the passageways has a recess located at one end and a plurality of conductive contacts are received in the passageways. Each contact comprises a mating section, a mounting section and a retainer section bridging the mating section to the mounting section whereby the mating section of the contact is free to flex into the recess. In another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector having a socket extending from the base at the second side. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294363 | Terminal table fastener - A terminal table fastener is provided which includes a housing, a fixing element, a resilient terminal and a screw element. The housing defines at least a chamber therein. The fixing element is inserted into the chamber, and the screw element screws to the fixing element for elevating the fixing element. A through hole is defined in the fixing element for accommodating a circuit wire. The resilient terminal is received in the chamber, and is inserted into the through hole for electrically contacting the circuit wire. The fixing element is integrally formed by forging iron and is heat processed to be seamless, and thus has high rigidity and large torque. The screw element extends into the through hole to press the circuit wire and the resilient terminal. The fixing element is elevated to clamp the circuit wire. The terminal table fastener therefore has optimal retention and effective electrical conduction. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294364 | GROUND CLAMP KIT - A ground clamp kit may include a first clamp having a wire reception member suitable to receive and electrically connect to an associated electrical wire to be grounded and a second clamp. Each clamp may be suitable to be clamped to an associated grounding component. The ground clamp kit may also include an electric conductor that electrically connects the first clamp to the second clamp. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294365 | ELASTIC ELECTRICAL CONTACT - An elastic electrical contact includes a base, a connecting member extending from an end of the base, and a resisting member extending from an end of the connecting member configured for resisting against an electronic element. The base includes a bottom surface being soldered to a circuit board and a top surface, and defines a through hole and a portion of tin between the bottom surface and the circuit board. When soldering to the circuit board, tin can extend through the through hole. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294366 | TERMINAL FITTING - A terminal fitting (A) has a rectangular tubular terminal connecting portion ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294367 | Electrode terminal and secondary battery including the same - An electrode terminal and a secondary battery including the same, the electrode terminal including a screw member, the screw member including a flange on a lower outer peripheral surface thereof; and a coupling member including an upper portion bent so as to surround at least a part of the flange, and a lower portion bent so as to contact an internal surface of a cap assembly and coupled to the cap assembly. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294368 | TERMINAL FITTING - It is aimed not to increase contact resistance between a wire and a wire crimping portion even upon being subjected to a thermal cycle. A gold plating layer is formed on a base metal ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294369 | SPARK PLUG - The present invention provides a spark plug which is capable of suppressing a occurrence of crack and separation by determining a structural configuration of a melting portion formed in a junction portion between a discharge portion and a pedestal portion which form an ignition portion that protrudes from a ground electrode. In a profile line shape of a cross section including a center axis P of an ignition portion | 2011-12-01 |
20110294370 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine, transmission and trim angle regulation mechanism, it is configured to change a gear position to the first speed when the gear position is in the second speed and a throttle opening change amount is at or above a predetermined value, start trim-up operation when the engine speed is at or above a first predetermined speed after the gear position is changed to the first speed, change the gear position from the first speed to the second speed when the engine speed is at or above a second predetermined speed after the trim-up operation is started, and stop the trim-up operation after the gear position is changed to the second speed. It can mitigate a deceleration feel generated when the gear position is changed upon the completion of the acceleration and prevent the pitching occurrence. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294371 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, and a transmission selectively changeable in gear position to establish speeds including at least a first speed and a second speed and transmitting power of the engine to the propeller with a gear ratio determined by established speed, it is configured to determine whether the transmission is in a reverse position, and control operation of the transmission to change the gear position from the second speed to the first speed when the second speed is selected and the transmission is determined to be in the reverse position. With this, it becomes possible to prevent the thrust of the boat from decreasing. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294372 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor in which exhaust of an engine is emitted into water via an exhaust passage. The outboard motor comprises a throttle valve connected to an air intake port of the engine via an air intake manifold, a control motor for driving the throttle valve to open and close, and a controller for controlling the control motor. The controller controls the control motor such that the throttle valve fully closes when a determination is made that reverse rotation is occurring in the engine. The exhaust passage is communicated with the air intake manifold via a communication passage. A communication valve which opens only when reverse rotation is occurring in the engine is located at a portion where the communication passage and the air intake manifold connect. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294373 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and a transmission selectively changeable in gear position to establish speeds including a first speed and a second speed and transmitting power of the engine to the propeller with a gear ratio determined by established speed, it is configured to control operation of the transmission to change the gear position to the first or second speed in response to an outputted speed change command, determine whether an engine speed is continuously equal to or greater than a predetermined speed for a predetermined time period when the speed change command to the first speed is outputted, and when the determination is affirmative, change the gear position from the first speed to the second speed. With this, it becomes possible to mitigate the load on a transmission gear to improve durability of the transmission. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294374 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and transmission, it is configured to control operation of the transmission to change the gear position to the first or second speed in response to a speed change command outputted upon an operator's manipulation, determine whether a throttle valve of the engine is at a fully-opened position or thereabout when the speed change command to the first speed is outputted, and determine whether the engine is under a predetermined operating condition when the throttle valve is determined to be at the fully-opened position or thereabout, wherein the transmission controller changes the gear position from the first speed to the second speed when the engine is determined to be under the predetermined operating condition. With this, it becomes possible to mitigate load on a transmission gear to improve durability of the transmission. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294375 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and transmission, it is configured to determine whether acceleration is instructed to the engine by an operator when the gear position is the second speed, detect a slip ratio of a propeller based on theoretical velocity and actual velocity of a boat, control a throttle opening to suppress increase in the slip ratio when the acceleration is determined to be instructed, and change the gear position from the second speed to the first speed when the slip ratio is equal to or less than a first predetermined value and the change amount of the slip ratio is equal to or less than a prescribed value. With this, it becomes possible to appropriately control operation of the engine and the transmission during acceleration, thereby improving the acceleration performance of immediately after acceleration start. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294376 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine, a transmission and a low-speed cruise controller controlling a rotational speed of the propeller to make the boat cruise at low speed, the low-speed cruise controller outputs an increase/decrease command of the propeller rotational speed in response to an operator's manipulation, and change the gear position from the second speed to the first speed when the decrease command is outputted under a condition where the gear position is in the second speed and an engine speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed. With this, it becomes possible to decrease the propeller rotational speed to the maximum extent, thereby making a boat cruise at very low speed. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294377 | CONTROL DEVICE AND BOAT DRIVE COMPRISING A CONTROL DEVICE - A control device, in particular for a boat drive, which comprises a control drive, a reduction gear system ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294378 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INBOARD-OUTBOARD DRIVE ENGINE OF A WATERCRAFT - A drive arrangement for an inboard-outboard drive engine of a watercraft, comprising a drive unit ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294379 | OUTBOARD ENGINE - An outboard engine is disclosed that includes an idling chamber that communicates with a guiding outlet of a first exhaust path and that is open to the atmosphere. The idling chamber includes a cooling water communicating path that communicates with a cooling water supplying path, and a pressure adjusting valve that opens the cooling water communicating path when the value of the water pressure in the cooling water supplying path reaches a threshold value. When the value of the water pressure in the cooling water supplying path reaches the threshold value, the pressure adjusting valve opens and a portion of cooling water is guided to the idling chamber through the cooling water communicating path. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294380 | FLOATING PRODUCTION UNIT WITH DISCONNECTABLE TRANSFER SYSTEM - An offshore production system comprising a floating production unit, a production buoy, and a modular production transfer system therebetween. The modular production transfer system may include a support structure configured to be secured to an exterior side of the floating production unit, a moon pool secured outboard of the support structure, an inspection platform secured above the moon pool, a turntable secured to the inspection platform. The modular production transfer system may be configured to mate with the buoy connector and rotate within the moon pool, thereby maintain the buoy in a fixed orientation, while the floating production unit rotates about the buoy, during production. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294381 | SURF WAX COMB AND HOLDER ACCESSORY - A surf wax comb and holder usable as a surfboard accessory, wherein the comb is secured in a stowed position on the holder by a releasable connection and the holder with the comb stowed thereon is mountable to the top of a surfboard without penetration of the top layer of the board. The comb and holder present a thin, smooth surface that minimizes risk of injury to a surfer while proving the convenience of a readily available surf wax comb on the surfboard. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294382 | Device and a method for detecting the danger of a person drowning - A device and a method are disclosed for detecting the danger of a person drowning in a body of water. The device includes a breast belt and a life jacket. The breast belt has at least one physiological condition sensor affixed thereto while the life jacket has an expandable chamber connected to a compressed gas supply via an activating mechanism. As the compressed gas enters the expandable chamber, the life jacket increases in buoyancy. The life jacket also has a water contact sensor, a global positioning system device, first and second body orientation sensors, a transmitter which is capable of sending a signal to a remote receiver, and a control unit capable of receiving real time signals from each of the sensors and evaluating and comparing the real time signals against corresponding ranges of preset acceptable values to determine if the person wearing the life jacket is in danger of drowning. The control unit is capable of forwarding a signal to both the activating mechanism and to the transmitter when a signal from the water contact sensor indicates the person is in the water and the real time signals from the other sensors are outside of corresponding ranges of preset acceptable values. The signal to the activating mechanism opens the compressed gas supply while the signal to the transmitter is relayed to the remote receiver which sounds an audible alarm. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294383 | Inflatable device with electronic devices - An inflatable device that floats on water has an inflatable body that has a hollow interior, a speaker unit removably secured to the body, a battery box removably secured to the body, and wiring that electrically connects the speaker unit with the battery box. The wiring is housed inside a tube that extends inside the hollow interior of the body and exits the body at at least one exit location, the wiring including a first electrical connector that is removably coupled to the speaker unit, and a second electrical connector that is removably coupled to the battery box. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294384 | PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSS-LINKABLE POLYMERS, METHODS OF MAKING PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSS-LINKABLE POLYMERS, AND METHODS OF USING PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSS-LINKABLE POLYMERS - Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include, among others, polymer compositions, methods of making polymer compositions, structures having the polymer composition covalently bonded to the surface of the structure, methods of attaching the polymer to the surface of the structure, methods of decreasing the amount of microorganisms formed on a structure, and the like. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294385 | ORGANIC BLACK PIGMENTS AND THEIR PREPARATION - A process for preparing a black colorant, preferably a black pigment, characterized in that a compound of the Formula (I) is reacted with a compound of the Formula (II) in a molar ratio of 1:2, in the presence of a catalyst which in water at 25° C. has a pK≦4.5. For the definition of R | 2011-12-01 |
20110294386 | PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to paper machine clothing, in particular a press felt for a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, comprising a load absorbing base structure that extends in longitudinal and cross direction of the clothing and which comprises, and in particular is formed by: a) a longitudinal reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in longitudinal direction of the clothing, and b) a transverse reinforcement module substantially providing the dimensional stability in cross direction of the clothing, whereby the transverse reinforcement module and the longitudinal reinforcement module are arranged one on top of the other and are interconnected with each other. The invention is characterized in that the transverse reinforcement module is a warp knit fabric which is composed of at least one system of weft threads arranged parallel to each other, and at least one system of stitch forming sewing threads which extends substantially perpendicular thereto into which the weft threads are integrated to form a textile fabric, wherein the weft threads extend diagonally to the longitudinal direction of the clothing and have a greater flexural strength than the sewing threads. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294387 | STRUCTURED THERMOPLASTIC IN COMPOSITE INTERLEAVES - One or more layers of structured thermoplastic polymer, such as a light weight veil of thermoplastic polymer fibers, are located within the interleaf zone of laminates that are composed of fibrous layers and thermosetting resin. The thermoplastic veils are used in the interleaf zones as a replacement for thermoplastic toughening particles. The structured thermoplastic polymer may be coated with a conductive material to improve electrical conductivity through the laminate. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294388 | WATER-DISINTEGRABLE NONWOVEN FABRIC - The present invention provides a water-disintegrable nonwoven fabric having a high strength and flexibility. The water-disintegrable nonwoven fabric includes fibers mechanically entangled with one another and adapted to be disentangled from one another when it is stirred in water. 10 to 50% by mass of the fibers is occupied by ultrafine thermoplastic synthetic fibers each having a fineness of 0.01 to 0.5 dtex and a fiber length of 3 to 10 mm. 90 to 50% by mass of the fibers is occupied by at least one of chemical fibers each having a fineness of 1 to 2 dtex and a fiber length of 5 to 20 mm and pulp fibers having a freeness of 600 to 770 cc. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294389 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a light-emitting device having improved light dispersion efficiency, a light-emitting system including the same, and fabricating methods of the light-emitting device and the light-emitting system. The light-emitting device includes one or more light-emitting elements arranged on first surface of a substrate, an insulation film formed on the first surface of a substrate so as to cover the one or more light-emitting elements, and a plurality of uneven patterns formed on the insulation film formed on each of the one or more light-emitting elements so as to be spaced apart from each other, wherein the plurality of uneven patterns are all convex patterns or concave patterns and each of the plurality of uneven patterns has a curved cross-sectional shape. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294390 | Interlocking Panel and Kit of Such Panels - A modular system for forming without tools a variety of 3-dimensional structures comprises panels ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294391 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTION TOY SYSTEM - The present invention is typically configured as toy racecars and tracks, or model train sets but other toy and non-toy configurations are possible. It has a power supply, controller, track, and moveable object(s) such as a racecar or train. The moveable object(s) is a permanent magnet, or contains one or more permanent magnets, or one or more electrical conductors acting as electromagnets, positioned so as to travel general parallel to the surface of the track. The controller has operator interfaces such as switches and/or a potentiometer(s) for speed/motion input. The track is preferably one or more printed circuit boards with conductive traces configured such that the controller can power them. Current passes through the traces in a repetitive sequential order that causes the magnet/moveable object to be propelled along the track due to the Lorentz force generated by the electromagnetic field(s) acting on the conducting traces and the magnet(s). | 2011-12-01 |
20110294392 | RETURN TOP - The present invention relates to a Return Top, comprising a disc ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294393 | ACTION TOY WITH JET PACK - A toy having a humanoid body and a jet pack is provided. The toy includes a first fabric portion partially ejected from a first aperture in the jet pack in response to a lever being moved from a first position to a second position. The toy further includes a fan disposed in the body that blow airs across the first fabric portion. The toy further includes a first light emitting diode that illuminates the first fabric portion when the first fabric portion is partially ejected from the first aperture such that the first fabric portion simulates flames being emitted from the jet pack. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294394 | Self-Righting Toy Having Fluid-Filled Base that is Both Resilient and Transparent - A self-righting toy having a base with a convex-shaped exterior bottom surface. A watertight internal chamber is disposed within the base. Liquid fill material is used to fill the internal chamber. The liquid fill material is visible through the material of the convex bottom surface. Flotsam objects are disposed within the internal chamber that swirl within the liquid fill material when the liquid fill material is disturbed. A toy body section is affixed to the base. The toy body section is lighter than the base. This causes the toy body section to self-right into an upright position when said self-righting toy is placed on a flat surface. In a variation of the self-righting toy, games can be formed within the internal chamber that are played by disturbing the flotsam objects swirling within the internal chamber. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294395 | TOY VEHICLE TRACK SET - In one exemplary embodiment, a toy track set for at least one toy vehicle is provided, the toy track set having: a track path; and a surface rotatably mounted to a base, wherein a portion of the surface comprises a portion of the track path and wherein as the surface rotates on the base the portion of the surface comprising the portion of the track path varies. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294396 | TOY VEHICLE TRACK SET - A toy track set for a toy vehicle is disclosed herein, the toy track set having: a first track path comprising a first looped vehicle path; a second track path comprising an alternate vehicle path, the second track path having a first segment and a second segment, the second segment being separated from the first segment by a gap, the second segment being pivotally mounted to the track set for reciprocal movement between a first position and a second position, wherein a toy vehicle travelling along the second track path from the first segment to the second segment will travel along a first portion of the second segment when the second segment is in the first position and the toy vehicle traverses the gap and wherein the toy vehicle travelling along the second track path from the first segment to the second segment will be captured in a receiving area of the second segment when the second segment is in the second position and the toy vehicle traverses the gap; a track diverter pivotally mounted to the track set for movement between a first position and a second position wherein the toy vehicle travelling along the first track path will remain on the first track path when the track diverter is in the first position and wherein the toy vehicle travelling along the first track path will be diverted to the second track path when the track diverter is in the second position; and a booster for propelling the toy vehicle along either the first track path or the second track path. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294397 | Remote control ball assembly - A remote control ball assembly includes a housing, an actuating device having a circuit board disposed in the housing and having a processing device and a signal receiving device attached to the circuit board, two motors each include a wheel attached to a spindle and contacted with the housing, and a radio transmitter includes another processing device and an angle detector and a signal emitting device attached to another circuit board for detecting a status of the radio transmitter and for emitting the status signal to the signal receiving device, which then actuates the motors and the wheels to operate or to move the housing on land and on water without being operated by the fingers of the user. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRONIC LAPPING GUIDE CORRESPONDING TO A NEAR-FIELD TRANSDUCER OF AN ENERGY ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING TRANSDUCER - A method and system for fabricating transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS) is described. The method and system include providing at least one near-field transducer (NFT) film and providing an electronic lapping guide (ELG) film substantially coplanar with a portion of the at least one NFT film. The method and system also include defining a disk portion of an NFT from the portion of the at least one NFT film and at least one ELG from the ELG film. The disk portion corresponds to a critical dimension of the NFT from an ABS location. The method and system also include lapping the at least one transducer. The lapping is terminated based on a signal from the ELG. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294399 | Advanced finishing control - Methods of using in situ finishing information for finishing workpieces and semiconductor wafers are described. Methods of using yield information at least in part related to cost of manufacture for finishing workpieces and semiconductor wafers are described. Changes or improvements to cost of manufacture of a workpiece using current in-process cost of manufacture information, tracked current in-process cost of manufacture information, or current cost of manufacture parameters are discussed. Appreciable changes to quality or cost of manufacture of a workpiece using tracking, using in-process tracked information, networks including a multiplicity of apparatus, and using in situ finishing information are discussed. A factory, apparatus, and methods to change or improve process control are discussed. A factory, apparatus, and methods to change or improve real-time process control are discussed. A factory, apparatus, and methods to change or improve feedforward and feedback control are discussed. The workpieces can be tracked individually or by process group such as a process batch. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294400 | Determining Physical Property of Substrate - A method of determining a physical property of a substrate includes recording a first spectrum obtained from a substrate, the first spectrum being obtained during a polishing process that alters a physical property of the substrate. The method includes identifying, in a database, at least one of several previously recorded spectra that is similar to the recorded first spectrum. Each of the spectra in the database has a physical property value associated therewith. The method includes generating a signal indicating that a first value of the physical property is associated with the first spectrum, the first value being determined using the physical property value associated with the identified previously recorded spectrum in the database. A system for determining a physical property of a substrate includes a polishing machine, an endpoint determining module, and a database. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294401 | METHOD OF COMPENSATION FOR A FLUID CUTTING APPARATUS - A system and method for positioning a fluid stream for cutting a double contour workpiece includes a compensation module configured to receive information regarding a contour path in at least five degrees of freedom for cutting the double contour workpiece and a velocity of movement of the fluid stream during cutting and configured to provide as an output a modified contour path of said at least five degrees of freedom based on Kerf compensation errors. A motion controller is adapted to receive the modified contour path of said at least five degrees of freedom and the velocity and is configured to provide control signals. A positioner is configured to receive the control signals and position a fluid stream adjacent the workpiece accordingly. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294402 | Eddy Current System for In-Situ Profile Measurement - An eddy current monitoring system may include an elongated core. One or more coils may be coupled with the elongated core for producing an oscillating magnetic field that may couple with one or more conductive regions on a wafer. The core may be translated relative to the wafer to provide improved resolution while maintaining sufficient signal strength. An eddy current monitoring system may include a DC-coupled marginal oscillator for producing an oscillating magnetic field at a resonant frequency, where the resonant frequency may change as a result of changes to one or more conductive regions. Eddy current monitoring systems may be used to enable real-time profile control. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294403 | WAFER PROCESSING METHOD, WAFER POLISHING APPARATUS, AND INGOT SLICING APPARATUS - In a wafer processing method, an ingot is sliced into a wafer and the wafer is planarized by polishing a surface of the wafer. When the wafer is planarized, the wafer is disposed on a wafer holder and the wafer is rotated, a heat quantity is applied to a portion of the wafer so as to form a reformed layer at the portion of the wafer, and a polishing tool is brought into contact with the portion of wafer while rotating so as to polish the portion of the wafer. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294404 | Tunable Polish Rates By Varying Dissolved Oxygen Content - A method and system for tunable removal rates and selectivity of materials during chemical-mechanical polishing using a chemical slurry or solution with increased dissolved oxygen content. The slurry can optionally include additives to improve removal rate and/or selectivity. Further selectivity can be obtained by varying the concentration and type of abrasives in the slurry, using lower operating pressure, using different pads, or using other additives in the dispersion at specific pH values. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294405 | WORKPIECE SPINDLES SUPPORTED FLOATING ABRASIVE PLATEN - A method and apparatus for releasably attaching flexible abrasive disks to a flat-surfaced platen that floats in three-point abrading contact with three rigid flat-surfaced rotatable fixed-position workpiece spindles that are mounted on a flat surface of an abrading machine base where the spindle surfaces are in a common plane. Three spindles are positioned to form a three-point triangle of platen supports where the rotational-centers of each of the spindles are positioned at the center of the annular width of the platen abrading surface. The spindles are supported by two-piece spindle-mount devices having a common-radius spherical joint that allows the spindles to be rotated to co-planar align the top flat surfaces of the rotatable spindle-tops and then to be locked into this aligned position. Spindle-mount spherical-action locking devices include mechanical fasteners and stress-free adhesive tabs. Precision-flat platens can be used as an alignment jig for co-planar alignment of the spindles. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294406 | WAFER POLISHING APPARATUS - Provided is a wafer polishing apparatus. The wafer polishing apparatus comprises a first polishing part and a second polishing part. The first part is disposed at a position higher than a top surface of a wafer and configured to be rotated on a first rotation axis. The second polishing part is disposed at a position lower than a bottom surface of the wafer and configured to be rotated on a second rotation axis. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294407 | Manual operated detail sander - A manually operated detail sander comprises a first plate, a second plate and a sheet of sanding material. The first plate has uniform thickness and includes first and second sides that define a sculpting profile. The second plate has the thickness of the first plate and has an ergonomic profile including an elongate fastening edge extending at least partially across and joined to the first side of the first plate. The sheet of sanding material extends across the second side of the first plate. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294408 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR WASHING POULTRY DURING PROCESSING - The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294409 | Side Feeder Air Guiding Element For An Aircraft Air-Conditioning System - An air guiding element ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294410 | REGISTER FOR AIR-CONDITIONING - A register for air-conditioning includes a tubular register having an air passage and a blowoff opening and register fins | 2011-12-01 |
20110294411 | Surgical Theatre Ventilating Devices and Methods - Provided are methods for ventilating a surgical theater using temperature-regulated laminar air flow. Velocity of a downward directed laminar clean air flow is determined by an air-temperature difference between the supply air and room air temperature at the level of the operating table. Room air temperature at the level of the operating table is measured and clean supply air temperature controlled in relation to this measurement. In order to maintain a constant downward directed laminar clean air flow velocity, a constant difference in temperature is maintained between room air temperature at the level of the operating table and the lower temperature of the supply air. In preferred embodiments, this constant temperature difference provides a downward directed air flow velocity of at least 0.25 m/s and is maintained in part by minimizing fluctuations in ambient air-temperature through use of air supply units supplying heated or cooled air outside the clean air zone. Also provided are ventilating devices which create a uniform and stable downward laminar air flow that forms a clean air zone surrounding the operating table workplace region. Preferred embodiments comprise a number of air supply units arranged in a closed pattern, e.g, in a circle, with air stop and guide units situated between air supply units such that a widely spread uniform and stable, downward, combined, laminar air flow is created. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294412 | TWO PIECE ROOF VENT - A roof vent designed to be nestable for easy shipment and which can be injection molded includes a base member and cover member. The base is nestable in an identical base, and the cover is nestable in an identical cover. The base and cover can be totally separate or connected by a living hinge or runner. To install the vent, the cover is positioned over the base and the two are nailed together to the roof surface. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294413 | PORTABLE AIR MOVING DEVICE WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL GRILL - A portable air moving device possessing improved characteristics for air stream directing. The device includes; an air generator, a housing, and multiple independently adjustable grill segments. The device may include an electric heating element. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294414 | Vent Installation Method - A method for installation of an adhesive vent over an aperture in a surface is described, the adhesive vent has at least one substantially straight serrated edge and an air permeable venting region, an adhesive region having adhesive disposed thereon surrounding the air permeable venting region. The method comprises providing an edge guide adjacent to the aperture, the edge guide adapted to inhibit motion in at least one direction on the surface, positioning the serrated edge on the surface such that the edge of the adhesive vent engages with the edge guide and pressing the adhesive vent onto the surface such that the air permeable region of the adhesive vent covers the aperture and the adhesive vent is fixed to the surface by the adhesive. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294415 | DATA TRANSFER METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN MULTI-HOP RELAY SYSTEM - The invention relates to a data transfer method in a multi-hop relay system. The data transfer method comprises: a step for allowing a base station to receive from a first terminal the channel information (H | 2011-12-01 |
20110294416 | SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE - A system for positioning a geostationary satellite includes: at least four earth stations each being in a known position and capable of sending to the satellite a signal called an uplink signal, and means for measuring the differences in the arrival times of the uplink signals at the satellite. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294417 | ELECTRONIC PEN, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an electronic pen including a wireless communication section which performs short-range one-to-one communication with a communication partner device having a display section, a pen tip which is for specifying information displayed on the display section, a reception processing section which configures the wireless communication section, and acquires information specified by the pen tip by communication with the communication partner device, a recording section which records the acquired information, and a transmission processing section which configures the wireless communication section, and transmits the information recorded in the recording section. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294418 | Portable Apparatus for Supporting Electronic Wallet - A portable apparatus is capable of switching between a plurality of smart cards and associated circuits to provide a user various independent electronic wallet functions via a single portable apparatus, thereby increasing utilization flexibility and convenience. The portable apparatus includes at least a first smart card and a second smart cart, a near-field communication (NFC) unit, and a control circuit. The first smart card and the second smart card respectively include a first interface and a second interface. The NFC unit is coupled to the first smart card and the second smart card via the first interface and the second interface, respectively. The NFC unit is capable of performing NFC with external apparatuses. The control circuit controls the NFC unit to communicate with either the first smart card or the second smart card using control signals. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294419 | Method and System for Clocking FM Transmit, FM Receive, and Near Field Communication Functions Using DDFS - Methods and systems for clocking FM transmit, FM receive and near field communication functions using DDFS are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include generating a Bluetooth signal that may comprise, for example, I and Q components, or Bluetooth local oscillator (LO) signals, for use in Bluetooth communication. One of the two Bluetooth LO signals may then be used by a DDFS to generate I and Q LO signals for FM reception and/or transmission. One of the I and Q LO signals for FM communication may be used by another DDFS to generate at least one LO signal for near field communication (NFC) transmission and/or reception. While the Bluetooth LO signal may vary in frequency as Bluetooth frequency hopping occurs, the FM LO signals may remain constant for a specific channel frequency. Similarly, while the FM LO signals may be changed to tune to different FM channels, the NFC LO signals may remain at a constant frequency. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294420 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system includes a transmitter that applies an electric field, obtained by modulating an information signal for wideband communication, to a transmission medium. The transmitter includes a transmission electrode, a transmission circuit that outputs the information signal for the wideband communication, and a first band controller that controls a band of the information signal for the wideband communication. When the transmission medium is in contact with the transmission electrode and the transmission medium and the transmission electrode are capacitively coupled to each other, the first band controller performs control to provide a band that is necessary for a receiver to perform demodulation for the wideband communication, and when the transmission medium is not in contact with the transmission electrode, the first band controller performs control to provide a narrower band than the band that is necessary for the wideband communication. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294421 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system according to the present invention includes a transmitter | 2011-12-01 |
20110294422 | Method and apparatuses for transmitting information by means of far field and short range communication - The present invention relates to a method and apparatuses for transmitting information. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatuses for transmitting information comprising first and second information to and/or from a mobile terminal in environments where different wireless access technologies are available. In accordance with the inventive method, the first information is transmitted by means of far field communication to and/or from a base station of a first communications network, and the second information is transmitted by means of short range communication to and/or from a short range communication device which is communicatively coupled to a second communications network. The second communications network is communicatively coupled to the first communications network. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294423 | DUAL-MODE EARPHONE AND METHOD FOR ANSWERING USING THE SAME - Provided is an earphone with dual communication modes and a method for answering using the same. The earphone wirelessly links a first remote device and a second remote device. The earphone particularly includes a microprocessor coupled with a Bluetooth communication module, a DECT communication module, a microphone, and a speaker. The microprocessor is controlled by a first control signal, and used for transmitting a first incoming signal or a second incoming signal to the speaker. The microprocessor then sends a reply signal to the first remote device via the Bluetooth communication module, or to the second remote device via the DECT communication module. The first incoming signal is outputted as the first remote device receives an incoming call, and the second incoming signal is outputted when the second remote device receives the incoming call. Finally, the microphone outputs the reply signal. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294424 | OPERATION PROCEDURES FOR INTEROPERABLE SAFETY AND NON-SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS IN WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS - For enhanced interoperability of safety and non-safety communications, a dual-radio type T RSU for improving services includes a first radio dedicated to the control channel and a second radio dedicated to the safety channel. The control channel is divided into a number of synchronous intervals, each about 100 milliseconds in duration. The safety channel is also divided into a number of synchronous intervals, each about 100 milliseconds in duration. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294425 | Electronic business/personal card and method of use thereof - The present invention includes a wireless communication method and device comprising a one-to-one exchange of wireless electronic device identifications or unique profile IDs between a sending and a receiving party who are both registered users of the electronic business/personal card service and further comprising upload of the wireless electronic identifications to a data server computer system wherein said system matches said identifications with those of registered users and said computer system displays information about the user associated with each identification. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294426 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a transmission processing section which performs short-range one-to-one communication with a communication partner device, a reception processing section, a received data processing section which acquires information displayed by the communication partner device by communication with the communication partner device, a display processing section which performs processing for displaying information acquired by the information acquisition section, and a display section which displays the information. According to such a configuration, it becomes possible to easily and visually recognize the information displayed on the communication partner device of a connection destination. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294427 | DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A system is provided for transmitting data between a first component and a second component, which rotates relative to the first component. The system includes a first coupling element of limited angular extent mounted to the first component, and a second coupling element of limited angular extent mounted to the second component. The first and second coupling elements come into angular alignment once per revolution of the second component relative to the first component. The system further includes a first transceiver connected to the first coupling element, and a second transceiver connected to the second coupling element. The first and second transceivers are configured to detect the angular alignment of the first and second coupling elements. The first and second transceivers are further configured to transmit data between the first and second transceivers via the first and second coupling elements when the angular alignment is detected. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294428 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, READER/WRITER DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a communication device including a secure communication unit configured to perform secure communication with an external reader/writer device, the secure communication being secure close-proximity communication, a first communication unit configured to perform high-speed communication with the reader/writer device, the high-speed communication being close-proximity communication that is faster than the secure communication, a second communication unit configured to, when communication via the high-speed communication is disconnected, communicate with the reader/writer device with a communication mode that is different from a communication mode of the high-speed communication, a power transmission unit configured to receive power transmitted from the reader-writer device by power transmission, and a secondary battery configured to store the power received by the power transmission unit. The second communication unit may be configured to, when communication via the high-speed communication is disconnected, operate with the power stored in the secondary battery. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294429 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - The communication device ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING AN END TERMINAL TO A PLURALITY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS TO BE PROVIDED WITH A SERVICE IN A CPNS ENVIRONMENT, AND CPNS SERVER AND END TERMINAL FOR SAME - The present invention is a method and system, with the system comprising an CPNS server and an end-point terminal for connecting the end-point terminal to a plurality of mobile communication terminals for providing the end-point terminal with a variety of services in a CPNS environment. The CPNS server makes a request for a CPNS service via a second mobile communication terminal, analyzes the request as transmitted to provide the end terminal with the service. The end-point terminal is connected to the first mobile communication terminal through a short-range wireless communication network for performing the CPNS service and is connected to a second mobile communication terminal through short-range wireless communication during the performance of the CPNS server to request and receive specific CPNS service from the CPNS server. Since the end-point terminal is connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals and provided with CPNS services, the end-point terminal can simultaneously provide a variety of services. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294431 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A NETWORK COMPRISING A BATTERYLESS ZIGBEE DEVICE, NETWORK AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to method for wireless communicating in a network comprising a resource-constrained end device, and a first router device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:—the end device (ZBLD) sending a trigger for proxy search procedure,—the first router (R | 2011-12-01 |
20110294432 | FAST AND RELIABLE CHANNEL CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHMS IN BLUETOOTH NETWORKS TO DETECT AND AVOID 2.4 GHZ INTERFERERS - A method for frequency selection in a wireless communication system, includes performing in a wireless device, receiving at least one signal at a current frequency; processing at least one data packet received via the received at least one signal to determine the presence of bit errors; characterizing the received at least one signal received at the current frequency based on the processing of the at least one data packet; classifying the current frequency based on at least the characterization of the received at least one signal; and selecting the current frequency based on the classification. At least one signal strength measurement may be performed on the received at least one signal, and the processing of the at least one data packet may be performed within a current channel classification update interval. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294433 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a transmission processing section which performs short-range one-to-one communication with a communication partner device, a reception processing section, a received data processing section which acquires information obtained by communication with the communication partner device, a display section which displays the information, and a display processing section which executes processing of displaying the information based on a content of the information. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294434 | CHANNEL SWITCHING FOR INTEROPERABLE SAFETY AND NON-SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS IN WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS - For enhanced interoperability of safety and non-safety communications, a synchronous interval is divided into a safety channel interval and an open interval instead of a CCH (control channel) interval and SCH (service channel) interval. For a single-radio device, a control interval, in place of an open interval should be scheduled at least once every maximum service scheduling period. Such a control interval is dedicated for CCH (and SCH) operation. For a multi-radio device, a control interval is scheduled at least once every maximum control interval on one of the radios support non-safety services (e.g. tolling). | 2011-12-01 |
20110294435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POLICY AND CHARGING CONTROL DECISIONS BASED ON RADIO SPECTRUM BLOCKS - A policy determination function (PDF) makes policy and charging control decisions based on radio spectrum blocks. More particularly, the PDF: receives radio spectrum block data via an interface; and determines, using the radio spectrum block data, a first radio spectrum block for use during a session for a subscriber, wherein the first radio spectrum block is one of a plurality of radio spectrum blocks, and wherein the subscriber has a unique set of policy and charging control (PCC) rules corresponding to each of the radio spectrum blocks in the plurality. The PDF further selects and provides to a policy enforcement function the set of PCC rules for the subscriber corresponding to the first radio spectrum block, for applying to communications with the subscriber during the session. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294436 | WIRELESS TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND AREA QUALITY INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD - A wireless terminal that carries out communication by a wireless circuit includes information acquisition means, transmission means, and transmission control means. The information acquisition means measures the communication quality of the wireless circuit. The transmission control means issues an instruction to the transmission means to transmit area quality information when basic transmission trigger conditions that have been determined in advance as time information are satisfied and when additional transmission trigger conditions are satisfied that have been determined that correspond to the state of the wireless terminal such that battery consumption is reduced. Upon receiving the instruction, the transmission means transmits area quality information that includes the communication quality that was measured by the information acquisition means. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294437 | METHOD AND TEST INSTRUMENT FOR ANALYZING A DEVICE COMMUNICATING VIA A RADIO LINK - The invention related to a method and to a test device for analyzing a device communicating via a radio link. Said device comprises a plurality of antennas for communicating, together comprising an antenna arrangement. The device under test is first disposed in a first position relative to a radio field. A value of at least one piece of channel state information describing a quality of the antenna arrangement obtained via the return channel is determined in said relative position. A change in the relative position of the device under test relative to the radio field is subsequently performed. A second value of the at least on piece of channel state information is determined in said changed, new relative position. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294438 | PROVIDING CQI FEEDBACK WITH COMMON CODE RATE TO A TRANSMITTER STATION - Methods and apparatuses for providing CQI feedback to a transmitter station are described herein. In one implementation, an apparatus may include a transceiver to transmit and receive signals to and from a transmitter station, and a controller coupled to the transceiver to control the transceiver to transmit to the transmitter station a first channel quality indicator (CQI) that corresponds to a first modulation level to be used by the transmitter station to transmit first signals, and to control the transceiver to transmit to the transmitter station a differential indicator that comprises two bits or less to differentially indicate a second CQI relative to the first CQI, wherein the second CQI corresponds to a second modulation level to be used by the transmitter station to transmit second signals. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294439 | RADIO BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A radio base station (eNB) according to the present invention includes: a calculation unit ( | 2011-12-01 |
20110294440 | HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER, WIRELESS TRANSMITTER, WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER - A high power amplifier that has a high heat dissipation effect and is produced at low cost, a wireless transmitter and a wireless transceiver with the high power amplifier and a method for mounting a high power amplifier are provided. The high power amplifier comprises a transistor with lead wires extending from both side surfaces of a mold provided on a heat dissipation member to the outside, a double-sided wiring board of which the heat dissipation member is inserted in an opening of the double-sided wiring board and a wiring pattern on one surface of the double-sided wiring board is electrically connected to the lead wires, and a case for accommodating the double-sided wiring board. Further, the high power amplifier comprises a plate of which one main surface is in contact with an inner wall of the case and the other main surface is connected to the heat dissipation member and a wiring pattern on the other main surface of the double-sided wiring board. | 2011-12-01 |
20110294441 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT FOR MULTICARRIER ARRANGEMENTS - An arrangement for use in a telecommunication system includes a binder of subscriber lines, a local transceiver circuit, and a far-end crosstalk cancellation circuit. Each of the subscriber lines ends at one of a plurality of remote user terminals. The local transceiver circuit is associated with the binder of subscriber lines and comprises a plurality of substantially identical transceiver modules, each of the transceiver modules being associated to one or a small number of subscriber lines. The far-end crosstalk cancellation circuit is configured to reduce far-end crosstalk between the subscriber lines of the binder, and is operably connected to interface with at least parts of the received data of the respective local transceiver modules. The far-end crosstalk cancellation circuit operable to implement a blind training algorithm for at least one victim subscriber line based on signals received by the respective associated transceiver modules. | 2011-12-01 |