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20100288359 | Photovoltaic Device - A method to improve CdTe-based photovoltaic device efficiency is disclosed. The CdTe-based photovoltaic device can include oxygen or silicon in semiconductor layers. | 11-18-2010 |
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20120025100 | PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT - A photoluminescence measurement system can include an optical source. | 02-02-2012 |
20120152351 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - In general, a photovoltaic module may include a binary semiconductor layer formed from a vapor rich in one component of a binary semiconductor source. | 06-21-2012 |
20130076367 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT OF A SOLAR DEVICE - Described herein is a method and system for determining a short-circuit current of a solar device before the solar device is tested in a solar simulator. A solar device includes a substrate layer, a front contact layer, a window/emitter layer, an absorber layer and a back contact. A thickness of the window/emitter layer and an absorption wavelength of the absorber layer are determined. The window/emitter layer thickness and absorber layer absorption wavelength are used with a fitting parameter that corresponds to transmission properties of the substrate and first contact layers in order to determine the solar device's short-circuit current. | 03-28-2013 |
20130115720 | SURFACE MEASUREMENT - A method and apparatus for determining grain size of a surface. A light source is directed at the surface. Reflected light from the surface is detected. A peak surface grain wavelength is determined from the reflected light. The peak surface grain wavelength is converted to a grain size. Grain size of a semiconductor surface is used as a feedback input to control a manufacturing process. | 05-09-2013 |
20130183794 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING DOPANT CONCENTRATION CONTROL IN DIFFERENT LAYERS OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method and system for controlling the amount of a second material incorporated into a first material by controlling the amount of a third material which can interact with the second material. | 07-18-2013 |
20130298992 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A method to improve CdTe-based photovoltaic device efficiency is disclosed. The CdTe-based photovoltaic device can include oxygen or silicon in semiconductor layers. | 11-14-2013 |
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20090151479 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE USE OF A CONSUMABLE IN A DISPOSABLE DESIGN IN ONE OR MORE ANALYZERS - A method for monitoring the use of a consumable in a disposable design in one or more analyzers which are each configured to analyze one or more liquids, in particular body fluids, is provided where the method comprises the following steps: providing a disposable consumable in a first analyzer; using the disposable consumable as intended during operation of the first analyzer; collecting usage relevant information for the disposable consumable which concern the intended use of the disposable consumable during operation of the first analyzer; storing usage-relevant data which are derived from the usage-relevant information in a memory unit assigned to the disposable consumable; removing the disposable consumable from the first analyzer; again providing the disposable consumable in the first analyzer or in a second analyzer, at least partially reading the usage-relevant data from the memory unit in the first or the second analyzer; evaluating the usage-relevant data that have been read out by a control device; and deriving control signals concerning the permissibility and/or type of a further intended use of the disposable consumable during operation of the first or of the second analyzer as a reaction to the evaluation of the usage-relevant data that have been read out. | 06-18-2009 |
20100135824 | Process for Peristaltic Pump Control - A peristaltic pump is provided comprising squeezing elements moved by at least one actuator, which squeezing elements act on a tube in which a medium is conveyed, with the squeezing elements successively getting into and out of a squeezing engagement with the tube. A process for controlling the peristaltic pump comprises measuring over time a fluidic parameter representative for the flow rate of the medium through the tube, determining the relative undulation of the flow rate of the medium from the measured temporal course of the fluidic parameter, and smoothing the undulation by adjusting the progression speed of the squeezing elements on the basis of the determined undulation of the flow rate. | 06-03-2010 |
20100161267 | Device and Method for Automatic Calibration Verification of an Analyzer - A method and a device for carrying out calibration verification (CV process) of an analyzer for determining different measurement parameters in body fluids is provided. The device according to the invention comprises the following components: a cartridge with a plurality of containers, which can be connected to an intake system of an analyzer, each of which contains a measurement fluid with known measurement parameter values; a storage unit assigned to the cartridge for storing the measurement parameter values of the measurement fluids and data relevant for the CV process of the analyzer to be verified; a docking or intake area at or in the analyzer for receiving the cartridge with a data path for reading the storage unit; an evaluation unit typically housed in the analyzer for evaluating the values measured by the analyzer; and an output unit for printing an evaluation protocol. | 06-24-2010 |
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20080300254 | Tylophorine Analogs as Antitumor Agents - Compounds of Formula I are described: preferably subject to the proviso that either (a) R | 12-04-2008 |
20090131501 | Agents Useful for Reducing Amyloid Precursor Protein and Treating Dementia and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention provides compounds and methods of administering compounds to a subject that can reduce βAPP production and that is not toxic in a wide range of dosages. The present invention also provides non-carbamate compounds and methods of administering such compounds to a subject that can reduce βAPP production and that is not toxic in a wide range of dosages. It has been discovered that either the racemic or enantiomerically pure non-carbamate compounds can be used to decrease βAPP production. | 05-21-2009 |
20110021594 | Agents Useful for Reducing Amyloid Precursor Protein and Treating Dementia and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention provides compounds and methods of administering compounds to a subject that can reduce βAPP production and that is not toxic in a wide range of dosages. The present invention also provides non-carbamate compounds and methods of administering such compounds to a subject that can reduce βAPP production and that is not toxic in a wide range of dosages. It has been discovered that either the racemic or enantiomerically pure non-carbamate compounds can be used to decrease βAPP production. | 01-27-2011 |
20110245210 | THALIDOMIDE ANALOGS - Thalidomide analogs that modulate tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) activity and angiogenesis are disclosed. In particularly disclosed embodiments, the thalidomide analogs are isosteric sulfur-containing analogs. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject with the analogs. | 10-06-2011 |
20120295946 | Agents Useful for Reducing Amyloid Precursor Protein and Treating Dementia and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention provides compounds and methods of administering compounds to a subject that can reduce βAPP production and that is not toxic in a wide range of dosages. The present invention also provides non-carbamate compounds and methods of administering such compounds to a subject that can reduce βAPP production and that is not toxic in a wide range of dosages. It has been discovered that either the racemic or enantiomerically pure non-carbamate compounds can be used to decrease βAPP production. | 11-22-2012 |
20130035363 | Thalidomide Analogs - Thalidomide analogs that modulate tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) activity and angiogenesis are disclosed. In particularly disclosed embodiments, the thalidomide analogs are isosteric sulfur-containing analogs. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject with the analogs. | 02-07-2013 |
20140309436 | THALIDOMIDE ANALOGS - Thalidomide analogs that modulate tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) activity and angiogenesis are disclosed. In particularly disclosed embodiments, the thalidomide analogs are isosteric sulfur-containing analogs. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject with the analogs. | 10-16-2014 |
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20090007031 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING CACHED PARAMETERIZED CELLS - Parameterized cells are cached and provided by the plug-in to increase the speed and efficiency of an application for circuit design. This allows source design to be read-interoperable and also enables some basic write-interoperability in the source design. | 01-01-2009 |
20100115207 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIUSER CACHED PARAMETERIZED CELLS - An improved approach to pcell caching is disclosed that enables safe and efficient multi-user access to pcell caches. Locking structures are used in conjunction with counters to provide multi-user support for pcell caches. When a modification occurs to cached pcell data, an update is made to the appropriate counters). The value(s) of the counters are checked to determine whether the item of data operated upon by an entity is still valid or if another concurrent entity has made changes to the data. | 05-06-2010 |
20100306729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FLAT LAYOUT - The present invention provides a method for generating flat layout design view that comprises importing port definitions of a first hierarchical block of digital instances from a source as a schematic symbol, importing port definitions of digital instances within the first hierarchical block from the source, instantiating the schematic symbol as a hierarchical layout instance in the flat layout, binding the hierarchical layout instance to the schematic symbol, and embedding digital layout block instances within the design layout by replacing the digital instances of a digital layout block with digital layout instances of a top layout module of the design layout. | 12-02-2010 |
20110061034 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING GRAPHICALLY EDITABLE PARAMETERIZED CELLS - Disclosed is an improved mechanism and method for implementing electronic designs. According to some approaches, a method, mechanism, and compute program product is disclosed for implementing electronic designs that allows visual editing of complex objects with advanced editing features, which also provides for automated correspondence of the editing results to parametric values for a programmable object in the design. | 03-10-2011 |
20110161899 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-POWER DOMAIN DIGITAL / MIXED-SIGNAL VERIFICATION AND LOW POWER SIMULATION - Disclosed are a method, system, and computer program product for implementing various embodiments of the methods for implementing multi-power domain digital or mixed-signal verification and low power simulation. The method or the system comprises automatically generating one or more net or terminal expression, set, or one or more overriding net or terminal expression by reading, importing, or interpreting the power data file for the electronic circuit design; identifying one or more schematics of the electronic circuit design; generating an annotated schematic of the electronic circuit design by automatically annotating at least one of the one or more schematics with some of the one or more net or terminal expression, set, or one or more overriding net or terminal expression; and performing verification of the electronic circuit design by using at least the annotated schematic. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161900 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-POWER DOMAIN DIGITAL / MIXED SIGNAL VERIFICATION AND LOW POWER SIMULATION - Disclosed are a method, system, and computer program product for implementing various embodiments of the methods for implementing multi-power domain digital or mixed-signal verification and low power simulation. The method or the system comprises automatically generating one or more net or terminal expression, set, or one or more overriding net or terminal expression by reading, importing, or interpreting the power data file for the electronic circuit design; identifying one or more schematics of the electronic circuit design; generating an annotated schematic of the electronic circuit design by automatically annotating at least one of the one or more schematics with some of the one or more net or terminal expression, set, or one or more overriding net or terminal expression; and performing verification of the electronic circuit design by using at least the annotated schematic. | 06-30-2011 |
20120047434 | METHOD TO PREVIEW AN UNDO/REDO LIST - A method identifying an element in a document corresponding to an edit selected from a list of available edits to distinguish the selected edit from the other edits in the list. The identifying may reflect the type of edit, or otherwise demonstrate the change to the element effectuated by the edit. Multiple edits may be selected and temporarily highlighted or otherwise identified in chronological order to demonstrate the effect of multiple edits on the elements of the document. | 02-23-2012 |
20130097572 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING GRAPHICALLY EDITABLE PARAMETERIZED CELLS - Disclosed is an improved mechanism and method for implementing electronic designs. According to some approaches, a method, mechanism, and compute program product is disclosed for implementing electronic designs that allows visual editing of complex objects with advanced editing features, which also provides for automated correspondence of the editing results to parametric values for a programmable object in the design. | 04-18-2013 |
20130246900 | SYNCHRONIZED THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY OF CONNECTED DOCUMENTS - A system and method for synchronizing the display and edit of a plurality of connected layouts or documents within a single display. A first document or plurality of elements may be displayed as active and a second document or plurality of elements may be displayed as non-active background in a first window. The second document or plurality of elements may be displayed as active and the first document or plurality of elements may be displayed as non-active background in a second window. Any action detected in either window may be displayed in the other window. Upon selection of any active element or predefined net list, the elements physically or logically connected to the selected element or net list may be highlighted in the active documents, listed, or otherwise identified. An inter-document net list may identify connections between existing net lists in multiple documents. | 09-19-2013 |
20130290834 | SYNCHRONIZED THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY OF CONNECTED DOCUMENTS - A system and method for synchronizing the display and edit of a plurality of connected layouts or documents within a single display. A first document or plurality of elements may be displayed as active and a second document or plurality of elements may be displayed as non-active background in a first window. The second document or plurality of elements may be displayed as active and the first document or plurality of elements may be displayed as non-active background in a second window. Any action detected in either window may be displayed in the other window. According to an embodiment, the layouts or documents may be connected via an interposer. | 10-31-2013 |
20140123094 | PRODUCING A NET TOPOLGY PATTERN AS A CONSTRAINT UPON ROUTING OF SIGNAL PATHS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN - A method is provided to produce a constraint information for use to implement a routing process used to generate routing signal lines in an integrated circuit design comprising: producing a net topology pattern structure that corresponds to a logical net that is associated with at least two instance item structures of at least one functional design, wherein the net topology pattern structure is associated with the at least two instance item structures and includes multiple constituent structures that indicate at least one constraint upon physical implementation of the logical net structure. | 05-01-2014 |
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20080274064 | UTILIZATION OF RHINOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES - Acyclic compounds containing an ethers functionality external to the ring can be used as rhinologically active substances. In the regions of the mouth, the throat and the airways they produce a refreshing and clearing feeling. | 11-06-2008 |
20080279791 | Use of Isoeugenol Methyl Ester as an Agent Against Bad Breath - The use of isoeugenol methyl ether is described as an agent (i) to inhibit and/or prevent the growth of and/or to destroy micro-organisms causing bad breath and/or (ii) to combat bad breath. | 11-13-2008 |
20100226864 | ALKYL-SUBSTITUTED TETRAHYDROPYRANS AS FLAVORING SUBSTANCES - The present invention relates to alkyl-substituted tetrahydropyrans, mixtures containing these alkyl-substituted tetrahydropyrans, their respective use and corresponding flavored products. | 09-09-2010 |
20100266685 | Seamless Coated Spherical Filled Capsules - Described is a spherical coated capsule comprising (a) a coating-free capsule having (i) a liquid or viscous core and (ii) a solid shell surrounding this core, and (b) a seamless, solid coating surrounding said coating-free capsule, wherein the diameter of the spherical coated capsule is in the greater than 9 mm, the solid coating comprises at least one sugar or sugar-alcohol in an amount in the range of 30-90% (m/m), based on the total mass of the coated capsule, the diameter of the coating-free capsule is in the range of 5-10 mm, the thickness of the shell of said coating-free capsule is in the range of 30-200 μm, the ratio of shell thickness diameter of said coating-free capsule is in the range of 0.004-0.04, the shell of said coating-free capsule contains 70-90% (m/m) gelatine or alginate and 10-30% (m/m) plasticiser, based on the dry mass of said shell, and the core has a flavouring content in the range of 1-100% (m/m), based on the total mass of the core. Further described is a method for preparing such capsule. | 10-21-2010 |
20100273887 | MIXTURES COMPRISING PELLITORIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to products and mixtures comprising (a) pellitorin and (b) selected cooling agents. The present invention further relates to products and medicaments for soothing irritated oral and/or nasal tissues. The present invention also relates to the use of such mixtures for soothing irritated oral and/or nasal tissues and the use of such mixtures for reducing bitterness, in particular the bitterness of oral care products, confectionery products and medicaments, more specifically reducing the bitterness of menthol and menthol containing products and medicaments. | 10-28-2010 |
20100291005 | USE OF TRANS-PELLITORIN AS FLAVOR SUBSTANCE - The invention concerns the use of 2E,4E-decadienoic acid-N-isobutylamide (trans-pellitorin) as flavorant, in particular as salivation inducing flavor substance, preferably in a foodstuff or nutrient, an oral hygienic preparation or a gourmet or snack preparation. Further, the invention concerns preparations, semi-finished preparations as well as fragrance, aroma and taste compositions, containing trans-pelletorin as well as a processes for the production of trans-pelletorin. | 11-18-2010 |
20110081303 | TEETH CLEANING COMPOUND CONTAINING MENTHOL WITH REDUCED BITTER SENSATION - The present invention primarily concerns teeth cleaning compounds containing menthol for use with a toothbrush, preferably tooth pastes, tooth crèmes, tooth cleaning gels or tooth powders. Such a tooth cleaning compound according to the invention contains menthol and a quantity, for masking the bitterness of the menthol, of menthane carboxylic acid-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-amide (WS-12) of the following formula (Ia), in particular of the following formula (Ib), i.e. L-menthane carboxylic acid-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-amide. | 04-07-2011 |
20120128744 | MIXTURE CONTAINING MENTHOL - The present invention relates to d,l-menthol and optionally additionally l-menthol-containing mixtures, which are liquid at normal pressure and a temperature of 20° C. or higher. The present invention further relates to products that comprise such a mixture or that are preparable by mixing or contacting such a mixture with further ingredients, and novel processes for preparing menthol-containing products. | 05-24-2012 |
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20090023784 | USE OF DEFERIPRONE AND METHODS TO TREAT AND/OR PREVENT FRIEDREICH ATAXIA RESULTING FROM INTRACELLULAR MISHANDLING OF IRON - A therapeutically effective amount of deferiprone or deferasirox or physiologically acceptable salts thereof for the prevention, stabilization, treatment, or reversal of iron-induced FRDA disease in patients resulting from mitochondrial iron-induced damage to preferentially reduce the iron stores in the mitochondria. Also for the treatment of other conditions affecting the brain where a key element in the generation of the resultant pathology is the intracellular mishandling of iron. | 01-22-2009 |
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20100284991 | Methods for the Treatment and Diagnosis of Bone Mineral Density Related Diseases - The present invention relates to methods of the treatment and diagnosis of bone mineral density related disorders. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of diagnosing or predicting a bone mineral density related disease, or a risk of a bone mineral density related disease, in a subject, which method comprises detecting a mutation in the TBXAS1 gene, wherein the presence of said mutation is indicative of a bone mineral density related disease or of a risk of a bone mineral density related disease. The invention also relates to a compound selected in the group consisting of a thromboxane synthase (TXAS) encoding polynucleotide, a TXAS, thromboxane A2 or an analog thereof for treating or preventing a disease associated with an increased bone mineral density (e.g., Ghosal hematodiaphyseal dysplasia syndrome). The invention also relates to a compound selected from the group consisting of an inhibitor of TBXAS1 gene expression or a thromboxane inhibitor for treating or preventing a disease associated with a decreased bone mineral density (e.g., osteoporosis). | 11-11-2010 |
20110294226 | Survival motor Neurons (SMN) gene: a gene for spinal muscular atrophy - The present invention relates to the discovery of the human survival motor-neuron gene or SMD gene, which is a chromosome 5-SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) determining gene. The present invention further relates to the nucleotide sequence encoding the SMN gene and corresponding amino acid sequence, a vector containing the gene encoding the SMN protein or a DNA sequence corresponding to the gene and transformant strains containing the SMN gene or a DNA sequence corresponding to the gene. | 12-01-2011 |
20130190365 | Use of Deferiprone and Methods to Treat and/or Prevent Friedreich Ataxia Resulting from Intracellular Mishandling of Iron - A therapeutically effective amount of deferiprone or deferasirox or physiologically acceptable salts thereof for the prevention, stabilization, treatment, or reversal of iron-induced FRDA disease in patients resulting from mitochondrial iron-induced damage to preferentially reduce the iron stores in the mitochondria. Also for the treatment of other conditions affecting the brain where a key element in the generation of the resultant pathology is the intracellular mishandling of iron. | 07-25-2013 |
20130323759 | SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY DIAGNOSTIC METHODS - The present invention relates to the discovery of the human survival motor-neuron gene or SMD gene, which is a chromosome 5-SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) determining gene. The present invention further relates to the nucleotide sequence encoding the SMN gene and corresponding amino acid sequence, a vector containing the gene encoding the SMN protein or a DNA sequence corresponding to the gene and transformant strains containing the SMN gene or a DNA sequence corresponding to the gene. | 12-05-2013 |
20140308275 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MYHRE SYNDROME - The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing and treating Myhre Syndrome. The invention provides a method for diagnosing or predicting Myhre Syndrome, or a risk of Myhre Syndrome, in a subject, which method comprises detecting a mutation in SMAD4 gene, as compared to a control population, wherein the presence of said mutation is indicative of Myhre Syndrome or of a risk of Myhre Syndrome. The present invention also relates to an inhibitor of the SMAD4-mediated TGFβ/BMP signalling pathway for use in the treatment of Myhre Syndrome. | 10-16-2014 |
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20100036536 | Modular Irrigation Controller - The present invention provides a modular controller that connects to irrigation modules with varying station terminals and a standard footprint size. Additionally, the modular controller includes surge protection options, wireless communication with PDA's and other external devices, no required position for each controller module to be connected, immediate display of station modules on the LCD display, retention of a water program if module is removed, communications module for flow monitoring, a modular transformer, rain sensor receiver within the housing, an improved 9-volt batter holder, and other aspects described in the present application. | 02-11-2010 |
20110170239 | Modular Irrigation Controller - The present invention provides a modular controller that connects to irrigation modules with varying station terminals and a standard footprint size. Additionally, the modular controller includes surge protection options, wireless communication with PDA's and other external devices, no required position for each controller module to be connected, immediate display of station modules on the LCD display, retention of a water program if module is removed, communications module for flow monitoring, a modular transformer, rain sensor receiver within the housing, an improved 9-volt batter holder, and other aspects described in the present application. | 07-14-2011 |
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20090118772 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHOR WITH INCREASED ANGULATION - Embodiments of a bone anchoring systems are disclosed. In one such embodiment, there is disclosed a bone anchoring system, comprising a bone anchor having a distal end portion adapted to engage a bone and a proximal end portion, a head coupled to the proximal end portion wherein the head is adapted to rotate with respect to the bone anchor, and a locking element coupled to the head and adapted to rotate with respect to the head to create additional rotation with respect to the bone anchor. | 05-07-2009 |
20100063547 | DYNAMIC MOTION SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A dynamic motion component for a spinal implant is provided, comprising a first rod coupled to an enclosure and a second end of a second rod captured in a cavity of the enclosure. A dampener unit surrounds a captured portion of the second end and is positioned between the first end and the second end. In response to pivotal or translational movement of the second rod relative to the first rod, the dampener unit is compressed against one or more inner surfaces of the cavity to provide for progressive resistance of movement of the second rod. | 03-11-2010 |
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20100102786 | Circuit Arrangement for Reduced Switch Load - A circuit arrangement for two serially connected semiconductor switches connected to a voltage supply is provided. Between the semiconductor switches a primary winding of a transformer is connected. A first diode is connected on an anode side to a potential of the voltage supply at a source terminal of the second semiconductor switch and on a cathode side to a first connection terminal facing the first semiconductor switch on the primary winding. A second diode is connected on the cathode side to the potential of the voltage supply at a drain terminal of the first semiconductor switch and on the anode side to a second connection terminal facing the second semiconductor switch on the primary winding. A first secondary winding of the transformer is provided, connected in series between the first diode and the first connection terminal, and a second secondary winding, connected in series between the second diode and the second connection terminal. | 04-29-2010 |
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20120126153 | LIGHT GRID - A light grid detects objects in a monitored area. The grid includes a number of transmitters that emit light rays pulses. A number of receivers, corresponding to the number of transmitters, receive the light rays. Respectively one transmitter is assigned to one receiver to define a light axis. With a clear monitoring area, the light rays emitted by the transmitter impinge on the corresponding receiver. The transmitters and the corresponding receivers are activated cyclically and individually, one after another. An evaluation unit generates a switching signal in dependence on the signals received at the receivers. A control unit coupled between the receivers and the evaluation unit eliminates interfering light shares in the signals received at the receivers. The control unit is deactivated during time intervals in which the transmitters emit transmitting pulses. | 05-24-2012 |
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20110189984 | MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT USER EQUIPMENT RADIO FREQUENCY ASSISTANT SYSTEM - A user equipment and a wireless radio frequency assistant in a communication system that supports multiple input multiple output. The wireless radio frequency assistant and the user equipment operate together as a single system. The user equipment controls and activates the wireless radio frequency assistant to transform a first frequency of a radio frequency signal transmitted to the system of user equipment and the wireless radio frequency assistant to a second frequency. The wireless radio frequency assistant transmits the second frequency to the user equipment. | 08-04-2011 |
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20130231155 | DYNAMIC REAL-TIME CALIBRATION FOR ANTENNA MATCHING IN A RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to real-time calibration of a tunable matching network that matches the dynamic impedance of an antenna in a radio frequency receiver system. The radio frequency receiver system includes two non-linear equations that may be solved to determine the reflection coefficient of the antenna. Control system that calculates, in real | 09-05-2013 |
20150063495 | SOFT DETECTION OF M-ARY DPSK SIGNALS - In some implementations, a method of a receiver includes receiving an M-ary differential phase-shift keying (DPSK) signal containing a phase offset and optionally a phase rotation. The phase offset of the received signal may be estimated. A soft detection metric employing the estimated phase offset may be calculated to provide enhanced receiver performance. The method may include subtracting the phase offset estimate from the received signal prior to calculating the soft detection metric and/or de-rotating the phase of the received signal by the same amount of the phase rotation prior to estimating the phase offset of the received signal. Estimating the phase offset may be based on maximum likelihood principle. The soft detection metric may be a log-likelihood ratio (LLR) for soft detection of the received M-ary DPSK signal and the calculation of the LLR may be based upon a conditional joint probability density function of two consecutively received symbols. | 03-05-2015 |
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20080204389 | LCD display element and LCD Display panel - An LCD display element is provided that achieves a uniform LCD display panel by arranging individual LCD display elements side-by-side. The margin areas outside of the viewing field in the vicinity of the left and the right lateral edges of the LCD display element are configured to be equally narrow. The narrow width of the margin areas is achievable because row leads do not contact the row electrodes at one of their ends, but rather are routed in the spacing areas between individual column electrodes. Moreover, the electrical contact points are located in the spacing areas. In this manner, the wide lateral margin in the area of the contact points of the row electrodes, as in conventional LCD display elements, is avoided. Because the row leads are routed on the interior of the first cover plate, no contact strip is necessary in the area of penetration through the adhesive rim. | 08-28-2008 |
20100149635 | SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING STEREOGRAPHIC IMAGES - A system for reproducing stereographic images is provided that includes a display unit that has a pixel array for representing image data which reproduces the same when controlled with stereoscopic image data, and a light source for fully illuminating the pixel array. The system further includes a pair of glasses that are suitable to make the reproduced stereoscopic image data available to a wearer of the pair of glasses in an eye-selective manner. The display unit has at least one additional light source for fully illuminating the pixel array. Every light source is additionally configured to emit light in a plurality of narrow spectral ranges, thereby defining a color range, the spectral ranges of the light sources being orthogonal to each other. They system also includes a control unit that sequentially operates the light sources. The pair of glasses has optical glasses, spectral transmission ranges of which are orthogonal to each other and correspond to the spectral ranges of the light sources in such a manner as to allow the reproduction of stereographic images in a reliable and cost-effective manner. | 06-17-2010 |
20110007045 | LCD display element with reduce crosstalk at the intersection of row leads and row electrodes - Crosstalk in the area of intersection between row leads and row electrodes as well as undesired optical effects are avoided in an LCD display element. An LCD display panel is made of the disclosed LCD display elements. By extending the row leads over the full width of the rectangular viewing area in which information is visually displayed, the portion of the viewing area that cannot be controlled by proper drive voltage pulses is minimized. Thus, undesired crosstalk and optical effects are reduced. By driving row electrodes using column voltage sequences of the prior art and by driving column electrodes using row voltage sequences of the prior art, row and column voltage sequences are generated such that an intermediate area of liquid crystal located between the row leads and corresponding row electrodes cannot be driven to a voltage that produces an intermediate condition between an ON condition and an OFF condition. | 01-13-2011 |
20130229448 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - A display device for displaying stereoscopic images is provided, wherein partial stereoscopic images are generated in spectral ranges at least partially different from each other, and wherein narrow-band emitting emission elements are present for generating images, and wherein different emission elements are present for generating spectrally narrow-band optical radiation in different spectral ranges, of which at least one comprises a light-converting material excited by an excitation element for emitting optical radiation. | 09-05-2013 |
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20100284769 | FEEDER DEVICE FOR INSERTION MACHINES OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - A feeder device is disclosed for insertion machines for printed circuit boards, including a housing, a drive motor, a gear unit and a pin wheel engaging with a transport tape. The drive motor and the gear unit are arranged on a common side wall of the housing such that the axles thereof are perpendicular to the side wall. A narrow structural design of the feeder device can be provided, which also allows easy mounting. To this end, the rotor of the drive motor is rotatably mounted on only one axle which is fixedly connected to the side wall of the housing. | 11-11-2010 |
20110138604 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A PRESS FIT OF A COMPONENT ON A SHAFT - The present invention relates to a method of establishing a press fit of a component with a mounting hole on a shaft. It aims at providing a method that allows exact positioning of the component to be mounted on the shaft as well as a flexible way of use. To this end, the method is so conceived that an inner surface of the mounting hole of the component and/or a circumferential surface of the shaft is/are partially fused so that calotte-shaped projections protruding beyond the inner surface of the mounting hole and/or the circumferential surface of the shaft will form, that the component and/or the shaft is/are subsequently cooled, so that the calotte-shaped projections will solidify, and that the component is then slipped onto the shaft until the mounting hole is positioned in a fastening area of the shaft. In addition, the present invention also relates to components for establishing a press fit of a shaft-hub connection. | 06-16-2011 |
20110169362 | CONNECTION MODULE FOR DC MOTORS - A DC motor is disclosed which includes a motor housing and at least one connection module adapted to be installed on the motor housing. The DC motor can be compact, flexibly adaptable to customer requirements and also easily installable in the case of a confined installation space. For this purpose, the motor housing can include a front-sided centering elevation or centering recess which cooperates with a centering recess or a centering elevation on the connection module. The connection module can be freely rotatable in a mounting state on the motor housing, and non-rotatably connected to the motor housing in the mounted state. | 07-14-2011 |
20120243817 | SPRING WASHER AND A BEARING BLOCK INCLUDING A SPRING WASHER - A spring washer is disclosed for axially preloading anti-friction bearings. The spring washer can include an outer ring and an inner ring that is coaxially arranged with respect to the outer ring. An axis is defined by the two rings. Outer and inner rings are connected through several resilient connection rods. Resilient cantilevered rods can be provided which extend from one of the rings in between the connection rods and which have a free end at the opposite positioned ring. Thereby, the cantilevered rods can be axially bent up such that the free end has an axial offset. | 09-27-2012 |
20130140941 | BRUSH COVER FOR A BRUSH-COMMUTATED ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - The present invention relates to a brush cover for a brush-commutated electric motor. The brush cover comprises at least one lever brush which is mounted rotatably about an axis at the brush cover by means of a bolt. According to the invention, the bolt is surrounded, at least in sections, by at least one damping sleeve of an elastomer. | 06-06-2013 |
20130270941 | ELECTRIC DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR WITH FLEXIBLE ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An electric direct current motor is disclosed which includes a shaft, a winding support, a collector having several collector wires, and an air-cored outer rotor winding with several winding terminations. The outer rotor winding is at one end connected to the shaft via the winding support in a torque-proof manner, and is electrically connected with the collector. The winding support can be replaced by a printed circuit board as a bearing component of glass-fiber reinforced thermosetting plastics, wherein the printed circuit board includes at least one layer and is connected to the shaft via a metal hub. | 10-17-2013 |
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20090121503 | Waste retrieval and disposal device and method - A waste retrieval device including a frame having a head portion, a member extending rearwardly therefrom and a retaining element, and a bag for containing at least partially the head portion, the bag including interconnected top and bottom panels sized to respectively extend over and under the head portion, a rear edge of the top panel being attachable to the frame by the retaining element, the top and bottom panels defining side portions providing extra bag material extending beyond the head portion when the bag at least partially contains the head portion to allow the bag to be inverted by moving a rear edge of the bottom panel under the head portion away from the member and back toward the member over the head portion and top panel. | 05-14-2009 |
20100148542 | MULTI-PURPOSE CHAIR - A patient supporting chair comprising a seat assembly for supporting the seated patient mounted to a displaceable frame, the seat assembly being removably and rotationally engaged to the frame by two laterally spaced apart side swivel members. The swivel members pivotally engage opposed sides of a front end of the seat portion to corresponding mounting points on the frame such that the seat assembly is selectively pivotable relative to the frame about a substantially vertical pivot axis located at each of the two side swivel members. Each swivel member includes a locking mechanism displaceable between a locked position and an open position. The seat assembly is pivotable about the pivot axis of one of the two swivel members when the locking mechanism of this one of the two swivel members is disposed in the locked position and the other of the two swivel members is disposed in the open position. | 06-17-2010 |
20110272955 | WASTE RETRIEVAL AND DISPOSAL DEVICE AND METHOD - A method for disposing of waste material, where the head of a frame is inserted in a bag until a closed front edge of the bag receives a leading edge of the head and the head is at least substantially contained within the bag, with the head fitting loosely within the bag along its side edges. The rear edge of the top panel of the bag is connected to the frame. After the waste material is received on the top panel, and while maintaining the connection between the rear edge of the top panel and the frame, the bag is inverted by moving the rear edge of the bottom panel frontwardly of the head and of the front edge of the bag before moving the rear edge of the bottom panel rearwardly over the top panel, the head and the waste material. | 11-10-2011 |