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20110104588 | METHOD OF PREPARING NANO-SIZED CATALYST ON CARBON SUPPORT - The present invention provides a method of synthesizing a nano-sized transition metal catalyst on a carbon support, including dissolving a stabilizer in ethanol thus preparing a mixture solution, adding a support to the mixture solution thus preparing a dispersion solution, dissolving a transition metal precursor in ethanol thus preparing a precursor solution, mixing the precursor solution with the dispersion solution with stirring, and then performing reduction, thus preparing the nano-sized transition metal catalyst. This method enables the synthesis of transition metal nanoparticles supported on carbon powder having a narrow particle size distribution and a wide degree of dispersion through a simple process, and is thus usefully applied to the formation of an electrode material or the like of a fuel cell. | 05-05-2011 |
20110118111 | PREPARATION METHOD FOR PtCo NANOCUBE CATALYST - The present invention features a method for preparing a PtCo nanocube catalyst, the method comprising dissolving a platinum (Pt) precursor, a cobalt (Co) precursor, a surface stabilizer and a reducing agent in a solvent to prepare a solution; heating the solution under an inert gas atmosphere; maintaining the temperature of the solution to obtain PtCo alloy nanocubes; adsorbing the PtCo alloy nanocubes on a carbon support to obtain a catalyst; and removing the surface stabilizer from the catalyst. The disclosed method for preparing a PtCo nanocube catalyst enables preparation of nanocubes with uniform size and cubic shape through a simple process and application for development of high-efficiency fuel cells by preventing change in shape, surface area and composition caused by agglomeration of the nanocubes. | 05-19-2011 |
20110123908 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NANO-SIZED METAL PARTICLES ON A CARBON SUPPORT - Disclosed is a method for preparing nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on a carbon support. To a mixture solution wherein a stabilizer is dissolved in 1,2-propanediol, a carbon support is added to prepare a dispersion. Then, a precursor solution wherein a nickel or palladium precursor dissolved in 1,2-propanediol is mixed therewith and stirred. Then, nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on the carbon support are prepared by reduction. The disclosed method for preparing nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on a carbon support allows preparation of nanoparticles with narrow particle size distribution and good dispersibility through a simple process and the resulting nickel or palladium nanoparticles may be usefully applied, for example, as electrode materials of fuel cells. | 05-26-2011 |
20110129763 | SYNTHESIS METHODS OF CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES ON A CARBON SUPPORT - The present invention features a method for preparing core-shell nanoparticles supported on carbon. In particular, the present invention features a method for preparing core-shell nanoparticles supported on carbon, including: dispersing core nanoparticle powder supported on carbon in ethanol; adding a metal precursor which forms a shell and hydroquinone thereto; and mixing and reducing the same. Preferably, the disclosed method for preparing core-shell nanoparticles supported on carbon enables coating of transition metal nanoparticles including platinum on the surface of core metal nanoparticles at a monolayer level. Prepared core-shell nanoparticles of the present invention may be useful as catalysts or electrode materials of fuel cells. | 06-02-2011 |
20120141919 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode, which has increased physical and chemical durability, and a method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) using the same. According to the present invention, the fuel cell electrode is manufactured by controlling the amount of platinum supported on a first carbon support used in an anode to be smaller than that used in a cathode to increase the mechanical strength of a catalyst layer and maintain the thickness of the catalyst layer after prolonged operation and by adding carbon nanofibers containing a radical scavenger to a catalyst slurry to decrease deterioration of chemical durability. | 06-07-2012 |
20120141920 | MANUFACTURING A FUEL CELL MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for manufacturing a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly by forming a catalyst layer, which has uniform distribution, excellent porosity, and excellent bondability to a polymer electrolyte membrane, on a metal roll by an electrospray process and transferring the catalyst layer to a polymer electrolyte membrane. | 06-07-2012 |
20120244457 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE - The present invention provides an electrode for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. In one embodiment, a planar nanoporous or microporous metal foam or metal aerogel structure is provided, from which an electrode with a catalyst layer integrally formed by fixing a catalyst in the metal foam or metal aerogel is formed. | 09-27-2012 |
20130087280 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode, and a method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) using the same. The fuel cell electrode is formed by adding carbon nanotubes to reinforce the mechanical strength of the electrode, cerium-zirconium oxide particles to prevent corrosion of a polymer electrolyte membrane, and an alloy catalyst prepared by alloying a second metal (such as Ir, Pd, Cu, Co, Cr, Ni, Mn, Mo, Au, Ag, V, etc.) with platinum to prevent the dissolution, migration, and agglomeration of platinum. | 04-11-2013 |
20140186523 | SLOT DIE COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a slot die coating apparatus and method for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly. The apparatus is configured to discharge a mixture of a plurality of different types of catalytic slurries, to coat portions of an electrode with the different types of catalytic slurries. The apparatus includes a slot die coater head that is configured to receive different types of catalytic slurries and discharge a mixture of the catalytic slurries. In addition, the apparatus includes a catalytic slurry module that is configured to supply the different types of catalytic slurries to the slot die coater head. | 07-03-2014 |
20150030969 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode, and a method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) using the same. The fuel cell electrode is formed by adding carbon nanotubes to reinforce the mechanical strength of the electrode, cerium-zirconium oxide particles to prevent corrosion of a polymer electrolyte membrane, and an alloy catalyst prepared by alloying a second metal (such as Ir, Pd, Cu, Co, Cr, Ni, Mn, Mo, Au, Ag, V, etc.) with platinum to prevent the dissolution, migration, and agglomeration of platinum. | 01-29-2015 |
20150180072 | MANUFACTURE METHOD OF MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL - A manufacturing system and method of an membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell is provided which increases performance and durability of an MEA and ensures productivity of the MEA therein. In particular, electrodes and an electrolyte membrane are bonded together and the membrane electrode assembly manufactured in the bonding process is pressed at a predetermined temperature. | 06-25-2015 |
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20090009064 | Organic Light Emitting Device Having Surface-Treated Bottom Electrode - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device, which comprises the steps of successively stacking a bottom electrode, an organic layer including an emission layer, and a top electrode, the method further comprising the step of: surface-treating the bottom electrode with ion beam etching before stacking the organic layer. By effectively removing impurities such as polymer materials or oxidation films, which are formed on the bottom electrode of the organic light emitting device, not only electron injection and hole injection in the organic light emitting device progress smoothly, but also an operation voltage is lowered and performance reliability can ensured because the surface roughness of the bottom electrode is maintained at the same level before and after ion milling. | 01-08-2009 |
20090315069 | THIN GALLIUM NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE - Disclosed is a light emitting diode (LED) device that comprises a crystal structure of a sapphire substrate-free gallium nitride (GaN) LED, wherein the crystal structure is mounted on a first surface of a sub-mount substrate in the form of a unit chip, and the first surface of the sub-mount substrate has a surface area greater than the surface area of a region in which the unit chip is bonded. Preforms for manufacturing the LED device and a method for manufacturing the LED device are also disclosed. The sapphire substrate, on which the crystal structure of the light emitting diode has grown, is processed into a unit chip before being removed. Thus, any crack in the crystal structure of the light emitting diode that may occur during the removal of the sapphire substrate can be prevented. Therefore, a thin light emitting diode device can be manufactured in a mass production system. | 12-24-2009 |
20090321764 | Method of Manufacturing Organic Light Emitting Device and Organic Light Emitting Device Manufactured by Using The Method - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device, an organic light emitting device manufactured by using the method, and an electronic device including the organic light emitting device. The method includes (a) forming an insulating layer on a lower electrode, (b) etching the insulating layer to form an opening ranging from an upper surface of the insulating layer to the lower electrode so that an overhang structure having a lowermost circumference that is larger than an uppermost circumference is formed, (c) forming a conductive layer on an upper surface of the lower electrode in the opening and a surface of the insulating layer other than the overhang structure, (d) forming an organic material layer on the conductive layer formed on the upper surface of the lower electrode in the opening, and (e) forming an upper electrode on an upper surface of the conductive layer disposed on the upper surface of the insulating layer and an upper surface of the organic material layer. | 12-31-2009 |
20100269149 | METHOD OF WEB SERVICE AND ITS APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a web service method and an apparatus therefor. A service apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a message security gateway for security, an authentication server, an authorization server, a security policy server, a harmful site database, and an application server. User authentication employs SAML assertion of an SAML authority server. A service method in accordance with the present invention analyzes a message format and can employ security technologies although they have different message formats. | 10-21-2010 |
20110129759 | ELECTRODE FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR FORMING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrode for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and a method for forming a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) using the same, in which carbon nanofibers are added to a catalyst layer to increase the mechanical strength of the catalyst layer and to maintain the thickness of the catalyst layer after operation for a long time, thus preventing a reduction in physical durability of the fuel cell, and cerium-zirconium oxide (CeZrO | 06-02-2011 |
20120188925 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving data while providing power saving efficiency of a terminal, for example, a station (hereinafter, referred to as ‘STAS) in a communication system providing services to multi users in a multi-input multi-output (hereinafter, referred to as ‘MIMO’) scheme. The apparatus for transmitting data includes: a receiving unit configured to receive an uplink frame from a plurality of terminals by a multi user-multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) scheme; a generating unit configured to generate a packet including support information on a multi user-power saving scheme with the terminals; a buffering unit configured to buffer data corresponding to the terminals; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a downlink frame including the generated packet and the buffered data to the terminals by the multi user-MIMO scheme. | 07-26-2012 |
20120195302 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING DATA IN A MIMO SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transceiving data. A method in which a transmitting terminal transmits data to a receiving terminal in a MIMO system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: generating a data field containing the data; generating a signal field containing information on the data field; generating a data frame containing the data field and the signal field; and transmitting the data frame to the receiving terminal. According to the present invention, an end of the frame being transmitted is accurately notified to the receiving terminal in a communication system in which the frame is transmitted using MIMO, thereby decoding the frame in a more efficient manner at the receiving terminal. | 08-02-2012 |
20120230242 | METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING A FRAME IN A MULTI-USER BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to methods for transmitting a frame by grouping a plurality of wireless terminals in a multiuser based wireless communication system. The present invention includes a method for transmitting a frame by including information about multiple receiver terminals in a MAC frame, another method for transmitting a frame by allocating group addresses and then using a corresponding group address for frame transmission, and yet another method for transmitting a frame by using a unique group sequence number that is allocated to each group and group control information that contains bitmap information. The group control information is included in a destination address field of a MAC layer, or in a signal field of a physical layer, or in both the MAC layer and the physical layer. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236840 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING DATA IN A MU-MIMO BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for protecting MU-MIMO (Multi User-Multiple Input Multiple Output) data through a multi-RTS/CTS frame exchange in a MU-MIMO based wireless communication system. The method of the present invention comprises: a process where an indicator for VHT data protection is added to an RTS frame, using the structure of an RTS/CTS frame for an existing legacy terminal during the multi RTS/CTS frame exchange; a process where an access point designates and then transmits the duration period of the RTS frame while transmitting the RTS frame; and a process where wireless terminals up to the (n-1)th terminal designate the duration period of the CTS frame as ‘0’ and send the designated duration period, while only the n-th wireless terminal designates NAV for data protection. | 09-20-2012 |
20120263091 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING A FRAME THAT FAILED TO BE TRANSMITTED IN A MU-MIMO BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of transmitting in a wireless communication system is provided. A transmitter generates a group management frame including a group information and position information and a data frame including a group control information having a group identifier for each of a plurality of groups. The group information indicates whether the receiver is a member of each of the plurality of groups. The position information indicates a position of at least one stream corresponding to at least one group of which the receiver is a member. | 10-18-2012 |
20120263126 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving data by acquiring channel information of a terminal receiving data in a communication system providing services to users through beamforming according to a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) scheme, wherein so as to acquire channel information of the terminal for transmitting/receiving data through the beamforming according to the MIMO scheme, a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame and a null data packet (NDP) frame are transmitted to the terminal, the beamforming frame is received from the terminal as a response of the null data packet announcement frame and the null data packet frame, and the channel information of the terminal included in the beamforming frame and the indication information on which the null data packet frame included in a control information field of the beamforming frame is normally received are checked. | 10-18-2012 |
20130136016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PEER LINK SETTING, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CHANNEL SWITCHING, IN WIRELESS MESH NETWORK - A method and apparatus for configuring mesh peer link and a method and apparatus for switching channel in wireless mesh network are provided. A method of configuring a mesh peer link in a wireless mesh network includes a first mesh station transmitting a mesh peering open frame to a second mesh station, and the first mesh station receiving a mesh peering confirm frame from the second mesh station in response to the mesh peering open frame, wherein the first mesh station and the second mesh station support a very high throughput (VHT), and wherein the mesh peering open frame and the mesh peering confirm frame comprise a VHT capability information element. | 05-30-2013 |
20130177096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING DATA IN A MIMO SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transceiving data. A method in which a transmitting terminal transmits data to a receiving terminal in a MIMO system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: generating a data field containing the data; generating a signal field containing information on the data field; generating a data frame containing the data field and the signal field; and transmitting the data frame to the receiving terminal. According to the present invention, an end of the frame being transmitted is accurately notified to the receiving terminal in a communication system in which the frame is transmitted using MIMO, thereby decoding the frame in a more efficient manner at the receiving terminal. | 07-11-2013 |
20130188628 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SCANNING IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM - A scanning method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The scanning method includes transmitting by a station a probe request frame via a channel, and receiving by the station a probe response frame from a target access point (AP) to respond to the probe request frame. The probe request frame includes at least one of information regarding a response reception time and preference information regarding the target AP. | 07-25-2013 |
20130194036 | ENVELOPE DETECTION APPARATUS DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED IN RESPONSE TO INPUT SIGNAL AND ENVELOPE DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - An envelope detection apparatus dynamically controlled in response to an input signal and an envelope detection method thereof are provided. The envelope detection apparatus includes an envelope detector configured to output an envelope of an input signal. The envelope detection apparatus further includes a detection band determination unit configured to determine a detection band based on the input signal. The envelope detection apparatus further includes a detection band controller configured to control a detection band of the envelope detector based on the determined detection band. | 08-01-2013 |
20130315219 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INDICATING BANDWIDTH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The phase rotation relates to an apparatus and method of indicating a bandwidth in a wireless communication system. This disclosure discloses a wireless device comprising a transmission transmitting and receiving a wireless signal and a processor operating in operative connection with the transmission, wherein the processor generates a PPDU (physical protocol data unit) to which a phase rotation application is selectively applied depending on a case of bandwidth indication or a case of no bandwidth indication. | 11-28-2013 |
20140036757 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING A FRAME THAT FAILED TO BE TRANSMITTED IN A MU-MIMO BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of transmitting in a wireless communication system is provided. A transmitter generates a group management frame including a group information and position information and a data frame including a group control information having a group identifier for each of a plurality of groups. The group information indicates whether the receiver is a member of each of the plurality of groups. The position information indicates a position of at least one stream corresponding to at least one group of which the receiver is a member. | 02-06-2014 |
20140119303 | OPERATING METHOD OF ACCESS POINT (AP) AND STATION FOR COEXISTENCE OF BASIC SERVICE SETS HAVING DIFFERENT BANDWIDTHS - An operating method of an access point (AP) for a coexistence of basic service sets (BSSs) having different bandwidths includes detecting at least one of a first signal having a channel bandwidth of the AP and a second signal having a channel bandwidth narrower than the channel bandwidth of the AP, establishing a BSS having the channel bandwidth of the AP, based on a result of the detecting, and reporting the establishment of the BSS to an adjacent BSS. | 05-01-2014 |
20140169387 | METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING GROUP FRAME, AND METHOD AND USER TERMINAL FOR RECEIVING GROUP FRAME - A communication apparatus and method for transmitting a group frame, and a user terminal and method for receiving a group frame are provided. The communication apparatus may transmit a group frame to each of a plurality of user terminals. The group frame may be generated by grouping, in a physical layer, frames that are respectively transmitted to the plurality of user terminals. | 06-19-2014 |
20140177605 | METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION SCHEDULING BY GROUPING STATIONS - Provided is a transmission scheduling method based on station grouping, including performing physical grouping on stations into sectors based on positions of the stations, performing logical grouping of each physical group into logical groups based on a common characteristic of the stations in each physical group, transmitting, to the stations, access scheduling information used to enable each logical group to access an access point at different time intervals, and controlling a station access based on the access scheduling information. | 06-26-2014 |
20140294109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPPORTUNISTIC INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT (OIA) IN SINGLE-USER MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (SU-MIMO) TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for opportunistic interference alignment (OIA) in single-user multiple-input multiple-output (SU-MIMO) transmission, the method including selecting an interference space, broadcasting information on the selected interference space, selecting a user terminal to be assigned a transmission opportunity for each subchannel based on leakage of interference (LIF) information when a request to send (RTS) message including the LIF information is received from at least one user terminal, and transmitting data to the selected user terminal. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294110 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPPORTUNISTIC INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT (OIA) IN MULTI-USER MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MU-MIMO) TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for opportunistic interference alignment (OIA) in multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmission, the method including broadcasting a random beam, receiving, from a terminal, feedback information determined based on the random beam, selecting at least one terminal to which data is to be transmitted from among terminals based on the feedback information, adjusting a transmission power based on the feedback information, and transmitting data to the selected at least one terminal based on the adjusted transmission power. | 10-02-2014 |
20140301294 | METHOD FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STATIONS IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for direct communication between stations. The method for direct communication between stations may include: receiving scheduling information on a frequency selective transmission (FST) from an access point; setting up a link for communication with another station based on the scheduling information; and communicating with the other station using the link. | 10-09-2014 |
20150098459 | SCANNING METHOD IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM AND SUPPORTING DEVICE THEREFOR - A scanning method performed by a station (STA) in a wireless LAN system is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a probe request frame; and receiving a short probe response frame from an access point (AP) as a response to the probe request frame. The short probe response frame includes service set ID (SSID) information or compressed SSID information of the AP. | 04-09-2015 |
20150131570 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR REQUESTING AND ACQUIRING INFORMATION RELATING TO CHANNEL ACCESS IN WIRELESS LAN, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO CHANNEL ACCESS IN WIRELESS LAN - Provided are a terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a wireless local area network (WLAN) and an apparatus for providing information associated with a channel access in a WLAN, and more particularly, the terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a WLAN according to an example embodiment may verify whether a beacon is received during a predetermined beacon interval, transmit a group and slot information request signal when the beacon is verified not to be received, and receive a group and slot information response signal in response to the group and slot information request signal. | 05-14-2015 |
20150146598 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING VIRTUAL HIBERNATION DURING IDLE PERIOD IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL DURING IDLE PERIOD OF WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM TERMINAL - Provided is technology for reducing power consumption of a terminal using hibernation of an access point (AP) managing a network in a wireless local area network (WLAN) environment, and an apparatus for performing hibernation during a rest time during which effective data traffic does not occur in a WLAN system according to an example embodiment, the apparatus may transmit a hibernation message indicating not to respond to a request of terminals during a predetermined period, determine a scheme of performing hibernation and whether to maintain an association between terminals associated before the hibernation is performed, and receive, after the predetermined period of the hibernation, effective data from the terminals. | 05-28-2015 |
20150156771 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF BASIC BANDWIDTH MODES IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS MULTIPLE BANDWIDTHS - Provided is an apparatus and method for supporting a plurality of basic bandwidth modes in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system supporting a multi-bandwidth, wherein a communication method of an access point (AP) in a WLAN system includes verifying an operational status of a network by an AP included in the network supporting a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth two times greater than the first bandwidth, allocating a first time slot in which a transmission of a frame with at least the first bandwidth is allowed, based on the operational status of the network, and allocating a second time slot in which a transmission of a frame with at least the second bandwidth is allowed, based on the operational status of the network. | 06-04-2015 |
20150156788 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING OPEN-LOOP LINK IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS MULTI-BANDWIDTH - A communication method and a communication apparatus using an open-loop link in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system supporting a multi-bandwidth are disclosed. A communication method using an open-loop link according to an exemplary embodiment includes a transmission apparatus of a WLAN system to support a multi-bandwidth, receiving link margin information on each of a plurality of bandwidths from a reception apparatus, acquiring a margin for a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based on the link margin information and determining a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) and a bandwidth for use based on the margin for the SNR, and transmitting data to the reception apparatus using the determined MCS and bandwidth. | 06-04-2015 |
20150156794 | METHODS FOR CHANNEL SOUNDING AND SCHEDULING FOR INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - Provided are channel sounding and scheduling methods for interference alignment in a wireless LAN. The sounding method includes transmitting a RTS frame, the RTS frame including an OIA candidate AP list that includes identification information of a plurality of access points, transmitting a CTS-pole frame for triggering transmission of a CTS frame to a second access point which is a first access point in the OIA candidate AP list, and receiving a CTS frame which is a response to the CTS-pole frame from the second access point. Therefore, communication performance of the wireless LAN can be improved. | 06-04-2015 |
20150163043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING CHANNEL IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - A method and apparatus for allocating a channel in a wireless local area network (WLAN) is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first frame including scheduling information with respect to a first interval from a second access point, generating a second frame including resource related information required for transmission and reception during a second interval which is continuous to the first interval, and transmitting the second frame to the second access point. Accordingly, performance of the WLAN can be improved. | 06-11-2015 |
20150163769 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CHANNEL IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - A method and system for managing a channel in a wireless local area network is disclosed. The method includes detecting adjacent access points, transmitting a resource allocation request frame including candidate channel information which the first access points wants to a master access point among the detected adjacent access points, receiving a resource allocation response frame which is a response with respect to the resource allocation request frame from the master access point, and configuring the BSS based on channel related information included in the resource allocation response frame. Accordingly, performance of the wireless local area network can be improved. | 06-11-2015 |
20150180559 | METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING A FRAME IN A MULTI-USER BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to methods for transmitting a frame by grouping a plurality of wireless terminals in a multiuser based wireless communication system. The present invention includes a method for transmitting a frame by including information about multiple receiver terminals in a MAC frame, another method for transmitting a frame by allocating group addresses and then using a corresponding group address for frame transmission, and yet another method for transmitting a frame by using a unique group sequence number that is allocated to each group and group control information that contains bitmap information. The group control information is included in a destination address field of a MAC layer, or in a signal field of a physical layer, or in both the MAC layer and the physical layer. | 06-25-2015 |
20150181521 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE FOR BUFFERED DATA IN WIRELESS LAN, AND TERMINAL FOR RECEIVING BUFFERED DATA BASED ON TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE IN WIRELESS LAN - Disclosed is a technology that enables an access point, configured to manage a network, to control a transmission schedule of buffered data and enables a terminal to obtain information associated with the transmission schedule in a wireless local area network (WLAN) environment. An apparatus for controlling a transmission schedule of buffered data in a WLAN according to an embodiment may group terminals based on at least one of a service characteristic and a traffic characteristic of each of the terminals, assign group information to each of the grouped groups to wake up in a different time, and transmit at least one of delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) information and the buffered data based on the assigned group information. | 06-25-2015 |
20150195115 | OFDM TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is disclosed, in which the apparatus for OFDM transmission in the WLAN system includes a signal repetition unit to repeat an encoded signal based on a block unit and output the encoded signal and a repeated signal, an interleaver to interleave the encoded signal and the repeated signal and output an interleaved signal, a modulator to modulate the interleaved signal and output modulated symbols, and a phase rotation unit to phase shift the modulated symbols. | 07-09-2015 |
20150208439 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANNEL ACCESS - A channel access method and apparatus are disclosed. The channel access method by an access point (AP) having a sector antenna in a wireless local access network (WLAN), may include transmitting a sector beacon with respect to any one sector among a plurality of sectors, transmitting and receiving data with at least one station in any one sector during a pre-scheduled sector interval, sequentially performing transmission of the sector beacon and transmission and reception of the data with respect to remaining sectors of the plurality of sectors excluding the any one sector, transmitting an omni beacon with respect to all of the plurality of sectors, and transmitting and receiving data with respect to at least one station of the plurality of sectors during a pre-scheduled Basic Service Set (BSS) interval. | 07-23-2015 |
20150222339 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING DATA IN A MIMO SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transceiving data. A method in which a transmitting terminal transmits data to a receiving terminal in a MIMO system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: generating a data field containing the data; generating a signal field containing information on the data field; generating a data frame containing the data field and the signal field; and transmitting the data frame to the receiving terminal. According to the present invention, an end of the frame being transmitted is accurately notified to the receiving terminal in a communication system in which the frame is transmitted using MIMO, thereby decoding the frame in a more efficient manner at the receiving terminal. | 08-06-2015 |
20150245377 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERY OF SECTOR IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a sector discovery apparatus and method, the method including setting, by an AP in a WLAN system, an omni-beacon interval for transmitting an omnidirectional beacon and sector beacon intervals for transmitting a sector beacon with respect to one of a plurality of sectors which are spatially divided, transmitting the sector beacon to a current sector among the plurality of sectors, transmitting, to the current sector, a transmission frame indicating sectorized transmission or a transmission frame indicating omnidirectional transmission, in a sector interval between the sector beacon intervals, and receiving, from a terminal located in the current sector, a response frame indicating an association performed by receiving the transmission frame indicating the sectorized transmission. | 08-27-2015 |
20150289242 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL METHOD AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - Provided is a method and apparatus for allocating resources in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the method including determining a restricted access bandwidth (RAB) interval based on at least a bandwidth or a partial bandwidth among a plurality of bandwidths, and setting a restricted access window (RAW) of a time domain based on the RAB interval. | 10-08-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100085134 | MICROWAVE LENS - A microwave lens having an array of electronic inductive capacitive cells wherein each cell includes an electrically conductive pattern which responds to incident microwave electromagnetic energy as an LC resonator. At least one of the cells includes at least one MEMS device which is movable in response to an electrical bias to thereby vary the resonant frequency of that cell. In order to bias the MEMS device, an electrical insulating layer extends along a portion of the pattern of the cell and to both sides of the MEMS device. An electrically conductive strip then extends over the insulating layer so that the conductive strip is electrically insulated from the pattern while electrically connected to the MEMS device. | 04-08-2010 |
20100134215 | THIN FILM BASED SPLIT RESONATOR TUNABLE METAMATERIAL - A metamaterial comprises a substrate and a plurality of resonators supported by the substrate, each resonator including a first conducting segment and a second conducting segment, there being at least one adjustable capacitor and at least one bias capacitor located between the first and second conducting segments. In some examples, the first conducting segment, second conducting segment, bias capacitor, and adjustable capacitor are substantially coplanar and may be formed by patterning a metal film supported by the substrate. Bias lines may be configured so as to allow a bias potential to be applied between the first and second conducting segments so as to vary the capacitance of the adjustable capacitor. | 06-03-2010 |
20100220035 | METAMATERIAL MICROWAVE LENS - A metamaterial microwave lens having an array of electronic inductive capacitive cells in which each cell has an electrically conductive pattern which corresponds to incident electromagnetic radiation as a resonator. At least one cell has a first and second electrical sections insulated from each other and each which section has at least two legs. A static capacitor is electrically connected between one leg of the first section of the cell and one leg of the second section of the cell. A MEMS device is electrically disposed between the other legs of the first and second sections of the cell. The MEMS device is movable between at least two positions in response to an electrical bias between the first and second sections of the cell to vary the index of refraction and resonant frequency of The cell. | 09-02-2010 |
20100230270 | MICROWAVE-BASED CONVEYING DEVICES AND PROCESSING OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS - Disclosed are methods for microwave-based recovery of hydrocarbons and other carbonaceous materials from solid carbon-containing compositions such as tires. Also disclosed are associated apparatuses. | 09-16-2010 |
20110109262 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER ANTENNAS AND ENERGY CHARGING SYSTEMS - A resonant wireless energy transfer system comprises first and second antennas made up of dual parallel wire helixes wherein the wires are terminated by short wires. Voltage controlled variable capacitors are connected into the antennas to permit progressive variation between folded dipole and normal dipole operating modes such that optimum energy transfer can be achieved between the antennas over a wide range of antenna separation distances. A vehicle battery charging system using the above-described antennas is provided including an installation which allows purchase of battery charging power by members of the general public. In-vehicle energy transfer for sensors, computers, cell phones and the like is also described. | 05-12-2011 |
20120019408 | MICROWAVE SYSTEM UTILIZING ELEVATIONAL SCANNING BY FREQUENCY HOPPING - For use in conjunction with a microwave antenna having a radiator array configured to scan in a horizontal direction, a method for scanning in the vertical direction. A first FMCW microwave signal having a first bandwidth is transmitted at a first microwave frequency and the echo, if any, is received by the radiator array. A second FMCW microwave signal having a second bandwidth is also transmitted at a different center frequency and the echo, if any, is received by the radiator array. The different frequencies cause an elevational shift in the received signal. The receipt of the echoes is then processed to identify the location or locations of the object or objects causing the echo and communicating such location or locations to a user. | 01-26-2012 |
20120019414 | MICROWAVE ANTENNA - A microwave antenna having an electrically nonconductive substrate with a top and bottom side. A radiator array having a plurality of rows of radiator patches is disposed on the top side of the substrate while an input feed line and power divider network are disposed on the bottom side of the substrate. The power divider network includes a plurality of ends wherein each end is adapted for electrical connection through a via formed through the substrate to the end of its associated row in the radiator array. An electrically conductive layer is disposed over a portion of the top side of the substrate so that the electrically conductive layer overlies the power divider network and shields the power divider network from the radiator array. | 01-26-2012 |
20120068909 | ANTENNA WITH TAPERED ARRAY - An antenna with improved radiation efficiency is provided. The antenna includes an antenna array proximately coupled to a feed line. The antenna array includes a plurality of resonating lines. Each resonating line includes a plurality of axially aligned resonators. The resonators have a resonating surface. The resonating surfaces of the resonators at the ends of the resonating lines are larger than resonating surfaces of the resonators in the middle of the resonating lines. Power is supplied to each resonating ling through a feed line. Electrical field is uniformly distributed along the antenna array so as to improve the radiation efficiency of the antenna. | 03-22-2012 |
20120086601 | MICROWAVE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A microwave antenna system having a plurality of antenna elements arranged in an array having two spaced ends. A first phase shifter is electrically connected to a first group of at least two adjacent antenna elements at one end of the array to control the signal phase in that first group. Likewise, a second phase shifter is electrically connected to a second group of at least two adjacent array elements at the other end of the array to control the signal phase in the second group. Individual phase shifters are electrically connected to individual middle antenna elements for at least several of the middle antenna elements between the first and second groups. | 04-12-2012 |
20130088382 | CALIBRATION METHOD FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR USING PHASED ARRAY - Examples of the present invention include calibration methods for phased array radar apparatus. The calibration methods include an electronic calibration of phase shifters, and compensation for mechanical misalignment. Approaches are particularly useful for automotive radar, and may be used for initial calibration after installation on a factory line, or at later times such as at a service station whenever recalibration becomes necessary. | 04-11-2013 |
20130088393 | TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE PHASED ARRAY FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR IMPROVEMENT - Examples of the present invention include methods and apparatus for phased array automotive radar which allow reductions in erroneous detections such as sidelobe clutter and ghost images. An example radar includes a steerable transmit antenna and a steerable receive antenna. Transmit and receive beams may be steered using an electronic control circuit so the main lobe of the transmit beam remains generally aligned with the main lobe of the receive beam, and the side lobe of the receive beam remains generally aligned with a null in the transmit beam. | 04-11-2013 |
20130214961 | HYBRID RADAR INTEGRATED INTO SINGLE PACKAGE - A radar apparatus includes a phased array receiver, with a steerable receive beam. The receiver elements are grouped into subarrays, which each provide a subarray signal to a mixer. The mixer signals are then used by a DBF algorithm to determine narrow virtual beams within the receive beam. The receive beam is used to obtain radar data from sectors of the field of view, and the sectors may be approximately as wide as the receive beam. The order in which sectors are examined may be determined by the sector importance, related to the presence, nature, and/or behavior of previously tracked targets within each sector. | 08-22-2013 |
20130234880 | HIGH RESOLUTION DOPPLER COLLISION AVOIDANCE RADAR - An example radar apparatus has a transmission frequency modulated by a chirp waveform having three chirp segments, including increasing, decreasing, and a constant frequency segments. The chirp waveform may extend over the full revisit time of the radar beam. The frequency difference between the transmitted and echo signals are determined at least once per chirp segment. Example apparatus include a Doppler radar for vehicle use. | 09-12-2013 |
20130264885 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A revised coil loop structure is combined with metamaterials designed to contain and redirect the electromagnetic field to produce an improved inductive coupling system. The efficiency of the inductive power transfer system is increased relative to existing technologies by overcoming the negative effects of distance and misalignment. The transmitting and receiving coils are both constructed by connecting a series of printed circuit boards (PCBs). The individual PCBs are then stacked on top of one another and connected to produce the transmitting and receiving coils. The transmitting and receiving coils further feature a coil shape designed to allow the coils to be actively and variably tuned to one another. The efficiency of power transfer in the system is additionally increased through the use of metamaterials. The metamaterial is used as a backing for the coils and reduces the amount of magnetic flux found on the back of the coils. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265004 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER ANTENNAS AND ENERGY CHARGING SYSTEMS - A resonant wireless energy transfer system comprises first and second antennas made up of dual parallel wire helixes wherein the wires are terminated by short wires. Voltage controlled variable capacitors are connected into the antennas to permit progressive variation between folded dipole and normal dipole operating modes such that optimum energy transfer can be achieved between the antennas over a wide range of antenna separation distances. A vehicle battery charging system using the above-described antennas is provided including an installation which allows purchase of battery charging power by members of the general public. In-vehicle energy transfer for sensors, computers, cell phones and the like is also described. | 10-10-2013 |
20140022109 | RADAR FIELD OF VIEW EXPANSION WITH PHASED ARRAY TRANSCEIVER - Examples of the invention include radar apparatus having at least two phased array transmitters, each having a different elevation corresponding to heights of detected targets relative to the road surface. A low elevation transmit beam is directed at the road surface, and used to identify metal objects in the road surface, which often cause false detections in conventional devices but may not be actual collision hazards. A higher elevation transmitted beam is used to detect actual collision hazards to the vehicle. | 01-23-2014 |
20140022116 | DIGITAL BEAM FORMING USING PHASED ARRAY ARCHITECTURE - A radar apparatus includes a receiver having a plurality of receiver channels, each including an antenna element, a phase shifter, and a switch. The antenna element provides a signal that passes through a phase shifter to a switch. The signal may then be passed to a summing element if the switch is closed. The summing element receives signals from the receive channels, and provides a sum signal to a mixer. In phased array mode, the switches are closed and antenna controller adjusts the phase angles of the phase shifters. In DBF mode, the phase shifters are maintained at a set value, and switches are operated sequentially to provide time-multiplexed signals from the receive channels to the summing element. | 01-23-2014 |
20140070994 | 3D SHORT RANGE DETECTION WITH PHASED ARRAY RADAR - A radar microchip for short range detection with phased array radar uses phase shifters along with an antenna array to steer the transmitted and received radar beams along orthogonal axes to achieve a 3D scan. Individual phase shifters connected to antenna cells that transmit and receive the radar beams steer the radar along two orthogonal axes by controlling the phase of the radar. The radar then detects where the two beams overlap. The antenna cells are further aligned along these orthogonal axes. An isolation barrier between the phase shifters of the transmitted and received signals reduces cross coupling on the radar microchip. | 03-13-2014 |
20140159479 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USING AIR GAP AND METAMATERIAL - Examples of the invention include methods and apparatus for wirelessly transmitting power to a vehicle using electromagnetic radiation. An example apparatus includes a transmitter coil associated with a first metamaterial lens, and a receiver coil associated with a second metamaterial lens, the receiver coil being located within the vehicle. The metamaterial lenses each have a negative magnetic permeability, and are separated by a lens spacing including an air gap. The first and second metamaterial lenses (and the lens spacing) act cooperatively to focus the electromagnetic radiation from the transmitter coil on the receiver coil. | 06-12-2014 |
20140253364 | MAP AWARE ADAPTIVE AUTOMOTIVE RADAR - A dedicated short range radar system is provided for use with a GPS system. The radar system includes a transmitter which transmits a microwave radio signal. A receiver is coupled to a horizontally scanning receiver antenna array which receives an echo, if present, from the radio signal transmitted by the transmitter. The radio receiver then generates an output signal representative of the echo. A control circuit then receives the output signal from the antenna array as well as the output signal from the GPS system. The control circuit then varies the mode of operation of the receiver and/or the transmitter as a function of the type of roadway for optimal radar performance. | 09-11-2014 |
20140318758 | COMPOSITE LAMINAE HAVING THERMAL MANAGEMENT FEATURES AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUSES COMPRISING THE SAME - Heat transfer management apparatuses according to the present disclosure includes a composite lamina having an insulator substrate and a thermal conductor at least partially embedded in the insulator substrate, a temperature-sensitive component coupled to the composite lamina, and a temperature-insensitive component coupled to the composite lamina and positioned distally from the temperature-sensitive component. The temperature-insensitive component produces heat during operation. The thermal conductor and the insulator substrate are arranged into a targeted heat transfer region proximate to the temperature-sensitive component and a bulk region proximate to the temperature-insensitive component. The targeted heat transfer region and the bulk region are in thermal continuity with one another. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318829 | PRINTED WIRING BOARDS HAVING THERMAL MANAGEMENT FEATURES AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUSES COMPRISING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes an insulator substrate, an electrical conductor at least partially embedded in the insulator substrate, and a thermal conductor at least partially embedded in the insulator substrate. The printed wiring board also includes a temperature-insensitive component mounting region and a temperature-sensitive component mounting region. The insulator substrate and the thermal conductor are arranged into a targeted heat transfer region proximate to the temperature-sensitive component mounting region and a bulk region at positions spaced apart from the temperature-sensitive component mounting region. | 10-30-2014 |
20140327301 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER ANTENNAS AND ENERGY CHARGING SYSTEMS - A resonant wireless energy transfer system comprises first and second antennas made up of dual parallel wire helixes wherein the wires are terminated by short wires. Voltage controlled variable capacitors are connected into the antennas to permit progressive variation between folded dipole and normal dipole operating modes such that optimum energy transfer can be achieved between the antennas over a wide range of antenna separation distances. A vehicle battery charging system using the above-described antennas is provided including an installation which allows purchase of battery charging power by members of the general public. In-vehicle energy transfer for sensors, computers, cell phones and the like is also described. | 11-06-2014 |
20140347155 | MULTI-TURN HIGH DENSITY COIL AND FABRICATION METHOD - A multi-turn electrical coil and fabrication method uses a plurality of identically constructed flat electrical conductors, alternating ones of which carry an electrically insulating material layer on one major surface. The bare conductors and the insulated conductors are alternatingly stacked about mounting posts in partially overlapped and partially laterally offset pairs of conductors, with each conductor in each conductor pair reoriented relative to the other conductor in the respective conductive pair, and alternating conductor pairs reoriented relative to adjacent conductor pairs, to form a spiral winding turn for the coil. | 11-27-2014 |
20150084810 | PHASED ARRAY RADAR WITH MONOPULSE ALGORITHM MEASUREMENT - A phased array radar apparatus and method for identifying targets in an environment includes a phased array radar transmitter, a first phased array radar receiver, a second phased array radar receiver, and a radar controller. The first and second phased array radar receivers are configured such that the first and second phased array radar receivers have effectively the same configuration. The radar controller uses the first and second receive beams to calculate an amplitude monopulse ratio and identify angle information of the targets within the environment. The present invention enables high precision estimation of target angle information while scanning over a wide field of view in a single scan. The radar apparatus further uses a complex amplitude monopulse ratio and a weighted target angle histogram to distinguish between closely separated targets that would otherwise be viewed as a single target by conventional monopulse radar apparatuses. | 03-26-2015 |