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20090003207 | Wireless performance improvement via client-free forward error correction - Packets are duplicated, delayed, and spread in time as a form of forward error correction. If a client device receives duplicate packets, they can be discarded. If one of the duplicate packets is lost, then the duplication provides forward error correction with no change to the device that receives the packet. | 01-01-2009 |
20120144258 | WIRELESS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT VIA CLIENT-FREE FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION - Packets are duplicated, delayed, and spread in time as a form of forward error correction. If a client device receives duplicate packets, they can be discarded. If one of the duplicate packets is lost, then the duplication provides forward error correction with no change to the device that receives the packet. | 06-07-2012 |
20140003239 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK GUIDED TRAFFIC OFFLOAD | 01-02-2014 |
20150063205 | MOBILE STATION AND METHOD FOR ANONYMOUS MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESSING - Embodiments including methods and apparatuses for secure wireless communication through use of one or more temporary MAC addresses to identify a mobile station in a WiFi environment are generally described herein. For example, a method is presented for secure wireless communication, which includes generating a temporary media access control (MAC) address in one or more mobile stations, establishing a lifetime period of the temporary MAC address, optionally transmitting the temporary MAC address for service querying or association with an access point, determining that the lifetime period has expired, and replacing the temporary MAC address with a newly generated temporary MAC address upon determining that the lifetime period has expired. | 03-05-2015 |
20150131612 | TIME-SLICED WIFI ASSOCIATIONS FOR MAKE-BEFORE-BREAK HANDOVER - Embodiments of a WiFi system and method for time-sliced associations for make-before-break handover in the WiFi system are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the method monitors metrics of a serving channel of the WiFi system to determine whether to increase a channel scanning rate of target channels of the WiFi system. The channel scanning rate of the target channel may be increased in response to the metrics. A time-sliced association with one or more target cells on the target channel may be performed while an association with a serving cell on the serving channel may be maintained. The wireless client may be transitioned from the serving cell to the target cell in response to the metrics while obscuring the complexity from the device operating system and active applications. | 05-14-2015 |
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20140003358 | APPLICATION CONTINUITY WITH REROUTE AND RESET IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK | 01-02-2014 |
20140181172 | OFFLOADING TETHERING-RELATED COMMUNICATION PROCESSING - This disclosure is directed to offloading tethering-related communication processing. In general, a communication processor in an intermediary device may be responsible for handling communication between tethered devices and a wide area network (WAN) like the Internet. In offloading responsibility for managing tethered devices to the communication processor, other processing resources (e.g., an applications processor) in the intermediary device may be both uninvolved and potentially totally isolated from the tethering, allowing the intermediary device to conserve power/processing resources, maintain better security, etc. An intermediary device may comprise, for example, a communication module to communicate with at least one other device and a WAN, a communication processor to control how information may be conveyed between the at least one other device and the WAN and an application processor, separate from the communication processor, to execute at least one application in the device. | 06-26-2014 |
20140233374 | OVERHEAD-FREE PROVISIONING OF ROAMING WIFI NETWORKS - Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable media are provided for scanning a primary repository for one or more matching primary wireless profiles corresponding to one or more wireless networks, executing a primary connection cycle responsive to a determination that the primary repository stores the one or more matching primary wireless profiles, scanning one or more secondary repositories for one or more matching secondary wireless profiles corresponding to the one or more wireless networks if no matching primary wireless profile is discovered or the primary connection cycle fails, and executing a secondary connection cycle responsive to a determination that the one or more secondary repositories store the one or more matching secondary wireless profiles. | 08-21-2014 |
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20080305034 | STEAM REFORMING FUEL PROCESSOR, BURNER ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - Systems and methods for producing hydrogen gas with a fuel processing system that includes a hydrogen-producing region that produces hydrogen gas from a feed stream and a heating assembly that consumes a fuel stream to produce a heated exhaust stream for heating the hydrogen-producing region. In some embodiments, the heating assembly heats the hydrogen-producing region to at least a minimum hydrogen-producing temperature. In some embodiments, the feed stream and the fuel stream both contain a carbon-containing feedstock and at least 25 wt % water. In some embodiments, at least one of the feed and fuel streams contain at least one additional component. In some embodiments, the feed and fuel streams have the same composition. In some embodiments, the feed and fuel streams are drawn or obtained from a common source or supply, and in some embodiments as a liquid stream that is selectively apportioned to form the feed and fuel streams. | 12-11-2008 |
20090205253 | STEAM REFORMING FUEL PROCESSOR, BURNER ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - Systems and methods for producing hydrogen gas with a fuel processing system that includes a hydrogen-producing region that produces hydrogen gas from a feed stream and a heating assembly that consumes a fuel stream to produce a heated exhaust stream for heating the hydrogen-producing region. In some embodiments, the heating assembly heats the hydrogen-producing region to at least a minimum hydrogen-producing temperature. In some embodiments, the rate at which an air stream is delivered to the heating assembly is controlled to selectively increase or decrease the temperature of the heated exhaust stream. In some embodiments, the feed stream and the fuel stream both contain a carbon-containing feedstock and at least 25 wt % water. In some embodiments, the feed and fuel streams have the same composition. | 08-20-2009 |
20110256491 | STEAM REFORMING FUEL PROCESSOR, BURNER ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - Systems and methods for producing hydrogen gas with a fuel processing system that includes a hydrogen-producing region that produces hydrogen gas from a feed stream and a heating assembly that consumes a fuel stream to produce a heated exhaust stream for heating the hydrogen-producing region. In some embodiments, the heating assembly heats the hydrogen-producing region to at least a minimum hydrogen-producing temperature. In some embodiments, the rate at which an air stream is delivered to the heating assembly is controlled to selectively increase or decrease the temperature of the heated exhaust stream. In some embodiments, the feed stream and the fuel stream both contain a carbon-containing feedstock and at least 25 wt % water. In some embodiments, the feed and fuel streams have the same composition. | 10-20-2011 |
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20090293855 | Aiming Device and Method for Archery Bow - An apparatus for improving an archer's aiming consistency by utilizing a directed light beam device mounted to an archery bow or integrated into the grip of an archery bow. Various embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a directed beam light source such as a laser, a power source for providing power to said light source, an actuation switch for allowing power to flow from said power source to said light source, a circuit for interconnecting said light source, said power source, and said actuation switch, and a jacket adapted to be attached to an archery bow within which said light source, said power source, said actuation switch, and said circuit are disposed, so that, when said jacket is attached to the archery bow said light source directs light forwardly from said bow toward a target and so that, during use, said actuation switch can be actuated by the same hand that is holding the bow in response to the natural motion of drawing the bow string. The jacket may fit over and around the stock grip of a bow and be shaped to comfortably fit the hand of an archer. Alternatively, the jacket may replace the stock grip normally provided with the bow. | 12-03-2009 |
20100084447 | CAR TOP CARRIER - A car top carrier incorporating improved dual-functioning hinge/latch mechanisms connected by a drive bar that translates pivotal rotation to open and close the carrier. | 04-08-2010 |
20110084102 | CARGO CARRIER WITH AERODYNAMIC ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An aerodynamic cargo box configuration includes a bottom portion hinged to a lid. The lid has a receptacle for receiving a photovoltaic light device substantially flush with, and below, the outer surface of the lid. A photovoltaic light assembly may include a cup portion and a top portion, the top portion containing a photovoltaic cell and the bottom portion containing electronics and an array of one or more light elements configured to provide optimal illumination to an interior space of an elongate rectangular cargo box. | 04-14-2011 |
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20110139841 | CROSSBAR CLAMP DEVICES - Racks are used to carry cargo on top of vehicles. Racks include crossbars and assemblies configured to secure specific cargo items to the crossbars. Clamps for connecting cargo-specific assemblies to the crossbars, include first and second jaws, and an adjustment device for selectively controlling horizontal relative movement between the jaws. | 06-16-2011 |
20110186608 | CAR TOP CARRIER LID SUPPORT - Strut designs for assisting opening and closing of a cargo box lid are provided. A strut includes two or more arms biased toward one or more directions by spring devices. Struts may be used on a single side opening box or a dual-side opening box, and may exhibit degrees of symmetrical design and movement for balanced operation. | 08-04-2011 |
20120228349 | STABILIZED CARGO BOX FOR A VEHICLE RACK SYSTEM - A vehicle rack system including a stabilized cargo box attached to a pair of crossbars. In some embodiments, the stabilized cargo box includes a container defining a long axis and having a bottom portion hinged to a lid portion to form an enclosure to hold cargo. A plurality of clamp devices may mount the container to the pair of crossbars attached to a roof of a vehicle. The bottom portion may include a housing member defining a groove and also may include a stiffening tube disposed in the groove and providing first and second tubular regions that are laterally spaced from each other and that each extend at least generally parallel to the long axis. The first and second tubular regions may be connected to each other by a third tubular region of the stiffening tube that extends at least part way across a nose of the container. | 09-13-2012 |
20130284779 | RETENTION DOCK - A retention dock device may include a body and one or more clamping assemblies, each clamping assembly operable by an actuator and having a cleat with an enlarged head portion configured to clamp the body of the device to a slotted crossbar of a vehicle rack. | 10-31-2013 |
20140143990 | ATTACHMENT DEVICES FOR VEHICLE ROOFTOP RACK ACCESSORIES - Rack systems are disclosed for coupling accessories to crossbars on top of a vehicle. A coupling device may include a flexible strap member adjustably anchored at one end of a body. The strap member may be connected to the other end of the body and tightened. A mounting assembly may be provided on the top side of the body for connection to a cargo-specific carrier or accessory. A coupling device may also include a flexible fitting member configured to grip a round or rectangular crossbar. A cap member may be configured to be mounted on the fitting member and have one or more ramp surfaces which form a sliding interface with a corresponding surface on the fitting member, thereby providing a closing or tightening effect on the fitting member with respect to the crossbar. | 05-29-2014 |
20140166710 | CROSSBAR CLAMP DEVICES - Racks are used to carry cargo on top of vehicles. Racks include crossbars and assemblies configured to secure specific cargo items to the crossbars. Clamps for connecting cargo-specific assemblies to the crossbars, include first and second jaws, and an adjustment device for selectively controlling horizontal relative movement between the jaws. | 06-19-2014 |
20150076197 | CROSSBAR CLAMP DEVICES - Racks are used to carry cargo on top of vehicles. Racks include crossbars and assemblies configured to secure specific cargo items to the crossbars. Clamps for connecting cargo-specific assemblies to the crossbars, include first and second jaws, and an adjustment device for selectively controlling horizontal relative movement between the jaws. | 03-19-2015 |
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20110067988 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING COMPONENT - An apparatus including an electrical switching device to control current to a load and a second case arranged to substantially encapsulate the electrical switching device. The electrical switching device includes a first case; a plurality of contacts disposed in the first case; and an opening in the first case disposed to expose the contacts. The second case is arranged to duct a blast from the opening of the first case of the electrical switching device. | 03-24-2011 |
20110115448 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING MODULE - A module including a case; an electrical switching device configured to control power to a load; and a controller coupled to the electrical switching device. The electrical switching device and the controller are substantially encapsulated by the case. Functionality of the module can be exposed through a communication interface in the case. | 05-19-2011 |
20110115460 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING MODULE - A module including a case; an electrical switching device configured to control power to a load; and a controller coupled to the electrical switching device. The electrical switching device and the controller are substantially encapsulated by the case. Functionality of the module can be exposed through a communication interface in the case. | 05-19-2011 |
20120281340 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING COMPONENT - An apparatus including an electrical switching device to control current to a load and a second case arranged to substantially encapsulate the electrical switching device. The electrical switching device includes a first case; a plurality of contacts disposed in the first case; and an opening in the first case disposed to expose the contacts. The second case is arranged to duct a blast from the opening of the first case of the electrical switching device. | 11-08-2012 |
20130231793 | RELAY SYSTEM WITH BRANCH CIRCUIT METERING - A networked lighting control device may include a switching device to control power to a load, a communication interface to couple the relay module to a control module at the relay panel, revenue-grade metering circuitry to monitor power flowing to the load, and a controller to control the switching device in response to inputs received at the communication interface and to transmit metrology data to the control module. A control module may include a mounting interface to mount the control module to a relay panel, a first communication port to receive first control inputs using a first protocol, a second communication port to receive second control inputs using a second protocol, a third communication port to control one or more relay modules mounted to the relay panel using the local communication format, and logic to translate the first and second control inputs to the local communication format. | 09-05-2013 |
20140002093 | RELAY CONTACT MONITORING AND CONTROL | 01-02-2014 |