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Abbas Abbaspour-Tamijani, Scottsdale, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100311383Ultra-wideband tunable filters based on multi-resolution band-selection - Devices and methods for tunable RF filtering. Multiple bimodal filter stages are used within a filter device to provide for tunable frequency response of the filter device. The use of M sequential bimodal filter stages, each having different frequency resolutions, may allow for 212-09-2010

Abbas Amirichimeh, Irvine, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090041060Cross Link Multiplexer Bus - A cross link multiplexer bus comprising a plurality of cross link multiplexers and a plurality of interconnects. The plurality of cross link multiplexers has a destination port configured to receive a signal and an origin port configured to produce the signal. The plurality of interconnects has a set of interconnects coupled between a pair of adjacent cross link multiplexers. Preferably, the destination port is in a first cross link multiplexer, the origin port is in a second cross link multiplexer, and the first cross link multiplexer is configured to convey the signal toward the second cross link multiplexer in more than one direction. In an embodiment, the signal is capable of being represented as a series of characters, and a character is capable of being represented as a number of bits. Preferably, the plurality of cross link multiplexers includes a delay buffer to delay conveyance of a first bit so that it remains substantially synchronized with a second bit. Preferably, the set of interconnects includes a first interconnect to convey the first bit and a second interconnect to convey the second bit. The lengths of the first and the second interconnects are substantially equal.02-12-2009
20090232192Method and Transceiver System Having a Transmit Clock Signal Phase that is Phase-Locked with a Receive Clock Signal Phase - A transceiver system is disclosed that includes a plurality of transceiver chips. Each transceiver chip includes one or more SERDES cores. Each SERDES core includes one or more SERDES lanes. Each SERDES lane includes a receive channel and a transmit channel. The transmit channel of each SERDES lane is phase-locked with a corresponding receive channel. The transceiver system has the capability of phase-locking a transmit clock signal phase of a transmitting component with a receive clock signal phase of a receiving component that is a part of a different SERDES lane, a different SERDES core, a different substrate, or even a different board. Each SERDES core receives and transmits data to and from external components connected to the SERDES core, such as hard disk drives. A method of transferring data from a first external component coupled to a receive channel to a second external component coupled to a transmit channel is also disclosed.09-17-2009
20110007785Method and Transceiver System Having a Transmit Clock Signal Phase that is Phase-Locked with a Receive Clock Signal Phase - A transceiver system is disclosed that includes a plurality of transceiver chips. Each transceiver chip includes one or more SERDES cores. Each SERDES core includes one or more SERDES lanes. Each SERDES lane includes a receive channel and a transmit channel. The transmit channel of each SERDES lane is phase-locked with a corresponding receive channel. The transceiver system has the capability of phase-locking a transmit clock signal phase of a transmitting component with a receive clock signal phase of a receiving component that is a part of a different SERDES lane, a different SERDES core, a different substrate, or even a different board. Each SERDES core receives and transmits data to and from external components connected to the SERDES core, such as hard disk drives. A method of transferring data from a first external component coupled to a receive channel to a second external component coupled to a transmit channel is also disclosed.01-13-2011

Patent applications by Abbas Amirichimeh, Irvine, CA US

Abbas Bagasra, Concord, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110153806SERVICE DELIVERY PLATFORM AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Exemplary service delivery platform and management systems and methods are described herein. An exemplary method includes an intermediary application management subsystem, which is configured to communicate with an end-user access device and with an application server that is configured to deliver a service to the end-user access device, receiving a software application from a developer, the software application configured to be executed by the end-user access device to access the service delivered by the application server, setting up the service for selection by the end-user access device, receiving a request to subscribe to the service delivered by the application server, the request initiated by the end-user access device, and provisioning the service for delivery from the application server to the end-user access device. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.06-23-2011
20110162013HOME NETWORK MANAGEMENT - A method includes storing, at a first network device configured to communicate with at least one set top box (STB) and at least one digital video recorder (DVR), information identifying parameters associated with bandwidth in a home network. The method may also include receiving, at a first network device in the home network, a request having a corresponding first bandwidth and identifying a class of traffic associated with the request. The method may further include determining whether the first bandwidth is less than an available bandwidth associated with the identified class of traffic, approving the request when the first bandwidth is less than the available bandwidth, and modifying the available bandwidth associated with the identified class of traffic in response to approving the request.06-30-2011

Abbas Bigdeli, Queensland AU

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090192874SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING - A system and method for providing advertising media to consumers is described. The system comprising image capture means, an image processing unit connected to the image capture means. In use, the image processing unit executing one or more pattern recognition algorithms on an image received from the image capture means to extract information from the image relating to consumers in the image. The system compiling a list of attributes associated with an individual consumer based on the extracted information. The system including an advertising media database, an advertising selection unit connected to the image processing unit and the advertising media database. In use the advertising selection unit selecting advertising media from the advertising media database based on the list of attributes. The system also including an advertising delivery unit connected to the advertising selection unit for delivering advertising media selected by the advertising selection unit.07-30-2009

Abbas Cheddad, Londonderry GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110299771METHOD FOR SKIN TONE DETECTION - There is described a method for detecting the presence of skin tone in an image. A gray scale representation of a pixel within the image is provided. Next, a red chrominance independent representation for is provided for the pixel. Then, the two representations are analysed to determine whether a difference in value between the representations corresponds with a the presence of a skin tone value. The present invention provides a rapid skin tone detection classifier particularly useful for real time applications.12-08-2011
20110311042ENCRYPTION METHOD - There is described a method of encrypting a set of 2D input data, preferably image data. The method comprises obtaining the hash value of a password and re-sizing the hash value to fir the size of the 2D input data. The re-sized data is transformed using an irreversible transform, and the output of the transform is then used to encode the 2D data.12-22-2011

Abbas Haider Ali, Rockville, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110055390NETWORK CAPACITY PLANNING - Data representing application deployment attributes, network topology, and network performance attributes based on a reduced set of element attributes is utilized to simulate application deployment. The data may be received from a user directly, a program that models a network topology or application behavior, and a wizard that implies the data based on an interview process. The simulation may be based on application deployment attributes including application traffic pattern, application message sizes, network topology, and network performance attributes. The element attributes may be determined from a lookup table of element operating characteristics that may contain element maximum and minimum boundary operating values utilized to interpolate other operating conditions. Application response time may be derived using an iterative analysis based on multiple instances of one or more applications wherein a predetermined number of iterations is used or until a substantially steady state of network performance is achieved.03-03-2011

Abbas Jamalipour, New South Wales AU

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090092074AERONAUTICAL AD-HOC NETWORKS - A communications network architecture (04-09-2009

Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120087065SHIELDING STRUCTURES FOR WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH DISPLAYS - Electronic devices such as computers and handheld devices are provided. The electronic devices may have electrical components such as displays that are driven by driver circuitry. During operation, the driver circuitry may generate radio-frequency noise. Communications circuitry in the electronic devices may be shielded from the radio-frequency noise by radio-frequency shielding structures. The shielding structures may be mounted on portions of the display module, on a cover glass layer, or on other structures such as housing structures. The radio-frequency shielding structures may be formed from one or more metal segments. The metal segments may run along edges of the display. A device housing may have a ground formed from a conductive peripheral member that runs around peripheral edges of the housing and a conductive plate that is connected to the conductive peripheral member. The radio-frequency shielding structure may be connected to the ground using conductive structures.04-12-2012

Abbas Khayyer, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110172948METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING INTERFACE PARTICLE USED IN PARTICLE METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING INTERFACE PARTICLE - A method for determination of interface particles used in a particle method is proposed. According to the present invention, the method for determination includes a density acquiring step of acquiring density in a predetermined range based on a determining-target particle, a first discriminating step of comparing the density with a predetermined threshold, a second discriminating step of determining a symmetry of an arrangement of the other particles within a predetermined range based on the determining-target particle, and a determining step of determining the determining-target particle as an interface particle in the case that the density determined by the first discriminating step is found to be smaller than the predetermined threshold and the arrangement of the other particles determined by the second discriminating step is found to be asymmetrical.07-14-2011

Abbas Komijani, Mountain View, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100149039MULTI-ANTENNA BEAM-FORMING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING CONSTANT ENVELOPE SIGNALS DECOMPOSED FROM A VARIABLE ENVELOPE SIGNAL - Embodiments in the present disclosure pertain to a multi-antenna beam-forming system for transmitting constant envelope signals decomposed from a variable envelope signal. The variable envelope signal is decomposed into two constant envelope signals. Each of the constant envelope signals are separately amplified by power amplifiers and transmitted over separate antennas. Beam steering delays can be added to the transmit paths of the constant envelope signals to direct the beam to the location of a receiver. The transmitted constant envelope signals combine through spatial out-phasing such that a receiving antenna receives a variable envelope signal.06-17-2010
20100183090MULTI-ANTENNA TRANSMITTER FOR MULTI-TONE SIGNALING - Embodiments of a communication circuit are described. This communication circuit includes an input node (07-22-2010
20100231452MM-WAVE FULLY INTEGRATED PHASED ARRAY RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER WITH ON-CHIP ANTENNAS - A phased array mm-wave device includes a substrate, a mm-wave transmitter integrated onto the substrate configured to transmit a mm-wave signal and/or a mm-wave receiver integrated onto the substrate and configured to receive a mm-wave signal. The mm-wave device also includes a phased array antenna system integrated onto the substrate and including two or more antenna elements. The phased array mm-wave device also includes one or more dielectric lenses. A distributed mm-wave distributed combining tree circuit includes at least two pairs of differential transconductors with regenerative degeneration and accepts at least two differential input signals. Two mm-wave loopback methods measure the phased array antenna patterns and the performance of an integrated receiver transmitter system.09-16-2010

Abbas Komijani, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080204139Reconfigurable distributed active transformers - Reconfigurable distributed active transformers are provided. The exemplary embodiments provided allow changing of the effective number and configuration of the primary and secondary windings, where the distributed active transformer structures can be reconfigured dynamically to control the output power levels, allow operation at multiple frequency bands, maintain a high performance across multiple channels, and sustain desired characteristics across process, temperature and other environmental variations. Integration of the distributed active transformer power amplifiers and a low noise amplifier on a semiconductor substrate can also be provided.08-28-2008
20100244955Reconfigurable Distributed Active Transformers - Reconfigurable distributed active transformers are provided. The exemplary embodiments provided allow changing of the effective number and configuration of the primary and secondary windings, where the distributed active transformer structures can be reconfigured dynamically to control the output power levels, allow operation at multiple frequency bands, maintain a high performance across multiple channels, and sustain desired characteristics across process, temperature and other environmental variations. Integration of the distributed active transformer power amplifiers and a low noise amplifier on a semiconductor substrate can also be provided.09-30-2010
20120001692ADAPTIVE POWER AMPLIFIER - Reconfigurable distributed active transformers are provided. The exemplary embodiments provided allow changing of the effective number and configuration of the primary and secondary windings, where the distributed active transformer structures can be reconfigured dynamically to control the output power levels, allow operation at multiple frequency bands, maintain a high performance across multiple channels, and sustain desired characteristics across process, temperature and other environmental variations. Integration of the distributed active transformer power amplifiers and a low noise amplifier on a semiconductor substrate can also be provided.01-05-2012

Patent applications by Abbas Komijani, Los Angeles, CA US

Abbas Lamouri, Aurora, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100003885High intensity discharge lamps, arc tubes, and methods of manufacture - The present application discloses high intensity discharge (“HID”) lamps, arc tubes, and methods of manufacture. The application relates to HID lamps, arc tubes, and methods of manufacture wherein a precise amount of fill gas may be contained in the light-emitting chamber of the arc tube so that the pressure of the fill gas contained in the arc tube at substantially room temperature may be precisely controlled at pressures greater than about one-half atmosphere.01-07-2010
20100327729INFRARED HALOGEN LAMP WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY - Methods for improving the efficiency of infrared (IR) halogen lamps and IR halogen lamps having improved efficiency are disclosed. In a method of aligning a filament in a lamp body, the lamp body having the filament therein is rotated, and tubular end portions are heated and necked down which may assist in positioning the filament within the lamp and reduce end losses. IR halogen lamps formed from glass tubes having an OD less than 5 mm are also disclosed. The reduced diameter of the glass tubing increases the surface area for IR energy reflection and reduces end losses. Spuds or beads may be used to position the filament within the lamp.12-30-2010

Patent applications by Abbas Lamouri, Aurora, OH US

Abbas Lotfi, Corona, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100051619HANDS FREE WASTE FLAP APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for an automated waste receptacle includes a waste flap, a motor positioned on a side of the waste flap and an actuator located in proximity of the top side of the waste flap. The actuator is configured to operate the motor and subsequently move the flap between open and closed positions.03-04-2010

Abbas Mahyari, Newark, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100235468Ad Server Integration - A method and system for providing a content object is disclosed with an in-stream ad unit inserted into the content object for a content object player. The content object is audio and/or video. A media services platform (MSP) knows of one or more in-stream slots in the content object where in-stream ad units may be placed. The MSP queries a display ad server (DAS) to specify the in-stream ad unit, however the DAS does not natively support in-stream ad units in this embodiment. The MSP maps one or more in-stream slots in the content object to corresponding display ad locations. The MSP places the in-stream ad unit into the slot of the content object to create a processed content object. The MSP optionally transcodes the processed content object. The processed content object is downloaded or streamed to the content object player.09-16-2010
20110252082SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF CONTENT OBJECTS - Techniques for delivering content to an end user device are disclosed. A policy server performs an ingest process in which multiple versions of a content object are created. The multiple versions of the content object are associated with a single network identifier which can be distributed to publishers of the content object. When the content object is requested using the single network identifier, the policy server determines a preferred version and delivery orchestration scheme from among the multiple versions for delivery to an end user device based on several criteria. The policy server may thereafter orchestrate delivery of the preferred version of the content object to the end user device. The single network identifier may be associated with an edge location in a content delivery network (CDN) and the policy server may orchestrate delivery in cooperation with servers at the CDN edge location.10-13-2011
20120016753AD SERVER INTEGRATION - A method and system for providing a content object is disclosed with an in-stream ad unit inserted into the content object for a content object player. The content object is audio and/or video. A media services platform (MSP) knows of one or more in-stream slots in the content object where in-stream ad units may be placed. The MSP queries a display ad server (DAS) to specify the in-stream ad unit, however the DAS does not natively support in-stream ad units in this embodiment. The MSP maps one or more in-stream slots in the content object to corresponding display ad locations. The MSP places the in-stream ad unit into the slot of the content object to create a processed content object. The MSP optionally transcodes the processed content object. The processed content object is downloaded or streamed to the content object player.01-19-2012

Patent applications by Abbas Mahyari, Newark, CA US

Abbas Morshed, Los Alto, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110296256INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE INCLUDING A MECHANISM FOR ACCELERATED ERROR HANDLING IN MULTIPLE PROCESSOR AND MULTI-FUNCTION SYSTEMS - An I/O device includes a host interface that may receive and process transaction packets sent by a number of processing units, with each processing unit corresponding to a respective root complex. The host interface includes an error handling unit having error logic implemented in hardware that may determine, as each packet is received, whether each transaction packet has an error and to store information corresponding to any detected errors. The error handling unit may include an error processor that may be configured to execute error processing instructions to determine any error processing operations based upon the information. The error processor may also generate and send one or more instruction operations, each corresponding to a particular error processing operation. The error handling unit may also include an error processing unit that may execute the one or more instruction operations to perform the particular error processing operations.12-01-2011

Abbas Morshed, Los Altos, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110228782Method for Performing Protocol Translation in a Network Switch - A system and method are disclosed for processing a packet. Processing the packet comprises receiving the packet; translating the packet from a first protocol-specific format to a canonical packet format; translating the packet from the canonical packet format to a second protocol-specific format; and forwarding the packet.09-22-2011

Abbas Motakef, Norcross, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100146930Low Grade Heat Recovery System for Turbine Air Inlet - A heating and cooling system for inlet air of a gas turbine engine in a combined cycle power plant having a steam turbine. The heating and cooling system may include a fluid coil positioned about the gas turbine engine, a heat exchanger in communication with the fluid coil, and a condenser in communication with the steam turbine and the heat exchanger such that waste heat from the steam turbine is forwarded to the fluid coil.06-17-2010
20100146976Inlet Air Heating and Cooling System - A heating and cooling system for inlet air of a turbine compressor. The heating and cooling system may include a fluid coil positioned about the turbine compressor and a thermal energy storage tank. The fluid coil and the thermal energy storage tank are in fluid communication such that fluid is both provided to the fluid coil from the thermal energy storage tank for exchanging heat with the inlet air and returned to the thermal energy storage tank without further heat exchange.06-17-2010
20100146978Gas Turbine Base Load Control by Chilling Modulation - A control system for a base load output of a gas turbine engine. The control system may include an inlet chilling coil system for providing air to the gas turbine engine at a desired temperature, a temperature control valve in communication with the inlet chilling coil system, a temperature sensor positioned about the gas turbine engine, and a temperature controller in communication with the temperature control valve and the temperature sensor. The temperature controller modulates the temperature control valve until the air provided to the gas turbine engine by the inlet chilling coil system reaches the desired temperature as sensed by the temperature sensor.06-17-2010
20100146981Turbine Inlet Air Heat Pump-Type System - A heating and cooling system for inlet air of a turbine compressor. The heating and cooling system may include a thermal energy storage tank charging loop, a cooling loop in communication with the thermal energy storage charging loop, and a heating loop in communication with the cooling loop and the inlet air of the turbine compressor.06-17-2010

Abbas Motakef, Duluth, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080298957INLET AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioning system located upstream of the inlet system for a gas turbine. The air conditioning system may comprise at least one conditioning module for adjusting the temperature of the airstream. The at least one conditioning module may have a plurality of forms including at least one of the following systems: a chiller, an evaporative cooler; a spray cooler, or combinations thereof. The specific form of the at least one conditioning module may be determined in part the configuration of the gas turbine.12-04-2008
20100101209SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING THE EFFICIENCY OF A COMBUSTION TURBINE - An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of an application and process that incorporates an external heat source to increase the temperature of the airstream entering a compressor section of a combustion turbine. An embodiment of the present invention may perform an anti-icing operation that may not require an Inlet Bleed Heat system (IBH) to operate. An embodiment of the present invention may perform an anti-icing operation that may allow for the IGV angle to remain nearly constant. An embodiment of the present invention may increase the output and efficiency of a combustion turbine operating at partload by delaying IBH operation and delaying the closing IGVs.04-29-2010
20110315623Wedge Bar for Inertial Separation - Asymmetrically profiled wedge bar screen used for inertial separation of suspended particles, wherein the profile of the bars is a generalized trapezoid, tilted in the direction of the sweeping flow with a distinctly extended trailing edge at the aft face side of the cross section of the bar.12-29-2011

Patent applications by Abbas Motakef, Duluth, GA US

Abbas Rafaii, Palo Alto, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110296353Method and system implementing user-centric gesture control - A user-centric method and system to identify user-made gestures to control a remote device images the user using a three-dimensional image system, and defines at least one user-centric three-dimensional detection zone dynamically sized appropriately for the user, who is free to move about. Images made within the detection zone are compared to a library of stored gestures, and the thus identified gesture is mapped to an appropriate control command signal coupleable to the remote device. The method and system also provides of a first user to hand off control of the remote device to a second user.12-01-2011

Abbas Raftari, West Bloomfield, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110068727METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING POWER ELECTRONICS CONTROLLERS IN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring an automotive electrical system including an inverter having at least one switch. First and second voltage commands corresponding to respective first and second components of a commanded voltage vector on a synchronous frame of reference coordinate system are received. A plurality of duty cycles for operating the at least one switch are calculated based on the first and second voltage commands. First and second actual voltages are calculated based on the plurality of duty cycles. The first and second actual voltages correspond to respective first and second components of an actual voltage vector on the synchronous frame of reference coordinate system. An indication of a fault is generated based on the difference between the first components of the commanded voltage vector and the actual voltage vector and the difference between the second components of the commanded voltage vector and the actual voltage vector.03-24-2011
20110202211METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF VEHICLES - Methods and systems are provided for controlling an electrical system of a vehicle. Sensors are used to obtain first data for a first path of calculations and second data for a second path of calculations. The first path comprises a first plurality of calculations of generating a value of a parameter pertaining to the electrical system, and the second path comprises a second plurality of calculations of monitoring the electrical system with respect to the first path. A processor is coupled to the plurality of sensors, and is configured to determine whether a data frozen flag is active, perform the first plurality of calculations of the first path using the first data if the first data flag is inactive, and perform the second plurality of calculations of the second path if the first data flag is active.08-18-2011
20110202226METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring an electrical system of a vehicle. Data pertaining to the electrical system is obtained. Calculation modules are performed using the data to generate intermediate determinations. An aggregate calculation module is performed using each of the intermediate determinations to generate an aggregate determination pertaining to the electrical system. Redundant intermediate calculations are performed using the data to generate redundant intermediate determinations. Each of the redundant intermediate determinations is used for comparison with a respective intermediate determination.08-18-2011

Abbas Raftari, Northville, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080221827SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING VELOCITIES OF COMPONENTS IN A VEHICLE - A system for validating velocities of components in a vehicle uses sensor measurements and mathematical relationships between the vehicle components to validate the velocities. A controller or controllers receive speed or velocity inputs and mathematically combine the velocities of more than one of the vehicle components. The velocities of at least one of the vehicle components is validated when the mathematical combination meets at least one predetermined criterion. The validated velocity or velocities are then communicated to at least one of the vehicle components.09-11-2008

Abbas Samii, Belmont, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110171523Polyolefin and Ceramic Battery Separator for Non-Aqueous Battery Applications - A ceramic microporous polyolefin battery separator membrane, high in air permeability, low in shrinkage and improved temperature resistance addresses the safety requirements of lithium ion batteries. The separators made by the current invention consists of one or more polyolefin polymers and kaolin fillers comprised of aluminum oxide and silicon oxide. The membranes of current invention have a thickness of 5-200 microns, air permeability of 1-200 sec/10 cc (Gurley seconds), and average pore diameter of less than 1 micron.07-14-2011

Abbas Tcharkhtchi, L'Hay Les Roses FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090266823METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEALING BLADDER MADE OF THERMOSETTING POLYMER FOR A TANK CONTAINING A PRESSURIZED FLUID, SUCH AS A COMPOSITE TANK, AND A TANK - A method for manufacturing a polymer bladder assuring the internal sealing of a tank vis-à-vis a pressurized fluid which is contained therein, wherein said polymer is a thermosetting polymer, and said method comprises at least one step of polymerizing at least two precursor compounds of said thermosetting polymer carried out in a mould in rotation.10-29-2009