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| 20100283138 | Nickel-Based Bonding of Semiconductor Wafers - A nickel-based material is used on one or both wafers to be bonded, and the two wafers are bonded at low temperature and pressure through interdiffusion of the nickel-based material with either another nickel-based material or aluminum. In various embodiments, nickel-based walls are formed on one wafer, and corresponding walls are formed on the other wafer from a nickel-based material or aluminum. The walls of the two wafers are placed in contact with one another under sufficient pressure and temperature to cause bonding of the walls through interdiffusion. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110073859 | Reduced Stiction MEMS Device with Exposed Silicon Carbide - A MEMS device has a first member that is movable relative to a second member. At least one of the first member and the second member has exposed silicon carbide with a water contact angle of greater than about 70 degrees. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110073967 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING A MEMS ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH LAYER TRANSFER PROCESSES - A method of forming a MEMS microphone forms circuitry and first MEMS microstructure on a first wafer in a first process, and second MEMS microstructure on a second wafer in a second process. The first process is thermally isolated from the second process. The method also layer transfers the second MEMS microstructure onto the first wafer. The first MEMS microstructure and second MEMS microstructure thus form a variable capacitor that communicates with the circuitry on the first wafer. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110075865 | Dual Single-Crystal Backplate Microphone System and Method Of Fabricating Same - A dual backplate MEMS microphone system includes a flexible diaphragm sandwiched between two single-crystal silicon backplates. Such a MEMS microphone system may be formed by fabricating each backplate in a separate wafer, and then transferring one backplate from its wafer to the other wafer, to form two separate capacitors with the diaphragm. | 03-31-2011 |
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| 20080258991 | Multimode Antenna Structure - A multimode antenna structure is provided for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports operatively coupled to the circuitry and a plurality of antenna elements, each operatively coupled to a different one of the antenna ports. The antenna structure also includes one or more connecting elements electrically connecting the antenna elements such that electrical currents on one antenna element flow to a connected neighboring antenna element and generally bypass the antenna port coupled to the neighboring antenna element, and the electrical currents flowing through the one antenna element and the neighboring antenna element are generally equal in magnitude, such that an antenna mode excited by one antenna port is generally electrically isolated from a mode excited by another antenna port at a given desired signal frequency range and the antenna elements generate diverse antenna patterns. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100265146 | MULTIMODE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - A multimode antenna structure is provided for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports for coupling to the circuitry; a plurality of antenna elements, each operatively coupled to a different one of the antenna ports; and a plurality of connecting elements. The connecting elements each electrically connect neighboring antenna elements such that the antenna elements and the connecting elements are arranged about the periphery of the antenna structure and form a single radiating structure. Electrical currents on one antenna element flow to connected neighboring antenna elements and generally bypass the antenna ports coupled to the neighboring antenna elements such that an antenna mode excited by one antenna port is generally electrically isolated from a mode excited by another antenna port at a given desired signal frequency range, and the antenna structure generates diverse antenna patterns. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110021139 | METHODS FOR REDUCING NEAR-FIELD RADIATION AND SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) VALUES IN COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A method is provided for reducing near-field radiation and specific absorption rate (SAR) values in a communications device. The communications device includes a multimode antenna structure transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals and circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure includes: a plurality of antenna ports operatively coupled to the circuitry; a plurality of antenna elements, each operatively coupled to a different one of the antenna ports; and one or more connecting elements electrically connecting the antenna elements at a location on each antenna element that is spaced apart from an antenna port coupled thereto to form a single radiating structure and such that electrical currents on one antenna element flow to a connected neighboring antenna element and generally bypass the antenna port coupled to the neighboring antenna element, the electrical currents flowing through the one antenna element and the neighboring antenna element being generally equal in magnitude, such that an antenna mode excited by one antenna port is generally electrically isolated from a mode excited by another antenna port at a given desired signal frequency range and the antenna structure generates diverse antenna patterns. The method includes adjusting the relative phase between signals fed to neighboring antenna ports of the antenna structure such that a signal fed to the one antenna port has a different phase than a signal fed to the neighboring antenna port to provide antenna pattern control and to increase gain in a selected direction toward a receive point. The method features using a transmit power lower than the transmit power used in a non-pattern control operation of the antenna structure such that the communications device obtains generally equivalent wireless link performance with the receive point using reduced transmit power compared to the non-pattern control operation, thereby reducing the specific absorption rate. | 01-27-2011 |
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| 20100193483 | LASER CUTTING PROCESS FOR FORMING STENTS - Systems and methods for improving the cutting efficiency and cut profile of stent strut is provided. A means for altering the energy distribution of a laser beam is provided, along with various ways of controlling a laser to provide for improved strut configurations are provided. A method for improved cutting speeds using a combination of laser sources is also provided. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100193484 | MULTIPLE BEAM LASER SYSTEM FOR FORMING STENTS - A system and method for precision cutting using multiple laser beams is described, The system and method includes a combination of optical components that split the output of a single laser into multiple beams, with the power, polarization status and spot size of each split beam being individually controllable, while providing a circularly polarized beam at the surface of a work piece to be cut by the laser beam. A system and method for tracking manufacture of individual stents is also provided. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100193485 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LASER CUTTING AND PROCESSING TUBING TO MAKE MEDICAL DEVICES - Methods for making devices include providing a tubular member to be formed into a device, placing a removable sacrificial block material in the lumen of the tubular member and laser cutting the tubular member. A doping material can be added to the melted portion of the tubular member to promote the formation of brittle slag. A fixture can be used to hold a cut workpiece in order to ream sacrificial material from the surface of the workpiece. Pressurized gas can be supplied to the inner lumen of the tubular member to cause slag to form on the outside surface, rather than the inner surface, of the tubular member. A tubular member made from nickel-titanium alloy can be tightly adhered to a sacrificial sleeve utilizing the phase changes associated with nickel-titanium. A rotating mandrel can be placed within the lumen of the tubular member during laser cutting. A mandrel which includes an enlarged diameter section causes the workpiece to expand slightly within its elastic deformation range to dislodge islands from the workpiece. Such a mandrel could be formed from a tubular member which has a central lumen that can be used to deliver a pressurized medium to “blast” islands from the workpiece. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110119287 | AUTOMATIC REUSE OF USER-SPECIFIED CONTENT IN QUERIES - A device and method for reusing user-specified content is provided. After generation of a query comprising parameters explicitly set by the user, the explicitly set parameters are stored in a parameter store. If a subsequent query is generated without any explicitly set parameters, the stored parameters are automatically applied to the subsequent query, and the modified query is then transmitted to an online service, such as an e-commerce site or search engine. User query preference history may be stored for use in modifying a subsequent theory. In addition, the user may navigate to specially designated content on a page, and when the content is in focus, the user may optionally copy the content for reuse in generating a further query or for publication. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110134391 | WAVEFRONT PROPAGATION FROM ONE PLANE TO ANOTHER - The present invention provides methods, systems and software for scaling optical aberration measurements of optical systems. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reconstructing optical tissues of an eye. The method comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. Aberration data from the transmitted image is measured across the optical tissues of the eye at a first plane. A conversion algorithm is applied to the data, converting it to corrective optical power data that can be used as a basis for constructing a treatment for the eye at a second plane. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20090110006 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING NOTIFICATION MESSAGES - A method, apparatus, and system for sending and receiving notification messages to synchronize notification messages with program streams accurately. The method for sending notification messages includes obtaining a notification message and a synchronization timestamp that are synchronous with a program, encapsulating the notification message into an RTP/RTCP packet corresponding to the synchronization timestamp, and sending the RTP/RTCP packet to a terminal. The method for decapsulating notification messages includes receiving an RTP/RTCP packet that carries a notification message and decapsulating the RTP/RTCP packet to obtain the notification message. Embodiments of the present disclosure synchronize a notification message with a program stream accurately by carrying the notification message in an RTP/RTCP packet. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090113019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING/RECEIVING NOTIFICATION MESSAGES VIA FILE DELIVERY OVER UNIDIRECTIONAL PROTOCOL - A method for transporting/receiving notification messages via File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) includes: At the transmitting end, a server carries a notification content in a transport object and carries notification related information and a transport object identifier (TOI) of the transport object carrying the notification content in a first file description table (FDT), and then sends the first FDT and the transport object carrying the notification content in a FLUTE session; the receiving end obtains the notification related information and the TOI of the transport object carrying the notification content from the first FDT, and receives the transport object carrying the notification content according to the obtained related information and the TOI. A server for transporting notification messages via FLUTE, a FLUTE server, a content server and a terminal are also disclosed. With the present invention, the notification transport procedure is simpler and the reliability of notification transport is better. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090132687 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING INITIALIZATION DATA FILE OF NOTIFICATION SERVICE - A method, a device, and a system for transmitting initialization data file of a notification service are provided. The method includes steps of encapsulating at least one initialization data file of a notification service in an initialization container; carrying an ID of the initialization container in a service acquisition fragment of an electronic service guide (ESG); and sending the ESG and the initialization container, and providing at least one data type for each initialization data file. The device is a communication device. The system is a communication system. Meanwhile, a method for initializing a notification application is also provided. Therefore, the initialization manner of a notification service is expanded, thereby realizing the distribution and acquisition of configuration files required by the notification service. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100086308 | ELECTRO-OPTIC CONVERSION MODULE, OPTIC-ELECTRO CONVERSION MODULE AND CONVERSION METHODS THEREOF - An electro-optic conversion module ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100135215 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR BEARING CIRCUIT SWITCHED DOMAIN SERVICE DATA OVER RADIO BEARER - A method for bearing CS-domain service data over radio bearer is disclosed. The method includes: letting CS-domain service data be borne over a radio high-speed packet data access channel according to a channel mapping relation between CS-domain service data and the radio high-speed packet data access channel. An apparatus and a system are also provided herein. | 06-03-2010 |
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| 20090024408 | GOAL DRIVEN EXCEPTION MANAGEMENT AND ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR RETAILER AND SUPPLIER APPLICATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing recommendations in a retail environment. A recommendation system includes a centralized knowledge base including one or more rules for defining logic to provide recommendations based on one or more detected system alerts, an alert engine for determining alert conditions in a retail presence including out of stock conditions, a root cause engine for determining one or more root causes for out of stock conditions that are detected, a mapping engine for mapping between alerts and recommendations, and a recommendation engine for issuing one or more recommendations associated with given alerts and determined root causes. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024450 | LOST SALES DETECTION AND ESTIMATION USING RETAIL STORE DATA - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for detecting and estimating lost sales. A demand distribution for a product provided by a retail presence is determined. A probability of a lost sales occurrence is evaluated, including determining a predetermined time period and a probability of no sales over the predetermined time period. A determination of whether no sales have occurred over a time period corresponding in length to the predetermined time period is made. If the probability of no sales is below a threshold, an estimate of lost sales is determined. | 01-22-2009 |
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| 20110268003 | Method for Enhancing User Equipment (UE) Power Saving Performance and UE - A method for enhancing power saving performance of user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the following steps: a UE receives the downlink data transmitted by an evolved node B (eNB); the UE starts a corresponding RTT Timer according to the received downlink data, the timing of the RTT Timer is determined based on the uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and the sub-frame number of the downlink sub-frame carrying the downlink data by the UE; and the UE controls the discontinuous reception (DRX) process according to the RTT Timer. By re-defining the RTT Timer, the present invention can improve power saving performance of the UE in TDD system effectively. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110294513 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR INDICATING TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMITTING PREAMBLE - A method, a system and a device for indicating and transmitting the preamble are used to solve the problem existing in the prior art, which reduces the resource utilization efficiency due to that the user equipment (UE) sends the preamble to the evolution base station through the physical random access channel (PRACH) selected by itself in the present random access. The method includes: determining the channel signature associated with the PRACH assigned to the terminal side; sending the determined channel signature to the terminal side, and indicating the terminal side to transmit the preamble using the PRACH associated with the channel signature. Adopting said method can improve the resource utilization efficiency. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120083310 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REPORTING POWER HEADROM - A method, device and system for reporting power headroom are provided, and the method includes the following steps: a user equipment determines whether it triggers power headroom reporting (PHR) ( | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120113811 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFYING A UE OF MONITORED COMPONENT CARRIERS - The present invention provides a method for notifying a UE of monitored component carriers. The method comprises the following steps: an evolved Node B (eNB) sends an monitoring changing instruction and Component Carriers (CC) corresponding to the instruction to a UE with a Media Access Control (MAC) layer control command; according to the monitoring changing instruction and the corresponding CC, the UE activates or deactivates monitoring of the corresponding CC. The present invention allows the MAC PDU for instructing the UE to increase, decrease or change the monitored CC. Therefore, the configuration can be achieved in a simple and flexible manner and has higher reliability. | 05-10-2012 |
