10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090061692 | Fuel flange with molded-in wire harness and diode structure - A wire harness assembly and flange combination of a mechanical returnless fuel system includes a wire harness assembly ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061693 | CONNECTOR WITH FLEXIBLE REGION - Electrical connectors that contain a flexible region are provided. In one embodiment, a connector has a first portion that includes several channels and a second portion that has one or more channels. One or more of the channels may include conductors for electrical connections. The connector further comprises a flexible region that is configured to flexibly connect the first portion with the second portion. Further aspects of the invention relate to connection systems that include a connector having a flexible region. The connection system comprises a connector and an element, such as a connecting block, having one or more mounting surfaces. An alignment feature may be used to align the connector block with a connector. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061694 | Connector, jack socket component, electronic equipment and plug component - A connector of the present invention comprises a jack socket with a plurality of first terminals disposed at a cylindrical inner wall at predetermined intervals in a depth direction, a plug with a plurality of second terminals disposed at an outer wall thereof, constituting a plurality of electrical contacts by individually making contact with each of the first terminals in a state of insertion into the jack socket, and ring-shaped elastic seal members that seal each of the electrical contacts when the plug is inserted in the jack socket. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061695 | Cable assembly with improved insulative organizer - A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a body portion and a supporting member extending rearwardly from the body portion, and the supporting member having a plurality of upper and lower slots thereof; a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing and having a portion disposed in the upper and lower slots respectively; an insulative organizer assembled to the rear end of insulative housing and attached to the supporting member, having a plurality of first and second channels spaced by each other and respectively formed on the front and rear portion thereof; and a plurality of conductive wires positioned in the first and second channels of the insulative organizer and electrically terminated to the corresponding terminals disposed in the upper and lower slots. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061696 | Data storage apparatus - The present invention discloses a data storage apparatus, including a memory module, a USB connector connected with the memory module, a housing for accommodating the memory module, a movable carriage for holding the memory module and the USB connector, and a rotary driving mechanism for transmitting a rotary motion into a linear motion for driving the USB connector. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061697 | Kwik attach plug and wiring harness - The Kwik-Attach plug is designed to make the connection of different accessories more convenient for the user of the equipment. This wiring harness can be attached to any all-terrain vehicle, utility vehicle, truck, car, boat, lawn mower, or any | 2009-03-05 |
20090061698 | Wedge connector assembly - A wedge connector assembly includes a spring member having a generally C-shaped body with an inner surface, and a wedge member having opposed first and second sides. The wedge member is mated with the spring member such that the wedge member is configured to securely retain a first conductor between the first side and the spring member and a second conductor between the second side and the spring member. The wedge member has at least two final mating positions based on the orientation of the wedge member with respect to the spring member. Optionally, the wedge member may have two orientations, namely a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the first and second sides are flipped with respect to one another in the first and second orientations. A top of the wedge member may engage the inner surface in the first orientation and a bottom of the wedge member may engage the inner surface in the second orientation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061699 | Wedge tap connector - An electrical connector assembly includes a spring member having a generally C-shaped body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The C-shaped body is formed by a first hook portion, a second hook portion, and a central section extending between the first hook portion and the second hook portion. Each of the hook portions are adapted to receive a conductor. The spring member is movable between a normal position and a deflected position, wherein in the deflected position, the spring member imparts a clamping force on the first and second conductors. The assembly further includes a wedge member having a leading end and a trailing end. The wedge is positionable within the spring member to drive the spring member from the normal position to the deflected position, wherein the wedge has an initial position and a final position corresponding to the deflected position of the spring member. Relative positions of the wedge member with respect to the spring member in the initial position and the final position vary based on a size of the conductors. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061700 | HYPERBOLOID ELECTRICAL CONTACT - A hyperboloid contact socket includes a tubular body of metal or other suitable conductive material. The tubular body includes first and second ends. The first end includes a lip defining an aperture entrance for receiving a mating pin terminal. At the second end of the tubular body, a spline is crimped or otherwise affixed to the confronting end of the tubular body. The spline has an integral termination extending therefrom. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires affixed at their respective ends to respective inner surfaces at or near the outer and inner ends of the body and disposed in an angular disposition to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid. Permanent and conductive attachment of the wires to the tubular body and the spline is provided through deformation of the body by rolling, crimping, swaging or other suitable means. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061701 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR LAND GRID ARRAY SOCKET ASSEMBLY - An electrical contact is provided that includes a support body that is configured to be electrically connected to a first electrical component. The support body includes a flex region that is located proximate to the first electrical component, where the flex region is also substantially parallel to a surface of the first electrical component. The contact also includes an arm that extends from the flex region and away from the first electrical component to a distal end. The arm is configured to engage a second electrical component which is proximate the distal end. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061702 | AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE - An amphibious vehicle achieves a stable ride, maneuverability, and high speed. The vehicle includes a hull having a “V” center portion with outboard sponsons. The sponsons reside between the front wheel wells and the rear wheels wells for improving lift and transition to planing. Shallow tunnels begin in rear portions of the front wheel wells and taper into the sponsons to release water trapped in the wheel wells. Inward facing turning edges also reside between the front and rear wheel wells and improve in-water handling. Wheels are retractable by pneumatic cylinders in parallel with air shock absorbers and suspension cutout in the hull allow the suspension to lower through the hull. Flaps reside under suspension members and rise to cover the suspension cutouts when the wheels are retractable when the wheels are raised to reduce drag. A Morse cable couple a rack and pinion unit to a jet drive. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061703 | Manually Operated Propelling Device - A propelling device includes a driving unit disposed in a housing. The driving unit includes first and second bevel gears connected coaxially and respectively to upper and lower ends of a vertical driving shaft, a third bevel gear disposed on and co-rotatable with a transverse driving shaft and meshing with the first bevel gear, and a fourth bevel gear connected fixedly and coaxially to a front end of a longitudinal driving shaft and meshing with the second bevel gear. An impeller is disposed on a rear end of the longitudinal driving shaft extending outside the housing, and is co-rotatable with the longitudinal driving shaft. Two operating crank members are connected fixedly and respectively to opposite ends of the transverse driving shaft, and are co-rotatable with the transverse driving shaft. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061704 | Weed Cutter for a Craft Propelled by a Water Jet - A device for cutting weeds carried by water inducted into a housing includes an intake, an outlet, an impeller for pumping water from the intake to the outlet as the impeller rotates about an axis, the impeller including a blade formed with a leading edge facing the intake, and a baffle secured against movement and including a cutting edge located adjacent the leading edge when the leading edge rotates to the location of the cutting edge. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061705 | ENGINE STARTING SYSTEM FOR A MARINE OUTBOARD ENGINE - A marine outboard engine for a watercraft is disclosed. The marine outboard engine includes a starter motor operatively connected to the crankshaft of the engine and a capacitor electrically connected to the starter motor. The capacitor is powering the starter motor to initiate rotation of the crankshaft. An alternator is operatively connected to the engine and is electrically connected to the capacitor for charging the capacitor when the engine is operating. A starting system and a method for operating a starting system of a marine outboard engine are also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061706 | Method of Uprighting and Locating a Water Sports Board in the Water and a Directional Float Therefor - This invention relates to a novel method and a novel inflatable device for the method which are used in association with kite boards, surfboards and the like, for the purpose of uprighting the kite board or surfboard and encouraging a kite board or surfboard to be moved by the wind in the direction of the kite boarder or surfer when the kite boarder or surfer becomes separated from the kite board or surfboard. A method of uprighting and identifying an overturned kite board or surfboard which comprises detachably securing to the kite board or surfboard a mechanism that has sufficient buoyancy to upright an overturned kite board or surfboard and sufficient profile that it extends above the water surface and encourages entrapment by the wind to induce the uprighted kite board or surfboard downwind. An inflatable kite board uprighting and directional float comprising: (a) a hollow inflatable body; (b) a kite board engaging foot plate removably connected to the inflatable body (a); and (c) a closable air valve for enabling the inflatable body (a) to be inflated. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061707 | PORTABLE PERSONAL SELF-OPERATING LIFE TUBE - A portable personal self-operating life tube is disclosed, in which when a user is drowned in water due to a marine disaster or a fire and sinking of a ship, it automatically operates, so the user can save his life by just wearing the tube, and the tube is able to keep a user's a body temperature until a rescue comes after the tube is expanded along with the above features, and a life tube can be easily used without a particular care by improving the problems found in a conventional art in which a user feels bad when wearing a life tube since a conventional life equipment is not customized, and it is not portable and is not easy to use. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061708 | WOVEN WIRE MESH - The invention is a wire mesh for pest control and deterrence. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061709 | THERMOADHESIVE CONJUGATE FIBERS AND NONWOVEN FABRIC EMPLOYING THEM - To provide thermoadhesive conjugate fibers, nonwoven fabrics and cellulosic fiber blended nonwoven fabrics employing them, and wipers and absorbers employing the fabrics, thermoadhesive conjugate fibers comprise a thermoplastic resin (I) containing a modified polyolefin with at least one type of reactive functional group as a first component and having a second component composed of a thermoplastic resin (II) with a higher melting point than the thermoplastic resin (I) of the first component combined in a conjugate therewith, the first component being formed continuously along the length of at least a portion of the fiber surface, wherein the fiber surfaces are coated with a fiber treating agent containing a multifunctional compound capable of reacting with the reactive functional group of the modified polyolefin. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061710 | Gas Diffusion Layer, System, and Method for Manufacturing a Gas Diffusion Layer - A gas diffusion layer, including at least two functional areas ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061711 | STRETCH WOVEN FABRICS - The invention provides a polyester bicomponent core spun yarn comprising a sheath of at least one hard fiber and having an English cotton count of from about 5 to about 60 and a core of bicomponent polyester filament. The invention further includes a fabric substantially free of grin-through of the bicomponent polyester filament. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061712 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL WOVEN HOLLOW LAYER-CONNECTING FABRIC - The present invention relates to a three-dimensional woven hollow layer-connecting fabric, comprising an upper layer-surface ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061713 | ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An article includes a reaction product of a filler having binding sites, a coupling agent composition including an aromatic amine and a first cycloolefin substituted with at least one epoxy group, a polymer precursor including a second cycloolefin, and a metathesis catalyst capable of catalyzing a ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction when contacted to the first cycloolefin or the second cycloolefin. The coupling agent composition is capable of bonding to the filler and the coupling agent composition is compatible with a metathesis catalyst. An associated method is also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061714 | Hurricane resistant composites - A composite flexible fabric is employed as a covering for an opening of a building, such as a window or door. The composite fabric protects the opening from hurricane force winds and associated flying objects. The composite fabric is formed from at least one layer of a fabric comprised of high tenacity fibers and at least one ultraviolet radiation resistant layer which is attached to the high tenacity fiber fabric. The UV resistant layer limits transmission of both UVA and UVB rays preferably to less than about 10% of the radiation incident upon such layer. Preferably, the UV resistant layer is a woven fabric, and the layer of high tenacity fibers is a woven fabric of extended chain polyethylene fibers. An adhesive layer may be used to enhance bonding between the fabric layer and the UV resistant layer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061715 | RADIO APPARATUS - A radio apparatus ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061716 | Elastic Polyurethane Yarn and Method of Manufacturing the Same - The present invention provides elastic polyurethane yarns which possess excellent elongation, recoverability, heat resistance and chemical resistance, as well as a method of manufacturing the same. The elastic polyurethane yarns comprise a polyurethane being composed mainly of a polymeric diol and a diisocyanate, and contains through incorporation a compound having within the molecule a phosphorus-nitrogen interatomic bond(s). The process can produce the elastic polyurethane yarns by adding to a solution of the polyurethane a compound having within the molecule a phosphorus-nitrogen interatomic bond(s), followed by spinning. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061717 | Foam core article with flexible heat-resistant knitted fabric - A foam core article such as a mattress or pillow is covered on a surface with a flexible heat-resistant knitted fabric. Preferably a further sacrificial fabric also is used to allow passage of CPSC 16 CFR 1633 with a peak heat release of less than 250 kilowatts in a 30 minute time period following ignition. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061718 | STABILIZED DECOLORIZING COMPOSITION - A decolorizing composition that can discharge the color of blood, menses, or other stains is provided. More specifically, a peroxide, cell lysing agent, chelating agent, antioxidant, and other optional ingredients are selectively employed to achieve an aqueous composition that exhibits good shelf stability and stain removal properties. The composition, for example, may maintain about 70% or more, in some embodiments about 80% or more, and in some embodiments, about 90% or more of its initial hydrogen peroxide (H | 2009-03-05 |
20090061719 | WATER-SOLUBLE POLYVINYL ALCOHOL RESIN FILAMENT AND NONWOVEN FABRIC MADE BY USING THE SAME - A water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol resin filament is provided, which is formed by melt-spinning a material consisting essentially of a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol resin having a 1,2-diol structural unit represented by the following general formula (1). A nonwoven fabric is also provided, which is produced by using the water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol resin filament. Therefore, the nonwoven fabric is excellent in water solubility at a lower temperature, and substantially free from bubbling during dissolution thereof in water. In addition, a fully saponified PVA can be used for melt-forming. This suppresses emanation of acetic acid odor, thereby improving the working environment. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061720 | METHOD OF REPAIRING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY - A method of repairing an organic light-emitting display capable of reducing an eliminated area of an electrode or the like, and preventing a decline in display quality is provided. The method of repairing an organic light-emitting display, the organic light-emitting display including an organic light-emitting device, the organic-emitting device including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a first electrode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode on a substrate in order, each of the plurality of pixels emitting light from a light-emitting region where the first electrode and the second electrode overlap each other with the organic layer in between, the method includes a step of: applying a laser beam to the periphery of a light-emitting region of a pixel which is constantly a bright spot. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061721 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having flexibility by separating an element that is manufactured by a comparatively low-temperature (temperature of less than 500° C.) process from a substrate is provided. The element is separated from a glass substrate by the following steps: forming a silicone layer over a glass substrate; performing plasma treatment to the surface of the silicone layer to weaken the surface of the silicone layer; stacking an organic compound layer over the silicone layer; and forming an element that is manufactured through a process at a comparatively low-temperature, typically, a temperature that the organic compound can withstand, over the compound layer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061722 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - (Object) To provide a manufacturing method for a display device according to which a hole is created in a pair of substrates using a water jet without causing damage. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061723 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEALING FLUORESCENT LAMP - A method for sealing a fluorescent lamp performs a first heating operation to heat a region of a glass tube in which a fluorescent material is coated, stretches the glass tube at the heated region, and performs a second heating operation to heat the stretched region of the glass tube. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061724 | METHOD OF MAKING A TOP-EMITTING OLED DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED POWER DISTRIBUTION - A method of making a top-emitting LED device, including providing, over a substrate, a laterally spaced and optically opaque lower electrode and an upper electrode buss that is electrically insulated from the lower electrode; depositing material forming an EL medium structure over the lower electrode and the upper electrode buss; depositing, over the EL medium structure, a first light-transmissive upper electrode that protects the EL medium structure from particulate contamination; and selectively removing most of the EL medium structure over a selective portion of the upper electrode buss. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061725 | SOAP BUBBLE FOUNTAIN - A soap bubble fountain includes a soap holder that contains a first portion of a soap and water mixture, a tubular column extending upward from the soap holder and whose lower end contains a second portion of the soap and water mixture, a catch basin disposed at a lower portion of the tubular column, and an air source arranged to inject air into second portion of the soap and water mixture, thereby creating soap bubbles. The soap bubbles are forced through the bubble openings in the upper end of the tubular column and are subsequently collected in the catch basin. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061726 | SOAP BUBBLE FOUNTAIN - A soap bubble fountain includes a soap holder adapted to contain a soap and water mixture, a plurality of tubular columns extending upward from the soap holder, a catch basin, and an air source arranged to inject air into the soap and water mixture, thereby creating soap bubbles. An upper end of each of the tubular columns is open to provide a bubble opening corresponding to each tubular column. The catch basin is disposed at a lower portion of the tubular columns. The soap bubbles are distributed among and forced through the bubble openings corresponding to the plurality of tubular columns and are subsequently collected in the catch basin. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061727 | Bubble-blowing wand - A bubble wand having a hilt and a disc for blowing bubbles therethrough is provided. The disc can be removably connected to the hilt. The hilt can also comprise a removable base, and have a hollow chamber disposed therein. The base can be removed, so that items can be stored in the hollow chamber, such as coins, or other bubble wands. The hilt can also be disassembled into separate components. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061728 | Structure and composition for a mask and its container - A mask structure comprised of a sheet of paper material, wherein the mask structure includes one or more cuts subdividing said sheet into one or more plane portions connected to one another and disposed at different angles during use of the mask structure. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061729 | Play structure, kit, and method - A play structure is provided. Such play structure includes at least two wall members joined together at predetermined ends thereof. Such wall members are manufactured from a first predetermined material and have a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. At least one of at least one door, at least one window and a combination thereof are operably disposed in at least one of such wall members. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061730 | Bra cups with air-permeability feature - The present invention is an improved structure of bra cup, which comprises an inner backing, an outer covering and a laminating elastomer sandwiched therebetween, in thermally compressed shaping with cutting and sewing by machine. Its feature is that said laminating elastomer is made of polyester fiber in special laminated substrate having plural pleating interfaces, which can be served as binding interface in coordination with special compression and thermal bonding fabricating process so as to offer better elasticity and air permeability in association with feature of shape retention and resumption as well as better elevation and centralization of breasts for beautiful coverage contour of appealing attraction and comfortable snugness. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061731 | Adjustable breast positioning system for women's garment - Adjustable breast positioning system for a breast received within a breast cup of a woman's garment comprising a platform situated within a lower region of the breast cup; a shaping member at least partially overlaying the platform wherein the platform and shaping member are open to the top portion of the breast cup; and a connector having one end coupled to the platform and another end connected to an anchor moveably mounted to the garment for adjusting the platform for reducing the available volume for the breast within the breast cup and for concomitantly pushing the shaping member upward and inward for displacing the breast upward, forward, and inward toward the center of the wearer's chest while simultaneously increasing the volume of the breast outside the top portion of the breast cup for providing an improved visual presentation of the breast. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061732 | BRASSIERE - A brassiere is provided having a front piece incorporating two breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassiere, which side pieces can be connected to one another in a back closure and with two shoulder straps that extend from the upper edge of the breast cups to the back area of the side pieces. The base material of the brassiere is reinforced on at least part of its edge by applying facing bands or the like. In accordance with the invention it is provided that to form an edge reinforcement, in each case a facing band is fixed with a longitudinal edge to the corresponding edge of the blank made of the base material of the brassiere by linear ultrasonic welding and also is fixed at least partially in a two-dimensional manner with the base material by means of an adhesive layer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061733 | Method and device for forecasting/detecting polishing end point and method and device for monitoring real-time film thickness - [Problem to be Solved] To provide a method and device for forecasting/detecting a polishing end point and a method and device for monitoring a real-time film thickness to suppress Joule heat loss due to the eddy current to the minimum, to precisely forecast/detect an polishing end point, to precisely calculate the remaining film thickness to be removed, polishing rate and the like on the spot, and to precisely evaluate whether the predetermined conductive film is appropriately removed | 2009-03-05 |
20090061734 | Endpoint detection system for wafer polishing - An wafer polishing pad assembly for use in CMP includes an optical sensor for sensing reflectivity of the wafer during polishing, and produces a corresponding signal, and transmits the signal from the rotating pad to a stationary portion of the assembly. The signal is transmitting off the pad through non-contact couplings such inductive coupling or optical couplings after being converted into signal formats enabling non-contact transmission. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061735 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-SITU RECORDING HEAD BURNISHING - Systems and methods are provided for burnishing a recording head in-situ in a magnetic recording disk drive. The burnishing process generates a tribocurrent, which is electricity generated by the rubbing of dissimilar materials. Different materials exhibit widely different tribocurrent characteristics while in sliding contact. The tribocurrent thus acts as an indicator of the particular materials of the recording head making contact with the magnetic recording media during different stages of the burnishing process. The tribocurrent is thus monitored to determine when it reaches a threshold value. The threshold value indicates that the burnishing has exposed a particular material of the recording head. Thus, the burnishing process may be stopped upon the tribocurrent reaching the threshold value so that the read sensor of the recording head is not burnished and inadvertently damaged. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061736 | Superfinishing Stone and Superfinishing Process Using the Same - A superfinishing stone | 2009-03-05 |
20090061737 | LAPPING APPARATUS AND LAPPING METHOD - A lap platen has a lapping surface contacting a surface of a work piece. A lap base has a support surface brought into contact with and supported by the lapping surface. An adapter has a first support part, a second support part and an arm part. The first support part is supported by the lap base. The work piece is attached to the second support part so that a surface of the work piece to be processed contacts the lapping surface. The arm part extends between the first and second support parts. A height adjusting mechanism adjusts a height from the lapping surface to the first support part. An inclination detector is provided to the adapter to detect an inclination of the adapter. The inclination of the adapter relative to the lapping surface is adjusted by adjusting the height of the first support part by the height adjusting mechanism. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061738 | METHOD OF SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE AND A MEMBER THEREOF - A method for improving surface thermal shock resistance of a member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required comprising, forming homogeneously distributed linear dislocation structure on the surface of the member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required by blasting abrasives composed of fine particles whose average particle size is from 5 μm to 200 μm and whose surface shape is convex, wherein Vickers hardness (HV) of said fine particles is 800 or more and equal to or less than the hardness of the member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061739 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POLISHING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS USING LOAD-UNLOAD STATIONS - A polishing apparatus and method for polishing semiconductor wafers uses multiple load-unload stations and at least one turn-over robotic wafer handing device to process the wafers so that the wafer can be polished at multiple polishing tables. The turn-over robotic wafer handing device operates to turn over the wafers so that one side of the wafers can be polished at a first polishing table and the other side of the wafers can then be polished at a second polishing table. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061740 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICONE WAFERS - A method of manufacturing silicon wafers that include a front surface and a block surface and lateral edges, includes forming a silicon wafer by separating a rectangular, in particular, silicon block with lateral surfaces and before separation, grounding and/or polishing the lateral surfaces of the silicon block parallel to the edge of the silicon wafer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061741 | ECMP POLISHING SEQUENCE TO IMPROVE PLANARITY AND DEFECT PERFORMANCE - A method for processing a substrate having a conductive layer disposed thereon is provided. The substrate is coupled with a planarizing head. The planarizing head is moved to a position above a polishing pad assembly. The planarizing pad is positioned relative to the polishing pad assembly without applying a voltage to the substrate. A first voltage is applied to the substrate for a first time period. A second voltage is applied to the substrate for a second time period in order to remove a portion of the conductive layer, wherein the second voltage is greater than the first voltage. In certain embodiments, applying a first voltage to the substrate further comprises forming a uniform passivation layer on the conductive layer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061742 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STORAGE MEDIUM - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a storage medium includes providing a medium plate member for forming the storage medium and a guide member; and aligning the medium plate member and the guide member so that the medium plate member and the guide member are placed adjacently and the surfaces of the medium plate member and the guide member form a substantially common plane. The method further includes guiding a burnishing member for burnishing the medium plate member onto the surface of the guide member; and sliding the burnishing member on the guide member onto the medium plate member so as to burnish the surface of the medium plate member. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061743 | METHOD OF SOFT PAD PREPARATION TO REDUCE REMOVAL RATE RAMP-UP EFFECT AND TO STABILIZE DEFECT RATE - A method and apparatus for pre-conditioning a new soft polishing pad and processing a substrate on a soft polishing pad is described. The method includes coupling a soft polishing pad to a platen, contacting the processing surface of the soft polishing pad with a conditioning disk, applying a pressure conditioning disk, removing the conditioning disk from contact with the processing surface of the soft polishing pad, and contacting a first substrate with the processing surface of the soft polishing pad to perform a polishing process on the first substrate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061744 | POLISHING PAD AND METHOD OF USE - A polishing pad has one or more polishing elements made from a hydrogel material having an intrinsic ability to absorb water. The hydrogel material may or may not have micropores, but has a water absorption capability of 4%-60% by weight, a wet tensile strength greater than 1000 psi, a flexural modulus greater than 2000 psi, and a wet Shore D hardness between 25-80, inclusive. The hydrogel material may be made from one or a combination of the following moieties: urethane, alkylene oxides, esters, ethers, acrylic acids, acrylamides, amides, imides, vinylalcohols, vinylacetates, acrylates, methacrylates, sulfones, urethanes, vinylchlorides, etheretherketones, and/or carbonates. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061745 | POLISHING HEAD USING ZONE CONTROL - A polishing head for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus is provided which includes at least two polishing head zones configured to provide different temperatures for transferring heat to at least two zones of a substrate corresponding to the at least two polishing head zones. The present disclosure addresses chemical mechanical polishing which allows a control of the polishing profile even if slurries are used, which show almost no dependency between polishing rate and down force. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061746 | Burr Removing Apparatus and Method - Devices and methods for removing burrs from the outer radial surface of generally cylindrical components during rotation. A manual deburring tool is provided having a gripping handle portion and a “working end” head portion. The head portion preferably includes a curved working plate and gripping means for retaining an abrasive sheet thereupon. The outer radial surface of the rotating workpiece is deburred as a user manually grips the handle portion and applies the curved abrasive surface to the workpiece. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061747 | Arrangement in a mobile machine for screeding floor surfaces - The invention relates to an arrangement in a mobile machine for screeding floor surfaces. This comprises a housing with a planet disk ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061748 | Substrate holding apparatus - The present invention relates to a substrate holding apparatus for holding and pressing a substrate against a polishing surface. The substrate holding apparatus includes a top ring body for holding the substrate, an elastic pad for contacting the substrate, and a support member for supporting the elastic pad. The substrate holding apparatus further includes a contact member mounted on a lower surface of the support member and disposed in a space formed by the elastic pad and the support member. The contact member has an elastic membrane for contacting the elastic pad. A first pressure chamber is defined in the contact member, and a second pressure chamber is defined outside of the contact member. The substrate holding apparatus also includes a fluid source for independently supplying a fluid into, or creating a vacuum in, the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061749 | CHAMFERING TOOL AND METHOD - A chamfering tool adapted to mount on a handheld grinder, the grinder having a guard and the grinder having a grinding face. The chamfering tool includes a fixed mount, to be attached to the guard on the handheld grinder. A moveable mount is attached to the fixed mount. A first guide face is attached to the fixed mount and a second guide face is attached to the moveable mount. The guide face defines a space there between. The space being disposed such that the grinding face of the handheld grinder contacts a work piece held against at least one of the first guide face or the second guide face. An adjustment member is fixed to one of the fixed mount or the moveable mount. The adjustment member hold the moveable guide mount in a user selected position. The adjustment member are adjustable to selectively vary a width of the space between the first guide face and the second guide face. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061750 | Apparatus for the deep cleaning of surfaces - An apparatus is disclosed for the deep cleaning of surfaces, which comprises a support for at least two reservoirs arranged side-by-side and provided with deformable walls having uniformly perforated faces essentially facing the direction of the surface to be cleaned. At least one reservoir can contain a granular material for cleaning the surface and at least one reservoir can contain a fluid substance for the flowing of the granular material onto the surface. By means of the pressure exerted by a user on a support of the reservoirs in the direction of the surface to be cleaned, the granular material and the fluid substance flow from the corresponding reservoirs and are mixed together on the surface to be cleaned. A tangential movement of the reservoirs onto the surface conveys a compound of granular material and fluid substance onto the surface with a cleaning effect. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061751 | Dynamic barrier isolation chamber - The invention concerns an isolation chamber for isolating substances from the ambient while simultaneously maintaining aseptic conditions within the isolation chamber and protecting the operator from potent compounds. The isolation chamber comprises a first container surrounding and defining an isolation space of holding the substances and a second container surrounding the first container. Preferably, the pressure of the isolation space is lower than the pressure of the barrier space. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061752 | Autonomous Ventilation System - An autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and an infrared radiation (“IR”) sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The IR sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in IR index in a zone below the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in IR index to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to detected changes in IR index. The autonomous ventilation system also includes an alignment laser to indicate a point at which the IR sensor is aimed and a field-of-view (“FOV”) indicator to illuminate the zone in which the IR sensor detects changes in IR index. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061753 | SYSTEM FOR COOLING ENGINE ELECTRONICS - A temperature control system for a vehicle comprises a coolant comparison module, a component comparison module, and a cooling fan control module. The coolant comparison module generates a coolant status signal having a first state when a coolant temperature is greater than a first threshold. The component comparison module generates a component status signal having a second state when an electronic component temperature is greater than a second threshold. The cooling fan control module selectively activates a cooling fan when at least one of the coolant status signal has the first state and the component status signal has the second state. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061754 | Aircraft Cabin Airflow Nozzles and Associated Systems and Methods - Aircraft cabin airflow nozzles and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a cabin air nozzle that in turn has a first passageway bounded at least in part by a first wall portion and a second wall portion spaced apart from the first wall portion. The second wall portion can have a first surface exposed to air within the first passageway, and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The first passageway can have an exit between the first and second wall portions, and the second passageway can be positioned to direct air along the second surface of the wall portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061755 | Intake Duct - An electronic equipment cabinet having a duct positioned in a side portion of the cabinet. The duct has a first opening formed in a bottom wall of the duct and a second opening formed in an inside wall of the duct. The first opening is configured to generally align with a cool air source and receive cool air from the cool air source with the first duct installed in the cabinet. The second opening is in fluid communication with a front internal portion of the cabinet and is configured to direct cool air from the duct to the front internal portion of the cabinet with the duct installed in the cabinet. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061756 | System and method for cooling electronic equipment - A system for cooling electronic equipment includes one or more electronic equipment enclosures that receive cool air from one or more cool air sources and return warmed air utilizing a plurality of fan assemblies. The plurality of fan assemblies include a fan speed controlled to maintain a temperature and/or pressure. The plurality of fan assemblies are capable of independent operation, but adjust the fan speed in relation to the fan speed of the one or more other fan assemblies. In an alternative embodiment, one or more cool air sources determine the airflow for one or more electronics equipment enclosures based on fan speed and fan model type communicated by one or more fan assemblies and adjust the amount of cool air provided based on the airflow. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061757 | Adjustable Terminal Basket with Light Weight, Horizontal Diffuser Grille - An adjustable terminal basket with lightweight horizontal diffuser grille is mounted in the floor of an occupied space for delivering conditioned air from an under floor air plenum to the occupied space above the floor. The modular floor terminal basket regulates the air passing through the terminal, and the lightweight horizontal diffuser grille diffuses the conditioned air along the floor of the occupied space. The lightweight horizontal diffuser grille is constructed with a top and bottom plate with hollow support pillars between the plates and with reinforcing ribs adjacent the center of the diffuser grille. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061758 | Floor Vent Booster Fan - The invention consists of a vent booster fan, comprising: a) a vent housing, forming a vent which is operable for insertion into a ventilation duct; and defining a vent surface through which air flows from the duct; b) a fan assembly located within the vent housing, containing a fan operative to force air through the vent, the fan assembly located within the vent housing so as to be located substantially within the duct; c) an air deflector covering a portion of the vent surface sufficient to alter airflow from the vent. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061759 | REGENERATIVE JAMMER WITH MULTIPLE JAMMING ALGORITHMS - A jammer for generating and transmitting RF broadband jamming signals for jamming one or more local RF receivers. The jammer includes a broadband antenna unit for receiving broadband RF jammer received signals from local transmitters and for transmission of regenerated broadband RF jamming signals to the local receivers. The jammer uses a plurality of jamming algorithms including a regeneration algorithm and one or more alteration algorithms that alter the regenerated signals whereby the altered regenerated signals are asynchronous with respect to ones of, or all of, the jammer received signals. The alteration algorithms include a chopping algorithm and an FM modulation algorithm. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061760 | Reduced Cost Mobil Satellite Antenna System using a Plurality of Satellite Transponders - A system for utilizing circular polarized signals to perform satellite communication to mobile users. The satellite includes transponders, each transponder providing linearly polarized signals and at least two orthogonal linear polarized transponders. A plurality of mobile users with a circularly polarized antenna for receiving signals from the satellite, and singly circular or linear polarized transmit antennas for transmitting signals to the satellite. Circuits for providing a correction scheme implemented in a hub side to offset frequency error between two channels produced by the satellite transponder local oscillators mismatch. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061761 | Satellite receiver - The present invention provides a satellite receiver comprising a base, a rotation stand, an adjusting mechanism, and a positioning device. The base has an axis aperture and a first slot. The rotation stand is rotatably attached to the base through the axis aperture. The adjusting mechanism has a connection end and an adjusting end. The connection end is coupled with the rotation stand and is movable together with the upper stand to generate displacement relative to the base. The positioning device is coupled with the adjusting end and passes through the first slot. When the upper stand rotates relatively to the base, the adjusting mechanism drives the positioning device to move along the first slot. The first slot limits the angular rotation of the rotation stand and the positioning device and selectively constrains the relative displacement between the connecting unit and the base. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061762 | System and method for providing recording and playback of digital media content - A system and method for time-shifting a live broadcast, and facilitating the purchase of live or time-shifted broadcast content. The device records broadcast content being listened to by user, which gives the user the option to replay content. The device and method also provides a preview service that allows the user to experience fresh media content on a regular basis, even where a live signal is not available. The broadcast source broadcasts new content on a regular basis to avoid providing users with stale content. The user identifies content using the device and data is stored that corresponds to the identified content. The broadcast source or a third-party content provider uses the corresponding data to provide the identified content to the user. In addition to audio content, the device also provides and facilitates the acquisition of video, graphics, text or any other media content. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061763 | Digital radio broadcast receiver, broadcasting methods and methods for tagging content of interest - A method for specifying content of interest using a digital radio broadcast receiver is described. A digital radio broadcast signal includes first audio content and first program data, wherein the first program data includes information identifying a first item, and includes second audio content and second program data, wherein the second program data includes information identifying a second item. A user command entered at a user interface during reception of audio content is registered, indicating a user's interest in either the first or second audio content. It is determined whether there is an ambiguity in the content of interest. If there is an ambiguity, a first data structure is stored for the first audio content, and a second data structure is stored for the second audio content. The first data structure includes the information identifying the first item, and the second data structure includes the information identifying the second item. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061764 | System and method for providing a radio-like experience - A system and method for providing a radio-like experience may comprise providing a personal media library (PML)-based playlist, including receiving media elements from a listener's PML, creating a playlist of the media elements using professional broadcast scheduling software and providing the playlist to the listener. A system and method of providing a radio-like experience may also comprise creating a playlist of media elements according to the user preferences for a media genre and for perishable content and providing the playlist to the listener. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061765 | Mobile terminal system and method for monitoring music program using music recognition - A mobile terminal, a system and a method for monitoring a music program using music recognition are provided. The mobile terminal includes: an input module for inputting, by a user, information of a music program to be monitored; a broadcast receiving module for receiving the input music program; a controller for periodically extracting an acoustic gene from the received music program; a wireless module for periodically transmitting the extracted acoustic gene to a music DB server through wireless communication and for receiving music information corresponding to the acoustic gene from the music DB server; and a display unit for displaying the received music information. Accordingly, a user can recognize information on a music list of a broadcast program and purchase desired music. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061766 | Apparatus and method for channel estimation and echo cancellation in a wireless repeater - A system and method for channel estimation and echo cancellation in wireless system repeaters. A repeater with improved echo cancellation comprises an input radio control element having a receiving antenna and an output radio control element having a transmitting antenna; a power amplifier connected between the input radio control element and the output radio control element; and a signal processing unit connected between the input radio control element and the output radio control element. The signal processing unit is configured to estimate the communication channel from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna to produce a channel estimation. The signal processing unit is further configured to perform echo cancellation based on the channel estimation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061767 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication method capable of selecting an optimum relay station, while preventing degradation of the throughput. According to this wireless communication method, in a frame | 2009-03-05 |
20090061768 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device capable of reducing a size of a proximity noncontact communication antenna and improving a proximity noncontact communication distance is provided. In a mobile communication device having both functions of a card function and a reader/writer function as a proximity noncontact communication and equipped with at least two proximity noncontact communication antennas or more for respective functions, a switching controlling portion | 2009-03-05 |
20090061769 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATIC MULTIPLE PAIRING OF BLUETOOTH DEVICES - The described methods and devices provide a more user-friendly solution to the problem of pairing and connecting multiple devices to a Bluetooth accessory. The paired device list of the Bluetooth accessory is check to determine the most recently paired devices having particular Bluetooth profiles, for example, a hands free profile (HFP) or an advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP). The accessory attempts connection with the devices, if found. Otherwise the accessory continues connection attempts with devices on the paired device list, according to the connection recency, until the accessory has two connections with different profiles. If no connections are made, or the paired device list is empty, the device enters discoverable mode. In this manner a more user-friendly solution to the problem of pairing a Bluetooth accessory to multiple Bluetooth devices is provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061770 | BLUETOOTH DEVICE WITH ON-DEMAND PAGE SCAN - A Bluetooth device that includes a Bluetooth transceiver operatively configured to perform inquiry scans and page scans periodically during a standby mode, and to carry out communications during a connection state. The device further includes a Bluetooth controller for controlling operation of the transceiver, the controller being operatively configured to selectively control the transceiver to perform the inquiry scans and the page scans concurrently in a normal standby mode, and to perform the inquiry scans alone in the absence of the page scans in an on-demand page scanning mode, as a function of a predefined criteria. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061771 | Methods of reconfiguring sector coverage in in-building communications system - In an in-building wireless communications network, a weighted sum of a downlink signal from two relevant base station interfaces (BSIs) is transmitted by a radio transceiver transitioning between two sectors. During a transition period, the weight of the combined downlink signal is adjusted gradually to simulate a smooth shift in the coverage of the sectors and transition the radio transceiver from a first sector to a second sector. This allows a base station to hand over users from a first sector to a second sector while suppressing any disruption in service. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061772 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND METHOD OF MONITORING ENVIRONMENT IN REAL TIME - Provided are an apparatus for collecting environmental data and a method of monitoring an environment in real time. The apparatus for collecting environmental data includes a receiver for receiving an environmental data collection command from outside, a headset controller for interpreting the environmental data collection command received from the receiver, and distinguishing an audio signal received from outside from the environmental data collection command, the environment sensor unit for collecting environmental data according to the environmental data collection command interpreted from the headset controller, and a transmitter for transmitting the environmental data collected by the environment sensor unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061773 | DEVICE ISOLATION AND DATA TRANSFER FOR WIRELESS MEMORY - A method of enabling communication is described. The method comprises transmitting a channel identifier and an a socket identifier to an initiator responsive to performing a reset of the channel identifier and the socket identifier on one or more target devices. The method also comprises communicating with an identified target device of the one or more target devices based on the transmitted channel identifier and the transmitted socket identifier of the identified target device responsive to receipt of the channel identifier and the socket identifier. The method also comprises enumerating two or more identified target devices of the one or more target devices based on a collision detection of transmitted channel identifiers and socket identifiers of the two or more identified target devices. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061774 | LINK ADAPTATION AND POWER CONTROL WITH CONSUMED ENERGY MINIMIZATION - The invention relates to the control and adaptation of transmit parameters for wireless communication between a transmitter (TX) and at least one receiver (RX) to provide joint power and link adaptation. A basic idea of the invention is to collectively determine the transmit duration (T) and transmit power (P) of the transmitter based on minimization of a given objective function representative of total consumed energy, on both the transmitting side and the receiving side, with respect to transmit duration and/or transmit power. In effect, this means that link transmit parameters are determined based on the energy consumption on both the transmitting side and the receiving side. In addition, both transmit power and transmit duration are varied, while minimizing overall consumed energy. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061775 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPORT COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION - Various systems and methods for distributing multiple Bluetooth data streams are discussed herein. As one example, a method for communicably coupling a single point Bluetooth device to multiple Bluetooth devices is taught. The method includes providing a multiport Bluetooth distributor that includes two or more Bluetooth protocol interfaces and a multiport processor. The multiport processor is operable to communicably couple one of the Bluetooth protocol interfaces to another Bluetooth protocol interface. The method further includes identifying at least two Bluetooth devices within range of the multiport Bluetooth distributor, and assembling a service offering based on the identified Bluetooth devices. The service offering includes a plurality of service types including at least a first service type and a second service type. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061776 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION SERVICE DECISION METHOD - An object of the invention is to present service selection to the user immediately when it is made possible to realize a new service with a communication terminal of an associated party. A communication terminal | 2009-03-05 |
20090061777 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODULATING AN AMPLITUDE, PHASE OR BOTH OF A PERIODIC SIGNAL ON A PER CYCLE BASIS - An apparatus for wireless communications is disclosed including a signal generator adapted to generate a substantially periodic signal including a plurality of cycles, and a modulator adapted to modulate an amplitude, a phase or both the amplitude and the phase of the periodic signal on a per cycle basis. In one aspect, the modulator is adapted to modulate the amplitude, the phase, or both the amplitude and phase of the periodic signal with a defined modulation signal. In another aspect, the defined modulation signal includes a substantially root raised cosine signal. In yet another aspect, the defined modulation signal is configured to achieve a defined frequency spectrum for the modulated periodic signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061778 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRACTIONAL FREQUENCY REUSE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system for fractional frequency reuse in a communication network. A plurality of fractional frequency reuse modes for wireless communication are defined in which each of the modes are associated with a corresponding group of wireless communication tones assigned to one of a plurality of power levels. Communication with at least one mobile terminal in a first region is established using a fractional frequency reuse mode from the plurality of fractional frequency reuse modes. A coverage problem with communication with at least one of the mobile terminal in the first sector is detected. A base station associated with a second region is notified to change communication within the second region to a different fractional frequency reuse mode from the plurality of fractional frequency reuse modes. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061779 | METHOD FOR ADDRESSING USER LOCATION ERRORS IN A COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEM - A cognitive radio (CR) system ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061780 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SIGNAL DETECTION CIRCUIT - A wireless communication device includes: a wireless communication unit that is configured to: perform a wireless communication in a first mode using a first frequency band serving as a first communication channel; and perform the wireless communication in a second mode using a second frequency band including the first communication channel and a second communication channel that is adjacent to the first communication channel; a detection unit that is configured to: monitor each of the first frequency band and the second frequency band; output a first detection signal when an interference signal is detected in the first frequency band; and output a second detection signal when the interference signal is detected in the second frequency band; and a determination unit that determines whether the interference signal is in the first communication channel or in the second communication channel based on the first and second detection signals. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061781 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO PROCESSOR IN A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Techniques for controlling a radio processor for a mobile computing device are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device to support cellular voice communication, wireless data communication and computing capabilities, the mobile computing device including an applications processor coupled to a radio processor. The applications processor may include a radio management module to manage operations for the radio processor, the radio management module having a radio control module arranged to enable and disable the radio processor in accordance with a radio control schedule. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061782 | Method for Measuring Multiple Parameters of a Signal Transmitted by a Signal Generator - A method is disclosed for measuring one or more parameters of a signal generated by a signal generator. The method employs capturing and analyzing a train of data packets or other forms of signals from a single transmission to obtain measured values for the one or more parameters. The obtained measured values may be used in valuing a calibration of a signal generator or in verifying the already calibrated values of the signal generator. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the train of data packets contains packets having different properties. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061783 | ACCESS POINT, MOBILE STATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An access point (AP) and a mobile station in a wireless communication system and a method of controlling the same are provided. A method of controlling an AP in a wireless communication system includes: determining whether a transmission of a control message is needed; transmitting the control message via a first frequency band when the transmission of the control message is needed; determining whether a transmission of a data message is needed; and transmitting the data message via a second frequency band when the transmission of the data message is needed | 2009-03-05 |
20090061784 | Antenna training and tracking protocol - A particular communications protocol is used for antenna training to accomplish directional communications in a wireless communications network. In some embodiments, pertinent information for various requests, responses, and status reports, is included in information elements. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061785 | SCALABLE DECODER AND SCALABLE DECODING METHOD - A scalable decoder capable of avoiding deterioration in subjective quality of a listener. The scalable decoder for decoding core layer encoding data and extension layer encoding data including an extension layer gain coefficient, wherein a voice analysis section detects variation in power of a core layer decoding voice signal being obtained from the core layer encoding data, a gain attenuation rate calculating section ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061786 | WIRELESS RECEPTION APPARATUS, WIRELESS TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS RECEPTION METHOD, WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method capable of achieving closed loop MIMO communications, using reduced feedback, without a loss in system performance. In one embodiment of the present invention, a phase-rotated right handed singular vector matrix is derived from an estimation result of a MIMO channel (steps | 2009-03-05 |
20090061787 | TRANSCEIVER, RF-TRANSCEIVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTROL PACKETS - The present invention refers to an RF-transceiver and to a communication system. The invention is also related to a method for transmitting and processing control packets, particularly control packets transmitted by a baseband device to an RF-transceiver. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061788 | Electromagnetic signal transceiving apparatus and method using polarized component modulation - This present invention provides an electromagnetic signal transceiving apparatus and method using polarized component modulation. The apparatus comprises a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal, a transmitting terminal comprises an operation interface, an electromagnetic signal generation unit, a logic operation unit, a first polarized component and a second polarized component. A receiving terminal comprises a third polarized component, a fourth polarized component, an electromagnetic receiving unit and a processing unit. This invention is an apparatus using polarized component to modulate electromagnetic signal and using corresponding polarized component to demodulate electromagnetic signal, wherein the modulated signal can prevent other devices from being triggered during transmission. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061789 | Polypod Antenna - Embodiments of the present invention include antennas for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals. The antennas are configured to transmit a first electromagnetic signal at full power via a first set of radiating elements and to transmit the first electromagnetic signal at an attenuated power via a second set of radiating elements to decrease side lobes associated with the transmission of the first electromagnetic signal. The antennas are configured to receive a second electromagnetic signal having an associated first power level via the second set of radiating elements and to form an aggregated electromagnetic signal having a second power level that is a multiple of the first power level. The antennas are configured to attenuate the aggregated signal to form an attenuated electromagnetic signal having a third power level to facilitate uniform reception of the second electromagnetic signal and tapered transmission. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061790 | RADIO HAVING ADJUSTABLE RESONANT CIRCUITS - A radio circuit includes a mixing module, a first adjustable resonant circuit and a second adjustable resonant circuit. The mixing module is coupled to mix a first signal having a first carrier frequency with a second signal having a second carrier frequency to produce a mixed signal having a frequency sum component and a frequency difference component. The first adjustable resonant circuit is tuned to resonant at a frequency corresponding to one of the frequency sum component and the frequency difference component. The second adjustable resonant circuit is tuned to resonant at a frequency corresponding to another one of the frequency sum component and the frequency difference component, wherein the first and second adjustable resonant circuits alter the mixed signal to produce a converted signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061791 | Diversity control method - A diversity control method of selecting a plurality of antennas having directivities and disposed in different directions is disclosed. At least two antennas are selected from the plurality of antennas. First diversity control of comparing strengths of reception powers of the selected at least two antennas is performed. One antenna having a stronger reception power than others is selected. If the radio conditions of at least two antennas have deteriorated in the first diversity control, second diversity control of comparing radio conditions of at least two antennas is performed in a predetermined period and at least one of the antennas is changed to another new antenna based on a compared result. | 2009-03-05 |