28th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140191824 | MULTILAYER COMMON MODE FILTER - A first coil is configured in such a structure that first and second coil conductors are connected by a first through-hole conductor. A second coil is configured in such a structure that third and fourth coil conductors are connected by a second through-hole conductor. The first and second coils are arranged in a nonmagnetic section consisting of nonmagnetic layers. A portion located inside the first coil and the second coil in the nonmagnetic section includes a first regional portion and a second regional portion adjacent to each other when viewed from a laminated direction of the nonmagnetic layers. The first and second through-hole conductors are located in the first regional portion so as to be adjacent to each other, when viewed from the laminated direction. A magnetic core section comprised of a magnetic material is located in the second regional portion when viewed from the laminated direction. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191825 | RADIO FREQUENCY FILTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A radio frequency filter and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A radio frequency filter includes bulk acoustic wave resonators (BAWRs), the BAWRs including first BAWRs connected in series, second BAWRs connected in parallel, or a combination thereof. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191826 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM RESONATOR AND FILTER - A piezoelectric thin film resonator includes: a substrate; a piezoelectric film located on the substrate; a lower electrode and an upper electrode located to sandwich the piezoelectric film; a load film formed from patterns in a resonance region in which the lower electrode and the upper electrode face each other across the piezoelectric film, wherein the patterns are formed so as to surround a center of the resonance region and intersect with a pathway extending from the center to an outer periphery of the resonance region. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191827 | WIDEBAND HIGH FREQUENCY BANDPASS FILTER - A wideband high frequency bandpass filter is disclosed, which includes an open-circuit resonator structure and a short-circuit resonator structure. The open-circuit resonator has a signal transmission strip line and a T-shaped strip line. Both ends of the signal transmission strip line are bent toward to opposite ends of the T-shaped strip line respectively, so as to form gaps in the open-circuit resonator. The open-circuit resonator structure and the short-circuit resonator structure are coupled under the resonant mode, thereby achieving a bandpass filtering at 60 GHz. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191828 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION SHEET AND DISPLAY SHELF IMPLEMENTING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION SHEET - Provided is an electromagnetic wave propagation sheet constituted by a mesh-shaped conductor layer, a planar conductor layer, and an inductor layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein the mesh-shaped conductor layer and the planar conductor layer are electrically connected to each other in an end section of the electromagnetic wave propagation sheet by a short conductor, and a mesh-shaped conductor that constitutes the mesh-shaped conductor layer has a meander shape in the vicinity of the electromagnetic wave propagation sheet end section. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191829 | COIL WIRING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL WIRING ELEMENT - A coil wiring element includes: a plurality of first wirings that are formed above a substrate and have a center portion and both end portions; a second resin portion that is formed above the substrate and support both end portions of each of the first wirings; a first resin portion that covers the center portion of each of the first wirings; a plurality of second wirings that are formed above the first resin portion and have both end portions; connecting portions that connect the first wirings to the second wirings and are supported by the second resin portion; and a coil wiring in which both end portions of the first wirings are connected to both end portions of the second wirings in series, the coil wiring being wound around the first resin portion in a spiral shape. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191830 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AFFECTING FLUX OF MULTI-POLE MAGNETIC STRUCTURES - A shunt plate is provided that is associated with a first side of a multi-pole magnetic structure. The shunt plate provides a magnetic short between opposite polarity magnetic sources on the first side of said magnetic structure, the magnetic short causing a magnetic flux of said opposite polarity magnetic sources to be routed from said first side of the magnetic structure through said magnetic structure to the second side of said magnetic structure. The thickness of the shunt plate is selected by determining the integrated flux across a magnetic source of the magnetic structure such that the corresponding flux density in the shunt plate does not substantially exceed the flux density saturation level of a cross section of the shunt plate. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191831 | R-T-B RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, ALLOY FOR R-T-B RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An R-T-B rare earth sintered magnet contains R which represents a rare earth element; T which represents a transition metal essentially containing Fe; a metal element M which represents Al and/or Ga; B; Cu; and inevitable impurities the R-T-B rare earth sintered magnet including 13.4 to 17 at % of R, 4.5 to 5.5 at % of B, and 0.1 to 2.0 at % of M, and T as the balance; in which the R-T-B rare earth sintered magnet is formed of a sintered body which includes a main phase composed of R | 2014-07-10 |
20140191832 | PRIMARY ULTRAFINE-CRYSTALLINE ALLOY RIBBON AND ITS CUTTING METHOD, AND NANO-CRYSTALLINE, SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY RIBBON AND MAGNETIC DEVICE USING IT - A method for cutting a primary ultrafine-crystalline alloy ribbon having a structure in which ultrafine crystal grains having an average grain size of 30 nm or less are dispersed in a proportion of 5-30% by volume in an amorphous matrix, comprising placing the ribbon on a soft base deformable to an acute angle by local pressing, bringing a cutter blade into horizontal contact with a surface of the ribbon, and pressing the cutter to the ribbon to apply uniform pressure thereto, thereby bending the ribbon along a cutter blade edge to brittly fracture-cut the ribbon. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191833 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH MAGNETS, AND RARE EARTH MAGNETS - A method for producing a nanocrystalline rare earth magnet having a grain and a grain boundary phase includes: quenching a melt of a rare earth magnet composition to form a quenched thin ribbon having a nanocrystalline structure; sintering the quenched thin ribbon to obtain a sintered body; heat treating the sintered body at a temperature which is higher than a lowest temperature in a first temperature range where the grain boundary phase diffuses or flows, and which is lower than a lowest temperature in a second temperature range where the grain becomes coarse; and quenching the heat treated sintered body to 200° C. or less at a cooling speed of 50° C./min or more. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191834 | INDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The invention comprises an electrical apparatus and method of manufacture. The apparatus includes a substantially annular inductor comprising an inductor core composed of at least a distributed gap material. The distributed gap material includes particles of alternating layers of magnetic and non-magnetic materials separated by a gap material. The particles comprise an average layer thickness of less than about one hundred micrometers, where a majority of said layered particles comprise an average cross sectional size of less than about one millimeter. The inductor is cooled using at least one of: a thermally conductive potting material, a liquid coolant in direct contact with the inductor, a cooling line through the potting material or liquid coolant, and a chill coil in a container about the potting material and/or the liquid coolant. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191835 | MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND COIL COMPONENT EMPLOYING SAME - A magnetic material is constituted by a grain compact formed by compacting multiple metal grains that in turn are constituted by an Fe—Si-M soft magnetic alloy (where M is a metal element that oxidizes more easily than Fe), wherein individual metal grains have oxide film formed at least partially around them as a result of oxidization of the metal grains; the grain compact is formed primarily via bonding between oxide films formed around adjacent metal grains; and the apparent density of the grain compact 1 is 5.2 g/cm | 2014-07-10 |
20140191836 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT - A magnetic element is provided, including a magnetic core set, a bobbin, at least a wire, and an insulating base. The bobbin has a channel and a plurality of conductive pins, wherein the channel penetrates through the bobbin, and the magnetic core set is coupled with the channel. The wire is wound around the bobbin and connected to the conductive pins. The insulating base is connected to a bottom surface of the magnetic core set after the wire is wound around the bobbin and connected to the conductive pins, wherein the insulating base includes a plurality of protrusions adjacent to the conductive pins, respectively. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191837 | COIL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a coil element including a ceramic body and an internal electrode coil pattern formed on the ceramic body, wherein the ceramic body includes NiZnMn ferrite and the internal electrode coil pattern uses copper, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191838 | COMMON MODE NOISE FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A common mode noise filter includes a first insulating layer, a first coil conductor on an upper surface of the first insulating layer, a second coil conductor on a lower surface of the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on the upper surface of the first insulating layer to cover the first coil conductor, a third insulating layer on a lower surface of the second insulating layer to cover the second coil conductor. The first insulating layer contains glass and inorganic filler, and contains pores dispersed therein. The second insulating layer covers the first coil conductor, contains glass and inorganic filler, and contains pores dispersed therein. The third insulating layer covers the second coil conductor, contains glass and inorganic filler, and contains pores dispersed therein. This common mode noise filter has excellent high-frequency characteristics at a high yield rate. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191839 | COMPACT | 2014-07-10 |
20140191840 | BINARY CODED DECIMAL RESISTIVE LOAD AND NETWORK - An embodiment of an apparatus for providing a variable resistance may be configured to provide a resistance value according to a binary-coded decimal scheme. The apparatus may be referred to herein as a BCD variable resistance apparatus. The BCD variable resistance apparatus may include a plurality of resistive elements and a plurality of switches. In an embodiment, the resistive elements may be coupled with respective switches in a binary-coded decimal scheme. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191841 | CONFORMAL COATING TO SCAVENGE ELEMENTAL SULFUR - A corrosion-resistant apparatus may contain an electronic component having a first metal and a polymer coating covering the electronic component. The polymer coating includes polymer chains with unsaturated groups to scavenge sulfur and an anionic initiator dispersed in the polymer coating to convert cyclic elemental sulfur to linear polysulfide. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191842 | APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATED FUEL AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM REQUIRING DATA TO BE DYNAMICALLY EXCHANGED WITH A FUEL VENDOR DURING FUEL AUTHORIZATION USING AN INFRARED DATA LINK - A fuel authorization system enables data to be exchanged between vehicles and a fuel vendor, to verify that the vehicle is authorized to receive fuel. In an exemplary embodiment, each fuel island is equipped with a motion detector, a short range radio frequency (RF) component, and an infrared (IR) receiver. Participating vehicles are equipped with fuel authorization component including an IR transmitter and a RF component that can establish a data link with the fuel island's RF unit. When the motion detector senses a vehicle in the fuel lane, an RF query is sent to the vehicle. Participating vehicles respond with an IR transmission. An RF data link is then established between the enrolled vehicle and the fuel vendor to verify that the vehicle is authorized to receive fuel. Once the verification is complete, the fuel dispenser is enabled. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191843 | MACHINE SECURITY SYSTEM - A machine security system for authenticating a machine key is disclosed. The machine security system comprises a microcontroller for detecting insertion of a machine key in a key slot of the machine. The machine key comprises of an embedded transponder. Based on detection of the machine key in the key slot, the microcontroller transmits an interrogation signal for charging the transponder. The microcontroller then receives a response signal from the transponder. The transponder sends the response signal when substantially charged by the interrogation signal. The response signal is encoded with an authentication code for authenticating the machine key. The microcontroller decodes the authentication code from the received response signal and authenticates the machine key based on the decoded authentication code. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191844 | DUCT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present inventive concept includes a duct system and method for using same to map and locate ducts. A preferred embodiment of the duct system includes a duct, a plurality of electronic information modules and an oversheath at least partially covering the plurality of information modules and fixing the information modules to the duct. The plurality of information modules are configured to emit a positional signal to enable location of the information modules and associated duct(s) and/or mapping of the duct system. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191845 | DUCT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present inventive concept includes a duct system and method for using same to map and locate ducts. A preferred embodiment of the duct system includes a duct, a plurality of electronic information modules and an oversheath at least partially covering the plurality of information modules and fixing the information modules to the duct. The plurality of information modules are configured to emit a positional signal to enable location of the information modules and associated duct(s) and/or mapping of the duct system. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191846 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH RFID CAPABILITY AND CORRESPONDING BOOT SEQUENCE - An electronic device ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140191847 | MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) FOR AN ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM - A system of radio frequency communication between Readers and Tags having a scalable Media Access Control (MAC) protocol for an active RFID system employing multiple access. The system comprising at least one tag Reader and a plurality of Tags each having a unique tag ID and deployed in a region in which at least some of the Tags are in radio communication with the tag Reader. A multi-dimensional addressing scheme of the MAC protocol enables division of the plurality of Tags into a number of groups for different stages of MAC protocol processing, based on different portions of the tag ID. The MAC has an inherent flexibility in the sense that it allows readers to communicate with different versions of tags and also optimize communication parameters to reader's capabilities, without pre-configuration of the tags. Furthermore, the MAC supports means to achieve very high access reliability, such as relay between tags. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191848 | HOME AUTOMATION USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - A system includes a network device that is disposed at a site and configured to communicate with a wireless network. A controller is disposed at the site and is in communication with the wireless network, and a passive device is disposed at the site and includes a unique identifier disposed thereon. The system further includes a mobile device associated with the site and which includes a communication chip. The communication chip is configured to read the unique identifier when the mobile device is placed in close proximity to the passive device, and a mobile application disposed on the mobile device is configured to transmit the unique identifier to the controller for use in controlling the network device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191849 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191850 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191851 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION ENABLED PERMANENT RFID LUGGAGE TAG - An integral, one-piece, resiliently flexible, planar, reusable, programmable radio frequency identification (RFID) luggage tag has a planar flexible sheet core of microporous polymer material permanently and completely surrounding a first RFID transponder assembly. The first transponder assembly includes a programmable memory portion with space to store information externally programmed into the portion. The tag further includes a programmable bistable visual display and at least a first instruction set in non-volatile memory for loading into programmable memory, near field communication radio data transmitted to the tag. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191852 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHOSPHOR PLATE IDENTIFICATION IN COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY - A method for obtaining an intra-oral X-ray image of a subject on a flexible information carrier plate for computed radiography affixes a memory to a surface of the information carrier plate, wherein the affixed memory stores information about the plate and wherein the affixed memory is in wireless communication with a computer, stores at least a first scan date in the affixed memory, exposes the subject and obtains the intra-oral X-ray image of the subject using steps of: (i) storing identification data about the subject and about the image exposed in the affixed memory; (ii) acquiring image data from a scan of the flexible information carrier plate following exposure to X-rays, acquiring at least the stored identification data from the affixed memory, and associating the acquired image data with the acquired identification data; (iii) erasing image content from the flexible information carrier plate; and (iv) storing the acquired image data in a second, computer-accessible memory according to the acquired identification data. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191853 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A power control system includes an electronic device including a relay connected to a mains supply, a control circuit connected to the relay, and a receptive circuit connected to the control circuit, and a remote control device including a transmission circuit for transmitting a triggering signal to the receptive circuit. Upon receipt of the triggering signal from the receptive circuit, the control circuit generates, based on the triggering signal, a driving voltage sufficient for switching the relay from an off state to an on state to permit supply of electricity from the mains supply to the electronic device for driving operation thereof. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191854 | POWER-SAVING REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND POWER-SAVING MANUAL CONTROL APPARATUS - A power-saving remote control apparatus ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140191855 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An operation method of a mobile terminal includes determining a home appliance not registered with a server, displaying an object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance on a screen, and, upon receiving an input to register the unregistered home appliance, transmitting product information of the unregistered home appliance to the server. Consequently, product registration for the home appliance is easily and conveniently performed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191856 | Home Appliance and Mobile Device - A home appliance including a communication unit connected to and in communication with external devices; a display unit displaying, on a display screen, information about an external device, among the external devices, which is in communication with the communication unit; and a control unit controlling the display unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191857 | PLANTER MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A planter monitor system and method that provides an operator with near real-time data concerning yield robbing events and the economic cost associated with such yield robbing events so as to motivate the operator to take prompt corrective action. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK BASED ON DRIVING BEHAVIOR - Providing feedback based on driving behavior. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: determining an indication of driving behavior of a driver, the determining by: identifying the driver in a vehicle; detecting movement of the vehicle; collecting data related to the driving behavior of the driver; and issuing an alert related to the driving behavior of the driver for the purpose of providing feedback related to the driving behavior. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191859 | Puddle Light With Status Display - A puddle light for a motor vehicle, in particular for a battery-operated motor vehicle, wherein the puddle light projects the status of charge of a drive battery of the vehicle onto a surface; and a method for projecting the status image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191860 | OPERATION-SOUND GENERATOR - An operation-sound generator which can output an operation-sound similar to a hit-sound of a mechanical relay with sound pressure in which a driver is recognizable is provided. A microcomputer supplies a plurality of first pulse sequences to the buzzer at intervals during a lighting period of turning on the direction indicator lamp or the hazard lamp, each of the first pulse sequences having a pulse number differing from each other, a same pulse width, and a same duty, in an order gradually reducing the pulse number. The pulse number of each of the first pulse sequences is set so that the output of each of the first pulse sequences is finished before stationary vibration of the buzzer is performed. Furthermore, after the output of the first pulse sequence is finished, the microcomputer starts the output of next the first pulse sequence before the vibration of the buzzer is stopped. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191861 | Alarm Detector and Methods of Making and Using the Same - The present invention relates to an alarm detector. Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting an audible alarm and signaling a user regarding the detection of the audible alarm. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using the same. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191862 | SECURITY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A security system includes a plurality of motion sensor units for positioning at desired locations of a building structure, in which each motion sensor unit comprises a motion sensor adapted for detecting motion external to the building structure. The system includes a mobile alarm display unit operatively connected to the plurality of motion sensor units that comprises a plurality of alarm indicators corresponding to the plurality of motion sensor units. Each alarm indicator is operatively linked to a particular one of the plurality of the motion sensor units, and detection of motion by the particular motion sensor unit activates the corresponding alarm indicator linked to the particular motion sensor unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191863 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN A FALL DETECTOR OR FALL DETECTION SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - There is provided a method of operating a fall detector, the method comprising, on detecting a fall event by a user of the fall detector, measuring at least one physiological characteristic of the user; and using the measurement of the at least one physiological characteristic to determine whether to expedite an alert that the user has fallen. An apparatus comprising a processor that is configured to perform the method described above is also provided. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191864 | Offender presence warning system - Offender presence warning system comprises; | 2014-07-10 |
20140191865 | Marine Emergency Position Indicating System - A marine emergency position indicating system that can communicate wirelessly between beacon and search engine is provided. When someone carrying the beacon falls into the water, power supply of the beacon opens through drowning automatic switch or manual switch, therefore the beacon can emit wireless SOS signals out. Rescue boat or aircraft installed with search engine can search and receive SOS signals sent from beacons over a 5-kilometer radius along the way to accidental site. The search engine can distinguish the beacons around this area and determine the direction and approximate distance between drowning persons carrying beacons and the search engine through wireless communication technology and wireless positioning technology to help rescuers implement fixed-point rescue. Therefore, the marine emergency position indicating system can overcome the bad weather impact on marine rescue, speed up the rescue process and improve the success possibilities of fixed-point rescue. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191866 | Methods and Systems for Metrics Analysis and Interactive Rendering, Including Events Having Combined Activity and Location Information - A method includes receiving location data of a monitoring device when carried by a user and receiving motion data of the monitoring device. The motion data is associated with a time of occurrence and the location data. The method includes processing the received motion data to identify a group of the motion data having a substantially common characteristic and processing the location data for the group of the motion data. The group of motion data by way of processing the location data provides an activity identifier. The motion data includes metric data that identifies characteristics of the motion data. The method includes transferring the activity identifier and the characteristics of the motion data to a screen of a device for display. The activity identifier being a graphical user interface that receives an input for rendering more or less of the characteristics of the motion data. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191867 | Methods and Systems for Metrics Analysis and Interactive Rendering, Including Events Having Combined Activity and Location Information - A method includes receiving location data of a monitoring device when carried by a user and receiving motion data of the monitoring device. The motion data is associated with a time of occurrence and the location data. The method includes processing the received motion data to identify a group of the motion data having a substantially common characteristic and processing the location data for the group of the motion data. The group of motion data by way of processing the location data provides an activity identifier. The motion data includes metric data that identifies characteristics of the motion data. The method includes transferring the activity identifier and the characteristics of the motion data to a screen of a device for display. The activity identifier being a graphical user interface that receives an input for rendering more or less of the characteristics of the motion data. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191868 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ASSETS USING ASSOCIATED PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN THE FORM OF BEACONS - The last known location of a beacon associated with an asset can be determined based on the beacon's last communication with a data network. A beacon can be set up to communicate its location to or through a server to a second client used for locating and tracking the beacon after the beacon obtains a wireless data network connection and registers its most recent location with the server. Beacon location can be based on data network router IP address or GPS information. Location can be stored in memory until a subsequent location and/or wireless connection is obtained. A beacon can also include short range wireless communications to facilitate short range radio frequency communications with a second client that are determined to be in close proximity to the beacon. Short-range communications can be facilitated utilizing Bluetooth communications. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191869 | MECHANIZED AREA CONTROLLER - Mechanized area controller systems and methods for coordinating the movement of workers and vehicles to improve safety are disclosed. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a magnetic field defining a first zone and detecting a response signal from a first device. Other method embodiments also include detecting a response signal from a second device and generating a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone. Some system embodiments include a magnetic field generator for defining a first zone and a first device configured to detect the first zone magnetic field and generate a first device response signal. Other system embodiments also include a second device configured to detect the first zone magnetic field and generate a second device response signal and a first controller configured to generate a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191870 | Theft Detection Device and Method for Controlling Same - A theft detection device, configured to be coupled to a product, includes a light sensor, a motion sensor, an emitter configured to emit a signal, and a controller coupled to the light sensor, the motion sensor, and the emitter. The controller is configured to determine a light level sensed by the light sensor. The controller is also configured to determine, via the motion sensor, whether the theft detection device is in motion. Further, the controller is configured to operate the emitter based on the sensed motion of the theft detection device and the light level sensed by the light sensor. The controller is further configured to deactivate the theft protection device when the light sensor detects a coded light sequence. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191871 | ANTITHEFT DEVICE FOR LIQUID CONTAINER - An anti-theft device ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140191872 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a user state detector configured to detect a state of each of a plurality of users based on sensing data provided from the plurality of users together with position information, a user state integration unit configured to integrate the detected state for each user group defined based on the position information to generate integrated state information, and a state display generator configured to generate information for displaying the integrated state information in association with a position. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191873 | MONITORING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Example methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable storage media are provided to monitor a mobile device. An example method includes determining whether environmental condition data collected by a plurality of sensors of a mobile device complies with an environmental condition rule comprising thresholds associated with the environmental condition data. The environmental condition data is representative of external elements detected by the sensors. The example method includes informing a user of the mobile device of an environmental condition associated with the environmental condition data when the environmental condition data does not comply with the environmental condition rule. The example method includes performing a self-protecting procedure via the mobile device. The self-protecting procedure defined in the environmental condition rule is to protect the mobile device from the environmental condition when the environmental condition data does not comply with the environmental condition rule. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191874 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND REACTING TO EXPOSURE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO MOISTURE - An electronic device includes a port for connecting the electronic device to other electronic devices and a moisture detector configured to detect an electrically conductive liquid in the first port. The moisture detector is configured to maintain a voltage on a first electrical contact of the port and to detect a short circuit between the first electrical contact and a second electrical contact of the port. The moisture detector determines that the electronic device has been exposed to an electrically conductive liquid if the monitor module detects the short circuit. The moisture detector may also put the electronic device into safe mode if it is exposed to an electrically conductive liquid. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191875 | ENHANCED EMERGENCY DETECTION SYSTEM - A method includes reading a digital signal from a sensing device in an area of a structure, where the digital signal is configured to be present periodically. A trailing edge of the digital signal is determined. An analog signal from the sensing device is read, where the analog signal includes an output from a sensor included in the sensing device, and where the sensor is configured to detect an aspect of an environment. The analog signal is read after the trailing edge of the digital signal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191876 | CONTACT MONITORING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a system for monitoring contact or close proximity between one or more sources of contact within an environment and to one or more devices suitable for implementing such a system. Each source of contact is provided with a monitoring device. Each monitoring device comprises an indicator unit and a detecting unit. The indicator unit is operable to emit a signal and the detecting unit is operable to detect and identify signals of the type emitted by the indicator unit of another monitoring device and output an information signal indicative thereof. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191877 | Method for detecting motion of an electrical device or apparatus - A method for providing an alert to a person to unplug an electrical power cord of an electrical device or equipment includes an alarm device that is activated upon separation of a first portion from a second portion. The first and second portions of the alarm device are secured proximate opposite sides of a loop provided in the power cord. The first and second portions, when engaged, maintain a switch of an electrical circuit in an open position. If the equipment is moved prior to unplugging the power cord, the loop will be straightened, causing the first and second portions to separate. The switch closes, completing the electrical circuit and activating the alarm device. The alarm alerts the person to unplug the power cord. A first alternate method includes the alarm device as a part of newly manufactured equipment. A second alternate method includes a motion detector or sensor in the alarm device of the newly manufactured equipment. A third alternate method includes an add-on alarm device with the motion detector or sensor. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191878 | Subsea Communication - A subsea communication system and its method of operating are provided. A subsea power distribution module of the subsea communication system may be adapted to be connected to a topside power supply of a topside installation and to distribute electric power received from topside power supply to subsea modules. A first communication connection to the subsea power distribution module may be adapted to provide a data communication with the topside installation. A second communication connection between the subsea power distribution module and a subsea module may be provided. The subsea power distribution module may forward data communications received on the first communication connection to the subsea module via the second communication connection. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191879 | CASING DETECTION TOOLS AND METHODS - Methods and tools for detecting casing position downhole is presented. The method utilizes electromagnetic. (EM) tools with tilted antenna systems to detect casing position. Sometimes titled antenna designs also increase EM tools' sensitivity to formation parameters, which can lead to false signals for casing detection. In addition, it is very difficult to distinguish measured signals between a casing source and a formation source. The methods presented help to distinguish between the two sources more clearly. The methods and tools presented also help to minimize those environmental effects, as well as enhance the signals from a surrounding conductive casing. The methods herein provide ideas of EM tool's design to precisely determine casing position within a certain distance to casing position. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191880 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE FOR AMBULATORY PATIENT MONITORING - A method for monitoring an ambulatory patient includes receiving a patient parameter from a medical device, and receiving a clinician parameter from a clinician device. The method further comprises analyzing the patient parameter, transforming the patient parameter and the clinician parameter into history parameters, and transforming the patient parameter into an audio parameter. The method further comprises transmitting the audio parameter to the clinician device, updating the history parameter in response to receiving a second patient parameter or a second clinician parameter, and updating the audio parameter in response to receiving a second patient parameter. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191881 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY READING FLUID METERS, AND METER AND SERVER ASSOCIATED WITH SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method for remotely reading fluid meters, according to which a meter comprises a module having a metering clock and a wireless transmitter for transmitting a frame of time-stamped remote-reading information to a server which comprises a server clock; after every N frames are transmitted, the meter module enters a receiving mode (Rx) for a period of time (ΔRx); upon receiving a frame of time-stamped information, the server determines the difference between the time information contained in the received frame and the time information provided by the server clock; then, if the difference is greater than a predetermined limit (ΔL), the server sends a reset message to the meter; upon receiving the reset message, the module of the meter updates the meter clock. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191882 | Intelligent Traffic Alerting and Control System - A system to alert drivers approaching a traffic intersection controlled by a traffic signal light. The system may alert about an impending change in the state of the signal from green to red, to allow them to plan ahead and stop the vehicle safely. The system can be used to slow down and stop an autonomous vehicle (driven by a robot) safely at an intersection. It can also be used to implement “active” or “intelligent” stop signs that warn the driver if the vehicle does not slow down when it has crossed the safe stopping distance at an intersection. It may be used as a virtual hazard warning system to warn motorists of temporary hazards or bottlenecks on the roadway; or as an aid for visually impaired drivers (drivers with color blindness, partially or fully blind drivers). | 2014-07-10 |
20140191883 | ADAPTIVE DRIVER ASSISTANCE ALERTS FUNCTIONALITY - A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a plurality of lights linearly arranged substantially around an interior perimeter of the vehicle. A controller is controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights. A hazard detection system is communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller includes a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing the controller to illuminate at least one of the plurality of lights corresponding to a location of a hazard detected by the hazard detection system | 2014-07-10 |
20140191884 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THIS VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND NAVIGATION DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THIS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PEDESTRIANS, AND PEDESTRIAN-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a vehicle-mounted communication device that carries out radio communications with a communication device for pedestrians which is carried by a pedestrian, the vehicle-mounted communication device including: a receiver that receives pedestrian information showing whether the pedestrian belongs to a pedestrian group formed of the pedestrian and a plurality of pedestrians in the vicinity of the pedestrian from the communication device for pedestrians; a controller that judges the pedestrian information received by the receiver and issues a command to present pedestrian attention information when the pedestrian information shows that the pedestrian does not belong to a pedestrian group; and an information outputter that presents the pedestrian attention information according to the command from the controller. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted communication device enables the driver to certainly recognize the existence of a pedestrian not belonging to a pedestrian group. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191885 | SOLAR NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT - A solar powered navigational light including: a casing; at least one illuminated lenses on a front side of the casing; a battery compartment within the casing, where the battery compartment houses a rechargeable battery; and a solar panel array on a top side of the casing, where the solar panel array produces energy to charge the rechargeable battery. The solar panel array may function as a sensor to active the illumination of the at least one illuminated lenses. In one particular embodiment, the illuminated lenses may emit a combination of red, green or white lights. The illuminated lenses may include a first lenses and a second lenses in combination. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191886 | VEHICLE LOCATION AND ACTIVITY SHARING - Vehicle location sharing systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a system for sharing a location of a vehicle may include a location-determining device and a network-connected device. The location-determining device may be configured to track a location of a vehicle and to determine a location of the vehicle in response to a voice command from an occupant of the vehicle. The network-connected device may be configured to transmit a location description in response to the voice command. The location description may be configured to identify the determined location of the vehicle. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191887 | MTR AND RLL CODE DESIGN AND ENCODER AND DECODER - An array f(n) is received for n=1, . . . , N where N is a length of a codeword. An array g(n) is received for n=1, . . . , N where N is a length of a codeword. Input data is encoded to satisfy an MTR constraint and a RLL constraint using the array f(n) and the array g(n). | 2014-07-10 |
20140191888 | ESTIMATOR FOR ESTIMATING A PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF A QUANTIZATION INDEX - The invention relates to an estimator for estimating a probability distribution of a quantization index generated from a source coder encoding a source signal, into a sequence of quantization indices, the source signal being described by a signal model, the source coder providing a current quantization index and current side information, the estimator being configured to obtain auxiliary parameters based on a configuration of the source coder and the current available side information and the signal model, the estimator being further configured to adaptively update the probability distribution of a quantization index upon the basis of a probability density function relating to a previous state of the estimator, the auxiliary parameters, the current quantization index and the current side information. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191889 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - An analog-digital conversion circuit includes a comparator that receives an analog input signal. A controller generates an N1-bit first signal and an N2B-bit second signal in accordance with an output signal from the comparator. A first digital-analog converter generates a first reference signal from the first signal. A second digital-analog converter generates a second reference signal from the second signal. A correction circuit corrects the first and second signals to generate a digital output signal. The N2B-bit second signal is acquired by adding a Kbit correction signal to an N2A-bit signal. The controller sequentially sets bit values of the first signal and bit values of the second signal in accordance with the output signal of the comparator. The correction circuit generates the (N1+N2A)-bit digital output signal based on a sum of a value acquired by multiplying the N1-bit first signal by 2̂N2A and a value of the N2B-bit second signal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191890 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOR DIGITAL TESTING OF ADC/DAC COMBINATION - A circuit for testing digital-to-analog (DAC) and analog-to-digital converters (ADC) is provided. The circuit applies a code pattern having a plurality of sequential values to the digital to analog converter. A plurality of built-in test switches (BTS) couple at least one tap voltage from the DAC to a test bus and to the ADC as a variable reference input voltage. In one form, the circuit uses incremental digital codes to test for defects in a resistor string, a switch array, and a decode logic that form part of the DAC. In another form, the circuit uses the tap voltages from the DAC to test the comparators that form part of the ADC. Instead of performing time-consuming analog to digital conversions, the functionality of the above mentioned circuitry is tested by varying the code pattern around a reference point and by selecting the appropriate combination of BTS switches. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191891 | ANALOGUE-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An integrated-circuit, continuous-time, sigma-delta analogue-to-digital converter has a single-ended analogue input, a converter reference input, and a ground connection. The converter has a resistor-capacitor integrator arranged to receive the single-ended analogue input. The integrator comprises a differential amplifier. The converter also has a clocked comparator connected to an output from the integrator, and circuitry arranged so that reference inputs to the amplifier and to the comparator can be maintained at a common voltage derived from the converter reference input. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191892 | DIGITAL ANALOG CONVERTER - Embodiments of a digital-to-analog conversion system that utilizes a specialized clock signal to reshape an analog impulse response of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) are disclosed. Preferably, a shape of the specialized clock signal is such that Nyquist images resulting from digital-to-analog conversion are controlled in a desired manner. In one embodiment, the digital-to-analog conversion system includes a DAC that converts a digital input signal into an analog output signal. A specialized clock signal is applied to the analog output signal of the DAC such that an analog impulse response of the DAC is reshaped according to a shape of the specialized clock signal, thereby providing a modified analog output signal. The specialized clock signal reshapes the analog impulse response of the DAC such that Nyquist images resulting from digital-to-analog conversion are controlled in a desired manner. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIDE-AREA STRATOSPHERIC SURVEILLANCE - Methods and apparatuses for providing wide-area surveillance with a radar and/or other sensors from a stratospheric balloon launched from a land or ship platform for detection, tracking, and classification of maritime, land, and air objects such as ships, people/vehicles, or aircraft are described generally herein. In one or more embodiments, an apparatus is battery operated and includes a stratospheric balloon filled that is filled with helium when it is launched and a gondola with a radar system and communication equipment suspended therefrom. When launched, the apparatus can travel with the wind until it reaches an altitude of approximately 68,500 ft., then it can move substantially horizontally with the stratospheric winds until it returns to earth via a parachute. Multiple apparatus launches at periodic intervals can help provide continuous coverage of the surveillance area. The apparatus can be recovered and re-used or can be considered expendable. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191894 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITIONING METHOD - A three-dimensional positioning method includes establishing the geometric model of optical and radar sensors, obtaining rational function conversion coefficient, refining the rational function model and positioning the three-dimensional coordinates. Most of the radar satellite companies and part of the optical satellite only provide satellite ephemeris data, rather than the rational function model. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain the rational polynomial coefficients from the geometric model of optical and radar sensors; followed by refining the rational function model by the ground control points, so that object image space intersection is more serious; and then followed by measuring the conjugate point on the optical and radar images. Finally, the observation equation is established by the rational function model to solve the three-dimensional coordinates. It is obvious from the above results that the integration of optical and radar images does achieve the three-dimensional positioning. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191895 | RADAR SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A RADAR SYSTEM - A radar system for motor vehicles has at least two radar sensors for emitting and receiving radar radiation for monitoring the surroundings of the motor vehicle, the at least two radar sensors being each positioned at an angle between 40 degrees and 50 degrees to an axis, and the at least two radar sensors being configured in such a way that the respective antenna has a pivotable visual range of an angle between at least −60 degrees and +60 degrees, in particular between −45 degrees and +45 degrees, relative to the main emission direction of the respective radar sensor. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191896 | BALL SPIN RATE MEASUREMENT - Spin rate measurement utilizing periodic phase modulation of the radar Doppler signal reflected from a golf ball is described. Some embodiments provide a method to directly measure the ball spin rate caused by the symmetrical structure of the golf ball seam, using the dielectric lens effect of a practical sports ball to magnify the modulating effect of a non-homogeneous feature on the ball, and utilizing the specific pattern of modulation caused in this manner. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191897 | Low Frequency Magnetic Induction Positioning System And Method - A method and system for determining a real-time location of an object or person in a facility using low frequency magnetic induction positioning is disclosed herein. Each of the plurality of low frequency receivers is configured to receive a signal packet from a low-frequency magnetic induction transmitter, decode the signal packet, and estimate a distance from the low-frequency magnetic induction transmitter to the low-frequency receiver based on the decoded signal packet. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191898 | RADAR LEVEL MEASUREMENT - Disclosed is a method of measuring the level of a liquid in a vessel, such as a chemical reactor, by radar. The method particularly pertains to situations wherein a supercritical fluid is present above the liquid. More particularly, the method serves to cope with the typical vigorous circumstances of a chemical reaction, such as urea synthesis. The invention foresees the use of a tube extending into the liquid, so as to guide the radar waves to the surface level of the liquid. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING TARGETS BY A THROUGH-THE-WALL RADAR USING MULTIPLE HYPOTHESIS TRACKING - Aspects of the present invention relate to a system ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140191900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-MODE PROCESSING PERFORMING TARGET DETECTION AND TRACKING USING ALONG TRACK INTERFEROMETRY (ATI) AND SPACE-TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING (STAP) - The present invention discloses one or more methods to perform multimode processing using a single set of measured data in a multi-sensor fusion framework. In this context, various data processing methodologies are combined in parallel in a suitable manner to simultaneously image, detect, identify and track moving targets over clutter such as stationary background using data obtained from a single set of measurements. Traditionally multiple sets of data would be required to perform these tasks, furthermore the disparate datum would be processed independently of one another. By using a common data source and interconnected processors the information content of the measured data can be fully exploited and leveraged to provide actionable intelligence and aid logistics. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191901 | Search System And Method For Searching For A Buried Person - A search system for searching buried persons is provided including a radio device with a receiving device including at least one receiving antenna and adapted to receive the field of a transmitter antenna, wherein the radio device is adapted to determine the direction of the field vector of the transmitter antenna relative to the at least one receiving antenna; as well as a user interface device with at least one interface for interfacing with the radio device, as well as at least one output device for outputting search information derived from the direction of the determined field vector and perceivable by a user; wherein the radio device and the user interface device are each formed as separate units, which are each encompassed by an own housing, and wherein the search system includes determining means for determining the relative orientation of the user interface device to the radio device. Moreover, it relates to a corresponding method for searching a buried person. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191902 | GOLF INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND GOLF REVIEWING SYSTEM - A golf information service device of the present invention includes: a case that accommodates components and a battery supplying power to the components; a GPS module that generates position information, using satellite signals; a storing unit that stores golf course information including hole information and target information; a distance calculator that extracts a hole corresponding to the position information in accordance with first input through an operation button, using the position information and the golf course information, and calculates the distance from the current location of the found-out hole to a target; and a distance guide that lets a user know the calculated distance only by a voice. Therefore, it is possible to downsize a device for providing various pieces of golf-related information. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191903 | Radionavigation signal tracking device - A radionavigation signal tracking device comprises a first and a second tracking stage for radionavigation signals. The first tracking stage comprises a first carrier phase-locked loop. The latter produces a first error signal arising from a phase difference between the first carrier and its replica. The phase of the replica of the first carrier is adjusted with the first error signal. The second tracking stage comprises a second carrier phase-locked loop. The latter produces a second error signal arising from a difference between the first phase difference and a phase difference between the second carrier and the replica thereof. The phase of the replica of the second carrier is adjusted with the first and second error signals. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING OF A TUBULAR COMPONENT LAYOUT - A system and method to generate a three-dimensional mapping of an arrangement of tubular components are described. The tubular components include one or more straight pipes and one or more bent segments connected at interfaces. The system includes a plurality of electronically readable identifiers, each electronically readable identifier being disposed in proximity to one of the interfaces of two of the tubular components and each side of the interface comprising at least one RFID chip. The system also includes a reader to receive a signal from each of the plurality of electronically readable identifiers in turn and a processor to process a position of the reader and each of the signals to generate the three-dimensional mapping. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191905 | INTEGRATION OF MILLIMETER WAVE ANTENNAS ON MICROELECTRONIC SUBSTRATES - A high performance antenna incorporated on a microelectronic substrate by forming low-loss dielectric material structures in the microelectronic substrates and forming the antenna on the low-loss dielectric material structures. The low-loss dielectric material structures may be fabricated by forming a cavity in a build-up layer of the microelectronic substrate and filling the cavity with a low-loss dielectric material. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191906 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - An antenna structure includes a feed portion, a ground portion, a first radiating body, a second radiating body and a third radiating body. The first radiating body is connected to the feed portion and configured to obtain a first resonance frequency band. The second radiating body is connected to the feed portion. The third radiating body includes a first connection section connected the ground end, a second connection section, and a third connection section perpendicularly connected between the first connection section and the second connection section. The first connection section and the second connection section are positioned at two opposite sides of the second radiating body so that the third radiating body and the second radiating body cooperatively obtain a second resonance frequency band. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191907 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INCLUDING ELECTROMAGNETIC BANDGAP STRUCTURE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a printed circuit board, which includes an electromagnetic bandgap structure disposed around an antenna, so as to prevent noise from being transmitted to the antenna. The printed circuit board includes an antenna, a circuit chip, a plurality of metal layers and a plurality of dielectric layers, a pair of transmission lines for transmitting a signal to the antenna, and an electromagnetic bandgap structure disposed between the antenna and the circuit chip and for preventing an electromagnetic wave from being transmitted from the circuit chip to the antenna. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191908 | BROADBAND ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - A broadband antenna is mounted in a metal piece and includes a radiating portion, a ground portion, and a feed portion. The radiating portion includes a main portion and a plurality of radiating arms extending from the main portion in multiple directions, the radiating arms extend to contact the metal piece. The main portion, the radiating arms, and the metal piece enclose several slots. The ground portion is connected to a plurality of end portions of the radiating arms. The feed portion is connected to the metal piece and is adjacent to the radiating portion. The feed portion, the ground portion, the main portion, and the plurality of radiating arms form different current paths, thus to form different resonance nodes, thereby tender the broadband antenna to work at multi frequency bands. A wireless communication device employing the broadband antenna is also described. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191909 | LOW PROFILE OMNI-DIRECTIONAL PLANAR ANTENNA WITH WIFI VIDEO STREAMING CAPABILITY THROUGH BROADBAND NETWORK - An antenna device includes a housing defining an interior cavity, and an RF antenna situated within the housing. The RF antenna receives high definition television signals broadcast over the air. An MHL connector is mounted on the housing. An external audio or video streaming signal device is coupleable to the MHL connector. An MHL to HDMI converter circuit situated within the interior cavity of the housing receives signals from the external audio or video streaming signal device and processes these signals into an HDMI signal format. The HDMI signals are provided on an HDMI output connector mounted on the housing. RF signals from the RF antenna are provided to an RF coaxial cable connector also mounted on the housing. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191910 | HOUSING, HANDHELD DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HOUSING - A housing, a handheld device and a manufacturing method of a housing are provided. The housing includes a body, a metal antenna layer, and a conductive element. The body includes a through hole and an appearance surface and an inner surface opposite to the appearance surface. The metal antenna layer is disposed on the appearance surface and covers the through hole, wherein an edge of the metal antenna layer is connected to the appearance surface seamlessly, and a surface of the metal antenna layer is at least partially exposed by the body. The conductive element is disposed in the through hole and directly contacts the metal antenna layer to transmit signals received by the metal antenna layer. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191911 | Antenna Assembly - A vehicle component having a housing made of non-metallic material and having at least one surface made of metallic material is provided, and an antenna assembly is disposed in the vehicle component. The antenna assembly includes a high-gain film-type antenna element having an input for receiving a wireless signal, an output, and a ground portion is disposed on said non-metallic portion of the housing of said vehicle component. The antenna assembly also includes a low noise amplifier (LNA) and a feeding structure including a coaxial cable and a ground wire. The coaxial cable establishes electrical communication between the antenna element and the LNA, and the ground wire establishes an electrical connection between the ground portion of the antenna element and the metallic surface of the vehicle component. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191912 | Antenna For A Wearable Device - This disclosure relates to antennas for wearable devices. in an aspect, the antenna includes an active portion that includes conductive traces that send and receive radiofrequency communication signals. The antenna also includes a ground plane. The antenna includes a spacer that provides separation between the active portion and the ground plane portion. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191913 | TECHNIQUES FOR STANDARDIZING ANTENNA ARCHITECTURE - Technology for standardizing an antenna design for a computing device includes an antenna element in the shape of an object that is commonly useful with multiple, different computing products. For example, in one embodiment the antenna element is a bracket for holding a stylus or other object within a stylus chamber that is associated with the computing device. The dimension and composition of the antenna remain relatively constant to provide a consistent radiation pattern requiring little or no redesign when implemented across the different products, since it may be placed at an edge of a device, by a stylus holder, or similar, common location that is a distance from a ground plane and device circuitry. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191914 | MULTI-CHANNEL ANTENNA DEVICE - A device includes a feeding circuitry, a basic mode radiator for forming a basic mode main beam pattern having one or two orthogonal polarizations based on first two orthogonal inputs received from the feeding circuitry, and a higher-order mode radiator for forming a higher-order mode conical beam pattern having one or two orthogonal polarizations based on second two orthogonal inputs received from the feeding circuitry. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191915 | Wideband High Gain 3G or 4G Antenna - A broadband antenna element for RF transmission and reception over cellular frequencies. The antenna element is formed of conductive material on a substrate surface of conductive material in the form of a pair of half portions extending in opposite directions to distal tips defining the widest distance of a mouth of a cavity. The mouth converges to reduce in cross-section to a narrowest point at a plurality of different flare angles defined by the edges of the two half portions in between the pair of half portions forming the element. The resulting antenna element radiates and receives a wide band cellular frequencies enabling a single element to serve different providers operating on different frequency bands in the cellular spectrum between 680 MHz to 1900 MHz. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191916 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An antenna device includes an antenna coil, a magnetic core, and a metal member. The antenna coil is mounted on a flexible base. The antenna coil is wound in a loop shape or a spiral shape such that its winding center section is a coil opening section. The magnetic core passes through a slit opening section in the flexible base. The metal member has a rectangular opening. The antenna coil is exposed through the opening in the metal member. A front-side coil conductor is nearer the opening than the magnetic core, and thus a magnetic flux links the front-side coil conductor. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191917 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL RECEIVING ANTENNA ARRAY - Techniques for providing multi-directional receiving antenna arrays are described herein. According to an embodiment, an apparatus includes an antenna array including multiple antennas and an orientation system. The orientation system includes multiple orientation marks and multiple alignment marks. At least one of the multiple antennas is configured to be positioned toward a respective station transmitter location based at least partially on an alignment of one of the multiple orientation marks relative to one of the multiple alignment marks. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191918 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA - Disclosure is related to an omnidirectional antenna. Structurally the antenna includes multiple antenna units which are oppositely disposed around the edges of a grounded substrate. The antenna is able to handle at least two bands of electromagnetic signals. The body of each antenna unit includes a radiating member which is extended from an inverse-F portion type structure at the upper half of the body. A downward-protrudent feeding member is formed at the middle portion of the radiating member. A connecting member electrically connected to the substrate is formed at the lower half of the body, and associated with the radiating member. At least two upward-protrudent grounding members are formed onto the connecting member. The grounding members are jointly grounded with the substrate. It is noted that the feeding member is extended in the midst of the two grounding members. The opposite antenna units are mutually served be reflectors. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191919 | Broadband Dual Polarization Antenna - A broadband dual polarization antenna comprises a first metal reflective plane, for reflecting radio signals, to enhance the gain of the broadband dual polarization antenna; a first radiation portion, disposed on the first metal reflective plane with a first gap to the first metal reflective plane; a second radiation portion, disposed on the first radiation portion with a second gap to the first radiation portion; and a supporting element, for supporting and isolating the first metal reflective plane, the first radiation portion and the second radiation portion. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191920 | LOW PASSIVE INTERMODULATION CHOKES FOR ELECTRICAL CABLES - This disclosure relates to chokes for suppressing undesired signals such as such as common mode electromagnetic interference (EMI) and/or radio frequency interference (RFI). The chokes can include an electro-conductive sleeve disposed over an electrical cable and the sleeve can be configured to suppress an undesired signal. In some embodiments, the electro-conductive sleeve and have a half-wave sleeve, which can be electrically open at both ends. Additional insulating material can be included between the electrical cable and the sleeve. Multiple electro-conductive sleeves and be disposed substantially concentrically over the cable. The chokes can be configured to reduce passive intermodulation (PIM). The sleeve can have a longitudinal slot that extends the length of the sleeve. The sleeve can include multiple slots that separate the sleeve into multiple panels, which can be configured to suppress different signals. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191921 | SMALL ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An antenna device for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The antenna device includes an antenna coil disposed in a helical antenna shape having a substantially constant pitch interval and a connector disposed on a first end of the antenna coil. A cylinder member, electrically connected to the antenna coil, is disposed on a second end of the antenna coil. A first fixing member covers a portion of the connector and the first end of the antenna coil to fix the antenna coil to the connector. A second fixing member is filled into a hollow portion and a gap within the substantially constant pitch interval and a third fixing member covers the second end of the antenna coil. A cover member covers the antenna coil, a portion of the connector, the cylinder member, the first fixing member, the second fixing member and the third fixing member. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191922 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus is provided which has a centroid close to a vibration isolation structure and which is hard to vibrate like a pendulum motion when vibration is applied. The antenna apparatus includes a first base plate, an antenna unit disposed at a side of the first base plate and supported by the first base plate, and a counter weight unit disposed at another side of the first base plate opposite to the antenna unit and supported by the first base plate. The antenna apparatus further includes a vibration isolation structure having one end fixed to the first base plate to suppress a vibration of the first base plate, and a second base plate to which other end of the vibration isolation structure is fixed and which is fixed to a moving object or a structural object. | 2014-07-10 |
20140191923 | ANTENNA AND MOBILE DEVICE THEREFOR - Disclosed are an antenna and a mobile device having the same. The antenna includes a plurality of radiators having a pillar shape; a connecting member for connecting the radiators with each other in series; and a ground member for grounding the radiators connected with each other through the connecting member. | 2014-07-10 |