Patents by Inventor Kurt Huber
Kurt Huber has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20120020307Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating automated wireless access point resource allocation and optimization are presented herein. An external data store (EDS) component can automatically select, based on spatial data of at least one polygon including at least one wireless access point, one or more parameters associated with wireless communications of the at least one wireless access point. Further, an access point provisioning gateway (APPG) can remotely initiate the at least one wireless access point to automatically configure equipment of the at least one wireless access point to service the wireless communications using at least one of the one or more parameters. Furthermore, a boundary generation component can automatically generate the spatial data by at least one of: combining spatial data of two or more polygons; splitting a polygon into at least two polygons; or expanding a boundary of the polygon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Thomas Wallace Henderson, Kurt Huber
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Patent number: 8085720Abstract: Providing for efficient utilization of channel element device ladder (CEDL) resources is described herein. By way of example, a received data request can be packed in a first portion of the CEDL and a received voice request can be packed in a second portion of the CEDL. Subsequent requests can be assigned to contiguous channel elements (CEs) of the CEDL within the first or second portion, as suitable. In addition, non-assigned CEs can be maintained in a third portion of the CEDL, by packing requests initially from opposite ends of the first and second portion, and be re-packing dropped traffic within the CEDL. Accordingly, the subject disclosure provides for efficient utilization of CEDL resources both for incoming voice traffic requests and incoming data traffic requests, by packing and maintaining data, voice and un-assigned CEs in contiguous portions of the CEDL.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Kurt Huber, Daniel Edwards, Robert Taylor, Arthur Brisebois, Ramzi Barghouthi
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Patent number: 8078094Abstract: The disclosed architecture provides a co-siting solution to the many different proprietary systems that are being sold today for cellular communications. The architecture is a universal multi-purpose signal distribution chassis for conditioning and distributing cellular communications signals by providing the interface to a wide variety of cellular communications equipment on the market. A receive interface receives signals, amplifies the signals, and splits (or distributes) the signals for communications to various pieces of equipment and technologies that can be employed in a base station tower system, for example. This is particularly useful in co-siting situations where many different types of technologies and equipment are hosted by one set of antennas.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Kurt Huber, Dan Edwards, Sheldon Meredith
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Publication number: 20110286437Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to offload the usage of a cellular network by intelligent selection of broadband network connections such as Wi-Fi access points. A Wi-Fi transceiver on a mobile device is activated when certain conditions are met, such as a time, location, recognition of a radiofrequency (RF) environment, etc. The conditions are correlated with a database of known locations in which a one or more Wi-Fi access points are determined to exist. The Wi-Fi transceiver on the mobile device is activated and commanded to connect to a particular Wi-Fi access point. Dynamic intelligence ensures that the appropriate connection method is used, and minimizes handovers to networks or access points that are unreliable or that are predicted to become inaccessible to the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Mark David Austin, Kurt Huber, Sheldon Kent Meredith, Michael A. Salmon, Rick Tipton
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Publication number: 20100128708Abstract: A system and methodology that employs local breakout mechanisms at a femto access point (FAP) to facilitate efficient utilization of backhaul and/or macro networks is provided. In particular, a slave Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) can be integrated within the FAP to directly route the incoming traffic from a user equipment (UE) at the FAP. In one example, Internet bound traffic can be directly routed to the Internet, without employing macro network resources. Further, the system can avoid hairpinning by routing traffic between the UE and a home Local Area Network (LAN) by a anchoring a call or a session in the slave GGSN and facilitate integration of UEs with home applications by employing a UE Digital Home Agent. In addition, the FAP can perform UE-to-UE CS media breakout to facilitate communication between UEs attached to the FAP, without routing the traffic through the core macro network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Cheng P. Liu, Alireza Faryar, Kurt Huber
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Publication number: 20100128677Abstract: A system and methodology that facilitates service continuity when a user equipment (UE), employing local breakout mechanisms at a femto access point (FAP) for a communication session, moves out of the femto coverage area is provided. In particular, a network change detection component can be employed to detect when the UE, attached to the FAP, changes its connection from the femto network to the macro network. Further, an active communication session can exist between the UE and a device/service/application on a local Area network (LAN) connected to a FAP, and/or the Internet, which utilizes local breakout at the FAP. When the UE moves out of the femto network, a context management component can be employed to seamlessly resume the communication session, via the macro network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Cheng P. Liu, Alireza Faryar, Kurt Huber, Sangar Dowlatkhah
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Publication number: 20100128709Abstract: A system and methodology that facilitates home services integration by employing a local breakout mechanism at a femto access point (AP) is provided. In particular, the system can perform mapping to provide home functions to an authorized user equipment (UE) attached to the femto AP and provide integration with one or more home services. Further, a monitoring component is employed for home monitoring and facilitates monitoring and/or controlling devices on the home Local Area Network (LAN) via the UE. Furthermore, an access management component is utilized to set, manage and implement access privileges associated with UEs authorized to access the DH LAN. In addition, shared location data is determined and utilized for location based management and/or location assistance services.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Cheng P. Liu, Alireza Faryar, Kurt Huber
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Publication number: 20100130170Abstract: A system and methodology that provides management services during local breakout at a femto access point (FAP) is provided. In particular, the FAP facilitates policy management and employs a policy component to perform an analysis and enforce a set of policies for dynamically selecting an optimal route for traffic received at the FAP based on a decision-making process. Typically, the set of policies can specify different routes based on various factors, such as, but not limited to, type of traffic, current and/or future network resource availability, current time, day and/or date, location of the FAP, location of a UE sending/receiving the traffic, a lowest cost route, and/or route based on cost-benefit, etc. Further, a monitoring component is employed to observe the route employed by that traffic, which can be utilized by various services, such as, billing, Quality of Service, security management, address management, failure management and/or provisioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Cheng P. Liu, Alireza Faryar, Kurt Huber, Henry J. Fowler, JR., Robert C. Streijl
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Publication number: 20090196251Abstract: Efficient utilization and management of integrated mobile base station carrier trees is provided herein. Such trees provide an organizational structure for allocating calls in a code division, tone division, time division and/or like mobile infrastructure. Calls can be allocated to portions of the carrier tree as a function of characteristic(s) associated with the call. Accordingly, like calls are grouped within the carrier tree with like calls. In addition, portions of the carrier tree can be re-allocated to different types of traffic to meet fluctuations in traffic demand. Further, calls can be re-packed from existing segments of the carrier tree to other segments to maintain calls having common characteristics in contiguous groups, and to maintain idle segments another contiguous group(s). Accordingly, the wireless carrier tree can be packed and managed more efficiently, providing greater throughput and reduced contention for resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Yung Shirley Choi-Grogan, Arthur Brisebois, Kurt Huber
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Publication number: 20090191884Abstract: Providing for efficient utilization of channel element device ladder (CEDL) resources is described herein. By way of example, a received data request can be packed in a first portion of the CEDL and a received voice request can be packed in a second portion of the CEDL. Subsequent requests can be assigned to contiguous channel elements (CEs) of the CEDL within the first or second portion, as suitable. In addition, non-assigned CEs can be maintained in a third portion of the CEDL, by packing requests initially from opposite ends of the first and second portion, and be re-packing dropped traffic within the CEDL. Accordingly, the subject disclosure provides for efficient utilization of CEDL resources both for incoming voice traffic requests and incoming data traffic requests, by packing and maintaining data, voice and un-assigned CEs in contiguous portions of the CEDL.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Kurt Huber, Daniel Edwards, Robert Taylor, Arthur Brisebois, Ramzi Barghouthi
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Patent number: 7291184Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing the total organic carbon (TOC) content of waste water in the course of the preparation of concentrated solutions or suspensions of anionic organic compounds, which method comprises increasing the concentration of an aqueous solution or suspension of an anionic organic compound in the form of its free acid or its alkali metal salt, having a salt content of less than 5% of extraneous salt by weight based on the total solution or suspension, by microfiltration, ultrafiltration and/or nanofiltration, a) the membrane pore size being so selected that compounds having molecular weights in the range from 300 to 1000 Daltons or higher are retained, and b) the content of anionic compound in the concentrate being so adjusted to from 10 to 50% by weight that the total organic carbon (TOC) content of the permeate is less than 0.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Kurt Huber, Rolf Lucas, Jacek Malisz, Ernst Wagner
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Publication number: 20050004362Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing the total organic carbon (TOC) content of waste water in the course of the preparation of concentrated solutions or suspensions of anionic organic compounds, which method comprises increasing the concentration of an aqueous solution or suspension of an anionic organic compound in the form of its free acid or its alkali metal salt, having a salt content of less than 5% of extraneous salt by weight based on the total solution or suspension, by microfiltration, ultrafiltration and/or nanofiltration, a) the membrane pore size being so selected that compounds having molecular weights in the range from 300 to 1000 Daltons or higher arc retained, and b) the content of anionic compound in the concentrate being so adjusted to from 10 to 50% by weight that the total organic carbon (TOC) content of the permeate is less than 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Kurt Huber, Rolf Lucas, Jacek Malisz, Ernst Wagner
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Patent number: 4594952Abstract: A relatively great number of embroidering locations with the appropriate embroidering implements are arranged in at least one row. The embroidering implements are capable of being coupled to and uncoupled from the embroidering implement drive of the embroidering machine according to a predetermined repetition and color-change program by electromagnetic actuation devices. Therefore, according to the invention, a so-called group-switching of the embroidering locations, respectively of their electromagnets, is performed such that groups of a few embroidering locations, respectively their electromagnetic actuation devices, form switching groups or units. The electromagnetic actuation devices of each switching unit are connected in parallel at their input sides. An input conductor common to the switching unit connects them to the embroidering location control device.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1984Date of Patent: June 17, 1986Assignee: Aktiengesellschaft Adolph SaurerInventors: Georg Comploi, Arthur Loacker, Kurt Huber, Wilhelm Hutter, Hans Wallimann
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Patent number: 4582968Abstract: The needle thread-break monitor for embroidery machines comprises a double-armed rocking lever acting as a switch in an electrical circuit of an alarm system. The rocking lever is mounted on a bearing shaft forming one pole or terminal of the switch. The other pole or terminal of the switch is formed by a limit or abutment shaft arranged substantially vertically above and extending substantially parallel to the bearing shaft. The arm of the rocking lever not having a thread guide cooperates with the limit shaft, which carries a sleeve of electrically insulating material forming a stop limiting the open position of the switch. The arm of the rocking lever having a thread guide cooperates with the sleeve. The sleeve is rotatable between a terminal or limit position on the terminal or limit shaft enabling electrical contact and another limit position inhibiting electrical contact. The sleeve serves as a support for a needle thread in the relaxed or non-tensioned state.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1984Date of Patent: April 15, 1986Assignee: Aktiengesellschaft Adolph SaurerInventors: Kurt Huber, Armin Kobler
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Patent number: 4580511Abstract: A relatively great number of embroidering locations with the appropriate embroidering implements are arranged in at least one row. The embroidering implements are capable of being coupled to and uncoupled from the embroidering implement drive of the embroidering machine according to a predetermined repetition and color-change program by electromagnetic actuation devices. The pattern and machine-function control of the embroidering machine is performed via a data carrier whose reading and evaluation unit controls a pattern and machine-function control device. Data for the repetition and color-change program are also placed on this data carrier for pattern and machine-function control. Suitable further data are also placed on this data carrier for actuating a switch associated with the reading and evaluation unit for transmitting the repetition and color-change program to an embroidering location control device connected to the electromagnetic actuation devices of the embroidering implements.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1984Date of Patent: April 8, 1986Assignee: Aktiengesellschaft Adolph SaurerInventors: Georg Comploi, Arthur Loacker, Kurt Huber, Wilhelm Hutter, Hans Wallimann
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Patent number: 4434728Abstract: A positioning device for a mechanical switching lever arrangement in an embroidery machine comprises an electromagnetic device which serves for displacing a pawl lever between a first end position and an intermediate position. The pawl lever serves for actuating a switching lever arrangement. The positioning device further comprises a mechanical amplifier device for displacing the pawl lever between the aforementioned intermediate position and a second end position. At its free end region the pawl lever carries a permanent magnet which continuously adheres to the electromagnet when the same is deenergized. The mechanical amplifier device, which cooperates with the pawl lever, comprises an externally actuatable switching lever arrangement. By pivoting this switching lever arrangement the pawl lever can be displaced from its intermediate position to the second end position and vice versa.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1982Date of Patent: March 6, 1984Assignee: Aktiengesellschaft Adolf SaurerInventors: Georg Comploi, Roland Heimgartner, Artur Loacker, Kurt Huber, Hans Wallimann
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Patent number: 4426941Abstract: At an embroidery machine there are mounted and displaceably guided two rows of embroidering implement rods which can be connected so as to be operatively coupled or decoupled in accordance with a desired program to a related one of two operatively associated oscillating drive rails. The embroidering implement rods which are related to the same embroidery location or position and which are, for instance, arranged in superimposed relation, can be simultaneously coupled to or decoupled from the operatively associated drive rail by means of a common switching lever. This switching lever can be actuated either directly or manually by means of adjustment levers and automatically by means of an electromagnetic device. This individual switching of all implements of an embroidery location enables easily adjusting any desired combination of working and inactive embroidery locations.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1982Date of Patent: January 24, 1984Assignee: Aktiengesellschaft Adolf SaurerInventors: Georg Comploi, Roland Heimgartner, Artur Loacker, Kurt Huber, Hans Wallimann
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Patent number: 4365654Abstract: A weft or filling thread monitor comprises a wire-shaped feeler pin which is pivoted by a thread, against the action of spring force, in the region of a measuring field. The measuring field encompasses a light-emitting diode and a photocell and enables generating, in a contactless manner by the feeler pin, an electrical control signal which is related to the monitored thread. This control signal is infed to a first input of a gate switching stage, at the second input of which there is applied a machine-controlled reference signal. In the absence of the control signal there appears at the output a work signal suitable for shutdown of the machine. Due to these measures such thread monitoring apparatus, working with contactless signal triggering, can fulfil all of the requirements placed thereon.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1980Date of Patent: December 28, 1982Assignee: Aktiengesellschaft Adolph SaurerInventors: Gabriella F. Viniczay, Kurt Huber
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Patent number: 4234787Abstract: An apertured disk which is mounted on a shaft in a loom causes a first photocell to transmit a first signal once during each revolution of the shaft in a preselected angular position of the shaft, and a second photocell to transmit a second signal in response to each incremental angular displacement of the shaft through one degree. A counter is reset to zero in response to reception of each first signal, and the counter thereupon counts the second signals until the shuttle of the loom causes the generation of a third signal which is generated when the shuttle reaches a predetermined portion of its path. The counter displays or otherwise indicates the number of second signals which are generated between the generation of a first signal and the generation of the next following third signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1978Date of Patent: November 18, 1980Assignee: Aktiengesellschaft Adolph SaurerInventors: Willi Hutter, Kurt Huber
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Patent number: 4223166Abstract: A process for the production of 4-bromo-2-chloro-phenols of the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents hydrogen or chlorine is disclosed which process comprises the bromination of a 2-chlorphenol of the formula ##STR2## wherein X has the meaning given above in the presence of a compound of the formula ##STR3## in which R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or the phenyl or benzyl group,R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently of one another represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms,R.sub.4 represents hydrogen, or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, andX represents chlorine, bromine, or iodine or the hydrogen sulfate anion.The new process substantially avoids the undesired formation of the 2,6-isomers and the 4-bromo-2-chlorophenols are obtained in excellent purity.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1979Date of Patent: September 16, 1980Assignees: Societe Anonyme pour l'Industrie Chimique, Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Roland Jaeger, Kurt Huber