Patents Represented by Attorney Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
  • Patent number: 8275308
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cooperative relay station that relays between a base station and a mobile station when retransmitting a signal. Also, disclosed is a base station that receives a signal from a mobile station in mutual cooperation with the cooperative relay station. After the cooperative relay station receives and decodes a signal that the mobile station transmits to the base station or a service relay station, if an error of the decoded signal does not exist, it stores the received signal. If an error occurs when the base station decodes the signal that the mobile station transmits, the base station requests retransmission for the signal with the error to the cooperative relay station. If the cooperative relay station gets a request of retransmission, it transmits the signal that the base station requests to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyo-Jin Lee, Hee-Soo Lee, Hyun-Kyu Chung
  • Patent number: 8268507
    Abstract: Flow guides forming an inlet channel are formed on a surface of a metal separator of a fuel cell. The flow guides overlap a section of an outer seal provided on the other surface of the metal separator. When a load is applied to the flow guides and the overlapping section in a stacking direction of the fuel cell, the flow guides and the overlapping section are deformed substantially equally in the stacking direction to the same extent. The line pressure of the flow guides and the line pressure of the overlapping section are substantially the same. The seal length L1 of the flow guides and the seal length L2 of the overlapping section are substantially the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Narutoshi Sugita, Tadashi Nishiyama, Takaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8268503
    Abstract: In a fuel cell module, a first membrane electrode assembly is sandwiched between a first metal separator and a second metal separator, and a second membrane electrode assembly is sandwiched between the second metal separator and the third metal separator. An oxygen-containing gas distribution section connected to a first oxygen-containing gas flow field is formed between the first metal separator and the second metal separator. The second metal separator has holes connecting the oxygen-containing gas distribution section to a second oxygen-containing gas flow field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Ishida, Seiji Sugiura
  • Patent number: 8268496
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system capable of starting below freezing point without increasing the size of the diluter. The fuel cell system 1 comprises an OCV purge execution unit 42 replacing gas retained in a fuel cell 10 by supplying additional anode gas from a supply device 20 to the fuel cell 10 when starting up the fuel cell. In addition, the fuel cell system 1 comprises a low temperature startup determination unit 41 determining whether to perform low temperature startup or normal startup on the fuel cell 10. The OCV purge execution unit 42 decreases the pressure of additional anode gas supplied from the supply device 20 and increases the total replacing amount of gas retained in the fuel cell 10 in a case of performing low temperature startup, as compared with a case of performing normal startup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jumpei Ogawa, Chihiro Wake
  • Patent number: 8268505
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells. At opposite ends of the stack body in a stacking direction, end plates are provided. A second power collecting terminal protrudes outwardly from the end plate. One end of a bus bar is electrically connected to the second power collecting terminal such that the bus bar extends along an end plate surface intersecting the second power collecting terminal. A high voltage cable is connected to the other end of the bus bar. The high voltage cable is drawn toward the end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiharu Mizusaki, Toshiaki Takeshita
  • Patent number: 8271245
    Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed herein for modeling a mechanical system having body elements movable in at least two dimensions in a graphical modeling environment. The system and methods described herein allow constraints on body elements movable in at least two dimensions in the mechanical system to be generalized and represented by a single block in the graphical modeling environment. The system and methods described herein simplify the modeling of a mechanical system by allowing a user to construct a definition of generalized constraints through a connectivity table. Thus, it is possible to model a mechanical system in a graphical modeling environment with less than all the body elements represented by blocks in a graphical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: The Math Works, Inc.
    Inventor: Giles D. Wood
  • Patent number: 8271787
    Abstract: The invention creates a method for identification of a physical unit (M) in an open, wireless telecommunications network by means of a testing device (P), having the following steps: storing a secret identity (SIMEI) and an open identity (IMEI) in memory in the physical unit (M); generating a first parameter (CHv) in the testing device (P); sending an identity request (IR) with the first parameter (CHv) from the testing device (P) to the physical unit (M); generating an electronic signature (SIGt) by means of a first cryptographic function (F3) from the secret identity (SIMEI) and at least the first parameter (CHv) in the physical unit (M), and sending the generated electronic signature (SIGt) and the open identity (IMEI) to the testing device (P); generating the secret identity (SIMEI) from an open key (EMIGK) and from the sent open identity (IMEI) in the testing device (P); generating a corresponding electronic signature (SIGv) by means of the first cryptographic function (F3) from the generated first secre
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: IPCOM GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Wael Adi
  • Patent number: 8268773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to blocking, inhibiting, reducing, antagonizing or neutralizing the activity of IL-17F, IL-17A, or both IL-17A and IL-17F polypeptide molecules. IL-17A and IL-17F are cytokines that are involved in inflammatory processes and human disease. ZcytoR14 is a common receptor for IL-17A and IL-17F. The present invention includes soluble ZcytoR14, anti-ZcytoR14 antibodies and binding partners, as well as methods for antagonizing IL-17F, IL-17A or both IL-17A and IL-17F using such soluble receptors, antibodies and binding partners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott R. Presnell, Steven K. Burkhead, Steven D. Levin, Rolf E. Kuestner, Zeren Gao, Stephen R. Jaspers, Janine Bilsborough
  • Patent number: 8265643
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for avoiding a collision of a preamble in a base station. When a new base station is installed in a mobile communication system and in this instance, an exclusive preamble using a contention-free scheme is employed to avoid a preamble collision, at least one of a code parameter, a time parameter, and a frequency parameter used in a preamble of the new base station may be set to be different from a code parameter, a time parameter, and a frequency parameter used in a preamble of a neighboring cell, whereby it is possible to manage a random access preamble without causing a collision between cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Chan Yong Lee, Eun Seon Cho, Hong Soog Kim, Nam Hoon Park
  • Patent number: 8261393
    Abstract: A post to be used in conjunction with a gangway or other fall restraint equipment where the post defines an aperture having an upper portion and a lower portion such that the upper portion is configured to allow a link of a chain to pass there through while the lower portion allows the link to pass through in one orientation but prevents the link from passing through in a second orientation traverse to the first orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Saferack, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Honeycutt, Thomas A. Mefferd
  • Patent number: 8266638
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composite service control system resolving a conflict. A triggering condition of a new application that requests a registration is determined. When the determined triggering condition overlaps with a triggering condition of an existing registered application, determinations are made whether an intersection between an explicit conflict set of the new application and an explicit conflict set of the existing application exists and whether an intersection between an implicit conflict set of an API of the new application and an implicit conflict set of an API of the existing application exists; and The triggering condition and execution information of the existing application is reported. When either of the intersections exists, a defining of a conflict resolution policy or a changed application triggering condition for the new application is requested; otherwise the triggering condition and the execution information of the new application is stored in an information database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jaecheol Sim, Kee Seong Cho
  • Patent number: 8265037
    Abstract: A local mobility management apparatus for total mobility management, and a total mobility management method and system are provided. A local domain mobility registration request message on a terminal is received from a mobile access gateway that receives a network attach message including information on a home agent from the terminal moving from a first local domain to a second local domain, a location of the terminal in an area managed by the mobile access gateway is registered, and a global domain mobility registration request message for reporting registration of the location to the home agent is transmitted. Accordingly, it is possible to remove a side effect generated in a case where a transmission order of a local domain mobility registration request message and a global domain mobility registration request message is disordered and provide an efficient mobility management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyun-Seo Park, Gyung-Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 8262370
    Abstract: Arrangement in a blower including at least an engine and a fan, the fan includes a fan housing enclosing a fan wheel and a fan inlet. The engine and fan are surrounded by a casing provided with an air inlet to let air in to the fan inlet placed inside the casing. The air stream from the air inlet in the housing to the fan inlet cools the engine and components inside the casing before it enters the fan inlet and leaves the blower via a blower tube. The fan housing is provided with an opening (31) placed in the fan housing so that air is allowed to leave the fan in case of blocked air stream in the fan outlet or blower tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Husqvarna AB
    Inventors: Mikael Kågebäck, Andreas Larsson, Lars Malmqvist, Andreas Hedlund, Lotta Norinder, Anna Sjögren, Anders Jakobsson
  • Patent number: 8263078
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel class of monoclonal antibodies which have a high affinity, broad spectrum neutralizing reactivity to flagellin from various Gram-negative bacteria including, but not limited to, E. coli, Salmonella, Serratia, Proteus, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Campylobacter and Pseudomonas. The present invention further provides methods of treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and methods of treating enterobacterial infections using anti-flagellin antibodies in humans, other animals and birds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nurit Rachamim, Andrew L. Salzman, Kanneganti Murthy
  • Patent number: 8261703
    Abstract: In a variable stroke engine comprising a plurality of links (60, 61) connecting a piston (11) with a crankshaft (30), a control member (65) disposed on an engine main body so as to be moveable in two directions over a prescribed range relative to the engine main body, a control link (63) connecting one of the plurality of links with the control member and an actuator (AC) for displacing the control member, the actuator comprises a ratchet mechanism that utilizes a force transmitted from the piston to the control member as an actuating force for the control member. By providing a spring member (73, SP, 121) that applies a biasing force to the control member, an appropriate actuating force can be applied to the control member in either direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Yoshikawa, Shigekazu Tanaka, Jiro Fujimoto, Keitaro Nakanishi, Noriaki Fujii, Akinori Maezuru
  • Patent number: 8264234
    Abstract: An electric vehicle incorporates a ground fault detecting system and has first and second ungrounded power supplies. The ground fault detecting system includes a first insulation resistance detector for detecting a first insulation resistance of the first ungrounded power supply with respect to a grounded region of the electric vehicle, and a second insulation resistance detector for detecting a second insulation resistance of the second ungrounded power supply with respect to the grounded region. The first insulation resistance detector and the second insulation resistance detector detect the first insulation resistance and the second insulation resistance at different times, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuteru Yano, Toshiaki Takeshita
  • Patent number: 8257710
    Abstract: Method for the humanization of the VH and VL variable regions of an animal antibody of known sequence, humanized animal antibody obtainable according to the method, in particular anti-NGF and anti-TrkA humanized animal antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Research, B.V.
    Inventors: Antonino Cattaneo, Doriano Lamba, Sonia Covaceuszach
  • Patent number: 8260598
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to generate code to represent a graphical model formed of multiple graphical modeling components and at least one variable-sized signal is presented. Each variable-sized signal is represented using a size-vector in the generated code. The generated code is optimized by representing multiple variable-sized signals with the same size-vector such that at least two variable-sized signals share a size-vector in the generated code. The size of the variable-sized signal is capable of changing during the execution of the graphical model. The method and apparatus also identifies the owners of the variable-sized signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongbo Yang, Xiaocang Lin, Haihua Feng
  • Patent number: D666466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Lyle Gresham, Scott Evans
  • Patent number: D667257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Conquest, LLC
    Inventors: J. Michael Saboe, David Raynor, John E. Cahill