Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Rabine Berdo, P.C.
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Patent number: 8279983Abstract: An automatic gain control apparatus can prevent jumps in the gain coefficient when the gain coefficient is altered, due to a sharp change in the level of the received signal before and after the alteration. The apparatus includes a mean square circuit for processing the received signal, a gain coefficient generating circuit for generating a gain coefficient, a decision circuit for deciding whether the received level of the received signal has changed, and a control circuit for, when a change in the received level of the received signal is detected, determining a number of mean square values and a generating interval. The apparatus further includes a gain coefficient linear smoother for altering the gain coefficient over an interval, and a multiplier for multiplying the received signal by the gain coefficient obtained from the gain coefficient linear smoother.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Katsuyuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 8279967Abstract: A code division multiplex signal transmitter includes an operational circuit, a modulator unit and a multiplexer. The operational circuit adds up input transmission data on channels to produce resultant added data and modulates pieces of bit transmission data which are indicative of the values of the respective bits of the added data, when expressed in binary form, the pieces of bit transmission data being equal in number to the M bit positions of the added data expressed in binary form. The modulator unit includes modulators corresponding in number to the M bit positions of the added data in the binary form. A k-th modulator, where k is an integer of 1 to M, inclusive, modulates a k-th piece of bit transmission data to produce a k-th bit modulated signal whose amplitude level is 2k-1. The multiplexer multiplexes first to M-th bit modulated signals to produce a code division multiplex signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hideaki Tamai
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Patent number: 8281349Abstract: A data providing system in which program deliverers store programs and deliver the stored programs to requesting subscriber terminals has a program allocation control unit that allocates new programs or qualified programs to multiple program deliverers, then selectively deletes the programs from the program deliverers. This allocation scheme assures that even newly added programs can be transmitted efficiently to the subscriber terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Takezawa
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Patent number: 8279132Abstract: Provided is an antenna for a base station and a repeater capable of electrically or mechanically controlling the individual operation of an element antenna constituting an array antenna or a sub-array antenna so as to adaptively cope with the change in the communication environment, and having an economic and high performance transmitting and receiving function, and a method of controlling a mode of the antenna. The multi-mode antenna includes a radiation portion having one or more array antenna and capable of selectively changing an antenna effective opening surface and changing a resistance direction of an antenna beam pattern, an active channel portion connected to the array antennas and including switches, transmission and receiving channels, and a signal combiner and splitter, and a modem and control portion connected to the active channel portion and having a control portion and a modem.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Young-Bae Jung, Soon-Young Eom, Soon-Ik Jeon, Chang-Joo Kim
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Patent number: 8272635Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a medium placing portion on which a medium is placed, a feed roller rotatably provided in contact with the medium placed on the medium placing portion so as to feed the medium, guide members disposed on both sides of the feed roller for guiding the medium being fed. The guide members are movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the medium. A biasing unit is provided for biasing the guide members in a direction toward the medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Takashi Wakana
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Patent number: 8275170Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting a horizon which is necessary to detect a camera movement when compositing sea images in a marker-free sea-image camera tracking system. In the method, an ROI is selected near a horizon in a still image of the moving image of the sea, and each maximum point corresponding to the maximum brightness difference is detected from brightness differences between two pixels of each pair having two symmetrical pixels in each column of the ROI. The horizon is detected through a line-fitting using the maximum points. Therefore, the result of horizon detection can be very stable and a horizon can be easily detected in a sea scene having hundreds of frames.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jae Kwang Lee, Chang Joon Park, In Ho Lee
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Patent number: 8274154Abstract: A semiconductor device which is capable of preventing interface peeling and a crack from occurring in the vicinity of the edge part of a rewiring layer is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an electrode pad formed on the semiconductor substrate, a first insulation film formed on the semiconductor substrate having a first aperture which exposes the electrode pad, a first conductor film formed on the electrode pad and the first insulation film, an external electrode electrically connected to the first conductor film, and a sealing resin which covers the first conductor film and the first insulation film. The first conductor film includes a plurality of copper layers which are stacked so that an outer edge portion of the first conductor film has a stepped portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kiyonori Watanabe
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Patent number: 8274606Abstract: A video receiving apparatus comprises a switch, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a video processing circuit and a decoder is provided. The ADC receives a first analog channel data from the switch within a plurality of first periods and receives a second analog channel data from the switch within a plurality of second periods, and output a digital video signal. The sampling frequency of the ADC is a plurality of times of a switching frequency of the switch. The video processing circuit includes a recovery circuit and a noise reduction circuit. The recovery circuit restores the digital video signal to a recovery video signal corresponding to a video format of the analog video signal. The noise reduction circuit reduces noises generated by the switch according to the digital video signal. The decoder outputs a display signal according to the analog video signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Kuo-Wei Huang
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Patent number: 8273975Abstract: A flute has a pipe. The pipe has a linear body tube and a linear mouthpiece tube. The body tube has multiple keys for changing the pitch of the flute. The mouthpiece tube is connected to the body tube and has a mouthpiece plate. A curved tube is mounted on one end of the mouthpiece tube facing the body tube. The curved tube, mouthpiece tube and body tube are aligned with one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Inventors: Barbara Gisler, Werner Tomasi
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Patent number: 8272864Abstract: An injection mold having pre-heating device, the pre-heating device, and method for pre-heating injection mold are provided. The pre-heating device includes a high frequency coil member and a transportation device having a Z axle servo motor, a Z axle linear sliding rail, an annular transportation belt and a lifting rack. The annular transportation belt is driven by the Z axle servo motor. The high frequency coil member is hung on the lifting rack. The lifting rack is moveably connected to the Z axle linear sliding rail, coupled to the annular transportation belt and is driven by the annular transportation belt to perform an ascent or descent movement along the Z axle linear sliding rail.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventor: Shu-Chen Lin
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Patent number: 8273646Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell region which is formed on a semiconductor substrate to store predetermined information, and a peripheral circuit region which is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The memory cell region includes a gate electrode; and a charge storage layer, the charge storage layer being formed to be a notch or wedge shape having an edge extending into both sides of a bottom end of the gate electrode. The peripheral circuit region includes no charge storage layer therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toru Mori
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Patent number: 8274820Abstract: In order to obtain a memory cell of size 4 F2 to realize cross-point type memory, a magnetic memory element is used having a spin valve structure including a free layer 5, nonmagnetic layer 4, and layer 3. The layer or the free layer includes an N-type ferrimagnetic material, and the magnetic compensation point of the N-type ferrimagnetic material is lower than the temperature reached by the layer when a certain write pulse is applied to control the combination of magnetizations of the free layer and layer, and higher than the temperature reached by the layer when another write pulse is applied. These write pulses can have the same polarity.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasushi Ogimoto
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Patent number: 8275218Abstract: A forward and backward image resizing method is used for resizing a low-resolution image into a high-resolution image. In the method, the low-resolution image is obtained first, and then a forward and backward image resizing process is performed, so as to resize the low-resolution image into the high-resolution image with an integral multiple resolution. The forward and backward image resizing process includes: resizing the low-resolution image by the integral multiple, so as to generate a first-resizing image with the integral multiple resolution; further increasing the resolution of the first-resizing image by 2-fold, so as to generate a second-resizing image; and reducing the resolution of the second-resizing image by 2-fold, thereby obtaining the high-resolution image.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: MSI Computer (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shih-Hsiang Lin, Pei-Chi Hsiao
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Patent number: 8274697Abstract: A multifunction system is provided that is capable of preventing unauthorized copying and the like of an image printed on a print material against the will of a user who has created the print material. The multifunction system includes: a printing apparatus having a printing unit printing on a prescribed recording medium a combined image formed by combining an image based on image information with an output-restriction image relating to restriction on output of the print material; and a reading apparatus having an image reading unit reading, responsive to a reading instruction, the combined image printed on the prescribed recording medium, an image analyzer unit analyzing the output-restriction image included in the combined image read out by the image reading unit, and an output determination unit determining, on the basis of an analyzed result generated by the image analyzer unit, as to whether the image based on the image information can be output.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Kenji Sawaguchi
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Patent number: 8272789Abstract: Provided are an adapter assembly and method for compensating optical fibers for a length difference. The adapter assembly includes a first adapter, a second adapter, and a member. The first adapter is configured to be connected to at least one optical communication unit. The second adapter is configured to be connected to at least another optical communication unit and be coupled to the first adapter. The member is configured to be interposed between the first and second adapters for providing an optical signal transmission path between the optical communication units. Owing to the member, a length difference between optical fibers can be compensated for.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Joong-Seon Choe, Yong-Hwan Kwon, Chun Ju Youn, Jong-Hoi Kim, Kwang-Seong Choi, Eun Soo Nam
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Patent number: 8272656Abstract: A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, has a structure in which strength of a body frame is increased and positional accuracy between members constituting the body frame is improved. A head pipe of the motorcycle can include a pipe portion inside which a steering shaft is disposed, and a wall portion formed rearward of the pipe portion. The wall portion and the pipe portion can be integrally formed by extruding performed in a direction in which the pipe portion extends. Left and right main frames extending rearward can be disposed on the wall portion. The motorcycle can further include a reinforcing member disposed rearward of the wall portion, arranged such that an upper portion thereof is sandwiched by the right and left main frames, and having rest portions on which the right and left main frames are placed.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takehisa Katsura
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Patent number: 8270697Abstract: The conventional display of a medical 3-dimensional image fails to display both the left and right sides of the patient simultaneously and symmetrically. The medical 3-dimensional image information cannot be therefore utilized efficiently for a comparative evaluation on the symmetrical left and right sides when making a diagnosis or a plan for surgery or treatment. According to a display control program, by displaying medical 3-dimensional images to be displayed on the display screen in a pair on the left and right sides, and by rotating a pair of the displays on the left and right sides in opposite directions with respect to the vertical axis (Z axis) to form and display an image on the opposite side corresponding to one viewpoint direction, both the left and right sides of the patent can be displayed simultaneously and symmetrically.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Imagnosis Inc.Inventor: Han-Joon Kim
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Patent number: 8266732Abstract: An auxiliary siphon device for the toilet has: a hollow air container, which is bottom-opened, an abdicating groove in which a drain valve can be installed in is vertically disposed in the sidewall of the air container, said abdicating groove is communicated with the water tank; through holes for water flow are provided in the sidewall of the air container in the lower portion of the abdicating groove; a sealing bottom cover communicated with the bottom of the air container, and a drain valve installing hole is disposed in the sealing bottom cover corresponding to bottom of the abdicating groove; and a connecting tube, the bottom end of which is connected to the trapway of the toilet, and the top end of which is connected to the top of the inside of the air container.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Xiamen R&T Plumbing Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bing Wang, Rongyu Zhang
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Patent number: D667972Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: S. K. G. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhide Sakamoto, Toshiaki Yagi, Junichi Ando
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Patent number: D668302Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Bandai Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chihiro Hino