Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman
  • Patent number: 8199698
    Abstract: Apparatus and Method for transmitting control message related to a packet call service in an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) that transmits/receives an IMS control message using a control plane to reduce a delay caused by setting of a user plane in a packet call setup process. A user equipment (UE) determines whether an IMS service is registered in response to a radio resource control (RRC) connection request. The UE sets an SRB_IMS request parameter requiring that the IMS control message be processed through a signaling radio bearer (SRB) depending on whether the IMS service is registered. The UE transmits an RRC connection request message including the SRB_IMS request parameter to a radio network controller (RNC). The UE configures an SRB_IMS entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soeng-Hun Kim, Sung-Ho Choi, Osok Song
  • Patent number: 8198978
    Abstract: The invention relates to a film resistor (1) comprising a carbon-containing material (3) into which clusters (4) of conductive cluster material are introduced, wherein the conductive cluster material has a positive temperature coefficient. The clusters (4) are surrounded by a graphite casing and embedded in the carbon-containing material (3). Furthermore, the cluster material is present in a thermodynamically stable phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtschaft des Sarlandes, Siegert Thinfilm Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Günther Schultes, Dirk Göttel, Ralf Koppert, Olivia Freitag-Weber, Ulf Werner, Wolfgang Brode
  • Patent number: 8199740
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for reliable, wireless group alerting in a system having a database, switch, wireless network, and a plurality of intelligent mobile receivers, and preferably employing a modified two-way paging based on ReFLEX™ protocol information service (IS) messages and a novel ALOHA command for multicast acknowledgement from mobile receivers. An encrypted message is broadcast to a group address and received by a selected number of the mobile receivers. The network replies to the sender with detailed information about the individual members in the alert group. Each of the mobile receivers in the group then acknowledges the common message back to the system, decrypts the message, displays it to the user, and allows the user to respond. The system employs centralized management to simplify the roles of the mobile users and administrators, minimizing configuration and operational human errors that would otherwise result in confusion or lost messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Critical Response Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Dabbs, III, Brian Claise
  • Patent number: 8196971
    Abstract: A clamp connector for pipeline connecting pieces (5) has two clamping ring parts (1, 3) pivotably connected at one end between spread positions and clamping positions. A clamping device is situated at the opposite end of the clamping ring parts (1, 3) from the pivot connection (11). The clamping device has a clamping screw (19) pivotable from an active position with the clamping screw (19) interacting with the clamping ring parts (1, 3) to generate a clamping force pressing the clamping ring parts (1, 3) into the clamping positions, and a release position with the clamping screw (19) pivoted away from the clamping positions to release the clamping ring parts (1, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Bernd Hansen
  • Patent number: 8199338
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus which allows the print setting to be changed. The method for controlling the print driving of an image forming apparatus comprises the steps of monitoring whether a stop signal is input while printing one or more images corresponding to input print data; stopping print driving of the image forming apparatus when the stop signal is detected; changing print setting of the image forming apparatus as demanded by a user; and printing one or more images, which correspond to the remaining print data unprinted due to the stoppage of the print driving, by applying the print setting changed. It is possible to change the print setting of the image forming apparatus desired by a user regardless of the print driving operation of the image forming apparatus and to reflect the changed print setting to the print driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Do-Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 8194145
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for converting an image in a wireless terminal are disclosed. An apparatus and method for resizing an image output from a camera module such that the image has a size suitable for a display unit in a wireless terminal are provided. The method involves determining a size of an image output from a camera module, resizing the size of the image output from the camera module to a size suitable for a display unit when the size of the image output from the camera module differs from the size of the image to be output through the display unit, and outputting the resized image. The method involves determining a size of an image output from a camera module, and resizing a 720×480 image to a 320×240 image to be output through a display unit when the camera module has output the 720×480 image, and outputting the 320×240 image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon-Heui Lee, Jae-Min Kim
  • Patent number: 8195658
    Abstract: A method and mobile communication terminal for storing phone book data in the mobile communication terminal are provided in which phone book data can be registered group-by-group, where a predetermined is selected group among the registered groups in response to a user's request, and at least one of phone book data stored in the selected group is moved and stored into a group assigned by the user when a phone book data movement request is input by the user. Accordingly, a plurality of phone book data stored in a predetermined group among phone book data stored in a group basis in a mobile communication terminal can be easily moved and stored into another group. In addition, since the user can easily store phone book data whose group is not identified in a predetermined group, user convenience improves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Dong Ryu, Dong-Wook Kwon
  • Patent number: 8194264
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for printing using a synchronization signal are provided. Printing processes are performed in the apparatus by determining points in time for performing the printing processes based on a synchronization signal so that it is possible to reduce a waiting time for printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-ha Kim, Doo-hyo Moon
  • Patent number: 8194894
    Abstract: An assembly (38) comprises a vibration transducer (50) coupled to a substrate (58) which incorporates a circuit (62) electrically connected to the transducer (50). The substrate (58) is adapted to be coupled to a bending wave member (30) for converting actuator vibration into acoustic radiation or vice versa and has sufficient flexibility to allow bending wave coupling between the substrate (58) and the member (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: New Transducers Limited
    Inventors: Paul Burton, Matthew Dore, Neil Firth
  • Patent number: 8194268
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for broadcast printing via a network are provided. The method and apparatus comprise managing an address list of the clients; determining whether the broadcast printing of data for printing is required; generating a packet including addresses of the clients included in the list if the broadcast printing of the data is determined to be required; transmitting the data to the clients by using the generated packet; and respectively instructing the clients to print the data. Accordingly, since the broadcast printing does not use a group managing protocol, operations for group management and for setting data transmission routes are not required. Moreover, overloads due to data transmission in the network are prevented and data is quickly transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kee-Taek Kim
  • Patent number: 8188163
    Abstract: A water absorbent resin is dried in a continuous fluidized bed having a heat transfer tube and at least two drying rooms. Pulverization is performed between a first drying room at not less than 80° C. to not more than 200° C. and a second or subsequent room at not less than 100° C. to not more than 220° C. A method for producing a water absorbent resin includes: (1) polymerizing a monomer aqueous solution; (2) drying a hydrogel polymer of step (1); (3) performing particle size control of the dry polymer of the step (2); (5) surface crosslinking the water absorbent resin powder of step (3), and step (4) of performing a second heat drying on the water absorbent resin powder of step (3), preceding step (5). The water absorbent resin has a moisture content of 0 wt % to 3 wt % before the step (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Matsumoto, Toshihiro Takaai, Yorimichi Dairoku, Shinichi Fujino, Satoshi Matsumoto, Seiji Kato
  • Patent number: 8187873
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a monoclonal antibody that specifically recognizes human soluble LOX-1, particularly a monoclonal antibody with a dissociation constant (Kd) for human soluble LOX-1 of 1×10?9 (M) or less. The antibody can be produced from a hybridoma prepared by a method including the following steps of: (1) immunizing a non-human animal with a prokaryotic cell-derived human LOX-1 extracellular domain; (2) collecting antibody-producing cells from the animal; (3) fusing the antibody-producing cells with myeloma cells; (4) selecting hybridomas that produce a monoclonal antibody reacting with the human LOX-1 extracellular domain from the fused cells obtained in the above step; and (5) selecting a hybridoma that produces a monoclonal antibody reacting with a eukaryotic cell-derived human LOX-1 extracellular domain from the selected hybridomas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Goro Kominami, Masahiro Nakamura, Noriaki Kume, Hideki Ohta
  • Patent number: 8187834
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to non-cytotoxic protein conjugates for inhibition or reduction of exocytic fusion in a nociceptive sensory afferent cell. The protein conjugates comprise: (i) a Targeting Moiety (TM), wherein the TM is an agonist of a receptor present on a nociceptive sensory afferent cell, and wherein the receptor undergoes endocytosis to be incorporated into an endosome within the nociceptive sensory afferent cell; (ii) a non-cytotoxic protease or a fragment thereof, wherein the protease or protease fragment is capable of cleaving a protein of the exocytic fusion apparatus of the nociceptive sensory afferent cell; and (iii) a Translocation Domain, wherein the Translocation Domain translocates the protease or protease fragment from within the endosome, across the endosomal membrane, and into the cytosol of the nociceptive sensory afferent cell. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the protein conjugates, methods of preparing same and uses thereof are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Syntaxin, Ltd., Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Foster, John Chaddock, Charles Penn, Kei Roger Aoki, Joseph Francis, Lance Steward
  • Patent number: 8189516
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a packet data control channel in an OFDMA wireless communication system are provided. The method includes dividing control information for user data transmitted during a specific frame into a packet data control channel to be transmitted in a diversity mode and a packet data control channel to be transmitted in an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) mode; encoding and modulating the packet data control channel to be transmitted in the diversity mode and the packet data control channel to be transmitted in the AMC mode; and mapping the encoded and modulated packet data control channels to sub-carriers, before transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwan-Joon Kwon, Dong-Hee Kim, Jin-Kyu Han, Yu-Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 8189218
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming device and a printing system having a selective printing function of an address book and a printing method thereof. The image forming device having a selective printing function of an address book comprising a storage part for storing an address book; a user interface for receiving at least one printing object of the address book; a controller for creating printing data corresponding to the received printing object if the printing object is received through the user interface; and a printing object printing the created printing data. Accordingly, it is possible to selectively print the address book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Han-nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8189028
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for taking images while making a video call on a mobile communication terminal having a video call feature are provided. A method for taking images on a mobile communication terminal including a camera sensor for photographing an image to output an image signal and a signal processor receiving the image signal from the camera sensor to convert the image signal to image data includes determining whether there is a request to take an image during a video call and extracting, if there is a request to take an image, the image signal output from the camera sensor, converting the image signal to image data for storage, and storing the image data while performing the video call. The method enables production and storage of image data using a controller instead of a signal processor functioning for performing a video call, thus allowing high quality still or motion video image data to be taken and stored while making a video call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Bang, Jeong Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8185483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the design and use of decision models. More specifically, the invention relates to an automatic method for decision making by a virtual or physical agent on the basis of external variables derived from an environment described by a digital model or physical sensors and variables internal to the agent described by digital parameters, and to decision-making means which control the actions of the agent. The invention is characterized in that the decision-making means determines the parameters of at least one action of the agent on the basis of at least one part of the internal or external variables. According to the invention, the operation consisting in determining the parameters of an action is performed by several decision sub-processes which are each a function of at least part of the external and internal variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Axel Buendia, Jerome Hoibian
  • Patent number: 8181438
    Abstract: Braided or twisted lines made from a) gel spun polyolefin yarns and b) at least one other yarn or monofilament are stretched to increase line tenacity. If desired, stretching conditions can also be chosen to significantly reduce the denier of the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Pure Fishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Cook, Jim Thelen, Joe Meyer
  • Patent number: 8184315
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing devices with job history information on image forming jobs are provided, in which job history information corresponding to image forming jobs of the devices are generated. The job history information is transmitted to any device selected from the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-jung Yun
  • Patent number: D661441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Zenith Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Mark D. Bosses