Patents Represented by Attorney Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
  • Patent number: 7865360
    Abstract: An audio device for modifying the voice transmitted during a telephone call particularly suitable for a mobile telephone system receives from the user of the audio device an analog speech signal. A converter converts the analog speech signal into a digital speech signal comprising at least one fundamental frequency. A set of coded data represents a musical score comprising a set of notes, each note being defined by a fundamental frequency, a duration, and an instrument that plays the note. A digital music signal is extracted from the set of coded data, and a first portion of the digital speech signal is mixed with a first portion of the digital music signal to produce a combined digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: IPG Electronics 504 Limited
    Inventors: Xavier Fourquin, Pierre Bonnard
  • Patent number: 7865158
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically correcting the frequency of a local oscillator of a receiver. A primary common pilot channel (CPICH) code sequence is generated by a CPICH code generator based on a reference cell identification signal and a frame start signal. The received despread CPICH code sequence is used to generate an estimated frequency error signal. A control voltage signal is generated by a control voltage generator based on the estimated frequency error signal. The CPICH code generator generates the CPICH code sequence based on signals received from a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) serving cell when HSDPA is active, or a timing reference cell when HSDPA is not active. The present invention achieves full maximum ratio combining gain when space time transmit diversity (STTD) is used, even without receiving a transmit diversity indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Aykut Bultan, Jung-Lin Pan, Rui Yang, Kenneth P. Kearney
  • Patent number: 7863462
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved process for the purification of ropinirole hydrochloride. The process includes (i) treating ropinirole hydrochloride with sodium dithionate and charcoal in suitable alcoholic solvent; (ii) triturating the ropinirole hydrochloride obtained in step (i) with ethanol; (iii) reacting the triturated solid with base in water immiscible solvent and isolating the free base; and (iv) treating the free base obtained in step (iii) with ethanolic HCl to give ropinirole hydrochloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Alembic Limited
    Inventors: Pandurang Balwant Deshpande, Parven Kumar Luthra, Hitarth Harshendu Acharya
  • Patent number: 7865537
    Abstract: Privacy information of a user is protected without hampering convenience when such user is to process a file in an online file storage. Provided is a file sharing system including at least one or more information processing units and a storage apparatus connected to the at least one or more information processing units via the Internet, and for storing files from the at least one or more information processing units in the storage apparatus and sharing the stored files with the at least one or more information processing units. The information processing unit includes a file creation unit for separating, when creating a file in the storage apparatus, privacy information that identifies a user creating the file from information required for creating the file in the storage apparatus, and creating the file in the storage apparatus by using information obtained by converting the separated privacy information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Kodama, Kiyotake Kumazawa, Naoko Iwami, Tetsuya Uemura
  • Patent number: 7861944
    Abstract: A jet device is provided in the present invention. The jet device includes a chamber having a nozzle and a lateral channel, wherein the lateral channel is disposed along the outer side of a first side of the chamber, the nozzle is disposed at one end of the lateral channel and the chamber is connected with the lateral channel via the nozzle which is connected with the external space, wherein the fluid is filled in the chamber, the nozzle and the later channel and an arc and a block are disposed at the connection of the nozzle and the lateral channel; and a piston disposed at a second side of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Ruey-Hor Yen, Chi-Feng Lin, An-Bang Wang, Shu-Shen Hsu, I-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 7865476
    Abstract: Provided is a computer system including: a client computer; a storage system coupled to the client computer via a network; a folder deciding module; and a file storage module, in which each of a plurality of files is stored in one of a plurality of folders; the client computer receives an instruction to store a file; the folder deciding module judges how strongly the plurality of folders are each related to the designated file based on a matching degree between each of the plurality of files stored in the plurality of folders and the designated file; and the file storage module stores the designated file in one of the plurality of folders that has been judged to be most strongly related to the designated file. According to this invention, a created file is stored in a suitable folder so that the file can easily be found by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shoji Kodama
  • Patent number: 7857404
    Abstract: A corner fitting for securing a drawer side to a drawer rear panel in a drawer assembly. The fitting comprises a substantially L-shaped bracket having a first flange and a second flange. A hollow support structure connects the first and second flanges and provides internal support surfaces for engagement by a component of the drawer assembly. A slot is defined by a gap between opposing surfaces of one of the flanges and one of the support surfaces. The support structure includes a resilient locking flap biased so as to protrude into the slot to lock the component of the drawer assembly and a tab extending from the flap into the hollow support structure with the tab accessible externally of the drawer assembly to permit retraction of the flap from the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Harn Marketing SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Harn Lian Lam, Harn Yan Lam
  • Patent number: 7860526
    Abstract: An integrated circuit configured for outer loop power control uses data transmitted in temporary dedicated channel allocations. A target metric, preferably, target SIR, is adjusted with differing step up and step down increments to converge on a relatively low steady state level of step up and step down target metric adjustments. The initial target SIR and the transient step size for target SIR adjustment is determined in a dynamic way in the outer loop power control for each Temp-DCH allocation of non-real time data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chang-Soo Koo, Sudheer A. Grandhi, Stephen E. Terry
  • Patent number: 7856131
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for viewing microscopic images include transmitting tiled microscopic images from a server to a client. The client assembles the tiled images into a seamless virtual slide or specimen image and provides tools for manipulating image magnification and viewpoint. The method and apparatus also provides a virtual multi-headed microscope function which allows scattered viewers to simultaneously view and interact with a coherent magnified microscopic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus America Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus
  • Patent number: 7849825
    Abstract: A control valve (20) for a device for variably setting the control times of gas exchange valves (110, 111) of an internal combustion engine (100). Two working ports (A, B) and one supply port (24) are formed on an outer casing surface of a valve housing (22) of the control valve (20), the working ports (A, B) are arranged directly adjacent one another, and the supply port adjoins them. Further, two pressure medium ducts (40, 41) are formed on the control piston (30), at least one of the pressure medium ducts (40, 41) is embodied so that it is not rotationally symmetric with respect to a longitudinal axis (36) of the control piston (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Scheidig, Ali Bayrakdar, Jens Hoppe, Rainer Ottersbach
  • Patent number: 7850560
    Abstract: A tensioning device constructed, in particular, as a double eccentric tensioning device for a traction means drive is provided, which guarantees in the installed state a sufficient pretensioning of a traction means of the traction means drive. The invention provides advantages in the installation of the eccentric tensioning devices under assembly-specific aspects. This is provided by an eccentric tensioning device for a traction means drive, with a track roller device, which includes a running disk and a rolling bearing provided for supporting the disk. An operating eccentric for supporting the track roller device such that it can be displaced in a radial direction relative to the rotating axis of the rolling bearing according to a magnitude of the pivoting of the operating eccentric, and a torsion spring for pretensioning the operating eccentric in a pivoting direction are provided. The operating eccentric forces the track roller device carried by the eccentric against an allocated traction means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Arneth, Niels Flamig
  • Patent number: 7852027
    Abstract: A method for testing a motor having a rotor and a winding is provided. The method includes steps of (a) providing a power to rotate the rotor to a predetermined speed, (b) removing the power, (c) measuring a terminal voltage of the winding while a current within the winding is zero, (d) obtaining a back electromotive force in the winding by compensating the terminal voltage with a performance of the rotor, (e) selecting a characteristic of the back electromotive force and (f) determining a magnetization of the motor by comparing the characteristic with a predetermined parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Jian Wu, Wan-Bing Jin, Jian-Ping Yang, Shih-Ming Huang, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Patent number: 7853285
    Abstract: A system and a method of controlling transmitter power in a wireless communication system in which user data is processed as a multirate signal in which the user data signal having a first rate is converted into a transmission data signal having a faster second rate for transmission. The transmission power is adjusted on a relatively slow basis based on quality of data received by a receiver of the transmitted data. The transmitter power is determined as a function of the first and second rates such that a change in the data rate in the multiple channels or the rate of the transmission data signal is compensated in advance of a quality of data based adjustment associated with such data rate change. Preferably, the user data signal having the first rate is converted into the transmission data signal having the second faster rate by repeating selected data bits whereby the energy per bit to noise spectrum density ratio is increased in the transmission data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: John W. Haim
  • Patent number: 7852487
    Abstract: A device for the optic measuring of an object (1), including a signal processing unit (2) as well as an interferometer with a light source (3) and with at least one detector (4a, 4d). The interferometer is embodied such that a light beam (12) created by the light source (3) is split at least into a working beam (12a) and a reference beam (12b), with the working beam (12a) impinging the object (1) and the working beam (12a) is at least partially reflected by the object and interfered with the reference beam (12b) on the detector (4a, 4b). The signal processing unit (2) is connected to the detector (4a, 4b) and includes a vibrometer processing unit (2f), which detects the motion of the object (1) from the measuring signals of the detector (4a, 4d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Polytec GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Rembe, Alexander Drabenstedt, Georg Siegmund
  • Patent number: 7850561
    Abstract: Tensioning device (1) for a traction element drive, such as a belt or chain drive, with a tensioning arm (4), which can pivot relative to a body (2) about a pivot axle (3) and on whose distal end a roller (5) supported rotatably is arranged for tensioning the traction element, for the purpose of which there is a torsion spring (6) acting between the pivot axle (3) of the tensioning arm (4) and the body (2), and the pivot axle (3) is supported so that it can slide by at least one radial-bearing arrangement (7) and at least one axial-bearing arrangement (8), wherein the axial-bearing arrangement (8) comprises a friction disk (9) arranged concentric to the pivot axle (3), wherein the friction disk (9) has an axial stop surface (11), which comprises at least one radial circumferential key groove (12) and that at least one radial circumferential friction spring, which extends into the key groove (12), is constructed in the surface adjacent to the stop surface (11) of the friction disk (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Wilhelm, Horst Adel, Scott Ribey, Fred Seebeck, Scott Thompson
  • Patent number: 7849639
    Abstract: A demountable building structure that is readily assembled from a set of components is disclosed. The building structure includes a plurality of arc frame members spaced along a length of the building structure. Each of the arc frame members extends from a first foot portion to a peak, and back to a second foot portion. Each of the arc frame members includes a plurality of beams. Each of the beams includes two opposed flanges. Each of the flanges has two bifurcated ends. The ends define c-shaped rope chases with openings. The building structure further includes bases slidably mateable with the first and second foot portions, and elongate membranes having beaded longitudinal edges. The membranes are stretched between adjacent of the arc frame members. The longitudinal edges are within the rope chases. Spreaders extend between adjacent of the arc frame members for urging apart the arc frame members from each other and for maintaining the membranes in a stretched condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sprung Instant Structures Ltd.
    Inventor: Philip Davis Sprung
  • Patent number: 7851149
    Abstract: A method for depositing gold on a substrate is provided. By this aspect, nucleation centers are bound, deposited or formed at one or more sites on the substrate, the substrate is then contacted with a treatment composition which comprises soluble gold-providing agent from which gold is deposited onto a nucleation center to yield gold metal deposits. The method of the invention may be used for a variety of image enhancing techniques as well as diagnostic and analyte detection techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventors: Erez Braun, Yoav Eichen, Uri S Sivan
  • Patent number: 7851060
    Abstract: A label assembly for application on a piece of process equipment is provided. The label assembly includes a label positioned on the piece of process equipment. A layer of generally transparent silicone coats the process equipment over the label. At least one layer of generally transparent tape covers the layer of silicone over the label. A method for providing a label assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: NewAge Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D Baker, Michael C. Needling
  • Patent number: 7852825
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining whether attach procedures between a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a network should proceed based on whether the internet protocol (IP) version, (i.e., packet data protocol (PDP) type), of the WTRU is compatible with the network. In one embodiment, the WTRU receives a network compatibility message from the network which indicates the network's IP version. If the network's IP version is determined by the WTRU to be compatible, the WTRU and the network proceed with the attach procedures. In another embodiment, the network receives an attach request message from the WTRU which indicates the IP version of the WTRU. If the IP version of the WTRU is determined by the network to be compatible, the network and the WTRU proceed with the attach procedures. For both embodiments, another network is selected if the IP versions of the WTRU and the network are not compatible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kamel M. Shaheen
  • Patent number: D630301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Stein