Patents Represented by Attorney Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
  • Patent number: 7459878
    Abstract: The method and circuit for controlling a sensorless single-phase BLDCM having a stator with a winding are proposed. The provided controlling circuit includes a power supply circuit, an inverter coupled to the winding and the power supply circuit, a BEMF detecting circuit coupled to the winding and the inverter and measuring a BEMF of the winding, and a controller coupled to the power supply circuit, the inverter and the BEMF detecting circuit and analyzing a status of the BEMF to control the BLDCM accordingly. The provided method is based on the motor winding time-sharing theory, and the controller controls the inverter to make the winding used as a driving element with loading current when the absolute value of the BEMF is relatively large and as a sensing element when the absolute value of the BEMF is relatively small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Delta Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Weizi Wang, Zhigan Wu, Wanbing Jin, Jianping Ying, Shih-Ming Huang, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Patent number: 7460625
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for canceling cross-correlation noise due to a strong serving cell signal in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless communication system includes a serving cell, at least one neighbor cell and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU receives a signal including a signal component transmitted by each of the serving and neighbor cells. The WTRU computes a cross-correlation of a pilot sequence of the serving cell and a pilot sequence of a target cell, and computes a target cell correlation by correlating the received signals with the pilot sequence of the target cell. The WTRU computes a cancellation signal for canceling the cross-correlation, and subtracts the cancellation signal from the target cell correlation. The WTRU then processes the cross-correlation cancelled signal for evaluation of handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Simeon
  • Patent number: 7460617
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting the phase and gain of data associated with a constellation pattern of a plurality of received individual symbols. Each symbol is divided into real and imaginary symbol components. The signs of the real and imaginary symbol components of each symbol are determined and used as a basis for determining whether the symbol is associated with a first or third quadrant of the constellation pattern or a second or fourth quadrant of the constellation pattern. The absolute values of the real and imaginary symbol components are determined and used to create a first sum and a second sum. A phase adjustment value ? and a gain adjustment value G are derived from the first and second sums, and are used to create a complex number. Each of the received individual symbols is multiplied by the created complex number to provide corrected constellation pattern data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Philip J. Pietraski
  • Patent number: 7458383
    Abstract: Disclosed is a weft for hair extension and a method of extending the weft for hair extension to real hair that provides a plurality of space portions through which the real hair is passed between a pair of wig hair bundles that are bound to form the weft for hair extension and fixedly extends the real hair that is passed through the space portions to the weft for hair extension by use of a plurality of pressure rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Inventor: Ki Sun Song
  • Patent number: 7460877
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives a reference signal over a physical reference channel using a reference channel receiver and obtains reference power levels from the reference signal. The interference level is obtained and a path loss is calculated in response to the reference signal. Transmit power is then determined for an allocated uplink control channel based, at least in part, upon said path loss and said interference level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick, James M. Miller, Eldad Zeira, Ariela Zeira
  • Patent number: 7460834
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for utilizing a switched beam directional antenna in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is disclosed. A wireless communication system includes a serving cell, a neighbor cell and a WTRU. The WTRU is configured to generate and steer a directional beam in a plurality of directions. Once the WTRU registers with the wireless communication system, the WTRU receives messages transmitted by the serving cell. The WTRU measures signal quality of messages received in each of a plurality of predetermined directions while steering the directional beam antenna. The WTRU selects a particular one of the directions having the best signal quality. As the WTRU constantly moves, the WTRU monitors signal quality in the selected direction, and switches to another direction when the signal quality in a current direction drops below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Peter Johnson, Ross L. Lintelman, Michael James Lynch, Gregg Arthur Charlton, Carl Wang, Kambiz Casey Zangi
  • Patent number: 7459010
    Abstract: A method for the acceleration of an electromagnetic rapper, particularly for an electrostatic precipitator, which includes a metal cylinder as a hammer, an electrical coil for lifting the metal cylinder and a coil energizer for energizing the electrical coil. For cleaning a surface the metal cylinder is lifted by an initial electrical pulse generated by the coil energizer. The coil energizer supplies the electrical coil with an additional electrical pulse so that the metal cylinder is accelerated when it has reached the maximum point of its trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventor: Anders Johansson
  • Patent number: 7460614
    Abstract: A method and system for determining amplitude and phase compensation values used to adjust the amplitude and phase characteristics of real and imaginary signal components of complex signals processed by an analog radio transmitter. The compensation values may be determined in response to detecting a significant temperature change in the transmitter. Corresponding amplitude and phase adjustment signals having levels that correspond to the compensation values are provided to respective amplitude and phase imbalance compensation modules to adjust the amplitude and phase characteristics of at least one of the real and imaginary signal components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Alpaslan Demir, Leonid Kazakevich, Kenneth P. Kearney
  • Patent number: 7455078
    Abstract: A method of making a seam for an endless woven multilayer papermakers fabric such as a press felt base fabric, comprises selecting a repeating weave pattern so as to provide during weaving a body portion woven as a double layer, and a shed change for the warp yarns adjacent to the warp yarns of the body portion to provide a first and second seaming portion. In each seaming portion the warp yarns are separated into an upper group and a lower group such that the weft yarn interweaves separately with each group to form a distinct upper and lower layer. A forming wire is provided at the vertically aligned lateral edges of the fabric, and the weft yarn in sequence interweaves with the upper group of warp yarns to provide the upper layer, forms a seaming loop about the forming wire and interweaves with the lower group of warp yarns to provide the lower layer. The method and a fabric made by the method provide improved uniformity of the seaming loops and reduced sheet marking in the seam area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: AstenJohnson, Inc.
    Inventor: Brent Swaine
  • Patent number: 7456296
    Abstract: A process for preparation of crystalline perindopril erbumine of formula (II) which exhibits the X-ray (powder) diffraction pattern like that shown in FIG. 2 The process comprises reacting a solution of perindopril of formula (I), in a solvent selected from N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl acetals of lower aliphatic aldehydes, dimethyl ketals of lower aliphatic ketones and 1,2-dialkoxyethane with tertiary butylamine and crystallization of the erbumine salt thus obtained by heating the reaction mixture to reflux, filtering hot, cooling gradually to 20° C. to 30° C., and further cooling to 0° C. to 15° C. for 30 minutes to 1 hour and finally filtering off and drying the crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Lupin Ltd
    Inventors: Girij Pal Singh, Himanshu Madhav Godbole, Sagar Purushottam Nehate
  • Patent number: 7457599
    Abstract: There is provided a frequency transceiver for automatically controlling a TX/RX IF signal in a radar or a communication system, which transmits/receives an RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Kyoo Chang Oh, Sang Man Moon, Hyoun Kyoung Kim, In Kyu Kim, Sang Jong Lee, Tae Sik Kim, Hae Chang Lee, Chan Hong Yeom
  • Patent number: 7457347
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating and correcting baseband frequency error in a receiver. In one embodiment, an equalizer performs equalization on a sample data stream and generates filter tap values based on the equalization. An estimated frequency error signal is generated based on at least one of the filter tap values. A rotating phasor is generated based on the estimated frequency error signal. The rotating phasor signal is multiplied with the sample data stream to correct the frequency of the sample data stream. In another embodiment, a channel estimator performs channel estimation and generates Rake receiver finger weights based on at least one of the finger weights. An estimated frequency error signal is generated based on at least one of the finger weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Philip J. Pietraski, Rui Yang, Mihaela Beluri, Alpaslan Demir
  • Patent number: 7452087
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus illuminating an objective illumination region comprises a plurality of illuminants having light-emitting surfaces radiating diffused light, an illuminant substrate in which the illuminants are disposed so as to be set in array on the circumference, at least one optical member configured to guide the diffused light to the objective illumination region, a movable section configured to drive the optical member so as to be rotatable around the center of the circumference serving as a rotation center, and a lighting control section configured to control a light-emitting timing of the plurality of illuminants. The movable section and the lighting control section operate together such that the quantity of light per unit time of the diffused light guided to the objective illumination region is within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Imade
  • Patent number: 7453519
    Abstract: This imaging device includes an imaging element, a field rate conversion processing section, and a frame rate conversion processing section. The imaging element converts an image of a photoelectric subject photographically, and outputs a picture image signal which consists of frames at a first frame rate. The field rate conversion processing section converts the picture image signal at the first frame rate into a television signal at a second frame rate which is smaller than the first frame rate. The frame rate conversion processing section converts the picture image signal at the first frame rate into a cinema film signal at a third frame rate which is smaller than the first frame rate, and which is different from the second frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Kubota, Shinzo Matsui
  • Patent number: 7452445
    Abstract: A liquid fiber mulching mat of a non-woody fiber and the production method thereof are disclosed. The production method of a liquid fiber mulching mat for a non-woody fiber includes steps of providing a biopulp of a non-woody fiber plant, a polymer and water, mixing the biopulp, the polymer and water well for preparing a fiber pulp of the non-woody fiber plant, and applying the fiber pulp of the non-woody fiber plant on a surface of an article for forming the liquid fiber mulching mat. Besides, a solid fiber mulching mat of a non-woody fiber is disclosed. The fiber mulching mat can be used in farms for protecting the weeds and used in mountainside land for preventing soil collapse. Also the fiber mulching mat can be used in arid area for decreasing water evaporation and preventing desertification and dust storm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Yeun Foong Yu Paper MFG Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jenn-Wen Huang, Yu-Hsiang Peng
  • Patent number: 7454205
    Abstract: A startup process of an access point (AP) includes a discovery phase and an announcement phase. During the discovery phase, the AP detects neighboring APs from its own extended service set (ESS), neighboring APs from different ESSs, and external sources of interference. During the announcement phase, the AP transmits its beacon signals at maximum power in order to accelerate recognition by neighboring APs running the discovery phase. An automatic initialization channel selection process of an AP scans channels the AP will use to communicate. Information of each scanned channel is recorded and a best performance channel is determined for use by the AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Cave, Angelo Cuffaro, Paul Marinier, Teresa Joanne Hunkeler, Juan Carlos Zuniga, Vincent Roy
  • Patent number: 7453508
    Abstract: In a camera system of this invention, a light beam coming from a photographing lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in the widthwise direction of a body unit, and is reflected by a second mirror via a half mirror and screen in the upward direction of the body unit except for some light beam components. The light beam reflected by the second mirror is reflected by a third mirror in a direction opposite to that of the light beam reflected by the quick return mirror, and is also reflected by a fourth mirror toward an eyepiece side in the back side of the body unit. Some light beam components reflected by the half mirror are fetched by an AF sensor unit to detect the focal point position of the photographing lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Iwase, Motoaki Kobayashi, Toshifumi Nakano
  • Patent number: 7453964
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus which uses fast Fourier transforms (FFTs) in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receiver which incorporates a beam space antenna array. The beam space antenna array may be implemented with a Butler matrix array. The beam space antenna array may be a circular array, vertical array, or a combination of both circular and vertical arrays, for providing the desired angular antenna coverage. In one embodiment, the antenna array is optimized because the FFTs are linear invariant transform operators, whereby the order of operations in the OFDM receiver can be interchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lind Olesen, Alexander Reznik, Philip J. Pietraski, Rui Yang
  • Patent number: D581487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: D581602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Vermont Juvenile Furniture Mfg., Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Jakubowski, James M. Buckley, Craig Bures, Douglas Melville, Jr., Paul Corsi, Phillip Standley, Scott S. Jakubowski, Todd M. Jakubowski