Patents Represented by Attorney Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
  • Patent number: 7406068
    Abstract: A Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) includes a Radio Access Network Internet Protocol (RAN IP) gateway that enables connectivity to the public Internet. The system may serve as a stand-alone system or be incorporated into a UMTS used with conventional Core Network, particularly for tracking and implementing AAA functions in the Core Network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Menon, Yi-Ju Chao, Shamim Akbar Rahman
  • Patent number: 7406488
    Abstract: A method and system where data is maintained in a continuous data protection system is disclosed. A primary volume may be protected according to an any-point-in-time (APIT) window wherein restores may be performed at any time as desired. The APIT window may be of any time duration as desired. Outside of the APIT window, a retention policy for phasing out data may be established as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: NetApp
    Inventors: Roger Keith Stager, Donald Alvin Trimmer, Pawan Saxena, Randall Johnson, Craig Anthony Johnston, Yafen Peggy Chang, Rico Blaser
  • Patent number: 7406130
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and system for optimization of channel estimation and synchronization in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless communication system. In accordance with the present invention, all of the training sequences are simply constructed based on a basic code by cyclically shifting the basic code. The training sequences are transmitted from different antennas in parallel without performing inverse fast Fourier transform. As a result, there is no peak-to-average ratio problem. Channel estimation is performed in each receiver based on the samples before fast Fourier transform and the maximum-likelihood estimate of channel response in time domain is then mapped into the frequency domain. The channel estimation is not only very simple in implementation, but also very efficient in computation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yuejin Huang, Robert Lind Olesen, Chang-Soo Koo
  • Patent number: 7404794
    Abstract: A microendoscope with a distal probe tip which has, in particular, a diameter of up to approximately 1 mm is provided and inside of which an optical subassembly at least provided with a micro-objective and with an image transmitting element is accommodated. An image transmitting system is connected to the optical subassembly. An image-enlarging coupling element is provided between the optical subassembly of the probe tip and the image transmitting system connected thereto. The image transmitting system connected to the coupling element has a larger active diameter than the optical subassembly that is provided with the distal objective. As a result, the distal probe tip on a handgrip has the necessary small working diameter over the entire working length, and at the beginning or inside the handgrip, the optical coupling element is coupled to an image guide or to an image transmitting system or the like having a higher pixel count and thus a larger active diameter and, therefore, a larger outside diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Scholly Fiberoptic GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Schölly
  • Patent number: 7403319
    Abstract: An electrochromic device in which specific channel direction for the conduction of ions is implemented. As a result ionic crosstalk between display pixels is greatly reduced and unwanted transient coloration effects are minimized. Further, specific gel, polymer, or ionic liquid solutions can greatly eliminate the corrosive effects associated with the use of electrolyte salt solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: NTERA Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Leyland, David Corr, Micheal Cassidy, Francois Pichot, Nikolaos Vlachopoulos, Michael Ryan
  • Patent number: 7403503
    Abstract: A method and system wherein the coverage area of a plurality of base stations may be evaluated with respect to noise rise and power for assignment of system resources is disclosed. Path loss is measured to determine candidate base stations and at least one timeslot is selected from within the candidate base stations for optimization of the uplink and downlink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Angelo Cuffaro, Paul Marinier, Christopher Cave
  • Patent number: 7403278
    Abstract: A surface inspection apparatus, for inspecting a plurality of surfaces formed in a peripheral edge portion of a plate-like object, includes a image pickup mechanism, which photographs the peripheral edge portion of the plate-like object having a plurality of surfaces, and an image processing device, which processes an image obtained by the photographing device. The image pickup mechanism includes an optical system which guides images of the plurality of surfaces of the plate-like object in one direction, and a camera unit having an image pickup surface, on which the images of the plurality of surfaces guided by the optical system in the one direction are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignees: Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation, Covalent Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hayashi, Hiroyuki Naraidate, Makoto Kyoya, Koji Izunome, Hiromi Nagahama, Miyuki Shimizu, Kazuhiko Hamatani
  • Patent number: 7403223
    Abstract: Apparatus having a file generator which assigns a file name for information to be recorded so that the information is formatted as a file for storage in a recording medium. The file generator automatically assigns the file name which has a part thereof which is a serial number stored and managed in the recording medium and associated with the file. The file generator, in one embodiment, increments the last stored file number and stores it in readiness for use to identify the next file to be created. The file generator also creates characters forming an arbitrary position of the file name. The file generator also provides a character which identifies the apparatus with the file number. The arbitrary characters, the character which identifies the apparatus and the serial number are combined to form the file name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Kaoru Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 7402017
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided for dry storing boats (2) and holding them readily available, comprising a number of boat storage spaces (22) arranged at a waterfront area, and a lifting device (7) for lifting or pulling boats (2) from the water. The boat storage spaces (22) are formed according to the invention by a mechanized shelf or honeycomb storage facility (13) or the like, having fixed installed transportation devices (15, 19) for the storage and removal of boats (2). Preferably, cassettes (16) are provided, on which the boats (2) are stored and removed as well as transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: KEURO Besitz GmbH & Co. EDV-Dienstleistungs KG
    Inventor: Armin Stolzer
  • Patent number: 7400692
    Abstract: At least one wireless communication is received and sampled to produce samples. A channel response is estimated corresponding to the at least one wireless communication. An initial channel correlation matrix is produced based on the received samples and the channel response. The initial channel correlation matrix is factorized to produce a Cholesky factor. Forward substitution is performed using the Cholesky factor and received samples to produce initial values for the at least one wireless communication. The Cholesky factor is updated using additional channel correlation matrix values, producing an updated Cholesky factor. Subsequent values for the at least one wireless communication are produced using the updated Cholesky factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Alexander Reznik
  • Patent number: 7400864
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that reduces the amount of constellation rotation due to power amplifier (PA) insertion phase variation during activation (i.e., turn on) of a transmitter. This is accomplished by applying an instantaneous phase rotation during the transmitter turn on at digital baseband to counteract and minimize unwanted phase variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Leonid Kazakevich, Tanbir Haque, Alpaslan Demir, Robert Troiano
  • Patent number: 7400582
    Abstract: The invention relates to establishing a wireless packet session between at least two users. At least one of the users is a wireless user. A first of the at least two users sends a reservation setup protocol (RSVP) PATH message to a second user of the two users. The RSVP PATH message includes information for reserving resources for transmissions from only the first user to the second user; or from the first user to the second user and the second user to the first user, or only for transmissions from the second user to the first user. In response to receiving the RSVP PATH message, the second user transmits a RSVP reservation (RESV) message to the first user. Transmissions occur using the reserved resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kamel M. Shaheen, Sharif M. Shahrier
  • Patent number: 7401198
    Abstract: A method for stream allocation in a data storage system begins by determining whether a stream needs storage space. Storage space for the stream is requested, and a device on which to allocate the storage space is selected. The storage space on the selected device is allocated to the stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: NetApp
    Inventors: Craig Anthony Johnston, Roger Keith Stager
  • Patent number: 7400861
    Abstract: Data is transmitted over a particular channel from a transmitter to a plurality of receivers. The particular channel is received at the plurality of receivers. Each of the receivers sends power control information to the transmitter based on a measured reception quality and the reception quality requirements of each receiver. The transmitter uses the power control information from each receiver and adjusts a transmission power level of the particular channel so that if any receiver requires an increase in the transmission power level to meet that receiver quality requirement, the transmission power level is increased and if all receivers exceed their quality requirement, the transmission power level is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen E. Terry
  • Patent number: 7399881
    Abstract: A transesterification process of methyl acetate is provided. The process comprises: (a) performing a first reactive distillation of a methyl acetate solution and a first alcohol to generate a first ester and a first mixture; (b) performing a first distillation of a first part of the first mixture to generate a second mixture; and (c) performing a second reactive distillation of a first part of the second mixture and a second alcohol to generate a second ester; wherein the respective one of the first and second alcohols is a limiting reagent. The transesterification process provided in the present invention could highly reduce the investing production cost of the transesterification of the by-product, methyl acetate, in the conventional polyvinyl alcohol plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Hsiao-Ping Huang, Cheng-Ching Yu, Ming-Jer Lee, Jyun-Hong Chen, Jian-Kai Cheng
  • Patent number: 7398125
    Abstract: A device for fastening an electrode in the pacemaker bed before the entry of the electrode into a vein is provided, and includes a sheath having two parts and, with a hose extending through their interior. The two parts and of the sheath are profiled at the contacting edges of a common separating point so that they are fixed in reference to one another in the rotational direction until a user pulls them apart beyond the axial extension of the profiling. In this pulled-apart position the parts of the sheath can be rotated in reference to one another under torsion of the hose and subsequently, due to the restoring force of the hose, will be again guided together axially, which reduces the interior cross-section of the hose and allows a form-fitting grasping the electrode extending therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Osypka, Hans Gerstmann
  • Patent number: 7396463
    Abstract: A process for ultrafiltration using a spiral wound membrane filter is disclosed where the pressure in the space between the filter element and the pressure vessel is higher than or equal to the pressure inside the filter element. Using these conditions the static force created by the pressure provides a high friction between different sheets in the spiral wound filter element, which efficient prevents unwinding or telescoping of the filter element. Using this configuration it is possible to perform the ultrafiltration using a higher differential pressure across the filter element than would otherwise have been possible which leads to a higher efficiency and a low energy consumption. Further an anti telescoping device (ATD) and a spiral wound filter element, which are particular suited for the disclosed process, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Enviro Holding A/S
    Inventor: Jens Kloppenborg Møller
  • Patent number: 7397790
    Abstract: A temporary (temp) dedicated channel (DCH) is used to support communications. The temp-DCH channel is a channel that is assigned to a user having a set duration. After the duration expires, the channel is automatically released to the user. Embodiments of the invention relate to establishing the temp-DCH channel, determining the data rate and duration of the channel. Other embodiments relate to establishing back-to-back temp-DCH channels and the implementation details of these embodiments. Additionally, one embodiment relates to adding a start/stop function to the medium access controller which can be used in conjunction with temp-DCH as well as other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Eldad Zeira, Guodong Zhang, Stephen E. Terry, Ana Lucia Iacono, Janet Stern-Berkowitz, Maged Zaki, Teresa Joanne Hunkeler
  • Patent number: D573012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Jerith Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Godwin, Bruce Schwartz
  • Patent number: D573828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Dorman Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Clokey, John Paul Prego, Heather Moffitt, Todd Davis