Patents Represented by Attorney Volpe and Koenig
  • Patent number: 8224363
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for enabling short message service (SMS) and supplementary services (SS) in a long term evolution (LTE) network via evolved packet system (EPS) mobility management (EMM) over the LTE control plane are described. In one embodiment, the radio resource control (RRC) connection signaling radio bearer (SRB) is used for SMS and SS transport over the LTE control plane between a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a mobility management entity (MME). EMM interfaces and primitives are defined for actions towards SMS and SS entities for enabling SMS and SS services in LTE via the LTE control plane media. Message formats for SMS and SS message transport are also disclosed for sending SMS and SS messages within EMM uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport and downlink (DL) NAS transport messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Behrouz Aghili, Peter S. Wang, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Shankar Somasundaram
  • Patent number: 8225036
    Abstract: A storage controller that can maintain its performance and reduce power consumption and thereby realize large capacity and low power consumption, and a method for controlling such a storage controller are provided. The storage controller includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory modules having a plurality of nonvolatile memory chips for storing data from a host computer, and a nonvolatile memory control unit for controlling data input to and output from the host computer by controlling a power source for the nonvolatile memory modules. When reading or writing data from or to a designated nonvolatile memory module at a specified time in response to a data read/write request from the host computer, the nonvolatile memory control unit controls the power source for only the designated nonvolatile memory module to be turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Koga
  • Patent number: 8222287
    Abstract: A heteroannelated anthraquinone derivative compound is provided. The heteroannelated anthraquinone derivative compound is represented by a formula (I): wherein R1 is a substituent being one selected from a group consisting of i) a first substituent being one selected from a group consisting of a hydryl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group and a cyan group, ii) a second substituent being one selected from a group consisting of (CH2)nX, a straight (CH2)n alkyl group, a (CH2)n alkoxyl group, a branched (CH2)n alkyl group, a C3˜C12 nephthenic group, and a C3˜C12 cyclic alkoxyl group, wherein 1?n?12, and X is a halogen, iii) a third substituent being one selected from a group consisting of a straight C1˜C8 alkyl group with a double-bond, a C1˜C8 alkoxyl group with a double-bond, a branched C1˜C8 alkyl group with a double-bond and a C3˜C8 nephthenic group with a double-bond, and iv) a fourth substituent of a C5˜C12 heterocyclic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: National Defense Medical Center
    Inventor: Hsu-Shan Huang
  • Patent number: 8223688
    Abstract: Multiple channels are aggregated. In an example embodiment, first data is transmitted on a first channel to a wireless device, and second data is simultaneously transmitted on a second channel to the wireless device. The first data and the second data are transmitted in a coordinated manner by aggregating the first channel and the second channel. Various example channel characteristics and combinations thereof are described. Different data allocation options for aggregated channels are described. Other alternative implementations are also presented herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Wi-LAN, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Stanwood, Ramon Khalona, Lei Wang, Yair Bourlas, Gene W. Marsh, Robert P. Gilmore, Ron Porat, Paul W. Piggin
  • Patent number: 8223905
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for maximizing the usable bandwidth for High Performance 1553 terminals operating concurrently on the same physical bus with legacy 1 Mb/s MIL-STD-1553 terminals. More specifically, the method and apparatus provides implementation for predictive cancellation by synthesizing an estimate of the 1 Mb/s MIL-STD-1553 component of a composite 1 Mb/s plus High Performance 1553 input signal using either of two different techniques: (1) a combination of digital and analog techniques; and (2) an all digital technique. The synthesized signal is then subtracted from the composite signal. Both techniques employ an algorithm for minimizing the effects of clock skew between 1 Mb/s 1553 transmitting clocks and the local High Performance 1553 sampling clock. Both techniques also incorporate an adaptation algorithm for developing and maintaining digital models of 1 Mb/s 1553 signals received from multiple 1 Mb/s 1553 terminals on a bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Data Device Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Glass
  • Patent number: 8223329
    Abstract: An endpoint detection device, a plasma reactor with the endpoint detection device, and an endpoint detection method are provided. The endpoint detection device includes an OES data operation unit, a data selector, a product generator, an SVM, and an endpoint determiner. The OES data operation unit processes reference OES data by normalization and PCA. The data selector selects part of the linear reference loading vectors and selects part of the selected linear reference loading vectors. The product generator outputs at least one reference product value. The SVM performs regression and outputs a prediction product value. The endpoint determiner detects a process wafer etch or deposition endpoint and outputs a detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: DMS Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Kun Joo Park, Kwang Hoon Han, Kee Hyun Kim, Weon Mook Lee, Kyounghoon Han, Heeyeop Chae
  • Patent number: 8215468
    Abstract: A torque-transmission system with a decoupler (1) between a shaft (2) and a belt pulley (3) of a starter generator is provided. The belt pulley can rotate relative to the shaft (2). For reducing rotary oscillations, the decoupler (1) includes a damping device arranged between the belt pulley (3) and the shaft (2) with at least one spring element (5). The decoupler (1) includes an automatic locking device (7) that is dependent on a direction of rotation and that produces, at a low rotational speed level, a coupling between the belt pulley (3) and the shaft (2), and this coupling automatically disconnects when a pre-determined rotational speed is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Hartmann, Christian Hauck
  • Patent number: 8219237
    Abstract: A method and a sewing machine are provided to form sewing patterns allowing the stitching width to be changed during sewing for a flexible adjustment of parameters of the sewing pattern. In particular the stitch length a can be changed without changing the exterior design of the sewing pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: BERNINA International AG
    Inventor: Manfred Schweizer
  • Patent number: 8215612
    Abstract: A sliding valve including a valve body (1) with a wall having a valve opening (3) and a valve seat (4) surrounding the valve opening (3), a valve plate (5), at least one valve rod (8) that can move in the axial direction and can be moved for closing the valve starting from a first position in which the valve plate (5) assumes its open position, to a second position in which the valve plate (5) assumes an intermediate position covering the valve opening (3) but lifted from the valve seat (4), into a third position in which the valve plate (5) assumes its closed position. At least one lifting element (10, 11) moves the valve plate (5) from its intermediate position into its closed position, and at least one support unit (12) with at least one front and at least one rear support element (14, 13) that interact in the closed position of the valve plate (5) with at least one valve-body-fixed, front support element and at least one valve-body-fixed, rear support element (16, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: VAT Holding AG
    Inventor: Florian Ehrne
  • Patent number: 8217627
    Abstract: In order to allow the cyclist to keep the state of the batteries under control during use of a bicycle equipped with an on-board electronic apparatus or during the recharging of the batteries, data is displayed to the cyclist relative to the batteries on the display device of the on-board electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Campagnolo S.r.l.
    Inventor: Federico Miglioranza
  • Patent number: 8218603
    Abstract: A simple and robust CTL is used for time tracking of multipath components of a spread spectrum signal transmitted over a wireless multipath fading channel. A digital code-tracking loop includes the implementations of despreading early and late data samples by use of a pseudonoise sequence, an error signal output generated by the despreading, and adjustment for a plurality of on-time, early and late samples, a data rate of a control signal provided as a fractional proportion of a data rate of error signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Bin Li
  • Patent number: 8215273
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster (1) for an internal combustion engine, which is attached on the end to a camshaft (2) and which acts as a transmission element to a drive wheel (3) for the rotating drive of the camshaft (2), with an internal wheel (4) locked in rotation with the camshaft (2) and a coaxial external wheel (5) that can rotate relative to the internal wheel. A control valve with a valve slide (6) is provided for controlling a fluid for pressurizing pressure spaces (20) arranged between the internal wheel (4) and the external wheel (5), and is provided coaxial to the internal wheel (4), in order to create angular adjustment between the internal wheel (4) and the external wheel (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ali Bayrakdar
  • Patent number: 8217526
    Abstract: A vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) includes air or water bearing supports. The VAWT may be configured to float. The VAWT may include a 360° rotor, having a precision machined noncorrosive bearing surface at its perimeter, with a system of wind capturing devices configured to collect kinetic energy of wind. The rotor may be supported by at least three air or water bearing supports positioned substantially at a perimeter of the rotor. Electrical generation components may be located substantially at the perimeter of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventor: Andrew J. Devitt
  • Patent number: 8219036
    Abstract: A wireless digital communication system includes a base station in communication with a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs). The system prioritizes the forwarding of blocks of downlink data to designated ones of the UEs. The system employs adaptive modulation and coding (AM&C) to achieve improved radio resource utilization and provides optimum data rates for user services. Blocks of downlink (DL) data are received by the base station which requests downlink (DL) channel quality measurements only from those mobile terminals (UEs) with pending downlink transmissions. The UEs respond to the request by measuring and reporting DL channel quality to the base station, which then allocates resources such that the UEs will make best use of radio resources. The base station notifies the UEs of the physical channel allocation indicating the modulation/coding rate and allocated slots followed by transmission of blocks of downlink data which are transmitted to the UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick, James M. Miller, Eldad M. Zeira, Ariela Zeira
  • Patent number: 8215605
    Abstract: A magnetic mounting apparatus, comprising a first modular support member having an interchangeable first module configured to slide onto a second module, and a second support member. The first module includes a first receptacle having a first channel of a first width and a second channel of a second width greater than the first width. The first and second channels form a cavity with an opening at a first surface of the first module and which proceeds toward a second surface of the first module opposite to the first surface. The first module also includes a keyed housing channel and a catch. The second module includes a first magnet and a key for attachment to the first module. The second support member includes a second magnet that is oriented to mate with the first magnet of the first modular support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Shepley
  • Patent number: 8218508
    Abstract: One out of sixteen preamble signatures is selected. A code is produced based on the selected preamble signature. The produced code is phase rotated to produce a processed preamble signature signal. The processed preamble signature signal is used in processing the CDMA RACH signal and the CDMA RACH signal is used to access a CDMA system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen G. Dick, Charles A. Dennean, Eldad M. Zeira, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Ariela Zeira
  • Patent number: 8218562
    Abstract: A technique for distributing channel allocation information in a demand access communication system. Multiple access codes are used that have a defined code repeat period or code epoch. For each such epoch duration, a schedule of assignment of traffic channels to active terminals for each epoch is determined. For each terminal designated as active during the epoch, a list of active channels for such terminal unit is assigned. Prior to the start of each epoch, a channel set up message is sent on one of the forward link channels, such as a paging channel, indicating the lists of active channels for epochs of the associated traffic channel(s) that are to follow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Pertti Olavi Alapuranen, Kevin P. Johnson, Kevin L. Farley
  • Patent number: 8219091
    Abstract: A method and system for conveying media independent handover (MIH) capability information are disclosed. A wireless communication system includes a plurality of wireless networks deployed under different wireless communication protocols. A multi-mode wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may perform a handover from one wireless network to another for continuous reception of services. The wireless network sends a message to the WTRU which indicates whether the wireless network supports MIH services and a supported MIH mode. The WTRU receives the message and makes a handover decision based on the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Alan Gerald Carlton
  • Patent number: RE43501
    Abstract: An electric control device for a motor-driven derailleur for bicycles includes a supporting body fixed to a handlebar of a bicycle, a supporting body, a pair of electric switches to control the gear change carried by the supporting body, and a gear change lever that can be manually operated to control a first of said switches. The gear change lever comprises a first part connected to the supporting body so as to consent shift of the gear change lever between a position at rest and an operating position, and a second part hinged to the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Campagnolo S.r.l.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Dal Pra′
  • Patent number: D663829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hunter Pacific International Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Philip Allen, Scott Ibbotson, Liam Keene