Patents Assigned to B
  • HIGH BANDWIDTH, MONOLITHIC TRAVELING WAVE PHOTODIODE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20130113063
    Abstract: The monolithic application of a high speed TWPDA with impedance matching. Use of the high speed monolithic TWPDA will allow for more efficient transfer of optical signals within analog circuits and over distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation, d/b/a University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group
    Inventor: University of Virginia Patent Foundation, d/b/a University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group
  • ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SUITES AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130113250
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuation system for an aircraft passenger suite for allowing passenger-initiated adjustment of a passenger seat and related passenger accoutrements including a suite control unit configured to receive command signals from a user interface, and a first line replacement unit comprising a first integral electronic control unit and a second line replacement unit coupled to the first line replacement, wherein the first electronic control unit controls operation of the first line replacement unit and the second line replacement unit in response to command signals received from the suite control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
  • PASSIVE MULTIPLEXING EXTENSION FOR ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20130114124
    Abstract: A single-segment drive scheme for an electronic paper display (EPD) is replaced by a multiplexed drive scheme that reduces the number of driver pins to the number of display segments per digit or alphanumeric character plus one input/output (I/O) line per digit or alphanumeric character. In accordance with the invention, a passive digit selection mechanism enables a multiplex display drive scheme when the EPD material used typically has a stable threshold combined with a small hysteresis. Typically, display operation is better the smaller the hysteresis and the more stable the threshold of the EPD material that is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Thomas Suwald
  • Method of Authorizing a Person, an Authorizing Architecture and a Computer Program Product
    Publication number: 20130117815
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for authorizing a person. The method comprises the step of receiving authentication data from a personal authentication device transmitting said data to a reader associated with a central authorization system. Further, the method comprises the steps of including the received authentication data in a request message and transmitting the request message to the central authorization system, receiving the request message at the central authorization system and retrieving the authentication data from the request message. The method also comprises the steps of performing an authentication process at a central authentication system using said reader authentication data and executing an authorization process at the central authorization system based on the authentication process result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: UBIQU B.V.
    Inventor: Boris Petrov Dokov Goranov
  • IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY HAVING SHARED GLOBAL SHUTTER CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20130112753
    Abstract: There is set forth herein in one embodiment an image sensor array including a global shutter shared by first and second pixels. The global shutter can include a charge storage area having an associated shield for reducing charge build up on the charge storage area attributable to incident light rays. There is set forth herein in one embodiment an imaging apparatus having one or more configuration. The one or more configuration can include one or more of a configuration wherein a frame read out from an image sensor array has unbinned pixel values, a configuration wherein a frame read out from an image sensor array has binned pixel values corresponding to an M×N, M>=2, N>=2 arrangement of pixel values, and a configuration wherein a frame read out from an image sensor array has binned pixel values corresponding to a 1×N, N>=2 arrangement of pixel values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc. doing business as (d.b.a) Honeywell Scanning & Mobility
    Inventor: Ynjiun Paul Wang
  • DATA TRANSPORT CONTENT ASSOCIATION
    Publication number: 20130117140
    Abstract: A method is presented that enables the viewing of network data consumption from an alternative data plan (ADP) by a mobile device in terms of content. The method includes associating a mobile device, an application and content with an ADP and viewing data consumption in terms of content. A counter may be adjusted each time content associated with the ADP is consumed and the counter may be displayed on the mobile device which may also display data consumption in terms of megabytes (MB). The threshold size for the counter to increment may be preset per the rules of the ADP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
    Inventor: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
  • LOCATION-BASED MICROCELL SEARCH
    Publication number: 20130115943
    Abstract: A network device may store information identifying a coverage area associated with each of one or more cells that are associated with the network device. The network device may receive information identifying a geographic location of a user device. The network device may compare the geographic location of the user device to one or more of the stored coverage areas. The network device may also determine, based on the comparing, that the user device is within a particular coverage area of a particular cell, of the one or more cells. The network device may further send, to the user device, and based on determining that the user device is located within the particular coverage area of the particular cell, an instruction for the user device to connect to the particular cell, where the user device is to attempt to connect to the particular cell in response to the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP (D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS), VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Derek Hongwei H. BAO, Steven R. RADOS, Patricia Ruey-Jane CHANG, Priscilla LAU, Yee Sin CHAN, Maria G. LAM, John F. MACIAS, Thomas H. TAN, Lalit R. KOTECHA, Thomas W. HAYNES, David CHIANG
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BALLAST, A BALLAST, A LIGHTING CONTROLLER, AND A DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR
    Publication number: 20130113391
    Abstract: A method of controlling a ballast in a circuit for a lighting application and connected to a mains power supply is disclosed. The method comprises determining whether a dimmer is present in the circuit; in response to detecting that a dimmer is present, determining a zero-crossing of the power supply and setting a bleeder current through the ballast in dependence on the phase of the power supply within a mains half-cycle; and in response to determining that a dimmer is not present, disabling the bleeder current. A ballast which is controlled by such a method is also disclosed. Additionally, a controller, which may include a digital signal processor, for a ballast and operable according to the above method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: NXP B. V.
    Inventor: NXP B.V.
  • POWER SUPPLY WITH INTEGRATED VOLTAGE CLAMP AND CURRENT SINK
    Publication number: 20130113446
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate a system and method for supplying power. The system may include an input/output port, a regulator, and a clamp. The regulator may supply power to the input/output port in a first mode, sink current from the input/output port in a second mode, and be disabled in a third mode. The clamp may be disabled in the first and second modes, and may limit the voltage at the input/output port below a first value in the third mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Clemens Gerhardus Johannes DE HAAS
  • PROXIMITY ASSURANCE FOR SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20130116964
    Abstract: A proximity check ensures that a card is physically close to the reader device in order to inhibit relay attacks. The proximity check makes relay attacks more difficult because an additional channel must be intercepted and/or spoofed or relayed. This solution can be used for any kind of short-range communication, including Near Field Communications (NFC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Timo van Roermund, Jan Rene Brands, Lukasz Szostek, Marc Vauclair, Zoran Zivkovic
  • OPTICAL ELEMENT, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SUCH OPTICAL ELEMENT AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20130115419
    Abstract: An optical element includes a top layer which is transmissive for EUV radiation with wavelength in the range of 5-20 nm, and a structure of the top layer is a structure having an rms roughness value equal to or larger than ?/10 for spatial periods equal to or smaller than ?/2. The structure promotes transmission through the top layer to the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventor: Levinus Pieter BAKKER
  • TRASH COMPACTOR CARTON WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20130115389
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to trash compactor boxes that have an antibacterial or antimicrobial feature incorporated therein. In a general embodiment, the carton boxes have a built-in compound, such as an antimicrobial, antiseptic, and/or a biocide material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: MAG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES D/B/A MONOGRAM SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Mag aerospace industries d/b/a monogram syste
  • METHOD TO ENHANCE DETAILED INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20130114093
    Abstract: A method for enhancing detail information in rasterized, continuous tone images includes a function that enlarges the contrast of a pixel in a neighborhood of pixels when in that neighborhood one of the pixels has a value that is close to a white color. This is determined by selecting the whitest pixel in the neighborhood. The function shows a gradual transition between the situations in which the whitest pixel is close to the white color and in which the whitest pixel is far from the white color. The method results in a better rendering of fine print when the image is sent to a printing system that reproduces the image on receiving material. For small characters, the legibility is improved by application of this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventor: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A TOUCH SENSITIVE PANEL, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130113761
    Abstract: An electronic device having a touch sensitive panel has an opened and a closed state, and comprises a sensor circuit, a touch simulation facility and a comparator. The sensor circuit is for generating a touch signal indicative for a position where a touch of the touch sensitive panel is detected. The touch simulation facility is for evoking a touch signal at a position of the touch sensitive panel, and comprises a touch simulation element which in the closed state of the electronic device is arranged opposite the touch sensitive panel. The comparator is for comparing the touch signal with a reference value corresponding to the touch simulation element and for generating a correction signal for adjusting a setting of the sensor circuit for compensation of a difference detected between the position where the touch signal is evoked and the position indicated by the touch signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Polymer Vision B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Johannes Gerardus van Lieshout, Bart Peeters, Cornelis Jan Hendrik De Zeeuw, Robert Sjang Josine van Dijk, Hjalmar Edzer Ayco Huitema
  • Pattern selection for full-chip source and mask optimization
    Patent number: 8438508
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lithographic apparatuses and processes, and more particularly to tools for optimizing illumination sources and masks for use in lithographic apparatuses and processes. According to certain aspects, the present invention enables full chip pattern coverage while lowering the computation cost by intelligently selecting a small set of critical design patterns from the full set of clips to be used in source and mask optimization. Optimization is performed only on these selected patterns to obtain an optimized source. The optimized source is then used to optimize the mask (e.g. using OPC and manufacturability verification) for the full chip, and the process window performance results are compared. If the results are comparable to conventional full-chip SMO, the process ends, otherwise various methods are provided for iteratively converging on the successful result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventor: Hua-Yu Liu
  • Metal moulding and method for producing it
    Patent number: 8435644
    Abstract: A metal molding (10) comprises a metal foam region (12) composed of a metal foam consisting of a metal, a further region (14) in which the metal has fewer or smaller cavities than in the metal foam region, and an essentially sheet-like one-part or multipart insert element (16) with orifices or interspaces. The insert element (16) is arranged in a fringe region between the metal foam region (12) and the further region (14). The metal in the further region (14) is connected metallically to the metal in the metal foam region (12) in orifices or interspaces of the insert element (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Huette Klein-Reichenbach Gesellschaft m.b.H
    Inventors: Franz Dobesberger, Herbert J. Flankl, Dietmar Leitlmeier
  • Antibodies against nerve growth factor (NGF) with enhanced in vivo stability
    Patent number: 8435523
    Abstract: The present invention provides anti-nerve growth factor (NGF) antibodies that contain an IgG4 constant region comprising a stabilizing hinge region mutation and wherein the antibodies exhibit an unexpectedly long serum half life in cynomolgus monkeys. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the anti-NGF antibodies, nucleic acids encoding the NGF antibodies, host cells for expressing the NGF antibodies and methods of using the antibodies for treating NGF-related diseases or conditions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Abbott Research B.V.
    Inventors: John Powell, Duncan Casson, Mark Maginn, Wei Liu, Sandeep Dutta, Andrea Best, Jerry A. Hall
  • Capsule, filled with a medicine, in particular an inhalable medicine
    Patent number: 8434477
    Abstract: An assembly of a tube-shaped body and a tube-shaped cap, which are open at one distal side, is provided to manufacture a capsule for enclosing a medicine. At least one recess is arranged in an outer surface of the body, wherein at least one fixating bulge is arranged in an inner surface of the cap, which is destined to be snugly received in the recess in the outer surface of the body in order to realize a fixed snap connection between the body and the cap. A smallest inner diameter of the fixating bulge of the cap is equal to or smaller than a smallest outer diameter of the recess in the body, which contributes to realizing a fixed snap connection which is firm to such an extent that the capsule is suitable for application in an inhalation apparatus comprising provisions for piercing the capsule at least one place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Pharmachemie B.V.
    Inventor: Dick De Vos
  • Device for ultrasonic welding of at least two plastic foil layers
    Patent number: 8435368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for ultrasonic welding of at least two plastic foil layers for manufacturing for example a package. The device comprises at least one sonotrode and at least one anvil positioned opposite each other and each being provided with a pressure surface. The pressure surfaces can be moved away from each other and towards each other from a position of rest to a welding position and vice versa, the pressure surfaces in the welding position forming a welding section as well as a flow-out section. The pressure surfaces in the flow-out section have at least two pressure surface areas extending substantially parallel to each other for supporting the foil layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Packaging Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Barend Bastiaan Romijn, Ivan Jacobus Janssen, Hannes Köhler
  • Device comprising a substrate including an electronic contact, and transponder
    Patent number: 8437141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device comprising a first electric contact (8, 98) and a substrate (1, 91). The first electric contact (8, 98) comprises a first area (10, 110) with a first wettability, and the substrate (1, 91) comprises a second area (3) with a second wettability and a third area (2) with a third wettability and being adjacent to the second area (2). The first electric contact (8, 98) is attached on the substrate (1, 91) so that the first area (10, 110) of the first electric contact (8, 98) is adjacent to the second area (3), and the second area (3) is located between the first area (10, 110) and the third area (2). The first and the second wettability are higher than the third wettability. The invention also relates to a transponder (T1, T2, T3) which comprises the substrate (1, 91), an electric device (50, 80) and an antenna (7, 93).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Reinhard Rogy, Cristian Zenz