Patents Issued in February 27, 2007
  • Patent number: 7183470
    Abstract: An inbred corn line, designated LH321, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line LH321, to the plants of inbred corn line LH321 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line LH321 with itself or another corn line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from the inbred LH321.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Holden's Foundation Seeds, LLC
    Inventor: William D. Griffith
  • Patent number: 7183471
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I000091. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I000091, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I000091 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety I000091 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety I000091.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jeff McElroy
  • Patent number: 7183472
    Abstract: An inbred maize line, designated PH6WA, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line PH6WA, methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred maize line PH6WA with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line PH6WA with another maize line or plant and to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic maize plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PH6WA, to methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PH6WA and to the inbred maize lines derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventor: David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 7183473
    Abstract: An ergonomic stringed instrument is described, presenting a novel ergonomic design incorporating one or more of an angled waist, provided as part of the waist portion of the stringed instrument bowl or body, and a contoured ridge, provided along at least a portion of the back of the stringed instrument bowl or body. The angled waist is provided on the treble side of the stringed instrument, which side may rest on the leg of a performer, and is configured with an angled contour towards the back of the stringed instrument. The contoured ridge runs along at least a portion of the bass side of the stringed instrument back and defines at least a slightly concave portion on the treble side of the contoured ridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kaman Music Corporation
    Inventors: Frank I. Untermyer, Robert Darren Wallace, David McDonald, Scott Keeley, Julian Groeli
  • Patent number: 7183474
    Abstract: A tension adjustable upper sound board for an acoustical stringed musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Newcomb Barger
  • Patent number: 7183475
    Abstract: A tension adjustment mechanism for a stringed musical instrument suitable for use on a tailpiece assembly comprises a pivoting member (such as a string receptor), an adjustable stop, and a lever handle engaged with the pivoting member. The pivoting member preferably has a post for securely receiving an end of a string and an elongate arm. Placement of the handle in a first position preferably causes the adjustable stop to engage and depress the elongate arm of the pivoting member, thereby increasing tension on the string. Placement of the handle in a second position preferably causes the adjustable stop to disengage the elongate arm of the pivoting member, thereby allowing the pivoting member to return to its original position, and decreasing tension on the string. A fine tuning adjustment may be included in the tailpiece assembly. The adjustable stop and/or fine tuning adjustment may comprise adjustable screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: E.L.V.H., Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Van Halen
  • Patent number: 7183476
    Abstract: A portable electronic device integrating compact storage for a large collection of musical scores, rapid access to any score in the collection, a display adjustable for various viewing conditions and individual needs, support for annotation that preserves the original score, and simplified page turning. The device includes two touch-sensitive displays hinged together so as to approximate the familiar form of a musical score. The device opens to display two pages of music, one on each of the touch-sensitive displays. The device may be placed on a music stand or piano ledge in the same manner as a traditional musical score. Removable mass storage medium allows virtually unlimited expansion of a score collection. Menu selection and subsequent random access to selected scores result in rapid retrieval of any score a musician may require.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventors: Margaret J. Swingle, Susan E. Klein
  • Patent number: 7183477
    Abstract: There is provided a musical tone control system capable of controlling the generation of musical tones in a manner reflecting only motion or physical posture suitable for the musical tone generation control when controlling the generation of musical tones reflecting motions of a plurality of users or a plurality of body parts thereof or physical posture thereof. A plurality of motion detecting devices capable of being carried by operators detect motions of the users or operators carrying the devices, and transmit detected motion signals indicative of the detected motions. A receiver device receives the detected motion signals transmitted from the plurality of motion detecting devices. A CPU control extracts at least one detected motion signal satisfying a predetermined condition from the detected motion signals received by the receiver device and controls musical tones to be generated, based on the extracted at least one detected motion signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Nishitani, Satoshi Usa, Eiko Kobayashi, Akira Miki
  • Patent number: 7183478
    Abstract: A dynamically moving method of triggering musical notes that produces intricate, interwoven note sequences with ease as an aid to musicians. Notes that used to stand still while being played can now effectively move. Note events are programmed to generate or trigger positive or negative jumps in intervals of frequency relative to their current frequencies. Subsequent notes are referenced to each new current frequency on a note-by-note basis. Music controller interval producing events are arranged across the playing surface in helpful ways (12, 14, 16). The triggered notes may be artificially generated, instead of played by a musician. Using this technique complex, beautiful music can be coherently and easily produced. The technique generates a moving reference that may be applied to other useful musical functions. For instance, an input note event can silently move the reference to a new location. An input note event can also repeat the last interval, whatever it was.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Paul Swearingen
  • Patent number: 7183479
    Abstract: A system that analyzes music to detect musical beats and to rectify beats that are out of sync with the actual beat phase of the music. The music analysis includes onset detection, tempo/meter estimation, and beat analysis, which includes the rectification of out-of-sync beats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lie Lu, Hong-Jiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 7183480
    Abstract: Performance interface system includes a motion detector provided for movement with a performer, and a control system for receiving detection data transmitted from the motion detector and controlling a performance of a tone in response to the received detection data. State of a performer's motion is detected via a sensor of the motion detector, and detection data representative of the detected motion state is transmitted to the control system. The control system receives the detection data from the motion detector, analyzes the performer's motion on the basis of the detection data, and then controls a tone performance in accordance with the analyzed data. With this arrangement, the performer can readily take part in the tone performance in the control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Nishitani, Satoshi Usa, Masaki Sato, Eiko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7183481
    Abstract: A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: generating supplemental data defining one or more characteristics of one or more light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) on the data processing device; embedding the supplemental data within a musical instrument digital interface (“MIDI”) stream; decoding the supplemental data concurrently with decoding the MIDI stream; and modifying the one or more characteristics of one or more of the LEDs responsive to decoding the supplemental data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Danger, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Alex Hales
  • Patent number: 7183482
    Abstract: A singing voice synthesizing method synthesizes the singing voice by exploiting performance data, such as MIDI data. The input performance data are analyzed as the musical information including the pitch and the length of the sounds and the lyric (S2 and S3). If the musical information analyzed lacks in the lyric information, an arbitrary lyric is donated to an arbitrary string of notes (S9, S11, S12 and S15). The singing voice is generated based on the so donated lyric (S17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7183483
    Abstract: A connection assembly includes a housing and a connector element. The connector element can be attached to the housing and the combined unit can be attached to an electrical box prior to affixing an electrical device thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Anderson, Curtis R. Davidson, Bojana Vojinovic
  • Patent number: 7183484
    Abstract: A bulkhead assembly is provided for dividing a storage compartment into two or more sub-compartments. The bulkhead includes a peripheral seal member mounted at an edge of the bulkhead assembly for engagement with interior surfaces defining at least a portion of the storage compartment. Seals are constructed and configured so as to be reversible to provide a second sealing surface to replace the first sealing surface when it becomes worn or ineffective. The seals may be mounted to the panel assembly via mechanical fasteners permitting easy reversal of the seal members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Rom Acquisition Corporation
    Inventor: Brian A. May
  • Patent number: 7183485
    Abstract: The present disclosure suggests various microelectronic component assembly designs and methods for manufacturing microelectronic component assemblies. In one particular implementation, the invention provides a microelectronic component assembly that includes spaced-apart first and second lead frame members. A packaged element is disposed between the lead frame members and attached thereto only by a plurality of elongate, flexible links that permit the packaged element to accommodate thermally induced stresses by floating with respect to the first and second lead frame members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven K. Groothuis, Steven R. Smith, Steve Baughman, Bernard Ball, T. Michael O'Connor
  • Patent number: 7183486
    Abstract: A liquid tight connector for terminating one end of an elongate electrical conductor includes a connector body having a rearward conduit receiving end, an opposed forward end and a central bore therethrough. A gland nut is movably secured to the rearward conduit receiving end of the body for securing the end of the conduit thereto and a sealing ring is interposed between the rearward conduit receiving end of the body and the gland nut and is supported within a receiving chamber defined therebetween. The sealing ring has a generally O-shaped cross section and is formed of resiliently deformable material. The gland nut includes an internal frusto-conical surface, which simultaneously urges the sealing ring radially inward toward the conduit and forward toward the rearward conduit receiving end of the body so as to deformably fill the receiving chamber upon the movable securement of the gland nut onto the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Pyron, Craig Yoss
  • Patent number: 7183487
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a faceplate having a backing plate and a stainless steel cover plate. The backing plate includes at least one opening to receive a module and at least one pocket. The pocket includes a mounting snap. The cover plate includes at least one opening to receive the module and at least one pocket opening. The pocket opening includes a tab that extends from the cover plate. When faceplate is assembled, the mounting snap engages the tab to secure the cover plate to the backing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Jason C. O'Young, Mark J. Donnell, Jeremy S. Parrish
  • Patent number: 7183488
    Abstract: A conduit includes an elongate member with an outer surface and an inner surface defining an inner passage for enclosing one or more electrical signal conductors therein, and an electromagnetic shield disposed coaxially with the elongate member to block electromagnetic radiation emitted by the one or more electrical signal conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Secured Systems Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Craig McCarthy, John Edwards, legal representative, G. Bradford Saunders, Stanley Dunaway, deceased
  • Patent number: 7183489
    Abstract: The compression connector has a first body portion including a first hook and a first ramp extending therefrom to form a first main wire port. The first body portion also has a second hook and a second ramp extending therefrom to form a first tap wire port. The first body portion further has a second tap wire port and a third tap wire port positioned between the first main wire port and the first tap wire port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Robert W. Kossak, Joseph A. Chopp, Jr., Robert L. Sokol, Steven R. Bitz
  • Patent number: 7183491
    Abstract: To provide a printed wiring board where the impedance between pads through which differential signals pass has been set to a predetermined standard value. The printed wiring board includes a first conductor layer extending over an area excluding a hole formed for each pad group and filled with a dielectric, and a second conductor layer extending over an area containing areas facing the hole. The hole encompasses a plurality of areas facing predetermined respective pads which are adjacent to each other and which form the pad group from among the plurality of pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7183492
    Abstract: A multi-layer printed circuit board having a low noise characteristic, the multi-layer printed circuit board includes: at least one circuit layer; at least one isolation line for dividing the at least one circuit layer into at least two areas, the at least one isolation line forms an open pattern and the at least one isolation line extendedly forms a long neck line into the at least one area, and an internal opening of the long neck line located at a geometric center of the at least one area to improve the isolation, especially for the noises near the resonant frequencies of the isolation areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Tatung Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Chao, Chih-Wen Huang, Chun-Lin Liao
  • Patent number: 7183493
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, an electronic assembly is provided. The electronic assembly includes a first substrate having an integrated circuit formed therein and a second substrate. The first and second substrates are interconnected by a plurality of bi-material interconnects that are electrically connected to the integrated circuit and have a first component comprising a conductive first material with a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a second component comprising a second material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The first and second components are connected and shaped such that when the temperature of the bi-material interconnects changes the interconnects each bend towards the first or second component. When the temperature of the second substrate increases, the second substrate expands away from a central portion thereof. The bi-material interconnects are arranged such that the bi-material interconnects bend away from the central portion of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jason A. Garcia, John J. Beatty
  • Patent number: 7183494
    Abstract: A bonding structure with a buffer layer, and a method of forming the same are provided. The bonding structure comprises a first substrate with metal pads thereon, a protection layer covered on the surface of the substrate, a first adhesive metal layer formed on the metal pads, a buffer layer coated on the protection layer and the metal pads, a first metal layer covered on the buffer layer, and a second substrate with electrodes and a bonding layer thereon. The first metal layer, the electrodes and the bonding layer are bonded to form the bonding structure. Direct bonding can be performed through surface activation or heat pressure. The method uses fewer steps and is more reliable. The temperature required for bonding the structure is lower. The bonding density between the contacted surfaces is increased to a fine pitch. The quality at the bonding points is increased because fewer contaminations between the contacted surfaces are generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Su-Tsai Lu, Shu-Ming Chang, Shyh-Ming Chang, Yao-Sheng Lin, Yuan-Chang Huang
  • Patent number: 7183495
    Abstract: A cable connection structure includes an insulation holding body (3); a connection section (2) supported by the insulation holding body (3); a core wire (6) provided at a position corresponding to that of the connection section (2); a bonding agent (4) provided on at least the insulation holding body (3); and an insulation member (5) provided on the core wire (6) and the bonding agent (4) to press the bonding agent (4) between the insulation member (5) and the insulation holding body (3), thereby bonding the insulation member (5) to the insulation holding body (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshida, Takashi Nagawatari
  • Patent number: 7183496
    Abstract: An anchoring mechanism and method are provided for securing a component to a printed circuit board. The anchoring mechanism may include a loop, a first leg extending from the loop, and a second leg extending from the loop. The first leg may mount through a first hole of the printed circuit board and include a compressible section to compress when inserted into the first hole and to expand after passing through the first hole. The compressible section of the first leg may support solder between the anchoring mechanism and the first hole. Likewise, the second leg may mount through a second hole of the printed circuit board and include a compressible section to compress when inserted into the second hole and to expand after passing through the second hole. The compressible section of the second leg may support solder between the anchoring mechanism and the second hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: George Arrigotti, Tom E. Pearson, Raiyomand F. Aspandiar, Christopher D. Combs
  • Patent number: 7183497
    Abstract: A multilayer wiring board (11) is provided which includes a core substrate (12) including a plurality of through-holes (15). The through-holes (15) include through-hole conductors (17) on the inner walls of corresponding penetration holes (16) of a diameter of 200 ?m or less. Interlayer insulating layers (31, 32) are disposed on opposite sides of the principal planes (13, 14) of the core substrate (12). Wiring layers (23, 24) are disposed on the surface of interlayer insulating layers (31, 32). The through-holes (15) are filled with a hardened filling material (18). Lid conductors (21, 22) close the openings of the through-holes (15). The value of linear expansion of the hardened filling material (18) is 1.2% or less in the temperature region from room temperature to the solder reflow temperature. The board has excellent connection reliability and exhibits little or no cracking or delamination in the lid conductor closing the openings of the through-holes and in the surrounding conductor area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Kojima, Makoto Wakazono
  • Patent number: 7183498
    Abstract: A high-frequency module has an attached shield case. Barrier 36 of the shield case has wall 37 provided by being bent from ceiling section 32; wall 38 that is opposed to wall 37 and that is provided by being bent from ceiling section 32; and linkage section 39 for linking the tip end of wall 38 to the tip end of wall 37. The shield case further has: a crossing section at which wall 37 crosses ceiling section 32 and side plate 33; notches 43 respectively provided at the crossing sections at which wall 38, ceiling section 32 and side plate 33 cross one another; and division section 44 extending downward from notches 43 for segmentalizing side plate 33. A boundary between circuit block 4 and circuit block 5 is provided at a position corresponding to barrier 36. Connection section 34 is connected to the ground of circuit block 4 or circuit block 5. As a result, a module having a superior shielding performance can be provided to prevent leakage of a signal from a circuit provided on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohide Ogura, Junichi Kimura, Noriharu Esaki, Tatuya Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7183499
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave shielding sheet includes a transparent substrate 11 and a metal layer 15 provided on one surface of the transparent substrate 11 through an adhesive layer 13. The metal layer 15 includes a mesh part 103 and a frame part 101 surrounding the mesh part 103. The frame part 101 includes at least one transparent part 105 that is a metal-layer-free area. Preferably, the transparent part 105 includes a metallic portion 105a in a geometric pattern. Light transmitted by or reflected from the transparent part 105 is detected, thereby the transparent part 105 can be used as a register mark for detecting the position of the mesh part 103.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Hashimoto, Fumihiro Arakawa, Yasuhiko Ishii, Yukihiro Kyoden, Eiji Oishi
  • Patent number: 7183500
    Abstract: The application describes embodiments of an apparatus including a plurality of first channels, each having an inlet, an outlet, and a first path length between the inlet and the outlet, and a plurality of second channels, each having an inlet, an outlet, and a second path length between the inlet and the outlet. The second path length is different from the first path length, and each second channel is adjacent to at least one first channel. The application also describes embodiments of a process including suppressing electromagnetic radiation using a filter comprising a plurality channels, and simultaneously passively canceling noise at the outlets of the plurality of channels. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Edoardo Campini, Andy Saffarian, Jerome A. Saint Cyr
  • Patent number: 7183501
    Abstract: A poke-thru fitting includes a plurality of stacked modules, each of the plurality of stacked modules being configured to retain at least a power receptacle and a communication receptacle, wherein an axial cross-sectional envelope of the fitting remains constant despite the number of the plurality of stacked modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Wiremold Company
    Inventor: Timothy S. Bowman
  • Patent number: 7183502
    Abstract: An extendable channel unit such as molding unit (21) has a pair of telescopically arranged relatively extendable conduits (55, 75) with a conductor (22) interconnected in conductive relation between the conduits, with an intermediate section (137) of the conductor effective to accommodate the relative extension of the conduits. The intermediate section may include a sinuous configuration (133) or expandable coils (139). The channel unit may be installed along a wall (145) or other surface for decoratively covering the installation of the conductor for connection with an operated device (153). The channel unit may be installed into an extendable ramp (163) when installed along a floor, such as within a doorway (171). Two joints (308, 310) provide freedom of rotation about the conductor axis on opposed sides of an angled joint (312) that provides freedom of rotation about an axis disposed at a 45° angle to the axis of the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventors: David H. Johnston, Richard A. Clark
  • Patent number: 7183503
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include an in-floor fitting for providing access to an underfloor electric distribution system. The in-floor fitting includes a cover configured to move between open and closed positions and being moved to an open position to allow a cable to pass therethrough. The in-floor fitting includes a receptacle positioned below the cover and configured to operatively connect to a cable comprising at least one of an electrical cable and a communication cable, wherein the cover is substantially flush with a surface of a floor when the cable is operatively connected to the receptacle and the cover is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Wiremold Company
    Inventors: Timothy S. Bowman, Michael T. Cole
  • Patent number: 7183504
    Abstract: An electrical floor access system (100) is provided so as to be accessible to the electrical equipment of an office system (50). The electrical system (100) includes a number of access floor modules (102) jpositioned beneath an access floor (30). The electrical system (100) also includes junciton block cables (104) and junction blocks (108) which can be connected the junction block cables (104). The junciton blocks (108) serve to provide electrical interconnection and mounting for electrical receptacles and similar devices for interconnection with electrical equipment. The access floor modules (102) are substantially interchangeable with each other, and the junction block cables (104) are substantially interchangeable with each other so as to provide an electrical system as a modular system adapted to be sized and configured in a manner which does not require any substantial number of different types and/or sizes of cables and other electrical equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: 7183505
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an adapting element (1) for at least one programmable electronic holder (2) to be personalized, having a size larger than that of all programmable electronic holders to be personalized and meeting the size accepted by a personalization machine, the adapting element (1) being characterized in that it is provided with a housing (101) of adapted size and shape to house and maintain at least one programmable electronic holder (2), and in that it comprises first communication means (103) enabling it to receive personalization data via contact or contactless link, from a personalization device of a personalization machine, and second communication means (102, 104) enabling it to transmit said personalization data to the programmable electronic holder via contact or contactless link. The present invention also concerns the use of the adapting element (1) in a multipurpose personalization device for programmable electronic holders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Datacard Corporation
    Inventors: Hervé Mongin, Frédéric Beulet, Benoît Berthe, Sylvain Auchere
  • Patent number: 7183506
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide to provide a measuring and printing device by which an operation for replacing a label paper can be performed from the front face of the device and a desired size of the operation screen (display operation unit) can be employed independently of a size of a printer. The measuring and printing device comprises a measuring unit in which a measuring tray is disposed over load cells, and a printing unit for printing prescribed particulars such as the value measured by the measuring unit, wherein the printing unit is disposed substantially at the center of the device and a display operation unit is disposed at the front side of the device, and when the display operation unit has opened, the printing unit is exposed such that a paper can be replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuharu Teraoka, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Patent number: 7183507
    Abstract: A timer for an appliance is activated by the appliance user to display elapsed time on a time display device mounted on and/or integral with the appliance. The timer may be initialized by a separate initialization mechanism or simultaneously with the user activating the appliance itself. Examples of appliances include kitchen appliances such as hand mixers, counter-top mixers, choppers, grinders, and toothbrushes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Susan Simoneau
  • Patent number: 7183508
    Abstract: In a connector, the position at which a pointed part of a rocking terminal slidingly contacts an insertion and the position at which the pointed part of the rocking terminal contacts an upper surface of a terminal plate are substantially the same. Therefore, shavings generated by the contact of the insertion and the pointed part or foreign matters adhering to the insertion may adhere to the pointed part of the rocking terminal and be pinched between the pointed part and the terminal plate, whereby no contact is caused by inserting the insertion into the connector. Then, with regard to a connector having a switch part comprising a rocking terminal (51) swayed by inserting an insertion (53) into a main body of the connector and a receiving terminal (52) arranged to contact the rocking terminal, a pointed part (51a) is formed on the rocking terminal, and the terminals contact electrically with each other by making the receiving terminal touch a side surface of the pointed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Arkray Inc.
    Inventor: Tokuo Kasai
  • Patent number: 7183509
    Abstract: A switch comprises a first switch element configured to actuate by electrowetting, the first switch element comprising at least two radio frequency contacts and at least two control electrodes. The switch also comprises at least two additional switch elements configured to make and break an electrical connection between the at least two control electrodes of the first switch element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Beerling
  • Patent number: 7183510
    Abstract: A switching device capable of preventing entrance of water from outside of a case through a space below an operation knob into the case is disclosed. The switching device includes: a switch; a case within which the switch is accommodated; a hollow cylinder which is provided on the upper surface of the case 1 and open to above and below to communicate with the inside of the case 1; an operation knob provided to cover the upper opening of the cylinder such that the operation knob can swing; and an operation bar which extends through the lower opening of the cylinder into the case to transmit the motion of the operation knob to the switch. A projection is provided on the upper surface of the case in the vicinity of the cylinder. The lower end of the operation knob is opposed to the upper end of the projection with a small clearance interposed therebetween when the operation knob is not shifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ami, Kiyotaka Yamaguchi, Hideyo Kakuno
  • Patent number: 7183511
    Abstract: An operating button device, includes a button top to be operated by a person, and a light emitting element, provided at the rear side of the button top. The button top includes a basement and a tactile symbol provided in the basement, the basement is made of a non-light transmissible synthetic resin material and the tactile symbol is made of a light transmissible synthetic resin material. A ridge tactile character representing the character corresponding to the tactile symbol is formed integrally on the tactile symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Toshiba Elevator Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kyouichi Ikeda, Kazuhiko Nakao, Toshiyuki Yamanouchi, Kenji Ido, Takashi Abe, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7183512
    Abstract: A key structure has a support member that reduces manufacturing costs, assembly costs, and the total height of the manufactured product. The support member is mounted between a base and a key cap. The support member has a first frame and a second frame, which are both formed in a united manner by injection. The first frame has a base portion and a pair of side arms connected with the base. The side arms both have a penetrated transverse pivotal hole formed therein. The second frame is disposed between the side arms and has a pair of pivots protruded respectively from two sides thereof. The pivots are formed and mounted directly in the pivotal holes during ejection molding, and an annular channel is formed for receiving a tubular mold during ejection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignees: Lite-on Technology Corporation, Fu Hung Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tong-Shueh Lee, Shang-Chih Chuang
  • Patent number: 7183513
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an information input system for a terminal and a multifunctional button assembly for use in the information input system and methods for operating the same. The multifunctional button assembly can include a lever control button, a rotary button and a switch that can be mounted on a substrate. The multifunctional button assembly of the invention can provide advantages in that since the number of functions provided by the multifunctional button assembly is relatively increased, more functions can be concurrently employed, and a terminal employing the multifunctional button assembly can be manufactured to be light, thin, short and compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chan Hoon Park, Min Young Song
  • Patent number: 7183514
    Abstract: A remote plasma source employs a helical coil slow wave structure to couple microwave energy to a flowing gas to produce plasma for downstream substrate processing, such as photoresist stripping, ashing, or etching. The system also includes cooling structures for removing excess heat from the plasma source components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Mohammad Kamarehi
  • Patent number: 7183515
    Abstract: A plasma jet system includes a housing with an opening. A plasma generator is coupled to ionize a fluid in the housing. An electromagnetic accelerator is coupled to generate an electric field that accelerates ionized fluid in the housing toward the opening. A controller can modulate the frequency of the electric field to cause the ionized fluid to form a plasma vortex flow through the opening. A magnetic field is applied normal to the direction of the plasma vortex flow to mitigate the momentum of the electrons. The electrons slowed by the magnetic field can be collected and conducted to a location where they are re-inserted into the plasma vortex flow to maintain charge neutrality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Lockhead-Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel N. Miller, Paul D. McClure, Charles J. Chase, Robert R. Boyd
  • Patent number: 7183516
    Abstract: A system and method for welding with a first and second arc between a first and second electrode, respectively, and a common workpiece, where each of the electrodes is driven by a single power source, where there is a first inductor connected in series with the first electrode and a second inductor connected in series with the second electrode and each of the inductors has sufficient inductive reactance to store enough energy to maintain an existing arc associated with one of the electrodes for a selected general time with essentially no current to the one electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: George D. Blankenship, Elliott K. Stava
  • Patent number: 7183517
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable welding-type power source including a removable energy storage device configured to provide a first voltage output and a boost circuit connected to the energy storage device and configured to boost the first voltage output to a second voltage output to supply power to the welding-type power source according to a selected welding-type process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Albrecht, Jon Reynolds, Bernard J. Vogel
  • Patent number: 7183518
    Abstract: A system configured to provide food storage, preparation, and delivery in a finished cooked state includes a computer control interface, a freezer/refrigeration module, a food transport mechanism, a heating/cooking module, and a delivery area. The meal system is configured to provide food storage, preparation, and delivery in a finished cooked state. The system may be configured in the form of an independent unit or in the form of a combination of separate modules. The computer control interface, freezer/refrigeration module, food transport mechanism, heating/cooking module, and delivery area may be communicatively interconnected wirelessly or non-wirelessly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Near, Nancy Rae Funk
  • Patent number: 7183519
    Abstract: A seat heating element and electronic temperature selector is provided for use in a motorcycle or other saddle-type vehicle, driven by an engine as a source of power. A vehicle seat is provided with first and second heating elements, and the temperature selector controls a supply of electric power to the heating elements, to warm up the vehicle seat. The control unit includes first and second electric relays for use in temporarily blocking power from the electric power source to the heating element, for a predetermined interval, upon detection of an accelerated state of the vehicle. The heating element and control system thereof improves acceleration performance of the vehicle, even when using an electric seat heating element, by temporarily interrupting electric power flow to the seat heating element during acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Horiyama, Tsuguhito Ichiriki, Naoki Murasawa, Koji Suzuki, Osamu Nishioka, Tomoya Kono
  • Patent number: 7183520
    Abstract: An oven that is capable of minimizing heat transfer between adjacent cooking spaces along the wall of a cooking chamber. The oven includes an oven body having a cooking chamber, a partition to partition the cooking chamber into a plurality of cooking spaces, and insulating grooves formed at a wall of the cooking chamber to minimize heat transfer between the cooking spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guen Yong Park