Abstract: A cloth doll's head and a method for manufacturing the same comprising the assembly of a soft cloth scalp cap, a soft cloth face portion, and stitching of synthetic or organic hair fibers directly to the soft cloth scalp cap. The hair and selected human facial features are embroidered, sewn, or otherwise imprinted on the outer surface of the scalp cap and face plate in a manner that is safe for a child.

Abstract: A friction type turkey call that is affixed to a belt buckle only requires one hand to use the call, very little movement is required, the belt buckle call is always within the hunter's reach and should never be lost or misplaced when hunting.

Abstract: A play system includes a toy vehicle and a playset for use therewith. A toy vehicle includes a chassis having a bottom surface that is at least partially magnetic and a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the chassis. A playset includes a base, a launch ramp mounted to the base and having an upper end and a lower end that includes an upwardly-inclined section terminating in a jump lip, and a magnetic element selectively positionable within a predefined range of positions relative to the jump lip.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for grinding spheres of ceramic material, including the spheres with at least one grinding wheel containing abrasive grains bound in a synthetic resin. The abrasive grains comprise more than 50% diamond and less than 5%, Cr2O3.

Abstract: The present invention mainly relates to a polishing pad and method of producing the same. The polishing pad comprises a base material having a surface for polishing a substrate, wherein the surface comprises a non-woven fabric and an elastomer. The non-woven fabric is made of a long fiber and the elastomer is embedded into the fabric.

Abstract: A assembly for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a carrier head and a polishing liquid delivery ring. The carrier head has a substrate receiving surface and a retaining ring surrounding the substrate receiving surface. The polishing liquid delivery ring is coupled to the carrier head and surrounds the retaining ring. The polishing liquid delivery ring includes a reservoir to hold a liquid and an outlet in fluid communication with the reservoir and positioned to dispense the liquid to a location on a polishing surface outside the retaining ring.

Abstract: A pneumatic sanding machine for cleaning and scraping replaces a sanding disc with a high pressure compressed air disc swirling powder abrasive. Acceleration and ejection functions of the sanding nozzle are dissociated in two portions, allowing very thin ejection ports, even smaller than 400 micrometres in diameter, without clogging. The nozzle acceleration channel common to all ejection ports emerges on an anti-splash cone that bursts the jet of compressed air/abrasives exiting the nozzle, directing the air-abrasive flux towards tungsten carbide ejection members. Thus, the ejection ports are holes/slots drilled in tungsten carbide boards inserted in a disc/platen. The disc/platen may be driven to rotary speeds (RPM) obtained using a mini-turbine of 1,000-20,000, possibly exceeding 30,000, but generally 4,000-12,000, enabling high pressure work.

Abstract: The present invention is a finishing plate and method of fabricating a finishing plate. The finishing plate can be fabricated to various shapes, and can be used with various surfacing machines. In a preferred mode, the present invention is a disc cutting plate which can be used with a random orbital sander, and can be used to replace traditional abrasive sheets such as sandpaper. The present invention can be used in smoothing various materials including wood, painted wood, plastic, and various metals.

Abstract: A portable belt sander having a drive pulley capable of being produced at a limited period. The sander includes a main body accommodating therein a motor, a drive shaft rotationally driven by the motor, a drive pulley coupled to the drive shaft, a driven shaft, and an endless polishing belt mounted between the drive pulley and the driven pulley. The drive pulley includes a base section coupling the drive shaft and made from a rigid material, and an outer low hardness section made from an elastomer material and disposed over an outer peripheral surface of the base section and integrally therewith by injection molding. Mating surfaces between the base section and the outer section are irregularly formed.

Abstract: Grinding assemblies for use with handheld power tools are disclosed herein. More specifically, the assemblies disclosed herein can include a hub, disc, grinding surface and locking nut and can be used with most available handheld grinders for grinding flat surfaces.

Abstract: An apparatus for a stand-up grinder caddy includes a handle assembly and an upper sheath. A lower caddy includes a wheel assembly and a lower sheath for insertion into the upper sheath. A bracket supports a grinder with the bracket attached to a support frame with a joint and to sides of the support frame with a floating head mechanism arranged so as not to extend above a top of the frame and thus minimize a height of the lower caddy for fitting under low overhanging obstacles. A head of the grinder contacts the floor surface and can follow contours of the floor surface. When a tilt handle is pressed the head can be tilted. A height adjustment mechanism adjusts a vertical position of the handle assembly for different user heights. The handle assembly can be rotated to a position such that the lower caddy can pass under overhanging obstacles.

Abstract: In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a retainer ring for polishing head includes: a base unit made of a highly rigid material, formed to have a ring-like shape, and supported on the polishing head side; and a resin unit in which a plurality of resin blocks are fixed to the lower surface of the base unit at almost the same intervals and which serves as a contact side to the polishing pad. Flow paths for the slurry are constituted by spaces between adjacent resin blocks and the lower surface of the base unit.

Abstract: Hood plates for use with hood covers designed for handheld power tools including angle grinders are disclosed herein. More specifically, the hood plates disclosed herein include means for easily attaching to a wide variety of available angle grinders and are easily configured to work with a soft hood cover to allow both horizontal and vertical movement of the grinding attachment within the hood cover.

Abstract: This tool includes: a rigid support (104) having a transverse end surface (113); an elastically compressible interface that is pressed against and covers the end surface; a flexible pad adapted to be pressed against the optical surface, itself pressed against and covering the interface on the opposite side of and in line with the end surface (113); spring return element (115) connecting the support (104) to a peripheral portion of the flexible pad situated transversely beyond the end surface (113); and a flexible flange (131) that is part of a base (130) to which the rigid support (104), which is surrounded by the flange (131), also belongs.

Abstract: Superabrasive tools and their methods of manufacture are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of improving retention of superabrasive particles held in a solidified organic material layer of an abrading tool, a portion of each of said superabrasive particles protruding out of the solidified organic material layer is provided. The method may include securing a plurality of superabrasive particles in the solidified organic material layer in an arrangement that minimizes mechanical stress impinging on the protruding portion of any individual superabrasive particle when used to abrade a work piece. As an example, the arrangement of the plurality of superabrasive particles may be configured to uniformly distribute frictional forces across substantially each superabrasive particle.

Abstract: A pocket abrasive sharpener having a housing formed with a pair of upper slots and a lower open compartment. A pair of abrasive ceramic stones is mounted in one of the slots to form a V-shaped sharpening slot. Each ceramic stone has at least one flat face to abut an adjacent reversed stone to form the V-shaped sharpening slot. The stone has an abrasive cutting edge formed with a radius for sharpening serrated edges and having abrasive surfaces on both sides of the radius. A pair of abrasive blades having V-shaped carbide cutting edges is mounted in the other of the slots to also form a V-shaped sharpening slot. A tapered abrasive rod is pivotally mounted on the housing and is moveable from the compartment to an extended position for sharpening knives and removing pins in certain military and civilian rifles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting segment of a diamond tool for cutting or drilling a brittle workpiece such as stone, bricks, concrete and asphalt, and a diamond tool having the same. The invention allows superior cutting rate and lengthy useful life without suffering from wear during cutting. In the cutting segment, a number of diamond particles are arranged in a plurality of plate-shaped layers stacked perpendicular to a cutting direction. Each of the diamond particle layers has a plurality of particle rows on a cutting surface. Further, at least two of the diamond particle layers are superimposed on at least one side of the cutting segment seen from the front of the cutting segment in cutting direction. The invention ensures uniform cutting by significantly reducing R wear that arises during cutting and thus enables superior cutting rate and longer useful life.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for processing carcass parts of slaughtered poultry, a carcass part comprising at least part of a body and at least part of a wing, comprising bone, capsule in the vicinity of the elbow joint and meat that is naturally present. The invention makes use of a conveyor device having at least one carrier and a conveyor path, the at least one carrier being displaceable in a conveying direction along the conveyor path and being designed to carry a carcass part. Use is also made of a wing processing station disposed along the conveyor path.

Abstract: A coin insertion device with a shutter, where the device has a simple structure, can be produced at low cost, and does not require the use of electricity. A coin insertion device (1) is provided with a shutter member (30) for opening and closing a coin discharge opening (11) of a coin passage (12) and holding means (56) for holding the shutter member (30) in a non-rotatable state with the coin discharge opening (11) closed. The shutter member (30) comprises releasing means (40) with which a coin (C) inserted from a coin insertion opening (10) comes in contact. When the coin (C) is in contact with the releasing means (40), the shutter member (30) is released from the hold of the holding means (56) and becomes openable/closable.

Abstract: A coin replenishing apparatus, such as a detachable safe, can be securely mounted on a coin receiving and dispensing machine. The safe can have an interior cavity with an opening that can be covered by a lid that is lockable. Coins can be deposited into the safe cavity in a bulk state. A shutter member is movable from an exterior of the safe body member to enable the opening and closing of access to the interior cavity. The safe body exterior can have guide rails, connectors and other features for both securing and determining the position of the safe above a coin receipt opening in the coin receiving and dispensing apparatus.

Abstract: A device for ventilating vehicles, with at least one nozzle (3), the discharging direction of which can be adjusted, and with an actuating device (20), which is at least partially arranged outside the nozzle (3), in order to adjust the discharging direction of the nozzle. In this case, the actuating device (20) has a first actuating element which is rotatable about a first geometrical axis and a second actuating element which is rotatable with respect to a second geometrical axis (Y), for adjusting the discharging direction. Furthermore, an operating device (26) is provided for operating the two actuating elements (23, 24), the operating device being connected to the actuating elements (23, 24) in such a manner that operation of the operating device in a first operating direction moves the first actuating element and operation of the operating device in a second operating direction moves the second actuating element.

Abstract: An RF receiver circuit section extracts a signal including the frequency band of a GPS satellite signal by causing a signal received from a GPS satellite to pass through a filter section that includes a plurality of filters having different passbands, and outputs the extracted signal to a baseband process circuit section. The baseband process circuit section exclusively switches the filter of the filter section based on the signal strength of the signal output from the RF receiver circuit section, and the present position of a portable telephone is located based on the signal output from the RF receiver circuit section.

Abstract: A communication system includes: a plurality of mobile communication terminals; a server device; and a plurality of relay devices performing a relay between the plurality of mobile communication terminals and the server device. The mobile communication terminals include: a communication unit transmitting and receiving a long wave wirelessly, and a processing unit performing a predetermined process based on received information.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of methods and systems for wireless data transmission by magnetic induction. In one embodiment, a network of magnetic induction units is provided. The units may be configured to transmit a data signal by modulation of a time-varying magnetic field. One or more units may also be configured to receive a data signal received from another magnetic induction unit. In one specific implementation, a network of underground magnetic induction units is provided, each having a sensor connected thereto. Each of the units, or a subset of the units, may be configured to transmit its sensed data to an adjacent or nearby unit, which, in turn, may retransmit the original data, along with additional appended data, to another adjacent unit. The network data may thereby be relayed in a multi-hop fashion until it reaches a desired destination.

Abstract: A Bluetooth wireless phone includes a Bluetooth communication module, a micro controller unit (MCU) and a touchpad. The Bluetooth communication module includes a Bluetooth transceiver device and a Bluetooth operating unit. A signal connection is performed between the Bluetooth transceiver device and electronic equipment having the ability of sending and receiving Bluetooth signals. The Bluetooth operating unit utilizes at least one specific profile and is electrically connected to the Bluetooth transceiver device. The micro controller unit is electrically connected to the Bluetooth communication module, and the touchpad is electrically connected to the micro controller unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a service in an environment outside a mobile electronic device. The service is able to be operated by means of a host system with a human-machine interface adapted to the environment. The mobile device is brought into communication with the host system which senses the operability of the service by the mobile device, the host system is downloaded with a proxy for operating the service and the service operation is transferred onto the host system by means of its human-machine interface. The host system comprises means for reproducing information, controlling means for a user, a communication processor, a memory for storing a proxy software for operating a service and a processor for operating the proxy software.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for estimating frequency offset in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes collecting information on the locations of a base station and the mobile terminal; calculating a moving speed of the mobile terminal using the collected location information; and estimating the frequency offset using the calculated moving speed.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus is provided that is capable of achieving both the suppression of interference between base stations and the capability to track mobile stations that are moving at a high speed. A moving speed estimating unit estimates the moving speed of each mobile station based on reception signals. A directivity determining unit determines reception antenna directivity for each mobile station based on the reception signals and the estimated moving speeds. A signal separating unit separates the reception signals into signal components that have been transmitted from respective mobile stations, based on the directivities. A signal recovering unit recovers transmission signals from respective mobile stations based on the respective signal components. A resource assigning unit determines radio resource assignments of transmission signals to the respective mobile stations based on a service quality signal and the estimated moving speed.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a radio transmitter assembly comprises a test signal generator module to generate a first instance of a test signal, the test signal comprising a code, a test signal receiver module which receives the code, a signal combiner to combine the first instance of the test signal with a real signal to create a combined signal, a radio signal generator to generate a radio signal from the combined signal, a signal separator to separate a second instance of the test signal from the radio signal, and comparator logic in the test signal receiver module to compare the code with a code embedded in the second instance of the test signal in the test signal receiver module.

Abstract: A method and a system for determining the amplitude and/or the phase of the output signal of a transmission link dependent upon the amplitude of the input signal (AM-AM and/or AM-PM characteristic) impresses a test signal (s(t)) on the transmission link (14), measures the response signal (e(t)) resulting from the test signal (s(t)) by amplitude and/or phase distortion in the transmission link (14) and determines the amplitude response (|e(t)|) of the response signal (e(t)) and/or the phase responses (?s(t), ?E(t)) of the test signal (s(t)) and of the response signal (e(t)) dependent upon the amplitude response (|s(t)|) of the test signal (s(t)). The amplitude response (|s(t)|) of the test signal (s(t)) consists of several first and second response segments with constant amplitude values over the duration (?T) of the respective first or second response segment.

Abstract: A mote network having and/or using one or more directional antennas.

Abstract: A transceiver with an adaptable filter and a method of controlling the settings of the filter to adapt to local channel assignments and usage are provided. The adaptable filter is connected in at least one of the transmitter path and the receiver path of the transceiver to separate signals from adjacent spectrum blocks to permit use of all of the channels in the adjacent spectrum blocks and to separate signals in adjacent or nearby channels in a shared-channel block. A method and system for forward link control signalling are provided. The forward link control signalling includes a frame for transmission that includes at least one control channel that includes control information for receivers sharing a common characteristic, and a guide channel that includes information pertaining to the at least one control channel, including control information for receivers sharing a common characteristic.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of transferring single ended signal with interference-resistance. The transmission of the single ended signal includes an input device and an output device. The output device has its signal output terminal connected with a signal input terminal of the input device. A signal floating isolation circuit is connected with the signal output terminal of the output device and/or signal input terminal of the input device. The output signal or input signal is output or input via this floating isolation circuit. The isolation reference terminal of the output signal is coupled to ground of the output device through the isolation impedance, and/or the isolation reference terminal of the input signal is coupled to the ground of the input device. The signal output reference terminal of the output device and the signal input reference terminal of the input device are connected with each other.

Abstract: A wireless communication unit includes a linearised transmitter having a forward path and a feedback path, respectively comprising at least one up-mixer and down-mixer, and forming two loops in quadrature. A phase training signal is applied to the at least one down-mixer in the feedback path in an open loop mode of operation to identify a loop phase adjustment to be applied. At least one of the two loops is switched to a closed loop mode of operation and the loop phase adjustment is applied to at least one up-mixer located in the forward path.

Abstract: A power amplifier circuit for a mobile terminal controls the bias voltage depending on the modulation of the input signal. The power amplifier circuit includes a power amplifier control circuit configured to control power amplifier bias for a first input signal modulation using calibrated bias control values corresponding to a range of transmit power levels, and to control power amplifier bias for said second input signal modulation using adjusted bias control values obtained by adding bias offsets to said calibrated bias control values.

Abstract: A receiver is disclosed. The receiver includes: a tunable low noise amplifier (LNA), the tunable LNA comprising: a plurality of LNAs for receiving and amplifying a plurality of frequency bands respectively; a plurality of first switches respectively coupled to the plurality of LNAs; a plurality of LC loads, respectively coupled to the plurality of first switches; a plurality of buffers, respectively coupled to the plurality of first switches; and a plurality of second switches, respectively coupled to the plurality of LC loads and an LO signal; a power detecting circuit for determining a signal power level corresponding to the LO signal; a first switch unit; and a controller, for isolating the output of the plurality of LNAs, selectively decoupling at least one of the LC loads according to the signal power level of the LO signal, and routing the LO signal to the second switches during calibration mode.

Abstract: A high-frequency receiver alleviates an influence of adjacent interference waves in a location where an identical set of broadcast channels can be received with different broadcast waves which are broadcast or relayed in frequency bands different from one another by satellites and ground repeater(s). The I and Q signals are passed to a pair of variable LPFs. A demodulation unit is provided for each of said different broadcast waves to demodulate the I and Q signals derived from the broadcast wave into a demodulated signal. One of the demodulated signals which has a better reception quality is selected for output. Based on a reception level and a noise evaluation information (e.g., the bit error rate) for a selected demodulated signal, a controller controls the bandwidths of the variable LPFs so as to optimize the reception level and the noise evaluation information for the selected demodulated signal.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a noise removal apparatus, of a simplified configuration, capable of removing a noise. A band separation section 351 separates an inputted digital signal into a digital signal D1 and a digital signal D2 by using, as a boundary, the center frequency of a frequency band of the inputted digital signal. The phase adjustment section 352 adjusts a level and a frequency band of the digital signal D2, and outputs, as a removal signal R, a signal for which the level and the frequency band have been adjusted. The adder 353 adds the removal signal R to the digital signal D1, thereby enabling a signal obtained by removing an in-vehicle noise from the digital signal D1 to be outputted as a corrected signal A.

Abstract: An booster/amplifier receives a plurality of RF signals, including a subject RF signal. A location-based signal spectrum is determined by performing either a frequency scan or an information lookup operation. An initial filter bandwidth for the booster/amplifier is set based at least in part on the determined signal spectrum and a target time delay interference. In one embodiment, the initial filter bandwidth is set such that both the TDI and ACI are optimized/minimized. The initial filter bandwidth subsequently may be adjusted from its initial value based on actual measured ACI and/or TDI values.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a communication device (200) that implements a subset of feature choices selected from a complete set of feature choices. An exemplary embodiment comprises at least one common hardware component (210) common to any subset of feature choices, and a base (102) that is adapted to accommodate installation of at least one optional hardware component (221) associated with at least one feature of the complete set of feature choices.

Abstract: This invention relates to an enhanced method and apparatus for providing notification to a telecommunications customer using prepaid service that his/her prepaid balance is below a pre-specified threshold. The number of notifications is limited to a specified number within a specified interval. Advantageously, the customer is spared the nuisance o receiving multiple notifications when he/she is already aware of the problem.

Abstract: A media data classification is provided. A Serving GPRS Supporting Node (SGSN) for indicating an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) data flow in a mobile communication system includes a communication module for communicating with other nodes; and a media flow manager for communicating with the other nodes through the communication module, receiving a Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context activation message, and transmitting a PDP context generation message by including information indicative of IMS data when there is the information indicative of the IMS data.

Abstract: A method for the location-dependent and/or distance-dependent charging of telecommunication services in a mobile communication network, where the network includes several radio cells, each of which covers a certain service area and is supplied with radio signals by at least one associated base transceiver station. An individual, guaranteed subscriber area describing an area around a predefined geographical location is allocated to a subscriber. An actual subscriber area is formed with which all radio cells or parts of radio cells whose service area overlaps with the guaranteed subscriber area are associated. Telecommunication services used are charged at a special rate when the subscriber is located in the actual subscriber area.

Abstract: A system and method for activating a subscriber identification module (SIM) based mobile device in a PCS/ANSI type wireless network. The method comprises pre-programming the SIM card of the mobile device with temporary activation identifiers, such as an international mobile station identity (IMSI) and/or a mobile identification number (MIN), and a temporary electronic serial number. The temporary electronic serial number, rather than the mobile device actual electronic serial number, is used to identify the mobile device during registration and activation. The network identifies the temporary electronic serial number associated with the SIM vendor and invokes an over-the-air activation procedure especially for the SIM card mobile devices. A SIM-over-the-air-activation processor is notified to perform the activation for that mobile device on the PCS wireless network.

Abstract: A gateway, system, and method for providing seamless communications to Public Safety and Security (PSS) users operating between a PSS communication network and a cellular communication network irrespective of access technology or switching method. The gateway includes a presence and identity mapping unit for mapping a PSS user identity utilized in the PSS network to a cellular user identity utilized in the cellular network. The gateway provides an interface and establishes a session between the PSS network and a PSS user operating in the cellular network utilizing the mapped cellular user identity. A transcoder converts between PSS and cellular voice coding protocols. A data gateway converts between PSS and cellular data protocols. The gateway dynamically switches between voice and data, and provides group calling, call forwarding, and message replay services across the network interface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method including receiving an authentication bootstrapping request related to a subscriber, requesting authentication information of said subscriber from a subscriber database, requesting security settings of said subscriber from a security setting database, receiving a response at least from one of the subscriber database and the security setting database, and proceeding with authentication bootstrapping at least partially on the basis of response(s) received. Also disclosed are related apparatuses, systems and computer programs.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for providing a preview of the content of messages (e.g. electronic mail messages) to users of mobile devices. A portion of the message body of a message associated with a user-identified list entry of a message list is shown in an area of a display screen (e.g. in a window) that overlaps the area in which one or more list entries of the message list is displayed.

Abstract: A mobile radio terminal includes a radio circuit for communicating with a communications network so as to receive at least one of telephone calls or messages. The mobile radio terminal also includes a broadcast transmitter controlled to broadcast a signal corresponding to an alert sound when at least one of an incoming call is received or an incoming message is received via the radio circuit. The signal is configured for receipt by a compatible receiver and the alert sound is configured to alert a user to the receipt of the call or message by the mobile radio terminal.

Abstract: In a method of providing voice stock information via mobile apparatus, character codes of real-time stock information are translated into sound codes and transmitted to a mobile apparatus adapted to receive real-time stock information, so that stock information may be broadcasted at the mobile apparatus in voice. The method uses the data band of the wireless local area network or the Bearer as the transmission channel, so that the mobile apparatus may use the same one transmission channel to receive and display real-time stock information, as well as transmit sound codes without the need of using the conventional voice band as a transmission medium.

Abstract: A mobile communication system in which a specific user occupies and uses a base station is provided. A base station allows a downlink signal to include not only a base station ID number indicating the base station but also an identification signal for specific use indicating that the base station is for specific use and sends the downlink signal. The terminal includes a memory (25) that stores a list of base station ID numbers of an accessible base station or an inaccessible base station every identification signal for specific use, and searches whether or not the base station ID number in the received downlink signal is in the list of base station ID number every detected identification signal for specific use in the memory when the identification signal for specific use detected from the downlink signal is ON and performs communication with the base station only when the access is OK.