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Telephone calls between a mobile station (MS) and the mobile network or PSTN are routed through the Internet via VoIP using a femtocell, as opposed to the traditional macrocellular network. The femtocell can comprise a USB Transceiver Station that is connected to a personal computer through a universal serial bus port, which provides both power and a multi-megabit per second connection between the personal computer and the USB transceiver station. The USB transceiver station can comprise a microcontroller to manage signaling between the RF front end / baseband processor and the personal computer, as well as a precise timing mechanism to assist the synchronization of femtocell timing with the surrounding macrocellular network, if it is present. The USB transceiver station can have a compact form factor that that facilitates a high degree of portability by the subscriber, such as being readily attachable to their keychain.

Apparatus and methods for performing microanalysis of particles using a microelectrical-mechanical system (MEMS) chip to electrically interrogate the particles. The MEMS chip is typically manufactured using known lithographic micromachining techniques, employed for example, in the semiconductor industry. A substrate carries a plurality of microelectrodes disposed in a detection zone and spaced apart along an axis of a microchannel. The microchannel is sized in cross-section to cause particles carried by a fluid to move past the electrodes in single file. Impedance is measured between one or more pairs of electrodes to determine the presence of a particle in the detection zone. In certain embodiments used in cell manipulation, an electroporation signal may be applied between one or more pairs of electrodes to enhance permeability of a cell membrane. A structural arrangement may be provided to introduce a treatment substance into the microchannel in the vicinity of a cell, which may be restrained for a period of time in a treatment zone.

An adaptive beam-forming system using hierarchical weight banks for antenna arrays in wireless communication systems is disclosed. The present invention can be applied for both reception and transmission beam-forming. The hierarchical weight banks contain weights that are pre-calculated based on pre-set beam look directions. By comparing measurements of chosen signal quality metrics for pre-set look directions, the best weights, and thus the best beam look direction, can be selected from the weight banks.

A current-source sine-wave voltage inverter for converting a direct current (DC) voltage to an alternating (AC) voltage includes a DC source for providing a DC voltage, a current source circuit having a primary side inductance of a transformer, a clamping circuit, an inverting circuit, and a control and driving circuit. The clamping circuit includes a first switch cascaded with a first diode, a second diode cascaded with a second switch, a first capacitor connected between an anode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode, a secondary side inductance of the transformer cascaded with a third diode, the secondary side inductance of the transformer and the third diode connected to two ends of the DC source, and a cathode of the third diode connected to an anode of the DC source. The present invention also provides a fuel cell system.

A feedthrough apparatus for a implantable medical device having a casing includes a conductive housing having an outer side, an inner side, and a peripheral surface with a continuous assembly groove therein for mounting on the casing of the implantable medical device. The conductive housing has first and second through bores extending between the outer side and the inner side in spaced apart, generally parallel, relationship. First and second filtered feedthrough assemblies are received, respectively, in the first and second through bores. Each filtered feedthrough assembly includes an insulative terminal, a filter capacitor, and a plurality of lead wires electrically isolated from the conductive housing supported on and extending through the insulative terminal and through the filter capacitor in conductive relation therewith. Also, a backfill port is provided on the conductive housing and has a passageway extending between the inner side and the outer side.

A touch-sensing display panel comprising: an LCD unit including a backlight unit and a plurality of image-forming pixel elements arranged in a central region; a light emitter emulated by passing light through a pixel element of a first selected portion of a peripheral region of the LCD unit, said emitter including a first quantum dot structure connected to receive excitation light from said backlight unit so as to emit light at longer wavelength than said excitation light; a planar light guide having a front surface forming a touch-sensing region and an opposite rear surface facing the LCD unit, said light guide being connected to receive emitter light for propagation therein through total internal reflection; a light detector connected to receive light from the light guide.

A current controller for an electric machine that includes an input, an output, a threshold generator and a comparator. The threshold generator stores a scaling factor and includes a PWM module that operates on a reference voltage to generate a threshold voltage. The duty cycle of the PWM module is then defined by the scaling factor. The comparator compares a voltage at the input against the threshold voltage and causes an overcurrent signal to be generated at the output when the voltage at the input exceeds the threshold voltage.

A heat pump and air conditioning system for a vehicle that has at least one coolant loop selectively connecting an engine cooling system with a heater core, a first coolant / refrigerant heat exchanger, and / or a second coolant / refrigerant heat exchanger, in order to warm a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The system also includes a refrigerant loop that includes a first expansion device between a condenser and evaporator, and a second expansion device between the first coolant / refrigerant heat exchanger and the second coolant / refrigerant heat exchanger. The refrigerant loop provides for cooling of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, as well as operating as a heat pump, together with the at least one coolant loop, to provide heat to the vehicle passenger compartment.

Telephone calls between a mobile station (MS) and the mobile network or PSTN are routed through the Internet via VoIP using a femtocell, as opposed to the traditional macrocellular network. The femtocell can comprise a USB Transceiver Station that is connected to a personal computer through a universal serial bus port, which provides both power and a multi-megabit per second connection between the personal computer and the USB transceiver station. The USB transceiver station can comprise a microcontroller to manage signaling between the RF front end / baseband processor and the personal computer, as well as a precise timing mechanism to assist the synchronization of femtocell timing with the surrounding macrocellular network, if it is present. The USB transceiver station can have a compact form factor that facilitates a high degree of portability by the subscriber, such as being readily attachable to their keychain.

A switched filter signal processing system includes an input terminal for receiving an input signal conveying first signal information in a first time phase and second signal information in a different second time phase. Desired information represents the difference between the first and second signal information. A multiplexed switch filter filters the input signal in the first phase with a first filter to obtain the first signal information and filters the input signal in the different second time phase with a second filter to obtain the second signal information. The system also includes a common filter component, which is shared by the first and second filter, and respective second filter components for the first and second filters. A controller controls the multiplexed switch filter to couple the common filter component to the second filter component of said first filter in said first time phase and to couple the common filter component to the second filter component of the second filter in the second time phase.

An unmanned aerial vehicle selectively formed of high strength composite structural part portions and lightweight aerodynamic foam portions to provide a low-cost and lightweight UAV that comports with export, civil airspace, and safety regulations. To further to reduce an overall weight of the UAV, mechanical elements are designed to provide multiple functionalities. Structural elements may be manufactured in same or similar non-specialized processes, and non-structural elements manufactured in same or similar non-specialized processes, reducing overall manufacturing costs. Materials and bonding elements are selected to provide frangibility and yet maintain normal flight structural integrity.

A windshield wiper installed, stick closely on the front, rear windshield to wipe out water and comprising an elastic slice, a buckle, a rubber cover and a wiper blade; the elastic slice is a metal slice in curve shape and is in one piece design, two rubber covers in “A” shape are inserted from right and left sides of the metal slice to have the rubber covers on top of the metal slice to increase the elasticity and tenacity of the metal slice, such design is strong and also lowers the manufacturing cost, the fastening indentation on center of the metal slice can allow wiper blade slide in for convenient installation and replacement, the wiper blade can be replaced along without replacing the whole set to reduce the waste.

The present invention relates to resonant power converters and inverters comprising a self-oscillating feedback loop coupled from a switch output to a control input of a switching network comprising one or more semiconductor switches (S1, S2). The self-oscillating feedback loop sets a switching frequency of the power converter (100) and comprises a first intrinsic switch capacitance (CGD) coupled between a switch output and a control input of the switching network and a first inductor (LG). The first inductor (LG) is coupled in-between a first bias voltage source and the control input of the switching network and has a substantially fixed inductance. The first bias voltage source is configured to generate an adjustable bias voltage (VBias) applied to the first inductor (LG). The output voltage (V0UT) of the power converter (100) is controlled in a flexible and rapid manner by controlling the adjustable bias voltage (VBias).

The invention provides a low-profile circular-polarization antenna that can be implemented at a reduced mounting cost of components. Two linear-polarization surface-mount antennas are mounted on a mounting substrate such that their planes of polarization are perpendicular to each other in the direction normal to the mounting surface, and an amplification circuit, a shield case for covering the circuit, and a phase circuit for sending signals having the same amplitude and a phase difference of 90 degrees to the two surface-mount antennas are provided on the same mounting surface.

An unmanned aerial vehicle selectively formed of high strength composite structural part portions and lightweight aerodynamic foam portions to provide a low-cost and lightweight UAV that comports with export, civil airspace, and safety regulations. To further to reduce an overall weight of the UAV, mechanical elements are designed to provide multiple functionalities. Structural elements may be manufactured in same or similar non-specialized processes, and non-structural elements manufactured in same or similar non-specialized processes, reducing overall manufacturing costs. Materials and bonding elements are selected to provide frangibility and yet maintain normal flight structural integrity.

A method and apparatus for adjusting force output from force feedback devices based on user contact with the device. A degree of user contact with a manipulandum of the device is determined by examining the motion of the manipulandum in at least one degree of freedom. A force is output in the degree of freedom of the manipulandum by an actuator of the force feedback device, where a magnitude of the force is adjusted in accordance with the degree of user contact. The force output can be stopped if the user is not contacting the manipulandum, or the forces can be reduced in magnitude if the user has a light contact or reduced grip on the manipulandum. The device can also continue to monitor manipulandum motion to determine when the user is again interacting with the manipulandum and to reapply or increase the magnitude of the forces.

A method and apparatus for materials requirements planning that implements a client / server computer network with an algorithm which enables receiving and preserving input data from the client in a stateless protocol in the server, the input data from a client is preprocessed to determine the MPR state, and stored for each client in the server in a separate side container using stateless protocols. A side container containing a client's data is accessed by distinct SQL and VB code routines to perform specific reports, modification of a required materials order and / or adjustment of material availability for use dates. The preprocessing arranges the input data into record sets of all scheduled material requirements, all currently available and required materials and all unfulfilled ordered materials. The preprocessing is executed via SQL, and the processing is executed via executable code into a temporary record set that is placed into a storage container. The apparatus consists of a server side processor having a network connection and provided with software to supply network server functions, server side general purpose programming functions, and database functions using SQL code. A client side processor connected to the network and provided with software to enable login to the server side processor via the network, and to supply software functions including data access reports and / or modification in order to be able to control server access.

A disk drive system, includes an arm for mounting a head, and at least one component, coupled to the arm, for being synchronized to maintain a zero net angular momentum of the arm and the at least one component. Another disk drive system including a read / write head, includes a torque counter-generating member for being synchronized to maintain a zero net angular momentum of the head.

A high-speed PWM control apparatus with adaptive voltage position and a driving signal generating method thereof is provided. The present invention automatically detects a change in the loading and adjusts the voltage position instantaneously for stabilizing the voltage and reducing the loading output power consumption. The present invention does not require a clock signal to generate a driving signal and does not require an error amplifier to control the modulation. Therefore, the present invention has a fast transient response that responds to the change of the loading instantaneously and has a stabilizing effect. When the apparatus is on a continuous conduction mode (CCM), the switching frequency of the controller is still fixed even though the input voltage Vin and the output voltage Vout are changed. The electrical-magnetic noise disturbance is improved.

The multi-level DC / AC converter, comprising: an input (5,7) connectable to a direct voltage source (3), with a first connection (5) and a second connection (7) between which can be applied an input voltage (Vi); a half-bridge with a first controlled switch (21) and a second controlled switch (25) between which is positioned an output (U) of the converter; a first connecting branch (15) between the first controlled switch (21) and the first connection (5) and a second connecting branch (17) between the second controlled switch (25) and the second connection (7); a third controlled switch (59) associated to the first controlled switch (21), connectable in series to the first controlled switch to generate an output voltage exceeding a first limit value (Vi / 2); a fourth controlled switch (61) associated to the second controlled switch (25), connectable in series to said second controlled switch to generate an output voltage below a second limit value (−Vi / 2).

An optical circuit can include a bidirectional amplifier connected so as to amplify source light prior to emission through an output device such as a telescope as well as amplification of reflected light received by the telescope. Such an optical circuit can be used in laser doppler velocimeter applications as well as other applications. The optical circuit can also include passive splitters or active switches to provide for advantageous multiplexing.

An image forming apparatus including: a plurality of photosensitive members on which electrostatic latent images are formed; a plurality of charge units to charge the respective photosensitive members with an electric potential; at least one exposure unit which irradiates light to the respective photosensitive members; a plurality of developer supply devices, which adhere a developer to the respective photosensitive members, to form visible images on a surface of the respective photosensitive members; a transfer unit, which transfers the visible images formed on the respective photosensitive members to a transfer medium; and a plurality of exposure lamps which are mounted between the plurality of photosensitive members. Each of the exposure lamps radiates light to the surface of one of two adjacent photosensitive members, after completion of the transfer, to reset a surface potential thereof, and irradiates light to the surface of the other photosensitive member, on which the visible image is formed, to decrease a surface potential thereof.

A hinge assembly for attaching a door structure to an aircraft fuselage is provided. The door structure is linked to the aircraft body structure by way of a programmable mechanical linkage that is attached to the hinge member. The programmable mechanical linkage is actuated along the hinge member so as to maintain the door structure attached thereto in a controlled angular relationship relative to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage through its attachment to the fixed aircraft frame.

A processing gas introducing mechanism for introducing a processing gas into a processing space is provided between a plasma generation unit and a chamber of a plasma processing apparatus. The processing gas introducing mechanism includes a gas introducing base having therein a gas introducing path for introducing the processing gas into the processing space, and a near ring-shaped gas introducing plate equipped in the hole part of the gas introducing base such that it can be detached therefrom. Herein, the gas introducing base has a hole part forming one portion of the processing space in a central portion thereof, and the gas introducing plate has plural gas discharge holes communicating with the processing space to discharge thereinto the processing gas from the gas introducing path.

A method and system for introducing supplemental material to an exhaust aftertreatment device, including: a delivery system, an air pump operable to input pressurized air to the delivery system, and a turbosupercharger of an internal combustion engine operable to deliver pressurized air to an inlet of the air pump. The supplemental material introduced to the exhaust aftertreatment device is pressurized by the pressurized air input from the air pump, and the air inlet to the air pump is pressurized by the turbosupercharger for the internal combustion engine. The delivery system uses existing pressurized air generated within the engine system from the turbosupercharger to supplement air pressure supplied to the turbine-style air pump used by the delivery system. The supplemental material may comprise ammonia, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, or urea.

A system for simultaneously producing electricity, water at a first temperature, water at a second temperature greater than the first temperature, and water at a third temperature greater than the second temperature. The system can also optionally simultaneously provide a refrigerating fluid at a first evaporation temperature, and the refrigerating fluid at a second evaporation temperature.