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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7418379 | Circuit for improving the intelligibility of audio signals containing speech The speech intelligibility of an audio signal of unchanged volume is improved by raising the total audio signal by a constant factor and lowering the amplitude of this raised signal by a high-pass filter. The corner frequency fc of the high-pass filter is... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418034 | Combined trellis decoder and decision feedback equalizer An adaptive equalizer comprises a trellis decoder; a mapper coupled to the output of the trellis decoder; and a decision feedback equalizer coupled to the output of the mapper. Each of the taps receives as input via the mapper output from a different one of the stag... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416475 | Method for rough-honing the peripheral surface of a bore The invention relates to a method for rough-honing the peripheral surface (3) of a bore (2). According to said method, a honing tool (5) is introduced into the bore (2), the longitudinal axis (MB) of the bore (2) before ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7397873 | Adaptive signal weighting system A system for decoding an electrical input signal includes a filter that impresses a variable gain on a portion of the input signal to deemphasize a spectral region of the input signal. The variable gain is set as a function of a variable gain control signal. A frequ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391476 | Method and device for interpolating a pixel of an interline of a field A method and device for interpolating a pixel of an interline of a first field in a sequence of interlaced fields includes selecting at least one first pixel and one second pixel from scan lines of the first field adjacent the interline, and a third pixel from a sec... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7369960 | Device and method for detecting an angular position of a rotating object In detecting the time at which a rotating object passes a given angular position, a value range of an angular position sensor output signal which varies relatively rapidly with angular position acts as a trip threshold that, when exceeded, indicates the object has a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362656 | Ultrasonic locating system The invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring and position determination of objects and/or living beings within an area, such as, e.g. a room in a building or a road tunnel. The system comprises a plurality of identification tags equipped with an ult... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357032 | Pressure transmitter The invention relates to a pressure transmitter for an overload-proof pressure gauge, comprising a base body, a separating membrane disposed on a pressure-sensitive side of the pressure transmitter and subjectable to a pressure to be measured, a communicating chambe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339412 | Digital clock generator The invention relates to a clock generator comprised of a system clock input (2) for applying a high-frequency system clock signal, of a digital input (3) for applying a settable digital increment value, of an adder (6) for adding the increment ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336563 | Method and system for increased update rate in acoustic positioning A method for obtaining an increased update rate in an indoor acoustic positioning system for determining the position of one or more identification tags, comprising transmitting from an identification tag an acoustic spread spectrum sequence that is unique to the id... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330141 | Compensation circuit and compensation method to compensate nonlinear distortions of an A/D converter The invention relates to a compensation circuit (1–6) to compensate nonlinear distortions of an A/D converter comprising a signal input and a compensation system. In order to avoid the high costs related to the complex analog design of the A/D converter and... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326974 | Sensor for measuring a gas concentration or ion concentration A field-effect transistor used as a sensor for measuring a gas or ion concentration utilizes a surface structure such as rings along with surface profiling, for example elevations of the rings and depressions therebetween, to decrease the surface conductivity betwee... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324895 | Apparatus for creating a navigation map To display a navigation map for a navigation device more accurately and realistically and with less memory capacity, roads, railroad lines, rivers, lakes, and similar cartographic parameters are composed not of straight lines but of Cornu spirals. A Cornu spiral is ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321642 | Synchronization symbol re-insertion for a decision feedback equalizer combined with a trellis decoder A digital equalizer for interpreting a digital signal including convolutionally encoded symbols and synchronization symbols outside the convolutional code comprises a combined trellis encoder and DFE. The synchronization symbols are re-inserted into the input of the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319418 | Sensor with multiplex data output A method of transmitting data from a sensor (1) to a receiver (4) in which each original data word is split in positional fashion into at least two separate short data words (MSN, LSN). The separate short data words (MSN, LSN) are each converted by dig... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318079 | Method and device for filtering a video signal A method and device operable per the method for high-pass filtering an input signal having a sequence of signal values to provide a high-pass filtered output signal having a sequence of filtered signal values. The method includes selecting a first signal value of th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317800 | Apparatus and method for processing an audio signal to compensate for the frequency response of loudspeakers A circuit for processing an input audio signal received at an input of the circuit provides a processed audio signal at a circuit output. The circuit includes first and second conductive paths through which the received audio signal travels. The audio signal is proc... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317758 | PCM-to-PWM converter The invention relates to a method and a device for converting a digital, pulse-coded signal (PCM) to a pulse-width-modulated signal (PWM), wherein the digital signal PCM, f(t) is multiplied by at least one derivative (f′(t), f″(t), . . . , f(n) (t)) o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315331 | Method and device for converting video signals A method for the motion-vector-based conversion of a first video signal which contains a first image sequence at a first frequency to a second video signal which contains a second image sequence at a second frequency, where at least some of the images of the second ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313427 | Laser diode optical transducer assembly for non-invasive spectrophotometric blood oxygenation A non-invasive near infrared spectrophotometric monitoring transducer assembly includes a housing member, which is adhered directly on a patient's skin. The housing member contains a prism coupled to a flexible and lightweight single core optical light guide, which ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305225 | Radio signal receiver A motor vehicle entertainment system includes a radio receiver and a control unit. The control unit receives a first status signal indicative of whether or not a motor vehicle door has been unlocked and initiates the application of power to the radio receiver upon t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304593 | Linearization circuit with digital element matching for digital-to-analog converters A linearization circuit with digital element matching for digital-to-analog converters includes an n-bit delta-sigma modulator that receives an input signal and provides a modulated n-bit signal. An encoder receives the modulated n-bit signal and provides an encoded... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302062 | Audio enhancement system An audio enhancement system for compensating for ambient noise in a listening environment, comprises an audio system that produces an electrical sound signal and generates a sound output from the electrical sound signal. A sensor (e.g., a microphone) senses a total ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292707 | Loudspeaker A loudspeaker has a diaphragm with an edge area and a central area. A voice coil carrier may be fastened to the diaphragm in the central area, a voice coil being wound around the voice coil carrier. A magnet system may be included into which the voice coil carrier a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293120 | DMA module having plurality of first addressable locations and determining if first addressable locations are associated with originating DMA process A DMA module includes an address generator to perform a write or read access to a location of an addressable memory, and an address counter to advance a stored address to an adjacent memory location. The address counter does not act on an internal register of the DM... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287110 | Storage device for a multibus architecture A storage device for a multibus architecture includes at least one memory to store data, information, and/or addresses, along with a memory connection having a port to connect the memory to one of the buses of the multibus architecture. The memory connection, the po... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287050 | Parametric recursive digital filter A digital filter includes a delay network with a plurality of delay elements configured and arranged as all-pass filters, having a controllable coefficient value. In the case of a low-pass or high pass filter, the cut-off frequency of the filter can be controlled vi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284321 | Method for testing a chip with a package and for mounting the package on a board A method for testing a chip with a package having connecting pins and mounting the package on a board combines the advantages of a package with inline connecting pins with that of a package with offset connecting pins. The package with inline connecting is inserted ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283423 | System and method for position determination of objects A method and a system (400) for detection and position determination of chips (100), which transmit ultrasound signals in a room. The system (400) comprises electronic identification chips (100), which are attached to objects that have to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280051 | Transmission and reception of a decomposed digitized signal A voice signal is transmitted in an MOST network on a single channel. The width of the transmitted voice data words is preferably up to 14 bits, and each voice data word is transmitted into successive clock periods of the MOST network, in a byte that includes seven ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277686 | Antenna and frequency diversity receiving apparatus An apparatus determines an optimal antenna and frequency combination by selecting the optimal antenna from among a plurality, N, of antennas associated with a receiver and also selects the optimal frequency from among a plurality, M, of alternative receiving frequen... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272203 | Data-directed frequency-and-phase lock loop for decoding an offset-QAM modulated signal having a pilot A data-and-pilot directed frequency-and-phase lock loop for an offset-QAM modulated signal having a pilot signal comprising a pilot acquisition loop and a pair of data-directed acquisition loops. The pilot is extracted from the main signal by a pilot filter, then us... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266353 | Control loop for digital signals The invention improves the control behavior of a control circuit for digital signals which is used in AGCs (automatic gain control), using a simple supplementary circuit. In a first example of an embodiment, the output signal of an integrator member is looped back t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263774 | Plain bearing shell and method for producing a holding projection on a plain bearing shell The invention relates to a plain bearing shell for supporting an engine crankshaft or camshaft, or as a connecting rod bearing shell of an engine, the plain bearing shell comprises a radially outward protruding holding projection in the region of the separating surf... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262591 | Technique for sensing the rotational speed and angular position of a rotating wheel A method of processing a pulse train output signal provided by a non-contact sensor that senses the rotational speed and angular position of a rotating wheel includes comparing the amplitudes of the pulses with a variable switching threshold value, and adjusting the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260668 | Network co-processor for vehicles A network processor exchanges data of various descriptions via a plurality of network nodes with external network devices, such as other processors, controllers, transducers, or sensors. The network processor includes a master processor for control tasks of the proc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7239710 | Stereo radio receiver with noise suppression For the purpose of largely suppressing the noise pulses caused in a stereo radio receiver in the reception signal, particularly by the ignition system of a motor vehicle, a digital field strength signal representing the analog field strength signal is produced for e... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233271 | Noise shaper circuit and method for reducing switching noise Noise that is normally generated during the switching of a noise shaper may be reduced by switching the noise shaper to an inactive or off state after the occurrence of one or more predetermined criteria, for example the detection of a predetermined number of data v... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227584 | Video signal processing system A video signal processing system for processing a video data VIN and graphic data DμP includes a filter unit, which receives the video data VIN. The filter unit filters the video data VIN to convert the video data VI... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223053 | Helical flute end mill with multi-section cutting edge An end mill is provided that includes a shank section and a fluted section. One or more helical teeth are disposed along an outer surface of the fluted section. Each helical tooth has a cutting surface and a relief wall that intersect to form an angle defining a hel... | 05/29/2007 |
