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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7940718 | Trace log management in a mobile communication system A first radio base station (RBS) is operated to cause trace log information to be supplied to a trace log storage node. The RBS becomes responsible for serving a user equipment session, and at some point begins a trace process. When the session report criterion has ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940283 | Method and apparatus for pixel sampling A method and a device for generating a pixel value from a plurality of sample values being generated from a plurality of sample points. The method comprises generating a plurality of sample values; and weighting said plurality of sample values for determining said p... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7929624 | Cell ID detection in cellular communication systems Ascertaining which one of a number of cells of a cellular communication system transmitted an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal involves obtaining reference symbols from the OFDM signal. Compensating phase shift values for phase aligning the p... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929205 | Mouth switch arrangement and microscopy system having a mouth switch A microscopy assembly comprises a stand, a stereo microscope supported by the stand, and a mouth switch assembly mounted to a holder, the mouth switch assembly including a mouth piece grippable by a user's teeth, and with a force sensor actuatable by the exertion of... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927128 | Device for a connector having a frame and a casing detachably connected The invention relates to a device (1) for an electrical contact (2) that comprises a frame part (3) and a casing (4) that is arranged to be detachably interconnected with the frame part (3) as well as a connecting part (34) ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925225 | System and method for multiple input multiple output wireless transmission Systems and methods for MIMO wireless transmission are provided. At the transmitter, a plurality of encoded packets are modulated, and the symbols are divided between several transmit antennas. The transmitter spreads some of the symbols of each packet using a respe... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923702 | System and method for processing an object A system and a method for processing and inspecting an object are provided, wherein the system comprises a particle beam column, an object holder and a gas supply apparatus. Thereby, the object holder is formed comprising a base, a first table displaceable relative ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917913 | Injecting proxy components using blueprints A software component deployed in a distributed system includes a stub that enables the component to be used remotely. The stub can include its own proxy (or at least a sufficient description of it) that is automatically and dynamically injected to the remote environ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7917140 | Initial cell search in mobile communications systems An initial search for locating cells in a telecommunication system includes defining a set of carrier frequencies to be searched, and selecting as a cell search mode either a wide cell search mode or a narrow cell search mode, wherein selecting the cell search mode ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913558 | Method for prevention/detection of mechanical overload in a reciprocating gas compressor Mechanical overloads in a reciprocating gas compressor can cause irreparable damage to compressor components if the source of the overloads is not repaired. A method of detecting mechanical overloads includes applying an overload indicator across an interface betwee... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7907673 | Robust and low-complexity combined signal power estimation Ascertaining a signal power of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal involves ascertaining a plurality of channel estimates from the OFDM signal. Compensating phase shift values for phase aligning the plurality of channel estimates are estimate... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905887 | Surgical microscopy system and method for performing eye surgery A surgical microscopy system comprises microscopy optics for generating an image of an eye under surgery. A pattern generator generates a pattern to be superimposed with the image. An eye-tracker is provided for tracking a position of the superimposed pattern with r... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905703 | Centrifugal compressor return passages using splitter vanes A return section in a multistage centrifugal compressor includes a plurality of circumferentially positioned flow vanes, and a plurality of splitter vanes disposed between the flow vanes. The splitter vanes serve to minimize or eliminate regions of reverse or separa... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903040 | Tunable arrangements The present invention relates to a tunable microwave/millimeter-wave arrangement comprising a tunable impedance surface. It comprises an Electromagnetic Bandgap Structure (EBG) (Photonic Bandgap Structure) comprising at least one tunable ferroelectric layer (3 | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899058 | Using a hash value as a pointer to an application class in a communications device Systems and methods according to the present invention provide techniques for improving the efficiency of routing for requests in devices, e.g., mobile devices. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896850 | Device for delivering medicament The present invention relates to a device for the delivery of predetermined doses of liquid medicament to a patient, which medicament is intended to be inhaled by the patient or intended to be injected into the body of the patient. The device is adapted to be in a m... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7885212 | Network controlled throughput for enhanced uplink FACH Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for network control of interference associated with uplink transmissions by user equipments, UEs, operating in a random access state, e.g., the CELL_FACH state. A radio network controller, RNC, can... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880652 | Adjusting a filter of a time-continuous sigma-delta converter This invention relates to adjusting a filter of a time-continuous Sigma-Delta converter arranged to convert an analog input signal (Sin) to a digital output signal. A control signal indicative of a gain of the filter is provided, and the gain of the filte... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7848756 | Radio access technology selection A method of operating a wireless communication device may include predicting an application expected to be used based on a user interaction with the wireless communications device, determining a preferred radio access technology (RAT) based on the predicted applicat... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848446 | Reduction of peak-to-average-power ratio in a telecommunications system A single-carrier signal is generated from a number, N, of symbols in a way that results in a low PAPR. This includes generating an initial set of N complex frequency components from the N symbols. Ns different sets of N complex frequency components are ge... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7873357 | Selective disablement of mobile communication equipment capabilities Network services and/or network capabilities in a mobile terminal operating in a mobile communications system are selectively enabled. This involves receiving an information element encoded to indicate whether each of a number of network services and/or network capa... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7863956 | Pulse-elimination pulse-width modulation Instead of reducing the pulse widths of all pulses simultaneously in order to reduce the output power of a switched-mode amplifier linearized by a pulse-width modulator, the width of every other (or every n-th) pulse is reduced. When the widths of the selected pulse... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860676 | Real-time dynamic tracking of bias A bias value associated with a sensor, e.g., a time-varying, non-zero value which is output from a sensor when it is motionless, is estimated using at least two, different bias estimating techniques. A resultant combined or selected bias estimate may then be used to... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849599 | Imputing strength gradient in pressure vessels A process to manufacture an oilfield component comprises selectively reinforcing a base material with an age-hardenable clad material and age-hardening the clad material for a selected time and at a selected temperature profile, wherein the age-hardening results in ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844987 | Interactive content guide for television programming A navigation interface display system generates a navigation element that organizes television programming data in an easy-to-use manner. The navigation element employs a hierarchical display protocol for a plurality of selection items that represent the various tel... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7843691 | Techniques for cooling portable devices The invention relates to cooling techniques for portable devices such as, for example, mobile telephones. In one implementation, a portable device comprises one or more printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) supporting multiple heat-generating components, an airflow ge... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7839385 | Methods and systems for enhancing television applications using 3D pointing Systems and methods according to the present invention provide a control framework for organizing, selecting and launching media items including graphical user interfaces coupled with an optional 3D control device for collection of the basic control primitives of po... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834849 | Control framework with a zoomable graphical user interface for organizing selecting and launching media items Systems and methods according to the present invention provide a control framework for organizing, selecting and launching media items including graphical user interfaces coupled with an optional 3D control device for collection of the basic control primitives of po... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832706 | RAM BOP position sensor A ram-type blowout preventer includes a pair of ram assemblies adapted for controlled lateral movement to and from a vertical bore. Each ram assembly has a hydraulic piston connected at a first end to a ram block and at a second end to a piston tail. A magnetostrict... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832210 | System for controlling and optimizing the emission of a catalytic combustor in a single-shaft gas turbine System for controlling and optimizing the emissions of a catalytic combustor in a single-shaft gas turbine (10), comprising at least one calculation unit for implementing a mathematical model of the operation of the said gas turbine (10), on the basis ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7825841 | Adjusting an input signal level of a Sigma-Delta converter The invention relates to adjusting an input signal level of a Sigma-Delta converter. A control signal indicative of an input signal level to said Sigma-Delta converter is generated, and the input signal level to said Sigma-Delta converter is adjusted in dependence o... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7822155 | Interference estimation in CDMA systems using alternative scrambling codes Methods and apparatus that improve interference (I) estimation in CDMA systems in which the DPCH is sorted under a scrambling code different from the scrambling code of a channel such as the CPICH are described. In such systems, DPCH I-estimation cannot be done by m... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818541 | Data processing architectures A data processing architecture comprising: an input device for receiving an incoming stream of data packets; and a plurality of processing elements which are operable to process data received thereby; ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817604 | Shared control channel detection strategies A detection strategy is selected for use in detecting a shared control channel that is transmitted on a physical channel in a communication system. This involves using a previously selected detection strategy to detect the shared control channel. The power of the de... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813695 | Mobile assisted relay selection in a telecommunications system A mobile station is operated in a telecommunications system that includes a base station and one or more relay stations. The mobile station communicates directly with the base station via a first channel. To facilitate selection of a suitable relay station, the mobi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7813296 | Adapting transmission and reception time in packet based cellular systems A first transceiver in a packet-based communications system is operated to achieve efficiencies. The transceiver comprises a receiver and a transmitter for bidirectionally communicating with a second transceiver. In various embodiments, data and control traffic sche... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7802626 | Mounts for blowout preventer bonnets and methods of use A mount for a bonnet of a blowout preventer includes at least one support member coupled to a body of the blowout preventer, and a bonnet mounting member moveably coupled to the at least one support member and adapted to move substantially normal to a face of the bo... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7796568 | Method and apparatus for determining the content of bursts to be transmitted from a base station A method and apparatus for determining the content in bursts to be transmitted from a base station in a mobile network on a broadcast frequency in specific timeslots of a broadcast frequency frame structure. A current state of the logical channel allocated to the fo... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794207 | Disk of a disk rotor for a gas turbine Disk of a disk rotor for a gas turbine comprising a central portion (22), an intermediate portion (24), an outer portion (28), a series of axial pass-through holes (27) for a series of tie rods and a series of slots (50) for housin... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7785078 | Method and system for monitoring a reciprocating compressor System for monitoring a reciprocating compressor, comprising a unit for measuring parameters relating to the operating state of the compressor, a processing unit for comparing the values of these measured parameters with critical values contained in a database assoc... | 08/31/2010 |
