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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7604419 | Optical module and optical connector having same An optical module capable of preventing the efficiency of optical coupling from deteriorating even if temperature varies. The optical module 1 has a holder 2 and an aspherical lens 11, which are formed of a plastic so as to be integrated with ea... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7462808 | Method and device for redundant distance measurement and mismatch cancellation in phase-measurement systems The method serves for canceling errors caused by mismatch of different signal paths in a photodetector with a plurality (k) of storage elements for the photogenerated signals, as typically used in phase-measurement systems. The signal-capturing process is performed ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463900 | Discontinuous reception method for mobile communication terminal device and mobile communication terminal device A discontinuous reception method for a mobile communication terminal device and a mobile communication terminal device which, when a PTT (Push-to-Talk) system call is provided, make it possible to reduce the amount of electrical power consumed by the mobile communic... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462855 | Optical recording and reproducing apparatus, optical head, optical recording and reproducing method and skew detection method An optical recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing an optical recording medium by irradiating light from a light source to the optical recording medium as near-field light from a near-field light irradiating unit includes a light source ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459669 | Sensor and lithographic apparatus A sensor for use in a lithographic apparatus, the sensor having a liquid to prevent optical losses, especially when receiving radiation with a high NA. The liquid is fixed between two surfaces by capillary forces in an area through which radiation passes. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460830 | Inter-satellite crosslink communications system, apparatus, method and computer program product A communications system, apparatus, method, and computer program product for inter-satellite and inter-spacecraft crosslinks (ISL) with non-ISL optimized antennas on spacecraft. The system includes a mobile communications platform that includes an ISL antenna config... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459709 | Method of forming optical images, a control circuit for use with this method, apparatus for carrying out said method and process for manufacturing a device using said method An optical image is formed in a radiation-sensitive layer (5), by a number of sub-illuminations, in each of which an array of light valves (21-25) and a corresponding array (40) of converging elements (43) are used to form a patter... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459668 | Method, apparatus, and system to reduce ground resistance in a pixel array Methods, devices, and systems for an image sensor device are disclosed. An image sensor device comprises an array of image pixels wherein each pixel is configured for sensing light incident on the pixel. An image sensor device may further comprise a ground contact s... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457630 | Data boundary aware base station assisted position location The present invention is a novel and improved method and apparatus for performing position location in wireless communications system. One embodiment of the invention comprises a method for performing position location on a subscriber unit in a terrestrial wireless ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456384 | Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method therefor Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of a plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457591 | Transceiver assembly A transceiver assembly including an antenna input/output transition, a transmit module, a receive module, and a diplexer. The diplexer has opposing planar surfaces and the transmit module, receive module and antenna input/output transition are placed on the same pla... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454202 | Low data rate mobile platform communication system and method A method is provided for providing communication and surveillance services to a mobile platform. The method includes substantially simultaneously communicating between a plurality ground based antennas and a plurality of satellites. Particularly, each ground based a... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454177 | Wireless communication device with enhanced feature set An multi-position wireless communication device comprises a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The second housing portion is capable of being arranged in a first closed position relative to the first housing portion and in a second open position rel... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7449666 | Color image sensor unit and image reading apparatus using the sensor unit and control method therefor A color image sensor which uses a sensor array that has, as a lighting light source, 3-color light emitting elements capable of independently controlling light emitting timings respectively and at least three pixel arrays respectively constituted by a plurality of p... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450912 | Transmitter and transceiver g(x) Storing means stores a correction function y=g(x) corresponding to the distortion of a high frequency power amplifier as a function of a voltage x provided to a power supply terminal of the high frequency power amplifier. Operating means receives the correction... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449688 | Deconvolving far-field images using scanned probe data A method for deconvolving far-field optical images beyond the diffraction limit includes the use of near-field optical and other scanned probe imaging data to provide powerful and new constraints for the deconvolution of far-field data sets. Near-field data, such as... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449674 | Optical transmission module An optical transmission module includes: a substrate; an electric wiring section that is provided on the substrate; a photoelectric element that are mounted on the electric wiring section, and that emits an optical signal on the basis of a received electric signal o... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446303 | Ambient light sensing using a color sensor An ambient light sensor (ALS) system is described. The ALS system includes a polychromatic color sensor, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a digital processor. The polychromatic color sensor generates a plurality of analog signals from a corresponding plural... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446301 | Safety mechanism comprising a height-adjustable holding device The invention relates to a safety device (45), in particular a beam-emitting and beam-receiving device, for a manufacturing machine (1), e.g. an edging press, with at least one retaining mechanism (51) for the safety device (45) designed ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446844 | Array substrate and display apparatus having the same An array substrate includes a base substrate, an input pad part, a first output part, a second output pad part, a pixel array, and a signal transmitting part. The input pad part and the first output pad part are disposed at the chip mounting area of the base substra... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442914 | System and method of determining a position of a radiation emitting element A method and a system for determining the position of a radiation emitter, which radiation emitter may be an actively radiation emitting stylus, pen, pointer, or the like or may be a passive, radiation scattering/reflecting/diffusing element, such as a pen, pointer,... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442913 | Photocurrent amplifier circuit and optical pick-up device A photocurrent amplifier circuit is capable of selectively amplifying one or more of photocurrents which are respectively obtainable from plural receiving devices, and can be realized to have a small size. The photocurrent amplifier circuit includes: light receiving... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442909 | Optical measuring system Apparatus and methods are described for of measuring amplitude and phase variations in a spatially coherent beam of light. A beam of coherent light is made incident upon a spatial array of phase modulating elements displaying a pixellated first phase distribution. I... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444158 | Communication apparatus and method, and program thereof In order to easily and promptly make a connection to a station which a user desires and in a good communication condition, there is provided a communication apparatus applicable to a PDA having a wireless communication function, which includes setting means for sett... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439531 | Alignment systems and methods for lithographic systems An alignment system for a lithographic apparatus has a source of alignment radiation; a detection system that has a first detector channel and a second detector channel; and a position determining unit in communication with the detection system. The position determi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437176 | Method and system for reducing pilot pollution by systematically adjusting sector power allocations A method and system are disclosed for reducing pilot pollution in a wireless communication system by systematically (i) identifying areas of sector overlap and (ii) for each area, adjusting power allocation in one or more of the overlapping sectors so as to create a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435940 | System and a method of determining the position of a radiation emitting element A method and a system, such as a touch pad, for determining the position of a radiation emitter, which radiation emitter may be an actively radiation emitting stylus, pen, pointer, or the like or may be a passive, radiation scattering/reflecting/diffusing element, s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435985 | Zero-crossing point detection circuit A zero-crossing point detection circuit includes a hot line input, a neutral line input, a first zero-crossing point output, and a first optical coupler. The first optical coupler includes a first light-emitting diode (LED) and a first optical transistor. The hot li... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433716 | Communication apparatus A communication apparatus is described that automatically allocates the position of participants in a group call at various positions in sound-space. The position of each user is such that the user can distinguish between each participant of the call by the position... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432490 | Method and apparatus for detecting an object in a motor vehicle environment A method for detecting an object in a motor vehicle environment uses a detection means which scans the environment at predetermined angular increments φi+−φi (i=1,2, . . ., N). When sensing a reflection signal of the object at an angle φi, the angular increment... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432495 | Sensor arrangement for a coating system The invention concerns a sensor arrangement for a coating system for coating workpieces, with at least one sensor for detecting at least one operating quantity of the coating system and for generating a corresponding sensor signal, a transmitter connected to the sen... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433669 | Method and system for performing data transmission process of an access point (AP) supporting power management of wireless local area network (WLAN) clients, and AP for performing the same A method and system or access point (AP) for performing a data transmission process supporting power management of wireless local area network (WLAN) clients comprises the steps of and means for performing the following functions, respectively: when data are receive... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430431 | Recovering the reverse link in a cellular mobile communication system Operation commences with the cellular network infrastructure setting up a forward link and a reverse link with a cellular mobile station. The cellular network infrastructure transmits signals to the cellular mobile station on the forward link and receives signals fr... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429723 | Conversion apparatus, radiation detection apparatus, and radiation detection system A conversion apparatus includes pixels including switching elements provided on an insulating substrate and conversion elements disposed over the switching elements and connected to the switching elements. Conductive lines are coupled to the pixels and have terminal... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430403 | Method and apparatus for hysteresis control A hysteresis control method for a control system includes setting an arbitrary reference value for an existing position of a control width and calculating a difference between a present input value and the arbitrary reference value. A direction of increase/decrease ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430396 | Encoding low density parity check (LDPC) codes through an LDPC decoder An approach is providing for supporting broadcast transmission of low density parity check (LDPC) coded signals. A receiver includes a decoder configured to decode an LDPC signal to output a decoded signal. The decoder is further configured to operate as an encoder;... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430436 | Wireless communication device and transmission power control method of its connection request A mobile station device includes a device for transmitting an access packet to a base station device, and a device for retransmitting the access packet when no acknowledgement is received from the base station in response to the transmission of the access packet. Th... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423252 | Slow tail compensation Systems and methods for slow tail compensation are provided. A photodetector signal is pre-amplified to thereby produce an uncompensated photodetector signal that includes a fast component and a slow component. The fast component is removed from the uncompensated ph... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420150 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program An image processing apparatus capable of easily acquiring original data includes an image data storage unit adapted to store data contained in an image, an image reading unit adapted to convert the contents of a paper document into an image by photoelectric conversi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420194 | Lithographic apparatus and substrate edge seal A method of helping to prevent liquid reaching under a substrate is disclosed that includes introducing a gas at a bottom edge of the substrate so that a buffer is created at the edge of the substrate, helping to keep immersion liquid that is present at the top and ... | 09/02/2008 |
