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US-7,046,963 Method and apparatus of signal estimation over generalized fading channel
A methodology of signal estimation over the generalized fading channel can be applied to any parameter whose dB value is required to be estimated. The estimator...
US-7,046,962 System and method for improving the quality of range measurement based upon historical data
A system and method for applying an algorithm to distance measurements between nodes in an ad-hoc communications network. The algorithm is located at an...
US-7,046,961 Link connection method between communication terminals equipped with bluetooth wireless devices
There is provided a link connection method between communication terminals equipped with Bluetooth wireless devices. To automatically connect a link with a...
US-7,046,960 Relay apparatus
While a spectrum waveform of an output signal from a subtracter (207) is visibly monitored, an operator controls a variable phases shifter (208) based upon a...
US-7,046,959 MMIC transceiver and low cost subharmonically driven microwave receiver
A receiver is operable at microwave frequencies and includes a substrate and waveguide-to-microstrip transition formed on the substrate for receiving microwave...
US-7,046,958 Method and system for radio communication with mobile units
The invention concerns a system and a method of radio communication between a plurality of mobile units (6) and a stationary system (1, 3, 12, 14) comprising one...
US-7,046,957 Reflecting modulator circuit comprising a negative impedance amplifier
A modulator circuit comprises a negative impedance amplifier which is operable such that a signal applied to the amplifier is reflected and amplified. Switching...
US-7,046,956 Messaging and promotion for digital audio media players
Messaging, such as promotional messaging, is delivered to users of digital audio media players, such as digital disc and tape players. Portable players are...
US-7,046,955 Image forming apparatus
A front access type image forming apparatus includes an image scanning section located at an upper part of a housing of the apparatus for obtaining image...
US-7,046,954 Recording apparatus and method for discriminating type of recording medium
A recording apparatus having a discriminating unit for discriminating the type of a recording medium loaded on a loading unit. The discriminating unit...
US-7,046,953 Image formation apparatus equipped with automatic document feeder
In an image forming apparatus having a document feeder for taking up a document from a document bundle placed on a document tray, a controller has a normal mode...
US-7,046,952 Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus
Since a fluorine treatment or the like is applied on a surface of an intermediate transfer belt (10), and thus, the surface bears water repelling property, when...
US-7,046,951 Fusing roller used with an image forming apparatus and a method of manufacture thereof
A fusing roller used with an image forming apparatus, including a heating pipe, an expandable pipe mounted within the heating pipe, a heating coil interposed...
US-7,046,950 Image forming apparatus
An embodiment of the invention includes a fixing device of an image forming apparatus. The fixing device may include a first pressure applying roller, a second...
US-7,046,949 Image fixing apparatus using pulsating power for heating
An image fixing apparatus having a linear heating body with an endless belt entrained around thereon, using an electrical power supply to provide pulsating power...
US-7,046,948 Brush streak eraser
An image formation apparatus that has a fuser roll/belt in pressure contact with a pressure roll that forms a nip, a meter roll that receives a release agent, a...
US-7,046,947 Free sheet color digital output terminal architectures
A free sheet, high speed, color tandem printing system that controls registration of images from one imager to another while mechanically decoupling individual...
US-7,046,946 Development unit for developing electrostatic latent images
A development unit performing developing operation for developing electrostatic latent image with toner. The development unit includes a holding chamber wall...
US-7,046,945 Developing apparatus
A developing apparatus includes a developing container including a first chamber having a developer carrying member for carrying developer and a second chamber...
US-7,046,944 Color image forming devices for use in color printers
A color image forming device includes a photosensitive unit, an exposing unit, a plurality of developing units, a first transfer body, a second transfer body and...
US-7,046,943 Image forming apparatus and charging device therefor receiving AC and DC voltages
A charging device includes a charge roller adjoining or contacting the surface of a photoconductive element. A DC and an AC voltage source output a DC and an AC...
US-7,046,942 Process cartridge and image forming apparatus
A process cartridge detachably mountable to the main body of an image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, at least one process...
US-7,046,941 Image formation apparatus
An image formation apparatus including an image reading device that reads an image recorded on a document, an image forming apparatus in which the image can be...
US-7,046,940 Developing device having a developer scatter prevention unit and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus...
A developer scattering prevention unit used with an electrophotographic image forming device includes an air inlet/outlet pipe installed adjacent to an...
US-7,046,939 Induction heating fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus with voltage and/or power level detecting
A DC circuit 110 is provided to convert the voltage of a commercial AC power supply 100 into a DC voltage having a fixed level and output the DC voltage...
US-7,046,938 Image forming apparatus
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus which, when switching operation from color image forming operation to monochromatic image forming...
US-7,046,937 Fixing device of image forming apparatus employing electro-photographic process and controlling method of the same
At least, a temperature of the surface of a heating roller 13 in a region through which paper of small width passes, and a temperature of the surface of a...
US-7,046,936 Light receiving element carrier and optical receiver
There is provided a light receiving element carrier including first through fourth layers laminated, a differential pair of vertical vias, one of them...
US-7,046,935 System for reducing the influence of polarization mode dispersion in high-speed fiber optic transmission channels
A system for reducing the influence of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in high speed fiber optical transmission channels. A signal is forward error correction...
US-7,046,934 Optical communication system using a high altitude tethered balloon
An optical communication system using a high altitude tethered balloon 10 that operates above most clouds and atmospheric turbulence. An optical communication...
US-7,046,933 Optical communications system
An optical communication system comprises a base station, a plurality of trunk optical fibers connected to the base station, a plurality of star couplers...
US-7,046,932 Channel allocation apparatus of OSU in WDM system
A channel allocation apparatus of an OSU in a WDM system includes: an optical signal converter for performing a conversion operation between an E1 data frame and...
US-7,046,931 Method for providing high connectivity communications over a packet-switched optical ring network using...
A method for providing high connectivity communications over a packet-switched optical ring network comprises a core optical ring having at least one node, the...
US-7,046,930 Optical communication system
A communication system capable of performing efficient Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) transmission by flexibly handling connection services. A Bit Error...
US-7,046,929 Fault detection and isolation in an optical network
An apparatus and method for fault detection and isolation in an optical network is disclosed in which each node determines an appropriate response to a line...
US-7,046,928 Link discovery and verification using loss of light
Systems and methods for link discovery and verification that minimize the need for line termination resources to generate and interpret packets. To verify a link...
US-7,046,927 Interactive virtual reality photo gallery in a digital camera
An interactive three-dimensional virtual-reality photo gallery containing pictures taken by a user is displayed on a display of a digital camera 10. The user...
US-7,046,926 Light emitting semiconductor device and photographic illumination apparatus employing same
Light emitting semiconductor device(s) of the present invention is/are provided with three LED elements by way of lead frame(s) on substrate(s) ...
US-7,046,925 Superimpose-plate for view finder
A superimpose-plate is put on a focusing glass, on which a subject image obtained through the photographing optical system is formed. The superimpose-plate and...
US-7,046,924 Method and computer program product for determining an area of importance in an image using eye monitoring...
A method is provided for determining an area of importance in an archival image. In accordance with this method, eye information including eye gaze direction...
US-7,046,923 Immersion heater device for aquariums and the like
An immersion heater device for aquariums and the like. The heater device has a casing which contains a heating element. The casing, at least in the region of a...
US-7,046,922 Modular tankless water heater
A tankless water heater module is disclosed and includes a casing having a first end, a second end and a plurality of conduits formed therein. A top head...
US-7,046,921 Radiant heating element reflective bracket with ventilation openings
A reflective bracket for a radiant refrigerator defroster includes a channel fabricated from a reflective material and a plurality of ventilation openings...
US-7,046,920 Multi-stage dispensing mat
Disclosed herein are mats for dispensing volatile materials. A mat of the present invention includes a moat on an upper surface of the mat defining a first mat...
US-7,046,919 Aroma diffuser
The present invention is intended to provide an aroma device that can eliminate the need for the replacement of the light source, can prevent the light source...
US-7,046,918 Space heater with pretreated heat exchanger
A space heater with a linear source of infrared radiant energy in heat exchange relationship with a heat exchanger formed of copper or aluminum material. The...
US-7,046,917 Speed controlling device of a motorized cart for a person to ride on
A device of a cart includes a control, a speed regulating potentiometer, a microprocessor, a digital-to-analogue converter, a motor controlling unit, and a...
US-7,046,916 Encoded video image formatting
A method and apparatus are provided to enable variable speed forwards or reverse play of motion-prediction coded sequences of video signal frames. Successive...
US-7,046,915 Optical disc for storing moving pictures with text information and apparatus using the disc
When moving pictures are recorded onto an optical disc, not only is text data recorded, but also video-recording start date and time, video-recording end date...
US-7,046,914 Automatic content analysis and representation of multimedia presentations
For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing the content of multimedia signals, there is disclosed an apparatus and method for creating a...
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