STAGGERED INTERLEAVED NYQUIST REGIONS AVOID GUARD BAND INDUCED HOLES WHEN SAMPLING A BAND LIMITED SIGNAL
Granted: October 30, 2008
Application Number:
20080266157
Staggered interleaved Nyquist regions associated with differing ADC clock rates (FCLK) avoids spectrum lost through disjoint guard bands at the end of or between adjacent Nyquist regions. The staggered interleaved Nyquist regions overlap by an amount at least as much as is consumed by the guard bands. Selectable anti-aliasing filters associated with each Nyquist region and its ADC clock rate are used to enforce the staggered Nyquist regions and their various guard bands. For example, and…
Method of Decoding A Bit Sequence, Network Element Apparatus And PDU Specification Tool Kit
Granted: October 16, 2008
Application Number:
20080256337
In the field of data communications, it is desirable to track bits of a bit sequence remaining to be decoded by a decoder. A method of decoding the bit sequence that corresponds to a PDU comprises reading-in a bit sequence and processing the bit sequence. In order to maintain a record of the bits reaming to be processed, a data stack is used during decoding of the bit sequence.
Polarization Maintaining Optical Delay Circuit
Granted: September 25, 2008
Application Number:
20080231861
The invention relates to a polarization maintaining optical delay circuit (1) for providing a time delay to an incident light (S1), comprising an optical directional element (11) adapted for directing an incident light (S1) from a first port (111) to a second port (112) and directing a returning light from the second port to a third port (113), a mirror element (12) adapted for reflecting the incident light (S1), thereby changing the polarization state, so that the returning light (S2)…
Rank Order Filtering for Randomly Sampled Data Points
Granted: September 25, 2008
Application Number:
20080232249
A method of rank order filtering and a rank order filter apparatus is defined by an established rank order and accepts into a buffer, data points to be filtered, each data point having a data value and an associated time stamp. Data points are accepted until the buffer contains data points representing a minimum predefined time span. The filter calculating an amount of time the data values in the buffer are above an approximate filter value and adjusts the approximate filter value based…
Embedded Directional Power Sensing
Granted: September 18, 2008
Application Number:
20080224690
A module incorporates power sensors coupled to a through line through directional couplers, all of which are mounted on a board within a housing, for measuring transmitted and received power of a system under test.
MULTITHREADING ICONIC PROGRAMMING SYSTEM
Granted: September 18, 2008
Application Number:
20080229220
An iconic network within a computer system is displayed on a display device. Multithreading execution of the iconic network is performed. The computer system receives user input to group icons of the iconic network into separate thread graphical blocks displayed on the display device. The computer system assigns the thread graphical blocks to separate threads of the operating system. The computer system executes the icons grouped in the separate thread graphical blocks by executing the…
System for Assured Reliability in DC to AC Power Converters
Granted: September 4, 2008
Application Number:
20080215294
In accordance with the invention, a system for assured reliability in DC to AC power converters with application to distributed power generation systems is presented. Reliability limiting components of the DC to AC power converters are monitored and the monitored data is used to drive servicing decisions
OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM AND AN OPTICAL ELEMENT
Granted: August 28, 2008
Application Number:
20080204881
An optical coupling system is disclosed. The optical coupling system includes a first optical element, a second optical element and a layer of an optically transmissive elastic material disposed between the first optical element and the second optical element. At least one of the first optical element and the second optical element has a surface facing the elastic layer that is non-planar across the surface. An optical element having the non-planar surface is also disclosed.
Polarization Controlled Interferometric Chirp Characterization
Granted: August 28, 2008
Application Number:
20080205884
The invention relates to determining a chirp property) of an optical device, comprising: receiving an input optical signal from the optical device and generating an output optical signal by providing a change of a state of polarization by means of a polarization controller operating at a first setting and an interferometric superposition of two signal parts in any order, determining an optical intensity of the output optical signal, controlling the polarization controller to operate at a…
Microfluidic Device with at Least One Retaining Device
Granted: August 14, 2008
Application Number:
20080190840
A microfluidic device comprising at least one inlet port, at least one flow path coupled to the inlet port, and at least one fluid separation element coupled to the flow path, wherein the fluid separation element comprises a packing material and is adapted for separating different components of a fluid, wherein the microfluidic device comprises at least one retaining device for keeping the packing material of the fluid separation element fixed in place and protecting the microfluidic…
RADIO FREQUENCY ASSEMBLY AND A MULTIPORT SWITCH HAVING THE SAME
Granted: July 17, 2008
Application Number:
20080169881
An RF assembly of a multiport switch is disclosed. The RF assembly includes an RF cavity housing and a cover. The RF cavity housing includes a common port defined by a cavity in a surface of the RF cavity housing and at least another port defined by a trough in the surface of the RF cavity housing. The trough is connected to the cavity. When covered by the cover, the trough defines a channel connected at one end to the cavity. The distance between opposing surfaces of the RF cavity…
Power Distributor with Built-In Power Sensor
Granted: June 19, 2008
Application Number:
20080143319
A power-sensor module comprises a housing enclosing the power-sensor module. An input port of the housing brings an input signal into the housing. A power distributor, is within the housing. The power distributor has a first arm transmitting a first portion of the input signal and a second arm transmitting a second portion of the input signal. A first resistor is in the first arm and a second resistor in the second arm of the power distributor. An output port of the housing outputs from…
Power Sensor with Switched-In Signal Amplification Path
Granted: June 19, 2008
Application Number:
20080143320
An RF power sensor is enclosed within a housing. An input port of the housing brings an RF signal into the housing. An RF switch within the housing switches the RF signal between an amplified path, a through path and an attenuated path. An RF power detector within the housing measures heat generated by the RF energy of the RF signal passing through the amplified path, through path or attenuated path.
Power sensor with switched-in filter path
Granted: May 22, 2008
Application Number:
20080116878
An RF power sensor is enclosed within a housing. An input port of the housing brings an RF signal into the housing. An RF switch within the housing switches the RF signal between an amplified and filtered path, a through-path and an attenuated path. An RF power detector within the housing detects the electric field of the RF signal and rectifies it into a current to measure the RF energy of the RF signal passing through the amplified path, through-path or attenuated path.
MIMO CHANNEL SIMULATOR
Granted: May 15, 2008
Application Number:
20080114580
A MIMO channel simulator for simulating the effects that a transmission channel has on at least two signals transmitted by at least two transmitting antennas that are received by at least two receiving antennas is disclosed. The simulator includes at least two input ports for connecting to the transmitting antennas to receive the two signals therefrom as two input signals to the channel simulator, and at least two output ports for connecting to the receiving antennas to send two output…
Method and device for storing data available on the device in a database
Granted: May 1, 2008
Application Number:
20080104143
A method for storing data available on a computing device in a database is disclosed. The method includes providing a definition file that specifies selected portion of the data for storing in the database and generating a script file using the definition file and the data. The method further includes executing the script file to store the selected portion of the data in the database. A computing device on which the method is implemented is also disclosed.
Modeless Watch Window in an Iconic Programming System
Granted: May 1, 2008
Application Number:
20080104525
An iconic network communicates with test and measurement instruments. A watch window displays and updates data values of the iconic network as the iconic network is processed.
Multi source, multi path mass spectrometer
Granted: April 17, 2008
Application Number:
20080087813
A mass spectrometer system includes a first mass spectrometer channel. The mass spectrometer system includes a second mass spectrometer channel. A housing is configured to enclose the first and second mass spectrometer channels within the same chamber. A mass analyzer is coupled with the first and second channels and configured to analyze ion streams received from the first and second channels.
MULTI PATH TOF MASS ANALYSIS WITHIN SINGLE FLIGHT TUBE AND MIRROR
Granted: April 17, 2008
Application Number:
20080087814
An apparatus for analyzing ions by determining times of flight of the ions includes a flight tube. The apparatus includes a pulser for redirecting ions into the flight tube. The apparatus includes a first detector located at a first position within the flight tube. The apparatus includes a second detector located at a second position within the flight tube, wherein the pulser redirects ions in a first ion stream incident on a first flight path into a first trajectory so that ions in the…
Time division multiplexing MS with beam converging capillary
Granted: April 17, 2008
Application Number:
20080087815
A mass spectrometer system includes a first ion source that produces ions in a first ion stream. The mass spectrometer system includes a second ion source that produces ions in a second ion stream. A capillary receives the first and second ion streams and separately introduces ions in the first and second ion streams into a mass spectrometer channel. A mass analyzer is configured to receive and analyze ions from the channel. In one aspect, the capillary introduces ions in the first and…
