ParkerVision, Inc., a developer and marketer of semiconductor technology solutions for wireless applications, has won the first phase of its patent infringement lawsuit against Qualcomm. The company filed a federal suit in 2011 seeking unspecified damages and injunctive relief for what it said was infringement of six of those patents related to radio-frequency receivers and the … [Read more...]
Patent for System and Method for Reducing Polarization Dependent Loss Cross-Talk Effects
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded patent No. 8,543,000, “System and Method for Reducing Polarization Dependent Loss Cross-Talk Effects,” to Fujitsu Ltd. in Kawasaki-shi, Japan. According to background information provided by the inventors, the patent “relates generally to optical communication networks and, more particularly, to a system for compensating for the … [Read more...]
Patent Awarded for Interference Estimation in a Wireless Communication Network
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded patent No. 8,559,879, “Null Pilots for Interference Estimation in a Wireless Communication Network,” to Quallcomm Inc. in San Diego, Calif. According to background information supplied by the inventors, the patent “relates generally to communication, and more specifically to techniques for estimating interference in a wireless … [Read more...]
Patent Issued for Anti-EMI Electrical Connector
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has awarded patent No. 8,545,272, “Electrical Connector with Separating Extensions on Terminals,” to Concraft Holding Co., Ltd. In Grand Cayman, Ky. According to background information provided by the inventors, the patent covers “an anti-electromagnetic interference (EMI) electrical connector and a terminal assembly thereof, so as to … [Read more...]
Patent Awarded for Method of Assembling Shielded IC Device
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded patent No. 8,536,684, “Method of Assembling Shielded Integrated Circuit Device,” to Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. of Austin, Texas. According to the background information supplied by the inventors, the new patent covers “A method of assembling an integrated circuit (IC) device, which includes the steps of providing a lead frame … [Read more...]
Patent Filed for EMC Test and Design Method of Circuit Board in Vehicle Control Unit
A patent application titled “Control Unit and Method for Designing a Circuit Board of a Control Unit” has been made available on the U.S. Patent and Trademark website. Background information supplied by the inventors states, “modern motor vehicles include a multitude of electronic control units, which are installed at different locations in order to assume control or … [Read more...]
Patent Awarded for Modular Shielded Electronics Enclosure with EMI Seals
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded patent No. 8508956, “Modular Shielded Electronics Enclosure,” to CareFusion 303, Inc. of San Diego, Calif. According to the background information supplied by the inventors, the new patent covers “a modular electronics enclosure that incorporates EMI shielding for the enclosed electronics [while] reducing the electromagnetic … [Read more...]
Patent Issued for Signal Measurement Apparatus and Beam Modulation Apparatus Used Therein
The U.S Patent and Trademark Office has awarded patent No. 8527226, “Signal Measurement Apparatus and Beam Modulation Apparatus Used Therin” to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. According to the background information supplied by the inventors, the new patent “relates to signal measurement, and more specifically to an apparatus for signal measurement and beam … [Read more...]
