Author: claimsbot

1. A method of data communications for a transmitter in a millimeter wave network, comprising:
generating a control physical layer (CPHY) preamble;
generating a header, wherein the header comprises a mode indicator, and the mode indicator is defined by setting reserved bits in the header;
modulating and encoding a payload according to the mode indicator;
generating a packet according to the control physical layer (CPHY) preamble, the header and the payload; and
transmitting the packet by the transmitter.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode indicator indicates an original CPHY mode, or a modulation coding scheme (MCS) mode for modulating the payload.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode indicator indicates the reserved bits are reserved.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the CPHY preamble is an IEEE 802.11ad CPHY preamble.
5. A method for data communications for a receiver in a millimeter wave network, comprising:
receiving a packet;
determining a type of the packet;
determining a mode of the packet; and
demodulating and decoding the packet according to the mode of the packet,
wherein demodulating and decoding the packet according to a DPHY mode, if the type of the packet is DPHY; and
wherein determining an MCS mode of the packet, if the type of the packet is CPHY.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the mode is defined by setting reserved bits of a CPHY header.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the mode indicates an original CPHY mode, or an MCS mode for demodulating the payload.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the mode indicates the reserved bits are reserved.
9. The method of claim 6, further comprising extracting a CPHY preamble from the receiver packet, wherein the CPHY preamble is an IEEE 802.11ad CPHY preamble.
10. A transmitter in a millimeter wave network, comprising:
a preamble generator, configured to generate a control physical layer (CPHY) preamble;
a header generator, configured to generate a header, wherein the header comprises a mode indicator, and the mode indicator is defined by setting reserved bits in the header; and
a payload generator, modulating and encoding a payload according to the mode indicator.
11. The transmitter of claim 10, wherein the mode indicator indicates an original CPHY mode, or an MCS mode for modulating the payload.
12. The transmitter of claim 10, wherein the mode indicator indicates the reserved bits are reserved.
13. The transmitter of claim 10, wherein the CPHY preamble is an IEEE 802.11 ad CPHY preamble.
14. A receiver in a millimeter wave network, comprising:
a preamble processor, configured to determine a type of a packet;
a header processor, configured to determine a mode of the packet;
a decoder, configured to demodulate and decode the packet according to the mode of the packet; and
a DPHY decoder, wherein if the type of the packet is DPHY, the preamble processor transmits the packet to the DPHY decoder and the packet is demodulated and decoded by the DPHY decoder; and if the type of the packet is CPHY, the preamble processor transmits the packet to the header processor.
15. The receiver of claim 14, wherein the mode is defined by setting reserved bits of a CPHY header.
16. The receiver of claim 15, wherein the mode indicates an original CPHY mode, or an MCS mode for demodulating the payload.
17. The receiver of claim 15, wherein the preamble processor extracts a CPHY preamble from the receiver packet, wherein the CPHY preamble is an IEEE 802.11 ad CPHY preamble.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A support mechanism for supporting a heavy structure by suspending, comprising:
a fast pulley fixed to an inner wall of a package that accommodates the heavy structure which is an object being supported;
a movable pulley configured to function cooperatively with the fast pulley;
a rope-like connecting member having one end connected with the structure and movably wound on the fast pulley and the movable pulley;
a counterweight unit coupled to the other end of the connecting member, the counterweight unit including a counterweight having weight which is adjustable and utilizing the weight of the counterweight to support the heavy structure; and
a suspending device provided in the counterweight unit to suspend and position the heavy structure at a position upwardly relative to a normal support position.
2. The support mechanism for the heavy structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the counterweight is provided with, as the suspending device, a winding device to wind up and fix the rope-like connecting member.
3. The support mechanism for the heavy structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the winding device is fitted to a frame that is configured to guide the counterweight in a vertical direction.
4. The support mechanism for the heavy structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the winding device is fitted to the counterweight.
5. The support mechanism for the heavy structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the counterweight is provided with, as the suspending device, a weight stopper to vertically position the counterweight from below.
6. A gas turbine engine having a portion of component elements supported by the support mechanism as claimed in claim 1, comprising:
a compressor and a turbine juxtaposed to each other along an axial direction;
a reduction gear unit mounted on a bottom wall of the package to support the compressor in a cantilevered fashion;
a heat exchanger mounted on a bottom wall of the package to perform a heat exchange between an exhaust gas from the turbine and a compressed gas from the compressor;
a main combustor coupled to an upper portion of the turbine;
an auxiliary combustor coupled to an upper portion of a turbine exhaust tube that couples the turbine to the main combustor; and
a gas supply tube that couples the heat exchanger to the main combustor;
wherein each of the main combustor, the auxiliary combustor and the gas supply tube is supported by the support mechanism.
7. The gas turbine engine as claimed in claim 6, wherein the heat exchanger supports the turbine exhaust tube and the auxiliary combustor in a cantilevered fashion.

1. An inkjet head comprising:
a plurality of nozzles provided on a nozzle plate and arrayed spaced apart from one another; and
a plurality of actuators provided for the respective nozzles and configured to pressurize ink and eject the ink from the nozzles, the actuators including piezoelectric elements provided on an insulating layer, first electrodes electrically connected to the piezoelectric elements, and second electrodes electrically connected to the piezoelectric elements and configured to hold the piezoelectric elements in cooperation with the first electrodes, the first electrodes of the actuators being electrically connected to a common first energization pattern provided on the insulating layer, the second electrodes of the actuators being individually electrically connected to a plurality of second energization patterns provided on the insulating layer, and the first energization pattern and the second energization patterns being separated from each other without overlap in a thickness direction of the insulating layer,
the actuators, the first energization pattern and the second energization patterns being provided within a range defined by a thickness dimension of the nozzle plate.
2. The inkjet head of claim 1, wherein
the nozzles are formed on a nozzle plate including the insulating layer, and
the actuators are incorporated in the nozzle plate to surround the nozzles.
3. The inkjet head of claim 2, wherein
the first electrodes of the actuators adjacent to each other in an arraying direction of the nozzles are electrically connected via a wiring portion extending between outer circumferential portions of the piezoelectric elements, and
the wiring portion is electrically connected to the first energization pattern on the insulating layer.
4. The inkjet head of claim 3, wherein
the second electrodes include wiring portions routed from the outer circumferential portions of the piezoelectric elements onto the insulating layer in a direction different from the wiring portions of the first electrodes, and
the wiring portions of the second electrodes are electrically connected to the second energization patterns on the insulating layer.
5. An inkjet head comprising:
a head main body including a plurality of ink pressure chambers to which ink is supplied;
a nozzle plate laminated on the head main body, the nozzle plate including a displaceable insulating layer exposed to the plurality of ink pressure chambers and a plurality of nozzles piercing through the insulating layer, each nozzle of plurality of nozzles being individually provided to communicate with a respective ink pressure chamber of the plurality of ink pressure chambers; and
a plurality of actuators provided on the insulating layer, each actuator of the plurality of actuators corresponding to a respective nozzle and configured to pressurize ink supplied to a respective ink pressure chamber and eject the ink from the respective nozzle, each actuator including a piezoelectric element, a first electrode electrically connected to the piezoelectric element, and a second electrode electrically connected to the piezoelectric element and configured to hold the piezoelectric element in cooperation with the first electrode, a plurality of first wiring portions each of which electrically connects each first electrode to a common first energization pattern, a plurality of second wiring portions each of which electrically connects each second electrode to a second energization pattern, the first and second wiring portions being led from outer circumferential portions of each piezoelectric element in a direction different from each other and separated from each other without overlap in a thickness direction of the insulating layer,
the actuators, the first energization pattern and the second energization patterns being provided within a range defined by a thickness dimension of the nozzle plate.
6. The inkjet head of claim 5, wherein
the insulating layer includes the common first energization pattern to which the wiring portions of the first electrodes of the actuators are electrically connected and the second energization pattern to which the wiring portions of the second electrodes of the actuators are individually electrically connected, and
the common first energization pattern and the second energization pattern are separated from each other on the insulating layer.
7. The inkjet head of claim 5, wherein
the nozzle plate includes a plurality of nozzle rows, each nozzle row further including a distinct plurality of nozzles, and
each of the nozzle rows extending in a longitudinal direction of the nozzle plate;
wherein the nozzle rows are arrayed spaced apart from one another in a first direction different from the longitudinal direction.
8. The inkjet head of claim 5, wherein the common energization pattern has wiring portions passing through two nozzles adjacent to each other in a center along a longitudinal direction of the nozzle rows, and
the wiring portions extending along the nozzle rows to electrically couple to the common energization pattern.
9. The inkjet head of claim 8, wherein the second energization patterns are arranged spaced apart from one another in a direction in which the nozzle rows extend, such second energization patterns being in positions apart from the common energization pattern.
10. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
a conveying path for conveying a recording medium; and
an inkjet head configured to eject ink to the recording medium to form an image on the recording medium, the inkjet head including:
a plurality of nozzles provided on a nozzle plate and arrayed spaced apart from one another; and
a plurality of actuators provided for the respective nozzles, the actuators including piezoelectric elements provides on an insulating layer, first electrodes electrically connected to the piezoelectric elements, and
second electrodes electrically connected to the piezoelectric elements and configured to hold the piezoelectric elements in cooperation with the first electrodes,
wherein the first electrodes are electrically connected to a common first energization pattern provided on the insulating layer, and the second electrodes are individually electrically connected to plurality of second energization patterns provided on the insulating layer, and
the common first energization pattern and the plurality of second energization patterns being separated from each other without overlap in a thickness direction of the insulating layer,
the actuators, the first energization pattern and the second energization patterns being provided within a range defined by a thickness dimension of the nozzle plate.
11. An inkjet head comprising:
an insulating layer;
a nozzle plate comprising the insulating layer;
an ink pressure chamber which is supplied with ink and fluidly communicates with a nozzle piercing the insulating layer;
a first electrode provided to the insulating layer;
a piezoelectric element which is electrically connected to the first electrode and is sized such that the piezoelectric element covers the first electrode and a perimeter of the piezoelectric element is brought into contact with the insulating layer;
a second electrode which is formed on the piezoelectric element such that the piezoelectric element is interposed between the first and second electrodes;
a first common energization pattern which is commonly electrically connected to one group of a first group having a plurality of first electrodes electrode layers and a second group having a plurality of second electrodes electrode layers; and
a second individual energization pattern which in individually electrically connected to the other group, the second individual energization pattern being arranged to separate from the first common energization pattern without overlapping each other on the insulating layer,
the actuators, the first energization pattern and the second energization patterns being provided within a range defined by a thickness dimension of the nozzle plate.
12. The inkjet head of claim 11, wherein the nozzle is formed in the insulating layer, and
the piezoelectric layer is provided to surround the nozzle.
13. The inkjet head of claim 11, wherein the first electrode is one of a plurality of first electrodes, each first electrode being adjacent to one another in an arraying direction of the nozzles and being electrically connected to one another via a wiring portion extending between an outer circumferential portion of the electrode, wherein the wiring portion is electrically connected to the first common energization pattern.
14. The inkjet head of claim 13, wherein the second electrode includes a wiring portion extending outward from the second electrode in a direction different from the wiring portion of the first electrode,
wherein the wiring portion of the second electrode is electrically connected to the second individual energization pattern.
15. The inkjet head of claim 11, wherein the second electrode is one of a plurality of second electrodes, each second electrode being adjacent to one another in an arraying direction of the nozzles and being electrically connected to one another via a wiring portion extending between an outer circumferential portion of each electrode, wherein the wiring portion is electrically connected to the common energization pattern.
16. The inkjet head of claim 15, wherein the first electrode includes a wiring portion extending outward from the first electrode in a direction different from the wiring portion of the second electrode,
wherein the wiring portion of the first electrode is electrically connected to the second individual energization pattern.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A system comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a design structure for a memory system; and
a machine for manufacturing said memory system, said machine comprising instructions and executing said instructions so as to retrieve said design structure and produce said memory system based on said design structure such that said memory system comprises:
a plurality of memory cells;
a plurality of bit lines, each of said memory cells being coupled between two of said bit lines;
and a plurality of isolation devices coupled to said bit lines and configured to establish a plurality of different current pathways through said bit lines and said memory cells, each of said different current pathways comprising a first segment of a first bit line, a second segment of a second bit line different from said first bit line and a memory cell connected in series between said first segment and said second segment, said first segment having a first resistance and said second segment having a second resistance such that a total resistance of each of said current different current pathways is approximately equal for all memory cell locations within said memory system.
2. The system according to claim 1, said design structure comprising a netlist which describes a circuit.
3. The system according to claim 1, said design structure residing on a non-transient storage medium as a data format used for the exchange of layout data of integrated circuits.
4. The system according to claim 1, said design structure comprising at least one of test data files, characterization data, verification data, and design specifications.
5. A system comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a design structure for a memory system; and
a machine for manufacturing said memory system, said machine comprising instructions and executing said instructions so as to retrieve said design structure and produce said memory system based on said design structure such that said memory system comprises:
a plurality of memory cells;
a plurality of bit lines, each of said memory cells being coupled between two of said bit lines;
a plurality of isolation devices coupled to said bit lines and configured to establish a plurality of different bi-directional current pathways through said bit lines and said memory cells, each of said different bi-directional current pathways comprising a first segment of a first bit line, a second segment of a second bit line different from said first bit line and a memory cell connected in series between said first bit line and said second bit line such that a total resistance of each of said current pathways is approximately equal for all memory cell locations within said memory system; and
a first decode circuit connected to a first end of each of said current pathways and a second decode circuit connected to a second end of each of said current pathways, said first decode circuit directing a current in a first direction through said memory cells and said second decode circuit directing said current in a second direction, different than said first direction, through said memory cells.
6. The system according to claim 5, depending upon said memory cell locations within said memory system, first resistances and second resistances of said different bi-directional current pathways will vary.
7. The system according to claim 5, said memory system further comprising a write driver coupled to said first decode circuit and a sensing amplifier coupled to said second decode circuit.
8. The system according to claim 5, said design structure comprising a netlist which describes a circuit.
9. The design structure according to claim 5, said design structure residing on a non-transient storage medium as a data format used for the exchange of layout data of integrated circuits.
10. The design structure according to claim 5, said design structure comprising at least one of test data files, characterization data, verification data, and design specifications.
11. A system comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a design structure for a memory system; and
a machine for manufacturing said memory system, said machine comprising instructions and executing said instructions so as to retrieve said design structure and produce said memory system based on said design structure such that said memory system comprises:
a plurality of memory cells;
a plurality of bit lines, each of said memory cells being coupled to two of said bit lines and comprising:
an access transistor comprising:
a first sourcedrain region coupled to one of said two of said bit lines; and
a second sourcedrain region; and

a programmable resistor comprising:
a first terminal coupled to said second sourcedrain region; and
a second terminal coupled to another of said two of said bit lines; and
a plurality of isolation devices coupled to said bit lines and configured to establish current pathways through said bit lines and said memory cells such that a resistance of each of said current pathways is approximately equal for all memory cell locations within said system;
a first decode circuit connected to a first end of each of said current pathways and a second decode circuit connected to a second end of each of said current pathways, wherein said first decode circuit is adapted to direct a write current in a first direction through said memory cells and wherein said second decode circuit is adapted to direct said write current in a second direction through said memory cells; and
a controller connected to said first decode circuit and said second decode circuit and adapted to periodically switch said write current between said first direction and said second direction.
12. The system according to claim 11, said current pathways each comprising a first segment with a first resistance and a second segment with a second resistance and, depending upon said memory cell location, said first resistance and said second resistance varying between said current pathways.
13. The system according to claim 11, said design structure comprising a netlist which describes a circuit.
14. The system according to claim 11, said design structure residing on a non-transient storage medium as a data format used for the exchange of layout data of integrated circuits.
15. The system according to claim 11, said design structure comprising at least one of test data files, characterization data, verification data, and design specifications.