Author: claimsbot

1. A gun mount for mounting a weapon to a vehicle, comprising:
a weapon mount plate defining a surface;
first and second side plates connected to and extending away from the weapon mount plate;
front and rear plates connected to the weapon mount plate and the first and second side plates;
a male tab extending from individual ones of both the first and second side plates or both the front and rear plates;
a female slot created in individual ones of either both the first and second side plates or both the front and rear plates not having the male tab, the female slot aligned to slidably receive the male tab with a freely extending portion of the male tab extending beyond the female slot; and
a tab weld joint created at the freely extending portion of the male tab to fix the first and second side plates to the front and rear plates.
2. The gun mount of claim 1, further including first and second channels oriented parallel to and abutting against the front plate.
3. The gun mount of claim 2, further including third and fourth channels oriented parallel to and abutting against the rear plate.
4. The gun mount of claim 3, further including first and second outrigger members oriented perpendicular to the first and second channels and the third and fourth channels, the first outrigger member connected to the first and third channels and the second outrigger member connected to the second and fourth channels.
5. The gun mount of claim 1, wherein the male tab further defines a T-shaped tab having:
a neck which slidingly fits into a slot created in an upward facing edge of one of the front or rear plates; and
first and second faces that abut against an outer face of the one of the front or rear plates while at the same time an outer edge of the first or second side plate abuts against an inner face of the front or rear plate to collectively \u201clock\u201d the front plate to the first or second side plate or the rear plate to the first or second side plate and thereby prevent the front plate or the rear plate from moving in either of a rearward direction or a forward direction.
6. The gun mount of claim 1, further including a connecting plate fixed to the gun mount directly below and directly supporting the weapon mount plate.
7. The gun mount of claim 6, further including a support frame positioned below the connecting plate and extending between the front and rear plates, having male tabs of the support frame extending through female slots of both the front and rear plates to connect the support frame to the front and rear plates.
8. The gun mount of claim 6, further including:
a receiving frame having male tabs extending upwardly through female slots created in both the connecting plate and individual ones of the first and second side plates; and
first and second clip members each having male tabs which are engaged through slots of the male tabs of the receiving frame to mechanically connect the receiving frame to the connecting plate.
9. The gun mount of claim 1, further including a longitudinal support member including male tabs received in female slots of both the first and second side plates such that the longitudinal support member directly contacts an under-facing surface of both the first and second side plates.
10. A gun mount for mounting a weapon to a vehicle, comprising:
a weapon mount plate defining a surface;
first and second side plates oriented at an angle with respect to the surface of the weapon mount plate;
front and rear plates oriented perpendicular to the weapon mount plate and the first and second side plates supporting the weapon mount plate and fixed to the first and second side plates;
a male tab extending from individual ones of both the first and second side plates;
a female slot created in individual ones of both the front and rear plates, the female slot aligned to slidably receive the male tab with a freely extending portion of the male tab extending beyond the female slot; and
a tab weld joint created at the freely extending portion of the male tab to fix the first and second side plates to the front and rear plates.
11. The gun mount of claim 10, further including first and second channels oriented parallel to and abutting against the front plate, the first and second channels having male tabs extending through female slots of the front plate and welded to engage the first and second channels to the front plate.
12. The gun mount of claim 11, further including third and fourth channels oriented parallel to and abutting against the rear plate, the third and fourth channels having male tabs received through female slots of the rear plate and welded to engage the third and fourth channels to the rear plate.
13. The gun mount of claim 12, wherein the first, second, third and fourth channels define C-shaped channels.
14. The gun mount of claim 10, wherein the male tab has a T-shape including first and second faces that directly contact an outer face of the front and rear plates.
15. The gun mount of claim 10, wherein the male tab defines a tapered tab including at least one tapered face that assists in aligning the tapered tab for sliding into the female slot.
16. The gun mount of claim 10, further including first and second male tabs both abutting against each other and both inserted through a single modified slot created in one of the front or back plates and sized to receive both the first and second male tabs.
17. A gun mount for mounting a weapon to a vehicle, comprising:
a weapon mount plate defining a planar surface;
a weapon supported on and connected to the weapon mount plate;
first and second side plates oriented at an angle with respect to the planar surface of the weapon mount plate;
front and rear plates oriented perpendicular to the weapon mount plate and the first and second side plates supporting the weapon mount plate and fixed to the first and second side plates;
a plurality of male tabs extending from individual ones of both the first and second side plates;
a plurality of female slots created in individual ones of both the front and rear plates, the female slots individually aligned to slidably receive individual ones of the male tabs with a freely extending portion of the male tabs extending beyond the female slots; and
a tab weld joint created at the freely extending portion of the male tabs to fix the first and second side plates to the front and rear plates;
a load created by a firing frequency of the weapon incorporated in a calculated wall thickness of the first and second side plates and the front and rear plates and a quantity of the male tabs.
18. The gun mount of claim 17, further including a connecting plate fixed to the gun mount directly below and directly supporting the weapon mount plate.
19. The gun mount of claim 18, wherein the front and rear plates each further includes a flat surface portion directly contacting the connecting plate, having a male tab extending from the flat surface portion received in a first slot of the connecting plate and an aligned second slot of the weapon mount plate to align the connecting plate to the weapon mount plate.
20. The gun mount of claim 17, further including a bracket fixed to and oriented perpendicular to the front plate having male tabs received in slots of the front plate and fixed to the front plate using tab weld joints.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing registered mail, said method comprises the steps of:
A. placing a radio frequency identification tag on a mail piece that uniquely identifies the mail piece;
B. storing the unique identifier in a first computer;
C. communicating the stored unique identifier to a second computer;
D. scanning the radio frequency identification tag on the mail piece at selected locations as the mail piece travels through the delivery process; and
E. communicating the information scanned at the selected locations including the location of the scanner to the second computer as the mail piece travels through the delivery process.
2. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the unique identifier includes the value of the mail piece.
3. The method claimed in claim 2, wherein the unique identifier includes information indicative of the postal service to be performed.
4. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is digitally signed.
5. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is encrypted.
6. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the value of the mail piece is digitally signed.
7. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the scanned information is digitally signed.
8. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the scanned information is hashed.
9. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the scanned information is encrypted.
10. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is digitally signed to protect unauthorized alteration of the unique identifier.
11. The method claimed in claim 1, further including the step of:
communicating the scanned information received by the second computer from the second computer to the first computer as the mail piece travels through the delivery process.
12. The method claimed in claim 11, further including the step of:
using the information received by the second computer from the first computer to locate a missing mail piece.
13. The method claimed in claim 12, further including the step of:
printing the scanned information received by the second computer.
14. The method claimed in claim 13, further including the step of:
using the information printed by the second computer to locate a missing mail piece.
15. The method claimed in claim 1, further including the step of:
using the information received by the first computer to locate a missing mail piece.
16. The method claimed in claim 1, further including the step of:
printing the scanned information received by the first computer.
17. The method claimed in claim 16, further including the step of:
using the information printed by the first computer to locate a missing mail piece.
18. The method claimed in claim 1, further including the step of:
reporting the location of each read radio frequency identification tag to the carrier.
19. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the communicating step further including the step of:
communicating the date and time that the scanners at the selected locations scanned the mail piece to the second computer as the mail piece travels through the delivery process.

1. A method for wireless data transmission between a base station and a transponder, the method comprising the steps of:
transmitting data between the base station and the transponder in the form of data packets that include at least a header section with at least one symbol for setting one or more transmission parameters and include at least one additional section;
monitoring in the transponder during data transmission to determine whether a time period between two successive symbol delimiters, which are transmitted by the base station, exceeds a maximum time; and
resetting a receiver unit of the transponder if the maximum time is exceeded,
wherein the maximum time can be determined in the transponder using the at least one symbol of the header section.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the maximum time is determined by multiplying a value of the at least one symbol by a factor.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the maximum time determined is compared in the transponder to a maximum permissible value, and if this maximum permissible value is exceeded, the maximum time is limited to the maximum permissible value.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the maximum time is initialized using a first symbol in the header section and is tracked as a function of one or more subsequent symbols in the header section.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one symbol is encoded using a period between the two successive symbol delimiters of the header section.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring of whether the maximum time is exceeded by the time period between the two successive symbol delimiters transmitted by the base station can be deactivated during specifiable operating phases of the base station andor transponder, in particular during an asynchronous data transmission.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein a value of the at least one symbol is stored in the transponder.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the value of the at least one symbol is stored in the form of a voltage level of a storage capacitor andor in the form of a count state of a digital counter.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transponder is a passive andor a backscatter-based transponder

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 testing apparatus for testing a semiconductor device according to a test sequence, comprising:
a tester configured to determine expected input demand at a power terminal of the semiconductor device individually for each cycle of the test sequence for the semiconductor device; and
a power supply coupled to the power terminal of the semiconductor device to supply power to the semiconductor device; and
an adjustment circuit configured to vary the supplied power to the semiconductor device in accordance with the expected input demand during testing of the semiconductor device.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the expected input demand is different at a first cycle within the test sequence as compared to a second cycle within the test sequence.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply comprises:
a primary power supply configured to provide a steady supply of power to the power terminal; and
an auxiliary power supply configured to provide a varying supply of power to the power terminal.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein at least part of the adjustment circuit is disposed on a probe card remotely from each of the primary power supply and the auxiliary power supply.
5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the adjustment circuit comprises a switch connected at an output of the auxiliary power supply to enable selective connection and disconnection of the auxiliary power supply to the power terminal.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply further comprises a second adjustment circuit configured to further adjust the supplied power in accordance with an actual input demand at the power terminal.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input demand is any one or more of a voltage, a current, and a power.
8. A testing apparatus for testing a semiconductor device according to a test sequence provided by a tester, comprising:
a means for determining expected input demand at a power terminal of the semiconductor device individually for each cycle of a test sequence for the semiconductor device;
a means for testing the semiconductor device in accordance with the test sequence; and
a means for providing varying power to the semiconductor device in accordance with the expected input demand during the testing.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the expected input demand is different at a first cycle within the test sequence as compared to a second cycle within the test sequence.
10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the means for determining determines the expected input demand based on a measurement of an actual power demand of a reference semiconductor for an individual cycle of the test sequence.
11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the means for determining determines the expected input demand based on a simulation of a power demand of the semiconductor device for an individual cycle of the test sequence.
12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the means for providing varying power comprises:
means for generating a first supply of power to the power terminal; and
means for selectively generating a second supply of power to the power terminal in accordance with the expected input demand.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising means for controlling the amount of the second supply of power as a function of a cycle of the test sequence.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising means for controlling the timing of the second supply of power as a function of a cycle of the test sequence.
15. A method of testing a semiconductor device using a test apparatus, comprising:
determining expected input demand at a power terminal of the semiconductor device individually for each cycle of a test sequence for the semiconductor device;
testing the semiconductor device in accordance with the test sequence; and
providing varying power to the semiconductor device in accordance with the expected input demand during the testing.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the expected input demand is different at a first cycle within the test sequence as compared to a second cycle within the test sequence.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the determining expected input demand comprises applying signals to a reference semiconductor device in accordance with the test sequence and measuring a power demand of the reference semiconductor for an individual cycle of the test sequence.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the determining expected input demand comprises applying signals to a reference semiconductor device in accordance with the test sequence and measuring a power demand of the reference semiconductor for each cycle of the test sequence.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the determining expected input demand comprises simulating a power demand of the semiconductor device for an individual cycle of the test sequence.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the determining expected input demand comprises simulating a power demand of the semiconductor device for each cycle of the test sequence.
21. The method of claim 15, wherein the providing varying power comprises:
generating a first supply of power to the power terminal; and
selectively generating a second supply of power to the power terminal in accordance with the expected input demand.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the second supply of power is provided substantially concurrently with an expected increase in demand for current at the power terminal.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein the providing power comprises generating a signal to regulate an amount of the second supply of power provided to the power terminal.
24. The method of claim 21, wherein the providing power comprises generating a signal to regulate a timing of the second supply of power provided to the power terminal.
25. The method of claim 21, wherein the generating a first supply of power is performed by a tester and selectively generating a second supply of power is performed by a probe card.
26. The method of claim 15, wherein the input demand is any one or more of a voltage, a current, and a power.
27. The method of claim 15, further comprising adjusting the power to the semiconductor device based on measurements of actual input demand at the power terminal of the semiconductor device.