Author: claimsbot

1. Trailing cable winch comprising:
an axially stationary, rotating winding arm which is disposed on a carrier tube and driven by a motor arranged in the carrier tube which is capable of depositing a trailing cable on an axially reversibly movable cable drum which is disposed on the carrier tube;
wherein the rotation of the winding arm is synchronized with a movement of the cable drum such that, during a linear movement of the cable drum, a linear advance per rotation of the winding arm corresponds substantially to a diameter of the trailing cable, and in an end position of the cable drum, two trailing cable layers are deposited above one another;
wherein in the carrier tube, a multistage planet wheel transmission is arranged which is driven by a motor shaft of the motor and includes a secondary stage which drives a hollow cylinder situated in the carrier tube, a cylinder jacket of the hollow cylinder having a V-curve into which a driving pin, is connected with the cable drum, engages and, when the hollow cylinder is rotated, causes an advancing of the cable drum, the driving pin being guided in an axial oblong hole in the carrier tube.
2. Trailing cable winch according to claim 1, wherein the primary stage of the multistage planet wheel transmission is capable of causing a stepping down of the rotating winding arm, and the secondary stage of the planet wheel transmission is capable of causing a stepping down of the hollow cylinder having the V-curve.
3. Trailing cable winch according to claim 2, wherein the primary stage of the multistage planet wheel transmission is exchangeable for a primary stage having a different reduction.
4. Trailing cable winch according to claim 1, wherein the closed V-curve situated in the hollow cylinder is shaped to form the legs of an equilateral triangle in a developed view of the hollow cylinder.
5. Trailing cable winch according to claim 1, wherein, when the driving motor is not activated, the trailing cable winch is automatically locked by way of a locking brake, for a no-back securing.
6. A trailing cable winch comprising:
an axially stationary, rotating winding arm disposed on a carrier tube;
a motor comprising a motor shaft arranged in the carrier tube and operatively arranged to drive the winding arm;
a movable cable drum disposed on the carrier tube and operably arranged with the winding arm to be axially movable for depositing a trailing cable onto the cable drum;
a multistage planet wheel transmission driven by the motor shaft arranged in the carrier tube, the multistage planet wheel transmission comprising a secondary stage operably arranged to drive a hollow cylinder situated in the carrier tube; and
a cylinder jacket of the hollow cylinder comprising a V-curve into which a driving pin of the cable drum is engaged such that when the hollow cylinder is rotated, the cable drum is axially moved by the driving pin being guided through an axial oblong hole in the carrier tube;
wherein a rotation of the winding arm is synchronized with the axial movement of the cable drum such that the cable drum advances an axial distance per rotation of the winding arm which corresponds substantially to a diameter of the trailing cable such that two cable layers are deposited above one another between end positions of the cable drum.
7. Trailing cable winch according to claim 6, wherein a primary stage of the multistage planet wheel transmission is operably arranged to cause a stepping down of the rotating winding arm, and the secondary stage of the planet wheel transmission is operably arranged to cause a stepping down of the hollow cylinder comprising the V-curve.
8. Trailing cable winch according to claim 7, wherein the primary stage of the multistage planet wheel transmission is exchangeable for a primary stage having a different reduction.
9. Trailing cable winch according to claim 6 wherein the closed V-curve situated in the hollow cylinder is shaped to form the legs of an equilateral triangle in a developed view of the hollow cylinder.
10. Trailing cable winch according to claim 6, wherein when the driving motor is not activated, the trailing cable winch is automatically locked by way of a locking brake, for a no-back securing.
11. A method of depositing a trailing cable on a trailing cable winch, the trailing cable winch comprising an axially stationary, rotating winding arm disposed on a carrier tube, a motor comprising a motor shaft arranged in the carrier tube and operatively arranged to drive the winding arm, and a movable cable drum disposed on the carrier tube and operably arranged with the winding arm to be axially movable, the method comprising the acts of:
synchronizing the rotation of the winding arm with the axial movement of the cable drum such that the cable drum advances an axial distance per rotation of the winding arm which corresponds substantially to a diameter of the trailing cable; and
depositing two layers of trailing cable above one another between end positions of the cable drum.

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. Radio access station, having access to m sets of physical channels, m being an integer larger than 1, the radio access station comprising:
antenna output for connection to n antennas, n being an integer larger than 1; and
a virtual network controller, comprising a channel translator, mutually associating channels used for communication with a radio access station controller with physical channels of the sets of physical channels used by the n antennas;
the virtual network controller being arranged to control handover operations between a first set of physical channels of the m sets of physical channels and a second set of physical channels of the m sets of physical channels.

2. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein:
the virtual network controller being arranged to provide control signals associated with a first virtual radio access station on the first set of physical channels intended for a first antenna of the n antennas; and
the virtual network controller being arranged to provide control signals associated with a second virtual radio access station, different from the first virtual radio access station, on the second set of physical channels intended for a second antenna of the n antennas.

3. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein the virtual network controller is arranged to terminate information associated with the separate virtual radio access stations, and to communicate only the information associated with the radio access station as a whole to the radio access station controller, whereby a connected mobile terminal experiences the n antennas as antennas of separate cells, while the radio access station controller experiences the n antennas as antennas of one single cell.

4. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein the virtual network controller further comprises means for position estimation based on neighbor lists.

5. Radio access station according to claim 4, wherein the virtual network controller further comprises means for modifying neighbor lists of connected mobile terminals for forwarding to the radio access station controller.

6. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein the antenna output is an output of a common antenna cable.

7. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein the virtual network controller comprises a broadcast control signal injector.

8. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the n antennas is connected by a separate antenna cable.

9. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein the radio access station is selected from the list of:
base station;
access point; and
node B.

10. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein the radio access station operates according to GSM, whereby the sets of physical channels are frequency carriers and the physical channels are time slots.

11. Radio access station according to claim 1, wherein the radio access station operates according to CDMA or WCDMA, whereby the sets of physical channels are characterized by scrambling codes and the physical channels are characterized by channelisation codes.

12. Radio access station according to claim 1, further comprising means for restricting use of mobile terminals in areas covered by the radio access station.

13. Radio access station according to claim 12, wherein the means for restricting use comprises notification means, sending a notification to a mobile terminal when entering into an area of restricted use.

14. Radio access station according to claim 12, wherein the means for restricting use comprises disconnecting means, disconnecting communications to a mobile terminal being in an area of restricted use.

15. Radio access station according to claim 12, wherein the means for restricting use comprises authorization means, requesting an authorization verification from a mobile terminal being in or entering an area of restricted use.

16. Radio access network, comprising:
radio access station controller;
radio access station, having access to m sets of physical channels, m being an integer larger than 1; and
n antennas connected to the radio access station, n being an integer larger than 1;
the radio access station comprising a virtual network controller, in turn comprising a channel translator, mutually associating channels used for communication with the radio access station controller with physical channels of the sets of physical channels used by the n antennas;
the virtual network controller being arranged to control handover operations between a first set of physical channels of the m sets of physical channels and a second set of physical channels of the m sets of physical channels.

17. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein:
the virtual network controller being arranged to provide control signals associated with a first virtual radio access station on the first set of physical channels intended for a first antenna of the n antennas; and
the virtual network controller being arranged to provide control signals associated with a second virtual radio access station, different from the first virtual radio access station, on the second set of physical channels intended for a second antenna of the n antennas.

18. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein the virtual network controller being arranged to terminate information associated with the separate virtual radio access stations, and to communicate only the information associated with the radio access station as a whole to the radio access station controller, whereby a connected mobile terminal experiences the n antennas as antennas of separate cells, while the radio access station controller experiences the n antennas as antennas of one single cell.

19. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein the virtual network controller further comprises means for position estimation based on neighbor lists.

20. Radio access network according to claim 19, wherein the virtual network controller further comprises means for modifying neighbor lists of connected mobile terminals for forwarding to the radio access station controller.

21. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein the n antennas are connected by a common antenna cable.

22. Radio access network according to claims 16, further comprising signal selectors at each of the n antennas and in that the virtual network controller comprises a broadcast control signal injector.

23. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein at least one of the n antennas is connected by a separate antenna cable.

24. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein the radio access station is selected from the list of:
base station;
access point; and
node B.

25. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein the radio access station controller is selected from the list of:
base station controller; and
radio network controller.

26. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein the radio access network operates according to GSM, whereby the sets of physical channels are frequency carriers and the physical channels are time slots.

27. Radio access network according to claim 16, wherein the radio access network operates according to CDMA or WCDMA, whereby the sets of physical channels are characterized by scrambling codes and the physical channels are characterized by channelisation codes.

28. Method for managing a part of a mobile communications network, comprising the step of:
performing, in a radio access station, a handover of a communication between sets of physical channels of two antennas controlled by the radio access station.

29. Method according to claim 28, wherein the handover is performed transparently with respect to a radio access station controller controlling the radio access station.

30. Method according to claim 28, comprising the further steps of:
providing control signals associated with a first virtual radio access station on a first set of physical channels intended for a first antenna; and
providing control signals associated with a second virtual radio access station, different from the first virtual radio access station, on a second set of physical channels intended for a second antenna.

31. Method according to claim 28, comprising the further step of:
adaptively associating physical channels of virtual radio access stations with communication channels of use between the radio access station and the radio access station controller.

32. Method according to claim 28, comprising the further step of:
estimating, in the radio access station, a position of a mobile terminal connected to a virtual radio access station.

33. Method according to claim 32, wherein the step of estimating is based on a content of a neighbor list.

34. Method according to claim 32, comprising the further step of:
restricting use of a mobile terminal in areas covered by the radio access station.

35. Method according to claim 34, wherein the step of restricting use comprises the step of notifying a mobile terminal when entering into an area of restricted use.

36. Method according to claim 34, wherein the step of restricting use comprises the step of disconnecting communications to a mobile terminal being in an area of restricted use.

37. Method according to claim 34, wherein the step of restricting use comprises the step of requesting an authorization verification from a mobile terminal being in or entering an area of restricted use.

1. An automatic livestock feeder to facilitate the daily feeding of baled hay, loose hay or silage to horses or cattle in a controlled manner comprising a said square base of the invention, consisting of two skids or runners and a floor fastened to the top of said skids or runners, upon which four vertical posts are installed, one on each corner. Said vertical posts support the three moveable gate assemblies, each said gate assembly being defined as an fixed inner gate and an moveable outer feed gate that is able to move vertically utilizing guided rollers, an air-lift ram and a cable arrangement. In addition, said gate assemblies are sheathed with expanded metal mesh or sheet metal and are hinged to said vertical posts on one end, in order for them to swing open; and latched to said vertical posts on the other. Said vertical posts also support the roof structure. Said roof structure being defined as the rafters, gables, purloins, tin roofing, solar panel mast and panels and feed light. In addition, said vertical posts support the rear wall. Said rear wall extends from one vertical post to the other across the rear of the unit and also supports the control box. Said control box is defined as a rectangular enclosure which houses the battery, timer, inverter, battery charger, solar panel voltage controller, relays, 110 VAC12 VDC relay, fuses, master switches, compressor, air dryer, dump valve and manual switch, pressure switch, check valve, pressure gauge, bleed-off valve, and relief valve, as per Drawings FIG. 2, 3, 9, and 10.
2. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas said baled hay, loose hay or silage is contained in an enclosure consisting of said base of the invention, roof structure, gate assemblies and rear wall.
3. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas said floor is laid upon said runners or skids, which are constructed of said pressure treated timbers fitted with metal bottoms or fabricated using steel, which has been recited as the base of the invention.
4. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the said roof structure is fabricated from wood and steel and incorporates a peak in the middle and an overhang on both eves as well as both gable ends.
5. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas a said gate assembly contains a said fixed inner gate which consists of a steel frame, steel mesh or sheet metal sheathing, side hinges, side latch, air-lift ram and cable arrangement, roller guides and air dryer.
6. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas a said gate assembly contains a said moveable outer feed gate which consists of a steel frame, steel mesh or sheet metal sheathing and guided rollers.
7. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the said rear wall consists of a steel frame, steel mesh sheathing, and is secured to the two rear said vertical posts using bolts and nuts and acts as a solid support for the rear vertical posts, in addition to providing support for said control box.
8. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the said roof structure acts as a solid support for said four vertical posts.
9. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the said vertical posts are further strengthened against lateral movement by the utilization of diagonal corner braces between the four vertical posts and said roof structure.
10. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the said air-lift ram arrangement recited in claim 5 consists of an air-lift ram with a cable pulley assembly and attached guide cover for the cable arrangement. Said air-lift ram assembly is bolted to the said fixed inner gate and the cable is anchored on one end to the fixed inner gate near the air-lift ram upper mount and on the other end to the bottom of the said moveable outer feed gate in such a way as to allow the air-lift ram rod to fully extend, which in turn, utilizing the said cable arrangement, Drawing FIG. 7, causes the moveable outer feed gate to raise upward to a height of approximately twice the stroke length of the air-lift ram.
11. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas each of the three said fixed inner gates recited in claim 5 incorporates garageshop door roller type guides, one on each end, in an advantageous arrangement, so as to facilitate the vertical movement of the said moveable outer feed gate recited in claim 6. Said moveable outer feed gate incorporates said guide rollers, two on each end, that roll within and are contained by the roller guides. In addition, there are roller travel limit stoppers at either end of each said roller guide to prevent said moveable outer feed gates from exceeding their design travel.
12. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the three said fixed inner gates recited in claim 5 contain said air dryers, each of which is comprised of a (approx.) 6\u2033 section of \xbe\u2033 inch galvanized pipe threaded on each end with a \xbe\u2033 inch to \xbc\u2033 inch bell reducer screwed on each end and whereas said pipe contains a quantity of desiccant moisture absorbing material, the purpose of which is to absorb any moisture from the air being drawn into the top portion of the air-lift ram during feed gate operation. Said air dryers are attached to the said fixed inner gate on the inside. One end of this air dryer is connected by plastic air line and fittings to the top port of the air-lift ram and utilizes a filter on its other end as well as a foam filter inside each end of said pipe to prevent desiccant material from entering the top chamber of the air-lift ram.
13. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the three said gate assemblies utilize three said hinges on one end and one said latch on the other end, and are supported by said vertical posts.
14. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas each of the two said skids or runners incorporates a steel tow hooklifting eye, one fastened on each end of the runner.
15. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the said floor of said base of the invention consists of treated boards (e.g. 2\u2033\xd78\u2033) or sheet metal which is fastened by screws or welding to the base runners.
16. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the said control box is fabricated using plywood (e.g. \xbd\u2033) with steel reinforced edges or from sheet metal and utilizes three upper hinges, an internal latch arrangement and three ventilators.
17. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the said control box contains all the said components recited in claim 1, wherein, the utilization of said components, in compliance with the wiring schematic of Drawing FIG. 9 and air system schematic of Drawing FIG. 10 and the component placement layout of Drawing FIG. 2, and in conjunction with the spirit and scope of the actual operation of this automatic livestock feeder which has been described in the Description of the Invention, together constitute an integral part of the embodiment of this invention.
18. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas said air dryer consists of a (approx.) 16\u2033 section of \xbe\u2033 galvanized pipe, threaded on each end, whereas a \xbe\u2033 to \xbc\u2033 bell reducer is screwed onto each end of said pipe, which is filled with a desiccant moisture absorbing material to remove moisture from the compressed air being delivered from said compressor to the rest of the air system. Also, contained within each end of said pipe is a foam filter to prevent desiccant material from entering the air system. This air dryer is attached to the inside of said control box and connected to the other components using plastic air line and fittings, as shown by air system schematic Drawing FIG. 10, and thus constitutes an integral part of the utilization of said components as recited in claim 17.
19. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas the three said gate assemblies, comprised of said fixed inner gates and said moveable outer feed gates and all attached said components as recited in clams 1, 5, 6, and in conjunction with the spirit and scope of the actual operation of this automatic livestock feeder, as described on page 4 of the Description of the Invention, constitutes an integral part of the embodiment of this invention.
20. The automatic livestock feeder recited in claim 1, whereas said solar panels and mast comprise an integral part of the utilization of said components as recited in claim 17, and thus constitutes an integral part of the embodiment of this invention.

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. An implantable medical device that communicates with a primary transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) circuit external to a patient via a transcutaneous energy transfer channel, the implantable medical device comprising:
a housing
a first TET coil received by the housing;
a second TET coil received by the housing, electrically coupled in parallel with the first TET coil, and physically proximate to and centered on a longitudinal axis of the first TET coil; and
control circuitry in electronic communication with the parallel first and second TET coils and operably configured to utilize power transferred to the first and second TET coils.

2. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a coil receptacle comprising a cylindrically recessed portion of the housing.

3. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a coil receptacle comprising a cylindrical bobbin.

4. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the first and second TET coils each are comprised of a coil formed having about 325 turns.

5. The implantable medical device of claim 4, wherein the first and second TET coils comprise 34 gauge magnetic wire.

6. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry comprises a telemetry transceiver.

7. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprising a series capacitance in electrical communication with the first and second TET coils to form a resonant tank circuit having a center frequency of about 20 kHz.

8. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprising a third TET coil electrically coupled in parallel with the first and second TET coils, and physically proximate to and centered on the longitudinal axis of the first and second TET coils, wherein the control circuitry in electronic communication with the parallel first, second and third TET coils is further operably configured to utilize power transferred to the first, second and third TET coils.

9. A transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) system, comprising:
a primary transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) circuit external to a patient; and
an implantable medical device, comprising:
a housing including a coil receptacle having a longitudinally aligned and proximate first portion and second portion,
a first TET coil received by the first portion of the coil receptacle,
a second TET coil received by the second portion of the coil receptacle electrically coupled in parallel with the first TET coil,
resonance circuitry in electrical communication with the first and second TET coils to form a resonant tank circuit, and
control circuitry in electronic communication with the parallel first and second TET coils and operably configured to utilize power transferred to the first and second TET coils.

10. The transcutancous energy transfer (TET) system of claim 9, wherein the coil receptacle comprises a cylindrically recessed portion of the housing.

11. The transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) system of claim 9, wherein the coil receptacle comprises a cylindrical bobbin.

12. The transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) system of claim 9, wherein the first and second TET coils each are comprised of a coil formed having about 325 turns.

13. The transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) system of claim 12, wherein the first and second TET coils comprise 34-gauge magnetic wire.

14. The transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) system of claim 9, wherein the control circuitry comprises a telemetry transceiver.

15. The transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) system of claim 9, further comprising a series capacitance in electrical communication with the first and second TET coils to form a resonant tank circuit having a center frequency of about 20 kHz.

16. An inductive energy transfer system, comprising:
a primary coil assembly operably configured to induce a magnetic field having a resonant frequency through a barrier; and
a separate device spaced apart from the primary coil assembly by the barrier, the separate device comprising:
a front secondary coil substantially longitudinally aligned to an axis of the primary coil,
a back secondary coil electrically coupled in parallel with, physically proximate to, and aligned parallel with the front secondary coil,
resonance circuitry in electrical communication with the front and back secondary coils to form a resonant tank circuit having a pass band selected to encompass the resonant frequency of the primary coil assembly, and
control circuitry in electronic communication with the parallel front and back secondary coils and operably configured to utilize electrical power received therefrom.

17. The inductive energy transfer system of claim 16, further comprising a housing encompassing the separate device and including a coil receptacle having a longitudinally aligned and proximate first portion and second portion to receive respectively the front and back secondary coils.

18. The inductive energy transfer system of claim 17, wherein the coil receptacle comprises a cylindrically recessed portion of the housing.

19. The inductive energy transfer system of claim 17, wherein the coil receptacle comprises a cylindrical bobbin.

20. The inductive energy transfer system of claim 16, wherein the front and back secondary coils each are comprised of a coil formed having about 325 turns.

21. The inductive energy transfer system of claim 20, wherein the front and back secondary coils comprise 34-gauge magnetic wire.

22. The inductive energy transfer system of claim 16, wherein the control circuitry comprises a telemetry transceiver.

23. The inductive energy transfer system of claim 16, further comprising a series capacitance in electrical communication with the first and second TET coils to form a resonant tank circuit having a center frequency of about 20 kHz.