NXP USA, Inc. manufactures semiconductor products. The Company produces microprocessors, microcontroller and acceleration sensors, analog integrated circuits, system basis chips, digital signal processors, and software. NXP USA serves clients worldwide.
In India, NXP USA, Inc. focuses on exception handling in a multi-user wireless communication device based on user tag values, internally-shielded microelectronic packages, and methods for the fabrication thereof, real-time on-chip data transfer system, and microelectronic components having integrated heat dissipation posts and systems including the same.
NXP USA, Inc. filed a patent application numbered 9845/DELNP/2013 that is titled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE. The patent has been filed in the field of Electricals. This Patent Application has been granted as Patent Number 352968. This invention relates to a tuning system for a communication device having an antenna, the tuning system comprising at least one first tunable element electrically connected to at least one radiating element of the antenna for tuning the antenna, wherein the at least one first tunable element is disposed on a substrate having an inductor and a ground, the inductor being connected between a feed point of the antenna and the ground, and wherein adjusting of the at least one first tunable element comprises a closed-loop process.
During the Patent Examination, the Patent Examiner raised objections under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970 (as amended). It was pointed out that the method claims relate to a mere representation of an algorithm and the System/Device claims are functional, repeat method steps, implemented by a mere processor, with a mere pre-amble change.
As a response, the Applicant submitted that the invention advantageously enables matching the impedance of the radiating element to that of the radio such that sufficient power is delivered to and from the radio from and to the base stations of the network the radio is communicating with. Considering there is a clear technical effect in the application, the disclosed invention cannot be construed as an algorithm. The disclosure, therefore, complies with the official requirements set forth by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court.
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