US09337652B1
Apparatus for protecting a device from transients. The apparatus includes a switching network and a transmission line electrically connecting an input to an output. The switching network includes a detector, a switch, and a communication path therebetween. The detector, such as an electrical-to-optical converter, detects a transient at the input and communicates with the switch The switch then actuates to place a low impendence across the output of the transmission line, thereby attenuating the transient. The switching network has a switching time that equals the sum of the times to detect the transient at the input, transmit a signal corresponding to the detection to the switch, and actuate the switch. The input signal travels from the input to the output along the transmission line, which has a propagation delay. The propagation delay is greater than the switching time of the switch network.
US09337647B2
An air conditioning flashing hood adapted to be connected to the wall structure and extend through the exterior wall of the structure to provide a passage through which a refrigerant line and an electrical control line may extend to communicate with an external compressor. The air conditioning flashing hood includes an internal sealing element which compresses against the outer surface of the refrigerant line and the electrical control line to form a substantially weather-tight seal therebetween to mitigate fluid migration along the lines into the structure, as well as to provide a barrier for any bugs, debris or animals to keep such undesirable objects from entering the structure.
US09337646B2
An electrode configuration for an electrical component, in particular a surge protector, includes two electrodes extending in a plate-shaped manner parallel to a radial plane relative to a connection axis of the electrodes, defining an axial direction. At least one electrode has a connection region lying in the radial plane and at least two, three or four ribbon-shaped strips each extending away from the connection region and at least partially in circumferential direction relative to the axial direction. A fault arc, occurring during a lightning strike, can be conducted outwards away from the electrical component and forced into rotation around the electrical component in an effective manner due to the ribbon-shaped strips at the outer edge of the connection region and at least two ribbon-shaped strips overlapping each other at a spacing with respect to their delimiting surfaces lying perpendicular to the axial direction.
US09337639B2
A shield grounding device includes: a grounding angle steel (1); a flat iron (9) mounted on a top portion of the shield grounding device; and a laminated board (5) connected to overground wires; wherein two shield connection boards (2) vertical to each other are respectively connected to two external surfaces of an top end of the grounding angle steel, the shield connection boards are vertically mounted on each other by a locating supporter (3), fixing holes (4) are drilled on the shield connection boards for connecting the flat iron and the laminated board. The device solves problems of conventional grounding devices that a grounding resistance is increased and a grounding effect is poor caused by unstable welding quality of grounding electrodes and the flat iron. Besides, site operation difficulty is sufficiently lowered, labor intensity is decreased, and labor efficiency is increased, in such a manner that a cost is lowered.
US09337634B2
A wire harness includes a wire harness main body and a protective member. The wire harness main body includes a trunk line and a branch line branching from the trunk line. In a state where a non-woven member covers the trunk line and a base end of the branch line, the protective member is formed by hot pressing a portion of the non-woven member covering at least the trunk line. A portion of the protective member covering the base end of the branch line is formed to be more pliable than a portion covering the trunk line.
US09337631B2
A cable pulling and retrieval device includes an elongated generally hollow and transparent wand that is interposed between a handle and a hole saw. The handle includes a generally hollow portion for receiving and storing one or more batteries, and also houses a light producing device that generates a focused beam of light and directs the same into the wand. A cable attachment unit is secured to the base end of the handle, and one or more generally resilient arms extend diagonally from the wand.
US09337625B2
A semiconductor device includes a power semiconductor element, a gate pull-down circuit which is connected to a gate terminal of the power semiconductor element, and a gate resistor which is connected between an input terminal of the semiconductor device and the gate terminal of the power semiconductor element. The gate pull-down circuit has a constant current circuit by which electric charges can be extracted from a gate capacitance of the power semiconductor element when a signal inputted to the input terminal has a low level. As a result, the semiconductor device has an improved switching speed and an improved noise resistance.
US09337624B2
An electrode material that may be used in spark plugs and other ignition devices for igniting an air/fuel mixture in an engine. The electrode material has a metal ceramic composite structure and includes a particulate component embedded or dispersed within a matrix component such that the electrode material has a multi-phase microstructure. In an exemplary embodiment, the matrix component includes platinum (Pt) and one or more additive metals like nickel (Ni) or palladium (Pd), and the particulate component includes an electrically conductive ceramic, such as titanium diboride (TiB2). A liquid phase or a solid phase sintering process may be used, depending on the particular constituency of the electrode material.
US09337620B2
An optical device including a substrate and a light emitting layer formed on the front surface of the substrate. Both the front surface and the back surface of the substrate are parallel to each other and have substantially the same rectangular shape. The substrate has four side surfaces connecting the front surface and the back surface of the substrate. Of the four side surfaces, each of the two side surfaces adjacent to each other has a convex sectional shape between the front surface and the back surface of the substrate, and each of the other two side surfaces adjacent to each other has a concave sectional shape between the front surface and the back surface of the substrate.
US09337604B2
A laser gas estimation device includes a laser oscillator including a ventilator which circulates a laser gas, a discharge tube, a ventilator power unit which supplies power to the ventilator, and a discharge tube power unit which supplies power to the discharge tube, a detection unit which detects gas pressure of the laser gas, ventilator voltage applied to the ventilator, ventilator current supplied to the ventilator, discharge tube voltage applied to the discharge tube, and discharge tube current supplied to the discharge tube, and a composition ratio estimation unit which estimates the composition ratio of the laser gas based on a detected value detected by the detection unit.
US09337603B2
This specification relates to a terahertz pulse generator capable of generating ultra-short terahertz pulses by use of electron beams transported through a plurality of foils. The plurality of foils in a shape of disc are arranged in an overlapped state and form a conical shape that diameters of the disc-shaped foils sequentially decrease along a direction that the electron beam is transported. Coherent radiation, which is generated as the ultra-short electron beam is transported through the foils in respective spaced gaps of the foils, is propagated toward the outside of the disc-shaped foils and gathered with forming a conical wave surface at edges of the disc-shaped foils. This may result in enhancement of generation efficiency of the terahertz waves.
US09337600B2
An engaging member moved upward by an urging force of a spring member built in a bottom part of a rotatable-side member has a fitting groove for allowing a top end of the spring member to be fit thereto; and engaging parts of the engaging member and engageable parts of a fixed-side member, which are engaged with each other to provisionally fix the rotatable-side member, are formed at one neutral position and at an opposite position opposite thereto.
US09337593B2
According to some embodiments, an assembly includes at least one of a plug or a receptacle. The plug includes a first electrical insulator that isolates a plurality of first electrical contacts. The first electrical insulator includes two separable halves. The receptacle includes a second electrical insulator that isolates a plurality of second electrical contacts. The second electrical insulator may also include two separable halves. The plurality of first electrical contacts are engageable with the plurality of second electrical contacts to electrically couple the plug and receptacle.
US09337592B2
A high speed communication jack including a housing including a port for accepting a plug, the port including a plurality of pins each connected to a corresponding signal line in the plug and a shielding case surrounding the housing. A flexible circuit board between the shielding case and the housing having a substrate, a plurality of vias extending through the substrate with each via being configured to accommodate a pin on the housing, a plurality of traces on a first side of the substrate, with each trace extending from a corresponding one of the plurality of vias, and a shielding plane on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side of the substrate.
US09337587B2
The present invention discloses an electrical connector that includes a front zinc-alloy shell and a rear zinc-alloy shell. The front zinc-alloy shell and the rear zinc-alloy shell are made from die casting. The two shells are fitted tightly to provide shielding against electromagnetic interference. There is a cable plastic block with holding grooves to hold wires for electrical grounding and an isolation plate underneath the cable to provide electrical isolation. The holding grooves increase the connection strength of a connector cable. There is also a plastic block with an engagement hook. The engagement hook has a hook portion at one end and a curved fixing portion at the other end with an extending portion. The engagement hook provides an elastically supportive force. When a downward force is applied to the engagement hook, the curved fixing portion provides a counteracting force to press the extension portion against the front zinc-alloy shell.
US09337584B2
Patch cords are provided that include a communications cable that has at least first through fourth conductors and a plug that is attached to the cable. The plug includes a housing that receives the cable, a printed circuit board, first through fourth plug contacts, and first through fourth conductive paths that connect the first through fourth conductors to the respective first through fourth plug contacts. The first and second conductors, conductive paths, and plug contacts form a first differential transmission line, and the third and fourth conductors, conductive paths, and plug contacts form a second differential transmission line. Each of the first through fourth plug contacts has a first segment that extends longitudinally along a first surface of the printed circuit board, and the signal current injection point into the first segment of at least some of the first through fourth plug contacts is into middle portions of their respective first segments.
US09337579B2
A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable. The connector includes: a housing including a mating portion and a body portion, a latch mechanism mounted on the housing, and a metal casing enclosing the housing. The body portion includes a receiving slot at a front end thereof and a post projecting upwardly. The latch mechanism includes a latch member received in the receiving slot and a pulling member coupled to the latch member. The latch member includes a locking portion extending beyond the body portion and above the mating portion, a holding portion held on the body portion, and a connecting portion. The connecting portion of the latch member includes a first opening mating with the post. The first opening extends from a middle line of the mating portion sidewardly to both sides of the mating portion.
US09337578B2
A quick ejecting card connector has an insulative housing, an auto ejecting assembly and a tray. The insulative housing has a cavity, a front opening and multiple terminals. The auto ejecting assembly is mounted on the insulative housing and has a locking lever, a resilient locking element and a resilient card ejecting element. The locking lever is mounted pivotally on the insulative housing and has a locking hook. The tray is mounted slidably in the cavity and has a locking hole selectively engaged with the locking hook of the locking lever to lock the completely inserted tray. When the locking hook of the lock lever is disengaged from the locking hole of the tray, the resilient card ejecting element ejects the tray and an electrical card thereon out of the front opening. The insertion and ejection of the tray and the electrical card are implemented without any assistant tools.
US09337576B2
A floating connector, including a connector, a holder configured to support the connector, a retainer configured to retain the holder floating, and an urging member configured to urge the holder, is provided. The retainer includes a retainer-side positioning section. The holder includes a holder-side positioning section, which is configured to locate the holder in a predetermined position with respect to the retainer by contacting the retainer-side positioning section. The holder-side positioning section of the holder is urged by the urging member to contact the retainer-side positioning section of the retainer.
US09337571B2
A sealing member configured to be installed to an outer peripheral surface of a first connector housing among a pair of connector housings seal so as to seal a gap between an outer peripheral surface of a first connector housing and an inner peripheral surface of a second connector housing is provided. An inner peripheral surface of the sealing member is formed with protrusions and grooves which are aligned with a first wavelength in an axial direction of the sealing member. An outer peripheral surface of the sealing member is formed with protrusions and grooves which are aligned with a second wavelength in the axial direction. The first wavelength is equal to or smaller than the second wavelength. Positions of the protrusions of the inner peripheral surface are shifted from positions of the protrusions of the outer peripheral surface in the axial direction.
US09337567B2
A sealed terminal housing includes a header that defines a terminal opening. An electric terminal extends through the terminal opening. The electric terminal includes a terminal stop. A terminal seal is located in the terminal opening and is compressed against the header and the electric terminal. A seal cap is also located in the terminal opening and engages the header and the terminal stop.
US09337560B2
A flexible integrated wiring connector is used when a terminal portion of a flexible integrated wiring is inserted into and connected to a connector of a connection counterparty. The flexible integrated wiring connector includes a mounting surface on which the terminal portion is mounted; and a pair of engagement hooks which are formed respectively on both end sides of the mounting surface in a widthwise direction. The pair of engagement hooks engage with a pair of engagement holes which are bored respectively on both end sides of the terminal portion in the widthwise direction.
US09337558B2
An electrical system includes an alternating current (AC) connector rod assembly and a polyphase electric machine. The electric machine has a plurality of phase leads each electrically connected to the AC connector rod assembly. The assembly includes spaced AC connector rods each having a center axis. The assembly also includes insulating housings and a carrier plate defining through holes that receive and space the AC connector rods. The carrier plate defines features that engage mating features of the insulating housings while allowing each of the rods to rotate about its respective center axis within the carrier plate. A vehicle includes a direct current (DC) battery pack, a DC bus, an AC bus, a PIM that is electrically connected on a first side to the DC bus and on a second side to the AC bus, the AC connector rod assembly, a traction motor, and a transmission.
US09337557B2
A connector includes: a housing in which a communication groove that communicates between adjacent terminal accommodating chambers is formed in a partition wall; and a connection terminal having a terminal body section connected to a wire connection part. The terminal body section includes: a first side wall on which a male connection part is formed; a second side wall provided with a slit; and an elastic part and contact parts which are provided inside the terminal body section and which contact the male connection part inserted in the slit. The communication groove is provided at a position offset from the center in the vertical direction of the terminal accommodating chamber. The male connection part and the slit are provided at a position offset from the center in the vertical direction of the terminal body section so as to correspond to the communication groove.
US09337551B2
There is provided a terminal-equipped wire able to reduce a production cost and satisfy water proof and corrosion proof performances at a terminal section of the electric wire. The terminal-equipped wire includes: an electric wire having a conductor in an insulating coating; and a terminal fitting crimped to a terminal section of the electric wire. The terminal fitting includes: an electrical contact portion for connecting with a terminal fitting of the mating connector; and a wire connection portion for connecting with the terminal section of the electric wire continuing to the electrical contact portion. The wire connection portion includes: a grip for gripping the terminal section of the electric wire along a circumferential direction of the electric wire; and a projection penetrating the insulating coating. The conductor and the terminal fitting have electrical continuity with each other via the projection.
US09337550B2
A fitting for coupling ends of cores of three insulated conductors includes an end termination placed over end portions of the three insulated conductors. The end termination includes three separate openings that pass through the end termination longitudinally. Each of the insulated conductors passes through one of the openings with end portions of the insulated conductors protruding from one side of the end termination. Exposed cores of the end portions of the insulated conductors protrude from the end termination. A cylinder is coupled to the side of the end termination from which the end portions of the insulated conductors protrude. An electrical bus is coupled to the exposed portion of the cores. Electrically insulating material fills the cylinder such that the cores are substantially enclosed in the electrically insulating material. An end cap is coupled to the cylinder to seal off the interior of the cylinder.
US09337548B2
A method is provided introducing a phase difference between signals at antenna ports of an antenna such that a first signal at one of the antenna ports has a different phase than a second signal at another one of antenna ports to obtain an antenna pattern control. A reduced power is used that is lower than the power used in a non-pattern control operation of the antenna such that a wireless link performance criteria is met with equipment at a far-field point using the reduced power compared to the non-pattern control operation, thereby reducing a specific absorption rate.
US09337543B2
A mobile terminal comprises: a terminal body having an upper part and a lower part; and an antenna device disposed on the upper part or the lower part of the terminal body, and configured to transmit and receive radio signals, wherein the antenna device comprises: a first member and a second member which form a slot of which one side is open; a feeding portion having one end connected to one of the first member and the second member such that the antenna device resonates in a first frequency band, and forming an electric field in the slot; and a feeding extension portion extending from the feeding portion such that the antenna device resonates in a second frequency band.
US09337542B2
A planar antenna comprising: a substrate, a resonant element generating an electromagnetic wave, a plurality of parallel, spaced apart conductive strips on the substrate, wherein conductive strips form collinear rows of at least two strips that are physically separated by a slot to guide the electromagnetic wave in a specific direction.
US09337518B2
A battery state monitoring device includes a substrate in which a through-hole disposed to be opposite to a safety valve of a battery is formed, a sensor which includes a positive electrode end and a negative electrode end and which is provided on the substrate, a first interconnector which is connected to the positive electrode end of the sensor on the substrate and which is disposed to pass along a part of a periphery of the through-hole, and a second interconnector which is connected to the negative electrode end of the sensor on the substrate and which is disposed to pass along a part of the periphery of the through-hole. The first interconnector and the second interconnector are disposed to extend along each other at the periphery of the through-hole.
US09337513B2
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is one example of an embodiment of the present disclosure is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a non-aqueous electrolyte which contains a non-aqueous solvent. The non-aqueous solvent contains a fluoroethylene carbonate, a difluorobutylene carbonate, and at least one of a fluorinated chain carbonate and a fluorinated chain carboxylic acid ester, total volumetric contents of which is more than 50 percent with respect to the total volume of the non-aqueous solvent.
US09337510B2
Disclosed is an electrolyte for a secondary battery comprising an electrolyte salt and an electrolyte solvent, the electrolyte further comprising both a lactam-based compound and a sulfinyl group-containing compound. Also, disclosed is an electrode having a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film partially or totally formed on a surface thereof, the SEI film being formed by electrical reduction of the above compounds. Further, a secondary battery comprising the electrolyte and/or the electrode is disclosed.
US09337509B2
Solid electrolyte material, solid state battery, and method for producing solid electrolyte material
A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte material having excellent electron conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing the solid electrolyte material including: a solid electrolyte particle; and a carbon coating layer formed on a surface of the solid electrolyte particle.
US09337493B1
This invention provides metal-foam electrodes for batteries and fuel cells. In some variations, an electrode includes a first metal layer disposed on a second metal layer, wherein the first metal layer comprises an electrically conductive, open-cell metal foam with an average cell diameter of about 25 μm or less. The structure also includes smaller pores between the cells. The electrode forms a one piece monolithic structure and allows thicker electrodes than are possible with current electrode-fabrication techniques. These electrodes are formed from an all-fluidic plating solution. The disclosed structures increase energy density in batteries and power density in fuel cells.
US09337492B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrochemical element which has a high capacity and is low in cost. The electrochemical element of the present invention is an electrochemical element including an electrode for an electrochemical element, wherein a current collector of positive electrode and/or a current collector of negative electrode is a metal porous body having continuous pores and a mixture containing an active material is filled into the continuous pores.
US09337489B2
A cathode active material of the present invention is a cathode active material having a composition represented by General Formula (1) below, LiFe1−xMxP1−ySiyO4 (1), where: an average valence of Fe is +2 or more; M is an element having a valence of +2 or more and is at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, Y, and Al; the valence of M is different from the average valence of Fe; 0
US09337481B2
Described is an electrode comprising and preferably consisting of electronically active material (EAM) in nanoparticulate form and a matrix, said matrix consisting of a pyrolization product with therein incorporated graphene flakes and optionally an ionic lithium source. Also described are methods for producing a particle based, especially a fiber based, electrode material comprising a matrix formed from pyrolized material incorporating graphene flakes and rechargeable batteries comprising such electrodes.
US09337479B2
[Problem] To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery exhibiting superior stability characteristics and having charge/discharge characteristics exhibiting a high-rate discharge stroke, even when a lithium-nickel-cobalt manganate and a spinel-type lithium manganate are used as the positive electrode active material. [Solution] A mixture having a specific ratio of a tungsten- and zirconium-modified lithium-nickel-cobalt manganate and a spinel-type lithium manganate is used as the positive electrode active material. Furthermore, a nonaqueous electrolyte having a specific ratio of the content of dimethyl carbonate and the content of a cyclic carbonate is used.
US09337467B2
An electrical bypass element, suitable for bypassing defective storage cells in energy storage devices includes two electrical conductors between which is formed a layer sequence with at least one electrical insulation layer and one or more reactive layer stacks, in which an exothermic reaction can be triggered. The reactive layer stacks and the insulation layer are matched to one another such that the insulation layer disintegrates as a result of the thermal energy released during the exothermic reaction and an electrical connection is produced between the electrical conductors. The electrical bypass element can be actively triggered even before the ultimate failure of a storage cell so that higher power losses in the energy storage device can be avoided.
US09337459B2
An electrode group formed by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed therebetween is housed in a battery case, and a sealing plate seals an opening of the battery case. The sealing plate includes an upper metal plate, a valve, and a lower metal plate that are stacked, an insulating plate is placed on a portion of the electrode group near the opening of the battery case, one of the positive electrode plate or the negative electrode plate of the electrode group is connected to the lower metal plate through a lead, the lower metal plate and the insulating plate have a first opening and a second opening, respectively, and a ratio of S2 is within the range of 1.8-3.3, where S1 represents an area of the first opening, and S2 represents an area of the second opening.
US09337458B2
A battery module including a pair of end plates; a plurality of battery cells aligned between the pair of end plates in a direction; a top plate at an upper portion of the plurality of battery cells; a bottom plate at a lower portion of the plurality of battery cells; a housing accommodating the plurality of battery cells with the pair of end plates, the top plate, and the bottom plate, and at least one reinforcement member between battery cells of the plurality of battery cells, the at least one reinforcement member including at least one fixation unit.
US09337445B2
Provided is an organic light-emitting display apparatus. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light-emitting unit formed on the substrate and including a stacked structure of a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode, an organic layer formed on the organic light-emitting unit, a first adhesion promoting layer formed on the organic layer, and a first inorganic layer formed on the adhesion promoting layer and including a low temperature viscosity transition (LVT) inorganic material.
US09337442B2
An organic electroluminescence display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate assembled to the first substrate, an organic light-emitting layer positioned between the first and second substrates, a sealant positioned between the first and second substrates, a varying pattern zone, and supplemental pattern zone. The second substrate comprises a sealant dispensing area, a metal region, and a non-metal region adjacent to the metal region. The metal region includes plural traces. The sealant is formed in the sealant dispensing area of the second substrate. The varying pattern zone is formed at one of the traces of the metal region, and is corresponding to the sealant dispensing area. The varying pattern zone comprises plural conductive portions. The supplemental pattern zone comprising plural supplemental conductive portions is formed at the non-metal region. A width of the conductive portions is larger than a width of the supplemental conductive portions.
US09337433B2
A method of manufacturing a flexible display device includes a first step of providing a three-dimensional cover window having a flat portion, and a curved portion that is bent in a third direction intersecting a first direction of the flat portion while extending to a second direction intersecting the first direction at both sides of the first direction, and a second step of attaching by a line contact at least one of an adhesive film, a touch panel, and a flexible display panel that are stacked at an inner surface of the cover window.
US09337432B2
Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which exhibits improved luminous efficiency, ensures sufficient driving stability, and has a simple configuration. The organic electroluminescent element includes an anode, a plurality of organic layers, and a cathode laminated on a substrate, and contains a carbazole compound represented by the general formula (1) in at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a emitting layer, a hole-transporting layer, and an electron-blocking layer. In general formula (1), L represents an m-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group, R's each represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, or a cycloalkyl group, m represents an integer of 1 to 3, and n's each represent an integer of 1 to 4, provided that at least one n represents an integer of 2 to 4, and at least one specific structure represented by the formula (1a) is present in the formula.
US09337431B2
A compound is represented by Formula 1: The substituents R1 to R14, Ar1 to Ar4, X, and Y of Formula 1 are described herein. An organic light emitting device includes at least one of the compound represented by Formula 1. The organic light-emitting device including the compound may have a low driving voltage, high efficiency, high brightness, and long lifespan.
US09337429B2
Provided is an organic electronic material which is excellent in storage stability in the case as an ink composition, and able to prepare, at a high yield, an organic electronic element capable of reducing the driving voltage and of being driven stably for a long period of time, and an ink composition including the organic electronic material. The organic electronic material is characterized in that it contains at least an ionic compound represented by the following general formula (1), and a compound including a charge transporting unit, and the ink composition including the material. In the general formula (1), Ra to Rc each independently represent a hydrogen atom (H), an alkyl group, or a benzyl group. A represents an anion.
US09337427B2
A laser induced thermal imaging device includes a substrate stage configured to support a substrate and a donor film; a beam radiation portion configured to emit a laser beam toward the donor film to image an imaging layer of the donor film on a pixel region on the substrate; an error measurement portion configured to determine a position of the laser beam and a position of the pixel region from the donor film to measure a pattern error; and a stage moving portion configured to move the substrate stage in accordance with the pattern error to correct the pattern error.
US09337426B2
A method of fabricating an organic electronic device using ink jet printing in swathes, comprises depositing an ink into a first set of locations in a column in a first print pass; wherein the first set of locations is less than a total number of locations in the column; and depositing an ink into a second set of locations in the column in a subsequent print pass; wherein the second set of locations is less than a total number of locations in the column. Preferably the number of nozzles used to fill all locations in a column is equal to the number of print passes needed to print the column. All locations in the swathe are printed after all print passes using a regular repeating randomized pattern, such that be ensured that print locations are not under filled, or over filled.
US09337415B1
A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) for use in a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) has a CoFeB alloy free layer located between the MgO tunnel barrier layer and an upper MgO capping layer, and a CoFeB alloy enhancement layer between the MgO capping layer and a Ta cap. The CoFeB alloy free layer has high Fe content to induce perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) at the interfaces with the MgO layers. To avoid creating unnecessary PMA in the enhancement layer due to its interface with the MgO capping layer, the enhancement layer has low Fe content. After all of the layers have been deposited on the substrate, the structure is annealed to crystallize the MgO. The CoFeB alloy enhancement layer inhibits diffusion of Ta from the Ta cap layer into the MgO capping layer and creates good crystallinity of the MgO by providing CoFeB at the MgO interface.
US09337405B2
A method for manufacturing a light emitting device comprises (a) preparing a structure including a substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, and a p-side electrode and an n-side electrode formed on the semiconductor layer; (b) preparing a support member including a p-side wiring and an n-side wiring on the same surface thereof; (c) electrically connecting the p-side electrode and the n-side electrode of the structure to the p-side wiring and the n-side wiring of the support member, respectively, using an anisotropic conductive material containing conductive particles and a first resin; and after step (c), (d) removing the substrate from the structure.
US09337400B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting element includes a light reflecting layer, first second, third and fourth semiconductor layers, first and second light emitting layers, and a first light transmitting layer. The second semiconductor layer is provided between the first semiconductor layer and the light reflecting layer. The first light emitting layer is provided between the first and second semiconductor layers. The first light transmitting layer is provided between the second semiconductor layer and the light reflecting layer. The third semiconductor layer is provided between the first light transmitting layer and the light reflecting layer. The fourth semiconductor layer is provided between the third semiconductor layer and the light reflecting layer. The second light emitting layer is provided between the third and fourth semiconductor layers. The light reflecting layer is electrically connected to one selected from the third and fourth semiconductor layers.
US09337388B2
A method can be used for producing a semiconductor layer sequence, which is based on a nitride compound semiconductor material and which comprises a microstructured outer surface. The method has the following steps: A) growing at least one first semiconductor layer of the semiconductor layer sequence on a substrate; B) applying an etch-resistant layer on the first semiconductor layer; C) growing at least one further semiconductor layer on the layer sequence obtained in step B); D) separating the semiconductor layer sequence from the substrate, a separating zone of the semiconductor layer sequence being at least partly removed; E) etching the obtained separating surface of the semiconductor layer sequence by an etching means such that a microstructuring of the first semiconductor layer is carried out and the microstructured outer surface is formed.
US09337385B2
A semiconductor light emitting element includes a substrate and a stacked body. The stacked body is aligned with the substrate. The stacked body includes first and second semiconductor layers, a light emitting layer, and first and second electrodes. The first semiconductor layer has a first face including first and second portions. The first portion is provided with a plurality of convex portions. The second portion is aligned with the first portion. The second semiconductor layer is provided facing the second portion. The light emitting layer is provided between the second portion and the second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is disposed between the second electrode and the light emitting layer. An interval of each of the convex portions is no less than 0.5 times and no more than 4 times a wavelength of a light emitted from the light emitting layer.
US09337383B2
Disclosed is a light emitting device including a first conductive type semiconductor layer; a second conductive type semiconductor layer disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer; and an active layer disposed between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer, the active layer comprising quantum well layers and quantum barrier layers, wherein each of the quantum well barrier layers comprises first barrier layers and a second barrier layer disposed between the first barrier layers, and an energy bandgaps of the second barrier layer is larger than energy bandgaps of the quantum well layers and smaller than energy bandgaps of the first barrier layers.
US09337380B2
The disclosed technology generally relates photovoltaic devices, and more particularly to methods of fabricating heterojunction interdigitated back contact photovoltaic cells having interdigitated emitter regions and back surface field regions. In one aspect, a method of forming on a substrate a patterned n+ a-Si:H layer and a patterned p+ a-Si:H layer, the patterned n+ a-Si:H layer and the patterned p+ a-Si:H layer being interdigitated and electrically isolated from each other, the method comprising: forming a patterned p+ a-Si:H layer on the substrate, the patterned p+ a-Si:H layer covering first regions of the substrate surface and leaving second regions of the substrate surface exposed; depositing a first intrinsic a-Si:H layer on the substrate; depositing an n+ a-Si:H layer on the first intrinsic a-Si:H layer; providing a patterned masking layer covering the n+ a-Si:H layer at least in the second regions; and selectively removing the n+ a-Si:H layer and the first intrinsic a-Si:H layer in regions not covered by the masking layer and stopping at an underlying portion of the p+ a-Si:H layer substantially without removing a substantial amount of the underlying portion of the p+ a-Si:H layer, wherein selectively removing the n+ a-Si:H layer and the first intrinsic a-Si:H layer comprises etching in a solution comprising a diluted TMAH solution.
US09337357B2
A bifacial solar cell module includes a solar cell panel including a plurality of strings arranged in a row direction. Each of the plurality of strings is formed by electrically connecting a plurality of bifacial solar cells arranged adjacent to one another in a column direction using an interconnector. The bifacial solar cell module further includes a plurality of lead wires electrically connecting an interconnector of the bifacial solar cell positioned at an end of each string to a junction box. At least one of the plurality of strings includes the n bifacial solar cells, and other strings not including the n bifacial solar cells include more than n bifacial solar cells, where n is a positive integer equal to or greater than 1.
US09337355B2
A voltage nonlinear resistor includes a plurality of N-type ZnO crystal grains, a grain boundary layer, and an oxide grain as a P-type semiconductor. The grain boundary layer is formed between the ZnO crystal grains, and contains at least one kind of oxide of alkaline-earth metal. The oxide grain is disposed between the ZnO crystal grains via the grain boundary layer.
US09337350B2
A transistor includes an active layer forming a channel for the transistor, an insulating layer disposed facing a lower face of the active layer, a gate turned toward an upper face of the active layer and a source and a drain disposed on both sides of the gate. At least one among the source and the drain extends at least partly through the active layer and into the insulating layer.
US09337338B2
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is provided that includes a semiconductor substrate including an active region and at least one trench isolation region at a perimeter of the active region, and a functional gate structure present on a portion of the active region of the semiconductor substrate. Embedded semiconductor regions are present in the active region of the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the portion of the active region that the functional gate structure is present on. A portion of the active region of the semiconductor substrate separates the outermost edge of the embedded semiconductor regions from the at least one isolation region. Methods of forming the aforementioned device are also provided.
US09337335B1
A method includes forming a multilayered structure by providing a substrate having a semiconductor layer disposed on a top surface thereof, the semiconductor layer containing misfit dislocations and associated threading dislocations. The method further includes depositing a tensile strained dielectric layer on a top surface of the semiconductor layer to induce a compressive strain in the semiconductor layer and annealing the multilayered structure to cause the misfit dislocations and associated threading dislocations to propagate within the semiconductor layer. The method further immobilizes the propagating misfit dislocations and associated threading dislocations in a predetermined portion of the semiconductor layer. A multilayered structure formed by the method is disclosed wherein a semiconductor layer contains misfit dislocations and associated threading dislocations that are immobilized within a predetermined portion of the semiconductor layer, where other portions of the semiconductor layer surrounding the predetermined portion are locally strain relaxed portions.
US09337333B2
A transistor includes a gate dielectric over a semiconductor having a first conductivity type, a control gate over the gate dielectric, source and drain regions having a second conductivity type in the semiconductor having the first conductivity type, and strips having the second conductivity type within the semiconductor having the first conductivity type and interposed between the control gate and at least one of the source and drain regions.
US09337331B2
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided on part of the first semiconductor layer in each of a first region and a second region separated from each other. A first distance is a distance between both ends of the first insulating film in a direction connecting the fourth semiconductor layer and the sixth semiconductor layer. The first distance in the first region is longer than the first distance in the second region. A second distance is a distance between the third semiconductor layer and the seventh semiconductor layer. The second distance in the first region is longer than the second distance in the second region.
US09337323B2
Device structures and design structures for a bipolar junction transistor. A first isolation structure is formed in a substrate to define a boundary for a device region. A collector is formed in the device region, and a second isolation structure is formed in the device region. The second isolation structure defines a boundary for the collector. The second isolation structure is laterally positioned relative to the first isolation structure to define a section of the device region between the first and second isolation structures.
US09337313B2
Spacerless fin device with reduced parasitic resistance and capacitance and method to fabricate same
A structure includes a substrate having an insulator layer and a plurality of elongated semiconductor fin structures disposed on a surface of the insulator layer. The fin structures are disposed substantially parallel to one another. The structure further includes a plurality of elongated sacrificial gate structures each comprised of silicon nitride. The sacrificial gate structures are disposed substantially parallel to one another and orthogonal to the plurality of fin structures, where a portion of each of a plurality of adjacent fin structures is embedded within one of the sacrificial gate structures leaving other portions exposed between the sacrificial gate structures. The structure further includes a plurality of semiconductor source/drain (S/D) structures disposed over the exposed portions of the fin structures between the sacrificial gate structures. The embodiments eliminate a need to form a conventional spacer on the fin structures.
US09337310B2
Low leakage, high frequency devices and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method of forming a device includes implanting a lateral diffusion drain implant in a substrate by a blanket implantation process. The method further includes forming a self-aligned tapered gate structure on the lateral diffusion drain implant. The method further includes forming a halo implant in the lateral diffusion drain implant, adjacent to the self-aligned tapered gate structure and at least partially under a source region of the self-aligned tapered gate structure.
US09337309B1
An approach to providing a barrier in a vertical field effect transistor with low effective mass channel materials wherein the forming of the barrier includes forming a first source/drain contact on a semiconductor substrate and forming a channel with a first channel layer on the first source/drain contact. The approach further includes forming the barrier on the first channel layer, and a second channel layer on the barrier followed by forming a second source/drain contact on the second channel layer.
US09337298B2
In a method for producing an SiC semiconductor device, a p type layer is formed in a trench by epitaxially growing, and is then left only on a bottom portion and ends of the trench by hydrogen etching, thereby to form a p type SiC layer. Thus, the p type SiC layer can be formed without depending on diagonal ion implantation. Since it is not necessary to separately perform the diagonal ion implantation, it is less likely that a production process will be complicated due to transferring into an ion implantation apparatus, and thus manufacturing costs reduce. Since there is no damage due to a defect caused by the ion implantation, it is possible to reduce a drain leakage and to reliably restrict the p type SiC layer from remaining on the side surface of the trench.
US09337295B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device a gate dielectric pattern on a substrate and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric pattern opposite the substrate. The gate electrode includes a first conductive pattern disposed on the gate dielectric pattern and including aluminum, and a second conductive pattern disposed between the first conductive pattern and the gate dielectric pattern. The second conductive pattern has an aluminum concentration that is higher than an aluminum concentration of the first conductive pattern. The second conductive pattern may be thicker than the first conductive pattern.
US09337293B2
The invention relates to integrated circuit fabrication, and more particularly to a semiconductor device with an electrode. An exemplary structure for a semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; an electrode over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the electrode comprises a trench in an upper portion of the electrode; and a dielectric feature in the trench.
US09337292B1
A semiconductor device with a very high aspect ratio contact has a deep trench in the substrate. A dielectric liner is formed on sidewalls and a bottom of the deep trench. A contact opening is formed through the dielectric liner at the bottom of the deep trench to expose the substrate, leaving the dielectric liner on the sidewalls. Electrically conductive material is formed in the deep trench to provide the very high aspect ratio contact to the substrate through the contact opening.
US09337267B2
A semiconductor device is provided with an electronic transit layer, an electron supply layer, a source region, a drain electrode, a source electrode and an insulated gate. In a region between the drain electrode and the insulated gate, a two-dimensional electron gas layer is configured to be generated at a hetero junction between the electronic transit layer and the electron supply layer. A part of the insulated gate is configured to face to the source region.
US09337244B2
Provided is a highly reliable light-emitting device in which a light-emitting element is prevented from being damaged when external physical force is applied. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element formed over a first substrate, including a first electrode layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode layer; a structure body formed over the first substrate; a second substrate provided to face the first substrate; and a bonding layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The light-emitting layer is separated by the structure body. By strengthening adhesion between the structure body and the bonding layer, or between the structure body and the second electrode, the highly reliable light-emitting device in which damage of the light-emitting element is prevented can be provided.
US09337235B2
A backside illuminated image sensor having a photodiode and a first transistor in a sensor region and located in a first substrate, with the first transistor electrically coupled to the photodiode. The image sensor has logic circuits formed in a second substrate. The second substrate is stacked on the first substrate and the logic circuits are coupled to the first transistor through bonding pads, the bonding pads disposed outside of the sensor region.
US09337223B2
An imaging system may include an image sensor having an array of image pixels. Some image pixels in the array may be provided with responsivity adjustment structures. For example, broadband pixels in a pixel array may include responsivity adjustment circuitry. The responsivity adjustment circuitry may be configured to narrow the spectral response or to reduce the conversion gain of the broadband pixels in high light conditions. For example, a deep photodiode may divert charge away from a signal photodiode during an integration period. The deep photodiode may divert charge to a power supply or the charge may be transferred to a storage node and used in image processing, if desired. The responsivity adjustment circuitry may include channel-dependent conversion circuitry that is formed in pixels corresponding to a first color channel, while the conversion gains of pixels corresponding to a second color channel may remain fixed.
US09337215B2
A gate line is formed on a pixel region, and a plurality of wiring layers are formed on a frame region. Next, a gate insulating layer and a semiconductor material layer are formed to cover the wiring layers and the gate line. Next, a first resist is formed to cover a portion of the semiconductor material layer over the pixel region, and second resists are formed to individually cover portions of the gate insulating layer between adjacent pairs of the wiring layers. Next, portions of the semiconductor material layer exposed from the first and second resists and are etched by dry etching to form semiconductor layers of semiconductor elements.
US09337207B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including a cell region and an interconnection region, adjacent first and second rows of vertical channels extending vertically from the substrate in the cell region, and layers of word lines stacked on the substrate. Each layer includes a first word line through which the first row of vertical channels passes and a second word line through which the second row of vertical channels passes, and the word lines include respective word line pads extending into the interconnection region. An isolation pattern separates the first and second word lines in the cell region and the interconnection region. First and second pluralities of contact plugs are disposed on opposite sides of the isolation pattern in the interconnection region and contact the word line pads.
US09337204B2
Memory cells are described with cross-coupled inverters including unidirectional gate conductors. Gate conductors for access transistors may also be aligned with a long axis of the inverter gate conductor. Contacts of one inverter in a cross-coupled pair may be aligned with a long axis of the other inverter's gate conductor. Separately formed rectangular active regions may be orthogonal to the gate conductors across pull up, pull down and access transistors. Separate active regions may be formed such that active regions associated with an access transistor and/or a pull up transistor are noncontiguous with, and narrower than, an active region associated with a pull down transistor of the inverter. The major components of 6T SRAM, and similar, memory cell topologies may be formed essentially from an array of rectangular lines, including unidirectional gate conductors and contacts, and unidirectional rectangular active regions crossing gate conductors of the inverters and access transistors.
US09337202B2
A semiconductor device includes a first conductive structure including a first conductive pattern that is formed over a substrate, a second conductive structure formed adjacent to a sidewall of the first conductive structure, and an insulation structure including an air gap that is formed between the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure, wherein the second conductive structure includes a second conductive pattern, an ohmic contact layer that is to formed over the second conductive pattern, and a third conductive pattern that is formed over the ohmic contact layer and is separated from the first conductive pattern through the air gap.
US09337201B2
A memory cell includes a vertically oriented transistor having an elevationally outer source/drain region, an elevationally inner source/drain region, and a channel region elevationally between the inner and outer source/drain regions. The inner source/drain region has opposing laterally outer sides. One of a pair of data/sense lines is electrically coupled to and against one of the outer sides of the inner source/drain region. The other of the pair of data/sense lines is electrically coupled to and against the other of the outer sides of the inner source/drain region. An access gate line is elevationally outward of the pair of electrically coupled data/sense lines and is operatively adjacent the channel region. A charge storage device is electrically coupled to the outer source/drain region. Other embodiments and additional aspects, including methods, are disclosed.
US09337198B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a first substrate on which a cell region is defined. In the cell region, memory cells are stacked. A second substrate is located above the first substrate, and a peripheral region is defined on the second substrate. One or more conductive lines are located in the peripheral region. The one or more lines extend through the second substrate and couple to the cell region.
US09337194B2
A semiconductor device includes a first NMOS device with a first threshold voltage and a second NMOS device with a second threshold voltage. The first NMOS device includes a first gate structure over a semiconductor substrate, first source/drain (S/D) regions in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to opposite edges of the first gate structure. The first S/D regions are free of dislocation. The second NMOS device includes a second gate structure over the semiconductor substrate, second S/D regions in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to opposite edges of the second gate structure, and a dislocation in the second S/D regions.
US09337190B2
A device having a first active transistor, a second active transistor, an isolation gate structure, and an active region underlying each of the first active transistor, the second active transistor, and the isolation gate structure is provided. The first and second active transistors each have a metal gate with a first type of conductivity (e.g., one of n-type and p-type). The isolation gate structure interposes the first and second active transistors. The isolation gate structure has a metal gate with a second type of conductivity (e.g., the other one of n-type and p-type). A method of fabricating devices such as this are also described.
US09337189B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first semiconductor layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a second semiconductor layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second electrode, and the second semiconductor layer having a lower impurity concentration than the first semiconductor layer; a first semiconductor region provided between part of the second semiconductor layer and the second electrode; a second semiconductor region provided between a portion different from the part of the second semiconductor layer and the second electrode, and the second semiconductor region being in contact with the first semiconductor region; and a third semiconductor region provided between at least part of the first semiconductor region and the second electrode.
US09337188B2
A capacitor structure in a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an isolation region having a top surface and a bottom surface, opposite the top surface, the bottom surface of the isolation region being disposed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The capacitor structure also includes a gate terminal structure disposed on the top surface of the isolation region and a diffusion contact structure disposed on the top surface of the isolation region and arranged parallel to the gate terminal structure. In some aspects, the gate terminal structure is connected to a first contact node and the diffusion contact structure is connected to a second contact node, in which the first and second contact nodes form opposing nodes of the capacitor structure.
US09337183B2
An RF power transistor package includes an input lead, an output lead, and an RF power transistor having a gate, a drain and a defined gain over an RF frequency range for which the RF power transistor is configured to operate. The RF power transistor package further includes a transformer electrically isolating and inductively coupling the gate of the RF power transistor to the input lead. The transformer is configured to block signals below the RF frequency range of the RF power transistor and pass signals within the RF frequency range of the RF power transistor. The RF power transistor package also includes a DC feed terminal for providing DC bias to the gate of the RF power transistor.
US09337182B2
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for manufacture thereof. The apparatus includes a first passive substrate bonded to a second active substrate by a conductive metal interface. The conductive metal interface allows for integration of different function devices at a wafer level.
US09337180B2
The semiconductor device of the present invention includes: a MOSFET having a gate electrode formed via a gate insulating film over a semiconductor layer and source and drain regions formed in the semiconductor layer on both sides of the gate electrode; and a diode. The diode has an n+-type semiconductor region, a p-type semiconductor region and a p+-type semiconductor region. Then, the gate electrode is connected to the n+-type semiconductor region via an n-type semiconductor region formed so as to be connected to the n+-type semiconductor region. Also, the p+-type semiconductor region is connected to a semiconductor layer below the gate electrode. In this way, by providing the diode between the back gate and gate electrode of the MOSFET, breakage of the gate insulating film can be prevented.
US09337178B2
In one embodiment, an ESD device is configured to include a trigger device that assists in forming a trigger of the ESD device. The trigger device is configured to enable a transistor or a transistor of an SCR responsively to an input voltage having a value that is no less than the trigger value of the ESD device.
US09337173B2
An electrically conducting, vertically displacing microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is formed on a first integrated circuit chip. The first integrated circuit chip is physically connected to a three-dimensional packaging structure. The three-dimensional packaging structure maintains a fixed distance between the first integrated circuit chip and a second integrated circuit chip. A control circuit is operatively connected to the MEMS. The control circuit directs movement of the MEMS between a first position and a second position. The MEMS makes contact with a contact pad on the second integrated circuit chip when it is in the second position forming a conductive path and providing electrical communication between the first integrated circuit chip and the second integrated circuit chip. The MEMS avoids making contact with the contact pad on the second integrated circuit chip when it is in the first position.
US09337172B2
Provided is a small and thin semiconductor device while preventing contamination of a wire bonding terminal caused by creeping-up of a die bond. The semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor chip having a main surface formed with electrodes; an extension part extended outward from a side end surface of the first semiconductor chip; a rewiring layer formed from the main surface of the first semiconductor chip to a first surface of the extension part; a connection terminal provided on the rewiring layer of the extension part; a die bond that fixes the first semiconductor chip and the extension part to a substrate; and in the extension part, a step outside the connection terminal.
US09337169B2
A device fabrication method includes: (1) providing a growth substrate including an oxide layer; (2) forming a metal layer over the oxide layer; (3) forming a stack of device layers over the metal layer; (4) performing fluid-assisted interfacial debonding of the metal layer to separate the stack of device layers and the metal layer from the growth substrate; and (5) affixing the stack of device layers to a target substrate.
US09337167B2
A method of attaching bond wires to bond pads on an active surface of a semiconductor die, where the bond pads are disposed along four side edges of the die, and have aluminum top layers. The method includes attaching first bond wires to first bond pads on first and second opposing sides of the die using a first group of settings and attaching second bond wires to the bond pads on third and fourth sides of the die that oppose each other and are adjacent the first and second sides, using a second group of settings. The first and second groups of settings include first and second scrub settings that are different from each other. Employing two separate scrub settings allows for reduced splashing of the aluminum cap layer on the die pad from splashing onto passivation edges of the bond pads.
US09337166B2
Provided is a wire bonding apparatus capable of performing high-speed wedge wire bonding, the apparatus including: a bonding tool having a through hole and a pressing surface for pressing a wire; a clamper for holding the wire; and a control unit. The control unit includes: wire tail extension unit that moves the bonding tool, after wedge bonding of the wire to a first lead, upward and along a second straight line connecting a second pad and a second lead, and causes the wire to extend from the through hole in a direction along the second straight line from the second pad to the second lead; and tail cut unit that, after causing the wire tail to extend, cuts the wire tail by moving the bonding tool in the direction along the second straight line connecting the second pad and the second lead while the clamper is closed.
US09337163B2
A surface mount package includes at least one semiconductor device and a POL packaging and interconnect system formed about the at least one semiconductor device that is configured enable mounting of the surface mount package to an external circuit. The POL system includes a dielectric layer overlying a first surface of the semiconductor device(s) and a metal interconnect structure extending through vias formed through the dielectric layer so as to be electrically coupled to connection pads on the semiconductor device(s). A metallization layer is formed over the metal interconnect structure that comprises a flat planar structure, and a double-sided ceramic substrate is positioned on a second surface of the semiconductor device(s), with the double-sided ceramic substrate being configured to electrically isolate a drain of the semiconductor device(s) from an external circuit when the surface mount package is joined thereto and to conduct heat away from the semiconductor device(s).
US09337150B2
An integrated circuit device includes spaced apart conductive patterns on a substrate surface, and a supporting pattern on the substrate surface between adjacent ones of the conductive patterns and separated therefrom by respective gap regions. The adjacent ones of the conductive patterns extend away from the substrate surface beyond a surface of the supporting pattern therebetween. A capping layer is provided on respective surfaces of the conductive patterns and the surface of the supporting pattern. Related fabrication methods are also discussed.
US09337148B2
A structure includes a first interconnect structure and a second interconnect structure each located within an interlevel dielectric (ILD), a first top metal layer and a second top metal layer disposed on and in direct electrical connection with the first interconnect, a third top metal layer and a fourth top metal layer disposed on and in direct electrical connection with the second interconnect, a silicon dioxide layer above the first, second, third and fourth top metal layers, the silicon layer is in direct contact with the first and fourth top metal layers, and a barrier layer separating the silicon dioxide layer from each of the second and third top metal layers, a high resistance connection exist between the third top metal layer and the fourth top metal layer due to the presence of the silicon dioxide layer.
US09337147B2
A semiconductor device includes grooves defining an active region, including a MISFET, and dummy regions. A first interlayer insulation film is formed over the MISFET, the active region and the dummy regions. A first wiring, and first and second dummy wirings are formed over the first interlayer insulation film. A second interlayer insulation film is formed over the first wiring and the dummy wirings. The second dummy wirings are arranged between the first wiring and the first dummy wirings, and the pitch of the first dummy wirings is larger than that of the second dummy wirings. In planar view, the first and second dummy wirings are arranged over the dummy regions, and the size of each of the first dummy wirings is larger than size of each of the second dummy wirings. The first wiring and the first and second dummy wirings are formed of copper as a major component.
US09337146B1
A particular three-dimensional integrated circuit stack includes a first die including a first bonding interface and a first plurality of interconnect layers arranged according to a first Manhattan wiring scheme. The three-dimensional integrated circuit stack also includes a second die including a second bonding interface and a second plurality of interconnect layers arranged according to a second Manhattan wiring scheme. The first die and the second die stacked with the first bonding interface coupled to the second bonding interface such that the first Manhattan wiring scheme and the second Manhattan wiring scheme are non-Manhattan with respect to each other.
US09337141B2
A semiconductor device has a substrate with an inductor formed on its surface. First and second contact pads are formed on the substrate. A passivation layer is formed over the substrate and first and second contact pads. A protective layer is formed over the passivation layer. The protective layer is removed over the first contact pad, but not from the second contact pad. A conductive layer is formed over the first contact pad. The conductive layer is coiled on the surface of the substrate to produce inductive properties. The formation of the conductive layer involves use of a wet etchant. The second contact pad is protected from the wet etchant by the protective layer. The protective layer is removed from the second contact pad after forming the conductive layer over the first contact pad. An external connection is formed on the second contact pad.
US09337131B2
An ultrathin power semiconductor package with high thermal dissipation performance and its preparation method are disclosed. The package includes a lead frame unit with a staggered structure including an upper section and a lower section. A thin layer is attached on the surface of the lead frame unit having a plurality of contact holes on the upper section and at least one opening on the lower section. A semiconductor chip is attached on the opening on the lower section of the lead frame unit and then a plurality of metal bumps are deposited, where one metal bump is formed on each contact hole on the upper section and on each of the electrodes on the top surface of the semiconductor chip.
US09337128B2
A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device has a semiconductor chip, an island having an upper surface to which the semiconductor chip is bonded, a lead disposed around the island, a bonding wire extended between the surface of the semiconductor chip and the upper surface of the lead, and a resin package sealing the semiconductor chip, the island, the lead, and the bonding wire, while the lower surface of the island and the lower surface of the lead are exposed on the rear surface of the resin package, and the lead is provided with a recess concaved from the lower surface side and opened on a side surface thereof.
US09337124B1
A method for forming a wafer level heat spreader includes providing a mesh wafer, the mesh wafer having a plurality of openings and mesh regions between the openings, bonding the mesh wafer to a backside of an integrated circuit (IC) wafer, the IC wafer comprising a plurality of circuits; and electroplating a heat sink material through the plurality of openings and onto to the backside of the IC wafer.
US09337118B2
A semiconductor device includes a bonding pad on a substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a passivation layer covering a peripheral portion of the bonding pad while exposing a middle portion of the bonding pad. Additionally, the semiconductor device includes a stress buffer layer over the passivation layer where the stress buffer layer exposes a portion of the bonding pad, and where a wall of the stress buffer layer extends, in steps, upwardly from the exposed portion of the bonding pad. Furthermore, the semiconductor device includes an under-bump metallurgy (UBM) layer over the stress buffer layer, where the UBM layer contacts a portion of the bonding pad.
US09337108B2
A semiconductor device includes a gate dielectric layer over a substrate, a metal layer over the gate dielectric layer, a capping layer over the metal layer, wherein the capping layer includes a plurality of dipole forming elements concentrated at the interface between the metal layer and the capping layer.
US09337103B2
A method includes forming a first gate above a semiconductor substrate, forming a hard mask on the first gate, and forming a contact etch stop layer (CESL) on the hard mask. No hard mask is removed between the step of forming the hard mask and the step of forming the CESL. The method further includes forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer over the CESL, and performing one or more CMP processes to planarize the ILD layer, remove the CESL on the hard mask, and remove at least one portion of the hard mask.
US09337099B1
Methods for abutting two cells with different sized diffusion regions and the resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include abutting a first cell having first drain and source diffusion regions and a second cell having second drain and source diffusion regions, larger than the first diffusion regions, by: forming a dummy gate at a boundary between the two cells; forming a continuous drain diffusion region having an upper portion crossing the dummy gate and encompassing the entire first drain diffusion region and part of the second drain diffusion region and having a lower portion beginning over the dummy gate and encompassing a remainder of the second drain diffusion region; forming a continuous source diffusion region that is the mirror image of the continuous drain diffusion region; and forming a poly-cut mask over the dummy gate between, but separated from, the continuous drain and source diffusion regions.
US09337098B1
In one embodiment, semiconductor die are singulated from a semiconductor wafer having a backmetal layer by placing the semiconductor wafer onto a carrier tape with the backmetal layer adjacent the carrier tape, forming singulation lines through the semiconductor wafer to expose the backmetal layer within the singulation lines, and separating portions of the backmetal layer using a fluid.
US09337091B2
The semiconductor device includes a stacked structure including conductive layers and insulating layers alternately stacked; semiconductor patterns configured to pass through the stacked structure; and contact plugs electrically coupled to the conductive layers, respectively, wherein each of the conductive layers includes a first region which has a first thickness, and a second region electrically coupled to the first region and a second thickness greater than the first thickness, and a second region of a lower conductive layer located under a second region of an upper conductive layer.
US09337087B1
Various embodiments facilitate die protection for an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, a multilayer structure is formed in multiple levels and along the edges of a die to prevent and detect damages to the die. The multilayer structure includes a support layer, a first plurality of dielectric pillars overlying the support layer, a metal layer that fills spaces between the first plurality of dielectric pillars, an insulation layer overlying the first plurality of dielectric pillars and the metal layer, a second plurality of dielectric pillars overlying the insulation layer, and a second metal layer that fills spaces between the second plurality of dielectric pillars.
US09337069B2
A system (20) and method for coating semiconductor material on glass sheets is performed by conveying the glass sheets vertically suspended at upper extremities thereof through a system (20) having a housing (22) including a vacuum chamber (24). The glass sheets are conveyed on shuttles (42) through an entry load lock station (26) into the housing vacuum chamber (24), through a heating station (30) and at least one deposition station (32, 34) in the housing (22), and to a cooling station 36 prior to exiting of the system through an exit load lock station (28). The resultant semiconductor coated glass sheet (G) has tong marks (44′) formed during the coating processing.
US09337066B2
The present disclosure relates to a wafer cleaning module for post CMP processes that reduces defects (e.g., watermarks, deposited particles) on a substrate, and an associated method. In some embodiments, the wafer cleaning module has a cleaning tank that may receive a semiconductor substrate within a cleaning medium. A pusher is may vertically move the semiconductor substrate from a starting position within the cleaning tank to an ending position. A position sensor may determine a position of the semiconductor substrate relative to a meniscus of the cleaning medium. Based upon the determined position, a control unit is may adjust a location of the starting position to a predetermined distance below the meniscus.
US09337064B2
Methods of processing semiconductor wafers may involve, for example, encapsulating an active surface and each side surface of a wafer of semiconductor material, a plurality of semiconductor devices located on the active surface of the wafer, an exposed side surface of an adhesive material located on a back side surface of the wafer, and at least a portion of a side surface of a carrier substrate secured to the wafer by the adhesive material in an encapsulation material. At least a portion of the side surface of the adhesive material may be exposed by removing at least a portion of the encapsulation material. The carrier substrate may be detached from the wafer. Processing systems and in-process semiconductor wafers are also disclosed.
US09337054B2
A full fill trench structure is described, including a microelectronic device substrate having a high aspect ratio trench therein and filled with silicon dioxide of a substantially void-free character and substantially uniform density throughout its bulk mass. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor product also is described, involving use of specific silicon precursor compositions for forming substantially void-free and substantially uniform density silicon dioxide material in the trench. The precursor fill composition may include silicon and germanium, to produce a microelectronic device structure including a GeO2/SiO2 trench fill material. A suppressor component may be employed in the precursor fill composition, to eliminate or minimize seam formation in the cured trench fill material.
US09337050B1
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming an inverted, generally T-shaped mandrel feature having a base mandrel structure and a substantially vertically oriented fin mandrel structure, the base mandrel structure having a lateral width that is greater than a lateral width of the fin mandrel structure, forming a sidewall spacer adjacent the sidewalls of the base mandrel structure and the fin mandrel structure, performing at least one etching process to remove portions of the inverted, generally T-shaped mandrel feature not covered by a sidewall spacer, wherein, after the etching process is completed, the sidewall spacers and remaining portions of the mandrel feature, collectively, define a fin pattern, and performing at least one additional process operation to form a plurality of fins in the substrate that correspond to the fin pattern.
US09337035B2
A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type located between the first electrode and the second electrode and having a region in which a carbon vacancy density becomes lower in a first direction from the first electrode to the second electrode, a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type located between the first electrode and the first semiconductor layer and having an impurity element concentration higher than the impurity element concentration of the first semiconductor layer, and a plurality of third semiconductor layers of a second conductivity type located between the second electrode and the first semiconductor layer.
US09337033B1
A process for patterning a hard mask material with line-space patterns below a 30 nm pitch and a 15 nm critical dimension by employing a spin-on titanium-silicon (TiSi) polymer or oligomer as a tone inversion material is provided. The spin-on TiSi material is spin-coated over a patterned OPL that includes a first pattern generated from a DSA based process. The spin-on TiSi material fill trenches within the patterned OPL to form a tone inverted pattern by removing the patterned OPL selective to the spin-on TiSi material. The inverted pattern is a complementary pattern to the first pattern, and is transferred into the underlying hard mask material by an anisotropic etch.
US09337031B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes partially removing an upper portion of an active fin of a substrate loaded in a chamber to form a trench; and forming a source/drain layer in the trench, which includes providing a silicon source gas, a germanium source gas, an etching gas and a carrier gas into the chamber to perform a selective epitaxial growth (SEG) process using a top surface of the active fin exposed by the trench as a seed so that a silicon-germanium layer is grown; and purging the chamber by providing the carrier gas into the chamber to etch the silicon-germanium layer.
US09337027B2
This invention relates to a method for depositing silicon carbide material onto a substrate such that the resulting substrate has a carrier lifetime of 0.5-1000 microseconds, the method comprising a. introducing a gas mixture comprising a chlorosilane gas, a carbon-containing gas, and hydrogen gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate; and b. heating the substrate to a temperature of greater than 1000° C. but less than 2000° C.; with the proviso that the pressure within the reaction chamber is maintained in the range of 0.1 to 760 torr. This invention also relates to a method for depositing silicon carbide material onto a substrate such that the resulting substrate has a carrier lifetime of 0.5-1000 microseconds, the method comprising a. introducing a gas mixture comprising a non-chlorinated silicon-containing gas, hydrogen chloride, a carbon-containing gas, and hydrogen gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate; and b. heating the substrate to a temperature of greater than 1000° C. but less than 2000° C.; with the proviso that the pressure within the reaction chamber is maintained in the range of 0.1 to 760 torr.
US09337026B2
A semiconductor-carbon alloy layer is formed on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, which may be a commercially available semiconductor substrate such as a silicon substrate. The semiconductor-carbon alloy layer is converted into at least one graphene layer during a high temperature anneal, during which the semiconductor material on the surface of the semiconductor-carbon alloy layer is evaporated selective to the carbon atoms. As the semiconductor atoms are selectively removed and the carbon concentration on the surface of the semiconductor-carbon alloy layer increases, the remaining carbon atoms in the top layers of the semiconductor-carbon alloy layer coalesce to form a graphene layer having at least one graphene monolayer. Thus, a graphene layer may be provided on a commercially available semiconductor substrate having a diameter of 200 mm or 300 mm.
US09337025B2
The present invention proposes variations of the laser separation method allowing separating homoepitaxial films from the substrates made from the same crystalline material as the epitaxial film. This new method of laser separation is based on using the selective doping of the substrate and epitaxial film with fine donor and acceptor impurities. In selective doping, concentration of free carries in the epitaxial film and substrate may essentially differ and this can lead to strong difference between the light absorption factors in the infrared region near the residual beams region where free carriers and phonon-plasmon interaction of the optical phonons with free carriers make an essential contribution to infrared absorption of the optical phonons. With the appropriate selection of the doping levels and frequency of infrared laser radiation it is possible to achieve that laser radiation is absorbed in general in the region of strong doping near the interface substrate-homoepitaxial film. When scanning the interface substrate-homoepitaxial film with the focused laser beam of sufficient power, thermal decomposition of the semiconductor crystal takes place with subsequent separation of the homoepitaxial film. The advantage of the proposed variations of the method for laser separation of epitaxial films in comparison with the known ones is in that it allows to separate homoepitaxial films from the substrates, i.e., homoepitaxial films having the same width of the forbidden gap as the initial semiconductor substrate has. The proposed variations of the method can be used for separation of the epitaxial films. Besides, the proposed method allows using the high-effective and inexpensive infrared gas silicon dioxide CO2 or silicon oxide CO lasers for separation of the epitaxial films.
US09337022B1
A method of creating a virtual relaxed substrate includes providing a bulk semiconductor substrate, and creating a layer of strained semiconductor material on the substrate, a non-zero lattice mismatch of less than about 2% being present between the substrate and the layer of strained semiconductor material, and the layer of strained semiconductor material having a thickness of from about 50 nm to about 150 nm. The method further includes etching through the layer of strained semiconductor material and into the substrate to create shaped pillars separated by slits and sized to achieve edge effect relaxation throughout each shaped pillar, merging a top portion of the pillars with single crystal growth of epitaxial material to create a continuous surface while substantially maintaining the slits, and creating a virtual relaxed substrate by creating a layer of epitaxial composite semiconductor material over the continuous surface.
US09337018B2
A method for forming a silicon-containing film on at least one surface of a substrate by a deposition process selected from a chemical vapor deposition process and an atomic layer deposition process, the method comprising: providing the at least one surface of the substrate in a reaction chamber; introducing at least one organoaminodisilane precursor comprising a Si—N bond, a Si—Si bond, and a Si—H3 group represented by the following Formula I below: wherein R1 and R2 are defined herein; and introducing a nitrogen-containing source into the reactor wherein the at least one organoaminodisilane precursor and the nitrogen-containing source react to form the film on the at least one surface.
US09337005B2
A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising alternating between a first mode in which parent ions are mass analyzed and a second mode in which the parent ions are subjected to Electron Capture Dissociation (“ECD”) at atmospheric pressure so as to produce fragment ions which are then mass analyzed. The parent ions are associated with their fragment ions based on the times at which they were detected. This method enables parent ions to be associated with their fragment ions, even when the ECD fragmentation is performed at atmospheric pressure.
US09336996B2
A plasma processing system for generating plasma to process a wafer. The plasma processing system includes a set of top coils for initiating the plasma, a set of side coils for affecting distribution of the plasma, and a chamber structure for containing the plasma. The chamber structure includes a chamber wall and a dielectric member. The dielectric member includes a top, a vertical wall, and a flange. The top is connected through the vertical wall to the flange, and is connected through the vertical wall and the flange to the chamber wall. The set of top coils is disposed above the top. The set of side coils surrounds the vertical wall. A vertical inner surface of the vertical wall is configured to be exposed to the plasma. The inner diameter of the vertical wall is smaller than the inner diameter of the chamber wall.
US09336988B2
A multi charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a charge amount distribution calculation unit to calculate a charge amount distribution whose charge amount charged by perpendicular incidence of a representative beam of multiple beams in a writing region of a target object, a position correction unit to calculate, using the charge amount distribution, a corrected position of an irradiation position of each beam where a positional deviation amount including a positional deviation amount of an irradiation position due to a charge amount, dependent on the irradiation position of each beam of the multiple beams has been corrected, and a writing unit to write a pattern on the target object by controlling an irradiation amount of each beam such that a formation position of an irradiation pattern of each beam of the multiple beams is to be a corresponding corrected position.
US09336987B2
A charged particle beam apparatus including a column irradiating a sample with a charged particle beam, a detector detecting a secondary particle emitted from the sample, an image data generating section generating image data indicating two-dimensional distribution of an amount of the secondary particle detected by the detector, and a controller that respectively sets first and second position adjustment irradiation frames for first and second beam condition on a surface of the sample in the image data, form a first and second irradiation traces by respectively irradiating the first and second position adjustment irradiation frames with the charged particle beams of the first and second beam conditions, correct a position of the second processing irradiation frame, based on a position displacement amount between a predetermined position of the first irradiation trace and a predetermined position of the second irradiation trace.
US09336982B2
An electron-detector comprises a scintillator plate 207, electron optics 204 for directing a plurality of electron beams 9 onto the scintillator plate so that the electron beams are incident onto the scintillator plate at locations of incidence disposed at a distance from each other, a light detector 237 comprising a plurality of light receiving areas 235 disposed at a distance from each other, and light optics for generating a first light-optical image of at least a portion of the scintillator plate at a region 243 where the light receiving areas of the light detector are disposed so that, by the imaging, each of the locations of incidence is associated with a light receiving area; and wherein the electron optics comprise an electron beam deflector 255 for displacing the locations of incidence of the electron beams on the scintillator plate in a direction orthogonal to a normal 249 of a surface 208 of the scintillator plate.
US09336980B2
An electron beam writing apparatus includes an electron gun system to emit an electron beam, a height adjustment unit, arranged at the downstream side compared to the electron gun system with respect to the optical axis direction, to variably adjust a height position of the electron gun system, an electron lens, arranged at the downstream side compared to the height adjustment unit with respect to the optical axis direction, to converge the electron beam, a lens control unit to control, for each variably adjusted and changed height position of the electron gun system, the electron lens such that the electron beam forms a crossover at a predetermined position, and an objective lens, arranged at the downstream side compared to the electron lens with respect to the optical axis direction, to focus the electron beam having passed the electron lens.
US09336979B2
A focused ion beam apparatus has an ion source chamber in which is disposed an emitter for emitting ions. The surface of the emitter is formed of a precious metal, such as platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium or gold. A gas supply unit supplies nitrogen gas to the ion source chamber so that the nitrogen gas adsorbs on the surface of the emitter. An extracting electrode is spaced from the emitter, and a voltage is applied to the extracting electrode to ionize the adsorbed nitrogen gas and extract nitrogen ions in the form of an ion beam. A temperature control unit controls the temperature of the emitter.
US09336977B1
A secondary disconnect assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a power circuit breaker. The secondary disconnect assembly includes a cradle assembly and a terminal block mount. The cradle assembly includes a cradle housing, an inner cradle movably disposed within the cradle housing, a number of retention members, and at least one stop member. The terminal block mount structured to receive a plurality of terminal blocks. The terminal block mount includes a number of protrusions each being removably coupled to the inner cradle. The retention members cooperate with the protrusions to retain the protrusions in a desired position with respect to the inner cradle. The at least one stop member cooperates with the inner cradle to correctly align the inner cradle with respect to the terminal block mount.
US09336976B2
A relay driving device includes first and second power supply modules, a switching circuit, and a control module. The first power supply module outputs a first voltage that has a magnitude sufficient to activate the relay. The second power supply module outputs a second voltage that has a magnitude sufficient to maintain an activated state of the relay. The control module is configured to control the switching circuit to connect the relay to the first power supply module so as to provide the first voltage to the relay for activating the relay, and to subsequently connect the relay to the second power supply module so as to provide the second voltage to the relay for maintaining the activated state of the relay.
US09336958B2
Since pseudo-capacitance transition metal oxides (for example, MnO2) have high theoretical capacitance and are eco-friendly, inexpensive, and abundant in the natural world, pseudo-capacitance transition metal oxides are gaining attention as promising capacitor electrode materials. However, pseudo-capacitance transition metal oxides have relatively low electronic conductivity and limited charging and discharging rates, and it is therefore difficult to use pseudo capacitance transition metal oxides for high output power applications. If a plating process accompanying a liquid-phase precipitation reaction is performed on a nanoporous metal such as nanoporous gold (NPG) to deposit a ceramic material (for example, MnO2 or SnO2) on the surface of a core metal (for example, NPG), a nanoporous metal-ceramic composite having particular structural characteristics and comprising a metal core part and a ceramic deposition part can be obtained. This hybrid material is a good functional material and exhibits excellent functions when used as an electrode material for high-performance super capacitor (SC) devices or as an electrode material for LIB.
US09336950B2
There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes including first and second body portions and first and second lead out portions, respectively; first and second external electrodes formed on one surface of the ceramic body, respectively; and an insulating layer formed on one surface of the ceramic body and covering exposed portions of the first and second lead out portions, wherein inner connection portions between the first and second body portion and the first and second lead out portions may have a concave curved surface, respectively.
US09336945B2
There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including: a ceramic body having a plurality of dielectric layers stacked in a width direction; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body to be alternately exposed to the first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body, respectively, with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween; a plurality of first dummy electrodes; a plurality of second dummy electrodes; first and second external electrodes; first and second plating layers; and first and second terminal electrodes.
US09336938B2
A wiring substrate includes a first insulating layer, a first magnetic layer that is a first plating film formed on the first insulating layer, a flat coil formed on the first magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer that is a second plating film formed on the flat coil.
US09336936B1
Embodiments of a magnetic pathway cleaning assembly include a magnet having a pathway facing surface and a magnet sweeper having a sweeping portion that is slidably engageable with the pathway facing surface of the magnet and a translation shaft having a first end opposite a second end. The first end is coupled to the sweeping portion and the second end terminates at a contact surface. A spring is engaged with the translation shaft such that the spring biases the magnet sweeper into a retracted position offset from the pathway facing surface of the magnet. Further, the magnet sweeper is actuatable such that a force applied to the contact surface of the translation shaft moves the sweeping portion along the pathway facing surface of the magnet.
US09336930B2
A composite cable that includes plural cables connectable to respective connection portions arranged on a substrate, and an outer coat that covers the cables, the composite cable including: a position fixation portion, in which the cables are fixed in positions so as to be parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction of the cables; and a twist portion, in which the cables extending from an end portion of the position fixation portion are twisted together, wherein in the position fixation portion, an arrangement pattern of the cables on a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cables is mirror symmetric to an arrangement pattern of the connection portions.
US09336928B2
The present invention relates to an improved insulated conductor with a low dielectric constant and reduced materials costs. The conductor (12) extends along a longitudinal axis and an insulation (14, 14<1>) surrounds the conductor (12). At least on channel (16, 16<1>) in the insulation (14, 14<1>) extends generally along the longitudinal axis to form an insulated conductor. Apparatuses and methods of manufacturing the improved insulated conductors are also disclosed.
US09336925B1
In one aspect, the present invention provides undoped and doped siloxanes, germoxanes, and silagermoxanes that are substantially free from carbon and other undesired contaminants. In a second aspect, the present invention provides methods for making such undoped and doped siloxanes, germoxanes, and silagermoxanes. In still another aspect, the present invention provides compositions comprising undoped and/or doped siloxanes, germoxanes, and silagermoxanes and a solvent, and methods for forming undoped and doped dielectric films from such compositions. Undoped and/or doped siloxane compositions as described advantageously provide undoped and/or doped dielectric precursor inks that may be employed in forming substantially carbon-free undoped and/or doped dielectric films.
US09336917B2
An X-ray apparatus that creates a virtual source having a narrow energy bandwidth and enables a high-resolution X-ray diffraction measurement; a method of using the same; and an X-ray irradiation method are provided. An X-ray apparatus 100 includes a monochromator 105 that focuses a divergent X-ray beam while dispersing it and a selection part 107 that is installed in a condensing position of the condensed X-ray beam for selecting an X-ray beam having a wavelength in a specific range, allowing it to pass through, and creating a virtual source. With this arrangement, it is possible to create a virtual source having a narrow energy bandwidth at a focal point 110 and by means of the virtual source a high-resolution X-ray diffraction measurement is available. By using the X-ray apparatus 100, it is possible to sufficiently separate an X-ray beam having such an extremely narrow energy bandwidth as, for example, Kα1 ray from Kα2 ray. In addition, it is also possible to cut out part of continuous X-ray beams to create a virtual source.
US09336913B2
Disclosed is a method for treating a radioactive organic waste, the radioactive organic waste including a cation exchange resin adsorbing radionuclide ions, the method including the step of bringing the radioactive organic waste into contact with an organic acid salt aqueous solution containing an organic acid salt and whereby desorbing the radionuclide ions from the cation exchange resin, in which the organic acid salt contained in the organic acid salt aqueous solution includes a cation that is more readily adsorbable by the cation exchange resin than hydrogen ion is. This enables reduction in concentration of a radioactive substance in the radioactive organic waste and reduction in amount of a high-dose radioactive waste.
US09336912B2
A product cartridge for a radionuclide including a product vial having a permeable cap and surrounded by a radiation shield and a filling cartridge having a separate radiation shield, the filling cartridge is supported adjacent the permeable cap by coupling the radiation shield of the filling cartridge to the radiation shield of the product vial, the filling cartridge is moveable within the radiation shield of the filling cartridge to engage and pierce the permeable cap during filling of the product vial, the filling cartridge includes an aperture on an end opposite the product vial that receives a radionuclide, a scavenger that removes heavy metals from the radionuclide and a filter that filters the biological contaminants, simultaneously venting the product vial as the radionuclide flows from the aperture through the filling cartridge and into the product vial.
US09336904B2
A semiconductor apparatus includes a plurality of memory blocks including a plurality of unit memory blocks, respectively, a first area extending in a first direction among areas formed among the plurality of memory blocks, a second area extending in a second direction among the areas formed among the plurality of memory blocks, and a test mode-related circuit block arranged at an edge part of the first area.
US09336899B2
A bidirectional shift register capable of performing a stable shift operation in both directions and an image display device using the same are provided. In forward shift operation, when reference point N1 is at H level, (n+4)-th unit register circuit as a rear stage of the bidirectional shift register outputs pulse G(n+4) in synchronization with clock pulse V (n+4) inputted to (n+4)-th unit register circuit. A backward direction trigger signal VSTB is generated not only at the time of start of backward shift, but also, for example, in period (time t4 to t5) of one-phase clock immediately after G(n+4) is outputted in vertical blanking interval of the forward shift. The backward direction trigger signal VSTB is inputted to gate of a transistor provided to set reference point N1 of (n+4)-th unit register circuit to H level at the time of start of the backward shift.
US09336896B1
An integrated circuit is provided that allows for the use of the same supply voltage pin to receive both a normal operating voltage for the integrated circuit (IC) and a one-time-programmable (OTP) memory program voltage sufficient to program an OTP memory located on the integrated circuit. In one embodiment, when an OTP programming voltage is received at a supply voltage pin of the IC, the OTP programming voltage is provided to the OTP memory of the integrated circuit and the OTP programming voltage is regulated to the normal operating voltage level prior to providing the voltage to the internal circuitry of the integrated circuit. As such, the present invention establishes a dual-purpose supply voltage pin, thereby eliminating the need for a separate OTP programming voltage pin on the integrated circuit.
US09336888B2
This technology relates to nonvolatile memory devices and methods of manufacturing the same. A nonvolatile memory device can include a memory cell array configured to include a plurality of strings, a page buffer unit connected to the plurality of strings, respectively, and configured to sense data, and a switching unit disposed between the memory cell array and the page buffer unit and configured to comprise a variable resistor.
US09336885B1
A charge constrained bit sequence is processed to obtain a lower bound on a number of bit errors associated with the charge constrained bit sequence. The lower bound is compared against an error correction capability threshold associated with an error correction decoder. In the event the lower bound is greater than or equal to the error correction decoder threshold, an error correction decoding failure is predicted.
US09336884B2
A non-volatile memory device having a vertical structure includes a NAND string having a vertical structure. The NAND string includes a plurality of memory cells, and at least one pair of first selection transistors arranged to be adjacent to a first end of the plurality of memory cells. A plurality of word lines are coupled to the plurality of memory cells of the NAND string. A first selection line is commonly connected to the at least one pair of first selection transistors of the NAND string.
US09336875B2
Memory systems and memory programming methods are described. In one arrangement, a memory system includes a memory cell configured to have a plurality of different memory states, an access circuit coupled with the memory cell and configured to provide a first signal to a memory element of the memory cell to program the memory cell from a first memory state to a second memory state, and a current source coupled with the memory cell and configured to generate a second signal which is provided to the memory element of the memory cell after the first signal to complete programming of the memory cell from the first memory state to the second memory state.
US09336868B1
Structures and operations of a resistive switching memory device are described herein. In one embodiment, a resistive switching memory device can include: a plurality of resistive memory cells, each configured to be programmed to a low resistance state by application of a first voltage in a forward bias direction, and erased to a high resistance state by application of a second voltage in a reverse bias direction; a plurality of common plates, each being connected to a subset of the resistive memory cells; a command detector configured to detect a write command to be executed as a first and second write operations; and a write controller configured to perform the first write operation on each resistive memory cell in a selected subset, and to perform the second write operation on at least one of the resistive memory cells in the selected subset based on the detected write command.
US09336856B2
A device includes a plurality of input terminals, a control circuit, and a plurality of signal buses. Each of the signal buses is coupled between the control circuit and an associated one of the plurality of input terminals and includes one or more first buffers, one or more second buffers and at least one latch circuit coupled between the one or more first buffers and the one or more second buffers. The one or more first buffers of one of the signal buses are different in number from the one or more first buffers of a different one of the signal buses.
US09336854B2
A semiconductor memory apparatus may include an active control portion configured to generate a preliminary bank active signal and a single bank refresh signal in response to a command, a refresh control signal, and a bank active signal. The semiconductor memory apparatus may also include a signal combination portion configured to enable the bank active signal when either the preliminary bank active signal or the single bank refresh signal is enabled.
US09336849B2
In some examples, a memory device may be configured to read or write multiple bit cells as part of the same operation. In some cases, the tunnel junctions forming the bit cells may be arranged to utilize shared read/write circuitry. For instance, the tunnel junctions may be arranged such that both tunnel junctions may be written using the same write voltages. In some cases, the bit cells may be configured such that each bit cell is driven to the same state, while in other cases, select bit cells may be driven high, while others are driven low.
US09336838B1
A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a DBI calculation block, an inversion latch block, an inverted data selective output block, and a pipe latch block. The DBI calculation block performs a DBI calculation and outputs a DBI result signal based on a result of the DBI calculation. The inversion latch block inverts data and outputs the inverted data when a DBI enable signal is enabled. The inverted data selective output block outputs the inverted data as a data inversion signal in response to the DBI result signal and a pipe input signal. The pipe latch block receives the data, which is not inverted, and the inverted data, and outputs one of the data and the inverted data according to the result of the DBI calculation.
US09336834B2
The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a memory system which includes a set of one or more memory modules, wherein each memory module in the set has a clamshell configuration, wherein pairs of opposing memory packages containing memory chips are located on opposite sides of the memory module. The memory system also includes a multi-drop path containing signal lines which pass through the set of memory modules, and are coupled to memory packages in the set of memory modules. For a given signal line in the multi-drop path, a first memory package and a second memory package that comprise a given pair of opposing memory packages are coupled to the given signal line at a first location and a second location, respectively, wherein the first location and the second location are separated from each other by a distance d1 along the given signal line.
US09336833B2
A digital data handling unit has a manually graspable part operable for removal of the unit from a digital data handling host. The manually graspable part includes an illuminable portion which, when illuminated, serves to distinguishably identify a particular digital data handling unit. The illuminable portion may be an illuminable strip. The digital data handling unit may be one of a data processing unit, a data storage unit, a data controller subsystem unit or a data communication unit.
US09336831B2
An apparatus of the present disclosure includes a controller coupled to a read/write head wherein the controller is configured to perform various operations. More specifically, the controller is configured to monitor an operational parameter of the read/write head and to detect a fault based on the operational parameter. The fault indicates that a write enabling energy source is malfunctioning during a write operation. The controller is additionally configured, in response to the fault, to take remedial action to protect data associated with the write operation.
US09336830B1
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for using operational data and/or video footage to identify and diagnose operational issues. In some embodiments, business metrics represented in data produced by a restaurant's operational systems are identified and stored, conditions which warrant attention are identified, and the metrics that may indicate potential causes for those conditions are identified. Video footage may be correlated with business metric data to assist in diagnosing and remediating issues.
US09336812B1
A system and method for controlling positioning of an optical pickup unit relative to at least one track of an optical data storage medium include an adaptive track position feedback controller that compensates for defocus of an optical beam relative to the optical data storage medium associated with movement across the medium and/or disturbances in distance between a lens of the optical pickup unit relative to the optical data storage medium. A track position feedback controller may include an adaptive term or parameter based on a focus (or defocus) error signal generated by a focus position feedback controller and associated sensors or detectors of a quadrature photodiode integrated circuit (PDIC).
US09336806B2
Tape head with thermal tape-head distance sensor to reduce the distance between the tape and the head to allow an increase in areal density. A tape head designed for reading and/or writing to a tape, including: a tape bearing surface shaped to form an air bearing when moving the tape with respect to the tape bearing surface; a thermal tape-head distance sensor circuit adapted to sense heat dissipated at the level of the tape bearing surface by the tape and thereby sense a distance between the tape bearing surface and the tape; and tape-head distance control means connected to the thermal tape-head distance sensor circuit to receive a signal provided by the tape-head distance sensor circuit and configured to alter the distance according to a signal received from the tape-head distance sensor circuit. This invention is further directed to a method of tape-head distance control for the above tape head.
US09336796B2
Provided is an apparatus for detecting a speech/non-speech section. The apparatus includes an acquisition unit which obtains inter-channel relation information of a stereo audio signal, a separation unit which separates each element of the stereo audio signal into a center channel element and a surround element on the basis of the inter-channel relation information, a calculation unit which calculates an energy ratio value between a center channel signal composed of center channel elements and a surround channel signal composed of surround elements, for each frame, and an energy ratio value between the stereo audio signal and a mono signal generated on the basis of the stereo audio signal, and a judgment unit which determines a speech section and a non-speech section from the stereo audio signal by comparing the energy ratio values.
US09336792B2
System and methods are provided for voice enhancement in audio conferencing among a plurality of participants. An example system includes a signal processor, a pre-processing component, and a voice-enhancement component. The signal processor is configured to generate a first mixed signal based at least in part on a first audio signal associated with a first remote participant and a local audio signal associated with a local participant. The pre-processing component is configured to generate a first input signal and a second input signal based at least in part on the first mixed signal and a second audio signal associated with a second remote participant. In addition, the voice-enhancement component is configured to generate a first output signal to be transmitted to the second remote participant based at least in part on the first input signal and the second input signal.
US09336788B2
Improved methods for coding an ensemble of pulse vectors utilize statistical models (i.e., probability models) for the ensemble of pulse vectors, to more efficiently code each pulse vector of the ensemble. At least one pulse parameter describing the non-zero pulses of a given pulse vector is coded using the statistical models and the number of non-zero pulse positions for the given pulse vector. In some embodiments, the number of non-zero pulse positions are coded using range coding. The total number of unit magnitude pulses may be coded using conditional (state driven) bitwise arithmetic coding. The non-zero pulse position locations may be coded using adaptive arithmetic coding. The non-zero pulse position magnitudes may be coded using probability-based combinatorial coding, and the corresponding sign information may be coded using bitwise arithmetic coding. Such methods are well suited to coding non-independent-identically-distributed signals, such as coding video information.
US09336780B2
Method for speaker identification includes detecting a target speaker's utterance locally; extracting features from the detected utterance locally, analyzing the extracted features in the local device to obtain information on the speaker identification and/or encoding the extracted features locally, transmitting the encoded extracted features to a remote server, decoding and analyzing the received extracted features by the server to obtain information on the speaker identification, and transmitting the information on the speaker identification from the server to the location where the speaker's utterance was detected. The method further includes detecting speech activity locally. Extracting features, encoding the extracted features, and/or transmitting the encoded extracted features to the server, are only performed if speech activity above some predetermined threshold is detected.
US09336775B2
A high-dimensional posterior-based feature with partial distance elimination may be utilized for speech recognition. The log likelihood values of a large number of Gaussians are needed to generate the high-dimensional posterior feature. Gaussians with very small log likelihoods are associated with zero posterior values. Log likelihoods for Gaussians for a speech frame may be evaluated with a partial distance elimination method. If the partial distance of a Gaussian is already too small, the Gaussian will have a zero posterior value. The partial distance may be calculated by sequentially adding individual dimensions in a group of dimensions. The partial distance elimination occurs when less than all of the dimensions in the group are sequentially added.
US09336774B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, for pattern recognition. One aspect includes a pattern recognizing engine that includes multiple pattern recognizer processors that form a hierarchy of pattern recognizer processors. The pattern recognizer processors include a child pattern recognizer processor at a lower level in the hierarch and a parent pattern recognizer processor at a higher level of the hierarchy, where the child pattern recognizer processor is configured to provide a first complex recognition output signal to a pattern recognizer processor at a higher level than the child pattern recognizer processor, and the parent pattern recognizer processor is configured to receive as an input a second complex recognition output signal from a pattern recognizer processor at a lower level than the parent pattern recognizer processor.
US09336773B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for selecting a speech recognition model in a standardized speech recognition infrastructure. The system receives speech from a user, and if a user-specific supervised speech model associated with the user is available, retrieves the supervised speech model. If the user-specific supervised speech model is unavailable and if an unsupervised speech model is available, the system retrieves the unsupervised speech model. If the user-specific supervised speech model and the unsupervised speech model are unavailable, the system retrieves a generic speech model associated with the user. Next the system recognizes the received speech from the user with the retrieved model. In one embodiment, the system trains a speech recognition model in a standardized speech recognition infrastructure. In another embodiment, the system handshakes with a remote application in a standardized speech recognition infrastructure.
US09336772B1
Features are disclosed for updating or generating natural language processing models based on information associated with items expected to be referenced in natural language processing input, such as audio of user utterances, user-entered text, etc. Natural language processing models may include, e.g., language models, acoustic models, named entity recognition models, intent classification models, and the like. The models may be updated or generated based on selected features of input data and a machine learning model trained to produce probabilities based on the selected features.
US09336769B2
An apparatus that calculates a confidence measure of a target word string specified in a recognition result includes: an alternative candidate generator which generates an alternative candidate word string in the position of the target word string; a classifier training unit which trains a classifier which is configured to discriminate between the target word string and the alternative candidate word string; a feature extractor which extracts a feature value representing an adjacent context in the position of the target word string; and a confidence measure calculator which determining whether the true word string in the position of the target word string is the target word string or the alternative candidate word string by using the classifier and the feature value and calculates a confidence measure of the target word string on the basis of the determination result.
US09336766B2
In the present invention, a CPU obtains in advance a loop period LP corresponding to the beat (minimum note length) of a musical piece from musical performance data. In a case where key pressing is not performed even when the key-press timing of a guided key is reached, the CPU sets a loop start point in musical-piece waveform data in accordance with the obtained loop period LP, and instructs a sound source to perform the loop replay of the musical-piece waveform data from the set loop start point to an end address.
US09336765B2
A pickup device includes: a speed detector which is configured to detect speed of vibration of a soundboard of an acoustic musical instrument; and a signal generator which is configured to generate an audio signal from the speed detected by the speed detector and to output the audio signal.
US09336762B2
An electronic music instrument is provided comprising at least one input element configured to trigger an output sound signal when pressed. The electronic music instrument further comprises a controlling device adapted to alter at least one parameter of at least one output sound signal triggered with the at least one input element. Furthermore, the electronic music instrument comprises a housing adapted to house the at least one input element and the controlling device. The controlling device comprises at least one touch-sensitive means wherein the parameter of the at least one output sound signal is altered corresponding to the position of at least one marker. The controlling device is adapted to set the position of the at least one marker by a simulation of a physical system, and wherein the state of the simulated physical system is alterable by a touching gesture on the at least one touch-sensitive means.
US09336757B2
A shoulder rest structure for a violin and a viola is disclosed. The shoulder rest structure comprises a first body and a second body. The first body has a positioning piece in which the positioning piece has a first connecting part and a first counterpart connected to two ends thereof. The first connecting part connects at least one first adjustment piece; the first counterpart connects at least one second adjustment piece. The second body has a first side and a second side; the first side of the second body attaches to the first body correspondingly. By means of the ergonomic design of the present invention, the violin/viola practice is made more comfortable and the length of the shoulder rest can be adjusted by the user according to requirements.
US09336756B2
Provided is a chin rest for a musical instrument, comprising a chin support, a holding device for holding the chin support on the musical instrument and at least one support foot via which the chin support supports itself on a top of the musical instrument, wherein the at least one support foot is releasably arranged on the chin support.
US09336755B2
An assembly for attachment to a guitar includes a first elongated member having first and second opposing ends arranged along a major axis of the first elongated member. The assembly also includes a bridge engagement mechanism coupled to the first elongated member and configured to couple a bridge of the guitar. The assembly additionally includes a second elongated member having a first region proximate to a first end of the second elongated member and a second region. The first and second regions of the second elongated member are arranged along a major axis of the second elongated member with the first end of the second elongated member coupled to the first elongated member. Further, the major axis of the second elongated member is rigidly arranged or movably arranged to be within about forty-five degrees of perpendicular to the major axis of the first elongated member.
US09336748B1
The display of a portion of an image in successive rows of display tiles in a tiled display system are delayed, so that the top portion of a first display tile is illuminated immediately after the bottom portion of a second display tile is illuminated, where the second display tile is adjacent to and above the first display tile. This removes the appearance of a broken up image when the image moves across the display tiles in a direction somewhat parallel to the direction of raster scanning. In this way, a raster scanning tiled display system does not produce a stair-step effect even though the top and bottom portion of an image on a tile in the tiled display system is raster-scanned at different times.
US09336744B2
An information processing apparatus for determining polarity of a vertical synchronizing signal, in an effective state, included in a video signal measures a duration in which the vertical synchronizing signal maintains the same polarity, obtains the polarity of the vertical synchronizing signal when the measured duration exceeds a predetermined duration, and determines the polarity of the vertical synchronizing signal in the effective state based on the obtained polarity.
US09336734B2
The present invention relates to a driving method for polarity inversion of data signals and an image displaying method of liquid crystal panel, which comprises: alternately outputting data signals of left-eye images and data signals of right-eye images, wherein periodically switching polarity of data signals, with eight frames as one period, such that in each period, the number of times that polarity of data signals of left-eye image being the same with polarity of data signals of right-eye image of the previous frame equals to the number of times that polarity of data signals of right-eye image being the same with polarity of data signals of left-eye image of the previous frame, in the meantime, in each half period, polarity of data signals between adjacent images of the same single eye are opposite. The liquid crystal display panel based on this driving method can not only eliminate 3-D image residual of shutter glasses but also improve brightness difference of the right eye from the left eye, such that it is able to greatly improve 3-D image displaying effect and has prominent practicality.
US09336731B2
We describe a display system comprising an electrooptic display coupled to a display driver and including an induced voltage compensation circuit. The compensation circuit comprises a system to measure a voltage applied a common pixel electrode of the display, and one or both of: a system to measure a voltage swing on a pixel select line of the display, and a system to measure a change in voltage on the common pixel electrode due to a voltage induced on a pixel drive electrode of the display. The compensation circuit also includes a system to apply a voltage to the common pixel electrode, responsive to a combination of the measured applied voltage and one or both of the measured voltage swing and the measured change in voltage, to compensate for the induced voltage.
US09336727B2
An object is to reduce crosstalk between consecutive frame periods. The writing period of image signals to each pixel and the lighting period of light sources corresponding to the image signals in one frame period are rearranged so that the lighting period of the light sources corresponding to the image signals does not overlap with a previous frame period and the next frame period, and the image signals are written and the light sources corresponding to the image signals are on. Specifically, a display region is divided into a plurality of regions, and each of the plurality of regions is divided for rows in a first half and rows in a latter half. The image signals written to the rows in the latter half are written in the previous frame period, and the light sources corresponding to the image signals are on in the frame period.
US09336716B2
An organic light emitting display includes a scan driving unit applying scan signals and light emitting control signals through a plurality of scan lines and light emitting control lines, a data driving unit applying data signals through a plurality of data lines, a power supply supplying an electric power to a plurality of power supply entries, a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels receiving the plurality of scan signals, light emitting control signals, data signals, and the electric power to display an image, the pixel unit being divided into a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of power supply entries, and a current limiting circuit using data current values accumulated region by region in the plurality of regions to output current limiting signals for limiting brightness of the pixel unit.
US09336709B2
An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be formed from an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels. Each display pixel may have an organic light-emitting diode having an anode and a cathode and may have an associated pixel circuit for controlling the light-emitting diode. The anodes may be formed from patches of metal arranged in an array on the display. The display pixels may be controlled using data lines and gate lines. The gate lines may control thin-film transistors in the pixel circuits. Gate driver circuitry along the left and right edges of the display may supply signals to the gate lines. The pixel circuits may be located in the center of the display between the gate driver circuitry. Some of the anodes may overlap the pixel circuits and some of the anodes may overlap the gate driver circuitry.
US09336708B2
An organic light emitting device includes a substrate including a display unit configured to display an image and a peripheral portion surrounding the display unit, a plurality of scan lines on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines on the substrate and intersecting the scan lines in a second direction, a plurality of pixels at the display unit and connected to the scan lines and the data lines, a repair ring surrounding the display unit, a plurality of driving pads on the peripheral portion and connected to ends of the plurality of data lines, a pair of dummy driving pads on the peripheral portion and connected to ends of the repair ring, and a driving circuit configured to transmit a data signal to the plurality of driving pads and to the pair of dummy driving pads.
US09336707B2
A display device includes a display unit, a gamma voltage generator, a gamma voltage unit, a data driver, and a timing controller. The display unit includes pixels emitting light according to data signals supplied through data lines. The gamma voltage generator is configured to generate a first set of reference gamma voltages, and to supply the first set of reference gamma voltages to a gamma voltage unit. The gamma voltage unit is configured to generate gamma voltages using the first set of reference gamma voltages and a second set of reference gamma voltages, and to supply the generated gamma voltages to a data driver. The data driver is configured to generate the data signals using the generated gamma voltages, and to supply the generated data signal to the data lines. The timing controller is configured to control the data driver according to an image signal.
US09336704B2
A driver circuit for an LED display panel has a first constant current driver to drive green LEDs, a second constant current driver to drive blue LEDs, and a third constant current driver to drive red LEDs. The driver circuit also has an analog power module electrically coupled to the first, the second, and the third constant current drivers. The analog power module has two or more power sources. The driver circuit further includes a digital controller for transmitting digital control signals to the analog driver. The digital controller is powered by a digital power module.
US09336695B2
A method for customizing a map is provided. The method includes receiving a query for a portion of a map, and determining a predetermined region of interest (ROI) map tile included in the portion of the map. The predetermined ROI map tile indicates information associated with a category. The method further includes providing the predetermined ROI map tile for displaying to a user. Further, an apparatus for customizing maps is provided. The apparatus includes a movement event processor for receiving a query for a portion of a map, and a Region of Interest (ROI) selector for determining a predetermined region of interest (ROI) map tile included in the portion of the map. The predetermined ROI map tile indicates information associated with a category. The apparatus further includes a map tile layout generator for providing the predetermined ROI map tile for displaying to a user.
US09336693B2
A wearable device for simulating wounds and injuries received during a trauma event includes a raiment and vest for covering the torso of a person. The raiment has an outer surface with a color and a texture comparable to human skin. Mounted on the outer surface is at least one wound simulator formed with an orifice that is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. Thus, the person can selectively expel a blood-like fluid from the reservoir, and through the wound simulator orifice, to simulate a trauma event. The vest includes an artificial rib cage and prosthetic internal organs juxtaposed with at least one wound simulator to simulate internal effects of a trauma event.
US09336681B2
Method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing navigation guidance to vehicles are disclosed. The method may include receiving crowdsourcing data from a plurality of vehicles, determining traffic data corresponding to a road using the crowdsourcing data, predicting traffic condition of each lane of the road using the traffic data, and providing navigation guidance to a vehicle in accordance with the traffic condition of each lane of the road. The crowdsourcing data includes on board diagnostics data (OBD) correlated with time stamps and GPS locations of a vehicle, where the on board diagnostics data includes odometer information, speedometer information, fuel consumption information, steering information, and impact data.
US09336675B2
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for presenting prioritized incident content. One embodiment takes the form of a method that includes receiving one or more status alerts from one or more public-safety devices associated with one or more public-safety responders. The method also includes correlating one or more of the received status alerts with one or more media sessions involving one or more of the public-safety responders. The method also includes prioritizing one or more of the media sessions based on prioritization criteria that includes the one or more status alerts correlated with those media sessions. The method also includes presenting one or more of the prioritized media sessions in a chronological view on respective user interfaces of one or more public-safety communication devices.
US09336670B2
The present invention is directed to providing a method and system that enables a first responder police Incident Commander to take command and control of a building having an active suspect ongoing event. Using the method and system herein, the Police Incident Commander is able to clearly distinguish the positions of his building entry teams (BETs) in the building relative to the position of the suspect through a graphic display of Friend and Foe designation whereupon he can precisely direct their maneuver to close with the suspect. The incident commander communicates to a Command and Control Center to arm non-lethal chemical canisters pre-located in “Hot Zones” for use in remotely incapacitating the intruders. When the intruders, boxed in by the BETs, enter a “Hot Zone” the incident commander gives the command to release the non-lethal chemical/smoke, ammonia spray that disorients and blinds the intruders allowing the BETs to safely end the incident.
US09336657B2
In additional to a conventional bet in Blackjack, the player also may make a side bet. The game may be played on a video gaming machine or on-line. For the side bet game, if the player obtained the card combination of either 6:7, 6:8, or 7:8, in any order and any suit, on the two cards initially dealt, the player wins 10 times the side bet. The Blackjack game then continues in the normal manner until completed. If the player receives 6:7:8 with three cards, the player also wins an enhanced prize for the side bet. If, in the next Blackjack game, the player also obtains either 6:7, 6:8, or 7:8, an enhance side bet prize is awarded.
US09336655B2
A gaming system and method includes receiving a wager and in response thereto a basic game is conducted. The basic game includes a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome. In response to an offer trigger, an offer is displayed to conduct one or more subsequent plays of the basic game at a reduced maximum bet wager having a wager amount that is less than a normal maximum bet wager amount. A second input is received indicative of an acceptance of the offer for a reduced maximum bet wager. A randomly selected outcome is displayed. The plurality of possible outcomes each include a plurality of symbols arranged in an array. If the randomly selected outcome includes a winning symbol combination, an award is provided for any winning outcome. The provided award is determined as though a normal maximum bet wager amount was received.
US09336641B2
An authentication apparatus operative to determine the authenticity of an item comprising a film substrate responsive to detection that a portion of said item located in a measuring region of said apparatus has a predetermined birefringence characteristic, said apparatus comprising: an item detection arrangement operative to determine if at least a portion of an item is located in a measuring region of said authentication apparatus; and an optically-based birefringence measuring apparatus, wherein said authentication apparatus is operative to compare a measured birefringence characteristic with a predetermined birefringence characteristic and to produce an authenticity signal indicative of authenticity or otherwise of said item based upon said comparison, said apparatus further comprising a control means operative to control output of said authenticity signal from said apparatus responsive to determination, by said item detection arrangement, of presence or otherwise of said at least a portion of said item in said measuring region.
US09336629B2
Embodiments of the invention include a method, a system, and a mobile device that incorporate augmented reality technology into land surveying, 3D laser scanning, and digital modeling processes. By incorporating the augmented reality technology, the mobile device can display an augmented reality image comprising a real view of a physical structure in the real environment and a 3D digital model of an unbuilt design element overlaid on top of the physical structure at its intended tie-in location. In an embodiment, a marker can be placed at predetermined set of coordinates at or around the tie-in location, determined by surveying equipment, on that the 3D digital model of the unbuilt design element can be visualized in a geometrically correct orientation with respect to the physical structure. Embodiments of the present invention can also be applied to a scaled down 3D printed object representing the physical structure if visiting the project site is not possible.
US09336621B2
A method and apparatus are provided for playing an animation in a mobile terminal. The method includes displaying content; determining an object of an animation from the content; determining whether an interaction event occurs while displaying the content; and playing an animation of the determined object, when the interaction event occurs.
US09336620B2
A system and method for creating a visual perspective of operational information that facilitates rapid decision making. The system and method merges existing data sources from any number of computer-fed external data sources through an applications server to display data sets in easily recognizable, repeatable images (tiles) uniquely designed for a user's application. The system and method creates visual perspectives of data that accelerate decision-making and problem-solving processes by displaying repeatable images (tiles) that display performance results versus expected performance criteria in high-volume, intuitive displays.
US09336618B1
An approach to facilitating stochastic chunk-based map generation is provided. Tile chunks may be obtained for inclusion in a map of a virtual space. The obtained tile chunks may include first and second tile chunks having map tiles of different tile types. The first tile chunk may have a first tile of a first tile type and a second tile of a second tile type different from the first tile type. The second tile chunk may have a third tile of a third tile type and a fourth tile of a fourth tile type different from the third tile type. Stochastic distribution of the obtained tile chunks over a map area in the map may be effectuated. Distribution of individual map tiles between the distributed tile chunks on the map area may be effectuated.
US09336615B2
A plant information display method for displaying elements related to a plant in a tree view of hierarchical representation comprises the steps of a tree view display step of displaying plural tree view representations based on different viewpoints side by side and a relation display step of graphically displaying a relation between elements separately contained in the plural tree view representations, which are displayed in the tree view display step.In this method, plural tree view representations based on different viewpoints are displayed side by side and a relation between elements, which are separately contained in the plural tree view representations displayed side by side, is graphically displayed.
US09336608B2
A color arrangement checking device stores a full-color document in which elements of each color are placed on a page, detects at least a color and a size of the elements for each page of the document, adds up the size of the elements for the whole page by the color which is output as an occupancy ratio, and determines whether or not at least one of brightness and saturation exceeds a predetermined color threshold value for each color of the elements. The color arrangement checking device determines whether or not the occupancy ratio by the color of the elements, which assume the color, of which at least one of the brightness and the saturation is determined to exceed the color threshold value, as an attribute, exceeds a predetermined occupancy threshold value, and outputs the elements which assume the color, of which the occupancy ratio is determined to exceed the occupancy threshold value, as the attribute.
US09336601B2
A computer vision method that includes deriving a relationship of spatial and temporal image derivatives of an object to bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) derivatives under camera motion, and deriving with a processor a quasilinear partial differential equation for solving surfaced depth for orthographic projections using the relationship of spatial and temporal image derivatives without requiring knowledge of the BRDF. The method may further recover surface depth for an object with unknown BRDF under perspective projection.
US09336596B2
Embodiments of the invention include a system and methods for measuring disparity and mismatch of stereoscopic images of three-dimensional video, which may indicate a level of discomfort on the part of the viewer. Measuring these parameters may also be used to give an indication that certain processes have or have not adversely effected perceived depth (i.e. through conversion from disparity to depth given a display size and viewing distance), verify camera setup or 2-dimension to 3-dimension synthesizing processes. Generating the indications and other data about the stereoscopic images uses techniques that allow processing with much less computing resources than was possible in previous systems.
US09336581B2
An object is to correct gradations in such a manner that both halo reduction effect and Retinex calculation effect are satisfied. Each JND value corresponding to each obtained luminance value to be assigned to each unit gradation of a panel is obtained. A pixel value corresponding to the each JND value is obtained for each of the unit gradations of the panel. A threshold ε is obtained by inverse gamma-correcting the ratio between discernible JND values corresponding to the unit gradations of the panel and the maximum output value of the panel. Linear function-based approximations are obtained using least squares. The threshold ε is determined as an increasing function of a pixel value on the basis of the allowable number of JND steps. The threshold ε is changed using this function. The threshold ε can be changed according to the center pixel value.
US09336580B2
Methods and apparatuses for image enhancement are provided, with which convolution operations can be carried out directly in a filter space, for example in a wavelet space, in particular directly on compressed data.
US09336575B2
An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an input image represented with a plurality of color components including at least first and second color components, a correlation calculation unit configured to calculate a grayscale direction correlation indicating whether grayscale directions of the first color component and the second color component are identical or opposite for a region of interest in the input image, a high frequency component calculation unit configured to calculate a high frequency component of the first color component for the region of interest, and a correction unit configured to correct the second color component for the region of interest using the high frequency component of the first color component calculated by the high frequency component calculation unit in accordance with a method depending on the grayscale direction correlation calculated by the correlation calculation unit.
US09336571B2
In a method of skin tone optimization in a color gamut mapping system, an image signal is first transformed from a predetermined color domain to an HSV color domain for generating an HSV image signal. Next, a skin tone optimization is performed on the HSV image signal for generating an adjusted saturation gain. Then, a color enhancement is performed on the HSV image signal according to the adjusted saturation gain and a color shift signal so as to generate a color enhancement signal. Finally, the color enhancement signal is transformed from the HSV color domain to the predetermined color domain.
US09336569B2
A method and apparatus of image compensation are provided. The method may include: calculating an overlapping position between two adjacent scannings; obtaining two images at the overlapping position of the two adjacent scannings, and calculating mutual information of the two images by using a three dimensional non-rigid registration method; and acquiring a corresponding transformational matrix when the mutual information reaches a threshold, and compensating one of the two scans which needs to be compensated by using the transformational matrix. Images at the overlapping position of two neighboring scannings can be used to find a motion law at an identical z position of the two adjacent scannings and to obtain a corresponding match factor. Thus inconsistence of images caused by a patient's movement can be compensated.
US09336565B2
An image processing device includes: a first memory section that has memory areas equivalent to data of k1 rows of an image and stores data of at least two adjoining pixels in each of the memory areas; a second memory section that has memory areas equivalent to data of k2 rows of the image and stores data of at least two adjoining pixels in a row different from pixels of which data is stored in the first memory section in each of the memory areas; and a correction section that corrects data of an object pixel, out of pixels of r rows×c columns, using data of a plurality of pixels stored in a memory area corresponding to a position designated by an offset vector corresponding to the object pixel in the first and second memory sections.
US09336564B2
Methods for resolving a number of in-memory issues associated with parallel query execution of a database operation on a database utilizing a graphics processing unit (GPU) are presented including: tying a table choice to a number of accesses per second made to a table; and synchronizing threads in a same shared GPU multiprocessor to avoid compromising concurrency, and where the parallel query execution of the database operation is performed solely by the GPU. In some embodiments, methods further include storing data from the GPU to a disk to solve volatility; and enabling a user, at any time, to query the amount of memory being used by the table created by the user to monitor memory consumption.
US09336555B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing a display list. Graphics processing commands are identified for generation of one or more graphical images on a computer device. During an initial recording of a graphics display list to include the graphics processing commands, if a sub-list of the display list is determined to not include any drawing commands, the display list is recorded so that commands on the sub-list are not executed when the display list is executed.
US09336550B2
A computer implemented method and a sales management system (SMS) for generating sales through interactive digital content (IDC) integrate multiple electronic commerce service providers (ECSPs) for facilitating purchase of multiple sale items from within digital media. The SMS preferably inserts an indicator element at a predefined location within the IDC in the digital media that, when activated, invokes a display of multiple sale item indicators. When a sale item indicator is activated, the SMS retrieves sale item information associated with the sale item, and selects an ECSP for completing the purchase of the sale item. The SMS displays a dynamic interactive display element (DIDE) linked to the activated sale item indicator. The DIDE displays sale item information and provides direct purchasing options. The SMS renders a content display interface associated with the selected ECSP based on a selection of one of the purchasing options for initiating purchase of the sale item.
US09336545B2
A vending machine for use in a vehicle includes: a vending housing operable to dispense at least one of a plurality of items stored within the vending housing; a display screen; and a processor coupled to the display screen and the vending housing. A vending computer program is configured to execute on the processor. The vending computer program, when executing, displays a selection of items on the display screen that can be purchased and dispensed from the vending housing and receives an identification of at least one item to be purchased. The program then receives a payment indicator indicating that payment has been received for the at least one item and controlling the vending machine to dispense that at least one item for which payment has been received. The vending machine is compact enough to be placed into a vehicle such as a taxi cab.
US09336540B2
A method and system for use of a game with charity donations. In one example, a donation agent interacting with a merchant website can offer an online user an option to allocate at least a portion of a payment for or price of a purchase, associated with a transaction made by the user via the merchant website, to be donated by a merchant (corresponding to the merchant website), on behalf of the user, to a charity of the user's choosing. The donation agent can disburse the calculated donation amount to the charity selected by the customer. The points earned can be combined with a college scholarship award mechanism. The game encourages people to participate in the charity in a fun way, e.g., as a hobby every day, with a large user base.
US09336535B2
An example system includes a headset to gather first data comprising first neuro-response data and second neuro-response data from a user while the user is exposed to stimulus material. In the example system, the headset comprises a first sensor to gather the first neuro-response data, the first neuro-response data comprising at least one of electroencephalographic data or magnetoencephalographic data, and a second sensor to gather the second neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data comprising facial emotion encoding data. The headset also comprises a processor to synchronize the first neuro-response data, the second neuro-response data and the stimulus material to generate synchronized data and determine an effectiveness of a portion of the stimulus material based on the synchronized data.
US09336534B2
The present invention is a fan networking system (FNS), available through a software application, executing on fans' portable smart devices for an event to be held in a venue. A FNS may offer event-customized services to fans, such as messaging, fan groups, mementos, coupons, “friends”, and contests. The level of services might depend on whether a fan is attending; timing (pre-, during, post-performance); for a competitive event, whether the fan affiliates with the home or away team; and the category of fan (e.g., audience, management, performer). Determination of whether a fan is attending may be done with geolocation services, e.g., through GPS. A fan might need to remain within the venue for some period of time to qualify as attending. Services to attending fans may extend for a period beyond the event itself.
US09336533B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing a SIMILAR command with a predictive query interface including means for generating indices from a dataset of columns and rows, the indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices within a database of a host organization; exposing the database of the host organization via a request interface; receiving, at the request interface, a query for the database specifying a SIMILAR command term, a specified row as a parameter for the SIMILAR command term, and a specified column as a parameter for the SIMILAR command term; querying the database using the SIMILAR command term and passing the specified row and the specified column to generate a predictive record set; and returning the predictive record set responsive to the query, the predictive record set having a plurality of elements therein, each of the returned elements of the predictive record set including (i) a row identifier which corresponds to a row of the dataset assessed to be similar, according to a latent structure, to the specified row passed with the SIMILAR command term based on the specified column and (ii) a confidence indicator which indicates a likelihood of a latent relationship between the specified row passed with the SIMILAR command and the row identifier returned for the respective element. Other related embodiments are further disclosed.
US09336530B2
In one aspect, methods include receiving one or more first bids that have associated fixed prices, receiving one or more second bids that have dynamic prices that are adjusted at a time of auction in consideration of other bids in the auction, conducting an auction including pricing the one or more first bids and the one or more second bids, the one or more first bids being priced at their respective fixed prices and the one or more second bids being priced at respective amounts that maintain each second bid in a position marginally above a next-highest bid in the auction, and serving content based on one or more winning bids from the auction.
US09336529B1
Disclosed is an interactive venue individuals. At least one database stores trait information, preference information, and identification information that includes visual and/or audio information. The database also stores advertiser information that includes information representing at least one of goods and services of one or more advertisers. Video media is provided that features at least one participant. The participant is at least one of the plurality of persons. Further, a web site is provided that shows at least part of the video media and at least some of the electronic advertiser information. Some of the electronic advertiser information corresponds to at least one selected from the group consisting of the at least one participant and at least one user of the web site.
US09336527B2
Website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information describing website presence information for one or more objects of a website, and displaying the aggregated website presence information based at least in part on a website object profile for an object of the website. Cross-website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information from a first one or more websites, and publishing the received aggregated website presence information to one or more subscribing websites. The website presence information describes one or more of the state of a website object regarding its participation in a communication session, the ability of the website object to participate in a communication session, and the willingness of the website object to participate in a communication session. Each of the one or more objects represents an entity associated with the website.
US09336526B2
According to one embodiment, a self-service system is to provide self-support knowledgebase (KB) information to allow users to navigate the self-support KB. A monitor is to track user interaction with the self-support KB while a user navigates through the self-support KB. An answer engine is to receive a query from the user to ask a question and in response to the query, to identify a predefined response to the query in view of a set of dialog rules. The answer engine is to transmit one or more related questions that the user will likely ask based on the dialog rules and the user interaction. The answer engine further transmits an invitation to allow the user to initiate a live support session after a predetermined condition has been satisfied.
US09336525B2
A computer implemented method and apparatus for enabling dynamic analytics configuration on a mobile device. generating a mobile application, which mobile application, when executed on a mobile device, includes accessing of instructions for analytics data collection, which instructions are accessed from a location remote from the mobile device executing the mobile application, and which instructions are modifiable without modification to the mobile application, thereby enabling dynamic analytics configuration on the mobile device.
US09336522B2
A server transmits an encryption key or encryption key information for specifying the encryption key to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal acquires play money at the game machine, generates encrypted information by encrypting an ID token with the received encryption key or an encryption key corresponding to the received encryption key information, and transmits the ID token and the encrypted information to the server through the game machine. The server decodes the encrypted information, transacts a payment based on a user ID identifying a user of the mobile terminal and the amount of play money when the ID token received by the server matches the ID token acquired by the decoding, and authorizes the game machine to let the user play up to the amount of play money. Therefore, the game can be started by exchanging electronic data between the mobile terminal and the game machine with high security.
US09336514B2
A system and method for automatic social messaging is provided. The social networking device includes an automatic social messaging module and one or more applications configured to coordinate with the automatic social messaging module. In a social network device, the automatic messaging module receives, from an application, an indication that a predefined trigger event has occurred. The automatic messaging module then accesses a set of event parameters for the predefined trigger event. The set of parameters includes a set of recipients for a notification message associated with the trigger event. The parameters may also include update information, message details, a filter criteria for the trigger event. The automatic messaging module then transmits the notification message associated with the predefined trigger event to the set of recipients according to the trigger event parameters.
US09336510B2
Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports.
US09336506B2
A user requests a package delivery from a package delivery system. The package delivery system provides the user with a machine-readable code for display at the delivery location. An aerial delivery device receives, from the package delivery system computing device, information associated with the delivery location of the package. The information comprises information matching the information in the machine-readable code associated with the delivery location and a delivery address. The delivery device secures the package for transporting to the delivery location and transports the package to the delivery address. The delivery device locates the machine-readable code on a display at the delivery address and verifies that the information from the machine-readable code is associated with the package. The delivery device deposits the package on the display.
US09336493B2
In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for clustering time series based on forecast distributions. A method for clustering time series based on forecast distributions may include: receiving time series data relating to one or more aspects of a physical process; applying a forecasting model to the time series data to generate forecasted values and confidence intervals associated with the forecasted values, the confidence intervals being generated based on distribution information relating to the forecasted values; generating a distance matrix that identifies divergence in the forecasted values, the distance matrix being generated based the distribution information relating to the forecasted values; and performing a clustering operation on the plurality of forecasted values based on the distance matrix. The distance matrix may be generated using a symmetric Kullback-Leibler divergence algorithm.
US09336474B2
A graphically based encoded image, symbol or icon that can serve as a link from physical material or visual displays to electronic data to retrieve specific or general information. In one example, a graphic image is encoded with a value that is linked to a reference lookup table. For example, a numeric value may be encoded to form an encoded image by providing a primary image, such as a logo, and by positioning one or more secondary images or shapes in reference to the primary image, wherein the position of the secondary image relative to the primary image corresponds or relates to the numeric value. Generally, the encoded image may be in the form of any shape, figure or logo, and may be associated with, for example, an advertisement, web site, marketing program, corporate promotion, product promotion, sweepstakes, business cards, personal information, and other mediums for the exchange of information.
US09336468B2
The image forming apparatus includes a PDL analysis unit, a DL generation unit, an edge enhancement determination unit configured to determine whether or not to perform edge enhancement processing for each image, an edge enhancement unit configured to perform edge enhancement processing, and a development processing unit configured to develop a DL into a bitmap. The DL generation unit generates a DL for image data within PDL data on which edge enhancement processing is not performed in the case where the edge enhancement determination unit determines not to perform edge enhancement processing, and generates a DL for image data within PDL data on which edge enhancement processing is performed in the case where the edge enhancement determination unit determines to perform edge enhancement processing.
US09336461B2
An electronic card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of terminals (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (4) having an elastic piece (4), and an ejecting mechanism (5) located on a side of the insulative housing. The ejecting mechanism includes a slider (51) and a resilient mechanism. The slider is urged by the elastic piece to assume a final position when an electronic card is fully inserted. A part of the resilient mechanism is moveable forwardly to engage the slider and then is backwardly moveable together with the engaged slider to eject the inserted electronic card.
US09336441B2
Techniques for improving overhead image bathymetry include obtaining depth information from image data based on one or more of the spectral domain, the angular domain (e.g., stereo or photogrammetry), the temporal domain (e.g., monitoring the movement of waves in a body of water), or any other suitable domain, together with a priori information about the area of interest. These different pieces of depth information from the various different domains are combined together using any combination of Optimal Estimation and Continuity Constraints to improve the accuracy of the results.
US09336437B2
A system for segregating handwritten information from typographic information on a document may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory stores an electronic document image of a document where the electronic document image includes pixels and each pixel has a characteristic. The processor may receive, via the interface, the electronic document image and may identify first, second and third most frequently occurring characteristics of the pixels of the electronic document image. The pixels having the first most frequently occurring characteristic represent a background of the document. The processor may determine the typographic information of the document as represented by pixels having the second most frequently occurring characteristic. The processor may determine the handwritten information of the document as represented by pixels having the third most frequently occurring characteristic. The processor may derive a first representation of the handwritten information and a second representation of the typographic information.
US09336431B2
A method and system for key frame based region of interest (ROI) tracking is disclosed. The method includes storing a key ROI set in a key ROI buffer, the key ROI set including at least one key ROI; designating one of the key ROI in the key ROI set as an active key ROI; receiving a point cloud representing a particular ROI to be processed for tracking; establishing a correspondence between that particular ROI and the active key ROI; determining whether to switch the active key designation to another key ROI in the key ROI set and switching the active key designation accordingly; and determining whether to modify the key ROI set and modifying the key ROI set accordingly.
US09336430B2
A system and method for computer-assisted karyotyping includes a processor which receives a digitized image of metaphase chromosomes for processing in an image processing module and a classifier module. The image processing module may include a segmenting function for extracting individual chromosome images, a bend correcting function for straightening images of chromosomes that are bent or curved and a feature selection function for distinguishing between chromosome bands. The classifier module, which may be one or more trained kernel-based learning machines, receives the processed image and generates a classification of the image as normal or abnormal.
US09336426B2
A biometric authentication device includes: a memory configured to store an enrollment feature data; a biometric sensor that obtains a biometric image of a user; and a circuitry configured to: obtain a surface reflection degree of the biometric image; extract a comparison-use feature data from the biometric image; perform a comparing based on a similarity between the comparison-use feature data and the enrollment feature data; and reflect a correction coefficient and the surface reflection degree related to a region of the biometric image to the similarity.
US09336419B2
A contactless bi-directional device including first and second generally mutually electromagnetically decoupled contactless loop antennas which are arranged in at least partially mutually overlapping orientation, first and second contactless communication chips, each of the first and second communications chips being connected to a corresponding one of the generally mutually electromagnetically decoupled contactless loop antennas, thereby providing bi-directional communication.
US09336402B2
Systems, methods, and devices that secure data on removable storage devices are presented. A token component can interface with a communication port on a host device. One or more removable storage devices can interface with one or more other communication ports on the host device. The token component includes a security component that, when interfaced with the host device, is employed to automatically and simultaneously enable access, encrypt data being stored in, and decrypt data being retrieved from the removable storage devices. When the token component is not interfaced with the host device, the removable storage devices are secured so that they cannot be accessed and data stored thereon cannot be retrieved and decrypted. A user optionally can utilize a password, which can be entered when the token component is interfaced with the host device, to facilitate controlling access to the removable storage devices and data encryption/decryption.
US09336400B2
A computer-implemented method for the placing of information assets, including: discovering information about a new or changed information asset; determining one or more characteristics of an ideal location for the information asset; determining one or more characteristics of one or more locations in an information technology environment; determining the compatibility of the information asset with the location(s) by comparing the characteristic(s) of the ideal location to the characteristic(s) of the actual location(s); reporting the compatibility to a user; and optionally suggesting alternative placement locations. The locations may be part of one or more locational schemas.
US09336390B2
System and method for detection of malicious code injected into processes associated with known programs. Execution of processes in a computer system is monitored. From among the processes being monitored, only certain processes are selected for tracking. For each of the processes selected, function calls made by threads of the process are tracked. From among the tracked function calls, only those function calls which are critical function calls are identified. For each identified critical function call, program instructions that caused the critical function call are subjected to analysis to assess their maliciousness.
US09336382B2
The invention is directed to systems, methods and apparatus for securing documents. The system comprises a server having a processor and a data storage device for storing documents, at least one document provider connected to the server, the at least one document provider operable to provide user documents to the server for storage in the data storage device, the user documents containing at least one object of security concern, and at least one document consumer connected to the server, the at least one document consumer operable to receive the user documents containing the at least one object of security concern from the server. The processor in the server is operable to determine whether to provide the at least one object of security concern to the at least one document consumer based on at least one security setting, and based on the decision either provide the documents with the at least one object of security concern or provide a replacement documents without the security of concern and an indication on each replacement document that that the at least one object of security concern has been excluded.
US09336376B2
The present disclosure relates to a multi-touch method, configured to a touch panel. The method comprises: applying a first object to touch a first image on the touch panel for inputting a first password; and determining whether inputting a second password, and if not, removing the first object from the touch panel for ending a first round of password input.
US09336375B1
Systems, products, and methods are disclosed for enabling access to encrypted data stored on a portable storage medium. In one embodiment, an attempt to communicate with a certain intranet is made. If this attempt succeeds, then access is granted to the data stored on the portable storage device, but if access to the intranet is not granted, then access to the data stored on the portable storage device is also not granted. Denying access can include preventing the portable storage device from even being recognized by a requesting device, being recognized but not presented, or can include showing that such encrypted data exists, but denying access to the data in an unencrypted format.
US09336373B2
A user device collects timing data that indicates screen touch timing behavior during multiple touch events associated with at least one of a hold time for a particular button or a transition time between two particular buttons. The user device also collects force data indicating screen touch force behavior during the multiple touch events. The user device identifies a user biometric pattern for the touch event based on the timing data and the force data, and stores the user biometric pattern.
US09336370B2
A method and an apparatus that provide rewriting code to dynamically mask program data statically embedded in a first code are described. The program data can be used in multiple instructions in the first code. A code location (e.g. an optimal code location) in the first code can be determined for injecting the rewriting code. The code location may be included in two or more execution paths of first code. Each execution path can have at least one of the instructions using the program data. A second code may be generated based on the first code inserted with the rewriting code at the optimal code location. The second code can include instructions using the program data dynamically masked by the rewriting code. When executed by a processor, the first code and the second code can generate identical results.
US09336369B2
In one embodiment, a method for controlling use of a software licensed product is provided. The method comprises tracking a usage of the software licensed product by a plurality of user computers within an intranet; and for all but one instance of the usage of the software licensed product, terminating the usage of the software license product.
US09336368B2
A license install support method includes receiving input of a first license identifier used for receiving license data, the license data being used by an electronic device for determining whether activation of a program is allowable; sending, to a license source determining device connected via a network, an acquisition request specifying the first license identifier for acquiring issuing source information including issuing source identification information of the license data; receiving the issuing source information returned from the license source determining device; and using a license install processing unit to acquire the license data corresponding to the first license identifier from a license management device relevant to the issuing source information included among plural license management devices connected via the network, and to send the license data to the electronic device.
US09336343B2
A method for calculating leakage of a circuit including a plurality of transistors includes simulating a three-dimensional model of the circuit, wherein the simulating accounts for a subset of the plurality of the transistors that includes less than all of the plurality of transistors, and calculating the leakage in accordance with the three-dimensional model.
US09336340B1
Described is a method and system for use in evaluating management operations. A current storage configuration in connection with a data storage system is captured. A management operation event relating to the data storage system is simulated without affecting the data storage system. The management operation event is simulated using the current storage configuration in connection with the data storage system. A management operation event output is provided for enabling evaluation of the potential affect of the management operation event in the data storage system in response to simulating the management operation.
US09336336B2
Disclosed is a method of designing a dental restoration for a patient, wherein the method includes providing one or more 2D images, where at least one 2D image includes at least one facial feature; providing a 3D virtual model of at least part of the patient's oral cavity; arranging at least one of the one or more 2D images relative to the 3D virtual model in a virtual 3D space such that the 2D image and the 3D virtual model are aligned when viewed from a viewpoint, whereby the 3D virtual model and the 2D image are both visualized in the 3D space; and modeling a restoration on the 3D virtual model, where the restoration is designed to fit the facial feature of the at least one 2D image.
US09336330B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for associating resources based on resource associations. One of the methods includes receiving a first profile, wherein the first profile is for a first author, wherein the first profile links to one or more first documents, wherein the first author is an author of each of the one or more first documents; identifying, one or more second authors, wherein each of the one or more second authors is a co-author of one or more of the first documents; calculating, respective co-author scores for each of the one or more second authors; ranking, the one or more second authors based on their respective co-author scores; and associating, the one or more second authors with the first profile, the first profile includes a listing of the one or more second authors in an order according to the ranking.
US09336317B2
A search system for collecting aliases associated with an entity name, includes a storage module configured to store at least one first lexical pattern, a search module coupled to the storage module and configured to obtain a plurality of first snippets from a database according to the entity name, and an alias extracting module coupled to the storage module and the search module separately and configured to, according to the entity name and the first lexical pattern, determine whether any first alias exists in the first snippets. If a first alias exists, the alias extracting module extracts it out and stores it in the storage module.
US09336316B2
Architecture that includes a junk (unwanted) image detection algorithm which performs junk image detection of unwanted images before the images are actually downloaded for indexing. Features are employed related to image location information and host websites, such as image path descriptor (e.g., URL-uniform resource locator) pattern features, webpage content features, click features, and image aggregated information in a machine learning based framework to predict the probability that an image is unwanted (or wanted) before the images are downloaded. The framework is then applied to build a statistical model and predict junk scores. By removing image URLs marked as “junk” from the work list of an automated indexer (e.g., crawler), the indexer bandwidth is significantly improved with a corresponding improvement in the publish rate.
US09336313B1
System and methods for enhanced data processing and analysis in a storage device, such as a solid state drive (SSD) include an SSD having a data storage and a controller. The data storage stores a plurality of data sets. The controller has a pattern buffer and a data engine. The controller receives a query, processes the query to extract a pattern, loads the pattern into the pattern buffer, and accesses the data storage. The data engine searches a data subset from the data storage for instances of the pattern using a rolling window method. The controller generates a result from the search.
US09336301B2
A server device may receive first label information regarding a first cluster that includes information identifying a first set of documents, where the first label information regarding the first cluster includes a first set of labels that are associated with the first cluster, and second label information regarding a second cluster that includes information identifying a second set of documents, where the second label information regarding the second cluster includes a second set of labels that are associated with the second cluster, where the second set of documents is different from the first set of documents. The server device may determine that the first and second clusters are semantically similar, which may include determining whether a similarity of the first and second clusters is above a similarity threshold.
US09336298B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer-storage media for a method of contextually analyzing terms within a search query. In one embodiment, a received search query is classified into a domain category. Additionally, information is assigned to a schema associated with the domain by analyzing the search query. Further, at least one search result that helps a user complete a task within the domain is provided based on the information in the schema.
US09336296B2
A method and system for evaluating cross-domain clusterability upon a target domain and a source domain. Target clusterability is calculated as an average of a respective clusterability of at least one target data item comprised by the target domain. Target-side matchability is calculated as an average of a respective matchability of each target centroid of the target domain to source centroids of the source domain, wherein the source domain comprises at least one source data item. Source-side matchability is calculated as an average of a respective matchability of each source centroid of said source centroids to the target centroids. Source-target pair matchability is calculated as an average of the target-side matchability and the source-side matchability. Cross-domain clusterability between the target domain and the source domain is calculated as a linear combination of the calculated target clusterability and the calculated source-target pair matchability. The cross-domain clusterability is transferred to a device.
US09336264B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide for collaborative filtering during retrieval of a graph. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for collaborative filtering of a graph includes loading a data set from a repository of data and representing the data set in a graph of a plurality of arranged nodes and links therebetween. A primary node can be identified amongst the nodes of the graph a composite rating can be retrieved for different ones of the arranged nodes. In this regard, the composite rating for a corresponding one of the nodes can include an aggregation of different ratings previously applied to the corresponding one of the nodes by different end users. Finally, a subset of the arranged nodes can be selected based upon the identified primary node and a composite rating of one or more other nodes.
US09336256B2
An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for data tokenization are disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a database network router, a database access request directed to a tokenized database, the tokenized database containing one or more tokenized data values, applying one or more rules to the request, rewriting the request based on at least one of the one or more rules, such that data values being added to the database will be tokenized data values, and data values received from the database will be non-tokenized data values, and transmitting the rewritten request to the database.
US09336255B2
Techniques for adding a directory entry to an existing directory data structure maintained by a storage system for storing a plurality of directory entries are provided. A first storage index block is used for storing a pointer to a first hash value from among a plurality of hash values. A second storage index block is allocated when the first storage index block has reached a threshold level for storing pointers to hash values for the plurality of directory entries. A group of pointers including a pointer to a second hash value from among the plurality of hash values is selected. The group of pointers is stored in the second storage index block with a pointer to a third hash value from among the plurality of hash values such that the directory entry can be searched using the plurality of hash values.
US09336233B2
A method for locating an optimum storage node for serving a data file request received via a communications network, includes: receiving a file request from a user device coupled to the communications network; determining a geocode value based on a communications network address associated with the user device, wherein the geocode value is indicative of a geographic location of the user device; selecting a storage node from a plurality of storage nodes coupled to the communications network to serve the file request, wherein the storage node is selected based at least in part on the geocode value; and redirecting the file request to the selected storage node for handling.
US09336225B2
Embodiments provide methods and systems for encoding and decoding variable-length data, which may include methods for encoding and decoding search engine posting lists. Embodiments may include different encoding formats including group unary, packed unary, and/or packed binary formats. Some embodiments may utilize single instruction multiple data (SIMD) instructions that may perform a parallel shuffle operation on encoded data as part of the decoding processes. Some embodiments may utilize lookup tables to determine shuffle sequences and/or masks and/or shifts to be utilized in the decoding processes. Some embodiments may utilize hybrid formats.
US09336224B2
A computer-implemented method for providing increased scalability in deduplication storage systems may include (1) identifying a database that stores a plurality of reference objects, (2) determining that at least one size-related characteristic of the database has reached a predetermined threshold, (3) partitioning the database into a plurality of sub-databases capable of being updated independent of one another, (4) identifying a request to perform an update operation that updates one or more reference objects stored within at least one sub-database, and then (5) performing the update operation on less than all of the sub-databases to avoid processing costs associated with performing the update operation on all of the sub-databases. Various other systems, methods, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09336218B2
A method for managing a binary object in a database system is provided. The method may include receiving a request to store the binary object and determining if a size of the binary object is above a first threshold. If the size is less than the first threshold, the method may include storing the binary object in a database of the database system using a database communication protocol. If the size is above the first threshold, the method may include determining if the size is above a second threshold. To this end, if the size is less than the second threshold, the method may include storing the binary object in a file system of the database system using the database communication protocol. Furthermore, if the size is above the second threshold, the method may include storing the binary object in the file system using a file system communication protocol.
US09336216B2
A data migration method includes retrieving data having a first data format that is associated with a first system, and generating at least one logical command that is configured to be interpreted by a migration utility. The logical command is translated to one or more equivalent physical commands that are executable by the second system, and is provided to the second system to recreate the data in accordance with a second data format that is associated with the second system. The command can be provided to the second system for execution thereby to define a system state in the second system that is equivalent to a system state of the first system with respect to the data having the first data format.
US09336211B1
Methods and apparatus for associating an entity with at least one search query. Some implementations are directed to methods and apparatus for identifying multiple queries associated with an entity and identifying one or more of the queries as an entity search query that provides desired search results for the entity. Some implementations are directed to methods and apparatus for identifying a particular entity and, in response to identifying the particular entity, identifying an entity search query corresponding to the particular entity.
US09336209B1
A method for providing applications for use within collaborative documents includes storing, on a cloud computing service, a collaborative document accessible by a plurality of collaborators and a plurality of modular applications for a document editing application used by the plurality of collaborators to view the collaborative document, where the plurality of modular applications are usable within the collaborative document. The cloud computing service receives a request from a first collaborator in the plurality of collaborators to activate the use of a first modular application in the plurality of modular applications within the collaborative document, and activates the use of the first modular application within the collaborative document, where the first modular application executes on the cloud computing service and each of the plurality of collaborators may use the first modular application within the collaborative document.
US09336204B1
Techniques are described for delivering electronic literary content in a way that adjusts the reading level of the content for the reader while maintaining the overall story context. The adjustment may be made in response to a request by a user or automatically without any user intervention.
US09336199B2
An automatic sentence evaluating device using a shallow parser. A simple grammatical error and an error in sentence structure are detected by generating a string of parts of speech using n-gram for a composed input sentence and parsing the generated string of parts of speech on the basis of a rule (shallow parsing) defined according to a connective relationship between adjacent parts of speech, and a corrected draft is proposed for the detected errors to thereby increase accuracy of sentence evaluation, and an error detection apparatus and a method for the same.
US09336191B2
A web page that includes content form fields may be modified to include an event observer module and an authored content module. The authored content module adds a hidden “events observed” field to the form fields. Events generated during the authoring of content by a user are recorded by the event observer module. When the content is submitted from a client browser to the web server, the events generated during the authoring of the content are added to the events observed field and submitted with the content. The web server uses the events to determine a DOM of the web page and compare the observed DOM with a stored DOM for that web page and that particular interaction. The page structure may be optionally modified by the web server to enhance the analysis of the DOM comparison. The web server analysis facilitates detection of non-human content submission at a client browser.
US09336187B2
A computing device, computer system and associated method are provided to mediate a conversation in a manner that facilitates the inclusion of semantic tags within the conversation. In the context of a method, user input may be received relating to maintenance of a system. The method also determines, with processing circuitry, a candidate tag based upon semantic context of the user input. Additionally, the method provides an indication of the candidate tag to the user and receives a response from the user regarding validity of the candidate tag with respect to the semantic context of the user input. The method may also store the maintenance report including the user input and an associated tag. A corresponding mediation computing device and an associated computer system are also provided.
US09336175B2
Methods and apparatus relating to low-overhead utilization-aware link-width modulation to reduce power consumption in interconnects are described. In one embodiment, link width modulation logic adjusts the width of an interconnect link. More particularly, the link width modulation logic causes the interconnect link to transition from a first width to a second width based on comparison of a utilization value associated with the interconnect link against at least one of a plurality of utilization threshold values. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US09336166B1
A burst buffer appliance is adapted for coupling between a computer system and a file system. The burst buffer appliance comprises a first memory, at least one additional memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a remote direct memory access operation between a given compute node of the computer system and the additional memory, and to execute the detected remote direct memory access operation in a manner that bypasses utilization of an operating system associated with the first memory. The first and additional memories may comprise respective main and flash memories. The controller may comprise a virtual machine arranged between a host channel adaptor of the burst buffer appliance and the additional memory, with the virtual machine configured to identify a remote direct memory access operation directed to an address space of the additional memory and to control the flow of data associated with that operation.
US09336163B2
In a memory control apparatus for issuing a command for a bank corresponding to a transfer request, the transfer request for the corresponding bank is stored. The column address of the transfer request stored at the first is compared with the column addresses of a plurality of subsequent transfer requests. It is determined based on the comparison result whether to issue a command with precharge or a command without precharge for the transfer request stored at the first. The determined command is issued.
US09336158B2
A method for optimized address pre-translation for a host channel adapter (HCA) static memory structure is disclosed. The method involves determining whether the HCA static memory structure spans a contiguous block of physical address space, when the HCA static memory structure spans the contiguous block of physical address space, requesting a translation from a guest physical address (GPA) to a machine physical address (MPA) of the HCA static memory structure, storing a received MPA corresponding to the HCA static memory structure in an address control and status register (CSR) associated with the HCA static memory structure, marking the received MPA stored in the address CSR as a pre-translated address, and using the pre-translated MPA stored in the address CSR when a request to access the static memory structure is received.
US09336156B2
A processing device and method for cache control including tracking updates to the line state of a cache superline are described. In response to a request pertaining to a superline, a cache controller of the processing device can perform one or more read-modify-write (RMW) operations to (a) a line state vector of a line state array and (b) a counter of the line state array. Based on a determination that one or more requests to the superline have completed, the line state vector from the line state array can be written to a tag array. The cache controller can track pending line state updates to a superline outside of the tag array, and a line state update can occur in the cache controller, rather than awaiting completion of all outstanding operations on a superline. Updates to multiple line states can be maintained simultaneously, and up-to-date ECCs computed.
US09336154B2
Embodiments of the current invention permit a user to allocate cache memory to main memory more efficiently. The processor or a user allocates the cache memory and associates the cache memory to the main memory location, but suppresses or bypassing reading the main memory data into the cache memory. Some embodiments of the present invention permit the user to specify how many cache lines are allocated at a given time. Further, embodiments of the present invention may initialize the cache memory to a specified pattern. The cache memory may be zeroed or set to some desired pattern, such as all ones. Alternatively, a user may determine the initialization pattern through the processor.
US09336141B2
Cache utility curves are determined for different software entities depending on how frequently their storage access requests lead to cache hits or cache misses. Although possible, not all access requests need be tested, but rather only a subset, determined by whether a hash value of each current storage location identifier (such as an address or block number) meets one or more sampling criteria.
US09336135B1
A system and method of providing enhanced data processing and analysis in a storage device, such as a solid state drive (SSD). The SSD includes flash memory and an SSD controller capable of executing searches on the data in the flash memory without returning all of the data to be searched to a host CPU outside of the SSD. Other processing capabilities incorporated into the SSD may include encryption and decryption, compression and decompression, and in-line indexing of data. The SSD efficiently processes queries through the use of an internal data buffer and a data engine configured to search partial data.
US09336122B2
A processor device with debug capabilities has a central processing unit, an interrupt controller, a status unit operable to be set into a first mode indicating an interrupt has occurred or in a second mode indicating normal execution of code, and a debug unit coupled with said status unit and comprising a configurable breakpoint, wherein a condition can be set that a breakpoint is only activated if the device is operating in an interrupt service routine.
US09336119B2
A method for monitoring information systems has been provided. The method includes analyzing at least one event data record of an information technology system to determine whether at least one target system of the information technology system has monitoring levels, trace levels, log levels, or snap shot levels which should be changed. The method further includes based on the analyzed instructing the at least one target system to change their monitoring levels, trace levels, log levels, or snap shot levels. The method further includes analyzing said monitoring levels, trace levels, log levels, or snap shot levels of the at least one target system to determine a cause of the at least one event data record.
US09336118B2
Allocating test capacity from cloud systems can include identifying a product to be tested. Allocating test capacity from cloud systems can include automatically allocating a test capacity during runtime in response to the identification, the test capacity being provided by a test controller coupled to a cloud system.
US09336097B2
A transactional memory system salvages a partially executed hardware transaction. A processor of the transactional memory system determines information about an about-to-fail handler for transactional execution of a code region of a hardware transaction. The processor saves state information of the hardware transaction, the state information usable to determine whether the hardware transaction is to be salvaged or to be aborted. The processor detects an about-to-fail condition during the transactional execution of the hardware transaction. The processor, based on the detecting, executes the about-to-fail handler using the information about the about-to-fail handler, the about-to-fail handler determining whether the hardware transaction is to be salvaged or to be aborted.
US09336086B2
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having first memory cells, a first access line configured to access the first memory cells, second memory cells, and a second access line configured to access the second memory cells. One of such apparatuses can include a controller configured to cause data to be stored in a memory portion of the first memory cells, to cause a first portion of an error correction code associated with the data to be stored in another memory portion of the first memory cells, and to cause a second portion of the error correction code to be stored in the second memory cells. Other embodiments including additional apparatuses and methods are described.
US09336085B2
A memory system according to the embodiment comprises a memory device including plural memory cells capable of storing d bits of data and operative to read/write data at every page; and a memory controller operative to control the memory device. The memory controller includes a page buffer operative to hold page data to be read from/written in a page of the memory device and send/receive the page data to/from the memory device, a data processing unit operative to detect and correct an error in the page data by processing target data in a finite field Zp modulo p generated based on the page data (p is a prime that satisfies 2
US09336083B2
Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a method of programming involving determining an error rate for the memory cells, and programming the memory cells using a charge state level for a charge state that is based at least in part on the determined error rate.
US09336072B2
An operating system uses non-bit aligned test masks to encode compound logical tests within the test mask. Generally, a bit within the test mask will indicate whether the test mask is a bit-aligned test mask or a non-bit-aligned test mask. If the system detects that the test mask in a non-bit-aligned test mask, the system will traverse the test mask to extract bit-aligned sub-masks and perform multi-level logical tests with the bit-aligned sub-masks. Such a system is particularly useful when performing a compound AND-OR logical test involving mutually exclusive event group flags.
US09336066B2
A method and apparatus for hybrid validation for a Software Transaction Memory (STM) is herein described. During execution of a transaction, when acquiring ownership of meta-data associated with a data element, the meta-data is updated with an ownership reference to a transaction to enable efficient subsequent ownership tests. However, during validation, for some conditions, meta-data is updated from the ownership reference to a write entry reference to enable efficient validation.
US09336058B2
Techniques, systems, and articles of manufacture for automated scheduling management of MapReduce flow-graph applications. A method includes determining a job schedule of MapReduce jobs within each of multiple MapReduce flows in a cluster environment, wherein said job schedule does not violate a precedence relationship within the corresponding MapReduce flow and reduces makespan of the corresponding MapReduce flow, determining a flow schedule for the multiple MapReduce flows based on consideration of a given metric, wherein said flow schedule comprises a number of slots allotted to each of the multiple MapReduce flows, and wherein said number of slots is less than or equal to a number of the one or more MapReduce jobs within each corresponding MapReduce flow, and transforming each job schedule into the flow schedule to allocate resources for the multiple MapReduce flows in the cluster environment without violating a precedence constraint of the multiple MapReduce flows.
US09336055B2
An information processing method includes acquiring sets of execution information of a plurality of information processes executed by a first information processing apparatus, converting the usage time in each set of execution information into usage time on a second information processing apparatus, executing a resource allocation process of allocating the resource of the second information processing apparatus to a first information process during the converted usage time, allocating the resource of the second information processing apparatus to a second information process for idle time not allocated to the first information process during the converted usage time, and accumulating virtual run time of the allocated resources, and estimating execution time when executing the plurality of information processes on the second information processing apparatus on the basis of the accumulated virtual run time.
US09336050B2
A server device includes a virtualization control unit, a storing unit, and a transferring unit. The virtualization control unit operates a virtual machine that is a virtualized computer to control a migration of the virtual machine with another server device. The storing unit stores therein a log, in an associated manner with the virtual machine, that is created by the virtual machine. When the virtual machine is migrated to the other server device, the transferring unit transfers, to the other server device, the log of the virtual machine targeted for a migration stored in the storing unit.
US09336047B2
Discontiguous storage locations are prefetched by a prefetch instruction. Addresses of the discontiguous storage locations are provided by a list directly or indirectly specified by a parameter of the prefetch instruction, along with metadata and information about the list entries. Fetching of corresponding data blocks to cache lines is initiated. A processor may enter transactional execution mode and memory instructions of a program may be executed using the prefetched data blocks.
US09336045B1
A system, method, and computer readable medium for providing application isolation to one or more applications and their associated resources. The system may include one or more isolated environments including application files and executables, and one or more interception layers intercepting access to system resources and interfaces. Further, the system may include an interception database maintaining mapping between the system resources inside the one or more isolated environments and outside, and a host operating system. The one or more applications may be isolated from other applications and the host operating system while running within the one or more isolated environments.
US09336040B2
Examples may include a remapping of sessions for a multi-threaded application that may be executed at a server or a client coupled to the server via a plurality of transmit control protocol (TCP) connections. Sessions may be remapped such that the multi-threaded application may expect to route sessions through a same TCP connection but the sessions are actually outputted via separate TCP connections.
US09336039B2
Systems and techniques are described for determining the status of migrating virtual machines. A described technique includes initiating a migration of one or more virtual machines from a source host that is located at a source site to a destination host that is located at a destination site. A determination is made that a fault has occurred during the migration of the one or more virtual machines. In response to determining that the error has occurred, a determination is made, for each virtual machine of the one or more virtual machines, whether the virtual machine has been fully migrated from the source host to the destination host.
US09336038B2
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for refreshing memory topology in virtual machine operating systems is disclosed. The method includes: responsive to receiving, by an operating system of a virtual machine, a notification of an affinity change relative to workload memory resources, polling a hypervisor for updated memory affinity data; determining, for each logical memory block of the workload memory resources, whether an affinity string for the respective logical memory block has changed; responsive to determining that the affinity string for the respective logical memory block has changed, identifying a data structure of the logical memory block maintained by the operating system; and updating affinity information in the data structure based on the change to the affinity string of the logical memory block.
US09336036B2
A virtualization based system comprises a host and a plurality of virtual machines that may each comprises a guest memory. A virtual machine monitor has access to underlying platform hardware in the system and may control physical resources in the platform. The platform hardware comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. Further, the VMM may manage guest software including guest operating systems running on the virtual machines. A binary translation logic may replace guest memory writing instructions corresponding to a hot spot in guest application with translated codes to generate a mirrored content for the guest memory. The binary translation logic may combine one or more of the guest memory writing instructions in a region and keep the region atomic. The processor may execute the translated codes in an atomic region together to write a content in the guest memory and a mirrored content in a mirroring memory. The VMM may allocate a memory region in the host memory for the mirroring memory. The guest memory comprises one or more guest memory pages and the mirroring memory may comprise one or more mirroring memory pages. The VMM may add an offset to a virtual address of a guest memory page to obtain a virtual address of a mirroring memory page. The VMM may manage or emulate a guest page table comprising a mapping between virtual address to guest physical addresses for the guest memory. The VMM may synchronize a shadow page table with the mapping in the guest page table. The shadow page table comprises a mapping of virtual addresses to host physical addresses for the guest memory and a mapping of virtual addresses to host physical addresses for the mirroring page. Upon a memory failure in the guest memory page, the VMM may restore the content of the corrupted guest memory page from the mirroring memory page.
US09336032B2
In a method to zone data to a virtual machine, support information is exchanged between a physical controller and an expander, the support information comprising an indication of an ability of the physical controller and the expander to support thereon a set of virtual controllers and a set of virtual physical layers (virtual PHYs), respectively. In response to a positive indication sending a list of SAS addresses to the expander, a list of SAS addresses is sent to the expander. Then, a first SAS address of the list of SAS addresses is assigned to a first virtual PHY of the set of virtual PHYs, wherein the assigning is performed by the expander, and wherein the first virtual PHY at an assigned SAS address corresponds to a first virtual controller of the set of virtual controllers.
US09336030B1
Approaches are disclosed for enabling owners of virtual computing resources to specify one or more constraints for their virtual machines and/or virtual networks, with respect to metrics such as cost, latency, throughput, network bandwidth, power usage, server availability, data redundancy, correlated failure susceptibility, and other such metrics. A customer can declare a set of constraints with metrics goals for their virtual machine instance or network of instances, and the service provider can optimize the placement (e.g., host selection) and various settings (e.g., hardware and software settings) to satisfy the specified constraints. The satisfaction of customer-specified constraints may need to take into account what other virtual machine instances are performing in the shared resource environment.
US09336027B2
A method of providing tailored add-on applications to an underlying foundational software suite that frequently receives updated versions that would otherwise overwrite changes in the foundational software that are required by the tailored add-on. Instead of functional changes to the foundation, the tailored add-on makes a fairly uniform and simple change in the place of each needed change, by inserting a call to an add-in definition object. The add-in definition object then contains code for performing the functionality needed by the add-on application. The add-in definition object is down-ported to all supported versions of the foundational software. The calls of the add-in definition object are integrated into the foundational software in a way which minimizes conflicts, allows for concurrent implementation while maintaining a clear separation between foundational code and modified code, and minimizes ongoing maintenance development of the add-on application's conflicts with the foundational application.
US09336024B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for clustering for parallel processing. One of the methods includes providing virtual machines with an interface to a shuffle service, the shuffle service executing external of the virtual machines. The method includes receiving data records through the interface, each data record having a key and a value. The method includes partitioning the data records, using the shuffle service, according to the respective keys. The method includes providing a part of the partitioned data records through the interface to the virtual machines, wherein data records having the same key are provided to the same virtual machine. Each of the virtual machines can execute on a host machine and each of the virtual machine is a hardware virtualization of a machine.
US09336023B2
Systems, methods and computer program products for mobile device application design are described herein. The method accesses a data model corresponding to a selected mobile platform. The data model is used by a device application designer to generate, model, and debug a mobile application. The data model is used to take into consideration characteristics of the selected platform and a selected mobile device as the application is designed. The application is structured and generated for a selected platform that is independent of the data model, but is cognizant of the selected platform. A simulator models the application user interface (UI) as it will appear on the selected platform. The method performs platform-specific validation and allows for correction of various aspects of a generated application including platform-specific features. The tool generates a graphical image that can guide a developer to either generated code or help files corresponding to framework libraries.
US09336014B2
The present disclosure provides a method for configuring a basic application function of an intelligent terminal. The method includes: replacing, in a system program, an original initialization subprogram of an application class in the system program with a new initialization subprogram; configuring an invocation pointer to the original initialization subprogram in the new initialization subprogram, the invocation pointer being used for invoking and executing the original initialization subprogram when the new initialization subprogram is executed; registering a global notification in the new initialization subprogram, the global notification being used for monitoring a trigger condition that is generated by a third-party application program with respect to the application class; and configuring an invocation pointer to the application class in a callback handler function of the global notification, the invocation pointer being used for invoking and executing the application class by using the callback handler function when the trigger condition is detected.
US09336010B2
A method includes initiating a boot of a system-on-chip coupled to a boot device. The boot is initiated from boot code stored in nonvolatile memory responsive to a power-on-reset. Under control of the boot code: a first register value is loaded into a register; a name string from the boot code is accessed; the first register value is obtained from the register; and the first register value and name string are converted to a first string value, which is provided as a first filename. The boot device is searched for a boot image file with the first filename. If the first filename is not found in the boot device, the first register value is incremented to provide a second register value. The obtaining, converting, and searching are repeated using a second filename generated using the second register value, and a valid filename for the boot image file is iteratively generated.
US09336007B2
An operation is provided to signal a processor that action is to be taken to facilitate execution of a transaction that has aborted one or more times. The operation is specified within an instruction or is itself an instruction. The instruction is executed based on detecting an abort of the transactions, and includes a field indicating how many times the transaction has aborted. The processor uses this information to determine what action is to be taken.
US09335996B2
A mechanism for recycling error bits in a floating point unit is disclosed. A system of the disclosure includes a memory and a processing device communicably coupled to the memory. In one embodiment, the processing device comprising a floating point unit (FPU) to generate a result value from applying an operation on floating point number inputs to the FPU and generate an error value using the result value. The FPU also writes the result value to a first register of the processing device dedicated to storing results from the operation of the FPU and writes the error value to a second register of the processing device dedicated to storing errors from the operation of the FPU.
US09335977B2
System and method for optimizing a data flow diagram based on access pattern information are described. Access pattern information for a data flow diagram may be received. The data flow diagram may include a plurality of interconnected actors, e.g., functional blocks, visually indicating functionality of the data flow diagram. The access pattern information may include one or more of: input pattern information specifying cycles on which tokens are consumed by at least one of the actors, or output pattern information specifying cycles on which tokens are produced by at least one of the actors. A program that implements the functionality of the data flow diagram may be generated based at least in part on the access pattern information.
US09335975B2
A technique for providing environmental impact information associated with code includes determining, based on execution of the code on a computer system, an environmental impact of a code execution sequence included in the code. A section of the code that is associated with the code execution sequence is then annotated with environmental impact information associated with the environmental impact of the code execution sequence.
US09335972B2
A true random number generator comprises a ring oscillator which is triggered to start oscillating in a first mode of oscillation at an oscillation start time. The first mode of oscillation will eventually collapse to a second mode of oscillation dependent on thermal noise. A collapse time from the oscillation start time to the time at which the oscillator collapses to the second mode is measured, and this can be used to determine a random number. The TRNG can be synthesized entirely using standard digital techniques and is able to provide high randomness, good throughput and energy efficiency.
US09335969B2
Method, system, and computer program product for randomizing entropy on a parallel computing system using network arithmetic logic units (ALUs). In one embodiment, network ALUs on nodes of the parallel computing system pseudorandomly modify entropy data during broadcast operations through application of arithmetic and/or logic operations. That is, each compute node's ALU may modify the entropy data during broadcasts, thereby mixing, and thus improving, the entropy data with every hop of entropy data packets from one node to another. At each compute node, the respective ALUs may further deposit modified entropy data in, e.g., local entropy pools such that software running on the compute nodes and needing entropy data may fetch it from the entropy pools. In some embodiments, entropy data may be broadcast via dedicated packets or included in unused portions of existing broadcast packets.
US09335965B2
An apparatus includes at least one input device configured to receive a speech input, a display configured to present predetermined content acquired by the apparatus from which excerpts may be extracted, and a processor configured to execute computer readable program code. The computer readable program code is configured to collect a speech recognition vocabulary set that corresponds to content visible on the display such that at least one vocabulary word in the speech recognition vocabulary set is the same as a word presented on the display, designate a segment of the content to be excerpted based on the speech input, and create a link to a source of the excerpted content and display the link with the excerpted content.
US09335959B2
An image forming apparatus is provided, including a storage unit configured to store print data, a reception unit configured to receive device information for identifying a device to print the print data, and a control unit configured to determine whether the stored print data stored is generated by a printer driver common to a plurality of models or by a printer driver corresponding to a model of the device identified by the received device information, and to restrict printing of the stored print data if the stored print data is not generated by the printer driver common to the models and if the stored print data is not generated by the printer driver corresponding to the model of the device identified by the received device information.
US09335958B2
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided to facilitate connections between devices, such as a printer and a cloud-based server, and to implement an adaptive application framework. In the context of an apparatus, a printer is provided comprising communications circuitry configured to facilitate communications with a network; and processing circuitry configured to transmit a connection request to the network; receive requested connection parameters from the network; transmit printer connection parameters to the network; and establish a first secure connection between the printer and the network. The printer comprising processing circuitry further configured to receive requested connection parameters comprising at least a signed security certificate and a DNS name for a server on the network and to verify the signed security certificate and the DNS name for the server. The printer comprising processing circuitry further configured to transmit printer connection parameters comprising at least a signed security certificate for the printer. The printer comprising processing circuitry further configured to receive a request from the network to establish one or more communication channels over the first secure connection.
US09335956B2
In a print control apparatus, a specifying unit specifies a size in a first direction and/or a size in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction thereby specifying a folding size into which to fold a sheet with a printed image. A determination unit determines an output size in which the image is to be printed, based on a size equal to an integral number times the specified size in the first direction and/or a size equal to an integral number times the specified size in the second direction.
US09335953B2
According to one embodiment, a memory system, such as a SDIO card, includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, a control section, a memory, an extended function section, and an extension register. The extended function section is controlled by the control section. A first command reads data from the extension register in units of given data lengths. A second command writes data to the extension register in units of given data lengths. A extension register includes a first area, and second area different from the first area, information configured to specify a type of the extended function and controllable driver, and address information indicating a place to which the extended function is assigned, the place being on the extension register, are recorded in the first area, and the second area includes the extended function.
US09335951B2
A memory system includes a memory device and a memory controller. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells. The memory controller is configured to continuously perform a plurality of write commands on the memory device between an active command and a precharge command. In the memory system, when after a first write operation having a last write command of the plurality of write commands is performed and then the precharge command is issued, the last write command is issued for a second write operation after the precharge command. The first write operation and the second write operation write a same data to memory cells of plurality of memory cells having a same address.
US09335950B2
Embodiments of multiple stream compression and formatting of data for data storage systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a data storage system can compress multiple streams of fixed sized host data before storing it on a media and format obtained variable sized compressed data for storing on the media that typically has fixed size storage granularity. One or more modules compress the incoming host data and create multiple output streams of fixed sized storage units that contain compressed data. The storage units are stored on the media. Capacity, reliability, and performance are thereby increased.
US09335949B1
A system and method for deferring an invalidation walk-through of a volume in memory and a later invalidation walk-through of inodes the volume are described herein. Node A may store volume information for one or more volumes to memory including inodes of the volume storing data for the volume. Node A performs a primary procedure that may include removing volumes from the memory, such as a procedure that transfers ownership of the volumes to node B. Removing a volume from memory comprises removing its volume information from memory. Node A performs an invalidation deferment procedure that marks each volume as stale for preventing data of the volumes to be served and sends a completion message to node B which begins serving data of the volume. After node B begins serving data of the volume, node A performs an invalidation walk-through procedure to remove inodes of the volume from memory.
US09335947B2
Embodiments relate to an inter-processor memory. An aspect includes a plurality of memory banks, each of the plurality of memory banks comprising a respective plurality of parallel memory modules, wherein a number of the plurality of memory banks is equal to a number of read ports of the inter-processor memory, and a number of parallel memory modules within a memory bank is equal to a number of write ports of the inter-processor memory. Another aspect includes each memory bank corresponding to a single respective read port of the inter-processor memory, and wherein, within each memory bank, each memory module of the plurality of parallel memory modules is writable in parallel by a single respective write port of the inter-processor memory.
US09335942B2
Methods and structure for masking of logical unit numbers (LUNs) within a switching device coupled with one or more storage enclosures. Each storage enclosure defines one or more logical volumes each identified by a LUN within the storage enclosures. The switching device gathers LUN definition information regarding each LUN defined by each storage enclosure coupled with the switching device. LUN access permission information may be provided by an administrative node/user defining a level of access permitted or denied for each host system for each LUN for each storage enclosure. The switching device then intercepts a REPORT LUNS command from any host directed to a storage enclosure and responds with only those LUNs to which the requesting host system has permitted access. Further, any other SCSI command intercepted at the switching device directed to a LUN to which the host system does not have access is modified to identify an invalid LUN.
US09335940B2
A method includes storing an operating system in minor stripes on a first data storage device forming a first logical storage unit, and storing data in major stripes across a plurality of data storage devices forming a second logical data storage unit. Each major stripe includes a plurality of minor stripes storing data and a parity stripe. The method further includes calculating the parity stripe from the plurality of minor stripes within the major stripe and a corresponding one of the minor stripes on the first data storage device, wherein the minor stripes on the first data storage device match the size of the minor stripes on the array of data storage devices.
US09335939B2
A memory system and a method for managing the system is described. The system is configured such a plurality of system controllers, which may be RAID controllers, receive requests from the external environment and distribute the requests to a plurality of memory modules such that data may be stored in the memory modules. A global sequence number is assigned to the data of a data stripe so that the operations related to the data stripe are performed in an ordered manner so that the data remains consistent. A plurality of system controllers may comprise a domain and access a plurality of memory controllers and a plurality of domains may include at least one common memory module.
US09335905B1
A system and machine-implemented method for visually providing feedback regarding a user selection are provided. The method includes receiving an indication of a user input with respect to a content item, wherein the input corresponds to a request to trigger one or more related actions for the content item, providing a visual indication in response to the request for display to the user, wherein the visual indication is provided in a first state showing that the request has been received, determining a status of the request, determining if the request is completed based on the status, updating the visual indication to a second state indicating the progress of the request based on the status if the request is not completed and providing the updated visual indication for display to the user.
US09335904B2
The patient device, designed for use by patients of reduced cognitive or physical ability, integrates with the network-based portal, designed for use by family members or nursing staff to customize the user experience of the patient. Using the portal the family member pushes user interface customizations as well as content and applications to be run on the patient device. The family member can also control the patient device remotely via the portal. The patient device collects usage data on the set of customizable interface components, and on the pushed content and applications. These data are sent as feedback to the portal, allowing the portal to show the family member which user interface features, content and applications are being used and which are not. Aggregate data collected via the portal generate ranking metrics used to aid in user interface feature selection.
US09335903B2
An integrated media user interface is described. In an implementation, a user interface is output that includes a plurality of representations of media, each of the media rendered by the mobile device through execution of a respective one of a plurality of applications. Responsive to selection of at least one of the representations, a corresponding application is located to render the media represented by the at least one said representation. The media represented by the selected representation is rendered through execution of the located application.
US09335901B1
A system for displaying data comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication of a matrix element for expansion. The processor is configured to provide a matrix for display. The matrix includes a plurality of matrix elements. The processor is configured to provide a modified matrix for display, in the event that the matrix element is selected for expansion. The modified matrix for display includes a matrix element expanded and matrix elements compressed based at least in part on the matrix element selected.
US09335896B2
This invention relates to a display control apparatus and method capable of appropriately, easily selecting a display item the user wants on a display of a plurality of display items. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of display items are arranged on a display screen to cause the display screen having a touch panel to display the plurality of display items as selectable candidates. A first display item is selected among the plurality of display items displayed on the display screen. In a case where the first display item is selected and a touch area in the touch panel is designated by a user, a second display item which is closer to the first display item than the touch area in the display screen is selected.
US09335888B2
Systems and methods may provide for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) environment on a screen of a mobile device, and identifying a user interaction with an area behind the mobile device. In addition, the 3D environment can be modified based at least in part on the first user interaction. Moreover, the 3D environment may be modified based on movements of the mobile device as well as user interactions with the mobile device, allowing the user to navigate through the virtual 3D environment by moving the mobile/handheld device.
US09335887B2
A multi display device includes a first body including a first display, a second body including a second display, a hinge configured to connect the first and second bodies, and a controller configured to display a toolset including tools corresponding to an operation state of the multi display device on a screen of at least one of the first and second displays when a user manipulation to display a toolset is input, and to perform an operation corresponding to the selected tool when one tool is selected from the toolset.
US09335880B2
Embodiments relate to a touch panel with a haptic function and a method of operating the touch panel. The touch panel includes first electrodes and second electrodes intersecting the first electrodes. The touch panel further includes an elastic dielectric member disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes to separate the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes are applied with a touch driving pulse during a sensing mode, and are applied with a voltage during a haptic mode. The second electrodes sense a touch sense signal responsive to the touch driving pulse in the sensing mode, and the second electrodes are applied with a reference voltage in the haptic mode. The elastic dielectric member vibrates in response to the voltage applied to the first electrodes in the haptic mode.
US09335871B2
The surface panel includes a transmissive resin layer and a sensor film closely attached to a back surface of the resin layer. The sensor film includes a base film, a frame-shaped decorative portion on a front surface of the base film, and a transmissive electrode layer and right and left wiring layers on a back surface of the base film. The sensor film is closely attached to and along the back surface of the resin layer. The right and left wiring layers are closely attached to the corresponding right and back-surface left portions. Consequently, the area that is allocated for the transmissive region and the electrode layer can be increased.
US09335866B2
An apparatus for determining a location of an object on a planar surface is provided. The apparatus includes a retractable emitter strip, a retractable detector strip, and electrical circuitry. The retractable emitter strip is extendable from the apparatus and includes electro-optical emitters for generating optical energy and directing the optical energy across a planar surface. The retractable detector strip is extendable from the apparatus and includes optical detectors for receiving other optical energy directed across the planar surface from another instance of the apparatus. The retractable emitter strip and the retractable detector strip extend in different directions from the apparatus. The electrical circuitry drives the electro-optical emitters to produce the optical energy according to a pre-defined pattern and processes electrical signals received from the optical detectors to generate object location information. The electrical circuitry also wirelessly transmits the object location information to a system controller.
US09335852B2
An in-cell touch display device. A panel has a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of touch electrodes disposed thereon. A touch driving signal is applied to the plurality of touch electrodes when a driving mode is a touch mode. A data driver drives the plurality of data lines. A gate driver drives the plurality of gate lines. The gate driver sequentially outputs a scanning signal for driving the plurality of gate lines to the plurality of gate lines when the driving mode is a display mode, and outputs a load-free driving signal corresponding to the touch driving signal to at least one gate line when the driving mode is the touch mode. A level shifter generates the load-free driving signal. A multiplexer inputs a scanning voltage or the load-free driving signal to the gate driver depending on the driving mode.
US09335849B2
A visual interface system includes an operation apparatus and a passive matrix display apparatus. The passive matrix display apparatus includes a first substrate, a display surface and a second substrate. The display surface is located at a first side of the first substrate, and the second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate and located at a second side of the first substrate relatively opposite to the first side. When the operation apparatus is operated on the display surface of the passive matrix display apparatus, an encoded signal is coupled to the operation apparatus from the passive matrix substrate. The operation apparatus receives the encoded signal to obtain a transmission signal. The visual interface system can achieve the touch input function without configuring an additional touch panel, and is equipped with the near field communication (NFC) function.
US09335847B2
An object display method and apparatus of a portable electronic device for facilitating selection of an object displayed on the screen by rearranging the objects dynamically is provided. The object display method of a portable electronic device includes displaying at least one object, receiving a touch event input from a region, determining rearrangement of the at least one object based on the touch event, grouping the at least one object according to the rearrangement determination, and rearranging the at least one object according to the rearrangement determination.
US09335842B2
A touch panel and a display apparatus are provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, first sensing lines, second sensing lines, first extending portions, second extending portions, and insulation pads. The first sensing lines are disposed on the substrate in parallel with a first direction. The second sensing lines are disposed on the substrate in parallel with a second direction. The first sensing lines intersect the second sensing lines to define meshes. The first extending portions are connected to the first sensing lines and extended toward the meshes. The second extending portions are connected to the second sensing lines and extended toward the meshes. The first extending portions and the second extending portions are distributed next to each other in the meshes. The insulation pads are disposed at where the first sensing lines intersect the second sensing lines to insulate the first sensing lines from the second sensing lines.
US09335831B2
An ergonomic writing apparatus including a keyboard screen integrated in the ordinary screen image, alternatively an independent keyboard screen, which interacts with a control unit. When the control arm/lateral joystick is moved, then two cursors which can be moved independently of each other and simultaneously, are displaceable over the columns of characters in the keyboard image. A choice of keys in the keyboard windows and control of the ordinary PC functions is realized by finger keys.
US09335830B2
An adjustable keyboard where a macro key is (or can be) made up of multiple, proximate micro keys by adjusting a vertical, at-rest position of the micro keys individually. More specifically, the micro keys forming the macro key are set in a high position, while micro keys surrounding the micro keys forming the macro key will generally be set in the low position. In this way, traditional data entry keyboard keys (that is, macro keys) can be built up in an arbitrary fashion, according to the desires and needs of the user, from a larger matrix of micro keys.
US09335824B2
A multi-touch display layer of a mobile electronic device may be configured with a tactile area on a clear layer on the multi-touch display layer. The mobile electronic device may display a view of information based on applied force from a detected touch to the tactile area and a detected indentation level of the clear layer. The mobile electronic device may display a menu based on a detected further indentation of the tactile area on the clear layer
US09335821B2
The present disclosure provides a method and device for controlling a haptic interface, which can maintain stability and enhance transparency by restricting force caused by unnecessary energy generated in the sample and hold processes while controlling the haptic interface. The method includes detecting a physical parameter based on driving of the haptic interface; calculating a reaction to be sent from a virtual environment to the haptic interface according to the physical parameter; calculating a bounding parameter satisfying a condition that a haptic system is passive, using the physical parameter and the reaction; adjusting the bounding parameter to be within a preset range; calculating force to be output to the haptic interface according to the adjusted bounding parameter; and applying the calculated force to the haptic interface.
US09335820B2
A method of correcting gaze offset in an image of at least one individual having eyes is disclosed. The method comprises: processing the image to extract location of at least one eye over the image, processing the image to replace imagery data associated with each location of each eye with replacement data thereby providing a corrected image, and transmitting the corrected image to a display device. The replacement data are preferably previously-recorded imagery data which respectively correspond to the same eye but a different gaze.
US09335811B2
An electronics device carrier for porting a battery powered electronic device is formed by outer walls surrounding a hollow volume. The electronic device is held within the hollow volume and can be operated without removing the electronic device from the carrier. An input interface comprising interface elements external to the outer walls provides an element suitable for interfacing with external power devices such as a power source or another power load. A device interface includes interface elements at least partially disposed internal to the outer walls for interfacing with the electronic device battery. A charge controller is disposed between the input interface and the device interface and is operable to connect elements connected to the input interface to the device battery to either recharge the device battery or use the device battery as a power source.
US09335810B2
Each of a plurality of image processing apparatuses notifies a management server that maintenance is to be executed. Upon receiving a response, the image processing apparatus disconnects communication to start maintenance. Upon the end of the maintenance, the image processing apparatus establishes communication to notify the management server of completion of the maintenance. The management server calculates the power consumption of the plurality of image processing apparatuses including a maintenance target apparatus so as not to be higher than preset total power by assuming that the maintenance target apparatus is operated at the maximum power consumption of the image processing apparatus. The management server sends, to the maintenance target apparatus, a permission notification for permitting the maintenance target apparatus to execute the maintenance, as a response to the notification.
US09335806B2
A power supply circuit for a central processing unit (CPU) includes a comparing circuit, first to third switch circuits, first and second compensation circuits, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, a first power circuit connected to a first output pin of the PWM controller, and a second power circuit connected to a second output pin of the PWM controller. When a motherboard operates normally, the comparing circuit outputs a first control signal to control the first and third switch circuits to be turned on. The second switch circuit is turned off. The first compensation circuit provides a compensation signal to the PWM controller. When the motherboard is powered off, the comparing circuit outputs a second control signal to control the first and third switch circuits to be turned off. The second switch circuit is turned on. The second compensation circuit provides a compensation signal to the PWM controller.
US09335795B2
An electronic device with a clip-fixed keyboard includes a cover; a first magnetic member moveably attached to the cover, a base, and a keyboard. A first resilient member is located between the cover and the first magnetic member. A second magnetic member is movable attached to the base. The keyboard includes a clipping portion engaged with the first magnetic member. The second magnetic member is moveable relative to the base in a first direction, to move the first magnetic member in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, so that the first magnetic member disengages from the clipping portion.
US09335785B2
An exemplary method of synchronizing a master clock and a slave clock comprises transmitting a plurality of packets between a master device and a slave device, calculating a first skew between a first pair of the plurality of packets at the slave device and a second skew between the first pair at the master device, calculating a ratio between the first skew and the second skew, providing a slave clock frequency correction to the slave device, calculating a first packet trip delay using a time that the master device initiates sending a packet to the slave device, a time the master device receives a response from the slave device, a corrected time the slave device receives the packet, and a corrected time the slave device initiates sending the response, calculating a first offset based on the first packet trip delay, and providing the first offset to the slave device.
US09335781B2
A remote control for controlling machinery that includes a multifunction identifier device incorporating key and starter button functions, the multifunction identifier device including a central body, in which electronic elements are housed, which is assembled with a bearing, the central body including a central part which is closed in the lower portion by an additional part inside which there is housed a magnet, the multifunction identifier device being coupled to an external push button panel by an adjustment ring.
US09335768B2
A multi-line mass flow device configured for controlled delivery of two or more fluids into a process chamber. The multi-line mass flow device comprises a cluster mass flow control manifold and a multi-inlet manifold. The cluster mass flow control manifold comprises a controller, a gas manifold mounting block, and two or more gas flow control stations. The multi-inlet manifold comprises a multi-inlet mounting block, and two or more isolation valves mounted on the multi-inlet mounting block.
US09335764B2
Architecture for a multimodal, multiplatform switching, unmanned vehicle (UV) swarm system which can execute missions in diverse environments. The architecture includes onboard and ground processors to handle and integrate multiple sensor inputs generating a unique UV pilot experience for a remote drone pilot (RDP) via a virtual augmented reality cockpit (VARC). The RDP is monitored by an operational control system and an experienced control pilot. A ground processor handles real-time localization, forwarding of commands, generation and delivery of augmented content to users, along with safety features and overrides. The UVs onboard processors and autopilot execute the commands and provide a redundant source of safety features and override in the case of loss of signal. The UVs perform customizable missions, with adjustable rules for differing skill levels. RDPs experience real-time virtual piloting of the UV with augmented interactive and actionable visual and audio content delivered to them via VARC systems.
US09335760B2
A method and corresponding system is provided for determining an optimum manufacturing process routing. The method comprises electronically constructing a plurality of manufacturing process routings for a component to be manufactured. The electronically constructing for each manufacturing process routing of the plurality of manufacturing process routings comprises defining a recursive process routing tree for each manufacturing process routing, the recursive process routing tree comprising a plurality of nodes, each node of the plurality of nodes corresponding to a manufacturing process and comprising a branch node when the manufacturing process for a given node may be decomposed into a plurality of sub-processes for the given node. The method further comprises electronically determining an optimum process routing by evaluating each recursive process routing tree with reference to a cost for manufacturing the component to be optimized and determining the optimum process routing that minimizes the cost for manufacturing the component.
US09335751B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus for cooling control in a datacenter. In one aspect, a method includes, for each processing device in a cluster of processing devices configured to perform a distributed task, wherein each processing device is thermally controlled by a cooling system that controls cooling to each processing device on an individual basis, determining whether the processing device is operating within a performance target for the cluster of processing devices; for each processing device determined to not be operating within the performance target for the cluster, generating a respective control signal to adjust the cooling delivery to the processing device to cause the performance of the processing device to be within the performance target for the cluster of processing devices; and for each processing device determined to be operating within the performance target for the cluster, maintaining the cooling delivery to the processing device.
US09335743B2
An electronic timepiece includes a display section, a display control section, a reception section, a clock section, a timing section, a leap second acquisition section, a time correction section that corrects internal time information by using time information acquired by the timing section, and a leap second correction section that corrects the internal time information by using leap second information acquired by the leap second acquisition section. In a case where the operation of the timing section is followed by the operation of the leap second acquisition section, the time correction section corrects the internal time information by using the time information acquired by the timing section, and the display control section causes the display section to display, before the leap second acquisition section acquires the leap second information, time based on the internal time information corrected by the time correction section.
US09335737B2
Technologies are generally described for generating and recording holograms of an object using a plurality of light sources and an array of image sensors arranged to surround the object. In various examples, an apparatus may be configured to irradiate a plurality of light beams from multiple light sources to a corresponding number of beam splitters, which are configured to generate a first portion of the light beams that can be irradiated on the object, and a second portion of the light beams that can be reflected by a mirror unit to generate reference beams. Some apparatus can also include an array of image sensors that may be configured to receive images of interference caused by the reference beams and object beams scattered by the object.
US09335736B2
An image forming apparatus having: an inside-air duct having a first inlet to an inside of the image forming apparatus; a first ventilator provided in the inside-air duct; an outside-air duct having a second inlet to an outside of the image forming apparatus; a common duct into which the inside-air duct and the outside-air duct are merged; a second ventilator provided in at least one of the outside-air duct and the common duct; a filter provided in the common duct; and a control section that retrieves information indicative of an flow rate in the inside-air duct and increases a pressure produced by the second ventilator based on the retrieved information such that an flow rate in the outside-air duct is substantially constant with respect to an increase of the flow rate in the inside-air duct.
US09335732B2
According to an embodiment, provided is an image forming apparatus including a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a control unit. The control unit determines whether an environment of the apparatus is a dew condensation environment, based on a temperature of the apparatus detected by the temperature sensor and humidity in the apparatus detected by the humidity sensor. The control unit turns ON a dew condensation preventing heater when determining that the environment of the apparatus is the dew condensation environment in a case where a main power source of the apparatus is in an OFF state or the apparatus is in a power saving mode.
US09335716B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a casing; photosensitive drums juxtaposed with each other in a juxtaposed direction; developing units each including a developing roller; an opening-closing member; and a first contacting-separating member. The opening-closing member is movable between an open position and a closed position. The first contacting-separating member is provided at the opening-closing member and movable relative to the casing in the juxtaposed direction for moving, in a state where the opening-closing member is at the closed position, the developing roller between an adjacent position adjacent to or in contact with the corresponding photosensitive drums and a separated position spaced apart from the corresponding photosensitive drums.
US09335713B2
A photosensitive member refreshing device includes an image bearing member, an exposure device, a developing device, a detecting section, a cleaning section, and a control section. The image bearing member has a photosensitive roller rotatable about a rotation axis. The exposure device exposes the photosensitive roller to light according to an exposure pattern. The developing device supplies a toner to the photosensitive roller to form a toner image corresponding to the exposure pattern on the photosensitive roller after the exposure device has exposed the photosensitive roller to light. The detecting section detects the toner image on the image bearing member. The cleaning section cleans a surface of the photosensitive roller. The control section controls the exposure pattern based on a result of detection by the detecting section.
US09335708B1
An imaging unit includes a support body; a photoconductor supported by the support body; a developing device supported by the support body to swing about a pivot arranged at a pivot portion, and including a development roller having a gap holding member that contacts a portion of the photoconductor; and a driven coupling member provided at a first end portion of the development roller, and removably coupled to a driving coupling member to which a rotational power is transmitted. The pivot portion is arranged so that the developing device swings toward the photoconductor by self weight. The driving or driven coupling member has at least three protruding portions that restrict rotation of the developing device when the members are coupled. The development roller rotates in a generation direction of an action that causes the developing device to swing toward the photoconductor when receives the rotational power and is rotationally driven.
US09335704B2
A sheet conveyance device includes: a motor; an ON-OFF control unit, which selectively executes an ON control and an OFF control on the motor; a rotation control unit, which selectively executes a first-direction control and a second direction control; a jam detecting unit; an interlock switch; and a setting unit. The first-direction control sets a rotation direction of the motor as a first direction when the motor is rotated by the ON control. The second direction control sets the rotation direction of the motor as a second direction opposite to the first direction when the motor is rotated by the ON control. The setting unit sets the ON-OFF control unit to perform the ON control and sets the rotation control unit to perform the second direction control when the jam is detected by the jam detecting unit and the interlock switch has been turned off.
US09335688B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion; and a fixing portion. The fixing portion includes a cylindrical film, a nip-forming member and a roller including a shaft portion and an elastic layer. The elastic layer contacts an outer surface of the film except an end region of the film with respect to a generatrix direction. In the end region, the shaft portion and the outer surface of the film oppose each other with a spatial region with respect to a radial direction of the shaft portion. The image forming apparatus includes a spacer occupying at least a part of the spatial region.
US09335686B2
An image fixing apparatus includes: a heater for heating and fixing a toner image formed on a recording material; a thermosensitive element for sensing heat from the heater; and a tension spring for urging the thermosensitive element toward the heater.
US09335681B2
According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor obtains information regarding reuse of a sheet. The controller controls a heating temperature of a fixer such that a target fixing temperature becomes a fixing temperature corresponding to the information regarding the reuse to be obtained by the sensor.
US09335679B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section to form a toner image and transfer the toner image to a recording medium and a fixing section to heat the recording medium transferred with the toner image and further an image analyzing section to extract a density value or a size value of an imaging object included in an image, and a temperature determining section to determine a minimum fixing temperature based on the density value or size value of the imaging object included in a page image. The temperature determining section determines the minimum fixing temperature to be lower when a highest one of the density values is lower than when the highest value is higher or determines the minimum fixing temperature to be lower when a largest one of the size values is smaller than when the largest size value is larger.
US09335667B1
A two component development system includes a plurality of toner particles that include a colorant and a plurality of toner carrier particles that include a magnetic carrier core having a D50 diameter in a range from about 30 microns to about 40 microns, and a surfactant-polymer coating, the coating being present in an amount in a range from about 0.5 percent by weight to about 1.5 percent by weight of the toner carrier particle.
US09335661B2
A developing device includes a development roller, a toner supply roller, a casing having an inner wall portion facing toward the development roller, a flexible film member, an urging member, a linkage member, and a linkage member driving mechanism. The flexible film member is disposed on the inner wall portion and has ends in a direction of an axis of the development roller that are opposite to each other. The urging member is connected with one of the ends of the film member and pulls the film member. The linkage member is connected with the other of the ends of the film member. The linkage member driving mechanism drives the linkage member in accompaniment to rotation of a gear to intermittently pull the film member, so that the film member reciprocates in directions parallel to the axis of the development roller.
US09335659B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a replenishment toner container which houses toner; and a development device which forms an image by using the toner supplied from the replenishment toner container. At least two types of external additives are added to the toner. Of the two types of external additives, when an added amount of a first external additive is Wh (volume % with respect to the toner) and an added amount of a second external additive is Wl (volume % with respect to the toner), a value of Wh+Wl in initial toner of a developer housed in the development device in advance is larger than a value of Wh+Wl in replenishment toner of a developer housed in the replenishment toner container. The fluidity of the replenishment toner is higher than the fluidity of the initial toner.
US09335655B2
A process cartridge, which includes a developing cartridge and a photosensitive cartridge for use with an image forming apparatus including a driving force output part and a feeding part, is provided. The developing cartridge includes a developer carrier, a first electrode provided at one side thereof, and a driving force receiving part provided at another side thereof and aligned with the first electrode such that the driving force receiving part overlaps the first electrode in a side view. The photosensitive cartridge, to which the developing cartridge is removably mounted, includes a photosensitive member, and a second electrode that contacts the first electrode when the developing cartridge is mounted in the photosensitive cartridge and that contacts the feeding part when the photosensitive cartridge is mounted in the image forming apparatus. The first electrode is pressed toward the driving force receiving part by contact with the second electrode.
US09335651B2
An optical scanning device includes a first aperture and an adjustment mechanism. The first aperture includes a first opening portion and a first cut portion. The first opening portion restricts a beam path width of a laser beam emitted from a light source. A first blocking member that blocks the laser beam is inserted in a detachable manner in the first cut portion in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the first opening portion, at a predetermined position of the first cut portion. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a fixed state of the first aperture.
US09335650B2
There are provided an image forming apparatus in which the generation of lateral streak images due to a decrease in the in-nip discharge intensity is suppressed while at the same time the generation of spot-like images due to abnormal discharge caused by smudges on the surface of a charging member is suppressed, and a process cartridge.The image forming apparatus and the process cartridge each has: a charging member containing a resin particle having a plurality of pores inside thereof; and a toner in which the coverage ratio X1 of a surface of the toner with silica fine particles is 50.0 area % or more and 75.0 area % or less, and when a theoretical coverage ratio with the silica fine particles is X2, a diffusion index represented by formula 1 satisfies formula 2. diffusion index=X1/X2 (formula 1) diffusion index≧−0.0042×X1+0.62 (formula 2)
US09335648B2
An electrostatic latent image developing toner of the present disclosure contains a toner particle including a toner core containing a binder resin, and a shell layer coating a surface of the toner core. The shell layer is constituted by a resin containing a thermosetting resin. A zeta potential of the toner core measured in an aqueous medium adjusted to pH 4 is negative, and a zeta potential of the toner particle measured in an aqueous medium adjusted to pH 4 is positive. A pH at which the zeta potential of the toner particle measured in an aqueous medium is zero is 4.5 or higher and 7.0 or lower.
US09335647B2
An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin containing a polyester resin, a particle of at least one selected from a styrene-(meth)acrylic resin particle and an acrylic resin particle, and a brilliant pigment.
US09335646B2
Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which a variation in the light-area potential is suppressed even when the electrophotographic photosensitive member is repeatedly used for a long time in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment, a method of producing the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus that include the electrophotographic photosensitive member. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support, an undercoat layer, and a photosensitive layer, wherein the undercoat layer contains a urethane resin and zinc oxide particles whose surfaces have been treated with a particular amount of an aminosilane compound.
US09335643B2
In the cross-section perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the electrophotographic photosensitive member, when an arc which is a line at the intersection of the cross-section with a contacting face (face where the electrophotographic photosensitive member and the molding member contact), is represented by an arc AB, the center of a circle of the cross-section of the electrophotographic photosensitive member is represented by a center O, and the point at the intersection of a straight line via the center O among straight lines of a direction of the pressure contact of the molding member with the arc AB is represented by an intersection C, the uneven structure on the surface of the molding member transfers to the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member so that ∠AOC and ∠BOC satisfy the following formulas (1) and (2), respectively: 0.5°≦∠AOC≦45° (1), and 0.5°≦∠BOC≦45° (2).
US09335642B2
According to one embodiment, an EUV exposure apparatus includes a mirror which reflects an EUV light beam irradiated from a light source and a wafer stage which is irradiated with the EUV light beam reflected by the mirror. When exposure of a first wafer is to be performed, the first wafer is mounted on the wafer stage, and the wafer stage allows the first wafer to be irradiated with the EUV light beam. In addition, when cleaning of the mirror is to be performed, the EUV light beam is reflected by a reflection substrate, and the wafer stage allows the mirror to be irradiated with the reflected light beam.
US09335630B2
A pattern-forming method includes providing a resist film on a substrate using a radiation-sensitive composition. The resist film is exposed. The exposed resist film is developed using a developer solution. The developer solution includes no less than 80% by mass of an organic solvent. The radiation-sensitive composition includes at least two components including a first polymer and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The first polymer includes a structural unit having an acid-labile group. One or more components of the radiation-sensitive composition have a group represented by a formula (1). A− represents —N−—SO2—RD, —COO−, —O− or —SO3−. —SO3− does not directly bond to a carbon atom having a fluorine atom. RD represents a linear or branched monovalent hydrocarbon group, or the like. X+ represents an onium cation. -A− X+ (1)
US09335628B2
A curable composition for imprints which comprises a polymerizable compound having at least one of a fluorine atom and a silicon atom, a photopolymerization initiator, and a compound having a functional group capable of bonding to a substrate exhibits good patternability in transferring patterns, particularly micropatterns.
US09335620B1
The disclosure discloses an adjustable supporting device and a projection display device. The adjustable supporting device includes a frame and a plurality of strip-shaped connectors, wherein the frame includes a plurality of sub-frames connected in order, and a strip-shaped groove is arranged on the outer wall of each of the sub-frames and extends in the length direction of the sub-frames; each of the strip-shaped connectors has one side installed in corresponding one strip-shaped groove, and the other side located outside the strip-shaped groove to be connected with a side of the soft screen, and a position-limiting protrusion is arranged on the side of the strip-shaped connector located in the strip-shaped groove; and an automatic force adjusting unit is arranged between the strip-shaped groove and the corresponding strip-shaped connector.
US09335618B2
A projection image display apparatus capable of maintaining the positional accuracy of an integrator optical system even when subjected to an external force is provided. The projection image display apparatus includes an integrator optical system which converges and uniformizes a light emitted from a light source, a color separating optical system which separates the colors of the light emitted from the integrator optical system, a color synthesizing optical system which synthesizes lights separated by the color separating optical system, a projection optical system which emits the light, which has been synthesized by the color synthesizing optical system, onto a projection surface, a first optical case which fixes and houses the integrator optical system, the color separating optical system, and the color synthesizing optical system at respective predetermined positions, and a second optical case which fixes and houses optical components of the integrator optical system at predetermined positions, and the second optical case is attached to the first optical case.
US09335613B2
A projector includes a projection lens (reflective projection lens) that has a reflective optical element (reflective lens) and reflects and projects a modulated light flux, an optical unit formed of optical elements disposed downstream of a light source apparatus and upstream of the reflective projection lens, a support that supports the reflective projection lens in an detachable manner with the optical unit, and an angle adjuster that adjusts a setting angle of the reflective projection lens.
US09335609B2
A driving system for an SMA based actuator having SMA wires or rods includes a capture module, a determination module, and four drive modules. The capture module captures current position of a lens module from a position sensor. The displacement difference between the current position and a target position is determined. The first drive module can rapidly or slowly increase the current to the SMA, or rapidly or slowly decrease the current to the SMA, causing fast or slow movement of a lens module in one direction or fast or slow movement in the opposite direction, to achieve the desired auto-focus of a camera module.
US09335606B2
A device for achieving multi-photon interference is provided based on nitrogen-vacancy defects in diamond material. Nitrogen-vacancy defects having a narrow band width and a similar emission frequency are identified within a high quality diamond material. The device has an excitation arrangement configured to individually address nitrogen-vacancy defects and optical outcoupling structures for increasing outcoupling of photons from each nitrogen-vacancy defect. A tuning arrangement is configured to tune the emission from each nitrogen-vacancy defect to reduce differences in frequency and the photons are overlapped. A detector is provided to detect the photon emissions. The detector is configured to resolve sufficiently small differences in photon detection times such that tuned photon emissions from the nitrogen-vacancy defects are quantum mechanically indistinguishable resulting in quantum interference between indistinguishable photon emissions from different nitrogen-vacancy defects.
US09335599B2
A first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor are provided. In the first transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a first wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to a gate terminal of the second transistor; a gate terminal is electrically connected to a fifth wiring. In the second transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a third wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to a sixth wiring. In the third transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a second wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to the gate terminal of the second transistor; a gate terminal is electrically connected to a fourth wiring. In the fourth transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to the second wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to the sixth wiring; a gate terminal is connected to the fourth wiring.
US09335588B2
Liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of spacers located in the liquid crystal layer and protruding from the first substrate towards the second substrate, and a plurality of supporters defined at an inner surface of the second substrate and configured to support the spacers. Each supporter is corresponding to one spacer of the plurality of spacers and has a “+” shape or a “Y” shape in a top view.
US09335582B2
A wire grid polarizer includes a substrate, a wire grid layer which is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of wire patterns arranged with a predetermined interval, where gaps are defined between the wire patterns, and a passivation layer which is disposed on the wire grid layer and includes first passivation particles which cover a top portion of the gaps.
US09335574B2
A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel includes preparing thin substrates for upper panel and lower panels, and first and second support substrates for the thin substrates, attaching the thin substrate for the upper panel to the first support substrate, and attaching the thin substrate for the lower panel to the second support substrate, forming the upper and lower panels by forming members for the display panel on surfaces of the respective thin substrates in a state where the thin substrates are attached to the first and second support substrates, respectively, bonding the upper and lower panels, and separating the first and second support substrates from the upper and lower panels, where at least one part of a border of a surface of each of the first and second support substrates, where the surface is attached to the upper or lower panel, is tapered.
US09335570B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an optical waveguide element module where the bonding wires can be prevented from disengaging or disconnecting so as to provide high reliability. Another object is to provide an optical waveguide element module that can be made compact and where an increase in the manufacturing cost can be minimized. An optical waveguide element module having: a waveguide substrate 1 on which an optical waveguide (not shown) and control electrodes (E1 to E4) for controlling light waves that propagate through the optical waveguide are formed; external substrates (21 to 24) having wire circuits (TM1, C1), which are connected to control electrodes electrically, disposed proximity to the waveguide substrate; a housing 3 in which the external substrate and the waveguide substrate are arranged; and terminals (T21 to T24) which are connected to an external electric circuit (not shown) for supplying electrical signals to the control electrode or deriving electrical signals from the control electrode provided with the housing, wherein relay electrode pads (CP1, CP4) which are electrically isolated from both of the wiring circuit and the control electrode are formed in any portion of the waveguide substrate 1 and the external substrates (21 to 24), and at least one bonding wire (W21, W22, W41, W42) is connected from a control electrode to the terminal or from the wire circuit to the terminal via the relay electrode pad.
US09335568B1
An optical-waveguide grating modulator is compatible with high-frequency electrical modulation signals of limited bandwidth. The modulator comprises an optical grating formed in an optical waveguide constructed from electro-optic (EO) material and an electrode that is an RF waveguide or RF transmission line that conducts a traveling-wave electromagnetic (EM) field and that contains a portion of the optical-grating waveguide with a continuous grating. The RF input modulation signal is coupled into an RF EM field that propagates through the RF waveguide or transmission line in a direction that is parallel to the direction the light propagates in the optical-grating waveguide and that EM field overlaps the optical-grating waveguide. The light travels along the optical-grating waveguide preferably at the same velocity as the RF EM field travels along the RF waveguide or transmission line.
US09335564B2
A multifocal ophthalmic lens includes an ophthalmic lens and a diffractive element. The ophthalmic lens has a base curvature corresponding to a base power. The diffractive element produces constructive interference in at least four consecutive diffractive orders corresponding a range of vision between near and distance vision. The constructive interference produces a near focus, a distance focus corresponding to the base power of the ophthalmic lens, and an intermediate focus between the near focus and the distance focus. A diffraction efficiency of at least one of the diffractive orders is suppressed to less than ten percent.
US09335555B1
A converting device converts an unpolarized incident light into a polarized emitting light. The converting device includes a polarizing or polarization beam splitter, a converting module, and a retroreflector. The polarizing or polarization beam splitter splits the unpolarized incident light into a first polarization wave and a second polarization wave, the polarizing or polarization beam splitter reflecting the first polarization wave and allowing the second polarization passing through thereon. The converting module receives the second polarization wave and converting the polarization direction of the second polarization wave to match or approximate a polarization direction of the first polarization wave, and guiding the converted second polarization wave to an output direction. The retroreflector is coupled to the polarizing or polarization beam splitter and reflects the first polarization wave to the output direction. Finally, the reflected first polarization wave and the converted second are combined into the polarized emitting light.
US09335553B2
In exemplary implementations of this invention, two LCD screens display a multi-view 3D image that has both horizontal and vertical parallax, and that does not require a viewer to wear any special glasses. Each pixel in the LCDs can take on any value: the pixel can be opaque, transparent, or any shade between. For regions of the image that are adjacent to a step function (e.g., a depth discontinuity) and not adjacent to a sharp corner, the screens display local parallax barriers comprising many small slits. The barriers and the slits tend to be oriented perpendicular to the local angular gradient of the target light field. In some implementations, the display is optimized to seek to minimize the Euclidian distance between the desired light field and the actual light field that is produced. Weighted, non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) is used for this optimization.
US09335550B2
A virtual image display device with an optical waveguide to guide, by internal total reflection, parallel pencil groups meeting a condition of internal total reflection, a first reflection volume hologram grating to diffract and reflect the parallel pencil groups incident upon the optical waveguide from outside and traveling in different directions as they are so as to meet the condition of internal total reflection inside the optical waveguide and a second reflection volume hologram grating to project the parallel pencil groups guided by internal total reflection inside the optical waveguide as they are from the optical waveguide by diffraction and reflection thereof so as to depart from the condition of internal total reflection inside the optical waveguide.
US09335548B1
A head-wearable display includes a collimated light source, a beam steering mechanism, and a synchronization controller. The collimated light source selectively emits collimated light. The beam steering mechanism is optically coupled to receive the collimated light and angularly scans the collimated light between beam steering states that each redirect the collimate light to a different angular direction along at least one angular dimension. The beam steering mechanism is coupled to scan the collimated light across an eyebox. The synchronization controller is coupled to the collimated light source and the beam steering mechanism to synchronize selective emission of the collimated light from the collimated light source with the beam steering states of the beam steering mechanism to repetitiously draw an image in the eyebox.
US09335546B2
According to one embodiment, an image display device includes a holder. The holder includes a holding member, a first extension portion, and a second extension portion. The holding member has a first end, and a second end separated from the first end, and includes a first portion, and a second portion. The first extension portion is connected to the first end. The second extension portion is connected to the second end and arranged with the first extension portion. The device includes a light emitting unit, and an optical unit. The light emitting unit is configured to be mounted on the first extension portion and to emit light including an image. The optical unit is configured to be mounted on the first portion and to change a travel direction of the light by reflecting the light.
US09335543B2
An optical scanner includes: a movable plate which includes a light reflection unit; a first torsion bar which oscillatably supports the movable plate around a first axis; a first displacement member which is connected to the first torsion bar; a second torsion bar which oscillatably supports the first displacement member around a second axis; a second displacement member which is connected to the second torsion bar; and an actuator which is installed on the second displacement member and applies a displacement to the second displacement member so as to apply torsional deformation and bending deformation to the second torsion bar, in which the first displacement member includes a frame member surrounding the movable plate, and a damper which has a smaller thickness than that of the frame member and extends in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the second torsion bar extends from the frame member.
US09335535B2
Size reduction is achieved while also achieving both high sensitivity and high pixel density. Provided is an image acquisition device including an image acquisition element that acquires an image of a sample, a closed container that accommodates and seals the image acquisition element therein, a camera body that accommodates the closed container, and a displacement member that moves the image acquisition element relative to the camera body in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the image acquisition element. At least a portion of the displacement member is disposed outside the closed container.
US09335529B2
According to one embodiment, the imaging device array in an embodiment has plural imaging devices formed integrally, imaging the light that is output from the exit surface imaged at the image point including an incidence surface for the incidence of light, plural reflective surfaces including four reflective surfaces for reflecting the light from the incidence surface, and an exit surface that outputs light that has gone through the plural reflective surfaces, in which the plural imaging devices are arranged as an array, and a surface for ameliorating the propagation of light other than the light reflected from the reflective surfaces to the exit surface is formed on the periphery of at least one reflective surface among the plural reflective surfaces.
US09335528B2
A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having positive refractive power. At least the first, second, and third lens units move during zooming so that the first lens unit is located closer to an object side than an image side, the second lens unit is located closer to the image side, and the third lens unit is located closer to the object side at a telephoto end than a wide-angle end. Movement, focal length, and positioning parameters of first to third lens units, during zooming from the wide-angle end toward the telephoto end, are appropriately set based on mathematical conditions.
US09335523B2
An imaging lens provided with a negative first lens group and a positive second lens group arranged in order from the object side. The first lens group is composed of a first group first lens which is a negative single lens, and the second lens group is composed of a positive second group first lens, a positive second group second lens, and a negative second group third lens arranged in order from the object side. The second group first lens is a biconvex lens, the second group second lens is a biconvex lens, the second group third lens is a meniscus lens, an aperture stop is disposed between the second group first and second lenses, and the second group second and third lenses form a cemented lens. The imaging lens satisfies conditional expressions (1): −0.89≦f1/f<0 and (4): 0.3
US09335519B2
The present disclosure illustrates an optical image capturing system which comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with a refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second through fifth lens elements have refractive powers, and the object-side surfaces and the image-side surfaces of the four lens elements are aspheric. The sixth lens element with a negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface, an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the sixth lens elements are aspheric, and at least one of the object-side and the image-side surfaces has an inflection point. When specific conditions are satisfied, the optical image capturing system has a better optical path adjusting ability to improve imaging quality.
US09335505B2
A fiber distribution device includes a swing frame chassis pivotally mounted to a support structure. At least a first optical splitter module is mounted to the swing frame chassis. Pigtails having connectorized ends are carried by the swing frame chassis and have portions that are routed generally vertically on the swing frame chassis. An optical termination field includes fiber optic adapters carried by the swing frame chassis. The fiber optic adapters are configured to receive the connectorized ends of the pigtails.
US09335499B2
An optical module includes a horizontal base plate, a lens mounted on the base plate, a fiber sleeve, and a board lock. The lens has a front end face and a rear end face corresponding to the front end face. The fiber sleeve is mated with the rear end face of the lens. The fiber sleeve has a front surface and a rear surface. The board lock is mounted at a rear of the fiber sleeve. The board lock has a strain relief base and a cover locking to the strain relief base. The strain relief base has a front wall and a pogo pin forwardly extending beyond the front wall. The fiber sleeve defines a receiving hole in the rear surface for fixing the pogo pin. The cover is retained to the base plate.
US09335494B2
One aspect of the invention provides an optoelectronics structure including: a substrate defining a trench on a first surface; and a VCSEL structure mounted vertically within the trench of the substrate such that the VCSEL structure emits a laser beam substantially parallel to the substrate. Another aspect of the invention provides an optoelectronics structure including: an fiber guiding substrate defining a trench on a first surface; a VCSEL structure mounted vertically within the trench of the fiber guiding substrate such that the VCSEL structure emits a laser beam substantially parallel to the substrate; and an optical fiber mounted on the fiber guiding substrate substantially coaxial with the laser beam emitted by the VCSEL structure.
US09335481B2
An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation, focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier, while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder.
US09335475B2
In a method of manufacturing an optical device including an optical waveguide having a core, a cladding and a light input/output part through which a light beam is input or output, a substrate is prepared which is provided with a uniform thickness of single-crystalline film having its constituent atoms forming a diamond lattice structure and its surface being neither the (111) plane nor its equivalent planes. In the single-crystalline film, a precursor structure is formed which has a precursor of light input/output part. A mask is formed such as to expose the precursor with the remaining part covered. The structure is immersed into an alkaline solution for wet etching with the (111) planes used as etch-stop planes.
US09335473B2
A semiconductor device, a package structure, and methods of forming the same are disclosed. An embodiment is a semiconductor device comprising a first optical device over a first substrate, a vertical waveguide on a top surface of the first optical device, and a second substrate over the vertical waveguide. The semiconductor device further comprises a lens capping layer on a top surface of the second substrate, wherein the lens capping layer is aligned with the vertical waveguide, and a second optical device over the lens capping layer.
US09335470B2
A method for assembling an opto-electronic circuit board is described as follows. A bottom cladding layer, a core layer and a top cladding layer are formed on the base orderly such that a waveguide is completed. A first light-guide hole is formed in a base material, and a light source is disposed on the base material thereby forming an emission component. A second light-guide hole is formed in another base material, and then an optic receiver is disposed on another base material thereby forming a receiver component. A circuit substrate is processed in order to form a first cavity, a second cavity and a third cavity on a first circuit layer of the substrate. The waveguide, the emission component and the receiver component are disposed respectively in the first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity.
US09335458B2
A backlight unit and an LCD device using the same are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide panel, a light source unit disposed at a rear-direction lower end of the light guide panel, an optical film disposed in a front direction of the light guide panel to face the light source unit and configured to reflect light emitted from the light source unit, and an optical sheet part disposed in the front direction of the light guide panel, and configured to change a travel direction of the light, which is output from the light guide panel, to a direction vertical to the light guide panel.
US09335455B2
An illumination and laser energy delivery system, including an extended tip laser and illumination probe for retinal surgery, is disclosed that allows efficient delivery of laser and illumination energy to a surgical site through a device that is smaller than the standard 20 gauge probe conventionally used in endo-photocoagulation procedures. Novel constructions, as disclosed, enable the space inside the probe cannula to be used more efficiently than in prior art devices, providing improved performance of the device and system in delivering laser and illumination energy to the surgical site.
US09335452B2
Systems and methods for capturing images are disclosed. An image capture device includes two or more apertures for directing light to an image sensor device. In some embodiments, each of the apertures admits light from a different direction relative to the image sensor device. Some embodiments include one or more electrically switchable mirror elements configured for directing light from at least one of the one or more apertures to the image sensor. Upon application of a first signal, a first electrically switchable mirror element enters a reflective mode for reflecting light from a first aperture of the one or more apertures to the image sensor device. Upon application of a second signal, the first electrically switchable mirror element enters a transmissive mode for transmitting light from a second aperture of the one or more apertures to the image sensor device.
US09335451B2
An arrangement of decorative elements includes a frame, a plurality of strands of ornaments supported from the frame, a plurality of slats supported from the frame, and wherein the plurality of slats are interspersed with the plurality of strands of ornaments to define a row of strands of ornaments and slats. The frame may include an inner support for supporting the plurality of strands of ornaments and slats, and an outer support that extends around a peripheral edge of the inner support.
US09335450B2
An optical element includes a lens and a light diffusion layer formed on the lens. The lens includes a light incident face and a light emerging face. The light emerging face includes a concave face opposite to the light incident face and a convex face surrounding the concave face. The convex face is covered by the light diffusion layer. The concave face is exposed outside the light diffusion layer. A method for manufacturing the optical element is also disclosed.
US09335448B2
Liquid lens (100) including two liquids (104, 105) being adjacent to each other in a container (101, 102, 103) with a flexible member (106) interposed between them wherein at least a part of the flexible member (106) functions as refractive surface and characterized in that the elastic strain energy per unit area Y [N/m] of the flexible member satisfies the inequality γ≧5.16×105×Δρ×α−1×3.4, where •Δρ [kg/m 3] is the density difference between the two liquids arranged adjacent to the flexible member; •α [λ] is the surface accuracy of the refractive surface; and •φ [m] is the inner diameter of the liquid lens.
US09335446B2
A method of making a lens having adjustable optical power is disclosed. The lens is adjustable by relative lateral translation of at least two lens elements. The method may comprise providing a function yielding optical properties of the lens from starting geometries for the lens elements; refining the function to approximate required gaze angle optical performance over a range of said lateral translation; and using the refined function to derive geometries for making the lens elements. The function may comprise first and second functional parts respectively for the lens elements, and the method comprises using the function to derive geometries for making the lens elements, wherein the function relates optical path difference to a position across the lens elements, and the rate of change of curvature of the first functional part with position is different to the rate of change of curvature of the second functional part with position. There is also disclosed a lens having adjustable optical power. The lens is adjustable by relative lateral translation of at least two lens elements. The adjustable lens may be used for corrective eyeglasses.
US09335445B2
The present invention relates to an antireflection article of which the first surface has sufficient abrasion resistance and can suppress reflectance to a low level throughout the visible light region, and a display device. The present invention relates to an antireflection article that has light transmittance, in which a plurality of convex portions are disposed on a first surface positioned at a visible side and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the average gap of the convex portions is 400 nm or less, the ratio (H1/W1) of the height H1 of the convex portions and the width W1 of the bottoms of the convex portions is 1.3 or more, in the first surface, and the ratio (H2/W2) of the height H2 of the convex portions and the width W2 of the bottoms of the convex portions is larger than the ratio (H1/W1), in the second surface.
US09335438B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring a drilling fluid for the formation of gas hydrates. One system includes a borehole containing a drilling fluid being circulated therethrough, a first optical computing device arranged in the borehole and having at least one integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the drilling fluid and detect one or more gas hydrates present therein, and at least one detector arranged to receive optically interacted light generated from optical interaction between the at least one integrated computational element and the drilling fluid, the at least one detector being configured to generate a first output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the one or more gas hydrates.
US09335433B2
A method and system for calculating formation porosity is presented. The method includes calculating formation porosity of a borehole by obtaining complex dielectric constant measurements with a high frequency dielectric tool. Next, a dielectric constant of formation water is derived from the complex dielectric constant measurements. Finally, a formation porosity is determined based at least in part on the measured complex dielectric constant and the derived dielectric constant formation water.
US09335427B2
An electrical system for an atomic particle detection assembly includes an electrical component electrically connected to an atomic particle detection unit. The electrical system includes a dielectric insulating material surrounding the electrical component. The electrical system also includes a conductive shielding material surrounding the dielectric insulating material. The conductive shielding material and a conductive element are at substantially the same electric potential.
US09335421B2
A radiation detector includes an array of detector pixels each including an array of detector cells. Each detector cell includes a photodiode biased in a breakdown region and digital circuitry coupled with the photodiode and configured to output a first digital value in a quiescent state and a second digital value responsive to photon detection by the photodiode. Digital triggering circuitry is configured to output a trigger signal indicative of a start of an integration time period responsive to a selected number of one or more of the detector cells transitioning from the first digital value to the second digital value. Readout digital circuitry accumulates a count of a number of transitions of detector cells of the array of detector cells from the first digital state to the second digital state over the integration time period.
US09335417B2
Provided is a system and method for transmitting a satellite state to a satellite receiver to determine use or non-use of a satellite signal in positioning estimation. A satellite navigation system includes at least one satellite, a satellite control center for controlling the at least one satellite, and a server. The server transmits satellite state information about the at least one satellite identified through the satellite control center to the satellite receiver. The satellite receiver restricts the use of the satellite signal for positioning estimation when the satellite state is identified as erroneous.
US09335416B2
Assisted-GPS for a portable biometric monitoring device is provided. The portable biometric monitoring device may obtain updated ephemeris data from an associated secondary device via a short-range, low-power communication protocol. The secondary device may be a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Various rules may control when the ephemeris data is updated. The ephemeris data may be used in the calculation of the global position of the portable biometric monitoring device. Additionally, the portable biometric monitoring device may communicate downloaded position fixing data to the associated secondary device. The associated secondary device may then calculate the global position from the position fixing data.
US09335412B2
A sonar transducer assembly configured for imaging of an underwater environment is provided herein. The sonar transducer assembly includes at least one transmit-only transducer element positioned within a housing and aimed outwardly and downwardly. The at least one transmit-only transducer element is configured to transmit sonar pulses to insonify a first volume. The sonar transducer assembly further includes at least one receive-only transducer element positioned within the housing and aimed outwardly and downwardly. The at least one receive-only transducer element is configured to receive sonar returns from the sonar pulses within a second volume. The second volume is smaller than the first volume and aimed so as to be wholly contained within the first volume. The housing is mountable to the water craft so as to enable rotation of the transducer elements with respect to the water craft. Corresponding systems and methods are also provided.
US09335410B2
A spotlight synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image is generated by directing randomly a beam of transmitted pulses at a set of two or more areas using a steerable array of antennas. Each area is illuminated by an approximately equal number of the transmitted pulses. Then, a reconstruction procedure is applied independently to received signals from each area due to reflecting the transmitted pulses to generate the image corresponding to the set of areas.
US09335405B2
A radio frequency (RF) obstacle detection system of a vehicle includes an RF radar module that transmits an initial RF signal having a first signal strength and to receive at least one reflected RF signal having a second signal strength based on the initial RF signal. A radar reflector module is coupled to the vehicle and disposed at a first distance remotely located from the RF radar module. The radar reflector module receives the RF signal generated by the RF radar module and efficiently retroreflects the RF signal to generate a reflected signal having a second signal strength back to the RF radar module. A control module determines a second distance between the radar reflector module and at least one obstacle remotely located from the vehicle based on the reflected signal provided by the radar reflector module and a received signal induced by the at least one obstacle.
US09335403B2
A sensing device comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter repetitively emits a modulated electro-magnetic signal and the emitted signal interacts with an object producing a counter propagating return signal. The return signal is detected and converted into digital signals by the receiver via a reception channel through the use of edge transitions rather than logic levels from one or more comparator outputs to reconstruct the return signal waveform. Waveform acquisition and reconstruction are based on edge sampling. Methods of providing optical feedback using a moving waveguide in time-of-flight distance measurements are also disclosed.
US09335402B2
A target object detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, a threshold determiner, a parameter setter, a parameter selector, and a timing controller. The transmitter repeatedly transmits a transmission pulse at a transmission timing. The receiver receives a reception signal at a reception timing set based on the transmission timing. The threshold determiner determines whether an amplitude value of the reception signal exceeds a predetermined threshold at every sampling point and counts the number of sampling points at which the amplitude value of the reception signal exceeds the threshold. The parameter setter sets a plurality of different parameters for controlling the transmission timing. The parameter selector selects the parameter from the parameter settings, to minimize the number of sampling points counted by the threshold determiner. The timing controller controls the transmission timing, based on the parameter selected by the parameter selector.
US09335395B2
In a method for frequency calibration in a magnetic resonance system in a volume section containing an unknown number of determined substances, the predetermined volume section is excited with RF pulses and subsequent echo signals are recorded at different times and spectral information is determined for each of the echo signals, from which a peak value in the spectral information and an associated relaxation time are determined. Dependent on the relaxation time, a substance is determined for each peak value. A frequency adjustment substance dependent of the magnetic resonance system is then implemented. Multiple peak values in the spectral information of the echo signals can be determined.
US09335391B2
A multichannel RF switching device of an embodiment has a connector in which all or some of a plurality of terminals are configured to be connected to a plurality of coil elements, a matrix switch having a plurality of input ports arranged in a line and a plurality of output ports arranged in a line, and a wiring portion connecting the respective terminals configured to be connected to the plural coil elements with a plurality of input ports in use included in the plural input ports one-on-one, the input ports in use amounting to fewer than the total number of the input ports, wherein the wiring portion connects the respective terminals with the input ports in use one-on-one in such a way that a separation between adjacent two of all or some of the input ports in use is larger than a separation between adjacent two of the input ports.
US09335384B2
A method and apparatus for testing near field magnetic fields of electronic devices. The method comprises measuring a magnetic field using a loop antenna that is oriented in a first direction. The loop antenna is swept through a desired range of azimuth angles while measuring the magnetic field. Once the first direction testing is completed, the loop antenna is changed to a second orientation direction. The magnetic field is then measured in the second orientation direction and is swept through a desired range of orientation angles in the second direction. The apparatus provides a loop antenna connected to a coaxial probe, with the coaxial cable serving as the center conductor, and two outer conductors. An axle is mounted to the loop antenna and connected to a step motor. A servo motor is also provided for moving the arm assembly.
US09335379B2
A product outer shell containing its own record of any private and unwarranted disassembly includes a first outer element, a second outer element detachably connected with the second outer element, a consumer disassembly inhibiting structure. The consumer disassembly inhibiting structure includes a circuit board, a plurality of special conductive bodies, a plurality of general conductive bodies, and a positioning plate. The special conductive bodies and general conductive bodies all have the same structures and each is secured on the circuit board to electrically connect to a chip located on the circuit board. A conductive piece is positioned on the positioning plate and is coupled with the special conductive bodies. The chip is configured to record electric connections between the special conductive bodies and the conductive piece, the original electric connections being changed to other or no connections after any disassembly of the product outer shell.
US09335378B2
A flexible magnetic coil for determining ion migration rates inside a vacuum device can include a plurality of insulated copper wires held together as a bundle. A positive pole can be connected to a first end of the bundle for receiving a positive DC voltage. A negative pole can be connected to a second end of the bundle for completing a circuit with the positive pole. A DC voltage ranging from ten volts to four thousand volts from a power supply can be connected to the positive pole, the negative pole, or combinations thereof. The bundle can be a loop and can form a circuit when the DC voltage is applied to the loop. The bundle can create a flexible electromagnetic field of at least one Gauss around the vacuum device using a calculation of a number of turns of insulated copper wire multiplied by applied DC current.
US09335377B2
Aspects of the invention relate to a test-per-clock scheme based on dynamically-partitioned reconfigurable scan chains. Every clock cycle, scan chains configured by a control signal to operate in a shifting-launching mode shift in test stimuli one bit and immediately applies the newly formed test pattern to the circuit-under-test; and scan chains configured by the control signal to operate in a capturing-compacting-shifting mode shift out one bit of previously compacted test response data while compacting remaining bits of the previously compacted test response data with a currently-captured test response to form currently compacted test response data. A large number of scan chains may be configured by the control signal to work in a mission mode. After a predetermined number of clock cycles, a different control signal may be applied to reconfigure and partition the scan chains for applying different test stimuli.
US09335371B2
A semiconductor evaluating device includes a chuck stage for holding a semiconductor device serving as a measuring object, a contact probe for evaluating an electrical characteristic of the semiconductor device by getting contact with the semiconductor device held on the chuck stage, and a fluid spraying portion for spraying a fluid onto the semiconductor device.
US09335369B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a test bump pad, a first bump pad coupled to a first through-silicon-via (TSV), a second bump pad coupled to a second TSV, a latching unit, coupled between the test bump pad and the first bump pad, suitable for storing data, and a switching unit suitable for selectively coupling the first bump pad to the second bump pad in response to a test operation control signal.
US09335362B2
Testing or diagnostics are performed on an electric vehicle. The vehicle is operated and current flow through a system of the vehicle is monitored. A voltage related to the system is also monitored. Diagnostics are provided based upon the monitored voltage and the monitored current.
US09335357B2
Various aspects of a detecting method and a detecting device to detect a state change of power lines are disclosed herein. The detecting device includes a plurality of storage elements, a communication unit and a detection unit. The plurality of storage elements are disposed on power lines and generates a driving power by load-modulating an alternating-current signal communicated through the power lines. The plurality of storage elements further outputs stored first identification information of a plurality of outlets through the power lines. The communication unit receives the first identification information of the plurality of outlets output by the plurality of storage element through the power lines. The detection unit detects change in states of the power lines on the basis of the first identification information of the plurality of outlets.
US09335353B2
A system and method of measuring power consumption in an appliance is provided. An electrical characteristic of a power signal, such as a voltage component and/or a current component, can be detected at the appliance. The detected electrical characteristic can be processed using a signal processor. During signal processing, the detected electrical characteristic can be shifted based on a predetermined threshold and converted to a digital signal. An electrical characteristic offset can be determined based on an average electrical characteristic value of a plurality of detected electrical characteristics. The difference between the electrical characteristic offset value and an instantaneously detected electrical characteristic value can be used to determine power consumption of the appliance.
US09335345B1
A “theta” angle adjustment method for waveguide probes uses an adjustable solid parallelepiped that allows the wafer probes to be fastened to the auxiliary equipment under correcting “theta” angles and a flange holding and securing bracket that allows one waveguide section to rotate against the other. The alignment procedure requires one of both flanges to have its aligning pin holes and fastening screw threads replaced by circular (oval) holes, allowing the waveguide sections to rotate axially against each-other. The Theta angle is adjusted by repeated trial and error fastening and unfastening the securing bracket under firm pressure of the probe body against the solid support parallelepiped.
US09335344B2
A signal transmission medium for transmitting EHF band signals from a first point to a second point, including: a first end at which a signal exchange with the first point takes place; a second end at which a signal exchange with the second point takes place; and a transmission line portion which is flexible and connects the first end and the second end. The transmission line portion includes: strip conductors which are formed substantially down a center of a flexible printed circuit board to establish electrical connection between a signal line at the first end and a signal line at the second end; and a pair of grounding sheets which are arranged in parallel to each other at a substantially constant gap from the flexible printed circuit board in 180-degree opposite directions. The cavities are formed between the pair of grounding sheets and the strip conductors.
US09335342B2
A scanning tunneling microscope includes a probe, a control unit that controls a distance between that probe and a sample, a voltage applying unit that supplies a direct current voltage between the probe and the sample, a measurement unit that measures a tunneling current that flows between the probe and the sample by the direct current voltage, an extraction unit that extracts as an observation value a specified frequency component from instantaneous values of the tunneling current measured by the measurement unit, and an observation information generation unit that generates observation information that includes information relating to at least one of a chemical state and an internal structure of a surface of the sample on the basis of the observation value extracted by the extraction unit.
US09335327B2
Provided are methods of using polycarbonate filters to isolate and detect cancer cells in a biological fluid, particularly biological fluids, such as urine, that contain very low concentrations of cancer cells. The characterization of the isolated cells for the presence or absence of cancer specific proteins is useful for cancer diagnosis and prognosis.
US09335326B2
The invention provides compositions, methods, and kits diagnosing, monitoring, and otherwise characterizing a myopathy and for detecting the presence of autoantibodies in a biological sample.
US09335316B2
A compound having formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 independently represent hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl groups, and G represents hydrogen or at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of C1-C18 alkyl and C1-C18 alkoxy; provided that when R1 and R2 represent hydrogen, G does not represent hydrogen, 4-methyl, 4-methoxy, 3-methoxy, 2,6-dipropargyl, 4-vinyl, 4-ethynyl or 3-ethynyl.
US09335311B2
A gas sensor (200) in which individual ones of connection terminals (30) have, at a rear end portion, a first connection portion (31) connected to a corresponding connector terminal (60). Individual ones of the connector terminals have, at an end portion on a side toward separator (40), a second connection portion (61) connected to the first connection portion. One of the first and second connection portions assumes the form of an insertion piece (61g), and the other assumes the form of a female portion (31g) into which the insertion piece is inserted. At least one of the insertion piece and the female portion has an elastic portion (31a). The insertion piece is fitted into the female portion, and the elastic portion thereby elastically bends, whereby the first and second connection portions are elastically connected.
US09335305B2
Methods and apparatus relate to ultrasound measurement of a dimension such as the thickness (11) of an item (12) which may be worn over time by contact with an item (14). An ultrasonic transceiver (18) couples ultrasound into the item (12). Outgoing ultrasound i results in echos r returning to the transceiver (18). This allows calculation of time of flight to yield a value for the thickness (11). In the examples prescribed, the measurement is repeated a plurality of times in a specified period to extract a dimension from each received signal. Information extracted from the plurality of received signal is used to produce a single value indicative of the dimension of the item (12) over the specified period.
US09335304B2
A scanner comprises a scanning array mounted within a rotatable assembly having a first wheel on a first side, a second wheel on a second side and a membrane forming a drum around the array wherein a load path is provided between the wheels to divert load from the membrane such that it can be made thinner.
US09335302B2
An ultrasonic detection assembly detects a characteristic in a test object. The ultrasonic detection assembly includes a phased array probe positioned in proximity to a peripheral surface of the test object. The phased array probe includes a plurality of transducer elements. The transducer elements of the phased array probe transmit a sound beam into the test object. The sound beam is movable by the phased array probe within the test object to detect the characteristic. A method of detecting a characteristic in the test object with the ultrasonic detection assembly is also provided.
US09335299B2
Exemplary embodiments of method and system for guiding a tester of a bundle of similar objects are disclosed. The disclosed embodiments may obtain a picture of the bundle of the similar objects. The image may be processed in order to identify the bundle of similar objects to be tested. Then, the system may determine which object of the similar objects to measure and accordingly it may instruct a tester to associate an object-measuring device with the determined object to be measured. Upon receiving a trigger signal issued by the tester, information is collected regarding the test results of the measured object and information on the location of the measured object. Then the process can proceed for additional objects in the bundle.
US09335298B2
Apparatus for determining a thickness of a wall of a pipe, featuring a signal processing module configured to respond to signaling containing information about traveling stress waves transmitted to and reflected back from a wall of a pipe by a sensor band that includes a series, ring or array having multiple transducers circumferentially arranged and mounted around, and attached to or clamped onto, an outside wall of the pipe; and determine a profile of a thickness of the wall of the pipe corresponding to circumferential locations of the multiple transducers based on the signaling received from the sensor band; and one or more orientation or rotation sensors, each responding to its orientation in relation to its displacement on the pipe and to provide an orientation signal containing information about the same.
US09335297B1
A non-invasive, hands-free “water flow device” senses when water is and is not flowing and can give the user a visual display, of the real time water flow duration and quantity of water used by a shower (or other water dispensing device), for example. The water flow device may use an acoustic transducer (e.g., a microphone) to sense the acoustic waves generated by the flow of water during a shower. For example, the flow or lack of flow of water may be determined by analyzing the acoustic signature and/or amplitude of sounds (e.g., within a certain frequency range) in the shower.
US09335289B2
Disclosed are biomolecule based bioprobes that exhibit improved water solubility and monolayer-forming properties with substantially little or no aggregation that can appreciably interfere with binding of the bioprobes to a target nucleotide. The bioprobes may be used in conjunction with a suitable reporter system to detect very small quantities of biological markers. The bio-probes comprise a nucleobase sequence capable of hybridizing to a target nucleotide; and at least one charged functional group attached to said nucleobase sequence. Also disclosed are biosensors, and sensing devices that comprise the bio-probe. Further disclosed are suitable electrochemical reporter systems for use with bioprobes. Methods of use of these devices and probes, including for the detection of target biomarkers, including biomarkers for cancer cells or pathogens, are also included.
US09335285B2
A method to determine the strength of an acid in a medium is disclosed. The method includes (I) providing multiple samples comprising trimethylphosphine oxide (TMPO), the acid, and the medium, wherein the multiple samples have different [H+]/[TMPO] ratios, [H+] is the concentration of hydrons in the sample in mole·liter−1, and [TMPO] is the concentration of TMPO in the sample in mole·liter−1. (II) The 31P chemical shifts of the multiple samples are measured by 31P NMR and compared to standardized samples to determine the acid strength of the medium.
US09335283B2
A method and a system for bump's inspection are disclosed. The inspection done by comparing the volume of the bump's outside contour and the volume the solid materials from which the bump is made and/or analyzing the bump's solid materials ratio. Principally, the inspection id done by preparing an empiric reference table of the emitted energy received from the solid materials, from which a reference proper bump with a given volume is comprised, using ED-XRF (Energy-Dispersive-X-ray-Fluorescence analysis) analyze; obtaining a first calculated volume of the bump, using a 3D image-processing method; adapting the reference table according to the difference between the given volume and the first calculated volume of the bump; performing a second volume calculation of the bump by applying ED-XRF technology. The difference between the first and second volume calculations and the solid material combination are used to inspect the bump.
US09335281B2
A system and method for producing images of the structure and composition of an object based on measurements of the low-angle x-ray diffraction properties of the object. The imaging system includes a coded aperture that encodes spatial and spectral features onto radiation scattered from image points within the object. The radiation is detected at a two-dimensional array of detectors, whose output is deconvolved and processed to estimate a three-dimensional image having molecular specificity.
US09335268B2
A device (10) and a method for analyzing a sample (16) containing fluorophores use a light source (12) emitting light (λex) onto the sample (16), and onto a fluorescence standard (14). The fluorophores of the sample (16), given an immission of light of a first wavelength (λex1), have a first excitation efficiency and, given an immission of light of a second wavelength (λex2), have a second excitation efficiency. The fluorescence standard (14), given the same immissions of light, has a third excitation efficiency and, a fourth excitation efficiency. An optical element (20) which is arranged between the light source (12) and the sample (16) and/or (12) the fluorescence standard (14) adapts, due to its optical property, a first difference between the first excitation efficiency and the second excitation efficiency and a second difference between the third excitation efficiency and the fourth excitation efficiency to each other.
US09335267B2
Embodiments of present invention are directed to near infrared (IR) laser-induced vibrational absorption systems and methods for material detection. According to one embodiment, a system for detecting materials may include: at least one laser configured to output light in the near IR spectrum so as to excite at least one vibrational overtone frequency, at least one combination band frequency, or a combination thereof, of a sample comprised of one or more of materials; a detector configured to detect a physical phenomenon of the sample in response to laser excitation; and an analyzer configured to the analyze the detected physical phenomenon and to identify the one or more materials based comparison of the detected signatures with known signatures of one more materials.
US09335258B2
A system and method for the retrieval of mass density distributions or “profiles” for at least a portion of the Earth's atmosphere for one or more molecular constituent within the atmosphere that absorbs spectral energy. The spectral energy may be anywhere within wavelengths of radiation from UV through visible and into the infrared. The system incorporates a single ended instrument to permit continuous monitoring of the vertical profiles of all constituents of interest.
US09335255B2
A system for the assessment of reflective surfaces disposed along a roadway repeatedly illuminates an area along the roadway that includes at least one reflective surface using a light source. Multiple light intensity values are measured over a field of view which includes at least a portion of the area illuminated by the light source. A computer processing system is used to identifying a portion of the light intensity values associated with a reflective surface and analyze the portion of the light intensity values to determine assessment for that reflective surface.
US09335253B2
Provided is a photoacoustic microscope, including: an objective lens configured to collect excitation light into a specimen, the excitation light in a wavelength range that is absorbed by an object to be observed; a detection light optical system configured to (i) form an image of a point light source of detection light in a middle portion of a pupil of the objective lens, the detection light having a wavelength that is different from the wavelength range of the excitation light, and (ii) emit the detection light onto the specimen by means of the objective lens; an optical scanning unit configured to deflect the excitation light and the detection light that enter the objective lens, for scanning the specimen; and a light detection unit configured to detect reflected light of the detection light that is reflected by the specimen.
US09335251B2
An environmental sensor is disclosed. The environmental sensor includes a semiconductor substrate including a light sensor, a surface through which ambient light can pass to reach a light sensor and a light source operable to illuminate the surface, whereby at least some of the light from the light source is reflected by the surface onto the light sensor. The environmental sensor is operable to determine the presence of a fouling layer on the surface by comparing measurements of ambient light and reflected light by the at least one light sensor.
US09335250B2
A method and apparatus is disclosed for suppression of bubbles in an optical measurement cell. A measurement cell is filled with a fluid sample. Valves connected through plumbing connections to the cell are operated such that any flow in and out of the cell is stopped. A pressure source is then applied through a valve and flow impedance mechanism to the liquid contained within the cell, causing any bubbles contained or generated within the cell to be dissolved back into solution or reduced in size such that optical measurements taken of the sample are more accurate and free of interference with the measurement beam and of measured stray light. Possible pressure sources include compressed gas, a piston, and a constant flow-rate pump.
US09335241B2
A monitoring system is configured for monitoring a property of a fluid. The monitoring system includes a vessel and a monitoring capsule. The vessel is configured for holding a volume of the fluid therein. The monitoring capsule is configured for disposition within the vessel. The monitoring capsule includes a housing, a hydrometer, and a sensor. The hydrometer is movably disposed within the housing. The hydrometer is configured to measure the property of the fluid. The sensor is operatively attached to the housing and configured to sense the measured property of the fluid.
US09335230B1
A method of determining fluid pressure on a gun-launched projectile relies on deformation of a thin layer of a metallic material that comprises the outer layer of a segment of the projectile body. The axial segment of the projectile body that is selected for pressure measurement is altered or replaced with another axial segment. The altered segment has a thin-walled, structural, metallic sleeve that is concentric with an underlying hollow, metallic cylindrical body. The radially outermost surface of the body underlying the sleeve has a plurality of indentations formed thereon. Measurements of the deformations of the thin-walled sleeve into the indentations in the underlying body are correlated with known deformation and pressure data to determine pressure that was applied to the projectile during its ballistic cycle.
US09335222B2
The power conversion device includes an AC power source, a power conversion unit, and an LC filter unit arranged between the AC power source and the power conversion unit, and the LC filter unit has a temperature detection element provided in one part or in a plurality of parts configuring the LC filter unit, and the power conversion unit has a temperature detection unit configured to receive temperature data detected by the temperature detection element and a determination unit configured to calculate temperature rise values of one or plurality of parts, or temperature differences between the plurality of parts based on the temperature data received by the temperature detection unit and to determine whether or not there is an abnormality in the LC filter unit in accordance with the calculation result.
US09335218B2
A digital bolometer architecture provides dynamic control of a simultaneous integration time for all pixels, with a temporal response that is more uniform than conventional bolometers and lacks frame cross-talk from decay tails, and which supports sub-frame measurement for on readout computational imaging. This is accomplished by replacing resistive pixel temperature sensing with continuous optical interferometric measurement and subsequent signal accumulation. Balanced reference sensors allow rejection of temperature differences across the thermal sink. The thermal time constant of the pixels is substantially reduced and the lost SNR is recovered by integration of the measured signals, using a programmable integration time.
US09335217B2
A MEMS sensor for detecting electromagnetic waves in a particular frequency range is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the MEMS sensor comprises a bottom substrate layer; a first electrode layer over the substrate layer; a pyroelectric layer over the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer over the pyroelectric layer; wherein a top electrode layer is patterned with a periodic structure that has a periodicity less than or equal to target infrared wavelength.
US09335209B2
An optical module includes a circuit substrate that has a concave portion and a flat surface, an optical sensor that is disposed inside a space, and an optical filter device that has a base which accommodates a variable wavelength interference filter and has a light-through hole through which light emitted from the variable wavelength interference filter passes and a first glass member which is disposed in the light-through hole. The first glass member is positioned inside the space. The base is bonded to the flat surface. The distance between the first glass member and the optical sensor is set to a distance at which light emitted from the variable wavelength interference filter does not interfere between the first glass member and the optical sensor.
US09335198B2
A method of using a paint cup assembly with a paint sprayer includes filling a paint cup assembly with paint, closing the paint cup assembly, inverting the paint cup assembly, and engaging the paint cup assembly with the paint sprayer. The paint cup assembly includes a spring loaded valve to prevent paint from leaking from the paint cup assembly when the paint cup assembly is inverted.
US09335195B2
A method and apparatus for determining a volume of a phase of a multiphase fluid flowing in a production tubular is provided. A magnetic field is imparted on the fluid to align nuclei of the multiphase fluid along a direction of the magnetic field. A radio frequency signal is transmitted into the multiphase fluid to excite the nuclei, and a signal is detected from the nuclei responsive to the transmitted radio frequency signal. An amplitude of the detected signal is determined and the volume of the phase flowing in the production tubular is determined using the determined amplitude and an amplitude of a calibration signal.
US09335194B2
A system or a method for measuring flow in a flow duct has at least two ultra sound transducers. The flow of air in a duct is measured by one or more transducers transmitting beams of ultra sound controlled by a microcontroller based electronic system in which the microcontroller stores a vector of data samples for each direction of transmission, which vector includes an appropriate number of N samples forming a frame, the microcontroller multiplying each value of the frame which a complex number. Based on the result, the microcontroller calculates the flow in the duct. As a result, an efficient flow measurement of air flowing in a duct can be achieved.
US09335189B2
A device for introducing an object into a pipe is disclosed. The device includes a guide that is disposed on a pipe and a positioning unit that is movably guided on the pipe in an introduction direction by means of the guide. The positioning unit that supports a carrier that can be introduced into the pipe by moving the positioning device in the introduction direction. The positioning device is coupled to the pipe with a linear one-way clutch operable in a blocked state when the positioning device is moved against the introduction direction.
US09335187B2
Pressure indicator pressure sensitive adhesive may contain microspheres that burst and release indicator when subjected to pressure and thereby produce a detectable indication of how much pressure has been applied when forming an adhesive joint between opposing structures. Electronic device structures can be assembled using the pressure indicator pressure sensitive adhesive. A camera or other sensor may monitor joint formation. The camera can gather infrared image data, visible light image data, or ultraviolet light image data. Sensor data such as magnetic or ultrasonic sensor data can also be collected on an adhesive joint. Joint inspection can be performed on test structures and production structures and corresponding adjustments made to the joint formation process. Positioners and other equipment that compresses the pressure indicator pressure sensitive adhesive can be adjusted in real time or calibrated using information about the condition of the pressure indicator pressure sensitive adhesive.
US09335183B2
A method is presented for reliably operating at least one sensor connected to a central control unit. Each sensor senses a sensor value for its sensor parameter and creates an interrupt to the control unit when its sensor value is outside a sensor value range limited by an upper and a lower threshold. Upon generation of an interrupt by a sensor, a modified sensor value range is calculated so that the sensor value causing the interrupt lies within the modified sensor value range, and the modified sensor value range is applied to the respective sensor. The method further includes repeatedly verifying correct behavior of each sensor. A computer-readable medium, a computer program product, and a system for executing the above-summarized method are also presented.
US09335169B2
In a method of establishing the location of a pair construction points for a stud in a building, the points are defined by x and y coordinates. A beam of laser light is used to determine a z coordinate of each of the pair of construction points on surfaces of the building. The construction points are established by directing a beam of laser light toward defined x and y coordinate locations and establishing the z coordinate location of the construction points on building surfaces that have the defined x and y coordinates.
US09335162B2
A vehicle system for estimating a trailer length is disclosed. The system incorporates at least one sensor configured to measure a wheel steer angle and a trailer angle in communication with a processor. The processor is operable to determine a first length by a first computation method and determine a second length by a second computation method. The processor is further operable to validate an estimated trailer length based on the first length and the second length and perform a back-up function for the trailer based on the estimated trailer length.
US09335160B2
According to one embodiment, a profile measuring apparatus comprises a profile measuring unit, a position acquiring unit, a profile calculating unit, a deflection detecting unit, and a controlling unit. The profile measuring unit has a projecting unit to project a pattern onto a measured object, and an imaging unit to image the pattern. The position acquiring unit acquires a position of the profile measuring unit. The profile calculating unit calculates a profile of the measured object, based on image information from the imaging unit and position information from the position acquiring unit. The deflection detecting unit detects deflection of the projecting unit. The controlling unit executes active correction for the profile measuring unit and/or passive correction for the profile calculating unit, based on the deflection of the projecting unit detected by the deflection detecting unit.
US09335145B2
An apparatus for measuring the thickness of a measurement object, preferably a measurement object in the form of a web or piece goods, in a measuring gap, with a measuring mechanism which is fitted to a machine frame, wherein the measuring mechanism for measuring the thickness comprises one or more travel measurement sensor(s) aimed at the measurement object, is characterized in that a compensation sensor which is coupled to a travel measurement sensor measures the distance to a reference rule in order to detect and compensate for a change in the measuring gap, in that the reference rule is in the form of a side of a frame-shaped reference device integrated in the measuring mechanism, and in that the reference device is configured in such a manner that the distance between the reference rule and that side of the reference device which is opposite the reference rule is known during the thickness measurement. A corresponding method for measuring the thickness is also stated.
US09335144B2
A plastic hand-held measuring device, can measure the depth of a hole or bore or the length of a fixing, having particular application with composite aircraft components. A hook or tang, at the end of an elongate portion, can engage with the far end of the bore allowing the depth ascertained from a first measurement scale. A first formation can engage with a fixing, allowing measurement of the length of the fixing from a second measurement scale. A plastic slide can abut against a portion of the component to be measured and indicate the distance on the measurement scale that corresponds to the length of the dimension being measured. The slide may be arranged to engage with successive indexed formations along the length of the device, so that it is inclined to remain in a position corresponding to an indexed formation.
US09335142B2
Embodiments of a marking device are disclosed and described herein. The marking device of the various embodiments is configured for attaching to a tape measure, such as a tape measure which recoils within a housing. In one embodiment, the marking mechanism includes ink for marking the surface, whereas in another, alternate embodiment, the marking mechanism includes a scraper or other type of structure for marking the surface without the use of a chemical. When attached to the tape measure, the marking device is configured to slide along the tape measure when a force is applied thereto. At least one pointer is provided to indicate or point to a measurement along the tape measure. When the marking mechanism of the marking device is actuated to mark the surface, the surface is marked at a location which coincides with the measurement pointed to by the at least one pointer.
US09335130B2
The Kung Fu Fan stunner is a weapon for Non-lethal personal self-defense purposes. It can be used by average men and women for personal security as a stunner device, a striking implement, and a Kung Fu Fan. When the fan is open in a locked position indicated by a snap on the blue button, the red button on the fan can be pressed to deliver an electrical shock. The electrical current that can strike and stun and individual fires along the fans perimeter edge when the fan is in a locked open position and the red button is pressed. The device can also have an optional Solar Panel Inlay in The Fans Fabric so the Fan can charge its own battery continuously via solar rays. Defensive possibilities increase for Martial Artists trained in the use of the Kung Fu Fans Classical Techniques.
US09335126B2
An offset aperture gimbaled optical system comprises a gimbal and an optics assembly that is mounted on an inner gimbal and offset radially from an axis of symmetry (and rotation axis) of a conformal dome. An optical corrector adjacent the inner surface of the conformal dome encompasses the field-of-view of the optics assembly as the inner gimbal rotates about its rotation axis. The corrector is fixed with respect to the inner gimbal's rotation axis while it rotates about the axis of symmetry. The optical corrector comprises an aspheric transparent arch having an optical corrector shape and position responsive to a shape of the conformal dome at the offset position of the optics assembly. In different applications, the offset aperture provides for reduced optical aberrations and improved utilization of the available packaging volume to accommodate multiple offset aperture optics assemblies.
US09335122B2
A system and method of aligning an accessory's aim point to an aim point of a device are disclosed. In one embodiment, an aim point that can be viewed through a weapon sight is projected from a device mounted on a weapon. Further, an accessory aim point is projected on the weapon sight by an accessory device that is mounted on the weapon in front of the weapon sight. Furthermore, the accessory aim point is pre-mission aligned to the aim point of the device by electronically adjusting a position of the accessory aim point to align with the aim point of the device on the weapon sight.
US09335121B2
A method includes receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device and receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope. The method further includes determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data.
US09335109B2
A firearm accessory that includes a body that is demountably attached to a firearm, the body containing: a camera; a microphone; a memory chip; a micro-controller operable to record a user's firearm activity into the memory chip as captured by the camera and the microphone; and, a trigger-switch mechanism demountably attached to a firearm-handle operable by a user's finger to turn the contents of the body on but not off. The body disposed on a firearm further includes a plurality of electronic components operable to: record audio, video, location, time, and date, at the time of usage of a firearm; and transmit the recorded a record audio, video, location, time, and date, outside of the body through a wire, a portable memory card, or wirelessly in realtime.
US09335105B2
A cooling assembly is disclosed having a device chamber, a cooling chamber, a heat exchanger, a fan and a controller, the heat exchanger having a first heat exchanger unit and a second heat exchanger unit located above the first heat exchanger unit. The fan includes a first fan adapted to generate a first cooling air flow. The cooling assembly further includes a first dust tray located between the first heat exchanger unit and the second heat exchanger unit, the first cooling air flow being directed towards the first dust tray. The first dust tray is adapted to receive and retain at least part of contaminant particles present in the first cooling air flow, the device chamber being separated from the cooling chamber.
US09335100B2
Disclosed are cooling and depressurization system equipment, arrangement and methods to cool solid particles from a coal gasifier operating at high temperature and pressure. Ash needs to be continuously withdrawn from a circulating fluidized bed gasifier to maintain the solids inventory in the gasifier. The supports for the cooling surfaces are located on the lower temperature upper section of the primary cooler. The cooled solids along with the fluidizing gas exits the primary cooler to a secondary receiving vessel where the solids can be further cooled by conventional means. The fluidizing and entrained gas entering the secondary vessel is filtered and vented through a vent pressure control valve. The column of cooled solids in the secondary vessel is depressurized by a continuous depressurization system to low pressures which are sufficient for conveying the solids to silos for disposal.
US09335097B2
Bottom electrode or anode for continuous direct current arc furnaces, provided with a cooling system which allows to improve the effectiveness of the cooling action of the bottom electrode, made in the shape of bimetallic billet, for the purpose of ensuring a sufficient height of the portion of said electrode which remains solid during the operation of the furnace, also when there is a very high electric load.
US09335096B2
Apparatus for pre-heating and conveying a metal charge to a container of a melting plant, comprising at least a conveyor channel along which said metal charge is able to advance so as to be delivered to the container, and in which above said conveyor channel at least a hood is disposed which defines a tunnel inside which at least part of the fumes exiting from said container are able to advance. At least a zone of the hood comprises an expansion chamber located above at least a portion of said metal charge, and able to expand and keep said fumes inside it for a minimum desired time of at least 1.5 seconds before they go into contact with the metal charge.
US09335091B2
Methods and systems for removing nitrogen during liquefaction of natural are provided. Methods of removing nitrogen include warming a predominantly methane stream in a methane cold box to provide a warmed predominantly methane stream; conducting at least a portion of the warmed predominantly methane stream from the methane cold box to a nitrogen removal unit comprising at least a first nitrogen removal column and a last nitrogen removal column, wherein the first nitrogen removal column is located upstream of the last nitrogen removal column; passing the warmed predominantly methane stream through the last nitrogen removal column to provide a refluxed warmed predominantly methane stream; and routing at least a portion of the refluxed warmed predominantly methane stream to the last nitrogen removal column.
US09335086B2
The embodiment relates to a refrigerator. In the refrigerator, a freezing compartment is selectively partitioned into a plurality of spaces and some of the plurality of spaces can be used as a convertible compartment that can be converted into the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. In addition, the refrigerator has a structure that an operation unit is provided at a door that opens and closes the convertible compartment and a cable that extends from a main body to the operation unit is clearly processed.
US09335073B2
According to certain embodiments disclosed in the present application, a climate controlled seating assembly includes a thermal module. The thermal module comprises at least one inlet channel, at least one outlet channel and a thermoelectric device (e.g., Peltier circuit) positioned upstream of the outlet channel. In one embodiment, the seating assembly includes a sensor positioned within an interior of the thermal module and configured to detect the presence of a liquid, such as water, relative humidity, condensation or other fluids, on or near said sensor.
US09335071B2
An air conditioning apparatus includes a compressor, indoor and outdoor heat exchangers, an indoor fan, an expansion valve, a refrigerant-pressure-perceiving part, which perceives a pressure of refrigerant sent from the compressor to the indoor heat exchanger, and a control part, which performs startup fan control in which the indoor fan remains stopped until the compressor goes from being at rest to starting up and the pressure perceived reaches a high-pressure threshold. The control part repeats an action of reducing a flow rate of the indoor fan or stopping driving of the indoor fan when the pressure perceived is equal to or less than a low-pressure lower than the high-pressure threshold, and an action of increasing the flow rate of the indoor fan or initiating driving of the indoor fan when the pressure perceived reaches or exceeds a pressure threshold which is higher than the low-pressure threshold.
US09335070B2
A refrigerating apparatus includes an insulation housing including an inner box. The inner box has first and second side plates and a first curved corner connecting the first and second side plates; and a first refrigerating circuit including a first compressor and a first evaporator constituted by a first evaporation pipe, the first evaporation pipe including a first portion extending a horizontal direction and a second portion extending a vertical direction. The first portion of the first evaporation pipe is disposed to contact to the first and second side plates and the first curved corner of the inner box, and the second portion of the first evaporation pipe is disposed outside of the first portion of the first evaporation pipe at the first curved corner so that the first portion of the first evaporation pipe locates between the first curved corner and the second portion of the first evaporation pipe.
US09335061B2
An air moving device includes a housing member, a rotary fan assembly, and a nozzle. The air moving device further includes a light source member mounted within the nozzle. The light source member can be placed within a flow of air moving out the end of the nozzle in a generally columnar pattern. The flow of air can be used to cool the light source member. A portion of the nozzle can be transparent, allowing the light from the light source member to emanate radially, as well as longitudinally.
US09335051B2
A vane assembly has an outer support ring, an inner support ring, an outer liner ring, an inner liner ring, and a circumferential array of vanes. Each vane has a shell extending from an inboard end to an outboard end and at least partially through an associated aperture in the inner liner ring and an associated aperture in the outer liner ring. There is at least one of: an outer compliant member compliantly radially positioning the vane; and an inner compliant member compliantly radially positioning the vane.
US09335039B2
A display device includes a display component, a light source, a light source substrate, a heat dissipation member and a holding member. The light source is disposed on a rear side of the display device with respect to the display component. The light source is mounted to the light source substrate. The light source substrate is attached to the heat dissipation member. The heat dissipation member is made of sheet metal and configured to dissipate heat from the light source. The heat dissipation member is attached to the holding member. The holding member is made of sheet metal and holds the display component from the rear side. The holding member integrally includes a positioning component and a fixing component. The positioning component positions the heat dissipation member. The fixing component fixes the heat dissipation member positioned by the positioning component.
US09335034B2
A flexible circuit board is described that includes a flexible substrate, at least one ridge defining a flexion zone and a component mounting area. The flexion zone acting to dissipate at least a portion of a force applied to the substrate, so as to insulate the component mounting area from the force. Light sources using such flexible circuit boards and methods for making such circuit boards are also described.
US09335031B2
A door assembly for a lighting fixture. Embodiments of the door assembly include a door frame defined by two frame sides and two frame ends that define a frame opening. A diffuser panel is positioned within the door frame to span the frame opening and a refractor extends along the length of the door frame. The refractor is retained on the door assembly at its ends. More specifically, in some embodiments an aperture having the profile of the refractor is provided in the end plate on each frame end. The ends of the refractor are inserted into the apertures of the end plates to retain the refractor on the door assembly by its ends.
US09335024B2
A lens includes a light incident face, a light exit face opposite to the light incident face and a plurality of annular stepwise portions formed on the light exit face. The stepwise portions are located at or near a periphery of the light exit face and each stepwise portion has an annular flat surface. A plurality of micro patterns are arranged on the flat surface of one stepwise portion to scatter light exiting from the periphery of the light exit face. A light source module incorporating the lens is also provided. The light source module includes an LED light source. Light from the LED light source enters the lens from the light incident face and leaves the lens from the light exit face after the light is divergently refracted by the lens.
US09335020B2
Provided is a lamp for a vehicle, which can form a predetermined repetition image with the use of a signal lamp installed at an outside mirror of a vehicle. The lamp for a vehicle includes: a mirror housing; and a signal lamp configured to be installed on a surface of the mirror housing, wherein the signal lamp includes a reflection unit, a lens unit disposed at the front of the reflection unit and having a half mirror, and a light source unit disposed between the reflection unit and the lens unit having one or more light sources and a light guide, thereby generating a light pattern having repetition image with an original image of the light guide and one or more reflected images of the original image.
US09335016B2
A vehicle headlight can be configured such that the size of the vehicle headlight which includes a semiconductor laser element employed as a light source is reduced. The vehicle headlight can includes: a projection lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a front-to-rear direction of a vehicle body; a light-emitting device including a semiconductor laser element configured to emit a laser beam and a light-transmitting member configured to absorb and convert the wavelength of at least part of the laser beam from the semiconductor laser element; and a first reflection surface configured to reflect the light from the light-emitting device so as to transmit and project forward the resulting light through the projection lens. The vehicle headlight can further include: a light detection unit configured to detect a light beam of a specific color, the light detection unit being disposed between the projection lens and the light-emitting device and below the optical axis; a second reflection surface configured to reflect the light beam from the light-emitting device toward the light detection unit, the second reflection surface being disposed ahead of the front end of the first reflection surface; and a control unit configured to control the semiconductor laser element in accordance with a detection result provided by the light detection unit so that the semiconductor laser element does not emit the laser beam.
US09335015B2
The disclosure generally relates to concentrating daylight collectors and in particular to concentrating daylight collectors useful for interior lighting of a building. The concentrating daylight collectors generally include a cassegrain-type concentrator section that provides for a full-tracking solar collector with one moving part and with a high efficiency of coupling of collected solar irradiation to a stationary duct. In some cases, the disclosed concentrating daylight collectors can be used more conventionally, such as for directing sunlight onto a photovoltaic cell for generation of electrical power, or an absorbing surface for extraction of thermal energy.
US09334999B2
A pipe pulling lubrication apparatus includes a pipe anchor having an anchor body. The anchor body includes a first coupling feature near an anchor body proximal portion and a distal pipe coupling feature near an anchor body distal portion. The distal pipe coupling feature is configured to couple and position a replacement pipe exterior surface near an anchor body exterior surface. The lubrication apparatus further includes a lubrication system including a lubricant conduit extending within the anchor body from the distal pipe coupling feature toward an anchor body intermediate portion between the first coupling feature and the distal pipe coupling feature. The lubrication system includes a lubricant distributor having one or more lubricant passages extending from the lubricant conduit toward the anchor body exterior surface, the lubricant distributor is configured to deliver a lubricant to the replacement pipe exterior surface.
