US09546122B2
Monomers, polymers and copolymers are provided that incorporate at least one naturally occurring phenolic compound, such as a plant phenol.
US09546118B2
The present disclosure provides a catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of butene to butadiene, comprising at least one compound of formula ZnaAlbMcFeeOf.Z(α-Fe2O3), wherein M is at least one element chosen from Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Mn, Ba, Cu, Co, and Ni, Z represents the percentage by weight of α-Fe2O3 in the catalyst and ranges from 10% to 70%. Also provided herein is a process of preparing said catalyst and the use of said catalyst in an oxidative dehydrogenation of butene to butadiene processes.
US09546116B2
A catalyst composite may include a molecular sieve having pores of 10- or more-membered rings and a metal silicate different from the molecular sieve. The metal silicate may include at least one alkaline earth metal and one or more of the following metals: Ga, Al, Ce, In, Cs, Sc, Sn, Li, Zn, Co, Mo, Mn, Ni, Fe, Cu, Cr, Ti and V. The catalyst composite may include at least 0.1 wt % of silicate. The catalyst composite may be used in an XTO reactor or for catalytic cracking.
US09546115B2
A monolithic honeycomb element includes a collection of adjacent ducts of mutually parallel axes separated by walls made of a porous material, the element having, in transverse cross section, a polygonal, notably quadratic cross section delimited by exterior wall elements, wherein at least one corner of the polygon, has, along the bisector of the angle at the corner, an additional thickness, such that the total thickness of the external wall, likewise measured along the bisector of the angle at the corner, is greater than the mean thickness of the exterior walls by a factor of at least 1.43, the additional thickness being obtained at least in part by an additional quantity of porous material on the external face of the corner.
US09546107B2
Improved glass batch compositions and processes of fiberizing the compositions to form fibers are provided. The batch of the present composition can include: 40-60 wt % SiO2; 15-50 wt % Al2O3; 0-30 wt % MgO; 0-25 wt % CaO; 0-5 wt % Li2O; 0-9 wt % B2O3; and 0-5 wt % Na2O. The fibers formed of the compositions may have a Young's modulus of greater than 82.7 GPa (12 MPSI). The fibers may also have good biosolubility (kdis), of at least 100 ng/cm2/hour.
US09546097B2
A method is provided for synthesizing iron hexacyanoferrate (FeHCF). The method forms a first solution of a ferrocyanide source [A4Fe(CN)6.PH2O] material dissolved in a first solvent, where “A” is an alkali metal ion. A second solution is formed of a Fe(II) source dissolved in a second solvent. A reducing agent is added and, optionally, an alkali metal salt. The first and second solutions may be purged with an inert gas. The second solution is combined with the first solution to form a third solution in a low oxygen environment. The third solution is agitated in a low oxygen environment, and AX+1Fe2(CN)6.ZH2O is formed, where X is in the range of 0 to 1. The method isolates the AX+1Fe2(CN)6.ZH2O from the third solution, and dries the AX+1Fe2(CN)6.ZH2O under vacuum at a temperature greater than 60 degrees C.
US09546084B2
An apparatus for the removal of liquids from deformable containers, with a first holding device for holding a first region of a container and with a second holding device for holding a second region of the container, wherein this second region is arranged at a distance from the first region, with a removal device for removing liquid from the container and with a drive device which moves the second holding device in a pre-set direction of movement (L) with respect to the first holding device. The removal device is arranged on the apparatus in a removable manner and at least one element of the removal device is designed in the form of a one-way element.
US09546065B2
The machine includes a first glue-applying device for closing the tail end; and a second mechanical-closing device for mechanically anchoring the tail end of the roll to a portion of an outer turn of the web material wound on the roll.
US09546063B2
An example method for printing in accordance with the present disclosure is provided. The method comprises detecting a selection of a manual mode for a print job, detecting that a stacker is in a manual mode condition, printing the print job and outputting the print job to the stacker.
US09546062B2
A sheet conveying device includes a first tray, a conveying portion, a second tray, and a conveyance control portion. The conveying portion has: a first conveying path that extends from the first tray; a second conveying path that makes the first conveying path and the second tray communicate with each other and is provided with an ejecting roller pair; a third conveying path that makes the second conveying path and an ejecting space communicate with each other and is provided with a reverse roller pair. After a first sheet passes through the reference position, the conveyance control portion stops rotation of the ejecting roller pair with the first sheet conveyed in the second conveying path nipped by the sheet ejecting roller pair, and after a second sheet passes through the reference position, the conveyance control portion rotates the reverse roller pair with the rotation of the ejecting roller pair stopped.
US09546060B2
A sheet conveying device includes a driving roller, a driven roller and a pair of bearing members. The pair of bearing members is configured to rotatably support both ends of a rotating shaft of the driven roller. The bearing member has a supporting part and a pressing part. The supporting part is formed by winding an end portion on one side of a wire rod in a spiral shape. The supporting part has a shaft hole through which one end of the rotating shaft can be inserted. The pressing part is formed by winding an end portion on the other side of the wire rod in a spiral shape in an orthogonal direction to the rotating shaft. The pressing part is disposed so as to press the supporting part in a direction in which the driven roller comes into pressure contact with the outer face of the driving roller.
US09546052B2
The invention relates to a method for transporting foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) from a container (5, 9) through at least one pipe (7, 11), wherein, for transporting the foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3), a gas stream is applied through the pipe (7, 11). The foamed thermoplastic polymer particles (3) are wetted with a water comprising lubricant.
US09546047B2
The present disclosure relates to a slat conveyor for transporting material in mining and extraction systems. The slat conveyor may comprise a plurality of channel elements arranged in a series, a material-transport strand and an oppositely-moving return strand. The slat conveyor may further comprise an endless conveyor including a conveyor chain and a plurality of transport plates with a plate section, which may be pivotable downward in a delivery area for the transported material. Thus, for example, a flat-constructed slat conveyor (apron conveyor) having a low loading height may be provided.
US09546046B2
A conveyor belt tracking system incorporates a receiving arm secured within a conveyor belt operating system with a roller assembly. The roller assembly has an upper plate and a lower plate forming a high aspect ratio groove to receive a conveyor belt. An axle extending from the receiving arm supports the upper plate and lower plate for rotational motion.
US09546045B2
A conveyor (10) for transporting products, in particular in dusty environments, especially in tissue paper processing installations, includes one or more conveyor belts (12) in particular of a mobile type, for transporting the product between one or more pickup and/or release points, includes a mounting frame (11) for the respective conveyor belt (12) which includes a respective frame (13) for supporting an endless band (14) which transports the product and which runs on corresponding guide and slide elements. The conveyor includes band sliding elements (15) which can be moved between a normal position where the band (14) is engaged and retained and a position where the selfsame band (14) is disengaged.
US09546044B2
A precast concrete storm water assembly comprised of a plurality of modular precast concrete components is provided. More specifically, a fluid collection and containment system is provided that comprises a plurality of underground modules and permeable devices, such as ground level pavers, to allow the ingress of fluid at a predetermined rate. Various permeable and non-permeable conduits are also contemplated for conveying fluid within the system.
US09546032B2
This product is a storage container with a depressible cover that can create an internal vacuum. In doing so it can reduce it's volume, allowing another similar container to be stored inside the initial container without removing its cover. Through these features, this product's primary aims are to preserve food for longer in a vacuum, thereby reducing waste and drastically reducing the amount of space being used for storage (whether it's food in the refrigerator or clothes in the wardrobe).This product is also available as an airtight cover that can be attached to cans, jars or similar products to provide the ability to simply reseal canned or jarred foods in a vacuum (partial or 100% vacuum) as well as the ability to stack these cans or jars into each other to save storage space. Such airtight covers can also be applied to dishware.While this product has many different designs for different areas, it should be stressed that the functionality of each design remains identical for the purposes of this patent. Therefore this utility patent relates to a covered storage product that can reduce its internal volume by depression of its cover, which is held in place by a vacuum and can be internally stacked according to the definition of internally stacked above.
US09546029B1
The pipe thread protector is a capped pipe that is adapted for use with a pipe and is designed to protect the interior screw threading and the exterior screw threading formed on the end of a pipe. The capped pipe is placed over the end of the pipe. The capped pipe is held in position with a plurality of cantilever springs that extend from the center of the capped pipe and that fit into the center space of the pipe to be protected. Once the plurality of cantilever springs are placed in the center space of the pipe to be protected, the plurality of cantilever springs press against the side of the pipe to hold the pipe thread protector in position. The pipe thread protector comprises an interior thread protector and an exterior thread protector.
US09546016B2
Mattress packaging displays and the display containers for displaying one or more mattresses in a retail environment generally include a bottom panel, a top panel, sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top panel, a front facing panel, and a rear facing panel; wherein the container is seated on the bottom panel during display and comprises at least one opening exposing at least a portion of the mattress, and wherein the container is configured to contain the mattress.
US09545998B2
A bunk assembly is provided. The bunk assembly includes a first plurality of bunks including a first bunk and a second bunk coupled end-to-end with the first bunk. The first and second bunks each include a cutout that substantially align forming a bunk slot between the first and second bunks when coupled end-to-end. The first plurality of bunks also includes a third bunk stacked on top of the first and second bunks when positioned in the bunk slot.
US09545997B2
The invention relates to a wingtip extension comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge, which wingtip extension is affixable to an outer end of a wing, wherein the leading edge, at least in some sections, is essentially straight, and the straight section of the leading edge comprises a leading-edge sweep angle that exceeds the leading-edge sweep angle of the wing, and the local depth of the wingtip extension gradually decreases between a connecting region for connection to the wing and the outer end of the wingtip extension. By means of a wingtip extension according to the invention, in a delta wing a vortex burst region is positioned just behind the wingtip, as a result of which vortex burst region the cores of wingtip vortices burst and eventually become unstable, so that as a result of this the wake vortices of the aircraft can be reduced. The invention furthermore relates to a wing, comprising wingtip extensions according to the invention, as well as to an aircraft comprising such a wing.
US09545991B1
An unmanned aerial vehicle with deployable components (UAVDC) is disclosed. The UAVDC may comprise a fuselage, at least one wing, and at least one control surface. In some embodiments, the UAVDC may further comprise a propulsion means and/or a modular payload. The UAVDC may be configured in a plurality of arrangements. For example, in a compact arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing stowed against the fuselage and the at least one control surface stowed against the fuselage. In a deployed arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing deployed from the fuselage and the least one control surface deployed from the fuselage. In an expanded arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing telescoped to increase a wingspan of the deployed arrangement.
US09545984B2
A jet propelled watercraft includes a prime mover, a jet pump driven by the prime mover and jetting water from a jet port, a reverse gate changing a direction of the jet flow jetted from the jet pump, a shift actuator switching a position of the reverse gate among a plurality of shift positions, a reverse gate position detector detecting the position of the reverse gate, and a controller configured or programmed to execute a shift control of setting a target shift position of the reverse gate and controlling the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the target shift position and execute an error judgment of judging that an error has occurred when the position detected by the reverse gate position detector differs from a control position.
US09545974B2
A sail system for a velocipede uses a swinging gate that pivots between a closed position, flush against the velocipede and an open position for sailing. A spring cord pulls the gate toward the open position while a control cord pulls the gate toward the closed position. A slide slidably disposed on a top tube controls positioning of the control cord and locks this cord in a particular position. A shield is also attached to the velocipede.
US09545970B2
The invention relates to a vehicle with a folding system, and is applicable to the field of foldable scooter-type vehicles.The vehicle comprises a chassis (1) able to support a user and a steering assembly (2, 3, 4) comprising at least one steering column (2), the vehicle being able to assume a usage configuration and a folded configuration.The chassis is connected to the steering assembly around at least one pivot axis (6), and has a first support (1a) intended to support the user that extends towards the steering assembly in a front portion beyond the pivot axis, so that pressing on the front portion makes it possible to go from the usage configuration to the folded configuration by pivoting around the pivot axis.The vehicle comprises also an unlocking means (7) able to cooperate with the steering assembly (2, 3, 4) to lock or unlock the pivoting, the unlocking means (7) being arranged at the front portion of the support part.
US09545964B2
A crawler traveling device includes a sprocket and a rubber crawler. The sprocket is provided with a wheel portion that is mounted to a driving axle and tooth portions. The tooth portions are provided at side portions of the wheel portion, spaced apart in a sprocket circumferential direction. The rubber crawler is provided with a rubber body that is wrapped round the sprocket, a wheel portion support face that is provided at an inner periphery portion of the rubber body, and engaging recess portions. The engaging recess portions are provided, spaced apart in a crawler peripheral direction, at each of two crawler width direction side portions of the inner periphery portion to sandwich the wheel portion support face. The engaging recess portions are recessed toward the crawler outer side and the tooth portions can be inserted into and engaged with the engaging recess portions.
US09545958B1
A reinforcement plate is assembled inside a D-pillar of a pick-up truck to prevent twisting or matchbox deflection of the D-pillar when an accessory, such as a hydraulic lift gate, is assembled inside the tailgate opening of the pick-up truck. The plate includes a horizontal planar portion that is attached by a front flange to a front wall of the D-pillar. An outer flange connects the plate to an outer wall of the D-pillar. An offset flange is secured to a rear cross member by fasteners inside the D-pillar.
US09545956B2
A liner system for a bed of a material hauling machine is provided. The liner system includes a first panel having a first surface and a second surface. The second surface includes a plurality of projected sections and defines a recess between each of the plurality of projected sections and a keyway recess. The liner system also includes a second panel having a first lip portion and a second lip portion configured to interconnect with the second and first lip portion of adjacent second panels respectively. The second panel also includes a first protruding portion configured to be received into the recess and a second protruding portion configured to be received into the keyway recess. The liner system further includes a locking panel having a first extension member, a second extension member and one or more fastening means configured to fasten the second panel to the first panel.
US09545954B2
An instrument panel frame includes two supporting members and a linking member. Each supporting member is suitable for supporting at least one subset of an industrial vehicle. Each supporting member is attached to the linking member. Each supporting member has a fixing interface designed to cooperate with a respective fixing area of the firewall structure. These respective fixing areas surround some major openings of the firewall structure. The supporting members and the linking member are arranged so that each fixing interface cooperates with a respective fixing area, so as to enable the fixing of the instrument panel frame to the firewall structure.
US09545947B2
A method for implementing a transition from a functioning steering assistance system to a deactivated steering assistance system when a fault occurs, comprising the following steps: establishing the fault of the steering assistance system; establishing that all high-side power switches are functional (first case), or establishing that all low-side power switches are functional (second case); and in the first case: opening all high-side power switches and performing PWM-like control of the low-side power switches; or in the second case: opening all low-side power switches and performing PWM-like control of the high-side power switches.
US09545942B2
In one aspect of the invention, a clip nut for shaft assembly having a tubular shaft is provided. The clip nut includes a first end having a first aperture, a second end having an inwardly extending projection portion with a second aperture extending therethrough, and a connecting portion extending between the first end and the second end. The first and second ends are configured to extend around the tubular shaft such that the projection portion extends into the tubular shaft, and the first and second apertures are configured to receive a fastener to couple the clip nut to the tubular shaft.
US09545939B1
A collapsible stroller includes a stroller frame moveable between a deployed position and a collapsed position and a latch mechanism. The stroller frame includes a first leg, a second leg and a handle support member. The handle support member is pivotable with respect to the first leg or the second leg. The latch mechanism includes a latch body and a catch. The latch body is positioned internally of the second leg. When the stroller is in the deployed position, the latch body is blocked from view by the second leg when the stroller frame is viewed in a side elevation view. The catch is provided on or connected with the first leg or the handle support member. The latch body cooperates with the catch to selectively connect the latch body with the catch when the stroller is in the collapsed position.
US09545937B2
A shopping cart includes side walls (81) and a base (8), wherein the cart has an essentially truncated cone shape with a small divergence that allows the stacking thereof, the cart being formed essentially from two parts, a first part including the body of the cart (1) and a second part including the body of the handle (1), wherein the body of the cart includes receiving elements (6) for securing the body to the handle (11) in a permanent and stationary manner and because the body of the handle (11) includes, on the lower end thereof, an arrangement for fixing into the receiving element (6) of the body of the cart (1).
US09545936B2
A cleaning cart is provided that includes a base, a plurality of wheels and a storage region depending from the base, and a bucket restraining device. The base has a first side wall, a second side wall, and a front wall, the base having at least one portion configured to receive a bucket thereon. The bucket restraining device has a lateral restraining wall and a rear restraining wall that cooperate to define a first restraining region and a second restraining region. The first restraining region is defined by the first side wall, the front wall, the lateral restraining wall, and a portion of the rear restraining wall. The second restraining region is defined by the second side wall, the front wall, the lateral restraining wall, and a different portion of rear restraining wall.
US09545934B2
A balancing apparatus comprises a rotating shaft (2) arranged on a transition coupler (1), a rotating rod (4) and a top seat (7). The rotating rod (4) comprises an upper and lower end plates (11,12), and a ramp protrusion (13) that is arranged between the upper and lower end plates (12), and is of a sheet protruding structure; when the upper and lower end plates serve as the reference, in the longitudinal direction, the ramp protrusion (13) outward inclines towards the rotating rod, one end of the rotating rod (4) is arranged on the rotating shaft, a pin shaft (5) is arranged at the other end of the rotating rod (4), an eyelet bolt (6) is further arranged on the pin shaft (5), and the rotating rod (4) can rotate around the rotating shaft (2) and hinged to the eyelet bolt (6) through the pin shaft (5). A through hole is formed in the top seat (7), the eyelet bolt (6) penetrates through the through hole in the top seat, a nut (9) is fixedly arranged at the tail end of the eyelet bolt (6), a spring (10) is arranged between the nut (9) and the through hole of the top seat (7), and the diameter of the spring (10) is larger than the diameter of the through hole in the top seat (7). The balancing apparatus prevents a “bent head” phenomenon in a transition coupler when coupling car-couplers.
US09545933B2
An air spring (2) includes: an upper surface plate (21); a lower surface plate (22); an elastic film (23) airtightly coupling a peripheral portion of the upper surface plate (21) and a peripheral portion of the lower surface plate (22) to each other to form an air chamber (24) inside the elastic film (23); an elastic stopper (25) connected to the lower surface plate (22); and at least one of an internal pipe (45) or internal wire (55) extending from an upper surface of the upper surface plate (21) to a side surface of the elastic stopper (25). A part of a pipe and/or wire extending between a carbody (11) and a bogie (1) of a railcar (100) is constituted by the internal pipe (45) and/or internal wire (55) of the air spring (2).
US09545930B2
A system to access one or more user profiles that govern one or more vehicle functions. The system cooperates with a processor and verification module which are adapted to verify, using one or more of biometric information, gesture recognition, facial recognition and device identification information, that a user has authority to access the one or more user profiles, where the one or more profiles are stored in one or more of a vehicle, a cloud and a communications device. An edit module is further provided and adapted to allow the user to make one or more edits to the one or more user profiles.
US09545927B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a motor vehicle control system for selecting and/or determining a driving surface and for controlling a plurality of vehicle subsystems to operate in a plurality of subsystem control modes in dependence on the selected/determined driving surface, the system being operable in a manual control mode selection condition in which a user is able to select said driving surface and an automatic control mode selection condition in which the system is configured to select said driving surface automatically, wherein the vehicle control system is provided with a memory arranged to memorize a last selected control mode that was selected prior to vehicle de-activation or key-off when operating in the automatic control mode selection condition, and upon the next subsequent vehicle activation or key-on, the system is configured to continue operating in the memorized control mode and to automatically obtain new data in respect of a driving surface over which the vehicle is moving before allowing a change in control mode to take place.
US09545926B2
A system and method for use with a vehicle to provide a vehicle launch assist (VLA) function that reduces wheel slip at lower speeds and to provide a fraction control (TC) function that reduces wheel slip at higher speeds. Each function affects operation of one or more vehicle subsystems that control at least one powertrain parameter. The VLA and TC functions operate in response to a driver accelerator request to generate a drive signal that controls torque delivered to at least one driven vehicle wheel. The VLA function generates the drive signal at a first value that limits the torque to below a requested torque value representing the driver accelerator request. The TC function generates the drive signal at a second value that limits the torque to below the requested torque value. And the control system outputs a powertrain drive signal based on the lesser of first and second values.
US09545922B1
Disclosed is a system that creates a lane model using a lane offset value and a lane heading angle and assists a vehicle in keeping its lane by using the lane model. More specifically, the system may include: a camera that obtains an image of the road; an image analyzing unit that detects lane markings by analyzing the image and calculates and stores the lane offset value from the detected lane markings; a radar that detects the position of the preceding vehicle; a preceding vehicle analyzing unit that calculates a preceding vehicle heading angle between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle; and a controller that, if the lane markings are blocked, applies the preceding vehicle heading angle to the lane heading angle to thereby create the lane model.
US09545919B2
A control device for a hybrid vehicle, which can inhibit damage to an exhaust purification catalyst and also suppress deterioration of drivability, is provided. The control device exercises catalyst protective control, which inhibits operation of an engine and drives a traction motor, if a state where an exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by an exhaust air-fuel ratio detection unit is lean continues for a first predetermined time or longer.
US09545908B2
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling a transmission system of a vehicle by positioning a disconnect clutch at its stroke point in response to a commanded engine shutdown.
US09545906B2
The invention relates to a method, wherein an electrically operated actuator of a vehicle brake system is controlled in accordance with a braking demand of a vehicle control system, such as occurs in electronic stability control. According to the invention, a supply voltage of the vehicle electrical system applied to the electrically operated actuator is increased if at least one specified condition is met. Thus, the pressure build-up by a hydraulic pump can e.g. be accelerated during emergency braking.
US09545890B2
Disclosed is a sensor mat for determining a seat occupation situation of a vehicle seat. Said sensor mat comprises a plurality of sensor cells which can be allocated to a sitting area of the vehicle seat and are configured and interconnected in such a way that an output signal of the sensor mat varies in accordance with the seat occupation situation. At least one first sensor cell and a second sensor cell are interconnected to a pair of sensor cells such that the output signal of the sensor mat exceeds or lies below a predefined threshold value independently of the triggering state of the other sensor cells when the first and the second sensor cell are triggered simultaneously.
US09545885B2
An in-vehicle microphone apparatus includes one or more microphone elements having a diaphragm and converting a vibration received by the diaphragm into an electric signal, an acoustic retainer retaining the one or more microphone elements and having an end surface provided with a plurality of sound collection ports, a bezel attached to the end surface of the acoustic retainer and having a plurality of through-holes formed at positions directly facing the plurality of the sound collection portion, and lips disposed on one of the bezel and the acoustic retainer and coming into close contact with the other at a position surrounding each of the plurality of the sound collection ports so as to fill the gap between the bezel and the acoustic retainer.
US09545878B2
Included is a lightweight portable sign which can be used in one aspect to protect stalled or broken down vehicles with passengers still on board, to prevent oncoming vehicles or traffic from colliding with the stalled vehicles. An infinite number of messages may be displayed by input to the display through the use of a keyboard, smart phone application, auditory input or a pre-set selection of messaged chosen by the user. The sign is computerized with onboard memory, processor and optionally, has sound and audio capabilities. An emergency communications system and method are also included. The method include providing software applications communications components of the sign of the invention which then transmits a signal to a communications center, which then can direct the communication to a hospital, police or roadside assistance entity. The portable sign can also be used by law enforcement or government officials to redirect traffic or provide warnings and messages, or by merchants and vendors to aid in information to potential customers and store visitors. The portable sign can also be provided as an accessory to new vehicles.
US09545873B2
A reinforcement panel for the floor of a pick-up truck bed. The reinforcement panel is assembled between the floor of the pick-up truck and a fifth wheel cross member. The reinforcement panel includes transversely extending reinforcing or stiffening ribs. The stiffening ribs resist deflection in the area of the gooseneck ball receptacle.
US09545872B1
A dunnage bag hanger apparatus includes a dunnage bag hanger and a handle mounted applicator block operative to support and affix the dunnage bag hanger. The dunnage bag hanger is fabricated from three distinct and separate parts: a generally planar support substrate and two release papers covering adhesive patches or regions on the support substrate. The support substrate in one embodiment is a sheet that is further divided into two contact members separated by a resilient coupler. Each contact member preferably has a contact body, a hanging loop distal to the resilient coupler, and an adhesive coating. The two adhesive couplings are preferably on opposite sides of the support substrate sheet.
US09545863B2
A vehicle seat feature to provide additional legroom for feet or legs of a rear-facing child in a safety carseat installed in a vehicle seat, by utilizing a bounded cavity or the like in the vehicle seat backrest, which is accessible from the front side of the backrest by feet or legs of a rear-facing child. Such a cavity may in some embodiments be deployable and made available by removing or repositioning a barrier object or the like, which when restored may in effect constitute part of an otherwise normally functional backrest.
US09545859B2
A seat for use in a passenger vehicle, e.g. for prisoner transport, comprises a molded piece having at least one first contact zone at a periphery of the molded piece and at least second contact zone located inward of the periphery of molded piece. The second contact zone may comprise a multi-surface formation that is configured to engage a multi-surface formation of a vehicle body. The molded piece may comprise one or more recesses designed to accommodate the body of a passenger. The at least one second contact zone may be disposed in an area of the seat that receives the buttocks of a passenger, thereby providing additional support in a load bearing area of the seat.
US09545858B2
A rear seat assembly for a vehicle is disclosed in which the seat cushions and the seat backs may be positioned on top of one another from a flat usage position into a non-usage position. Folding the seat cushions on top of one another and, folding the seat backs on top of one another takes place in order to form the loading space in the region of the back seat arrangement. The seat cushions and the seat backs, respectively, are stowed in a compact manner in the region of the passenger car and provides sufficient space for forming the loading space in the region of the back seat arrangement.
US09545856B2
An alarm system can remind or alert an adult about the presence of a child in a vehicle. A child detector, such as a weight sensor or weight-activated circuit, can detect whether a child is occupying the child safety seat. The child detector may be integrated with or coupled to a child safety seat. The child detector can be used in coordination with a vehicle alarm system to remind or alert a driver that a child is occupying the child safety seat when a key is not in the ignition.
US09545850B2
This vehicle includes a vehicle-mounted component mounted below a rear floor panel and an electric power reception device mounted below the rear floor panel and including an electric power reception portion receiving electric power in a non-contact manner from an electric power transmission device including an externally provided electric power transmission portion, and the vehicle-mounted component is arranged flush with and around the electric power reception device.
US09545849B2
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling an electrified vehicle by increasing lift pedal regeneration in response to exceeding a system regeneration limit.
US09545843B2
A control system and method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain with mechanical and electro-mechanical power sources that use an intelligent controller adapted to reduce driveline oscillations while minimizing hybrid vehicle battery limit violations. Damping of driveline torque oscillations is accomplished and violations of battery power limits are avoided by filtering estimated engine power.
US09545841B2
A hybrid powertrain unit comprises an engine, and a gearbox device with a primary shaft connectable to a shaft of the engine via a clutch. The gearbox device comprises a secondary shaft with an output pinion meshing with a first crown wheel of a differential, the casing of which is rigidly connected to a casing of the gearbox device. An electric machine is configured to function as an electric motor and an electric generator, having a shaft connected by a transmission to a second crown wheel of the differential. In the transmission, arranged between the electric machine shaft and the second crown wheel is an engagement device that can be actuator driven. The electric machine shaft is connected to the engine shaft, on a side opposite to the gearbox device by a belt transmission that controls vehicle auxiliary devices, which are mounted coaxially with respect to the electric machine.
US09545838B1
A v-twin motorcycle engine, 100 to 140 cubic inches (1600 cc to 2300 cc) is mounted longitudinally in a tubular chassis behind dual seats. A chain drive is mounted to the crankshaft that further drives a clutch device. A transmission/transfer unit is mounted in front of and below the engine and receives a clutch output shaft. The transfer case has two output drive shafts, one to a front differential and the other to a rear differential located under the engine. The differentials each have two shafts that drive the four wheels. The wheels have disk brakes and typical independent suspension for driven wheels of such types of vehicles. The present invention provides an off road, sports utility vehicle having the power between an ATV and a 4 cylinder (VW) engine. Further an adjustable engine mount allows for the selection of different engines.
US09545834B2
A locking device for a vehicle sliding door comprises a rail mounted on the vehicle sliding door; a central support structure coupled to the rail and mounted on the vehicle body and configured to connect the vehicle sliding door to the vehicle body and to allow the vehicle sliding door to pivot and slide; and a hook disposed on the central support structure and configured to lock the central support structure with respect to the rail according to a movement of the vehicle sliding door.
US09545828B2
A ball joint for a vehicle, with a ball pin that has a joint ball, a joint housing that encloses the joint ball and is provided with a pin opening, in which the joint ball of the ball pin is fitted and able to move. The ball pin extends out of the joint housing through the pin opening. An actuator can press a pressure element, in an axial direction, against the joint housing in such a manner that pressure can be exerted by the joint housing and the pressure element onto the joint ball. The actuator acts upon a spring which acts upon the pressure element. The length of the spring can be measured by a displacement sensor.
US09545825B2
The invention controls irregular wear in the shoulder land portions and reduces the occurrence of cracking in the shoulder grooves of a pneumatic tire. To that end, the groove wall surface (17a) on the shoulder land portion (19) side of the shoulder groove (17) has an inclined surface consisting of a first inclined part (171) inclined toward the equatorial plane of the tire at an inclination angle θ1, which is constant along the circumference of the tire, and a second inclined part (172) further inclined from the first inclined part (171) toward the equatorial plane of the tire and reaching the groove bottom (17b) of the shoulder groove (17) at an angle α with respect to the first inclined part (171), which varies along the circumference of the tire. Also, the inclination angles of the first and second inclined parts (171, 172) are set such that the maximum value αmax and the minimum value αmin of the angle α satisfy (D−d) (tan αmax−tan αmin)≧2.5 where D is the depth from the tread face to the bottom of the shoulder groove (17), d is the depth from the tread face to the boundary position between the first inclined part (171) and the second inclined part (172), αmax is the maximum value of the angle α, and αmin is the minimum value of the angle α.
US09545815B2
A method and apparatus are described for the improved application, transportation, and storage of surface coating materials including: paints, stains, cleaners, and preservatives; the present method employs a carrying and storage container in conjunction with a sealing lid; with the lid in place liquid coating materials and wet tools can be stored for extended periods of time between coating application jobs without the need to empty the container or wash out the tools; both magnetic means and selective enclosure are taught by the present invention for effective wet tool storage, whereby eliminating washing up saves time and coating products, as well as conserving wash up supplies.
US09545808B2
A safe, integrated dye sublimation printer apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to print one or more images. In some embodiments, the apparatus may be incorporated into a fully-enclosed vending machine, equipped with one or more product storage containers, to provide on-demand personalized sublimated products and accessories for a consumer.
US09545804B2
A recording apparatus includes a carriage configured to carry a recording head and to move in a main scanning direction, and a guide plate rail configured to guide the carriage when it moves. The carriage is provided with a sliding member movable relative to the carriage in a height direction of the carriage. The carriage and the sliding member have a switch member provided therebetween. The switch member moves in the main scanning direction relative to the carriage and the sliding member to cause the carriage and the sliding member to be relatively displaced in the height direction of the carriage.
US09545801B2
Provided is a printing method of performing printing onto a recording medium to be transported with a plurality of recording element arrays. The printing method includes a storing step of storing a perimeter of a timing roller upon acquiring correction data in association with the correction data, an obtaining step of obtaining the perimeter during printing after the storing step of storing the perimeter upon acquiring the correction data, and a modifying step of modifying the correction data during the printing in accordance with the perimeter upon acquiring the correction data and the perimeter during the printing.
US09545798B2
An image reading device includes a tray unit, a recording unit disposed above the tray unit, an outer guide defining a curved path extending from the tray unit to the recording unit, a sheet feeder configured to feed a sheet from the tray unit to the curved path, and a return guide disposed between the recording unit and the tray unit. The return guide pivots about a shaft and guides the sheet having an image recorded thereon back to the curved path. The tray unit includes at least one supporting portion. The return guide includes at least one supported portion. The at least one supporting portion of the tray unit engages the at least one supported portion of the return guide such that the return guide takes a guiding position in which the return guide defines a return path extending to the curved path.
US09545795B2
The present invention relates to an ink cartridge, an ink cartridge assembly and a method for detecting the installation of the ink cartridge. A plurality of ink cartridges are detachably mounted on an inkjet printer including a light receiver and a plurality of apparatus electrical contacts which are commonly connected with a line, the ink cartridge comprises a container electrical contact electrically connected with corresponding apparatus electrical contact an information storage device, a light-emitting portion configured to emit light towards the light receiver, and a control portion configured to control the light-emitting portion to emit light, wherein, the control portion of the ink cartridge controls the light-emitting portion to emit light when receiving an emission instruction sent by the inkjet printer. Therefore, the stability of the ink cartridge installation detection can be fully guaranteed and the phenomenon of installation detection error can be avoided.
US09545794B2
A method of performing maintenance on a printhead of an imaging device includes the detection of at least one contaminated ink jet in a printhead. A first pressure is applied to ink in the printhead in response to the detection of the at least one contaminated ink jet. The first pressure is configured to prevent ink from entering a plurality of apertures in an aperture plate of the printhead and to prevent ink from drooling from the plurality of apertures unless the apertures are wiped by a wiper blade. A first portion of apertures in the plurality of apertures in the aperture plate is wiped with a wiper blade while leaving a second portion of the apertures untouched by the wiper blade while the first pressure is applied to the ink in the printhead. The wiping of the first portion of apertures enables ink to drool from the first portion of apertures. The first portion of apertures includes the at least one detected contaminated ink jet.
US09545792B2
A piezoelectric element includes a plurality of individual electrodes, a piezoelectric layer formed on each of individual electrodes, and a common electrode which is formed on the piezoelectric layer and is an electrode common to the individual electrodes. Further, a protection film covering a region, which is not covered by the common electrode on the individual electrode, is provided.
US09545791B2
When the head temperature Tfinish, which is the head temperature at the time of completion of a preceding scan, is higher than the stable ejection temperature Tstable, the target temperature is made a temperature that is only a temperature value ΔT lower than the head temperature Tfinish. On the other hand, when Tfinish, the head temperature at the time of print completion, is lower than the stable ejection temperature Tstable, the target temperature is made a temperature that is only a temperature value ΔT higher than the head temperature Tfinish. Because of this it is possible to inhibit head temperature rise in the case where an image with a high print density is printed.
US09545788B1
A controller performs: correcting a pre-correction pulse signal and outputting the corrected pre-correction pulse signal as a post-correction pulse signal that switches between third and fourth levels, the correcting including: switching the post-correction pulse signal from the third to fourth level when first or second condition is satisfied, the first condition being that the pre-correction pulse signal switches from the first to second level, the second condition being that duration of the third level exceeds a first reference period; and switching the post-correction pulse signal from the fourth to third level when both of third and fourth conditions are satisfied, the third condition being that duration of the fourth level exceeds a second reference period, the fourth condition being that the pre-correction pulse signal is on the first level; and calculating a relative moving velocity of the moving device based on temporal changes between the third and fourth levels.
US09545784B2
A projection image correction system includes a section that detects intersection coordinates in a corrected sheet image, a section that calculates a first projective transformation matrix for transformation of the detected intersection coordinates into intersection coordinates stored in advance, a section that generates two spatial code images from the corrected positive and negative images of Gray code patterns, a section that acquires intersections of brightness profiles in the positive and negative images, a section that acquires coordinates of an intersection of boundary lines in the two spatial code images, a section that calculates a second projective transformation matrix by which transformation is performed so that the acquired intersection coordinates, transformed by the first projective transformation matrix, are distributed over the entire region, and a section that transforms, using the second projective transformation matrix, image data to be outputted to a projector.
US09545777B2
This application discloses a corrosion-resistant brazing sheet package for use in manufacturing tubing. The brazing sheet package includes a core layer of aluminum-containing alloy comprising from 0.1 wt % to 0.2 wt % of titanium. The core layer has a first side and a second side. The first side of the core layer is adjacent to a first cladding layer to form a first interface. The second side of the core layer is adjacent to a second cladding layer to form a second interface. The first cladding layer and the second cladding layer each include from 2.5 wt % to 4.0 wt % of zinc.
US09545773B2
A structure for use in a compressible resilient pad. The structure contains both axially elastomeric strands and relatively inelastic strands co-extruded in various patterns. The structure has a high degree of both compressibility under an applied normal load and excellent recovery (resiliency or spring back) upon removal of that load.
US09545768B2
An apparatus and a method for the processing of semi-finished sacks and a gluing station for semi-finished sacks include a feed element and a guide element. Semi-finished sacks having more complicated shapes, such as tubular pieces having open bottom squares with valve patches inserted therein, tend to be subjected to a partial gluing process or even suffer damage during the process of glue application in the nozzle clearance. Therefore, at least one feed element is provided, which is disposed upstream of a glue-application gap in the transport direction of the semi-finished sacks, and which together with the guide element defines a feed region of the semi-finished sacks to the application head. Components of the semi-finished sacks are guided through the feed region, which tapers in the transport direction of the semi-finished sacks.
US09545765B2
A method of blocking a lens member having a surface to be manufactured on a lens holding unit, the method comprising: a lens member providing step during which a lens member comprising engraved markings is provided, a contrast providing step during which contrast elements are placed on the engraved markings, a taping step during which the marked surface of the lens member is taped with an adhesive tape over the contrast elements, and a blocking step during which the lens member is blocked on a lens holding unit via the taped surface.
US09545758B2
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite structure. The apparatus comprises a base section and a locking section. The base section of a mandrel has a channel with an opening that receives a portion of a bagging material wrapped around an exterior surface of the base section. The locking section of the mandrel engages the channel such that the portion of the bagging material in the channel is held inside the channel.
US09545756B2
Multi-material, three-dimensional fabrication is improved by the use of a purge wall adjacent to an object to absorb transitional artifacts of material changes. The structure of the purge wall may be selected to reduce build time, and to reduce certain printing artifacts such as warping and delaminating. For example, alternating layers of offset or mirrored zigzag patterns may be used to reduce and distribute the layer-to-layer adhesion surfaces throughout the purge wall while providing sufficient contact points to maintain the structural integrity of the purge wall.
US09545755B2
An apparatus for producing a non-woven product is disclosed. The apparatus is located substantially within an enclosure and includes a mold or former and at least two moveable material application heads. A controller controls various elements located within or connected to the enclosure. The footprint of the enclosure is smaller than 2 m×2 m.
US09545733B2
A cutting apparatus comprises a cutting unit including a first blade member and a second blade member that cooperates with the first blade member in cutting an object, configured to cut the object by moving the object and at least one of the first and second blade members relative to each other in a cutting direction; and a changing unit configured to change a crossing angle between the first blade member and the second blade member during an operation of cutting the object, wherein the changing unit makes the crossing angle after the start of the cutting smaller than the crossing angle at the start of the cutting.
US09545725B2
An article gripping device including a pair of jaws including at least one movable jaw. The jaws of the pair of jaws are movable relative to each other between a first position for gripping an article and a second position associated with release of the article. The at least one movable jaw has at least two forms of actuation to achieve the first position and the second position.
US09545723B2
A robotic arm connected to a display device includes a plurality of connecting members rotatably connected to each other via a plurality of shafts. Each shaft can be rotated by a motor. The robotic arm further includes a camera configured to capture images of a user, and a processor configured to execute a plurality of modules. The modules include an obtaining module configured to obtain the captured images; an image analyzing module configured to determine whether a user is moving a body part according to a plurality of successively obtained images and determine a direction and amplitude of the movement; and a signal generating module configured to generate a first control module according to the determined direction and amplitude of the movement, and transmit the generated first control signal to inform at least one motor to rotate the shaft secured thereto.
US09545719B2
A teaching device and a teaching method for a robotic arm are disclosed. The teaching device comprises a robotic arm, a control device and a gesture recognition module. The gesture recognition module detects a control gesture signal and transmits the detected control gesture signal to the control device. After receiving the control gesture signal, the control device teaches the robotic arm to move and switches between an arm movement mode and a hand movement mode. In an arm movement mode, the control device, aided by an arm ambient image shown on an eye frame and an arm control gesture, teaches an arm unit to move to a target at a high velocity. In the hand movement mode, the control device, aided by a hand vicinity image shown on an eye-in-hand frame and a hand control gesture, teaches a hand unit to move the processing target at a low velocity.
US09545718B2
A method of controlling a machine with redundant parallel actuation includes a frame and a mobile element driven by a plurality of mechanical transmissions parallel to one another and each being activated by an actuator (2) including a body fixed to the frame, an actuating member and a position sensor, in which an error signal is produced by comparing the position of each actuator with a setpoint signal, characterized in that the error signals are converted into a mobile element position error signal by applying data representative of the kinematics of the mechanical transmissions, the mobile element error signal is processed by a processing module which produces an effort signal to be applied to the mobile element, the effort signal is converted into signals controlling the actuators by applying data representative of the kinematics of the mechanical transmissions.
US09545716B2
An end piece of a tool suspension rack is mounted onto a distal end of a metal rack of the tool suspension rack. The metal rack has at least one slide structure formed thereon for slidably multiple tool holders, wherein at least one distal end of the metal rack has an end piece mounted thereon. The end piece has a groove structure defined therein for allowing the tool holder passing through the end piece such that the tool holders is slidably mounted on the metal rack. The groove structure has a curved protrusion formed on an inner periphery thereof to prevent the tool holders, which are slidably mounted on the metal rack, from accidently detaching from the metal rack.
US09545704B2
An apparatus and method for a through cutting machining steady rest comprising a base plate fixed to a vertical support plate where an adjustable workpiece cradle may be adjusted to support a desired workpiece to be machined. A pair of opposing articulating side arms pivotally mounted upon the vertical plate wherein articulation of a fastening means will clampingly engage the side arms upon the desired workpiece. The side arms are engaged at points leaving a gap between the side arms for machining of the workpiece between the side arms. Rollers are implemented upon the ends of the side arms and along the came of the workpiece cradle to allow for a fixed axial hold of the workpiece while allowing the workpiece to be rotated around its longitudinal axis for further machining without the need of unclamping and repositioning the workpiece on the steady rest.
US09545698B2
A treatment machine for containers, in particular bottles, having a rotatable container table; a lift guard cover formed laterally on the container table; and a rail guide, which is stationarily fixed in position above the container table and which has the lift guard cover secured thereto such that it is displaceable in a vertical direction. The lift guard cover includes a carrier for fastening to the rail guide, the carrier extending in a circumferential direction. The lift guard cover can be mounted in a suspended fashion. Access to the container table in the raised condition of the lift guard cover is not impaired by guide rails extending down to the container table.
US09545696B2
A screwing system includes at least one screw feeder, and a screwing device configured to move between the screw feeder and a screwing position and tighten a screw obtained from the screw feeder on a part at the screwing position. The screwing system includes a robot capable of holding the part. The robot carries the held part to the screwing position, changes a posture of the part, and carries the part from the screwing position. While the robot holds the part, the screwing device screws the part.
US09545694B2
A cylindrical valve assembly, including: a housing defining a port, an interior volume, and an interior surface; a lip structure disposed about the periphery of the port, wherein the lip structure protrudes into the interior volume past the interior surface of the housing; and a valve door defining an exterior surface disposed concentrically within the housing, wherein the valve door is configured to move from an open configuration in which it does not obstruct the port to a closed configuration in which it does obstruct the port, and wherein, when the valve door is in the closed configuration, the exterior surface of the valve door is in contact with the lip structure and not the interior surface of the housing. Optionally, the lip structure is provided by an insert structure that is disposed through the port. Optionally, an end of the insert structure opposite the lip structure includes a velocity stack. Optionally, a plurality of dimples are manufactured into the exterior surface of the valve door.
US09545690B2
A method for structuring at least one sliding surface (4) of a machine element (1), wherein the at least one sliding surface (4) is provided by a first structuring method with a first microstructure (5) for holding lubricant. To be able to now realize the best possible sliding properties for the sliding surface, during the course of a second structuring method, recesses are formed in the at least one sliding surface (4), by which a second microstructure (6) is defined with less depth in comparison with the first microstructure.
US09545686B2
An arc welding apparatus is disclosed in one form including a conductor tube defining an internal passageway and a distal end portion. The internal passageway has an internal profile proximate the distal end portion. The apparatus further includes an alignment device comprising an exterior profile and an internal passage. The exterior profile is configured for mechanical attachment to the internal profile of the conductor tube. The apparatus also includes a conduit liner disposed in the internal passageway of the conductor tube and the internal passage of the alignment device.
US09545684B2
A system and method for automatic detection of a connection of a spool gun to a welding system. In addition to automatically detecting connection of the spool gun, a system and method is provided for controlling the operation of the welding system based on the detection of the spool gun.
US09545682B2
Solder can be used to wet and bind glass substrates together to ensure a hermetic seal that superior (less penetrable) than conventional polymeric (thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer) seals in electric and electronic applications.
US09545676B2
A general-purpose multiple-cutting edge drill includes: a drill point (1); a drill body (2); margins (3) located on an outer wall of the drill body (2); two lips, wherein, if viewed from an axial direction, from out to inside, each of the two lips successively includes an outer cutting edge (11), an arc cutting edge (12) and an inner cutting edge (13); a chisel edge (14); outer peaks (15) formed by intersection of the outer cutting edges (11) and the arc cutting edges (12); a center peak (16) formed by intersection of two inner flank surfaces and two split surfaces. Moreover, an included angle between the inner cutting edges (13) ranges from 108° to 128°, an included angle between the outer cutting edge (11) ranges from 130° to 140°, and an included angle between the inner cutting edge (13) and outer cutting edge (11) ranges from 28° to 40°.
US09545675B2
Nonmetallic tools such as rotary bits, circular blades, and scything tools are described that may be suitable for removing cured flexibilized epoxy gap-filler materials from gaps between soft composite materials. The nonmetallic tools may be formed from various plastic or composite materials that are sufficiently hard to cut through the gap-filler material while being sufficiently soft to avoid damaging adjacent areas of soft composite materials. Methods for using the nonmetallic tools may include attaching the nonmetallic tools to a suitable machine-driven tool and contacting the nonmetallic tools to a material to be cut, shaped, or drilled.
US09545672B2
The present invention relates to a cutting insert. The cutting insert, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a top surface; a bottom surface; side surfaces which connect the top surface and the bottom surface to each other; a hole which penetrates the top surface and the bottom surface; and cutting edges which are defined by the top surface and the side surfaces, wherein a main cutting edge side surface among the side surfaces is provided with a first relief surface, a transition surface extending from the first relief surface, and a second relief surface extending from the transition surface, the first relief surface is formed such that the relief angle or the relief surface width varies along the cutting edge, and the transition surface is provided with a plurality of ridges in order to reinforce the rigidity of the cutting edge.
US09545661B2
A method includes placing a shell mold with a crucible portion and a casting portion in communication with the crucible portion on a rotary table, with the heterogeneous material including an embedded portion inlaying in the casting portion of the shell mold and a non-embedded portion locating in a cavity of the casting portion, placing a metal ingot into the crucible portion, followed by melting the metal ingot into molten metal in a vacuum environment, rotating the rotary table, causing the molten metal to flow into the cavity, destroying the shell mold after the molten metal solidifies to obtain a casting including a cast product portion separated from the casting to obtain a cast product of a golf club head, and removing the embedded portion of the heterogeneous material protruding from an outer periphery of the cast product of the golf club head.
US09545655B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, the method and apparatus disclose a way of making cups from metal sheet using a combination of stretching and (re-)drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of reducing the thickness of the base of the cup relative to the ingoing gauge of material.
US09545652B2
A method for using a bioelectrochemical system for the remediation of contaminated substrates is disclosed. The system is partially submerged into the contaminated substrates and stimulates electron transfer by microbial species in order to degrade contaminating hydrocarbons in the substrate, including vadose zone substrates. A method for the generation of electricity using bioelectrochemical reaction in contaminated substrates is also disclosed.
US09545649B2
Processes for shutting down a hydroprocessing reactor and for removing catalyst from the reactor may comprise shutting off hydrocarbon feed to the reactor, stripping hydrocarbons from the catalyst, cooling the reactor to a first threshold reactor temperature, purging the reactor with N2 gas, introducing water into the reactor, and dumping the catalyst from the reactor, wherein the first threshold reactor temperature may be substantially greater than 200° F. In an embodiment, the water may be introduced into the reactor via a quench gas distribution system when the reactor is at a second threshold reactor temperature not greater than 200° F. to cool the reactor to a third threshold reactor temperature not greater than 120° F.
US09545646B2
Provided is an injector in which adhesion between a stator and a rotor of an ultrasonic motor can be released efficiently. An injector (1) which injects a chemical liquid includes: an ultrasonic motor unit (3) including an ultrasonic motor (31); a drive mechanism (4) to be driven by the ultrasonic motor unit (3) so as to feed the chemical liquid when the ultrasonic motor (31) rotates forwardly; and a control device (5) which controls the ultrasonic motor (31) of the ultrasonic motor unit (3). The ultrasonic motor (31) includes a stator (32) and a rotor (33), and the control device (5) controls the ultrasonic motor (31) to alternately repeat forward rotation and reverse rotation so that adhesion between the stator (32) and the rotor (33) is released.
US09545628B2
The chamber (2) includes a wall (5) having an opening (7) and a connection interface (8), a door (10), joining elements (12), elements for maneuvering the door (10) and actuating elements for control of the maneuvering elements. The container (3) includes a wall (14) having an opening (16), a connection interface (9), a door (18), joining elements (13) and elements for maneuvering the door that are functionally joined to the door, and the system also includes, functionally integrated, marking elements, that rest on the container and that can store data, elements for short-range data reading that are functionally complementary to the marking elements, elements for storing read data, elements for producing an output signal based on read or stored data, and elements for controlling the opening of the first door and thus the second door, that respond to the output signal received from the elements for producing an output signal.
US09545605B2
In a method and apparatus for passing a mixed vapour and liquid stream between a first heat exchanger (101) and a second heat exchanger (102) the mixed vapour and liquid stream outflows from the first heat exchanger (101) through two or more outlets (104). Then, the mixed vapour and liquid stream in the outlets (104) passes through two or more intermediate conduits (103) to the second heat exchanger (102), after which the mixed vapour and liquid stream inflows from the intermediate conduits (103) into the second heat exchanger (102) through two or more inlets (105). The number (X) of outlets (104) is equal to or greater than the number (Y) of inlets (105).
US09545603B2
Composite membranes, methods or processes for producing composite membranes, and systems utilizing composite membranes are generally described. In some examples, a composite membrane includes a porous halogenated polymer and a conductive polymer coupled to the porous halogenated polymer. In some examples, a process for producing a composite membrane includes coupling a conductive polymer and a porous halogenated polymer.
US09545602B2
Provided is a catalytic article comprising (a) a flow through honeycomb substrate having channel walls; (b) a first NH3-SCR catalyst composition coated on and/or within the channel walls in a first zone; and (c) a second NH3-SCR catalyst composition coated on and/or within the channel walls in a second zone, provided that the first zone is upstream of the second zone and the first and second zones are adjacent or at least partially overlap; and wherein the first NH3-SCR catalyst comprises a first copper loaded molecular sieve having a copper to aluminum atomic ratio of about 0.1 to 0.375 and the second NH3-SCR catalyst comprises a second copper loaded molecular sieve having a copper-to-aluminum atomic ratio of about 0.3 to about 0.6.
US09545599B2
A gaseous component is extracted non-cryogenically from a feed gas containing condensable hydrocarbons. The feed gas is passed first through a module containing polymeric fibers useful for removing water vapor from the gas. The gas is then passed through a module containing polymeric fibers selected such that they remove some, but not all, of the carbon dioxide in the stream. The gas is then passed through a module containing polymeric fibers selected to remove at least some of the remaining carbon dioxide as well as heavy hydrocarbons, defined as C5 and heavier, from the stream. The invention is especially useful in processing raw methane taken from a well, and in producing methane which is relatively free of water vapor, carbon dioxide, and heavy hydrocarbons.
US09545593B2
A filter element including a winding core, a sheet of fluted filter media, a relief notch, and an adhesive. The winding core has a pair of ends spaced apart from each other and extending laterally between a pair of opposed sides. The sheet of fluted filter media is wound around the sides of the winding core. The relief notch is formed in one of the sides of the winding core. The adhesive is received at least partially in the relief notch and secures the fluted filter media to the winding core. A method of making a filter element with a winding core having relief notches is also disclosed.
US09545581B2
An apparatus for maintaining a support platform and a payload mountable thereon in near neutral equilibrium relative to a base structure. The support platform is spaced from the base structure by a plurality of actuators which provide the support platform with six degrees of freedom relative to the base structure about longitudinal, lateral and vertical axes. A substantially upright strut is mountable between the base structure and support platform for supporting the weight of the support platform and payload. First and second balance assemblies counteract forces imparted on the strut when the payload is moved or pivoted longitudinally and/or laterally. The forces counteracted by the first balance assembly and the second balance assembly reduce the load imparted on the actuators by the payload.
US09545569B2
A method and apparatus of providing gaming services to one or more game players by a gaming server, in one embodiment comprising receiving one or more electronic indications of mechanically-generated game values over a network from a remote location, eliminating one or more electronic game values each corresponding to one of the one or more electronic indications from a set of electronic game values to produce a remaining set of electronic game values, providing a first electronic game value from the remaining set of electronic game values to a first remote game player of the remote game players, providing a second electronic game value from the remaining set of electronic game values to a second remote game player of the remote game players, and determining a final game result based on at least the one or more indications, the first electronic game value, and the second electronic game value.
US09545565B1
A parallel reality game has a virtual world that parallels at least a portion of the real world. A captured region is identified within the virtual world that is associated with a team within the parallel reality game. A geographic region is identified within the real world corresponding to the captured region within the virtual world. Data associated with population density for at least a portion of the geographic region is accessed. A score is assigned for the captured region based on the population density.
US09545559B2
The invention relates to the systems for ensuring the safety of an individual, particularly in case of avalanche or other emergencies when snowboarding. The system for jettisoning a snowboard consists of a signaling device comprising a wireless transmitting module, a contact connected to an initiating lever, current source and equipment release modules. Each equipment release module which is arranged on a corresponding strap (rear strap, or on each of the straps) of the snowboard binding consists of the wireless receiving module, a replaceable pyrotechnic element and a current source. Each replaceable pyrotechnical element is an integral part of the strap (rear strap) of the snowboard binding, the latter constituting a plastic band which consists of two parts and is connected by a rod according to the swivel hinge principle.
US09545548B2
Some embodiments include a golf club head with an arcuate port structure and tuning element. Other embodiments for related golf club heads and methods are also disclosed.
US09545547B1
A golf club head comprising a hinged face component is disclosed herein. The face component is preferably a partial face cup with striking face, a flange, and a grooved hinge region between the striking face and the flange, which allows the striking face to flex and improves the sound of the striking face when it makes contact with a golf ball. The face component can be L-shaped, r-shaped, or cup shaped, and the groove preferably extends along the entire horizontal length of at least one hinge. In other embodiments, the groove may extend along a horizontal midline of the rear surface of the face cup striking face.
US09545541B2
Systems and methods for prompting a user to perform an exercise and monitoring the exercise are provided. Multiple independent sensors or sensor systems may be used to calculate energy expenditure. Various criteria may be used to manually or automatically select the independent sensor or sensor system or combination that will be used with the energy expenditure calculations.
US09545537B2
An exercise device, including a multi-layer platform, is equipped with a plurality of anchoring elements, which can be removably associated with cavities made in the platform. The association is made possible by matching surfaces interacting with one another, which are located respectively on the cavities and on the anchoring elements.
US09545530B2
A self-contained breathing device for use in fighting fires comprising a hood for covering a wearer's head, a membrane for sealing the hood to create a breathing chamber inside the hood, and a source of oxygen disposed inside the hood. The source of oxygen is connected to the user by a conduit inside of the hood, and another conduit directs user-exhaled carbon dioxide to the source of oxygen. The breathing device includes a visual indicator inside of the hood that reacts to the presence of a gas within the hood and providing visual feedback to the user based on a quantity of said gas present in the hood.
US09545529B2
Disclosed are methods for treating a volume of material by concurrently conveying acoustic energy and depositing thermal energy using a unipolar RF (radio-frequency) field. Also disclosed are devices suitable for concurrently conveying acoustic energy and depositing thermal energy using a unipolar RF (radio-frequency) field into the same volume of material. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods and devices are implemented for the treatment of subcutaneous fat.
US09545522B2
A medical implant, such as an implantable component (22) of a tissue-stimulating prosthesis. One example of such a prosthesis being a cochlear implant. The component (22) is adapted to be implanted at or adjacent a tissue surface within the recipient, such as a bone surface. The component (22) has a housing and at least one flange (42) extending outwardly therefrom. The flange (42) can be secured to the tissue surface via a tissue fixation device, such as a bone screw (43).
US09545506B2
Systems and methods for treating a lung of a patient. One embodiment of a method comprises positioning a leadless marker in the lung of the patient relative to the target, and collecting position data of the marker. This method further comprises determining the location of the marker in an external reference frame outside of the patient based on the collected position data, and providing an objective output in the external reference frame that is responsive to movement of the marker. The objective output is provided at a frequency (i.e., periodicity) that results in a clinically acceptable tracking error. In addition, the objective output can also be provided at least substantially contemporaneously with collecting the position data used to determine the location of the marker.
US09545505B2
Methods for treating hydrocephalus using a shunt, the shunt having one or more CSF intake openings in a distal portion, a valve disposed in a proximal portion of the shunt, and a lumen extending between the one or more CSF intake openings and the valve, the method comprises deploying the shunt in a body of a patient so that the distal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within a CP angle cistern, a body of the shunt is at least partially disposed within an IPS of the patient, and the proximal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within or proximate to a JV of the patient, wherein, after deployment of the shunt, CSF flows from the CP angle cistern to the JV via the shunt lumen at a flow rate in a range of 5 ml per hour to 15 ml per hour.
US09545501B2
The invention relates to a low profile lumen free balloon catheter and a system for advancing the lumen free balloon from a build wire to a wire guide. The low profile balloon lacks an internal wire guide cannula between the catheter shaft and the soft tip. A releasable engagement is provided to connect/disconnect the build wire to/from the wire guide. A soft tip seals around the wire guide following advancement of the balloon catheter over the wire guide.
US09545498B2
A magnetically-guided catheter includes a tip positioning magnet in the distal electrode assembly configured to interact with externally applied magnetic fields for magnetically-guided movement. A magnetically-guided mapping catheter includes an electrically-conductive capsule in the form of a casing that includes a distal ablation surface and isolates the positioning magnet from bio-fluids to prevent corrosion. An open irrigation ablation catheter includes an isolated manifold that isolates the positioning magnet from contact with irrigation fluid to prevent corrosion.
US09545485B2
An elastic cap detachably mountable to a barrel tip portion of a barrel so as to seal a tip of a needle hole includes a cylindrical receiving hole configured to receive at least part of a barrel tip portion and a puncture needle of a barrel. The receiving hole includes a first inner diameter portion having a smaller diameter than an outer diameter of the annular head; a stopper portion provided at an end of the first inner diameter portion; and a second inner diameter portion that is formed from the stopper portion to a bottom wall provided at an end of the second inner diameter portion, the second inner diameter portion having a smaller diameter than the first inner diameter portion.
US09545477B2
An on-body injector and method of use including an on-body injector for use with an injection device. The on-body injector includes a bolus reservoir; a bolus injection needle in fluid communication with the bolus reservoir, the bolus injection needle having a bolus injection needle tip aligned with the injection port, the bolus injection needle being slideably biased away from the injection port to define a gap between the bolus injection needle tip and the injection port; and a button operably connected to the bolus injection needle to slide the bolus injection needle along the injection axis. The button is operable to advance the bolus injection needle tip to close the gap and advance the bolus injection needle tip into the injection port. The button is further operable to advance a plunger through the bolus reservoir to deliver a predetermined bolus volume to the patient through the injection flow path.
US09545474B2
A delivery system for delivering fluidic media to a user having a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from a first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be slidable relative to each other to operatively engage each other; and a fluid connector supported by one the housing portions in a position to engage a reservoir supported by an other of the housing portions in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are slid relative to each other to operatively engage each other.
US09545468B2
A cannula is provided with one or more pressure transducers for measuring fluid pressure interiorly or exteriorly of the cannula. The pressure transducers may be mounted integrally with the tubular wall defining the main lumen of the cannula, or they may comprise differential pressure transducers mounted in dedicated lumens in communication with the main lumen. The pressure measurements from the transducers is used to determine fluid flow rate.
US09545467B2
Various “contactless” bearing mechanisms including hydrodynamic and magnetic bearings are provided for a rotary pump as alternatives to mechanical contact bearings. In one embodiment, a pump apparatus includes a pump housing defining a pumping chamber. The housing has a spindle extending into the pumping chamber. A spindle magnet assembly includes first and second magnets disposed within the spindle. The first and second magnets are arranged proximate each other with their respective magnetic vectors opposing each other. The lack of mechanical contact bearings enables longer life pump operation and less damage to working fluids such as blood.
US09545465B2
Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a pump assembly comprising a voice coil, a magnet and a diaphragm, wherein the voice coil is configured to move the diaphragm to pump a fluid through the pump assembly in response to a drive signal applied to the voice coil. Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to an apparatus for applying negative pressure to a wound comprising a source of negative pressure configured to be coupled to a dressing, the source of negative comprising a voice coil actuator and a diaphragm, and a controller configured to produce a drive signal for the voice coil actuator.
US09545461B2
The present disclosure provides antimicrobial peptides, and compositions comprising same. The present disclosure further provides methods of inhibiting microbial growth.
US09545445B2
The present invention relates to a therapeutic drug or a preventive drug for hypertension or high-normal blood pressure, comprising (a) and (b) as active ingredients: (a) a 2-phenylthiazole compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (b) at least one compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof selected from the group consisting of calcium antagonists, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, diuretics, sympatholytic agents, vasodilators, and medicinally acceptable salts of these. The present invention also relates to a therapeutic method or a preventive method for hypertension or high-normal blood pressure, comprising administering the above (a) and (b) in amounts effective for treating or preventing hypertension or high-normal blood pressure.
US09545438B2
The invention relates generally to the field of virology. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for determining the effect of a viral inactivation procedure on the antigenicity of the inactivated virus, in particular, for a virus that is a member of the family Arteriviridae or Coronaviridae or Asfarviridae, in particular, for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV). The invention further provides methods to determine the antigenicity of an inactivated virus as well as methods to screen for anti-viral compounds using any one of the aforementioned methods. Methods of using the inactivated and immunogenic virus thus obtained, in particular, in the manufacture of a vaccine, are also provided by the present invention.
US09545433B2
Disclosed is the novel myokine known as myonectin (CTRP15), an isolated nucleic acid encoding the myonectin (CTRP15) gene, and the amino acid sequence encoding the myonectin (CTRP15) protein. Methods of isolation of the nucleic acid, protein, polypeptides and methods of making anybodies to myonectin (CTRP15) protein are provided. The use of myonectin (CTRP15) in the modulation of lipid and/or glucose metabolism, suppressing the expression of autophagy genes, inhibiting LC3 lipidation and autophagosome-dependent p62 degradation, and activating the Akt/mTOR pathway is also provided.
US09545429B1
Homeopathic compositions. Implementations of topical homeopathic compositions may include an actives portion including a plurality of active ingredients and a base including a plurality of inactive ingredients where the plurality of active ingredients include tinctures and/or homeopathic preparations of Actaea spicata, Aesculus hippocastanum, Arnica montana, Atropa belladonna, Bellis perennis, Bryonia alba, Calendula officinalis, Causticum, Cimicifuga racemosa, Hypericum perforatum, Kali Carbonicum, Ledum palustre, Lithium Carbonicum, Rhododendron chrysanthum, Rhus toxicodendron, Ruta graveolens, Salicylicum Acidum, and Stellaria media and one or more tinctures and/or homeopathic preparations selected from the group consisting of Althaea officinalis, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Guaiacum, Rhamnus californica, or any combination thereof.
US09545427B2
Myeloid function is enhanced by transplantation or infusion of allogeneic myeloid progenitor cells, including CMP, GMP, MEP and MKP cell subsets. Myeloid progenitors ameliorate sequelae of anemia and thrombocytopenia, and can prevent or treat gastrointestinal mucositis associated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and the like. The transplantation or infusion may be performed in the absence of HLA typing, and the cells may be mismatched at one or more Class I HLA loci. The transplantation may provide for treatment of ongoing disease, or prevention of disease in high risk patients.
US09545425B2
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods of removing potassium or treating hyperkalemia by administering pharmaceutical compositions of cation exchange polymers with low crosslinking for improved potassium excretion and for beneficial physical properties to increase patient compliance.
US09545423B2
The invention provides a composition comprising a matrix of chitosan and a tannin wherein the chitosan is electrostatically bonded to the tannin to form a chitosan-tannin composite material. The chitosan can be partially or fully deacetylated, and the tannin can be a monomeric or an oligomeric proanthocyanidin or a hydrolysable tannin. The chitosan-tannin composite material can be a nanoparticle, a hydrogel film, a bio-foam, or a biogel, or the chitosan-tannin composite material can coat a liposome. The composite materials can be used for drug delivery, for antibacterial and/or antifungal applications, for tissue engineering applications, for wound healing applications, or they can be used as adjuvants for vaccination, including oral vaccinations. The invention also provides methods of preparing the composite materials and their various forms.
US09545415B2
A composition for treating inflammation and pain, including a hydrogen-generating compound in an amount that increases the amount of hydrogen in an individual and has an anti-inflammatory effect. A composition for treating inflammation and pain, including synergistically effective amounts of pregabalin and lactulose. A method of treating inflammation and pain, by administering a composition comprising a hydrogen-generating compound to an individual in an amount that increases the amount of hydrogen in the individual and has an anti-inflammatory effect.
US09545404B2
The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US09545403B2
The disclosure relates to chemokine CXCR4 receptor modulators and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. In certain embodiments, the compositions disclosed herein are used for managing CXCR4 related conditions, typically prevention or treatment of viral infections such as HIV or for managing cancer.
US09545401B2
A concentrated inhalable formulation of an antibiotic drug such as ciprofloxacin is disclosed. The antibiotic is formulated with sodium acetate and liposomes which incorporate antibiotic. The formulation is aerosolized and inhaled for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions.
US09545399B2
An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile.
US09545391B2
This invention relates to an externally applied ointment that aids in relieving irritation, pain or mild inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes associated with hemorrhoids and the method of using such ointment lotion. The formulation of the present invention contains phenylephrine HCl, lidocaine grape skin/seed/leaf extract and aloe plants extract.
US09545390B2
An antiseptic composition suitable for use on skin and wounds comprising a source of an antimicrobial agent and an agent which disrupts biofilms. More, particularly the invention relates to a composition capable of providing effective antimicrobial activity while at the same time avoiding wound and skin irritation and retardation of wound healing.
US09545389B2
The present invention relates to combinations and methods for the treatment of macular degeneration disorders. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel combinatorial therapies of Age related Macular Degeneration based on baclofen and acamprosate combination.
US09545388B2
Methods of treating or preventing cancer and/or a neurodegenerative disorder in a subject are provided. The methods comprise administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylic acid or a hydrate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09545383B2
The disclosure is directed to enabling reversible, on-demand remote control of blood clotting and clot dissolution. In one embodiment, a laser at one wavelength triggers release of a DNA thrombin inhibitor from one nanorod, which acts as an anticoagulant to stop blood clotting. Another wavelength triggers release of a specific antidote, which reverses the effect of the thrombin inhibitor, restoring blood clotting.
US09545380B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.
US09545369B2
A composition is disclosed that includes pure silk fibroin-based protein fragments that are substantially devoid of sericin, wherein the composition has an average weight average molecular weight ranging from about 17 kDa to about 38 kDa, wherein the composition has a polydispersity of between about 1.5 and about 3.0, wherein the composition is substantially homogeneous, wherein the composition between 0 ppm to about 500 ppm of inorganic residuals, and wherein the composition includes between 0 ppm to about 500 ppm of organic residuals.
US09545366B2
The present invention is directed to a composition for hydrating keratinous substrates such as skin, hair and nails, the composition containing: (a) greater than 10% by weight of glycerin; (b) at least one C3-C8 alkanediol, other than glycerin; (c) an emollient mixture comprising shea butter and squalane; (d) at least one surfactant; and (e) water, all weights based on the total weight of the composition.
US09545346B2
A mounting device which provides a pivotal interface for emergency equipment and a method of attaching the emergency equipment to a rescue transport, e.g., a foot of a litter, are disclosed. For example, the mounting device is releasably attachable to the litter and includes a fastening device operably attached to a mounting structure of the device. The mounting structure includes a tilt plate capable of pivoting. The mounting device also includes an adapter capable of securely mating with the tilt plate, providing a pivotal interface for the attachment of the emergency equipment thereto.
US09545342B2
A system for monitoring one or more patients has: i) a number of temperature sensors for attachment to the outer surface of an absorbent article at spaced locations for generating a number of signals indicative of the temperature measurements at such locations; ii) a transmitter for communicating the signals to a processor; iii) wherein the processor is provided with computer code which, when executed, determines whether a urination or defecation event has occurred in the absorbent article based on the temperature measurements; and iv) a display for displaying the urination or defecation event to a care-giver. An accelerometer can also be used to provide additional information of use to the caregiver in combination with incontinence information.
US09545341B2
Postoperative lens position is predicted on the basis of known measured values, such as the corneal thickness, the depth of the anterior chamber, the eye length, and the distances of the capsular bag equator and/or of the lens haptic from the anterior surface of the lens. In addition, the calculation also takes into account the attitude of the intraocular lens, for which purpose additional parameters of the pseudophakic eye are used that have not previously been taken into consideration. The proposed method is suitable for a more exact prediction of the strength and nature of an intraocular lens to be implanted in a pseudophakic eye in the context of cataract surgery or of a refractive intervention. The method is based on the use of suitable calculation methods, e.g. geometric optical formulae, or of ray tracing.
US09545338B2
A system and method for increasing the amplitude of accommodation and/or changing the refractive power of lens material of a natural crystalline lens is provided. Generally, there is provided methods and systems for delivering a laser beam to a lens of an eye in a plurality of patterns results in the increased accommodative amplitude and/or refractive power of the lens. There is further provided a system and method of treating presbyopia by increasing both the flexibility of the human lens and the depth of field of the eye.
US09545336B2
Ocular surgery may be performed by a variety of systems, processes, and techniques. In certain implementations, systems and processes for ocular surgery may include the ability to emulsify a lens in an eye using a modular hand-held system including a phacoemulsification unit detachably coupled to a pump unit and remove lens portions from the eye using suction provided by the pump unit. The system and the process may also include the ability to decouple the phacoemulsification unit from the pump unit, couple an irrigation-aspiration unit to the pump unit to form a second hand-held system, and remove material from the eye using suction provided by the pump unit.
US09545332B2
A retainer with a block extending downwards from an otherwise generally flat surface is disclosed. The block corresponds to a region of one or more of the cuspids or pre-molars. A side block or other device on the upper retainer also abuts a wing or other abutment device of a lower retainer, causing the lower jaw to be pushed forward relative to the upper jaw and resting position (regular organic closing position) of the upper and lower jaw together. Thus, the upper teeth are pushed forward and a space is created between the teeth behind the (lower) block preventing an apnea during sleep.
US09545330B2
An intraoral orthosis including a first shell and a second shell. The shells are connected together by an adjustable connection device, the adjustable connection device including two notched tabs that are arranged respectively on either side of one of the shells, each notched tab co-operating in adjustable manner with a respective adjustment housing, arranged correspondingly on either side of the other of the shells, the adjustment housings being molded integrally with the other shell, each adjustment housing being connected to the other shell by a foldable support structure.
US09545326B2
A technique for deploying an intraluminal device, such as a bariatric device, in a mammalian lumen, such as the gastrointestinal tract, includes positioning a visualization device through an orifice, such as a natural orifice, into the mammalian lumen. A deployment device having the intraluminal device mounted thereto is guided to the mammalian lumen. The intraluminal device, which has a lumen wall that is configured to the size and shape of a portion of the mammalian lumen, is at least partially deployed from the deployment device in the mammalian lumen. The at least partially deployed intraluminal device is positioned with the deployment device while a position of said intraluminal device is visualized with the visualization device.
US09545323B2
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for guiding an endovascular tool, such as a puncturing tool or an angioscope, in a radial direction, such as toward or through the sidewall of a vessel, stent, or stent graft, using elongate members and specialized catheters. The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for locating branch vessels from within a grafted main vessel while maintaining continuous blood flow to the branch vessel. Another aspect of the present disclosure involves a reverse cannulation system, particularly useful for stenting the abdominal aorta proximate the renal arteries and stenting the renal artery.
US09545312B2
This glenoidal component for a shoulder prosthesis comprises a base which may be immobilized on the glenoid cavity of a shoulder, and an element provided to be mounted on this base and forming a convex surface of articulation centered on an axis of symmetry. This axis of symmetry is non perpendicular to a rear face of the base intended to abut against the glenoid cavity, this making it possible to compensate a defect in parallelism between the resectioned surface of the glenoid cavity and the axis of the patient's spinal column.A surgeon can select the component in which the axes of symmetry of the components are oriented differently with respect to their rear faces.
US09545305B2
A heart valve implant is disclosed herein. The heart valve implant comprises an inflatable valve body, a shaft, an anchor assembly and an inflation (injection) port. Also disclosed herein, are methods of trans-apically and trans-septally delivering a heart valve implant within a heart such that the valve body can be inflated in situ to partially or completely restrict blood flow through a heart valve in a closed position. The inflation (injection) port permits inflation of the valve body with an adjustable amount of an inflation fluid to attain a desired degree of inflation of the valve body when disposed within the heart valve.
US09545301B2
Coating methods and related devices are provided. Such devices can include stents. For example, the device can comprise a sidewall and a plurality of pores in the sidewall that are sized to inhibit flow of blood through the sidewall into an aneurysm to a degree sufficient to lead to thrombosis and healing of the aneurysm when the tubular member is positioned in a blood vessel and adjacent to the aneurysm. The device can also comprise an anti-thrombogenic coating distributed over at least a portion of the device such that the pores are substantially free of webs formed by the coating.
US09545295B2
Provided are a nano bubble generator for irrigating a root canal of a tooth and a dental device including the nano bubble generator. The nano bubble generator may include a generator configured to generate nano-scale bubbles within a fluid, a nozzle connected to the generator and configured to move the fluid containing bubbles that flows in from the generator and to apply the fluid at the end of the nozzle, and an ultrasonic portion disposed in the nozzle and configured to apply ultrasonic waves to the fluid containing the bubbles so that the bubbles are maintained in a distributed form.
US09545284B2
Disclosed are methods for dermatological treatment that in some embodiments include contacting a plurality of cooling probes with an area of skin and maintaining the plurality of cooling probes in contact with the area of skin for a period of time while the distal ends of the plurality of cooling probes substantially cool a volume of tissue, thereby causing a beneficial effect as a result of the substantial cooling of the volume of tissue, as well as devices useful for implementing the method.
US09545282B2
A magazine supporting multiple bone grafts in chambers is coupled to a housing including a barrel. A plunger selectively passes through one of the chambers and along the barrel. A trigger mechanism advances the plunger along the barrel. A selector knob is movable into a plurality of positions, wherein each position employs one of a plurality of stops. One stop prevents the end of plunger from advancing past a predetermined ready position short of the end of the barrel when selected. Another stop prevents the plunger from advancing past a predetermined dispensing position substantially aligned with the end of the barrel when selected. Another stop prevents the plunger from advancing past a predetermined manipulating position beyond the end of the barrel when selected. In the manipulating position, the distal end of the plunger can be used to reposition the bone graft within the spinal disc cavity. Related methods are also provided.
US09545281B2
A system for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure comprises a cannula, a bone filler material delivery nozzle for performing the procedure through the cannula, and a retainer for securing the delivery nozzle relative to the cannula. The retainer eliminates the need to manually stabilize and position the delivery nozzle during the procedure, thereby allowing the physician to perform the procedure outside of the fluoroscopic radiation field used to visualize the procedure location. The retainer can be attached to the cannula, and can provide either selective or constant clamping force onto the delivery nozzle.
US09545280B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a bone screw device including a bone screw with a temporary encasement. In some embodiments, the temporary encasement comprises a biocompatible material that may be an osteoinductive, a hemostatic and or a bacteriocide. Some embodiments include a temporary encasement including a therapeutic. In some embodiments, the temporary encasement comprises a wax. In some embodiments, the screw head is substantially U-shaped. In some embodiments, the screw includes an extension tip extending from the screw shaft. Some embodiments of the invention include a system for percutaneous implantation of a bone screw including a screwdriver shaft rotatably coupled to a screw that includes a temporary encasement. In some embodiments, the screw shaft can be at least partially rotated by the screwdriver shaft. Some further embodiments further include a retractable sleeve at least partially surrounding the screwdriver shaft and the bone screw.
US09545276B2
An internal plate fixation device is provided for load bearing and non-load bearing fixation on a plantar side of a metatarsocuneiform joint in a Lapidus procedure. The fixation device includes a U-shaped plate having a plantar section interconnecting a pair of opposed medial legs which are bent relative to the plantar section. The plantar section is formed with a set of threaded fixation holes for receiving locking screws therein. The legs are formed with a set of threaded fixation holes for receiving locking screws therein, and a set of non-threaded fixation holes for receiving temporary K-wires and an interfragmentary compression screw which provides compression and stability at the joint.
US09545253B2
An apparatus comprises an end effector, an elongate shaft, and a handle assembly. The shaft includes an articulation section that is operable to deflect the end effector away from the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The handle assembly includes a rotary member positioned within an intermediate section of the handle assembly. The rotary member is rotatable about an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The rotary member is operable to control the articulation section of the shaft. The rotary member may include opposing thread sections that simultaneously drive lead screws in opposite longitudinal directions, to thereby control the articulation section. The shaft may be rotatable relative to the handle assembly, and the apparatus may selectively lock or resist such rotation based on the articulation state of the articulation section.
US09545252B2
A system for implanting an anchor into bone, the system comprising a curved cannulated guide for percutaneous insertion, having a proximal end and a distal end; a flexible drill insertable through the curved guide from the proximal end to the distal end, the flexible drill having a shaft having a flexible portion; and a flexible inserter for inserting a suture anchor into a bore at the anatomical site formed by the flexible drill, the flexible inserter having a shaft having a flexible portion, wherein the flexible portions of both the flexible drill and flexible inserter include a series of discrete, interlocking segments.
US09545248B2
A surgical obturator comprising an elongate shaft extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end includes a bladeless tip disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The tip has a blunt point and a pair of shorter side surfaces separated by a relatively longer pair of opposing surfaces to form in radial cross-section a geometric shape that has a longer length and relatively narrower width. The side surfaces and opposing surfaces terminate in end surfaces located proximally from the blunt point. The end surfaces extend radially outwardly from opposite locations of the outer surface. A conical surface facilitates initial insertion of the obturator and the geometric shape facilitates separation of consecutive layers of muscle tissue having fibers oriented in different directions and provides proper alignment of the tip between the layers of muscle.
US09545243B2
Various devices and methods may be provided to aspirate bone marrow from an associated bone using a powered drive and an aspiration needle or aspiration needle set. Such aspiration devices and methods may also be used in association with stem cell transplant procedures. The aspiration devices may include a coupler assembly, a containment bag or sterile sleeve, an ejector and/or an ejector funnel. An aspiration needle set may include a cannula and trocar with respective tips having optimum configurations, dimensions and/or orientations relative to each other to optimize penetration of a bone and/or bone marrow with minimum trauma to a patient. Exterior portions of some cannulas may include markings to indicate depth of penetration into associated bone marrow. Some cannulas may include one or more side ports for use during aspiration of bone marrow.
US09545232B2
The present invention relates to a method and device for preventing metal artifacts computer tomography scans made during biopsy taking, when a metal needle is present in the field of view of a scan. The direction of the metal needle and the direction of the electro-magnetic field are determined in advance. For the determination of the electro-magnetic field a position of a source of the electro-magnetic field a position of a detector are considered. The user may be warned, when the determined direction of the electro-magnetic field and of the direction of the metallic needle correspond to each other.
US09545227B2
A method and system for Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) screening are disclosed. The method comprises detecting at least one physiological signal, converting the at least one physiological signal into at least one sensor stream, and processing the at least one sensor stream to perform the SAS screening. The system includes a sensor to detect at least one physiological signal, a processor coupled to the sensor, and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device includes an application that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to convert the at least one physiological signal into at least one sensor stream and to processor the at least one sensor stream to perform the SAS screening.
US09545222B2
A physiological monitoring system for noninvasively monitoring physiological parameters of a subject, comprising a fitness monitoring system for monitoring physiological parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, includes (i) a monitoring garment adapted to cover at least a portion of a subject's torso, (ii) a magnetometer subsystem including a first magnetometer and a second magnetometer, wherein the first and second magnetometers are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, wherein the magnetometer subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a signal representative of a change in the distance between the first and second magnetometers, wherein the first and second magnetometers are incorporated into the monitoring garment, and wherein the first and second magnetometers are proximate to the subject's chest region when the monitoring garment is worn by the subject.
US09545219B2
The invention relates to a system and method for screening a patient for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using recordings of tracheal breathing sounds of both nose and mouth breathing in the upright and supine positions to compute characteristic features of the patient, the characteristic features being compared to the mean values of similar features of OSA and non-OSA training groups to classify a patient as OSA or non-OSA.
US09545218B2
In one embodiment, an RF coil device includes a base board, a belt member, a first coil element, a second coil element inside the base board, and a connecting unit. Both ends of the belt member are respectively connected to mutually separated places on the base board, so that the center part of the belt member is located on the anterior surface of the base board. The belt member is curved to form airspace between the center part thereof and the anterior surface for letting an arm pass through in interdigitation state. The first coil element includes first and second partial coils inside the belt member, and becomes a loop coil element by their connection. The connecting unit detachably connects the base board to the belt member, and mutually connects the first and second partial coils in the interdigitation state.
US09545215B2
A method and system which includes a minimally invasive, implantable device with a sensor configured for collecting electrical data associated with cardiac performance, a sensor configured for collecting mechanical data associated with cardiac performance, a sensor for collecting optical data associated with cardiac performance, a sensor for collecting biochemical data associated with cardiac performance, and a processor for deriving cardiac conditions and actuating an alarm upon identifying a cardiac event.
US09545212B2
A reconfigurable measuring apparatus includes a first chopper configured to modulate an input signal, and an amplifier configured to amplify an output signal of the first chopper. The reconfigurable measuring apparatus further includes a second chopper configured to demodulate an output signal of the amplifier, and a controller configured to control the first chopper and the second chopper based on a measurement mode.
US09545203B2
Systems and methods are provided to display discrete conduction timing values of layers of the ventricles. Electrical impulses are detected using two or more electrodes placed proximate to a beating heart and are converted to an ECG waveform for each heartbeat of the beating heart. One or more subwaveforms within Q, R, S, and T waveforms of the ECG waveform for each heartbeat or in an interval between the Q, R, S, and T waveforms are detected that represent the depolarization or repolarization of anatomically distinct layers of the ventricles of the beating heart. A conduction timing value is calculated for each of the one or more subwaveforms for each electrode of the two or more electrodes for each heartbeat of the beating heart. At least one conduction timing value is displayed for at least one subwaveform for each electrode for at least one heartbeat of the beating heart.
US09545197B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for determining tear film break-up time and for detecting eyelid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms. The apparatus and methods for determining tear film break-up time and for detecting eyelid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms may employ ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices or other imaging and display devices capable of imaging and displaying a picture of a patient's eye during tear film break-up time and blink rate related procedures.
US09545190B2
An endoscope including a lens barrel in which a partial region including at least a distal end is inserted inside a body cavity of a person under measurement, an imaging module is provided in the distal end of the lens barrel, and the imaging module having at least one pair of image sensors arranged in parallel at a mutually prescribed distance are described. The imaging module may be switched between a storage state in which the imaging module is stored within the lens barrel in a manner that an extension direction of imaging surfaces of the image sensors becomes a direction along a first direction, and a photographing state in which the imaging module is projected outside of the lens barrel in a manner that the extension direction of the imaging surfaces of the image sensors becomes a direction along a second direction.
US09545189B2
An endoscope using depth information and a method for detecting a polyp based on the endoscope using the depth information are provided. The endoscope using the depth information may generate an irradiated light signal including a visible light, obtain depth information based on the irradiated light signal and a reflected light signal obtained through the irradiated light signal being reflected off of an intestine wall, generate a depth image inside the intestine wall based on the depth information, and detect a polyp located on the intestine wall based on the depth image.
US09545186B2
Plural predetermined examination parts of a patient are imaged sequentially and still images of the respective examination parts are thereby acquired by inserting an endoscope insertion unit having an imaging optical system in its tip portion into the body cavity of the patient. To this end, the number of still images taken is counted every time one of the predetermined examination parts. The counted number of still images taken is compared with a preset number of images which corresponds to the number of the plural predetermined examination parts. An alert is generated when non-coincidence is detected between the counted number of still images taken and the preset number. The operator is thus notified of occurrence of a failure to image.
US09545179B2
The invention disclosed is an appliance which, when attached as an accessory to a heavy-duty vacuum cleaning unit such as may be used in industrial applications, as well as in professional and home workshop environments, attenuates exhaust port turbulence on such machines, providing an overall cleaner and safer work environment.
US09545176B1
A bathtub includes a base attached to a container. The base is movable between a collapsed position with respect to the container and a deployed position with respect to the container to support the container at an elevated location with respect to a support surface, and the container is movable between a collapsed position with respect to the base and a deployed position with respect to the base to form an open tub to receive a child to be bathed.
US09545174B2
A coffee grinding machine includes a base, a motor and a grinding device. The motor is mounted in the base. The base has a top face provided with a platform for mounting the grinding device. The grinding device includes an outer cutter and an inner cutter. A bearing is mounted on the outer cutter to drive the outer cutter so that the outer cutter is rotated above the inner cutter to grind the falling coffee beans into coffee powders. Thus, the coffee powders fall down vertically and will not remain in the grinding device.
US09545171B2
A beverage producing apparatus and method are provided for producing a beverage, using an identification label of a beverage substance cartridge.
US09545164B2
A mattress cover includes a securing belt about its skirt to aid in engaging and fixing the skirt to a mattress, thereby minimizing the tendency of a skirt to migrate upward on the mattress during use. The belt may be attached to the skirt by means of a sleeve extending the length of the skirt, lacing, belt loop structures, an integrated channel, Velcro® or similar devices. The belt may be adjusted by means of a buckle, a knot or other similar devices.
US09545161B2
The invention relates to an article comprising a substrate and a nano-porous coating, wherein the reflectivity of the article is less then 2%, and whereby the amount of sodium measured in the coating by XPS is less then 1 wt %, and further to a method of making the article.
US09545157B2
A mattress and method of manufacturing the same are provided that may be used during pregnancy. In particular, a mattress and method of manufacturing the same are provided that include a main body portion. The main body portion may define a top surface, bottom surface, first side surface, second side surface, foot surface, and head surface. The mattress may further define a cutout formed in the top surface. At least one insert may be provided that may be disposed in the cutout of the main body portion, with the at least one insert including a substantially concave surface that may receive a user's stomach.
US09545155B2
A floor seat providing a pair of sitting-bone supports, a pelvic-floor support extending between the sitting-bone supports at substantially the same level, a coccyx indent behind the pelvic-floor support, a heel indent in front of the pelvic-floor support, and a forward incline, which provide positioning, cushioning, insulation, and the proper amount of supporting pressure or absence of pressure appropriate to the sitting bones, the pelvic floor, and the coccyx, and room for proper placement of the feet, for persons sitting on a floor, particularly though not exclusively in the practice of yoga, and optionally a pubic-bone positioner to aid in positioning and posture, and thigh supports.
US09545152B2
A device for influencing the movement of a furniture part movably accommodated on a basic furniture structure via a guide unit, the device including a basic component which is assigned to the guide unit and on which a pushing-out device and a retraction device are present so that, in a mounted state of the device, the furniture part can be pushed out from a closure position on the basic furniture structure in a first direction of movement under an action of the pushing-out device, and the furniture part can be retracted from an open position on the basic furniture structure in a second direction of movement under an action of the retraction device, and a charging mechanism for charging the force accumulator, the pushing-out force accumulator is charged by a movement of the housing component of the pushing-out device relative to the basic component.
US09545150B2
A double-wide, drive in storage rack assembly for supporting loads on pallets including horizontal truss beams and stiffener panels at load-supporting levels constructed to increase the rigidity of the rack and/or minimize the amount of steel used in the rack. In some examples, the storage rack assembly includes mill-building bracing.
US09545146B1
Systems and methods are provided for a multi-configuration electronic device carrying case. The multi-configuration electronic device carrying case includes a protective encasing structure configured to receive and hold an electronic device. The carrying case further includes at least two adjustable straps configured to attach the encasing structure to a person in one of a plurality of configurations. The configurations include a hip holster configuration, where one adjustable strap is used for connection around a waist of the person and one adjustable strap is used for connection around one leg of the person. The configurations also include a back configuration, where one adjustable strap is used for connection around each arm of the person to attach the encasing structure to a back of the person.
US09545143B1
A cosmetic package is provided with an applicator brush head that has rake-like teeth extending from the core of the brush head. Each tooth has a flexible vertical post extending from the brush core to a horizontal beam. Several tines extend vertically from the beam to free ends. When the brush is drawn through a wiper in the product vial, the flexible vertical post allows the rake teeth to bend such that the tines pick up cosmetic product deposited at or near the core of the brush. As the brush head leaves the wiper, the rake-like teeth return to an upright position carrying the cosmetic product at or near the free ends of the tines.
US09545139B2
A cover for an electronic device with a stand function is provided. The cover is detachable from the electronic device. The cover includes a frame that is detachably coupled to the electronic device at least one of a side surface and a rear surface of the electronic device, a cover member that is rotatably connected to one side of the frame and bendable on at least one bending line included therein, and a protrusion portion that protrudes from the frame, wherein the cover member supports the electronic device at an incline, when the cover member is bent along the at least one bending line and the protrusion portion rests on an edge of the cover member.
US09545130B2
A waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe, comprising a sole, provided with a vapor permeation region, an assembly insole, which is covered, toward the sole, by at least one first gasket made of waterproof material, which has at least one vapor-permeable or perforated portion above the vapor permeation region, which, once assembled, covers an upper shoe assembly, which comprises at least one vapor-permeable lining, a vapor-permeable upper, and a waterproof and vapor-permeable upper membrane that is between them, the upper shoe assembly being associated with the assembly insole, and at least one second gasket, which adheres so to form a waterproof seal to the first gasket and is glued to the lower edge of the upper, the second gasket forming a waterproof sealing region of the upper shoe assembly and the first gasket to the sole.
US09545117B2
Methods are disclosed for fortifying a beverage with one or more citrus phytochemicals while concealing the bitter taste of these compounds in the beverage. These methods comprise microencapsulating the citrus phytochemicals and adding the microencapsulated citrus phytochemicals to beverages. Also disclosed are beverages fortified with one or more microencapsulated citrus phytochemicals but which do not have the bitter taste characteristics of these compounds.
US09545116B2
Coated comestibles comprising palatinose and a binding agent and processes to obtain these comestibles.
US09545114B2
The present invention relates to a conveying apparatus for items in the fish and meat processing industry, comprising a conveyor belt for conveying the items in a conveying direction, at least one mounting base extending at least along a partial section of the conveyor belt and at least one functional unit configured for interaction with the items, wherein each of the functional units is arranged on a holding means and is characterized in that the holding means are designed and adapted in such a manner that each of the functional units is separably connected to the mounting base by means of the holding means and is arranged so as to be adjustable at least in the conveying direction.
US09545107B2
Nucleic acid sequence encoding Allium fistulosum leaf agglutinin (AFAL) is disclosed. The invention provides Allium fistulosum leaf agglutinin (AFAL) recombinant protein, its encoding nucleotides, primers and the process of preparation thereof, said recombinant protein is useful for insect control and haemagglutination activity. AFAL is found more toxic to sap sucking insect pest Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid) and Bemisia tabaci (whiteflies) as compared to known Allium sativum leaf agglutinin. AFAL can be used in the development of transgenic plants for resistance against sap sucking and chewing pests.
US09545106B2
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 are independently of one another C—H, C—R5, or nitrogen; B1—B2—B3—B4 is —CH2—C═N—CH2—, —CH2—N—CH2—CH2—, —CH2—C═CH-0- or —CH═C—CH2-0-; G1 is oxygen or sulfur; L is a single bond or C1-C8alkylene; R1 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl-, C1-C8alkoxy, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C1-C8alkoxy-C1-C8alkyl, aryl or aryl substituted by one to three R6, or R1 is heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to three R6 or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl-; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C8haloalkyl or C1-C8alkyl; R3 is C1-C8haloalkyl; R4 is aryl or aryl substituted by one to three R6, or R4 is heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to three R6; Y1 is CR7R8, C═O or C═S; Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently CR7R8, C=0, C═S, N—R9, O, S, SO or SO2; wherein at least two adjacent ring atoms in the ring formed by Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are heteroatoms; each R7 and R8 is independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-C8alkyl, or C1-C8haloalkyl; and R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are as defined in the claims. The invention also relates to processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds, to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.
US09545088B2
Provided is a fishing reel in which damage of a fishing line at the time of drawing out of the fishing line against a drag force can be prevented, and moreover a load on a level wind device can be reduced. Consequently it is possible to improve engagement and sensitivity of the fishing line, and operability of the fishing reel. More specifically, the fishing reel includes a level wind device causing a fishing line guide to reciprocate in a left-right direction to guide a fishing line to the spool, and a drag device imparting a drag force on the fishing line. The fishing line guide includes a narrow guide portion and a wide opening, the fishing line is situated in the narrow guide portion when the fishing line is wound around the spool, and situated in the wide opening when the fishing line is released from the spool.
US09545079B2
A milker unit liner dome having an inner surface and flow diverters joined to the inner surface to redirect teat dip from an inlet to provide more uniform coverage of dip on a teat. The liner dome can also include more than one flow diverter for redirecting teat dip flow.
US09545063B1
An overhead irrigation assembly having multiple truss rods is disclosed. In an implementation, an overhead irrigation assembly includes a first support, a second support, and a span of pipeline supported between the first support and the second support. The overhead irrigation assembly also includes a first truss rod tensioned between the first support and the second support and a second truss rod tensioned between the first support and the second support. Spreaders are suspended from the span of pipeline that are configured to separate the first truss rod from the second truss rod. The overhead irrigation assembly also includes a third truss rod is also tensioned between the first support and the second support. The first truss rod, the second truss rod, and third truss rod are configured to maintain a generally bow shape in the span of pipeline.
US09545054B2
Mechanisms for drive by wire control systems in walk-behind working machines can include a sensor and at least one resilient member. The sensor can be rotatable about a sensor axis and can be in communication with a control unit, while the at least one resilient member can cooperate with the sensor to bias the sensor about the sensor axis. Furthermore, the control unit can be configured to control an operating state of a transmission of the walk-behind machine. In addition, the mechanism can be configured such that if the drive by wire control system becomes inoperative, a change in the operating state of the transmission occurs, such that the transmission is non-operational if the drive by wire control system becomes inoperative.
US09549491B2
A conductive clip according to an aspect of the present invention includes a base portion and plural grip pieces. The plural grip pieces is configured to be able to grip a plate-like portion that is a part of a shield case. The grip piece includes a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a convex portion. In at least one press-contacted with the one surface of the plate-like portion and at least one press-contacted with the other surface of the plate-like portion among the plural grip pieces, the first portions and the second portions are provided to face each other with the position of the plate-like portion interposed therebetween, and the third portions are provided at positions where parts of distal end portions of the third portions in the extension direction do not overlap with each other when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the plate-like portion.
US09549480B1
A configurable door panel cover includes a first face of a first door that is perforated and includes one or more attachment points, which one or more configurable panels may attach to. The configurable door panel cover includes a fastener assembly that includes at least one fastener that attaches to the configurable door panel cover, and a spacing mechanism. The spacing mechanism attaches to the fastener that is attached to the configurable door panel cover and to one of the one or more attachment points on the first face of the first door. The spacing mechanism attaches the first configurable door panel cover at a first orientation that includes a first angle between the configurable door panel cover and the first spacing mechanism. The fastener assembly may be rotated to the configurable door panel cover.
US09549452B2
Technologies are described herein for an illumination device and a corresponding fixture device. The illumination device includes a luminary module for the emission of light and an identification circuit containing identifying data, while the fixture device includes a driver module for supplying power to the illumination device and a controller module. When the illumination device is connected to the fixture device, the controller module communicates with the identification circuit of the illumination device to retrieve the identifying data and causes the driver module to supply the appropriate power to the luminary module of the illumination device.
US09549441B2
A method and device for generating natural motion lighting patterns on the ceiling of an aircraft cabin are disclosed. The device includes at least two lighting elements, each outputting light. The device also includes a fixed common light modulation element positioned above the at least two lighting elements. Finally, the device includes a controller having outputs coupled to the at least two lighting elements and configured to separately vary an intensity of the light produced by each of the at least two lighting elements such that a light pattern produced by the light from each of the at least two lighting elements passing through the fixed common light modulation element simulates natural motion. The at least two lighting elements are preferably light emitting diodes. The fixed common light modulation element is one of a lens, mask or filter. The device may include additional light modulation elements, either common or for each lighting element.
US09549440B2
A solid-state auxiliary lamp includes a lamp head having a plurality of LED modules; a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the LED modules; and a drive unit. The drive unit can include a plurality of current sources, each of the current sources coupled to a corresponding LED module; and a processor coupled to the current sources and configured to control each current source to control the light output of each current source's corresponding LED module.
US09549436B2
The invention relates to an integrated antenna node (22) for use in wireless communication in a communication system (20), the wireless communication involving uplink and downlink physical-layer processing. The integrated antenna node (22) is adapted to perform, for at least one set of corresponding uplink and downlink physical-layer processing functions, only the uplink physical-layer processing functions or the corresponding downlink physical-layer processing functions. The invention further relates to a main node (21), a radio base station (28), computer programs and computer program products.
US09549435B1
A method, system and non-transitory computer storage readable medium comprise operating a Wide Area Network (WAN) device according to a first Internet protocol (IP) translation mode of operation, changing an initial connectivity status between the WAN device and a WAN and transitioning from the first IP translation mode of operation to a second IP translation mode of operation that is different from the first IP translation mode of operation based on the change in the initial connectivity status.
US09549431B2
The present invention provides for a mobile radio communications device operative to signal a non-access stratum message to a mobile radio communications network device, for establishing and/or maintaining network connection, the device being arranged to include within the message a flag indicating the availability of extended NAS messaging found within an additional message separate from, but forming an extension to the non-access stratum message, and also for a signaling structure to be employed by such a device and a network device for exchanging signaling therewith and of course to related methods of such devices.
US09549430B2
The present invention provides a communications system, a base station, a user equipment, and a signaling transmission method. The system includes: a first base station and a second base station. User data transmission exists between the first base station and a UE; the first base station performs control signaling interaction with the UE by using a first signaling radio bearer; and the second base station performs control signaling interaction with the UE by using an SRB0, an SRB1, or an SRB2, where the first signaling radio bearer is different from the SRB0, the SRB1, and the SRB2. The technical solutions of the present invention can solve a problem of configuring a radio resource of an air interface connection between an enhancement-layer base station and a UE.
US09549424B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method, device, and system. A terminal device determines whether a data volume of uplink data to be sent is less than a preset data volume threshold. If the data volume of the uplink data to be sent is less than the preset data volume threshold, the terminal device establishes an RRC connection to a base station and sends an RRC connection completion message that carries the uplink data to the base station, so that the base station sends the uplink data to an MME by using a signaling message between the base station and the MME. The MME further sends the uplink data to a corresponding application server by using a signaling message between the MME and a P-CSCF.
US09549423B2
A method for increasing gateway capability in a long term evolution system (LTE) standard Femto cell system comprises: a gateway (HeNB GW) determining that multiple S1 links are required to be established between the HeNB GW and a single mobility management entity (MME); the HeNB GW setting different Global eNB identifiers (Global eNB IDs) for each S1 link required to be established, and initiating an S1 setup request to the single MME respectively, carrying S1 application configuration information at the same time; and the HeNB GW establishing multiple S1 links between the HeNB GW and the single MME based on the S1 setup request and the S1 application configuration information.
US09549421B2
A technology for a user equipment (UE) that is operable to connect to a third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) cell in a cellular network. Logged minimization of drive test (MDT) measurements can be recorded at the UE at a selected rate when the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode in a first LTE cell in a cellular network. A change in a UE state of the RRC idle mode can be identified. The Logged MDT measurements can stop being recorded at the UE when the UE state changes from a camped normally UE state to another UE state of the RRC idle mode. The Logged MDT measurements can resume being recorded when the UE state changes to the camped normally UE state of the RRC idle mode.
US09549419B2
An Automatic Location Identifier (ALI) trigger mechanism can include a data tap configured to detect an ALI location request for an emergency services call. The data tap can also be configured to output a trigger signal in response to detecting the ALI location request. The ALI trigger mechanism can also include a metadata router configured to receive the trigger signal and output an enhanced caller information request to a metadata server in response to the trigger signal.
US09549417B2
The present invention relates to method and arrangement in cellular mobile communication systems, in particular for handling of a physical random access channel for example in a Long Term Evolution communication network. By sending to at least one user equipment, UE, in a communication network cell an un-solicited speculative random access response, RAR, message comprising information relating to at least one of pre-amble identifier, allocated UE identifier, and uplink resource allocation data for L2/L3 message, it is possible to reduce the complexity of the access node, e.g. an eNodeB.
US09549407B2
A wireless communication network system includes a plurality of nodes. Each node from the plurality of nodes includes a plurality of communication modules. Each module includes a modem and is configured to operate according to a communication protocol. Each communication module is configured to monitor its own communication parameter data and to cooperate with companion modules of a node by sharing communication parameter data, for instance through a coordination unit. Each communication module is further configured to allow, preferably according to a predefined set of rules, communication using a protocol of one communication module by utilizing a band associated with a companion module. The sharing of communication parameter data between modules may be continuous sharing or periodic sharing.
US09549406B1
An automatically adjustable radiofrequency link system includes a radiofrequency transmitter configured to transmit a signal at a frequency of transmission within an extremely high frequency (EHF) band. The system further includes a receiving device configured to receive the transmitted signal and provide feedback to a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the transmitter and the receiving device, wherein the feedback is related to the received signal. The processing circuit is configured to determine required signal properties based on the feedback and determine signal loss properties including an effect of atmospheric absorption, as a function of frequency; determine a modification to the transmitted signal using the signal loss properties and the required signal properties; and adjust the frequency of transmission to obtain a desired transmission signal using the modification.
US09549404B2
Technology for a user equipment (UE) configured for blind decoding downlink control information (DCI) from an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). The UE can receive, from a base station, the EPDCCH that includes the DCI. The UE can attempt one or more times to decode the DCI from enhanced control channel elements (ECCE) of the EPDCCH from physical resource block (PRB) region candidates in a PRB set using a selected set of enhanced resource element group (EREG) index maps for the ECCE until the DCI is successfully decoded. The resource elements (REs) of a PRB pair can include a block of symbols mapped in sequence to resource elements on an associated port when the REs are part of the EREGs assigned for the EPDCCH transmission.
US09549393B2
A method and apparatus logs alerts and response to alerts for members of an organization. When an alert message is transmitted to a user (i.e. the user's communication device), the alert activity is logged in a record. When the user acknowledges the alert, or fails to respond to the alert, the result is also logged. As such the organization can enforce compliance with alerting procedures and actions to be taken upon receiving an alert message.
US09549388B2
A mobile device, wireless network and their method of operation provide both on-line (connected) navigation operation, as well as off-line navigation from a local database within the mobile device. Routing according to the navigation system can be controlled by traffic congestion measurements made by the wireless network that allow the navigation system to select the optimum route based on expected trip duration.
US09549380B2
Spectrum that is shared by two or more radio devices that operate near a boundary of a tract is managed by a spectrum management system. The system determines a closest point of approach to the boundary for each radio device and an aggregate contributed power at each closest point of approach by the emissions from the radio devices previously granted spectrum access to the shared spectrum. A transmit power limit for the requesting radio device is determined at each closest point of approach. Spectrum access is granted to a requesting radio device and the granted spectrum access includes an authorized transmit power limit that does not exceed the smallest one of the transmit power limits.
US09549375B2
In order to reduce the power consumption of a receiving electronic device, received advertising beacons may be filtered so that the receiving electronic device selectively transitions from a power-saving mode to a normal operating mode. For example, the receiving electronic device may receive a beacon with advertising information for a transmitting electronic device. If the advertising information is changed relative to a previous version of the advertising information for the transmitting electronic device, the receiving electronic device may transition from the power-saving mode to the normal operating mode. In this way, the receiving electronic device may ‘wake up’ if it receives an advertisement that it wants to act on, such as advertisements for: file sharing, wireless streaming of information, proximity pairing and/or continuity of a user experience with an application when the user transitions from the transmitting electronic device to the receiving electronic device.
US09549368B2
A method of managing a data connection between a user device and a network of content caches, the user device and content caches being connectable via a network of gateway servers. The method comprising: in response to a request for content data issued by the user device, receiving content location data stored within at least one content cache from a content locator unit; determining which one of the caches is the closest to the user device; determining whether the packet data connection could be better served using a different gateway server; and if it is determined that a different gateway server should be used, causing the current data connection to move from the current gateway server to the different gateway server.
US09549363B2
In a multi-PHY, low power and lossy network comprising a plurality of nodes, a sender determines that a dwell time threshold limit for transmission of data will be exceeded by transmission of the data over a first network interface or that the recipient is unknown. The sender determines transmission parameters for the transmission of the data over the first network interface and transmits the transmission parameters to a receiver device over a second network interface that is different than the first network interface. The sender determines a channel on the first network interface for transmission of the data and transmits the determined channel with the transmission parameters to the receiver, or the receiver determines the channel on the first network interface for transmission of the data and transmits an indication of the determined channel to the sender in response to receiving the transmission parameters.
US09549362B2
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for routing data to mobile devices that undergo handovers from one access point to another. In one embodiment, a processor performs operations including obtaining a network location of a mobile device, updating a mapping table with the network location of the mobile device, obtaining a request to transfer a data packet to the mobile device, routing the data packet to the mobile device according to the mapping table, and forwarding the network location to a source of the data packet. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09549360B2
A user equipment determines a set of licensed and unlicensed frequency bands that are available for wireless communication. The user equipment selects a first subset of the set as targets for a handover involving at least one unlicensed frequency band and transmits information indicating the first subset. A base station receives information indicating a first subset of a set of licensed and unlicensed frequency bands. The first subset are targets for a handover of user equipment involving at least one unlicensed frequency band. The base station selects a second subset based on the first subset and transmits information indicating the second subset.
US09549355B2
Examples are disclosed for mediating a voice communication session in which a communications server functions as a bridge service between a hybrid mobile device and a second endpoint. The communications server sends, over a downstream link, and receives, over an upstream link, an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data media stream representing the voice communication session over a WiFi IP data communication link to and from the hybrid mobile device. The communications server is also capable of sending, over a downstream link, and receiving, over an upstream link, a second IP packet data media stream representing the same voice communication session over a cellular IP data communication link to and from the hybrid mobile device. The communications server monitors the quality of service (QoS) of the IP packet data media stream as determined by multiple communication link parameters for the 802.11 WiFi network connection. When the communication link parameters dip below a specified QoS, the communications server interleaves a help packet into the downstream IP packet data media stream instructing the hybrid mobile device to begin streaming the IP packet data media stream representing the voice communication session over the upstream link of the cellular IP data communication link in addition to and in sync with the IP packet data media stream being sent over the upstream link of the WiFi IP data communication link.
US09549348B2
User equipment control is restored in the presence of communication link failure between a network node that provides control of packet switched connections and a network node that provides control of circuit switched connections. A communication service is provided to a UE by a Serving MME and a Serving MSC in a communication system. Upon detecting that one or more links that enable communication between the Serving MME and the Serving MSC have failed, another MME and/or MSC are/is identified within the network that have/has fully operational links with the Serving MSC and/or Serving MME. The identified MME and/or MSC are/is established as a Relaying MME and/or Relaying MSC. Control of the UE continues with MME/MSC messaging being directed to the Relaying node(s), and the Relaying node(s) relaying the messages to their serving counterparts (Relaying MME relays to Serving MME, Relaying MSC relays to Serving MSC).
US09549346B2
Methodologies are described that facilitate inter-eNode B handover. In various embodiments, logical protocol termination can be implemented between the user equipment and the target eNode B for inter-eNode B handover signaling. The provided handover forwarding and encapsulation mechanisms enable improved inter-operability between eNode Bs implementing different protocol versions or from different vendors, which in turn enables frequent protocol upgrades. Additionally, the invention enables the target eNode B to implement new radio configurations even if the configuration is unsupported by the source eNode B.
US09549342B2
In a method for controlling congestion within a cell of a wireless network providing mobile HTTP adaptive streaming (HAS), a mobile HAS client in the cell delays a request for a next HAS segment of a HAS media stream for a delay time interval in response to a notification of congestion within the cell. The mobile HAS client calculates a reduced bitrate for the next HAS segment, and requests the next HAS segment at the reduced bitrate after expiration of the delay time interval. The reduced bitrate is reduced relative to a bitrate for a previous HAS segment of the HAS media stream.
US09549337B2
In order to improve the quality of a telephone call communicated over a wireless local area network (WLAN), an electronic device (such as a cellular telephone) may obtain one or more performance metrics based on communication with another electronic device (such as an access point) via a connection in the WLAN. For example, the electronic device may receive the one or more performance metrics from the other electronic device and/or may determine the one or more performance metrics based on the performance of the communication. Then, the electronic device may compare the one or more performance metrics with an interference criterion. If the interference criterion is met, the electronic device may perform a remedial action, such as selectively discontinuing use of the WLAN to communicate the telephone call for a time interval. Otherwise, the electronic device may continue using the WLAN to communicate the telephone call.
US09549334B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for transmitting information through a backhaul link, a proxy device, and an access device. The method includes: determining, by a proxy device, that to-be-transmitted information needs to be transmitted through a backhaul link, where the backhaul link is a backhaul link that implements transmission between the proxy device and an access device through an air interface and is in a deactivated state; and activating the backhaul link, and transmitting the to-be-transmitted information through the activated backhaul link. Therefore, a problem that backhaul links based on a large number of S1 or X2 interfaces consume a large number of memory resources, causing a transmission bottleneck in the backhaul links, is solved.
US09549330B2
A service quality metric, that measures the quality of a multicast broadcast that is being received by a mobile device, may be determined. In one implementation, a method may include receiving a radio signal corresponding to a multicast broadcast of content that was encoded using a forward error correction (FEC) technique in which the content is segmented and encoded as a plurality of blocks; and reassembling the content corresponding to the received radio signal. The method may further include determining an FEC failure rate based on a relative occurrence of the successfully reassembled blocks to the unsuccessfully reassembled blocks; determining a service quality metric based on the FEC failure rate; and providing a visual indication of the service quality metric.
US09549315B2
A mobile device comprises one or more sensors; a plurality of additional sensors; and logic configured to: obtain one or more first data outputs from the one or more sensors in a first state; obtain one or more second data outputs from the one or more sensors; determine whether there has been a transition from the first state to a second state, based on a difference between the one or more first data outputs and the one or more second data outputs; obtain one or more third data outputs from the plurality of additional sensors if there has been a transition from the first state to the second state; and compare the one or more third data outputs with stored data outputs obtained using the plurality of additional sensors in a third state, thereby determining whether the mobile device is in the third state.
US09549307B2
In order to manage a change in conditions of using a service associated with a communication in progress established by a user terminal (TU) within its communications network (RT), a server determines that the user's account does not permit the delivery of the service with a change in the conditions of using a service, after the receipt of a first request derived from a network element, said request comprising an identifier of the service regarding the communication and a parameter defining the change in conditions of using the service, and the server transmits to the network element a response containing a code indicating that the delivery of the service is authorized only with other conditions of using the service, in order for the network element to transmit to the server a second request containing another parameter defining another change in conditions of using the service.
US09549287B2
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for geofence profile management. A processor can execute a geofence profile management service. The processor can receive geofence profile data from an administrator device. The processor can create, based upon the geofence profile data, a geofence profile. The geofence profile can include a geofence profile title, a geofence profile description, and a geofence profile option. The processor can provide the geofence profile to a user device. The processor can determine that the user device accepts the geofence profile, and the processor can activate the geofence profile in response to the user device accepting the geofence profile.
US09549286B2
Embodiments for geo-fence notification management are generally described herein. A mobile device for geo-fence notification management may include a geo-location module to: determine a geographical location of the mobile device; and determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fenced area for longer than a threshold period of time; and a presentation module to present a notification on the mobile device when the mobile device is located in the geo-fenced area for longer than the threshold period of time. A server and mobile device may work cooperatively to obtain a position of a mobile device; determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fenced area; determine whether the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it; and present the software application to the mobile device when the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it.
US09549285B2
Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for data brokering between hand held wireless devices (WDs) and data rendering devices (DRDs). DRDs in the form of multimedia devices used for rendering data by printing (e.g., to a networked printer) or displaying video data (e.g., televisions, video monitors, and projectors) are provided with data for rendering at the DRD at the request of WDs. DRDs are capable of receiving data data from a network at the request of a WD and/or directly from a WD as the host and then rendering or displaying the data on devices capable of receiving and processing the data. DRD (e.g., printers and multimedia video devices) can also be controlled by the WD during display of the data and to control display of the data.
US09549277B2
A method for optimizing the design and sound field control of a compact loud-speaker array, which includes a plurality of loudspeakers located on a closed loudspeaker surface and the control of the emitted sound field by the loudspeakers within a limited reproduction subspace, having the steps of capturing the sound field using a plurality of microphones and adjusting filter coefficients that modify the alimentation signals of the loudspeakers to minimize the difference between reproduced signals captured by the microphones and target signals describing a target sound field. A conical reproduction surface encloses a reproduction subspace is defined such that the apex of the conical reproduction surface is within the closed loudspeaker surface. Loud-speakers are positioned on a limited loudspeaker surface and the closed loudspeaker surface. The microphones are located on a limited microphone surface defined by the intersection of the inner volume of the conical reproduction subspace and the closed microphone surface.
US09549276B2
Disclosed are an audio apparatus and an audio providing method thereof. The audio providing method includes receiving an audio signal including a plurality of channels, applying an audio signal having a channel, from among the plurality of channels, giving a sense of elevation to a filter to generate a plurality of virtual audio signals to be respectively output to a plurality of speakers, applying a combination gain value and a delay value to the plurality of virtual audio signals so that the plurality of virtual audio signals respectively output through the plurality of speakers form a sound field having a plane wave, and respectively outputting the plurality of virtual audio signals, to which the combination gain value and the delay value are applied, through the plurality of speakers. The filter processes the audio signal to have a sense of elevation.
US09549274B2
A sound processing apparatus includes: a first sound collecting unit placed in a sound field and configured to collect a sound signal which is speech of a talker; a second sound collecting unit arranged to be movable to a position which is closer to a talker than the first sound collecting unit and configured to collect the sound signal; a transfer function estimating unit configured to estimate a transfer function from a sound signal collected by the first sound collecting unit and a sound signal collected by the second sound collecting unit when a talker is at a predetermined position in the sound field; and a sound signal processing unit configured to perform a process of the sound signal by use of the transfer function estimated by the transfer function estimating unit.
US09549261B2
According to one embodiment, a microphone package includes: a pressure sensing element including a film and a device; and a cover. The film generates strain in response to pressure. The device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a first magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and has a first magnetization. The cover includes: an upper portion; and a side portion. The side portion is magnetic and provided depending on the first magnetization and the second magnetization.
US09549259B2
A system, apparatus, and method are provided for automatically provisioning wireless local area network (LAN) access point and/or hotspot information, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider information, and VoIP account information on a service provider's Web page to configure a wireless VoIP headset for use.
US09549257B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and method of cancelling feedback in a vehicle communications system. The system and method may adjust a phase and a polarity of the microphone signal to produce an inverted microphone signal having a shifted phase. A speaker signal may be summed with the inverted microphone signal to cancel out at least a portion of a microphone signal component of the speaker signal.
US09549255B2
A sound pickup apparatus and method form a bidirectionality and a unidirectionality based on sound signals picked up by microphones arranged at vertices of a triangle. A target sound is extracted by performing a spectral subtraction operation and, with respect to each frequency, a ratio of amplitude spectra of beamformer outputs between outputs is calculated for each microphone array of a directionality forming unit. A mode or median of the calculated ratio of amplitude spectra is set as a correction coefficient which corrects power of beamformer outputs for each of the microphone arrays and a target area sound is extracted.
US09549254B2
A system, article, and method of acoustic signal mixing comprises use of a total pair that is a count of the number of addition coefficients and subtraction coefficients in a mixture configuration and used with a function applied to a frame of acoustic samples to determine an outcome.
US09549253B2
A processor-implemented method for spatial sound localization and isolation is described. The method includes segmenting, via a processor, each of a plurality of source signals detected by a plurality of sensors, into a plurality of time frames. For each time frame, the method further includes obtaining, via a processor, a plurality of direction of arrival (DOA) estimates from the plurality of sensors, discretizing an area of interest into a plurality of grid points, calculating, via the processor, DOA at each of grid points, comparing, via the processor, the DOA estimates with the computed DOAs. If the number of sources is more than 1, the method includes obtaining via the processor, a plurality of combinations of DOA estimates, from amongst the plurality of combinations, estimating, via the processor, one or more initial candidate locations corresponding to each of the combinations, selecting location of the sources from amongst the initial candidate locations.
US09549248B2
An audio system has a first channel for receiving a first input signal and driving a first speaker and a second channel for receiving a second input signal and driving a second speaker. A first feedforward circuit couples an input of the second channel circuit to an input of the first channel circuit. A second feedforward circuit couples an input of the first channel circuit to an input of the second channel circuit. Circuit parameters of the first and the second feedforward circuits are determined such that a first detected output signal is zero when the first input signal is non-zero and the second input signal is zero, and a second detected output signal is zero when the second input signal is non-zero and the first input signal is zero. The audio system is configured to operate using the determined circuit parameters for the first and the second feedforward circuits.
US09549247B2
An audio mixing system comprises a plurality of input ports and output ports, and a plurality of input channels and output channels for controlling characteristic of input sound signals. Two or more input ports included in the plurality of input ports or two or more output ports included in the plurality of output ports are registered as a plurality of patch ports. By an instruction to collectively patch a port group, the input ports or the output ports registered as the plurality of patch ports are patched to input channels or output channels respectively by an input or an output patch.
US09549237B2
A speaker includes an enclosure including a peripheral sound wave exit. A compression driver is connected to the speaker enclosure. Sound waves are peripherally spread from the sound wave exit of the speaker enclosure.
US09549230B2
An optics device port configuration system includes a switch. A first optics device and a second optics device are connected to the switch. A cable connects the first optics device and the second optics device to provide a link. The switch determines that an optics type of the first optics device is unavailable. In response, the switch applies each of a plurality of fiber optics configurations on the switch until either the link becomes available or each of the fiber optics configurations have been applied without the link becoming available. In response to each of the fiber optics configurations having been applied without the link becoming available, the switch applies each a plurality of copper optics configurations on the switch until the link becomes available. In response to the link becoming available, the switch provides at least one setting on the switch until errors are not occurring on the link.
US09549228B2
The present invention relates to a broadcast signal processing method and device for 3D broadcasting service. The broadcast signal processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: encoding 3D video broadcast data that includes left image broadcast data having a left image and right image broadcast data having a right image to provide 3D effects; encoding signaling information for signaling the encoded 3D video broadcast data; generating a broadcast signal including the encoded 3D video broadcast data and the encoded signaling information; and transmitting the generated broadcast signal.
US09549218B2
A multi-platform television production process that results in an almost completely viewer-guided television episode. The production process begins at an online website where criteria for a first portion of the episode are selected by the public. Production commences on this portion of the episode, based on the criterion chosen by the online users, and the first portion of the episode is aired online. Viewers of this online airing of the initial production of the episode provide feedback on the first portion of the episode and are able to vote on criteria for the second portion of the episode. The second portion of the episode is produced, based on the criterion chosen by viewers. Then, the full episode, incorporating viewer feedback received during the production process) is aired on television. The full episode may also include content received from the online viewers.
US09549217B2
Notification controls regarding television viewing are disclosed. According to certain embodiments, a notification condition can be created and by one or more components of a notification system. Actions regarding viewing of television content are then monitored and compared with the notification condition. Once the notification condition is satisfied, a notification is sent, which can be in real time or near-real time, as the television is being watched. Notification conditions may be satisfied with any of a variety of triggers, and the notifications can be sent in a variety of forms to any of a variety of devices. The notification system can redirect a television to a predetermined television channel and/or request authorization to access certain content. Notification controls can be created, viewed, and/or managed using any of a variety of devices.
US09549208B1
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for causing a stunt switcher to run a multi-video-source digital-video effect (DVE). An example method involves (i) selecting a first log-entry from a traffic log, wherein the first log-entry corresponds to a first video-component (VC) and a first start-time; (ii) selecting a second log-entry from the traffic log, wherein the second log-entry corresponds to a multi-video-source DVE, and a second start-time; (iii) causing the first VC to start being channeled through the stunt switcher proximate the first start-time; (iv) making a determination that a threshold time-period remains before the second start-time; and (v) responsive to making the determination, (a) causing a second VC to start being sent to the stunt switcher, and (b) causing the stunt switcher to run the multi-video-source DVE, thereby causing the stunt switcher to output a combined video, wherein the combined video includes the first VC and the second VC.
US09549203B2
A client device may receive encoded video via a transport stream based on a video coding protocol. When errors result in receiving the encoded video, the client device may use an Internet Protocol (IP) connection to recover from the error. For example, an encoder may insert markers inband in the transport stream, and a segmenter then segments the video using the markers. The content remains in the form of a continuous transport stream that is compatible with existing transport stream delivery mechanisms. When an error occurs, the client device can then determine a locator for a segment that can be used to recover from the error and requests the segment from a server through the IP connection. The server sends the segment to the client device at the level of the transport stream layer without adding another protocol layer to encapsulate the segment.
US09549202B2
Provided are a video encoding method of adjusting a range of encoded output data to adjust a bit depth during restoring of encoded samples, and a video decoding method of substantially preventing overflow from occurring in output data in operations of a decoding process. The video decoding method includes parsing and restoring quantized transformation coefficients in units of blocks of an image from a received bitstream, restoring transformation coefficients by performing inverse quantization on the quantized transformation coefficients, and restoring samples by performing one-dimensional (1D) inverse transformation and inverse scaling on the quantized transformation coefficients. At least one from among the transformation coefficients and the samples has a predetermined bit depth or less.
US09549189B2
A method for media rate control in a video encoding system disclosed. In one embodiment, an optimal remaining one of the three parameter sets (Sk) is computed based on the provided user configuration inputs of two parameters sets (Si, Sj), wherein the user configuration inputs comprise two parameter sets (Si and Sj) out of three parameter sets (Si, Sj, and Sk), wherein the three parameter sets are latency parameter set, channel bandwidth parameter set, and video quality parameter set. The video encoding system is then configured based on the provided two parameter sets (Si, Sj) and the computed parameter set (Sk) to obtain a desired media rate control having optimal performance.
US09549183B2
A method for estimating video quality on bit-stream level, wherein the video quality refers to a video after error concealment and the method is performed on bit-stream level before said error concealment, comprises extracting and/or calculating a plurality of global condition features from a video bit-stream, extracting and/or calculating a plurality of local effectiveness features at least for a lost MB, calculating a numeric error concealment effectiveness level for each (or at least for each lost) MB by emulating an error concealment method that is used in said error concealment, and providing the calculated error concealment effectiveness level as an estimated visible artifacts level of video quality.
US09549172B2
Provided is a stereoscopic image display device comprising a display panel displaying a multi-view image in a three-dimensional (3D) mode, a switchable barrier forming a barrier in the 3D mode, a user position detecting unit outputting a user position data including a user position information, a switchable barrier controlling unit calculating an average picture level of the multi-view image in the 3D mode and controlling an aperture ratio of the switchable barrier according to the average picture level and the user position information, a switchable barrier driving unit supplying driving voltages to divided electrodes of the switchable barrier and supplying a common voltage to a barrier common electrode, and a display panel driving unit converting the multi-view image into data voltages to supply the data voltages to data lines of the display panel and sequentially supplying gate pulses to gate lines of the display panel.
US09549161B2
A system includes: an image capture device configured to capture image data from a camera system, the image data being in a first mosaic layout; an image display device configured to display the image data in a second mosaic layout; and a processor configured to receive the image data in the first mosaic layout and to supply the image data in the second mosaic layout to the display without intermediate conversion to a fully collocated image layout.
US09549155B2
A configuration module (6) for a video surveillance system (1) having a plurality of surveillance cameras (2 a-d) which are and/or may be distributed throughout a surveillance region (3) including, a model memory (7) which is designed to provide a model (10) of the surveillance region (3), camera data of the surveillance cameras (2 a-d) being entered and/or referenced in the model (10); an input interface (11) for the input of at least one surveillance target (5) into the model (10); a computing device (12) which determines at least one camera-specific surveillance target section (13 a, b) for at least one of the surveillance cameras (2 a, b) based on the surveillance target (5) that was input; and a hidden-region checking device (16) which is designed to a check whether the surveillance target (5) is hidden in front of one of the surveillance cameras (2 a-d).
US09549138B2
Each of pixels in an imaging device includes a photoelectric converter and a first transistor. A signal based on a charge generated by the photoelectric converter is to be input into the first transistor. The imaging device includes a second transistor arranged at a ratio of one as to the pixels. A reference signal is to be input into the second transistor. The second transistor defines a differential pair together with the first transistor. The imaging device includes a comparator including the first transistor and the second transistor. Each of the pixels includes a selecting unit configured to turn off the first transistor by applying the first voltage to a control node of the first transistor.
US09549130B2
In some embodiments, methods or systems may be provided for an imaging system including an imaging sensor, wherein frames or sub-frames of intensity data may be acquired from some or all pixels of the frame, and a moving kernel, smaller than the frame or sub-frame, is moved over the frame for analysis. The values of the center column of the kernel may be compared to the outer column values of the kernel and a column offset for the center column may be determined. Only one offset value may be stored at any one time for each pixel in the frame or sub-frame.
US09549129B2
A method comprising reading out first lines of pixels of a sensor, when the first lines are read out in a sequence of the first lines in a first direction along the sensor also reading out different second lines of the pixels of the sensor, when the second lines are read out in a sequence of the second lines in a different second direction along the sensor and interleaving the read outs from the first lines of pixels and the different second lines of pixels.
US09549126B2
A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus is provided. The control method includes detecting a gesture of a user for the digital photographing apparatus using a plurality of video images sequentially generated according to live view photographing, changing an operation of the digital photographing apparatus to a zoom adjustment mode when the detected gesture of the user includes a preset first user gesture, and controlling a zooming state of the digital photographing apparatus step-by-step according to a moving path of a second user gesture after the first user gesture has ended, when the operation mode has been changed to the zoom adjustment mode.
US09549112B2
There is provided an image capturing apparatus including a movable unit. An acceleration detection unit detects an acceleration of the image capturing apparatus. A geomagnetic detection unit detects geomagnetism. A determining unit determines a direction of the image capturing apparatus by using the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit and the geomagnetism detected by the geomagnetic detection unit. When determining the direction of the image capturing apparatus at a predetermined timing during an operation period of the movable unit, the determining unit determines the direction of the image capturing apparatus by using the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit before start of the operation period of the movable unit and the geomagnetism detected by the geomagnetic detection unit during the operation period of the movable unit.
US09549102B2
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for implementing an active imaging system. A method of obtaining an image in an active imaging system including: dividing an imaging region, and determining a plurality of divided imaging regions; scanning each of the plurality of divided imaging regions based on a laser; collecting reflected light for each of the plurality of divided imaging regions, and generating a plurality of divided images by an image sensor; and generating a whole image for the imaging region based on the plurality of divided images.
US09549099B2
A method for performing correlated double sampling for a sensor, such as an image sensor. The method includes collecting a first charge corresponding to a first parameter, transferring the first charge to a first storage component, transferring the first charge from the first storage component to a second storage component, resetting the first storage component, transferring the first charge from the second storage component to the first storage component, and reading the first storage component to determine the first charge. The method may be implemented in electronic devices including image sensors.
US09549091B2
Provided is an image reading apparatus that instantaneously executes functions and settings with the setting of a document on a platen glass, and an image forming apparatus. The image reading part according to the present disclosure includes a platen cover, an opening and closing detecting part, and an operation executing part. The document placing position detecting part acquires position placing data by pre-scan of a scanner, when opening of the platen cover is detected, after the opening of the platen cover is detected, and detects a placing position of a document placed on the platen glass based on the acquired placing position detecting data. The operation executing part receives selection of functions corresponding to the placing position detected by the document placing position detecting part and executes the selected function.
US09549089B1
A method for establishing a network connection between a mobile electronic device and a target network device includes establishing a short-range communications link between the mobile electronic device and the target network device. The method may also include, by a processor, executing an application that causes the processor to receive network device information from the target network device, via the short-range communications link, use the identifier associated with the target network device to identify a network to which the target network device is connected, use a transmitter component of the mobile electronic device to establish the network connection between the mobile electronic device and the target network device, via the identified network, and cause the transmitter component to send a communication to the target network device, via the identified network. The network device information comprises an identifier associated with the target network device.
US09549083B2
The present invention provides a technique that enables an image communication apparatus capable of performing voice communication and T.30 in-band FAX communication over the IP network to positively detect a CNG signal and achieve switching to FAX reception in the answerphone connection mode and the FAX/TEL-switching mode. The communication apparatus includes a MODEM that controls facsimile communication and a SLIC that controls a telephone. A selector includes switches for connecting the IP network and the MODEM, and switches for connecting the IP network and the SLIC. A CPU controls the switches of the selector such that signals from the IP network are supplied to both of the MODEM and the SLIC.
US09549069B2
Systems and methods for generating call reports which may allow access to the child call for each selected attendee via the group call, and enable users to capture data and make edits to detailing and sampling information unique to each attendee directly in the child call. Access to controls within the attendees section may enable mass entry of supported activities for a subset of attendees.
US09549068B2
A method for adaptive voice interaction includes monitoring voice communications between a service recipient and a service representative, measuring a set of voice communication features based upon the voice communications between the service recipient and the service representative, analyzing the set of voice communication features to generate emotion metric values, and generating a response based on the analysis of the set of voice communication features.
US09549065B1
A balance between customer satisfaction and cost to providing customer care can be achieved based on the use of online interaction classification techniques. Such techniques can use measurements such as a log likelihood ratio to determine if an interaction should be removed from automation to live support if it appears necessary.
US09549064B2
Methods and apparatus for customizing a telephone are disclosed in which preferred communication services are conveniently accessible to a user, in which a telephone is tailored to the specific requirements of a user.
US09549063B2
Detailed information about a party can be provided during interparty communication. Data-capable mobile devices query at least a public database to retrieve information about a set of parties engaged in communication. The results of the database query are employed to provide detailed caller identification and detail functionality to telephones or communication devices not utilizing traditional landlines or commercial caller identification service. Storage can be included to include address book function, query caching, and user preferences. An interface can be provided to facilitate display of rich caller identification information. The interface can further update displayed information without user input, or provide user selection control to request more information on a selected portion of displayed information. These features can be applied to determine the information about a party that is either receiving a communication or initiating a communication.
US09549061B2
A method and system for providing call center emergency services to one or more occupants of a vehicle having a plurality of listening zones within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The method involves detecting a potential emergency condition, sending an emergency notification to a call center, receiving a listening zone control signal identifying at least one of a plurality of listening zones in the vehicle, and supplying audio received from the identified listening zones(s) to the call center via a voice call between the vehicle and call center.
US09549060B2
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, determine a first impairment associated with a first user of a first end user device, receive user input captured at a second end user device during a communication session between the first and second end user devices, store instructions for executing a group of adjustment techniques for modifying the user input where the group of adjustment techniques includes amplifying selective frequencies and translating the user input into sign language images, select an adjustment technique from among the group of adjustment techniques, adjust the user input according to the adjustment technique to generate adjusted user input, and provide the adjusted user input to the first end user device during the communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09549059B2
The invention relates to an electronic device offering a plurality of menu items to a user. In order to enable a user friendly selection of the menu items, the electronic device comprises a screen, user input means, storing means adapted to store parameters for a virtual model of a user and processing means. The processing means are adapted to generate a visual representation of a virtual user model on the screen based on the stored parameters for the virtual model of a user, to cause a movement of a visually represented virtual user model depending on a user input, to detect a movement of a visually represented virtual user model that is associated to a particular menu item, and to call a function that is assigned to the particular menu item.
US09549050B2
An electronic device is provided including a plurality of electronic parts; one or more housing components forming a space for receiving the plurality of electronic parts; and a cover detachable from the one or more housing components, the cover including a first member having a plurality of metal elements suspended in a non-metal base and a second member coupled to the first member.
US09549049B2
According to an embodiment, a sensor device is provided comprising a sensor; a transceiver; a processor configured to run an application; and a virtualization layer which comprises an application programming interface encapsulating application layer features of the sensor device and which is configured to provide to the application, via at least one service access point, a service to communicate with another sensor device by means of the transceiver, a service to control the sensor and a service to discover a sensor device network, have the sensor device leave a sensor device network and/or have the sensor device join a sensor device network.
US09549046B1
Methods and systems for logging time are described. In one embodiment, the method is performed by a server computing device communicatively coupled to a mobile computing device and communicatively coupled to a workstation computing device executing computer-executable instructions for logging time and associated task descriptions. The server computing device includes a memory including at least one task indicator corresponding to at least one task description. The method includes receiving, by the server computing device, at a first time, a first task indicator from the mobile computing device. The method additionally includes comparing, by the server computing device, the first task indicator to the at least one task indicator in the memory of the server computing device and determining a first corresponding task description, and logging time by transmitting the first corresponding task description to the workstation computing device for logging.
US09549045B2
Methods, systems, and techniques for sharing a remoted user interface are described. Example embodiments provide a Remote Session Sharing Protocol (“RSSP”) for sharing a remoted user interface and/or graphics of a same computer system operating system or application. Use of the RSSP enables server computing systems to optimize the utilization of frame buffers and state information when multiple clients connect to the same remote session (e.g., connect to the same user interface of an application or operating system) at substantially the same time.
US09549036B2
Technologies are generally described to redirect local storage for embedded applications. In some examples, a computing device such as a redirection router, coupled to network-attached storage, may detect a request for an application being delivered from a server to a destination device such as a ubicomp device and intercept the requested application. The redirection router may determine whether the destination device has sufficient local storage. In response to determination that the destination device does not have sufficient local storage or a predefined configuration such as requesting device being configured for local storage, a reference to the client-side storage associated with the application may be replaced with a link, to the network-attached storage prior to delivery of the application. Subsequent retrievals of the application or portions thereof may be from the network-attached storage directly or via the redirection router.
US09549034B2
An information processing system including an information processing unit that performs communication processing among a plurality of user terminals connected via an IP (Internet Protocol) network. The information processing unit includes control elements for acquiring an operating state of the information processing unit, as well as, instructs another information processing unit to perform the communication processing among the plurality of user terminals, according to the acquired operating state.
US09549033B2
A system is provided for delivering push content to a wireless device. The system includes a central storage device, a push content delivery component, and a transfer protocol delivery component. The central storage device stores push content to be delivered to the wireless device. The push content delivery component generates a manifest identification (ID) of content to be delivered to the wireless device and delivers the manifest ID to the wireless device in a communication. The delivery component includes the central storage device and is connected to the push content delivery component. The delivery component delivers the manifest to the wireless device upon receipt of the manifest ID from the wireless device and delivers to the wireless device the content identified in the manifest upon request from the wireless device.
US09549020B2
Embodiments described herein involve selecting a group coordinator device for a group of media devices of a networked media playback system. One of the media devices in the networked media playback system may be a group coordinator device configured to provide media content and playback timing information to other media devices in the group for synchronized playback of media content. Selection of the group coordinator device may involve performing an evaluation of one or more parameters associated with each of the one or more media devices in the media playback system, determining that a particular media device is the most suitable group coordinator devices, and causing the particular media device to become the group coordinator device.
US09549015B2
A transmitter and receiver for communication of multimedia streams across a multi-lane communications link. The transmitter packetizes multimedia streams according to a link layer protocol and distributes the packets across multiple lanes of a communications link. The entire packet, including the header and payload, can be distributed across the lanes in an ordered sequence to increase utilization of the communication lanes. The transmitter may also packetize multiple multimedia streams and intermix the packets across the lanes of the communication lane. The receiver extracts the packets that are distributed across the multiple lanes and decodes the packets into the multimedia streams.
US09549013B2
A method for determining a preferred image format in a User Equipment (UE) supporting a mobile video call between UEs, each having a camera and a display includes receiving, from an opposing UE, video transmission control information including therein a preferred image format, and if the preferred image format requested by the opposing UE is acceptable, then the opposing UE sends video transmission control information including therein at least one of an acceptable response message and an acceptable new preferred image format according to acceptability of the preferred image format requested by the opposing UE.
US09549005B2
The invention includes a method of providing media data of a SIP-based Auxiliary Service from an Auxiliary Application Server, AS, to a recipient peer of an established communication exchange between peers. The method includes issuing an invocation to the Auxiliary AS, the invocation including an indication of the recipient peer of the Auxiliary Service. The Auxiliary Service media data is prepared and sent to the recipient together with a correlation ID identifying the established communication exchange, and an Application Classmark identifying the auxiliary service.
US09549001B1
An electronic device and method for sourcing and/or constructing a playlist are provided. An assignment of a playlist identifying a plurality of songs is received. A plurality of devices from which the plurality of songs may be retrieved is determined. The availability of the plurality of devices is determined. At least one of the plurality of devices is connected to in order to to access at least one of the plurality of songs. Memory of the electronic device can be scanned for stored songs to incorporate into the playlist.
US09548997B2
A computer system receives a service request over a service channel from a user device, initiates a challenge to the user device to provide authentication information based on a set of authenticators, and determines an initial level of authentication. When the initial level of authentication is not sufficient for the service channel or protected resource, the apparatus generates a challenge to the user device with at least one additional authenticator and determines an achieved level of authentication based on the further authentication information. When the achieved level of authentication reaches a target authentication level for the service channel, the apparatus continues processing the service request by the service channel. The computer may transfer the service request to another service channel with the authentication token obtained on the original service channel and further challenges the user device with additional authenticators when a higher level of authentication is necessary.
US09548996B2
A computer-implemented method, including receiving, by one or more computer systems, customer characteristic information for a user; applying, by the one or more computer systems, one or more recommendation rules to the customer characteristic information to determine a security tier; comparing, by the one or more computer systems, the customer characteristic information to one or more other users with a threshold level of similarity to the user for which the customer characteristic information is received; identifying, by the one or more computer systems, a security tier assigned to one of the one or more other users; and generating information indicative of a recommended security tier, based on the identified security tier and the determined security tier.
US09548992B2
Systems and methods for detecting a visual characteristic of interest within an image are disclosed. An example method involves obtaining an image that includes at least one pixel representing a visual characteristic of interest, creating a first sequence and a second sequence of bitwise data from values associated with the pixel, and converting these bitwise sequences into a first sequence of integers and a second sequence of integers. Using a distance function, a similarity metric is determined between the first sequence of integers and the second sequence of integers. Based on the similarity metric, a third sequence of integers is created and stored. The third sequence of integers can be used to facilitate the identification of the visual characteristic of interest in other images.
US09548980B2
A method and device for performing a service. The method includes detecting whether a user terminal device approaches an approach recognition area, receiving identifier information from the user terminal device, when it is detected that the user terminal device approaches the approach recognition area, obtaining user information based on the identifier information, and displaying a personalized area based on the user information.
US09548964B1
A method, system and computer program product for a VPN for containers and VMs implemented on different network node. A number of network hardware nodes have containers and VMs running on them. The containers and VMs are aggregated into VPNs assembled across the hardware nodes. Each hardware node has a network edge programmable switch configured to route packets to containers and VMs only inside a particular VPN. The switch detects a number of the VPN inside the packet header, replaces this number by a standard broadcast header number and multi-casts the packet to the containers and the VMs inside the VPN.
US09548959B2
An example method is provided that includes determining whether an address resolution protocol reply from a local machine has been received at an edge node; updating a local cache based on the reply from the local machine; and sending the reply to a plurality of edge nodes through a data plane of a data center interconnect. In more specific implementations, the method can include determining whether an address resolution protocol request has been received from the local machine. The method could also include updating a local machine cache based on the request. In certain implementations, the method can include determining whether the request is targeting the local machine; and dropping the request if the request is targeting the local machine. The method could also include sending the request through the data center interconnect if the request is not targeting the local machine.
US09548956B2
Disclosed is a communication journaling and archival system which obtains content from social networks, handles re-authentication requirements which occur with respect to monitored users and social networks, includes content obtained from social networks in a journal and archiving system compatible with email journaling and archiving, and can be configured to send a journaled communication to multiple journal destinations and journal formats.
US09548953B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for a transmission service to suspend temporarily transmission of electronic communications to a recipient. In one embodiment, the transmission service receives a request to suspend receiving electronic communications temporarily for a suspension period. In response, the transmission service suspends transmitting electronic communications to the recipient during the duration of the suspension period. Then, the transmission service resumes transmitting electronic communications to the recipient upon the expiration of the suspension period.
US09548939B2
A switch device for a network element includes a transfer system (110) for transferring data from ingress line interfaces of the network element to egress line interfaces of the network element in accordance with control information associated with the data. The transfer system includes a control section (111) configured to compare data traffic load to capacity available to the data traffic load at one of the egress line interfaces so as to generate a congestion indicator expressing whether a data flow (113) representing the data traffic load is a potential cause of congestion at the one of the egress line interfaces. The control section is further configured to direct a congestion control action to the data flow if the data flow is a potential cause of congestion. Thus, the congestion management related to the ingress and egress line interfaces can be carried out by the switch device.
US09548930B1
Methods and systems wherein a first network device in a first network maintains attribute information for one or more routes to one or more network devices external to the first network. The first network device is configured to identify that a first route to the second network device external to the first network has a particular network traffic management capability, and to update the attribute information to indicate that the first route to the second network device has the network traffic management capability. The first network device is configured to select the first route for a new network packet flow from the first network to the second network device, based on the recorded information, and route the new network packet flow to an external network in the first route. In some implementations, the first network is a software-defined network.
US09548915B2
An example method includes analyzing bandwidth usage data corresponding to bandwidth usage associated with streaming media. The example method also includes determining a size of a buffer based on the bandwidth usage data. The example method further includes determining an end time of the media based on the size of the buffer. In some examples, the end time occurs a period of time after downloading of data associated with the media is completed.
US09548907B2
In a method for managing change in an information technology (IT) environment, in response to an open change ticket, identifying one or more components of the IT environment that are associated with at least one change operation included in the change ticket. The method further includes identifying information associated with the identified one or more components of the IT environment. The method further includes determining a listing of allowable change operations for the identified one or more components of the IT environment in the change ticket based on the identified information associated with the identified one or more components of the IT environment. The method further includes receiving a user requested change operation. The method further includes determining whether the received user requested change operation is included in the determined listing of allowable change operations.
US09548906B2
A device is described for operating a multi-partition networking system, the device comprising hardware resources for the operation of a primary partition for performing tasks, a primary buffer for holding packets for processing within a partition of the multi-partition system and a reserve buffer. The device is arranged to allocate the primary buffer for use by the primary partition and allocate the reserve buffer for use by the primary partition when at least a suspicious condition is detected in the primary partition. A method of operating a multi-partition networking system is also described.
US09548898B2
Instance documents related to policy enforcement are gathered according to a business requirement. The instance documents are instantiated from corresponding schema documents. An instantiated context model, including references to the gathered instance documents, is generated from a context model definition. A policy set to be enforced using the instantiated context model is generated according to the gathered instance documents. An enforcement sequence of policies in the policy set is determined. The policies are applied to the instantiated context model according to the enforcement sequence.
US09548897B2
A provider network may implement network entity registry for network entity handles included in network traffic policies enforced for a provider network. Network entity entries may be maintained in a network entity registry that specify network address information for network entity handles included in network traffic control policies. Network traffic control policies may be enforced by a network traffic controller. When an update to an network entity entry is received, the network entity entry may be updated and network address information specified in the network entity entry may be provided to a subset of network traffic controls implemented in a provider network for those network traffic controls enforcing network traffic policies including the network entity handle for the updated network entity entry. Network entity entries may, in some embodiments, not be updated by a network entity entry owner.
US09548888B1
A system and method for setting the World Wide Node Names (WWNNs) of a plurality of ports in a data storage system. In one embodiment, a method includes the operations of receiving a first request that is to set a plurality of WWNNs of a plurality of ports of the storage system, automatically generating a first WWNN in response to receiving the first request, and assigning the automatically generated first WWNN to a first port of the plurality so that the at least one SCSI device is visible over a Fiber Channel (FC) network as a target for SCSI requests at the first port assigned the first WWNN.
US09548885B2
Systems and methods are provided for a network device. A device includes a plurality of packet processing clients. The device further includes a plurality of memories, where a quantity of the memories is greater than a quantity of the packet processing clients, each of the memories storing a replica of data, the packet processing clients being configured to selectively read the control data from any of the memories. An arbiter is configured to select in a first clock cycle for the plurality of packet processing clients a first subset of memories from among the plurality of memories from which to read the control data, and in a second clock cycle, subsequent to the first clock cycle, to select for the plurality of packet processing clients a second subset of memories from among the plurality of memories from which to read the control data.
US09548882B2
Various embodiments are described of devices and associated methods for processing a signal using a plurality of vector signal analyzers (VSAs). An input signal may be split and provided to a plurality of VSAs, each of which may process a respective frequency band of the signal, where the respective frequency bands have regions of overlap. Each VSA may adjust the gain and phase of its respective signal such that continuity of phase and magnitude is preserved through the regions of overlap. The correction of gain and phase may be accomplished by a complex multiply with a complex calibration constant. A complex calibration constant may be determined for each VSA by comparing the gain and phase of one or more calibration tones generated with each region of overlap, as measured by each of the VSAs.
US09548877B2
Methods and apparatus for use in communication systems using recursive modulation schemes with a Low Density Generator Matrix code (including an irregular repeat accumulate (IRA) code) are described that have reduced complexity and thus reduced cost compared to prior art systems. A communication system is described in which the transmitter concatenates a low density generator matrix code with an accumulator followed by a recursive modulator in order to eliminate the use of an interleaver, and in which the receiver combines the decoder for the accumulator and the soft demodulator into a single joint decoder in order reduce the number of components and complexity. Another variation is also described in which the transmitter is further simplified by eliminated the accumulator altogether, and in which the receiver is further simplified by replacing the joint decoder with a soft demodulator prior to the LDGM soft decoder.
US09548876B2
A system includes a first transmitter, a second transmitter, a third transmitter and a controller, where the first transmitter is arranged for transmitting a first signal to a first transmission line, the second transmitter is arranged for transmitting a second signal to a second transmission line, and the third transmitter is arranged for transmitting a third signal to a third transmission line. The controller is coupled to the first transmitter, the second transmitter and the third transmitter, and is arranged for setting impedances of the first transmitter, the second transmitter and the third transmitter according to a coding jitter determination result.
US09548875B2
The invention relates to a method and a bus system for the interchange of device-specific data between fieldbus slaves of a first fieldbus and a fieldbus master of a second fieldbus, wherein the first fieldbus is connected for communication to a common Ethernet network via a first gateway and the second fieldbus is connected for communication to a common Ethernet network via a second gateway, wherein the communication via the Ethernet network occurs according to the client-server communication principle, wherein the first gateway reacts on the network side as a fieldbus master and on the Ethernet side as a web service server, and wherein the second gateway reacts on the fieldbus side as a fieldbus slave and on the Ethernet side as a web service client.
US09548873B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch that is a member of a fabric switch. The switch includes a keepalive response module that identifies a keepalive response packet that does not correspond to any keepalive packet previously transmitted by the switch. The switch also includes a switch identifier extraction module that extracts a switch identifier from a payload of the keepalive response packet, where the switch identifier corresponds to another member switch in the fabric switch. The switch further includes a forwarding module that constructs a packet that includes the payload and is destined to the other member switch.
US09548866B2
A data processing and storage apparatus has a hardware security module and a data storage medium storing encrypted data objects and a hierarchical data maintenance structure of encrypted partition tables and hash-nodes forming a rooted tree, where a given partition table comprises a first reference to a given encrypted data object and a first cryptographic key for decryption thereof, where a given hash-node comprises a second reference to a partition tables or hash-node and a second cryptographic key being suitable for decryption thereof, and where the root node is decipherable using a master cryptographic key stored in the hardware security module, the given data object being assigned to the root node via the first and second references of the given partition table and the given hash-nodes forming a set of successive nodes in the rooted tree.
US09548859B2
The present invention is a method and system for accessing digital content stored on a computing device. An agreement between a subscriber and a content provider allows the subscriber to lease the digital content from the content provider, and download the digital content from a content server operated by the content provider. The method retrieves a service ticket for the computing device, and retrieves content rights for the digital content. The service ticket includes authorization data, and a session key, where the authorization data include authorized subscription services for the computing device. The content rights include required subscription services for the digital content and are delivered authenticated with the session key. The method allows access to the digital content when the authorized subscription services included with the authorization data match the required subscription services included with the content rights.
US09548855B2
A system and method for managing estimation and calibration of non-ideality of a Clock and Data Recovery circuit includes phase interpolators (PIs), first and second sets of delay elements, and a clock delay element. A first delay element of the first set of delay elements is programmed using a first digital delay control code (DDCC). The clock delay element is calibrated using a digital external delay control code (DEDCC) till a predetermined criterion is met, and is retained for subsequent use. The remaining delay elements of the first set of delay elements are separately calibrated based on the DEDCC. A first delay element of the second set of delay elements is programmed using a second DDCC. The DEDCC is readjusted for the second set of delay elements. The remaining delay elements of the second set of delay elements are separately calibrated based on the readjusted DEDCC.
US09548853B2
An active transceiver circuit for transmission of a low bitrate data signal over and reception of a high bitrate data signal from a single ended transmission medium is provided. The active transceiver circuit includes an input port for receiving a low bitrate input data signal, an output port for delivering a high bitrate output data signal, a differential input/output port for launching a low bitrate data signal into the single ended transmission medium and for receiving a high bitrate data signal from the single ended transmission medium, a first and second single ended output driver adapted for each delivering, on their respective output nodes, the shaped low bitrate input data signal, and a high bitrate receiver for receiving the signals at output nodes of the first and second single ended output drivers, and for generating a high bitrate output data signal on the output port.
US09548845B2
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless communication system. The method includes: a terminal transmitting a coverage enhancement request or capability information for the terminal; a base station determining a channel setting for the terminal based on the transmitted request or information; and transmitting downlink data and performing random access on the basis of the determined channel setting. Namely, a scheme for adaptively transmitting and receiving data in consideration of the coverage of the terminal is proposed.
US09548843B2
Disclosed is a method for enabling a first terminal to communicate with a second terminal. Specifically, the method includes the steps of: receiving from a base station the format information of a first sub-frame for directly communicating with a second terminal; and assigning a signal for direct communication between the terminals to the first sub-frame according to the format information, wherein the format information contains the information concerning the resource region assigned with the signal for the direct communication between the terminals in the first sub-frame if a part of the first sub-frame overlaps a subsequent second sub-frame.
US09548836B2
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for detecting burst noise. The system and method are described in the exemplary context of a cable modem system and can be used in such a system to specifically detect upstream burst noise. Once detected, the system and method can adjust the upstream receiver that receives data corrupted by the upstream burst noise to reduce the potentially deleterious effects that the burst noise can have on, for example, the packet error rate and/or data rate of the upstream receiver.
US09548834B2
A colorless, directionless ROADM includes a pair of contentioned add and drop wavelength-selective optical switches, an input wavelength-selective optical switch having one input port, and an output wavelength-selective optical switch having one output port. Unintended input-to-output port couplings, which appear in the “contentioned” add and drop switches, can be mitigated by the input and output wavelength-selective optical switches carrying the through traffic.
US09548825B1
Information associated with a broadcast stream event is encoded within an in-band broadcast. The encoded information in a broadcast stream is detected. The detected information is decoded at least in part to determine content to be injected into the broadcast stream.
US09548820B2
A method of controlling an electronic apparatus and the electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes transmitting signals through a medium, receiving and selecting some of the signals transmitted through the medium, and performing or setting a function according to the selected signals.
US09548815B2
Embodiments may provide a way of communicating via an electromagnetic radiator, or light source, that can be amplitude modulated such as light emitting diode (LED) lighting and receivers or detectors that can determine data from light received from the amplitude modulated electromagnetic radiator. Some embodiments may provide a waveform in the form of chips at a chipping clock frequency that switch a light source between on and off states to communicate via light sources that can be amplitude modulated such as LED lighting. Some embodiments may provide a method of transmitting the waveform via modulated LED lighting. Some embodiments are intended for indoor navigation via photogrammetry (i.e., image processing) using self-identifying LED light anchors. In many embodiments, the data signal may be communicated via the light source at amplitude modulating frequencies such that the resulting flicker is not perceivable to the human eye.
US09548807B2
A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises an encoder to encode service data, a mapper to map the encoded service data, a time interleaver to time interleave the mapped service data, wherein the time interleaving is performed depending on number of physical paths for the service data, a frame builder to build at least one signal frame including the time interleaved service data, a modulator to modulate data in the built at least one signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme and a transmitter to transmit the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
US09548805B2
A communication device may comprise a plurality of distributed transceivers and one or more corresponding antenna arrays. A processor may configure a first distributed transceiver to receive signals comprising one or more first data streams via one or more first communication links. The processor may configure a second distributed transceiver to receive signals comprising one or more second data streams via one or more second communication links. The processor may determine a channel response matrix associated with communication of the one or more first data streams via the one or more first communication links and/or the one or more second data streams via the one or more second communication links. The processor may optimize one or both of link capacity and/or link reliability of the one or more first communication links and/or the one or more second communication links based on the determined channel response matrix.
US09548801B2
A wireless receiver (74) for receiving signals from a transmitter (72). The transmitter comprises a plurality of transmit antennas (TAT1′, TAT2′) for transmitting the signals, which comprise respective independent streams of symbols. Additionally, interference occurs between the respective streams. The receiver comprises a plurality of receive antennas (RAT1′, RAT2′) for receiving the signals as influenced by a channel effect between the receiver and the transmitter. The receiver also comprises circuitry (80) for multiplying the signals times a conjugate transpose of an estimate of the channel effect and times a conjugate transpose of a linear basis transformation matrix. The receiver also comprises circuitry (84) for selecting the linear basis transformation matrix from a finite set of linear basis transformation matrices. Lastly, the receiver comprises circuitry (88) for removing the interference between the respective streams.
US09548794B2
The present disclosure provides techniques for power factor correction on a constant current system and also provides power line communications on the same power factor correction circuit. In one example embodiment, through controlled charging and draining of an input capacitor, the power factor correction circuit generates an input voltage which is in phase with the input current. Communication data is also embedded in the input voltage and/or input current by further charging and draining of the input capacitor according to a controlled switching scheme which includes both input current phase data and corresponding communication signals.
US09548785B2
A protective case includes a top member, a compressible gasket, and a bottom member. The bottom member has a clasping mechanism that engages a clasping mechanism of the top member to compress the compressible gasket between the bottom member and the top member to form a waterproof cavity for receiving the electronic device. The bottom member further includes an optically clear area that aligns with the camera of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the waterproof cavity of the protective case and an attachment feature on an external surface of the bottom member for detachably connecting a camera lens to the bottom member. The attachment feature is configured to align the camera lens with the camera of the electronic device when the camera lens is attached to the bottom member and when the electronic device is installed in the waterproof cavity.
US09548781B2
A pre-provisioned mobile device and a system are provided that enables selection of proprietary feature services and proprietary applications specific to one cellular carrier from among two or more cellular carriers that have pre-provisioned the mobile device with carrier-specific proprietary feature services and proprietary applications. In response to insertion of a carrier-specific universal integrated circuit card, pre-provisioned proprietary feature services and proprietary applications specific to the carrier associated with the carrier-specific universal integrated circuit card are enabled for execution on the mobile device from a memory of the mobile device. Other examples allow for customized firmware and software builds.
US09548779B2
An integrated multi-user satellite receiver includes: a single-chip, and the single-chip includes: a first synthesizer for generating a first oscillating signal having a first frequency; a first frequency multiplier for generating a second oscillating signal having a second frequency according to the first oscillating signal; a second synthesizer for generating a third oscillating signal having a third frequency; and a second frequency multiplier for generating a fourth oscillating signal having a fourth frequency according to the third oscillating signal; wherein the single-chip generates a first down-converted signal according to a first satellite signal and the second oscillating signal, generates a second down-converted signal according to the first satellite signal and the fourth oscillating signal, generates a third down-converted signal according to a second satellite signal and the second oscillating signal, and generates a fourth down-converted signal according to the second satellite signal and the fourth oscillating signal.
US09548771B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for eliminating interference among transmission channels of a transmitter. The method includes: generating a compensation parameter according to an output signal of an analog module on a transmission channel to be processed by the transmitter and an input signal of a digital module on each transmission channel among all transmission channels of the transmitter; generating a cancellation signal according to the compensation parameter and an input or output signal of a digital module on another transmission channel except for the transmission channel to be processed; and performing, according to the cancellation signal, interference elimination processing on the transmission channel to be processed. The method and apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention avoid an increase of a transmitter product size, and improve an effect of eliminating interference among transmission channels.
US09548770B1
A method includes communicating to a plurality of user equipment (UE) in a cell using beamforming. The plurality of UE includes a first group of UE in a first sector of the cell and a second group of UE in a second sector of the cell. The method further includes monitoring positions of the plurality of UE in the cell. In addition, the method includes determining that at least one UE of the first group of UE is in a first region of the first sector, which indicates that a beamform corresponding to the at least one UE has a potential of interfering with one or more other beamforms corresponding to the second group of UE. Based on the at least one UE being in the first region of the first sector, beamforming is disabled to the at least one UE.
US09548762B2
An adaptation technique for decoding low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes for hard disk drive (HDDs) systems is disclosed. The method includes tuning the normalization factor for LDPC decoding for each data zone and read head during the test stage of manufacturing. The LDPC decoder can be either a sum-product algorithm (SPA) decoder or a Min-Sum decoder. The channel detector can be any soft-output detector, such as a soft-output Viterbit detector (SOVA), a BCJR detector, a pattern-dependent noise-predictive (PDNP) detector, or a bi-directional pattern-dependent noise-predictive (BiPDNP) detector. The adaptation technique can optimize the LDPC decoding performance for each data zone and read head, thereby relaxing the acceptance criteria for hard disk drive read/write heads and disk media, enabling acceptance and use of a much broader range of head and media for hard disk drives.
US09548761B2
A coding method intended to increase the error correction performance without greatly increasing the size of an error correction circuit, the method, as illustrated in FIG. 1A, includes the steps of dividing data constituting one page and yet to be coded into data blocks including a first data block located on one end of the one page to a fourth data block located on the other end of the one page; generating a first error correcting code by coding the first data block; generating a second error correcting code by coding a second data block and a part of the first data block in combination; generating a third error correcting code by coding a third data block and a part of the second data block in combination; and generating a fourth error correcting code by coding a fourth data block and a part of the third data block in combination.
US09548748B1
A PLL control system is provided that implements a phase tracer module to reduce lock time and output clock jitter. A second clock signal is generated by dividing a frequency of a reference clock signal. A feedback clock signal is generated based on a high-frequency clock signal from a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) and a PLL feedback divide number. Lead/lag determination circuitry generates a lead/lag detection result that indicates whether the feedback clock signal leads or lags the second clock signal. A skew digitizer digitizes a skew between a falling edge of the second clock signal and a rising edge of the feedback clock signal to generate a skew signal. The phase tracer module processes the lead/lag detection result and the skew signal to generate a digital control signal that controls cycle time of the DCO to change frequency of the high-frequency clock signal.
US09548739B2
Disclosed is a cascode configuration that moves the gate of the cascode substantially without delay relative to an output node by capacitively coupling the latter onto the cascode gates. The passive coupling eliminates the need for actively driving the gates of the cascode. In some embodiments, the only circuitry needed on the cascode gate may be a biasing circuit that limits the swing on the cascode gate between Vmax and 2×Vmax, where Vmax is a transistor device rating.
US09548736B2
Technology is described for a relative timed clock gated cell. In one example, the relative timed clock gated cell includes a trigger latch and a data clock latch. The trigger latch includes a clock input coupled to a trigger line for transmitting a trigger signal. The trigger latch is configured to generate a data clock signal on an output. The trigger signal is based on a clock signal. The data clock latch includes a clock input coupled to the output of the trigger latch that latches a data input of the data clock latch based on the data clock signal. Various other computing circuitries and methods are also disclosed.
US09548733B2
A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each having a proximity sensor providing a sense activation field. A first proximity sensor generates a first activation field and comprises first and second electrodes having first fingers interdigitated with second fingers. A second proximity sensor generates a second activation field and comprises third and fourth electrode fingers having third fingers interdigitated with fourth fingers. The first and second electrodes are interleaved with the third and fourth electrodes.
US09548732B2
A self-powered gate drive circuit comprising a first capacitor electrically coupled to a power semiconductor collector node of the circuit; a first switch arranged between the first capacitor and a second capacitor, the first switch electrically coupling the first and second capacitors when switched on; the second capacitor; a first diode, the first diode anode electrically coupled to the first capacitor and the first diode cathode electrically coupled to the first switch; a second diode, the second diode cathode electrically coupled to the first capacitor and the second diode anode electrically coupled with a ground node of the circuit; and a second switch, wherein the second switch electrically couples the second capacitor with a power semiconductor gate node when switched on.
US09548716B2
The present disclosure may include, for example, a tunable capacitor having a decoder for generating a plurality of control signals, and an array of tunable switched capacitors comprising a plurality of fixed capacitors coupled to a plurality of switches. The plurality of switches can be controlled by the plurality of control signals to manage a tunable range of reactance of the array of tunable switched capacitors. Additionally, the array of tunable switched capacitors is adapted to have non-uniform quality (Q) factors. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09548714B2
A controller and an output filter for a power converter, and a power converter employing at least one of the same. In one embodiment, the controller includes an error amplifier with first and second input terminals coupled to one of an operating characteristic and a reference voltage of the power converter, and a switch configured to couple the first and second input terminals to one of the operating characteristic and the reference voltage as a function of a power conversion mode of the power converter. In one embodiment, the output filter includes an output filter capacitor with a first terminal coupled to a first output terminal of a power converter, and an output filter inductor coupled between a second terminal of the output filter capacitor and a second output terminal of the power converter.
US09548711B1
A power amplification module includes: a first bipolar transistor in which a radio frequency signal is input to a base and an amplified signal is output from a collector; a second bipolar transistor that is thermally coupled with the first bipolar transistor and that imitates operation of the first bipolar transistor; a third bipolar transistor in which a first control voltage is supplied to a base and a first bias current is output from an emitter; a first resistor that generates a third control voltage corresponding to a collector current of the second bipolar transistor at a second terminal; and a fourth bipolar transistor in which a power supply voltage is supplied to a collector, the third control voltage is supplied to a base, and a second bias current is output from an emitter.
US09548706B2
The power stage at the output of a high-frequency generates operates in class D and comprises a voltage supply and a common earth, a first and a second switch linked to the common earth and periodically switched on at a high frequency F; these switches are linked to two common-mode inductors connected in a Guanella balun. Each common-mode inductor comprises two inductive lines with strong mutual coupling. The first switch is linked to the input of the first inductive line but not to the second, third and fourth lines and the second switch is linked to the input of the fourth inductive line but not to the first, second and third lines, the output of the first inductive line is linked to an output of the generator, the output of the fourth inductive line is linked to an internal resistor, the inputs of the second and third inductive lines are linked to the supply voltage source, the output of the third inductive line is linked to the output of the first inductive line and the output of the second inductive line is linked to the output of the fourth inductive line.
US09548702B2
Apparatus and methods for capacitive load reduction are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power amplifier system includes a plurality of power amplifiers and an envelope tracking module for generating a supply voltage for the power amplifiers. The power amplifier system further includes a switch and a decoupling capacitor operatively associated with a first power amplifier of the system. The switch is configured to electrically float an end of the decoupling capacitor when the first power amplifier is disabled so as to reduce capacitive loading of the envelope tracker and to operate as a dampening resistor when the power amplifier is enabled so as to improve the stability of the system.
US09548689B2
A control apparatus having high control performance is provided. A control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a control apparatus that controls a DC motor, including a first current detection system that detects a current value of the DC motor, a second current detection system that detects a current value of the DC motor, and a control unit that controls the DC motor based on a signal indicating a current value input from the first or second current detection system, in which the second current detection system includes an amplifier.
US09548678B2
Articles and methods in which an electric field is used to actuate a material are generally described. Provided in one embodiment is a method including applying an electric field to a ceramic material. Applying the electric field to the ceramic material can transform the ceramic material from a first solid phase to a second distinct solid phase. The applied electric field is less than a breakdown electric field of the ceramic material, according to certain embodiments.
US09548674B2
An electric power receiving device according to the invention receives an electric power from a primary coil, with which a first alternating voltage is applied and through which a first alternate current flows. The device includes an electric power receiving section and a reducing-voltage generating section. The receiving section includes a secondary coil electromagnetically coupled to the primary coil and a capacitor connected to the secondary coil, and generates a second alternating voltage based upon the first alternating current. The generating section generates a reducing-voltage and applies the reducing-voltage to the receiving section, the reducing-voltage being capable of reducing a reactance voltage generated in the receiving section by a second alternating current generated in the receiving section due to the second alternating voltage, and the reducing-voltage being approximately equal to the second alternating voltage in frequency.
US09548671B2
A utility meter configured for connection to an AC power line includes a meter housing with a plurality of electronic components arranged within the meter housing and configured to provide consumption data. A power supply is also arranged within the meter housing. The power supply is configured to receive an AC voltage from the AC power line and supply a DC voltage to the electronic components. An AC line voltage booster is positioned connected to the power supply. The AC line voltage booster is configured to increase the voltage from the AC power line received by the power supply.
US09548666B2
A circuit for use in a switched mode power supply comprising includes an integrated circuit, a transformer, a capacitor, a low voltage circuit and a current limiting resistor. The IC jitters the switching frequency of the switch based on a bias voltage of the integrated circuit. The IC also includes a current source configured to supply current for operation of the switching regulator when insufficient current is available from the bias input pin. The transformer includes primary, secondary and auxiliary windings. The primary winding receives a rectified line voltage and is coupled to the switch. The capacitor is coupled between the bias input pin and ground. The low voltage circuit is coupled to the auxiliary winding, and provides current to the bias input pin. The current limiting resistor limits current produced by the low voltage circuit to less than that required for operation of the IC.
US09548660B2
A fast transient switching voltage regulator includes a reference signal generator to provide a reference in a feedback path to control switching. The reference signal generator is operative to incorporate a voltage offset into the reference signal timed with the control pulses used to control the switching. The voltage offset moves the reference signal out of the way of pulses introduced in the feedback path due to capacitance ESL in the output capacitor of the switching voltage regulator.
US09548659B2
A controller for controlling operation of a switching regulator including a modulator, a discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) controller, an audible DCM (ADCM) controller, and a sub-sonic discontinuous conduction mode (SBDCM) controller. The modulator generally operates in a continuous conduction mode. The DCM controller modifies operation to DCM during low loads. The ADCM controller detects when the switching frequency is less than a super-sonic frequency threshold and modifies operation to maintain the switching frequency at a super-sonic frequency level. The SBDCM controller detects a sub-sonic operating condition during ADCM operation and responsively inhibits operation of the ADCM mode controller to allow a SBDCM mode within a sub-sonic switching frequency range. The SBDCM operating mode allows for efficient connected standby operation. The SBDCM controller allows operation to return to other modes when the switching frequency increases above the sub-sonic level.
US09548654B2
Temperature, process and supply compensated delay circuits, DC to DC converters and integrated circuits are presented in which switch driver dead time delays are provided using a plurality of cascaded CMOS inverter circuits with a first inverter coupled through a diode-connected MOS transistor to a regulated voltage or circuit ground and a MOS capacitor is provided between the first inverter output and the regulated voltage or circuit ground to provide a controlled delay time. A second cascaded CMOS inverter is powered by a compensated voltage which decreases with temperature to operate as a comparator, and certain embodiments include one or more intermediate CMOS inverters to form a level shifting circuit between the second inverter and the final output inverter, with the level shift inverters powered by successively higher compensated voltages that decrease with increasing temperature.
US09548653B2
A method includes comparing, by a voltage-second (VS) controller, a first duty cycle used to control a first switch at a primary side of a power transformer of a DC-to-DC converter with a threshold. The method further includes if a value of the first duty cycle is less than the threshold, controlling, by the VS controller, a second duty cycle used to control a second switch at a secondary side of the power transformer, and maintaining a voltage level at an output voltage node at a non-zero value, and if the value of the first duty cycle is greater than the threshold, controlling, by an output voltage loop, the second duty cycle based on the first duty cycle, and monotonically increasing the voltage level the at the output voltage node from the non-zero value to a predetermined value.
US09548652B2
System and method for protecting a power converter. The system includes a duty-cycle detection component configured to receive a modulation signal, determine a first duty cycle corresponding to a first period of the modulation signal, compare the first duty cycle with a threshold duty cycle, and generate a duty-cycle comparison signal. Additionally, the system includes a threshold generator configured to receive the duty-cycle comparison signal and generate a threshold signal corresponding to a second period of the modulation signal, the second period being after the first period, and a comparator configured to receive the threshold signal and a first signal and to generate a first comparison signal. The first signal is associated with an input current for a power converter. Moreover, the system includes a pulse-width-modulation component configured to receive the first comparison signal and generate the modulation signal for adjusting the input current for the power converter.
US09548651B2
A circuit for controlling a switched-mode DC-DC converter. An inductor is connected between a switching node and an output node, and an output capacitor is connected in series with the inductor. An RC circuit is connected in parallel with the inductor to compensate for ripple voltage. In a discontinuous current mode, a pulse is applied to the switching node and then removed. In this mode, an RC time constant for the RC circuit is increased during the falling edge of a difference signal such that the difference signal does not drop below zero.
US09548635B2
The invention relates to a thrust washer (28) for an electric machine (10, 12) intended to be arranged on a shaft (16) between a bearing (18) and a rotor (14), preferably a rotating electrical contact element (24) impacted by brushes (38), and/or a disk pack (36) of the rotor (14). The thrust washer (28) is provided with an area for sealing having two end faces (32, 34). On each end face (32, 34), at least one radial abutment section (50, 52) for the bearing (18), or the rotor (14), is provided. The thrust washer (28) according to the invention is characterized in that it is made of at least one hard component (54) and one soft component (56), wherein the part of the radial abutment section (50, 52) abutting the rotor (14) and/or the bearing (18) is formed by the soft component (56).
US09548632B2
A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet.
US09548609B2
According to one embodiment, a first impedance adjustment circuit of a driver circuit includes a first resistor having an end connected to a first signal node. The first impedance adjustment circuit includes a first MOS transistor having an end connected to the other end of the first resistor. The first impedance adjustment circuit includes a second resistor having an end connected to the first signal node. The first impedance adjustment circuit includes a second MOS transistor having an end connected to the other end of the second resistor. The first impedance adjustment circuit includes a third resistor having an end connected to the other end of the first MOS transistor and the other end of the second MOS transistor, and the other end connected to the first output pad.
US09548608B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for protecting electrical components are disclosed. In one aspect a system includes a first gas discharge tube connected to a first conductor of a first twisted wire pair; and a second gas discharge tube connected to a second conductor of the first twisted wire pair. The first gas discharge tube can also be connected to a third conductor of a second twisted wire pair, and the second gas discharge tube can be connected to a fourth conductor of the second twisted wire pair.
US09548604B2
The present disclosure is directed to a system for battery management and protection. A battery protection circuit may include a power semiconductor switch and a control integrated circuit (IC). The battery protection circuit may be configured to regulate the charging and/or discharging of a battery and further prevent the battery from operating outside of a safe operating area based on a protection trip point (e.g. overcurrent detection point) of the protection IC. The protection IC may be configured to calibrate a protection trip point so as to compensate for process and temperature variations of on resistance (RSSon) of the power semiconductor switch.
US09548597B2
A cable management assembly is provided that facilitates routing of cables from a rack, frame or cabinet. The cable management assembly may be mounted in a vertical or a horizontal orientation, and generally includes a flange, a pair of fingers extending outwardly relative to the flange and defining a routing region therebetween, at least one mounting element extending rearwardly relative to the flange; and a polygonal locking face mounted with respect to the at least one mounting element. The cable management assembly may be mounted with respect to a rack structure by introducing the polygonal locking face to a correspondingly shaped aperture and rotating the cable management assembly, e.g., by a quarter turn.
US09548588B1
An optical pre-amplifier is described. The optical pre-amplifier has an optical amplifier region that has a semiconductor active region having a direct electronic band gap with a conduction band edge. The semiconductor active region is embedded within a photonic crystal having an electromagnetic band gap having photon energies overlapping the energy of the conduction band edge of the electronic band gap such that spontaneous emission of photons in the semiconductor active region is suppressed.
US09548586B2
An energy integrating device for split semiconductor laser diodes includes: an installing holder, wherein the installing holder has a disc structure with a positioning hole at a center thereof, four module bases for mounting laser modules are symmetrically provided at one side of the disc structure, and the laser modules are embedded inside the module bases; a printed circuit board, connected to the laser modules through sleeves, is mounted at one side of the module bases, and a wire and a plug are mounted on the printed circuit board for connecting a power source; the laser modules are adjusted and positioned through fastening screws, and laser beams thereof are emitted through surface holes of the installing holder with the disc structure; the laser beams from the laser modules are focused onto one laser spot through a positive lens.
US09548582B2
Provided are a pulse width stretcher and a chirped pulse amplifier including the same. The pulse width stretcher includes first and second multiple reflection mirrors, and a pulse group-delay dispersion block disposed between the first and second multiple reflection mirrors and configured to refract a pulse laser beam to stretch a pulse width of the pulse laser beam.
US09548580B2
A terminal crimping system for a crimping machine includes an anvil, a movable ram, an image acquisition device, and a display device. The anvil is located in a crimping zone and configured to receive a terminal thereon. The terminal has a wire crimp barrel configured to receive a wire therein. The ram has crimp tooling configured to crimp the wire crimp barrel of the terminal to the wire during a crimp stroke of the ram. The image acquisition device is configured to be mounted on the crimping machine above the crimping zone. The image acquisition device is positioned to acquire an image of the wire within the wire crimp barrel of the terminal in the crimping zone. The display device is configured to display the image.
US09548579B2
A method for assembling cables includes sliding a housing and a sleeve accommodated in the housing onto a cable in such a manner that the sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the cable. The housing is made of an electrically non-conductive material, the sleeve is made of an electrically conductive material and includes a cutting edge pointing radially inward, and the cable includes a conducting element and an insulation surrounding the conducting element. The method further includes magnetically forming the sleeve by applying a magnetic field to the sleeve through the housing, such that the sleeve is pressed against the insulation and the cutting edge penetrates the insulation completely and contacts the conducting element.
US09548576B2
An electronic device includes an audio jack assembly that is to receive an audio input, wherein the audio jack assembly is provided concentrically with a circular recess of the electronic device, wherein the circular recess is within a hinge assembly of the electronic device, and wherein the audio jack assembly is in engagement with the hinge assembly.
US09548562B1
An apparatus with a specific connector configuration is disclosed. A system that includes the connector configuration of the apparatus is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a first connector having a first guide pin insertable into a first guide socket of a first mating connector. The first guide pin is blocked from being inserted into a second guide socket of a second mating connector. The second guide socket has a different shape than the first guide socket. The apparatus includes a second connector having a second guide pin with a different shape than the first guide pin. The second guide pin is insertable into the first guide socket of the first mating connector and insertable into the second guide socket of the second mating connector.
US09548556B2
A connector (C) has a terminal fitting (10) including a terminal connecting portion (11) to be connected to a mating terminal and barrels to be crimped to a wire (W). A housing (50) has a terminal accommodating chamber (57) that is configured to accommodate the terminal fitting (10). A sleeve (20) has an accommodation space (21) configured to accommodate the barrels crimped to the wire (W). A rubber plug (45) includes a center hole (46) and is configured so that the wire (W) extending back from a rear wall (24B) of the accommodation space (21) penetrates therethrough in a sealed state. A rear holder (60) obstructs rearward movement of the terminal fitting (10) via the sleeve (20). A center position (P2) of the center hole (46) is displaced toward a rear bottom plate (19B) from a center position (P1) of the terminal connecting portion (11).
US09548546B2
A system is provided for a power distribution enclosure that includes an electronic circuit component. The system includes a conductive adapter having a head, and a circuit breaker base adapted for mounting to the power distribution enclosure. The circuit breaker base has an aperture adapted to receive the head of the conductive adapter. The head of the conductive adapter has a shape that substantially prevents rotation of the conductive adapter when the conductive adapter is inserted into the aperture. The conductive adapter is configured to draw away or absorb heat from the electronic circuit component and move the absorbed heat out of the power distribution enclosure. The circuit breaker base is adapted to substantially prevent heat from escaping from the conductive adapter into the power distribution enclosure. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US09548526B2
An antenna system includes a ground plane, a microstrip-line coupler, a metal cover, and a main antenna. The microstrip-line coupler has a first input port, a second input port, a first output port, and a second output port. The metal cover is disposed above the microstrip-line coupler and coupled to the ground plane. The main antenna is coupled to the first output port and the second output port of the microstrip-line coupler. The metal cover is configured to reduce the interference from the microstrip-line coupler and to enhance the gain of the main antenna.
US09548519B2
A new data sensor for industrial lead-acid batteries monitors current, voltage, and battery temperature. It comes in a compact, easy-to-install, lost-cost mechanical clamping package with minimal firmware and low cost of ownership. It includes a cable guide configured to restrict the movement of a cable positioned within the cable guide, an electrical power pin configured to pierce the cable positioned within the cable guide to provide an electrical connection to the cable, a tri-axis Hall Effect sensor configured to sense a current flowing through the cable positioned within the cable guide, and a clamping structure configured to clamp the cable positioned within the cable guide and prevent movement of the cable relative to the tri-axis Hall Effect sensor.
US09548512B2
A solid electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery includes particles of a lithium ion conducting oxide composition embedded within a lithium ion conducting sulfide composition. The lithium ion conducting oxide composition can be Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO). The lithium ion conducting sulfide composition can be β-Li3PS4 (LPS). A lithium ion battery and a method of making a solid electrolyte for a lithium ion battery are also disclosed.
US09548499B2
A method of manufacturing a carbon catalyst according to the present invention includes: a first step S2 involving heating a raw material containing a resin and a metal to carbonize the resin so that a carbon catalyst is obtained; a second step S3 involving subjecting the carbon catalyst to a treatment for removing the metal; and a third step S4 involving subjecting the carbon catalyst that has been subjected to the treatment to a heat treatment to improve an activity of the carbon catalyst.
US09548498B2
The invention relates to a carbon-free electrocatalyst for fuel cells, containing an electrically conductive substrate and a catalytically active species, wherein the conductive substrate is an inorganic, multi-component substrate material of the composition 0X1-0X2, in which 0X1 means an electrically non-conductive inorganic oxide having a specific surface area (BET) in the range of 50 to 400 mVg and 0X2 means a conductive oxide. The non-conductive inorganic oxide 0X1 is coated with the conductive oxide 0X2. The multi-component substrate preferably has a core/shell structure. The multi-component substrate material 0X1-0X2 has an electrical conductivity in the range>0.01 S/cm and is coated with catalytically active particles containing noble metal. The electrocatalysts produced therewith are used in electrochemical devices such as PEM fuel cells and exhibit high corrosion stability.
US09548495B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode material layer formed on the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode material layer includes a positive electrode active material and a first conductive agent. In a mapping image for the positive electrode material layer, a ratio of an occupancy area of the first conductive agent to an occupancy area of the positive electrode active material is from 1.5 to 5.
US09548494B2
A method for producing colloidal graphene dispersions comprises the steps of: (i) stirring graphite oxide in an aqueous dispersion medium to form a dispersion; (ii) determining if the dispersion is optically clear in a light microscope at 1000 fold magnification after 1 to 5 hours of stirring, and, if not clear, removing any undissolved impurities in the dispersion, in order to form a colloidal graphene oxide dispersion, or a multi-graphene oxide dispersion, that is optically clear in a light microscope at 1000 fold magnification; and (iii) thermally reducing the graphene oxide, or multi-graphene oxide, in dispersion in the aqueous dispersion medium at a temperature between 120° C. and 170° C. under pressure in order to ensure that the dispersion medium is not evaporated to form a stable colloidal graphene dispersion or a stable multi-graphene dispersion. Using the method used for the preparation of the starting dispersion a graphene or a multi-graphene dispersion is obtained that can be further processed to multi-graphene with larger inter-planar distances than graphite. Such dispersions and multi-graphenes are suitable materials in the manufacturing of rechargeable lithium ion batteries.
US09548490B2
An anode active material includes: a core including a metal or a metalloid that can incorporate and deincorporate lithium ions; and a plurality of coating layers on a surface of the core, each coating layer including a metal oxide, an amorphous carbonaceous material, or combination thereof. Also, a lithium battery including the anode active material, and a method of preparing the anode active material.
US09548489B2
A composition comprising at least 50 weight % of a first particulate electroactive material and 3-15 weight % of a carbon additives mixture comprising elongate carbon nanostructures and carbon black, wherein: the elongate carbon nanostructures comprise at least a first elongate carbon nanostructure material and a different second elongate carbon nanostructure material; and the elongate carbon nanostructures: carbon black weight ratio is in the range 3:1 to 20:1.
US09548488B2
An electrode for a biplate assembly includes an active material made from a compressed powder 11, and a non-metal carrier 10. A biplate assembly 20 includes electrodes 27, 28 each having a non-metal carrier 10. A method is disclosed for manufacturing an electrode 13 having a non-metal carrier 10. An apparatus 30 is disclosed for manufacturing such an electrode 13. A bipolar battery includes at least one such an electrode 13. The non-metal carrier 10 is preferably a non-conductive carrier.
US09548485B2
A valve regulated lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a retainer mat and a negative electrode plate housed in a container and holding an electrolyte solution respectively. The electrolyte solution contains colloidal silica and lithium ions.
US09548468B2
Emission efficiency of a light-emitting element is improved. The light-emitting element has a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting layer includes a fluorescent material and a host material. The second light-emitting layer includes a phosphorescent material, a first organic compound, and a second organic compound. An emission spectrum of the second light-emitting layer has a peak in a yellow wavelength region. The first organic compound and the second organic compound form an exciplex.
US09548447B2
Some embodiments include integrated memory having an array of repeating plates across a plurality of nodes. The array includes rows and columns. The plates along individual columns and individual rows alternate between two orientations which are substantially orthogonal to one another. Some embodiments include methods of forming repeating structures. A pattern is formed which includes a lattice of intersecting wavy lines and a box surrounding the lattice. The pattern has a plurality of openings extending therethrough. A liner material is along sidewalls of the openings. The liner material and the pattern are sliced along a row direction and a column direction substantially orthogonal to the row direction. Such slicing subdivides the liner material into a plurality of plates. The plates are within an array comprising columns and rows. The plates along individual columns and individual rows alternate between two orientations which are substantially orthogonal to one another.
US09548439B2
A piezoelectric film having a porosity between 20 and 40%, a thickness ranging from tens of microns to less than a few millimeters can be used to form an ultrasonic transducer UT for operation in elevated temperature ranges, that emit pulses having a high bandwidth. Such piezoelectric films exhibit greater flexibility allowing for conformation of the UT to a surface, and obviate the need for couplings or backings. Furthermore, a method of fabricating an UT having these advantages as well as better bonding between the piezoelectric film and electrodes involves controlling porosity within the piezoelectric film.
US09548437B2
An acoustic wave device and an electronic component are disclosed. The acoustic wave device includes a substrate, excitation electrodes on the substrate and a cover. The cover comprises a frame member on the substrate, and a lid member. The frame member surrounds the excitation electrodes and includes an inner wall, top surface and an outer wall. The lid member is disposed on the top surface, and includes first and second surfaces opposite to each other, and a descending part on the second surface. The second surface faces the substrate. The descending part extends downward from the second surface, and covers at least a part of the inner wall or at least a part of the outer wall. The electronic component includes the acoustic wave device on a mounting substrate via an electrically conductive bonding member, and molding resin covering the device.
US09548431B2
In various embodiments, an illumination device features an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting device at least partially surrounded by an encapsulant and having a rigid lens. Downward forces is applied while the encapsulant is at least partially cured to substantially prevent partial or full detachment of the rigid lens from the light-emitting device, and/or substantially suppress formation of bubbles between the light-emitting device and the rigid lens.
US09548423B2
A light-emitting device is disclosed that includes a light-emitting stack comprising a first surface; a patterned dielectric layer formed on the first surface, comprising a first portion and a second portion substantially surrounding the first portion and having substantially the same thickness with that of the first portion; a first reflective electrode covering the first portion of the patterned dielectric layer; and a barrier layer covering the first reflective electrode and the second portion of the patterned dielectric layer.
US09548420B2
A light-emitting device comprises a substrate comprising a top surface; a light-emitting stack formed on a portion of the top surface of the substrate; and a plurality of pores formed in an area of the substrate, wherein the area is under another portion of the top surface where the light-emitting stack is not formed thereon.
US09548417B2
An epitaxial structure including an epitaxial substrate, a first buffer layer, a first pattern mask layer, a second buffer layer and a second pattern mask layer. The first buffer layer is disposed on the epitaxial substrate. The first pattern mask layer is disposed on the first buffer layer. The second buffer layer is disposed on the first pattern mask layer and a part of the first buffer layer. The second pattern mask layer is disposed on the second buffer layer. A projection of the first pattern mask layer projected on the first buffer layer and a projection of the second pattern mask layer projected on the first buffer layer cover at least 70% of the total area of the first buffer layer.
US09548414B2
Optical devices based on bismuth-containing III-V compound semiconductor materials are disclosed. The optical device includes an optically active pseudomorphic superlattice formed on a substrate. The superlattice includes alternating InAsSby layers (where y is greater than or equal to zero) and InAsBi layers.
US09548413B2
A device for switching an electrical signal, controlled by an optical wave and having an on state and an off state, which can be inserted into a microwave transmission line, comprises a semiconductor substrate on which two conductive tracks are formed, these tracks being separated by a gap providing electrical insulation between the two tracks and each being connected to an input port and an output port, in the on state the electrical contact between the two tracks being established by illuminating the substrate in the region of the gap by means of the optical wave, the input impedance and the output impedance of said switching device being mismatched to the impedance of the transmission line in the off state and are matched to the impedance of the transmission line in the on state.
US09548412B2
Disclosed are a solar cell module and a method of fabricating the same. The solar cell module includes a support substrate, solar cells at an upper portion of the support substrate, bus bars electrically connected to the solar cells, a junction box connected to the bus bars, and an upper substrate at an upper portion of the solar cells. The junction box is formed therein with pad electrodes connected to the bus bars.
US09548410B2
An apparatus for collecting solar energy, including a first panel, wherein the first panel allows at least 50% of incident light having a wavelength in the range of 1 nm to 1,500 nm to pass through said panel and a second panel, wherein the second panel allows at least 50% of incident light having a wavelength in the range of 410 nm to 650 nm to pass through said panel. A photovoltaic cell is disposed between the first panel and second panel, which includes a first electrode disposed adjacent to the first panel, a second electrode disposed adjacent to the second panel, a photovoltaic component contacting the first and second electrodes. The photovoltaic component absorbs at least 50% of light having a wavelength in one of the following ranges: greater than 650 nm, less than 410 nm and combinations thereof.
US09548407B2
Disclosed are a solar cell and a method for fabricating the same. The solar cell according to the embodiment includes a back electrode layer on a support substrate; a light absorbing layer including a glass frit having sodium on the back electrode layer; and a front electrode layer on the light absorbing layer.
US09548398B2
A high density NAND-type nonvolatile resistance random access storage circuit and its operations are shown herein . A unit memory cell of the circuit includes a field effect transistor (FET) with a resistance changeable component connected to its gate electrode. The field effect transistor is an n-channel field effect transistor or a p-channel field effect transistor. By applying the voltage or current between the top electrode of the resistive random access component and the FET drain or source electrode, more than two stable states can be maintained such that these states can be drawn from the FET drain or source terminal. The NAND circuit includes the above unit cell as a center to form a multi-bit memory. The circuit consists of multi-bit memories connected in series, has a NAND logic gate function, and forms output of this NAND circuit which can be drawn in a form of series output.
US09548394B2
A two-dimensional thin film transistor and a method for manufacturing a two-dimensional thin film transistor includes layering a semiconducting channel material on a substrate, providing a first electrode material on top of the semiconducting channel material, patterning a source metal electrode and a drain metal electrode at opposite ends of the semiconducting channel material from the first electrode material, opening a window between the source metal electrode and the drain metal electrode, removing the first electrode material from the window located above the semiconducting channel material providing a gate dielectric above the semiconducting channel material, and providing a top gate above the gate dielectric, the top gate formed from a second electrode material. The semiconducting channel material is made of tungsten diselenide, the first electrode material and the second electrode material are made of graphene, and the gate dielectric is made of hexagonal boron nitride.
US09548389B2
According to embodiments of the inventive concept, a gate electrode is formed on a substrate, and a first spacer, a second spacer, and a third spacer are sequentially formed on a sidewall of the gate electrode. The substrate is etched to form a recess region. A compressive stress pattern is formed in the recess region. A protective spacer is formed on a sidewall of the third spacer. When the recess region is formed, a lower portion of the second spacer is removed to form a gap region between the first and third spacers. The protective spacer fills the gap region.
US09548381B1
A heterojunction tunnel field effect transistor (TFET) has a channel region that includes a first portion of a nanowire, a source region and a drain region that respectively include a second portion and a third portion of a nanowire, and a gate that surrounds the channel region, where the first portion of the nanowire comprises an intrinsic, epitaxial III-V semiconductor. The TFET can be made by selectively etching the epitaxial underlayer to define a tethered (suspended) nanowire that forms a channel region of the device. Source and drain regions can be formed from regrown p-type and n-type epitaxial layers.
US09548378B2
A method for forming field effect transistors (FETs) in a multiple wafers per batch epi-reactor includes, providing substrates having therein at least one semiconductor (SC) region with a substantially flat outer surface, modifying such substantially flat outer surface to form a convex-outward curved surface, forming an epitaxial semiconductor layer on the curved surface, and incorporating the epitaxial layer in a field effect transistor formed on the substrate. Where the SC region is of silicon, the epitaxial layer can include silicon-germanium. In a preferred embodiment, the epi-layer forms part of the FET channel. Because of the convex-outward curved surface, the epi-layer grown thereon has much more uniform thickness even when formed in a high volume reactor holding as many as 100 or more substrates per batch. FETs with much more uniform properties are obtained, thereby greatly increasing the manufacturing yield and reducing the cost.
US09548376B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a barrier structure over a substrate. The method further includes forming a channel layer over the barrier structure. The method further includes depositing an active layer over the channel layer. The method further includes forming source/drain electrodes over the channel layer. The method further includes annealing the source/drain electrodes to form ohmic contacts in the active layer under the source/drain electrodes.
US09548367B2
An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate, insulation regions extending into the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor fin protruding above the insulation regions. The insulation regions have a first portion and a second portion, with the first portion and the second portion on opposite sides of the semiconductor fin. The semiconductor fin has a first height. The integrated circuit device further includes a gate stack over a middle portion of the semiconductor fin, and a fin spacer on a sidewall of an end portion of the semiconductor fin. The fin spacer has a second height. The first height is greater than about two times the second height.
US09548361B1
A self-aligned SiGe FinFET device features a relaxed channel region having a high germanium concentration. Instead of first introducing germanium into the channel and then attempting to relax the resulting strained film, a relaxed channel is formed initially to accept the germanium. In this way, a presence of germanium can be established without straining or damaging the lattice. Gate structures are patterned relative to intrinsic silicon fins, to ensure that the gates are properly aligned, prior to introducing germanium into the fin lattice structure. After aligning the gate structures, the silicon fins are segmented to elastically relax the silicon lattice. Then, germanium is introduced into the relaxed silicon lattice, to produce a SiGe channel that is substantially stress-free and also defect-free. Using the method described, concentration of germanium achieved in a structurally stable film can be increased to a level greater than 85%.
US09548355B1
A semiconductor device includes a wafer having a bulk layer and a III-V buffer layer on an upper surface of the bulk layer. The semiconductor device further includes at least one semiconductor fin on the III-V buffer layer. The semiconductor fin includes a III-V channel portion. Either the wafer or the semiconductor fin includes an oxidized III-V portion interposed between the III-V channel portion and the III-V buffer layer to prevent current leakage to the bulk layer.
US09548354B1
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first conductivity type. An epitaxial layer having the first conductivity type is disposed on the substrate, and a trench is formed in the epitaxial layer. A polysilicon layer having the first conductivity type fills the trench, and a first doping region having a second conductivity type that is different from the first conductivity type is disposed in the epitaxial layer and on sidewalls of the trench. A method for forming the semiconductor device is also provided.
US09548352B2
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device disposed in a semiconductor substrate comprising a lightly doped layer formed on a heavily doped layer and having an active cell area and an edge termination area. The edge termination area comprises a plurality P-channel MOSFETs. By connecting the gate to the drain electrode, the P-channel MOSFET transistors formed on the edge termination are sequentially turned on when the applied voltage is equal to or greater than the threshold voltage Vt of the P-channel MOSFET transistors, thereby optimizing the voltage blocked by each region.
US09548349B2
Embodiments disclose a method of fabrication and a semiconductor structure comprising a Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. The method of fabrication includes depositing a first conductive material on a semiconductor substrate. A first dielectric material is deposited on the first conductive material. A second conductive material is deposited on the first dielectric material. The top plate is formed by etching the second conductive material. The bottom plate is formed by etching a portion of the first conductive material. At least one opening is formed in the first dielectric layer down to the first conductive material.
US09548344B2
An organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate; a thin-film transistor (TFT) arranged on the substrate; a black matrix located between the substrate and the TFT; a pixel electrode, which is located between the substrate and the TFT and having edge portions covered by the black matrix; an insulation layer, which covers the TFT and opens the top surface of the pixel electrode; an organic emission layer, which is arranged on the pixel electrode; and a counter electrode, which is arranged on the organic emission layer.
US09548342B2
Disclosed is an organic white light emitting display apparatus. The organic white light emitting device includes a first substrate including a first sub-pixel area, a second sub-pixel area, a third sub-pixel area, and an organic light emitting device (OLED) that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic white light emitting layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, and emits whit light for respective sub-pixel areas, a second substrate including first, second, and third color filters of different colors formed on positions corresponding to the respective sub-pixel areas, the second substrate being arranged to face the first substrate, and a partition wall that is extended to an area between neighboring color filters among the color filters and partitions the sub-pixel areas, the partition wall being formed on the first substrate.
US09548330B2
A method for producing a semiconductor light receiving device includes the steps of growing a stacked semiconductor layer on a principal surface of a substrate, the stacked semiconductor layer including a light-receiving layer having a super-lattice structure, the super-lattice structure including a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer that are stacked alternately; forming a mask on the stacked semiconductor layer; forming a mesa structure on the substrate by etching the stacked semiconductor layer using the mask so as to form a substrate product, the mesa structure having a side surface exposed in an atmosphere; forming a fluorinated amorphous layer on the side surface of the mesa structure by exposing the substrate product in fluorine plasma; and after the step of forming the fluorinated amorphous layer, forming a passivation film containing an oxide on the side surface of the mesa structure.
US09548328B2
A solid-state image sensor is provided. The sensor includes a substrate having a light-receiving surface. The substrate includes a charge accumulation portion that forms part of a photoelectric conversion element, a charge holding portion arranged at a position deeper than the charge accumulation portion from the light-receiving surface, and a first transfer portion configured to transfer charges generated by the photoelectric conversion element to the charge holding portion along a depth direction of the substrate. A distance between the charge holding portion and the light-receiving surface is not less than 4 μm.
US09548327B2
To provide an imaging device capable of obtaining high-quality imaging data. The imaging device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes a photoelectric conversion element, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a third capacitor. The second circuit includes a seventh transistor. The imaging device can compensate variation in electrical characteristics of an amplifier transistor included in the first circuit.
US09548325B2
A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, an insulation layer, a first semiconductor, and a second semiconductor. The insulation layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a stepped portion. The first semiconductor is disposed on the insulation layer. The second semiconductor is disposed on the insulation layer and includes a semiconductor material different than the first semiconductor. The stepped portion is spaced apart from an edge of the first semiconductor.
US09548302B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a substrate, a multi-gate transistor device formed on the substrate, and an n-well resistor formed in the substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of first isolation structures and at least a second isolation structure formed therein. A depth of the first isolation structures is smaller than a depth of the second isolation structure. The multi-gate transistor device includes a plurality of fin structures, and the fin structures are parallel with each other and spaced apart from each other by the first isolation structures. The n-well resistor includes at least one first isolation structure. The n-well resistor and the multi-gate transistor device are electrically isolated from each other by the second isolation structure.
US09548301B2
Semiconductor devices including a stressor in a recess and methods of forming the semiconductor devices are provided. The methods may include forming a trench in an active region and the trench may include a notched portion of the active region. The methods may also include forming an embedded stressor in the trench. The embedded stressor may include a lower semiconductor layer and an upper semiconductor layer, which has a width narrower than a width of the lower semiconductor layer. A side of the upper semiconductor layer may not be aligned with a side of the lower semiconductor layer and an uppermost surface of the upper semiconductor layer may be higher than an uppermost surface of the active region.
US09548300B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region; a first planar type capacitor including a gate electrode which is positioned in any one region of the first region and the second region; a non-planar type capacitor including a plurality of non-planar type electrodes which are positioned in the other region of the first region and the second region; a second planar type capacitor including a planar type electrode which is positioned over the first planar type capacitor to overlap with the first planar type capacitor; and a common node under the non-planar type capacitor.
US09548297B2
Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a PIP capacitor located. The PIP capacitor includes a first polysilicon layer, a metallic silicide layer, a protective layer, a dielectric layer, and a second polysilicon layer, which have a lower conductive plate pattern and are successively arranged. The method includes: providing a substrate; successively forming a first polysilicon layer, a metallic silicide, and a protective layer on the substrate; transferring a lower conductive plate pattern into the first polysilicon layer, the metallic silicide layer, and the protective layer, thus forming the first polysilicon layer, the metallic silicide layer, and the protective layer having the lower conductive plate pattern; successively forming a dielectric layer and a second polysilicon layer having a lower conductive plate pattern on the protective layer. The capacitance and reliability of the PIP capacitor are improved.
US09548295B2
In accordance with an embodiment, an integrated circuit has a first transistor made of a plurality of first transistor segments disposed in a well area, and a second transistor made of at least one second transistor segment. Drain regions of the plurality of first transistor segments and the at least one second transistor segment are coupled to a common output node. The at least one second transistor segment is disposed in the well area such that an electrostatic discharge pulse applied to a common output node homogenously triggers parasitic bipolar devices coupled to each drain region of the plurality of first transistor segments and the drain region of the at least one second transistor segment.
US09548283B2
A package-on-package (PoP) device comprises a bottom package on a substrate and a first set of conductive elements coupling the bottom package and the substrate. The PoP device further comprises a top package over the bottom package and a redistribution layer coupling the top package to the substrate. A method of forming a PoP device comprises coupling a first package to a substrate; and forming a redistribution layer over the first package and a top surface of the substrate. The method further comprises coupling a second package to the redistribution layer, wherein the redistribution layer couples the second package to the substrate.
US09548281B2
A system and method for providing a post-passivation opening and undercontact metallization is provided. An embodiment comprises an opening through the post-passivation which has a first dimension longer than a second dimension, wherein the first dimension is aligned perpendicular to a chip's direction of coefficient of thermal expansion mismatch. By shaping and aligning the opening through the post-passivation layer in this fashion, the post-passivation layer helps to shield the underlying layers from stresses generated from mismatches of the materials' coefficient of thermal expansion.
US09548276B2
An improved structure of backside copper metallization for semiconductor devices and a fabrication method thereof, wherein the improved structure comprises sequentially from top to bottom an active layer, a substrate, a backside metal seed layer, a high-temperature sustaining buffer layer, a backside metal layer and at least one oxidation resistant layer, wherein the backside metal seed layer contains Pd and P, the high-temperature sustaining buffer layer is made of Ni, Ag or Ni alloys, and the backside metal layer is made of Cu. The semiconductor chip using the structure provided by the present invention can sustain high-temperature operations.
US09548268B2
A semiconductor device includes an opening, a metal nitride layer, a bilayer metal layer and a conductive bulk layer. The opening is disposed in a first dielectric layer. The metal nitride layer is disposed in the opening. The bilayer metal layer is disposed on the metal nitride layer in the opening, where the bilayer metal layer includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer which is disposed on the first metal layer and has a greater metal concentration than that of the first metal layer. The conductive bulk layer is filled in the opening.
US09548263B2
Electronic device packages and related fabrication methods are provided. An exemplary electronic device includes a semiconductor die having debug circuitry fabricated thereon, a framing structure including an interior portion having the semiconductor die mounted thereto, and a conductive element providing an electrical connection between the interior portion and a contact pad on the semiconductor die that corresponds or is otherwise coupled to an interface of the debug circuitry.
US09548262B2
In a semiconductor package, surfaces of a die pad, a semiconductor element, a connecting member, and a lead are subjected to a surface treatment with a silane coupling agent. A first surface of a plurality of surfaces of the semiconductor device includes a first region where an organic substance is exposed, and a second region where an inorganic substance is exposed, the first surface being bonded with the connecting member. A bonding strength between the first region and the sealing resin is weaker than a bonding strength between the second region and the sealing resin.
US09548261B2
A lead frame of high quality which can endure direct bonding to a semiconductor element, and a semiconductor device of high reliability which utilizing the lead frame. A lead frame includes a plurality of connected units, each unit including a pair of lead portions arranged spaced apart and opposite from each other, for mounting a semiconductor element and electrically connecting to a pair of electrodes of the semiconductor element respectively. The lead portions respectively include an element mounting region arranged on a surface thereof to mount the semiconductor element, and a groove extending from opposing end surfaces of each of the pair of lead portions, in a direction away from the end surfaces and bending in a surrounding manner along outer periphery of the element mounting region.
US09548251B2
A semiconductor package may include a substrate, and a semiconductor interposer having a cavity and a plurality of through semiconductor vias. The semiconductor interposer is situated over the substrate. An intra-interposer die is disposed within the cavity of the semiconductor interposer. A thermally conductive adhesive is disposed within the cavity and contacts the intra-interposer die. Additionally, a top die is situated over the semiconductor interposer. In one implementation, the semiconductor interposer is a silicon interposer. In another implementation, the semiconductor interposer is flip-chip mounted to the substrate such that the intra-interposer die disposed within the cavity faces the substrate. In yet another implementation, the cavity in the semiconductor interposer may extend from a top surface of the semiconductor interposer to a bottom surface of the semiconductor interposer and a thermal interface material may be disposed between the intra-interposer die and the substrate.
US09548248B2
According to various embodiments, a method of processing a substrate may include: forming a plurality of trenches into a substrate between two chip structures in the substrate, the trenches defining at least one pillar between the two chip structures and a sidewall on each of said two chip structures; disposing an auxiliary carrier on the substrate to hold the chip structures and the at least one pillar; at least partially filling the trenches with encapsulation material to cover the at least one pillar and the sidewalls, thereby at least partially encapsulating the chip structures; removing a portion of the encapsulation material to expose at least a portion of the at least one pillar; and at least partially removing the at least one pillar.
US09548246B2
A substrate dividing method which can thin and divide a substrate while preventing chipping, and cracking from occurring. This substrate dividing method comprises the steps of irradiating a semiconductor substrate 1 having a front face 3 formed with functional devices 19 with laser light while positioning a light-converging point within the substrate, so as to form a modified region including a molten processed region due to multiphoton absorption within the semiconductor substrate 1, and causing the modified region including the molten processed region to form a starting point region for cutting; and grinding a rear face 21 of the semiconductor substrate 1 after the step of forming the starting point region for cutting such that the semiconductor substrate 1 attains a predetermined thickness.
US09548238B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprises forming an organic planarization layer on a plurality of gates on a substrate, wherein the plurality of gates each include a spacer layer thereon, forming an oxide layer on the organic planarization layer, removing a portion of the oxide layer to expose the organic planarization layer, stripping the organic planarization layer to form a cavity, patterning a direct lithographically-patternable gap dielectric on at least one of the gates in the cavity, and depositing a conductive contact in a remaining portion of the cavity.
US09548235B1
A method comprises providing a handle substrate having a front surface and a back surface; providing a layer of flexible semiconductor material having a front surface and a back surface and an at least partially sacrificial backing layer stack on the back surface of the layer of flexible semiconductor material; bonding the front surface of the layer of flexible semiconductor material to the front surface of the handle substrate; removing at least a portion of the at least partially sacrificial backing layer stack from the back surface of the layer of flexible semiconductor material; opening outgassing paths through the layer of flexible semiconductor material; and processing the layer of flexible semiconductor material.
US09548233B2
A micro device transfer head array and method of forming a micro device transfer array from an SOI substrate are described. In an embodiment, the micro device transfer head array includes a base substrate and a patterned silicon layer over the base substrate. The patterned silicon layer may include a silicon interconnect and an array of silicon electrodes electrically connected with the silicon interconnect. Each silicon electrode includes a mesa structure protruding above the silicon interconnect. A dielectric layer covers a top surface of each mesa structure.
US09548225B2
An edge bead removal apparatus is provided. The edge bead removal apparatus includes a clamping unit configured to clamp a cylindrical reticle and cause the cylindrical reticle to incline with a pre-determined angle and to rotate around a central axis. The edge bead removal apparatus also includes an edge bead removal solvent nozzle configured to spray an edge bead removal solvent to remove edge beads on both edges of the cylindrical reticle.
US09548218B2
There is disclosed a method of preserving the integrity of a growth substrate in a epitaxial lift-off method, the method comprising providing a structure comprising a growth substrate, one or more protective layers, a sacrificial layer, and at least one epilayer, wherein the sacrificial layer and the one or more protective layers are positioned between the growth substrate and the at least one epilayer; releasing the at least one epilayer by etching the sacrificial layer with an etchant; and heat treating the growth substrate and/or at least one of the protective layers.
US09548210B2
Fabrication of a field-effect transistor is performed on a substrate comprising a film made from first semiconductor material, a gate dielectric covered by a gate electrode, source and drain areas separated by the gate electrode, a protection layer covering gate electrode and source and drain areas, and an access hole to the source area and/or to drain area. Metallic material is deposited in the access hole in contact with the first semiconductor material of the source and/or drain area. An electrically conducting barrier layer that is non-reactive with the first semiconductor material and with the metallic material is deposited before reaction of metallic material with first semiconductor material. Transformation heat treatment of the metallic material with the semiconductor material is performed to form a metallic material having a base formed by the semiconductor material generating a set of stresses on a conduction channel arranged between the source and drain areas.
US09548206B2
Embodiments of an ohmic contact structure for a Group III nitride semiconductor device and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. In general, the ohmic contact structure has a root-mean-squared (RMS) surface roughness of less than 10 nanometers, and more preferably less than or equal to 7.5 nanometers, and more preferably less than or equal to 5 nanometers, and more preferably less than or equal to 2 nanometers, and even more preferably less than or equal to 1.5 nanometers.
US09548202B2
The disclosure relates to a method of bonding by molecular adhesion comprising the positioning of a first wafer and of a second wafer within a hermetically sealed vessel, the evacuation of the vessel to a first pressure lower than or equal to 400 hPa, the adjustment of the pressure in the vessel to a second pressure higher than the first pressure by introduction of a dry gas, and bringing the first and second wafers into contact, followed by the initiation of the propagation of a bonding wave between the two wafers, while maintaining the vessel at the second pressure.
US09548200B2
Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate are described herein. A vacuum multi-chamber deposition tool can include a degas chamber with both a heating mechanism and a variable frequency microwave source. The methods described herein use variable frequency microwave radiation to increased quality and speed of the degas process without damaging the various components.
US09548195B2
A method of ejecting ions to be analyzed from a quadrupole ion trap in which a trapping field is created by one or more RF voltages applied to one or more electrodes of the trap, the method comprising the steps of cooling the ions to be analyzed within the quadrupole ion trap until the ions are thermalized, reducing the amplitude of one or more RF voltages applied to the quadrupole ion trap and applying the reduced amplitude RF voltages for one half cycle after the one or more RF voltages have reached a zero crossing point, turning off the RF voltages applied to the quadrupole ion trap, and ejecting the ions to be analyzed from the quadrupole ion trap.
US09548192B2
The invention generally relates to apparatuses for focusing ions at or above ambient pressure and methods of use thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention provides an apparatus for focusing ions that includes an electrode having a cavity, at least one inlet within the electrode configured to operatively couple with an ionization source, such that discharge generated by the ionization source is injected into the cavity of the electrode, and an outlet. The cavity in the electrode is shaped such that upon application of voltage to the electrode, ions within the cavity are focused and directed to the outlet, which is positioned such that a proximal end of the outlet receives the focused ions and a distal end of the outlet is open to ambient pressure.
US09548186B2
A plasma processing system having a plasma processing chamber configured for processing a substrate is provided. The plasma processing system includes at least an upper electrode and a lower electrode for processing the substrate. The substrate is disposed on the lower electrode during plasma processing, where the upper electrode and the substrate forms a first gap. The plasma processing system also includes an upper electrode peripheral extension (UE-PE). The UE-PE is mechanically coupled to a periphery of the upper electrode, where the UE-PE is configured to be non-coplanar with the upper electrode. The plasma processing system further includes a cover ring. The cover ring is configured to concentrically surround the lower electrode, where the UE-PE and the cover ring forms a second gap.
US09548178B2
A fuse structure includes a substrate, a fuse element, and an auxiliary device. The fuse element is disposed on the substrate. The auxiliary device includes a source region and a drain region respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the fuse element. The auxiliary device is configured to monitor and diagnose the fuse element. The source region and the drain region are electrically isolated from the fuse element. A monitoring method of the fuse structure includes following steps. A drain voltage signal is applied to the drain region of the auxiliary device, a gate voltage signal is applied to the fuse element, and a signal from the source region is analyzed to diagnose a condition of the fuse element.
US09548174B2
A switch assembly adapted and a method for switching power to a circuit having a power source. The switch assembly includes current carrying contacts and a coupling member. The coupling member has conductive pads for engaging the current carrying contacts and a contact bridge extending between the conductive pads. An actuator assembly moves the coupling member between a closed position in which the conductive pads of the coupling member engage the current carrying contacts and an open position in which the conductive pads of the coupling member are disengaged from the current carrying contacts. Opposing electromagnetic forces are generated between the contact bridge and the conductive pads to resist electromagnetic repulsion forces generated between the current carrying contacts and the conductive pads as the actuator assembly approaches or is in the closed position.
US09548172B2
The present invention relates to a control device having at least one front panel, at least one button panel arranged behind the front panel, and at least one switch responsive to a user's touch of a switchable area on a front side of the front panel in front of said switch. The switch includes at least one light source element arranged at a rear side of the button panel illuminating the rear side of the front panel, and at least one reflector element arranged behind the button panel and the light source element to reflect the light to the rear side of the button panel. The button panel includes at least one cut out that corresponds with the switchable area of the switch or more switchable areas of neighbored switches, so that the light can pass through the cut-out and the front panel to be out of the control device.
US09548171B2
Disclosed is a switchboard. The switchboard includes a switchboard case with a built-in circuit breaker, a door mounted on the switchboard case in a hinge structure to be opened or closed and configured to include a door hook including an inclined surface at a front end, an external manipulation handle provided at an outer side of the switchboard case and configured to manually, externally manipulate a switch-on or off operation of the circuit breaker, and a catching member disposed in the switchboard case to be contactable with the inclined surface of the door hook. The catching member rotates by contacting the inclined surface of the door hook according to a closing operation of the door, and a locked state of the door is maintained by catching the door hook on one side corner of the catching member.
US09548163B2
A solid electrolytic capacitor that comprises a sintered porous anode, a dielectric layer that overlies the anode body, and a solid electrolyte overlying the dielectric layer is provided. The anode is formed from a finely divided powder (e.g., nodular or angular) having a relatively high specific charge. Despite the use of such high specific charge powders, high voltages can be achieved through a combination of features relating to the formation of the anode and solid electrolyte. For example, relatively high press densities and sintering temperatures may be employed to achieve “sinter necks” between adjacent agglomerated particles that are relatively large in size, which render the dielectric layer in the vicinity of the neck less susceptible to failure at high forming voltages.
US09548161B2
Dielectric thin film element, antifuse element, and method of producing dielectric thin film element
A dielectric thin film element having a high humidity resistance is provided. A dielectric thin film element includes a capacitance section having a dielectric layer and a pair of electrode layers formed on the respective upper and lower surfaces of the dielectric layer. Furthermore, a protection layer is provided on the capacitance section, a pair of interconnect layers are drawn out to an upper surface of the protection layer, and external electrodes are formed to be electrically connected to the interconnect layers. Further, first surface metal layers cover a portion of the interconnect layers that extends along the inner surface of the openings and second surface metal layers are formed at end of the first surface metal layers.
US09548159B2
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes flat-shaped inner electrodes that are laminated. An interposer includes an insulating substrate that is larger than contours of the multilayer ceramic capacitor. A first mounting electrode that mounts the multilayer ceramic capacitor is located on a first principal surface of the insulating substrate, and a first external connection electrode for connection to an external circuit board located on a second principal surface. The multilayer ceramic capacitor is mounted onto the interposer in such a way that the principal surfaces of the inner electrodes are parallel or substantially parallel to the principal surface of the interposer, that is, the first and second principal surfaces of the insulating substrate.
US09548150B2
New magnetic materials containing cerium, iron, and small additions of a third element are disclosed. These materials comprise compounds Ce(Fe12−xMx) where x=1-4, having the ThMn12 tetragonal crystal structure (space group I4/mmm, #139). Compounds with M=B, Al, Si, P, S, Sc, Co, Ni, Zn, Ga, Ge, Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta, and W are identified theoretically, and one class of compounds based on M=Si has been synthesized. The Si cognates are characterized by large magnetic moments (4πMs greater than 1.27 Tesla) and high Curie temperatures (264≦Tc≦305° C.). The Ce(Fe12−xMx) compound may contain one or more of Ti, V, Cr, and Mo in combination with an M element. Further enhancement in Tc is obtained by nitriding the Ce compounds through heat treatment in N2 gas while retaining the ThMn12 tetragonal crystal structure; for example CeFe10Si2N1.29 has Tc=426° C.
US09548147B2
An organically surface-bonded metal or metal oxide material including an inorganic metal or metal oxide and an organic material. The organic material is coated on the surface of the inorganic metal or metal oxide. The inorganic metal or metal oxide and the organic material are linked through a strong chemical bond. The strong chemical bond includes a covalent bond between a metal in the inorganic metal or metal oxide and a nitrogen in the organic material.
US09548146B2
A cover sheath includes a main body being adapted to define a channel for accommodating at least one conducting cable extending there through, and a hook and loop arrangement disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the main body. The main body is made of an electrically conducting material.
US09548139B2
The invention relates to a multilayer tubular part (1) comprising a metal layer forming a metal tubular body (3) and two layers in ceramic matrix composite material covering the metal tubular body, wherein one of the two layers in ceramic matrix composite material covers the inner surface of the metal tubular body to form an inner tubular body (4), whilst the other of the two layers in ceramic matrix composite material covers the outer surface of the metal tubular body to form an outer tubular body (2), the metal tubular body therefore being sandwiched between the inner and outer tubular bodies. The metal tubular body is in metal or metal alloy. Finally, the metal tubular body has a mean thickness smaller than the mean thicknesses of the inner and outer tubular bodies. A said part is useful in particular for producing nuclear fuel claddings.
US09548133B2
A shift register circuit including a logic circuit capable of controlling the threshold voltage of a transistor and outputting a signal corresponding to an input signal by changing only the potential of a back gate without changing the potential of a gate is provided. In a shift register circuit including a logic circuit with a first transistor and a second transistor having the same conductivity type, a first gate electrode of the first transistor is connected to a source electrode or a drain electrode of the first transistor, an input signal is supplied to a second gate electrode of the first transistor, a clock signal is supplied to a gate electrode of the second transistor, and the first gate electrode and the gate electrode are formed from the same layer.
US09548127B1
According to one embodiment, a memory system includes: a semiconductor memory device and a controller. The semiconductor memory device reads data a plurality of times from a first area, performs a majority operation on the read results, and transmits data based on the majority operation result to the controller as read data.
US09548126B1
A method of healing a plurality of non-volatile semiconductor memory devices on a multi-chip package is disclosed. The multi-chip package can be heated to a temperature range having a temperature range upper limit value and a temperature range lower limit value. The temperature of the multi-chip package can be kept essentially within the temperature range for a predetermined time period by monitoring a thermal sensing element with a sensing circuit outside of the multi-chip package. The thermal sensing element may be located near the components with the lowest failure temperature to ensure the multi-chip package is not damaged during the healing process.
US09548125B2
A semiconductor device and a method of operating the same are provided. The method includes determining whether a read operation on a selected page is a beginning read operation on the selected page; performing a least significant bit (LSB) read operation on the selected page when the read operation is the beginning read operation on the selected page according to a determination result, and performing a first sub-read operation on the selected page according to a result of the LSB read operation; and performing a second sub-read operation including the LSB read operation or a most significant bit (MSB) read operation on the selected page according to stored program state data when the read operation is not the beginning read operation on the selected page according to the determination result.
US09548121B2
Methods and apparatuses are contemplated herein for enhancing the efficiency of nonvolatile memory devices. In an example embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device comprises a substrate and 3D array of nonvolatile memory cells, the 3D array including a plurality of conductive layers, separated from each other by insulating layers, the plurality of conductive layers comprising a top layer, the top layer comprising n string select lines (SSLs) and one or more bottom layers, the top layer further comprises n−1 cuts, each cut electrically separating two SSLs, wherein each cut is cut to a depth of the top layer and not extending into the bottom layers and a plurality of vertical channels arranged orthogonal to the plurality of layers, each of the plurality of channels comprising a string of memory cells, each of plurality of strings coupled to a bit line, an SSL and one or more word lines.
US09548117B2
Technologies are generally described herein for a non-volatile static random access memory device with multiple storage states. In some examples, the multi-storage state non-volatile random access memory device has two or more memory cells. Each memory cell may include a pair of programmable resistive devices that may be dynamically programmed to configure the memory cell in a particular logic state.
US09548114B2
Disclosed are a semiconductor memory apparatus, a program method, and a program system. The semiconductor memory apparatus includes a memory cell array including a plurality of resistive memory cells and a control block configured to variably control, based on digital code values reflecting resistance states of the resistive memory cells, at least one of a initial voltage magnitude and an initial voltage applying time in an incremental step pulse programming (ISPP) mode for the plurality of memory cells. Therefore, even in the case of the worst cell, the incremental step of the ISPP may be minimized, and the writing time may be reduced, limiting unnecessary current consumption.
US09548109B2
Junction diodes or MOS devices fabricated in standard FinFET technologies can be used as program selectors or One-Time Programmable (OTP) element in a programmable resistive device, such as interconnect fuse, contact/via fuse, anti-fuse, or emerging nonvolatile memory such as MRAM, PCRAM, CBRAM, or RRAM. The MOS or diode can be built on at least one fin structure or at least one active region that has at least one first active region and a second active region. The first and the second active regions can be isolated by a dummy MOS gate or silicide block layer (SBL)to construct a diode.
US09548105B1
Apparatus and method for performing a post-write read in a memory device are disclosed. A memory device may include 3-dimensional memory, with the wordlines in a memory block each having multiple strings. Periodically, the memory device may analyze the wordlines for defects by performing a post-write read on a respective wordline and analyzing the read data to determine whether the respective wordline is defective. Rather than reading all of the strings for the respective wordline, less than all of the strings (such as only one of the strings) for the respective wordline are read. In this way, determining whether the respective wordline in 3-dimensional memory may be performed more quickly.
US09548102B2
The various embodiments described herein include memory dies and methods for memory die communications. In one aspect, a method is performed at a first memory die with a plurality of memory banks and a plurality of contacts. The method includes: (1) coupling a first memory bank of the plurality of memory banks to a second memory die via the plurality of contacts; (2) transmitting data between the first memory bank and the second memory die via the plurality of contacts; and (3) receiving a control signal to couple a second memory bank of the plurality of memory banks to the second memory die. The method further includes, in response to receiving the control signal, coupling the second memory bank to the second memory die via the plurality of contacts; and transmitting data between the second memory bank and the second memory die via the plurality of contacts.
US09548101B2
A method for storing data. The method includes providing an addressable memory including a memory space, wherein the memory space includes a plurality of memory cells. The method includes configuring the addressable memory such that a majority of the plurality of memory cells in the memory space stores internal data values in a preferred bias condition when a first external data state of one or more external data states is written to the memory space, wherein the first external data state is opposite the preferred bias condition.
US09548092B2
A spin transport channel includes a dielectric layer contacting a conductive layer. The dielectric layer includes at least one of a tantalum oxide, hafnium oxide, titanium oxide, and nickel oxide. An intermediate spin layer contacts the dielectric layer. The intermediate spin layer includes at least one of copper and silver. The conductive layer is more electrochemically inert than the intermediate spin layer. A polarizer layer contacts the intermediate spin layer. The polarizer layer includes one of a nickel-iron based material, iron, and cobalt based material. The conductive layer and intermediate layer are disposed on opposite sides of the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer and the polarizer layer are disposed on opposite sides of the intermediate spin layer. The intermediate spin layer is arranged to form a conducting path through the dielectric layer configured to transport a plurality of electrons. Each of the plurality of electrons maintains a polarized electron spin.
US09548089B2
An asynchronous memory includes a memory array, a sense amplifier, an output latch, and a controller. In response to a clock signal from an external circuit requesting a read operation, the controller provides the clock signal to the memory array to read data, and controls the sense amplifier and the output latch to provide the functionality of a flip-flop master and slave so that the read operation delay through the output latch to the external circuit is removed from a first read cycle of two sequential read cycles.
US09548088B2
An asynchronously pipelined SDRAM has separate pipeline stages that are controlled by asynchronous signals. Rather than using a clock signal to synchronize data at each stage, an asynchronous signal is used to latch data at every stage. The asynchronous control signals are generated within the chip and are optimized to the different latency stages. Longer latency stages require larger delays elements, while shorter latency states require shorter delay elements. The data is synchronized to the clock at the end of the read data path before being read out of the chip. Because the data has been latched at each pipeline stage, it suffers from less skew than would be seen in a conventional wave pipeline architecture. Furthermore, since the stages are independent of the system clock, the read data path can be run at any CAS latency as long as the re-synchronizing output is built to support it.
US09548086B2
A system having an integrated circuit (IC) device can include a die formed on a semiconductor substrate and having a plurality of first wells formed therein, the first wells being doped to at least a first conductivity type; a global network configured to supply a first global body bias voltage to the first wells; and a first bias circuit corresponding to each first well and configured to generate a first local body bias for its well having a smaller setting voltage than the first global body bias voltage; wherein at least one of the first wells is coupled to a transistor having a strong body coefficient formed therein, which transistor may be a transistor having a highly doped region formed below a substantially undoped channel, the highly doped region having a dopant concentration greater than that the corresponding well.
US09548082B1
Method and system for capturing and playing back ancillary data associated with a video stream. At capture, a first video stream and its associated non-audio ancillary data are received. The non-audio ancillary data associated with the first video stream is encoded into a first audio stream on a basis of a predefined encoding scheme. The captured non-audio ancillary data can then be transmitted and processed with the first video stream in the form of the first audio stream. At playback, a second video stream and a second audio stream containing encoded non-audio ancillary data associated with the second video stream are received. The second audio stream is decoded on a basis of a predefined decoding scheme in order to extract therefrom the non-audio ancillary data associated with the second video stream. The second video stream and its associated non-audio ancillary data are then both output for playback. This method of capture and playback enables a non-linear editing application that supports only video and audio data to receive, preserve, display to a user for editing purposes, and transmit unsupported non-audio ancillary data, since the latter is in the form of an audio stream.
US09548075B2
According to one embodiment, a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has an arrangement obtained by sequentially stacking a nonmagnetic substrate, a soft magnetic underlayer, a nonmagnetic seed layer containing silver grains having an fcc structure and an amorphous germanium grain boundary formed between the silver grains, a reaction barrier layer containing 90 at % or more of silver or aluminum and having a thickness of 2 nm or less, a nonmagnetic interlayer formed on the reaction barrier layer and made of ruthenium or a ruthenium alloy, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer.
US09548073B1
Systems and methods for providing high performance soft magnetic underlayers for magnetic recording media are described. One such magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, an amorphous soft magnetic underlayer including CoFeMoNb on the substrate, where an atomic percent of the Mo is greater than about 8 and an atomic percent of the Nb is greater than about 9, and a magnetic recording layer on the soft magnetic underlayer.
US09548064B2
A noise estimation apparatus of estimating a noise in an input signal includes a sub-band noise estimator estimating a noise in a sub-band input signal, obtained by dividing the input signal by sub-bands. The sub-band noise estimator includes a power calculator calculating a sub-band input power of the sub-band input signal; a probability model holder holding information on probability model; and an a posteriori probability maximizer calculating an instantaneous estimated value of a sub-band noise power based on the sub-band input power, an estimated value of the sub-band noise power and the information on the probability model, so as to maximize a posteriori probability of the sub-band noise power. The information on the probability model includes a likelihood function regarding a posteriori signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in dependence upon predictive a posteriori SNR; and a priori probability of the a posteriori SNR under a condition establishing averaged a posteriori SNR.
US09548062B2
Disclosed is a noise suppression technology for suppressing various types of noise including unknown noise without storing a large number of noise information in advance.Specifically disclosed is an auxiliary device connectable to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is provided with: means for suppressing noise in a noisy signal, generating the noise information, and suppressing the noise in the noisy signal by using the generated noise information; and noise information generation means for updating the noise information on the basis of the result of suppression of the noise in the noisy signal. The auxiliary device is provided with a mechanism unit for generating noise to be suppressed by the noise suppression means and a mechanism control unit for controlling the mechanism unit so that the noise occurs at a timing at which the noise suppression means performs a noise suppression process.
US09548054B2
An embodiment of the invention provides a method of preparing for speaker authentication. The method includes: receiving speech data that represents an utterance made by a user; extracting side information; examining the side information to determine whether to allow speaker model training using the speech data; and generating a feedback message for the user based on the side information if speaker model training using the speech data is not allowed; wherein the feedback message contains a message indicating at least a condition of the side information comprising calendar data to the user.
US09548045B2
An anti-noise headset device and a sound processing method thereof are provided. The anti-noise headset device includes an audio receiving module and a control module. The audio receiving module is configured to receive several audio signals in several periods. The control module is electrically coupled to the audio receiving module. The control module is configured to store the audio signals received from a first period to an Nth period as sound data. The control module compares the audio signal received in an (N+1)th period with the sound data so as to generate a relevance value, N is an integer larger than zero. When the relevance value is smaller than a threshold value, the control module filters out a portion of the audio signal received in the (N+1)th period, in which the portion of the audio signal received in the (N+1)th period is relevant to the sound data.
US09548016B2
A method of driving a display panel includes determining whether an input data signal represents a video image or a static image, determining whether the input data signal has a color difference generating pattern and outputting an output data signal. The output data signal has a first frequency if the input data signal represents a video image. The output data signal has the first frequency if the input data signal represents a static image and the input data signal includes the color difference generating pattern. The output data signal has a second frequency lower than the first frequency if the input data signal represents a static image and the input data signal does not include the color difference generating pattern.
US09548011B1
A multi-media warning sign attachable to a floor sign including a body having a pair of feet, each foot having a lower wall and a first magnet on the lower wall. Each first magnet has an inner wall within the foot and an outer wall coplanar with the lower wall and is engageable either directly to a ferromagnetic mounting surface or to a second magnet on an upper side of a spring-loaded clamp to secure the body to the front and rear panels of a foldable floor-standing sign in an upright position. The body can also be positioned atop a non-ferromagnetic surface. The battery-operated device also includes a lighting assembly with front and rear lights on the body, a sound system for audible warning messages, front and rear motion sensors to activate the lighting assembly and the sound system when nearby pedestrian motion is detected, and a microprocessor.
US09547994B2
A written document (hereinafter referred to as a “work,” on electronic format which includes, stories, novels, education texts, biographies, compilations, collections, anthologies, tracts, and any other traditional format for relatively extensive texts) provides access to reference, bibliography and/or definition material through an electronic software capability associated with the work. Depending upon reader access information or characteristics (e.g., age, grade, proficiency, or position within the work or any other identifiable reader characteristic or access limitation), any request for reference material, definitions, explanations, translations, or other material provided in the associated software capability is automatically limited by system acknowledgement of the reader access information or characteristics. As the reader's access information or characteristics change, the quality and/or quantity and/or format of requested information with respect to a work changes.
US09547992B2
Provided are an apparatus and method for playing a video based on real-time data. The apparatus includes a ground control unit which receives flight data including position information, speed information, and attitude information of an aircraft from at least one aircraft and a video playing unit which receives the flight data from the ground control unit and displays the flight data on a map screen.
US09547991B2
A system and method of generating a landing trajectory for use in landing an aircraft onto a deck of a waterborne ship includes sensing motion of the ship, and sensing wind speed and wind direction. The sensed motion of the ship is processed to generate estimates of ship attitude and vertical speed, and the sensed wind speed and wind direction are processed to generate estimates of air-wake disturbances ahead of the aircraft. The landing trajectory is generated based on the estimates of ship attitude and vertical speed and the estimates of air-wake disturbances. The system and method implement model predictive control to calculate the control maneuvers multiple steps ahead, which provides the capability to smoothly control the timing of the aircraft touchdown phase.
US09547990B2
An emergency landing control system for an aircraft includes a landing site data source, a performance margin data source, an engine health data source, an aircraft health data source, and a processor. The landing site data source determines, continuously and in real-time, available landing sites. The performance margin data source conducts, continuously and in real-time, continuous performance analysis of an engine. The engine health data source determines, continuously and in real-time, available engine power as a function of time. The aircraft health data source determines, continuously and in real-time, available aircraft life as a function of time. The processor receives data from these data sources and, based on these data, continuously generates landing paths to one or more of the available landing sites, and selectively and continuously adjusts maximum available engine power up to emergency power limits, as needed, during execution of a landing maneuver to a landing site.
US09547988B2
An exemplary method includes a personal navigation assistance system detecting an upcoming trip of a user to a destination, accessing data associated with the upcoming trip from a plurality of disparate information sources, aggregating the accessed data associated with the upcoming trip, generating, based on the aggregated data, navigational assistance content for the upcoming trip, and providing the navigational assistance content for the upcoming trip to a computing device for presentation to the user. In certain examples, aggregated data includes real-time parking space availability information, and the navigational assistance content includes parking assistance content generated based on the real-time parking space availability information. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
US09547979B2
System and method for adaptively controlling the recording of program material using a program guide
A system and method for displaying an electronic program guide (“EPG”), the EPG allowing for the controlling of recording functionality of an appliance and/or playing of media. The displayable EPG includes a listing of playable media from which the user may select a program of interest for recording or playing. The EPG may also include a display of prior recorded media for playing. Options may be presented to allow for a selection of a rendering device on which selected media is to be played.
US09547978B2
An emergency alert system, method and device are disclosed. The invention employs an emergency alert message, which directs end users to take some particular action like evacuating an identified geographic area. The invention further employs a geographic area message, which is based on a particular geographic area within which all persons should receive the emergency alert message. The invention utilizes an emergency alert enabled device that receives both the emergency alert message and the geographic area message. The emergency alert enabled device determines whether it is located within the geographic area of concern, and if so, presents the emergency alert message to the end user.
US09547962B2
Techniques are provided for receiving a request to store an item at a locker facility; determining a first plurality of locker compartments that are available for storing items at a first locker facility; receiving data that indicates item-physical-dimensions of the item; determining whether, based at least in part on the item-physical dimension of the item and locker-physical-dimensions of each locker compartment from the first plurality of locker compartments that are available for storing items, one or more first locker compartments from the first plurality of locker compartments are available; and if so, selecting a first locker compartment from the one or more first locker compartments; determining a first locker identifier of the first locker compartment from the one or more first locker compartments; and generating and transmitting a first response message, which includes the first locker identifier of the first locker compartment.
US09547954B2
A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include communicably connecting a mobile device to a wagering game server on a wagering game network. The operations can further include associating, by the wagering game server, the mobile device with a selected wagering game machine among a plurality of wagering game machine. The operations can further include providing content to present on the mobile device, the content including a play initiation button of a wagering game played via the selected wagering game machine. The operations can further include in response to the play initiation button being actuated, receiving, at the wagering game server, a command from the mobile device to initiate play of the wagering game. The operations can further include in response to the command, presenting a result of the wagering game on the selected wagering game machine.
US09547952B2
Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter include operations for presenting a lighting show in a wagering game system. The operations can include receiving, over a first network, a playlist identifier that identifies a playlist, where the playlist is associated with a first group of lighting commands for presenting lighting effects on lighting devices in the wagering game system. The operations can also include generating the first group of lighting commands, and receiving, over the first network, a second group of lighting commands for presenting the lighting effects on the lighting devices in the wagering game system. The operations can also include generating, based on the first and second groups of lighting commands, instructions specific to the lighting devices, and transmitting, over a second network, the instructions for execution by one or more lighting controllers connected to the lighting devices, wherein the execution causes the lighting effects.
US09547947B2
An intelligent entrance guard unlocking method includes: transmitting electric energy of a power unit of a intelligent entrance guard in a wireless electromagnetic radiation via a transmit coil; receiving the electric energy via a receiver coil of a powerless smart key; capturing a palm print image and storing the palm print image in a second storage unit of the powerless smart key; controlling a wireless transmit unit of the powerless smart key to transmit a wireless signal containing the palm print image to the intelligent entrance guard; obtaining a predefined palm print image from a first storage unit and comparing the palm print image with the predefined palm print image; unlocking the intelligent entrance guard when the palm print image matches with the predefined palm print image and not unlocking the intelligent entrance guard when the palm print image does not match with the predefined palm print image.
US09547944B2
A health monitoring system for monitoring a vehicle and a method for operating the same are provided. The system, for example, may include, but is not limited to, at least one sensor configured to collect data corresponding to the vehicle, an interface system, a memory, and a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the interface system and the memory, the processor configured to: determine when the vehicle is experiencing an anomaly, collect, from the interface system, data corresponding to the anomaly from a user of the vehicle, and associate, the data collected from the interface system and the data collected from the at least one sensor.
US09547943B2
A framework for creating a virtual model of a three-dimensional space includes a server, a terminal device in communication with the server, at least one object supplier in communication with the server, and at least one social networking site in communication with the server. The server generates a three-dimensional space in response to receiving login information from the terminal device, generates at least one room located in a predefined coordinate space of the three-dimensional space, generates at least one object located in a predefined coordinate space of the at least one room, and creates the virtual model including the three-dimensional space, the at least one room in the three-dimensional space, and the at least one object in the at least one room, and displays the virtual model on the terminal device. The at least one object is purchasable from the at least one object supplier.
US09547942B2
A medical imaging system (5) includes a data store (12), a clustering module (22), and a display device (32). The data store (12) includes a first imaging data set and a second imaging data set, each data set created with the same imaging device (10) and the same measured value. The measured value of a first and a second tissue type overlap in the first imaging data set. The measured value of the second and a third tissue type overlap in the second data set. The data sets are co-registered, and an external event changes the measured value of the second data set. The clustering module (22) classifies the tissue type based on a fuzzy clustering of the measured value of the first data set and the measured value of the second data set for each location. The display device (32) displays a medical image which contrasts each classified tissue type.
US09547936B2
Methods and computer-storage media are provided for rendering three-dimensional (3D) graphics by tessellating objects using novel structures and algorithms. Rendering utilizing “patches,” configurable functions that include a specified number of control points, allows for computation on a per-patch or per-control-point basis, in addition to traditional per-vertex, per-primitive, and per-pixel methods. This produces a number of advantages over previous tessellation methods, including the reuse of computations across existing vertices and the ability to process at a lower frequency. The operations to compute points are simplified in order to optimize system resources used in the process. Transitions from un-tessellated to tessellated objects are smoother utilizing the present invention, while developers have more flexibility in the level of detail present at different edges of the same patch. Detail within a displacement map also can be increased without negative effects associated with previous systems and methods.
US09547931B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating anti-aliased images. The method includes the steps of assigning one or more samples to a plurality of clusters, each cluster in the plurality of clusters corresponding to an aggregate stored in an aggregate geometry buffer, where each of the one or more samples is covered by a visible fragment and rasterizing three-dimensional geometry to generate material parameters for each sample of the one or more samples. For each cluster in the plurality of clusters, the material parameters for each sample assigned to the cluster are combined to produce the aggregate. The combined material parameters for each cluster are stored in an aggregate geometry buffer. An anti-aliased image may then be generated by shading the combined material parameters.
US09547917B2
Methods and systems according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are provided for using augmented reality to determine information. In an embodiment, an augmented reality (AR) system comprises one or more processors, and one or more memories in communication with the one or more processors and adapted to store a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors cause the system to: capture an image view via a viewer; deconstruct the image view into one or more objects; identify at least one object of interest based on specific relevancy information; determine real time information about the object(s) of interest; and present the real time information on a user interface.
US09547916B2
An encoder segments frames of video data and associates metadata with segments. The metadata elements can be associated with the segments that include areas of the frame associated with the metadata elements. A motion matcher can match segments of a reference frame to pixels of a current nonkey frame being encoded when a metadata associator associates elements of metadata with segments of the segmentation of the reference frame and associates a matched segment's metadata elements with matched areas of the current frame. The metadata elements might represent actions to be taken when a user of the video data indicates a selection of an area of an image that has that metadata element associated therewith. The metadata associations can be included in the encoded video data or deduced by a decoder. The metadata associations can be independent of segment indices or other segment changes.
US09547912B2
A method for measuring a height profile of a vehicle passing on a road, said method comprising the following steps: directing a monocular camera from a point above the road onto the road with an angle of aperture that captures a section of the road from above, recording at least a first image of the passing vehicle by the camera at a first moment in time, recording at least a second image of the passing vehicle by the camera at a second moment in time, generating a movement vector image of the vehicle from an analysis of the optical flow between the first and the second image, and creating the height profile of the vehicle from the movement vector image.
US09547911B2
A method and apparatus for processing an image sequence described herein that provides a symmetric displaced frame difference equation. Next, an input image sequence can be received that includes a pair of image frames individually including multidimensional image data corresponding to a plurality of pixel locations at different times. Finally, using at least one processor, the symmetric displaced frame difference equation can be solved using an iteration equation and the image data of the pair of image frames to determine a displacement field describing displacement vectors at half of the total displacement vector.
