US09085809B2
A granulation installation for a melt produced in a metallurgical plant having a water injection device for quenching and granulating the melt and a granulation tank for collecting water and granulates. The installation includes a steam condensation tower located above the granulation tank for collecting steam generated therein, where the tower has a steam condensing system. The system includes a water-spraying device disposed above a water-collecting device. The tower further includes a stack extending into the tower and configured for selectively evacuating excessive steam to the atmosphere. The stack has an inlet communicating with the lower zone of the tower and an outlet arranged to evacuate steam to the atmosphere above the tower. The stack is equipped with an obturator device for selective evacuation of steam through the stack. The installation may process an increase of 60% of slag without any risk of steam backflow in the granulation area.
US09085807B2
This in invention relates to methods for the nucleic acid amplification of multiple variants (strains) of any pathogen present in a sample, and preferably in a sample from a pathogen infected individual. In preferred embodiments, the pathogen is a retrovirus, such as HIV. The amplified pathogen nucleic acid can be used to identify the pathogen variants present in a sample, to quantitate the pathogen present in a sample, and as a nucleic acid vaccine, or in the preparation of antigen presenting cell vaccines. Nucleic acids produced by the methods of the invention or the proteins encoded thereby can be used to transfect/load antigen presenting cells. The loaded antigen presenting cells can then be used as a vaccine for the treatment of pathogen infection. In another embodiment, nucleic acids produced by the methods of the invention can be used directly as nucleic acid vaccines without prior loading into antigen presenting cells.
US09085802B2
The invention relates to methods of generating templates for a nucleic acid sequencing reaction which comprise: providing at least one double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, wherein both strands of the double-stranded nucleic acid molecule are attached to a solid support at the 5′ end, cleaving one or both strands of the double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, and subjecting the cleaved strand(s) to denaturing conditions to remove the portion of the cleaved strand(s) not attached to the solid support, thereby generating a partially or substantially single-stranded template for a nucleic acid sequencing reaction.
US09085794B2
Presented herein are kits for the detection of specific beta-lactamases, including class A serine carbapenemases, metallo-beta-lactamases, AmpC beta-lactamases, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). The kits presented herein include kits that permit the detection of the presence of specific beta-lactamases in bacterial samples within as few as 2 to 10 minutes.
US09085787B2
The invention relates to cells, nucleic acids, and enzymes, the use thereof for producing sophorolipids, and methods for producing sophorolipids.
US09085785B2
Compositions and methods for a hybrid biological and chemical process that captures and converts carbon dioxide and/or other forms of inorganic carbon and/or C1 carbon sources including but not limited to carbon monoxide, methane, methanol, formate, or formic acid, and/or mixtures containing C1 chemicals including but not limited to various syngas compositions, into organic chemicals including biofuels or other valuable biomass, chemical, industrial, or pharmaceutical products are provided. The present invention, in certain embodiments, fixes inorganic carbon or C1 carbon sources into longer carbon chain organic chemicals by utilizing microorganisms capable of performing the oxyhydrogen reaction and the autotrophic fixation of CO2 in one or more steps of the process.
US09085783B2
A process of producing L-lactate by feeding carbon dioxide to a culture of a cyanobacterial cell and subjecting this culture to light, wherein the cell is capable of expressing a nucleic acid molecule, which upon expression confers on the cell the ability to convert a glycolytic intermediate into L-lactate and wherein aforementioned nucleic acid molecule is under the control of a regulatory system which responds to light or to a change in the concentration of a nutrient in the culture.
US09085782B2
This invention is directed to a process for cleaving glycoside residues from stevioside to produce steviol using a commercially available enzyme mixture containing pectinase, CYTOLASE PCL5®. In preferred methods, the reaction takes place in the presence of a yeast culture. Also described are combinations of Helix pomatia enzymes and CYTOLASE PCL5®.
US09085779B2
There is provided a process for producing H2S comprising: a) continuously providing an electron donor at a variable rate to a biosolution comprising sulphur-reducing bacteria; b) reacting elemental sulphur with HS− to from soluble polysulphide; c) providing said polysulphide to a bioreactor having the biosolution, thereby producing H2S gas in the bioreactor; and d) continuously removing H2S gas from the bioreactor, wherein an average rate of providing polysulphide to sulphur-reducing bacteria is equal to an average rate of polysulphide consumption by the sulphur-reducing bacteria.
US09085778B2
Methods for introducing nucleic acids to cells via exosomes for use in gene modulation and therapy, such as for gene silencing and to introduce genetic material into cells to compensate for abnormal genes or to induce or repress a process in the recipient cell.
US09085769B2
Therapeutic agents which target heat shock protein (hsp) 27 in vivo are used to provide treatment to individuals, particularly human individuals, suffering from prostate cancer and other cancers that overexpress hsp27. A therapeutic agent, for example an antisense oligonucleotide or RNAi nucleotide inhibitor with sequence specificity for hsp27 mRNA, for example human hsp27 mRNA, is administered to an individual suffering from prostate cancer or some other cancer expressing elevated levels of hsp 27 in a therapeutically effective amount. The therapeutic agent is suitably formulated into a pharmaceutical composition which includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and packaged in dosage unit form. A preferred dosage unit form is an injectable dosage unit form.
US09085763B2
Methods are provided for producing the following tissue characteristics via environmental and chemical manipulation of the vegetative and fruiting phases of the Basidiomycete fungus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus: 1) Aerial vegetative mycelium pigmented with cinnabarinic acid; 2) Aerial vegetative mycelium without pigmentation; 3) A resupinate fruiting body pore surface pigmented with cinnabarinic acid; and 4) Thickened masses of vegetative aerial mycelium.
US09085762B2
The invention relates to compositions and methods utilizing split polymerase enzymes composed of at least two discrete polypeptides that stably associate to form a single polymerase. The invention further relates to nucleic acid constructs for expressing the split polymerases of the invention, and methods for using the split polymerases of the invention. The enzymes of the invention are useful in many applications calling for the detectable labeling of nucleic acids and are particularly useful in quantitative PCR (QPCR) and DNA sequencing applications.
US09085756B2
This disclosure provides a system for producing pancreatic islet cells from embryonic stem cells. Differentiation is initiated towards endoderm cells, and focused using reagents that promote emergence of islet precursors and mature insulin-secreting cells. High quality populations of islet cells can be produced in commercial quantities for use in research, drug screening, or regenerative medicine.
US09085754B2
An isolated homogeneous population of cells comprising a plurality of human ectodermal progenitor cells. Also provided are methods of generating and using the population of cells.
US09085750B2
The conversion of a peptide aldehyde to a hydrosulfite adduct can be used to increase the aqueous solubility in the purification of the peptide aldehydes. Advantageously, this hydrosulfite adduct is itself effective as a subtilisin inhibitor and stabilizer and it can also stabilize a second enzyme if present. The hydrosulfite adduct is effective as a subtilisin inhibitor, and it maintains its inhibitory and stabilizing effect in a liquid detergent during storage. Thus, use of the hydrosulfite adduct can avoid the cost and time of converting it back to the peptide aldehyde and subsequent drying of the peptide aldehyde can be saved, and this can avoid the inconvenience of handling the peptide aldehyde in powder form or as a highly diluted aqueous solution.
US09085728B2
Provided are a composition containing a quantum dot fluorescent body, a molded body of a quantum dot fluorescent body dispersion resin, a structure containing a quantum dot fluorescent body, a light-emitting device, an electronic apparatus or a mechanical device, and a method for producing the molded body. The quantum dot fluorescent body is dispersed in a cycloolefin (co)polymer, which is a dispersion resin, to form the composition containing a quantum dot fluorescent body. The composition containing the quantum dot fluorescent body is molded, forming the molded body of the quantum dot fluorescent body dispersion resin. A gas barrier layer is formed at a portion or the entirety of the surface of the molded body of the quantum dot fluorescent body dispersion resin. A light-emitting device is configured using the composition containing the quantum dot fluorescent body as a sealing material that seals an LED chip.
US09085724B2
Non-toxic, biodegradable base fluids are disclosed for use in making downhole fluids, where the base fluids include blends of paraffins, olefins, naphthenes, esters, and oxygenates, having low viscosities, having a pale-yellow color, having a flashpoint of >80° C. (175° F.) and have a pour point of about 19° F. Methods for making and using fluids include the base fluids of this invention are also disclosed.
US09085721B2
Azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are disclosed. The azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are mixtures of (A) a compound of the formula CF3CX═CHRa where X is H or F and Ra is CF3CF2, CF3 or Cl, provided that (i) when X is F, Ra is Cl, (ii) when Ra is CF3CF2 or Cl, the compound of formula CF3CX═CHRa is the E configurational isomer, and (iii) when Ra is CF3, the compound of formula CF3CX═CHRa is the Z configurational isomer; and (B) a compound of the formula CF3Rb where Rb is CHFCH2F or CH═CHCF3, provided that when Rb is CH═CHCF3, X is F and the compound of formula CF3Rb is the Z configurational isomer. Also disclosed are processes for using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions for preparing a thermoplastic or thermoset foam, for producing refrigeration, for producing an aerosol product and for extinguishing and suppressing a fire; and as blowing agents, solvents, heat transfer media and dielectrics.
US09085717B2
The present invention provides an adhesive layer for an electrical connection. The adhesive layer includes a base resin; an ionic optical-curing agent; an optical curing accelerant; and a conductive particle having a size of several to several tens nanometers, wherein the adhesive layer is cured by a UV light, and the UV light is diffused by the optical curing accelerant.
US09085712B2
The present invention provides a hybrid two component coating composition comprising as component I, (A) an N-alkoxysilylalkyl-aspartic acid ester, (B) a polysiloxane having a molecular weight in the range of from about 400 to 10,000, and optionally (C) at least one hydrolyzable silane; and as component II, (D) a polyisocyanate having an average NCO functionality of 2.5 to 5.5 and an isocyanate content, based on solids, of 9 to 50 wt % and containing aliphatic polyisocyanates; and (E) a catalyst. Methods of making and applying the hybrid coating composition are also provided.
US09085701B2
A primer coating composition for a metal substrate is described. The primer has a suitable binder and is characterized in that there is at least one semiconductor photocatalyst dispersed throughout the primer coating composition. A process of coating a metal substrate is also described. The invention extends to the use of a semiconductor photocatalyst as a top-coat to primer adhesion promoter or as a primer to top-coat delamination inhibitor in a primer coating composition.
US09085694B2
Provided is a phenolic resin molding compound including (A) a novolac-type phenolic resin including an alkylbenzene-modified novolac-type phenolic resin, (B) a resol-type phenolic resin, (C) hexamethylenetetramine, (D) graphite, and (E) fiber-shaped filler, wherein in regard to the content of each component on the basis of the entirety of the molding compound, a total content of the components (A) to (C) is 30 to 40% by weight, a content of the component (D) is 30 to 50% by weight, and a content of the component (E) is 5 to 20% by weight.
US09085688B2
A method for producing an aqueous PHA emulsion or latex comprising predominantly amorphous PHA polymers or copolymers with polymer dispersants or surfactants is described.
US09085687B2
The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic polycarbonate blends compositions having, among other characteristics, improved electroplate adhesion properties. In particular, the disclosure relates to such polycarbonate compositions comprising a polycarbonate component, a primary ABS impact modifier, and a secondary impact modifier chemically different from the primary impact modifier. Also included herein are methods for preparing and/or using the same, as well as articles formed from such compositions/blends.
US09085685B2
The present invention provides an under-fill material with which a semiconductor device having a high connection reliability can be provided while securing a usable material by reducing a difference in thermal-responsive behavior between a semiconductor element and an adherend, and a method for producing a semiconductor device using the under-fill material. In the under-fill material of the present invention, a storage elastic modulus E′ [MPa] and a thermal expansion coefficient α [ppm/K] after carrying out a heat-curing treatment at 175° C. for an hour satisfy the following formula (1) at 25° C.: E′×α<250000 [Pa/K] (1).
US09085675B2
Curable rubber compositions and cured articles are based on the use of zinc activator compositions for the sulfur cure. Activator compositions contain zinc and a polymeric component having a plurality of COOH groups, at least some of which are neutralized with the zinc. With polymeric zinc activators, sulfur cure can be activated at levels of zinc below those used in conventional systems.
US09085674B2
A polycarbonate resin composition includes a polycarbonate resin; an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler includes talc; and a novel silane compound represented by Formula 1: wherein R1 is C6 to C30 alkyl, R2 is a C6 to C30 hydrocarbon group, R3 is hydrogen or C1 to C5 alkyl, and n has an average value from about 0.1 to about 3. The polycarbonate resin composition can have excellent impact resistance with minimal or no reduction in molecular weight of the polycarbonate resin.
US09085671B2
A simulated wood product such as decking, fencing and architectural trim of the type heretofore made from a plastic with a natural wood powder as filler, wherein at least most, if not all, of the wood powder is replaced by a powder formed from a hard naturally occurring mineral, such as nepheline syenite or feldspar.
US09085670B2
Disclosed are a plasticizer that, when used for a heat-resistant resin composition, improves elongation retention, enhances aging resistance and heat resistance, and exhibits superior tensile strength, tensile strength retention, heating loss or the like before and after heating, thus contributing to enhancement in physical properties of the heat-resistant resin, a plasticizer composition, a heat-resistant resin composition and a method for preparing the same.
US09085654B2
The invention relates to addition compounds and their salts that comprise polypropylene oxide structures, characterized in that the addition compounds are obtainable by reacting (a) one or more polyisocyanates having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule with (b1) one or more compounds of the formula Y—XH, (b2) optionally one or more compounds of the formula G-(XH)n, (c1) one or more compounds of the general formula Z-Q and (c2) optionally one or more compounds of the general formula M-Q. The invention further relates to the preparation of the addition compounds and to their use as dispersants, wetting agents and dispersion stabilizers, and also to solids coated with the addition compounds.
US09085651B2
A silicon-based curable composition providing improved transparency, mechanical strength and resistance against heat and photo-degradation comprises at least one organopolysiloxane represented by the composition formula (1): (R13SiO1/2)a(R12SiO2/2)b(R1R2SiO2/2)c(R1SiO3/2)d(R2SiO3/2)e(R12R2SiO1/2)f (1), wherein each R2 independently represents a methacryloxyalkyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms and a≧0, b≧0, c≧0, d≧0, e≧0, f≧0, c+e>0, and a+b+c+d+e+f=1; and at least one curing catalyst. The product is ideal for encapsulation of LED (light emitting device) elements.
US09085649B2
Aqueous suspension comprising 35-45 wt % of solid diacyl peroxide particles having a d50 in the range 1-10 microns, 0.05-1 wt % of a dispersant, and not more than 1 wt % of an organic solvent. This concentrated peroxide suspension comprises only a minor amount of dispersant, has a low volatile organic content and is nonetheless stable for months and low in viscosity.
US09085646B2
A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer and reacting the reactive polymer with a heterocyclic nitrile compound.
US09085643B2
A biologically active complex comprising either a polypeptide having the sequence of a variant of a naturally occurring protein, wherein said polypeptide is at least partially unfolded as compared to the said naturally occurring protein; or a peptide of up to 50 amino acids, for instance a fragment of the naturally occurring protein or a variant thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a fatty acid or lipid. The complexes of the invention demonstrate a novel mode of action, that gives rise to opportunities for the development of further active agents and screening methods.
US09085642B2
Provided are a peptide for inhibiting an interaction between an RANKL and an RANK consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating bone diseases including the peptide. The peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 is not present in a cyclic shape, and has 10 or less amino acids, thereby having better biostability than a conventional peptide to inhibit an RANKL-RANK interaction, being preferable in price during synthesis, and having a better RANKL-RANK interaction inhibitory effect. For this reason, the peptide may be used as an effective component of the composition effectively inhibiting differentiation of osteoclasts. A pharmaceutical composition including the peptide is bound with the RANKL and the peptide, instead of the RANK, thereby inhibiting the interaction between the RANKL and the RANK, and thus inhibiting osteoclast differentiation.
US09085640B2
The present invention relates to recombinant fusion proteins wherein erythropoietin (EPO) is linked via its C-terminus to an Fc fragment, and wherein the recombinant fusion proteins are further carbamoylated at the primary amines of the fusion protein. More specifically the invention relates to carbamoylated EPO-Fc fusion proteins, wherein at least one, preferably two or more, lysine amine residues and/or the N-terminal amino acid of the fusion protein are carbamoylated. The carbamoylated EPO-Fc fusion proteins of the present invention having a reduced hematopoietic activity whereas the tissue regenerative activity, i.e. the nerve cell regenerative activity remains unaltered or is even enhanced as compared to unmodified EPO-Fc fusion proteins. The invention further relates to a process for the manufacture of such fusion proteins and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, as well as to the use of such fusion proteins and pharmaceutical compositions for medical therapy.
US09085626B2
The invention provides FGFR1 agonists, including agonistic anti-FGFR1 antibodies, and methods of using the same.
US09085618B2
The instant invention relates to low acidic species (AR) compositions comprising a protein, e.g., an antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, and methods, e.g., cell culture and/or protein purification methods, for producing such low AR compositions. Methods for using such compositions to treat a disorder, e.g., a disorder in which TNFα is detrimxental, are also provided.
US09085616B2
The invention provides methods to elicit an immune response with an immunomodulatory flagellin polypeptide having toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) binding, and further comprising an ADCC targeting molecule.
US09085614B2
The present inventors successfully produced monoclonal antibodies that are specific to only soluble Aβ oligomers, but do not recognize soluble Aβ monomers, which are physiological molecules. It was demonstrated that the antibodies are useful as diagnostic/therapeutic monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's disease.
US09085613B2
The present invention provides isolated polypeptides isolatable from a Yersinia spp. Also provided by the present invention are compositions that include one or more of the polypeptides, and methods for making and methods for using the polypeptides.
US09085594B2
A method of purifying crude organometallic compounds using a plurality of distillation columns is provided. This method effectively removes both relatively more volatile impurities and relatively less volatile impurities as compared to the organometallic compound.
US09085590B2
Di- and trivalent protecting groups for organoboronic acids including phenyl boronic acids, benzoxaboroles and benzoxaborins, which are prepared from precursor compounds of formula I: where: R1 is a methyl, ethyl or a —(CH2)n—OH group, where n is 2 or 3; R2 and R3 are independently methyl or ethyl groups; R4 and R5 are independently halogens or hydrogens; R6 and R7 are independently hydrogens, halogens, or nitro groups; and R8 and R9 are independently hydrogens, halogens or nitro groups or R8 and R9 together with a portion of the naphthalene ring form a 5-member ring, where when R1 is —CH2—CH2—OH then the protecting group is a trivalent protecting group. Also provided are protected organoboronic acids including protected phenyl boronic acids, benzoxaboroles and benzoxaborins. Also provides are methods for conducting reactions employing protected organoboronic acids.
US09085588B2
The present invention relates to the technical field of medicine, and specifically provides methods for preparing Icotinib, Icotinib hydrochloride, and intermediates thereof. These methods avoid the use of phosphorus oxychloride, thereby greatly reducing the emission of pollutants, which is of major benefits to the economy and environment.
US09085585B2
The invention relates to classes of pharmaceutically-active heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and hydrates thereof, and compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder, which comprises administering a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount a compound described herein.
US09085584B2
The compounds are of the class of pyrido[3,2-e][1,2,4]-tiazolo[4,3-a]pyrazines, useful in the treatment of central nervous system disorders. A species illustrative of members of the class is the following:
US09085582B2
Benzodiazepine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and to their use in therapy.
US09085581B2
The present invention relates to salts, processes, and process intermediates useful in the preparation of (R)-2-(9-chloro -7-(4-isopropoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetic acid of Formula (Ia), salts, and crystalline forms thereof. The compound (R)-2-(9-chloro-7-(4-isopropoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-1-yl)acetic acid has been identified as an S1P1 receptor modulator that is useful in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases and disorders, inflammatory diseases and disorders (e.g., acute and chronic inflammatory conditions), cancer, and conditions characterized by an underlying defect in vascular integrity or that are associated with angiogenesis such as may be pathologic (e.g., as may occur in inflammation, tumor development, and atherosclerosis).
US09085579B2
The present invention relates to metal complexes of the general formulae I to V, in particular as emitter molecules in organic electronic devices, to ligands of the general formulae Ia to Va, and to the use thereof for the preparation of metal complexes, to a layer and an electronic device which comprise the compounds according to the invention, and to a process for the preparation of the compounds according to the invention.
US09085574B2
A synthesis procedure for benzazolo[3,2-a]quinolinium chloride salts and the inclusion of chloro-substituent, amino-substituent, and nitro-substituent resulting in several compounds wherein said procedures provides an increment in the compounds biological activity. The compounds are further used for intra cellular binding, cytotoxicity on malignant cells through apoptosis activation mediated by mitochondrial damage, cellular organelles binding and damage, DNA fragmentation, marker of bacterial growth, antibacterial activity, cell cycle disruption, and a marker due to the auto-fluorescent properties.
US09085573B2
Disclosed herein are phosphoramidate prodrugs of nucleoside derivatives for the treatment of viral infections in mammals, which is a compound, its stereoisomer, salt (acid or basic addition salt), hydrate, solvate, or crystalline form thereof, represented by the following structure: Also disclosed are methods of treatment, uses, and processes for preparing each of which utilize the compound represented by formula I.
US09085565B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of N-[5-(3,5-difluoro-benzyl)-1H-indazol-3-yl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-ylamino)-benzamide. Novel solid forms of this compound, their utility in treating diseases caused by deregulated protein kinase activity and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are also object of the present invention.
US09085564B2
The present application provides processes for making pesticidal compounds and compounds useful both as pesticides and in the making of pesticidal compounds.
US09085563B2
This invention is directed to derivatives of piperidine-2,6-dione, or their organic or inorganic salts thereof, a methods of synthesis of these derivatives, and their application as active pharmaceutical ingredient as inhibitors of TNFα releasing in cells, the derivative of piperidine-2,6-dione being of the general formula (I): wherein n represents 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; R1 represents from one to four of the same or different substituents selected from F, Cl, Br, C1-4 alkyl, OH, OC1-4 alkyl, NO2, NHC(O)C1-4 alkyl, NH2, NH(C1-4 alkyl), N(C1-4 alkyl)2; R2 represents OR3, NR3R4, N(R3)COR4, O2CR5; R3 and R4 represent independently and at each occurrence H or C1-4 alkyl; R5 represents CHR6NR7R8, CHR6NR9C(O)CHR10NR7R8, a heterocycle W or CHR6NR9C(O)W; R6, R9, R10 represent independently and at each occurrence H, or C1-4 alkyl; R7 and R8 represent independently and at each occurrence H, C1-4 alkyl, or R7 and R8 taken together represent 1,3-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,5-pentylene, or 1,6-hexylene; W represents four-membered, five-membered, six-membered, seven-membered, or eight-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocycle.
US09085560B2
A method of inhibiting phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase (PI3 kinase), comprising: contacting the PI3 kinase with an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the formula below, wherein the variables R1, R2, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, are W6 are defined herein.
US09085556B2
The present invention relates to the salts of dexlansoprazole in amorphous form. The present invention further relates to processes for the preparation of salts of dexlansoprazole.
US09085555B2
The present invention provides a compound of formula I: 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.
US09085553B2
Methods of preparation and purification of a compound of Formula I, intermediates thereof, a polymorph thereof, and related compounds are disclosed. Formulations and uses thereof in the treatment of LFA-1 mediated diseases are also disclosed.
US09085551B2
Solid forms comprising crystalline 3-(4-nitro-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione are disclosed. Compositions comprising the solid forms, methods of making the solid forms and methods of their use are also disclosed.
US09085543B2
The present invention discloses an inverted organic photovoltaic cell comprising a polymerizable fullerene interlayer adapted to enhance the device performance and lifetime. The polymerizable fullerene derivative comprises a fullerene core, a bridging functional group and a polymerizable functional group. The fullerene core can be either C60 or C70, and the bridging functional group comprises a cyclic hydrocarbon or a heterocyclic ring. The polymerizable functional group comprises a thermally polymerizable functional group or a photochemically polymerizable functional group.
US09085542B1
A method for synthesis of N-methyl piperazine diphenolamide is presented. The method includes contacting diphenolic acid with N-methyl piperazine to form a reaction mixture; and heating the reaction mixture to form a reaction product including N-methyl piperazine diphenolamide. An associated composition is also presented.
US09085533B2
The present invention provides novel processes for the preparation of N-substituted benzamides having the formula (VIc). In some embodiments, the invention provides a process for preparation of roflumilast and other pharmaceutically active species. Novel compounds, including intermediates for the synthesis of roflumilast, are also provided.
US09085526B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing carboxylic acid esters, comprising the reaction of at least one primary monoalcohol or of a mixture of a primary monoalcohol and at least one alcohol different therefrom in the presence of a transition metal carbene complex catalyst K which has, as central atom M, at least one transition metal atom of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements (IUPAC) and at least one monodentate N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, in the presence of a base, wherein the catalyst K is prepared by reacting a transition metal compound V which has at least one transition metal atom of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements (IUPAC), but no carbene ligand, with an imidazolium salt in the presence of the primary monoalcohol and the base, the reaction being carried out without dilution.
US09085525B2
Chiral salts comprising anionic cyclodextrin derivatives with particular types of non-metal cations are provided. The anionic CD derivative salts can serve as ionic liquids and can possess substantial advantages over currently commercially available ionic liquids particularly for use as chiral phase transfer catalyst, chiral reaction medium, chiral extraction medium, and/or as chiral additive to a chemical process. Methods of preparing the same are provided.
US09085518B2
The present invention provides a method for the synthesis of 18F-labelled biomolecules, which is amenable to automation. The present invention also provides a cassette for automating the method of the invention. The method of the present invention provides numerous advantages over the prior art methods. One less purification step is required as compared with known methods. Also, in a preferred embodiment, one less reagent is required as a particular reagent is employed in two different steps. The chemistry process is thereby simplified, the cost of goods is reduced and the burden of validation and documentation of reagents required for GMP clinical production is minimized.
US09085502B2
A process for dehydration of an ethanol feedstock into ethylene, comprising the vaporization of said ethanol feedstock in a mixture with at least a portion of the recycled purified water stream from heat exchange with the effluent that is obtained from the last reactor.
US09085500B2
A process for producing a product containing C3H6 and C2H4 includes simultaneous conversion of MeOH and EtOH in an adiabatic sequentially operated reactor containing a plurality of reaction stages. Each of the plurality of reaction stages of the reactor is provided with a fixed bed of a form-selective catalyst. A gaseous feed stream including MeOH, DME and H2O is charged to at least a first of the reaction stages of the reactor with a temperature in a range of 300 to 600° C. at a pressure in a range of 0.1 to 20 bar[a]. EtOH is fed into at least, one of the reaction stages of the reactor.
US09085491B2
A carbon-containing lithium titanium oxide containing spherical particle aggregate with a diameter of 1-80 μm, consisting of lithium titanium oxide primary particles coated with carbon. Also, a method for the production of such a carbon-containing lithium titanium oxide as well as an electrode containing such a carbon-containing lithium titanium oxide as active material as well as a lithium-ion secondary battery containing an above-described electrode.
US09085490B2
This invention relates to thermally sprayed coatings of a high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder, said high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder comprising from about 0 to about 0.15 weight percent impurity oxides, from about 0 to about 2 weight percent hafnium oxide (hafnia), from about 6 to about 25 weight percent yttrium oxide (yttria) or from about 10 to about 36 weight percent ytterbium oxide (ytterbia), and the balance zirconium oxide (zirconia). Thermal barrier coatings for protecting a component such as blades, vanes and seal surfaces of gas turbine engines, made from the high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powders, have a density greater than 88% of the theoretical density with a plurality of vertical macrocracks homogeneously dispersed throughout the coating to improve its thermal fatigue resistance.
US09085483B2
A sealing material paste and a process for producing an electronic device are provided, which realize suppressing with good reproducibility generation of bubbles in a sealing layer when a rapid heating-rapid cooling process with a temperature-rising speed of at least 100° C./min is applied to seal two glass substrates together. The sealing material paste, wherein the amount of water is at most 2 volume %, is applied on a sealing region of a glass substrate 2, and such a coating film 8 is fired to form a sealing material layer 7. The glass substrate 2 is laminated with another glass substrate via a sealing material layer 7, and they are heated with a temperature-rising speed of at least 100° C./min to be sealed together.
US09085473B2
A liquid desalination device includes an ice maker, a rotary tank, an impurities collection tank and a desalination collection tank. The ice maker has a freezer module, a liquid inlet and an ice outlet. The liquid inlet and the liquid outlet correspond to the freezer module in position. The rotary tank has a tank body with a plurality of through holes, an ice inlet and an egress. The ice inlet and the egress are located at two end of the tank body. The ice inlet corresponds to the ice outlet in position. The impurities collection tank is disposed around the tank body, and corresponding to the through holes in position. The desalination collection tank corresponds to the ice outlet in position.
US09085472B2
In one embodiment, a black water processing system includes a vacuum pressure flash tank configured to separate gases from black water. The system also includes an ejector with a suction chamber and a nozzle. The suction chamber is coupled to the vacuum pressure flash tank, and the nozzle is configured to discharge a motive fluid across the suction chamber to create a vacuum within the vacuum pressure flash tank.
US09085469B2
A method or process for removing perchlorate ions from water includes mixing water containing perchlorate ions with a reducing agent such that the perchlorate ions and the reducing agent undergo an oxidation-reduction reaction. During the oxidation-reduction reaction, perchlorate ions are reduced to chloride ions and the reducing agent is oxidized. The oxidized reducing agent is separated from the water containing chloride ions and the oxidized reducing agent is regenerated and reused in the reduction of the perchlorate ions.
US09085468B2
A niobium suboxide powder comprising niobium suboxide particles having a bulk nitrogen content of between 500 to 20,000 ppm. The nitrogen is distributed in the bulk of the powder particles. The nitrogen at least partly is present in the form of at least one of Nb2N crystals or niobium oxynitride crystals.
US09085466B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing precipitated calcium carbonate using fowl egg shells such as chicken egg shells. More particularly, the method comprises: a heat treatment step of heating fowl egg shells; a grinding step of grinding calcium oxide generated in the heat treatment step; a dry-quenching step of feeding the ground calcium oxide into a thermo-hygrostat to convert the ground calcium oxide into dry calcium hydroxide powder; a carbonizing step of mixing the dry calcium hydroxide powder prepared in the dry-quenching step with an organic solvent and feeding carbon dioxide generated in the heat treatment step into the mixture; and a filtering and drying step of filtering and drying the calcium carbonate obtained in the carbonizing step.
US09085464B2
A quality control system for the manufacture of carbon nanostructure-laden substrates includes a resistance measurement module for continuously measuring resistance of the carbon nanostructure (CNS)-laden substrate.
US09085461B2
Method and apparatus to fabricate polymer arrays on patterned wafers using electrochemical synthesis
A wafer having a plurality of dies (also called array chips) on the wafer, the die having an electrode to generate a deprotecting reagent, a working electrode to electrochemically synthesize a material, a confinement electrode adjacent to the working electrode to confine reactive reagents, and a die pad, wherein die pads of the plurality of dies are interconnected on the wafer to electrochemically synthesize the material in parallel on a plurality of working electrodes is disclosed. Also, a method for wafer-scale manufacturing of a plurality of dies and a method for electrochemically synthesizing a material in parallel on a plurality of dies on a wafer are disclosed.
US09085458B2
Nanotube electronic devices exhibit selective affinity to disparate nanotube types. According to an example embodiment, a semiconductor device exhibits a treated substrate that selectively interacts (e.g., chemically) with nanotubes of a first type, relative to nanotubes of a second type, the respective types including semiconducting-type and metallic-type nanotubes. The selective interaction is used to set device configuration characteristics based upon the nanotube type. This selective-interaction approach can be used to set the type, and/or characteristics of nanotubes in the device.
US09085457B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for treating a self-assembled monolayer coating on a dielectric layer to improve epoxy adhesion to the self-assembled monolayer coating. In implementations of the methods, a dielectric layer on a surface of a substrate is provided. A self-assembled monolayer coating is formed on the dielectric layer. A seal region of the self-assembled monolayer coating is selectively treated. A component is bonded to the seal region of the self-assembled monolayer coating with an epoxy. Implementations of the methods may be used to encapsulate an electromechanical systems device on the substrate with a cover using an epoxy.
US09085455B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include MEMS devices and methods for forming MEMS devices. An embodiment is a method for forming a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, the method including forming a MEMS wafer having a first cavity, the first cavity having a first pressure, and bonding a carrier wafer to a first side of the MEMS wafer, the bonding forming a second cavity, the second cavity having a second pressure, the second pressure being greater than the first pressure. The method further includes bonding a cap wafer to a second side of the MEMS wafer, the second side being opposite the first side, the bonding forming a third cavity, the third cavity having a third pressure, the third pressure being greater than the first pressure and less than the second pressure.
US09085449B2
The present application provides an aseptic dosing system for dispensing a micro-ingredient. The aseptic dosing system may include a micro-ingredient source adapted to dispense the micro-ingredient, a sterilizer downstream of the micro-ingredient source configured to sterilize the micro-ingredient, and a nozzle downstream of the sterilizer configured to reconstitute the micro-ingredient in or downstream thereof.
US09085447B1
A device for temporary, directed movement of a shoulder harness for installing a child car seat on a vehicle seat, the device having a handle end and a generally triangular-shaped harness end with rectangular slot openings and entry openings shaped for slidable insertion and retention of seat belt strap material. In operation, a user slidably inserts a shoulder belt inside one of the slot openings and passes the device into, through, and out of, the back rest of a child car seat without requiring insertion of the user's hand inside the back rest.
US09085445B2
A winch braking device includes: a brake; a brake pedal; a reaction force-imparting element that imparts a reaction force to the brake pedal; a rotation link that rotates by interlocking with the foot operation at the brake pedal; a brake valve linked to the rotation link, that applies a secondary pressure to the brake in response to the foot operation at the brake pedal; and a tension spring, with one end thereof attached to the vehicle body at a predetermined position and another end thereof attached to the rotation link, that applies a force to the brake pedal along a direction opposite a direction of the foot operation. As the foot operation is performed at the brake pedal, the tension spring extends and a shortest distance between a rotational center of the rotation link and a central axis of the tension spring becomes smaller.
US09085427B2
A feeding device includes a feed roller configured to feed stacked sheets, a first transmission unit configured to transmit driving force to the feed roller, a separating member configured to separate a sheet having been fed by the feed roller from the other sheets, a moving unit configured to move the separating member to a separating position where the separating member is in contact with the sheet to separate the sheet and a retracting position where the separating member does not separate the sheet, a second transmission unit configured to transmit driving force to the moving unit to work the moving unit, and a transmission unit configured to simultaneously transmit driving force of a drive source to the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit.
US09085426B2
A feeding device includes a paper feed tray, a detector on an image forming apparatus main body, a control member rotatably supported by the paper feed tray, and spacers. The detector includes movable pieces and contact points corresponding to the movable piece, and switches each contact point by the position of the corresponding movable piece. The control member includes a control surface formed on its outer circumferential surface with projecting and recessed portions. The projecting and recessed portions are disposed in a pattern corresponding to rotation angles in an area of the control surface facing the movable pieces. Controlling the positions of the movable pieces according to the pattern encodes paper size. Each movable piece is lined in the circumferential direction facing the control surface. The outer circumferential surface of the projecting portions is formed in a cylindrical surface shape centering around the rotational axis of the control member.
US09085424B2
An extendable boom conveyor system having a first boom element, a controller, an input device, and a second boom element. The controller, using the input device, can adjust the position of the first boom element to maintain a distance relative to a user. A method performed by an extendible conveyor system can include detecting a position of a user using the input device, moving the first boom element to a position relative to the position of the user, detecting a user input using the input device, moving the first boom element to a new position according to the user input, and transporting parcels loaded by the user on the conveying surfaces.
US09085421B2
A conveyor carries products in a first lane so that first, second and third products are aligned with one another and arranged in series. Pushers move the second and third products laterally in opposite direction from the first lane to second and third lanes, respectively. The conveyor extends downstream from the pushers for carrying the first, second and third products in the first, second and third lanes, respectively. The first product may be temporarily held back in the first lane until the second product catches up to the first product, at which time the first product is released and the conveyor carries the first, second and third products in the first, second and third lanes. The third product catches up to the first and second products to least partially form a group of the products.
US09085414B2
A conveyor including a side-flexing belt having a plurality of modules and a plurality of rods. Each module includes a central portion having a main region extending in a straight path, a plurality of front links each including a front aperture, a plurality of rear links each including a rear aperture, a plurality of front gaps between adjacent pairs of front links, and a plurality of rear gaps between adjacent pairs of rear links. A length of each front gap is substantially the same along substantially the entire thickness of an adjacent front link, and a length of each rear gap is substantially the same along the entire thickness of an adjacent rear link.
US09085412B1
This disclosure describes systems and methods for the underground storage of heated or cooled fluid in order to preserve the temperature of the fluid. The systems described herein utilize one or more porosity storage reservoirs for heated or cooled fluid storage, in effect creating cold and or heat reservoirs in the subsurface. The reservoirs are hydrologically separated from the surrounding natural groundwater regime and, at least in part, thermally insulated from the natural environment by the walls creating the underground reservoirs. The walls may be actively or passively heated or cooled to provide better performance.
US09085407B2
A fluid ejection device includes: a pressure chamber; an actuator having a displacement plane that varies the volume of the pressure chamber; a delivery channel pipe communicating with the pressure chamber; a first reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution that reflects a plane pressure wave by displacement of the actuator, the plane pressure wave propagating through the pressure chamber; and a second reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution or an ellipsoid of revolution which is disposed so as to face the first reflection surface of pressure wave, wherein the first reflection surface of pressure wave and the second reflection surface of pressure wave have a common first focus, and a pressure wave reflected from the second reflection surface of pressure wave propagates through the delivery channel pipe and ejects fluid.
US09085406B2
The present application provides a dispensing carton for a number of sheet products therein. The dispensing carton may include a first wall, a dispensing aperture positioned in the first wall, a perpendicular second wall, and one or more support tabs positioned in the perpendicular second wall. The support tabs may be folded within the perpendicular second wall to support the number of sheet products therein.
US09085391B2
A shipping container liner system for use in the shipping of bulk flowable products is described. The system comprises a specially adapted shipping container liner that is self-supporting without the need of rear-mounted rigid supportive bars to retain the liner within the shipping container during filling and discharge. The system comprises an arrangement of interior support baffles operating in conjunction with a plurality of exterior anchor straps adapted to distribute the cargo load throughout the length of the liner. A specialized hopper for unloading the bulk material is also disclosed.
US09085386B2
A box for easy dispensing of solid pourable product has a slide with a portion fixed, preferably by adhesive, to the top, but otherwise detachable from the box, preferably along a perforation. One of the sides of the box has an opening near the top of the box, covered by the slide. Upon lifting the top of the box and thereby detaching the slide, the opening is uncovered enabling the contents to flow from inside the box. The easy-dispensing box is constructed by starting from a single sheet of blank stock, and folding the sides, preferably into a tube box with sealed ends. Advantageously, the slide and the stops end up inside the box and properly located, and both ends of the box may be sealed.
US09085384B2
The invention relates to a liner-free label activator, adapted to be joined to another piece of equipment, such as a thermal printer. The activator has a housing including a reservoir for containing a solvent and a pump connected to the reservoir. The activator also has an applicator connected to the pump for applying solvent to a liner-free label passing thereby, an activator control system to connect to a control system of the printer, and structure for connecting the housing to the printer.
US09085381B2
A system for remotely indicating the level of grain being loaded into a grain trailer. Plural vertically oriented sensing strips are affixed to a trailer's hopper(s) sidewall of the trailer's hopper(s) at spaced locations. Signals from transducer elements on the strips are delivered to an electronics module on the trailer's forward wall. The electronics module includes a multiplexer for sampling the state of the strip transducers and a wireless transmitter for relaying the state data to a receiver and microprocessor in the cab of a towing vehicle. The microprocessor presents a visual display of height reached by the grain in a hopper as loading continues. Following system calibration where a pixel count of the load being displayed and a measured net weight of the load are determined using a scale, a calibration factor corresponding to the weight-per-pixel is stored for use in computing the weight and volume of subsequent loads.
US09085379B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for draining an open-top container into another open-top container by supporting an open-top container to be drained upon the lip of another open-top container, which receives the contents of the first open-top container. The Container Drip Draining Device supports the open-top container to be drained in a stable manner and at an angle sufficient to drip drain the first container into the second and comprises a singular construction with a means of attaching the device to the lip of a receiving open-top container, a means of supporting an open-top container in a pouring position over the receiving open-top container comprising a tongue-shaped extension with a lip support, a plurality of pegs distending from the tongue-shaped extension for hanging utensils, a post distending vertically from the tongue-shaped extension to allow for the drip draining of smaller containers and hooks for supporting a hanging strainer basket.
US09085370B2
A refueling drogue assembly includes a drogue body coupled to a tanker aircraft, and at least one data transmission device coupled to the drogue body. The at least one data transmission device is configured to receive a transmission signal from a partner transmission device coupled to an airborne target aircraft. The transmission signal includes data to be stored. The drogue assembly further includes a data storage device coupled to the tanker aircraft. The data storage device is communicatively coupled to the at least one data transmission device. The data storage device is configured to receive the transmission signal and store the data.
US09085363B2
The method and system may be used to control the movement of a remote aerial device in an incremental step manner during a close inspection of an object or other subject matter. At the inspection location, a control module “stabilizes” the remote aerial device in a maintained, consistent hover while maintaining a close distance to the desired object. The control module may retrieve proximal sensor data that indicates possible nearby obstructions to the remote aerial device and may transmit the data to a remote control client. The remote control module may determine and display the possible one or more non-obstructed directions that the remote aerial device is capable of moving by an incremental distance. In response to receiving a selection of one of the directions, the remote control module may transmit the selection to the remote aerial device to indicate the next movement for the remote aerial device.
US09085361B2
Aircraft landing gear (5) having a first skid (6) and a second skid (7), together with two cross-members, each having a first branch (16) secured to the first skid (6) and a second branch (17) secured to the second skid (7), and a central portion (13) secured to the downward first branch (16) and to the second branch (17). The landing gear (5) has at least one stiffener (20) with at least one connecting rod (30) and at least one limiter means (40) for limiting roll deformation of the central portion (13) of a cross-member, each limiter means (40) being secured to said central portion (13) of the cross-member, at least one main hinge (33) hinging each connecting rod to said limiter means and a secondary hinge (34) connecting each connecting rod to an outside point that is outside the central portion (13) in order to limit the deformation of the central portion (13) as a result of a roll movement of an aircraft (1).
US09085350B2
An aircraft wing cover (10) comprising an integrally stiffened sandwich panel including first and second skins (11, 12) sandwiching a core layer (13), wherein at least one of the skins has a plurality of spanwise extending integral regions of increased thickness (18) accommodated by corresponding regions (19) of decreased thickness in the core. Also, a method of fabricating an aircraft wing cover, and a method of designing an aircraft wing.
US09085343B2
A universal hydrofoil comprises a hydrofoil assembly, a universal mount assembly and a plurality of lateral connectors. The hydrofoil assembly has a longitudinal axis and includes a centerfoil having first and second longitudinal ends. A foil assembly is disposed at the centerfoil second end and includes a fuselage, a wing at a fuselage first end and a tail at a fuselage second end. The universal mount assembly comprises a base having first and second mounting surfaces. The second mounting surface defines a mounting interface configured to reversibly mate with the centerfoil first end. A plurality of lateral supports each has a pair of arms projecting from a central beam selectively engageable with the base. The lateral connectors are adjustably secured within the lateral channel and configured to engage a structural feature of a craft.
US09085338B2
A bicycle expander basically includes an expander body, an expanding structure and a positioning shoulder. The expander body has a cylindrical shape and being capable of varying an effective diameter thereof. The expanding structure is operatively connected to the expander body to vary the effective diameter of the expander body. The positioning shoulder extends from an axial end portion of the expander body, the positioning shoulder including an abutment protruding a radially outward direction with respect to the expander body.
US09085325B2
In a vehicle body side structure, a first fragile portion that induces bending deformation toward the inside of a vehicle cabin when a load is input from the front and a second fragile portion that induces bending deformation toward an area outside the vehicle cabin when a load is input from the front are formed in an inclined region of a front pillar extending diagonally rearward and upward from a front end portion of the front pillar toward a roof side rail. The first fragile portion is positioned in front of the second fragile portion.
US09085322B2
Improvements in a trailer hitching and tracking steering system are disclosed include a new style RV or wagon style RV that includes an extendable, variable position tow bar that accommodates misalignment of a tow vehicle. The tow bar can be rotated for storage within the RV wagon. Further improvements include a wheel steering mechanism to improve tracking of a towed vehicle using a bi-directional caster front suspension for steering a wagon style RV in both a forward and reverse direction. The caster of the front wheels is automatically re-directed depending upon the direction of travel of the RV. The suspension system includes a steerable rear suspension that minimizes the amount the back wheels will cut the corner when turning. The improvements also include the use of visible light beams to guide a tow vehicle backing up to an RV to be correctly positioned for hitching without assistance.
US09085320B2
A steering column assembly includes a steering column shroud comprising an inner member and an outer member, the inner member being at least partially received within the outer member, a support bracket which is fixed in position relative to a part of the vehicle, the outer member passing between two spaced apart arms of the bracket, and a clamp assembly which includes a cam mechanism movable between a locked position in which the clamp assembly fixes the inner member and outer member in position relative to the support bracket and an unlocked position in which the clamp assembly permits movement of at least one of the inner and outer members relative to the support bracket. The clamp assembly includes a clamp pin which passes through openings in each of the two arms of the bracket, the clamp pin being provided with a first reaction member located towards one end of the pin outside of one arm of the clamp bracket and a second reaction member located towards the other end of the clamp pin outside of the other arm of the clamp bracket such that the arms of the bracket are clamped between the reaction members so as to provide a pre-load to the bracket arms, and in which both reaction members are prevented from rotating relative to the pin during use, and one reaction member is located at least partially within a cavity formed in a part of the cam mechanism. The outer member may also include an elongate slit that extends beyond a steering lock mechanism fitted to the assembly.
US09085308B2
A movement system includes a rail, a trolley, and a braking system. The trolley is movably attached to the rail and configured to support the payload. The braking system is operatively attached to the rail. The braking system includes a braking module having a base, operatively attached to the trolley, and a wheel assembly, operatively attached to the base. The wheel assembly has a shaft, a clutch, and a braking wheel. The clutch is rigidly attached to the shaft and configured for rotation with the shaft about the rolling axis. The braking wheel axially surrounds the clutch and is in continuous rolling contact with a surface of the rail. The clutch is configured to selectively allow rotation of the braking wheel relative to the shaft in only one direction of rotation to decelerate movement of the trolley along the rail.
US09085306B2
Disclosed is a locomotive of a train with a plurality of aerodynamic drag reducing devices. A locomotive may have a plurality of drag reducing devices attached to a longitudinal end of the locomotive adjacent a walkway of the locomotive. Each drag reducing device may be positioned at an angle with respect to a centerline of the locomotive so as to reduce drag on the locomotive. The drag reducing devices may be mounted to a handrail included on the walkway using separate or single assemblies. Drag reducing devices may also be provided on an opposite or back end of the locomotive, as well as retrofit to a face of the locomotive to reduce drag. Angled winglets may be provided on the drag reducing devices to assist in inducing air flow.
US09085301B2
A vehicle control device generates a speed pattern alternately repeating an acceleration travel pattern having a section accelerating a host vehicle and an inertia travel pattern having a section with an acceleration driving force of zero and a deceleration braking force of zero with respect to the wheels of the host vehicle. The speed pattern is generated by reducing speed of the host vehicle in front of any one position of an intersection of the road on which the host vehicle travels and an exit leading to the road. The intersection and the exit may encounter another vehicle, and may include a traffic flow of other vehicles on a road with a host vehicle. Matching a proved speed by reducing vehicle speed of a speed pattern with a position of an intersection or an exit, the host vehicle may cooperate with traffic flow to improve fuel efficiency.
US09085294B2
An aspect of the present disclosure has been made in an effort to provide an apparatus and a method of automatically controlling a transmission, capable of increasing work efficiency by removing a time gap between a starting time point when an operation such as excavation of a wheel loader starts and a transmission time point when the kickdown is performed. In addition, an aspect of the present disclosure has been made in an effort to provide an apparatus and a method of automatically controlling a transmission, capable of performing an automatic kickdown transmission at the same time of the starting time point of operation, preferably before the operation is performed.
US09085288B2
A method of operating a brake assistance system in a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes determining a braking operation as an emergency braking situation, which in turn includes sensing a braking pressure applied to a brake pedal, determining a braking pressure gradient of the braking pressure, and evaluating at least one factor of the driving situation, checking whether that factor indicates an emergency braking situation. If that factor indicates an emergency braking situation, adjustments to a braking pressure threshold value and a braking pressure gradient threshold value are carried out, reducing those threshold values by a predetermined amount. Thereafter, if both the braking pressure and the braking pressure gradient exceed the adjusted braking pressure threshold value and the adjusted braking pressure gradient threshold value, respectively, the braking operation is identified to be an emergency braking situation, accompanying activation of an emergency braking cycle.
US09085287B2
A method for reducing the braking distance for a vehicle having an anti-lock braking mechanism (ABS) and a hydraulic braking system detects a brake pressure requested by the vehicle's driver (Prequested), and calculates the brakes pressure values at which the wheels of the vehicle lock. A maximum brake pressure value of these different brake pressure values is then compared with the driver's requested brake pressure value (Prequested). If the requested brake pressure value is much higher than the maximum brake pressure value, then the actual brake pressure applied at different wheels (Pactual) is set to a level below the requested brake pressure (Prequested), but still higher than the maximum brake pressure value. This reduces the amount of work required to be done by the ABS in pumping the excessive brake fluid out of the braking system of the vehicle, and allows for precise control of ABS mechanism during wheel slip conditions.
US09085282B2
The present invention relates to a hinge device for the articulated attachment of a hood to a vehicle chassis, the device comprising a lower bar and an upper bar attached to one another in an articulated manner; a retaining mechanism which, in a retaining position (R), maintains the angle α formed by the lower and upper bars and fastens the assembly formed by said bars to a support body such that the device adopts a compact shape; and an actuator capable of moving the retaining mechanism to a release position (L), disabling the function of the mentioned retaining mechanism, the device being prepared for adopting at least two different collapsed shapes (A and B) without the actuator moving the retaining mechanism to its release position (L) depending on the location of the resultant of a vertical downward force (F) transmitted to the upper bar of the device, caused by hitting a pedestrian, for example.
US09085280B2
A vehicle side airbag device includes: an inflator provided in a side portion on an outside, in a vehicle width direction, of a seat back of a vehicle seat, and generating gas by being activated when a vehicle side collision is detected or anticipated; and a side airbag provided in the side portion, and having front and rear bag portions, the side airbag being inflated and deployed by the gas from the inflator, a shoulder restraining portion provided in an upper portion of the rear bag portion being interposed between a shoulder of a seated occupant and a vehicle body side portion, and an inflated thickness in the vehicle width direction of a region that includes the shoulder restraining portion being expanded by an inflation-suppressing sewn portion applied to the region fraying or tearing due to an increase in internal pressure of the rear bag portion.
US09085268B1
One aspect of the disclosure provides a control device that is located inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The control device may include a portable computing device configured to execute software that effectively enables passengers to use a touch screen (or another input device) to perform control actions for the vehicle that would otherwise take a flip of a switch, turning of a knob, or pressing of a pedal. For example, the portable computing device may be used to steer the vehicle or apply the brakes of the vehicle. The capabilities of the portable computing device are subject to location-specific permissions. The portable computing device, for example, may be allowed to steer the vehicle only when it is located in the area of the vehicle's driver seat.
US09085257B2
An apparatus and method for a step apparatus includes a post device, at least one step platform, and a hitch connecting device. Step platform includes a rectangular loop and two parallel plates, each of the parallel plates connecting on a first end to opposing side walls, respectively, of the post device and on a second end to the rectangular loop. The hitch connecting device connects the post device to a transport vehicle.
US09085249B2
A method for producing a vehicle seat fitting involves a sliding bearing bushing (28) being pressed in the axial direction into a receptacle in a first fitting part (11). The pressed-in sliding bearing bushing (28) has a radially protruding securing region (28b). The securing region (28b) is formed before or after the pressing-in operation.
US09085236B2
An ACC system and object detection method for a vehicle. The ACC system includes a vehicle parameter sensor, an object detection sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate the vehicle's path based on a signal from the parameter sensor, detect an object based on the vehicle's path and a signal from the object detection sensor, determine an acceleration of the vehicle, and prevent the acceleration of the vehicle from increasing while the object is detected and the acceleration of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined acceleration threshold. The object detection method includes identifying stationary objects in a path of a vehicle and limiting an acceleration of the vehicle when the acceleration is above a threshold and a stationary object is identified.
US09085228B2
An ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating a period of time elapsing after a stage was immediately previously shifted before the stage is currently shifted; if the elapsed period of time is at most a predetermined period of time, performing a process to advance an elevation rate applied to the rotation speed of an engine; determining an elevation rate applied to the rotation speed of the engine; and performing a process to control elevating the rotation speed of the engine.
US09085225B2
An exemplary infinitely variable transmission includes a planetary gear set situated in a drive train of an automotive vehicle and interfaced with a worm gear driven by an electrical motor continuously controlled by an electronic control unit in response to a torque demand. Another aspect may be selection of the worm gear helix angle to effect a balance between worm gear teeth friction and load placed on the worm gear by the planetary gear set, such that power required to drive the worm gear is minimized for all input load conditions.
US09085220B2
When a formed product having undergone roll forming and welding is bent in the shape of a door sash, the formed product may distort and/or deform. Such distortion and/or deformation is reduced to a sufficient degree. A door sash is formed by bending an elongated metal plate in a widthwise direction such that portions thereof are superimposed, which are welded together for unification. The door sash has a joint portion extending in a longitudinal direction and having exposed surfaces extending continuously in the widthwise direction, a pocket portion extending continuously from one widthwise end of the joint portion and being to be located on the inner side of a vehicle, and a design portion extending continuously from the other widthwise end of the joint portion and being to be located on the outer side of the vehicle. The door sash is bent in the longitudinal direction, and has two parallel welding marks formed on each of the exposed surfaces of the joint portion and extending in the longitudinal direction.
US09085219B2
An integral window surround for a vehicle. The window surround includes upper, front, and rear glass runs for guiding and sealing a glass window, as well as a mirror sail for mounting a side mirror, and a B-pillar appliqué for providing decorative covering for the B-pillar. A belt molding extends across the bottom of the surround, with attachment means for securing the surround to the vehicle body. Sealing elements are also provided. If desired, an alternative implementation can be provided without the mirror sail, suitable for rear windows and windows that do not have a side mirror. The components of the surround are integral, which is accomplished by forming the surround in a two-shot molding process. The structural elements are molding in a first shot, and at that point decorative films can be inserted into the mold to provide a desired surface finish. The second shot forms the sealing elements.
US09085216B2
In a control system mounted in a vehicle, information indicative of a user's desire depending on the signal from at least one of a sensor and user's input device is outputted. A target value of a first state quantity for travel of the vehicle is outputted. The target value is for realizing control of in-vehicle environment in accordance with the user's desire. A command value for controlling an actuator is outputted, where the command value is for realizing the target value. The actuator is controlled based on the command value. A controllable range for the first state quantity is specified depending on a capability of the actuator, and the specified controllable range is outputted for outputting the target value. The target value is calculated such that the target value falls into the controllable range.
US09085214B2
A connecting arrangement for a motor vehicle wheel suspension, with a spring plate for receiving a vehicle spring, a joint and a connecting strut, which is articulated to the spring plate by way of the joint. The joint includes a fastening section that extends in an axial direction and engages in a fastening hole formed in the spring plate. The fastening section passes through the fastening hole and is shaped outside the hole, on a side of the spring plate facing away from the joint, to form a contact surface that is supported axially against the spring plate.
US09085210B2
A system that helps to mitigate the risks associated with roadway debris is provided. The system uses an on-board sensor system to detect obstacles within the vehicle's pathway and an on-board controller and air spring suspension system to automatically increase ride height and road clearance when an obstacle is detected, thereby allowing the vehicle to potentially avoid the detected obstacle.
US09085206B2
Coupling arrangement for a dolly, and a dolly equipped with such an arrangement, includes a female connecting part and a male connecting part. The male connecting part includes a draw bar and a connecting peg and the female part comprises an at least partially closed recess having an area limited by at least partially closed wall having a height and including at least a concave guiding part and a ceiling positioned to form the at least a partially closed recess with the wall. A hole is provided in the ceiling at the tip of the concave part of the wall dimensioned to receive the connecting peg.
US09085203B2
A vehicle tire load sensing system includes distance sensors mounted on the vehicle near each tire. The distance sensors generate distance signals representing a distance from the sensor to a track that is left in the soil during forward vehicle travel. Pressure sensors generate tire pressure signals. A temperature sensor senses the ambient temperature. A control unit receives the distance signals, the pressure signals and the temperature signals. The control unit compensates the distance signals as a function of the sensed temperature. The control unit generates filtered distance signals, and determines a tire deflection value from the filtered distance signal. The control unit determines the tire load as a function of the tire deflection value, the pressure signal and stored information relating tire load to tire deflection and tire pressure.
US09085202B2
Outer longitudinal grooves extend in the circumferential direction of a pneumatic tire in a zigzag fashion. A plurality of first transverse grooves situated at an outer portion of a tread portion extend toward one side in a circumferential direction of the tire and is connected to the outer longitudinal grooves, as it gradually extends from an outer side of a width direction of the tire to an inner side thereof. A plurality of second transverse grooves situated at an inner portion of the tread portion extends toward the one side in the circumferential direction of the tire and is connected to outer longitudinal grooves, as it gradually extends from the inner side of the width direction of the tire to the outer side thereof. A position in the circumferential direction of the tire at which the plurality of first grooves are each situated in the outer portion and a position in the circumferential direction of the tire at which the plurality of second transverse grooves is each situated in the inner portion coincide with each other.
US09085201B2
A pneumatic tire is provided with a tread pattern of left-right asymmetry having an outboard tread edge and an inboard tread edge, and a cap tread rubber having a hardness of from 60 to 75 degrees. An outboard crown land zone defined between middle and outboard main grooves is provided with a circumferentially extending crown sub groove and a crown narrow groove and outboard crown lateral grooves so as to form one row of central crown blocks having an axial width W1, one row of outboard crown blocks having an axial width W2, and one circumferentially extending crown narrow rib having an axial width W3, wherein the axial widths satisfy W1>=W2>=W3.
US09085197B2
A bicycle hub kit includes a hub axle, a hub shell, a bearing unit, first and second end nuts, and a retaining member. The bearing unit has a first ring, a second ring, and a plurality of rollers. The first and second end nuts are interchangeably coupled to an axle end of the hub axle. The retaining member retains an axial position of the first ring of the bearing unit with respect to the hub axle. The retaining member is disposed between the first ring of the bearing unit and one of the first and second end nuts. The first and second end nuts have first and second through holes, respectively. The second through hole of the second end nut has an inner diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the first through hole of the first end nut.
US09085196B2
A safety device configured to provide an indication of potential issues associated with a retention nut via a nut cap movably attached to a base. The nut cap(s) can have an electronic sensor configured to acquire and store digital data associated with a corresponding nut. Nut cap(s) can be coupled with a nut rotation indicator configured to provide an indication of a rotation of a corresponding nut.
US09085193B2
An instant book binding system and book cover for rapidly binding single- or double-sided documents, photographs, pages, and other forms of hardcopy media into soft or hard cover books is disclosed. The book binding method using the book cover or system can be performed without special skills or training, and does not require the use of ancillary equipment. The book cover and system can be used in conjunction with output on a wide variety of media types, finishes, and stock weights from any type of printer or copier, or with photographs. The finished books retain the appearance and function of conventional mass produced soft and hard covered books.
US09085192B2
A microencapsulated pigment including a leuco dye system is incorporated as one or more layers in a roll of adhesive tape. The tape is applied and may be rubbed by hand or another object to induce a color change. The change may serve as an indicator that the tape is well adhered for masking purposes in a painting operation, or to present a design where only selected portions of the tape are rubbed to induce the color change. The microencapsulated pigment may be constructed so that the color change is irreversible or reversible.
US09085191B2
A background pattern image combining apparatus for combining a background pattern image with an input image is provided. The background pattern image includes a plurality of first isolated points having a size that can be read by an image reader and a plurality of second isolated points having a size that cannot be read by the image reader. The background pattern image combining apparatus includes a detector that detects, in the input image, a specific area which is an area having a specific state, and a combining portion that combines the background pattern image with the input image by placing not the plurality of first isolated points but the plurality of second isolated points in the specific area, and, by placing the plurality of first isolated points and the plurality of second isolated points in an area other than the specific area.
US09085188B2
The objective of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus that can accurately determine stains that have occurred on the print surface during printing, and an inspection method employed for the printing apparatus. According to the present invention, the printing apparatus includes: a printing unit that forms an image on a print surface by ejecting ink from print heads based on image data; a reading unit that reads the print surface where the image is formed; and a determination unit that compares, with the image data, the read data obtained by the reading unit, and employs comparison results to determine stains that have occurred on the print surface.
US09085184B2
A carriage moving mechanism has a first guiding mechanism that guides, in a discharging direction Z, a movement of a carriage relative to a frame member, a second guiding mechanism that is arranged at a position different from the first guiding mechanism and guides, in the discharging direction, the movement of the carriage relative to the frame member, and a driving mechanism that drives the carriage in the discharging direction, in which a distance by which the carriage is able to move at a non-printing position through the use of the second guiding mechanism, relative to a positioning position is greater than a distance by which the carriage is able to move through the use of the first guiding mechanism and the second guiding mechanism in the printing position, relative to the positioning position.
US09085183B2
Each of unit patterns includes: a first region which is recorded on a recording medium by liquid ejected from ejection openings of both first and second ejection opening arrays of ejection opening arrays; and at least one second region which is recorded on the recording medium by liquid ejected from the ejection openings of one of the first and the second ejection opening arrays, the first region is a region formed based on dot allocation with which an optical characteristic varies in accordance with intervals of dots formed by the impacted liquid in a fourth direction which is orthogonal to a first direction, and the at least one second region is a region formed based on dot allocation with which the optical characteristic varies in accordance with intervals of the dots formed by the impacted liquid in the first direction.
US09085177B2
In the case where a preliminary discharge operation is always performed at a position that is spaced apart from a recording area, the time taken for a recording head to be moved to a preliminary discharge position is increased, and this results in a decrease in throughput. In the case where it is determined that a leading end or a trailing end of a recording medium is located on a platen, positions at which the distance from an end of a recording medium to a recording head with respect to a moving direction is not smaller than a threshold are determined as preliminary discharge positions, and the recording head is controlled to perform a preliminary discharge operation.
US09085174B2
A recording apparatus that includes a condensation guide portion is provided. The recording apparatus includes a recording head that discharges ink onto a recording medium, a heater that dries the ink discharged on the recording medium by the recording head without making contact with the recording medium, a medium supporting portion provided with an opening portion which allows vapor that evaporates from the ink due to the heater to pass therethrough, and a condensation guide portion which causes the vapor that passes through the opening portion to condense and thereby prevent the recording medium from being wetted by the condensed vapor.
US09085172B2
A first humidified gas is supplied through a first supply port to a sheet. A second humidified gas is supplied to a space where nozzles of an inkjet recording head are exposed through a second supply port located at a position closer to the recording heads than the first supply port, to increase atmosphere humidity in the space. The sheet portion having a moisture content increased by the humidification in advance is advanced into the space having the increased atmosphere humidity, to record on the sheet using the inkjet recording head. An amount of humidification with the first humidified gas is set according to at least one recording condition.
US09085169B2
Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus configured to perform printing by discharging ink droplets onto a print medium. The apparatus includes a printing head having a plurality of inkjet heads and configured to perform printing by discharging the ink droplets from the plurality of inkjet heads onto the print medium; a chart printing device configured to print a step-shift correcting chart with the printing head; a reading device configured to read the step-shift correcting chart printed on the print medium; a print medium-processed portion detecting device configured to detect a processed portion of the print medium; an uninfluenced step-shift correcting-chart generating device configured to generate an uninfluenced step-shift correcting chart; and a shift-amount calculating device configured to calculate a shift amount for correcting the step shift in accordance with the uninfluenced step-shift correcting chart.
US09085167B2
In an arrangement to supply ink to a print head unit having a print head, an input, and an output, a back-pressure tank having ink is provided and connected with the input of the print head unit. A degassing unit for ink and having an input and an output is also provided. A first selector valve is connected to the degassing unit input, the first selector valve in a first position establishing a connection of the degassing unit with the output of the print head unit. A second selector valve is connected to the degassing unit output, the second selector valve in a first position establishing a connection of the degassing unit with the back-pressure tank.
US09085165B2
A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path portion that has a first communication path, a case member that has a second communication path, a seal member that is pinched between the case member and the flow path portion, and a cover member to which a head chip that discharges the liquid from a nozzle communicating with the second communication path is set. An opening that has a predetermined space formed inside is formed on a recording medium side of the case member. The cover member covers the opening in a state where the head chip is arranged in the predetermined space and the nozzle is exposed to an outside. The seal member allows the first communication path and the second communication path to be connected in a liquid-tight manner and seals the predetermined space on a case member side.
US09085162B2
A recording apparatus includes an apparatus main body which includes an accommodation chamber for detachably accommodating a cartridge capable of accommodating liquid and a cover which opens and closes the accommodation chamber, a gap is formed in the accommodation chamber when the cartridge is attached to the accommodation chamber, and a stopper unit provided at the cover enters the gap when the cover is closed in a state where the cartridge is attached to the accommodation chamber.
US09085156B1
A printer includes a cap member, a head, a suction pump, a first electromagnetic valve, and a waste liquid flow path including a first flow path portion and a second flow path portion. The cap member seals a discharge surface in the head. The suction pump is connected to the waste liquid flow path and puts it into a negative pressure state. The first electromagnetic valve connects the cap member and the suction pump, cuts off the connection between the cap member and the waste liquid flow path, and includes a first wall portion. The first wall portion includes a side face portion on which an inflow opening and an outflow opening are formed. The inflow opening connects to the first flow path portion. The outflow opening connects to the second flow path portion and is disposed farther in the direction of the force of gravity than the inflow opening.
US09085149B2
A flange portion is provided with two abutting protrusions, a spacer is formed with two abutting projections, the respective abutting protrusions and the abutting projections are formed on the outside of a tightening point tightened by a tightening member (a spacer fixing bolt and a spacer fixing nut) in the width direction orthogonal to an imaginary line connecting the tightening points of the flange portions on both sides, and a gap G is formed between the flange portion and the spacer at the tightening point (an opening limb portion of a spacer mounting hole and an insertion hole limb portion of a head insertion hole) before being tightened by the tightening member, while the flange portion and the spacer come into abutment with each other at the tightening point after having tightened in a state in which the abutting protrusions and the abutting protrusions come into abutment with each other.
US09085143B2
A substrate for an inkjet print head comprises: a base; a plurality of heating resistors for heating ink, the heating resistors being disposed on the base and producing heat in a case where the heating resistors are energized; a first protection layer disposed on the heating resistors and having insulation properties; and a second protection layer disposed on the first protection layer and having conductivity. The second protection layer includes individual sections disposed to individually cover the plurality of heating resistors, a common section connecting the individual sections, and connection sections interposed between the individual sections and the common section and connecting the individual sections and the common section. The connection sections are disposed at positions to be in contact with ink, and include a material which changes to an insulating film by an electrochemical reaction with the ink.
US09085139B2
An assembly includes an election chamber, an ejection member, and a capacitance detection unit. The ejection chamber holds a fluid. The ejection member is disposed in the ejection chamber to selectively receive a predetermined amount of power from a power supply line. The capacitance detection unit detects art amount of capacitance.
US09085133B2
In a squeezing operation by a closed type squeegee mechanism which is configured so that paste compressed internally is packed from a printing opening between a pair of sliding members, before the packing of the paste into pattern holes via the printing opening, the sliding member positioned on a leading side of a squeezing direction between the pair of sliding members and moves in the squeezing direction so that the paste supplied to the outside of the closed type squeegee mechanism on an upper surface of a mask is packed into the pattern holes.
US09085125B2
A composite foam comprising a top layer of latex foam and a second layer of a foam selected from polyolefin, polyurethane, polystyrene or polyester or visco-elastic latex or mixtures thereof. A bedding such as a mattress or topper comprising said composite foam.
US09085123B2
Disclosed are methods to form coatings on a substrate, the coatings comprising a blend of a poly(vinyl alcohol) composition comprising a poly(vinyl alcohol) characterized by (i) a hydrolysis level of from about 85 to about 93 mol % and a 4 weight % aqueous viscosity of 15 centipoise (cp) or less; or (ii) a hydrolysis level of about 95 mol % to 100%; and an ionomer comprising a parent acid copolymer that comprises ethylene and about 18 to about 30 weight % of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, the acid copolymer having a melt flow rate from about 200 to about 1000 g/10 min., wherein about 50% to about 70% of the carboxylic acid groups of the copolymer are neutralized to carboxylic acid salts comprising potassium cations, sodium cations or combinations thereof. Multilayer structures comprising the blend composition on a substrate are also disclosed.
US09085121B2
Methods of preparing adhesive-backed articles and methods of applying adhesives backed articles are described. The adhesive-backed articles include a compliant film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a microstructured surface opposite the compliant film.
US09085118B2
Provided are electro-mechanical waste compactors which can operate also with 28 V power and of particularly reduced dimensions and weight. Provided are waste compaction devices which can be employed for civil uses, auxiliary service equipment, as, for example, trains, ships and vessels in general, aircrafts, coaches, caravans etc. Provided are compaction devices that can be conveniently installed in appropriate bays, fixed or movable on wheels, such as a trolley, to allow its ease of movement, and its insertion in the appropriate service spaces.
US09085113B2
A method for manufacturing a liquid container, the liquid container including: a case having a containing section for containing liquid; a supply port for supplying the liquid from the containing section to the outside thereof; and a detection member for detecting an amount of the liquid in the containing section, wherein the containing section is divided into a first containing chamber, a second containing chamber, a third containing chamber and a fourth containing chamber in a flow of the liquid from the containing section to the supply port, the method comprising: forming an injection port on an upstream part of the flow from the fourth containing chamber, the injection port being communicated with the inside of the containing section; and injecting the liquid from the injection port.
US09085108B2
A film adhering mechanism includes a base, a film adsorbing platform, at least two flexible members, a vacuum generator; and an electromagnetic valve. The film adsorbing platform includes a main body positioned on the base, and a protective pad covered on the main body away from the base. The at least two flexible members are separately mounted on the base, and pass through the main body and the protective pad, and protrude from the protective pad. A gas inlet and a first adsorbing hole communicating with the gas inlet are defined in the main body. A second adsorbing hole is defined in the protective pad communicating with the first adsorbing hole. The vacuum generator communicates with the gas inlet, and the electromagnetic valve controls the vacuum generator.
US09085107B2
The described embodiments relate generally to improvements to injection molding equipment. More specifically, concepts for reducing sink and improving cosmetics of portions of injection molded parts in close proximity to gate areas of an injection mold are disclosed. A cold runner system is described in which molding material disposed in a mold cavity is separated from excess molding material in the runner system shortly after the mold is filled at a predetermined packing pressure.
US09085104B2
An extrusion device includes a sculpted extrusion die comprising a pair of mating die lips having sculpted surfaces and defining a die exit for an extrudate. The contour of the sculpted surfaces is substantially similar to the contour of a juxtaposed surface configured for receiving the extrudate from the die exit of the sculpted extrusion die. The sculpted extrusion die preferably comprises a die lip adjustment mechanism for adjusting a thickness of the extrudate exiting the die exit and the thickness of the extrudate received on the juxtaposed surface. The air gap between the die exit of the sculpted extrusion die and the juxtaposed surface preferably is substantially eliminated by adjusting the distance between the sculpted surfaces and the juxtaposed surface. A method of adjusting a thickness of a substantially continuous sheet of extrudate formed using an embodiment of the sculpted extrusion die of the invention is provided.
US09085103B2
A plasticizing screw for injection molding according to the present invention is a plasticizing screw for injection molding that is installed in an injection molding machine which performs injection molding by plasticizing granular thermoplastic resin feedstock containing reinforcement fibers, and includes a shaft, a flight, and a mixer. The mixer is provided in plural stages in an axial direction, and the number of fins of the mixer of each stage increases toward a leading end side in the axial direction from a rear end side in the axial direction. Further, the protrusion height of each fin from the peripheral surface of the shaft is lower than the protrusion height of the flight from the peripheral surface of the shaft.
US09085100B2
A method for producing multi-layered elastomeric film or article, the method comprising: (i) dipping a mould into a composition for producing an elastomeric film having a total solids content of between 5%-40% to produce a layer of elastomeric film composition on the mould, (ii) partially drying the layer of elastomeric film composition on the mould to reduce the total water content of the elastomeric film composition to a level of not less than 22%, (iii) dipping the mould coated with the partially dried layer of elastomeric film composition into a composition for producing an elastomeric film having a total solids content of between 5%-40% to produce a further layer of elastomeric film composition on the mould, (iv) optionally repeating the partial drying step (ii) and the further dipping step (iii), and (v) drying and curing the layers of elastomeric film composition on the mould.
US09085098B2
A method for producing a component for a blow molding module of a stretch blow molding machine which as a component to be produced includes at least one of a blow valve, a blow nozzle, a valve block, a stretching rod, a mold carrier, a shell mold one or more single- or multi-part mold inlay(s) with a container contour, and which entails that the component to be produced is completely or partly produced by use of an additive rapid prototyping method, for example by 3D printing or laser sintering, and is produced from one or more of metal, plastic materials, ceramic materials, or from a combination of metal, plastic materials and/or ceramic materials.
US09085083B2
Telerobotic, telesurgical, and surgical robotic devices, systems, and methods selectively calibrate end effector jaws by bringing the jaw elements into engagement with each other. Commanded torque signals may bring the end effector elements into engagement while monitoring the resulting position of a drive system, optionally using a second derivative of the torque/position relationship so as to identify an end effector engagement position. Calibration can allow the end effector engagement position to correspond to a nominal closed position of an input handle by compensating for wear on the end effector, the end effector drive system, then manipulator, the manipulator drive system, the manipulator/end effector interfacing, and manufacturing tolerances.
US09085080B2
A solution for performing a set of tasks using one or more robotic devices is provided. The robotic device can be configured to perform each task using one or more effector devices, one or more sensor devices, and a hybrid control architecture including a plurality of dynamically changeable levels of autonomy. The levels of autonomy can include: full autonomy of the robotic device, teleoperation of the robotic device by a human user, and at least one level of shared control between the computer system and the human user.
US09085073B2
A tool for stapling cable to a support structure and also removing staples efficiently and without damaging the insulation of the cable is provided. The staple block of the tool securely holds a staple as it is being positioned and then driven into the support structure. The elongated handle virtually eliminates risk of injury to the hand or fingers when driving the staple into the support structure. The extraction member permits staples to be removed without damaging the cable.
US09085068B2
A pitman arm removal tool and method of removing a pitman arm from a steering box shaft is provided. The pitman arm removal tool includes a puller arm for engaging a lower surface of the pitman arm. A lever arm is disposed a second surface of the pitman arm, in substantially spaced opposed relation with the puller arm. A linking arm connects a first end of the lever arm to a first end of the puller arm, the linking arm being pivotally connected to the lever arm and the puller arm. A bolt assembly connects a second end of the lever arm to a second end of the puller arm, the bolt assembly being adjustable to draw the puller arm closer to the lever arm, thereby urging the pitman arm to traverse the steering box shaft and out of engagement with the steering box shaft spline.
US09085055B2
Provided is a nut feeding system for feeding a nut smoothly and efficiently without the occurrence of nut clogging or the like. A posture alignment device 2 of the nut feeding system 1 repeats an advance and retreat motion of an insert pin 19. After the insert pin 19 is inserted into a screw hole of the nut N, the nut N is raised and transferred from the posture alignment device 2 towards a supply placing unit 5.
US09085050B1
There are provided using deuterium oxide as a media for transmitting high power lasers to perform laser operations, such as cutting, boring and drilling, a target material. High power laser beams are transmitted through a deuterium oxide beam path to a target material, including material in a pressure containment vessel.
US09085040B2
A fiber end surface machining device includes a base seat, a pair of electrodes, and a fiber position structure. The fiber position structure includes a resisting unit and a driving member. The resisting unit is movably assembled on the base seat and is located between the pair of electrodes. The driving member is rotatably assembled on the base seat adjacent to the resisting unit. The driving member includes a cam portion resisting the resisting unit. When the cam portion rotates to drive the resisting unit to move towards an optical fiber connector, the resisting unit drives an optical fiber of the optical fiber connector to move relative to an optical fiber ferrule of the optical fiber connector, and a length of the optical fiber protruding out of the optical fiber ferrule is adjusted.
US09085039B1
A field portable pipe-mounted pipe cutting system with integral controls. The system includes a torch carriage assembly having a torch for cutting a cylindrical pipe. A saddle and cap ring assembly is secured to the pipe. A ring gear engages the saddle and cap ring. At least one drive gear engages the ring gear. A drive gear step motor rotates the drive gear. A motion control module controls movement of the step drive motor. The lead screw assembly moves the torch carriage assembly longitudinally parallel to an axis of the pipe. A lead screw step drive motor drives the lead screw assembly and a motion control module controls movement of the lead screw step drive motor.
US09085006B2
A fragrance shower has a shower unit having a body and an outlet cover. The outlet cover covers the body to form a waterway, further includes a fragrance unit connected to the shower unit. The fragrance unit includes an impeller, an accommodating room, a perfume pouch, a fan and a cover. The impeller is disposed inside the shower unit in rotating way and is coupled to the waterway. Water flows through the waterway to rotate the impeller. The cover is disposed with air holes and covers the accommodating room. The perfume pouch and the fan are placed inside the accommodating room, the rotating shaft of the fan is connected to the shaft of the impeller in a driving way, the impeller rotates to drive the fan to rotate. The fan rotates to blow the fragrance of the perfume pouch out.
US09085001B2
Electrostatic coating system, spray gun for electrostatic coating, and alternating power source unit
The disclosed electrostatic coating system (1) includes a spray gun (2) for electrostatic coating, a high-voltage generator (5), and an alternating-current source unit (4), and further includes a removable grounding member (7), in a state attached to the main body of the gun, provided to close an open-circuit portion (3c) of the grounded power source line (3a), and a control circuit (8) for controlling the alternating current source unit (4) by detecting the current flowing through the power source line (3) or the voltage of the power source line (3) by a current coil (13) to stop application of the alternating voltage (Vac) to the high-voltage generator (5) when the detected electric current or the detected voltage has dropped or either the current or the voltage is not detected during supply of the alternating voltage (Vac) to the high voltage generator (5) of the spray gun (2). This system enables prevention of charging of the removable grounding member (7) to improve the safety in the coating operation.
US09084997B2
There are provided a capsule and a chemical reaction cartridge capable of properly handling reagents and so forth. The capsule is formed by laminating two dome-shaped films together at the peripheries thereof. The films are formed by subjecting heat sealable films, to which aluminum vapor deposition is applied, to a drawing process. The films are made of a material (easy-peel material), which can be varied in seal strength by a heating temperature and are thermally welded together at an adhesion area at the peripheries thereof. Thereafter, contents such as reagents and so forth are filled up inside the capsule via a filling section.
US09084994B2
This invention relates to a kit and a method for the collection and analysis of complex protein mixtures. More particularly, the invention relates to a kit comprising a single barrel filtration well or a multi-well filtration plate wherein each well comprises an upper filtration zone; a lower filtration zone; a conical flow director zone; and, an elution tip, wherein the upper filtration zone and the lower filtration zone are separated by a retainer ring disposed within the lower filtration zone. The upper filtration zone comprises an upper collection zone, a sponge zone, and a deep bed filtration zone; and, the lower filtration zone comprises the retainer ring, a supported hydrophilic membrane and a lower bed filtration media. When used with an array of selected buffer solutions, the multi-well filtration plate can provide accurate, automated, high-throughput protein analysis by affinity chromatography.
US09084993B2
A pipetting apparatus includes a pipetting head with a plurality of pipetting channels disposed in an arrangement pattern. Each pipetting channel includes a plunger and a cylinder. The plurality of pipetting channels includes at least two groups of pipetting channels with different diameters including a group of larger pipetting channels and a group of smaller pipetting channels. Each of the at least two groups of pipetting channels is disposed in an arrangement pattern in the pipetting head. Larger pipette tips communicate with the group of larger pipetting channels or smaller pipette tips communicate with the group of smaller pipetting channels.
US09084977B2
A method, system, and apparatus for lift gas distribution are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a lift gas distributor comprises a plate having a surface and an underside, the plate having a first diameter; a center section of the plate having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter; a predetermined number of holes having a third diameter drilled into the surface of the plate, the holes drilled at an angle, the holes evenly distributed in the center section; and a plurality of tubes welded onto the underside of the plate, each tube having a predetermined length, wherein each tube is welded onto each hole. Lift gas passes through the tubes and holes into a reactor.
US09084966B2
A method of determining aging of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) in an engine exhaust system includes receiving a first sensor signal from a first nitrogen oxides (NOx) sensor positioned in exhaust flow upstream of the DOC. The first sensor signal is indicative of an amount of NOx in the exhaust flow upstream of the DOC. The method further includes receiving a second sensor signal from a second NOx sensor positioned in exhaust flow downstream of the DOC. The second sensor signal is indicative of an amount of NOx downstream of the DOC. A difference between the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal is calculated via a controller. A DOC aging level based on a predetermined correlation between the difference and DOC aging is then determined by the controller.
US09084959B2
A CO2 recovering apparatus according to this embodiment includes a cooling tower; a CO2 absorber, a regenerator; an absorbing solution level meter for measuring the amount of liquid at a tower bottom of the CO2 absorber; and a level controller for performing automatic control or manual control for one or both of a supply amount of makeup water and a condensation amount of water contained in an exhaust gas based on the liquid amount of at the bottom of the CO2 absorber detected by the absorbing solution level meter.
US09084957B2
Pleated filtration media, media packs, filter elements, and methods for filtering fluid are provided which contain three dimensional flutes in the media surface, the flutes configured to improve filter performance. In certain embodiments the flutes have defined peaks that reduce masking between adjacent pleats, the flutes have ridges along their length to modify flute cross sectional geometry, and/or the flutes provide for volume asymmetry across the media.
US09084955B2
Embodiments of the invention generally provide a filter frame assembly adapted for clamping in a housing is provided. The frame assembly includes a frame having a downstream frame member coupled to a cross-member, the downstream frame member and cross-member adapted to fit within the housing. At least two clamp mechanisms are coupled to frame assembly. Each of the clamp mechanisms include a rotatable rod coupled to a handle which is used to displace the frame assembly. The handle is configured to be clear of a filter receiving aperture defined above the cross-member when the handle is in both of an open or a closed position.
US09084954B2
The honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb structure part having porous partition walls, and porous plugged portions, and when there is drawn a straight line as an inner boundary line which is positioned at a distance of 30% of a distance between an outer end surface and an inner end surface, from the inner end surface, and there is drawn a straight line as an outer boundary line which is positioned at a distance of 70% of the distance between the outer end surface and the inner end surface, from the inner end surface, each of the plugged portions has an outer region, and an inner region which is the region between the inner end surface and the inner boundary line and whose porosity is larger than a porosity of the outer region.
US09084948B2
An apparatus for extraction and recovery of components from biomass feedstocks with pressurized low polarity water. The apparatus is configured with two or more reaction columns, each separately communicating with sources of pressurized water, pressurized heated water, and pressurized cooling water. Components are extracted from the biomass by separately flooding the column with pressurized water, heating the column and its contents to the point where the water becomes pressurized low polarity (PLP) water, recovering the PLP water comprising the extracted components, cooling the column with PLP water, and removing the spent biomass material from the column.
US09084941B1
An amusement park ride that combines the features of multiple park rides into one. The amusement park ride has a car, a base, and a platform. The car is configured to ride on the rails of a standard roller coaster track. The base has a track segment to receive the car from a roller coaster track and braking system to secure the car on the base. The platform has multiple hydraulic lifts that allows the car to have six degrees of freedom so as to function as a motion simulator. The platform can also move along a track or the ground to function as a dark ride. The locking magnetic brake can release the car either forwards or backwards, or dispatch the car onto one of multiple segments of track to offer a variety of combinations of alternating roller coaster, motion simulator, and dark rides.
US09084928B2
An improvement for a bowling pinsetting machine. The bowling pinsetting machine of the present invention includes a tong operating device with an upper tong and a lower tong. The upper tong and the lower tong may be connected to an actuation gear which may drive the tongs together and apart. The tong operating device may be substantially made of plastic. At least one of the upper tong, the lower tong, and the actuation gear may include metal oil-filled bearings. At least one metal pin may run through the metal oil-filled bearing and thereby connect the upper tong, the lower tong and the actuation gear.
US09084923B2
A martial arts training device that includes an inner frame shaped to encircle an outer surface of a training bag, an outer frame shaped to encircle the inner frame, a plurality of support shafts, and a locking mechanism. Both the inner and outer frame have a plurality of corresponding tee fittings. The support shafts connect the corresponding tee fittings and a locking mechanism is configured to adjust the width of the inner frame to fit the outer surface of the punch bag.
US09084916B2
A golf ball including a core; an inner cover layer formed from a thermoplastic composition and having a thickness of about 0.005 inches to 0.40 inches and a surface hardness of about 60 Shore D or greater; and an outer cover layer formed from a thermoset material and having a thickness of about 0.01 inches to 0.05 inches and a surface hardness of about 60 Shore D or less. The thermoplastic composition has a first melt flow index at 280° C. under a 10-kg load of less than about 35 g/10 min and a second melt flow index at 265° C. under a 5-kg load of less than about 10 g/10 min.
US09084909B1
An cradle to support a person or an exercise ball provides an upwardly-facing, elongated concave working surface to restrict lateral movement of an exercise ball during exercise. The device permits an exercise ball to be rolled along the longitudinal axis of the cradle while providing a user with a handrail, foot restraints, and a headrest. An optional support assembly may be provided to elevate the cradle; to facilitate inclining the cradle; or to permit sliding of the cradle. The user is able to generate body toning, and strengthening by keeping the foot, or feet, or hands in a fixed location on the device while the user's body is supported by the compressible support component.
US09084907B2
A retractable adjustable-trajectory rooftop fire sprinkler comprising a base component, a lockable flow-through hinge fitting, a trajectory angle setting mechanism, and a sprinkler head. Trajectory angle setting mechanism is a mechanism to adjust, lock, and hold a certain trajectory angle of water flowing from the sprinkler head by allowing the rotation of the lockable flow-through hinge fitting about an axis-of-rotation relative to the base component. Base component and lockable flow-through hinge fitting each further comprise at least one knuckle protrusion with a hinge screw hole located therein. All hinge screw holes are aligned and a hinge pin or a hinge screw is inserted through each hinge screw hole to pivotally attach lockable flow-through hinge fitting to base component. Trajectory angle setting mechanism includes a lockable hinge mechanism, a spring pin and plurality of spring pin holes, and a ratchet mechanism.
US09084906B2
A harness system includes a shoulder portion including a first vented protective element and a raised harness device. A belt portion includes a second vented protective element and a raised belt device.
US09084895B2
The invention is a method of automatically adjusting an electrode array to the neural characteristics of an individual patient. By recording neural response to a predetermined input stimulus, one can alter that input stimulus to the needs of an individual patient. A minimum input stimulus is applied to a patient, followed by recording neural response in the vicinity of the input stimulus. By alternating stimulation and recording at gradually increasing levels, one can determine the minimum input that creates a neural response, thereby identifying the threshold stimulation level. One can further determine a maximum level by increasing stimulus until a predetermined maximum neural response is obtained.
US09084890B2
When IMRT technology for a radiation therapy system utilizing an X-ray or the like is applied to a particle beam therapy system having a conventional wobbler system, it is required to utilize two or more boluses. The present invention solves the problem of excess irradiation in IMRT by a particle beam therapy system. More specifically, the problem of excess irradiation in IMRT by a particle beam therapy system is solved by raising the irradiation flexibility in the depth direction, without utilizing a bolus. A particle beam irradiation apparatus has a scanning irradiation system that performs scanning with a charged particle beam accelerated by an accelerator and is mounted in a rotating gantry for rotating the irradiation direction of the charged particle beam. The particle beam irradiation apparatus comprises a columnar-irradiation-field generation apparatus that generates a columnar irradiation field by enlarging the Bragg peak of the charged particle beam.
US09084889B2
To provide a preferred device configuration and arrangement capable of forming a large irradiation field, miniaturizing a gantry and reducing weight of the gantry. A gantry includes a bending magnet configured to bend a beam orbit, a plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets which are first scanning magnets configured to scan the beam orbit in a horizontal direction which is a first direction, and a vertical direction scanning magnet which is a second scanning magnet configured to scan the beam orbit in a vertical direction which is a second direction. The plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets is arranged so that θ is equal to or less than 90° when it is assumed that a phase difference between the horizontal direction scanning magnets is 180n°±θ. The bending magnet is arranged between the plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets.
US09084885B2
Stimulation of target cells using light, e.g., in vivo, is implemented using a variety of methods and devices. In one such device, target cells are stimulated using an implantable device. The device includes a light source for producing light from electrical power. An optical transmission element is made from a material that is substantially transparent to the light from the light source. This transmission element substantially encases the light source at a proximal end. The transmission element delivers light from the light source to a distal end. The shape and size of the transmission element facilitates implanting of the element within a patient. A fixation portion physically couples to the optical transmission element and secures the device to the patient. A heat dissipation portion removes heat from the near optical transmission element and the light source and dissipates the removed heat through the fixation portion.
US09084884B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for making a pacemaker electrode lead. In the method, the conductive wire structure and the carbon nanotube structure are provided. A conductive material is combined with the carbon nanotube structure to form a carbon nanotube composite structure. The carbon nanotube composite structure is covered on surface of the conductive wire structure to form a conductive wire composite structure.
US09084883B2
A medical device lead includes a thin profile conductor assembly. A proximal connector includes a proximal end that is configured to couple the lead to a pulse generator. An insulative lead body extends distally from the proximal connector. The conductor assembly extends distally from the proximal end within the lead body and includes a non-conductive tubular core member that defines a lumen, an outer insulative layer, and a multilayer conductor between the tubular core member and the outer insulative layer. The multilayer conductor is electrically connected to the proximal connector and includes a first conductive layer adjacent to the tubular core member and a second conductive layer adjacent to the first conductive layer opposite the tubular core member. A conductivity of the second conductive layer is greater than a conductivity of the first conductive layer.
US09084879B2
An iontophoretic drug delivery device storage apparatus and a method of using that device is disclosed. The device comprises a fluid reservoir, an electrode assembly and a tray apparatus. The fluid reservoir is capable of retaining a medicament and has a sealed fluid chamber defined by at least one seal. The seal includes a weaker region and a pinch-like configuration associated with that region such that application of pressure to the fluid reservoir breaks the weaker region of the seal, releasing the retained medicament. The electrode assembly comprises an active electrode, at least two passive electrodes a medicament carrying region, and a moat region around the medicament carrying region so that once fluid is delivered from the fluid reservoir to the electrode assembly the fluid is substantially retained in the medicament carrying means.
US09084877B2
A treatment system includes a magnetic targeting catheter and a plurality of MNP. The MNP may include one or more magnetic field-responsive agents and one or more therapeutic agents. The catheter may include an inner shaft having at least one lumen and a fluid delivery balloon adapted to administer a fluid from the inner shaft into a space surrounding the catheter. An expandable mesh formed of a magnetizable material may surround the fluid delivery balloon. The catheter may further include one or more occlusion balloons for controlling blood flow through a vessel in which the catheter is placed. A method of treating a medical condition may include advancing a magnetic targeting catheter to a site, deploying an expandable mesh connected to the catheter, applying a magnetic field to the mesh and depositing a plurality of MNP or cells loaded with MNP near the mesh.
US09084876B2
Implantable devices and methods for delivering drugs and other substances to locations within the body of a human or animal subject to treat or diagnose sinusitis and a variety of other disorders. The invention includes implantable substance delivery devices that comprise reservoirs and barriers that control the rate at which substances pass out of the reservoirs. The delivery devices may be advanced into the body using guidewires, catheters, ports, introducers and other access apparatus. In some embodiments the delivery devices may be loaded with one or more desired substance before their introduction into the body. In other embodiments the delivery devices are loaded and/or reloaded with a desired substance after the delivery device has been introduced into the body.
US09084868B2
There is provided, inter alia, a catheter incorporating one or more of a burstable element, a safety balloon, a marking to indication proper insertion amount for the catheter, a slit valve, and a non-fragmenting retention balloon
US09084866B2
A bottle includes a bottle main body having a bottle mouth portion at an upper part, and a dip tube dipped into a liquid stored in the bottle main body. An upper end of the dip tube is arranged on an inner side of a peripheral wall of the bottle mouth portion with a void part that communicates inside and outside of the bottle main body provided through the bottle mouth portion.
US09084861B2
An oral positioning device for positioning a breathing tube includes a first teeth guard having a first groove, and a first seat extends from the first teeth guard. The first seat has a first notch. An engaging member has two pivots and a second seat which is engaged with the first seat. The second seat has a second notch which is cooperated with the first notch to form a positioning hole which the breathing tube extends. A second teeth guard has a second groove and two pivotal holes with which the two pivots are pivotably engaged. The first and second seats position the breathing tube in the patient's mouth. The first and second teeth guards protect the patient's teeth from being damaged by of the laryngoscope when opening the patient's mouth.
US09084859B2
This invention is a method, device, and system to provide respiratory assistance to people with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), or other respiratory conditions, comprising harvesting and storing energy from gas outflow during exhalation and using that stored energy to increase gas inflow during inhalation. In an example, this invention may provide Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) or Continuous positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). This invention can be embodied in a self-contained energy-harvesting positive airway pressure mask, nasal inserts, or mouth appliance. This invention offers a combination of the following five benefits for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) treatment: minimally-invasive; energy self-sufficient; freedom of movement; hypercapnia avoidance; and adjustable energy harvesting over multiple respiratory cycles.
US09084854B2
A rigid needle shield for covering a distal end of a syringe is provided. The rigid needle shield includes an elongated flexible member connected to a sidewall of the rigid needle shield for moving the rigid needle shield between a first relaxed position and a second flexed position. When in the first relaxed position, the elongated flexible member is substantially within the rigid needle shield. However, when the elongated flexible member is moved to the second flexed position, the elongated flexible member extends beyond a proximal end of the rigid needle shield to engage a needle hub or a shoulder of the syringe to move the rigid needle shield distally relative to the syringe.
US09084851B2
Flush syringe assemblies capable of creating pulsatile movement of the plunger rod as it moves in the distal direction within a syringe barrel, while preventing overpressurization of the catheter are provided. An exemplary flush syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel with a first pulsing element and a chamber with flush solution, a plunger rod with a stopper and a second pulsing element that interacts with the first pulsing element to provide an engagement force that causes pulsatile movement of the plunger rod and a thumb press slidably attached to the plunger rod with a pulse control element. The pulse control element is compressible to create a compression force that is greater than the engagement force of the first pulsing element and the second pulsing element.
US09084850B2
A dialysis catheter having a first portion having a first diameter, an elongated distal portion having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and a transition portion between the first portion and distal portion. The first portion includes first and second independent longitudinally extending blood withdrawal lumens and the transition portion has first and second opened areas separated by a rib, the first opened area forming a first terminal opening for the first withdrawal lumen and the second opened area forming a second terminal opening for the second withdrawal lumen. A longitudinally extending blood delivery lumen configured to deliver blood terminates in a delivery opening in the distal portion of the catheter.
US09084845B2
Some embodiments comprise a pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising a housing, a flow pathway through the pump, one or more valves in communication with the flow pathway, a pump supported within or by the housing, and a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump. The pump assembly can have a pressure sensor in communication with the flow pathway, and at least one switch or button supported by the housing in communication with a pump controller. The one-way flow valve can substantially prevent a flow of gas therethrough in a direction of flow away from the pump. The pump can be sterilized following the assembly of the pump such that an inside and an outside of the housing, the flow pathway, the one or more valves, the pump, the controller, the battery compartment, and the at least one switch or button have been sterilized.
US09084841B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating or preventing cardiac arrhythmia in a subject.
US09084840B2
The present invention provides for concentrated aqueous silk fibroin solutions and an all-aqueous mode for preparation of concentrated aqueous fibroin solutions that avoids the use of organic solvents, direct additives, or harsh chemicals. The invention further provides for the use of these solutions in production of materials, e.g., fibers, films, foams, meshes, scaffolds and hydrogels.
US09084836B2
Disclosed herein are articles and processes for making elastic composite structures which can be used as or converted into a component of disposable hygiene products or articles of apparel. At least one relatively inelastic substrate, for example a nonwoven substrate, is adhesively bonded with a hot melt adhesive to a certain selected type of elongated polyurethane material in the form of a film or one or more fibers or filaments. The elongated polyurethane material is then allowed to relax which provides an elastic composite structure which is gathered or puckered.
US09084832B2
In an in vivo method for detecting α-synuclein protofibrils in human tissue, an antibody or fragment thereof is administered to a human. The antibody or fragment is labelled with a detectable label. A complex formed between the antibody or fragment and α-synuclein protofibrils in the human tissue is detected. The antibody or fragment has high affinity for human α-synuclein protofibrils and low affinity for α-synuclein monomers and has a combination of three specified variable heavy (VH) CDR sequences and three specified variable light (VL) CDR sequences.
US09084820B2
A magnetic resonance contrast agent has a medium, and a contrast structure dispersed in the medium. The contrast structure comprises a magnetic material arranged to create a local region of a local magnetic field such that nuclear magnetic moments of a material when arranged within the local region precess at a characteristic Larmor frequency about a total magnetic field in the local region while in use, the characteristic Larmor frequency being identifiable with the contrast structure, and the total magnetic field in the local region being a substantially spatially uniform magnetic field.
US09084818B2
The invention, a transdermal delivery method, relates to penetration-enhancing pharmaceutical compositions comprising a novel, stable mixture of cetylated esters, cetyl or stearyl alcohols, polar solvents and surfactants, which, under appropriate conditions, combine into amphiphilic nanoparticles within a stabilized liquid dispersion for use in delivery of medicinal agents through the skin. The term cetosomes is used to describe these particles in order to differentiate them from other nanoparticles, such as niosomes, cerasomes, polymeric micelles, dendrimers, liposomes, lipoids, solid lipid nanoparticles and other particles. The self-assembling cetosomes, with both ionic and nonionic points of attraction, incorporate and concentrate a variety of different bioactive agents of interest and demonstrate stable properties with similarities to colloidal molecular structures. The compositions enhance topical transdermal fluxes of bioactives without permanently disrupting natural skin barrier function.
US09084804B2
Non-medical use of at least two components selected from the group of: (i) nucleoside equivalents, (ii) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids selected from the group of DHA, DPA and EPA, (iii) vitamins B, (iv) phospholipids, (v) antioxidants and (vi) cholines—with the proviso that at least one (i) nucleoside or at least one (iii) vitamin B is present—for increasing or maintaining the body weight, for improving the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal, for maintaining the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal, or for reducing a deterioration in the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal.
US09084802B2
The present invention relates to compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for preparing the same, comprising a tetracycline with improved stability and solubility. Some embodiments include a tetracycline with an excess of a divalent or trivalent cation.
US09084800B2
A group of indolealkylamino-withasteroid conjugates, isolated and purified from Withania somnifera, are described. A synthetic method of making an indolealkylamino-withasteroid compound is provided. In vitro acetyl cholinesterase inhibitory activity and methods for treatment of dementia and dementia-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, and anxiety and depressive disorders in mammals are demonstrated with these novel compositions.
US09084795B2
Disclosed are compounds of formula I, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the compounds and compositions in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK 2 and JAK3, are therapeutically useful.
US09084785B2
The present invention provides a composition for accelerating a change in muscle type, increasing the amount of muscle, strengthening muscle, enhancing athletic abilities, reducing lipids, suppressing the accumulation of lipids, lowering blood sugar, controlling body weight or lowering body weight, containing a PPAR-δ promoter, an AMPK promoter and a PGC1-α promoter as an active ingredient.
US09084784B2
Compositions and methods for treating or preventing E. coli infections are provided. The compositions can be formulated as pharmaceutical compositions or as disinfectants, sanitizers, detergents or antiseptics, and can be used to eradicate or reduce E. coli populations and thereby treat or prevent infection by E. coli. The compositions include one or more digestive enzymes, e.g., one or more protease, lipases, and amylases. Methods of use of the compositions are also provided.
US09084782B2
This invention relates, e.g., to a compound, aplexone, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates, and functional variants, thereof. Methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, e.g. to inhibit angiogenesis and to reduce cellular cholesterol levels, are also included.
US09084779B2
Novel compounds which are derivatives of tetra-O-methyl nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and stereoisomers thereof are provided. These NDGA derivatives have a nitroimidazole moiety and these derivatives show preferential toxicity to hypoxic cells as hypoxic cytotoxins. Their cytotoxicity toward hypoxic cells is a result of abstraction of hydrogen from target molecules by free radicals formed in the reduction of the nitro group. This makes the disclosed compounds an effective anti cancer drug because hypoxic cells are generally considered to be more resistant to anti cancer drugs than normal cells. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, as well as methods of use, and treatment for cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer and prostate cancer, are also provided.
US09084775B2
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing neuroendocrine cancers via detecting the presence of N-methyl D-asparate-associated (NMDA) glutamate receptors type 1 and/or type 2. Methods for preventing and treating neuroendocrine cancers are also disclosed.
US09084772B2
A method of improving the resistance of collagenous tissue to mechanical degradation in accordance with the present invention comprises the step of contacting at least a portion of a collagenous tissue with an effective amount of a crosslinking reagent. The crosslinking reagent includes a crosslinking agent such as genipin and/or proanthrocyanidin. Further, the crosslinking reagent may include a crosslinking agent in a carrier medium. The collagenous tissue to be contacted with the crosslinking reagent is preferably a portion of an intervertebral disc or articular cartilage. The contact between the tissue and the crosslinking reagent is effected by injections directly into the select tissue using a needle. Alternatively, contact between the tissue and the crosslinking reagent is effected by placement of a time-release delivery system such as a gel or ointment, or a treated membrane or patch directly into or onto the target tissue. Contact may also be effected by, for instance, soaking.
US09084771B2
This disclosure provides compositions and method useful for treating cell proliferative disorders including cancer. The disclosure provides cannabidiol derivatives and compositions thereof either alone or in combination with THC or a derivative thereof.
US09084769B2
The invention provides analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory compositions containing epilactose in combination with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and pharmaceutically acceptable zinc compounds. This invention relates to the use of these novel compositions for significantly improved and synergistic safety and therapeutic profiles.
US09084765B2
Amisulpride is used in the therapy of nausea, vomiting or retches. The therapy may utilize a novel injectable formulation, in unit dosage form, comprising less than 50 mg amisulpride.
US09084764B2
In one aspect, an epidermal coolant includes a porous material and a phase change material retained in the porous material. The phase change material has a melting point between about 0-degrees Celsius and about 65-degrees Celsius and is retained in the porous material when the phase change material is in either the solid or liquid phase. In another aspect, an epidermal coolant dispensable by an aerosol container includes a phase change material that changes phase between about 28-degrees and 40-degrees Celsius. The coolant also includes a solvent in which the phase change material is dissolved and a surfactant. The coolant may further include a propellant to express the product from the aerosol container.
US09084763B2
A method of treating tachycardia while minimizing and/or controlling hypotension associated with such treatment includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the S-isomer of esmolol to a subject in need thereof.
US09084751B2
The present invention relates to a use of bacterial superantigens in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for mucous membrane administration for the prevention of inflammatory disorders in newborn infants, such pharmaceutical compositions, as well as method for prevention of inflammatory disorders.
US09084749B2
The invention relates to a recombinant vaccine providing protective immunity especially against tuberculosis in human subjects.
US09084747B2
This invention provides compositions and methods for treating and vaccinating against an Her2/neu antigen-expressing tumor and inducing an immune response against dominant and several sub-dominant epitopes of the antigen.
US09084745B2
The present invention relates to methods for modulating the activity of one or more Vps10p-domain receptors selected from the group consisting of Sortilin, SorLA, SorCS1, SorCS2 and SorCS3, in an animal and methods for preparation of a medicament for the treatment of abnormal plasma lipid concentrations and associated diseases and/or disorders. The modulation is carried out by inhibiting or promoting the binding of ligands to the Vps10p-domain receptor. In vitro and in vivo methods for screening for agents capable of modulation of said Vps10p-domain receptor activity are also provided. The invention furthermore relates to methods of altering expression of said receptors in vivo.
US09084733B2
The present invention is directed to a cleansing composition containing: (a) from about 6% to about 20% of at least one nonionic surfactant; (b) from about 3% to about 10% of at least one amphoteric surfactant; (c) from about 2% to about 8% of at least one anionic surfactant; and (d) from about 0.01% to about 5% of at least one cationic silicone, cationic silane, cationic silane oligomer, or a mixture thereof; wherein the amount of nonionic surfactant (a) present in the final composition is greater than the amount of the amphoteric surfactant (b), and the ratio of nonionic surfactant (a) to anionic surfactant (d) is at least 1.9:1; based on the weight percent of each surfactant in the final composition.
US09084731B2
A polymer-based preparation in film form for biphasic release of substances present therein to liquid surroundings, is characterized in that the preparation comprises at least two polymer matrix layers which differ in terms of their construction from polymers, with release taking place rapidly from one of the layers, and release taking place slowly from at least one other layer.
US09084729B2
Abuse-resistant, controlled release opioid tablets are a combination containing an opioid antagonist such as naloxone at a level above that needed to suppress the euphoric effect of the opioid, if the combination were crushed to break the controlled release properties causing the opioid and opioid antagonist to be released as an immediate release product as a single dose. The controlled release nature of the tablet prevents the accumulation of orally effective amounts of opioid antagonist when taken normally. The opioid antagonist is contained in a controlled-release matrix and released, over time, with the opioid.
US09084727B2
Methods and compositions for maintaining an active agent in an intra-articular space are disclosed. Methods of delivering the compositions to an intra-articular space and methods of making the compositions also are disclosed. The compositions comprise an active agent and a polymer comprising at least one cationic group. A fluid including the composition may be injected into an intra-articular space in a human or animal whereby the composition associates with endogenous material in the intra-articular space. In some embodiments, the fluid further comprises a poorly aqueous soluble polymer.
US09084716B1
An enhanced water fowl decoy comprises a head mechanically coupled to a pivot rod, where the pivot rod slides through a swivel barrel. The pivot rod is mechanically coupled to an anchor. The swivel barrel is mechanically coupled to the body; where the head resembles the head of a water fowl and the body resembles the body of the water fowl. In this manner the anchor coordinates movement of the body independent of turning of the head in order to more realistically replicate natural motion of water fowl.
US09084701B2
A disposable wearable absorbent article having a hook and loop fastening system that comprises a nonwoven female fastening material and a male fastening material with a plurality of bidirectional micro-sized hooks, each having a cap and at least one arm. The height of each hook and cap may be defined relative to the overall thickness of the female fastening material. Caps may have a vertical engagement effective area that has: (a) at least two sides that are substantially parallel; (b) a width-to-thickness aspect ratio from 1 to 2; and (c) an area from 40,000 to 120,000 μ2. Caps may have an overall recessed width and a deepest recessed depth that is defined relative to the overall fiber cross-sectional dimension.
US09084699B2
A disposable absorbent article that includes a first and second substrate, a portion of which is joined together with a hot-melt adhesive applied at a temperature of less than 130° C. At least one of the first second substrates has a basis weight of less than 15 grams per square meter. The adhesive provides suitable bond strength on low basis weight substrates and allows for flexible processing conditions.
US09084691B2
A radially expansible annular stent is disclosed. The stent comprises a plurality of stenting turns around a lumen centered on a longitudinal axis. Adjacent turns of the stent are joined by connector struts. The stent annulus has a wall thickness related to the material from which it is formed. The radial thickness of the connector struts is smaller than that of the stent annulus. A method of making such a stent is also disclosed. The method includes cutting the connector struts from a tubular workpiece with a laser beam. The laser beam is aimed so as to be offset from a longitudinal axis of the workpiece to provide the reduced radial thickness of the connector struts.
US09084690B2
This invention relates to aid devices for assisting people inhibited in their movement of especially the hands and/or wrists, such as people who are physically impaired due to arthritis, injury, or other physiological problems giving reduced strength. This is solved by introducing an aid tool comprising at least two grippers and means to attach each gripper to a finger of a person, where the grippers are adapted to follow the individual finger in a movement in the direction of closing and loosen of a grip, and where an activation of the aid tool includes locking the grippers unidirectionally in the present position. The invention further introduces mounting means for attaching the aid tool to a body part, and where the mounting means comprises coupling means for detaching and attaching this and other tools according to the need.
US09084683B2
A spinal implant system is disclosed. The system disclosed has a first footing adapted for inter-vertebral contact with a first vertebral body, a second footing adapted for inter-vertebral contact with a second vertebral body adjacent to the first vertebral body; and, a support slideably insertable between said first footing and said second footing while said first and second footings are in-situ between said first and second vertebral bodies. The footings provide a path for the support. Distractor instruments are disclosed. Methods of use, in surgery, are also disclosed.
US09084682B2
An intervertebral implant, alone and in combination with an insertion tool for inserting same and a method for inserting same. The implant has upper and lower parts which have universal movement relative to each other. Each of the upper and lower parts also has a surface engaging an adjacent vertebrae. Each part has a keel extending from said surface into a cutout in the adjacent vertebrae, and each keel has an anterior opening recess therein. An insert tool has a pair of arms which are received in the recess of the keels through the anterior opening to securely hold and insert the implant. Projections and matching indentations in each arm and the base of its recess securely attached each arm within its keel.
US09084676B2
Embodiments of an apparatus for treating a deficient mitral valve include an expandable spacer configured for placement between the native leaflets of the mitral valve, the spacer anchorable to a wall of the ventricle. Methods and apparatus for delivering and implanting the prosthetic are also described.
US09084673B2
Presented is an accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL). The AIOL includes an optic and at least one haptic plate coupled to the optic by at least one connector, the connector being less rigid than the haptic plate, the at least one haptic plate surrounding the optic, and the optic and haptic plate having a combined surface area between 80 mm2 and 100 mm2. The at least one haptic plate may form a continuous 360-degree boundary around the optic. The at least one haptic plate has a width in a radial dimension of 1.0-3.5 mm across its entire angular extent.
US09084670B2
A method for selective cooling of the brain of a patient includes providing a cervical immobilization collar, the collar including a substantially annular support structure having an extended axial length, an anterior opening, and a securing member capable of substantially covering the anterior opening. The method also includes applying the cervical immobilization collar to the patient, placing a first cooling element within the anterior opening of the substantially annular support structure, and securing the first cooling element within the anterior opening.
US09084668B2
A sterile packaging system having an inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover and an outer sterile-on-inside-only, bowl-shaped tray for accommodating the inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover, the bowl-shaped tray having an annular rim and a cover over the annular rim, the outer bowl-shaped tray having at least two gripping surfaces extending from an outer surface.
US09084659B2
The appliance includes a DC motor (12) having a rotating output shaft (14). A flexible coupling member (22) is connected at one end to the output shaft, and at the other end is connected to an eccentric mass (24). The end of the coupling member with the eccentric mass is connected to a V-spring assembly (16) which drives a workpiece assembly (18) on a distal end of which is mounted a workpiece (19). The spring assembly constrains the rotational movement of the coupling member to produce an oscillating, back-and-forth action of the workpiece shaft and the workpiece through a desired angle. The coupling member is elongated, and is elliptical in cross-section in an active region (34), having a thin dimension (38) in the direction in which the active portion bends during operation of the motor and rotation of the motor output shaft.
US09084649B2
An orthodontic separator to simultaneously separate a mesial and a distal aspect of a tooth is disclosed. The orthodontic separator has a first separating unit and a second separating unit adapted to be connected with each other through a connecting bar and the connecting bar is provided to prevent dislodgement of the orthodontic separator from the tooth.
US09084648B2
A system for reduction of vertebral bodies (or vertebrae) in various embodiments includes a reducer, and extender, and a hollow tube. The reducer couples to the extender, which in turn couples to an elongated member, such as a rod, and to a bone fastener assembly. The reducer allows reduction of the vertebral body incrementally, and by a desired amount. The reducer may include or may be used in conjunction with a holding device or holder in order to hold or keep the amount of reduction constant or steady once the desired amount of reduction has been obtained. The reducer may use one of several embodiments, including embodiments that use threaded assemblies or members, inclining members or wedges, offset cams, scissor jacks, and/or levers.
US09084642B2
A surgical instrument includes a first member that defines a longitudinal axis. The first member extends between a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is configured to engage an outer surface of a first implant. A second member includes an inner surface that defines a cavity. The cavity is configured for disposal of the first member. The second member is engageable with a second implant connected to the first implant. An actuator is connected to the first member in a configuration for moving the second member into engagement with the second implant such that the second implant axially translates along the outer surface of the first implant. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.
US09084627B2
Techniques are described for treating an occlusion in a patient. In one example, a system includes an atherectomy device configured to remove an occlusion from a body lumen and a positioning device that positions the atherectomy device adjacent to the occlusion. The positioning device includes a tubular body having first and second ends and defining a lumen therebetween, at least two fins engaged to the tubular body, wherein in a deployed state, the fins extend radially outward from the tubular body, and wherein in an undeployed state, the at least two fins wrap about one another and about the tubular body, a guide wire extending through the lumen, and first and second stopper members, each of the first and second stopper members engaged to the guide wire, wherein the first stopper member and the second stopper member substantially prevent movement of the tubular body along the guide wire.
US09084623B2
To perform a tool exchange in a medical robotic system, tool is retracted back into an entry guide from a deployed position and pose so that an assistant in the operating room may replace it with a different tool. While the tool is being retracted back towards the entry guide by user action, its configuration is changed to an entry pose while avoiding collisions with other objects so that it may fit in the entry guide. After the tool exchange is completed, a new tool is inserted in the entry guide and extended out of the guide by user action to the original position of the old tool prior to its retraction into the entry guide while the tool's controller assists the user by reconfiguring the new tool so as to resemble the original deployed pose of the old tool prior to its retraction into the entry guide.
US09084622B2
A method for automated treatment of an area of skin of a patient with laser energy. The method including: identifying the area to be treated with the laser; modeling the identified area of the skin to be treated; and controlling the laser to direct laser energy to within the modeled area of the skin.
US09084610B2
Catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for achieving renal neuromodulation by intravascular access are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present application, for example, is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods that incorporate a catheter treatment device comprising an elongated shaft. The elongated shaft is sized and configured to deliver an energy delivery element to a renal artery via an intravascular path. Thermal or electrical renal neuromodulation may be achieved via direct and/or via indirect application of thermal and/or electrical energy to heat or cool, or otherwise electrically modulate, neural fibers that contribute to renal function, or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers.
US09084604B2
An apparatus for applying clips to tissue, comprises a plurality of clips, each of the clips including a proximal end having a pair of opposed jaws and a distal end including a linking feature, where the clips are linked to one another to form a clip chain with a linking feature of a distal-most one of the clips being gripped between the jaws of an immediately proximal one of the clips and a control linkage coupled to a proximal-most one of the clips for applying tension and compression to the clip chain in combination with a magazine containing the clip chain, the magazine including an abutment surface sized to prevent passage distally therebeyond of a clip having received between its jaws a linking feature of an immediately distal clip and an opening location within which the jaws of a clip are permitted to open to release a linking feature therefrom.
US09084592B2
A focal ablation assembly, used with an endoscope comprising an endoscopic tube, comprises a cryogenic catheter, a balloon and a reinforcing element. The cryogenic catheter is placeable within the endoscopic tube channel and has a distal end placeable at the distal end of the endoscopic tube. The balloon is mountable to the catheter distal end and extends distally of both of the distal ends. The reinforcing element at least partially defines the shape of the balloon in the expanded state. The balloon defines a balloon volume when expanded and has a thermally conductive therapeutic region which provides effectively no thermal insulation. In some examples the focal ablation assembly comprises a delivery catheter extending along the channel with a distal portion fluidly coupled to the balloon interior, whereby refrigerant can be introduced into the balloon interior and towards the therapeutic region by the delivery catheter.
US09084584B2
An physiological data acquisition apparatus includes three or more leads, at least one AC current source, a switching mechanism structured to selectively couple the current source to selected lead pairs to inject an AC current across the selected lead pairs which produces an AC voltage across the selected lead pair, and a processing device. The processing device is structured to (i) determine an impedance across the current selected lead pair based on the AC voltage, (ii) determine whether the impedance is less than a predetermined threshold, (iii) if the impedance is less than the predetermined impedance threshold cause the current selected lead pair to be used for generating physiological parameter data, and (iv) if the impedance is not less than the threshold cause the switching mechanism to couple the at least one AC current source to a new selected pair of the leads.
US09084581B2
An X-ray imaging system that allows X-ray images to be acquired from a desired direction by considering the tilt of a tabletop. The X-ray imaging system includes a support unit that holds an X-ray imaging unit that performs X-ray imaging of a subject. The subject is placed on the tabletop. A memory stores in advance imaging angle information from previous imaging. A tilt detector detects the tilt angle of the tabletop. A calculator calculates a correction angle for correcting the imaging angle information based on the imaging angle information and on the tilt angle. A drive unit moves the support unit to a position based on the imaging angle information and the correction angle.
US09084578B2
A diagnostic imaging apparatus and method are provided. The diagnostic imaging apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a lesion from a medical image, an interpretation unit configured to acquire a shape feature value by interpreting a shape of the detected lesion in a frequency domain, and a diagnosis unit configured to determine whether the detected lesion is benign or malignant based on the acquired shape feature value.
US09084559B2
A displacement measurement method for achieving, at each position of interest, high accuracy measurement of a displacement, a velocity and a strain in an actually generated beam direction by measuring the beam direction angle from ultrasound echo data. The method includes the steps of: generating an ultrasound echo data frame through scanning an object in a lateral direction with an ultrasound steered beam having one steering angle; calculating both a beam direction and a frequency in the beam direction based on an azimuth angle φ=tan−1(fy/fx), a polar angle θ=cos−1[fz/(fx2+fy2+fz2)1/2], and a frequency (fx2+fy2+fz2)1/2 in the case where first spectral moments calculated from local ultrasound echo data at plural different temporal phases are expressed by a three-dimensional frequency vector (fx, fy, fz); and calculating a displacement component in the beam direction at each position of interest generated between plural different temporal phases.
US09084550B1
A neural monitoring device includes a stimulator configured to provide a stimulus, a mechanical sensor configured to generate an output signal corresponding to a sensed event, and a receiver configured to receive an output signal from the mechanical sensor and determine if the output signal corresponds to the stimulus provided by the stimulator.
US09084537B2
A system comprising a biometric monitoring device including a housing including a platform to receive at least one foot of the user, a body weight sensor to generate body weight data, processing circuitry to calculate user weight data which corresponds to the user's weight, using the body weight data, and communication circuitry to: (a) receive user identification data which identifies the user or a portable activity monitoring device, and (b) transmit the user weight data to data storage associated with the user identification data. The system further includes the portable activity monitoring device including a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, a sensor to generate sensor data, and communication circuitry to receive physiologic data which is based on the user weight data, and processing circuitry to calculate activity data using the sensor data and physiologic data.
US09084536B2
A system comprising a biometric monitoring device including a housing including a platform to receive at least one foot of the user, a body weight sensor to generate body weight data, processing circuitry to calculate user weight data which corresponds to the user's weight, using the body weight data, and communication circuitry to: (a) receive user identification data which identifies the user or a portable activity monitoring device, and (b) transmit the user weight data to data storage associated with the user identification data. The system further includes the portable activity monitoring device including a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, a sensor to generate sensor data, and communication circuitry to receive physiologic data which is based on the user weight data, and processing circuitry to calculate activity data using the sensor data and physiologic data.
US09084535B2
A medical imager, primarily for use in oral and dental applications. The imager has a source for providing a plurality of collimated beams of non-ionizing radiation, in particular near-infrared light, and a plurality of correlated detectors. Each detector is arranged to receive unscattered light from one or part of one of said collimated beams and scattered light from one or more other beams. The imager further comprises means for using both the unscattered and scattered light to form an image.
US09084531B2
Real-time marker detection in medical imaging of a stent may be provided. A plurality of frames of image data may be obtained. A plurality of candidate markers for the stent may be determined in the plurality of frames of image data. One or more markers from the plurality of candidate markers may be detected. The detecting may be based on automatic initialization using a subset of frames of image data from the plurality of frames of image data. The detecting may be performed in real-time with the obtaining.
US09084529B2
In a special mode, a first frame image including a blue signal B1, a green signal G1, and a red signal R1 is captured in a first frame period. In a second frame period, a second frame image including a blue signal B2, a green signal G2, and a red signal R2 is captured. An oxygen saturation level calculator calculates an oxygen saturation level of each pixel based on signal ratios B1/G2 and R2/G2, and sequentially outputs obtained special images on a monitor. Whenever the special image is produced, a signal ratio R2/R1 is calculated. When the signal ratio R2/R1 exceeds a threshold value, a warning sign “!!” is displayed. When the signal ratio R2/R1 is larger than a predetermined range S, a warning sign “HIGH StO2” is displayed. When the signal ratio R2/R1 is smaller than the range S, a warning sign “LOW StO2” is displayed.
US09084519B2
A cleaner includes at least one cleaning component, a pump module, a driving module and a control system. The at least one cleaning component and the plate delimit at least one space. The pump module is connected to the at least one space to pump air out of the at least a space to form a negative air pressure in the at least one space so that the cleaner is sucked on the plate. The driving module is connected to the at least a cleaning component to drive the at least a cleaning component. The control system is coupled to the pump module and the driving module and controls the driving module to cause the at least one driven cleaning component to make a movement on the plate.
US09084518B2
A cleaning robot that discharges, upwards and from an exhaust port (7), airflow having dust removed therefrom, and comprises: a main case (2) having a suction port (6) opened in the bottom surface thereof and the exhaust port (7) opened in the upper surface thereof, and that is self-propelled on a floor surface (F); an electric fan (22) arranged inside the main case (2); and a dust collection unit (30) that collects dust in airflow sucked in from the suction port (6) by the driving force of the electric fan (22).
US09084513B2
A tamping and scraping tool for a food processor includes a flat blade in the form of a segment of a circle and a handle extending perpendicularly therefrom. The blade has an arcuate circumferential scraping edge and a chordal scraping edge interrupted by a central arcuate recess configured as a smaller circle segment. The flat bottom surface serves as a tamping surface; the chordal scraping edge permits scraping material from the bottom wall of the processor; and the outer scraping edge permits scraping of material from the processor sidewall.
US09084511B2
Briefly, and in accordance with the foregoing, disclosed is a spray head for use with, in combination with a beverage making apparatus, as a replacement for other spray heads and a method of using a spray head. The spray head receives liquid from a liquid dispensing path of the beverage making apparatus and distributes liquid over a beverage making substance retained proximate the spray head. The spray head includes two pieces, a first piece for connection to the liquid dispensing path and the second piece which is flexible and removable attachable to the first piece. A cavity is defined between the first and second pieces. Water received form the liquid dispensing path collects in the cavity. The second piece or body portion includes a plurality of holes for dispensing and distributing water from the cavity over the beverage substance. The spray head is removable from the beverage making apparatus for facilitating direct contact and flexion cleaning of the surfaces of at least the body portion of the spray head to remove particles and mineral deposits therefrom.
US09084504B2
A cooking system that utilizes vibration to improve the convenience of preparing food and the quality of the finished product. The system uses a vibrating device coupled to a cooking vessel with a pad and/or isolation blocks disposed between the vibrator and the vessel. The cooking system can be adapted to prepare specific foods in specific quantities, such as popcorn in pre-packaged containers.
US09084502B2
A fastening assembly for managing and statically positioning or holding objects, and for other uses, the fastening assembly comprising a flexible, corrugated tube, the tube having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends having an attachment mechanism, for example, male and female hook and loop ends (a mechanism commonly referred to by the trademark “Velcro”), which hook and loop ends are capable of being attached to each other to secure the ends of the tube to encompass various objects. The corrugated tube is extendable and condensable, and is allowed to encompass and detachably hold together curtains, drapes, towels, cords, wires, tubes of varying widths carrying liquid or air, lines, strings, or similar groupings of products having length where an advantage exists in collecting, coalescing, binding, and fastening a single product or a grouping of products.
US09084495B2
A debris catching apparatus which has an inner rim, a receiver, an outer rim, an outer lip, a top fastening mechanism, and a bottom fastening mechanism. The apparatus is attachable to a chair to catch food debris dropped or thrown by a child.
US09084494B2
A body support is provided for a support structure. The body support includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and plurality of elastic cushions. The top plate includes a first planar surface, while the bottom plate includes a second planar surface facing the first planar surface. The plurality of elastic cushions is disposed between and positioned to engage the top plate and the bottom plate.
US09084490B2
A man-machine interface (10) for a vehicle (1), the interface (10) has pointer means (40) and comprises a base and a support (20) extending in elevation from said base (15). A notch (30) is formed in a side face (22) of said support (20) in an elevation direction (Z) and is shaped to match the shape of a thumb. A top face (21) of the support includes an ergonomic armrest (35) having two raised margins (36) extending symmetrically on either side of a longitudinal axis of symmetry (AX) of the armrest (35). A front face (25) of the support extends in elevation from the base (15) from a bottom portion (25′) having the pointer means (40) arranged therein towards a top portion (25″) that is rounded to support a user's palm.
US09084489B2
A modular wall includes a plurality of inter-connectable and interchangeable wall modules. At least one of the wall modules includes a recessed, extendable piece of furniture, such as a bed, desk, table, work surface or chair. When in a closed configuration, the furniture folds into or otherwise resides within a recessed pocket in the modular wall. When in the closed configuration, the outer surface of the furniture forms an exterior surface of the wall module; thereby, concealing the furniture seamlessly into the modular wall. The exterior surface can comprise one or more exterior interchangeable tiles.
US09084474B2
A paint brush storage and protection device includes an open well having an upstanding wall ending in an upper wall, the wall being continuous from one side of an opening to another; a top with an open channel extending around the perimeter of the top except at and end of an extension area; a hinge connecting the open well to the top; a seal located in the opening; a first latching mechanism associated with the open well and top opposite the hinge; and a second latching mechanism associated with the open well and top in the area of the opening. A paint brush may be placed within the well and the top closed over the well by deflection of the hinge so the upper wall forms a generally airtight connection with the open channel and the seal closes the opening to secure and protect a paint brush.
US09084463B2
In preferred embodiments, a novel container transport device comprising two collapsible elongate walls with the bottom of each collapsible wall joined to two opposite and parallel sides of a base and two side support walls joined to two opposite and parallel sides of the base perpendicular to the two collapsible elongate walls. In preferred embodiments, the top of each collapsible wall is joined to a parallel and opposite side of the retainer. Two side support walls are hingedly joined to two opposite and parallel sides of the retainer perpendicular to the collapsible walls. The side support walls may be moved between a first position in which the bottom of each side support wall contacts an opposite side of the base, and a second collapsed position in which the bottom of each side support wall is folded over the retainer to rest on the top of the device allowing the device to be collapsed.
US09084454B2
In slide fasteners, the difference between the interval A between the flange portions of sliders and the maximum value B of the separable pins in the tape width direction (interval A−maximum value B) satisfies the relation “(dimension C of the box pin corresponding to the maximum value B)<(interval A−maximum value B)<(element width D)”, the maximum value B is smaller than the element width D, a dimension E of the separable pin in a tape length direction where the dimension is larger than the difference between the interval A and the element width D (interval A−element width D) and satisfies a relationship of “(dimension E)>(length of one pitch of the fastener elements)×3−(dimension of a coupling head of the tape length direction)×3”.
US09084453B2
In a woven fastener stringer, a weft thread is folded back while interlacing with a upper direction converting portion configured by an upper fixing warp thread and a lower direction converting portion configured by a lower fixing warp thread on a side close to engaging head portions of fastener elements. An upper extension portion configured by the upper fixing warp thread is placed in adjacent to a tape main body side of the upper direction converting portion. A lower extension portion configured by the lower fixing warp thread is placed in adjacent to the tape main body side of the lower direction converting portion. According to this, when a slide fastener is used in an inside out manner, it is possible to make it difficult to see the coupled fastener elements.
US09084446B2
A unique head covering designed to be comfortable and to enable securing a separate scarf to a person's head is disclosed. The head covering being disclosed makes use of integrated loops and/or clips to enable a person to securely and comfortably attach a separate scarf to the person's head. The head covering consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure may not require the use of pins or knots. Embodiments of the present disclosure further enable the securing of a separate scarf to the head covering in order to cover, for example, a person's neck and chest.
US09084434B2
Provided are probiotic compositions that have enhanced stability under various storage conditions. The stability of the probiotic compositions is enhanced through the addition of various agents and excipients. Examples of agents and excipients that may be used to enhance the stability of probiotic compositions include prebiotics, such as the sugar alcohols mannitol, sorbitol, and lactitol, and/or phytonutrients such as oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). The probiotic compositions may be formulated into oral dosage forms such as tablets, caplets, and capsules, or manufactured as a chewing gum or as a powder formulation that may be dissolved in a liquid such as water, milk, juice, or yogurt.
US09084427B2
The present invention is directed to a method for controlling weeds post-emergently in sorghum comprising applying to such sorghum a herbicidally effective amount of a composition comprising (a) fluthiacet-methyl and (b) 2,4-D, wherein such 2,4-D is present in a safening amount.
US09084420B2
A pest control agent containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1), wherein A represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or the like, K represents a non-metal atom group necessary for forming a cyclic linking group derived from a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, in combination with A and two carbon atoms to which A bonds, X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, n represents an integer of from 0 to 4, T represents —C(=G1)-Q1 (wherein G1 and G2 represent an oxygen atom or the like, Q1 represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, or the like), or the like, Q2 represents a phenyl group or the like, G3 represents an oxygen atom or the like, and R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or a group represented by -L-D, or the like (provided that at least either R1 or R2 represents a group represented by -L-D); as an active ingredient exhibits an excellent effect.
US09084419B2
The present invention provides: a method for reducing temperature stress of plants which comprises applying an effective amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (I) and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof to a plant that has been exposed to or to be exposed to a temperature stress factor; and so on.
US09084417B2
A composition including an ethylene blocking agent complex formed from the product of an ethylene blocking agent and a host, and at least one water-soluble polymer, wherein the ethylene blocking agent complex and the at least one water-soluble polymer are intermingled is disclosed.
US09084411B1
A livestock identification system/method configured to identify individual animals from a pool of livestock is disclosed. The system/method utilizes images of individual animals and determines the identity of a specific animal based on markers extracted from the image of the animal. These markers may then be used to characterize the state of the animal as to weight, health, and other parameters. The system is configured to log these parameters in a temporal database that may be used to determine historical activity of the animal, including but not limited to activity relating to food and/or fluid intake. This historical record in conjunction with analysis of the animal state parameters is used to determine the animal health status and may also be used to determine whether the animal is ready for harvesting.
US09084407B1
A novel maize variety designated X95D041 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X95D041 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95D041 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95D041, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95D041. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95D041.
US09084405B1
A wheat variety designated W020314H3, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W020314H3, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W020314H3 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W020314H3 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety W020314H3. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W020314H3 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US09084396B2
A handheld power working machine includes a main body including a driving part, a working part provided in the main body and configured to drive by the driving part, and a gripper provided to be able to rotate with respect to the main body. The gripper includes a restriction part configured to be able to switch between at least a restriction state where the gripper is restricted from rotating with respect to the main body and a release state where the gripper can rotate by releasing the restriction state, and switching operation parts configured to perform switching operation to switch between the restriction state and the release state in the restriction part. Respective switching operation parts are disposed in at least one side and the other side of the gripper in a rotating direction.
US09089077B2
Systems are provided for creating and operating data centers. A data center may include an information technology (IT) load and a fuel cell generator configured to provide power to the IT load.
US09089076B2
An apparatus and method is provided for conveying heat away from an electronic component. In one embodiment, a method positions a conformable thermal interface element in heat conducting contact with an electronic component. A heat conducting member is disposed within the conformable thermal interface element. The heat conducting member is coupled with a manifold so that the heat conducting member is in heat conducting contact with the manifold. The electronic component may be installed or removed without disassembly of the apparatus.
US09089063B2
This invention relates to a substrate with via and pad structure(s) to reduce solder wicking. Each via and pad structure connects a component to conductive layers associated with the substrate. The substrate includes one or more plated vias, solder mask(s) surrounding the plated vias, and a conductive pad with a conductive trace connected to each plated via. The conductive pad extends beyond the terminal sides to increase solder formation and the solder mask reduces solder formation at the terminal end of the component. The via and pad structure is suitable for a variety of components and high component density. The invention also provides a computer implemented method for calculating the maximum distance of a conductive pad extending beyond the terminal side of a component.
US09089060B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide a ball grid array (BGA) package. The ball grid array (BGA) package includes an integrated circuit (IC) packaged in the BGA package, first solder ball, a second solder ball and a third solder ball to transmit a first signal, a second signal, and a third signal. The first signal and the second signal are a pair of differential signals. The third solder ball has a substantially equal distance from the first solder ball and the second solder ball, and thus the first solder ball and the second solder ball are in symmetry with regard to the third solder ball.
US09089057B2
An electronic device includes a conductor plate, a circuit board placed with a distance to a surface of the conductor plate, a connector provided on the circuit board, a flexible cable having one end connected to the connector and laid down along the surface of the conductor plate, and a cable holding member which includes a sloped holding surface for holding at least part of a portion of the flexible cable ranging from the connector to the surface of the conductor plate and which is electrically connected to the conductor plate.
US09089051B2
A multichip module includes a carrier, a stiffening frame, a plurality of semiconductor chips, and a plurality of covers. The carrier has a top surface and a bottom surface configured to be electrically connected to a motherboard. The stiffening frame includes a plurality of openings that accept the plurality of semiconductor chips and may be attached to the top surface of the carrier with an adhesive that absorbs dimensional changes between the stiffening frame and the carrier. The semiconductor chips are concentrically arranged within the plurality of openings of the stiffening frame and the plurality of covers are attached to the stiffening frame so as to enclose the plurality of openings.
US09089047B2
A grounded belt and drawer apparatus including a drawer, mounted on a first track, a tensioner body having a first pulley, a supporting member, and a first belt. The drawer moveable on a first line in a first direction and a second direction. The tensioner body mounted on a second track and moveable in the first direction and the second direction. The first belt having a first end and a second end, rounded over the first pulley, and a first segment and second segment extending distally from the first pulley in the first direction. The first belt conductively connected to the drawer and to a first fixed point which forms a conductive path from the drawer to the first fixed point.
US09089045B2
A display apparatus includes: a display unit; a frame that covers a side surface of the display unit; and a pressing member including a facing portion that faces the side surface of the display unit, a pressing portion that protrudes from the facing portion and presses a rear surface of the display unit, and a fixing portion fixed to the frame.
US09089044B1
A molded connector gasket of indefinite length or circumference that provides electromagnetic interference shielding of electronic components is disclosed. The disclosed gasket may have a cross-sectional profile comprising three protruding members including a first member being generally vertical, a second member being generally forty-five degrees from the first member via a curve, and a third member protruding from the second member near the curve, the third member being at an angle generally less than vertical but more than forty five degrees with respect to the second member.
US09089041B2
A wiring board includes an electrode pad having a first surface and a second surface located on an opposite side from the first surface, a conductor pattern connected to the first surface of the electrode pad, and an insulator layer embedded with the electrode pad and the conductor pattern. The insulator layer covers an outer peripheral portion of the second surface of the electrode pad.
US09089034B2
A lighting device (10) includes a voltage converter (2) for generating a predetermined DC voltage, a detector (4) for obtaining a detection voltage corresponding to a predetermined DC voltage applied across a light source (20), a controller (3) for controlling the voltage converter (2) so that a current flowing through the light source (20) is constant, and a determination unit (5) for determining whether the detection voltage is a preset first reference voltage or higher. The first reference voltage is set higher by a specified voltage than the detection voltage, and is set to vary more slowly than the detection voltage. The controller (3) stops an operation of the voltage converter (2) when the detection voltage is determined to be the first reference voltage or higher through the determination unit (5).
US09089033B2
An LED lighting device includes a step-up chopper circuit for increasing an input voltage to a prescribed DC voltage, a voltage detection circuit for detecting the DC voltage, a step-down chopper circuit for decreasing the DC voltage to apply it across a light source, a step-down chopper controlling circuit for turning on and off a switching device of the step-down chopper circuit when the DC voltage is a threshold voltage or more, and an inrush current preventing circuit having a parallel circuit of a thyristor and a thermistor. When the DC voltage is less than the threshold voltage, only the induced voltage obtained from the step-up chopper circuit is employed as a drive power supply for the thyristor. When the DC voltage is the threshold voltage or more, only the induced voltage obtained from the step-down chopper circuit is employed as the drive power supply.
US09089032B2
Systems and methods for using an LED-based lamp for reproducing a target light are disclosed. A color-space searching technique is introduced here that enables the LED-based lamp to be tuned to generate light at a specific CCT by adjusting the amount of light contributed by each of the LED strings in the lamp. The target light is decomposed into different wavelength bands, and light generated by the LED-based lamp is also decomposed into the same wavelength bands and compared. The color-searching techniques allow the LED-based lamp to closely emulate a black body radiator given the limitations of the physical specification of color string in the LED strings.
US09089030B2
A series connected light string using LEDs connected to an AC power source is disclosed. In order to make some or all of the lights color change, twinkle, and/or flash, controllers are provided in series with all or some of the LEDs. Because the supply source AC, but the active elements are essentially rectifiers, the circuit becomes a half wave DC circuit. Half wave DC will cause unpredictable behavior in DC circuit components. This will cause the controller to shut down during the zero voltage portion of the pulsating DC cycle. To prevent this a current supplying element is placed in parallel with the controller.
US09089029B2
The invention provides advances in the arts with useful and novel driver methods. The invention provides circuit driver and control methods for relatively high-current drivers, usable with relatively low-voltage battery power sources. Preferred embodiments include one or more high series resistance capacitors electrically connected with a power source. A low resistance driver circuit regulates power supplied from the capacitors to the load.
US09089028B2
Devices comprise first and second terminals (1,2) connected to first load circuits (21) comprising first light emitting diodes, and third and fourth terminals (3, 4) connected to second load circuits (22) comprising second light emitting diodes, first connections (11) that interconnect the first and third terminals (1, 3), second connections (12) that interconnect the second and fourth terminals (2, 4), at least one of the first and second connections (11, 12) being a power dissipating connection, at least one of the first and second load circuits (21, 22) being adapted to receive first power from a source (31) via the first and second connections (11, 12), and capacitors (41) coupled in parallel to the second load circuits (22) for storing energy received via elements (42) with current-direction-dependencies and for providing second power to at least the second load circuit (22).
US09089024B2
Methods and apparatus for changing a DC supply voltage applied to a lighting circuit are disclosed. In specific cases, a constant voltage power supply is used to power an LED lighting circuit in which there are uncertainties within the forward voltages of the LEDs, which in turn creates uncertainty with respect to the current level flowing through the LEDs. To manage these uncertainties, the current flowing through the LEDs is measured and an indication of the current level is communicated to a person who can manually adjust the DC voltage supply applied to the LED lighting apparatus by the constant voltage power supply. Alternatively, an automatic adjustment of the DC voltage supply applied to the LED lighting apparatus by the constant voltage power supply can be performed based upon the measured current level.
US09089023B2
A driving circuit for a light emitting element is disclosed. The driving circuit includes a DC-DC converter configured to generate a drive voltage between a first line and a second line; a current driver, configured to be connected to the light emitting element in series between the first line and the second line, configured to supply a drive current to the light emitting element; a protection resistor configured to be connected to the light emitting element in series between the first line and the current driver; and a controller configured to control the DC-DC converter such that a first detection voltage, which corresponds to a voltage between both ends of the current driver, approaches a predetermined reference voltage and perform a predetermined protection process if the drive voltage between the first line and the second line exceeds a predetermined first threshold voltage.
US09089020B2
A dimming signal generation device outputs a square wave voltage signal having an on-duty corresponding to a dimming level to a dimming signal line from a time point when a predetermined time period has elapsed after power-up. In the dimming signal generation device, a specific voltage is outputted to the dimming signal line for the predetermined time period after the power-up.
US09089019B2
A power saving arrangement for use with a phase cut dimmer, the power saving arrangement constituted of: a power converter arranged to convert a received alternating current power signal to a direct current signal; a detector arranged to detect the presence, or absence, of the phase cut dimmer blocking a portion of an alternating current mains power sine wave from reaching the power converter; and a controllable minimum holding current circuit in communication with the received alternating current power signal, the controllable minimum holding current circuit responsive to an output of the detector, wherein in the event that the detector detects the absence of the phase cut dimmer, the controllable minimum holding current circuit is disabled such that a minimum holding current is not provided.
US09089017B2
A method of controlling respective intensity levels of each of N light units, from a first light unit to an Nth light unit. Each of the light units has respective intensity levels from a 0 level to an L level based on duration of illumination of each light unit, In the method, a control signal representing light intensities for each of the N light units, sequentially, in order, for the first light unit to Nth light unit is received and processed. Then, the light units are re-arranged in accordance with the light intensities into a re-arranged order, from level L to level 0. A predetermined time period is counted sequentially through L time intervals. The light units are turned on in the re-arranged order at respective time intervals corresponding to the light intensities; and all light units are turned off at the end of the predetermined time period.
US09089006B2
An intelligent heater includes a first induction coil, a control panel, a power supply unit, a storage unit, a data transmission interface, and a controlling unit. The control panel includes an input unit for inputting, adding, amending, deleting or refreshing a cooking data and a display unit for showing an operating condition of the intelligent heater. The power supply unit is connected with the first induction coil for providing a first power to the first induction coil. The storage unit is used for storing the cooking data. The data transmission interface is used for transmitting the cooking data. The controlling unit is used for controlling the power supply unit to provide an electricity quantity of the first power to the first induction coil according to the cooking data, so that a heat quantity and a heating time required for heating a first foodstuff container are adaptively adjusted.
US09089004B2
The present invention relates to the connection of subnets which operate on different frequency channels and are connected by wireless forwarder stations. According to the present invention, a forwarding station periodically switches to the other frequency channel to remain there for a pre-defined presence duration, whereby jitters of the presence time caused by overlapping packet transmissions are compensated. According to the present invention, a presence and absence time of the forwarder station in the respective subnet is indicated by using signals relating to a power saving mechanism.
US09088997B2
A base station device includes: a control signal generator that generates a signal of control data including items corresponding to the type of sub-frames to be allocated; a scheduling information signal generator that generates a signal of scheduling information indicating a sub-frame to be a first sub-frame among sub-frames specified by first-type sub-frame candidate information; and a multiplexer that allocates the signal of the control data to the first-type and second-type sub-frames, and allocates the signal of the scheduling information to the first-type sub-frame. A mobile station device includes: a frame-type determining unit that determines the type of each of received sub-frames based on the first-type sub-frame candidate information and the scheduling information; and a control data detector that detects, for each sub-frame, the control data including the items corresponding to the type indicated by the result of the determination by the frame-type determining unit. Accordingly, the processing load on reception of control data is reduced.
US09088996B2
Spectral efficiency is improved by assigning uplink channels according to expected receive signal levels at a serving base station. A first subscriber device detects a new call request indication, and then determines, as a function of its transmit power level and current location relative to the serving base station, an expected receive signal strength indication (RSSI) at its serving base station. Depending on whether it is determined that the expected RSSI is greater than or less than a RSSI threshold: one of (i) transmitting a call request to the serving base station requesting an assignment to a respective designated high-power or low-power channel for the new call and (ii) transmitting the new call on a respective pre-allocated high-power or low-power channel.
US09088993B2
A method is described for a specific user equipment (UE) to perform a random access to a Node-B within a cell in which a plurality of UEs are located together. The method includes receiving system information for at least one of a basic sequence index and a length of a zero correlation zone (ZCZ) from the Node-B, and transmitting a preamble sequence to the Node-B over a random access channel. The preamble sequence is generated from constant amplitude zero auto-correlation (CAZAC) sequences distinguishable by at least one of the basic sequence index and a length of a cyclic shift (CS) applied to the preamble sequence. The length of the CS applied to the preamble sequence is given by one among a plurality of application lengths determined based on the length of the ZCZ, wherein a number of the plurality of lengths are differently given based on a type of the specific UE, and wherein the system information is the same for all the UEs within the cell regardless of the types of UEs.
US09088989B2
Methods and system are provided for managing and monitoring allocation of RF spectrum resources based on time, space and frequency. A network may be enabled to allocate excess spectrum resources for use by other network providers on a real-time basis. Allocated resources may be transferred from one provider with excess resources to another in need of additional resources based on contractual terms or on a real-time purchase negotiations and settlements. A network may be enabled to monitor the use of allocated resources on real-time basis and off-load or allow additional users depending on the spectrum resources availability. Public safety networks may be enabled to make spectrum resources available to general public by allocating spectrum resources and monitoring the use of those resources. During an emergency, when traffic increases on a public safety network, the public safety networks may off-load bandwidth traffic to make available necessary resources for public safety users.
US09088985B2
A base station includes a receiving unit configured to receive a UE capability regarding a bandwidth from a mobile station; and a specifying unit configured to specify, among plural basic frequency blocks included in a system band, one or more basic frequency blocks to be used by the mobile station based on the UE capability.
US09088981B2
Information is communicated between access points to cause a recipient access point to invoke an action. In some aspects, a mapping is defined between: 1) sets of physical layer identifiers and/or associated time offsets; and 2) different types of information. The mapping information is provided to access points in a wireless communication system such that an access point can use this scheme to communicate specified types of information to another access point. Based on the mapping, an access point that receives a set of physical layer identifiers from another access point is able to determine the type of information being communicated. The recipient access point may then invoke a specific action based on the type of information that was communicated.
US09088973B1
A radio spectrum management system is provided. In an embodiment, the radio spectrum management system includes a radio spectrum gateway, a radio spectrum management server and a radio spectrum policy decision server. The radio spectrum gateway is coupled to a radio access network that receives bandwidth requests from subscriber devices and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio access network. The radio spectrum management server receives bandwidth requests from the radio spectrum gateway and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio spectrum gateway based on radio resources and bandwidth policy decisions. The radio spectrum policy management server provides bandwidth policy decisions to the radio spectrum server. The bandwidth policy decisions are generated based on consideration of subscriber and/or application service provider characteristics. Methods for allocation of radio spectrum for a subscriber within a wireless network when the subscriber requests an application are also provided.
US09088970B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for direct communication between terminals. The method for performing communication between terminals using a first terminal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: transmitting request information for communication between terminals to a base station; receiving, from the base station, control information necessary for setting a link for communication between the terminals after transmitting the request information; setting a direct link between the terminals for data flow between the first and second terminals using the control information; and the first and second terminals performing communication for data transmission using the direct link between the terminals when the control information is not transmitted from the base station.
US09088965B2
A mobile communication device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided for improving data throughput by dynamically adjusting a window size of a communication protocol layer. The wireless module performs wireless transceiving to and from a service network. The controller module measures a link quality of the service network associated with a first protocol layer via the wireless module, and determines a number of transmission layers supported for spatial multiplexing associated with the first protocol layer. Also, the controller module adjusts a data transmission parameter associated with a second protocol layer according to the link quality and the number of transmission layers associated with the first protocol layer. Particularly, the second protocol layer is hierarchically higher than the first protocol layer in a multi-layer protocol stack.
US09088955B2
The present invention comprises a system and method for providing a distributed wireless network. In a preferred embodiment, at least one information processor is coupled to and accessible over a communication network, such as the internet. Network bandwidth is provided to a first user of at least two end users for a first fee and to a second user of the at least two end users for a second fee. The bandwidth is provided by at least one network service provider. Further, at least two wireless gateway devices are each respectively operated by the end users, and the wireless gateway devices are configured to provide wireless access to the communication network within a transmission range and to communicate with the at one least information processor. Also, at least two wireless receiving devices are provided that are operable to receive the respective bandwidth from the at least two wireless gateway devices when in transmission range. Preferably, the first user is authorized to use the second bandwidth and the second user is authorized to use the first bandwidth via the wireless devices. Thus a system and method of sharing bandwidth is provided.
US09088940B2
A method for facilitating synchronization between a communications network (102) and a wireless communications device (104, 106, 200) operating in a Continuous Packet Connectivity, CPC, discontinuous transmission, DTX, mode, comprises monitoring (304) at the wireless communications device (104, 106, 200) the radio conditions of downlink communications using control bits received from the communications network (102) to determine when the wireless communications device (104, 106, 200) is at a nearly out of synchronization state with the communications network (102). In response to determining the wireless communications device (104, 106, 200) is at a nearly out of synchronization state, the wireless communications device (104, 106, 200) sends (310) to the communications network (102), additional control information on a control channel. The wireless communications device (104, 106, 200) receives (312) additional control bits sent by the communications network (102) in response to the communications network (102) receiving the additional control information sent by the wireless communications device (104, 106, 200).
US09088934B1
Disclosed is a method and corresponding apparatus for management of access probe transmission from a wireless communication device (WCD) to a radio access network (RAN). The WCD determines that a particular coverage area is not the strongest coverage area detected by the WCD, and the WCD responsively transmits an access probe to the RAN in that particular coverage area. For instance, the WCD may define a sequence of access probe transmissions including at least one transmission to just a coverage area that the WCD deems to not be the strongest and further including at least one transmission to just a coverage area that the WCD deems to be the strongest.
US09088932B2
In a wireless mobile communications system, a method for processing paging information allows the operations of a mobile terminal to be simplified and permits efficient use of resources for the mobile terminal. The network instructs in advance, the transmission of control information, such as a particular paging message, a notification message, system information and the like, via a single indicator channel. The mobile terminal receives this single indicator channel and uses the indicator information that was transmitted via the indicator channel in order to receive the control information.
US09088917B1
An example method may involve transmitting a first media stream associated with a media session using a first IP:port number as a source IP address and source port, and using a second IP:port number as a destination IP address and port; receiving a second media stream from the second IP:port number; acquiring a third IP:port number; determining a network quality associated with the first IP:port number and a network quality associated with the third IP:port number; making a determination to handover the media session from the first IP:port number to the third IP:port number; in response to making the determination, transmitting a third media stream using the third IP:port number as a source IP address and source port, and (ii) using the second IP:port number as a destination IP address and destination port; and receiving a fourth media stream from the second IP:port number.
US09088909B2
A radio access system receives packets from a local source of streaming media content via a local connection and from remote packet sources via a remote network. The radio access system communicates with a subscriber station via an air interface that includes an uplink and a downlink. A packet classifier in the radio access system maps packets having the subscriber station's IP address as destination address to the subscriber station's downlink. The subscriber station communicates with a content controller via the remote network to request selected streaming media content. The content controller instructs the radio access system to convey the selected streaming media content from the local source to the subscriber station. In response, the packet classifier maps the packets containing the selected streaming media content to a downlink (either the original downlink or a new one) for transmission to the subscriber station.
US09088893B2
A control system includes a controlled apparatus and a portable terminal apparatus that controls the controlled apparatus. The controlled apparatus includes an authentication code generating unit that generates an authentication code and an authentication code output unit that outputs the generated authentication code. The portable terminal apparatus includes a code input unit that inputs a code and a code transmitting unit that transmits the input code to the controlled apparatus. The controlled apparatus further includes a determining unit that determines whether the code transmitted from the code transmitting unit is the authentication code output from the authentication code output unit and whether a first period has elapsed since generation of the authentication code and a permission unit that permits control using the portable terminal apparatus in response to determination that the transmitted code is the output authentication code and the first period has not elapsed.
US09088891B2
Systems and methods for device-agnostic, multi-factor network authentication are disclosed. In some embodiments, a wireless network connection can authenticate a device over secure authentication means with a certificate that confirms a device identity. After authenticating the device, a user can be prompted to provide credentials in a captive portal. The captive portal can be inaccessible to devices that have not already authenticated using a certificate. After providing approved credentials to the captive portal, the user can access the network. This embodiment and additional embodiments are readily integrated into private wireless networks and others.
US09088883B2
A method is provided for managing an emergency call in a mesh network. The method comprises a mesh station receiving an emergency indicator indicating that a call is an emergency call.
US09088876B2
WiFi interworking solutions for Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Standard.
US09088872B2
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a codebook for wireless transmissions may be generated by dividing a codebook into a fixed set of codewords and an adaptive set of codewords. The adaptive set of codewords may be scaled to cluster together and then rotated to be centered or nearly centered about a target. The adaptive set of codewords may then be merged with the fixed set of codewords to provide a hybrid codebook. A codeword from the hybrid codebook may be selected for precoding a transmission to provide a minimum, or nearly minimum, quantization error.
US09088870B2
Method and server for determining associations between pools of core network nodes and base stations
The present invention relates to positioning in a communication network. In Long Term Evolution, LTE networks the positioning server E-SLMC needs routing information in order to communicate with individual base stations, eNodeBs. For LTE networks configured with one Mobility Management Entity, MME or one pool of MMEs, the routing information can be obtained by interrogating the MME or an arbitrary MME in the MME pool. However, if the network is configured with several MME pools serving different sets of eNodeBs, the E-SLMC has now knowledge of which MME or MME pool that is serving a certain eNodeB. The invention includes a method and a position server (111) configured to quickly determine which MME pool (120,130) is serving a certain eNodeB (141-153) so that the relevant routing information necessary for the positioning server (111) to communicate with the eNodeBs (141-153) is obtained.
US09088869B2
Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs.
US09088863B2
A communication device may execute a wireless communication of object data with a mobile device via a first target network using a second type of interface after executing a sending process of sending a wireless setting, for causing the mobile device to belong to the first target network, to the mobile device using a first type of interface in a case where the communication device is determined as currently belonging to the first target network. The communication device may execute the wireless communication of the object data with the mobile device via a second target network using the second type of interface after executing a specific process of causing both the communication device and the mobile device to belong to the second target network in a case where the communication device is determined as currently not belonging to the target network.
US09088847B2
In an ear tip and a method of manufacturing the same, the ear tip includes a sound transfer part including a hollow shaft and an external sheet and an acoustic absorbent making contact with the external sheet and the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft has a cylindrical shape of which a circumferential surface is flat and provides a sound conduit for transferring audio signals. The external sheet is extended from an end portion of the hollow shaft in such a way that the hollow shaft is enclosed with the external sheet and a gap space is provided between the external sheet and the hollow shaft. The acoustic absorbent is positioned in the gap space and has a plurality of pores, thereby absorbing surrounding noises and preventing the surrounding noises from transferring into user's ear.
US09088844B2
A sound image localization control apparatus includes: a distributing unit configured to produce first and second audio signals which have a time difference, from an input audio signal, and configured to supply the first audio signal to one of a plurality of speakers; and a virtual-sound source processing unit configured to produce a virtual-sound source signal for localizing a sound source at a virtual sound source position in a space where the plurality of speakers are disposed, which is to be supplied to the one of the plurality of speakers, based on the second audio signal.
US09088840B2
The present invention relates to a vibration module for a sound transducer and, more particularly, to a vibration module for a sound transducer which can prevent sound leakage by minimizing contacts between a diaphragm and a voice coil. The vibration module for the sound transducer according to the present invention comprises: a substrate having an inner portion and an outer portion, an electrical connection portion for applying electrical signals to a voice coil being provided on the inner portion and a terminal being provided on the outer portion, for performing electrical connection between the electrical connection portion and the terminal; a first diaphragm attached between the inner portion and outer portion of the substrate; and the voice coil mounted on the inside of the inner portion of the substrate with a certain distance from the first diaphragm and electrically connected to the electrical connection portion.
US09088832B2
A method of and system for providing interactive services to a set of mobile devices is provided, comprising: providing at least one set of first information adapted for over-the-air broadcast to a set of mobile devices by at least one first facility, wherein the first information is selected from the group comprising program content, basic information and cloud content; providing at least one set of second information adapted for transmission to at least one of the mobile devices by at least one second facility, wherein the second information is selected from the group comprising non-linear information, on-demand information, cloud content and user-defined content, and wherein the second facility comprises a transmitter selected from the group comprising a short range wireless transmitter in intermittent communication with at least one of the mobile devices and a long range wireless transmitter; and receiving at least one set of third information based on information selected from the group comprising the first information and the second information from at least one of the mobile devices, wherein the third information is forwarded by a third facility comprising a receiver selected from the group comprising a short range wireless receiver in intermittent communication with at least one of the mobile devices and a long range wireless receiver.
US09088830B2
Method for virtual channel management, in an embodiment, includes the following steps. A command including a keyword is detected. Searching local program data for any program satisfying a first search criterion which includes the keyword is made to obtain a local search result, and searching for any external network video content satisfying the first search criterion is made to obtain an external search result. A program list is generated with a combination of the local and external search results. The program list is presented. If a selection indicating virtual channel addition is detected during the presenting of the program list, the program list is set to be a virtual channel associated with a channel identity code, and program content of the virtual channel is played. While the network-based multimedia reproduction system operates, if the channel identity code is detected to be selected, the program content thereof is played.
US09088828B2
A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The set-top box is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a television input, a television output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel.
US09088826B2
Methods and apparatuses for presenting targeted advertisements to DVR users are described. After a DVR has finished playing a recorded television program, or in response to other specified events, the DVR presents a screen which comprises a “save or delete” menu. In addition to the “save” and “delete” options, the menu additionally comprises one or more other options. Each of these other options may correspond to a separate promotional item. For example, a user's selection of such an option may cause the DVR to display or play an advertisement on the user's television set. Additionally or alternatively, these other options, when selected by a user, may cause the DVR to display a user interface through which the user can actually purchase a product or service. The product or service advertised or offered may be one that was featured or referenced in the television program that the user was just watching.
US09088825B2
A client device includes a network interface that is coupled to receive media content via a network, wherein the media content is protected by digital rights management data. A processing device executes a digital rights management application for validating playback of media content based on state tracker data. A memory stores the media content, the digital rights management application, the digital rights management data and the state tracker data. The digital rights management application generates the state tracker data based on digital rights management data and state data of the digital rights management application.
US09088821B2
Methods and apparatus to adaptively gather audience information data are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus monitor system factor(s) and select one or more sensors from a plurality of sensors positioned to gather audience measurement data based on the monitored factor(s). Thus, the disclosed methods and apparatus adapt to the conditions they face by selecting an amount and/or type of audience measurement data they gather.
US09088814B2
An image display apparatus and method are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes connecting an image display apparatus to a mobile terminal; displaying, on a screen of the image display apparatus, an indication that the image display apparatus is connected to the mobile terminal; displaying, on the screen, a request to a user whether or not an image from the mobile terminal is to be displayed on the screen; and displaying, on the screen, the image from the mobile terminal, according to a response to the request.
US09088813B2
A network node in a network personal video recorder (NPVR) system receives a request from a user to record a program asset provided on a channel and responsive to a count of enhancement recordings of the channel being equal to zero, starts a plurality of enhancement layer encode captures from the broadcast feed of the channel into an enhancement warehouse. The network node also starts a base layer encode capture of a broadcast feed of the channel into an NPVR warehouse associated with the user and increments the count of enhancement recordings of the channel by one.
US09088805B2
A video processing device is presented for processing video data. This video processing device protects the security of data via encryption when it is stored on a memory device during processing. In particular, memory input/output (I/O) includes encryption and decryption as part of an atomic operation to receive and format or de-format and either encoded or decode the video data.
US09088804B2
An on-demand multimedia stream processing system receives multimedia streams from broadcasters and processes the streams for viewing on a wide range of client devices. To decrease the use of computing resources, processing jobs are started and stopped based on user demand. When a multimedia stream is received from a broadcaster, the processing system does not start processing the multimedia broadcast stream until a request for a processed stream is received. The processing system automatically terminates processing jobs when the audience of a processed stream drops to zero or some other stop condition is met.
US09088800B2
A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal that includes a plurality of video layers. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a decoded video signal from the EDC data, wherein the general video decoding device includes a neighbor management module, a decode motion compensation module, an inverse intra-prediction module, an inverse transform/quantization module, a deblocking filter module, and a resampling module.
US09088798B2
Provided are an image encoding device that has high encoding efficiency, and an image decoding device. A mapping means maps pixel signals of an object to be encoded that are configured in prescribed color space to mapped pixel signals in which redundancy between the signals is reduced. The mapping coefficients are calculated from encoded pixel signals, thereby making encoding of mapping coefficients unnecessary. Furthermore, the mapping coefficients are calculated from pixel signals of an adjacent block comprising pixels similar to the pixels of the block to be encoded/decoded, thereby reducing redundancy significantly. The mapping is applied to the pixel signals of the block to be encoded/decoded and to an area of pixels to be referred to by prediction information, thereby enabling prediction to be applied to the mapped pixel signals, and, after executing transformation/quantization, encoding and inverse transformation/dequantization are executed. The mapped pixel signals are restored to the pixel signals.
US09088787B1
A system a 3D scanning device located at a first location configured to capture information for a 3D model of an object, a first computing system located at a second location configured to provide for an annotation of an augmented reality image on the 3D model, a second computing system located at the first location configured create the 3D model and to illustrate the annotation of the augmented reality image or the annotation of the augmented reality image on the 3D model created at the second location, and a communication protocol configured to communicate the 3D model and the augmented reality image between the first computing system and the second computing system. A method is disclosed. A non-transitory processor readable storage medium, providing an executable computer program product, the executable computer program product comprising a computer software code when executed causes a processor to perform certain functions is also disclosed.
US09088786B2
Provided is an image processing device including a decoding section configured to decode an image from an encoded stream, a horizontal filtering section configured to apply a deblocking filter to a vertical block boundary within an image to be decoded by the decoding section, a vertical filtering section configured to apply a deblocking filter to a horizontal block boundary within an image to be decoded by the decoding section, and a control section configured to cause the horizontal filtering section to filter in parallel a plurality of vertical block boundaries included in a processing unit containing a plurality of coding units and cause the vertical filtering section to filter in parallel a plurality of horizontal block boundaries included in the processing unit.
US09088782B2
A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result.
US09088779B2
A method of predictive-decoding a multi-view image includes receiving a bitstream comprising information indicating whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is a reference picture referred to by others of the pictures included in the multi-view image sequences for inter-view prediction and data about the multi-view image sequences; extracting the information indicating whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is the reference picture and the data about the multi-view image sequences from the received bitstream; determining whether pictures included in the data about the multi-view image sequences are to be used for inter-view prediction decoding based on the extracted information indicating whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is the reference picture; and performing predictive-encoding based on a result of the determination, wherein the information indicating whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is the reference picture is included in a parameter for each of the pictures.
US09088776B2
Apparatus and methods of using content information for encoding multimedia data are described. A method of processing multimedia data includes classifying content of multimedia data, and encoding the multimedia data in a first data group and in a second data group based on the content classification. The first and second groups are associated with quality levels. A user can request a target quality level.
US09088774B2
An apparatus and a method for performing a parallax control of a left image and a right image applied to display of a stereoscopic image are provided. The apparatus includes a left image transforming unit for generating a left image-transformed image by changing a phase of an image signal of a left image which is to be presented to a left eye in a right direction or a left direction and a right image transforming unit for generating a right image-transformed image by changing a phase of an image signal of a right image which is to be presented to a right eye in the left direction or the right direction. For example, each image transforming unit generates a differential signal by applying, to an input image, differential filter coefficients of coefficient series of opposite characteristics, and generates a parallax-controlled transformed signal using combining processing in which the differential signal or a non-linear signal of this differential signal is added to an original image signal. This processing achieves processing for, e.g., reduction or enlargement of a parallax range.
US09088768B1
Processing quality of service data to provide a prediction of quality of experience is disclosed. States for a plurality of parameters affecting a level of service being provided to a set of subscribers are varied. While varying the states of the plurality of parameters, feedback from the set of subscribers is obtained indicating a level of satisfaction with the service being provided to the set of subscribers. The feedback is statistically analyzed to identifying a correlation between the states for the plurality of parameters and the level of satisfaction with the service being provided to the set of subscribers. Scores representing a predicted quality of experience for the subscribers based upon the statistically analyzed feedback are produced.
US09088765B2
An image playback apparatus has a recording section which records shot images, and a display section which displays the images. The apparatus includes a motion detection section which detects a motion applied to the image playback apparatus in a state where hold of the image playback apparatus is detected, and a display control section which, when application of a particular motion set in advance is detected by the motion detection section, sorts and displays the images displayed on the display section.
US09088751B2
A control device includes a toner-density-related value identifying unit, a supply-amount-related value identifying unit, and a correcting unit. The toner-density-related value identifying unit identifies a toner-density-related value indicating the ratio of toner in developer including toner and carrier and contained in a developing unit that contains and agitates the developer. The supply-amount-related value identifying unit identifies the supply-amount-related value of developer to the developing unit. The correcting unit corrects the toner-density-related value identified by the toner-density-related value identifying unit in accordance with the supply-amount-related value identified by the supply-amount-related value identifying unit. The supply-amount-related value identifying unit estimates the supply-amount-related value on the basis of the consumption-amount-related value of developer.
US09088750B2
According to a picture-in-picture (PIP) system and method, a first image sensor device detects light from a first subject and generates a first signal indicative of image data for the first subject. A second image sensor device detects light from a second subject and generates a second signal indicative of image data for the second subject. Overlay logic combines the first and second signals to generate a picture-in-picture signal indicative of a combination of an image of the first subject and an image of the second subject, wherein the overlay logic is located within the first image sensor device. The first image sensor device generates a synchronization signal which is received by the second image sensor device and triggers the second image sensor device to generate the second signal indicative of image data for the second subject.
US09088746B2
A video data transmitter apparatus generates and transmits a multi-value amplitude modulation signal by performing a multi-value amplitude modulation of a plurality of N bits per one symbol according to video data of a video signal or a color signal constituting the video signal, or a brightness signal and a color-difference signal. A data separator portion separates the video data into first to N-th pixel data, a difference calculator portion calculates (N−1) pieces of predetermined difference information based on the separated first to N-th pixel data, and a multi-value amplitude modulator portion performs a multi-value modulation so that predetermined N-bit data corresponds to a multi-value signal level closest to an intermediate level having an intermediate value between a maximum level and a minimum level of the multi-value signal level of the multi-value amplitude modulation signal.
US09088737B2
A method for visualizing surroundings of a vehicle, especially in the dark is provided. A visual image, containing the digital data of the surroundings shows the visually perceptible objects. An infrared image, containing the digital data of the surroundings, shows the infrared radiation, emitted by the visually perceptible and/or other objects. An image fusion takes place that fuses the visual image and the infrared image into a target image, which can be represented in an image display unit, in order to simplify the allocation of the infrared radiation-emitting objects in the recorded environment. The image fusion is interrupted as a function of one environment parameter in order to represent only one of the two images, or none of the images, as the target image.
US09088734B2
A method is disclosed where an initial placement of a watermark annotation on an output medium associated with a page and placement of an area of the page, is determined. The determined initial placement is relative to the output medium and independent of the placement of the area of the page. The initial placement of the watermark annotation is adjusted so that the watermark annotation at least partially overlaps the area of the page.
US09088732B2
A projection display device includes light source device including a plurality of lamp units; a plurality of lamp apertures disposed in main body cabinet such that the plurality of lamp units are replaced therethrough; a plurality of lamp covers for covering respective lamp apertures; four first detection switches for detecting opening and closing of respective lamp covers; and lamp control power source unit for supplying ballast control voltage signal to first detection switches. Four first detection switches are disposed on sub-circuit board. Sub-circuit board also includes conductive pattern for branching ballast control voltage signal input to first jack and leading the branched signal to first detection switches.
US09088729B2
An imaging apparatus images an imaging target region by dividing the imaging target region into a plurality of divided regions and generates a merged image of a larger region than the divided regions by merging the obtained images of the respective divided regions. A method of the imaging apparatus includes acquiring a first image and a second image in each of the plurality of divided regions, performing image alignment between adjacent divided regions using the second images, and generating the merged image by merging the first images of the adjacent divided regions based on a result of the alignment performed using the second images. The second image is an image in which a depth of field or a focusing position, or both, are different from those of the first image.
US09088726B2
A solid-state image capturing device includes: a pixel array unit including plural pixels each converting light selectively incident through a mechanical shutter into charges to be stored in a storage portion and having an overflow path through which charges exceeding a saturation charge amount are discharged; and a driving unit starting an exposure by simultaneously resetting all pixels of the pixel array unit, maintaining the overflow path in an opened state during the exposure period, and closing the overflow path during a period while signals are read from the pixels after ending the exposure by closing the mechanical shutter.
US09088719B2
A mobile terminal including a camera; a touchscreen; a memory configured to store at least one image captured through the camera; and a controller configured to enter an image capture mode and display on the touchscreen a preview image obtained through the camera, display in a predetermined area a thumbnail image of a most recently captured image stored in the memory, receive a predetermined touch input on the thumbnail image, and display the most recently captured image corresponding to the thumbnail image while maintaining the image capture mode, based on the received predetermined touch input.
US09088710B2
An image processing apparatus includes a first pixel output variation detecting section, a second pixel output variation detecting section, and a pixel correcting section. The first pixel output variation detecting section detects a variation between pixel outputs of the phase difference detecting pixel and the imaging pixel of the same color as the phase difference detecting pixel. The second pixel output variation detecting section detects a variation in pixel output between imaging pixels positioned in vicinities of the phase difference detecting pixel and the imaging pixel used by the first pixel output variation detecting section. The pixel correcting section corrects the pixel output of each phase difference detecting pixel based on results of the first and second pixel output variation detecting sections.
US09088707B2
A focus control device includes an image acquisition section that acquires a captured image that has been captured by an imaging optical system, an evaluation value calculation section that calculates a focus evaluation value based on the captured image, the focus evaluation value being used to evaluate an in-focus state of an object in the captured image, a determination information calculation section that calculates determination information based on the focus evaluation value, a determination section that determines whether to start or stop an autofocus control process based on the determination information, and a focus control section that starts or stops the autofocus control process based on a determination result of the determination section.
US09088706B2
An imaging unit comprises a mount unit, an imaging element unit, a plurality of elastic members and adjustment screws, and a filler member. The imaging element unit is disposed so that a gap is present with respect to the mount unit. The elastic members are disposed in a compressed state between the mount unit and the imaging element unit. The adjustment screws are disposed so as to be coaxial with respect to each of the elastic members and are mounted to at least one of the mount unit and the imaging element unit. The filler member is disposed so as to be coaxial with respect to at least one set comprising an elastic member and an adjustment screw, and, as the adjustment screw is tightened, the filler member is sandwiched and compressed between the mount unit and the imaging element unit.
US09088704B2
A portable, user assembled apparatus has interlocking parts and no fasteners, or the apparatus is preassembled such that, once assembled, the apparatus holds both a document at a fixed angle and a portable camera-equipped electronic device, at the same and parallel angle, a fixed distance from the document. The apparatus sits on a table or desktop and allows the user to work in the sitting position. The user can make initial adjustments to set the mobile device in a fixed position such that the entire document image is in the viewfinder and in focus. These one-time position settings can be preserved. When the camera shutter is executed, both the document and device do not move. The device provides a novel way for mobile device users to quickly and easily capture many document images with optimum image quality and uniform image size.
US09088701B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a display; a job input portion that inputs one or more jobs each having job and job reference information; a main memory; a job executor that executes the one or more jobs; a judgment portion that judges whether or not the one or more jobs can be executed; a first controller that stores the job and job reference information on the main memory if the one or more jobs can be executed or that stores the job and job reference information on the same and saves the job information on a recording device if the one or more jobs cannot be executed; a second controller that shows and updates a job name list and shows job details of a user's selected job name, all on the basis of the job reference information; and a third controller that restores the job information on the main memory.
US09088700B2
An imaging device includes an interface, a controller, and a recorder. The interface is connected to an external device. The interface is configured to receive divided audio data obtained by dividing data included in an audio file obtained by the external device in units of time, from the external device. The controller performs correlating an image file with the divided audio data so that the image file and divided audio data are synchronized, based on time data of the image file obtained by image shooting, and time data of the divided audio data. The controller performs sending reduced image data obtained by reducing images included in the image file, to the external device through the interface. The recorder records the image file and divided audio data.
US09088699B2
A user terminal and an image communication method and apparatus include outputting a captured image without performing left-and-right reversion when the captured image includes a symbol. Further, an image camera includes an image generate to generate a captured image, and a camper control unit to transmit the captured image to a user terminal without performing left-and-right reversion when the captured image includes a symbol.
US09088692B2
A system includes a network interface for sending and receiving at least video data between two or more endpoints, where each endpoint includes a display screen. A camera may be located at more than one endpoint capturing video data. The system also includes a control unit for controlling spatial arrangement of one or more video data streams displayed on a display screen of one or more endpoints. The control unit determines a state and configuration of a videoconference and accesses a route description corresponding to the state and configuration of the videoconference. The route description includes a video data stream destination, one or more video data stream sources, and layout information determining the spatial arrangement of one or more video data streams displayed on the video data stream destination.
US09088689B2
Disclosed is a system and method for automatic adjustment to a camera field of view based on parameters negotiated during a video conference initiation.
US09088685B2
The present invention provides a method for efficiently removing noise of an image sensor. To this end, the present invention enables: an area to be divided into an edge area, a sensitivity difference generation area, and a pattern area relative to an input image of a Bayer pattern; and different noise removing methods to be applied according to each of the divided areas. By doing this, noise can be removed efficiently since the noise is adaptively removed in each area. Further, sensitivity differences between Gr and Gb are considered in such a manner that resolution can be improved.
US09088682B2
An information processing apparatus includes a sensor unit that, in accordance with an image captured at a first distance from the information processing apparatus, senses a presence of a person within a second distance set to be closer to the information processing apparatus than the first distance, and a shifting unit that sets the information processing apparatus to a first mode when the presence of the person is sensed by the sensor unit, and shifts the information processing apparatus from the first mode to a second mode that consumes power less than in the first mode when the presence of the person is no longer sensed within the second distance by the sensor unit.
US09088681B2
There is provided a power supply apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and a power supply system including a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an external device, a received power information reception unit configured to receive received power information representing the power received by the external device, and a power supply control unit configured to control the power supply unit to turn ON/OFF the power supply based on a set power set on the power supply unit and the received power represented by the received power information.
US09088676B2
An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains processed data which is processed in response to a request received from a user, a determining unit that determines a mode for providing the processed data, on the basis of priority levels which are assigned in advance to plural modes for providing data by the user or a user to whom the processed data is to be provided, and on the basis of availability of each of the plural modes, and a providing unit that provides the processed data in the mode determined by the determining unit.
US09088668B1
A computing device can utilize one or more sensors to capture data associated with a current environment, state, condition, property, etc. of the device. Based at least in part on the captured data, the current environment, state, condition, property, etc. of the computing device can be determined or identified. Based on the determined/identified current environment, state, condition, property, etc., the computing device can configure the notification intensity level for the device. The device can determine a suitable notification intensity level and set that notification intensity level for the device. An incoming communication received at the computing device while the device is still associated with the determined/identified current environment, state, condition, property, etc. can cause a notification to be outputted at the set notification intensity level.
US09088667B2
A system and method for associating an audio clip with an object is provided wherein the voice-based system, such as a voicemail system, is used to record the audio clips.
US09088663B2
A first remote control application is configured to cause a smart device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of a controllable appliance in response to a user interface element of the smart device being activated while a second remote control application of a bridge device is configured to cause the bridge device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of the controllable appliance in response to receiving at the bridge device the at least one command transmitted from the smart device. The at least one command is transmitted from the smart device using a first transmission protocol and the at least one command is transmitted from the bridge device using a transmission protocol recognized by the controllable appliance.
US09088662B2
There is disclosed a method and system for managing file metadata stored in one or more catalogs on a wireless handheld device. In an embodiment, the method comprises: connecting to one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device; downloading to the device one or more catalogs storing file metadata for one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device; and remotely updating on the device the one or more catalogs such that the file metadata in one or more file libraries stored remotely from the device are substantially up-to-date on the device.
US09088661B2
A communication system includes a telecommunication appliance connected to a communication network, an image acquisition appliance coupled to the telecommunication appliance, software executing on the telecommunication appliance from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function enabling detecting that an image acquired by the camera comprises a human face in at least a portion of the image, and a second function initiating a communication event directed to a pre-programmed destination, the second function initiated by the first function detecting the human face image portion.
US09088658B2
Particular embodiments provide intelligent overload control for contact centers. In one embodiment, an overload condition at a contact center is determined. When the overload condition exists, a contact evaluation metric for a connection to a contact is determined. The contact evaluation metric may evaluate the value of a contact, such as whether the contact is a high-value or low-value contact. An action to perform for the contact is then determined based on the contact evaluation metric. For example, if the contact is considered a high-value contact, then the contact may be serviced; however, if the contact is considered a low-value contact, then the contact may be gapped.
US09088648B2
A system for effecting at least one prearranged notification after a calling instrument places a call using a predetermined number; the system including: (a) a jack unit for coupling the calling instrument with an outgoing telecommunication connection; and (b) a server unit coupled with the outgoing telecommunication connection. The server unit is coupled with a plurality of notification media. The jack unit detects when the calling instrument places the call using the predetermined number. When the call is completed, the jack unit alerts the server unit of a completion of the call to the predetermined number. The server unit responds to the alerting by effecting the at least one prearranged notification via at least one notification medium of the plurality of notification media.
US09088644B2
A removable telecommunication sensor module is configured to be removably coupled between a power protection device and a bus bar and/or a backplane. The removable telecommunication sensor module monitors energy usage at a telecommunication equipment circuit level for a piece of telecommunication equipment arranged in a telecommunication network infrastructure.
US09088641B2
The present disclosure relates to transmitting data between a plurality of computing devices such as mobile telephones and other electronic communications devices, where a request is associated with placing a call to a contact, and where information associated with the request is stored and a request for a SIP proxy is made, and an IP address associated with the SIP proxy is transmitted to allow redirecting the call to a server via the SIP proxy.
US09088640B2
Disclosed is an electronic device cradle for use with smart phones, tablets, MP3 players and other electronic devices. In one example, the cradle is configured to be in the form of common household furniture and includes recesses allowing the phone to be received or docked in an upright position or on the phones side. The cradle may include a charging device allowing several different ways to charge the phone and illumination features to enhance the look and functionality of the cradle.
US09088635B2
The disclosure discloses a method for sharing audio and/or video. The method includes the steps that: a first terminal writes audio and/or video from an audio-video providing module into a cache space according to a play request of a second terminal, and transmits the audio and/or video stored in the cache space to the second terminal. The disclosure further discloses a system for sharing the audio and/or video. With the disclosure, a video conference of a mobile terminal can be displayed at a digital home network terminal in real time, so that the video content can be displayed through the digital terminal that does not support video conferences. Moreover, when a user gets home, a mobile phone terminal involved in the video conference can conveniently switch the images to a television terminal, thus not needing to be held by the user. Therefore, user experience is improved.
US09088631B2
The present disclosure relates to a game streaming system and method for supporting multiuser and multiplatform, and more particularly to a game streaming system and method for supporting multiuser and multiplatform, which executes a game for multiuser in a server computer having high performance in an online game and transfers multiple game result images and game sound to a client terminal of a corresponding user by using real-time encoding and streaming.
US09088624B2
An approach is presented for facilitating automated processing of targeted (push) notification messages for integration with notification recipients of different type and function. A universal notification platform receives data for identifying one or more notification recipients, one or more attributes of the one or more notification recipients, or a combination thereof. It then processes the data along with one or more other attributes pertaining to one or more service providers of the notification recipients in order to determine one or more rules for specifying routing of one or more notification messages to the one or more notification recipients by one or more information sources.
US09088619B2
A provider edge (PE) device provides subscribers with access to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) network. The subscribers are connected to the PE device via a broadband aggregation device. The PE device includes a processor operable to snoop control plane traffic for a logical identifier that allows subscriber traffic having varying data plane information to be treated as a session group. The processor is further operable to instantiate the session group based on the logical identifier. A unit of the PE device applies a QOS policy to traffic flow associated with the session group. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US09088617B2
A method for evaluating a deployment of a network access change request, the method includes: (a) formatting a network access change request to provide a formatted network access change request; wherein the formatted network access change request includes multiple formatted request items; wherein the multiple formatted request items includes a requested access type, an address of an access source, an address of an access destination; (b) determining multiple relationships between the multiple formatted request items and corresponding items of at least one entity out of a network model and a current network policy; and (c) responding to the network access change request in response to the multiple determined relationships.
US09088607B2
The present invention discloses a method for network attack protection, a device, and a system thereof. The method includes: receiving information about attack source, in which the information about the attack source carries address information about an attacker; obtaining address information about a gateway corresponding to the attacker according to the address information about the attacker and a preset mapping relationship between the attacker and the gateway corresponding to the attacker; and sending a first control message to the gateway corresponding to the attacker according to the address information about the gateway corresponding to the attacker, wherein the first control message instructs the gateway corresponding to the attacker to control traffic of the attacker. The present invention may be used on a communications network to prevent the attacker from attacking victim hosts on the network from the root, avoid blockage on the upstream network of the victim hosts.
US09088601B2
Novel methods, components, and systems that enhance traditional techniques for detecting malicious software are presented. More specifically, methods, components, and systems that use important contextual information from a client system (such as recent history of events on that system), machine learning techniques, the automated deployment of generic signatures, and combinations thereof, to detect malicious software. The disclosed invention provides a significant improvement with regard to automation compared to previous approaches.
US09088597B2
A mechanism is provided for detecting malicious activity in a functional unit of a data processing system. A set of activity values associated with a set of functional units and a set of thermal levels associated with the set of functional units are monitored. For a current activity value associated with the functional unit in the set of functional units, a determination is made as to whether a thermal level associated with the functional unit differs from a verified thermal level beyond a predetermined threshold. Responsive to the thermal level associated with the functional unit differing from the verified thermal level beyond the predetermined threshold, sending an indication of suspected abnormal activity associated with the given functional unit.
US09088589B2
A bidirectional notification system and method for improving the quality of media in a packet switched transmission network are disclosed. The end user of the packet switched network detects impairments in the media and initiates a pull message to a media quality control system disposed between the end user and the packet switched transmission network. The pull message causes the detection subsystem of the media quality control system to improve the media flow in order to mitigate the impairment detected by the end user. The detection subsystem of the media quality control system may also detect impairments in the media without input from the end user and launch a push message in response to the detection of the impairment. The push message announcing the impairment is provided to the end user with either an audio or visual message.
US09088585B2
Methods, devices, and storage mediums for receiving, by an ingress network-to-network interface device, a signaling message to establish a communication session; adding an identifier that identifies the ingress network-to-network interface device; transmitting the signaling message that includes the identifier to another device of a network with which the ingress network-to-network interface device belongs; selecting an egress network-to-network interface device based on the identifier and a minimum path criterion between the ingress network-to-network interface device and the egress network-to-network interface device; and transmitting the signaling message to the egress network-to-network interface device.
US09088570B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an approach for resolving and/or implementing policies based on layers of a network stack (e.g., cloud computing stack). Specifically, for a given policy that is being resolved, the system first evaluates the applicability of the policy to each layer in the network stack. For a given policy, the system then evaluates the relative effectiveness of applying the policy to achieve the overall goal of the policy. Based on the best fit evaluation of the relative comparison, the system then decides how and where the policy is enacted (e.g., determines a protocol for implementing the policy).
US09088564B1
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system that enables a user of an application that runs natively on a client to obtain access to a web resource that is affiliated with the native application. First, the native application obtains an access token from a Central Authentication Service (CAS). Next, the native application sends a secure request for a one-time use session token to the CAS. If the CAS determines the request is valid, the CAS initializes a session token and sends the session token to the native application. After receiving the session token, the native application directs a browser to an endpoint server, appending the session token to the browser's request. Finally, the endpoint server initializes an authenticated session wherein the authenticated session is scoped to the desired web resource.
US09088558B2
A system for transmitting OPC information from a first network in a first security domain to a second network in a second security domain. A first stand-alone server within the first security domain retrieves information via the first network from a first OPC server in the first security domain and forwards the retrieved information to a send server coupled to the first network. The send server forwards the received information received to a receive server via a one-way data link. The receive server receives the information from the send server and forwards the received information to a second stand-alone server via the second network. The second stand-alone server receives the information from the receive server and forwards the information to one or more OPC clients in the second security domain.
US09088550B1
Described herein are systems and methods for initiating presentation of content on a device. Unencrypted content is received for presentation. During presentation of the unencrypted content, encrypted content is accessed, decrypted and prepared for presentation. Once available, the presentation transitions from the unencrypted content to the encrypted content. As a result, latencies involved in accessing the encrypted content do not affect presentation to a user.
US09088549B2
Implementation of a secure network may be provided by analyzing packet traffic for sensitive information. Network processing elements found to be processing sensitive information may be classified as needing higher security. The classified network processing elements may be moved into a group of secure network processing elements.
US09088548B2
A streaming system includes an authoring unit (2), a stream server (3) and a client terminal (5). The authoring unit generates a file composed of encrypted contents data and the ancillary information at least containing the packetizing control information for generating an RTP packet, a non-encrypted codec dependent header made up of the information pertinent to encoded contents data, and the encryption information for decrypting the encrypted contents data form packet to packet. The streaming server packetizes the encrypted contents data along with at least the codec dependent header and distributes the resulting data as a stream. The client terminal refers to the codec dependent header of the received packet, re-assembles the packet, and decrypts the encrypted contents data of the re-assembled packet to generate contents data.
US09088539B2
A data transfer system comprising a first node, a second node, and a first one-way link for unidirectional transfer of data from the first node to the second node. The first node is configured to receive data and to allow transfer of the data to the second node via the first one-way link only if there is a match between a characteristic of the received data and an entry in a first predefined configuration file. The system may also include a second one-way link for unidirectional transfer of second data from the second node to the first node. The second node is configured to receive the second data and to allow transfer of the second data to the first node via the second one-way link only if there is a match between a characteristic of the second data and an entry in a predefined configuration file.
US09088534B2
A system and method is described for delivering an electronic communication to a recipient. The system and method determines whether at least one other recipient received the electronic communication. A relationship is identified between the recipient and the at least one other recipient. A response assessment result is generated in response to the determined relationship. The response assessment result is presented to the recipient.
US09088531B2
An apparatus and method are provided for performing interworking between different messaging services in a Converged Internet Protocol (IP) Messaging (CPM) service. The method includes receiving, by a CPM server, a message generated based on a user input from an arbitrary terminal; requesting, by the CPM server, a presence server to provide presence information corresponding to a recipient of the message; receiving, from the presence server, the presence information that is transmitted in response to the request; deciding a type of a messaging service for interworking based on the presence information; and delivering, by the CPM server, the message to an Interworking Function (IWF) that converts the message according to the decided type of the messaging service.
US09088526B2
Provided is a communication system which connects a unified C/U router to a network having C/U separation, wherein the stopping of U-plane communication of the unified C/U router is prevented even when the messages transmitted from a C-plane controller of the network having C/U separation do not arrive because of faults in the network having C/U separation. The routing information of a C-plane message (routing protocol) received by a U-plane controller is sent to an adjacent peer without being reflected in a routing table of the U-plane controller. The routing table of the U-plane controller is generated on the basis of the routing information (FIB information) received directly from the C-plane controller. In addition, a keep-alive packet from the unified C/U router is not sent to the C-plane controller and keeps alive the connection with the user router at the transmission destination.
US09088520B2
An impairment unit and method of emulating network impairments is disclosed. The impairment unit may receive network traffic and transmit impaired network traffic. Received packets may be stored in a memory physically partitioned into a plurality of memory blocks and logically partitioned into a plurality of buffers. At least one buffer may be associated with each of a plurality of predefined impairment classes. One or more buffer may be a limited-length queue. Memory blocks may be assigned to buffers on an as-needed basis. A classifier may determine respective impairment classes of the received packets. A number of memory blocks assigned to each limited-length queue may be limited to a respective predetermined maximum. An enqueue manager may store each received packet and associated metadata in the buffer associated with the respective impairment class. The enqueue manager may discard received packets if the associated limited-length queue is full.
US09088517B2
Techniques for stitching multicast trees in a multiple data center environment. According to one embodiment, a technique for stitching multicast trees is provided, which includes determining, at an edge device of a data center, one or more Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) assigned to the edge device as a result of a designated forwarder election. An assigned forwarder message is sent by the edge device to one or more devices on the data center, the assigned forwarder message advertising the edge device as a designated forwarder for the VLANs assigned to the edge device. For each of the VLANs assigned to the edge device, the assigned forwarder message causes the edge device to be included in a multicast tree for the VLAN when the assigned forwarder message is received by specific ones of the devices in the data center that are associated with the VLAN.
US09088512B1
A mobile station involved in a call receives a forward link signal from a radio access network (RAN) and transmits a reverse link signal to the RAN. If the mobile station detects a reception failure of the forward link signal, such as the receipt of an errored frame, the mobile station transmits a wait time to the RAN. The wait time specifies how long the reception failure can continue before the mobile station will discontinue transmitting the reverse link signal. In response, the RAN may increase the transmit power level at which the RAN transmits the forward link signal, such that a maximum transmit power level is reached during the wait time. The wait time could be based on a user preference and/or user behavior with respect to abandoning calls.
US09088500B2
A packet communication apparatus includes a packet processing determining unit that receives packets and determines whether or not to instruct a first-type packet processing device in the packet communication apparatus to perform predetermined packet processing with respect to the received packets; a searching unit that, when a transfer speed of packets determined to be subjected to the predetermined packet processing by the packet processing determining unit exceeds a processing speed of the first-type packet processing device, searches for another packet communication apparatus that includes a second-type packet processing device which performs packet processing identical to the predetermined packet processing; and a transfer unit that transfers the packets to the other packet communication apparatus retrieved by the searching unit.
US09088497B1
A packet switching device can allocate memory resources dynamically in order to utilize the memory resources efficiently. The packet switching device can include at least one ingress port that receives incoming packets from a network, a plurality of egress ports that transmit outgoing packets to the network, a storage unit configured to temporarily store the outgoing packets before transmission by the plurality of egress ports, the storage unit being coupled to the plurality of egress ports, so that a portion of the storage unit is dynamically allocated to an egress port, and a controller configured to dynamically allocate the portion of the storage unit to the egress port based on a network status.
US09088484B1
Methods and apparatus for eliminating loops associated with interconnects between clusters are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for operating a cluster of an interconnect group that includes at least one node and is in communication with a plurality of interconnects includes broadcasting a first frame on the interconnects. The method also includes receiving a second frame, the second frame being received on only a first interconnect, and blocking the second frame from being broadcast on the first interconnect. Finally, the method includes broadcasting the received second frame throughout the cluster such that no node in the cluster receives more than one copy of the second frame.
US09088470B1
Systems and techniques relating to wireless communications are described. A described technique includes receiving, at a wireless communication device, a signal that is based on produced signals, the produced signals being produced via different respective constellations; detecting a first signal from the received signal based on a combined constellation of the respective constellations; removing a signal contribution of the first detected signal from the received signal to produce a modified received signal; and detecting a second signal from the modified received signal. Removing the signal contribution can include using a constituent constellation of the respective constellations, the constituent constellation being associated with the first detected signal.
US09088467B2
A method of reducing peak-to-average power in a hybrid signal is provided. The method determines peaks in power by defining a sample point by way of a digital vector and an analog vector. The digital and analog vectors are added together to generate a hybrid vector which is used to compare the sample point to the maximum desired peak threshold. An error vector is used to correct the sample point to a desired power level. Once the sample point has been corrected it can be added back to the analog signal and transmitted.
US09088465B2
A receiver circuit includes: first and second phase adjusters that generate first and second clock signals; first and second determinators that perform binary determination on input data in synchronization with the first and second clock signals; a phase detection circuit that detects a phase on the basis of determination values of the first and the second determinators; a filter that performs filtering on the detected phase and thereby outputs first phase information to the second phase adjuster; an adder that adds a shift amount to the first phase information and thereby outputs second phase information to the first phase adjuster; and a corrector that outputs third phase information for decreasing variation in phase difference of the first clock signal with respect to the second clock signal to the first phase adjuster.
US09088463B1
Disclosed are various embodiments involving a container contract for data dependencies using representational state transfer (REST). A data resource is obtained by way of REST in response to determining that an application component has a dependency on the data resource. The application component is invoked to process the data resource. The data resource may be sent to the server by way of REST to effect a modification to the data resource in the server in response to determining that the application component has modified the data resource.
US09088457B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for transmitting an application download from a donor to a recipient or recipients. The donor defines parameters for transferring the application download, including payment distribution between the donor and recipient, delivery method of a notification of the application download to the recipient, identification of the recipient or recipients, a deadline for downloading the application, a maximum number of recipients, and other data relevant to transmitting an application download. Parameters are encoded in an identifier that may be decoded by the recipient's client device or that may be imaged and sent to a server providing the application download service. Various embodiments display the encoded identifier to the recipient via electronic displays or printed mediums. The recipient scans or captures an image of the displayed encoded identifier using a client device.
US09088441B2
Exemplary embodiments include methods and systems for monitoring, analyzing, and troubleshooting of control plane dynamics of a network including collecting state data from the one or more routers of one or more protocols at discrete time intervals, the state data being associated with one or more routers of a network, analyzing corresponding state data collected at two or more discrete time intervals, and outputting a result of the analysis of the state data collected from the one or more routers of the network.
US09088438B2
In one embodiment, a first routing device establishes a virtual channel with a remote routing device in a G.8032 protocol Ethernet network ring. The first routing device and the remote routing device each being linked to a multi-homed routing device having Layer 2 connectivity to a core network. The multi-homed routing device is not configured with the G.8032 protocol. The first routing device identifies a link state from the first routing device to the multi-homed routing device. Layer 2 connectivity of the first routing device to the core network is controlled based upon the identified link state of the first routing device.
US09088436B2
A network system for motor vehicles, including at least two differently structured subnetworks which each have a data connection, the network layers of the at least two differently structured subnetworks having a similar structure. The protocol of the network layer is preferably the Internet Protocol.
US09088434B2
A system and method for power over Ethernet (PoE) power mode policy and network management. Various power modes or configurations can be defined for a powered device. An IT manager at a network management station can remotely configure a power mode or configuration of a powered device using a network management protocol such as SNMP. This network management protocol can instruct a software agent at a powered device to change a power mode or configuration.
US09088428B2
Applications in a broadcast environment distribute events in real-time to a large number of receivers within specified geographic locations while efficiently sharing bandwidth resources with other applications using the same broadcast network. Applications need not be aware of the other applications sharing the resources, nor of the methods, protocols, and other mechanisms used to actually broadcast the data over the broadcast medium. Server-side applications that serve data, send notifications, or distribute events to specific locations within the network use a broadcast location manager. Client applications that receive such data, notifications, or events use a client location filter to obtain events that are relevant based on the location of the device. The broadcast location manager and client location filter work together to reliably and efficiently transmit data, notifications, and events to specific locations over the broadcast network for all applications involved.
US09088423B2
The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message.
US09088417B2
Server-side authentication of user accounts by using multiple authentication tokens and transmission of update statement to users for updates to applications installed on their devices. Prompting users that updates are available upon determining that a threshold event has occurred and if requisite network and situational conditions exist. Batching and sending notifications or requests for authentications that are required for each application update that is currently ready for download.
US09088413B2
Apparatuses and methods are provided for generating a plurality of redundancy versions using various rate matching algorithms. In some embodiments, a rate matcher is provided that allocates systematic and parity bits to the redundancy versions in a manner that allows all of these bits to be transmitted in at least one redundancy version. In some embodiments, the rate matcher uses a first puncturing algorithm to generate both a first redundancy version and a third redundancy version, but allocates a different proportion of the systematic bits to these redundancy versions. In these embodiments, the second redundancy version may include only bits that were not transmitted in the first redundancy version.
US09088411B1
Methods and apparatuses are provided for driving a modem. A Channel Impulse Response (CIR) is computed through channel estimation. An estimation time position is estimated by applying a weighted-average method to the CIR. A time offset is measured by comparing the estimation time position with a reference time position. The time offset is compensated for.
US09088410B2
A method of accessing local applications when roaming on a NFC mobile device may include creating a first partition and a second partition on a secure element (SE) of a subscriber identification module (SIM) of a near field communication (NFC) enabled device. The home TSM separates the first partition and the second partition by public key encryption. The home TSM generates cryptographic keys in response to a request by a roaming TSM for access to the second partition of the SIM. Following the exchange of security keys, the home TSM delegates to the roaming TSM access to the second partition of the SIM.
US09088409B2
A method of accessing local applications when roaming on a NFC mobile device may include creating a first partition and a second partition on a secure element (SE) of a subscriber identification module (SIM) of a near field communication (NFC) enabled device. The home TSM separates the first partition and the second partition by public key encryption. The home TSM generates cryptographic keys in response to a request by a roaming TSM for access to the second partition of the SIM. Following the exchange of security keys, the home TSM delegates to the roaming TSM access to the second partition of the SIM.
US09088400B2
A sequence estimation circuit of a receiver may receive a sample of an inter-symbol correlated (ISC) signal corresponding to a time instant when phase and/or amplitude of the ISC signal is a result of correlation among a plurality of symbols of a transmitted symbol sequence. The sequence estimation circuit may calculate a residual signal value based on the sample of the ISC signal and based on a survivor sequence. The sequence estimation circuit may generate one or more branch vector hypotheses based on the residual signal value, where each of the hypotheses comprises a plurality of symbols. The sequence estimation circuit may generate an estimate of one or more of the plurality of transmitted symbols based on the one or more branch vector hypotheses.
US09088396B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting muting information in a wireless communication system, and to an apparatus and a method for acquiring channel state using same. In an exemplary embodiment, muting information includes: a first data field, having a serving cell for receiving from peripheral cells in a multi-cell environment, at least one of a CSI-RS pattern, the number of CSI-RS antenna ports, a CSI-RS duty cycle, and CSI-RS transmission subframe offset information, and using same for expressing the cycle and the offset of muting subframes, which pertain to information on a resource block that can generate interference between the peripheral cells and CSI-RS; and a second data field for expressing a specific muting pattern, which must be muted within the muting subframes, having either 12 bits or 28 bits that display muting application in a bitmap format.
US09088395B2
Provided are a transmitter and a method for transmitting a data block in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the following steps: deciding the number of bits (s) and encoders (NES) to allocate to one axis of a signal constellation; encoding an information bit based on the s and the NES and generating a coded block; parsing the coded block based on the s and the NES and generating a plurality of frequency sub-blocks; and transmitting the plurality of frequency sub-blocks to a receiver.
US09088388B2
The high quality PCS communications are enabled in environments where adjacent PCS service bands operate with out-of-band harmonics that would otherwise interfere with the system's operation. The highly bandwidth-efficient communications method combines a form of time division duplex (TDD), frequency division duplex (FDD), time division multiple access (TDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), spatial diversity, and polarization diversity in various unique combinations. The method provides excellent fade resistance. The method enables changing a user's available bandwidth on demand by assigning additional TDMA slots during the user's session.
US09088385B2
Transmission of uplink control message for a wireless system. The uplink control message may be encoded according to one of multiple possible schemes. The choice of encoding scheme may be made based on the control message size and/or based on the available transmission resources and/or based on the detection scheme used on the receiving end. A modulation scheme may also be selected based on such factors. CDM may be used for certain control messages. Block code encoding, such as Reed-Muller encoding may be used for certain control messages. Different transmission resources may be allocated for different control message uses. The encoding specifics may be selected to obtain a certain hamming distance and/or size of the encoded message or based on other factors.
US09088379B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a service transmission processing method, a node device and a network system are provided. One method includes: receiving service data after relay processing by a 3R relay node, where the relay processing includes terminating and regenerating an Optical Channel (OCh) of the service data, and when the OCh is terminated, transparent transmission is performed on an Optical channel Transport Unit (OTU); and performing defect detection on a path of the OTU to obtain a detection result of the path of the OTU. Another method includes: obtaining an overhead in an Optical Transport Network (OTN) frame; and judging whether the overhead includes a Client Signal Fail (CSF) inserted after a signal fails, and if the overhead includes the CSF, determining a path where a defect occurs according to the CSF.
US09088374B2
When a user gets interested in some music he/she listens to somewhere, for example, in a coffee shop, the user records that music in a memory provided in a portable terminal. A processor reads the information recorded in the memory and performs a predetermined process on it. The resultant information is stored on a storage device. The information stored on the storage device is then transferred to a remote server via a communication device. The remote server searches the database for the title of the music corresponding to the received information and returns the results to the terminal. Thus, the user can easily get information about the title of the music.
US09088367B2
A method, system, and apparatus for a uni-fiber laser communications (lasercom) terminal are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes an oscillator to generate a first signal having a first wavelength, and a modulator to modulate the first signal. The apparatus further includes a circulator to circulate the first signal, and a bi-directional optical amplifier (optical amp) to amplify the first signal. Also, the apparatus includes an optical fiber, which is embedded in a ferrule, and an end of the ferrule is coated with a reflective coating. Additionally, the apparatus includes at least one lens, where the first signal is transmitted through and received through the optical fiber and at least one lens. Also, the apparatus includes an acquisition detector to detect the first signal. Further, the apparatus includes an actuator associated with the ferrule to nutate and translate the ferrule according to feedback from the acquisition detector regarding the first signal.
US09088363B2
An information communication device which transmits a signal using a change in luminance includes a determiner that determines a pattern of the change in luminance by modulating a signal to be transmitted and a transmitter that transmits the signal by causing a display to change luminance according to the determined pattern. When the display is adjacent to an other display and each of the display and the other display transmit a signal by changing luminance, the transmitter is configured to cause the display to change luminance in an area of the display other than a non-transmission area that is near the other display, without causing the display to change luminance in the non-transmission area.
US09088355B2
The dynamic range of an optical link in a network is determined by simultaneously transmitting signals from two network elements at first and second frequencies, which create a combined signal at a third frequency. The transmission power levels of selected network elements is successively increased until the measured power from the third frequency no longer changes in a predictable manner, at which point the upper limit of the dynamic range of the optical link is determined.
US09088352B2
A millimeter wave transmission device, the millimeter wave transmission device with (a) a first signal processing board for processing a millimeter wave signal; (b) a second signal processing board signal-coupled to the first signal processing board to receive the millimeter wave signal and perform signal processing with respect to the millimeter wave signal; and (c) a member provided between the first signal processing board and the second signal processing board and having a predetermined relative dielectric constant and a predetermined dielectric dissipation factor. The member constitutes a dielectric transmission path via which the millimeter wave signal is transmitted between the first signal processing board and the signal processing board.
US09088348B2
This document discusses, among other things, a system and method of measuring and correcting for frequency offset in wideband signals of bandwidth X within a communications system. A synchronization signal is generated and transmitted, wherein generating a synchronization signal includes generating a first chirp signal that sweeps a portion of bandwidth X and generating a second chirp signal to sweep approximately the same portion of bandwidth X but in the opposite direction. The synchronization signal is received at a receiver. The receiver then detects a first offset as a function of the first chirp signal and a second offset as a function of the second chirp signal and calculates the frequency offset as a function of the first and second offsets.
US09088346B2
A method of providing a recovery channel for a common transmission network of remote devices comprising encoding data that contains information about a primary carrier signal, modulating the encoded information, spreading, the modulated encoded information such that a secondary carrier signal results, combining, the spread secondary carrier with the primary carrier signal such that the spread secondary carrier signal occupies at least a portion of a bandwidth of the bandwidth pool, transmitting the combined primary and secondary carrier signals across a communications link having a plurality of remote carrier signals also being transmitted across the communications link to a remote receiver and sharing a same bandwidth pool (or multiple bandwidth pools), and reestablishing the communications link with the primary carrier signal after a loss of the communications link using the information about the primary carrier signal contained in the secondary carrier signal to recover one or more network configuration parameters.
US09088341B2
The invention discloses a SDR (software defined radio) device and its configuration method. The SDR device has at least one memory for storing a plurality of configurable generic software modules to be configured based on predefined configuration parameters, so that the plurality of configurable generic software modules are adapted to a communication standard corresponding to the configuration parameters; and a plurality of generic hardware modules, for performing instructions in the plurality of configured generic software modules, to accomplish a corresponding function, so as to make the software defined radio device as a communication device complying with the communication standard.
US09088338B2
A wireless communication system includes a pilot addition decision portion for deciding whether to add pilot symbols which are separate from the basic pilot symbols, to frames; a control symbol generation portion for generating control symbols including information related to additional pilot symbols; a frame assembly portion for assembling frames to which pilot symbols are added according to pilot addition decision; a transmission portion for transmitting the frames; and the reception device includes a control symbol demodulation portion for demodulating control symbols included in the received frames, and judges whether or not additional pilot symbols are included in the received frames based on the control symbol information; a data symbol demodulation portion for demodulating data symbols based on a propagation path estimation value which is estimated using the additional pilot symbols or using the additional and basic pilot symbols when the additional pilot symbols are included in the received frame.
US09088334B2
A system on a chip (SoC) includes a transceiver comprising a transmitter and a receiver, wherein at least one of the transmitter and receiver has a configurable portion that can be configured to operate in a single ended mode and in a differential mode. Two interface pins are provided for coupling the transceiver to an antenna via a matching network, wherein the two interface pins are shareably coupled to the transmitter and to the receiver. A tunable capacitor is coupled to differential signal lines of the configurable portion, wherein the tunable capacitor is configured to be tuned to optimize impedance matching of the configurable portion for each mode of operation.
US09088327B2
Systems and methods are provided for determining a channel quality indicator (CQI) for receivers that exhibit non-deterministic behavior during the CQI selection process. A codeword is received over a transmission system at a receiver, and a performance measure that is dependent on the CQI is determined for the codeword. The receiver determines an objective function that is based on the CQI and the performance measure, and selects a value for the CQI by performing an optimization technique on the objective function. The optimization technique is performed on the objective function over a range of candidate CQI values, and the selected value for the CQI is the candidate CQI value that optimizes the objective function.
US09088324B2
This invention is codebook sub-sampling of the reporting of RI, CQI, W1 and W2. If CSI mode 1 is selected RI and W1 are jointly encoded using codebook sub-sampling in report 1. If CSI mode 2 is selected W1 and W2 are jointly encoded using codebook sub-sampling in report 2.
US09088308B2
In an up-converter path of a transmitter, wide-band signal system like direct conversion WiGig, a high pass filter (HPF) is placed in the baseband path after the low pass filter (LPF) but before the mixers. The baseband signal of WiGig can have a bandwidth of 800 MHz. The HPF removes the frequencies from 0-40 MHz from the baseband signal and degrades the overall signal of the baseband by a dB or so. However, the frequency pulling is significantly reduced since oscillator frequency and Radio frequency (RF) transmitter frequencies after conversion become further separated when compared a system using to the conventional approach. This causes the injected signal to fall outside the locking range of the oscillator. The concern of substrate coupling is reduced and allows for a reduction in the physical distance between the oscillator and the mixer and reduces a shift in the desired target frequency of operation.
US09088307B2
A wireless power transfer system includes: a non-resonant transmitter, or a transmitter with a resonant circuit; and a non-resonant receiver, or a receiver with a resonant circuit. In some implementations, a transmitter with a resonant circuit is operated away from its resonance frequency. In some implementations, a receiver with a resonant circuit is operated away from the transmitter resonance frequency and/or the transmitter operating frequency. In some implementations, the selection of receiver resonance frequency is based on receiver power requirements. Thus, wireless power transfer may be accomplished by operating away from resonance in a quasi-resonant or non-resonant mode, and further may be accomplished using a non-resonant transmitter and/or a non-resonant receiver. Effective power transfer may also be achieved between a transmitter and multiple receivers. A combination of resonant and non-resonant transmitter and receiver(s) may be used for power transfer.
US09088306B1
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of apparatus and methods for provisioning a wireless-capable device for a wireless network. In an exemplary embodiment, a wireless-capable device, e.g., a thermostat, generally includes provisioning component(s) configured to receive from, and without a wired connection to, a wireless user device at least a network profile for provisioning the wireless-capable device for a wireless network. The provisioning components have no capability to receive the network profile through the wireless network. The provisioning component(s) are further configured to provide information for provisioning control of the wireless-capable device to a user account accessible through the wireless network.
US09088305B2
A docking station apparatus and method provides wireless power and wireless communications to a mobile device, and provides or establishes connections to one or more external devices such as monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, and networks. In response to detection of the presence of the mobile device, the docking station is enabled to transfer wireless power to the mobile device and communicate wirelessly with the mobile device. The docking station also provides or establishes connections to external devices in response to one or more connectivity assignments.
US09088299B2
An approach for encoding a physical layer (PL) header of a PL data frame is provided. The PL header comprises sixteen information bits ui, (i=0, 1, 2, . . . , 15), and the encoding is based on a convolutional code, whereby, for each information bit, five associated parity bits pi,k, (k=0, 1, 2, 3, 4) are generated, resulting in 80 codebits. The resulting 80 codebits are punctured to form a (16,77) codeword (c0, c1, c2, . . . , c76). The codebits of the (16,77) codeword are repeated to generate a (16,154) physical layer signaling codeword (c0, c0, c1, c1, c2, c2, . . . , c76, c76) for transmission of the PL data frame over a channel of a communications network. Further, for each information bit, each of the associated five parity bits is generated based on a parity bit generator, as follows: pi,k=(ui*gk,0)⊕(S0*gk,1)⊕(S1*gk,2)⊕(S2*gk,3)⊕(S3*gk,4), where S0=ui-1, S1=ui-2, S2=i-3, S3=ui-4, and wherein generator polynomials for gk=(gk,0, gk,1, gk,2, gk,3, gk,4), are as follows: g0=(1, 0, 1, 0, 1); g1=(1, 0, 1, 1, 1); g2=(1, 1, 0, 1, 1); g3=(1, 1, 1, 1, 1); g4=(1, 1, 0, 0, 1).
US09088296B2
Disclosed herein are representative embodiments for performing entropy coding or decoding using a counter-based scheme. In one exemplary embodiment disclosed herein, a first codeword is received from compressed digital media data. The first codeword is decoded into a first digital media data value by referencing a codeword table that associates the first codeword with the first digital media data value and a second codeword with a second digital media data value. A counter for counting occurrences of the first digital media data value is incremented. The value of the first counter is compared with the value of a second counter that counts occurrences of a second digital media data value. If the value of the first counter and the value of the second counter are equal (or greater than or equal), the codeword table is updated to swap codewords between the first and second digital media values.
US09088294B2
A method and apparatus for characterizing an A/D converter are provided. The A/D converter is configured to convert an input signal into a digital output signal. The method and apparatus may provide: applying an input signal to the A/D converter that in a first phase at least includes a gradient of a rising exponential function with Euler's number as the base, and in a further phase has a profile of a falling exponential function with Euler's number as the base, integrating a digital output signal associated with the A/D converter during the first phase to provide a first sum, integrating the digital output signal associated with the A/D converter during the further phase to provide a second sum, and calculating from the first sum and the second sum at least a gain error of the A/D converter and/or a zero point error of the A/D converter.
US09088290B2
An LC oscillator process compensation circuit includes an LC oscillator, a reference voltage terminal, a follower and a current auxiliary circuit, the LC oscillator includes a gain stage, an inductor and two voltage-controlled capacitors, the gain stage includes a first Field Effect Transistor, a second Field Effect Transistor, a third Field Effect Transistor and a fourth Field Effect Transistor, the current auxiliary circuit is connected with an external power source and the follower that connected with the reference voltage terminal to provide a working voltage for the LC oscillator, the follower includes a detection circuit to detecting current changes of the gain stage. The LC oscillator process compensation circuit has simple circuit structure and eliminates frequency changes of the LC oscillator caused by the process variations of the gain stage, thereby ensuring stability of the frequency of the LC oscillator, improving work precision and reducing design difficult.
US09088288B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide a clock generator circuit that includes a first pulse generator and a second pulse generator cross-coupled together. The first pulse generator is configured to output first pulses. Each first pulse has a first leading edge, a first trailing edge, and a first pulse width corresponding to a first delay time that is based on a first number of inversions. The second pulse generator is configured to output second pulses. Each second pulse has a second leading edge, a second trailing edge, and a second pulse width corresponding to a second delay time that is based on a second number of inversions. The first pulse generator outputs one of the first pulses in response to the second trailing edge, and the second pulse generator outputs one of the second pulses in response to the first trailing edge.
US09088283B2
A touch device includes a light guide having a plurality of light guiding blocks, a plurality of light-emitting modules, and a plurality of touch sensing modules. Each light guiding block includes an incident surface, an emissive surface, and a bottom surface. An isolating gap is disposed between any two adjacent light guiding blocks. Each light-emitting module is disposed adjacent to the incident surface of a corresponding light guiding block for emitting light that is guided thereto, and the light is guided out of the emissive surface thereof. Each touch sensing module is disposed on the bottom surface of the corresponding light guiding block. Any one of the plurality of touch sensing modules generates a driving signal to control a corresponding light-emitting module for emitting light when sensing a corresponding light guiding block is touched. Therefore, each light guiding block can emit light independently.
US09088281B2
A mobile computing device includes a processor and a trigger device operatively attached to the mobile computing device and configured to generate a mechanical vibration pattern for selectively actuating the mobile computing device. A trigger interface, illustratively an accelerometer, is configured to convert the mechanical vibration pattern into an electrical signal pattern. The processor is configured to actuate a mobile computing function depending on the mechanical vibration pattern generated by the trigger device. A table of properties stored in memory correlates the mechanical vibration generated by the trigger device with a specific mobile computing function. The trigger device may include a plurality of trigger parts; and the mechanical vibration pattern generated by the trigger device may include multiple bits of data generated by the plurality of trigger parts. The mobile computing device may be in a candy bar, clam shell, or other form factor and may include a removable handle.
US09088279B2
A timing margin circuit of a local clock buffer circuit may include an inverter logic gate having an inverter input and an inverter output, whereby the inverter input receives an input clock signal. A NAND logic gate includes a first NAND input coupled to the inverter output, a second NAND input, and a NAND output. The circuit also includes a logic device having a first logic device input that is coupled to the inverter output, a second logic device input that receives a mode selection signal, and a logic device output that couples to the second NAND input, whereby the NAND logic gate generates a first time delayed input clock signal and a second time delayed input clock signal, such that the first and the second time delayed input clock signal control a falling edge transition of a local clock signal derived from the input clock signal.
US09088271B2
In an embodiment of the invention, a dual-port positive level sensitive data retention latch contains a clocked inverter and a dual-port latch. Data is clocked through the clocked inverter when clock signal (CKT) goes high, (CLKZ) goes low and retention control signal is low. The dual-port latch is configured to receive the output of the clocked inverter, a second data bit (D2), the clock signals (CKT) and (CLKN), the retain control signals (RET) and the control signals SS (SS) and (SSN). The signals (CKT), (CLKZ), (RET), (SS) and (SSN) determine whether the output of the clocked inverter or the second data bit (D2) is latched in the dual-port latch. Control signal (RET) determines when data is stored in the dual-port latch during retention mode.
US09088265B2
A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structure comprises: a first electrode disposed over a substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer comprising boron nitride (BN); and a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer.
US09088263B2
A surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator and a SAW oscillator and an electronic apparatus including the resonator are to be provided. A SAW resonator includes: an IDT exciting a SAW using a quartz crystal substrate of Euler angles (−1.5°≦φ≦1.5°, 117°≦θ≦142°, 42.79°≦|ψ|≦49.57°); one pair of reflection units arranged so as allow the IDT to be disposed therebetween; and grooves acquired by depressing the quartz crystal substrate located between electrode fingers. When a wavelength of the SAW is λ, and a depth of the grooves is G, “0.01λ≦G” is satisfied.
US09088261B2
Resonant impedance sensing with a resonant sensor (such as LC) is based on generating a controlled negative impedance to maintain steady-state oscillation in response to changes in resonance state caused by interaction with a target. Resonant impedance sensing can include: (a) generating a controlled negative impedance at the sensor; (b) controlling the negative impedance based on a detected resonance state to substantially cancel the sensor resonant impedance, such that the sensor resonance state corresponds to steady-state oscillation, where the negative impedance is controlled by a negative impedance control loop that includes the sensor resonator as a loop filter; and (c) providing sensor response data based on the controlled negative impedance, such that the sensor response data represents a response of the sensor to the target. Thus, the response of the sensor to the target corresponds to the negative impedance required for steady-state oscillation.
US09088256B2
An amplifier includes a fault protection control circuit biased from the signal pin and a fault protection circuit including a first PMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor. The sources and bodies of the first and second PMOS transistors can be connected to one another, the drain of the first PMOS transistor can be connected to the amplifier's output, and the drain of the second PMOS transistor can be connected to a signal pin. During normal operating conditions, the fault protection control circuit can turn on the first and second PMOS transistors. However, the fault protection control circuit can turn off the first PMOS transistor and turn on the second PMOS transistor when an overvoltage condition is detected, and can turn on the first PMOS transistor and turn off the second PMOS transistor when an undervoltage condition is detected, even when the integrated circuit is unpowered.
US09088249B2
Apparatus and methods for reducing capacitive loading of an envelope tracker are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless device comprises an envelope tracker including an output configured to generate a power amplifier supply voltage, a plurality of power amplifiers, and a power supply network configured to provide the power amplifier supply voltage to the plurality of power amplifiers. The power amplifier supply network includes a first inductor electrically connected between a supply input of a first power amplifier and the output of the envelope tracker, and a second inductor electrically connected between a supply input of a second power amplifier and the output of the envelope tracker. The first inductor resonates with a distributed capacitance of the power supply network at a frequency greater than the envelope tracker's modulation bandwidth of, and the second inductor resonates with the distributed capacitance at a frequency greater than the envelope tracker's modulation bandwidth.
US09088238B2
A method of determining the position of a rotor of a permanent-magnet motor. The method uses two different schemes to determine the position of the rotor. A first scheme is used when the rotor rotates within a first speed range, by sequentially exciting and freewheeling a winding of the motor, measuring a parameter that depends on the rate of change of current in the winding, and comparing the parameter against a threshold. A second scheme is used when the rotor rotates within a second speed range, by generating a voltage signal that is proportional to the voltage across the winding, generating a further voltage signal that depends on the rate of change of current in the winding, and comparing the two signals.
US09088235B2
A method of determining the position of a rotor of a permanent-magnet motor. The method includes sequentially exciting and freewheeling a winding of the motor. The winding is freewheeled for a freewheel period in response to current in the winding exceeding a current limit. The method also includes measuring a parameter that corresponds to either the magnitude of current in the winding at the end of the freewheel period or the interval between the start or end of the freewheel period and the time at which current in the winding exceeds the current limit. The measured parameter is then compared against a threshold and the rotor is determined to be at a predetermined position when the measured parameter is less than or greater than the threshold.
US09088234B2
The invention includes a three-phase full-bridge power converter, a motor generator driven by the power converter, a pulse number generator which determines the number of pulses included in the driving signal for one electrical cycle, a voltage command generator which determines a modulation factor and a phase angle of driving voltage, and a pulse generator which generates the driving signal, and, in this invention, the pulse generator generates the driving signal having a pulse waveform which minimizes power loss in the power generator and the motor generator according to the number of pulses, the modulation factor, and the phase angle.
US09088212B2
A push-pull converter configured to convert an input voltage to an output voltage according to a transfer ratio is provided. The push-pull converter comprises a transformer, a first and a second switch transistor arranged to operatively provide the input voltage to the transformer such that the transfer ratio is obtainable, a first and a second rectification transistor arranged to operatively receive a first and a second part, respectively, of the output voltage from the transformer such that the transfer ratio is obtainable. The push-pull converter is further configured to synchronously operate the first switch transistor and the first rectification transistor, synchronously operate the second switch transistor and the second rectification transistor, and operate the first and second switch transistors 180 degrees out of phase with respect to each other.
US09088208B2
An apparatus for sensing an input current through an inductor includes an RC circuit connected in parallel with the inductor across first and second input pins of an integrated circuit. A voltage monitoring circuit monitors a first voltage at the first input pin of the integrated circuit and monitors a second voltage at the second input pin of the integrated circuit. An op-amp compares the first voltage with the second voltage and generates a control output responsive to the comparison. A current sink circuit responsive to the indication controls the first voltage to substantially equal the second voltage.
US09088197B2
Systems for grounding components in a machine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes: an inner component configured to be connected to a shaft; a ground component configured to be disposed substantially about the inner component, the ground component configured to complement the inner component and substantially define a cavity there between; and a conductive substance disposed within the cavity substantially between the inner component and the ground component, the conductive substance configured to electrically connect the inner component and the ground component.
US09088196B2
A motor drive device employed, for example, in an electric power steering apparatus for vehicle, achieves a reduction not only in size but also in vibration and noise at the same time.At least one of a motor drive control unit (30) and a motor (10) is provided with at least two screw holes (53) for fixation to a gear (speed reducer) of an electric power steering apparatus. Let L1 be a maximum value of a distance between center points of the screw holes (53) and L2 be a distance between an end face (D) of a stator iron core (12) in an axial direction on a farther side from the gear and an attachment surface (C) attached to a gear side, then a value of L1 is equal to or greater than a value of L2.
US09088194B2
A structure for heat dissipation of motors including a heat dissipation component. A plurality of bosses for heat dissipation is arranged at intervals on the bottom of the heat dissipation component and an airflow passage is formed at the periphery of each boss. The heat dissipation component is a motor controller or an end cover. The structure for heat dissipation of motors is simple and reasonable. It features fast dissipation speed and excellent dissipation effects. It uses fewer materials, and is low in cost.
US09088193B2
A motor control device which can determine a magnetic pole position for a magnetic pole position detector included in a permanent magnet motor in which the reluctance torque proportion is larger than the magnet torque proportion is provided. In a permanent magnet synchronous motor having multi-phase windings of N axes (N≧2), the windings of optionally selected K axes (K≦N) are DC excited using corresponding independent power supplies.
US09088192B2
The present application has a purpose to provide a conductor wire for motor capable of improving durability against bending, and a coil for motor using the conductor wire for motor. One aspect of the invention, therefore, provides a conductor wire for motor comprising a fine wire assembly and a coating member covering an outer peripheral surface of the fine wire assembly, the fine wire assembly consisting of a plurality of fine wires assembled in a bundle, and each of the fine wires including a conductor and an insulating part provided on an outer peripheral surface of the conductor, wherein the coating member is made of metal, and the coating member has an electrical resistance value larger than an electrical resistance value of the conductor.
US09088177B2
A voltage supply unit for providing an adaptive voltage supply to a consumer in a means of transport, wherein the voltage supply unit comprises a voltage output device and an output control device. The output control device and the voltage output device are designed to set an output voltage of the voltage supply unit adaptively in a consumer-dependent manner.
US09088167B2
A wireless power transmission system includes a charging and path controller configured to supply, to a battery module, power generated by a solar cell module, or power generated by an alternating current-to-direct current (AC/DC) converter, based on a control signal; a power converter configured to receive power from the battery module and generate a supply power to be supplied to a target device from power received from the battery module using a resonant frequency; a source resonator configured to receive the supply power from the power converter and transmit the supply power received from the power converter to the target device; and a control/communication unit configured to generate the control signal of the charging and path controller based on an amount of the power generated by the solar cell module and an amount of power that can be output from the battery module.
US09088166B2
A replaceable, stand-alone charging apparatus for insertion into a portable electronic device having an energy storage device and a rechargeable battery that supplies energy to the energy storage device is provided. The replaceable, stand-alone charging apparatus has a body and a battery charging device housed substantially with the body and operable to charge the rechargeable battery of the portable electrical device. The replaceable, stand-alone charging apparatus further has an electrical connector adapted for connection with a cooperative electrical connector coupled to the rechargeable battery of the portable electronic device. The electrical connector is in electrical communication with the battery charging device.
US09088163B2
A secondary battery pack is described that is rechargeable and has a large capacity. The secondary pack has multiple battery units and at least one controller. Each battery unit of the battery pack includes a cell unit and a cell balancing system. In one embodiment, the cell balancing system has at least three detachable connections for connecting the cell balancing system to the cell unit, the controller or to other cell balancing units. The connections allow the cell balancing systems to be detached from the battery units and reused.
US09088158B2
One embodiment includes a power system. The system includes a power switch device that is activated to provide an output voltage to a load in response to an input voltage. The power switch device includes a control terminal and a bulk connection. The system also includes a reverse voltage control circuit configured to passively couple the input voltage to one of the control terminal and the bulk connection in response to a reverse voltage condition in which an amplitude of the input voltage becomes negative. The system further includes an output shutoff circuit configured to passively couple the output voltage to a neutral-voltage rail during the reverse voltage condition.
US09088145B2
An apparatus for routing data and power cables under raised floors and through other structures is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such an apparatus includes an illuminated attachment comprising a connection mechanism to removably connect the illuminated attachment to an end of a cable. The illuminated attachment adds weight to the end of the cable to aid in tossing the end from one location to another. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.
US09088143B2
An apparatus for attachment to a wall or wallboard including a housing having first and second sides; first and second elongated strap members each having first and second opposed sides, each strap member having first and second rack gears extending longitudinally along the respective strap member, the longitudinal position of the second rack gear being offset with respect to the first rack gear, each member having first and second axial extremities, the second axial extremity of each of the strap members including a U-shaped claw, each the claw including a contact surface extending generally in a direction away from a side of a respective strap whereby the claws may be inserted into a hole in an associated wall and the respective strap members can thereafter be passed through the respective receiving channels to secure the housing.
US09088142B2
Systems and apparatuses protect subsurface conduit. Specifically, the systems and apparatuses protect subsurface conduit by disposing one or more rigid caps over a length of the subsurface conduit under a roadway for decreasing and/or eliminating impacts and/or damage to the subsurface conduit caused by automobiles and other vehicles utilizing the roadway. Methods of making and using the same are further provided.
US09088132B2
A semiconductor optical element includes an optical waveguide formed on a semiconductor substrate, which includes: a single mode guide portion which guides input light in a single mode; a curved portion disposed at a downstream side of the single mode guide portion in a waveguide direction of the light and guiding the light in a single mode; and a flared portion disposed at a downstream side of the curved portion in the waveguide direction and of which waveguide width is widened toward the waveguide direction, so that the flared portion can guide the light in a single mode at an light-input side and the flared portion can guide the light in a multi-mode at a light-output side. The input light is optically-amplified by each of the active layers in the single mode guide portion, the curved portion and the flared portion by an optically-amplifying effect of the active layers.
US09088128B2
A laser module includes: a bottom plate of a box; the frame member being fixed to the bottom plate; a pipe member including a hollow portion PH communicating with the through hole OP of a box, the pipe member being fixed to the outer wall of the frame member; an optical fiber held on the hollow portion PH of the pipe member; and a laser element accommodated in the internal space of the box, the optical axis of the laser element being aligned with the optical axis of the optical fiber. When the bottom plate is placed on a plane, the bottom face of the pipe member is on the same face as a bottom plate portion contacting the plane.
US09088124B2
A laser diode includes a substrate and a junction layer disposed on the substrate. The junction layer forms a quantum well of the laser diode. The laser diode includes a junction surface having at least one channel that extends through the junction layer to the substrate. The at least one channel defines an anode region and a cathode region. A cathode electrical junction is disposed on the junction surface at the cathode region, and an anode electrical junction is disposed on the junction surface and coupled to the junction layer at the anode region. A cathode metal layer is disposed in at least a trench region of the channel. The cathode metal layer couples the substrate to the cathode electrical junction.
US09088122B2
A driver for an EA-DFB device includes a switching device. The EA-DFB device is put between a positive power supply and a negative power supply as connected in series to a bias current source and the switching device. The EA device is modulated by the switching device in the differential mode. The switching device includes paired transistors each having a load, one of which is a resistor connected in parallel to the EA device, while, the other is constituted by a resistive element.
US09088118B2
A crimp terminal is inserted in one of terminal accommodating chambers provided for a housing of a joint connector to be electrically connected to another crimp terminal in another one of the terminal accommodating chambers. The crimp terminal includes: a first engagement portion formed at one end in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction that the crimp terminal is inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber; and a second engagement portion which is provided at the other end which can be engaged with the first engagement portion. The first engagement portion is engaged with the second engagement portion of another crimp terminal for electrical connection of the two or more crimp terminals.
US09088117B2
Pursuant to some embodiments, an electrical extension system including a telescoping extension having at least a lower section and an upper section and being manually extendable and contracted; a base to receive and support the telescoping extension, at least at two different locations on the base; a power strip mountable on a first end of the upper section, the power strip being mountable to the first end of the upper section at least at one terminal end of the power strip and a non-terminal end of the power strip; and a power cable, the power cable being in electrical communication with the power strip and extending into the telescoping extension.
US09088116B2
In one embodiment, the present invention is a communication connector, comprising a compensation circuit for providing a compensating signal to approximately cancel an offending signal over a range of frequency, the compensation circuit including a capacitive coupling with a first magnitude growing at a first rate over the range of frequency and a mutual inductive coupling with a second magnitude growing at a second rate over the range of frequency, the second rate being greater than the first rate (e.g., the second rate approximately double the first rate).
US09088115B2
A connector capable of dispensing an actuator and reducing manufacturing costs. The connector includes a metal plate for sandwichingly supporting an FPC. The metal plate includes a first supporting portion mounted on a printed wiring board, and a second supporting portion connected to the first supporting portion via a linking portion in a manner movable in an FPC sandwiching direction. The second supporting portion includes a second movable portion opposed to the first supporting portion, and a second spring portion for causing the second movable portion to be urged against the inserted FPC. The second supporting portion includes a pair of locking pieces. The locking pieces cause the second movable portion to move away from the first supporting portion, using an FPC inserting force to increase distance between contact point portions of the first and second supporting portions, and prevent removal of the FPC.
US09088113B2
A second elastic portion includes a bent section connected via the proximal end portion to a first fixing portion formed so as to circumvent along a shape of a distal end portion and a part of a lateral face of a projecting portion of a first movable housing.
US09088100B2
A connector comprising a first module (1) on which a lever (6) is mounted so as to be able to rotate, and a second module (2), the first and second modules having complementary engagement profiles and receiving complementary contact elements, the lever (6) and the second module (2) comprising complementary means (8, 9) for driving the second module (2) in translation in a coupling direction of the first and second modules (1, 2), under the action of the rotation of the lever (6), the driving means (8, 9) being suitable for abutting to block the coupling before the contact between the complementary contact elements is established upon the introduction of the second module (2) into the first module (1) as long as the lever (6) does not occupy a rotation-stroke starting position for the purpose of the driving in translation.
US09088096B2
A case is a cylinder-shaped member and accommodates a connector body in a front end portion thereof. The connector body can slide back and forth with respect to the case. The case is provided with a slider in the inside thereof. One of the end portions of the slider projects forward from the case. The slider can slide in an axial direction. A stopper member is provided near a front end of a connector bar, at the back of the slider. The stopper member touches the slider and can move in response to movement of the slider. The stopper member locks the case and the holding member. That is, the stopper member functions as a case-locking mechanism for preventing the case from moving with respect to a holding member.
US09088093B2
An electrical bushing for use in a housing of an implantable medical device is proposed. The electrical bushing includes at least one electrically insulating base body and at least one electrical conducting element. The conducting element establishes, through the base body, at least one electrically conductive connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body, at least in part. The at least one conducting element includes at least one cermet. The electrical bushing includes at least one head part. The head part includes at least one plug connector element that enables electrical connection of at least one plug element from the external space to the plug connector element.
US09088090B2
A universal purpose power adapter has a first box and a second box, in which the first box includes a first socket, a first plug and first terminal blocks, and the second box further comprises a second plug and second terminal blocks. The second plug couples to the first socket and to the power output port at the same time; the first plug couples to the charging port of the backup battery. A backup battery can be connected to a digital product via the power adaptor. A selector circuit in each of the first and second boxes, and coupled, facilitates power routing through the connected boxes.
US09088084B2
An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a top surface and bottom surfaces opposite to each other in an up-to-down direction and a plurality of receiving holes running through the top and bottom surfaces. A dimension from the top surface to the bottom surface in the up-to-down direction is defined as the height of the insulating housing, a plane on half the height of the insulating housing is defined as the center plane of the insulating housing. The contact engages the insulating housing forming an engaging area. A center line of the engaging area is parallel to the center plane of the insulating housing, and the distance between the center line of the engaging area and the center plane of the insulating housing is no more than 1/10 the height of the insulating housing.
US09088082B2
A connector includes: a plurality of connecting terminals; a resin connecting portion, formed in a protruded shape, configured to hold the plurality of connecting terminals; and a metal protecting portion, formed integrally with one of the plurality of connecting terminals and provided on a side surface of the connecting portion, configured to cover at least a part of the side surface of the connecting portion closest to the distal end portion of the connecting portion.
