US09114635B1
A printing apparatus that includes at least two print heads. The printing apparatus includes a body defining a printing cavity therein, a first print path defined within the printing cavity and a second print path defined within the printing cavity that is substantially parallel to the first print path. A first print head is arranged adjacent the first print path and a second print head is arranged adjacent the second print path. A device is provided to move a printing surface from the first print path to the second print path.
US09114632B2
A printing system includes a controller and a ribbon reading device. The controller is configured to control operations of the printing system according to operational parameters. The operational parameters used to control printing of ink from a thermal print ribbon onto one or more target objects by a thermal print head. The ribbon reading device is configured to examine the thermal print ribbon as the thermal print ribbon moves in the printing system. The ribbon reading device examines the thermal print ribbon to determine if the thermal print ribbon is associated with a set of designated operational parameters for the printing system. The controller is configured to use the set of designated operational parameters to control the operations of the printing system when the thermal print ribbon is associated with the set of designated operational parameters.
US09114629B2
A printing apparatus includes a head and a control unit. The head discharges an imaging liquid for forming an image, and a supplementary liquid for supplementing the formation of the image with the imaging liquid onto a predetermined printing medium. The control unit is capable of selectively executing a first mode, in which the imaging liquid and the supplementary liquid are discharged from the head onto the predetermined printing medium, and a second mode, in which the imaging liquid is discharged from the head and the supplementary liquid is not discharged from the head.
US09114627B2
A discharge-printing treatment agent storage container includes: a first treatment agent-storage container; and a second treatment agent-storage container. The first treatment agent-storage container is provided with an introduction port for introducing a second treatment agent. The introduction port is sealed with a seal member. The second treatment agent-storage container is provided with a discharge port for discharging the second treatment agent. The discharge port is linked to a discharge tube. The tip of the discharge tube is capable of being placed in the first treatment agent-storage container by releasing the introduction port from being sealed with the seal member.
US09114623B2
A liquid cartridge detachably attached to an image forming apparatus to supply liquid to image forming apparatus. The liquid cartridge includes a cartridge case composed of first and second sub cases. At least one of the first and second sub cases includes an open space to accommodate an information storage device in the open space. The first and second sub cases are combined to close the open space and hold the information storage device so as to prevent removal of the information storage device accommodated in the open space therefrom.
US09114608B2
Included are: a storage unit configured to store profile data in which the amount of landing deviation and the ejection frequency representing the number of ejections of ink droplets per unit time are associated with each other; a correction judgment unit configured to determine whether to allow ejection timing control in print processing by selecting 30 dots as a unit line in an image, adding up a total volume of ink ejected to the unit line, and comparing the total volume of ejected ink with a predetermined threshold; and an ejection control unit configured to obtain the ejection frequency for ejecting ink at a predetermined time interval, from the total volume of ink ejected in the unit line, calculate the amount of landing deviation from the ejection frequency, and control the ejection timing in accordance with the calculated amount of landing deviation.
US09114603B2
An apparatus for printing a variable pattern on a substrate, a method using the apparatus, a product produced by using the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes an ink bath containing a printing agent to be applied to the substrate, a roller that picks up ink from the ink bath, a doctor blade to wipe of excess printing agent on the roller, and a means for intentionally varying the design printed on the substrate from the roller.
US09114595B2
The present invention provides multiple layer interlayers having a soft inner polymer layer and relatively stiff outer layers that can be laminated without unacceptable optical distortion and used in various multiple layer glass panel type applications. Multiple layer interlayers of the present invention have surface topography that is formed by controlling the melt fracture that occurs at the exposed surface of the interlayer, or individual layers of the multiple layer interlayer, during formation of the interlayer. By precisely controlling the surface topography of the interlayer, lamination of the interlayer with a rigid substrate does not lead to unacceptable optical distortion caused by the transfer of the surface topography through outer, stiffer layers into softer, internal layers of the interlayer.
US09114594B2
A thin film of tin is plated directly on nickel coating a metal substrate followed by plating silver directly on the thin film of tin. The silver has good adhesion to the substrate even at high temperatures.
US09114584B2
Guide and retaining assembly for a press compensator comprising: a guide bushing (32) for the compensator (20) in its bore, said guide bushing being designed to be fitted around the compensator, a retaining nut (38) that that is configured to be screwed into the bore, the guide bushing (32) being located between a shoulder on the compensator and the retaining nut (38), and means (44) axially fixing the guide bushing (32) and the retaining nut (38) while maintaining an axial and transverse clearance between the guide bushing (32) and the retaining nut (38), said means (44) being such that the guide bushing (32) is free to rotate relative to the retaining nut (38).
US09114581B2
A method for applying a sheet of flexible material to a cylindrical body is described. The sheet of material may be ply or a tire building component such as a liner. The method includes the steps of receiving the sheet of flexible material onto a conveyor belt of a conveyor table, wherein the conveyor belt can translate in the X direction, wherein the conveyor belt has a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted on the conveyor belt so they can rotate about an axis aligned with the X direction. The method further includes aligning a lateral edge of the sheet with an edge guide of the conveyor table by tilting the conveyor table and then tilting the conveyor table back to a level position. The method further includes moving a front edge of the conveyor table adjacent the cylindrical body; and applying the sheet onto the cylindrical body.
US09114576B2
The present invention provides a process for forming a composite material. The present invention further provides methods of improving the fiber volume fraction and/or the dimensional thickness of a composite panel.
US09114571B2
An apparatus and method of fabricating a three-dimensional model which reduces occurrence of one a hairline crack(s), stress fracture(s), break(s), flaw(s) and/or other imperfection(s) in the final three-dimensional model. The method comprising the steps of selecting the model material, selecting the sacrificial material, and adding at least one additive to the sacrificial material for at least one of increasing the thermal conductivity, decreasing a coefficient of thermal expansion or decreasing an ability of the sacrificial material to transmit stress to the model material. The three-dimensional composite model is built by depositing a plurality of layers one on top of another. Following completion of the three-dimensional composite model, using at least one of the increase in the thermal conductivity, the decrease in the coefficient of thermal expansion and the decrease in the ability of the composite sacrificial material to transmit stress to the model material for removing the composite sacrificial material from the model material without creating any hairline crack(s), stress fracture(s), break(s), flaw(s) and/or other imperfection(s) in the final three-dimensional model.
US09114568B2
A structural filler is installed in a gap between at least first and second composite members by extruding a flowable filler material, placing the extruded filler on one of the composite structural members, and assembling the composite members.
US09114558B1
A method of making a non-clogging porous fibrous mass is disclosed. The fibrous mass comprises intimately blended first and second groups of staple fibers having different tack points and longitudinal stress-free shrinkages. The fibrous mass is fed into and pulled through a heat bonding and shaping die and cut to a desired length. Specific ratios of weight percent to fiber denier and differences between the longitudinal stress-free shrinkages of the groups of fibers are utilized in order to render the bonded fibrous mass non-clogging.
US09114557B2
A diffusion sheet includes a light-transmissive base member, a plurality of structures, and a flattened portion. The light-transmissive base member has a first main surface and a second main surface. The plurality of structures have convex shapes, which are randomly formed on the first main surface. The flattened portion is formed among the plurality of structures on the first main surface and has a surface roughness (Ra) equal to or lower than 0.6 μm.
US09114555B1
A vent apparatus for use in a mold defining an opening that includes a vent tube portion configured to extend through the opening of the mold and a secondary tube portion configured to mate with the vent tube portion. The secondary tube portion may define a valve region configured to control, or restrict, airflow therethrough.
US09114554B2
A wind turbine blade mold, comprising a mold shell and a metallic mold frame, wherein the mold is provided with stiffening ribs that are laminated or bonded to the mold shell, characterized in that the stiffening ribs being oriented in the spanwise direction of the mold. The stiffening ribs comprises tubes that are bonded to the shell surface with fiberglass web lamination, thus forming a I-beam cross section. The mold may be provided with threaded shape adjustment devices. Using the mold, the deformation may be easily corrected.
US09114549B2
The invention comprises a method of forming a slab on grade. The method comprises placing a first layer of insulating material horizontally on the ground and placing plastic concrete for a slab on grade on the first layer of insulating material. The plastic concrete is then formed into a desired shape having a top and sides. A second layer of insulating material is placed on the top of the plastic concrete and the first and second layers of insulating material are left in place until the concrete is at least partially cured. The second layer of insulating material is then removed. The product made by the method is also disclosed. A slab on grade is also disclosed.
US09114547B2
A planer clamp assembly includes a pair of side rails, a pair of clamps having at least one hole, at least one leveler, the leveler including a screw and a cam, the cam including a lobe and the cam being configured to raise and lower the screw in a generally perpendicular direction with respect to the clamps when the cam is rotated about a generally parallel axis with respect to the clamps and at least one bar. The bar is configured to be secured between the pair of side rails. Each of the holes included in the pair of clamps are configured to slidably accept the bar thereby allowing the pair of clamps to slide freely about the bar between the pair of side rails.
US09114540B2
A grasper includes a base, a finger, a tendon cable and a magnetic breakaway mechanism. The finger has a proximal end connected to the base by a proximal joint. The tendon cable is configured to move the finger relative to the base. The magnetic breakaway mechanism releasably couples the finger to the base.
US09114533B2
A method and system for removing mortar from a plurality of joints between a plurality of masonry units in a masonry structure is provided. The steps for accomplishing the method include sensing the location of at least one of the plurality of joints between the plurality of masonry units and transmitting joint location data to a computer control system. The computer control system computes a work path based upon the joint location data and controls the position and operation of at least one work tool such that the work tool moves along the a portion of the work path to remove mortar from a portion of one of the plurality of joints along the work path.
US09114532B2
In an apparatus for controlling a mobile robot having movement mechanisms and work mechanisms both connected to a body, actuators for driving them, and a controller for controlling an action of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms through the actuators, the controller comprises a person detector to detect a person located in a vicinity of the robot, a position determiner to determine whether the position of the detected person is within a first range or a second range, and a regulator to regulate the actions of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms when the position of the detected person is determined to be within the first range or the second range.
US09114531B2
There is provided a display information acquiring unit for acquiring display information on a screen of a touch panel display, a touch pattern estimating unit for estimating a region on the screen likely to be touched by a person and a motion direction of the touch based on the display information, a load estimating unit for estimating a load or a torque to the display based on the estimated region and the motion direction, a stiffness parameter information generating unit for generating information for controlling the arm so that the position and the orientation of the display do not change along the touching direction at the time of touch panel input based on the estimated load or torque, and an arm control unit for controlling a stiffness parameter of the arm based on the generated information.
US09114522B1
The disclosure provides devices and methods for magnetizing or demagnetizing a bit inserted in a bit holder without removing the bit from the bit holder. The disclosure also provides devices and methods for magnetizing or demagnetizing a socket of a driver so that a fastener can be properly seated within the socket. More particularly, the invention includes a bit holder or driver with a cavity containing a magnet. The magnet may be attached to a switch, which allows the magnet to be manually moved within the cavity to an “on” or an “off” position. The bit or driver may be magnetized when the magnet is in the “on” position and demagnetized when the magnet is in the “off” position.
US09114520B2
Embodiments of the present invention may include a power tool having a driving motor, a spindle with a front tool and a continuously variable transmission mechanism. The driving motor is configured to output any number of output rotations. The continuously variable transmission mechanism is configured to shift the number of rotations from the driving motor in any ratio and output the shifted rotation to the spindle. The driving motor changes the number of output rotations. The continuously variable transmission mechanism changes the ratio. Both the driving motor and the continuously variable transmission mechanism serve to alter the rotational speed of the spindle.
US09114511B1
A ratchet connector may include a first body, a ratchet, a control ring and a second body. The first body has a cylinder at one end and a semi-circular trough formed at an outer surface of the cylinder and a through hole at the semi-circular trough. The ratchet has a teeth portion on both sides of an arc surface thereof, a sliding surface formed between two teeth portions, a shaft rod configured to be insert into the through hole to enable the ratchet to be pivotally disposed in the semi-circular trough. The control ring having a fixed trough and a switching trough and the control ring disposed onto the cylinder of the first body to enable the switching trough to be disposed against the ball; and the second body having a receiving space and a ring teeth portion is formed inside the receiving space.
US09114509B2
A ratcheting wrench includes a handle and a working end. A body is combined to the working end of the handle for rotation with respect to the working end around a first axis. A pawl couples the working end of the handle to the body for one-way rotation of the body around the first axis. A removable insert is coupled to the body for rotation with respect to the body around a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. A catch assembly selectively couples the insert to the body, so that the insert can be removed.
US09114506B1
A kit for clamping and joining a miter joint between a first frame member and a second frame member comprising a band retaining member and a clamp band. The band retaining member has a base portion that is adapted to be positioned and attached adjacent the first and second frame members when the first and second frame members are together to form the mitered corner. The band retaining member has at least one band retainer extending from the base portion. The clamp band is wrapped around the first and second mitered frame members and about the at least one band retainer of the band retaining member in such a way that the clamp band is held in position while it extends across the mitered corner so as to exert a compressive force in a direction substantially perpendicular to the joint of the mitered corner.
US09114501B2
A polishing pad includes at least a cushion layer and a polishing layer including a groove, on a polishing surface, having side surfaces and a bottom surface, wherein at least one of the side surfaces includes a first side surface that extends continuously to the polishing surface and forms an angle α with the polishing surface, and a second side surface that extends continuously to the first side surface and forms an angle β with a plane parallel to the polishing surface, the angle α is larger than 90 degrees, the angle β is not smaller than 85 degrees, and the angle β is smaller than the angle α, a bending point depth is not less than 0.4 mm and not more than 3.0 mm, and the cushion layer has a distortion constant of not less than 7.3×10−6 μm/Pa and not more than 4.4×10−4 μm/Pa.
US09114500B2
A sander is of a palm type, and its upper portion is configured as a holding portion. A battery attachment portion to which a battery having an elongated shape is attachable is oriented at an angle not less than 0 degrees with respect to a vertical direction, such that if a longitudinal direction of the battery is angled, a lower portion of the battery is in a position shifted inward farther than an upper portion of the battery.
US09114499B2
A working tool includes a housing (10) and a lever (3) having a gap defined therein for accommodating a rotatable switch lock (1). The switch lock has a first engagement portion (1a) defined on a first side and a stopper portion (1b) defined on a second side, and the lever has a support portion (3a) proximal to the first engagement portion. A handle portion of the housing has a left push button (8) and a right push button (5) inserted therein, a first groove (8a) and a second groove (8b) of the left push button (8) and right push button (5) each having a second engagement portion formed on a groove wall thereof, each of a first extension section (3a-2) and second extension sections (3a-1) being provided with, at a side facing a corresponding second engagement portion, a third engagement portion engageable with the corresponding second engagement portion. The working tool is capable of reducing operation mistakes as much as possible, preventing inadvertent shutdown of the motor, and allowing any operator, no matter left-handed or right-handed, to operate it conveniently.
US09114495B2
Two cylinder heads (3, 3) are disposed side by side. Upper side intake valve holes (34a, 34c, 34e, 34g) of one of the cylinder heads (3) and upper side exhaust valve holes (35a, 35c, 35e, 35g) of the other of the cylinder heads (3) are simultaneously machined by a multi-spindle head (24) integrally including intake side tools (26a to 26d) and exhaust side tools (28a to 28d). After moving the one of the cylinder heads (3) upward by a pitch P1 of the intake valves and moving the other of the cylinder heads (3) upward by a pitch P2 of the exhaust valves, remaining intake valve holes (34b, 34d, 34f, 34h) of the one of the cylinder heads (3) and remaining exhaust valve holes (35b, 35d, 35f, 35h) of the other of the cylinder heads (3) are simultaneously machined.
US09114494B1
One embodiment of an alignment apparatus for aligning an object, such as a tool or other implement, perpendicular with respect to a horizontal or a vertical target surface, comprises a three-axis accelerometer and at least two forward-facing distance sensors and a projection display comprising four addressable laser projectors. The accelerometer and distance sensor outputs are mapped to a predefined graphic symbol representing the orientation of the tool relative to the target surface, in particular when the tool is perpendicular to the target surface. The projection display projects the predefined symbol onto the target surface where it may be easily viewed by the tool operator allowing the operator to make any necessary corrections to the tool position.
US09114493B2
A method and system for determining the position of a hand-held power tool on a wall including measuring distances within a plane perpendicular to a tooling axis in at least two directions, comprising at least the direction to one side wall and the direction to the floor or the ceiling. At least one non-contact measurement sensor module measures distances in a multitude of angles in an angular range of at least 1° around the at least two directions. From the distance sequence measured by the at least one measurement sensor module a calculation and storing unit automatically calculates a function, wherein extrema represent shortest distances to walls, floor and/or ceiling adjacent to the wall. From said function the calculation and storing unit deduces the shortest distances, and output means provide information about the shortest distances so as to allow positioning relative to the shortest distances.
US09114490B1
An adjustable fixture mechanism may include a first housing, an adjustment control plate, an adjustment member, and an adjustment control member. The first housing includes an adjustment aperture. The adjustment control plate is supported by the first housing and include an adjustment control aperture. The adjustment member may be disposed within the adjustment aperture and include a proximal end, a distal end and a first central axis extending through the proximal and distal ends. The adjustment control member may be disposed within the adjustment control aperture and include a proximal end and a distal end. The adjustment control member may be rotatable within the adjustment control aperture about a second central axis that is offset from the first central axis. The distal end of the adjustment control member may include a ramped surface extending about the second central axis and in contact with the proximal end of the adjustment member.
US09114487B2
Various components of an electronic device housing and methods for their assembly are disclosed. The housing can be formed by assembling and connecting two or more different sections together. The sections of the housing may be coupled together using one or more coupling members. The coupling members may be formed using a two-shot molding process in which the first shot forms a structural portion of the coupling members, and the second shot forms cosmetic portions of the coupling members.
US09114485B2
A Ti-based brazing filler material comprising in mixture a Zr-containing alloy powder comprising 30 to 90% by mass of one or two of Cu and Ni, the balance being Zr and unavoidable impurities and a Ti-based powder comprising 0 to 50% by mass of one or two of Cu and Ni, the balance being Ti and unavoidable impurities, wherein the weight ratio of the Zr-containing alloy powder to the Ti-based powder is 8:2 to 4:6. This Ti-based brazing filler material can achieve good brazing and can exhibit excellent effects in the production of aerospace instruments, medical instruments, frames of glasses, heat-exchangers made from titanium.
US09114481B1
A method of friction welding. A cutout (35) is formed in an edge (34) of a wall such as a turbine blade platform (24). The cutout has a concave surface of rotation of up to 180 degrees in angular extent that is open to the wall edge The circumference (40) of a rotating disk (36) of additive material is pressed into the cutout. Surface friction creates heat that fuses the disk into the surface of the cutout Scrap material is then trimmed flush with the wall surfaces. Two such processes may be performed on opposite edges (34A, 34B) of a wall, balancing the inward pressing forces (42A, 42B) of two disks. The disk may be rotary oscillated (56), such as plus and minus 5 degrees, thereby allowing a non-contacting part of the disk circumference to be eliminated Thin walls may be supported by incompressible fugitive material (70).
US09114473B2
Disclosed is a robot pre-heat and inter-pass welding device that is capable of pre-heating and welding one or more weld joints using a single robot. Pre-heating and welding models are used to ensure that a desirable pre-heat temperature is maintained on the weld piece at the location of the weld. Infrared temperature sensors are utilized to detect temperature of the weld piece, which are transmitted to a controller, which controls the operation of both the pre-heating and welding. Multiple welds can be performed if additional time is needed for cooling, which reduces the overall time required to perform the welding process.
US09114472B2
In an arc welding control method of repeating a short circuit and an arc to perform welding, control is carried out to conduct a welding current having a first polarity for a short circuit period, and a first commutation to commutate the welding current from the first polarity to be a polarity of the welding current for the short circuit period to a second polarity to be opposite to the first polarity is carried out for an arc period subsequent to the short circuit period. Furthermore, control is performed to carry out a second commutation to commutate the welding current from the second polarity to the first polarity for the arc period in which the first commutation is executed. Consequently, it is possible to reduce an energy input amount to a base metal, thereby suppressing burn-through in welding of a thin plate.
US09114470B2
A work tank of an electric discharge machining device can manually move up and down, open and close, and lock and unlock a door without using any mechanical components. The work tank includes: a box-shaped tank body having an open front surface and an openable and closable door; a pair of handle bars that are placed right and left of the tank body; a handle that is installed between front end parts of the pair of handle bars; a pair of door stays that are placed at right and left of the tank body; a guide rail that moves up and down the door stay hung from the handle bar; a load receiving unit that supports a load of the door stay; and a stopper that restricts downward rotation and a frontward movement of the handle bar at a predetermined rotation position.
US09114465B2
A three dimensional article and corresponding kit containing such an article exhibiting an upper accessible slot communicating with a three dimensional interior recess for receiving a likewise configured arcuate inserting portion of a circular saw blade. A volume of a cleaning solution is deposited upon interior surfaces of the article exposed to the interior recess and, upon insertion of the blade, the cleaning solution acts to remove sap and other build up contaminants typically associated with certain varieties of natural wood. The lengthwise extending surface configuration of the recess is further such that it exerts an inwardly opposing/biasing force to the inserted circular blade, this serving to retain the blade in place and further as it is slowly rotated throughout a 360° cycle to evenly clean all the perimeter extending teeth. Cleaning brushes and brush keys are also provided in the kit for assisting in cleaning the individual teeth.
US09114447B2
An extrusion press includes an end platen, a fixed platen arranged at the rear thereof, a tie rod configured to link the end platen and the fixed platen, a die, a container loaded with a billet, an extrusion stem configured to press the billet, a crosshead attached with the extrusion stem, and an extrusion drive configured to reciprocate the extrusion stem. The extrusion drive includes a rotatable wire drum driven by an electric extrusion main motor and drives the extrusion stem to perform extrusion molding by winding the wire by rotating the wire drum.
US09114445B2
A burning-free and non-cyanide method for recycling waste printed circuit board is provided, comprising the following steps: desoldering to separate lead and tin; crashing and electrostatic selecting to respectively extract stibium, aluminum, copper, nickel, silver, gold, platinum and palladium. The method can realize the maximization of recycling of valuable metal resources, can thoroughly separate the metal lead and tin for recycling, and meanwhile increase the recycling rate of the metal palladium.
US09114444B1
A manicure table provides a ventilated and filtered venue for removing debris and odor that are generated in the manicuring process. The manicure table employs table geometry to establish optimally low air flow through functional components that remove debris and odor.
US09114434B2
An apparatus and method according to which a piece part is inspected and sorted. In several exemplary embodiments, the piece part is a post-tension concrete anchor. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a reference component configured to engage the piece part by extending within an opening defined the piece part. The reference component extends within the opening by a first distance, the first distance being based on at least one dimension defined by the opening. A depth measurement device is configured to measure a second distance, which is a function of the first distance. A controller is configured to determine whether the second distance is within a predetermined range. If not, a bracket disengages the piece part from the reference component at a first location. If the second distance is within the predetermined range, the bracket disengages the piece part from the reference component at a second location.
US09114431B1
A device may comprise a gripper defining a plurality of openings, each being configured to selectively receive, retain and release an item using a vacuum. One or more sensors may be associated with the plurality of openings, and may be configured to detect a faulty item received in the opening associated therewith. An item receiving structure may be configured to receive items released by the gripper when one or more of the sensors detects that one or more of the received items is faulty. An item receptacle may be configured to receive a plurality of items, and a vacuum chute may be configured to convey items received in the item receiving structure away from the gripper and into the item receptacle under a vacuum force.
US09114426B2
The invention relates to an ultrasonic generator (1) with a resonator (3) for transmitting ultrasonic sound to a medium (6) arranged in a receptacle (5). In order to efficiently transmit the ultrasonic sound from the resonator (3) to the medium (6) via the receptacle (5) the resonator (3) comprises a clamping opening (4) for clampingly receiving the receptacle (5).
US09114407B2
A rotor includes a plurality of holding cavities for holding specimen containers, respectively. A transverse cross sectional shape of the holding cavity is a substantially triangular shape having one vertex on an inner circumference side of the rotor. Two vertices of the substantially triangular shape are arranged on an outer circumference side of the rotor so as to have equidistance from a rotary shaft of the rotor. Spacing between sides of the substantially triangular shape in a circumferential direction of the rotor gradually increase over 60% or more a radial length of the holding cavity from an innermost circumferential position to the outer circumference side of the rotor when viewed in its transverse plane.
US09114402B2
A channel device including a nanosize channel through which single molecule flows, at least one electrode pair arranged near the nanosize channel, and an AC power source that applies an AC voltage to the electrodes. This channel device is useful for identifying molecules one by one. Furthermore, a channel device including a nanosize channel through which single molecule flows, a branching portion, and a plurality of branching channels, wherein (i) an electrode pair is arranged near the nanosize channel so as to sandwich the nanosize channel between the electrodes, or (ii) one electrode of the electrode pair is located near the nanosize channel, whereas the other is arranged near the branching channels. This channel device is useful for separating single molecule. The present channel device achieves identification or separation at an accuracy of 100% in principle. A sample treatment apparatus according to present invention includes a channel device, a measurement section, and an arithmetic processing section. The measurement section applies a voltage (DC or AC) to between electrodes of an electrode pair installed in the nanosize channel, and measures an electric signal when single molecule passes between the electrodes to identify the molecule (see FIG. 1B).
US09114400B2
A grinding type vertical grain milling machine is capable of shortening a dimension of a machine body in the vertical direction and removing bran by evenly suctioning an entire bran removing chamber. The grinding type vertical grain milling machine includes a bran removing metallic mesh cylinder with a main shaft, an integral grinding type grain milling roll body, a bran removing chamber, and a bran discharge pipe that discharges bran to the outside of the machine. A fan-pulley is provided between the bran removing chamber and the bran discharge pipe. The fan-pulley rotationally drives the main shaft to which the grinding type grain milling roll is axially attached and generates a bran removing wind to convey bran produced by the grain milling action of the grinding type grain milling roll from the bran removing chamber toward the bran discharge pipe.
US09114398B2
A method and device for digital multiplex PCR assays employ a microfluidic chip for performing real-time, continuous flow PCR within microchannels of the chip. A stream of sample material is introduced into each microchannel and alternating boluses of assay-specific reagents and buffer are introduced into the stream to form sequentially configured test boluses. A PCR procedure is performed on the test boluses followed by a thermal melt procedure. During the thermal melt procedure, fluorescent output is detected and fluorescence vs temperature data is collected and compared to expected normal correlations. The results, positive or negative, are converted to digital format, with positive results designated as “1” and negative results designated as “0”, or vice versa.
US09114387B2
The present subject matter provides a method of preparing a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite using co-gasification, in which a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite can be prepared by a one-step process without using a complicated process including the steps of supporting-drying-calcining-annealing and the like at the time of preparing a conventional alloy catalyst, and provides a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite prepared by the method. The method is advantageous in that a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite can be synthesized by a simple process of simultaneously gasifying two kinds of metal precursors, and in that an additional post-treatment process is not required.
US09114385B2
A NOx absorber catalyst comprising a substrate monolith coated with one or more washcoat layers and comprising a first component comprising a nitrogen oxide storage component, at least one precious metal and a dispersed rare earth oxide supported on a refractory support material, and a second component comprising a precious metal supported on a bulk reducible oxide that is substantially free of nitrogen oxide storage material, wherein the precious metal present in the second component comprises Pt, Pd or a combination of both Pt and Pd and wherein the bulk reducible oxide is an oxide, a composite oxide or a mixed oxide comprising at least one of manganese, iron, cobalt, copper, tin or cerium.
US09114382B2
An improved carbon dioxide composite getter having a CO2-permeable envelope containing powders of two active materials (11, 11′, 11″, 12, 12′, 12″) and sealed systems employing such improved carbon dioxide composite getter are described.
US09114371B2
A system and process for melamine production by gas-phase quenching method and its process are provided. The said system includes a urea scrubber, after which a fluidized bed reactor, a hot-air cooler, a hot-air filter, a crystallizer and a melamine collector are installed in series successively, where the said melamine collector is connected to the said urea scrubber and the said fluidized bed reactor is connected to a carrier gas pre-heater which is connected to a carrier gas compressor; the said system further includes a gas-liquid separator which is connected to the said urea scrubber which is connected to a crystallizer; wherein a cool air blower is provided between the said gas-liquid separator and the crystallizer. The production system of the invention has the advantages of high productivity, stable operation, low energy consumption, low investment and high economic value of tail gas.
US09114369B2
This jar includes a bottom wall, bearing rotary mechanical elements for processing foodstuffs. This jar also includes a side wall extending transversely from the bottom wall while delimiting with the latter a free space in which the rotary elements act on the foodstuffs to be processed, this side wall having, opposite the bottom wall, a free end for introducing the foodstuffs into the free space. In order to make the use of this jar simple and efficient, the free end of the side wall has a regular pentagonal profile.
US09114367B1
An apparatus for mixing fluids can provide at least three times a volumetric flow of a volumetric flow rate of a pump to have a specific volumetric flow rate. The apparatus can include a mixing housing, an inner cavity, and an inlet nozzle adjacent a first end of the mixing housing and at least partially extending into the inner cavity. The apparatus can also include a radial inlet formed through a portion of the mixing housing and an outlet adjacent a second end of the mixing housing. The apparatus can form a portion of a system for mixing fluids, separating fluids, or both.
US09114362B2
The present invention relates to a process for reducing cold start emissions in an exhaust gas stream by contacting the exhaust stream with a combination of molecular sieves comprising (1) a small pore crystalline molecular sieve or mixture of molecular sieves having pores no larger than 8 membered rings selected from the group consisting of SSZ-13, SSZ-16, SSZ-36, SSZ-39, SSZ-50, SSZ-52 and SSZ-73 and (2) a medium-large pore crystalline molecular sieve having pores at least as large as 10 membered rings selected from the group consisting of SSZ-26, SSZ-33, SSZ-64, zeolite Beta, CIT-1, CIT-6 and ITQ-4.
US09114356B2
A bipolar ionization device in which fiberglass is used as the dielectric. In one embodiment, a fiberglass board is used, with the anode on one side of the board and the cathode on the other side of the board. A number of flat boards can be stacked, with spacing between them to allow air flow to scavenge ions, with stanchions providing both mounting and electrical connections to the ionization devices. In another embodiment, a fiberglass tube is used, with the cathode inside the tube and the anode outside the tube.
US09114354B2
A system and method to recover water from an ambient airstream. Dehumidification of the airstream is also achieved by removal of the water. A device of the system includes a chamber having a group of trays that hold respective amounts of liquid desiccant in each tray. A foam media absorbs the desiccant to increase an exposed surface of the desiccant to the airstream. Fans and valves are used to control airflow through the device. A charge cycle circulates air through the device to remove water vapor from the airstream. A subsequent extraction cycle removes water collected in the liquid desiccant by a condenser communicating with the chamber. A heat source adds heat to the chamber before and/or during the extraction cycle. A controller is used to integrate and manage all system functions and input variables to achieve a high efficiency of operational energy use for water collection.
US09114350B2
A regenerator that can handle rich loaded chemical solvent containing precipitated absorption reaction products is disclosed. The invention is particularly suitable for separating CO2 from large gas streams that are typical of power plant processes. The internally circulating liquid stream in the regenerator (ICLS regenerator) rapidly heats-up the in-coming rich solvent stream in a downcomer standpipe as well as decreases the overall concentration of CO2 in the mixed stream. Both these actions lead to dissolution of precipitates. Any remaining precipitate further dissolves as heat is transferred to the mixed solution with an inverted bayonet tube heat exchanger in the riser portion of the regenerator. The evolving CO2 bubbles in the riser portion of the regenerator lead to substantial gas hold-up and the large density difference between the solutions in the downcomer standpipe and riser portions promotes internal circulation of the liquid stream in the regenerator. As minor amounts of solvent components present in the exit gas stream are condensed and returned back to the regenerator, pure CO2 gas stream exits the disclosed regenerator and condenser system.
US09114339B2
A filter medium for use in filtering a mobile fluid made from at least a bicomponent fiber. Other fibers, particles, or other materials can also be entrained in the filter medium. The filter medium has a substantial thickness compared to filters of the prior art. The fiber length and diameter dimensions are selected to obtain desired filter characteristics including thickness, basis weight, pore size, filtration efficiency, pressure drop, burst strength, and manufacturing efficiency. Further, a multilayer filter medium can be provided with ease. Each layer can have a different composition, pore size, basis weight, and so forth, thus providing the ability to build multiple functionality into the filter media of the invention.
US09114330B2
A device includes a gas-liquid separator that receives and separates a biphasic pressurized flow stream and delivers flow to at least one exit port enriched in vapor phase composition and at least one exit port enriched in liquid phase composition. The device further includes a low restriction inlet conduit in communication with the separator exit port enriched in liquid phase composition, and a positive displacement pump having an inlet port in communication with the inlet conduit to receive flow from the gas-liquid separator and an outlet port in communication with an outlet conduit.
US09114329B2
The present invention relates to a semi-continuous deodorizer comprising at least one stripping section, which stripping section comprises a feed buffer tray for liquids, a liquid flow regulating means, a liquid distributor, a structured packing, and a receiver tray, wherein the regulating means are regulating the liquid flow from the feed buffer tray to the distributor to distribute the flow of liquid over the structured packing. The liquid is in the packing contacted in counter-current flow to an already once-used stripping agent which is recovered from one of more of the trays installed in the apparatus. The invention relates further to a method for refining fats and oils in a semi-continuous deodorizer, a method for re-using stripping agent in a semi-continuous deodorizer, segregating the recovered distillate into high purity types matching the feed type, and a use of the semi-continuous deodorizer.
US09114318B2
An input of an aiming point coordinate indicating a position of an aiming point is accepted from an input device, and it is determined whether or not the aiming point overlaps with an object based on the aiming point coordinate. When it is determined that the aiming point overlaps with the object, a target time for which the object overlapped by the aiming point becomes a target of shooting is set such that the target time is correlated with the object. Further, a shooting operation is accepted, and when the shooting operation is accepted within the target time after the target time is set for the object, shooting at the object for which the target time has been set is performed irrespective of the position of the aiming point, and the target time is reset for the object.
US09114309B1
A fixation seat for ski shoe includes a seat, a connecting structure, a left support element, a right support element, and an ankle protecting board. The connecting structure is disposed on the seat for connecting with a ski board. The left and the right support elements extend upward and obliquely from two sides of the seat toward the rear side of the seat. At the rear side of the seat, the left support element is distant from the right support element a predetermined distance. The ankle protecting board is connected to tops of the left and the right support elements. Thus, the fixation seat of the present invention is more flexible for distorting.
US09114300B2
An apparatus for analyzing a golf swing or other biomechanical movement includes first and second rectangular force plate mounted within a respective first and second rigid rectangular frame by means of at least one load cell proximate each corner of each rectangular force plate. The second rigid rectangular frame being secured to the first rigid rectangular frame so as to prevent relative lateral movement therebetween, and each of the load cells is operably connected to one or more microprocessor devices for receiving a signal generated by each of the load cells indicative of a force applied thereto.
US09114299B2
An apparatus for muscle conditioning comprises a supporting body, a hood-shaped pad, moveable relative to the body, and resistive means in the form of a weight stack and suspension mechanism. The weight stack is coupled to the hood-shaped pad via the suspension mechanism, such that a resistive force can be applied against movement of the hood-shaped pad from a first position relative to the body to a second position relative to the body. The apparatus enables the conditioning of the muscles required for successful rugby scrummaging.
US09114289B1
A golf ball mark repair tool having the advantage of promoting the proper technique for repairing a ball mark on a green is provided. The ball mark repair tool generally includes a body member and a plurality of prongs extending from the body member. The prongs have an arcuate shape and project forwardly from the body member to facilitate pushing the edge of the ball mark towards the center. A method of using the ball mark repair tool is also provided.
US09114286B2
A basketball including a carcass, cover panels, and cover strips. The carcass has an outer surface defining a first set of channels and cover panels regions between the first set of channels. The panels are respectively positioned over the panel regions and are spaced apart from each other. The strips are positioned over the channels. The strips have inner and outer surfaces extending between first and second sidewalls. The strips have a thickness that is measured radially from a centerpoint from the inner to the outer surface, and a width that is measured from the first to the second sidewall. At least one groove is formed into the outer surface. The groove has a width that extends between 20 to 70 percent of the width of the strip and has a maximum depth from the outer surface that is at least 50 percent of the maximum thickness of the strip.
US09114284B2
The invention relates to a streamer ball 10 for use in tennis-type bat and bouncing ball games played with bats having rigid, untensioned ball-striking surfaces and comprises an impact body 12, a tail 14 and a spacer stem 16. The impact body comprises a hemispherical front compression body part 24 including a resiliently compressible frontal impact zone; and a hemispherical rear ballast body part 26. The spacer stem includes a stem formation 17, an anchor formation 28 embedded in the rear ballast body part 26 and an attachment formation 32 for the tail comprising elongate streamers which extend rearwardly from the spacer stem in flight. The rear ballast body part has a greater density than that of the front compression body part and the combined mass of the rear ballast body part and the spacer stem provides ballast rearwardly of the front compression body part providing for adequate compression of the frontal impact zone upon impact.
US09114282B2
Sports equipment, particularly game balls, are printed with an ink cured with light in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The ink uses a photoinitiator that absorbs light in both the ultraviolet region and in a range of from about 400 nm to about 690 nm in the visible light region, a Type I photoinitiator compound absorbing in only the visible region, or a Type II photoinitiator compound either containing an abstractable hydrogen or used with a free radical-curable material comprising an abstractable hydrogen.
US09114277B2
An exercise device includes an exercise brace, a first strap, a second strap and a resistance band. The exercise brace includes a first frame member and a second frame member that pivotably couples to the first frame member. The first strap couples to the first frame member about an end portion thereof to temporarily attach the exercise device to a user. Similarly, the second strap couples to the second frame member about an end portion thereof to temporarily attach the exercise device to the user. The resistance band couples to the exercise brace such that the resistance band creates a resistance to pivoting movement between the first frame member and the second frame member.
US09114276B2
A manually operated treadmill and methods of using the same are provided. The treadmill includes a treadmill frame having a front end and a rear end opposite the front end, a front shaft rotatably coupled to the treadmill frame at the front end, a rear shaft rotatably coupled to the treadmill frame at the rear end, and a running belt including a curved running surface upon which a user of the treadmill may run. The running belt is disposed about the front and rear shafts such that force generated by the user causes rotation of the front shaft and the rear shaft and also causes the running surface of the running belt to move from the front shaft toward the rear shaft. The treadmill is configured to control the speed of the running belt to facilitate the maintenance of the contour of the curved running surface.
US09114270B2
A stretching device comprises a shoulder or body harness with an adjustable central hold arranged around the upper body connected with an adjustable extension strap configured to engage a foot at a distal end. The extension strap is slidably connected to the central strap to move along the length of the central strap. The wearable device and method of using the device provides a comfortable tension and facilitates hands free stretching in the supine position, for improving duration of the stretching and range of motion. The device straps may be quickly disassembled with a strap independently used, or in a combination rearranged for connection by interlocking the central strap with either a shoulder strap or the extension strap, for upper body and shoulder stretching.
US09114269B2
Disclosed is an electronic skipping rope structure comprising two skipping rope handles (1A, 1B) and a rope (2). The skipping rope handles (1A, 1B) each comprise a fixed handle (10) for being grasped and a rotating body (11) which is movably connected with the fixed handle (10) and is connected with the rope (2). A sensing point (11A, 11B, 11C) is arranged on the rotating body (11) of one skipping rope handle (1A), and at least two detecting points (10A, 10B, 10C) corresponding to the sensing point (11A, 11B, 11C) are arranged on the fixed handle (10) of the skipping rope handle (1A), said fixed handle (1A) having arranged inside it a micro-controller (3) electrically connected with the detecting points (10A, 10B, 10C). The electronic skipping rope structure increases the accuracy of counting and features a simple structure and low costs. Also provided is an electronic skipping rope competition system.
US09114259B2
A hearing prosthesis for delivering stimuli to a hearing-impaired recipient is disclosed, the hearing prosthesis comprising: a sound transducer for converting received sound signals into electric audio signals; a sound processor for converting said electric audio signals into stimuli signals; a stimulator for delivering said stimuli to the recipient; a memory for storing data representative of sound signals; and a controller configured to cause selected sound data to be retrieved from said memory and processed by said sound processor.
US09114258B2
A device and method for stimulating nerves. In one application, the approaches treat nausea and vomiting caused by a reaction to general anesthesia. A bi-modal approach involving acustimulation and medicants is contemplated for specific conditions.
US09114253B2
Devices and processes for performing magnetic resonance imaging of the anatomy of a patient during radiation therapy to measure and control the radiation dose delivered to the patient.
US09114252B2
An automated system for delivery of seeds or other therapeutic or diagnostic capsules to internal organs of the patient's body for radiation brachytherapy includes a needling mechanism, a 2DOF robot, an ultrasound probe driver, a 5DOF passive platform, and an easy lock cart. The needling mechanism implants radioisotope seeds by its cannula and stylet driven by two moving stages pushed by DC motors with ball screw transmission. Force sensors are included for detecting insertion forces and bending force. In another embodiment, the needle is rotated for insertion into the patient and can also be used for tissue removal for biopsy. The two embodiments are usable together or separately.
US09114248B2
An electrode constituted of: a fixture arranged for connection to a frame; and a probe exhibiting a closed face and a generally conically shaped protrusion extending longitudinally from the closed face towards an apex, the probe in communication with the fixture, wherein the fixture is arranged to allow the probe to travel in a generally unrestricted manner exclusively along a longitudinal axis of the probe, wherein the generally conically shaped protrusion is arranged such that when the closed face is in contact with a skin surface, the generally conically shaped protrusion penetrates an outer layer of the skin surface responsive to the weight of the probe and is in electrical contact with an inner portion of the penetrated skin surface, and wherein a portion of the closed face, surrounding the generally conically shaped protrusion, is arranged to be in electrical contact with the outer skin layer.
US09114239B2
A tattooing apparatus includes a tattoo needle; and upward and downward moving means to transmit a rotating force of a driving motor to the tattoo needle. The upward and downward moving means consists of a cam structure to convert a rotary movement by the rotating force of a driving motor into a linear movement, and includes a bearing member for rolling contact to reduce vibrations and noises.
US09114234B2
An introducer apparatus includes an outer sleeve and an inner cannula received within the lumen of the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve has a profile such that at least a portion of the distal end of the outer sleeve tapers in the distal direction at an angle not exceeding about 2° relative to a longitudinal axis of the apparatus. The distal open end of the outer sleeve has a wall thickness not exceeding about 0.003 inch, and is sized such that a first wire guide is receivable therethrough. The inner cannula includes a tapered distal end portion. The inner cannula distal open end is sized such that a second wire guide is receivable therethrough, and the first wire guide is not receivable therethrough. The tapered distal portion of the inner cannula extends distal to the distal open end of the outer sleeve, such that a generally smooth diametrical transition is provided between the outer sleeve tapered portion and the open distal end of the inner cannula.
US09114233B2
A stress management device is formed in an integrated design that enables pulse measurement, display of results and a power supply gathered into a small finger clip device. The stress management device includes a non-invasive infrared sensor that identifies and measures pulse rate variability and utilizes that information to calculate the power spectrum distribution and create a curve of the results multiple times per second. The device incorporates a display screen on which a graphic image of a pair of lungs filling and emptying to encourage the user into a predetermined breathing pattern known to reduce stress levels during a training period. After the completion of the training period, the device presents a score reflecting the percentage of times the user achieved high, medium and low relaxation states, and a pie chart reflecting the distribution of the states of relaxation calculated during the training period.
US09114217B2
An infusion system includes a pump, a fluid delivery line, a sensor, a processor, and a memory. The fluid delivery line is connected to the pump for delivering fluid. The sensor is connected to the fluid delivery line for emitting and receiving signals to detect whether there is air in the fluid delivery line. The processor is in electronic communication with the pump and the sensor. The memory is in electronic communication with the processor. The memory includes programming code for execution by the processor. The programming code is configured to analyze the signals to determine if a stuck fluid droplet is stuck within the fluid delivery line at a location of the sensor.
US09114213B2
The pharmaceutical injection device comprises a syringe mounting portion configured to mount thereon a syringe containing a drug, the syringe including at a front end side thereof an injection needle mounting portion on which an injection needle is mounted and a gasket at a rear end side thereof, a plunger operable to press the gasket in the syringe mounted on the syringe mounting portion toward the injection needle mounting portion, a motor operable to drive the plunger, an encoder operable to detect a rotation amount of the motor, and a controller connected to the encoder and operable to control a driving of the motor. The controller is operable to obtain a motor rotation amount that corresponds to a deformation amount of the gasket deformed by the plunger, and control a rotation of the motor at a time of injection of the drug in accordance with the motor rotation amount.
US09114208B2
Ambulatory infusion pumps, pump assemblies, and disposable assemblies, including cartridges, baseplates, cannulas, inserters, and related components therefor, as well as component combinations and related methods.
US09114203B2
Shielding assemblies for systems that generate and infuse radiopharmaceuticals. The shielding assemblies include a sidewall that defines several compartments and provides a radiation barrier for the compartments and provides a passageway sized to accommodate routing of an eluate line from a radioisotope generator. One compartment is sized to contain the radioisotope generator. A second compartment is sized to hold a portion of an infusion circuit that may be an extension of the eluate line and may include a waste line and a patient line.
US09114200B2
Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and associated methods to occlude structures and malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments with delayed controlled rates of expansion permitting the repositioning of the device once inside the structure or malformation. Further described is a device for implantation in an animal comprising a difunctional, low molecular weight ethylenically unsaturated shapeable macromer; an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a radiopaque element, wherein said device contains no support members. Methods of forming such devices are also disclosed.
US09114198B2
Coatings for an implantable medical device and a method of fabricating the coatings are disclosed. The coatings comprise a fluorinated polymer and a biologically beneficial polymer, an example of which includes poly(ethylene-glycol)-block poly(butylene terephthalate)-block poly(ethylene-glycol). A biologically active agent can be additionally conjugated to the biologically beneficial polymer.
US09114189B2
A modified or isolated composition comprising a gel. The gel includes a plurality of first polymers, each of said first polymers having first functional groups comprising a first nucleic acid sequence attached as side-chains thereto. The gel includes a plurality of second polymers, each of said second polymers having second functional groups comprising a second nucleic acid sequence attached as side-chains thereto, said first and said second functional groups forming a reversible cross-link between said first and said second polymers, wherein said cross-link comprises a plurality of hydrogen bonds between complementary base portions of said first and said second nucleic acid sequences.
US09114176B2
The disclosure provides cross-linked materials that include multivalent cross-linking agents that bind an exogenous target molecule; and conjugates that include two or more separate affinity ligands bound to a conjugate framework, wherein the two or more affinity ligands compete with the exogenous target molecule for binding with the cross-linking agents and wherein conjugates are cross-linked within the material as a result of non-covalent interactions between cross-linking agents and affinity ligands on different conjugates. The conjugates also include a drug.
US09114173B2
A method of using vaults as carrier molecules to deliver one or more than one substance to an organism, or to a specific tissue or to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. A vault-like particle. A method of preventing damage by one or more than one substance to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium, by sequestering the one or more than one substance within a vault-like particle. A method of delivering one or more than one substance or a sensor to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of making vault-like particles, and making vault-like particles comprising one or more than one substance, or one or more than one sensor.
US09114168B2
Pharmaceutical compositions containing a fluoroquinolone antibiotic drug are disclosed. The compositions exhibit improved homogeneity, improved bioavailability, lower turbidity or a combination thereof. The composition can be use as otic or nasal compositions, but are particularly useful as ophthalmic compositions.
US09114160B2
The present invention relates to pyrazine derivatives such as those represented by Formulas I and II below. X1 to X4 of the compounds of Formulas I and II may be characterized as electron withdrawing groups. In contrast, Y1 to Y4 of the compounds of Formulas I and II may be characterized as electron donating groups. Pyrazine derivatives of the present invention may be utilized in assessing renal function. In particular, an effective amount of a pyrazine derivative of the invention may be administered into a body of a patient. The pyrazine derivative that is in the body may be exposed to visible and/or infrared light to cause spectral energy to emanate from the pyrazine derivative. This emanating spectral energy may be detected and utilized to determine renal function of the patient.
US09114159B2
The present invention relates to methods of altering the competence of a dendrite and/or the viability of a neuron by modulating the level of Elk-1 in a dendrite. The present invention also provides methods of altering the ATP levels in a neuron, methods of isolating at least one protein of a mitochondrial permeability transition pore complex, methods of introducing an RNA into a neuron, methods of translating an RNA in a dendrite, methods of monitoring risk of neurodegeneration of a neuron, and methods of treatment for neurodegenerative diseases.
US09114153B2
A method of treating a human female to increase embryo survival and embryo quality includes administering an FMR1 enhancer to a human embryo to cause an increase in expression of an FMR1 gene. The FMR1 enhancer increases the expression of FMR1 genes in the human embryo with at least one of two alleles with less than 26 triple CGG repeats.
US09114136B2
Compositions and methods for treating progressive neurodegenerative diseases, and their associated symptoms by administration of ibudilast (3-isobutyryl-2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine).
US09114134B2
One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of synthesizing a multicomponent and biocompatible nanocomposite material, which includes: synthesizing a gold/hydroxyapatite (Au/HA) catalyst; distributing the Au/HA catalyst into a thin film; and heating the thin film in a reactor with a carbon source gas to perform radio frequency chemical vapor deposition (RF-CVD) to form the nanocomposite material, where the nanocomposite material includes a graphene structure and Au/HA nanoparticles formed by the Au/HA catalyst and distributed within the graphene structure. In another aspect, a multicomponent and biocompatible nanocomposite material includes: a graphene structure formed with a plurality of graphene layers and Au/HA nanoparticles distributed within the graphene structure. The nanocomposite material is formed by heating an Au/HA catalyst thin film with a carbon source gas to perform radio frequency chemical vapor deposition (RF-CVD).
US09114131B2
An isolated antibody capable of binding Siglec-15 which inhibits osteoclast formation and/or osteoclastic bone resorption, or a functional fragment thereof. The heavy chain of the antibody comprises a CDRH1 comprising a sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 106, a CDRH2 comprising a sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 107, and a CDRH3 comprising a sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to one of SEQ ID NOS: 35, 45, 55, 65 or 80. The light chain of the antibody comprises a CDRL1 comprising a sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 73 or 83, a CDRL2 comprising a sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 108, and a CDRL3 comprising a sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to one of SEQ ID NOS: 40, 50, 60, 70, 90, 100 or 109.
US09114129B2
The disclosure relates to a composition added to animal feed used in combination with a vaccine to enhance the effectiveness of the vaccine. Amongst other effects, the composition raises the titer of antibodies to the vaccine.
US09114127B2
A microscopic protein device and the method of manufacture and the use of such a device for hemostasis. The device, made with biologic material such as serum albumin from a human or animal source, is less than five micron in any one dimension and typically less than one micron in diameter. It does not have any other biological or drug molecules attached to it in vitro. However, the device has properties that allow it to capture, concentrate, carry or bind biomodifying molecules, such as coagulation factor(s), or potentially other drugs, after exposure to plasma in vitro; and possibly in vivo as well. After infusion of said device intravenously inside the body, hemostatic effects can be demonstrated.
US09114117B2
The present invention describes a Composition, comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a) compound (I) which is ethacrynic acid bezafibrate, fenofibrate, and/or griseofulvin, b) compound (II), which is ciclopirox ciclopirox olamine, octopirox, and/or cinnarizine, c) mixtures of compound (I) and compound (II), or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof for the treatment of cancer. The present invention is further directed to the use of said compounds or a mixture of compounds for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer and to the use of said compound in a method for treating cancers in animals and humans.
US09114115B2
Medicaments or cosmetic compositions for the treatment or alleviation of skin or mucous membrane diseases or disorders related to an enhanced level of anti-microbial peptides or proteins comprising Tambourissa plant extracts, which may comprise polyphenols.
US09114113B2
The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotides, primary transcripts and mmRNA molecules.
US09114111B2
Method are provided for treating a patient having bladder pain and/or irritative voiding symptoms. The method includes administering to the patient's bladder lidocaine or another anesthetic agent continuously over a treatment period of 24 hours or more in an amount effective to achieve a therapeutic effect which is sustained beyond the end of the treatment period.
US09114110B2
The invention relates to novel topical pharmaceutical compositions in which the active agent is a cyclic depsipeptide of formula (II) and to methods for manufacturing such compositions.
US09114106B2
This invention concerns a method for treatment or prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms with or without pelvic pain in an individual, said method comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a selective estrogen receptor modulator, or an isomer, isomer mixture or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09114104B2
The synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modeling of alkoxysuccinyl-peptidyl-haloalkyl ketones for use as proteinase K inhibitors are described. Sample preparation processes for in situ RNA or DNA analysis using such inhibitors, methods and compositions therefor are provided.
US09114098B2
A method for using inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus particles as an adjuvant of a vaccine is provided. A method for using inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) particles as an adjuvant of various vaccines or a mixed vaccine, said JEV particles being obtained by inoculating JEV Beijing-1 strain to Vero cells, culturing said JEV-infected cells to give cultured cells or culture supernatant, purifying JEV particles from said cultured cells or culture supernatant and inactivating said JEV particles with formalin, a method for preparing a (mixed) vaccine which comprises a step of letting inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus be contained, and a mixed vaccine prepared by said method.
US09114092B2
This application discloses a nanotopography-mediated reverse uptake (NanoRU) platform useful for intracellular delivery of nucleic acids into mammalian cells, in particular stem cells, as well as methods of preparation and applications thereof. In particular, this system can be used to deliver small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs) into neural stem cells and enhance neuronal differentiation of the stem cells.
US09114089B2
Methods for preventing, ameliorating, or reducing dermatological signs of aging are provided which employ active agents, other than a retinoid, that stimulate thymosin beta-4 expression in the skin. Also provided are methods for screening for substances which stimulate thymosin beta-4 expression levels and the methods of using active agents identified by the screening protocol in the treatment of skin.
US09114080B2
A dental curable composition includes: a radically polymerizable monomer; a polymerization initiator; and a hyperbranched polymer, in which the hyperbranched polymer includes a unit structure represented by the general formula (I) and unit structures represented by the general formula (IIA) and/or the general formula (IIB) (in the general formula (I), A represents a single bond for bonding C and R1, >C═O, —O—, or —COO—, R1 represents a divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and in the general formula (IIA) and the general formula (IIB), R3, R4, and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, or a cyano group, and R6 represents an alkylene group).
US09114078B2
An inventive method for treatment or prevention of vascular diseases of the retina is provided. A Norrin compound is optionally administered to a subject either directly and/or as expressed by a cell. The presence of the compound is either protective of or therapeutic for a pathological condition of the retina. Preferred pathological conditions are those linked to the absence of or mutation of norrin protein and are preferably Norrie disease, FEVR, or macular degeneration.
US09114076B2
The present invention relates especially to a solid anhydrous cosmetic composition comprising at least: at least 0.1% by weight of hollow particles relative to the total weight of the said composition, said composition being chosen from hydrophobic silica aerogel particles; a volatile oil; at least 5% by weight of at least one organopolysiloxane elastomer; and a wax.
US09114075B2
Oral dosage forms as a biodegradable, water soluble film for delivering pharmaceutically active agents, to patients through insertion into the mouth of patient and methods for administering pharmaceutically active agents to patients by insertion into the mouth to provide selective uptake of said agents through the mucosa and thus avoiding the gastrointestinal tract.
US09114069B2
Non-toxic aqueous compositions are provided having antibacterial activity. Specifically, the invention provides aqueous alkyl glycoside or saccharide alkyl ester compositions which meet the antimicrobial effectiveness test criteria set forth in USP 31 <51> in preventing growth of specified bacteria and fungi.
US09114059B2
The compression measurement and feedback system measures the magnitude and the angle of manual CPR force applied to a patient and provides the measured magnitude and direction information as compression data feedback to the person applying CPR to the patient. Any variation in the magnitude or direction of the compression force applied may be calculated from the compression data measured by the compression sensor. A monitor receives the compression data and processes the compression data to generate feedback data to the CPR provider indicating the magnitude and direction of the applied CPR compression along with ideal CPR compression characteristics for comparison.
US09114057B1
A masturbatory glove has a soft elastomeric gel coating or silicone on its palm that simulates the inside of a woman's vagina. The glove has a built-in, pressure-activated self-lubricating system which allows a lubricant to be inserted into a pouch on the glove and then be dispensed through orifices directly onto the palm side of the glove when pressure is applied to the pouch. The glove has a vibrator in a pocket located on the inside palm of the glove or on the little finger of the glove. A ridge is formed along the inner edge of the forefinger and thumb portions of the glove, and the ridge holds the lip of a bodily fluid catcher.
US09114039B2
A system for intraluminally delivering and deploying stents and other prostheses includes an outer catheter, an inner catheter movable axially relative to the outer catheter, and an anchoring device mounted to a distal end region of the inner catheter. The anchoring device includes one or more control features that interact with a linking structure proximally disposed on the prosthesis, preferably including one or more loops. The control features and loops interact by surface engagement to anchor the prosthesis relative to the inner catheter in a nonfrictional manner, thus to maintain lower axial prosthesis deployment and retraction forces. In one version of the anchor, the control features extend radially outward from a sleeve. In another version, the control features are formed in respective recesses which also receive the loops or other linking structure.
US09114036B2
A stent loading device is configured to perform a method of loading a stent into a delivery tube that comprises loading a stent into an opening of a crimping device. The stent has an initial uncompressed diameter. The method further comprises crimping the stent via the crimping device in a manner reducing the diameter of the stent from the initial diameter. Still further, the method comprises forcing the stent out of the opening of the crimping device and into a passageway of a delivery tube while oscillating the crimping device. The passageway of the delivery tube has a diameter that is less than the initial diameter of the stent and receives the stent in its compressed state.
US09114026B1
An elongate inserter has a distal end releasably connected to an expandable interbody fusion device and a proximal end including a trigger actuator. The interbody fusion device comprises a superior endplate and an inferior endplate that are movable in an expansion direction relative to each other in the intradiscal space. The inserter includes a lifting platform comprising ramps surfaces that upon operation of the trigger actuator cooperatively engage complementary surfaces of expansion structure within the device to cause the superior and inferior endplates to move relatively away from each other. A driver is supported by the inserter for pushing an insert between the superior and inferior endplates after expansion of the device.
US09114024B2
Methods, devices, and systems for delivering and attaching flexible implants to a bone or joint surface. An implant container includes a first component for surrounding and enclosing an implant and a second component adapted for maintaining, supporting, and conforming the shape of the implant. The implant container designed to have at least one component attachable to the implant and to a delivery instrument or tool. The implant container component having a material allowing transmission of light through a thickness of the container and a thickness of an attached implant to cure an adhesive placed between the implant and a bone surface. Additionally, embodiments described provide delivery instruments and tools for attaching implants and implants within containers to a joint or bone surface.
US09114021B2
A spinal interbody device includes a compliant inner dampener in combination with a rigid outer material of outer shells. An inner dampener includes a rim with pillars and heads coupled to a complimentary inner structure of the outer shells.
US09114016B2
Pathology of the human knee can arise from excessive and/or uneven loading of regions within the joint. Methods and apparatus are disclosed that enable displacement of soft tissue around the knee, without displacing or severing bone thereby altering the mechanical load distribution within the joint in a less invasive manner than previous techniques.
US09114009B2
Electrically conductive nanowires incorporated within scaffolds enhance tissue growth, bridge the electrically resistant pore walls and markedly improve electrical communication between adjacent cardiac cell bundles. Integration of conducting nanowires within 3D scaffolds should improve the therapeutic value of cardiac patches. Examples demonstrate efficacy of gold nanowires in alginate matrices seeded with cardiomyocytes.
US09114008B2
An implantable prosthetic valve assembly having a frame comprising a first frame portion and a second frame portion connected end-to-end exhibits enhanced rigidity. Each frame portion includes a plurality of circumferential struts formed with multiple bends, with the bends of the first frame portion having angles that are less than the bends of the second frame portion. Some embodiments of the frame have a semi-collapsed state in which the first frame portion is frustoconical and the second frame portion is generally cylindrical. A valve member is attached to the first frame portion.
US09114006B2
Provided is an intraocular lens insertion device capable of omitting a repeated operation after the intraocular lens is inserted into the eye. The intraocular lens insertion device (1) comprises a lens setting part (11) for mounting an intraocular lens (5) having an optic (6) and one or two or more supporting portions (7a and 7b) disposed at the outer edge of the optic (6), a plunger (4) for pushing out the intraocular lens (5) mounted in the lens setting part (11), and a nozzle (13) for releasing the intraocular lens (5) pushed out by the plunger (4). This plunger (4) includes a lens contact portion (32) for abutting against the outer edge of the optic (6), and a pushing portion (33) for pushing out the supporting portion (7b) arranged in the backward direction of a lens advancing axis (A).
US09114001B2
A system for treating a patient is provided that includes an expandable vascular device having a body having a substantially uniform porosity that is adapted to change by adjusting an axial length of the body. The system also includes an expanding member positioned within a central lumen of the device, the expanding member configured to engage the body, as the body is radially expanded from a collapsed configuration, and to reduce a porosity of the body within a body region more than the body porosity is reduced outside the region.
US09113986B2
The denture has the root of an artificial tooth embedded in a denture base molded from plastic. The artificial tooth is provided with a through-hole in the root that fills with denture base plastic, and the openings at both ends of the through-hole are embedded in the denture base. Further, both ends of the through-hole open at artificial tooth surfaces that face adjacent teeth, and an air-vent is provided that connects with the through-hole. The opening for the air-vent is positioned on a lingual side surface of the artificial tooth that is exposed from the denture base. Plastic that forms the denture base flows into the through-hole and air-vent embedding and retaining the root of the artificial tooth in the denture base.
US09113983B2
An appliance for orthodontic hardware in the form of a cap sized to fit over a bracket and arch wire braces system. The cap includes a hollowed, mound shaped body with a bottom edge defining an opening on one side of the body. The cap also includes multiple tabs extending from the edge and partially over the opening. The bottom edge also defines two channels aligned opposite each other and extending from the bottom edge. With this arrangement, the cap can be positioned over a bracket with the tabs engaging the bracket and retaining the cap thereto while the channels defined in the body prevent the cap from engaging the arch wire.
US09113982B1
In some aspects, drill guide positioning rings to be coupled to a template material of a surgical guide in a region to be drilled can include one or more retention features to receive one or more of a series of drill guides, where the retention features are configured to temporarily engage, retain, or otherwise secure the drill guide within the drill guide positioning ring, where the temporary engagement axially couples the drill guide along its longitudinal axis with respect to the drill guide positioning ring.
US09113977B2
A guidewire for use with an implant delivery system in delivering a sheet-like implant is disclosed. The guidewire can include a distal tissue fixation member for releasable connection to a first location proximate a treatment site. An implant delivery system can include a distal guidewire port for receiving the proximal end of the guidewire. The implant delivery system is tracked over the guidewire to a selected position defined by the guidewire attachment. The tissue fixation member includes means for temporarily or reversibly fixing the distal end of the guidewire to tissue, such as bone. The means for affixing can include a K-wire, a screw, a pin or other fixation member.
US09113972B2
Methods and apparatus for immobilizing a synovial joint, such as a sacroiliac (SI) joint are disclosed. In one form, a multipiece fixation device, such as a dowel, includes multiple expandable fasteners that are configured to fix adjacent bones of a synovial joint with respect to one another. The expandable fasteners include expansion portions that are expanded radially via insertion of another expandable fastener or an expansion device to fix the expandable fasteners to the bone. The fixation device may be configured to provide for compression or distraction of the bones of the synovial joint while at the same time stabilizing the joint.
US09113967B2
A device for moving tissue inside the body, in particular bone tissue, may include a reference part, a transport part which is slidably mounted relative to the reference part; a threaded rod pivotably mounted relative to the reference part, a control shaft, driving means connecting the control shaft to the threaded rod, a connecting nut between the transport part and the threaded rod, the connecting nut being mounted onto the threaded rod and being rotatably guided relative to the reference part, and means for converting the movement of the connecting nut along the threaded rod into a movement of the transport part relative to the reference part. In order to limit the longitudinal translation of said threaded rod relative to the reference part, a first abutment and a second abutment rigidly connected to the threaded rod respectively cooperate with a first bearing and a second bearing, these bearings being rigidly connected to the reference part and being placed at a distance from one another between the abutments. The connecting nut is movable along the threaded rod between the first bearing and second bearing.
US09113960B2
A receiver for engaging a bone stabilizing element includes a receiver portion connectable to the stabilizing element, and a base portion connectable to a bone of a patient. The base portion may connect to the bone with a bone screw, for example a polyaxial bone screw, and the receiver portion may connect to the stabilizing element, for example a rod, using a set screw. The receiver portion and the base portion are slideably connected to each other, coupled and constrained in relative movement, by overlapping portions. Axial rotation between the receiver portion and the base portion is enabled by changing the relative dimensions of overlapped portions.
US09113957B2
A method for aligning an orthopedic implant in a joint replacement includes determining the bone and cartilage deficiency from an undegenerated state caused by wear of a joint. Then a resection of a bone in the joint is made based on the deficiency of bone and cartilage from the undegenerated state and the size of a joint implant so as to locate the joint surface of the implant in the undegenerated cartilage location. The condylar wear from the undegenerated states may be assessed at a distal and posterior location on each of a medial and a lateral femoral condyle. A distal cut is made on the femur at a location adjusting for the condylar wear from the undegenerated state. The distal cut varus-valgus angle is oriented parallel to a plane across the distal femur after adjusting for wear in the distal location on the medial and lateral condyle.
US09113949B2
Devices, systems, and methods for immobilizing an implanted catheter tip while the catheter is anchored relative to surrounding tissue. In one embodiment, a cannula system is included that incorporates a cinch tube for guiding the catheter to a target site within a body. The cinch tube may define a cinch window to receive therein a cinch member operable to immobilize and occlude the catheter. The cinch tube may also include an elongate opening proximate the cinch window. The elongate opening allows extraction of a portion of the catheter and subsequent severing of the catheter above the cinch window/occlusion site.
US09113948B2
A surgical apparatus includes a housing member having leading and trailing ends that define a longitudinal axis. One or more ports longitudinally extend between the leading and trailing ends, and are configured and adapted to receive a surgical instrument therein in a substantially sealed relation. At least one cleaning port longitudinally extends between the leading and trailing ends, and is configured and adapted to receive a cleaning device therein. The cleaning device is configured and adapted to clean surgical instruments positioned within the one or more ports without necessitating removal of the surgical instruments from the one or more ports.
US09113946B2
A scalpel is disclosed, having a conventional handle and a blade unit for releasable attachment to the handle. The blade unit includes a body, a slot within said body to releasably engage the finger protruding from the handle, a scalpel blade attached to said body, and a blade cover slideably engaged to said body and configured for movement between a forward, protective position fully covering said blade and a retracted position to expose said blade for use. The cover has open front and rear ends to permit said blade and said body respectively to protrude through opposing ends of said cover when said cover is moved between said positions.
US09113945B2
A surgical tissue cutting instrument comprises a tubular outer member, an inner member rotatably disposed within the outer member and having a cutting element, a handpiece, and an irrigation system. The irrigation system includes an irrigation channel composed of a first irrigation passage within the handpiece and a second irrigation passage within the thickness of the annular wall of the outer member, and a sleeve disposed over a front end of the handpiece and over the outer member adjacent an outlet opening of the second irrigation passage. The sleeve allows communication through the outlet opening of the second irrigation passage and an inlet port of the first passage. The inlet port is connectible with a source of irrigation fluid.
US09113939B2
Surgical tools that can be used in single port laparoscopic procedures can include a low-profile handle assembly to minimize tool interference adjacent the incision site. For example, a handle assembly for a surgical instrument can have a generally in-line configuration extending linearly along a central longitudinal axis of an elongate shaft of the instrument. A linkage mechanism including a trigger, an actuation link, and an actuation shaft can be positioned within the in-line handle. The linkage mechanism can be pivoted between an open position in which end effectors of the instrument are open and a toggle position in which the end effectors are locked closed. A locking mechanism such as a ratchet mechanism can also be used to lock the end effectors. A surgical dissector can include gripping jaws having a curved profile or an angled elongate shaft to minimize tool interference and maximize visibility within a procedure site.
US09113935B2
A tip element for a lithotripter is provided. The tip element includes a proximal end configured for attachment to a waveguide of the lithotripter and a distal end configured for placement against at least one urinary tract stone. The lithotripter transmits energy from the tip element to the at least one urinary tract stone to break up the at least one urinary tract stone into fragments. The tip element may further include a tip element passage that extends between the proximal end and the distal end. The tip element passage communicates with a lumen of the waveguide for at least one of suctioning and irrigating a urinary tract. The distal end has one or more sharp edges to maintain contact between the at least one urinary tract stone and the distal end during suctioning. The distal end may be configured to limit the size of fragments from the at least one urinary tract stone drawn into the tip element passage during suctioning.
US09113924B2
A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating section coupled to the feedline, the radiating section including a dipole antenna and a tubular dielectric loading disposed about the dipole antenna.
US09113912B1
Methods and devices for improved precision in finding one or more nerves and then interrupting the transmission of neural signals through the target nerve. The treated nerve can be rendered incapable of transmitting neural signals for a select duration of time, where such a duration can be on a temporarily basis (e.g., hours, days or weeks) or a longer term/permanent basis (e.g., months or years). One embodiment of the apparatus includes a precise energy source system which features energy transfer elements that are capable of creating areas of nerve destruction, inhibition and ablation with precision.
US09113910B2
Apparatus for curative ablation are provided to achieve the inactivation or destruction of fibrillar myocardium of the so-called AF nests. In addition, fibrillar myocardium may be identified and mapped by spectral analysis and phase study of the tissue during sinus rhythm. The procedure may be performed by transseptal puncture using only one catheter for ablation and mapping. The methods may be used to localize the application targets even during an arrhythmia.
US09113902B2
A surgical instrument includes a housing, an end effector and an elongated shaft extending therebetween. The elongated shaft includes a distal portion that is movable between aligned and articulated configurations. A pair of drive cables extends through the elongated shaft and is coupled to the distal portion such that reciprocal longitudinal motion of the drive cables induces movement of the distal portion between the aligned and articulated configurations. An articulation drive mechanism is operable to induce reciprocal longitudinal motion of the drive cables. The drive mechanism includes an actuator and a pair of torsion members that are rotatable about two distinct axes in response to movement of the actuator. A respective follower is operatively coupled to each torsion member to translate in a respective longitudinal direction in response to rotation of the torsion members, and each follower is coupled to a respective drive cable to impart translational motion thereto.
US09113891B2
A clip-over disposable assembly includes a switch assembly and a disposable body. The disposable body includes a first disposable member, a second disposable member including first and second wall portions, and a third disposable member. The first wall portion defines a first aperture therethrough and a first cavity configured to receive therein a first portion of the switch assembly. The third disposable member includes a third wall portion, wherein a body of the second disposable member and the third wall portion define an opening configured to allow a shaft of a hemostat-style surgical instrument to pass therethrough. The second wall portion and the third wall portion cooperatively define a chamber in communication with the opening and configured to receive therein at least a portion of the shaft of the hemostat-style surgical instrument, wherein the at least a portion of the shaft is received in the chamber from an off-axis position.
US09113882B2
A method for manufacturing a pair of jaw members configured for use with an electrosurgical forceps is provided. One or more pairs of seal plates are stamped from a sheet metal. The seal plates are positioned into respective mold cavities. An insulative substrate is introduced into the respective mold cavities. The insulative substrate is allowed to harden in the respective mold cavities to form respective jaw housings with seal plates secured thereto. The jaw housings are removed from the respective mold cavities to form a pair of jaw members.
US09113873B2
Systems of releasably connecting staple line buttress material to the jaws of a surgical stapling instrument are provided. The systems include retainers configured to engage the buttress material and releasably retain the buttress material on the jaws of the surgical stapling instrument prior to stapling tissue. In certain embodiments, the retainers remain with the jaws of the instrument after stapling of tissue. In alternative embodiments, the retainers remain with the buttress material after being stapled to tissue.
US09113870B2
A surgical fastener applying apparatus includes an anvil section and a cartridge section, where the cartridge section and the anvil section are movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position. The cartridge section has a plurality of retention slots, a plurality of first surgical fasteners and a plurality of second surgical fasteners. The plurality of first surgical fasteners has a first backspan with a first configuration and the plurality of second surgical fasteners has a second backspan with a second different configuration. In addition, when the first configuration applies a first compressive force to tissue and the second configuration applies a second different compressive force to tissue.
US09113865B2
A fastener cartridge can comprise a support portion, a tissue thickness compensator positioned relative to the support portion, and a plurality of fasteners positioned within the support portion and/or the tissue thickness compensator which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein a second jaw, or anvil, can be positioned opposite the first jaw. To deploy the fasteners, a staple-deploying member is advanced through the fastener cartridge to move the fasteners toward the anvil. As the fasteners are deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the tissue thickness compensator therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened.
US09113864B2
A surgical instrument capable for use with an end effector supporting a staple cartridge therein. In various embodiments, the surgical instrument includes a firing system for applying firing motions to the end effector to form the unformed the staples supported in the staple cartridge. The surgical instrument further includes a tissue cutting system that may be optionally actuated after the staples have been formed.
US09113862B2
A surgical stapling instrument for use with an end effector that has an anvil that is movable relative to a staple cartridge supported in the end effector. The end effector is supported by an elongated shaft that extends from a handle assembly. The staple cartridge has a plurality of unformed staples therein that are formed when the anvil is moved into forming contact therewith. Movement of the anvil is controlled by a firing trigger on a handle assembly. The amount of staple formation achieved is dependent upon the degree to which the firing trigger has been actuated.
US09113855B2
The present invention generally provides improved medical devices, systems, and methods. Some embodiments of the present invention apply cooling with at least one small, tissue-penetrating probe, the probe often comprising a needle having a size suitable for inserting through an exposed surface of the skin of a patient without leaving a visible scar. The cooling may remodel one or more target tissue so as to effect a desired change in a composition of the target tissue and/or a change in its behavior. Exemplary embodiments make use of replaceable needle probes supported by a probe body handle, with small needle probes often being replaced during treatment of a single patient. Careful control over the control of cryogenic cooling fluid into a needle probe can allow the length of the active cooling to be controlled through depletion of liquid from an evaporating cryogenic cooling flow.
US09113853B1
This application describes surgical instruments and implants for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column during a medialized posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) procedure.
US09113849B2
A system for retrieving a specimen includes a collapsible bag having a first mating member and a retrieval device having a second mating member. The second mating member cooperates with the first mating member for coupling the collapsible bag with the retrieval device. A rotation mechanism is disposed in the retrieval device. Actuation of the rotation device collapses an excess portion of the collapsible bag.
US09113847B2
An electromechanical surgical device includes a motor system configured to drive drive-shafts and a steering cable arrangement. A control system may be provided for controlling the motor system. A remote control unit may also be provided for controlling the motor system via the control system. Optical or Hall-effect devices, may be provided for determining the position of the elements of the surgical instrument based on the detected rotation of the drive-shafts. A memory unit stores a plurality of operating programs or algorithms, each corresponding to a type of surgical instrument attachable to the electro-mechanical surgical device. The control system reads or selects from the plurality of operating programs or algorithms, the operating program or algorithm corresponding to the type of surgical instrument attached to the electromechanical surgical device.
US09113846B2
A device, system and method may enable the obtaining of in vivo images from within body lumens or cavities, such as images of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where the data such as mosaic image data may be transmitted or otherwise sent to a receiving system in a compressed format.
US09113841B2
A biological information notifying apparatus of the present invention includes a biological information obtainment sensor to detect biological information of a human body, a vibration section which notifies the biological information by transmitting vibrations to the human body, and a control section which causes the vibration section to vibrate in accordance with the biological information. The control section obtains a first count number of the biological information per a predetermined time period at a first time point, obtains a second count number at a second time point which follows the first time point, causes the vibration section to vibrate with a first vibration in accordance with the biological information, when a difference obtained by subtracting the first count number from the second count number is larger than a positive first value at the second time point.
US09113838B2
Devices and methods for treating obstructive sleep apnea by first performing an assessment of the patient that involves observing the patient's upper airway during a tongue protrusion maneuver. The assessment may, for example, be done using endoscopy to observe the upper airway while the patient is awake in the supine position. An adequate response of the upper airway during the tongue protrusion maneuver is indicative of likely therapeutic success with hypoglossal nerve stimulation, and may be used for making clinical decisions. The principles of the present invention may be applied to other therapeutic interventions for OSA involving the upper airway.
US09113835B2
The system of one embodiment for imaging tissue includes ultrasound emitters configured to surround and emit acoustic waveforms toward the tissue, ultrasound receivers configured to surround and receive acoustic waveforms scattered by the tissue, and a processor configured for determining an observed differential time-of-flight (ToF) dataset and generating an acoustic speed rendering of the tissue based on the observed differential ToF dataset. The method of one embodiment for imaging tissue includes receiving data representative of acoustic waveforms scattered by the tissue, determining an observed differential ToF dataset, performing forward modeling to generate a calculated differential ToF dataset based on an acoustic speed model, performing inverse modeling to generate an acoustic speed model based on the observed and calculated differential ToF datasets, iteratively repeating forward modeling and inverse modeling until convergence is met with a final acoustic speed model, and generating an acoustic speed rendering from the final acoustic speed model.
US09113828B2
Methods and apparatuses for determining an analyte value are disclosed.
US09113824B2
A method, including: measuring first positions of a probe fixed at a first point in a body of a patient over at least a portion of a respiration cycle of the patient, and formulating respective indicators of a respiration state of the patient at the first positions. The method further includes generating a functional relationship between the first positions and the respective indicators and extracting parameters from the functional relationship. The method also includes moving the probe to a second point of the body, measuring second positions of the probe at the second point during a subsequent respiration cycle of the patient, and applying the parameters to the second positions so as to compensate for respiratory motion of the patient at the second point.
US09113820B2
In order to solve the problem in that, when a fundus is irradiated with multiple beams, a load has been placed on a subject, an imaging apparatus for imaging an object to be inspected based on return light from a first area in the object to be inspected, which is irradiated with first light, including: a determination unit for determining a second area being narrower than the first area in the object to be inspected; and a control unit for restricting the irradiation with the first light in the second area, which is irradiated with second light.
US09113815B2
According to embodiments, systems, devices, and methods for ridge selection in scalograms are disclosed. Ridges or ridge components are features within a scalogram which may be computed from a signal such as a physiological (e.g., photoplethysmographic) signal. Ridges may be identified from one or more scalograms of the signal. Parameters characterizing these ridges may be determined. Based at least in part on these parameters, a ridge density distribution function is determined. A ridge is selected from analyzing this ridge density distribution function. In some embodiments, the selected ridge is used to determine a physiological parameter such as respiration rate.
US09113814B2
An endoscope apparatus and image processing method of an endoscope apparatus are provided. In one respect, an endoscope apparatus includes an illumination unit for selectively providing light in a plurality of wavelength bands and white light, a sensing unit for receiving light reflected from a body cavity, and an image processing unit for generating additional synthesized images.
US09113813B2
A catheter having a sensor at a distal end thereof, useable to detect and create signals from an electromagnetic field. The sensor is constructed and arranged to leave a lumen of the catheter open such that it may be used to pass instruments therethrough once a target location has been reached.
US09113809B2
Methods and systems for the determination and representation of a chamber anatomy are disclosed herein.
US09113805B2
Systems and methods for monitoring the condition of electrodes used in biological signal measurement are provided. One method includes applying a first test signal having a first frequency to at least one of a plurality of electrodes and applying a second test signal having a second frequency to at least one of the plurality of electrodes. Both frequencies are below a frequency range associated with the biological signal. The method further includes capturing the biological signal while applying the plurality of test signals and generating an output signal that includes both the measured biological signal and the plurality of test signals. The method further includes retrieving an output amplitude for each of the plurality of test signals from the output signal and calculating an estimated impedance for each of the plurality of electrodes based on the retrieved output amplitudes of the plurality of test signals.
US09113804B2
A couch device including sliders axially supported by lower ends of both of link members, and including nut members. Guide rails substantially horizontally guide each slider. A screw member is arranged along the guide rail and is configured to apply a driving force to each slider when it is relatively rotated for each nut member and, due to the driving force, substantially horizontally transfer each slider. A clutch unit selectively carries out the operations of rotating one nut member integrated with the screw member such that the driving force is prevented from being applied to one slider, or relatively rotating one nut member for the screw member such that the driving force is applied to one slider. A binding unit binds one slider to the guide rail when the driving force is not applied to the one slider.
US09113803B2
Disclosed is a magnetoencephalography meter which includes a plurality of optical pumping magnetometers which are arranged in a helmet shape to cover the head of the subject. Each optical pumping magnetometer has a vapor cell which is filled with alkali metal atoms and is arranged substantially in parallel to the surface of the head of the subject, a laser light emission unit that emits laser light in a direction toward the head of the subject and causes laser light to enter the vapor cell, a reflection unit that reflects laser light passed through the vapor cell in a direction away from the head of the subject which is a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the head of the subject, and a polarization change detection unit that receives laser light reflected by the reflection unit and detects change in polarization of laser light.
US09113798B2
A substantially X-ray transparent animal restraint enclosure having an open base structure and a lid which is configured to substantially close the base structure. The lid is movable from a closed position to an open position to permit the introduction of an animal into the base structure. The base structure has an open-ended slot which is partially obstructed when the lid is closed. The base structure also has an aperture which is not obstructed by the lid. A veterinary CT scan apparatus includes a CT scan gantry or sensor ring, a CT scan table, and a substantially X-ray transparent animal restraint enclosure. A method of performing a CT scan on an animal in a CT scan apparatus having a patient target position is achieved by placing the animal in substantially X-ray transparent enclosure; placing the enclosure in the patient target position for the CT scan; and conducting the CT scan.
US09113790B2
A pressure sensing device is provided that can monitor and measure pressure at two points in a vessel or artery without moving the outer sheath or catheter of the device. The outer sheath or catheter includes two spaced apart openings that may be positioned in a vessel or artery on opposing sides of an occlusion. The device also includes an inner elongated tube with at least one opening. The inner elongated tube is slidable with respect to the outer sheath or catheter thereby permitting the opening of the elongated tube to be moved into selective registration with one of the openings of the outer sheath. A pressure measurement may be taken through one of the openings in the outer sheath by aligning the opening of the elongated tube with said opening and, then, a second pressure reading may be taken by sliding the elongated tube within the outer sheath so that the opening of the elongated tube is in registry with the other opening of the tubular sheath. As a result, pressure measurements at two points in a vessel or artery may be taken without moving the outer sheath or catheter.
US09113788B2
A method for monitoring the respiration rate of a patient includes attaching a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes and a pressure sensor to a patient, producing a first respiration signal based on variations detected in signals provided by the ECG electrodes attached to the patient, and producing a second respiration signal based on pressure variations detected in the pressure sensor secured to the patient. The method also includes selecting at least one of the first respiration signal and the second respiration signal based on respective signal qualities and producing a respiration rate from the selected signal. The method also includes providing indicia of the respiration rate. The method may also include displaying ECG signals with the indicia of the respiration rate.
US09113760B2
A low-material-indicating center pull dispenser for dispensing a web of material from a center pull roll. In embodiments, the dispenser includes a housing and a roll support platform which supports the center pull roll when loaded within the housing. The preferred roll support platform has an inward portion positioned to support a center pull roll inner region and a lower outward portion positioned to support the center pull roll outer region when the material forming the center pull roll inner region is depleted and the center pull roll drops onto the lower outward portion and changes position thereby providing a low-material indication. The change of center pull roll position may be viewed by center pull roll viewing structure such as at least one window, and/or a light transmissive housing or a housing portion.
US09113759B2
A wipes dispenser includes a container having an interior holding a plurality of wipes. A grip orifice provides communication between the interior and the exterior of the container, and the grip orifice serves to prevent wipes from falling back into the interior. The dispenser also includes a rip fence, and a lead end of a lead wipe of the plurality of wet wipes within the container extends through the grip orifice and then through the rip fence such that pulling on the lead end to pull the lead wipe against the rip fence causes the remainder of the lead wipe to be removed from the container and become disassociated with the remaining wipes of the plurality of wipes. As the lead end is pulled against the rip fence, the following wipe of the plurality of wipes is pulled through the grip orifice to provide its lead end outside of the interior of the container, and the grip orifice prevents this lead end of the following wipe from falling back into the interior of the container.
US09113757B2
The toilet and support bars for the disabled has a toilet bowl and toilet seat configured to face the toilet tank, thereby enabling disabled and physically debilitated persons to move forward to sit on the toilet seat. The toilet has a pedestal on which the tank is mounted, and an inverted U-shaped support bar having legs supported by the building structure, to provide stability for the disabled person to use the toilet. The support bar includes a crossbar handle above the level of the tank that a disabled person may grasp for assistance in moving forward onto the toilet seat and rearward off the toilet seat. The handle may have a resilient grip. The support bar may also include stabilizers for maintaining the support bar in a rigid and fixed position so that the user is assured to find the necessary support.
US09113755B2
A method for treatment of human excrement comprises the following steps: (1) providing a chamber (5) having a top opening through which excrement enters the chamber (5); (2) allowing solid excrement to form a layer on a porous plate (6) inside the chamber (5) by gravity wherein excrement is stored firstly at front storing region (13) and secondly at rear storing region (14), and allowing urine to fall down into the urine storing region (15) through perforations in the porous plate (6); (3) ventilating the interior of chamber (5) by a ventilation system, and providing an indirect heat source (7) inside the chamber (5). A device for treatment of human excrement comprises the chamber (5), the porous plate (6) with the front storing region (13) and the rear storing region (14), the urine storing region (15), the ventilation system and the indirect heat source (7).
US09113752B2
A wand-like tool (20) for a hand blender comprises an elongate, tubular housing (22) containing a rotatable drive shaft (23). The tool is adapted at one end to permit the shaft (23) to pick up rotary drive from a hand-held driver unit, and carries a foodstuff-processing head at its other end; the processing head comprising a bladed member (26), coupled to the shaft (23) and having at least three blades (32a, 32b, 32c). The bladed member rotates within a processor head housing (27) having a tubular side-wall (30) formed with a roof (36) where the processor head housing (27) joins the tubular shaft housing (22) and being open at its opposite end, and the internal surface (38) of the side-wall (30) bears protrusions (40) facing the tips of the blades (32a, 32b, 32c). Each protrusion (40) presents a respective bluff body to foodstuffs flowing past it. In some embodiments of the invention, the side-wall (30) is castellated (44, 46) and the protrusions (40) are formed only in non-castellated regions of said side-wall (30). In a preferred embodiment, the shaft housing (22) is formed of metal, such as stainless steel, whereas the head housing (27) is of plastics material, thereby to permit the protrusions (40) and the castellations (44, 46) to be readily formed by moulding, and a stainless steel dome (50) is provided to overlay the roof member (36) of the plastic housing (27) and/or the junction between the stainless steel and plastic component parts (22, 27) for cosmetic reasons.
US09113744B2
A capsule for making a drink comprises a cup-shaped main body (6) forming a housing chamber (7) containing a powdered or liquid substance (2). The main body (6) comprises a bottom wall (8) and a lateral wall (9) which has a lower portion (10) connected to the bottom wall (8) and an upper portion (11) delimiting an opening which is closed by a cover element (17). The capsule also comprises lengthening means (18) which, following an increase in the capsule (1) internal pressure, allow a movement away from the cover element (17) by the lower portion (10) of the lateral wall (9) and the bottom wall (8) connected to it. Also claimed is a method which comprises feeding water and/or steam into the capsule (1) to increase the capsule (1) internal pressure and so cause the movement of the lower portion (10) of the lateral wall (9) and the bottom wall (8) away from the cover element (17) until the bottom wall (8) is torn against external piercing means, thus allowing the drink to be supplied through the bottom wall (8).
US09113742B2
The present disclosure recites a beverage brewing system having beverage brewing machine and a collapsible brew basket. The beverage brewing machine has a housing with a water reservoir and an electrical heating element for heating water. An output system is provided for dispensing the heated water to the brew basket. The brew basket is a collapsible brew basket, positionable between a collapsed position and an expanded portion. The brew basket included and upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion slidingly engaging the upper portion between the collapsed and the exposed position.
US09113731B2
A device for storing and displaying documents, photographs, and memorabilia objects together. Covers are each rotatably connected to a spine and feature sides that rest upon or engage with each other to close. The device has a plurality of document pockets and a plurality of bound archival sheets. Within the device is a plurality of object compartments, each compartment having a transparent cover that selectively opens for placing and removing objects and selectively closes for safely displaying the objects. The device is included in a kit that further comprises at least one complementary storage box. The device is included a system that further comprises an electronic catalog for the photographs and objects stored therein.
US09113729B2
A stirrer dispenser for beverage dispensing machines includes a first channel for containing a stack of stirrers. The first channel includes a first opening from which single stirrers are extracted and ejected by an ejector provided with an alternating movement. The ejector includes an engagement member where single stirrers are engaged and ejected from the first opening at each stroke of the ejector. The dispenser further includes a second channel with a second opening. The second channel is located next to the first channel. The first and second openings are side by side along the movement direction of the ejector. In addition, the dispenser includes a stroke delimiter that limits the stroke of the ejector when at least one stirrer is present in the first channel, so that the ejector picks up the stirrers from the second channel only when the first channel is empty.
US09113726B2
A bag rack, method and system for reducing the time needed to open a bag and have it ready for use at a checkout terminal or other station where the time required to opening a bag is critical. The rack allows a bag to be opened with one hand using a single upward and forward motion.
US09113724B1
A system for creating decorative arches and columns of balloons or fabric without the need of helium balloons. The system comprises a baseplate to provide a foundation, a mounting pin upon which a starter pole can be mounted, and a plurality of extension poles to attach to the starter pole to create a column or arch of a desired length. Regular balloons without the need for helium can be tied to the poles as decorations creating an arch or column of balloons.
US09113718B1
A reconfigurable support pillow comprising an elongate center section with a short, curved arm on each end. Between each of the arms and the center section is a substantially flat connecting section with inwardly curved side edges. This shape allows the pillow to be placed into several configurations. In a first configuration, the center section is bent and the connecting sections overlap each other without creating a thickened area at the point where the connecting sections cross. Additionally, the curved ends of the pillow arms can be overlapped providing an oval configuration with a double thickness at one side. Still further, the pillow can be used with the center section straight and curved arms turned inward towards each other. Each configuration provides different advantages and use. The pillow may comprise a washable cover with removable inserts.
US09113713B2
A chair includes a base having a guiding rod. A connecting frame is mounted to a backrest and is pivotably connected to the base. A seat includes a rear end pivotably connected to the connecting frame. An operative frame includes a rear end pivotably connected to the connecting frame. A sliding sleeve is mounted on a front end of the operative frame and is mounted around the guiding rod. At least one supporting plate includes a first end pivotably connected to the front end of the operative frame and a second end pivotably connected to a front end of the seat. When the backrest is moved backward, the connecting frame is actuated to move the operative frame and the seat forward, and the at least one supporting plate is moved to an extended position to move the front end of the seat upward.
US09113706B1
A stackable recycling system for trash segregation comprises a garbage bin for non-recyclable trash, a stackable recycling subsystem. The stackable recycling subsystem has a base recycling bin, a stackable recycling bin and a top recycling bin. All three recycling bins have the same base specifications such that they can be stacked and secured via a plural of joining clips connecting grooves disposed on the side surfaces of those recycling bins. The base recycling bin and stackable recycling bin have a front door which can be pivotably opened for the convenience of trash receiving. Both the stackable recycling subsystem and garbage bins have rollers such that they can function independently or joined together as a single unit.
US09113700B2
A method of monitoring tooth brushing comprising: receiving a position signal from a position sensor (601) disposed on a toothbrush (21) comprising a handle and a head (22); receiving a force signal from a force sensor (602) disposed on the toothbrush (21); and calculating a position of the head of the toothbrush using the position signal in combination with the force signal.
US09113698B2
Drink containers include a liquid container and a cap assembly removably coupled to the liquid container. Cap assemblies include a body that defines a drink outlet for dispensing drink liquid, and an operational assembly that is operatively coupled to the body and that has at least an open configuration permitting drink liquid to be dispensed and a closed configuration restricting drink liquid from being dispensed. In some embodiments, the operational assembly also has a cleaning configuration in which portions of the operational assembly are spaced away from the body of the cap assembly for cleaning. In some embodiments, the operational assembly is positioned predominantly on the exterior of the body of the cap assembly.
US09113697B2
An anatomically segmented backpack has an upper back region, a lower back region, and a hip belt region. The upper back region includes a shoulder strap joined to a pack load carrying portion and a thorax harness. The thorax harness extends in two opposite directions under each shoulder blade of the user. The lower back region is coupled to the upper back region and a hip region. A slide mechanism is located in the pack load carrying portion of the upper and lower back region. A load-bearing element is disposed within the lower back region, for transferring a load from the upper back region to the user's hips. The hip region is joined to a front section of the pack by a load bearing hip belt that extends around the user.
US09113696B2
A backpack may include a main body that defines a main compartment that may be accessed by a sealing mechanism. The backpack may also include a shoulder strap that is coupled to a first portion of the main body and coupled to a second portion of the main body, with the second portion of the main body distal the first portion. The backpack may also include a secondary support strap coupled to the shoulder strap and the first portion of the main body.
US09113694B2
The instant application provides methods and systems for applying color to eyebrows and skin at locations where an eyebrow should be. A crème-to-powder formulation is used to apply the color. The crème-to-powder formulation includes a crème-to-powder base and pigmentation to provide a final color suitable for application as eyebrow makeup. A liquid sealant may be used to seal in the color once applied. Various kits are disclosed that include a crème-to-powder formulation and applicators.
US09113691B1
The present invention features a cleaning swab for cleaning, disinfecting, and sealing underneath fingernails. The swab features an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end. A first swab is disposed on the first end of the elongated shaft. The first swab is impregnated with a solution with at least six of the following: keratin, equisetum arvense, carrageenan, aucoumea klaineana extract, ginseng root extract, vitamin C, and tea tree oil. The first swab has an oval cone profile with a hard sharp pointed tip and indentation grooves disposed on the lateral surface of the swab.
US09113689B2
A process for permanently reshaping keratin fibers is disclosed. The process may comprise a) placing the keratin fibers under mechanical tension by rolling keratin fibers on a tensioning device so as to form curls, b) applying a reducing composition to the keratin fibers, c) individually covering each tensioning device rolled with keratin fibers with a cover comprising at least one heat-insulating material, so as to form at least one closed space above the keratin fibers, d) heating the keratin fibers at a constant temperature, and e) entrapping heat and condensation from the heating of the keratin fibers within the closed space so as to maintain the closed space at a substantially uniform temperature throughout the closed space. The tensioning device and/or the cover may further include at least one heat source as part of the tensioning device and/or the cover.
US09113686B1
A holding device is attachable to a rail, cleat, etc., of a boat or other object such that the holding device holds a cooler or similar objects without using up passenger space. The holding device is a flexible rectangular shaped basket member that has a rectangular rail strap onto the sides of which are attached latitudinal straps via closed loops thereon, and onto the ends of which are attached longitudinal straps also via closed loops. A relatively longer (compared to the rail strap) handle strap passes through the loops of the outer latitudinal straps and possibly the loops of longitudinal straps. The handle strap can be used to carry or support the basket and its cargo in a one handle or two handle configuration, or to secure the basket to an appropriate object such as a railing or a cleat.
US09113661B2
A one piece fine hosiery article in knee length, thigh length and/or panty hose wherein the uniqueness of this invention lies in the foot portion of nylon, or similar materials used in the prior art, being eliminated and replaced with a minimal slip, moisture wicking partial sock. The partial sock completely encompasses the upper and lower portions of the toe, the ball, sole, instep, outstep, and upper and lower portions of the heel of the foot leaving the upper portion of the foot from the toe joints upwards encased in nylon or similar materials used in the prior art, thereby establishing fit, form and comfort to the wearer of fine hosiery articles.
US09113660B2
A strapless camisole undergarment has a front upper portion which is detachably affixable to each of the fold-down cup cover flaps of a standard, top-opening nursing bra. Attachment is made just below the clasp on each fold-down cover flap. Intended to be worn beneath any front-opening or pull-over blouse or shirt, the undergarment enables a woman to discreetly breastfeed an infant maintaining her lower torso covered while her outer shirt is lifted or open. Thus, a woman desiring to nurse her child need only open or raise the outer shirt, unhook a cup cover flap, and lower both the flap and the attached undergarment in order to access a breast. When the child has finishing nursing on that breast, the woman raises the flap and reattaches it—along with the attached undergarment—to the hook at the top of the bra cup.
US09113655B2
Methods for concentrating phenolics in a solution and compositions related to the concentrated phenolics are provided In particular, methods and compositions are described relating to concentrated phenolics obtained from cranberry feedstock extracts combined with fumaric acid as beverage additives Additionally, methods for obtaining phenolics from feedstocks using resin absorption and elution are described.
US09113654B2
The present invention provides a cartridge for a beverage preparation system, the cartridge comprising an inlet for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, an outlet downstream of the inlet for the discharge of a beverage from the cartridge and a flow path connecting the inlet to the outlet, wherein the flow path includes within it a non-gelled beverage liquid concentrate containing about 0.01 to about 5 weight % in total of one or more thickeners. The cartridge may comprise an aperture having a cross-sectional area of 2 mm2 or less downstream of a chamber in which the beverage liquid concentrate is loaded. The beverage concentrate may comprise methyl cellulose and at least one alginate in a weight ratio of 1:5 to 5:1 to provide improved the organoleptic properties such as mouthfeel.
US09113653B2
A method is disclosed for increasing systemic carotenoid levels in humans through oral consumption of tablets, capsules, food or beverage products containing microbial organisms capable of synthesizing carotenoid compounds. Carotenoid synthesis may occur in situ by microbial organisms colonizing the gut, or in food or beverage products where carotenoids accumulate and are subsequently consumed dietarily. The microbial organisms may be either transgenic—thus expressing genes in the carotenoid synthesis pathway derived from other microbial organisms, or they may comprise species or strains selected for natural synthesis of carotenoids. The central objective of the invention is to provide an improvement in human health through a novel method for supplying and delivering carotenoid compounds.
US09113647B2
A method of imparting flavor to an edible substrate by precision depositing a first food grade flavored wax onto a surface of an edible substrate. A method of providing a flavored image on an edible substrate by ink jet printing a food grade colored fluid on an edible substrate to create an image and applying a food grade flavored wax onto the edible substrate. A method of imparting flavor to an edible substrate by applying a food grade flavored wax onto the edible substrate and applying a food grade flavored fluid onto the edible substrate.
US09113643B2
The present disclosure relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises separating coffee extract resulting in a high aromatic coffee extract and a low aromatic coffee extract and subjecting the low aromatic coffee extract to a heat treatment and, optionally, a pH rising step.
US09113642B2
A feed supplement comprising at least one selected from lactic acid bacterium belonging to Lactobacillus gasseri, a crushed product of the lactic acid bacterium, culture of the lactic acid bacterium, residue of the culture of the lactic acid bacterium and a treated product thereof (a concentrate, a pasted product, a dried product, a liquid product, a diluted product, a sterilized product, etc.) and a feed composition comprising the feed supplement.
US09113635B2
Methods of controlling the feeding and/or breeding behavior of a target insect are disclosed in which a host plant is provided a substantial distance from a plant of interest, chemical attractant that induces the target insect to lay eggs on the host plant is applied to the host plant, application of the chemical attractant to the host plant is repeated as required to induce residual target-insect populations to lay eggs on the host plant, and wherein the behavior is controlled when a substantial number of off-spring belonging to subsequent generations themselves mature and display a preference for laying eggs on the same type of host plant on which they were reared without further application of the chemical attractant is provided. Also disclosed are methods of deterring target insect feeding and breeding on plants of interest by applying toxic plant extract to the plants of interest.
US09113632B2
The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising: a fungicide that inhibits mitochondrial respiration at the QoI site (QoI inhibitor), a contact fungicide, a demethylation inhibitor, and pigments, which are highly suitable for controlling unwanted phytopathogenic fungi. Moreover, the fungicidal compositions are able to control mold and fungus infection in grasses and in particular turf grasses.
US09113630B2
This invention pertains to a method for controlling lepidopteran, homopteran, hemipteran, thysanopteran and coleopteran insect pests comprising contacting the insects or their environment with an arthropodicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula I, its N-oxide or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof wherein A and B and R1 through R8 are as defined in the disclosure. This invention further relates to a benzoxazinone compound of Formula 10 wherein R4 through R8 are as defined in the disclosure, useful for preparation of a compound of Formula I.
US09113623B2
A composition and method for generating reagents and the composition of these reagents for the stabilization and preservation of viability of cancer tissue which has been surgically excised and the suspension and/or termination of apoptosis (cell death) by significant modulation of cell metabolism by low molar concentrations of synergistic chemistries and hormonal growth enhancers while maintaining normal gene expression patterns of the surgically excised tissue.
US09113619B2
A strike indicator has a hollow plastic spherical body with an opening through which water can flow into the body to weight the body for spin cast fishing and out of which water can be removed from the body for fly cast fishing. An easily manipulable thumbscrew can engage the opening to selectively block the opening while trapping a fishing line between a grommet on the thumbscrew and the spherical body to hold the strike indicator onto the fishing line.
US09113616B2
The invention provides a genetically modified non-human animal that comprises in its genome unrearranged T cell receptor variable gene loci, as well as embryos, cells, and tissues comprising the same. Also provided are constructs for making said genetically modified non-human animal and methods of making the same. Various methods of using the genetically modified non-human animal are also provided.
US09113614B1
A selective bird feeding apparatus includes a housing having an access opening and door mounted positionable in a closed condition or in an open condition relative to the access opening. A drive mechanism is actuated to move the door to the closed condition or to the open condition. An actuator coupled to the drive mechanism includes a sensor which radiates energy to a position adjacent to the opening. The sensor receives reflected radiation reflected off of an object adjacent to the opening. A control circuit assigns an input value to the reflected radiation which is compared with a stored standard value. The actuator actuates the drive mechanism to move the door to the closed condition when the input value is outside a threshold limit of the standard value and actuates the drive mechanism to move the door to the open condition when the input value is within the threshold limit.
US09113610B2
An aerator assembly for an animal watering device having a rotor mount removably inserted in a discharge opening of a cover of the device and a rotor carried by the mount that is rotated by discharged water. The mount includes a conduit having one end inserted in the cover and an outlet at its opposite end conveying a discharged stream of water against rotor baffles causing rotation. The mount includes an arm that offsets an axis of rotation of the rotor relative to the stream so water impinges against a baffle. A pin can be included that engages the arm that is received through a rotor hub rotatively attaching the rotor to the arm. Such an aerator not only aerates water discharged during fountain operation, it also reduces noise by reducing splashing. The present invention is also directed to a pet fountain equipped with such an aerator assembly.
US09113607B1
Methods of treating contamination, particularly fungal contamination, in cultures of Haematococcus pluvialis with hydrogen peroxide are described herein. The method comprises dosing the culture with a concentration of hydrogen peroxide based on the stage of the cells in the culturing process and at a frequency to increase the likelihood of the cells surviving until the process of accumulating carotenoids, such as astaxanthin, is complete.
US09113601B2
A structure to grow plants including a fence, a fabric attached to the fence to form a fence-fabric combination shaped as a pillar with an enclosed area, and a growing material filled in the enclosed area, and a method for creating a structure to grow plants by providing a fencing material and a fabric, attaching the fabric to the fencing material to form a fence-fabric combination, shaping the fence-fabric combination into a pillar with an enclosed area, and filling the enclosed area with a growing material.
US09113598B2
A grain cart has a wheel supported container with an inclined auger unloading conveyor having an inclined lower section positioned to receive grain from the container and an upper section supported for folding movement between a stored position adjacent the container and an inclined discharge position projecting upwardly, forwardly and laterally outwardly from the left side wall of the container. The upper section of the auger conveyor has a tubular housing with an askewed discharge spout supporting a pivotable flow control spout for tilting movement on a horizontal axis extending parallel to the left side wall of the container for discharge of grain laterally across an open top rectangular semi-trailer within a vertical plane perpendicular to the left side wall of the cart. The flow control spout is tilted by a remotely controlled actuator for filling and topping off the semi-trailer including all four corner portions of the trailer.
US09119334B2
A circuit board includes layers, a pair of vias filled with a conductive material and extending through the layers, first and second pairs of conductive signal paths, and holes extending at least partially through the layers and located between the pair of vias. The first pair of conductive paths is connected to the pair of vias within a first layer; the second pair of conductive paths is connected to the pair of vias within a second layer. The pair of vias has a pair of via stubs defined between the second layer and a bottom layer. A differential signal is to be transmitted between the first and second pairs of conductive signal paths via the pair of vias. The holes have a lower dielectric constant than the layers to increase a resonant frequency of the pair of via stubs beyond the frequency of the differential signal.
US09119325B2
A cooling assembly for an electronic image assembly having an open and closed gaseous loop. A closed gaseous loop allows circulating gas to travel across the front surface of an image assembly and through a heat exchanger. An open loop allows ambient gas to pass through the heat exchanger and extract heat from the circulating gas. An optional additional open loop may be used to cool the back portion of the image assembly (optionally a backlight). Ribs may be placed within the optional additional open loop to facilitate the heat transfer to the ambient gas. The cooling assembly can be used with any type of electronic assembly for producing an image.
US09119317B2
A method for manufacturing devices built on flexible substrates employs an in-situ, fold-assisting device frame. The fold-assisting frame conforms to a portion of the interior volume within the package, such that one or more pivoting members of the frame may be used as an in-situ, bending jig, in place of conventional bending equipment, to support and fold the planar flexible substrate into a desired three-dimensional configuration. The frame may accommodate placement of an unfolded or partially folded flexible circuit board so that a fold-assisting feature, such as a hinge, incorporated into the frame attaches to the flexible circuit board and closes around a pivot point to gently bend the circuit board into place, thus creating a three-dimensional folded circuit. Such a fixture and method facilitate packaging electronic devices in a compact form, with application to a wide range of mobile consumer electronics, including, for example, implantable medical devices.
US09119305B2
A transparent conductive element includes a base having a first surface and a second surface, and a transparent electrode pattern part and a transparent insulating pattern part formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The transparent electrode pattern part and the transparent insulating pattern part are laid alternately on a base surface. Plural pore portions are randomly formed apart in the transparent electrode pattern part and plural island portions are randomly formed apart in the transparent insulating pattern part.
US09119302B2
A flexible circuit board includes a base film formed by a metallic material, a first protective film formed on a first surface of the base film, and a circuit pattern adhered to the first protective film through an adhesive film. Projections and recesses for heat release are formed on a second surface that is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface of the base film.
US09119301B2
A wiring substrate is provided with a substrate core including a first main surface, a second main surface, and a through hole. An electronic component is arranged in the through hole. A projection projects from a wall of the through hole toward a connection terminal of the electronic component. An insulator is filled between the wall of the through hole and the electronic component. A first insulation layer covers the electronic component and the first main surface. A second insulation layer covers the electronic component and the second main surface. The electronic component includes an electronic component body and the connection terminal formed on a side of the electronic component body. The connection terminal of the electronic component includes an engagement groove formed by the projection and extending along a direction in which the electronic component is fitted into the through hole.
US09119298B2
A display device includes a display panel that can be switched to a plane state or a bent state, and the curvature of the display panel can be easily controlled. The display device includes a display panel configured to display an image and a bend control unit located in the rear of the display panel. The bend control unit bends the display panel toward the front of the display panel by pressurizing two regions on the display panel located on different sides based on the center of the display panel.
US09119296B2
The invention relates to a sealing element (1) for sealing between an electric line (2) and a housing (100). In order to provide a sealing element (1) for a plurality of different line diameters, provision is made according to the invention for the sealing element (1) to have an elastically expandable inner sleeve (5) which has, in an axial direction (X) of the sealing element (1), a passage opening (4) for the line (2) which has at least one inner sealing surface (6a, 6b) extending along its inner periphery (6), an outer sleeve (10) surrounding the inner sleeve (5), which outer sleeve has at least one outer sealing surface (11a, 11b) extending along its outer periphery (11), and comprises at least one compensation section (7a-d) which is designed to be compressible in a radial direction (Y, Z) of the sealing element (1) and has a yieldingness which is greater than the yieldingness of the outer sleeve (10).
US09119290B2
A display device comprises a rear cover, a display panel, a drive device, an upper end guide frame, a lower end guide frame, a first adhesive member, and a second adhesive member, the rear cover including a bottom wall, an upper end sidewall and a lower end sidewall; the rear cover further includes an upper end coupling portion, an upper end support portion, a lower end coupling portion and a lower end support portion; the upper end guide frame includes an upper end panel support portion and an upper end guide sidewall, the first adhesive member bonding the upper end panel support portion to the upper end of the display panel; the lower end guide frame includes a lower end guide sidewall and a lower end panel support portion, the second adhesive member bonding the lower end panel support portion to the lower end of the display panel.
US09119280B2
A radiation source includes a nozzle configured to direct a stream of fuel droplets along a trajectory towards a plasma formation location; a laser configured to output laser radiation, the laser radiation directed at the fuel droplets at the plasma formation location to generate, in use, a radiation generating plasma; and a catch configured to catch fuel droplets that pass the plasma formation location. The catch includes a container configured to contain a fluid; a driver configured to drive the fluid, to cause the fluid to move; the catch being configured such that the fuel droplets are incident on that moving fluid.
US09119268B2
Drivers for driving light circuits with light emitting diodes include an isolation circuit with a primary part and a secondary part and a guiding circuit for guiding common mode surge signals to a reference potential. The isolation circuit may be configured to guide a first part of the common mode surge signal away from the light circuit, and the guiding circuit may be configured to guide a second part of the common mode surge signal away from the light circuit, the second part being smaller than the first part. The guiding circuit may include one or more capacitors for connecting one or more terminals of the secondary part to the reference potential, where the value(s) of the one or more capacitors is/are larger than values of a parasitic capacitance of the isolation circuit.
US09119257B2
A dimming method is provided. The dimming method includes steps as follows: determining whether a duty ratio of a first pulse width modulation signal is larger than a threshold duty ratio; when the duty ratio of the first PWM signal is smaller than the threshold duty ratio, the first pulse width modulation signal is transformed to a second pulse width modulation signal by a frequency conversion and a phase shift according to a pulse information signal, when the duty ratio of the first pulse width modulation signal is larger than the threshold duty ratio, adjusting a predetermined dimming current according to the pulse information signal, wherein the threshold duty ratio is set according to a number of the channel and the predetermined dimming current.
US09119248B2
Systems and methods of variably controlling a driver signal to a light emitting device located proximate to a burner assembly of an appliance are provided. The driver signal can be adjusted based on a signal indicative of a temperature in a region proximate the light emitting device. The signal indicative of a temperature of the burner assembly temperature can be generated by a temperature sensor or the signal can be based on an anticipated temperature profile of the burner assembly. The driver signal can be adjusted based on the signal indicative of the temperature of the burner assembly temperature using pulse width modulation.
US09119242B2
System and method for igniting one or more high-intensity-discharge lamps. A system includes an ignition controller configured to generate one or more signal pulses for a pulse signal during a first predetermined time period and to cause one or more voltage pulses to be applied to the one or more high-intensity-discharge lamps, the pulse signal changing between a first logic level and a second logic level during the first predetermined time period, each of the one or more signal pulses corresponding to a pulse period, the pulse period being no larger than the first predetermined time period. The ignition controller is further configured to, if the one or more high-intensity-discharge lamps are not successfully ignited after the first predetermined time period, stop generating any signal pulse for the pulse signal for a second predetermined time period, the second predetermined time period being equal to or larger than the pulse period.
US09119236B1
Systems and techniques are described for providing control of a monitoring system. In some implementations, a monitoring device is located in a building and is configured to monitor at least a portion of the building based on output from one or more sensors. A monitoring server is located remote from the building and is configured to communicate with the monitoring device. The monitoring server may be configured to translate one or more parameters received from a client device into an interpreted monitoring script and a trigger that causes performance of the interpreted monitoring script. The monitoring device may include an interpreter configured to determine that the trigger has been met and initiate performance of the interpreted monitoring script to evaluate a monitoring rule in accordance with one or more configurable parameters.
US09119231B2
An oven appliance and a method for preheating the same are provided. The oven appliance includes a broil heating element, a bake heating element, and a convection heating assembly with a convection heating element or a fan or both. The method includes initiating a preheat cycle having a first phase and a second phase. During the second phase of the preheat cycle, a power output of the convection heating element is reduced or an angular velocity of the fan is decreased or both.
US09119226B2
An architecture to enable delay tolerant content-centric and host-centric communications in MANETs comprised of smart phones is disclosed. This architecture allows cross network communications and Internet sharing, assuming that at least one of the smart phones has internet connectivity. The architecture includes a routing mechanism for content-centric communications, as well as routing algorithms for host-centric communications. In one embodiment, a combination of OLSR and a modified variant of PRoPHET is used to create preferred routing paths for content-centric communication. In another embodiment, variations of store and forward, such as binary spray and wait, are used for host-centric communications. These communications between mobile devices utilize wireless communications, such as IEEE802.11.
US09119224B2
A wireless device which operates according to a first protocol specification in active durations specified by the first protocol, and according to a second protocol specification in the idle durations specified by the first protocol specification. In an embodiment, the first protocol specification corresponds to IEEE 802.15.4 standard and the second protocol specification corresponds to IEEE 802.11 family of standards.
US09119222B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing a reconfigurable multi-chip WWAN processing platform on a communications device. The processing platform allows the device to access multiple WWANs and multiple WWAN technologies concurrently. A first multiplexer is communicatively coupled with a number of baseband processing chips. A first baseband processing chip is selectively coupled with a first transceiver and a first UICC module to establish a first connection. A second baseband processing chip is selectively coupled with a second transceiver and a second UICC module to establish a second connection operable concurrently with the first connection. A multiplexer controller performs a configurable search for available networks. One or more networks are selected. The controller selects a specific transceiver for each selected network based on the capabilities of the transceiver. Baseband processing chips that consume less power serve as proxies for other baseband processing chips that consume more power.
US09119221B2
A method and arrangement for providing updated information on the availability of multimedia options to terminal users. A first terminal (A) is initially engaged in a voice call with a second terminal (B) by using a first access admitting simultaneous multimedia communication. At least one available multimedia option is indicated based on capabilities of the first and second terminals. A change of connection is then detected from the first access to a second access not admitting simultaneous multimedia communication. In response thereto, a multimedia disabling notification is sent to the second terminal, and said at least one multimedia option is indicated as being no longer available. Preferably, the multimedia disabling notification is sent as an SMS message.
US09119217B2
Interference that occurs during wireless communication may be managed by determination of a selected transmit waveform exhibiting a preferred channel quality. A method, apparatus and medium of communication determine a transmit waveform from among a plurality of allocated waveforms of an unplanned access point to an associated access terminal. The transmit waveform exhibiting a highest channel quality with an associated access terminal over others of the plurality of allocated waveforms is determined. Signals are transmitted according to the transmit waveform from the unplanned access point to the associated access terminal.
US09119214B2
A system and method for selecting an optimal frequency channel to communicate on in a wireless network is disclosed. The optimal frequency is selected from a predefined set of frequencies for all nodes to communicate on based on an exposure calculation. All underlay nodes collect initial SNR information from initial detection of other nodes and adjust their transmit power for an intended receiver such that the signal is received at the lowest allowable underlay-to-overlay power ratio, thus minimizing exposure. The desired underlay-to-overlay ratio is set based on how much we are capable of cancelling the overlay signal and the SINR at which a signal can be recovered such that the data can be successfully received from the underlay node. The optimal channel selected by this algorithm is the one with the least area of undesired exposure, or least probability of interfering with the primary user. The performance increases as a function of number of nodes, or data points.
US09119212B2
Communication techniques enable efficient communication to an UE (User Equipment) that is subject to a dominant interference signal that is transmitted by a different base station. Disclosed interference cancellation techniques, both UE-centric and network-centric, are suitable to this situation. These techniques are particularly advantageous when undesirable or difficult to introduce changes in the physical (PHY) and medium access control (MAC) layers at the existing base stations. UE-centric framework refers to an approach largely implemented by UEs to include pico or femto cells. Network-centric framework closed-loop coordination between base stations and UEs mitigate interference thereby improving network performance. In particular, an interfering base-station can help a “victim” UE by adjusting downlink pilot and control power and to adjust traffic data rates responsive to information that the “victim” UEs provide, including information about the interfering link and performance of the cancellation itself sent over the air or using the backhaul.
US09119211B2
A method for managing radio frequency (RF) chains in a carrier aggregation capable wireless communication device is provided. The method can include a wireless communication device using a first RF chain associated with a first component carrier and a second RF chain associated with a second component carrier to support a connection to a network. The method can further include the wireless communication device formatting a deactivation message configured to trigger deactivation of the second component carrier. The method can additionally include the wireless communication device sending the deactivation message to the network to trigger deactivation of the second component carrier. The method can also include the wireless communication device discontinuing usage of the second RF chain to support the connection to the network via the second component carrier after sending the deactivation message.
US09119188B2
The present invention discloses a method of requesting resource from a resource allocating apparatus by a request requesting apparatus, a resource allocating apparatus, a resource requesting apparatus and a communication system. The method comprises the following steps: sending a resource request message from the resource requesting apparatus to the resource allocating apparatus; after receiving the resource request message, if resource cannot be allocated within a set time interval with respect to the resource requesting apparatus, sending an acknowledgement for the resource request message from the resource allocating apparatus to the resource requesting apparatus; and if the resource is allocated to the resource requesting apparatus within the set time interval, not sending the acknowledgement for the resource request message from the resource allocating apparatus to the resource requesting apparatus. Utilizing the method and structure of the present invention, the resource allocating apparatus sends additional acknowledgement message only if needed, therefore overhead is reduced much more. Moreover, since the solution of the present invention does not change any signaling exchanged between the resource allocating apparatus and the resource requesting apparatus, it is able to meet the requirement of backward compatibility.
US09119185B2
A time division multiple access (TDMA) media access control (MAC) protocol is provided for wireless body area networks (BANs). In particular, in some embodiments the described network devices utilize a reservation-based power saving polling (RESP) MAC protocol for communication. The RESP MAC can be configured to provide methods for emergency event handling of both bursty data and streaming data.
US09119183B2
The invention discloses a method and apparatus for allocating bearer resources, and relates to LTE system in the communication field. The method comprises: when a network side receives a bearer resource allocation request initiated by a user, if the number of currently activated EPS bearers has reached or exceeded a set upper limit, the network side searching the currently activated EPS bearers according to a QCI carried in the bearer resource allocation request, and if an EPS bearer corresponding to a QCI consistent with the QCI carried in the bearer resource allocation request is found, performing a proprietary bearer modification operation on the found EPS bearer to respond to the bearer resource allocation request.
US09119181B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in connection with minimizing D2D RTS/CTS signaling overhead resource usage. In one example, a WAN entity is equipped to receive one or more channel gain values from a plurality of UEs, determine that a CID can be reused by multiple D2D links based on the received one or more channel gain values, and transmit information indicating that the CID may be reused. In another example, a UE is equipped to measure a direct power signals and an inverse power echoes on a CID used for a link formed between a third and fourth UE, and determine that the CID may potentially be reused by a link formed with a second UE for D2D RTS/CTS signaling, based at least in part on the measured direct power signals, measured the inverse power echoes, and a SIR threshold.
US09119177B2
A method and a radio base station for autonomously adjusting a frequency band to be used by the base station that is newly installed, in order to prevent from deteriorating quality of radio waves of existing peripheral base stations, are provided.The radio base station connected to a line concentrator via a trunk and configured to communicate with a radio terminal includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an available frequency band based on a radio communication condition of the peripheral base station prior to start of an operation for a radio communication with the radio terminal, and a selection unit configured to select, at start of the radio communication with the radio terminal, a frequency band to use for the communication with the radio terminal from the available frequency band.
US09119172B2
The various embodiments include methods for managing how a multi-SIM-multi-standby (MSMS) communication device that is accessing an arbitrary combination of multiple telephony networks processes paging collisions. The embodiment methods promote the control of the paging block rates for two or more subscriptions, in which a subscription's paging block rate is the subscription's number of blocked pages during a certain time multiplied by the subscription's discontinuous reception cycle. In the various embodiments, an MSMS communication device may implement a fair paging conflict resolution algorithm to keep each subscription's paging block rate approximately equal over time.
US09119171B2
An apparatus and method for supporting a location update registration process used for an idle mode operation of a Mobile Station (MS) in a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication are provided. The method includes determining whether a system global location update registration timer is applied to the MS, when it is determined that the global location update registration timer is not applied, determining a timer for updating a location when the MS operates in an idle mode, and transmitting a message including the timer to the MS.
US09119170B2
A mobile station attached to a first type service domain determines that the mobile station should deregister in a second, different type service domain. In response to the determination to deregister, a deregistration request is sent through the first type service domain. The deregistration request indicates that the mobile station is to be deregistered in the second type service domain.
US09119164B2
An access point generates beacons at different power levels at different times to provide an acceptable tradeoff between coverage area associated with the beacons and outage experienced at nearby access terminals. For example, a femto access point may transmit beacons at a relatively low power for a relatively long period of time to reduce interference at nearby access terminals that are being served by a macro access point. The femto access point may then transmit beacons at a relatively high power for a relatively short period of time to enable nearby access terminals to receive the beacons. Also, a given transmit chain may be used to provide frequency hopping of high and low power beacons.
US09119159B2
To reduce the risk of brown outs and resets in a mobile station using a far-field speaker, a voltage level of a battery and a level of an input audio signal are monitored. When the level of the audio signal increases past a threshold level, and the voltage level of the battery falls below a threshold voltage, an attenuation is determined and applied to the audio signal. The applied attenuation reduces the volume of the audio signal, which reduces the risk of a brown out or a reset due to insufficient voltage in the mobile station.
US09119146B2
There is provided a method for scheduling user terminals for downlink transmission in a communication network, the method including determining a duration of a discontinuous reception cycle for a user terminal, wherein the beginning of the cycle triggers a first active period during which the user terminal is in an active mode; and determining an interval between periodic channel quality indicator reports for the user terminal. The method further includes aligning the discontinuous reception cycle with the interval between the periodic channel quality indicator reports such that the periodic channel quality indicator is transmitted within the first active period of the discontinuous reception cycle, receiving the periodic channel quality indicator during the first active period of each discontinuous reception cycle, thus obtaining an up-to-date channel quality indicator for the discontinuous reception cycle, and scheduling the user terminals for downlink transmission by taking the received periodic channel quality indicator into account.
US09119132B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate efficiently indicating parameter(s) associated with a base station utilizing synchronization signals in a wireless communication environment. For instance, relative locations of a PSC and a SSC in a radio frame can be a function of a parameter. Further, a PSC sequence utilized to generate PSCs can be selected based upon a parameter. Moreover, inclusion or exclusion of PSCs from a radio frame can be a function of a parameter. Additionally or alternatively, pseudo random sequence mappings (e.g., to cell IDs, tone locations) can be a function of a parameter. Example parameters can be whether the base station is part of a TDD or a FDD system, whether the radio frame employs FS1 or FS2, whether the base station is associated with a macro or a femto cell, or whether the base station is associated with a unicast or a multicast system.
US09119127B1
A distributed antenna and backhaul system provide network connectivity for a small cell deployment. Rather than building new structures, and installing additional fiber and cable, embodiments described herein disclose using high-bandwidth, millimeter-wave communications and existing power line infrastructure. Above ground backhaul connections via power lines and line-of-sight millimeter-wave band signals as well as underground backhaul connections via buried electrical conduits can provide connectivity to the distributed base stations. An overhead millimeter-wave system can also be used to provide backhaul connectivity. Modules can be placed onto existing infrastructure, such as streetlights and utility poles, and the modules can contain base stations and antennas to transmit the millimeter-waves to and from other modules.
US09119119B2
Devices and methods are provided for supporting single carrier Radio Transmission Technology (1×RTT) and High Rate Packet Data (HRPD) neighbor lists over LTE, thereby enabling efficient scans for 3GPP2 neighbors with minimal interruption to the LTE operations both when idle or when in-traffic. In one embodiment, the method may involve accessing a neighbor list, each neighboring system in the list being prioritized based at least in part on whether the access terminal (AT) supports a hybrid mode. For example, the method may involve selecting the 3GPP2 system to handin to based at least in part on the neighbor list.
US09119117B2
A device and method for transferring a session. The method includes receiving a session continuity operator policy while performing a session with a target terminal via an original network; storing the session continuity operator policy; determining whether to transfer a whole or part of the session to a server according to a parameter in at least the session continuity operator policy; and sending to the server a session invitation message for a session transfer to transfer of the whole of the session if the whole of the session is determined to be transferred. The session invitation message includes information on at least one data to be transferred among a voice data and a non-voice data on the session. The session transfer corresponds to a PS (Packet Switching) to PS transfer.
US09119115B2
A method and apparatus for inter-user equipment (UE) transfer (IUT) of collaborative session control and session information between WTRUs. A collaborative session control transfer request including ongoing session information is transmitted prior to transfer of session control from one WTRU to another WTRU. Ongoing session information may include information regarding media flows and devices involved in the session. A media control transfer response is transmitted in response to the transfer request.
US09119109B1
A method and an apparatus to perform multi-connection traffic analysis and management are described. In one embodiment, the method includes analyzing data packets in the first data flow of a client application for a pattern of interest, where the client application communicates data using first and second data flows. In response to the method detecting a pattern of interest in the first data flow, the method identifies the second data flow and identifies a traffic policy for that second data flow. The method applies the identified traffic policy to the second data flow. Other embodiments have been claimed and described.
US09119105B1
A first throughput value is determined comprising a first total amount of data transmitted in non-final data packets from a sending network element to a wireless device and a second total amount of data in final data packets transmitted to the wireless device during a time period. A second throughput value is determined comprising the first total amount of data transmitted in non-final data packets to the wireless device during the time period less an idle time of a wireless communication link between an access node and the wireless device during the time period and less a total time to deliver the final data packets. A difference of the first throughput value and the second throughput value is calculated, and a traffic management procedure is performed when the difference of the first throughput value and the second throughput value meets a throughput threshold.
US09119098B2
A call quality monitoring system allows a user of a mobile device to report on call quality or otherwise provide information relating to the quality of a wireless communication experience. The call quality monitoring system may allow the mobile device user to establish or accept a call placed on the wireless communication network. The call quality monitoring system may provide at least partially-automated user-feedback process for the user to specify information about the quality of the call from a device from which the call was placed or from a device located at or near a location of the call. The call quality monitoring system may collect information provided by the user in association with specifying information about the quality of the call.
US09119096B2
Disclosed is a wireless communication system and terminal for providing a wireless communication service, and more particularly, a method of UE effectively perform an operation of MDT (Minimization Driving Test) for specific parameter of each cell in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) evolved from a UMTS, Long Term Evolution (LTE) System or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system.
US09119089B2
A multi-carrier communication system such as an OFDM or DMT system has nodes which are allowed to dynamically change their receive and transmit symbol rates, and the number of carriers within their signals. Changing of the symbol rate is done by changing the clocking frequency of the nodes' iFFT and FFT processors, as well as their serializers and deserializers. The nodes have several ways of dynamically changing the number of earners used. The selection of symbol rate and number of earners can be optimized for a given channel based on explicit channel measurements, a priori knowledge of the channel, or past experience. Provision is made for accommodating legacy nodes that may have constraints in symbol rate or the number of carriers they can support. The receiver can determine the correct symbol rate and number of earners through a priori knowledge, a first exchange of packets in a base mode that all nodes can understand, or an indication in the header of the data packet which is transmitted in a base mode of operation that all nodes can understand.
US09119086B1
Systems and methods for evaluating cellular voice call quality are disclosed. In some implementations, training data points are received. Each data point includes a call quality value and values of key performance indicators (KPIs) related to call quality. For each KPI, a linear relationship, having a goodness-of-fit value, between the KPI and the call quality value is determined using the multiple data points. Compulsory KPIs are selected based on the goodness-of-fit values. The training data points are separated into clusters based on the compulsory KPI values and the quality values. For each cluster, a mathematical relationship for calculating the call quality within the cluster is determined based on the one or more compulsory KPIs. A module is generated for predicting the call quality value by combining the determined mathematical relationships.
US09119083B2
A Master Antenna Controller System comprises a handheld wireless device and an AISG equipment controller. The handheld wireless device may comprise an Android OS or iOS based smartphone or tablet that includes Wi-Fi capabilities communications capabilities. The equipment controller may provide full RET control based on the AISG 1.1 and 2.0 standards and communicate with the handheld wireless device via a Wi-Fi server. The combination may be configured to provide extensive, screen-guided, intuitive RET diagnostics functionality. The RET diagnostics functionality may include measurements of voltage, current, and AISG protocol commands. The equipment controller itself may also include multiple different pre-defined tests (e.g. test one actuator, test one RET cable, test AISG signal from TMA) and also some standard electrical tests, e.g. measuring voltage, current etc. Additional higher-level functions may be provided on an Application on the handheld wireless device and communicated to the equipment controller wirelessly or by USB connection.
US09119074B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which information indicating a partitioning between uplink and downlink resources is received, and communication with an access point to determine at least one of whether a downlink resource will be used for uplink or whether an uplink resource will be used for downlink is performed. Accordingly, a synchronous network may be provided where partitioning of uplink-downlink resources may be dynamically selected, which is more efficient than a synchronous network where uplink-downlink resource partitioning is global and semi-static.
US09119072B2
In an embodiment, a device includes a processor to initialize a first wireless communication path with a computation device and initialize a second wireless communication path with a secure network, receive a first request for identification data from the secure network via the second wireless communication path to enable access to the secure network, and automatically pass the received request data to the computation device via the first wireless communication path. The processor is further to receive the identification data from the computation device responsive to the request, provide the received identification data to the secure network via the second wireless communication path, and receive session key(s) at the device from the secure network that enables the device to access the secure network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09119062B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in connection with providing additional security for communication of sensitive information within a LTE based WWAN. In one example, a communications device is equipped to generate a keystream based on a mobility management entity-user equipment (MME-UE) key, a non-access stratum (NAS) message count value, and a contextual string associated with an informational element, and the contextual information, and cryptographically process the informational element using the generated keystream. In such an example, the communications device may be a UE, a MME, etc.
US09119059B2
A method of configuring modules for identifying users of a telecommunication network able to cover a service area cut into a plurality of geographical sub areas, each identification module including an identification code stored in the identification module, the identification code including: —an operator identifier; —a user identification number; the method including assigning at least one operator identifier to each geographical sub area, the operator identifiers of two contiguous geographical sub areas being different and at least two non-contiguous geographical sub areas having an identical operator identifier.
US09119056B2
Example systems and methods of context-driven information access are presented. In one example, a request for information concerning an application is received from a user device employing the application. Also received from the user device is context information related to execution of the application. Based on the request and the context information, information concerning the application is retrieved. The information concerning the application is then transmitted to the user device while the user device is employing the application. In some examples, this information may also be shared among other user devices.
US09119048B2
Novel tools and techniques that provide enhanced wireline services at one or more known wireline locations. In some cases, these tools and techniques involve determining that a subscriber is at one or more of the known wireline locations based on a detected location of the subscriber's wireless device (e.g., wireless phone, portable computer, etc.). Once the subscriber's presence at that wireline location has been detected, enhanced services can be provided to a wireline telephone at that location.
US09119046B2
A method for notifying a user of a mobile terminal of one or more missed connection attempt in a mobile communication network, wherein at least one unsuccessful connection attempt is detected in a network element. Information on at least one unsuccessful connection attempt is at least temporarily stored in the network element. The information from at least one connection attempt is retrieved in the network element and a predetermined notification message including information on at least one missed connection attempt is created. The notification message is delivered in the network. Additionally, a network element for implementing the method is described.
US09119045B2
A conversion device may receive a first message in a Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP) format. The first message may include information that identifies a user device as an intended recipient of the first message. The first message may not be transmissible over a wireless connection. The conversion device may convert the first message into a second message in a first format capable of being transmitted over the wireless connection. The second message may include information that identifies the user device. The conversion device may provide the second message, using the wireless connection, to a messaging device. The wireless message may cause the messaging device to convert the second message into a third message in a second format that is capable of being delivered to the identified user device. The wireless message may further cause the messaging device to provide the third message to the user device.
US09119041B2
A personal media storage system within a visual voicemail system may be implemented. A visual voicemail server may receive and store multimedia content on a personal media storage system and associate such content with a voicemail. A visual voicemail server may obtain such content if provided with location data for the content rather than the actual content. A visual voicemail client on a wireless device may transmit a request for content to the visual voicemail server, which may retrieve the content and send to the visual voicemail client using the communications link between the visual voicemail client and the visual voicemail server. The visual voicemail client may render the content within the client.
US09119040B2
Embodiments of the invention address how trilateration processes are affected by physical placement and sub-optimal selection of peer devices (PDs) used to obtain a location of a mobile computing device. Embodiments of the invention describe processes for selecting nearest PDs over further PDs, as received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements are more reliable—i.e., said “nearest PDs” provide more accurate distance measurements while improving the probability of finding more intersection points. Embodiments of the invention further describe selecting a physical spread of PDs to help increase the number of intersection points while helping distinction/resolution of the location of the mobile device in both the ‘x’ (longitude) and the ‘y’ (latitude) directions. Embodiments of the invention further enhance trilateration processes by utilizing dampening values for calculated location poll data.
US09119036B2
A base station is configured to serve a wireless device in a serving cell on a serving frequency. The base station obtains information that indicates one or more non-serving frequencies on which the device is to perform one or more positioning measurements. These positioning measurements are to be used for determining the device's geographic position. For at least one non-serving frequency indicated by the information, the base station configures a measurement gap during which the device is to perform a corresponding positioning measurement. Specifically, the base station configures such measurement gap to occur during a period of time in which a neighboring cell transmits a positioning reference signal over that non-serving frequency. A positioning reference signal is specifically designed to be a signal on which a device performs positioning measurements. Thus, by aligning the measurement gap with a positioning reference signal, the positioning measurements will prove more reliable and accurate.
US09119015B2
A mobile telecommunications device runs a plurality of applications installed on the device (for providing services to the device user). Monitoring means monitors the performance of the applications for generating performance data (for each application), and analyzing means analyzes the performance data (for each application) and to identify characteristics of the applications in dependence thereon. The mobile device may alert a user of the device of the problematic ones of the applications (for example via the GUI of the device). A mobile telecommunications device application performance analyzing apparatus may be coupled to the mobile telecommunications network that provides mobile telecommunications services to a plurality of mobile telecommunications devices and may receive the performance data and which includes analysis means for conducting analysis of the performance data to identify characteristics of the applications in dependence thereon.
US09119007B2
A method for enhancing the accuracy of sounds heard by a hearing-impaired listener is disclosed. The method for enhancing the accuracy of sounds heard by a hearing-impaired listener includes receiving an input sound, increasing or decreasing the energy of the high frequency section and then lowering the frequency of the high frequency section, and then combining the low high frequency section with the high frequency section of which the energy was increased/decreased and the frequency was lowered.
US09118998B2
A multiple sound channels speaker is disclosed herein and includes a first speaker, at least one second speaker, a sensing switch and an audio decoder. The second speaker is adjacent to the first speaker, and the sensing switch is disposed between the first speaker and the second speaker. The audio decoder is electrically connected to the sensing switch. When the second speaker and the first speaker are separated, the sensing switch outputs a signal to the audio decoder and the sound channels are switched.
US09118993B2
A loudspeaker includes a frame, a diaphragm, a magnetic circuit, a voice coil bobbin and a voice coil. The frame is mounted on a side of the magnetic circuit. The frame has an opening end. The diaphragm has an inner rim and an outer rim. The outer rim of the diaphragm is fixed to the opening end of the frame. The inner rim of the diaphragm is fixed to an end of the voice coil bobbin. The magnetic circuit defines a magnetic gap. The voice coil bobbin is disposed in the magnetic gap. The voice coil is wound around the voice coil bobbin. The voice coil includes a lead wire. The lead wire includes a conductive core and an insulated layer. The insulated layer is coated on the conductive core. The conductive core includes a linear carbon nanotube structure and a wire structure contacting each other.
US09118989B2
Methods, systems and apparatus are described for mitigating noise during sound recording. A noise mitigating microphone attachment comprises a foam structure. A first cavity extending from a first opening at a surface of the foam structure and into the foam structure. A microphone is inserted into the first cavity with sound receiving elements of the microphone fully installed in the structure. A second cavity extending from a second opening at the surface of the foam structure and into the foam structure is configured to receive sound from a sound source. The first cavity is fluidly connected to the second cavity within the foam structure so that a junction is formed between the first cavity and the second cavity. The junction, the sound cavity, and the sealing of the microphone work to shield the sound receiving elements of the microphone from sound other than received through the second opening.
US09118986B2
The present invention discloses a flat speaker output device and a method for starting the same. Wherein, a plurality of flat speakers utilizes an initial delay unit and a plurality of intermediary delay units connected in series. The initial delay unit connects with the power controller and a first one of the flat speakers. The intermediary delay units respectively connect with the residual each flat speakers. The power controller controls a power source to the initial delay unit to delay the start of the first one of flat speakers, and outputs the power source to the intermediary delay units to sequentially delay the starts time of the residual each flat speaker. The present invention can sequentially start flat speakers without using a high-output power supply device and thus decrease the required capacity of the external power supply device.
US09118980B2
Sensors within sensor node networks may communicate bio-event or other types of measurement results/decisions between each other using signal transmission variations. Each sensor node within a network and between networks may transmit and receive signals. A sensor node may scale a signal transmission power in a manner that is proportional to a confidence level of a decision or measurement about an event being detected. Each sensor node will receive transmissions from neighboring nodes, and can refine an estimate about an occurrence of the event at its location based on received signal strengths, for example.
US09118976B1
In accordance with one configuration, in response to receiving a request from a client device, a server resource tunes to a corresponding channel to retrieve content conveyed on the corresponding channel. While tuning, the server resource obtains a network address of the server resource from which content in the corresponding channel will be available for retrieval by the client device subsequent to the server resource successfully tuning to the corresponding channel and buffering a portion of the content. The server resource forwards the network address to the client device for subsequent retrieval of the content.
US09118966B2
A Set Top Box (STB) or client computer includes a communication interface operable to receive digital messages and digital content, memory, a transcoder, a central processing unit, and security processing circuitry. The security processor (or other components of the STB) is operable to identify protected digital content of the digital content that is to be isolated from the central processing unit during transcoding and to isolate the protected digital content from the central processing unit during the transcoding. The CPU may be denied access to a protected portion of the memory during the transcoding in which the transcoder stores non-scrambled protected digital content. The protected portion of the memory may be buffer memory accessible by the transcoder and not accessible by the central processing unit. The protected digital content may be identified from the digital message.
US09118965B1
Embodiments are configured to populate one or more virtual channels with accessible video content from disparate sources. Users are oftentimes overwhelmed with an abundance of available video content. Embodiments of the present invention may be utilized to generate an index of all video content to which a user has access from various video content providing systems and cross-match the index of video content with tagged video metadata. The cross-matched video content may be processed through various filters and mapped to one or more classifications. One or more virtual channels may be generated according to the one or more classifications and populated with the cross-matched video content. The virtual channels are customized to the user based on the availability of the content to the user and on user preference data.
US09118960B2
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for reducing spillover in a media monitoring system are disclosed. An example method includes identifying media associated with media monitoring data. The media monitoring data is received from a first meter associated with a first media presentation device. The example method includes identifying an expected frequency spectrum associated with the media. The example method includes comparing the expected frequency spectrum to an actual frequency spectrum collected from the media by the first meter to determine if spillover occurred. The example method includes crediting the media as a media exposure if spillover did not occur.
US09118955B2
An apparatus and a method for processing a stereo image are provided. In the method, a first image and a second image are obtained via a first camera module and a second camera module installed spaced by a predetermined distance. When the stereo image is captured, the first image and the second image are alternatively sampled with a predetermined time interval. The sampled at least one first image and the sampled at least one second image are encoded. Therefore, the stereo image can be compressed with low complexity compared to the case of compressing a stereo image using a 2D image compression technology.
US09118944B2
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving video data and gathering statistics associated with the video data. At least some of the video data is broken into slices, each of the slices representing a partition in a video frame within the video data. Each frame is encoded with one or more quality layers based on an outgoing rate and based on a number of central processing unit (CPU) cycles, wherein one or more quality layers of the frames are dropped in the encoding process. In more specific embodiments, the statistics relate to how many bits are used for encoding the quality layers of the video data and how much complexity is required for encoding the quality layers of the video data. After the statistics gathering, adjustments to a network rate are executed.
US09118940B2
Communicating information exchanged in a video conference. Responsive to detecting a change in an amount of audio information generated by at least one participant in the video conference, identifying a first of the plurality of participants in the video conference that currently is a primary presenter in the video conference, allocating a first level of video bandwidth to communicate video information generated in the video conference to a client device, by the primary presenter in the video conference, and allocating a second level of video bandwidth to communicate video information generated in the video conference to a client device, by one or more other participants, who currently are not the primary presenter in the video conference, wherein the second level of video bandwidth is less than the first level of video bandwidth.
US09118939B2
A method is provided for processing multilayer bit streams that includes receiving the multilayer bit streams of Scalable Video Code (SVC) each having a base layer and at least one enhancement layer. One or more of the enhancement layers are extracted in whole or in part from at least one of the multilayer bit streams so that the multilayer bit streams are collectively reduced in their total bandwidth. Each of the extracted bit streams are rewritten to a single layer bit stream. The single layer bit streams are then multiplexed to form a multiplexed single layer bit stream that is non-SVC.
US09118934B2
A server is provided. The server comprises a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, receives a progressively uploaded media stream from a remote electronic device. The application also converts the progressively uploaded media stream from a first format to a second format and buffers the converted media stream. The application also transmits the buffered converted media stream to a bridge into a media local area network based on a mapping of the remote electronic device to the media local area network, wherein the mapping is stored in the memory.
US09118931B2
The present invention provides a method and a device for coding and decoding at least a part of an image comprising a plurality of samples, each sample comprising at least two components, and the encoded image comprising at least one filtering parameter. The filtering comprises using at least one filtering parameter as a common filtering parameter for filtering both the first component and the second component of a reconstructed sample.
US09118929B2
A method and apparatus for performing hybrid multihypothesis prediction during video coding of a coding unit includes: processing a plurality of sub-coding units in the coding unit; and performing disparity vector (DV) derivation when the coding unit is processed by a 3D or multi-view coding tool or performing block vector (BV) derivation when the coding unit is processed by intra picture block copy (IntraBC) mode. The step of performing DV or BV derivation includes deriving a plurality of vectors for multihypothesis motion-compensated prediction of a specific sub-coding unit from at least one other sub-coding/coding unit. The one other sub-coding/coding unit is coded before the corresponding DV or BV is derived for multihypothesis motion-compensated prediction of the specific sub-coding unit. A linear combination of a plurality of pixel values derived from the plurality of vectors is used as a predicted pixel value of the specific sub-coding unit.
US09118927B2
Reducing computational complexity when generating sub-pixel values for sub-pixel motion estimation from integer pixels. In an embodiment, half pixels in vertical and horizontal directions are computed by a applying a filter of first complexity on integer pixels, and a half pixel in diagonal direction is computed using a filter of lower complexity as compared to the filter of first complexity. Quarter (and other lower resolution pixels) pixels may also be generated using the half pixel in the diagonal direction. Thus, overall computational complexity is reduced in generating sub-pixels for sub-pixel motion estimation.
US09118922B2
Embodiments are directed towards employing distributed computing concepts such as peer-to-peer processing to distribute across a plurality of peer client devices, or swarm, the computations of High Cost and Compression Encoding Schemes (HCC) for encoding digital video content. As more peer client devices receive the content, progressively more iterations of a HCC encoding is performed on various frames within the video content, thereby improving the encoding of the overall video content. Optionally, such distributed progressive processing or swarming approach may include other encoding, such as scaling corrections, scene transitions corrections, and the like.
US09118916B2
A method and apparatus for encoding video by using deblocking filtering, and a method and apparatus for decoding video by using deblocking filtering are provided. The method of encoding video includes: splitting a picture into a maximum coding unit; determining coding units of coded depths and encoding modes for the coding units of the maximum coding unit by prediction encoding the coding units of the maximum coding unit based on at least one prediction unit and transforming the coding units based on at least one transformation unit, wherein the maximum coding unit is hierarchically split into the coding units as a depth deepens, and the coded depths are depths where the maximum coding unit is encoded in the coding units; and performing deblocking filtering on video data being inversely transformed into a spatial domain in the coding units, in consideration of the encoding modes.
US09118909B2
A stereoscopic image display device includes a liquid crystal display panel on which frame data is addressed, a frame rate conversion unit that divides 3D input data into left eye image data and right eye image data, and inserts reset frame data including black grayscale data between the left eye image data and the right eye image data, and a luminance difference compensation unit that generates compensation values for compensating a luminance difference depending on positions in a screen of the liquid crystal display panel, wherein a compensation value added to the left eye image data and the right eye image data to be displayed on an upper part of the screen of the liquid crystal display panel is higher than a compensation value added to the left eye image data and the right eye image data to be displayed under the upper part of the screen.
US09118904B2
There is provided an imaging element that photographs multiple viewing point images corresponding to images observed from different viewing points and an image processing unit separates an output signal of the imaging element, acquires the plurality of viewing point images corresponding to the images observed from the different viewing points, and generates a left eye image and a right eye image for three-dimensional image display, on the basis of the plurality of acquired viewing point images. The image processing unit generates parallax information on the basis of the plurality of viewing point images obtained from the imaging element and generates a left eye image and a right eye image for three-dimensional image display by 2D3D conversion processing using the generated parallax information. By this configuration, a plurality of viewing point images are acquired on the basis of one photographed image and images for three-dimensional image display are generated.
US09118903B2
A device and method are provided for two dimension (2D) to three dimension (3D) conversion. A 2D to 3D conversion device receives a 2D image data. The 2D to 3D conversion device assigns position data of a predetermined window. The 2D to 3D conversion device generates a depth map including a depth data of the 2D image data according to the 2D image data and the position data of the predetermined window. The 2D to 3D conversion device converts the 2D image data into a 3D image data according to the depth data of the depth map and the position data of the predetermined window.
US09118902B1
In one aspect, a method is performed by one or more processors. The method includes receiving a primary view image showing a scene from a view of a primary camera; depth values for one or more objects in the scene; and a camera offset between the primary camera and a secondary camera. The method further includes determining disparities for each pixel in the primary view image. The method further includes generating a secondary view image using the primary view image, the depth values, and the camera offset. At least some of the pixels are repositioned according to the determined disparities.
US09118901B2
An imaging apparatus is adapted to shoot a subject at two or more different viewpoints to obtain a right viewpoint image and a left viewpoint image, or multi-viewpoint images, with parallax that are to be merged together into a 3D image. The apparatus includes a monitor for displaying the image to be taken upon shooting; an input device for inputting an indispensable output area which an user wants to be included in the 3D image outputted; and a control unit for causing the indispensable output area and an area out of mergence, which is unable to be included in the 3D image in accordance with the amount of parallax between the right viewpoint image and the left viewpoint image, or between the multi-viewpoint images, to be merged together into the 3D image, to be indicated in the image to be taken.
US09118893B2
An image processing apparatus according to the present invention that displays a stereoscopic image to a viewer, includes an input unit that inputs image data related to the stereoscopic image, a detection unit that detects a change of a projection amount of the stereoscopic image from the image data input by the input unit, a generation unit that generates the image obtained by suppressing high-frequency components from the stereoscopic image when the change of the projection amount is detected by the detection unit, and a display control unit that displays a video image generated by the generation unit in a display apparatus.
US09118890B2
A method for displaying images in three dimensions is provided in which input image data which includes left eye image data and right eye image data offset to provide stereopsis is used to calculate a common image and a left and right residual image. The common image includes information that is common to both the right eye image and the left eye image. The left and right residual images include information from, respectively, the left eye image and the right eye image that creates depth perception. The common, left residual and right residual images are displayed in a sequence.
US09118885B2
A communication apparatus notifies existence of content data in a recording medium of an image processing apparatus to an external apparatus according to a request from the external apparatus. When the content data in the recording medium includes the content data having a first format, the communication apparatus notifies existence of the content data having the second format corresponding to the content data having the first format.
US09118880B2
An image apparatus for providing an estimated illuminant of a scene and subsequently providing an adjusted image of the scene includes a capturing system and an illuminant database. The capturing system captures information for an input image of the scene. The input image is defined by a plurality of input colors. The illuminant database includes a separate subspace of information for a plurality of possible illuminants. The subspaces can be created from multi-dimensional color information from its respective possible illuminant that is computed using Principal Components Analysis. This allows for more accurate illuminant estimation of the scene and the use of Principal Components Analysis to generate the one or more subspaces allows for accurate and relatively easy generation of the subspaces. Additionally, the image apparatus can include a control system that compares the input colors to the subspaces in the illuminant database.
US09118878B2
An image processing apparatus which is capable of accurately correcting for chromatic aberration of magnification in an area peripheral to a taken image using the taken image. Areas including edges in image data are extracted, and the amount of chromatic aberration of magnification is calculated as the amount of area chromatic aberration of magnification in each area with respect to each color component. Based on lens design values, chromatic aberration of magnification in each area is calculated as the amount of lens chromatic aberration of magnification. By using the amount of area chromatic aberration of magnification and the amount of lens chromatic aberration of magnification in adjacent areas next to an indefinite area matching predetermined conditions, the amount of lens chromatic aberration of magnification relating to the indefinite area is corrected to determine the amount of area chromatic aberration of magnification relating to the indefinite area.
US09118876B2
Exemplary image calibration systems and methods are described herein. An exemplary method includes an image calibration system receiving data representative of an input camera image, detecting a face of a person represented in the input camera image, determining a predefined skin tone template associated with the person, and modifying the input camera image to change an appearance of the face of the person based on the predefined skin tone template associated with the person. In certain embodiments, the modification changes one or more skin tones represented by an image of the face of the person in the camera image based on the predefined skin tone template. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
US09118868B2
Systems and methods for automatically generating a playlist of series assets and systems and methods for grouping assets of a playlist in clusters are provided. In one embodiment, series assets may automatically be included into a playlist for that series. In another embodiment, an interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters based on one or more user selected parameters or may group assets in cluster based on automatically determined parameters. In yet another embodiment, the interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters and display at least one identifier in connection with each cluster to indicate a basis for forming the cluster. The identifier may be a key word or catch phrase that succinctly identifies a trait or characteristic of assets in a particular cluster associated with the identifier.
US09118866B2
A disclosed set top box or other multimedia receiver suitable for use in a multimedia distribution network includes a remote control interface operable to receive a signal from a remote control device and extract a remote control command from the signal, a processor coupled to the remote control interface and operable to detect the remote control command, and a machine readable storage resource containing computer executable instructions operable to: invoke an aural indication application that returns an audio stream suitable for processing by an audio output device, wherein the audio stream, when processed by the audio output device, causes the audio output device to produce an audibly detectable signal indicative of a function corresponding to the remote control command. The application may generate the audio stream by invoking a speech synthesis module or by retrieving an audio file. The application may retrieve electronic programming guide (EPG) data associated with a remote control command and incorporate at least some of the EPG data in the audibly detectable output.
US09118865B2
This technique relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a program, and a receiving system that are designed to reduce circuit size. A receiving device of one aspect of this technique includes: a de-mapping unit that receives a symbol signal generated by performing mapping on a first branch signal and a second branch signal indicating information about the same transmission target, and performs de-mapping on the symbol signal by a hard decision; a selecting unit that selects, in accordance with a reception state, one signal from the first branch signal and the second branch signal obtained through the de-mapping; and a decoding unit that decodes the information about the transmission target based on the one signal. This technique can be applied to receivers that receive OFDM signals compliant with DVB-C2.
US09118863B2
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for providing controlling a thin line growth are disclosed. For example, the method receives an image in a first resolution, wherein each pixel of a plurality of pixels within the image is marked with a first tag and a second tag, wherein the first tag determines whether each pixel is on or off in the image and the second tag determines whether a thin line growth for each pixel is on or off in the image and produces a second image in a second resolution based upon the image in the first resolution, wherein the thin line is grown by turning on each pixel in a sub-line that is adjacent to a different pixel from a different sub-line having the first tag on and the second tag of the each pixel in the sub-line is on.
US09118857B2
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of first unit pixels configured to generate a signal by a photoelectric conversion; a first output line connected to the plurality of first unit pixels; and a first amplifier configured to amplify a signal from the first output line, wherein the first amplifier includes an operational amplifier (401), an initializing switch (404) having one terminal connected to an output terminal of the operational amplifier, and an offset adjusting unit (402) connected between the other terminal of the initializing switch and an input terminal of the operational amplifier, and the offset adjusting unit has a transistor having a source and a drain connected to each other.
US09118856B2
An image sensor includes a unit pixel including a plurality of color pixels with a depth pixel. A first signal line group of first signal lines is used to supply first control signals that control operation of the plurality of color pixels, and a separate second signal line group of second signal lines is used to supply second control signals that control operation of the depth pixel.
US09118851B2
A method of controlling a pixel array includes reading out image data from pixel cells of a row i of the pixel array with second transfer control signals that are coupled to be received by transfer transistors included in the pixels cells of the row of the pixel array that is being read out. Exposure times for pixel cells are independently controlled in other rows of the pixel array that are not being read out with first transfer control signals coupled to be received by transfer transistors included in the pixel cells in the other rows of the pixel array that are not being read out while the image data is read out from the pixel cells of row i of the pixel array.
US09118848B2
An image data combining apparatus combines m lines (m is an integer equal to or greater than 2) of pixel data that have been output from a reading unit. An access unit accesses a memory. A determination unit determines an upper address used for accessing the memory, based upon first data that relates a position, along a height direction, of the m lines of stored pixel data, and determines a lower address used for accessing the memory by the access unit, based upon second data that relates a position of the width direction in the m lines of stored pixel data. The lower address includes values in which a portion of a plurality of bits constituting the second data are interchanged. P items (an integer equal to or greater than 1) of pixel data output from each of the m lines of pixel data are successively extracted from the memory.
US09118838B2
An exposure controller for an on-vehicle camera mounted on a vehicle is capable of performing exposure control such that a predetermined subject such as a lane marker can be imaged with a constant contrast regardless of variation of peripheral brightness and directions of the variation. An exposure controller images information imaged by an imaging part based on a second exposure property having linearity, the second exposure property being obtained by converting a first exposure property having non-linearity, calculates a target density value with which pixels in a window set in the image are to be imaged based on brightness values corresponding to density values of the pixels in the window, sets a third exposure property for obtaining the calculated target density value, and performs imaging with the set third exposure property.
US09118835B2
An imaging device of the present invention comprises a display section that is capable of displaying a circular map display, having a cursor capable of movement in a circumferential direction and in a radial direction, an operation section that respectively causes movement of the cursor in the circumferential direction and the radial direction in accordance with operation of an operating section, and a control section that carries out control to make respective first and second shooting parameters correspond to a position of the cursor, that has been moved by the operation section, in a radial direction and a circumferential direction, wherein the first parameter is dependent on the position in the circumferential direction, and the display section is provided with a neutral zone on the circular map display, for neutralizing the first shooting parameter.
US09118833B2
A hand-held digital image capture device (digital camera) has a user-selectable mode in which upon engaging the mode the device detects a face in the field of view of the device and generates a face delimiter on a camera display screen, the delimiter surrounding the initial position of the image of a the face on the screen. The device is arranged to indicate thereafter to the user if the device departs from movement along a predetermined concave path P with the optical axis of the device pointing towards the face, such indication being made by movement of the image of the face relative to the delimiter. The camera captures and stores a plurality of images at successive positions along the concave path.
US09118832B2
A method comprises causing a user interface to provide an output directly or indirectly specifying at least one object, analyzing substantially real-time data from a camera to determine if the at least one object is located in the field of view of the camera, and, in response to determining that the at least one object is located in the field of view of the camera, causing an indication that the object has been located to be provided through the user interface.
US09118827B2
A camera device includes: an imaging unit taking image light to obtain a video signal; an output unit outputting the video signal obtained in the imaging unit to a connected cable; a detection unit detecting current variation or voltage variation of the video signal to be outputted from the output unit; and a control unit determining a control signal transmitted through the cable based on the signal variation detected by the detection unit and performing operation control corresponding to the determined control signal.
US09118821B2
A memory card with a wireless communication function may include a card interface (I/F) unit, a storage unit configured to store processing content information when the processing content information indicating processing content has been input from the host equipment to the card I/F unit; a wireless communication unit; a processing determination unit configured to determine whether or not the storage unit has stored the processing content information corresponding to processing request information when the wireless communication unit has received the processing request information transmitted from the external apparatus, a processing execution unit, and a processing relay unit configured to output the processing request information to the host equipment via the card I/F unit when the processing determination unit determines that the storage unit has stored the processing content information corresponding to the processing request information.
US09118820B2
Disclosed is a writing control device including: a storing unit comprising N HDDs, N being an integer which is 2 or more; a data division unit configured to divide data to be written in the storing unit into N unequal division data; and a writing control unit configured to dispersedly store the N division data in the N HDDs in parallel, wherein the N division data include a first division data and a second division data having a larger data size than the first division data, and the writing control unit writes the second division data in tracks of a portion of the HDD, which is positioned on an outer side than a portion in which the first division data is written.
US09118819B1
Doorbells can include a speaker and a visitor detection system having at least one of a button, a camera, and a motion detector. The speaker of the doorbell can be configurable to emit a first sound in response to the visitor detection system detecting a first indication of a visitor's presence. As well, the speaker of the doorbell can be configurable to emit a second sound in response to the visitor detection system detecting a second indication of the visitor's presence.
US09118818B2
An endoscope apparatus includes: an image processing portion that performs image processing on a signal of an image picked up by an image pickup device provided at a distal end portion of an endoscope insertion portion to generate an endoscope image; a gravity direction detecting portion that detects information about a gravity direction of the distal end portion; a gravity signal processing portion that performs predetermined signal processing on a signal of the information about the gravity direction detected by the gravity direction detecting portion to detect gravity information. The recording medium reading/writing portion of the endoscope apparatus stores data of the endoscope image generated by the image processing portion and data of the gravity information detected by the gravity signal processing portion in two AVI files and records the files on a recording medium.
US09118810B1
A system, method, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for masking the identity of a human agent by transforming a live video transmission into a persona video transmission. A request is received from a user for a videoconference with a human agent. A persona is selected and associated with a human agent. The videoconference is then conducted, using data associated with the persona to transform the live video transmission of the human agent into a persona video transmission, which is correlated to the live video transmission.
US09118803B2
A video conferencing system is provided. The video conferencing system includes: a first communication device, configured to receive a video signal from a host, and convert the video signal into a first video stream; and a second communication device, configured to receive a second video stream of a scene captured by an image capturing unit, and receive the first video stream from the first communication device by using a wireless communication protocol, wherein the second communication device selects one of the first video stream and the second video stream according to a switching signal, and transmits the selected video stream to an electronic system, wherein when receiving the switching signal, the second communication device stops transmitting the selected video stream to the electronic system for a predetermined time period, and transmits header information of another video stream to the electronic system, thereby resetting decoding settings of the system.
US09118793B2
An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive data via a network, a printing unit configured to print an image based on the data received from the receiving unit, and a control unit configured to control the receiving unit to refuse a data reception based on a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) when a toner remaining amount for the printing unit is less than a predetermined value, wherein the printing unit is configured to print, in the case that the receiving unit receives page description language (PDL) data, an image based on the received PDL data even if the toner remaining amount is less than the predetermined value.
US09118792B2
In an image forming apparatus, a first detection portion includes a pyroelectric sensor and detects the upper half of the human body. A first signal generation portion generates a first signal whose level varies according to the output value of the pyroelectric sensor. A second detection portion includes a pyroelectric sensor and detects a lower area than the first detection portion. A second signal generation portion generates a second signal whose level varies according to the output value of the pyroelectric sensor. A storage portion stores discrimination data including data defining, with respect to the waveforms of the first and second signals, a condition for recognizing a human moving toward the image forming apparatus and a condition for recognizing a human crossing a detection area of the pyroelectric sensors. A recognition portion recognizes the direction of movement of a human.
US09118787B1
This disclosure provides a self-contained imaging device that takes digital photographs of portions of documents (such as photos or photoalbums) instead of scanning those images. The imaging device uses a lens to zoom in on specific portions of the document that represent images that are to be digitized. Generally speaking, disclosed embodiments utilize a physical device having a housing, a location for retaining or holding an image to be imaged, such as a platen or image conveyance mechanism, a light source and the imaging system (which can be a digital camera). The disclosed device camera provides a low-cost mechanism that can at-once capture a high resolution image without the delays associated with most scanners.
US09118786B2
An image capture-display device includes: a light source that emits a light beam falling within a first wavelength range; an optical system arranged on the optical path of the light beam falling within the first wavelength range emitted from the light source and configured to reflect the light beam falling within the first wavelength range and transmit a light beam falling within a second wavelength range; a display panel arranged on the optical path of the light beam falling within the first wavelength range emitted from the light source and reflected by a dichroic mirror and configured to transmit the light beams falling within the first and second wavelength ranges; and an imaging device arranged opposite from the display panel with respect to the optical system and configured to receive the light beam falling within the second wavelength range transmitted through the display panel and the optical system.
US09118782B1
Structured light generated by a projector may be recovered by a camera to determine three-dimensional data about a scene. The structured light signal acquired by the camera may be impaired due to interference from flickering sources of illumination such as lights, electronic displays, and so forth. This optical interference to an image acquisition system, such as a structured light system, is mitigated by modifying operation of a camera by applying a sampling coefficient to the camera's frame rate or by presenting structured light frames during times non-coincident with the interference.
US09118779B2
A system and method for billing an incoming communication. A code is received from a calling party during the incoming communication. Expenses of the incoming communication are allocated to an account of the calling party in response to receiving the code. An invoice is generated for the calling party and a receiving party specifying the expenses.
US09118778B2
Methods and apparatuses for advertising where the advertisement performance is determined via tracking the deals made as a result of communication leads generated from the advertisements. One embodiment includes: providing an advertisement containing a communication reference to a customer on behalf of a party; providing a connection via the reference for real time communications between the customer and the party; and charging an advertisement fee in response to an action of a predetermined type being performed by the customer (or an agreement between the customer and the party being reached) as a result of the real time communications.
US09118761B1
Systems and methods for computing device assistance for phone based customer service representative interaction are described herein. One or more systems include a number of customer service representative computing devices having processors and memory thereon for the storage of executable instructions and data, wherein the instructions are executed to allow at least one of the number of computing devices to control a customer's computing device such that the customer service representative or executable instructions can select information, related to a phone based customer service representative interaction, to display on the customer's computing device and display the selected information on a display of the customer's computing device.
US09118753B2
A system for testing a communications network includes a controller having a computing device with a controller application and an operator having a microcontroller and a device interface module controlled by the microcontroller. A handheld communications device is operatively connected to the operator through the device interface module and adapted to communicate over the communications network being tested. The controller and the operator are connected by an out-of-band wireless control link to allow communication therebetween outside of the communications network being tested. The operator is adapted to receive commands from the controller over the out-of-band control link and, upon receipt of a command from the controller over the out-of-band control link, to initiate in-band communication on the handheld communications device over the communications network through the device interface module.
US09118751B2
A facility and method for analyzing and classifying calls without transcription. The facility analyzes individual frames of an audio to identify speech and measure the amount of time spent in speech for each channel (e.g., caller channel, agent channel). Additional telephony metrics such as R-factor or MOS score and other metadata may be factored in as audio analysis inputs. The facility then analyzes the frames together as a whole and formulates a clustered-frame representation of a conversation to further identify dialogue patterns and characterize call classification. Based on the data in the clustered-frame representation, the facility is able to make estimations of call classification. The correlation of dialogue patterns to call classification may be utilized to develop targeted solutions for call classification issues, target certain advertising channels over others, evaluate advertising placements at scale, score callers, and to identify spammers.
US09118748B2
A voice loopback method, a gateway and a loopback node in a VoIP network and a network are provided. The voice loopback method in a VoIP network includes: sending, by a gateway, an internet control message protocol ICMP message, where a destination address of the ICMP message is an address of the loopback node, and the ICMP message includes a voice packet to be detected; and receiving a response message of the ICMP message sent by the loopback node, where the response message includes a loopback voice packet, and the loopback voice packet is obtained by the loopback node according to the voice packet to be detected that is included in the received ICMP message. Through application of the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present invention, voice loopback in a VoIP network is achieved.
US09118746B2
A system for dialing from Internet extension of other SIP proxy server to conventional extension is disclosed. A VoIP gateway or an IP auto attendant is used for dialing from Internet extension to conventional extension. The phone number of the Private Branch Exchange and the voice guidance are not needed. The calling number of SIP message is interpreted directly and converted into DTMF (Dual-tone multi-frequency) messages for dialing into a conventional extension.
US09118734B2
Described is a conference management system for administering an online conference. The conference management system receives an electronic communication from a conference participant. A group is determined to be associated with the conference participant. An action is performed on the conference participant based on the group association.
US09118724B1
In various example embodiments, a system and method for providing geographic-based event recommendation and event attendee networking are presented. A suggested event may be determined based on location information of a user. The user may be a member among members of a social network service. Event information corresponding to the suggested event may be provided to the user. A user attendance indication may be received from the user. The user attendance indication may indicate that the user may be attending the suggested event. Contact members, from among the members of the social network service, that are associated with the user through the social network service may be identified. An event notification may be communicated to the contact members. The event notification may include the user attendance indication.
US09118721B1
Systems and methods for assigning unique network identifiers in a packet-switched wireless network are provided. A request for a unique network identifier for a wireless device is received. A socket-based unique network identifier, including an IP address and one or more ports, is assigned to the wireless device. The unique network identifier is created by combining an IP address and one or more ports. This allows multiple unique network identifiers to be created from a single IP address, where each unique network identifier consists of the same IP address combined with a different group of one or more ports.
US09118714B1
The cyber threat intelligence confidence rating visualization and editing user interface technology (hereinafter “TIC”) provides a user interface that allows a user (e.g., a cyber threat analyst, etc.) to submit ratings for various characteristics associated with a cyber threat indicator. In one embodiment, the TIC may instantiate a user interactive risk evaluation component having a user interface input element for a user to submit calculation weights for one or more characteristics of a cyber threat; generate a graphical representation of a cyber threat confidence score for user interface display via the user interactive risk evaluation component; and dynamically adjust the graphical representation of the threat confidence score using at least one of the one or more characteristics weighted by the user configured weight.
US09118711B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for displaying, via at least one user interface, a plurality of techniques of different technique types including a first technique for setting or modifying a policy for mitigating a first occurrence, and a second technique for dropping packets in connection with at least one networked device for mitigating the first occurrence. Based on user input selecting the first technique for setting or modifying the policy for mitigating the first occurrence, the first technique is automatically applied for setting or modifying the policy for mitigating the first occurrence. Based on the user input selecting the second technique for dropping packets in connection with the at least one networked device for mitigating the first occurrence, the second technique is applied for dropping packets in connection with the at least one networked device for mitigating the first occurrence.
US09118710B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for identifying operating system information associated with at least one of a plurality of networked devices, and an occurrence in connection with the at least one of the networked device. It is also determined whether at least one vulnerability capable being exploited by the occurrence is relevant to the at least one networked device based on the operating system information. To this send, the occurrence is reported in a first manner, if it is determined that the at least one vulnerability capable being exploited by the occurrence is relevant to the at least one networked device based on the operating system information. Further, the occurrence is reported in a second manner different from the first manner, if it is determined that the at least one vulnerability capable being exploited by the occurrence is not relevant to the at least one networked device based on the operating system information.
US09118709B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided including client and server code configured to cooperate, resulting in display, via at least one user interface, of a plurality of user options for causing different actions of different types in connection with at least one of the networked devices that is actually vulnerable to at least one of a plurality of actual vulnerabilities for at least mitigating an occurrence. The user options include a first user option for causing a first action for dropping packets in connection with the at least one networked device for mitigating the occurrence and a second user option for causing a second action for installation of a patch on the at least one networked device for removing the at least one vulnerability from the at least one networked device. Based on receipt of first user input selecting the first option via the at least one user interface, the first action is caused for dropping packets in connection with the at least one networked device for mitigating the occurrence. Based on receipt of second user input selecting the second option via the at least one user interface, the second action is caused for installation of the patch on the at least one networked device, utilizing the client code, for removing the at least one vulnerability from the at least one networked device.
US09118706B2
A device may create a new project that includes criteria, import findings from a group of different network security tools into the new project based on the criteria, normalize the imported findings, and store the normalized findings.
US09118704B2
A homoglyph monitoring system includes an attack vector string matching module to determine potential attack vector strings for a target domain name. Each potential attack vector string includes a different homoglyph of a character in the target domain name. The system includes a domain name system (DNS) analyzer module to facilitate lookups on DNS servers based on the potential attack vector strings and to identify a DNS record including a potential attack vector string.
US09118703B2
In some embodiments, an anti-malware system accounts for benign differences between non-malicious data objects, such as differences introduced by compilers and other polymorphisms. A target object is separated into a multitude of code blocks, and a hash is calculated for each code block. The obtained set of target hashes is then compared against a database of hashes corresponding to code blocks extracted from whitelisted objects. A target object may be labeled as whitelisted (trusted, non-malicious) if it has a substantial number of hashes in common with a whitelisted object. Objects which are slightly different from known whitelisted objects may still receive whitelisting status. By allowing a certain degree of mismatch between the sets of hashes of distinct objects, some embodiments of the present invention increase the efficiency of whitelisting without an unacceptable decrease in safety.
US09118698B1
A Storage Area Network (SAN) system has host computers, front-end SAN controllers (FE_SAN) connected via a bus or network interconnect to back-end SAN controllers (BE_SAN), and physical disk drives connected via network interconnect to the BE_SANs to provide distributed high performance centrally managed storage. Described are hardware and software architectural solutions designed to eliminate I/O traffic bottlenecks, improve scalability, and reduce the overall cost of SAN systems. In an embodiment, the BE_SAN has firmware to recognize when, in order to support a multidisc volume, such as a RAID volume, it is configured to support, it requires access to a physical disk attached to a second BE_SAN; when such a reference is recognized it passes assess commands to the second BE_SAN. Buffer memory of each FE_SAN is mapped into application memory space to increase access speed, where multiple hosts share an LBA the BE_SAN tracks writes and invalidates the unwritten buffers.
US09118694B2
Described herein is a policy-based Internet Protocol (IP) network wherein the Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning across various network devices is managed by policy processing via a user interface including a graphic user interface. The user interface incorporates information made available by a server, such as lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) server, having a repository, and thereby allows for a consistent set up voice-over IP devices, video devices and network data devices with minimal entries by the user. Further, the user interfaces allows for efficient policy creation and editing.
US09118693B2
A method of delivering an audio and/or visual media file including, for example, one or more of full or partial master recordings of songs, musical compositions, ringtones, videos, films, television shows, personal recordings, animation and combinations thereof, over the air wirelessly, from one or more servers to an electronic device with or without an Internet connection, said method comprising transmitting and audio and/or visual media file in compressed format to said electronic device, and wherein the electronic device is effective to receive said audio and/or visual file and playback said audio and/or visual content on demand by a user.
US09118692B2
A method and a system for allocating delivery reports are disclosed in the present invention. A Service Provider (SP) sets a message identifier MSGID1 in a multimedia message and submits the multimedia message containing the MSGID1 and destination numbers to a server in a multimedia messaging service gateway (MMSG), the server sets a message identifier MSGID2 in the multimedia message, and forwards the multimedia message containing the MSGID2 and the destination number to a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC); the MMSG parses the corresponding server generating the MSGID2 according to the MSGID2 in the delivery report returned by the MMSC, and forwards the delivery report to the server creating the MSGID2. By adopting the method and system of the present invention, it ensures that the delivery reports returned by the MMSC are evenly allocated to the servers in the MMSG, the load balancing of the servers can be realized.
US09118683B2
Methods and arrangements for presenting a received Instant Message comprising an IPTV Notification, e.g. a Program Reminder, and differentiating the IM comprising the IPTV Notification from other Instant Messages received from other users. The differentiation is achieved by the SCF-node (3) (Service Control Function), e.g. an IAP (IPTV Application Platform), including an IARI (IPTV Application Reference Identifier) in an Instant Message comprising an IPTV Notification. The IARI identifies an IPTV Application of the SCF (Service Control Function), and indicates to a UE (1) at the receiving side that the Instant Message comprises IPTV information for presenting an IPTV Notification.
US09118670B2
A cloud-based computer system changes the modern paradigm from being device-centric to being person-centric. The system makes all user data, software settings, device settings, and licensed content for a user available in the cloud. The system includes a conversion mechanism that can convert information intended for one device type to a different device type. Thus, a user changing smart phone platforms can convert their current smart phone settings to equivalent settings on the new phone platform, and their new phone can then be configured using the user's converted settings stored in the cloud. By storing all the user's relevant information in the cloud, this information may be accessed anywhere and may be used to configure a large number of different devices according to the user's settings.
US09118669B2
A scalable voice signature authentication capability is provided herein. The scalable voice signature authentication capability enables authentication of varied services such as speaker identification (e.g. private banking and access to healthcare account records), voice signature as a password (e.g. secure access for remote services and document retrieval) and the Internet and its various services (e.g., online shopping), and the like.
US09118663B1
A method, system, and apparatus for agile generation of one time passcodes (OTPs) in a security environment, the security environment having a token generator comprising a token generator algorithm and a validator, the method comprising generating a OTP at the token generator according to a variance technique; wherein the variance technique is selected from a set of variance techniques, receiving the OTP at a validator, determining, at the validator, the variance technique used by the token generator to generate the OTP, and determining whether to validate the OTP based on the OTP and variance technique.
US09118655B1
Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to methods and systems for transmitting and displaying digital ticket documentation. A mobile communication device may comprise one or more keys that are specific for the device, wherein the keys are stored in a trusted security zone on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the keys may be associated with a specific ticket provider. The keys may be used to processes one or more datasets received from a ticket provider, wherein processing the dataset(s) may generate a digital ticket. The ticket may be generated and stored in the trusted security zone of the mobile device. The mobile device may be operable to present the ticket via the user interface of the mobile device and/or a near field communication transceiver of the mobile device.
US09118650B1
A token for a webclient in communication with an HTTP server to access an email system is stored at a database by the HTTP server. If the HTTP server is unexpectedly unavailable, a backup HTTP server that next interacts with the webclient can locate the token for the webclient using identifying information for the webclient to locate a record in the database containing the token. The backup HTTP server can then provide seamless access to the email system for the webclient despite the loss of connectivity to the initial HTTP server.
US09118648B2
The invention refers to a method for authorizing access to a third party application, called client (2), to protected resources owned by a user (1) and hosted in a server (3). The method comprising: the client being used by the user asking for a temporary token to the server; the server sending a first SMS to the user, said first SMS providing means to authenticate the user; authenticating the user by the means provided in previous two steps; the user authorizing the client; the server sending a second SMS to the user providing some information needed to obtain an access token; the client getting the information of the previous step from the user and the access token; the client accessing protected resources using the access token.
US09118645B2
Techniques and tools are described for performing distributed authentication using persistent stateless credentials. Distributed authentication can be performed during egress by obtaining a principal identifier, generating an expiration time, obtaining a secret key identifier that identifies a secret key, generating an initialization vector, encrypting the principal identifier and the expiration time to produce a ciphertext, creating a credential, and providing the credential for persistence at a client device. The credential comprises the ciphertext, the initialization vector, the secret key identifier. Distributed authentication can be performed during ingress by obtaining a credential, extracting a ciphertext, an initialization vector, and a secret key identifier from the credential, obtaining a secret key identified by the secret key identifier, decrypting the ciphertext to produce a principal identifier and an expiration time and authenticating the credential using, at least in part, the principal identifier and the expiration time.
US09118640B2
Methods and systems for transmitting data are disclosed. In one embodiment a portable electronic device comprises a processor-implemented user interface module to cause the presentation of a first information field to a user as part of a graphical user interface in the portable electronic device, and to receive information entered or data identification in the first information field. A data transmitting module commences transmitting the information entered or the data identified over a network in response to the user interface module detecting that the user has navigated away from the first information field.
US09118637B2
Methods and apparatuses for automatically changing the mode of download of a download manager in a device are provided. The download manager can send a timeout option to a TFTP server and automatically change the mode of download based on whether a timeout option acknowledgement is received. The download manager can include a first control attribute to enable or disable sending a timeout option to the TFTP server and/or a second control attribute to set the initial download mode of the device.
US09118636B2
Transfer of data files, such as large files for digital media, is performed through the intermediary of a gateway communication manager (GCM) that resides in an interface zone between external clients and an internal network. The external clients are registered with the GCM and request transfer of data files to the internal network. The GCM identifies a transfer agent to handle the transfer, and allocates a portion of shared bandwidth. If insufficient bandwidth is available or transfer agents are unavailable, the requested transfer may be placed in a queue and transfer occurs when bandwidth and agents can accommodate the request. The GCM may prioritize and re-prioritize transfers, such as based on the sender, content, and so forth. Multiple GCMs may manage transfers for external clients, and shared logs may be maintained to permit flexibility in management by the GCMs.
US09118630B2
A client device includes a media player and a client proxy. The client proxy is to receive a first version of a playlist from a media server, the first version of the playlist including a first identifier of a cipher key to be used to decrypt at least one segment listed in the playlist. The first identifier identifies a location at the media server. The client proxy is to conduct a key exchange with the media server using the first location identifier to obtain the cipher key and store the cipher key at a local storage location at the client device. The client proxy also is to provide a second version of the playlist to the media player, the second version of the playlist including a second identifier of the cipher key, and the second identifier identifying the local storage location at the client device.
US09118626B2
Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration process. The monitoring module may gather and generate various identification information to be included in the registration protocol messages. The registration information provided by the monitoring module may be stored at the remote site in a database server having a database. A confirmation message may be communicated from the remote site to the monitoring module that may either acknowledge successful registration or report that an error occurred during the registration process.
US09118622B2
The present invention provides a method and a server for sending and lending digital service content. The method for sending digital service content includes: receiving, by a server, a user request, in which the user request carries a user identifier and a label of the digital service content; determining a type of the label; if the label is a lending label of the digital service content, acquiring a borrower identifier in the lending label; and determining whether the user identifier is the same as the borrower identifier; if the user identifier is the same as the borrower identifier, acquiring a lending period matching the borrower identifier in the lending label, and determining whether the digital service content is in the lending period; if yes, sending the digital service content to a terminal used by a user and identified by the user identifier.
US09118615B2
Systems and methods for personalizing marketing dialogues are disclosed. Specifically, embodiments of the systems and methods presented may associate a variable to each event in a script. A variable may be associated with each event. A first instruction in the script may be operable to send a first communication to a user from a server via the network. A second instruction may be operable to according to the script based on the stored set of user information and the variable associated with the first event.
US09118610B1
Method and system for a network device having a plurality of queues for receiving information from another device is provided. The device determines if all requests for transferring frames from the plurality of queues have been sent to an arbitration module that arbitrates and selects requests for transmitting frames associated with the selected requests. When all requests have not been selected, then selecting a tag having information regarding a next frame, when a destination of the next frame or a transmit queue of the next frame does not match a destination or a transmit queue of any other frame for which a request has been sent to the arbitration module.
US09118601B2
A pluggable transceiver, and its use, looping back Layer 2 and higher data in an Ethernet network element. The transceiver has upstream and downstream datapaths, a logic array having first and second complimentary latching loopback logic blocks (LLBLBs) connected in series through both datapaths. The first LLBLB receiving an upstream datapath frame, comparing it to loopback conditions and looping back the frame on the downstream datapath if the conditions match. If the conditions did not match, the frame is sent to the other LLBLB. The first LLBLB receiving a frame from the second LLB and transmitting it on the upstream datapath with priority over any loop back frames to maintain the upstream throughput requirements of the pluggable transceiver. The second LLBLB operates in mirror image with respect to the datapaths.
US09118597B2
A method for transmitting a message includes a communication adapter receiving, from a transmitting device, a request to send the message. The method further includes modifying a maximum transfer unit (MTU) to obtain a modified MTU, transmitting, from the communication adapter to a receiving system, a first sub-unit of the message using the modified MTU, iteratively increasing the MTU for transmitting intermediate sub-units of the message until an MTU limit is reached, and transmitting, to the receiving system, the intermediate sub-units of the message. The intermediate sub-units are transmitted after the first sub-unit and before a second sub-unit. The method further includes transmitting, from the communication adapter to the receiving system, the second sub-unit to the receiving system using a full path MTU.
US09118595B2
In one embodiment, detecting a failure mode of a first communication link on a first port, selecting a second communication link on a second port associated with the first port, and transmitting a profile information associated with the second port are provided.
US09118594B2
The WAN optimization devices delay ACK until the ACK is actually received from the target while opening up the TCP window. When the ACK is received and forwarded, the TCP window is reduced in size. If there are mirrored WAN optimization devices, the original WAN optimization device sends the datagram across the WAN and at the same time sends the datagram to the mirroring WAN optimization device. When the mirroring WAN optimization device ACKs the mirrored datagram, the original WAN optimization device ACKs the host. When the ACK across the WAN is received, the mirroring WAN optimization device gets the ACK forwarded and deletes the mirrored datagram. On a loss of a device, the TCP connection transitions to the mirroring WAN optimization device, which closes the LAN TCP window and transmits all un-ACKed data. Then upon success the mirroring WAN optimization device reopens the LAN TCP window.
US09118589B2
A system and method for rapid virtual link trunk connection failure handling includes receiving a packet at a first network switching unit where the packet is to be forwarded to a second network switching unit, detecting a failure in a network connection between the first network switching unit and the second network switching unit and associated with a first LAG of the first network switching unit, determining a second LAG associated with an inter-chassis link (ICL) as a failover LAG for the first LAG, redirecting the packet to the second LAG, altering the packet to set a redirection status bit to a logic value, and forwarding the altered packet using the ICL.
US09118585B2
In an optical transport network a traffic flow comprises data grouped into a number of resizable data units, encapsulated by optical transport frames, each having a frame overhead. A rate of the traffic flow is changed by changing the data unit overhead and changing at the source node the frame overhead to indicate a change in rate of an optical signal carrying the traffic flow. An optical transmission part is tuned to transmit at the new rate, and at any intermediate nodes along the route the indication of the change in rate is detected in the frame overhead so that the traffic flow on a next optical link is transmitted at the new rate. Thus optical bandwidth allowed for enlarging the data units, can be saved, and electrical processing of data units at the nodes can be simplified, reducing power consumption.
US09118584B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a baseboard management controller (BMC) managing a computer system including N computer nodes and N is an integer greater than 1. The BMC has: (a) a processor, (b) a first communication interface controller, (c) a memory. The memory stores a firmware, and the firmware is executed by a processor of the BMC. The firmware, when executed by the processor, is configured to (a) dynamically obtain the value of N, and (b) initiate N virtual BMC stacks each managing at least one health or performance related aspect of a respective one of the N computer nodes. The first and second virtual BMC stacks of the N virtual BMC stacks communicate, through the first communication interface controller, with the first and second computer nodes of the N computer nodes, respectively.
US09118576B2
In network device, a plurality of ports is configured to receive and to transmit packets on a network. A packet processing pipeline includes a plurality of hardware stages, wherein at least one hardware stage is configured to output a data structure comprising a field extracted from a received packet based on a first packet processing operation performed on the packet or the data structure, wherein the data structure is associated with the packet. A configurable processor is coupled to the at least one hardware stage of the packet processing pipeline. The configurable processor is configured to modify the field in the data structure to generate a modified data structure and to pass the modified data structure to a subsequent hardware stage that is configured to perform a second packet processing operation on the data structure using the field modified by the configurable processor.
US09118575B2
Transmission of delay tolerant data. An apparatus includes a processor configured to classify data, on the basis of its delay requirement, into delay tolerant data and into delay critical data, and to control transmission of the delay tolerant data with a transmitter in such a manner that the transmission of the delay tolerant data is timed to coincide with transmission of the delay critical data.
US09118557B2
Technologies are generally described for measuring packet processing time of a remotely connected host device. According to some examples, link capacity may be measured to estimate the packet processing time (PPT). The capacity of the link connected to a host may be measured through active probing with the hosts time-stamping each probing packet after receiving it. Thus, PPT information may be included in the packet receiving process and the processes that the packet undergoes defined by the nature of different computing applications, time-stamping a packet is an example of a process that involves processing time.
US09118556B2
A method for establishing tunnels includes establishing a first unidirectional tunnel from a first node to a second node, and sending a first instruction for establishing a reverse tunnel of the first tunnel, when sending the first instruction to the second node, triggering the establishment of a second unidirectional tunnel from the second node to the first node, and binding the second tunnel to the first tunnel as the reverse tunnel of the first tunnel. A system for establishing tunnels is also provided. The establishment of a reverse tunnel may be automatically triggered after a forward tunnel is established, and a bidirectional tunnel is established.
US09118548B2
A system, device, and method for distributing link state information in a communication network combines a link state routing protocol with a sliding window mechanism in order to efficiently distribute link state information. The sliding window mechanism permits a predetermined number of unacknowledged link state advertisement protocol messages to be outstanding at any given time. Unacknowledged link state advertisement protocol messages are retransmitted after a predetermined timeout period.
US09118542B2
Examples to determine media impressions are disclosed. An example method includes detecting a cookie identifier established by a database proprietor at a computing device, determining an impression of media, wherein the impression occurs after the cookie identifier is established, determining a first panelist identifier associated with the impression based on the cookie identifier, determining a second panelist identifier associated with the impression based on determination of a user identity by a panelist meter associated with the computing device, and storing an adjustment factor determined by comparing the first panelist identifier and the second panelist identifier.
US09118540B2
A method for monitoring a plurality of rack systems is provided, which includes the following steps. The rack systems are provided, in which each rack system includes an integrated management module (IMM) and a plurality of servers. The IMM is communicatively connected to the servers in each rack system and manages and controls the servers. The rack systems are distributed into at least one rack group, and one of the IMMs in each rack group is selected to serve as a primary IMM, in which the IMMs in each rack group are communicatively connected to each other. The primary IMM monitors other IMMs than the primary IMM in the corresponding rack group. When an anomaly occurs in one of the other IMMs, the primary IMM sends a warning message including the abnormal IMM.
US09118539B2
In one embodiment, a node (e.g., a root-node) of a currently known directed acyclic graph (DAG) topology of a computer network can identify a sub-DAG of one or more nodes that are unreachable. The node can further determine a scope of the unreachable nodes of the sub-DAG and tunnel a redirected message to a reachable node of the DAG topology that is adjacent to at least one of the unreachable nodes of the sub-DAG. The redirected message may cause the reachable node to distribute the redirected message to one or more of the unreachable nodes of the sub-DAG based on the scope.
US09118536B2
A method of encoding data and timing information on a single line comprising: asserting a first edge on the single line to encode said timing information; asserting a second edge on the single line a selectable time period after said first edge, said selectable time period representing said data, characterized in that: said step of asserting said first edge comprises supplying a clock signal to a clock input of a flip-flop; and the step of asserting the second edge comprises supplying the output of the flip-flop to an input of a programmable delay line having a data input connected to receive said data and an output connected to a reset input of the flip-flop, whereby an output of the flip-flop provides said encoded data and timing information on the single line.
US09118533B2
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first tuner to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from a first antenna and to process the RF signal to generate a first time-domain quadrature signal, a second tuner to receive the RF signal from a second antenna and to process the RF signal to generate a second time-domain quadrature signal, and a combiner circuit to receive the first and second time-domain quadrature signals.
US09118532B2
The present invention relates to a method in a base station (14, 400) and a base station (14, 400) for predicting a frequency dependent Channel State Information, CSI for scheduling and link adaptation of resource blocks of an operating bandwidth, based on frequency band CSI information related to at least one UE, the method comprising the steps receiving a wideband CSI related to UE (step 302), receiving a UE-selected subband CSI for a bandwidth part (step 302), calculating the difference: the UE-selected subband CSI for the bandwidth part minus a non UE-selected SB CSI the wideband CSI (steps 314, 328, 338), and updating a non UE-selected SB CSI for at least the bandwidth part, based on the calculated difference (steps 318, 332, 342). A faster more reliable prediction method based on UE-selected SB CSI values, is hereby achieved.
US09118531B2
A method of generating random access preambles includes receiving information on a source logical index and generating random access preambles in the order of increasing cyclic shift from root ZC sequences with the consecutive logical indexes from the beginning of the source logical index until a predetermined number of the random access preambles are found, wherein the consecutive logical indexes are mapped to root indexes of the root ZC sequences.
US09118527B2
This application discusses among other things, apparatus and method for transmitting data with an analog signal without significantly distorting the analog signal. In an example, an apparatus can include an audio channel, a capacitor coupled to a first conductor of the audio channel, the capacitor configured to couple an analog representation of a digital data signal with an analog audio signal on the audio channel, and a frequency modulator configured to receive the digital data signal and to modulate a frequency of an output signal of the frequency modulator based on a logic level of the digital data signal, wherein the analog representation of the digital data signal includes the frequency of the output signal of the frequency modulator.
US09118514B2
A receiver includes a detector to detect an interfered-with carrier from a received and demodulated signal, a fast Fourier transform computation part to perform fast Fourier transform to convert a time domain signal to a frequency domain signal and adjust an output power level of a desired carrier wave contained in the frequency domain signal based upon the detected interfered-with carrier, and a channel estimation part to estimate a channel characteristic based upon a non-interfered-with pilot signal that is not subject to influence of the interfered-with carrier and an interpolation value interpolated based upon the non-interfered-with pilot signal, the non-interfered-with pilot signal being obtained by removing, based upon the interfered-with carrier, an interfered-with pilot signal that is subject to the influence of the interfered-with carrier and an interpolation value interpolated based upon the interfered-with pilot signal.
US09118511B1
A distributed Analog Finite Impulse Response (AFIR) filter circuit with n physical taps provides an output equivalent to an AFIR filter circuit with 2n−1 taps by emulating n−1 taps. An impedance mismatch, with respect to the characteristic impedance of the input and output transmission lines, is imposed at the input and output terminals to take advantage of the resulting reflective signal paths, which emulate the additional taps. This implementation results in space-savings and power-savings for on-chip implementations of the circuit. Implementations disclosed herein are advantageous in telecommunication applications that rely heavily on copper/FR4 backplanes in serial data links.
US09118506B2
A communications system includes a network engine that communicates with a plurality of unsubscribed mobile wireless communications devices using a communications network for sending and receiving emails therefrom. A direct access server is operative with the network engine for polling electronic mailboxes of users and retrieving email from the electronic mailboxes and pushing any email through the network engine to selected user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices. This direct access server is operative for providing at least one pre-configured service offering to a user that is linked to mail-access parameters when a user configures their respective electronic mailbox.
US09118503B2
GateWay (GW) having a shape of a substantially-flat rectangular parallelepiped and including terminals on one wide surface or both wide surfaces, GWs are stacked on each other so as to connect first corresponding terminals while connecting second corresponding terminals. The corresponding terminals are connected inside each GW, and are connected with each other via a component for transmitting a communication signal through a communication line and via a relay processing section for executing a relaying process for the communication signal. By stacking GWs on each other, the function of a multi-bus GW can be realized.
US09118496B2
A subscriber network architecture includes a packet processing node that communicates with a network backbone and with a plurality of access nodes. The access nodes also communicate with a plurality of subscriber devices. The packet processing node controls Quality of Service (QoS) levels for the subscriber devices, routes user data to subscriber devices based on downstream communication channels of the access nodes and QoS levels, and receives data from subscriber devices (via the access nodes) for forwarding across the network backbone.
US09118488B2
A system, apparatus, or method for controlling access to a network and to the associated network resources or services. The invention may be used to provide a user authentication or authorization process for a computer network, a telecommunications network, or other suitable system, apparatus, device, process, operation, etc. In some embodiments, the present invention uses a combination of device identification data (such as a device identifier or other form of token) and user-specific biometric data (such as a physical characteristic associated with the user or data generated as a result of a signal being altered by a physical characteristic of a user) to identify a user and permit the user to access the network or network resources or services.
US09118487B1
Methods and apparatus are provided for an asymmetric encryption scheme with expiring revocable certificates having a predefined validity period. Communications between two devices are secured by obtaining an expiring revocable certificate; and securing said communicating with said expiring revocable certificate using asymmetric encryption. A prior expiring revocable certificate can be revoked when a new expiring revocable certificate is issued to at least one device. The expiring revocable certificate has a predefined validity period (based, for example, on a longest expected connection drop-out duration). A new expiring revocable certificate is requested at least once for each predefined revocation period. The expiring revocable certificate is revoked after the predefined revocation period, for example, only if a connection between the two devices is maintained.
US09118486B2
In one implementation, a public key infrastructure utilizes a two stage revocation process for a set of data. One stage authenticates or revokes the set of data based on the status of the digital signature and another stage authenticates or revokes the set of data based on the status of an individual signature by the digital certificate. For example, a digital certificate based is assigned a certificate number. A serial number is assigned for a signature for the set of data as signed by the digital certificate. A data transmission, data packet, or install package includes the set of data, the certificate number and the serial number. Therefore, individual instances of the signature may be revoked according to serial number.
US09118484B1
A method and apparatus for automatically configuring and provisioning cryptographic certificates is described. A certificate management sensor receives instructions from a first computing device to analyze a second computing device to identify an application on the second computing device associated with cryptographic network traffic on the second computing device, generates an application fingerprint based on application characteristics of the application, transmits the application fingerprint and a certificate signing request (CSR) to a certificate management system (CMS), and receives second instructions from the CMS to automatically install a cryptographic certificate on the second computing device based on the application fingerprint and CSR.
US09118477B2
The present invention relates to a method and system for efficient error free packet reception using hybrid automatic repeat-request (HARQ) in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment this is accomplished by receiving in a plurality of modulated digital data as transmission signal at a receiver transmitted through a plurality of transmission paths from a transmitter, demodulating the received transmission signals, estimating the difference between the received transmission signals and the ideal expected signal constellation in order to determine the weights for each constellation symbols, applying the determined weights for each symbol-wise of the received transmission data, storing the weighted data as final data in a buffer of a HARQ combining unit and processing the stored final data to determine whether the received data frames are correct.
US09118473B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for combining the data (e.g., the channel station information (CSI) and the block acknowledgment (BA)) from one or more stations (STAs) capable of multi-user (MU) transmission in an effort to reduce the number of frames involved in a MU frame exchange. For certain aspects, the BA frames may be moved before a MU transmission and combined with the CSI frames, thereby effectively acknowledging a prior MU transmission. By reducing the number of frames involved, the efficiency of MU exchanges may be increased.
US09118468B2
Techniques for supporting communication in an asynchronous TDD wireless network are described. In an aspect, downlink transmissions and uplink transmissions may be sent on different carriers in an asynchronous TDD wireless network to mitigate interference. In one design, a station (e.g., a base station or a UE) may send a first transmission on a first carrier in a first time period and may receive a second transmission on a second carrier in a second time period. The station may only transmit, or only receive, or neither in each time period. In one design, allocation of carriers for the downlink and uplink may be performed when strong interference is detected, e.g., by a base station or a UE. When strong interference is not detected, the first and second carriers may each be used for both the downlink and uplink.
US09118466B2
The present invention provides a method, device and system for backhaul link communication in a TDD system. Wherein, the method includes: a base station allocating an uplink subframe for uplink transmitting of the backhaul link and a downlink subframe for downlink transmitting of the backhaul link, and notifying subframe allocating information to a relay node; and the base station communicating with the relay node by the uplink subframe and the downlink subframe of the backhaul link. The solution allocates the uplink subframe and the downlink subframe of the backhaul link according to certain rules, performs related HARQ operation based on the allocated uplink subframe and downlink subframe, and ensures the availability and reliability of backhaul link communication.
US09118462B2
Systems and methods are described for peer-to-peer sharing of electronic content. In one embodiment, if a license associated with a content item permits a sharing peer to share the content item with a receiving peer, the sharing peer rebinds a cryptographic key associated with the content item to the receiving peer and generates a sharing license for the content item. The sharing peer sends the sharing license and the content item to the receiving peer for consumption.
US09118461B2
A software diversity system including an executable provider to provide an executable program including component blocks such that different combinations of blocks are operative to perform a functionally encryption keys functionally equivalent data transformation, a cipher to encrypt the component blocks with cryptographic keys, a key selector to select a first selection of keys for a first device, such that the first selection is operative to decrypt a first combination of the blocks operative when executed to perform the same functionally equivalent data transformation, and select a second selection of keys for a second device, such that the second selection is operative to decrypt a second combination of the blocks operative when executed to perform the same functionally equivalent data transformation, and a transfer module to prepare for transfer the first and second selection of cryptographic keys for transfer to the first and second device, respectively. Related apparatus and methods are also included.
US09118459B2
A wireless communication device includes a BBIC for performing baseband signal processing, an RFIC for performing radio-frequency signal processing, and a quartz resonator. The RFIC has a storage unit which stores an adjustment value for adjustment of a clock frequency that is based on an oscillation frequency of the quartz resonator, and outputs the adjustment value when its resetting active state is canceled; a frequency adjusting unit for adjusting the clock frequency according to the adjustment value; and an RF signal processing unit which operates based on the clock signal and performs the radio-frequency signal processing.
US09118450B2
A method and an apparatus for protecting a primary service as an unlicensed device in a regulatory domain where a licensed device and the unlicensed device are permitted to operate are disclosed. For protecting a primary service by a station as an unlicensed device in a regulatory domain where a licensed device and the unlicensed device are permitted to operate, the unlicensed device acquires a list of identified available channels for the operation of the unlicensed device and maximum allowed transmission powers of the identified available channels from a regulatory domain database system; generates a white space map (WSM) comprising the list of identified available channels and the maximum allowed transmission powers of the identified available channels; updates the WSM when the station acquires information that a primary service signal is detected on a specific channel which is indicated as available in the WSM; and transmits the updated WSM to another station such that the another station moves to another channel if the another station is operating on the specific channel.
US09118448B2
A wireless communication system is disclosed. A method for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation and operating in TDD includes: generating a first HARQ-ACK (hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement) set for a first cell using a value M; generating a second HARQ-ACK set for a second cell using the value M; and transmitting a bit value corresponding to a third HARQ-ACK set including the first HARQ-ACK set and the second HARQ-ACK set in an uplink subframe n, wherein M=max(M1, M2), max(M1, M2) representing a value being equal to or larger than not smaller between M1 and M2, wherein M1 corresponds to the number of downlink subframes corresponding to the uplink subframe n in the first cell, and M2 corresponds to the number of downlink subframes corresponding to the uplink subframe n in the second cell, wherein the first cell and the second cell have different UL-DL configurations.
US09118437B1
The present invention includes providing a multidirectional antenna unit including a plurality of directional antenna elements configured to spatially segment an operational theatre into a plurality of segmented regions, receiving radio frequency signals via the plurality of directional antenna elements from the plurality of segmented region, identifying a directional antenna element having the highest signal-to-jamming ratio, and connecting the directional antenna element having the highest signal-to-jamming ratio to a multifunction information distribution system terminal.
US09118431B2
A method may include receiving a first order associated with processing a media file and estimating resources associated with fulfilling the first order. The method may also include generating a first logical circuit representing network elements to fulfill the first order and connections between the network elements. The method may further include allocating resources based on the first logical circuit and executing the order using the allocated resources.
US09118430B2
A data link manager includes a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) receiver for receiving HD Radio broadcast equipment communication protocol (HDP) data or non-HD Radio broadcast equipment communication protocol (non-HDP) data using a User Datagram Protocol/Internet Protocol (UDP/IP) protocol; a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) receiver; and a router for receiving data from the UDP receiver and the TCP receiver, for searching for a destination route in a routing table, and for forwarding the data received from the from the UDP receiver and the TCP receiver to an identified destination route.
US09118425B2
Examples described include transport stream multiplexers that may not need to search for an appropriate source to use to generate a transport stream packet. Instead, the source to use may be indicated by a position (e.g. an entry) in a memory table, e.g. a metadata array. Methods for placing transport stream packets on a transport stream and initializing the metadata array are also described.
US09118421B2
A method of extending the control plane to a network edge for a network having first set of nodes of the network are designated as core nodes, each core node being operable to route subscriber traffic between a pair of neighbor core nodes and a second set of control-plane enabled nodes of the network designated as tail nodes, each tail node connected to a core node and operating only as a source or sink of subscriber traffic. Each core node that is connected to at least one tad node is designated as a host node. The host node is controlled to advertise summary information of its connected tail nodes to other core and tail nodes in the network, thus making it possible to extend control plane function to the tail nodes which can calculate connection routes, set-up/tear-down connections and perform connection failure recovery functions.
US09118419B1
Methods and apparatuses are provided to digitize an analog multi-channel RF narrowcast signal in an overlay system by dividing the signal into a plurality of subband signals and digitizing each subband signal using practical A/D converters.
US09118416B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus that utilize a configurable segmented antenna are presented herein. A monitor component can be configured to detect at least one parameter corresponding to one or more segments of an antenna integrated with a communications device. An antenna component can be configured to select at least one segment of the one or more segments in response to the at least one parameter. A control component can be configured to modify a quality of a signal according to the at least one parameter. Further, a transmission component can be configured to transmit the signal from the at least one segment based on the quality.
US09118415B2
A method of increasing modulation of a visible light signal. The method can include receiving a signal that corresponds to the visible light signal, where the visible light signal has a magnitude. The method can also include adjusting, by a controller and based on the signal, a dimmer level of a dimmer by an amount, where the amount is proportional to the magnitude of the visible light signal, and where the dimmer level adjusts an output of a driver circuit. The visible light signal and the output of the driver circuit can be combined into a power signal and sent to one or more light sources. The one or more light sources can use the power signal to generate a light output that includes a visible light communication signal that is received by a receiver.
US09118413B2
An apparatus including: addition circuitry configured to receive simultaneously a probe signal that has passed through a channel having a complex transmission and a reference signal and configured to produce at least: a plurality of weighted additions including an addition of the probe signal and the reference signal with different relative phase rotations between the probe signal and the reference signal for each weighted addition; and processing circuitry configured to use at least two of the plurality of weighted additions to determine a first quantitative parameter for the channel dependent upon the complex transmission for the channel.
US09118407B2
Various embodiments of the invention provide a buoy and system for monitoring divers and other underwater objects. In many embodiments, the buoy has capabilities to monitor a diver, obtain position information about the diver and use that information to move itself to an effective range for continued monitoring. The buoy can connect and communicate with a communication device attached to a diver to communicate, position, biometric and other data. In one embodiment, the buoy comprises a propulsion system for propelling the buoy, an acoustic communication module for communicating with the diver and a propulsion controller for controlling the propulsion system to move to the effective range. Other embodiments provide a power generation system using a power generating buoy comprising an inertial weight, an energy converter and a connecting linkage. The system may comprise a single or multiple buoys and can include an electrical storage such as an electrical battery.
US09118399B2
A method including correlating a code having a first offset with a signal to produce a first correlation result; correlating the code having a second offset with the signal to produce a second correlation result; determining a cost function using the first correlation result and the second correlation result; and adjusting the first offset and the second offset in dependence upon the cost function, wherein the cost function uses a first weighting for the first correlation result and a second, different weighting for the second correlation result.
US09118392B2
A first integrated circuit die receives input data from a plurality of input channels and combines the input data from the plurality of input channels into combined data. The first integrated circuit die transmits the combined data across an isolation communication channel. A second integrated circuit die that is coupled to the isolation communication channel decodes the transmitted combined data and supplies the decoded transmitted combined data to respective output channels corresponding to the input channels.
US09118391B2
An integrated circuit device comprising at least one radio frequency (RF) transceiver module. The at least one RF transceiver module includes a plurality of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) operably coupled to external contacts of the integrated circuit device and arranged to receive an RF signal from the respective external contact, amplify the received RF signal, and to output the amplified RF signal. Each transceiver module further includes a plurality of power amplifier (PA) modules operably coupled to the external contact of the integrated circuit device, and arranged to receive an RF signal to be transmitted, amplify the received RF signal to be transmitted, and output the amplified signal. The plurality of LNAs and the plurality of PAs are selectively configurable to operate in at least a first, multi-antenna configuration and a second, single antenna high transmit power configuration.
US09118387B2
A pilot reference transmission scheme well suited for high data rate wireless communication systems is disclosed. To maximize the amount of interference from transmissions from neighboring transmission sources (e.g., access points or base stations) during the pilot interval, and hence minimize the amount of interference from non-transmitting sources during the data intervals, the pilot references are transmitted in bursts at predetermined time intervals, and the pilot bursts from the access points are synchronized. This results in maximum interference contributions from non-transmitting neighboring access points, facilitating reliable estimation of worst case carrier-to-interference (C/I), and further allows the receiving devices (e.g., access terminals) to easily recognize the bursts as pilot reference. In one embodiment, each access point transmits the pilot bursts at or near its maximum transmit power level and no user-specific data is transmitted during the pilot bursts.
US09118385B2
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless communication over a beamformed communication link. For example, a time for communicating may be requested, granted, and the communication take place between two consecutive beacons. In some embodiment, specific formats may be used to communicate the necessary information in this exchange.
US09118382B2
The objective of the present invention is to provide a relay apparatus capable of performing normal relay transmission for broadcast waves by preventing effects caused by wraparound in a relay apparatus. For broadcast waves received by a relay apparatus (2), the same broadcast data are placed in each of a defined segment (f0) and a first segment (f1) other than the defined segment, whereupon the relay apparatus removes broadcast data for the defined segment (f0) from the received broadcast waves, and transmits broadcast waves in which the broadcast data for the first segment (f1) have been exchanged with each of the defined segment (f0) and a second segment (f2) other than the defined segment and the first segment. As a result, the defined segment (f0) which imparts wraparound effects to the received broadcast waves is removed, and therefore, it is possible to perform normal relay transmission of the broadcast waves.
US09118380B2
This disclosure is directed to a repeater (14) of a wireless communication system (6) that includes a positioning unit (4), such as a GPS receiver, in order to calculate the location of the repeater (14). In addition, various techniques are described that exploit the positioning information generated by the repeater (14) in order to improve the wireless communication system (6).
US09118377B2
A system and method are provided for estimating interference power at a receiver antenna in a communications systems receiver, in which an interference type signal associated with a received radio signal is detected, an in-band interference power associated with the received radio signal is determined, and an interference power at the antenna is estimated using the determined in-band interference power and the detected interference type. Estimating the interference power at the antenna includes interpolating the determined in-band interference power using scaling factors determined by the interference type signal associated with the received radio signal. The system and method determine in-band carrier power associated with the radio signal based on a channel estimate h(k), and the in-band interference information is based on interference samples I(n). In addition, an average total power, automatic gain control (AGC) setting, and signal-to-information-and-noise ratio can be determined by the system and method.
US09118374B2
An integrated circuit includes a first port for conducting a first plurality of signals, a second port for conducting a second plurality of signals, a data path coupled between the first port and the second port, a controller, and a processor having an input and an output. In a first mode, the controller causes the data path to conduct at least one signal received on the first port to the second port. In a second mode, the controller controls the processor to output signals to the second port.
US09118369B2
A base station initializes pseudo-random sequence generators on which wireless devices base generation of uplink reference signals. The base station determines a first sequence from a first subset of possible initialization sequences for a sequence generator of a first device, and determines a second sequence from a second subset of possible initialization sequences for a sequence generator of a second device. The range of this second subset spans at least the range of the first subset. The base station further encodes the first sequence as a first set of two or more parameters, and encodes the second sequence as a second set of one or more parameters. This second set includes at least one parameter not included in the first set, and comprises fewer bits than the first set. The base station initializes the sequence generators by transmitting the first and second sets of parameters to the devices.
US09118366B2
A method of calibrating an envelope tracking system for a supply voltage for a power amplifier module within a radio frequency (RF) transmitter module of a wireless communication unit. The method includes, within at least one signal processing module of the wireless communication unit, applying a training signal having an envelope that varies with time to an input of the RF transmitter module, receiving at least an indication of instantaneous output signal values for the power amplifier module in response to the training signal, calculating instantaneous gain values based at least partly on the received output power values, and adjusting a mapping function between an instantaneous envelope of a waveform signal to be amplified by the power amplifier module and the power amplifier module supply voltage to achieve a constant power amplifier module gain.
US09118363B2
A communication system including a transmission device having a plurality of transmission antennas that transmit a plurality of signals under a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) scheme; and a reception device having a plurality of reception antennas that receive the plurality of signals under the MIMO scheme. The transmission device is configured to add a preamble signal to a transmission signal transmitted to the reception device at an earliest timing among transmission signals that are modulated under an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme, the transmission signals being output from the transmission antennas. The transmission device does not add the preamble signal to the transmission signals other than the transmission signal transmitted at the earliest timing.
US09118362B2
A system for selecting a transmission mode under the multi-input multi-output (MIMO) architecture based on a scheduling number and a method thereof are provided. A modulation coding of the spatial diversity (SD) mode and the spatial multiplexing (SM) mode according to channel state information sent from client ends is determined, respectively. The SD mode or the SM mode is selected in accordance with a scheduling number of using the SD mode and a scheduling number of using the SM mode, respectively. The transmission mode is selected based on the spectrum utilization and the scheduling rate, which achieves improving the spectrum utilization on the premise of the scheduling rate.
US09118360B2
Provided is an apparatus and method for performing a wideband short-range wireless communication using a directional antenna in a millimeter wave band, and the method for wideband short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment may determine a change of a relay operation type based on a link quality between a source node and a relay node, a link quality between the relay node and the destination node, and a link quality between the source node and the destination node, transmit a relay operation change (ROC) request message in response to a determination of the change of the relay operation type, and receive an ROC response message corresponding to the ROC request message.
US09118357B2
Systems and methods for feedback control of output power in a wireless power transmitter are disclosed. According to one aspect, one of a voltage level at an input of a wireless power transmit coil and a level of current passing through the wireless power transmit coil are sensed. The wireless power transmitter includes a controller configured to adjust a component of the wireless power transmitter to maintain at least one of the level of current and the voltage level at a constant level.
US09118354B2
Electronic devices may be provided with near field communications capabilities. A near field communications antenna may be formed from multiple inductive components. The inductive components may include a speaker coil. One or more switches may be provided in the near field communications antenna to adjust the inductance of the near field communications antenna during different modes of operation. An audio circuit may be used to generate audio signals. A first transmitter may be used to transmit near field hearing aid signals through the near field communications antenna. A second transmitter may be used to transmit near field communications signals to external equipment such as near field communications point of sale equipment. Switching circuitry may be used to selectively couple the audio circuit, the first transmitter, and the second transmitter to the near field communications antenna.
US09118353B2
The present invention provides an approach for FEC encoding based on intermediate code block lengths not associated with any supported mother FEC code. A first string of k2 data bits is received. The first string of data bits is encoded to generate an N2 bit code block for transmission over a channel of a wireless communications network. The first data bit string is encoded based on a supported (N1,k1) forward error correction (FEC) code of a code rate R=k1/N1, configured to encode a string of data bits of a length k1 bits to generate a code block of a length N1 bits. To facilitate the encoding of the first string of data bits based on the (N1,k1) FEC code, the encoding comprises padding, repeating and/or puncturing the first string of data bits and a resulting N1 bit code block to generate the N2 bit code block.
US09118346B2
The present disclosure provides embodiments of an improved current steering switching element for use in a digital to analog (DAC) converter. Typically, each current steering switching element in the DAC converter provides a varying set of currents for converting a digital input signal. Generally, the switches and drivers in the current steering switching elements are scaled down proportionally to the current being provided by the current steering switching element according to a ratio as less and less current is being driven by the switching element in order to overcome timing errors. However, device sizes are limited by the production process. When a switch is not scaled proportionally to the current, settling timing errors are present and affects the performance of the DAC. The improved current steering switching element alleviates this issue of timing errors by replacing the single switch with two complementary current steering switches.
US09118339B2
The present disclosure provides for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which selectively compresses an analog input signal to improve noise performance and dynamic input range. The ADC selectively scales an analog input signal when it is closer to an expected value of one or more signal metrics more than when it is further from the expected value of the one or more signal metrics. For example, during the conversion process, the ADC amplifies the analog input signal when it is closer to a mean value μ by a gain factor while selectively adjusting the gain factor when the analog input signal is further from its mean value μ to selectively compress the analog input signal. This selective compression improves input noise performance and dynamic input range of the ADC when compared to the conventional ADC.
US09118338B2
A current-steering offset compensation circuit is configured for compensating an offset caused by process variation or environment variation of a signal processor. The signal processor includes a pair of differential input terminals and a pair of differential output terminals. The current-steering offset compensation circuit comprises a current-steering circuit connected with the signal processor, a digital control unit which generates a digital control signal according to the outputs from the pair of differential output terminals of the signal processor, and a digital-to-analog converter which receives the digital control signal and outputs a control voltage, wherein the current-steering circuit receives the control voltage, so as to steer the current of the pair of differential input terminals, to reduce the offset in the signal processor.
US09118330B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting an object near an electronic system, comprising steps of: forming electrodes around a central area, on an electrically insulating medium, determining measurements representative of the capacitance of the electrodes, and comparing the measurements with a detection threshold, and deducing whether or not an object is near the central area in a detection, the electrically insulating medium on which the electrodes are formed being deposited on an electrically conductive medium forming a shield, the capacitance measurements being taken by simultaneously activating all the electrodes.
US09118329B2
Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a touch screen panel including: sensing patterns in a display region of a transparent base; and sensing lines in a non-display region positioned at an outer side of the display region and coupled to the sensing patterns. Here, the sensing patterns include: a plurality of first sensing cells in a plurality of first lines in a first direction; first connecting lines coupling the first sensing cells in corresponding first lines to each other; second sensing cells in a plurality of second lines in a second direction; and second connecting lines coupling the second sensing cells in corresponding second lines to each other, and the first sensing cells and the second sensing cells each have a stacked structure, and the first connecting lines are integral with an upper layer of the first sensing cells.
US09118325B1
A routing network is associated with a logic island in a logic block of a programmable logic device and includes switches for each of feedback, street, and highway and clock networks. Some of the switches include multiple stages. The feedback network switch receives signals from the logic island as well as from neighboring logic blocks and provides an output to one or more stages of the street network switch. The street network switch receives the signals from the feedback network switch and signals from neighboring highway network switches and provides an output to the logic island. A clock network switch may receive dedicated clock signals or high fan out signals as inputs and provides outputs to the street network switch. The highway network switch receives signals from the logic island and from neighboring highway network switches and provides an output to neighboring highway network switches.
US09118313B2
Provided is a semiconductor memory device calibrating a termination resistance, the semiconductor memory device comprising self-adjustment logic configured to determine whether a value of an upper bit string of a calibration code generated in response to a calibration start signal is equal to or greater than an upper critical value of the calibration code, or is equal to or less than a lower critical value of the calibration code, and to generate an adjustment signal for adjusting a value of a termination resistance of a data output driver based on the determination result; and resistance calibration logic configured to provide the upper bit string to the self-adjustment logic, and to generate an updated calibration code by performing a calibration calculation based on the calibration code and a comparison signal generated according to a result of comparing a reference voltage and a voltage of a comparison target node.
US09118310B1
A programmable delay circuit block includes an input stage having a cascade input and a clock input, wherein the input stage passes a signal received at the cascade input or a signal received at the clock input. The programmable delay circuit block further may include a delay block configured to generate a delayed signal by applying a selected amount of delay to the signal passed from the input stage and a pulse generator configured to generate a pulse signal having a pulse width that depends upon the amount of delay. The programmable delay circuit block also includes an output stage having a cascade output and a clock output. The output stage is configured to pass an inverted version of the pulse signal or the delayed signal from the cascade output and pass the signal received at the clock input, the inverted version of the pulse signal, or the delayed signal from the clock output.
US09118307B2
A method and an apparatus for generating PWM signals is provided. Upon detection of a load transient, a new PWM period is started if the load transient occurs during the off-time of a PWM signal and exceeds a specific magnitude.
US09118296B2
An apparatus provides both clipping protection and signal level conservation while the system operates in the original width type. The apparatus includes a first shifting unit right shifting a first digital input signal to provide a first shifted signal; a second shifting unit right shifting a second digital input signal to provide a second shifted signal; a combiner combining the first shifted signal and the second shifted signal to provide a combined signal; a soft limiter soft limiting the combined signal by reducing some of the amplitudes of the combined signal to provide a soft limited signal; and a third shifting unit left shifting the soft limited signal to provide an output signal.
US09118293B1
A method and computer program product for running a remote desktop application on a mobile device without audio interference from the other desktop applications, so the remote user applications runs as if it were a native mobile device application. A remote host desktop has a number of applications running simultaneously and producing sounds. A mobile device user selects one application and launches it on his mobile device. The selected application runs on a mobile device and the sounds produced by all other desktop applications are filtered out by special audio control driver implemented on the host system.
US09118287B2
An adaptive amplification circuit is provided, which includes an operational amplifier comprising a variable bias current source for providing a variable bias current for the operational amplifier, an equivalent circuit of the operational amplifier for receiving an input voltage and generating an output voltage according to the input voltage, and a bias control unit for generating a bias control signal to the variable bias current source according to the output voltage so as to adjust the variable bias current.
US09118286B2
A DC offset cancellation circuit is provided. The DC offset cancellation circuit includes a first operational amplifier and a feedback gain circuit. The first operational amplifier includes a first input transconductance stage, a second input transconductance stage and an output stage. An input terminal of the first input transconductance stage receives an input signal of the first operational amplifier through a first input terminal of the first operational amplifier. An output terminal of the output stage outputs an output signal of the first operational amplifier through an output terminal of the first operational amplifier. An input terminal of the feedback gain circuit is coupled to the output terminal of the first operational amplifier, and an output terminal of the feedback gain circuit is coupled to the input terminal of the second transconductance stage through a second input terminal of the first operational amplifier.
US09118285B2
There is described a method for compensating the phase and gain distortions of a transmitter analog front end affected by a leakage of a local oscillator. The method comprises generating a single complex tone signal in a digital front end, wherein the generation comprises compensating the signal gain and phase with gain and phase offsets. The method comprises feeding the compensated signal into the transmitter analog front end. The method comprises feeding a corresponding output signal of the transmitter analog front end into a nonlinear component, thereby generating an inter-modulation between the complex tone signal and at least one tone signal due to the local oscillator leakage. The method comprises feeding the output of the nonlinear component into a measurement receiver analog front end. The method comprises filtering the output of the measurement receiver analog front end with a band pass filter in order to isolate the inter-modulation, which is indicative of the distortions introduced by the transmitter analog front end. The method comprises measuring the power of the filtered signal. The method comprises updating the gain and phase offsets according to the measured power, by reducing said measured power. The disclosure also relates, in particular, to a digital front end, to an analog system, to a telecommunication device, to a computer program, and to a storage medium.
US09118281B2
Devices and methods for correcting for start-up transients in integrated power amplifiers are disclosed. A delay element is arranged to produce a delay waveform signal that is responsive to an input voltage signal. A transconductance element has an input that receives the delay waveform signal and is arranged to provide an output boost current that is based on the delay waveform signal and a gain of the transconductance element. A reference element provides an output bias current that is responsive to a static reference current and the boost current. A bias element has an input that receives the bias current and is arranged to provide a bias control output. A power amplifier is responsive to the bias control output and is arranged to provide an amplified power output. In some examples, the boost current is adjusted based on a supply voltage and an input power of the power amplifier.
US09118271B2
An electrical generator includes a stator having fractional-slot concentrated windings and a rotor having field windings. A drive is provided having a circuit to control current flow to the field windings and a controller to input an initial DC field current demand to the circuit to cause the circuit to output an initial DC field current representative of a DC field current demand that would cause an electrical generator having sinusoidal stator windings to output a desired AC power. The controller receives feedback on the magnetic field generated by the initial DC field current, isolates an ideal fundamental component of the magnetic field based on the feedback and to generate a modified DC field current demand, and inputs the modified DC field current demand to the circuit, thereby causing the circuit to output an instantaneous non-sinusoidal current to the field windings to generate a sinusoidal rotating air gap magnetic field.
US09118266B2
The present invention relates to a motor assembly, a method of operation thereof and a transport vehicle provided with the motor assembly. The motor assembly is provided with an energy source switching controller that is in synchronization with motor operation and provides an improved utilization of energy storage sources in an electric, hybrid electric, or fuel cell based motor vehicle drive train application.
US09118260B2
A method for controlling at least one switch in a power converter, wherein the switching speed of the switch dynamically varies according to a measurement of a quantity representative of the efficiency of the converter.
US09118241B2
The switched-mode power supply includes a first switch connected to an input terminal for receiving an input voltage, a second switch, a first node between the first switch and the second switch. The switched-mode power supply further includes a third switch connected to the input terminal, a fourth switch, and a second node between the third switch and the fourth switch. A first inductor is connected between the first node and an output terminal, a second inductor is connected between the second node and the output terminal, at least one third inductor is connected between the first node and the second node, and a capacitor is connected to the output terminal.
US09118217B2
A core module for a portable computing device includes a wireless power receiver module, a battery power module, a power supply module, a processing module, and an RF link interface. The wireless power receiver module, when operable, receives a wireless power transmit signal and converts it into a supply voltage. The battery power module, when operable, outputs a battery voltage. The power supply module, when operable, converts the supply voltage or the battery voltage into one or more power supply voltages. The processing module is operable to select one of the battery voltage, the supply voltage, and one of the one or more power supply voltages to produce a selected voltage. The RF link interface outputs the selected voltage on to an RF link of the portable computing device for providing power to one or more multi mode RF units within the portable computing device.
US09118214B2
A method is provided for operating a controller controlling an energy production plant including plural wind turbines each having an electrical output terminal connected to a common node. The method involves determining that a failure relating to the energy production plant has been overcome; receiving a first signal indicative of an actual value of an electrical quantity at the common node; receiving a second signal relating to a desired value of the electrical quantity at the common node; generating plural reference signals based on an intermediate value between the actual value and the desired value; and supplying the reference signals to the wind turbines, the reference signals controlling the wind turbines with respect to their electrical output at the output terminal such that the intermediate value of the electrical quantity at the common node is achieved.
US09118211B2
A plurality of power-supply devices, in which power generated by solar energy is stored, are allowed to exchange power among themselves. Power generated by a solar panel connected to a first power-supply device is stored in a power storage section of the first power-supply device. Power supplied by the second power-supply device, which has a power storage section for storing power generated by the solar panel, is stored in the power storage section of first power-supply device. Power stored in the power storage section of the first power-supply device is supplied externally.
US09118203B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products for induction charging with a closed magnetic loop are described herein. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless power transmission comprises a plurality of coplanar coils, each of the plurality of coplanar coils configured to be individually energized and produce a magnetic field. Further, the controller is configured to reverse polarity of the magnetic field of at least one of the plurality of coplanar coils based on a measure of coupling between coils and to select at least two of the plurality of coplanar coils for wireless power transmission based on the measure of coupling between coils.
US09118197B2
A charging control system is configured to calculate an internal resistance line indicating a relation between a value of a charging current and a value of a voltage of a battery, which voltage occurs when the charging current has flown into the battery, to obtain a maximum inputtable value point SMAX corresponding to a maximum inputtable power/current and a currently-inputted value point SINP corresponding to a charging power/current currently inputted to the battery, these points existing on the calculated internal resistance line. The charging control system is also configured to calculate a point located between the maximum inputtable value point SMAX and the currently-inputted value point SINP, as a target point STRG corresponding to a target charging power/current point, and to set, based on the calculated target point STRG, a charging power/current for charging the battery.
US09118194B2
Embodiments of a system, topology, and methods for providing electrical power to electronic devices from various power sources are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09118182B2
A power curve correlation system is disclosed. The power curve correlation system includes a system including: at least one computing device configured to verify a forecast of a power network load for a component by performing actions including: obtaining a set of load data for the component in the power network over a period; identifying similar load patterns in the set of load data using a pattern recognition technique, independent of at least one of: a scale for a component load, a minimum component load value or a maximum component load value; grouping the identified similar load patterns into distinct groups; categorizing at least one of the distinct groups according to a recurring event associated with a load pattern in the at least one distinct group; and providing the categorized group for verifying the forecast of the power network load for the component using the at least one categorized group.
US09118176B2
There is provided a radio frequency input circuit including a first direct current blocking unit provided between an input terminal and an input circuit unit and blocking a direct current voltage introduced through the input terminal, a first ESD protection circuit unit provided in parallel with the first direct current blocking unit and forming a bypass path according to an ESD voltage introduced through the input terminal, and a ground circuit unit provided between a first connection node between the first direct current blocking unit and the input circuit unit, and a ground, and forming a ground path according to the ESD voltage.
US09118166B2
The invention relates to a Nd-doped (and/or Yb-doped and/or Er-doped) phosphate laser glass having a peak emission wavelength that is shorter than 1054 nm. Cerium oxide (CeO2) is incorporated into a phosphate glass host system, preferably in replacement of lanthanum oxide, to shift the peak emission wavelength to a wavelength shorter than 1054 nm. The invention further relates to a laser system using mixed-glass arrangement and phase compensation, wherein one of the glasses of the mixed glass system is an Nd-doped (and/or Yb-doped and/or Er-doped) phosphate laser glass having a peak emission wavelength that is shorter than 1054 nm, and a method of generating a laser beam pulse using such a laser system.
US09118165B1
Embodiments of the invention describe various configurations for a multi-wavelength laser cavity. A laser cavity may include a shared reflector and a plurality of reflectors. Each of the plurality of reflectors and the shared reflector together form one of the plurality of output wavelength channels.A shared filter is utilized to filter the optical signal of the laser cavity to comprise a subset of a plurality of cavity modes. A (de)multiplexer, comprising a plurality of filtering elements), receives the optical signal and further selects and separates the final lasing wavelengths from the selected subset of cavity modes, and each filtering element outputs an optical signal having a wavelength for one of the output wavelength channels.
US09118162B2
A composite light source includes a substrate having a top surface, and a first vertical light source formed in the substrate. The first light source includes least a lower mirror, a first active region above the lower mirror, wherein the first active region has a thickness sufficient when electrically pumped to emit predominantly a spontaneous vertical emission from the first active region towards the top surface having an angular range of at least (≧) 30°. A second light source is formed in the substrate above the first active region including a second active region. The spontaneous vertical emission is at a first wavelength λ1 that optically drives said second active region to provide an emission at a second wavelength λ2, wherein λ2>λ1.
US09118158B2
Provided is a cable assembly backshell capable of three angular configurations: straight, 45°, and 90°. The backshell is designed to rotate at two joints that allow it to assume these three angular configurations. A locking mechanism is associated with the backshell which prevents unintended reconfigurations.
US09118125B2
A thin plate-like earth terminal mounted tool is with: earth wires connected to electric components, earth terminals respectively connected to end portions of the earth wires, and the earth terminals individually connected to the earth terminal mounted tool. The earth terminal mounted tool includes: a body connecting portion connected to a body of a vehicle; and an earth connecting portion connected to the body connecting portion and to which the earth terminals are individually connected. The earth connecting portion includes at least a first earth connecting section to which the earth terminals along a first direction are connected, and a second earth connecting section to which the earth terminals along a second direction intersecting with the first direction are connected.
US09118121B2
The invention provides a bus bar, which includes an elongated base plate, a plurality of tuning fork-shaped terminal portions and a plurality of plate-shaped terminal portions both extending from one lateral end of the elongated base plate, a terminal-protecting portions being perpendicular to the elongated base plate and extending from both longitudinal ends of the elongated base plate, and an electric wire-crimping portion extending from the other lateral end of the elongated base plate.
US09118120B2
An apparatus comprising: a conductive member configured to receive an antenna and to form a non-conductive region between the conductive member and a ground member; and a switch having a first closed configuration and a second open configuration, the first closed configuration being configured to couple the conductive member to the ground member across the non-conductive region and to provide a first current path having a first electrical length and a first resonant frequency, the second open configuration being configured to provide a second current path having a second electrical length and a second resonant frequency, the second resonant frequency being lower than the first resonant frequency.
US09118118B2
The present invention provides a high-performance and lightweight helical antenna element and array thereof for use in an aircraft communication system or the like, where stringent spatial restrictions and gain requirements generally apply. The RF performance of the array is enhanced by using ribs and sleeves to reduce the dielectric volume of the support structures of the antenna elements, and by providing apertures within the sleeves of the support structures and between the ribs thereof.
US09118116B2
A cylindrically symmetric satellite antenna that provides directional and omnidirectional operating modes in a compact form factor. Feed points located at the top of the cylindrical structure provide increased platform isolation. Combining networks, disposed below or within the cylindrical structure, may be replaced with inexpensive baluns composed of coaxial line sections.
US09118114B2
Window glass for vehicle may include an antenna conductor having electrodes provided on a surface of a dielectric on a side opposite from a conductive film. The conductive film may include a slot with a first end part that opens at a peripheral edge part of the conductive film. The antenna conductor may include a loop-shaped antenna element which electrodes serve as a feeding point, and projections of the electrodes onto a glass plate are located at positions not overlapping the conductive film, and a projection of the loop-shaped antenna element onto the glass plate forms a crossover part that crosses the slot.
US09118113B2
Techniques for the design of low cost, low complexity phased arrays are described. The techniques allow control of the phase progression in the entire phased array by using only one phase shifter for a bank of arrays. In some examples, the phased array includes directional couplers, amplifying stages, power combiners and a phase shifter. The phase shifter may be of various kinds, including simple and compact phase shifters formed of varactor diodes and inductors or transmission lines.
US09118110B2
A communication device including an antenna element, a ground element and a battery element is provided. The ground element has a short edge as a first edge and a long edge as a second edge. The antenna element is close to the first edge or at a dented section of the first edge. There is a notch in the ground element, and an open edge of the notch is at the second edge. The length of the notch is at least 0.3 times the maximum length of the ground element, and the width of the notch is at least 0.4 times the maximum width of the ground element.
US09118101B2
A signal path for a small signal oscillating at a frequency of at least 20 GHz occurring in a magnetic resonance system has a signal source generating the small signal and a signal sink processing the small signal. The small signal is transmitted on a path from the signal source to the signal sink at least in a part section via a cable. The part section of the signal path, in which the small signal is transmitted via the cable, is embodied at least partly as a dielectric waveguide. The dielectric waveguide is disposed at least partly within an examination volume of the magnetic resonance system. The dielectric waveguide is delimited on a source side by a source-side mode converter and on a sink side, by a sink-side mode converter. The small signal is supplied to the source-side mode converter via a source-side electrical conductor and injected by the sink-side mode converter into a sink-side electrical conductor.
US09118099B2
Disclosed is a balun circuit using defected ground structure. The balun circuit using a defected ground structure includes: a substrate; a ground surface formed on one surface of the substrate, the ground surface being formed with defect structure in a previously set shape; and two transmission lines formed on the other surface of the substrate opposing the ground surface, and separated from each other, and the defect structure of the ground surface is configured to have open circuit impedance characteristics, and one of the two transmission lines is grounded. An even mode signal is removed by using the defect ground structure having the open circuit impedance characteristics, and termination of total reflection characteristics is performed by using the grounding of one of the transmission lines. Accordingly, a balun circuit can be obtained which is small in size, has little loss at high frequency, and shows little change in characteristics due to the process error.
US09118098B2
Provided is a coaxial waveguide converter and a ridge waveguide that are insusceptible to manufacturing variances over a broad bandwidth. The coaxial waveguide converter includes a ridge waveguide (10) including a ridge (11) and a coaxial line (20). A projection (12) projecting toward a side of a waveguide space (13) is provided in the ridge (11), an amount of projection of the projection (12) decreases gradually from an end surface of the ridge waveguide (10) on a side of the coaxial line along a waveguide direction and an inner conductor (21) of the coaxial line (20) is inserted in the through-hole (14) at a position displaced from a center of the ridge waveguide (10) in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the projection (12) projects in the end surface of the ridge waveguide (10) on the side of the coaxial line.
US09118094B2
In a battery pack structure for electric vehicles that battery modules and a controller for battery management are mounted in a battery-pack-case internal space, a first one of clearances, ensured when the battery modules are mounted in the case internal space, which first clearance extends in a first direction, is configured as a first temperature-adjustment air passage, and the second clearance, located downstream of the first temperature-adjustment air passage and extending in a second direction different from the first direction, is configured as a second temperature-adjustment air passage. The controller is arranged at a position facing the second temperature-adjustment air passage. A harness for connecting between each detection line terminal from the battery modules and the controller, and one end of the harness, which harness end is configured as harness terminals connected to the respective detection line terminals, are wired along and arranged in the second temperature-adjustment air passage.
US09118091B2
A battery may include a short circuit member connected to a terminal having a first polarity and a deformable conductive member having a second polarity, the deformable conductive member being insulated from the short circuit member, the deformable conductive member being configured to contact the short circuit member when a voltage applied thereto exceeds a predetermined voltage.
US09118089B2
Embodiments of the invention are related to anion exchange membranes used in electrochemical metal-air cells in which the membranes function as the electrolyte material, or are used in conjunction with electrolytes such as ionic liquid electrolytes.
US09118088B2
The present invention provides an electrolyte solution and a lithium ion secondary battery which maintain for a long period high battery characteristics represented by the discharge capacity retention rate after the charge/discharge cycle, and simultaneously achieve also the high safety represented by the flame retardation. The present invention provides an electrolyte solution containing a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte, a specific compound having a perfluoroalkyl group in the molecule, and an additive having a fluorine atom and/or a phosphorus atom in the molecule.
US09118085B2
A lithium secondary battery provided by the present invention includes an electrode body (80) having a structure in which a positive electrode (10) and a negative electrode (20) are laminated, with a separator (30) interposed therebetween, and a porous insulating layer (40) obtained by filling and molding insulating particles is formed on the surface of at least one of the positive electrode (10) and the negative electrode (20) on the side facing the separator (30), wherein insulating particles having a tap density of 0.4 g/cm3 to 0.9 g/cm3 are used as the insulating particles that compose the porous insulating layer (40), and moreover a pressure (90) that is applied in the direction of the lamination to the electrode body (80) is set to a range of 4 kgf/cm2 to 50 kgf/cm2.
US09118084B2
A sheet-form electrode for a secondary battery includes a current collector; an electrode active material layer formed on one surface of the current collector; a porous organic-inorganic layer formed on the electrode active material layer and including inorganic particles and a polymer binder; and a first porous supporting layer formed on the porous organic-inorganic layer. The sheet-form electrode for a secondary battery has supporting layers on at least one surface thereof to exhibit surprisingly improved flexibility and prevent the release of the electrode active material layer from a current collector even if intense external forces are applied to the electrode, thereby preventing the decrease of battery capacity and improving the cycle life characteristic of the battery.
US09118075B2
Disclosed herein is a cathode active material based on lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide represented by Formula 1, wherein the lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide has nickel content of at least 40% among overall transition metals and is coated with an ion-conductive solid compound at a surface thereof. A lithium secondary battery having the disclosed cathode active material has advantages of not deteriorating electrical conductivity while maintaining high temperature stability, so as to efficiently provide high charge capacity.
US09118073B2
The gravimetric and volumetric efficiency of lithium ion batteries may be increased if higher capacity materials like tin and silicon are substituted for carbon as the lithium-accepting host in the negative electrode of the battery. But both tin and silicon, when fully charged with lithium, undergo expansions of up to 300% and generate appreciable internal stresses. These internal stresses, which will develop on each discharge-charge cycle, may lead to a progressive reduction in battery capacity, also known as battery fade. The effects of the internal stresses may be significantly reduced by partially embedding tin or silicon nanowires in the current collector. Additional benefit may be obtained if a 5 to 50% portion of the nanowire length at its embedded end are coated or masked with a composition which impedes lithium diffusion. Methods for embedding and masking the nanowires are described.
US09118059B2
The electronic equipment disclosed in the present application realizes a battery attachment/detachment mechanism with the reduced number of components, by biasing a slide lever 11 to a protrusion position by a biasing force of a switch lever 13a of a switch 13. More specifically, in the electronic equipment disclosed in the present application, it is unnecessary to provide biasing means for biasing the slide lever 11 to the protrusion position in addition to the switch 13, the number of components is reduced as compared with the configuration provided with biasing means in addition to the switch. By reducing the number of components, the cost is reduced and the assembly time in assembling notebook computers is reduced, thereby improving workability in the assembly.
US09118057B2
An article comprising: (i) a handheld device including (a) a housing, (b) a powered element within the housing: (ii) a battery pack, wherein the handheld device is connected by an external cable to a functional system, wherein the battery pack is attached to the external cable, and wherein the battery pack supplies power to the powered element.
US09118056B2
An electrolyte membrane for fuel cells, the electrolyte membrane including a polymer film and a polymerization product of a composition comprising i) a plurality of inorganic particles surface-treated with a surface treatment agent including the polymerizable double bonds and ii) a polymerizable acid monomer, wherein the inorganic particles and the polymerizable acid monomer are impregnated within the polymer film.
US09118055B2
A battery pack that has end plates and side plates so as to define an opening. The end plates and side plates are interconnected to inhibit swelling of the batteries in direction of the end plates. The battery pack includes a top plate that is interconnected to the side plates so as to maintain an interval between the side plates to inhibit swelling of the batteries in the direction of the side plates.
US09118052B2
The present invention discloses an integrated SOFC system powered by natural gas. Specifically, a SOFC-O cell is combined with a SOFC-H cell so as to take advantage of the high operating temperature and steam reforming capabilities of the SOFC-O cell as well as the higher fuel conversion efficiency of the SOFC-H cell.
US09118044B2
A method for manufacturing a manifold for a fuel cell with a multilayer structure by injection-molding individual manifolds, each having welding projections and welding guides, and bonding the injection-molded individual manifolds by vibration welding includes arranging welding projections of an upper individual manifold and welding guides of a lower individual manifold to be engaged with each other while maintaining a uniform gap between each other to bond a plurality of individual manifolds in an up and down stacking structure, pressing the lower individual manifold upward, and applying vibration to the upper individual manifold in the left and right direction, thus bonding the upper and lower individual manifolds. Among the welding projections of the upper individual manifold, a non-horizontal welding projection whose longitudinal direction does not coincide with the vibration direction of the individual manifold has a variable height.
US09118036B2
Disclosed is an organic light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the organic light emitting device is decreased in its thickness, and also decreased in its radius of curvature so as to realize the flexible device, and the organic light emitting device comprising a first component including a first plurality of layers, the first plurality of layers including a thin film transistor layer deposited on a surface of a first substrate, an emitting component layer deposited on the thin film transistor layer, and a passivation layer deposited on the emitting component layer; a second component including a second plurality of layers that are deposited on a surface of a second substrate without using an adhesive; and an adhesion layer between the first component and the second component, the adhesion layer coupling together the first component and the second component.
US09118031B2
An organic light-emitting device includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, the organic layer including a charge transport layer and a mixed layer in contact with the charge transport layer, the mixed layer including a host, a first dopant, and a charge transporting material, the first dopant including a first functional group, the charge transporting material including a second functional group, the first dopant being drawn to a charge transport layer contact surface where the mixed layer is in contact with the charge transport layer, and the charge transporting material being drawn to the mixed layer surface other than the charge transport layer contact surface. With the present invention, the concentrations of the molecules contained in the mixed layer of the light-emitting layer and the charge transport layer can be easily controlled.
US09118029B2
An organic light emitting display includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a pixel definition layer disposed on the substrate to partition a pixel area, a first common layer disposed on the first electrode, a protrusion pattern that includes a plurality of protrusions disposed on the first common layer and spaced apart from each other, a light emitting layer disposed on the first common layer in the pixel area, and a second electrode disposed on the light emitting layer.
US09118028B2
Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple configuration. The device comprises a plurality of organic layers between an anode and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate wherein at least one of the organic layers contains a nitrogen-containing organic compound represented by the following formula (1). In formula (1), X is N-A, an oxygen atom, or a sulfur atom; A is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group; and R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group.
US09118010B2
According to an example embodiment, a variable resistance memory device includes a lower electrode that includes a spacer-shaped first sub lower electrode and a second sub lower electrode covering a curved sidewall of the first sub lower electrode. The second sub lower electrode extends upward to protrude above the top of the first sub lower electrode. The lower electrode includes an upward-tapered shape.
US09118006B1
A variable resistance memory device that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first chalcogenide material layer between the first and second electrodes, the chalcogenide layer including carbon incorporated into germanium selenide chalcogenide glass. The variable resistance memory device may include a second chalcogenide material layer between the first chalcogenide material layer and the second electrode. The variable resistance memory device may include a first metallic layer between the second chalcogenide material layer and the second electrode. The variable resistance memory device may include a third chalcogenide material layer between the first metallic layer and the second electrode. The variable resistance memory device may include a fourth chalcogenide material layer between the first chalcogenide material layer and the first electrode. The first chalcogenide layer may be formed by co-sputtering carbon with Ge40Se60.
US09118001B2
In one embodiment a method of method of treating a sidewall layer of a patterned feature includes providing the patterned feature as an etched structure comprising one or more layers disposed on a substrate and generally parallel to a plane of the substrate defined by a front surface of the substrate. The sidewall layer comprises material from the one or more etched layers. The method further includes arranging the substrate proximate a sheath modifier that is adjacent a plasma, and providing ions in an ion dose to the substrate by extracting the ions from the plasma through the sheath modifier, the ions impinging upon the substrate at an angle with respect to a perpendicular to the plane of the substrate.
US09117996B2
A piezoelectric vibrator including a package having a base member, a lid member forming a cavity with respect to the base member, and a piezoelectric vibrating piece mounted on a mount surface and housed inside the cavity, in which the piezoelectric vibrating piece has a pair of vibrating arm portions and a base portion cantilever-supporting base end portions of the pair of vibrating arm portions and being mounted on the mount surface, a concave portion for avoiding contact with respect to tip portions when the vibrating arm portions are displaced in a thickness direction is formed on the mount surface, contact portions contacted by main surfaces of the vibrating arm portions facing the mount surface, and clearance portions for avoiding contact with at least one edge-line portion of two edge-line portions where the main surface intersects with two side surfaces.
US09117983B2
A solution for packaging a two terminal device, such as a light emitting diode, is provided. In one embodiment, a method of packaging a two terminal device includes: patterning a metal sheet to include a plurality of openings; bonding at least one two terminal device to the metal sheet, wherein a first opening corresponds to a distance between a first contact and a second contact of the at least one two terminal device; and cutting the metal sheet around each of the least one two terminal device, wherein the metal sheet forms a first electrode to the first contact and a second electrode to the second contact.
US09117977B2
A light emitting device includes an excitation light source element that emits excitation light; a substrate that faces the excitation light source element; a fluorescent layer located on the substrate, the fluorescent layer being excited by the excitation light to emit fluorescence; an optical reflection body disposed on a side surface of the fluorescent layer, the side surface extending in a direction parallel to a stacking direction of the substrate and the fluorescent layer; and a low-refractive-index material layer disposed between the fluorescent layer and the substrate, the low-refractive-index material layer having a refractive index lower than that of the substrate.
